Marcum Technologies LX-5i, Руководство пользователя

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your display as one wide band rather than individual lines. By changing to the
narrow 8 degree cone, the fish on the edge of your area will be eliminated
from your display, and it will now become easy to present your jig to individual
fish in the school.
4---Fishing in and around heavy weeds for panfish, like bluegills and
crappies.
Some lakes have thick, lush beds of aquatic plants like milfoil,
coontail, and cabbage, and these areas are often magnets for big panfish.
The trouble is, when you deploy a 20 degree transducer in heavy weeds, there
can be overload on your display from all the weeds. Switching to the narrow
beam will reduce how many plants are being picked up, and your jig and fish
can be plainly seen below you.
5---Fishing in a crowd, the narrow beam will reduce interference from
your neighbor
. Whenever two or more sonars are operated in proximity to
each other, there is the potential for interference caused by the various
transducer cones “crossing paths”. Switching to narrow beam will keep your
cone right below you, minimizing interference.
READING THROUGH ICE –
The LX-5i will provide accurate information reading through ice
providing the ice is reasonably clear. Wet the ice with at least a cup of
water to improve the coupling of the transducer to the ice. Place the
face of the transducer firmly on the wetted ice, and you will now be
able to see a signal showing the bottom (and even fish if there are any
present!). Drilling into the ice 1-2” before taking a reading may be
necessary if the surface of the ice is very rough, or if the ice is filled
with air bubbles.
Operation
The LX-5i utilizes a combination of control knobs (Gain & Range) and keypad
(IR, ZM, UP & DN, NBT, SFL) to change or activate various system functions.
The keypad has an audible beep when the key is depressed to indicate that
a system function has been activated. The following is an explanation of the
various system functions.
Range Select - The Range select knob is used for turning the LX-5i on or
off, as well as choosing the correct depth range. The LX-5i offers four depth
ranges to choose from that can be selected by rotating the knob clockwise.
The depth ranges are 20, 40, 80, or 160 feet. The depth-range setting is deter-
mined by turning the unit “on” and turning the Gain knob looking for a solid
return (band of light) indicating bottom on the display. If no return is present,
then select the 40-, 80-, or 160-foot range until a bottom reading is displayed
on the screen.