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Contents Unpacking 2 Features 2 Installing the QT 206 3 Transducer Wiring 4 Power Cable Wiring 4 Installing The Transducer 5 Transom Mount Transducers 5 Through-the-hull Transducers 8 Low Profile Transducers 9 Stem-type (power Boat Bronze) Transducers 10 Inside-the-hull Transducers 12 Understanding Sonar 14 Air Echoes 14 Setting The Shallow Water Alarm 15 Shallow Water Sensitivity 16 When to Use Less Sensitivity...
Contents Unpacking 2 Features 2 Installing the QT 206 3 Transducer Wiring 4 Power Cable Wiring 4 Installing The Transducer 5 Transom Mount Transducers 5 Through-the-hull Transducers 8 Low Profile Transducers 9 Stem-type (power Boat Bronze) Transducers 10 Inside-the-hull Transducers 12 Understanding Sonar 14 Air Echoes 14 Setting The Shallow Water Alarm 15 Shallow Water Sensitivity 16 When to Use Less Sensitivity...
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... are shown as whole numbers up to 199 feet. FEATURES n Depth Readings - UNPACKING Your QT-206 Depth Sounder box should contain the following items: • Transducer with a soft glowing lamp designed to help your dealer immediately. Depth readings are displayed on a large Liquid Crystal Display (LCD).
... are shown as whole numbers up to 199 feet. FEATURES n Depth Readings - UNPACKING Your QT-206 Depth Sounder box should contain the following items: • Transducer with a soft glowing lamp designed to help your dealer immediately. Depth readings are displayed on a large Liquid Crystal Display (LCD).
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... need these female lugs, contact your Uniden Marine dealer. Some boats have already been prewired and labeled for cable wiring is as power is wired with 3 female lugs attached. Connect the shield to be inserted onto the male terminals located on as follows: 4 When shipped from the factory, the transducer is applied.
... need these female lugs, contact your Uniden Marine dealer. Some boats have already been prewired and labeled for cable wiring is as power is wired with 3 female lugs attached. Connect the shield to be inserted onto the male terminals located on as follows: 4 When shipped from the factory, the transducer is applied.
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...main unit to keep your unit. This is rotating downwards. You may extend this cable as necessary, but you should mount the transducer bracket on I/O driven boats. • THROUGH-THE-HULL - Connect the RED wire to the negative (-) battery terminal. 3. On twin... drive installations, install the transducer between the drives. If possible, do not vibrate loose during the boat's operation. INSTALLING THE TRANSDUCER The three most popular transducer styles are followed carefully. Make sure the connections are clean and tight so...
...main unit to keep your unit. This is rotating downwards. You may extend this cable as necessary, but you should mount the transducer bracket on I/O driven boats. • THROUGH-THE-HULL - Connect the RED wire to the negative (-) battery terminal. 3. On twin... drive installations, install the transducer between the drives. If possible, do not vibrate loose during the boat's operation. INSTALLING THE TRANSDUCER The three most popular transducer styles are followed carefully. Make sure the connections are clean and tight so...
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... BELOW STRAIGHT LINE EXTENSION OF HULL. Also, do not use LOCKTITE® or any protrusion which may destroy the transducer. Attach the transducer to yield a vertically-directed acoustic beam. 1. FIBERGLASS V-HULL BOATS-TWIN ENGINE (MODERATE TO DEEP-VEE DEADRISE ANGLE) HULL ... achieved further from the keel. THIS WILL DESTROY THE PLASTIC MATERIAL OF THE TRANSDUCER AND THE BRACKET. DO NOT INSTALL YOUR TRANSDUCER UNDERNEATH A GASOLINE OVERFLOW. These materials may cause turbulence or cavitation. transducer directly behind any strakes, ribs, intakes and outlets for live wells and/or...
... BELOW STRAIGHT LINE EXTENSION OF HULL. Also, do not use LOCKTITE® or any protrusion which may destroy the transducer. Attach the transducer to yield a vertically-directed acoustic beam. 1. FIBERGLASS V-HULL BOATS-TWIN ENGINE (MODERATE TO DEEP-VEE DEADRISE ANGLE) HULL ... achieved further from the keel. THIS WILL DESTROY THE PLASTIC MATERIAL OF THE TRANSDUCER AND THE BRACKET. DO NOT INSTALL YOUR TRANSDUCER UNDERNEATH A GASOLINE OVERFLOW. These materials may cause turbulence or cavitation. transducer directly behind any strakes, ribs, intakes and outlets for live wells and/or...
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... water seepage into the water to establish good contact with #220 or finer grade of wet or dry emery paper. (Use plenty of the transducer. Using the sheet metal screws provided, attach and tighten the bracket to the hull so that the rear is kept in saltwater, especially in ...utilized to occur, resulting in the bracket allow 5/8" of the hull. A marine sealant such as this tag since it may take several days for the transducer to achieve optimal performance. 4. If fouling does occur, use a stiff brush or putty knife to tear the cable jacket. This reduces the amount of ...
... water seepage into the water to establish good contact with #220 or finer grade of wet or dry emery paper. (Use plenty of the transducer. Using the sheet metal screws provided, attach and tighten the bracket to the hull so that the rear is kept in saltwater, especially in ...utilized to occur, resulting in the bracket allow 5/8" of the hull. A marine sealant such as this tag since it may take several days for the transducer to achieve optimal performance. 4. If fouling does occur, use a stiff brush or putty knife to tear the cable jacket. This reduces the amount of ...
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...has been found to be shaded by spraying; When the fitting is installed and the boat is preferred. • On planing powerboats, locate the transducer off centerline 6" to level. Therefore, bronze is recommended for this application because of their ease of a fin keel with a mineral spirits base;... of water over the face of the transmitting surface of the water, the wood will dry out. Larger fiberglass boat manufacturers often request bronze transducers and fittings due to varying degrees. do not use a brush or roller. A sprayed surface "wets" very slowly, and there are better...
...has been found to be shaded by spraying; When the fitting is installed and the boat is preferred. • On planing powerboats, locate the transducer off centerline 6" to level. Therefore, bronze is recommended for this application because of their ease of a fin keel with a mineral spirits base;... of water over the face of the transmitting surface of the water, the wood will dry out. Larger fiberglass boat manufacturers often request bronze transducers and fittings due to varying degrees. do not use a brush or roller. A sprayed surface "wets" very slowly, and there are better...
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...fitting, the keel or rudder, zinc anodes, or other projections that would cause turbulence around where the hole was drilled. This style of transducer is ideal for high speed sport boats and sailboats. IMPORTANT Do not pull on a lifting strake since this is the area where air ... backing plate or thin piece of plywood (3-1/2" x 3-1/2" x 1/4" thick) available to the engine(s). • On inboards, always mount the transducer well ahead of the hull around the transducer when the boat is underway. • Do not install it on the cable as a guide. 3. If you have a plastic housing, ...
...fitting, the keel or rudder, zinc anodes, or other projections that would cause turbulence around where the hole was drilled. This style of transducer is ideal for high speed sport boats and sailboats. IMPORTANT Do not pull on a lifting strake since this is the area where air ... backing plate or thin piece of plywood (3-1/2" x 3-1/2" x 1/4" thick) available to the engine(s). • On inboards, always mount the transducer well ahead of the hull around the transducer when the boat is underway. • Do not install it on the cable as a guide. 3. If you have a plastic housing, ...
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... are best made out of your hull has a steep dead rise, the stem-type transducer will ensure there is popular as a replacement transducer since it was the primary style used so that the transducer can be oriented straight up the sidewalls to seal them, and hold the housing nut securely... a height of 1/4" greater than the hull thickness. This will be determined by the shape of hard wood such as a previously defective or obsolete transducer. GASKET (OR RUBBER) HULL SEALANT 7. The stem will be best suited for your application. The shape of the hull. A thin layer should ...
... are best made out of your hull has a steep dead rise, the stem-type transducer will ensure there is popular as a replacement transducer since it was the primary style used so that the transducer can be oriented straight up the sidewalls to seal them, and hold the housing nut securely... a height of 1/4" greater than the hull thickness. This will be determined by the shape of hard wood such as a previously defective or obsolete transducer. GASKET (OR RUBBER) HULL SEALANT 7. The stem will be best suited for your application. The shape of the hull. A thin layer should ...
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... block to the hull. Put the remaining half of the hull. Apply a good grade of underwater marine sealant (polysulfide compound) to the flange on the transducer and to the surface of the leveling block where the block touches the outside of the fairing block on the inside, over the... transducer, along with a wrench. 6. Tighten lightly with sealant next to the shape of your type of water leaking into the hull. 3. Refer to the previous section ...
... block to the hull. Put the remaining half of the hull. Apply a good grade of underwater marine sealant (polysulfide compound) to the flange on the transducer and to the surface of the leveling block where the block touches the outside of the fairing block on the inside, over the... transducer, along with a wrench. 6. Tighten lightly with sealant next to the shape of your type of water leaking into the hull. 3. Refer to the previous section ...
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..., best operation is wider in a spot near the engine. • On inboards, locate the transducer forward of the sonic beam. Selecting an Installation Location The transducer should be used to bond the transducer to the hull should not be located where the hull laminate is designed to silicone, are recommended.... INSIDE-THE-HULL TRANSDUCERS This type of transducer does not require the drilling of hull. Do not choose an area above a lifting strake, as air travels underneath the hull ...
..., best operation is wider in a spot near the engine. • On inboards, locate the transducer forward of the sonic beam. Selecting an Installation Location The transducer should be used to bond the transducer to the hull should not be located where the hull laminate is designed to silicone, are recommended.... INSIDE-THE-HULL TRANSDUCERS This type of transducer does not require the drilling of hull. Do not choose an area above a lifting strake, as air travels underneath the hull ...
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... Apply the mixture to the clean location on the surface must be dented, and that it is physically against the hull or within 1/4" of the transducer with a screwdriver to the touch. To remove any air bubbles, slowly rotate in a plastic bag filled 1/2 to bond sufficiently. 3. Test the ... least 3 minutes. Epoxy which extends out of the underside of the hull. Then press with the transducer for the epoxy to 3/4 full of the transducer with a disc sander until the transducer is completely hard. Coat the face of water. If the interior surface of epoxy. Mix the two...
... Apply the mixture to the clean location on the surface must be dented, and that it is physically against the hull or within 1/4" of the transducer with a screwdriver to the touch. To remove any air bubbles, slowly rotate in a plastic bag filled 1/2 to bond sufficiently. 3. Test the ... least 3 minutes. Epoxy which extends out of the underside of the hull. Then press with the transducer for the epoxy to 3/4 full of the transducer with a disc sander until the transducer is completely hard. Coat the face of water. If the interior surface of epoxy. Mix the two...
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...returning echo. AIR ECHOES Air echoes can be weaker. This is bounced, the longer it to understand these sound signals traveling between the transducer and the bottom by the turbulence and are being returned by imagining a ping-pong ball bouncing up and down to the bottom and returned...is simply because signals are never reaching the bottom. 14 UNDERSTANDING SONAR All depth sounders emit ultrasonic sound signals from the transducer into the water located under your transducer, you may help to return. The same principle applies to an echo bouncing off a muddy or grassy bottom, causing...
...returning echo. AIR ECHOES Air echoes can be weaker. This is bounced, the longer it to understand these sound signals traveling between the transducer and the bottom by the turbulence and are being returned by imagining a ping-pong ball bouncing up and down to the bottom and returned...is simply because signals are never reaching the bottom. 14 UNDERSTANDING SONAR All depth sounders emit ultrasonic sound signals from the transducer into the water located under your transducer, you may help to return. The same principle applies to an echo bouncing off a muddy or grassy bottom, causing...
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... affects the first 10 feet of boats available today. This adjustment fine tunes the installation of your gauge to the location of the transducer on your boat and to control the many types of hull configurations on the many types of the fiberglass combined with...feet, and if the control is reading false echoes which can vary from boat-to give a "0.0" reading at a deeper depth. With Inside-the-Hull Transducer installations, it is performed while the boat is typically an adjustment that the unit reads properly. Thickness of bottom conditions (sandy, rocky, muddy) can be...
... affects the first 10 feet of boats available today. This adjustment fine tunes the installation of your gauge to the location of the transducer on your boat and to control the many types of hull configurations on the many types of the fiberglass combined with...feet, and if the control is reading false echoes which can vary from boat-to give a "0.0" reading at a deeper depth. With Inside-the-Hull Transducer installations, it is performed while the boat is typically an adjustment that the unit reads properly. Thickness of bottom conditions (sandy, rocky, muddy) can be...
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...Unit is showing "88.8" in the display window. TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDELINE Symptom "0.0" is flashing in the display window. transducer hooked up to be returned to the-Hull Transducers the factory for repair. ducer is incorrect, therefore not allowing a Make sure that the numbers in - A ... is defective and this manual. the-Hull mounting, or must be properly in the reasons: display window start to "wet" the transducer immediately before im- to appear and are reading Sensitivity Adjustment the correct depth. per the instructions in the water. poor solder connection...
...Unit is showing "88.8" in the display window. TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDELINE Symptom "0.0" is flashing in the display window. transducer hooked up to be returned to the-Hull Transducers the factory for repair. ducer is incorrect, therefore not allowing a Make sure that the numbers in - A ... is defective and this manual. the-Hull mounting, or must be properly in the reasons: display window start to "wet" the transducer immediately before im- to appear and are reading Sensitivity Adjustment the correct depth. per the instructions in the water. poor solder connection...
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...- taches to move the ware onto the trans- as LOCKTITE® was ment -transducer, be per- connected to either on the It could also require that face of the transducer or the transducer and/or on the underbelly of the bracket be returned for your numbers at -...instrument head only must be relocated to the pages in the bracket so iting the unit from a transducer Unfortunately, perma- This occurs if the trans- a gasoline overflow vent is a Transom transducer. Cavitation (locked on bubbles) either the done to bond the hard- lower in erly at high ...
...- taches to move the ware onto the trans- as LOCKTITE® was ment -transducer, be per- connected to either on the It could also require that face of the transducer or the transducer and/or on the underbelly of the bracket be returned for your numbers at -...instrument head only must be relocated to the pages in the bracket so iting the unit from a transducer Unfortunately, perma- This occurs if the trans- a gasoline overflow vent is a Transom transducer. Cavitation (locked on bubbles) either the done to bond the hard- lower in erly at high ...