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DS600X

Digital Fishfinder

Owner’s Handbook

Document number: 81235-2
Date: April 2004

Summary of Contents for DS600X

Page 1: ...DS600X Digital Fishfinder Owner s Handbook Document number 81235 2 Date April 2004...

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Page 3: ...ormation contained in this handbook to the best of our knowledge was correct as it went to press However the Raymarine policy of continuous improvement and updating may change product specifications w...

Page 4: ...e that performance is not compromised Although every effort has been taken to ensure that they will perform under all conditions it is important to understand what factors could affect the operation o...

Page 5: ...ice technicians there are no user serviceable parts or adjustments 3 NAVIGATION AID This unit is only an aid to navigation Its accuracy can be affected by many factors including equipment failure or d...

Page 6: ...ay have For information on Raymarine products and services contact either of the following United States Raymarine Incorporated 22 Cotton Road Unit D Nashua New Hampshire 03063 4219 USA Telephone 1 60...

Page 7: ...3 Selecting the Equipment Location 6 Mounting Location 6 2 4 Cable Runs 7 2 5 Mounting the Fishfinder 9 Bracket Mounting 9 Console Mounting optional 9 2 6 System Connections 11 DC Power and NMEA Conn...

Page 8: ...ho Rejection 37 Power 37 Max Ping Rate 37 ZOOM 37 View 38 Zoom x2 x3 x4 Magnification 39 Mode 39 TRIP RESET 39 DISPLAY SET UP 39 SOUNDER SET UP 39 Chapter 5 Display Set Up 41 5 1 Introduction 41 Brigh...

Page 9: ...sion and Serial Number read only 62 Chapter 7 Maintenance and Problem Solving 63 7 1 Maintenance 63 Routine Checks 63 Cleaning Instructions 63 Cleaning the Unit 63 Cleaning the Transducer 63 Cleaning...

Page 10: ...x DS600 Digital Fishfinder Worldwide Support 68 Appendix A Specifications 69 Index 71...

Page 11: ...produces a crystal clear echo sounder display Figure 1 1 DS600X Digital Fishfinder The DS600X employs a very high transmission repetition or ping rate which along with the digital adaptive highsample...

Page 12: ...tive Auto Adjustments Dual Frequency 200 50 kHz 500W RMS Depth Temp Speed transducer included with some models which can measure water depth water temperature and speed Speedometer style digital data...

Page 13: ...low deck The unit includes connections to Power NMEA the transducer Transducer The DS600X requires a transducer for measuring water depth water temperature distance traveled and speed A transducer is...

Page 14: ...4 DS600X Digital Fishfinder...

Page 15: ...t damageto theequipment Savethe carton and packing in case you need to return a unit for service Check that you have all the correct system components These depend on your system package as follows Th...

Page 16: ...ight bends in the cable Interference The selected location should be far enough away from devicesthatmaycauseinterference suchasmotors generators andradio transmitter receivers See the EMC guidelines...

Page 17: ...n place using tie wraps or lacing twine Coil any extra cable and tie it out of the way You will need to run the following cables Power NMEA cable supplied with the unit This 5 ft 1 5 m cable has aconn...

Page 18: ...DS600X Unit Dimensions 4 72 in 120 mm D6455 1 1 38 in 35 mm 1 38 in 35 mm 1 26 in 32 mm 5 08 in 129 mm 7 00 in 178 mm 2 52 in 64 mm 1 57 in 39 9 mm 5 12 in 130 mm plug clearance 7 48 in 190 mm 6 93 i...

Page 19: ...ting optional The fishfinder may also be installed directly into the console This requires the purchase of an optional Flush Mount kit Raymarine part number E32051 To flush mount the unit directly int...

Page 20: ...nd transducer cables through the back of the cutout and connect to the unit Avoid tight bends in the cables 11 Slide the unit into the panel cut out 12 Hand tighten the nuts to secure the unit to the...

Page 21: ...5 m cable is supplied for connecting the boat s DC power and NMEAinterfaceto theunit ThisPower NMEAcablecanbeextendedbyup to 60 ft 20 m using a wire gauge of AWG 12 or greater The cable s molded end...

Page 22: ...off the drain wire A fast blow 2 amp fuse is attached in line to the red positive wire Figure 2 5 Installing the Fuse CAUTION If the power connections are accidentally reversed the system will not wo...

Page 23: ...Figure 2 3 CAUTION Do not pull on the cable This can damage the transducer wires Do not cut the transducer cable or remove the connector Do not tryto shortenorsplicethecable Cuttingthe transducercabl...

Page 24: ...14 DS600X Digital Fishfinder...

Page 25: ...etails on setting up your DS600X and display are given in Chapter 6 3 3 Simulator Mode If you have not fully installed the fishfinder you can still operate in Simulator mode by connecting the fishfind...

Page 26: ...icate bottom structures such as a reef or shipwreck The upper and lower depth range limits are shown You can customize the sounder by choosing what is displayed and how it is displayed including langu...

Page 27: ...s is indicated by different colors You can use this information to determine the size of fish and the bottom structure Other objects in the water such as debris and air bubbles also return echoes thes...

Page 28: ...of the target The closer the target to the surface the larger the image on screen To display the depth of individual targets switch on the TARGET DEPTH ID from the menu as described on page 44 The si...

Page 29: ...ENU Press this key to enter Main Menu setup mode QUIT Pressthiskeytobackuponemenulevel Ifalreadyatthefirstmenulevel this exits Menu mode ENTER Pressing this key when a Menu box is displayed selects th...

Page 30: ...SPLAY SET UP Brightness setting 3 7 Using the Variable Range Marker VRM The VRM Variable Range Marker key is used to determine the distance behindtheboatofanobjectonthedisplay TheVRM functionisavailab...

Page 31: ...finder provides you with three Display Pages for presenting information Fishfinder Page Displays sounder data This is the default screen it appears when you first power on the unit Temperature Graph P...

Page 32: ...to display Nav Data Press to return to Fishfinder Screen Press to display Temp Screen 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 Minutes Temperature 71 5 F Speed kts 4 6 Log Trip 5...

Page 33: ...Accessing the Main Menu Figure 3 6 identifies these groupings General Menu Controls are described in Chapter 4 Display Setup functions are described in Chapter 5 Sounder Setup functions are described...

Page 34: ...SETUP Language Key Beep Key Help Depth Offset SOUNDER SETUP Speed Calibrate Temp Calibrate Sounder Simulator Speed Temperature Battery Log Trip Auto Scroll Analog Gauges SOG LAT LONG Waypoint RNG BRG...

Page 35: ...to the Gain setting To make changes to the menu settings 1 Press the MENU key The MAIN MENU screen appears The currently selected menu item in this case Scroll Speed is highlighted 2 Press the trackp...

Page 36: ...anged the change is accepted you need not use the ENTER key to select Range Frequency AUTOMATIC AUTOMATIC Scroll Speed ON A Scope OFF GAIN MODE ZOOM AUTO FISHING DISPLAY SET UP SOUNDER SET UP TRIP RES...

Page 37: ...n to the fish finder page GAIN MODE GAIN MODE COLOR GAIN Second Echo Rej AUTOMATIC GAIN AUTO TROLLING TVG AUTOMATIC Max Ping Rate Power Sounder Int Rej AUTO FISHING LOW AUTOMATIC 30 D6647 1 D6648 1 EN...

Page 38: ...itemsthataredisplayedinallcapsfollowedbyanellipsis GAIN MODE for example contains sub menus Use the trackpad keys to scroll through the sub menus 40 20 60 60 43 44 44 43 43 47 47 42 ft 35 36 Range Fre...

Page 39: ...uency AUTOMATIC 200 kHz MAN 50 kHz MAN DUAL MAN AUTOMATIC A Scope OFF ON 1 ON 2 ON 3 OFF GAIN MODE GAIN AUTO FISHING AUTO TROLLING AUTO CRUISING MANUAL 0 99 AUTO FISHING COLOR GAIN AUTOMATIC MANUAL 0...

Page 40: ...Rangesettingenablesyouto select themaximum depth displayed on the scrolling bottom and A Scope displays This parameter determines whether the depth range displayed is set automatically by the sounder...

Page 41: ...the change if desired If you wish to remain in Automatic Range mode press QUIT The following range shift values are available The default setting is AUTOMATIC Table 4 2 Range Values Feet Fathoms Mete...

Page 42: ...frequency is typically usedfor shallowerwater and amore detailed view When using this frequency the transducer scans a nar rower area but produces a more detailed view The 200 kHz signal is good for...

Page 43: ...lingbottom image in the left hand window Select one of the three modes for A Scope as demonstrated in Figure 4 1 OFF in whichA Scope doesnot appear ON 1 in whichthe image takesup the entire A Scope wi...

Page 44: ...the setting contains sub menus Gain Mode is comprised of seven sub menus Gain Color Gain Time Variable Gain TVG Sounder Interference Rejection Int Rej Second Echo Rejection Power Maximum Ping Rate Use...

Page 45: ...for slow speeds and drifting AUTO TROLLING is a medium gain setting that is better suited for trolling speeds AUTO CRUISING is the lowest automatic gain setting ideal for reducing background noise or...

Page 46: ...sing the TVG value increases the maximum depth to which TVG is applied Decreasing reduces the maximum depth Although you can manually set the TVG level Raymarine recommends letting the unit choose the...

Page 47: ...ct from the following AUTOMATIC in which the sounder automatically determines the optimal power setting based on the current depth speed and bottom signal strength MANUAL in which the power is increas...

Page 48: ...t hand window See Figure 4 3 In a split window display a zoom box appears representing the range being displayed in the zoom window The depths of the upper and lower boundaries of the zoom box are dis...

Page 49: ...the zoom window so that bottom details are always in view MANUAL enables you to reposition the zoomed image TRIP RESET This option resets the trip log Once TRIP RESET is selected you have the option t...

Page 50: ...40 DS600X Digital Fishfinder...

Page 51: ...isplay Set Up menu items 1 Press the MENU key The Main Menu appears 2 Press the trackpad keys to navigate to DISPLAY SET UP 3 Press the trackpad key or ENTER to select 4 Press the trackpad keys to bro...

Page 52: ...ZOOM AUTO FISHING DISPLAY SET UP SOUNDER SET UP TRIP RESET MAIN MENU MAIN MENU Range Frequency AUTOMATIC AUTOMATIC Scroll Speed ON A Scope OFF GAIN MODE ZOOM AUTO FISHING DISPLAY SET UP SOUNDER SET U...

Page 53: ...than 40 Target Depth ID OFF DEPTH FISH FISH DEPTH OFF Depth Digit Size LARGE SMALL LARGE Transparent Menu OFF ON OFF PALETTE Selection CLASSIC SUNBURST GRAYSCALE INV GRAY COPPER NIGHT VISION CLASSIC B...

Page 54: ...FF displays neither the depth or a fish icon This is the default setting DEPTH displays the depth just above each target echo FISH displays a fish icon instead of an echo Three different fish icons ap...

Page 55: ...lower left of the screen Choose from the following LARGE default SMALL Transparent Menu This option removes the background white from the menu dialog box enabling you to see data that would normally b...

Page 56: ...er a wide range suitable for viewing in daylight high brightness level or at night low brightness level Selection Select the optimal color scheme for your lighting conditions CLASSIC default SUNBURST...

Page 57: ...gularly used data in acompact form so that most of the graphics can still be seen Each data item can be displayed in a separate data field or scrolled through a single data field every three seconds S...

Page 58: ...e 5 4 Data Items Displayed as Analog Gauges NAV SET UP Navigation Data Similar to Data Items this is a list of navigation data you can display on the screen as separate data items Select from the foll...

Page 59: ...Time Offset Number of hours to offset the displayed time from the Universal Time Constant UTC otherwise known as Greenwich Mean Time Select UTC time or from 13 to 13 hours of UTC Time Format Display 1...

Page 60: ...50 DS600X Digital Fishfinder Figure 5 5 Displaying Navigation Data 40 20 60 60 D6903 1...

Page 61: ...rsystem you may decide to customize some aspects At the end are displayed the serial number of your sounder and the software version running This information may be requested by Raymarine staff should...

Page 62: ...IP RESET MAIN MENU MAIN MENU Range Frequency AUTOMATIC AUTOMATIC Scroll Speed ON A Scope OFF GAIN MODE ZOOM AUTO FISHING DISPLAY SET UP SOUNDER SET UP TRIP RESET MAIN MENU MAIN MENU SOUNDER SET UP SOU...

Page 63: ...F DEPTH FISH FISH DEPTH OFF Fish Alarm ON OFF OFF Shallow Alarm ON OFF OFF Shallow Range 2 1999 FEET 0 332 FATHOMS 1 608 METERS1 5 FEET 1 FATHOM 2 METERS1 Deep Alarm ON OFF OFF Deep Range 3 2000 FEET...

Page 64: ...ing Mode TRUE MAGNETIC TRUE Date Format MM DD YY DD MM YY MM DD YY Time Format 12 HOUR 24 HOUR 12 HOUR NMEA OUT SETUP BWC BWR DBT DPT GLL MTW VHW VLW VTG ZDA OFF ON OFF Language ENGLISH UK ENGLISH US...

Page 65: ...e anchor drags and the boats moves into shallower or deeper water Note Afteryouhaveacknowledgedthe soundingofashallowordeepwater alarm a minimum of 30 seconds must elapse before a another shallow deep...

Page 66: ...the beeper sounds and moving arrow indicators point to the digital depth display You cannot set the shallow alarm to be deeper than the deep alarm The default setting is OFF Shallow Range Usethe and...

Page 67: ...the value set for Deep Range automatically enables the Deep Alarm Temp Alarm If this alarm is ON and the water temperature falls within the range set using the Temp Rng High and Temp Rng Low settings...

Page 68: ...ameter See page 59 ALARM CLOCK Set this alarm to sound the beeper at a particular time of day Note This function requires NMEA input of the current time To enable the Alarm Clock 1 Select highlight AL...

Page 69: ...system Depth Units FEET default FATHOMS METERS Available in CE models only Temp Units FAHRENHEIT default CENTIGRADE Speed Units KNOTS default MILES PER HOUR KM PER HOUR Distance Units NAUTICAL MILES d...

Page 70: ...EA sentences is transmission ON Disable the sentence by selecting OFF The following table displays the available NMEA sentences and their meanings 1 Data repeated from external device Table 6 2 NMEA S...

Page 71: ...pting you to make the appropriate key presses The help message is cleared when an action is selected ENGLISH UK ITALIAN ENGLISH US default NORWEGIAN DANISH PORTUGUESE FRENCH SPANISH GERMAN SWEDISH DUT...

Page 72: ...Log Trip and paddlewheel distance Temp Calibrate If the transducer is equipped with a temperature sensing thermistor the DS600X calculates the temperature of the water The temperature calibrate optio...

Page 73: ...ited to the following periodic checks Examine the cables for signs of damage such as chafing cuts or nicks Check that the cable connectors are firmly attached Cleaning Instructions Cleaning the Unit T...

Page 74: ...Therearenouserser viceable parts in any Raymarine product Some products generate high voltages so never handle the cables con nectors when power is being supplied to the equipment When powered up all...

Page 75: ...Check the system fuse Display freezes 1 Check the Scroll Speed is not set to PAUSE 2 Check the transducer cable for damage If damaged the cable and transducer must be replaced as a unit Unit does not...

Page 76: ...licking the Find Answers link routes you to our solution database Search questions and answers by product category keywords or phrases If the answer you are seeking is not available click the Ask Raym...

Page 77: ...port Specialists are available to answer questions about installing operating and trouble shooting all Raymarine products Questions can be sent directly to our Technical Support Department via the Int...

Page 78: ...rage Park Portsmouth Hampshire England PO3 5TD Tel 44 0 23 9269 3611 Fax 44 0 23 9269 4642 Technical Support The Technical Services Department handles inquiries concerning installation operation fault...

Page 79: ...r Input 10 0VDC to 18 0VDC 13 8 VDC nominal Consumption Typical 10W 12VDC Mounting Mounting Bracket or optional Flush Mount Controls 6 defined keys and trackpad Display 320 x 240 pixels VGA color port...

Page 80: ...70 DS600X Digital Fishfinder NMEA Data Connector Received Transmitted POWER NMEA BWC BWR GLL ZDA RMB VTG HDG HDT BWC BWR DBT DPT GLL MTW VHW VLW VTG ZDA...

Page 81: ...ort 66 D Data Items 47 Analog Gauges 47 Auto Scroll 47 Battery 47 Log 47 Speed 47 Temperature 47 Trip 47 Date Format 49 60 Date Setting 49 Deep Alarm 57 Deep Range 57 Depth Digit Size 45 Depth Offset...

Page 82: ...9 L Language 61 LAT LONG 48 List Display Set Up Menu items 43 Main Menu items 29 Sounder Set Up Menu items 53 Location Mounting 6 Log 47 M Main Menu 25 List 29 Maintenance 63 Max Ping Rate 37 Menu 30...

Page 83: ...d Echo Rejection 37 Selecting Menu Items 25 Serial Number 62 Service 67 Shallow Alarm 56 Shallow Range 56 Simulator 15 62 Software Version 62 SOG 48 Sonar Basic System 2 Echoes 16 Image 17 Signal Stre...

Page 84: ...Page 19 21 Temp Range 58 Temp Units 59 Temperature 47 Time Format 49 60 Time Offset 49 Time Setting 49 Trackpad 20 Transducer 3 Cable 13 Cleaning 63 Connections 11 13 Transparent Menu 45 Trip 47 Trip...

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