Eagle Optima, Operation Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...LLA ALLA ALLA ALLA ALLATION AND OPERA TION AND OPERA TION AND OPERA TION AND OPERA TION AND OPERATION TION TION TION TION INSTR INSTR INSTR INSTR INSTRUCTIONS UCTIONS UCTIONS UCTIONS UCTIONS Optima Op...

Page 2: ...AY ZOOM BAR 17 DISPLAY ZONE BAR 17 DIGITAL SONAR 17 ALARMS 18 DEPTH ALARMS 18 ZONE ALARM 19 FISH ALARM 19 ADJUST CHART SURFACE CLARITY 20 ADVANCED SIGNAL PROCESSING ASP 20 SYSTEM SETUP 21 AUDIO DISPLA...

Page 3: ...egrees to 75 degrees Celsius Extended storage in temperatures higher or lower than specified will damage the liquid crystal display in your unit This type of damage is not covered by the warranty For...

Page 4: ...ample 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 event of...

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 ThesensorsthatwillfittheOptima ar...

Page 6: ...e 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 se...

Page 7: ...5 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 OPTIMA S POWER CABLE OPTIMA S POWER CABLE...

Page 8: ...hes the unit between different sonar 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 scr...

Page 9: ...lit chart full chart and window groups To select a different mode simply press the MODE key A screen similar to the one at right ap pears Presstheupordownarrowkey to select the desired mode then press...

Page 10: ...ht side of the screen The left side shows an enlarged version of the right side The zoom range shows at the bottom of the screen In this ex ample the zoom range is 2X or two timestherightside sview By...

Page 11: ...ance travelled To use the windows feature first press the MODE key A screen similar to the one shown at right appears Highlight the Group menu at the bottom of the screen Nowpresstheleftorrightarrow k...

Page 12: ...ensitivity level excludes much of the bottom information fish signals and othertargetinformation Highsensitiv itylevelsenablesyoutoseethisdetail but it can also clutter the screen with manyundesiredsi...

Page 13: ...s To erase the menu press the EXIT key RANGE Automatic When turned on for the first time the Optima automatically places the bot tom signal in the lower half of the screen This is called Auto Ranging...

Page 14: ...gnals The Optima gives you two different zoom sizes plus a split screenzoomoption Thezoom operation and adjustmentisdifferentin the automatic and manual modes ZOOM AUTOMATIC MODE The only way to zoom...

Page 15: ...EXIT 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 all...

Page 16: ...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 17: ...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 Optima is turned on the Fi...

Page 18: ...numbers or turn it off completely usingthe ShowDigital menuatthetopof this screen You can also turn the temperature speedometer distance log zoom bar zone alarm bar or cursor on or off using this men...

Page 19: ...tup menu then press the right arrow key Now press the EXIT key A screen similar to the one at right ap pears To turn the zone bar off repeat the above steps See the Alarms section for more information...

Page 20: ...less than ten feet Itwillcontinuetosounduntilthebottomgoesdeeperthan10feet The deep alarm works just the opposite It sounds a warning tone if the bottom depth goes deeper than the alarm s setting Both...

Page 21: ...t side of the screen To turn the zone alarm on highlightthe ZoneAlarm labelonthe alarms menu then press the right ar row key To adjust the zone alarm highlight the Zone Adjust label then press the rig...

Page 22: ...le on a 0 60 foot range with maximum SCC surface clutter will be reduced down to 45 feet There are three levels of SCC avail able on the Optima low medium and high When it s turned on for the first ti...

Page 23: ...t arrow keys to change it When you re finished press the EXIT key to erase the ASP menu SYSTEM SETUP The following features are available through the System Setup menu To access this menu press the ME...

Page 24: ...or left arrow key to change it To erase this screen press the EXIT key Reset Distance Log If you have a speed sensor attached to the Optima the unit starts counting the distance you ve travelled each...

Page 25: ...Optima to the factory settings high light the Preset Options label on the System Setup menu then press the right arrow key The Optima returns to the full chart screen with all settings returned to th...

Page 26: ...ff set for a negative 3 feet as shown at right Please note that adjusting the keel offset only affects the digital depth display and all features that use the digitaldepth suchasthedepthalarms and Fis...

Page 27: ...25 WINDOWS SUMMARY GROUP F GROUP H GROUP D GROUP A GROUP E GROUP G GROUP C GROUP B...

Page 28: ...unit 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 igni...

Page 29: ...re 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...

Page 30: ...rence 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 isolat...

Page 31: ...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 AN...

Page 32: ...arranty verifica tion 3 Write a brief note detailing the problem you re having with the unit Please include your name address and daytime telephone number 4 Please include payment for non warranty rep...

Page 33: ...r transducers please contact 1 Your local marine dealer Most quality dealers that handle marine electronic equipment should be able to assist you with these items Consult your local telephone director...

Page 34: ...32 Notes...

Page 35: ...05 629 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 prop...

Page 36: ...lone yearwarranty Seepage29forcomplete warranty details If your unit fails and the failure is not covered by the original warranty Eagle has a flat rate repair policy that covers your unit and accesso...