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X-29, X-39

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X-49

INSTALLATION AND OPERATION

INSTRUCTIONS

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Summary of Contents for X-29

Page 1: ...37 X 29 X 39 and X 49 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS ...

Page 2: ... UPPER LOWER LIMITS 19 SENSITIVITY 20 GRAYLINE 20 FISH ID 21 FISH TRACK 22 CHART SPEED 22 DISPLAY MODE 23 TEMPERATURE PROBE SELECT 26 ALARMS 27 LIGHT 28 FEET METER 28 DISPLAY CONTRAST 28 ASP Advanced Signal Processing 29 SIMULATOR 29 TROUBLESHOOTING 30 WARRANTY 33 Copyright 2000 Lowrance Electronics Inc All features and specifications in this manual are subject to change without notice All screens...

Page 3: ... have to do is press the menu key This series of sonar products has powerful features available through easy to use menus To get started with your Lowrance unit first read the installation section This is where it all begins Improper installation can cause problems down the road After you ve read the instructions install the unit then read the rest of the manual The more you know about your unit t...

Page 4: ... is to be mounted inside the hull then the chosen location must be in the water at all times If the transducer is not placed in a smooth flow of water interference will show on the sonar s display in the form of random lines or dots whenever the boat is moving 2 The transducer should be installed with it s face pointing straight down if possible 3 If the transducer is mounted on the transom make c...

Page 5: ... the bow high when at rest or at slow trolling speeds Follow the procedure listed in the shoot thru hull installation section in this manual to determine if you can satisfactorily shoot through the hull DOT Transducer Assembly and Mounting All Units The best way to install this transducer is to loosely assemble all of the parts first place the transducer s bracket against the transom and see if yo...

Page 6: ...ket Place the ratch ets into the holes in the bracket with the letter B aligned with the dot stamped in the bracket Reassemble the transducer and bracket and place them against the transom Again check to see if you can move the transducer so it s parallel with the ground If you can then go to step 3 If it doesn t repeat step 2 but use a different letter until you can place the transducer on the tr...

Page 7: ...ATION TRANSOM SIDE VIEW 4 Hold the transducer and bracket assembly against the transom The transducer should be roughly parallel to the ground The bottom of the transducer bracket should be in line with the bottom of the hull Don t let the bracket extend below the hull Mark the center of the slots for the mounting holes Drill two 5 32 holes in the marked locations for the 10 screws supplied with t...

Page 8: ...ve some slack inthe cable at the transducer as shown above If possible route the transducer cable away from other wiring on the boat Electri cal noise from the engine s wiring bilge pumps VHF radio wires and cables and aerators can be picked up by the sonar Use caution when routing the transducer cable around these wires IMPORTANT Clamp the transducer cable to the transom close to the transducer T...

Page 9: ...uce or eliminate the sonar signals To choose the proper location for thru hull mounting anchor the boat in 60 feet of water Add a little water to the sump of the boat Plug the INNER HULL OUTER HULL FILL WITH EPOXY EPOXY TO HULL FIRST transducer into the sonar unit turn it on then hold the transducer over the side of the boat Adjust the sensitivity and range controls until a second bottom echo is s...

Page 10: ...se epoxies may result in poor sonar performance Apply a small amount on the face of the transducer as shown above then spread a small amount onto the sanded area on the SAND THIS SURFACE SPREAD EPOXY HERE Shoot thru hull Installation 1 Make certain the area is clean dry and free of oil or grease then sand both the inside surface of the hull and the face of the transducer with 100 grit sandpaper Th...

Page 11: ...route the cable to the sonar unit Fish Arches If you do not get good fish arches on your display it could be the transducer is not parallel with the ground when the boat is at rest in the water or at slow trolling speeds If the arch slopes up but not back down then the front of the transducer is too high and needs to be lowered If only the back half the the arch is printed then the nose of the tra...

Page 12: ...ulated wire to it You can attach the power cable to an accessory or power buss however you may have problemswithelectricalinterference Makecertaintoattachthein linefuse holder to the positive lead as close to the battery or terminal strip as possible This will protect both the unit and the power cable in the event of a short Use a 3 amp fuse WARNING Do not use this product without a 3 amp fuse wir...

Page 13: ...mounting It may be necessary to place a piece of plywood on the back side of thin panels to reinforce the panel Make certain there is enough room behind the unit to attach the power and transducer cables Drill a hole in the dash for the power and transducer cables The best location for this hole is immediately under the gimbal bracket This way the bracket covers the hole The smallest hole the powe...

Page 14: ... or more temperature readings you ll need to use the proper sensors For example you can t use two T 3 sensors The sensors that will fit these units are TS 1BK One sensor for Water temperature display TS 2BK One sensor for T 2 temperature display TS 3BK One sensor for T 3 temperature display TS 12BK Two sensors for Water and T 2 temperature displays ST TBK One speed sensor and one temperature senso...

Page 15: ... speed sensor ST TBK TS 2BK TS 3BK 3 temp sensors and one speed sensor TS 1BK 1 temperature sensor TS 12BK 2 temperature sensors or TS 1BK TS 2BK 2 temperature sensors TS 12BK TS 3BK 3 temperature sensors or TS 1BK TS 2BK TS 3BK 3 temperature sensors Two Temperature Sensors Water and T 2 TS 12 BK X 39 or X 49 POWER CABLE Here s some sample wiring diagrams ...

Page 16: ...er T 2 and T 3 Three Temperature Sensors plus Speed Water T 2 T 3 and Speed TS 12 BK TS 3 BK ST TBK TS 2 BK TS 3 BK X 39 or X 49 POWER CABLE Sensor Chart Note Do not use these sensors in any other combina tion X 39 or X 49 POWER CABLE ...

Page 17: ...isplayed In other words anytime you wish to stop the chart first make certain no menu is on the screen Now press the up arrow key The chart freezes and the word STOP appears at the top of the screen To start the chart press the up arrow key again DISPLAY General The lights flash for about ten seconds when the unit is turned on Two menus appear one after the other The menus are the lights BACK LIGH...

Page 18: ... ac cording to water conditions It always keeps the bottom depth displayed in the lower por tion of the screen To turn the automatic feature off press the menu key until the AUTO MAN menu ap pears Now press the down arrow key This highlights the letters MAN The unit is now in the manual mode Wait a few seconds and the menu will scroll off the screen s left side Pressing the PWR key also clears it ...

Page 19: ...sn t track the bottom in the manual mode and the adjustments are slightly different Zoom Automatic Operation To zoom the display first press the MENU key until the RANGE ZOOM menu appears as shown at right Now press the down arrow key This switches the unit into the zoom mode A new menu immediately appears as shown below This is the zoom size menu Zoom size is the distance between the upper limit ...

Page 20: ... and 5 10 20 30 50 100 and 150 meters Zoom Manual Operation To operate the zoom feature when the unit is in the manual mode first press the menu key Then press the down arrow key in the RANGE ZOOM menu to place the unit in the zoom mode The zoom size menu automatically appears next You can change the zoom size by pressing the up or down arrows After you select the desired zoom size press the menu ...

Page 21: ...make certain the unit is in the manual mode Next press a menu key until the UPPER LIMIT menu appears Now press the down arrow key to increase the upper limit or the up arrow key to decrease it After you ve finished wait a few seconds and the menu will scroll off the screen sleftside PressingthePWR keyalso clears it 21 FOOT UPPER LIMIT To change the lower limit again make certain the unit is in the...

Page 22: ...nit is in automatic the menu shows AUTO SENS Otherwise the menu shows MAN SENS Now press the up arrow key to increase the sensitivity the down arrow to decrease it The percentage of sensitivity in use shows in this menu Echoes scrolling onto the screen will also show the effects of the sensitivity change If you reach the maxi mum or minimum sensitivity level a tone sounds alerting you to the limit...

Page 23: ... In most instances remaining targets are fish The Fish ID feature displays symbols on the screen in place of the actual fish echoes There are three symbol sizes small medium and large These show the relative size between targets In other words it displays a small fish symbol when it thinks a target is a small fish a medium fish symbol on a larger target etc The microcomputer is sophisticated but i...

Page 24: ... can t stop the chart while a menu is displayed Now press the up arrow key The chart freezes and the word STOP appears at the top right portion of the screen To start the chart press the up arrow key again The Fish ID feature can t be used when the unit is in the manual mode If you turn the automatic feature off the Fish ID feature will automatically be turned off also FISH TRACK This unit automat...

Page 25: ...ned on It has the following features 1 Automatic On 2 Fish ID Feature On 3 Digital Depth Display On CHT 2 Chart 2 This is the High Speed Scroll mode It shifts the chart speed into high gear scrolling ech oes at a high rate It has the following fea tures 1 Automatic Off 2 Fish ID Feature Off 3 Digital Depth Display Off DIG 1 Digital 1 This is the digital only screen It shows the digital depth displ...

Page 26: ...ult mode used when the unit is first turned on It has the following features 1 Automatic On 2 Fish ID Feature On 3 Digital Depth Display On CHT 2 Chart 2 Same as Chart 1 but with water tempera ture added CHT 3 Chart 3 Same as Chart 1 but with speed added ...

Page 27: ...to high gear scrolling ech oes at a high rate It has the following fea tures 1 Automatic Off 2 Fish ID Feature Off 3 Digital Depth Display Off DIG 1 Digital 1 This is the digital only screen It shows the digital depth display at the top of the screen in very large numbers The shallow and deep alarm settings are displayed beneath the digi tal depth No chart shows on this screen ...

Page 28: ...rature T 2 tem perature and T 3 temperature all show on this screen Temperature Probe Select You can select the temperature probe s out put that shows on Chart 2 and 4 when more than one temperature probe is connected to an X 39 or X 49 To do this press a MENU key until the TEMP PROBE menu appears as shown at right Now press the up or down arrow keys until the desired probe appears Press the PWR k...

Page 29: ... adjust the same although through different menus Shallow Alarm To set the shallow alarm press the menu key repeatedly until the SHAL ALARM menu appears Press the down arrow key to in crease the shallow alarm s depth setting the up arrow key decreases it The number in the shallow alarm s menu box shows the current shallow alarm setting When the number reaches the desired setting release the ar row...

Page 30: ...ttings are in feet To change from feet to meters or vice versa press the menu key until the FEET METER menu appears Press the down arrow key to switchtometric theuparrowtoswitchtofeet Displays show in feet when the unit is first turned on The menu will clear automatically after a few seconds or you can press the PWR key to clear the screen DISPLAY CONTRAST Theunit sdisplaycontrastisadjustabletosui...

Page 31: ...peeds without adjusting the sensi tivity or other controls When the unit is first turned on ASP is enabled To turn ASP off press the menu key repeatedly until the ASP menu appears Now press the up arrow to turn it on or the down arrow to turn it off The menu will clear automatically after a few seconds or you can press the PWR key to clear the screen SIMULATOR A simulator is built inside that can ...

Page 32: ...cause a film to form on the transducer reducing its effectiveness If the transducer is mounted inside the hull be sure it is shooting through only one layer of fiberglass and that it is securely bonded to the hull Do NOT use RTV silicone rubber adhesive or MarinetexTM 2 Electrical noise from the boat s motor can interfere with the sonar This causes the sonar to automatically increase its Discrimin...

Page 33: ...n cause the unit to eliminate weaker signals such as fish or even structure from the display Try using resistor spark plugs or routing the sonar unit s power and transducer cables away from other electrical wiring on the boat No fish arches when the Fish ID feature is off 1 Make certain transducer is pointing straight down This is the most common problem if a partial arch is displayed See the Fish...

Page 34: ...ucer cable away from the wiring that is causing the interference VHF radio antenna cables radiate noise when transmitting so be certain to keep the sonar s wires away from it You may need to route the sonar unit s power cable directly to the battery to isolate it from other wiring on the boat If no noise displays on the sonar unit from electrical equipment then make certain everything except the s...

Page 35: ...r the product THIS REPAIR REPLACEMENT OR REFUND AS JUST DESCRIBED IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AVAILABLE TO YOU AGAINST US FOR ANY DEFECT MALFUNCTION OR NON CONFORMITY CONCERN ING THE PRODUCT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM ANY OTHER CAUSE WHATSOEVER WE WILL NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDENTAL OR OTHER INDI RECT DAMAGE OF ANY KIND Some state...

Page 36: ...34 Notes ...

Page 37: ...ax 416 629 3118 WARRANTY REPAIR WILL BE HONORED ONLY IN THE COUNTRY UNIT WAS PURCHASED Please follow the shipping instructions shown below on this page if you have to mail your unit to the dealer For proper testing repair and service send a brief note with the product describing the problem Be sure to include your name return shipping address and a daytime telephone number How to Obtain Service In...

Page 38: ...ranty How to Obtain Service U S A Only We back your investment in quality products with quick expert service and genuine Lowrance replacement parts If you re in the United States and you have questions please contact the Factory Customer Service Depart ment using our toll free number listed below You must send the unit to the factoryforwarrantyserviceorrepair Pleasecallthefactorybeforesending the ...

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