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Operating The Showdown 5.6 Dual Beam
The ShowDown’s straightforward control panel is designed to let you
concentrate on fishing. Most settings work by first activating the function
itself (ex: press SENS to trigger sensitivity adjustment), then simply pressing
the
UP or DOWN keys to adjust levels.
POWER
ON— To turn your Showdown 5.6 Dual Beam POWER to ON, press and hold
POWER key for two seconds.
OFF— To turn your Showdown 5.6 Dual Beam POWER to OFF, press and
hold
POWER for two seconds. Showdown 5.6 Dual Beam automatically
preserves your sonar settings the next time you activate unit.
BACKLIGHT— To turn backlight on, turn Showdown 5.6 Dual Beam POWER
ON, then press POWER key again (do not hold key down). To turn backlight
off, press
POWER momentarily again (do not display hold button down).
SIMULATOR MODE— With Showdown 5.6 Dual Beam POWER OFF, enter
SIMULATOR mode by pressing and holding POWER key for 5 seconds. The
“
SIMU” indicator will appear at the top-right of Showdown 5.6 Dual Beam
view-screen. To exit
SIMULATOR, turn Showdown 5.6 Dual Beam POWER to
OFF, then turn unit back ON.
UP/DOWN— Pressing the UP or DOWN key lets you adjust the Sensitivity,
Range, Zoom and Noise. Trigger a function first by pressing the appropriate
function key, then move
UP or DOWN.
Showdown 5.6 Dual Beam Features
ACTIVATING DUAL BEAM MODE – Your Showdown 5.6 Dual Beam trans-
ducer can be easily switched from a 20 degree cone angle (good for general
use) to an 8 degree cone angle (good for water over 40’, or any time there is a
lot of structure below you) . To switch between the narrow and wide beams –
First – Press and hold the “
UP” button and then press and hold the “RANGE”
button to “activate” the Narrow Beam or the Wide Beam. When the cone
angles have been switched, an “8” or “20” will appear briefly on the bottom of
the display, indicating which cone angle you are currently using.
The approximate area of coverage with a 20 degree transducer is deter-
mined by dividing the depth by 3 (in 30 feet of water your area of coverage
is approximately 10’). The approximate area of coverage with an 8 degree
transducer is determined by dividing the depth by 7 (in 30 feet of water your
area of coverage is approximately 4.25’).
