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Lowrance electronic X136DF manual Fish-finding & Depth Sounding Sonars, Operation Instructions

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X125, X126DF, X135, X136DF

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X125, X126DF, X135, X136DF

Fish-finding & Depth Sounding Sonars

Operation Instructions

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Lowrance electronic manual Fish-finding & Depth Sounding Sonars, X125, X126DF, X135, X136DF, Operation Instructions

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X125, X126DF, X135, X136DF Fish-finding & Depth Sounding SonarsOperation Instructions Copyright 2003 Lowrance Electronics, Inc All rights reserved Sec. 4 Sonar Options & Other Features Sec. 2 Installation & AccessoriesSpeed/Temperature Sensors Sec. 3 Basic Sonar OperationSec. 6 Supplemental Material Sec. 5 Sonar TroubleshootingHow this manual can get you out on the water, fast Section 1 Read Me FirstX136DF and Capabilities and Specifications X125, X126DF, X135, X136DF GeneralX126DF and Back-up memoryHow Sonar Works Menu Commands How to use this manual typographical conventionsArrow Keys KeyboardInstructions = Menu Sequences Page Transducer Installation Section Installation & AccessoriesPreparations Selecting a Transducer Location Recommended Tools and suppliesGood and poor transducer locations How low should you go?Align transducer centerline with hull bottom Shoot-thru-hull vs. Transom Mounting TRANSOM TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY AND MOUNTING1. Assembling the bracket Alignment letters Alignment positions Transducer Transducer bracket Align plastic ratchets in bracketInsert and align ratchets Add ratchets to bracket and transducer 2. Aligning the transducer on the transomInsert bolt and check transducer position on transom 3. Assembling the transducer 5. Attaching transducer to transom 4. Drilling mounting holesTransom Transom Flat-bottom hull Bottom of hullDeep-vee hull Align transducer centerline with hull bottom and attach transducer toAttach motor mounting bracket to transducer TROLLING MOTOR BRACKET INSTALLATION single-frequency onlyTransducer mounted on trolling motor, side view SHOOT-THRU-HULL PREPARATION TRANSDUCER ORIENTATION AND FISH ARCHESPartial fish arches Transducer aimedFlotation material Fill with polyester resinInner hull Epoxy to hull firstEpoxy transducer to hull Shoot-thru-hull InstallationSpeed/Temperature Sensors Sonar unit rear view Sensor ChartTwo-temperature sensor installation MY-4X Cable Three-temperature sensor installationStern view showing good location for mounting sensor on transom Optional Speed Sensor InstallationPower Connections Black wire Optional power off switch for saltwater installations To unitRed wire with batterySonar unit cable connections Mounting the Unit Bracket, In-Dash or PortableFront Bracket Installationsonar unit when mounted on gimbal bracket Front view left and side view right showing dimensions of the72.9 2.87 173.9Portable Installation In-Dash InstallationIn-Dash Template4.46D cell battery Face CoverPage Keyboard Section 3 Basic Sonar OperationMenus Power/lights on and offMain Menu Main Menu Main Menu CommandsSonar Menu Pages Surface signal Sonar chart display options from left digital data and FlashGraf Basic Sonar Quick Reference Sonar Operations To adjust sensitivity Important Tip Fish Symbols vs. Full Sonar ChartFree training emulator is available for your unit on our web site Other Free Training AidsASP Advanced Signal Processing Section 4 Sonar Options & Other FeaturesTo change the ASP level Depth Alarms AlarmsTo adjust and turn on the deep alarm Zone AlarmTo adjust and turn on the zone alarm Brightness Fish AlarmCalibrate Speed Chart Speed Depth Cursor ContrastDepth Range - Automatic Cursor lineDepth Range - Upper and Lower Limits Depth Range - ManualEXITEXITEXIT Fish arches Area zoomed To change the upper and lower limitsFasTrack Fish I.D. Fish Symbols & DepthsTo turn off upper and lower limits You may see fish symbols on the screen when actually, there are no fish. The reverse is also true. The illustrations on the next page show how Fish I.D. can actually miss fish that are present FishTrack To turn the Fish I.D. feature onTo turn on FishTrack FishRevealFish not visible Visible Fishfish arch Fish arches To turn FishReveal onFrequency Change Transducer Frequency X126DF and X136DF only To change the frequency setting to 50 kHzTo adjust the Grayline level To change the frequency setting to 200 kHzGrayline Fig. 1B Fig. 1A Fig. 2A Fig. 3AHard Fish nearNoise Rejection HyperScrollOverlay Data To change displayed data font size To turn off displayed dataTo change Ping Speed Ping Speed & HyperScrollPop-up Help To adjust SensitivityTo turn off HyperScroll Reset Water Distance Reset OptionsScreen Contrast and Brightness Sensitivity & Auto Sensitivity Automatic Sensitivity To adjust sensitivity in auto modeSet Keel Offset To adjust sensitivity in manual modeTo turn Auto Sensitivity back on Software Version Information Set LanguageSonar Chart Display Options Sonar Chart ModeTo change the chart mode color scheme Full Sonar Chart Split Frequency Sonar Chart X126DF and X136DF only Split Zoom Sonar ChartTo adjust sensitivity in auto mode Digital Data/ChartThe Split Frequency Sonar Chart page allows you to adjust Digital Data/Chart1. From the Sonar Page in Digital Data mode, press MENU↓ to FlashGraf Sonar SimulatorTo adjust the Surface Clarity level Stop ChartSurface Clarity Transducer Type X126DF and X136DF only Upper and Lower Limits Units of MeasureZoom & Zoom Bar To set Speed/Distance Unit of Measure Press ↑ or ↓ to change theAt left, Sonar Page, normal view. Center, same view zoomed to Zoom PanRight, same view zoomed to Page Weak bottom echo, digital readings erratic, or no fish signals Section Sonar TroubleshootingUnit wont turn on Unit freezes, locks up, or operates erraticallyNOISE No fish arches when the Fish I.D. feature is offPage Page Index Page Section 6 Supplemental Material LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTYLOWRANCE ELECTRONICS 12000 E. SKELLY DRIVE, TULSA, OK 800 …in the USA How to Obtain Service……in Canada …outside Canada and the USAShipping Information Accessory Ordering Information for all countriesLowrance Pub Visit our web siteCopyright All Rights Reserved