Lowrance X-75, Installation And Operation Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...INSTALLATION AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS X 75 X 75 X 75 X 75 X 75 and and and and and X 85 X 85 X 85 X 85 X 85...

Page 2: ...OR 34 DISPLAY ZOOM BAR 35 DISPLAY ZONE BAR 35 DIGITAL SONAR 35 ALARMS 36 DEPTH ALARMS 36 ZONE ALARM 38 FISH ALARM 38 ADJUST CHART SURFACE CLARITY 38 ADVANCED SIGNAL PROCESSING ASP 39 SYSTEM SETUP 40 A...

Page 3: ...UNTING Install the unit in any convenient location provided there is clearance behind the unit when it is tilted for the best viewing angle Holes in the bracket base allow wood screw or through bolt m...

Page 4: ...e For example if you have to extend the power cable to the battery or power buss attachoneendofthefuseholderdirectlytothebatteryorpowerbuss This will protect both the unit and the power cable in the e...

Page 5: ...labeled Water T 2 or Temp 2 and T 3 or Temp 3 If you want two or more temperature readings you ll need to use the proper sensors For example youcan tusetwoT 3sensors Thesensorsthatwillfittheseunits a...

Page 6: ...one speed sensor 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...

Page 7: ...Three Temperature Sensors Water T 2 and T 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 POWER CABLE POWER CABLE...

Page 8: ...of the unit the 192 kHz transducer connector is at the far left Plug the 192 kHz transducer in here The center connector is for the power cable The connector at the far right is for a serial cable tha...

Page 9: ...eral All Transducers 1 The transducer must be placed in a location that has a smooth flow of water at all times If the transducer is to be mounted inside the hull then the chosen location must be in t...

Page 10: ...ith 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...

Page 11: ...t 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 t...

Page 12: ...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 GOO...

Page 13: ...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 wire...

Page 14: ...ill 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...

Page 15: ...orce any air bubbles out from under the transducer face The face of the transducer should be parallel with the hull with a minimum amount of epoxy between the hull and transducer After the epoxy dries...

Page 16: ...rform to its potential ASSEMBLY 1 Locate the four ratchets in the transducer s hardware package Note there are letters engraved into one side of each ratchet These are for the coarse angle adjustment...

Page 17: ...F ATTACK 14 DEGREES This is the way the transducer should look when it s mounted on the transom TRANSDUCER RATCHET See the chart at the top of the next page for example transducer angles for letter A...

Page 18: ...0 25 0 20 0 13 0 IN DEGREES 6 0 1 0 10 0 4 0 2 0 REF BOTTOM OF HULL 9 0 14 0 5 0 11 0 17 0 16 DEGREE TRANSOM ANGLE INDEX MARKS A A A B A C A D A E PER RATCHET CLICK 41 0 35 0 44 0 39 0 32 0 ANGLE OF...

Page 19: ...he sonar s display You may need to carefully view the water s path at the transom while the boat is moving to determine the best location for the transducer 2 Make certain the chosen location doesn t...

Page 20: ...illustration below GOOD LOCATION POOR LOCATION POOR ANGLE GOOD LOCATION Mark the transom in the center of each slot in the transducer bracket Now drill one hole in the center of each slot Use 12 stain...

Page 21: ...mph The transducer should be mounted as far below the hull as possible on these boats This will place the face of the transducer below the turbulent water allowing the sonar unit to work at high speed...

Page 22: ...es the unit between different modes MENU Press this key to show the menus and gain access to most functions ARROW KEYS These keys are used to make menu selections and to move objects on the screen ZOU...

Page 23: ...for the first time 192 kHz only is in use To activate the 50 kHz SAM press the MENU key then press the up or down arrow keys until the CHART SETUP menu appears Press the right arrow key The screen sh...

Page 24: ...screen shown below appears This is the 192 kHz sensitivity menu Press the left or right arrow keys to adjust it then press the EXIT key to erase the menu See page 27 for more information on sensitivit...

Page 25: ...ng drawn out lines on a normal chart display FASTRAK converts the graph to a vertical bar graph that with practice makes a useful addition to fishing at a stationary location Full Chart This is the de...

Page 26: ...of the screen boat speed dis tance travelled log and surface water temperature At the bottom of the screen is a temperature graph Note Speed dis tance and temperature displays require a speed temperat...

Page 27: ...esstheright or left arrow keys to select the window group that you want reprogrammed We ll customize group H in this ex ample Oncethedesiredwindowgroupshows presstheuparrowkeytoreprogramit Thescreensh...

Page 28: ...Man appear at the top of the screen indicating the unit is in the manual mode To turn Automatic on repeat the above steps to get the auto menu then press the right arrow key Reset Window Groups To ret...

Page 29: ...dure to adjust it is the same whether the unit is in the automatic or manual mode To adjust the sensitivity press the MENU key then press the up or down arrow keys until the SENS menu appears as shown...

Page 30: ...right arrow key while the Auto Range menu is displayed When you re finished with this menu press the EXIT key to erase it RANGE Manual You have complete control over the range when the sonar is in th...

Page 31: ...mit is 60 Using the upper and lower limit range option we changed the range from 0 to 60 feet to 24 to 54 feet This zoomed the display to a 30 foot range Asyoucansee thefisharchesnearthebottomaremuchl...

Page 32: ...etitive sonar products You can select any segment of the water from the surface to the bottom enlarging targets to best suit your fishing conditions ZOOM Zooming thepictureisacommonmethodusedtoenlarge...

Page 33: ...T key This also erases the zoom bar and move zoom menu GRAYLINE GRAYLINE lets you distinguish between strong and weak echoes It paints gray on targets that are stronger than a preset value This allows...

Page 34: ...pressing the menu key then pressing the up or down arrow keys until the CHT SPD chart speed menu appears as shown below left Increase the chart speed by pressing the right arrow key or decrease it by...

Page 35: ...D symbols on the screen when actually there are no fish Practice with the unit in both the Fish ID mode and without to become more familiar with the Fish ID feature When the unit is turned on for the...

Page 36: ...wsin largenumbers Youcanchangethisto smaller numbers or turn it off com pletely using the Show Digital menu at the top of this screen You can also turn the temperature speedometer distance log zoom ba...

Page 37: ...ISPLAY ZONE BAR The zone alarm consists of a bar Any echoes that appear between the top and bottom of this bar triggers the zone alarm This bar normally doesn t show on the screen To turn the zone bar...

Page 38: ...fferent types of alarms The first is the Fish Alarm It sounds when the Fish I D feature determines an echo or group ofechoesisafish AnotheralarmistheZoneAlarmwhichconsistsofabar Any echo that appears...

Page 39: ...select the number the right and left keys to move from number to number in the depth For example to set the shallow alarm depth to 10 feet press the right arrow key once then press the up arrow key o...

Page 40: ...XIT key to erase the menus FISH ALARM Use the fish alarm for a distinctive audible alarm when fish or other suspended objects are detected by the Fish I D feature A different tone sounds for each fish...

Page 41: ...lay possible under most conditions The ASP feature is an effective tool in combatingnoise Insonarterms noise isanyundesiredsignal Itiscausedby electricalandmechanicalsourcessuch as bilge pumps engine...

Page 42: ...en press the left arrow key to turn it off To adjust the backlight highlight the Backlight label then use the left and right arrow keys to change the light s intensity System Information This screen s...

Page 43: ...all settings such as units of measure auto manual sensitivity even when power is removed from the unit To return the unit to the factory settings highlight the Preset Options label on the System Setu...

Page 44: ...d display if an optional speed sensor is attached To do this highlight the Calibrate Speed label on the System Setup menu then press the right arrow key A screen similar to the one at right appears If...

Page 45: ...WINDOWS SUMMARY GROUP F GROUP H GROUP D GROUP A GROUP E GROUP G GROUP C GROUP B...

Page 46: ...it Rerouting the power and transducer cables away from other electrical wiring on the boat may help Route the sonar unit s power cable directly to the battery instead of through a fuse block or igniti...

Page 47: ...with the sonar This causes the sonar to automatically increase its Discrimination or noise rejection feature This can cause the unit to eliminate weaker signals such as fish or even structure from th...

Page 48: ...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...

Page 49: ...e 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 O...

Page 50: ...905 629 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 pro...

Page 51: ...unitandaccessoriespackedwiththeunitatthefactory Thereisa180 day warrantyonallnon warrantyrepairsfromthefactory whichissimilartothe original warranty but is for 180 days rather than one year For furthe...