X515C DF & X510C Manual - Lowrance
X515C DF & X510C Manual - Lowrance
X515C DF & X510C Manual - Lowrance
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Basic Sonar Quick Reference<br />
1. Depress the PWR key to turn on the unit.<br />
2. Head for your fishing grounds. Your unit automatically displays digital<br />
depth and surface water temperature in the corner of the screen.<br />
The auto settings will track the bottom, displaying it in the lower portion<br />
of the screen. The full sonar chart will scroll from right to left,<br />
showing you what's under the boat as you cruise across the water.<br />
3. As you're watching the sonar returns, you can change the display by:<br />
Zoom in to enlarge the chart for more detail: press ZIN.<br />
Zoom out to return to full chart mode: press ZOUT.<br />
4. If necessary, adjust sensitivity to improve chart readability. Press<br />
MENU|ENT and the Sensitivity Menu will appear on the left of your<br />
screen. Use ↑ and ↓ to change the setting.<br />
Boosting sensitivity will show more information on your screen, which<br />
may cause clutter. Reducing sensitivity will filter out some information,<br />
but could omit important images. We recommend adjusting sensitivity<br />
until the background is lightly "peppered" — that is, scattered<br />
dots appear, but individual objects (like fish arches or bottom structure)<br />
can be easily picked out of the background.<br />
5. Watch the display for the appearance of fish arches. When you see<br />
arches, you've found fish! Stop the boat and get your lure or bait into<br />
the water at the depth indicated on the sonar chart.<br />
6. Gauge the fish depth by visually comparing the fish arches with the<br />
depth scale on the right side of the screen, or get a more accurate<br />
measure with the Depth Cursor. Press MENU|↓ to DEPTH CURSOR|ENT.<br />
Press ↓ (or ↑) to align the cursor line with the fish arch. The exact<br />
depth appears in a box at the right end of the cursor line. To clear the<br />
cursor, press EXIT.<br />
7. If you are drifting at a very low speed or anchored, you are not moving<br />
fast enough for a fish to return the tell-tale fish arch signal. As you<br />
drift over a fish, or as a fish swims through the transducer's signal<br />
cone, the fish echo will appear as a straight line suspended between the<br />
surface and the bottom.<br />
8. To turn off the unit, press and hold PWR key for three seconds.<br />
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