Eagle TriFinder 2 Installation And Operation Instructions Manual Download

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Page 1: ...Pub 988 0143 651 www eaglesonar com TriFinder 2 Fish finding Depth Sounding Sonar Installation and Operation Instructions ...

Page 2: ...it necessary to change or end our policies regulations and special offers at any time We reserve the right to do so without notice All features and specifications subject to change without notice All screens in this manual are simulated For free owner s manuals and other information visit our web site www eaglesonar com Eagle Electronics P O Box 669 Catoosa OK USA 74015 Printed in USA ...

Page 3: ... installation 14 Bracket installation 15 Portable installation 17 Operation and features 18 Keyboard basics 18 Turn on and off 18 Menus 19 Display opening screen 20 Chart scroll stop or start scroll 20 Screen Display Pages or Modes Page Menu 21 Switching between pages 21 Full Chart page 21 Split Chart page 22 Large Digital Lrg Digital page 22 Range automatic and manual 23 Zoom 24 Sensitivity 25 Gr...

Page 4: ...istance log units of measure 40 Reset distance log 41 Preset unit reset all options 41 System Info operating software version 42 Simulator 42 Chart Setup 43 Limit Search 43 Digital data size for depth temperature speed and distance log 44 Scales 45 Chart Mode see FishReveal 32 Troubleshooting 46 Warranty and service information 49 ...

Page 5: ...nstallation can cause problems down the road especially if the transducer is badly mounted After you ve read the installation instructions install the unit and ac cessories Then read the rest of the manual The more you know about your sonar the better it will work for you Take advantage of the Simulator feature It allows you to practice oper ating your sonar before you get it in the water And when...

Page 6: ...r temp Yes with optional external temperature sen sor or combo speed temp sensor Speed distance log Yes with optional speed sensor or combo speed temp sensor Key features FishReveal HyperScroll Grayline ASP Fish I D symbols FishTrack TargetTrack full one year warranty NOTICE The storage temperature for your unit is from 4 degrees to 167 degrees Fahrenheit 20 degrees to 75 degrees Celsius Extended ...

Page 7: ...ity marine grade above or below waterline caulking compound Trolling motor installation Tools none Supplies plastic cable ties Selecting a Transducer Location 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 the water at all times If the transducer is not placed in a smo...

Page 8: ...gs and bumps Align transducer centerline with hull bottom However there are times when you may need to adjust the transducer slightly higher or lower The slots in the mounting brackets allow you to loosen the screws and slide the transducer up or down If you fre quently lose bottom signal lock while running at high speed the trans ducer may be coming out of the water as you cross waves or wakes Mo...

Page 9: ...t Place each ratchet into the bracket with the letter A aligned with the dot stamped into the metal bracket This position sets the transducer s coarse angle adjustment for a 14 transom Most outboard and stern drive transoms have a 14 angle Align plastic ratchets in bracket 2 Aligning the transducer on the transom Slide the transducer be tween the two ratchets Temporarily slide the bolt though the ...

Page 10: ...ing mounting holes Hold the transducer and bracket assem bly against the transom The transducer should be roughly parallel to the ground The transducer s centerline should be in line with the bottom of the hull Don t let the bracket extend below the hull Mark the center of each slot for the mounting screw pilot holes You will drill one hole in the center of each slot Drill the holes using the 29 b...

Page 11: ... Route cable over bolt and through bracket Side view shown at left and seen from above at right Attach the transducer to the transom Slide the transducer up or down until it s aligned properly with the bottom of the hull as shown in the preceding and following figures Tighten the bracket s mount ing screws sealing them with the caulking compound Adjust the transducer so that it s parallel to the g...

Page 12: ...speed If you need to drill a hole in the transom to pass the connector through the required hole size is 1 Caution If you drill a hole in the transom for the cable make sure it is lo cated above the waterline After installation be sure to seal the hole with the same marine grade above or below waterline seal ant used for the mounting screws 7 Make a test run to determine the results If the bottom ...

Page 13: ...lastic ties not included to attach the transducer cable to the troll ing motor shaft Make sure there is enough slack in the cable for the motor to turn freely Route the cable to the sonar unit and the trans ducer is ready for use Transducer mounted on trolling motor side view TRANSDUCER ORIENTATION AND FISH ARCHES If you do not get good fish arches on your display it could be because the transduce...

Page 14: ... Periodically wash the transducer s face with soap and water to re move any oil film Oil and dirt on the face will reduce the sensitivity or may even prevent operation Speed Temperature Sensors The TriFinder 2 can accept an optional speed sensor for showing speed and distance traveled It can also accept an optional temperature sen sor or a combination speed temp sensor Transducer aimed too far bac...

Page 15: ... temperature sensor This unit has a power cable with a connector for sensors Transducers with built in temp sensors are not compatible with TriFinder 2 units TS 1X temperature sensor Transducer with no temperature sensor Power sensor cable 12 volt battery 3 amp fuse TriFinder 2 rear view Temp sensor display from an external TS 1X or combo speed temp sensor ...

Page 16: ...ribs These will disturb the water flow to the speed sensor Make sure the sensor will remain in the water when the boat is on plane Also make sure the location doesn t inter fere with the boat s trailer Typically the sensor is mounted about one foot to the side of the transom s centerline Once you ve determined the proper location for the unit place the sen sor on the transom The bottom of the brac...

Page 17: ...ated above the waterline After installation be sure to seal the hole with the same marine grade above or below waterline seal ant used for the screws The sensor is now ready for use Connect the sensor to the in line con nector on the power sensor cable If you have any questions concerning the installation of the sensor please contact your local boat dealer POWER CONNECTIONS The unit works from a t...

Page 18: ...power cable in the event of a short It uses a 3 amp fuse CAUTION Do not use this product without a 3 amp fuse wired into the power cable Failure to use a 3 amp fuse will void your war ranty This unit has reverse polarity protection No damage will occur if the power wires are reversed However the unit will not work until the wires are attached correctly MOUNTING THE SONAR UNIT In Dash Bracket or Po...

Page 19: ...nstructions for the in dash and swivel mounting kits are supplied with the adapter kits Bracket Installation Mount the unit in any convenient location provided there is clearance when it s tilted for the best viewing angle Holes in the bracket s base allow wood screw or through bolt mounting It may be necessary to place a piece of plywood on the back side of thin panels to reinforce the panel Make...

Page 20: ...cer connector up through the hole from under the dash Drop the power cable s bare wire end down though the hole from the top If you wish you can fill in the hole around the cables with a good ma rine caulking compound Some marine dealers stock cable hole covers to conceal the opening No matter what type of installation you prefer be sure to leave enough slack in the cables to allow tilting or swiv...

Page 21: ...inder 2 sonar is capable of portable operation by using the optional PPP 10 portable power pack The power pack and portable or floating transducers expand the uses for your so nar You can use your TriFinder 2 on your boat or take it to the dock on a float tube on an ice fishing trip or use it as a second sonar in a friend s boat The PPP 10 package includes the power pack battery adapter and a port...

Page 22: ... unit sounds a tone when you press any key This tells you the unit has accepted a command Numbers in the photo correspond to key ex planations below Eagle TriFinder 2 Sonar front view showing screen and keyboard 1 PWR CLEAR power and clear This key appears in the manual text simply as PWR Press this key to turn the unit on and off It also clears menu selections and the menus from the screen NOTE Y...

Page 23: ...n the manual text as DOWN ARROW or UP ARROW Use these keys to adjust virtually every feature and function on the sonar unit MEMORY This unit has permanent memory that saves all user settings even when power is removed It does not require nor does it use an internal backup battery so you never have to worry about replacement batteries MENUS This unit uses menus to guide you through the various func...

Page 24: ...off The depth range shows on the depth scale on the right side of the screen On the screen below the range is from 0 to 60 feet and the bottom depth is 33 2 feet shown by the digital sonar Opening screen Full Chart page or mode CHART SCROLL stopping and starting In normal operation the sonar chart will scroll from right to left across the screen You can stop the chart from scrolling across the scr...

Page 25: ...e The Page menu lets you select from three display modes or pages To switch from one page to another page press MENU until the PAGE menu appears Press UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW to select the desired page The screen changes as you move through the menu When the page you want is selected press PWR to clear the menu FULL CHART This shows all echoes scrolling across the full screen This is the default pa...

Page 26: ...ng digital depth at top and speed at bottom SPLIT CHART This shows the normal view of the underwater world from the surface to the bottom on the right side of the screen The left side shows an enlarged or zoomed version of the echoes appearing on the right side A zoom mes sage such as 2X appears at the bottom of the zoomed side of the screen Split Chart page with normal view at right zoomed view a...

Page 27: ...It always keeps the bottom displayed in the lower portion of the screen You can over ride the automatic range control and manually select a range To do this press MENU until the RANGE menu appears Use the arrow keys to select the desired range When you re finished press PWR to clear the menu from the display Range Select menu This unit has the following ranges 10 15 20 30 40 60 80 100 150 200 300 ...

Page 28: ... is in effect To turn the zoom feature off press the MENU key until the ZOOM menu ap pears Use the arrow keys to select OFF then press PWR to clear the menu NOTE Using the Zoom command while in auto Range mode will always enlarge the echoes near the bottom because auto Range always keeps the bottom displayed in the lower portion of the screen When you Zoom in manual Range mode echoes are enlarged ...

Page 29: ...n In 34 feet of water with the Range set manually at 60 feet the unit shows the entire water column in Fig 1 To get a closer look turn around and follow your wake to troll over the structure again With the unit in 4x zoom press the down arrow key to look at the six fish along the ledge then press the up arrow to pan up the water column to see four game fish threatening a school of forage fish SENS...

Page 30: ...e or Manual Sensitivity mode The adjustment method works the same in both modes but it gives you slightly different results Adjusting sensitivity in Auto Sensitivity Mode is similar to manually ad justing a car s speed with the accelerator pedal while cruise control is on You can tell the car to run faster but when you let off the gas the cruise control automatically keeps you from running slower ...

Page 31: ... minimum Depending on wa ter and bottom conditions the bottom signal may completely disappear from the screen when you reduce sensitivity to about 20 percent or less Try adjusting sensitivity in both auto and manual modes to see how they work Sensitivity menu screens Left automatic or manual menu Right Sensitivity Adjustment menu To adjust sensitivity Press MENU until the SENSITIVITY ADJUSTMENT me...

Page 32: ...signal which causes a wide gray line If you have two signals of equal size one with gray and the other with out then the target with gray is the stronger signal This helps distin guish weeds from trees on the bottom or fish from structure Grayline is adjustable The factory default for this unit is 69 percent Since Grayline shows the difference between strong and weak signals adjusting the sensitiv...

Page 33: ...These show the relative size between targets In other words it displays a small fish symbol when it thinks a target is a small fish a medium fish symbol on a larger target and so forth At left underwater scene in normal fish arch mode Right Fish I D menu with the feature turned on Fish I D is an easier way for a sonar novice to recognize a fishy signal return when he sees it However locating fish ...

Page 34: ...n Fish I D and the audible fish alarm When that lunker swims under your boat you ll hear it Fish I D can also be useful when you want to screen out some of the so nar detail gathered by your unit For example it can help cut through the clutter of suspended bubbles caused by wave action or boat wakes To turn Fish I D on press MENU until the FISH ID menu appears Press UP ARROW to select ON then pres...

Page 35: ...are two symbols from the right element at 4 feet and 5 feet one from the left element at 35 feet and one from the center element at 15 feet Target Track Screen The TargetTrack feature identifies fish symbols coming from the right element with a R in front of the symbol s depth An L identifies symbols from the left element No letter identifies fish symbols from the center element The bottom signal ...

Page 36: ...choes are black fish arches show boldly against the white background The drawback is that all weak echoes such as thermoclines are also accentuated This can make it hard to distinguish fish signals inside thermoclines or other cover At left FishReveal menu screen The feature is off and screen is in normal mode Right Fish Reveal is on in standard mode There are two FishReveal modes standard and inv...

Page 37: ...ross the screen is called the chart scroll speed The default for this unit is 60 percent we recommend that you leave the scroll speed set there for virtually all fishing conditions However you might consider experimenting with chart speed when you are stationary or drifting very slowly You may sometimes achieve bet ter images as you slow down the chart speed to match how fast you are moving across...

Page 38: ... you turn HyperScroll off you can return to your original sensitivity level Adjust scroll speed by pressing MENU until SCROLL SPEED appears Press UP ARROW to increase it and press DOWN ARROW to decrease it Press PWR to clear the menu To return to the original setting repeat the above steps but use the arrow keys to set the speed at 60 percent before clearing the menu NOISE REJECT and ASP Advanced ...

Page 39: ...eps to find the interference source and fix it rather than continually using the unit with the high ASP setting There are times when you may want to turn ASP off This allows you to view all incoming echoes before they are processed by the ASP feature To change the ASP setting press MENU DOWN until NOISE REJECT ap pears Use the up and down arrow keys to select the desired setting then press PWR to ...

Page 40: ...y the bottom signal No other echoes will activate these alarms The depth alarms consist of a shallow and a deep alarm The shallow alarm sounds an alarm tone when the bottom goes shallower than the alarm s setting The deep alarm sounds a tone when the bottom goes deeper than its setting Both alarms ad just the same way although through different menus Shallow Alarm To set the shallow alarm depth pr...

Page 41: ... PWR to clear the menu Deep Alarm To set the deep alarm depth press MENU DOWN repeatedly until DEEP ALARM appears Press UP ARROW to increase the deep alarm s depth setting or press DOWN ARROW to decrease it The number in the deep alarm s menu box shows the current deep alarm setting When the number reaches the desired setting press PWR to clear the menu When the bottom depth goes deeper than the a...

Page 42: ...menu The Contrast menu appears first Press the MENU UP or MENU DOWN keys to cycle through the menus When you re finished press the PWR key to clear the menus System Setup menu DISPLAY ADJUSTMENTS BACKLIGHTS The display is backlit for night use To turn the backlight on or off press MENU repeatedly until the BACK LIGHT menu appears Press UP ARROW to turn the light on or the DOWN ARROW to turn it off...

Page 43: ...t The bar graph in the Contrast menu box shows a graph of the contrast The screen will also show the effects of the change If you reach the maximum or minimum level a tone sounds alerting you to the limits Press the PWR key to clear the menu Display Contrast menu DEPTH UNITS OF MEASURE This unit can show the depth in feet fathoms or meters To change the depth units of measure press MENU DOWN until...

Page 44: ... measurement unit then press PWR to clear the menu Temperature unit of measure menu SPEED and DISTANCE LOG UNITS OF MEASURE The speed and distance log can be displayed in statute miles MPH Nautical miles knots or Metric kilometers per hour if a speed sensor is attached To change the unit of measure press MENU DOWN until the SYSTEM menu appears Press UP ARROW then press MENU until the SPEED LOG men...

Page 45: ...tions This command is used to reset all features options and settings to their original factory defaults This is useful when you have changed several settings and want to return the unit to basic automatic operation Press MENU DOWN until SYSTEM appears then press UP ARROW Press MENU DOWN until the PRESET UNIT menu appears Press UP ARROW and the unit will turn itself off and reset all options Turn ...

Page 46: ...th fish signals This lets you practice with the unit as if you were on the water all features and functions of the unit are usable A message appears occasionally to remind you that the simulator is on To use the simulator press DOWN MENU repeatedly until the SYSTEM menu appears then press UP ARROW Press DOWN MENU until the SIMULATOR menu appears Now press UP ARROW to turn it on and press PWR to cl...

Page 47: ...d and the Fish Reveal modes can be turned on or off To enter the Chart Setup menu sequence press MENU DOWN until the CHART SETUP menu appears Press UP ARROW and then you can use the menu keys to cycle through the chart setup menus Chart Setup menu LIMIT SEARCH The Limit Search command helps you maintain maximum chart detail when you are moving fast in deep water about 200 feet When turned on Limit...

Page 48: ... keys to select the desired range When you re finished press PWR to clear the menu from the display Next press MENU DOWN until the CHART SETUP menu appears then press UP ARROW to enter the list of Chart Setup commands where the LIMIT SEARCH menu appears Press UP ARROW to turn it on and press PWR to clear the menu Limit Search menu To turn Limit Search off repeat the above steps but press the Down ...

Page 49: ...de of the screen can be turned on or off The default is on Scales menu with scale on left and off right With the scale off only the upper and lower limits zero and 60 in this case are displayed To turn the scale off press MENU DOWN until CHART SETUP appears then press UP ARROW Press MENU DOWN until SCALES appears then press DOWN ARROW to select UPPER LOWER ONLY Press the PWR key to clear the menus...

Page 50: ...rely connected before turning the unit on Unit freezes locks up or operates erratically 1 Electrical noise from the boat s motor trolling motor or an accessory may be interfering with the sonar unit Rerouting the power and trans ducer 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 ignition ...

Page 51: ...vitation 2 Electrical noise from the boat s motor can interfere 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 the display Try using resis tor spark plugs or routing the sonar unit s power and transducer cables away from other electrical wiring on th...

Page 52: ...ransducer cable away 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 ...

Page 53: ...OR REPLACEMENT OR REFUND AS JUST DESCRIBED IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AVAILABLE TO YOU AGAINST US FOR ANY DEFECT MALFUNCTION OR NON CONFORMITY CONCERNING 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 INDIRECT DAMAGE OF ANY KIND Some states do not allow the exclus...

Page 54: ...our shipping policies regulations and special offers at any time We reserve the right to do so without notice in Canada If you re in Canada and you have technical return or repair questions please contact the Factory Customer Service Department Before any product can be returned you must call customer service to determine if a return is necessary Many times customer service can resolve your proble...

Page 55: ...m 3 Canadian customers can write Lowrance Eagle Canada 919 Matheson Blvd E Mississauga Ontario L4W2R7 or fax 905 629 3118 Shipping Information If it becomes necessary to send a product for repair or replacement you must first receive a return authorization number from Customer Service Products shipped without a return authorization will not be accepted When shipping we recommend you do the followi...

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