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Page 1: ...TFX100ID 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 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 ...

Page 3: ...roduction 3 Simulator Operation 3 Using Depth Offset 3 What You See On Screen 5 Control Functions 8 Menu Functions 9 Section Two Maintenance and Warranty 18 Maintenance 18 Troubleshooting 19 One Year Warranty 20 Service Policy 21 Customer Support 22 Specifications 23 Rev 10420E ...

Page 4: ... is very fast A sound wave can travel from the surface to a depth of 600 185m and back again in less than of a second It is unlikely that your boat can outrun this sonar signal The 100ID series is a single frequency single beam unit and generates a 16 symmetrical cone of sonar coverage at 200kHz The 16 coverage shows excellent bottom detail with a greater depth capability than wider beams The sona...

Page 5: ...f you were on the water This simulator is invaluable for learning how to oper ate the many features of the 100ID unit With the unit turned off press and hold POWER until you hear a continu ous chirp This initiates the simulator operation Your 100ID will simulate all functions as if it were actually on the water To exit the simulator press POWER to turn the unit off Pressing POWER again will power ...

Page 6: ...pth reading approximated from the water line This true depth is useful for comparing to depth soundings plotted on navigation charts Use caution when operating in suspected shallow water as many factors such as tide and waves can effect the actual depth Selecting a negative number equal to the vertical distance between the transducer and lowest point of the hull will give depth readouts from the b...

Page 7: ... include speed and temperature read ings If you have purchased the Speed and Temperature accessory and it is installed the screen layout will be slightly different as shown in Figure B The number of vertical pixels picture elements or dots in a given depth range determines the display resolution or ability to differentiate targets close to the bottom or other targets The 100ID is capable of distin...

Page 8: ...ttom will be usually shown about of the way down the display The Structure ID depiction of the bottom will vary in appearance depending on the bottom terrain If the bottom is very hard and smooth the bottom depiction will be narrow and dense If the bottom is mud or soft sand the bottom depiction will be thick and less dense This indicates that much of the sonar signal is absorbed by the soft botto...

Page 9: ...is second return as an indicator when setting the sensitivity bias If a target is detected between the surface and the bottom it is displayed as a fish symbol Depending on the strength of the signal reflected from the object one of three different size symbols is used These reflected signals are normalized for depth so that a small fish does not appear to be a large fish if it is close to the boat...

Page 10: ...en for adjustment or if a menu is already present the next menu in sequence will appear Menus will go off screen and normal operation will resume after a short period of time UP arrow selects the next larger or next sequential adjust ment within the menu Holding an Arrow button down will cause the unit to continue to make the adjustment until a limit is reached and the limit alarm sounds DOWN arro...

Page 11: ...e debris to reflect the sonar signal the sensitivity is set higher The Sensitivity menu allows you to bias this automatic setting up or down based on personal preference You can select a bias of 5 to 5 for 11 differ ent bias settings A bias setting of 0 has no effect on the automatic function A 3 setting selects a sensitivity setting three steps higher than the unit would normally select so even t...

Page 12: ...a tion meaning the unit will no longer adjust the depth range automatically The depth range selected is also controlled by the UP and DOWN arrow buttons Ranges of 0 15 30 60 120 180 240 360 480 and 600 feet can be selected An on screen icon indicates whether the unit is in AUTO automatic or MNL manual range control If you alter the depth range Manual operation is auto matically selected This featu...

Page 13: ...l be 15 If the 60 or 120 depth range is in use the zoom range will be 15 if a 180 to 480 depth range is used the zoom range will be 30 and if the 600 range is in use the zoom range will be 60 Pressing the UP or DOWN arrow button enables zoom and adjusts the zoom window to the desired depth The upper and lower limits are shown on screen and the digi tal depth readout will continue to track the bott...

Page 14: ...se the UP button to turn the alarm off FISH ALARM The Fish Alarm alerts you to the presence of fish or other targets not attached to the bottom in the water beneath your boat The Fish Alarm has 3 different settings which correspond to the 3 different size fish targets shown on screen To enable Fish Alarm use the UP and DOWN arrow buttons to adjust the size return you want to be alerted to large fi...

Page 15: ...e strength of the signal reflected from it ID ID is the automatic identification of target returns based on the strength of the returned signal and other factors Three options are available ID On displays targets as one of three differ ent size fish symbols ID the default setting provides more information about the location of the target by attaching depth strings showing the digital depth of the ...

Page 16: ...of measure for the digital speed readout Two units of measure are available miles per hour MPH or nautical miles per hour KTS The selected unit of measure also affects the distance readout in the Triplog menu When MPH is selected distance readouts will be statute miles MI when KTS is selected the read outs will be in nautical miles NM Note The optional Speed Temperature accessory must be connected...

Page 17: ...ed to provide elapsed distance since power up and the average speed To enable the Triplog display press the UP OR DOWN arrow button Triplog can be reset at any time by pressing the UP OR DOWN arrow button Press MENU to return to the normal screen Note The optional Speed Temperature accessory must be connected for the Triplog menu to be available USING THE 100ID SERIES MENU FUNCTIONS Triplog On ...

Page 18: ...rrow to show the full screen display The current boat speed is displayed at the top the screen and current depth at the bottom At any time you can return to the normal sonar view by pressing the MENU button Note The optional Speed Temperature accessory must be connected for the Speed Depth menu to be available USING THE 100ID SERIES MENU FUNCTIONS Speed Depth Screen ...

Page 19: ...own presets 0 5 10 or 15 minutes The current countdown timer setting is displayed above the digital timer readout Once you select a setting other than zero minutes the countdown timer is activated and will alarm when the timer reaches zero After alarming the timer will begin to count up Restart the timer by using the DOWN arrow At any time you can return to normal sonar operation by pressing the M...

Page 20: ...externally mounted trans ducer Periodically clean the face of the transducer with liquid detergent Pivoting the transducer up in the bracket may allow better access for inspec tion or cleaning If your boat remains out of the water for a long period of time it may take some time to wet the transducer when returned to the water Small air bubbles can cling to the surface of the transducer and interfe...

Page 21: ... 12 or less 4 The unit is powered before I press power and it won t turn off Check the transducer cable if the outer jacket has been cut and the cable is touching metal you will need to repair it with electrical tape If you can t find a problem with the cable disconnect the transducer from the unit to see if the problem is corrected If so the problem is with the transducer cable 5 I get gaps in th...

Page 22: ... damage to the unit or its accessory items Any modification or attempt to repair the original equipment or accessories by unauthorized individuals will void the warranty Return the warranty registration card and retain your bill of sale for warranty verification Accessories not manufactured under the Techsonic Teleflex Sonar trade name are not covered by our warranty The customer is responsible fo...

Page 23: ...ee working days from the receipt of your unit This does not include shipping time to and from our factory Units received on Friday are usually shipped by Wednesday units received Monday are usually shipped by Thursday etc We reserve the right to deem any product unserviceable when replacement parts are no longer reasonably available or impossible to obtain After the original warranty period a stan...

Page 24: ... p m Central time If after reading Troubleshooting you determine your unit needs factory service please attach a description of the problem and send it with the unit to the address below If you are including a check please attach it to the unit Techsonic Industries Inc Service Department 108 Maple Lane Eufaula AL 36027 USA MAINTENANCE AND WARRANTY CUSTOMER SUPPORT ...

Page 25: ...t LCD LCD Matrix 100 x 64 Viewing Area 2 90 x 2 35 Mounting In Dash Unit Size 4 38 square by 4 4 total depth Unit Size On Dash 4 38 H x 4 38 W x 80 D Unit Dimensions area needed under dash 3 65 D 3 5 dia hole Transducer Standard XHS 6 16 Transducer Cable Length 20 Depth Ranges 15 30 60 120 180 240 360 480 600 Zoom Ranges 7 15 30 60 SPECIFICATIONS ...

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Page 27: ...A Division of Teleflex Marine ...

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