Lowrance electronic X52, X59DF manual Partial fish arches, Transducer aimed

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Transducer mounted on trolling motor, side view.

Transducer Orientation and Fish Arches

If you do not get good fish arches on your display, it could be because the transducer is not parallel with the ground when the boat is at rest in the water or at slow trolling speeds.

	Partial fish arches
Transducer aimed	Transducer aimed
too far back	too far forward

Full fish arch

Proper transducer angle

Transducer angles and their effects on fish arches.

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 of

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Contents X52 and X59DF Lowrance Electronics Inc 12000 E. Skelly Dr Tulsa, OK USA Table of Contents Fish I.D. Fish Symbols & Depths Capabilities and Specifications X52 and X59DF IntroductionFeet 244 meters at 200 kHz 1500 feet Transducer Installation PreparationsSingle-frequency trolling motor installations Single-frequency transom installationsDual-frequency transom installations Shoot-through hull installationsPad Deadrise less than Strakes Good location Poor location Location Poor angleTransom Transducer centerline Hull bottom Dot Ratchet Ratchets Lock washer Bolt Nut Flat washer Metal Nut washer Rubber Washers Metal washer BoltTransom Bottom Hull Flat-bottom hull Deep-vee hull Trolling Motor Bracket Installation Internal tooth washerBolt Nut Partial fish arches Transducer aimedShoot-Thru-Hull Preparation True bottom Second bottom Manual range setting Transducer location High speed Trolling speedShoot-Thru-Hull Installation Epoxy transducer to hull Speed/Temperature Sensors Power Connections Good locationTransom Bottom of hull Powering a Nmea 2000 Buss Nmea 2000 Power cable Page Power connections for the units in this series Nmea 2000 Cable Connections Nmea 0183 Cable ConnectionsTo Nmea To sonar Network port Units Network Socket Mounting the Unit Bracket, In-Dash or Portable Front 136 61.3 132 23.8 147.4 Millimeter Inch 121 Hole DiameterInches 112 Cut on line Other Accessories Page Basic Sonar Operation Memory MenusMain Menu Commands Sonar Menu Commands Pages Page Page Basic Sonar Quick Reference Sonar Operations Bait School Thermocline With fish Fish ArchesTo adjust sensitivity To Restore Factory Settings Important TipOther Free Training Aids Advanced Sonar Options & Other Features ASP Advanced Signal ProcessingAlarms To adjust and turn on the shallow alarmTo adjust and turn on the deep alarm To turn the fish alarm onChart Speed Backlight LevelCalibrate Speed Grayline Contrast Thin or no Grayline Wider GraylineDepth Cursor Cursor line Depth boxDepth Range Manual To switch to Manual Depth RangeDepth Range Automatic To turn Auto Depth Range on againDepth Range Upper and Lower Limits Area zoomedFish I.D. Fish Symbols & Depths FasTrackPress ↓ to Fish ID Symbolsentexitexit FishTrackNoise Rejection Symbols with FishTrack depthsHyperScroll Overlay DataTo turn off displayed data Ping Speed & HyperScroll To change displayed data font sizeFrom the Sonar Page, press MENU↓ to Ping Speedent Reset Options Pop-up HelpReset Water Distance Screen Contrast and Backlight LevelSensitivity & Auto Sensitivity Automatic Sensitivity Set Keel Offset Set Language Software Version InformationPress MENUMENU↓ to SET Keel Offsetent Sonar Chart Mode Sonar Page & Sonar Chart Display OptionsPress MENUMENU↓ to Software Infoent Split Zoom Sonar Chart Digital Data/Chart Stop Chart Sonar SimulatorSurface Clarity Units of Measure Press ↓ or ↑ to select clarity levelEXITEXITEXITVolume Upper and Lower LimitsZoom & Zoom Bar Zoom Pan Troubleshooting No fish arches when the Fish I.D. feature is off Noise Page Index Page Lowrance Electronics Full ONE-YEAR Warranty How to Obtain Service… Accessory Ordering Information for all countries Visit our web site