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Getting Started 

Your new Showdown Troller Digital Fish Finder runs on 6 AA batteries (not 
included). Open up the battery compartment located in the back of the unit 
and insert 6AA batteries into the battery compartment and replace the cover.  
Next, take one looped end of the neck lanyard and feed it through the neck 
lanyard slot located on the “bottom” on the Troller Unit. Take the other looped 
end, and pass it through the loop that has been fed through the slot to secure 
the lanyard to the Troller unit. Finally, simply secure the plug on the 6’ trans-
ducer cord in to the power plug on the back of the unit and your Showdown 
Troller is now ready to be used. The 6AA batteries will power your Showdown 
Troller unit for up to 20 hours of continuous use.

12 Volt Rechargeable Battery Option

The Troller unit can also be powered by using 12V rechargeable battery (not 
included).  The power / transducer cord that comes with the Troller unit is 
equipped with a 12V “pig-tail” lead that can be attached to an optional acces-
sory, the Showdown Troller Performance Pack. The Troller unit can be placed 
in and removed from the performance pack with ease by using the Quick-
Slide bracket that comes with the performance pack.  Feel free to keep AA 
batteries in place while using the performance pack—when you are connected 
to the big battery, you will be using current from the big battery.  Should you 
choose to go on a “scouting mission”, you can quickly and easily disconnect 
the pigtail connection to return to running on AA battery power. 

Showdown Troller Features

The ShowDown’s straightforward control panel is designed to let you concen-
trate on fishing. Most settings work by first activating the function itself (ex: 
press SENS to trigger sensitivity adjustment), then simply press the UP or 
DOWN keys to adjust levels. 

POWER ON— To turn the Showdown Troller POWER to ON, press and hold 
POWER key for two seconds. The unit will beep, and a message will appear 
briefly at the bottom of the screen—this message indicates which software 
edition that your system is equipped with, and whether ICE MODE is on or 
off.  (See below to activate ICE MODE). It is normal to hear a “ticking” sound 
coming from the transducer whenever the Troller is operating.

POWER OFF— To turn the Showdown Troller POWER to OFF, press and hold 
POWER for two seconds. Showdown Troller automatically preserves your 
sonar settings the next time you activate unit. 

BACKLIGHT— To turn backlight on, turn Showdown Troller POWER ON, then 
press POWER key again (do not hold key down). To turn backlight off, press 
POWER momentarily again (do not hold button down). 

SIMULATOR— With Showdown Troller POWER OFF, enter SIMULATOR mode 
by pressing and holding POWER key for 5 seconds. 

“SI” will appear on the 

bottom of the screen, indicating you are in SIMULATOR mode.  SIMULATOR 
mode shows how the bottom, a lure and fish would appear on the screen if 
you were fishing in 32’ of water. To exit SIMULATOR mode, turn the Show-
down Troller POWER to OFF, then turn unit back ON.  While in SIMULATOR 

Summary of Contents for Showdown Troller

Page 1: ...Showdown Troller Digital Fish Finder User Manual www marcumtech com ...

Page 2: ...de 4 Ice Mode 5 Other Showdown Troller Features 7 Tips For Using Your Showdown Troller 7 How do I see my lure 8 Will the Showdown Troller read through the ice 8 Caring For Your Showdown Troller 8 Troubleshooting 9 Unit will not power up 9 Unit turns on but will not read bottom 9 Screen seems to be getting heavy interference with lots of clutter 9 Display only shows 32 9 Showdown Troller Specificat...

Page 3: ... well as the user friendliness of the interface enables you to catch more fish and have more fun You will now spend more time actually fishing and less time trying to figure out how to interpret what your sonar unit is showing you Simply turn on your Showdown Troller and immediately begin observing the action below The ShowDown s Auto Depth Range feature immediately locks on to the proper depth ra...

Page 4: ... choose to go on a scouting mission you can quickly and easily disconnect the pigtail connection to return to running on AA battery power Showdown Troller Features The ShowDown s straightforward control panel is designed to let you concen trate on fishing Most settings work by first activating the function itself ex press SENS to trigger sensitivity adjustment then simply press the UP or DOWN keys...

Page 5: ...ter is now activated To exit ICE mode and return Showdown Troller to normal operating mode press the UP and DOWN keys simultaneously The message ICE OFF will now flash briefly at the bottom of the screen SENSITIVITY The Showdown Troller is a highly sensitive sonar unit capable of reading the tiniest of solid objects below It features a 25 level adjustable Sensitivity function with surface clutter ...

Page 6: ... passes the 20 foot range by one step At this point you see a flashing A icon instead of the FEET indicator To return to manual range simply press RANGE METRIC again and scroll DOWN to the desired range METRIC To change your display to read in meters rather than feet press and hold the RANGE METRIC for approximately 4 seconds When in metric mode all depth measurements including zoom functions will...

Page 7: ...ugh the bottom of a canoe kayak or other watercraft be sure that the bottom of the transducer is level before attempting to shoot through so a positive bottom reading can be seen Many anglers successfully shoot through the hull of their canoe or kayak by placing a wet towel on the floor of their boat then placing the transducer on top of that When Ice Fishing we recommend having transducer down th...

Page 8: ...fe and sonar run time Using 6AA battery power 20 hours of continuous use can be achieved With the use of the Optional 12V Performance Pack and Optional 12V battery a fully charged 12 volt 9 0 amp battery not included should provide up to 30 hours of use between charges To avoid an unexpected shortage of power always have a spare set of AA batteries with you NOTE In ICE mode whether using 6AA power...

Page 9: ...ity Power cord may not be connected to Showdown Troller Unit Check connections and try POWER again Check wiring on power cable Make sure all connections between the Showdown Troller transducer battery are solid and be sure that the fuse is intact Unit turns on but will not read bottom Transducer may not be properly leveled or connected Check cable connections Make sure the bottom of the transducer...

Page 10: ...nents that fail in normal use Failures due to abuse misuse or unauthorized alteration modification or repair are not covered Cut cables and submerged power heads are not covered Broken cable and or power head connectors will incur a service repair charge The warranty is valid only for the original owner who purchases the unit from an authorized Versa Electronics dealer Products purchased from on l...

Page 11: ...ng TrueColor display 2500 watts of peak to peak power patented signal interference rejection Superfine Line Technology and target separation down to 3 4 inch LX7 The LX 7 Digital Sonar takes DNA from other fine Marcum sonars you might say it was bred for excellence Because the LX 7 is digital we can pack it full of more features than have ever been found in an ice sonar before With an 8 customizab...

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