Eagle Electronics 250 DS, 250 DF manual How low should you go?

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CAUTION: Clamp the trans- ducer cable to transom near the transducer. This will help prevent the transducer from entering the boat if it is knocked off at high speed.

Good location

 

Poor location

Good

 

location

Good location

Poor angle

Good and poor transducer locations.

How low should you go?

For most situations, you should install your Skimmer transducer so that its centerline is level with the bottom of the boat hull. This will usually give you the best combination of smooth water flow and protec- tion from bangs and bumps.

Transom

Transducer centerline

Hull bottom

Align transducer centerline with hull bottom.

If you want to adjust the transducer slightly higher or lower, the slots in the mounting brackets allow you to loosen the screws and slide the

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Contents FishEasy 250 DS & SeaFinder 250 DF Copyright 2006 LEI-Eagle All rights reserved Table of Contents Troubleshooting General IntroductionSonar Back-up memoryAutomatic ranging Zoom bottom trackHow Sonar Works Preparations Dual Search & Dual FrequencyPage Page Recommended Tools and Supplies Section Installation & AccessoriesSelecting a Transducer Location How low should you go? Shoot-thru-hull vs. Transom Mounting Transom Transducer Assembly and Mounting Insert bolt and check transducer position on transom Assemble transducer and bracket Bottom Hull Flat-bottom hull Deep-vee hull Attach motor mounting bracket to transducer Transducer Orientation and Fish Arches Transducer angles and their effects on fish arches Shoot-Thru-Hull Preparation True bottom Second bottom Manual range setting Transducer location High speed Trolling speed Shoot-thru-hull Installation Power and Cable Connections Page Mounting The Sonar Unit In-Dash or Bracket In-Dash InstallationIn-Dash Template Bracket Installation173.9 137.9 72.9 23.4 157.9 Millimeter 56.9 Inch Portable Installation Portable Transducer Assembly Tie nylon Cord here Suction Portable transducer installed on boat transom Keyboard Basics OperationMenus MemoryUP & Down Arrows ↑ ↓ Display Full Chart FasTrack Depth Range Zoom Sensitivity To adjust sensitivity in Manual Mode To adjust sensitivity in Auto ModeGrayline Grayline scroll bar Chart Speed Frequency Fish I.D. Fish arches Fish I.D. symbols FishTrack Fish Alarm AlarmsDepth Alarms Shallow Alarm Battery Alarm Deep AlarmNoise Rejection and ASP Noise Rejection menu Depth Display Temperature DisplayTo display Depth To display Temperature Units VoltageBacklight To display voltageSimulator ContrastSoftware Information Set LanguageTo select a language Reset Options Page Unit wont turn on Unit turns on only in simulator modeUnit freezes, locks up, or operates erratically Page Noise No fish arches when the Fish I.D. feature is offPage Page Page Eagle Electronics Not toll-free How to Obtain Service…Accessory Ordering Information for all countries Visit our web site