Summary of Contents for X-55A

Page 1: ...non warranty repairsfromthefactory whichis similartotheoriginalwarranty butisfor180daysratherthan oneyear For furtherdetails please callusattheabove number Onfactoryrepairs weguaranteeyour unitwillber...

Page 2: ...E CLARITY 29 ADVANCED SIGNAL PROCESSING ASP 30 WINDOWS 31 VIEWING WINDOWS OPTIONS 32 MODIFYING GROUPS 32 RESETrINGALLGROUPS 34 BROADVIEW 34 TRANSDUCERS ANDCONEANGLES 36 FISH ARCHES 37 SIGNAL INTERPRET...

Page 3: ...els 275 watts p p typical 34 4watts RMS typical Display Supertwist LCD 128verticalx160 horizontal 20 480totalpixels NOTICE Thestoragetemperature foryourunitisfrom 4degreesto 167degrees Fahrenheit 20de...

Page 4: ...tomers Only We backyour investment in quality products with quick expertserviceand genuine Lowrance replacement parts Ifyou needservice or repairs contactthe Lowrance Factory Customer Service Departme...

Page 5: ...number andDATEANDPLACE OFPURCHASE OF YOUR UNIT 4 The besttimeof day to call youifwehavequestions Provided thatall ofthe requested information is recorded andapproved byour CustomerService Department t...

Page 6: ...unted on thetransom makecertain it doesn t interfere withthetrailer or hauling of the boat Also don tmountit closerthanapproximately onefootfromthe engine s lowerunit This will preventcavitation inter...

Page 7: ...nochargetoyou Ournormalin plantturnaround onrepairs is3workingdays Unitsunderwarrantywill bereturnedtoyouatnocharge NOTE Lowrance will pay UPS surface shipping charges both to and fromthe factoryforth...

Page 8: ...oduct Ifsuchdefect malfunction ornon conformity remains aftera reasonable number ofattempts torepairbyus you may electtoobtain withoutcharge a replacementof theproduct orarefundfortheproduct THISREPAI...

Page 9: ...omthrough theslotsin the transducer bracket Nowdrill two holes in the centerof the slots Use 12 stainless steelsheetmetal screws to looselyattachthebracket tothe transom 46 7 ni fl I 1 12 24 36 e I o...

Page 10: ...ill placetheface of the transducer below the turbulentwater allowing the sonar unitto workat high speeds 6 Route thetransducer cable to thesonarunit Keepthe transducer cable awayfromother wiring on th...

Page 11: ...off SHOOT THRU HULL INSTALLATION The transducer installation inside a fiberglass hull must be in an area that does not have air bubbles in the resin or separated fiberglass layers Thesonarsignal mustp...

Page 12: ...sechofromthetimeitenters theconeuntil itleaves Ifthesensitivityisnothighenough theunitdisplays thefish onlywhenit is in thecenterofthe cone 3 Usethe Zoomfeature It is much easierto displayfish arches...

Page 13: ...e voltagedrops theunit stransmitter poweralsodrops reducing its abilitytofindthe bottomortargets Bottom echodisappearsathigh speedsorerraticdigitalreading or weakbottomecho whileboatismoving 1 The tra...

Page 14: ...yoursurvey yourX 55Awill tell youthedepth andtype ofbottom Itwillalso reveal suspended fish Keep afewmarkerbuoysintheboat readytotossoverboard Whenthe X 55Aindicates aschool offish throwthebuoyout Wit...

Page 15: ...atureincorporatedintotheX 55Aseriesisthe1 leIp menus Virtuallyeveryfeaturehasahelpmenu labelthat whenpressed givesone or more pagesoftext describing howto usethat feature For example pressingtheAUTOke...

Page 16: ...sashortlineextending abovethebottomsignal Asteepslopereturnsawidesignal thesteeperthewider Signalsreturned fromahigh underwater cliffareusually thewidestofall WATERTEMPERATURE ANDTHERMOCLINES Watertem...

Page 17: ...the unitis inthemanualmode butdon tget fishsymbolswhenthe Fishl D feature ison tryincreasingthesensitivity SIGNAL INTERPRETATION YourX 55Agivesan accurate picture of thebottomthat your boat is passing...

Page 18: ...enare FISHARCHES Fisharchesare createdwhentheconeofsound passesoverafish The distancetoafishwhentheconefirststrikes itisshownas A onthenext page When thecenteroftheconestrikes thefish thedistanceissho...

Page 19: ...ucers give accurate bottomreadings eventhoughthebottomsignal ismuchwide onthe20degree model This is because youare seeing moreofthebottom Remember the shallow edge ofthesignal showsyouthetruedepth The...

Page 20: ...left or right transducerelements areinuse the display scrollsthe echoes fromthetopofthedisplaytothe bottom instead offromright to left Ontheexamplescreenson the previous page both the right and left t...

Page 21: ...___ bottomdepth signals Noother ________ targetswill trip these alarms ______ _____ Thesealarms can be used at thesametimeorbythemselves SHAL QW ON 0 Yourunithastheunique abilitytoviewtargetsnotonlyst...

Page 22: ...rof the group youwishtocustomizebypress ing the key adjacent to the group slabel Ifthelabel isn t shown on this page press the key adjacent to the MORE label Inthis example thekey next to the GROUP A...

Page 23: ...hoes scrollacross thescreen is called the chart speed It s adjustable by first pressing the menu key then pressing the key adjacent to the ADJUST CHARTSPEED label The chart speed menu appearsat the bo...

Page 24: ...designate the relative sizebetweentargets In otherwords itdisplaysasmall fishsymbolwhen itthinksatargetisasmallfish amediumfishsymbolonalargertarget etc You can change the displays ontheX 55Abyusingth...

Page 25: ...tles submergedfloats airbubbles etc Individualtreelimbs extending outwardsfromagroupoflimbsisthehardest objectfortheFishl D feature todistinguish fromfish YoumayseeFish l D symbolsonthescreen when act...

Page 26: ...meters surface watertempera ture in degreesFahrenheit or Celsius speed instatute miles perhour kilometersperhour or knots anddistance log inmiles kilometers ornautical miles PTH FMM LJH iw Tochangeth...

Page 27: ...ress the key adjacent to the TURN FASTRAK ON label To turn itoff repeat the same steps The TURN FASTRAK OFF labelappears instead of the TURN FASTRAK ON Ia SPEAKER VOLUME Thespeakervolumehastwolevels h...

Page 28: ...FT K it 98 ________ 60 Press the CLEAR keyto exit fromthis menu or waitapproximately ten secondsandthemenuswill automatically clear Toturntheentire digital boxoff pressthe MENU keytwice then pressthe...

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