1.Mount the transducer so that it points straight down and so that the transducer itself is submergedin the water(seethe illustration Portable Transducer Mount).

Portable Transducer Mount

Transducer Running Angle

2.Adjust the running angle so that the transducer is parallel to and below the surface of the water (see the illustration Transducer Running Angle).

3.Hand-tighten the wing nut so that the transducer will not rotate.

4. Secure the transducer cable in

Transducer Tie-Down Strap

case of accidental release when

 

the boat is moving, since a loose

 

transducer can causedamage to

 

itself, your boat, or become

 

tangled in the propeller. Attach

 

the tie-down strap to the

 

transducer cable around an

 

immovableobjectsuchasa railor

 

fitting,asshownintheillustration

 

(see the illustration Transducer

 

Tie-Down Strap).

 

5.When you have finished using the transducer,unplug the transducer cable from the transducer jumper port on the base, then coil the cable around the assembly.

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