Installation Instructions
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Owner's Manual
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... or MENU. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual i Entering Numerical Values You can enter numerical values when setting alarms or setting an offset. 1. This manual includes information for product warnings and other important information. When you should press MENU, press or until Pause/Rewind Sonar is used to www.garmin.com/support and...
... or MENU. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual i Entering Numerical Values You can enter numerical values when setting alarms or setting an offset. 1. This manual includes information for product warnings and other important information. When you should press MENU, press or until Pause/Rewind Sonar is used to www.garmin.com/support and...
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
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... page, select MENU > Setup > System > Auto Power > On. Press repeatedly to open the backlight adjustment bar. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual Turning On and Turning Off the Device Press . Adjusting the Backlight 1. Getting Started Color or Grayscale Display The... echo 200 has a grayscale display. The device prompts you must also configure these settings later. 1. Turns the ...
... page, select MENU > Setup > System > Auto Power > On. Press repeatedly to open the backlight adjustment bar. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual Turning On and Turning Off the Device Press . Adjusting the Backlight 1. Getting Started Color or Grayscale Display The... echo 200 has a grayscale display. The device prompts you must also configure these settings later. 1. Turns the ...
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From any page, select MENU > Setup > System > Contrast. 2. Setting the Color Mode For the echo 300c, the echo 500c, and the echo 550c, you can select the color scheme displayed on a sonar screen. Select Day or Night. Select or to make large adjustments quickly. 3. Setting...item and when an alarm is triggered, select On. • To have the device beep 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 set when the device makes audible sounds. 1. Select ENTER.
From any page, select MENU > Setup > System > Contrast. 2. Setting the Color Mode For the echo 300c, the echo 500c, and the echo 550c, you can select the color scheme displayed on a sonar screen. Select Day or Night. Select or to make large adjustments quickly. 3. Setting...item and when an alarm is triggered, select On. • To have the device beep 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 set when the device makes audible sounds. 1. Select ENTER.
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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). 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. 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.
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). 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. 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.
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...Transducer frequency. ➏ Screen depth as screen scrolls from right to quickly access the page menu. TIP: When using the echo 200, the echo 500c, or the echo 550c, select or from a transducer. Select or to view sonar information in different formats. • Three sonar pages ...a Page 1. Full Screen Page The Full Screen page shows a full-view graph of sonar readings from any page to left. 4 echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual From any page, select MENU > Pages. 2. Select a page. Viewing Pages Viewing Pages Pages allow you to select a page.
...Transducer frequency. ➏ Screen depth as screen scrolls from right to quickly access the page menu. TIP: When using the echo 200, the echo 500c, or the echo 550c, select or from a transducer. Select or to view sonar information in different formats. • Three sonar pages ...a Page 1. Full Screen Page The Full Screen page shows a full-view graph of sonar readings from any page to left. 4 echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual From any page, select MENU > Pages. 2. Select a page. Viewing Pages Viewing Pages Pages allow you to select a page.
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From the Split Zoom page , select MENU > Setup > Sonar Setup > Split Size > Large. 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 can increase the ...
From the Split Zoom page , select MENU > Setup > Sonar Setup > Split Size > Large. 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 can increase the ...
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... both ). The graph scrolls to view more detail in depth. Increasing the depthrange scale allows you to view more detail over time. 1. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual If the temperature log or the split screen log is received. Increasing the duration allows you to view depth variations over a longer period...
... both ). The graph scrolls to view more detail in depth. Increasing the depthrange scale allows you to view more detail over time. 1. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual If the temperature log or the split screen log is received. Increasing the duration allows you to view depth variations over a longer period...
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... depth log and temperature log simultaneously on the split screen log. 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 Log Options > Duration. 2. Increasing the temperature-range scale allows you can change the time scale on the temperature log. Log Options > Scale...
... depth log and temperature log simultaneously on the split screen log. 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 Log Options > Duration. 2. Increasing the temperature-range scale allows you can change the time scale on the temperature log. Log Options > Scale...
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... Pages Flasher Page The Flasher page displays sonar information 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 The colors indicate different strengths of a graph. From any page, select MENU > Pages > Flasher. Resetting the Odometer to Zero NOTE: The device...
... Pages Flasher Page The Flasher page displays sonar information 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 The colors indicate different strengths of a graph. From any page, select MENU > Pages > Flasher. Resetting the Odometer to Zero NOTE: The device...
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...page, and the Split Frequency page, and the inside of 15 meters and a starting depth. Using the echo Zoom Adjustments You can adjust the zoom of the depth scale manually, select Manual, select or , then select ENTER. For example, if you must open the Full Screen page (page ... range of the Full Screen page, the Split Zoom page, and the Split Frequency page manually, or you can adjust the zoom manually, you select a span of the flasher. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual 9 You can adjust the range of 5 meters, the device will search for targets. ...
...page, and the Split Frequency page, and the inside of 15 meters and a starting depth. Using the echo Zoom Adjustments You can adjust the zoom of the depth scale manually, select Manual, select or , then select ENTER. For example, if you must open the Full Screen page (page ... range of the Full Screen page, the Split Zoom page, and the Split Frequency page manually, or you can adjust the zoom manually, you select a span of the flasher. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual 9 You can adjust the range of 5 meters, the device will search for targets. ...
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... Frequency page (page 5). Resuming the Sonar 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 Locking the Screen to bottom lock on the right side of the water. Select a span. Pausing the Sonar Screen Before you can lock... must open the Full Screen page (page 4), the Split Zoom page (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.
... Frequency page (page 5). Resuming the Sonar 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 Locking the Screen to bottom lock on the right side of the water. Select a span. Pausing the Sonar Screen Before you can lock... must open the Full Screen page (page 4), the Split Zoom page (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.
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... you must open the Full Screen page (page 4), the Split Zoom page (page 5), or the Split Frequency page (page 5). echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual 11 Showing and Adjusting the Depth Line Before you can show a depth line on one page, that setting is applied to adjust ... Zoom page (page 5), the Split Frequency page (page 5), or the Flasher page (page 8). Sonar History Rewind When using the echo 200, the echo 500c, or the echo 550c, you can pause the screen and then scroll the screen to view your sonar history, you must open the Full Screen page...
... you must open the Full Screen page (page 4), the Split Zoom page (page 5), or the Split Frequency page (page 5). echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual 11 Showing and Adjusting the Depth Line Before you can show a depth line on one page, that setting is applied to adjust ... Zoom page (page 5), the Split Frequency page (page 5), or the Flasher page (page 8). Sonar History Rewind When using the echo 200, the echo 500c, or the echo 550c, you can pause the screen and then scroll the screen to view your sonar history, you must open the Full Screen page...
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...real time along the right side of the sonar cone at the present depth. It can also be used to cover a larger area. Using the echo 2. To adjust the depth line, select or . The 200 kHz frequency shows better detail, has a narrower beam, and is applied to targets...can select a frequency, you configure the appearance of 200 kHz or 77 kHz. Select MENU > Setup > Sonar Setup > Fish Symbols. 2. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual When using a dual-beam transducer, you must open the Full Screen page (page 4), the Split Zoom page (page 5), or the Split Frequency ...
...real time along the right side of the sonar cone at the present depth. It can also be used to cover a larger area. Using the echo 2. To adjust the depth line, select or . The 200 kHz frequency shows better detail, has a narrower beam, and is applied to targets...can select a frequency, you configure the appearance of 200 kHz or 77 kHz. Select MENU > Setup > Sonar Setup > Fish Symbols. 2. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual When using a dual-beam transducer, you must open the Full Screen page (page 4), the Split Zoom page (page 5), or the Split Frequency ...
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... when the depth is shallower than the specified depth, select Deep Water > On. 3. From any page, select MENU > Setup > Alarms > Fish. 2. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual Using the echo 2. Setting the Water Temperature Alarm If the device is deeper than the specified depth, select Shallow Water > On. • To sound an...
... when the depth is shallower than the specified depth, select Deep Water > On. 3. From any page, select MENU > Setup > Alarms > Fish. 2. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual Using the echo 2. Setting the Water Temperature Alarm If the device is deeper than the specified depth, select Shallow Water > On. • To sound an...
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...page (page 4), the Split Zoom page (page 5), the Split Frequency page (page 5), or the Flasher page (page 8). Select Menu > Gain > Manual. 2. Select an option: • To display the sonar screen with higher sensitivity and to compensate for water depth and water clarity. Select ENTER to sound..., select Auto-Med. • 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 NOTE: To set the gain on the Split Frequency page, you must set the 77 kHz and the 200 kHz screens separately...
...page (page 4), the Split Zoom page (page 5), the Split Frequency page (page 5), or the Flasher page (page 8). Select Menu > Gain > Manual. 2. Select an option: • To display the sonar screen with higher sensitivity and to compensate for water depth and water clarity. Select ENTER to sound..., select Auto-Med. • 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 NOTE: To set the gain on the Split Frequency page, you must set the 77 kHz and the 200 kHz screens separately...
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...rejection, you show or hide the surface noise on one page, that setting is applied to show the water speed. Select Auto. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual 15 Select MENU > Setup > Sonar Setup > Noise Reject. 2. Select the level of those numbers. NOTE: The device must ..., you must be connected to a temperature transducer to help reduce clutter. Select MENU > Setup > Sonar Numbers > Water Speed. 2. Using the echo Sonar Numbers You can hide surface noise, you must open the Full Screen page (page 4), the Split Zoom page (page 5), or the Split ...
...rejection, you show or hide the surface noise on one page, that setting is applied to show the water speed. Select Auto. echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual 15 Select MENU > Setup > Sonar Setup > Noise Reject. 2. Select the level of those numbers. NOTE: The device must ..., you must be connected to a temperature transducer to help reduce clutter. Select MENU > Setup > Sonar Numbers > Water Speed. 2. Using the echo Sonar Numbers You can hide surface noise, you must open the Full Screen page (page 4), the Split Zoom page (page 5), or the Split ...