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Thank you for choosing Teleflex Sonar, manufactured by Techsonic
Industries, for your sonar fishfinder and depthsounder. Techsonic has
built its reputation by designing and manufacturing top-quality, thor-
oughly reliable marine equipment. Techsonic has designed your
Teleflex Sonar unit to be trouble free even in the harshest marine envi-
ronments.

In the unlikely event that your Teleflex Sonar product does require
repairs, Techsonic offers an exclusive Service Guarantee - free of
charge during the first year after purchase, and available at a reason-
able rate after the one-year period. Complete details are included at
the end of this manual.

We encourage you to read this operations manual carefully in order to
get full benefit from all the features and uses of your Teleflex Sonar
product. Also, to register your purchase and help us learn more about
you, please fill out the included warranty registration card

WARNING! This device should not be used as a navigational
aid to prevent collision, grounding, boat damage, or personal
injury. When the boat is moving, water depth may change too
quickly to allow time for you to react. Always operate the boat
at very slow speeds if you suspect shallow water or sub-
merged objects.

THANK YOU

WARNING:

Dis-assembly and repair of this electronic unit should only be performed by authorized

service personnel. Any modification of the serial number or attempt to repair the original equipment or
accessories by unauthorized individuals will void the warranty. Handling and/or opening this unit may
result in exposure to lead, in the form of solder.

WARNING:

This product contains lead, a chemical known to the State of California to

cause cancer and birth defects and other reproductive harm.

Summary of Contents for TFXIDF

Page 1: ...TFXIDF Operations Manual...

Page 2: ...f your Teleflex Sonar product Also to register your purchase and help us learn more about you please fill out the included warranty registration card WARNING This device should not be used as a naviga...

Page 3: ...feet outer scale 0 80 feet outer scale x 2 0 120 feet inner scale Pulse Length 0 40 feet 100 sec microseconds 0 80 feet 200 sec 0 120 feet 300 sec Frequency 200 kHz Temperature 32 to 99 F Output power...

Page 4: ...backlight for nighttime use 140 Segment RealTime 3 Level Grayscale Display Noise Suppression Button Suppression ON Increase Sensitivity from 0 to 32 in logarithmic steps Decrease Sensitivity Sensitiv...

Page 5: ...ress the SUPPRESSION key Pressing the key again will eliminate SUPPRESSION SUPPRESSION provides an advanced level of control over the amount of visi ble detail on the unit You can choose the setting t...

Page 6: ...ontent weeds brush steep slopes and fish are readily attainable The Zero mark will be on at all times This mark represents the start of the Sonar Depth scale which is relative to the placement of your...

Page 7: ...ature to prevent wrap on all scales to assist in differentiating bottom second echo and fish Soft Bottom A soft bottom is displayed on the IDF as a gray return Soft bottoms absorb the sound waves and...

Page 8: ...the abil ity to identify targets laying on or very close to the bottom This illustration shows a fish one segment from a hard bottom Most other electronic units would not read this fish since they of...

Page 9: ...n or out of the transducer cone while another fish is directly under the transducer cone near 17 Fish at 17 and either baitfish or larger fish at edge of cone at 16 SUPPRESSION Dead Zone Any and all s...

Page 10: ...depths Trees of course will appear station ary Another way to identify fish is to reduce the sensitivity and grayscale to minimize the number of segments Dark segments may be fish Structure such as t...

Page 11: ...n boat is not moving and at slow speeds but random flashes occur at higher speed Unit turned on but unit displays zero at all times Night light operates but no bottom display Unit turned on but unit d...

Page 12: ...ERAL WARRANTY ACT EFFECTIVE JULY 4 1975 SERVICE POLICY This Service Policy is valid in the United States only This applies to Teleflex Sonar units returned to our factory in Eufaula Alabama and is sub...

Page 13: ...ervice charge will be assessed for each repair physical damage and missing parts are not includ ed Please call our Customer Support Department to verify the service charge for your unit If shipping ch...

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