Eagle Strata 128 Plus, Install And Operation Instructions

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Page 2: ...C 21 RANGE 21 ZOOM 22 SENSITIVITY 24 GRAYLINE 24 FISH ID 25 FISH TRACK 26 TARGET TRACK 26 CHART SPEED 27 DISPLAY MODE 28 ALARMS 32 BACK LIGHT 33 FEET METER 33 DISPLAY CONTRAST 33 ASP Advanced Signal Processing 34 SIMULATOR 34 TROUBLESHOOTING 35 WARRANTY 38 Copyright 1998 Eagle Electronics Copyright 1998 Eagle Electronics Copyright 1998 Eagle Electronics Copyright 1998 Eagle Electronics Copyright 1...

Page 3: ...e menu key The Strata series has powerful features available through easy to use menus To get started with your Eagle unit first read the installation section This is where it all begins Improper installation can cause problems down the road After you ve read the instructions install the unit then read the rest ofthemanual Themoreyouknowaboutyourunit thebetteritwillperform for you Take this manual...

Page 4: ... the chosen location must be in the water at all times If the transducer is not placed in a smooth flow of water interference will show on the sonar s display in the form of random lines or dots whenever the boat is moving 2 The transducer should be installed with it s face pointing straight down if possible 3 If the transducer is mounted on the transom make certain it doesn t interfere with the t...

Page 5: ...ulls that sit with the bow high when at rest or at slow trolling speeds Follow the procedure listed in the shoot thru hull installation section in this manual to determine if you can satisfactorily shoot through the hull DOT Transducer Assembly and Mounting All Units The best way to install this transducer is to loosely assemble all of the parts first place the transducer s bracket against the tra...

Page 6: ...ket Place the ratch ets into the holes in the bracket with the letter B aligned with the dot stamped in the bracket Reassemble the transducer and bracket and place them against the transom Again check to see if you can move the transducer so it s parallel with the ground If you can then go to step 3 If it doesn t repeat step 2 but use a different letter until you can place the transducer on the tr...

Page 7: ...IF IT IS FROM ENTERING THE BOAT IF IT IS KNOCKED OFF AT HIGH SPEED KNOCKED OFF AT HIGH SPEED KNOCKED OFF AT HIGH SPEED KNOCKED OFF AT HIGH SPEED KNOCKED OFF AT HIGH SPEED GOOD LOCATION GOOD LOCATION GOOD LOCATION GOOD LOCATION GOOD LOCATION POOR ANGLE POOR ANGLE POOR ANGLE POOR ANGLE POOR ANGLE POOR LOCATION POOR LOCATION POOR LOCATION POOR LOCATION POOR LOCATION GOOD LOCATION GOOD LOCATION GOOD L...

Page 8: ...ve some slack inthe cable at the transducer as shown above If possible route the transducer cable away from other wiring on the boat Electri cal noise from the engine s wiring bilge pumps VHF radio wires and cables and aerators can be picked up by the sonar Use caution when routing the transducer cable around these wires IMPORTANT Clamp the transducer cable to the transom close to the transducer T...

Page 9: ...trolling motor shaft Use plastic ties not included to attach the transducer cable to the trolling motor shaft Make certain there is enough slack in the cable for the motor to turn freely Route the cable to the sonar unit and the transducer is ready for use 1 Attach the TMB S bracket to the transducer as shown below using the hardwaresuppliedwiththetransducer Note Theinternaltoothwasher is supplied...

Page 10: ...the epoxy will reduce or eliminate the sonar signals To choose the proper location for thru hull mounting anchor the boat in 60 feet of water Add a little water to the sump of the boat Plug the INNER HULL OUTER HULL FILL WITH EPOXY EPOXY TO HULL FIRST transducer into the sonar unit turn it on then hold the transducer over the side of the boat Adjust the sensitivity and range controls until a secon...

Page 11: ...sult in poor sonar performance Apply a small amount on the face of the transducer as shown above then spread a small amount onto the sanded area on the SAND THIS SURFACE SPREAD EPOXY HERE Shoot thru hull Installation Strata 128 and Strata 128 Plus Only 1 Make certain the area is clean dry and free of oil or grease then sand both the inside surface of the hull and the face of the transducer with 10...

Page 12: ...hes If you do not get good fish arches on your display it could be the transducer is not parallel with the ground when the boat is at rest in the water or at slow trolling speeds If the arch slopes up but not back down then the front of the transducer is too high and needs to be lowered If only the back half the the arch is printed then the nose of the transducer is angled too far down and needs t...

Page 13: ...ce 18 gauge insulated wire to it You can attach the power cable to an accessory or power buss however you may have problemswithelectricalinterference Makecertaintoattachthein linefuse holder to the positive lead as close to the battery or terminal strip as possible This will protect both the unit and the power cable in the event of a short Use a 3 amp fuse WARNING Do not use this product without a...

Page 14: ...t s base allow woodscreworthroughboltmounting Itmaybenecessarytoplaceapiece of plywood on the back side of thin panels to reinforce the panel Make certain there is enough room behind the unit to attach the power and transducer cables Drill a hole in the dash for the power and transducer cables The best locationforthisholeisimmediatelyunderthegimbalbracket Thisway the bracketcoversthehole Thesmalle...

Page 15: ...r more information on the rechargable battery D CELL BATTERY After installing the batteries close the case and plug the power cable on the battery case into the Strata 128 Portable Turn the sonar unit on If it doesn t work make certain the battery terminals are making good contact against the battery contacts Also check the wiring connections on the D cell battery adapter The red wire on the power...

Page 16: ...When using this transducer tie the other end of the nylon cord to the boat This will help prevent the loss of the transducer if it comes off the boat receive about portable units result from stale batteries Make certain the ones you buy are fresh Always remove batteries from the battery compartment before storing the unit as dead batteries can leak and corrode the contacts In cold weather the effi...

Page 17: ...ive well air and virtually any other temperature You do need to be careful when purchasing the temperature sensors however Each temperature sensor has its own address The sensors are labeled Water T 2 or Temp 2 and T 3 or Temp 3 If youwanttwo ormore temperaturereadings you llneedtousetheproper sensors Forexample youcan tusetwoT 3sensors Thesensorsthatwill fit these units are TS 1BK One sensor for ...

Page 18: ...ensor ST TBK TS 2BK TS 3BK 3 temp sensors and one speed sensor TS 1BK 1 temperature sensor TS 12BK 2 temperature sensors or TS 1BK TS 2BK 2 temperature sensors TS 12BK TS 3BK 3 temperature sensors or TS 1BK TS 2BK TS 3BK 3 temperature sensors Two Temperature Sensors Water and T 2 TS 12 BK STRATA PLUS S OR STRATAVIEW S POWER CABLE Here s some sample wiring diagrams ...

Page 19: ...3 Three Temperature Sensors plus Speed Water T 2 T 3 and Speed TS 12 BK TS 3 BK ST TBK TS 2 BK TS 3 BK STRATA PLUS OR STRATAVIEW POWER CABLE Sensor Chart Note Do not use these sensors in any other combina tion STRATA PLUS OR STRATAVIEW POWER CABLE ...

Page 20: ...other words anytime you wish to stop the chart first make certain no menu is on the screen Now press the up arrow key The chart freezes and the word STOP appears at the top of the screen To start the chart press the up arrow key again or the PWR CLEAR key DISPLAY General The lights flash for about ten seconds when the unit is turned on Two menus appear one after the other The menus are the lights ...

Page 21: ...ity ac cording to water conditions It always keeps the bottom displayed in the lower portion of the screen To turn the automatic feature off press the menu key until the AUTO MAN menu ap pears Now press the down arrow key This highlights the letters MAN The unit is now in the manual mode Wait a few seconds and the menu will scroll off the screen s left side Pressing the PWR key also clears it To t...

Page 22: ...sn t track the bottom in the manual mode and the adjustments are slightly different Zoom Automatic Operation To zoom the display first press the MENU key until the RANGE ZOOM menu appears as shown at right Now press the down arrow key This switches the unit into the zoom mode A new menu immediately appears as shown below This is the zoom size menu Zoom size is the distance between the upper limit ...

Page 23: ...0 feet and 5 10 20 30 50 100 and 150 meters Zoom Manual Operation To operate the zoom feature when the unit is in the manual mode first pressthemenukey ThenpressthedownarrowkeyintheRANGE ZOOM menu to place the unit in the zoom mode The zoom size menu automatically appears next You can change the zoom size by pressing the up or down arrows After you select the desired zoom size press the menu key u...

Page 24: ... the unit is in automatic the menu shows AUTO SENS Otherwise the menu shows MAN SENS Now press the up arrow key to increase the sensitivity the down arrow to decrease it The percentage of sensitivity in use shows in this menu Echoes scrolling onto the screen will also show the effects of the sensitivity change If you reach the maxi mum or minimum sensitivity level a tone sounds alerting you to the...

Page 25: ...Inmostinstances remaining targets are fish The Fish ID feature displays symbols on the screen in place of the actual fish echoes There are three symbol sizes small medium andlarge Theseshowtherelativesizebetweentargets Inother words it displays a small fish symbol when it thinks a target is a small fish a medium fish symbol on a larger target etc The microcomputer is sophisticated but it can be fo...

Page 26: ...ew Only The StrataView has the unique capability to see targets not only straight down but also to the right and left thanks to the BroadView transducer This transducer has three elements left right and down The StrataView uses all three elements to display targets between the surface and the bottom Targets are shown as Fish ID sym bols This feature also shows the depth of the target directly abov...

Page 27: ...to the screen will also show the effects of the change If you reach the maximum or minimum level an warning tone sounds To stop the chart first clear any menu from the screen by pressing the PWR key You can t stop the chart while a menu is displayed Now press the up arrow key The chart freezes and the word STOP appears at the top right portion of the screen To start the chart press the up arrow ke...

Page 28: ...he unit is first turned on It has the following features 1 Automatic On 2 Fish ID Feature On 3 Digital Depth Display On CHT 2 Chart 2 This is the High Speed Scroll mode It shifts the chart speed into high gear scrolling ech oes at a high rate It has the following fea tures 1 Automatic Off 2 Fish ID Feature Off 3 Digital Depth Display Off DIG 1 Digital 1 This is the digital only screen It shows the...

Page 29: ...the default mode used when the unit is first turned on It has the following features 1 Automatic On 2 Fish ID Feature On 3 Digital Depth Display On CHT 2 Chart 2 Same as Chart 1 but with water tempera ture added CHT 3 Chart 3 Same as Chart 1 but with speed added ...

Page 30: ...art speed into high gear scrolling ech oes at a high rate It has the following fea tures 1 Automatic Off 2 Fish ID Feature Off 3 Digital Depth Display Off DIG 1 Digital 3 This is the digital only screen It shows the digital depth display at the top of the screen in very large numbers The shallow and deep alarmsettingsaredisplayedbeneaththedigi tal depth No chart shows on this screen ...

Page 31: ...th water temperature T 2 tem perature and T 3 temperature all show on this screen Temperature Probe Select You can select the temperature probe s out put that shows on Chart 2 and 4 when more thanonetemperatureprobeisconnectedtoa Strata 128 Plus or a StrataView Todothis pressaMENUkeyuntilthe TEMP PROBE menu appears as shown at right Nowpresstheupordownarrowkeysuntilthe desiredprobeappears Pressthe...

Page 32: ...st the same although through different menus Shallow Alarm To set the shallow alarm press the menu key repeatedly until the SHAL ALARM menu appears Press the down arrow key to in crease the shallow alarm s depth setting the up arrow key decreases it The number in the shallow alarm s menu box shows the current shallow alarm setting When the number reaches the desired setting release the ar row key ...

Page 33: ...t s in the feet mode all of the above settings are in feet To change from feet to meters or vice versa press the menu key until the FEET METER menu appears Press the down arrow key to switchtometric theuparrowtoswitchtofeet Displays show in feet when the unit is first turned on The menu will clear automatically after a few seconds or you can press the PWR key to clear the screen DISPLAY CONTRAST T...

Page 34: ...typically lets you operate the boat at all speeds without adjusting the sensi tivity or other controls When the unit is first turned on ASP is enabled To turn ASP off press the menu key repeatedly until the ASP menu appears Now press the up arrow to turn it on or the down arrow to turn it off The menu will clear automatically after a few seconds or you can press the PWR key to clear the screen SIM...

Page 35: ...cause a film to form on the transducer reducing its effectiveness If the transducer is mounted inside the hull be sure it is shooting through only one layer of fiberglass and that it is securely bonded to the hull Do NOT use RTV silicone rubber adhesive or MarinetexTM 2 Electrical noise from the boat s motor can interfere with the sonar This causes the sonar to automatically increase its Discrimin...

Page 36: ...ure This can cause the unit to eliminate weaker signals such as fish or even structure from the display Try using resistor spark plugsorroutingthesonarunit spowerandtransducercablesawayfrom other electrical wiring on the boat No fish arches when the Fish ID feature is off 1 Make certain transducer is pointing straight down This is the most commonproblemifapartialarchisdisplayed SeetheFishArchsecti...

Page 37: ...y from the wiring that is causing the interference VHF radio antenna cables radiate noise when transmitting so be certain to keep the sonar s wires away from it You may need to route the sonar unit s power cable directly to the battery to isolate it from other wiring on the boat If no noise displays on the sonar unit from electrical equipment then make certain everything except the sonar unit is t...

Page 38: ...d for the product THIS REPAIR REPLACEMENT OR REFUND AS JUST DESCRIBED IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AVAILABLE TO YOU AGAINST US FOR ANY DEFECT MALFUNCTION OR NON CONFORMITY CONCERN ING THE PRODUCT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM ANY OTHER CAUSE WHATSOEVER WE WILL NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDENTAL OR OTHER INDI RECT DAMAGE OF ANY KIND Some s...

Page 39: ...x 416 629 3118 WARRANTY REPAIR WILL BE HONORED ONLY IN THE COUNTRY UNIT WAS PURCHASED Please follow the shipping instructions shown below on this page if you have to mail your unit to the dealer For proper testing repair and service send a brief note with the product describing the problem Be sure to include your name return shipping address and a daytime telephone number How to Obtain Service Int...

Page 40: ... replacement parts If you re in the United States and you havequestions pleasecontacttheFactoryCustomerServiceDepartment using our toll free number listed below You must send the unit to the factoryforwarrantyserviceorrepair Pleasecallthefactorybeforesending theunit Youwillbeaskedforyourunit sserialnumber Usethefollowingtoll free number 800 324 1354 U S A only Monday through Friday 8 00 A M 8 00 P...