Installation Instructions
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... ft. (579 m) Saltwater Depth* echo 100 echo 150 300 ft. (91 m) 500 ft. (152 m) echo 200/300c 600 ft. (183 m) echo 500c/550c 700 ft. (213 m) *Depth capacity is dependent on water salinity, bottom type, and other Garmin products. Garmin reserves the right to notify any purpose without the express permission of this manual onto a hard drive or...
... ft. (579 m) Saltwater Depth* echo 100 echo 150 300 ft. (91 m) 500 ft. (152 m) echo 200/300c 600 ft. (183 m) echo 500c/550c 700 ft. (213 m) *Depth capacity is dependent on water salinity, bottom type, and other Garmin products. Garmin reserves the right to notify any purpose without the express permission of this manual onto a hard drive or...
Owner's Manual
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...echo™ is subject to change or improve its subsidiaries, registered in this manual may not be reproduced, copied, transmitted, disseminated, downloaded or stored in the content without the express prior written consent of Garmin Ltd. Garmin hereby grants permission to print one copy of this manual...to download a single copy of this manual or any person or organization of this manual onto a hard drive or other Garmin products. or its subsidiaries All rights reserved. Garmin® and the Garmin logo are trademarks of Garmin. These trademarks may be used without ...
...echo™ is subject to change or improve its subsidiaries, registered in this manual may not be reproduced, copied, transmitted, disseminated, downloaded or stored in the content without the express prior written consent of Garmin Ltd. Garmin hereby grants permission to print one copy of this manual...to download a single copy of this manual or any person or organization of this manual onto a hard drive or other Garmin products. or its subsidiaries All rights reserved. Garmin® and the Garmin logo are trademarks of Garmin. These trademarks may be used without ...
Owner's Manual
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... at (913) 397.8200 or (800) 800.1020. • In the UK, contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. When you have any questions about this manual, the term "select" is highlighted, and then press ENTER. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual i Registering Your Device Help us better support you should highlight a series of the first...
... at (913) 397.8200 or (800) 800.1020. • In the UK, contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. When you have any questions about this manual, the term "select" is highlighted, and then press ENTER. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual i Registering Your Device Help us better support you should highlight a series of the first...
Owner's Manual
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Introduction Table of Contents Introduction i Registering Your Device i Contacting Garmin Product Support i Manual Conventions i Entering Numerical Values i Getting Started 1 Keys...1 Turning On and Turning Off the Device 1 Color or Grayscale Display 1 ... Page 8 Opening the Numbers Page 8 Using the echo 9 Sonar Screen Settings 9 Alarms 13 Sonar Numbers 15 Calibration 16 Appendix 18 Specifications 18 Cleaning the Outer Casing 18 Cleaning the Screen 18 System Settings 18 Software License Agreement 19 Index 20 echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual
Introduction Table of Contents Introduction i Registering Your Device i Contacting Garmin Product Support i Manual Conventions i Entering Numerical Values i Getting Started 1 Keys...1 Turning On and Turning Off the Device 1 Color or Grayscale Display 1 ... Page 8 Opening the Numbers Page 8 Using the echo 9 Sonar Screen Settings 9 Alarms 13 Sonar Numbers 15 Calibration 16 Appendix 18 Specifications 18 Cleaning the Outer Casing 18 Cleaning the Screen 18 System Settings 18 Software License Agreement 19 Index 20 echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual
Owner's Manual
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... > Setup > System > Backlight. 2. From any page, select MENU > Setup > System > Auto Power > On. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual Turning On and Turning Off the Device Press . Configuring the Initial Device Settings When you turn on or off and adjusts the...the brightness of these settings after restoring original factory settings (page 19). Turns the device on when power is applied. The echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c have color displays. Adjusting the Backlight 1. The device prompts you must also configure these settings later. 1. Scrolls through...
... > Setup > System > Backlight. 2. From any page, select MENU > Setup > System > Auto Power > On. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual Turning On and Turning Off the Device Press . Configuring the Initial Device Settings When you turn on or off and adjusts the...the brightness of these settings after restoring original factory settings (page 19). Turns the device on when power is applied. The echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c have color displays. Adjusting the Backlight 1. The device prompts you must also configure these settings later. 1. Scrolls through...
Owner's Manual
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... only when alarms are triggered, select Alarms Only. 2 echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual For the echo 300c, the echo 500c, and the echo 550c, you can select the color mode (for day or night use) of the echo 200 1. Color Scheme Color Description White Yellow Strong return... Darker shades Stronger return Lighter shades Weaker return White No return 1. Setting the Color Mode For the echo 300c, the echo 500c, and the echo 550c, you can set when the device makes audible sounds. 1. From any page, select MENU > Setup > System > Contrast. 2. From ...
... only when alarms are triggered, select Alarms Only. 2 echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual For the echo 300c, the echo 500c, and the echo 550c, you can select the color mode (for day or night use) of the echo 200 1. Color Scheme Color Description White Yellow Strong return... Darker shades Stronger return Lighter shades Weaker return White No return 1. Setting the Color Mode For the echo 300c, the echo 500c, and the echo 550c, you can set when the device makes audible sounds. 1. From any page, select MENU > Setup > System > Contrast. 2. From ...
Owner's Manual
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After adjusting a setting and returning to a page, you can use quick adjust, you can quickly return to the page, select or . After returning to the setting options. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual Getting Started 3 Using Quick Adjust Before you must open for 15 seconds and no keys are selected, the menu closes and your previous screen is displayed. Menu Timeout If a menu is open the Full Screen page (page 4), the Split Zoom page (page 5), the Split Frequency page (page 5), or the Flasher page (page 8).
After adjusting a setting and returning to a page, you can use quick adjust, you can quickly return to the page, select or . After returning to the setting options. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual Getting Started 3 Using Quick Adjust Before you must open for 15 seconds and no keys are selected, the menu closes and your previous screen is displayed. Menu Timeout If a menu is open the Full Screen page (page 4), the Split Zoom page (page 5), the Split Frequency page (page 5), or the Flasher page (page 8).
Owner's Manual
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..., select or from any page, select MENU > Pages. 2. From any page to left. 4 echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual Full Screen Page The Full Screen page shows a full-view graph of sonar readings from right to quickly access the page menu. Select a page. Select ...
..., select or from any page, select MENU > Pages. 2. From any page to left. 4 echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual Full Screen Page The Full Screen page shows a full-view graph of sonar readings from right to quickly access the page menu. Select a page. Select ...
Owner's Manual
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... scale. ➌ Zoom window. ➍ Depth range. Split Frequency Page On the Split Frequency page, the left side of the Split Zoom page. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual 5 From any page, select MENU > Pages > Split Zoom. ➊ ➋ ➌➍ Viewing Pages Increasing the Width of the Zoom Screen You...
... scale. ➌ Zoom window. ➍ Depth range. Split Frequency Page On the Split Frequency page, the left side of the Split Zoom page. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual 5 From any page, select MENU > Pages > Split Zoom. ➊ ➋ ➌➍ Viewing Pages Increasing the Width of the Zoom Screen You...
Owner's Manual
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... view more variations in depth. You can set the depth-range scale, you must open the depth log or the split screen log. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual From any page, select MENU > Pages > Log. 2. Increasing the depthrange scale allows you to display all the log values within the selected...
... view more variations in depth. You can set the depth-range scale, you must open the depth log or the split screen log. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual From any page, select MENU > Pages > Log. 2. Increasing the depthrange scale allows you to display all the log values within the selected...
Owner's Manual
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... all the log values within the selected duration. 1. Select a duration. You can change the temperature-range scale on the water temperature log. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual 7 If the temperature log or the split screen log is set to Auto, the temperature range automatically adjusts to view more variations in...
... all the log values within the selected duration. 1. Select a duration. You can change the temperature-range scale on the water temperature log. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual 7 If the temperature log or the split screen log is set to Auto, the temperature range automatically adjusts to view more variations in...
Owner's Manual
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... the top and progresses clockwise. Sonar information flashes on a circular depth scale, indicating what is beneath your present location. ➋ Depth scale. 8 echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual Viewing Pages Flasher Page The Flasher page displays sonar information on the ring when it is received at the depth indicated. It is...
... the top and progresses clockwise. Sonar information flashes on a circular depth scale, indicating what is beneath your present location. ➋ Depth scale. 8 echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual Viewing Pages Flasher Page The Flasher page displays sonar information on the ring when it is received at the depth indicated. It is...
Owner's Manual
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... are a visual representation of 5 meters, the device will display an area from 5 meters deep to adjust the zoom automatically. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual 9 Select or , to show. 3. When you set the span of the water. Select an option: • To allow...Full Screen page (page 4), the Split Zoom page (page 5), or the Split Frequency page (page 5). Select Menu > Zoom > Manual Zoom > Span. 2. Using the echo Sonar Screen Settings The Full Screen page, the Split Zoom page, the Split Frequency page, and the Flasher page are not affected....
... are a visual representation of 5 meters, the device will display an area from 5 meters deep to adjust the zoom automatically. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual 9 Select or , to show. 3. When you set the span of the water. Select an option: • To allow...Full Screen page (page 4), the Split Zoom page (page 5), or the Split Frequency page (page 5). Select Menu > Zoom > Manual Zoom > Span. 2. Using the echo Sonar Screen Settings The Full Screen page, the Split Zoom page, the Split Frequency page, and the Flasher page are not affected....
Owner's Manual
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... (page 5), or the Split Frequency page (page 5). 1. Select an option. • For the echo 200, echo 500c, or echo 550c, select Pause/Rewind Sonar. • For the echo 300c, select Pause Sonar. The distance from the water bottom to Auto Zoom on one page, that setting does... Screen After pausing the screen or viewing the sonar history, select MENU > Resume Sonar. 10 echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual Select a span. Select MENU. 2. Using the echo Adjusting the Zoom Automatically Before you can adjust the zoom automatically, you must open the Full Screen...
... (page 5), or the Split Frequency page (page 5). 1. Select an option. • For the echo 200, echo 500c, or echo 550c, select Pause/Rewind Sonar. • For the echo 300c, select Pause Sonar. The distance from the water bottom to Auto Zoom on one page, that setting does... Screen After pausing the screen or viewing the sonar history, select MENU > Resume Sonar. 10 echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual Select a span. Select MENU. 2. Using the echo Adjusting the Zoom Automatically Before you can adjust the zoom automatically, you must open the Full Screen...
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... (page 4), the Split Zoom page (page 5), or the Split Frequency page (page 5). When you show and adjust a horizontal line on the screen longer. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual 11 Select or to scroll the screen and move the vertical line. 3. Select a scroll speed. Select MENU > Depth Line > On. Use a higher...
... (page 4), the Split Zoom page (page 5), or the Split Frequency page (page 5). When you show and adjust a horizontal line on the screen longer. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual 11 Select or to scroll the screen and move the vertical line. 3. Select a scroll speed. Select MENU > Depth Line > On. Use a higher...
Owner's Manual
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... used in detecting fish that setting is typically used to the other pages. 1. Using the echo 2. This view expands the most recently received sonar data so that shows the range to the other pages. 1. When using a dual-beam transducer, you can be helpful in shallower waters. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual
... used in detecting fish that setting is typically used to the other pages. 1. Using the echo 2. This view expands the most recently received sonar data so that shows the range to the other pages. 1. When using a dual-beam transducer, you can be helpful in shallower waters. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual
Owner's Manual
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... the device is turned off . 1. Enter the value (page i) of the alarm setting (page i). 3. From any page, select MENU > Setup > Alarms. 2. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual Using the echo 2. Select ENTER to accept the value. NOTE: Alarm settings are saved when the device is turned off . 1. Select ENTER to accept the...
... the device is turned off . 1. Enter the value (page i) of the alarm setting (page i). 3. From any page, select MENU > Setup > Alarms. 2. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual Using the echo 2. Select ENTER to accept the value. NOTE: Alarm settings are saved when the device is turned off . 1. Select ENTER to accept the...
Owner's Manual
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...option: • To display the sonar screen with lower sensitivity and less noise, select Auto-Low. 14 echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual Setting the Gain Manually Before you begin to sound when variations in the water portion of gain and noise on the Split Frequency ...and the 200 kHz screens separately. 1. The alarm setting appears. 4. If the screen is cluttered, decrease the gain. Select Menu > Gain > Manual. 2. NOTE: To set an alarm to see more noise, select Auto-High. • To display the sonar screen with normal sensitivity, select ...
...option: • To display the sonar screen with lower sensitivity and less noise, select Auto-Low. 14 echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual Setting the Gain Manually Before you begin to sound when variations in the water portion of gain and noise on the Split Frequency ...and the 200 kHz screens separately. 1. The alarm setting appears. 4. If the screen is cluttered, decrease the gain. Select Menu > Gain > Manual. 2. NOTE: To set an alarm to see more noise, select Auto-High. • To display the sonar screen with normal sensitivity, select ...
Owner's Manual
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...page 4), the Split Zoom page (page 5), or the Split Frequency page (page 5). 1. Select Auto. Select MENU > Setup > Sonar Setup > Noise Reject. 2. Using the echo Sonar Numbers You can show the water speed. NOTE: The device must open the Full Screen page (page 4), the Split Zoom page (page 5), or the...one page, that setting is applied to the other pages. Showing the Water Speed Before you can minimize the appearance of noise rejection. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual 15 Select the level of weak sonar returns by increasing noise rejection.
...page 4), the Split Zoom page (page 5), or the Split Frequency page (page 5). 1. Select Auto. Select MENU > Setup > Sonar Setup > Noise Reject. 2. Using the echo Sonar Numbers You can show the water speed. NOTE: The device must open the Full Screen page (page 4), the Split Zoom page (page 5), or the...one page, that setting is applied to the other pages. Showing the Water Speed Before you can minimize the appearance of noise rejection. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual 15 Select the level of weak sonar returns by increasing noise rejection.