Versa Electronics
www.marcumtech.com
GETTING STARTED
Ice System Set-Up
Your Digital Sonar comes virtually ready to fish. Open the top 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 Digital Sonar’s 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 change a battery or transducer. Your Digital
Sonar 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
Marcum Digital Sonar will operate for 10 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 Marcum Digital Sonar’s 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 Digital Sonar around the ice hole, and can even be moved to the
other side of the shuttle.
Using the Marcum Digital Sonar can be as simple as turning it on—the factory
settings will come on automatically and allow you to use the Digital Sonar in the
most popular configuration.
Be sure to explore all of the options available to customize your Dashboard
Display. With five different sonar portals, four color palettes, two cone angles,
and a myriad of other settings, there are many possibilities. Changing your
settings is easily done on the fly, but experimenting while using the simulator
at home will help you learn the “flow” of the menu and settings.
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.
