Versa Electronics
www.marcumtech.com
GETTING STARTED
Ice System Set-Up
Your LX-5i comes virtually ready to fish. Open the front cover of the soft
pack, loosen the knobs and the monitor can now be positioned how you
want it. Once the monitor is positioned, tighten the knobs again to hold the
monitor in place.
Look behind the monitor and hook up the LX-5i power cord to the battery.
While you are at it, remove the entire unit from the soft pack so you can
see exactly how everything connects—this makes it easier down the road
if you ever need to check connections or change a battery or transducer.
Your LX-5i is delivered with a 9 amp battery that is charged, so you can take it
fishing right away. Even though the battery comes with a charge on it, due to
storage time or other factors it may not be fully charged when you get it, so if
you are not going fishing immediately you should hook up the charger to make
sure the battery has a full charge. To charge the battery, see below. The LX-5i
will operate for 12 hours or more on a fully charged battery. If you are going to
be in a situation where you will want to use your system for more than one day
without recharging, having a second, fully charged battery with you is cheap
insurance that will allow you to get full use out of your system for the duration
of your trip.
Inside the LX-5i deluxe soft case is an electronics shuttle that has compartments
for the battery and the dual beam transducer, as well as a transducer arm. The
adjustable transducer arm allows for maximum flexibility in positioning the LX-5i
around the ice hole, and can even be moved to the other side of the shuttle.
BATTERY CHARGING
Your Marcum system comes with a 3-stage battery charger. This style of
charger has proven to be the most effective and easiest to use of all charging
systems available. Because this is a 3-stage charger, there is no danger of
overcharging your battery. When properly cared for, a sealed lead acid battery
will last for at least a couple of years. Batteries are made to be used, and they
need to be used to make the most of them. The most important thing you can
do is to promptly recharge your battery after each use. Not charging your
battery immediately after use is the number one thing that leads to battery
failure.
For safety reasons, it is recommended that you place your system on a flat,
hard surface like cement or tile when charging it, away from any flammable
materials. Be sure to disconnect the charger from the wall when not in use,
and avoid leaving your battery hooked up to the charger for extended periods
of time.
When you get home from a trip, put your battery on charge right away and
leave it there overnight, or for around 8-12 hours. Likewise, on the night before
an ice fishing trip put it on the charger again, just to make sure. Again, there is
no danger of overcharging your battery. We often talk to people who hesitate
to charge their battery after each use for fear that the battery will develop a
“memory” and this will lead to a shortened run time—THIS IS FALSE!!!
ALWAYS CHARGE YOUR BATTERY AFTER EVERY USE!!! Be sure to use
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