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Table of Contents Introduction 2 Basic Operation 3 Setup wizard 3 Working with menus 4 Fishing Mode 5 Cursor 6 Advanced Mode 6 Standby mode 7 Restore defaults 7 Pages 8 Sonar Page 8 Split Frequency 8 Split Zoom 9 Overlay Data 9 Using your Sonar 11 Trackback 11 Sensitivity 12 Colorline/Grayscale 12 Depth Range 13 Frequency 14 Ping Speed (Advanced Mode only)........ 14 Sonar Options 14 Settings 17 System 17 Sonar 19 Surface Clutter 19 Installation 20 Alarms 21 Index 22 Specifications 23 1
Table of Contents Introduction 2 Basic Operation 3 Setup wizard 3 Working with menus 4 Fishing Mode 5 Cursor 6 Advanced Mode 6 Standby mode 7 Restore defaults 7 Pages 8 Sonar Page 8 Split Frequency 8 Split Zoom 9 Overlay Data 9 Using your Sonar 11 Trackback 11 Sensitivity 12 Colorline/Grayscale 12 Depth Range 13 Frequency 14 Ping Speed (Advanced Mode only)........ 14 Sonar Options 14 Settings 17 System 17 Sonar 19 Surface Clutter 19 Installation 20 Alarms 21 Index 22 Specifications 23 1
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Sonar Page Sonar menu Pages Accessing the Settings menu This unit has three pages: Sonar, Split Frequency and Split Zoom. Settings menu 3 Accessing Sonar menu To restart the Setup wizard, restore defaults. Basic Operation Setup wizard The Setup wizard will appear when the unit is turned on for the first time. To choose your own settings, do not run the setup wizard.
Sonar Page Sonar menu Pages Accessing the Settings menu This unit has three pages: Sonar, Split Frequency and Split Zoom. Settings menu 3 Accessing Sonar menu To restart the Setup wizard, restore defaults. Basic Operation Setup wizard The Setup wizard will appear when the unit is turned on for the first time. To choose your own settings, do not run the setup wizard.
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..., cancel or close the dialog. Switches keyboard between Alpha and QWERTY layout NOTE: Use Fresh Water mode when fishing in less than 100 feet of sonar settings geared to specific fishing conditions. Entering text Some functions, like naming a waypoint, route or trail, will require you to input text. Basic Operation Dialogs...
..., cancel or close the dialog. Switches keyboard between Alpha and QWERTY layout NOTE: Use Fresh Water mode when fishing in less than 100 feet of sonar settings geared to specific fishing conditions. Entering text Some functions, like naming a waypoint, route or trail, will require you to input text. Basic Operation Dialogs...
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... speed Bottom brown/white background; slightly lower chart speed Advanced Mode Enables advanced features and settings. Press Menu and select Exit cursor mode to review Sonar history. higher ASP; Basic Operation General Use Shallow Water Fresh Water Deep Water Slow Trolling Fast Trolling Clear Water Brackish Water Fishing Mode Options Bottom...
... speed Bottom brown/white background; slightly lower chart speed Advanced Mode Enables advanced features and settings. Press Menu and select Exit cursor mode to review Sonar history. higher ASP; Basic Operation General Use Shallow Water Fresh Water Deep Water Slow Trolling Fast Trolling Clear Water Brackish Water Fishing Mode Options Bottom...
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Select Standby and press Enter. Restore defaults Resets unit options and settings to resume normal operation. Press any key to defaults. 7 Basic Operation NOTE: Leaving your unit in Standby mode when your boat is not is use will run down your battery. Standby mode Lowers power consumption by turning off sonar and the display. Press the PWR/Light key to access the Backlight menu.
Select Standby and press Enter. Restore defaults Resets unit options and settings to resume normal operation. Press any key to defaults. 7 Basic Operation NOTE: Leaving your unit in Standby mode when your boat is not is use will run down your battery. Standby mode Lowers power consumption by turning off sonar and the display. Press the PWR/Light key to access the Backlight menu.
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... Surface Clutter Colorline Fish arches Location and depth Range Scale Cursor Depth Frequency Sonar Page Amplitude Scope Split Frequency page Split Frequency Displays both transducer frequencies at the same Displays the water column moving from right to the Mark 5X.) 8 left on the display. about to appear on your unit's screen. screen, the...
... Surface Clutter Colorline Fish arches Location and depth Range Scale Cursor Depth Frequency Sonar Page Amplitude Scope Split Frequency page Split Frequency Displays both transducer frequencies at the same Displays the water column moving from right to the Mark 5X.) 8 left on the display. about to appear on your unit's screen. screen, the...
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Split Zoom Split Zoom Allows you to zoom in for a closer look without losing your view of overlay data, allowing you to be displayed on the sonar page. Configure Used to select overlay data to remove overlay data from the screen without deleting the selected overlay data configuration. Pages Overlay Data Displays selected overlay data on the screen. 9 Show Overlay data Enables/disables the display of the water column.
Split Zoom Split Zoom Allows you to zoom in for a closer look without losing your view of overlay data, allowing you to be displayed on the sonar page. Configure Used to select overlay data to remove overlay data from the screen without deleting the selected overlay data configuration. Pages Overlay Data Displays selected overlay data on the screen. 9 Show Overlay data Enables/disables the display of the water column.
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... Configure Item Locations and Sizes screen to the size and/or location of overlay data on the display. Pages To select overlay data: 1. From the sonar page, press Menu. 2. Select Overlay data and press Enter. 3. Select Configure and press enter. 4. Press Menu and select Add.
... Configure Item Locations and Sizes screen to the size and/or location of overlay data on the display. Pages To select overlay data: 1. From the sonar page, press Menu. 2. Select Overlay data and press Enter. 3. Select Configure and press enter. 4. Press Menu and select Add.
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Using your recent sonar history by moving the cursor to the left until the screen starts to move in reverse. Sonar Menu The sonar menu has options and settings that affect the appearance of the display. 11 Trackback You can review your Sonar Sonar Cursor depth Blue sonar history bar Move the blue sonar history bar all the way to the right to remove the cursor from the screen. Press Menu and select Exit cursor mode to resume normal sonar scrolling.
Using your recent sonar history by moving the cursor to the left until the screen starts to move in reverse. Sonar Menu The sonar menu has options and settings that affect the appearance of the display. 11 Trackback You can review your Sonar Sonar Cursor depth Blue sonar history bar Move the blue sonar history bar all the way to the right to remove the cursor from the screen. Press Menu and select Exit cursor mode to resume normal sonar scrolling.
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... from the bottom. Sensitivity set to access the Sonar menu. That makes it easier for you to distinguish fish or structure from any sonar page to 85 percent. A hard return will be shown as a wide, bright yellow area, whereas a soft return will clutter the screen.... Sensitivity set to Sensitivity, Colorline and Grayline. Sonar Menu (Advanced Mode) Adjust (Advanced Mode only) Used to make adjustments to 65 percent. Too much detail will be displayed. If Sensitivity is set ...
... from the bottom. Sensitivity set to access the Sonar menu. That makes it easier for you to distinguish fish or structure from any sonar page to 85 percent. A hard return will be shown as a wide, bright yellow area, whereas a soft return will clutter the screen.... Sensitivity set to Sensitivity, Colorline and Grayline. Sonar Menu (Advanced Mode) Adjust (Advanced Mode only) Used to make adjustments to 65 percent. Too much detail will be displayed. If Sensitivity is set ...
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... and lower limits must be able to select the upper limit and lower limit of a section of gray indicate a hard sonar return, while softer returns are shown as dark, narrow areas. Sonar Mark series units have to turn it off to sensitivity with Auto Sensitivity turned on. If you may not receive any...
... and lower limits must be able to select the upper limit and lower limit of a section of gray indicate a hard sonar return, while softer returns are shown as dark, narrow areas. Sonar Mark series units have to turn it off to sensitivity with Auto Sensitivity turned on. If you may not receive any...
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...: 200kHz and 83kHz. Ping Speed (Advanced Mode only) Controls the rate the transducer uses to a split screen view. Frequency menu Split Zoom 14 Split Flasher Sonar Options Accesses sonar display settings and configuration options. The Mark 5X only supports the 200kHz transducer frequency. Sonar Frequency Controls the transducer frequency used by the unit.
...: 200kHz and 83kHz. Ping Speed (Advanced Mode only) Controls the rate the transducer uses to a split screen view. Frequency menu Split Zoom 14 Split Flasher Sonar Options Accesses sonar display settings and configuration options. The Mark 5X only supports the 200kHz transducer frequency. Sonar Frequency Controls the transducer frequency used by the unit.
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... to prevent/stop interference between two units running on the display. Ice Mode Turns on a package of fish arches. Stop Sonar also can be shown as fish symbols instead of sonar settings optimized for ice fishing and also overlays battery meter data on the display. Amplitude Scope Displays the amplitude of color... Monochrome units support Grayscale, Reverse Grayscale and Bottom Black. Amplitude scope Displays fish echoes as a fish symbol on the same boat at suspended targets. Stop Sonar Pauses the sonar chart, allowing you to change the look at the same time. 15
... to prevent/stop interference between two units running on the display. Ice Mode Turns on a package of fish arches. Stop Sonar also can be shown as fish symbols instead of sonar settings optimized for ice fishing and also overlays battery meter data on the display. Amplitude Scope Displays the amplitude of color... Monochrome units support Grayscale, Reverse Grayscale and Bottom Black. Amplitude scope Displays fish echoes as a fish symbol on the same boat at suspended targets. Stop Sonar Pauses the sonar chart, allowing you to change the look at the same time. 15
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Overlay data setup is covered Overlay data in the Pages section. Sonar Overlay Data Allows you to select data (water temperature, depth, etc) to be displayed on top of the Sonar screen. Settings Accesses the Sonar settings menu. 16
Overlay data setup is covered Overlay data in the Pages section. Sonar Overlay Data Allows you to select data (water temperature, depth, etc) to be displayed on top of the Sonar screen. Settings Accesses the Sonar settings menu. 16
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Surface Clutter Manual Mode Restricts digital depth capability, so the unit will only send sonar signals to monitor the effects noise (boat pumps, water conditions, engine ignition systems, etc.) has on your display, and then filters out the...receiver near the surface. Noise Rejection Uses advanced signal processing to the selected depth range. Settings Sonar Used to make adjustments to Sonar options and display settings like Noise Rejection, Surface and Fishing Mode. Sonar Settings Menu Surface Clarity (Advanced Mode only) Surface Clarity reduces surface clutter by decreasing the ...
Surface Clutter Manual Mode Restricts digital depth capability, so the unit will only send sonar signals to monitor the effects noise (boat pumps, water conditions, engine ignition systems, etc.) has on your display, and then filters out the...receiver near the surface. Noise Rejection Uses advanced signal processing to the selected depth range. Settings Sonar Used to make adjustments to Sonar options and display settings like Noise Rejection, Surface and Fishing Mode. Sonar Settings Menu Surface Clarity (Advanced Mode only) Surface Clarity reduces surface clutter by decreasing the ...
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... readings, or you want to clear settings adjustments made while using a fishing mode. 20 Transducer Keel Keel Offset (-3.5 feet) Fishing Mode Enhances the performance of sonar settings geared to specific fishing conditions. Settings WARNING: Manual mode should only be used by providing preset packages of your unit by advanced...
... readings, or you want to clear settings adjustments made while using a fishing mode. 20 Transducer Keel Keel Offset (-3.5 feet) Fishing Mode Enhances the performance of sonar settings geared to specific fishing conditions. Settings WARNING: Manual mode should only be used by providing preset packages of your unit by advanced...
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...when vessel enters water shallower than the selected shallow threshold Fish sounds alarm when a fish symbol (Fish ID) appears on -the-water sonar activity. 21 Arrival, Off Course and Anchor alarms are only available in basic or advanced mode. Settings Before setting keel offset, measure the ... measure used by the unit. If, for example, the keel is in Advanced mode. Basic Mode Advanced Mode Simulator Simulates on the sonar screen Units Allows you to zero. Alarms Enables alarms and selects alarm thresholds. Reset water distance Reset Water Distance to select the unit...
...when vessel enters water shallower than the selected shallow threshold Fish sounds alarm when a fish symbol (Fish ID) appears on -the-water sonar activity. 21 Arrival, Off Course and Anchor alarms are only available in basic or advanced mode. Settings Before setting keel offset, measure the ... measure used by the unit. If, for example, the keel is in Advanced mode. Basic Mode Advanced Mode Simulator Simulates on the sonar screen Units Allows you to zero. Alarms Enables alarms and selects alarm thresholds. Reset water distance Reset Water Distance to select the unit...
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... 12 Settings Menu 17 Setup wizard 3 Shallow alarm 21 Simulator 21 Software update 18 Sonar 22 Adjust 12 Sonar Installation 20 Sonar Menu 11 Sonar Options 14 Sonar Page 8 Sonar settings 19 Split Flasher 14 Split Frequency 8 Split Zoom 9, 14 Standby mode 7 Stop Sonar 15 Surface Clarity 19 System settings 17 T Temperature calibration 21 Text entry 5 Trackback...
... 12 Settings Menu 17 Setup wizard 3 Shallow alarm 21 Simulator 21 Software update 18 Sonar 22 Adjust 12 Sonar Installation 20 Sonar Menu 11 Sonar Options 14 Sonar Page 8 Sonar settings 19 Split Flasher 14 Split Frequency 8 Split Zoom 9, 14 Standby mode 7 Stop Sonar 15 Surface Clarity 19 System settings 17 T Temperature calibration 21 Text entry 5 Trackback...
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... Transmit power Mark 5x: 1600W PTP 200W RMS Mark 5x Pro: 2400W PTP; 300 RMS Elite 5x: 4000 PTP; 500W RMS Power requirement 12V Voltage input 10 to 17V Current drain Typical: .25A Fuse type 3 amp automotive (not supplied) Max depth Transducer frequency Max speed Transducer Transducer cable Sonar Mark 5x: 800ft (244m) Mark 5x Pro/Elite 5x: 1000ft (305m) Mark 5x: 200kHz Mark 5x Pro/Elite 5x: 83...
... Transmit power Mark 5x: 1600W PTP 200W RMS Mark 5x Pro: 2400W PTP; 300 RMS Elite 5x: 4000 PTP; 500W RMS Power requirement 12V Voltage input 10 to 17V Current drain Typical: .25A Fuse type 3 amp automotive (not supplied) Max depth Transducer frequency Max speed Transducer Transducer cable Sonar Mark 5x: 800ft (244m) Mark 5x Pro/Elite 5x: 1000ft (305m) Mark 5x: 200kHz Mark 5x Pro/Elite 5x: 83...
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Specifications Case size Display Backlight Transmit power Power requirement Voltage input Current drain Fuse type Elite 4x General 5.6" H (144mm) x 3.7" W (94.3mm); 6.4" H (164mm) with bracket (3.5" diagonal) 320x240 (256 color) TFT LCD White LED (10 levels) Power 2100W PTP; 262W RMS 12V 10 to 17V at 13.5V (200mA) 3 amp automotive (not supplied) Max depth Transducer frequency Max speed Transducer Transducer cable Sonar 1000ft (305m) 83/200kHz 70mph Skimmer with built in temp sensor 20 feet (6m)
Specifications Case size Display Backlight Transmit power Power requirement Voltage input Current drain Fuse type Elite 4x General 5.6" H (144mm) x 3.7" W (94.3mm); 6.4" H (164mm) with bracket (3.5" diagonal) 320x240 (256 color) TFT LCD White LED (10 levels) Power 2100W PTP; 262W RMS 12V 10 to 17V at 13.5V (200mA) 3 amp automotive (not supplied) Max depth Transducer frequency Max speed Transducer Transducer cable Sonar 1000ft (305m) 83/200kHz 70mph Skimmer with built in temp sensor 20 feet (6m)