one. Thenumbersatthelowerleftofthescreen arethedigitalbottom depth display. To change menus,usethearrow keys intheZONEALARM section ofthe keyboard. To select an item from the menu, use thearrow keys in theRANGE section. Onceyou make a selection, press theCMN'D FUNCTION key to activate that selection, or press the arrow keys in the ZONE ALARM sectionto switchto another menu. Once all of the selections are made, presstheCMNDFUNCTIONkeyandall selections on all menuswill be activated.
The maximum depth that 6CCwill affectis one-half oftheselecteddepth range. For example, with maximum SOC. on a0 to 60 foot range. SOC would have an effectfromthesurface to 30 feet. sochasthree levels ofadjustment. Turning thelD-6300 on autosets SOC to medium. To to matically change a differentlevel, pressthe CMN'D FUNCTION key, then press the arrow keys in the ZONE ALARM section until the 6CC menu appears. Then press the arrow keys in the RANGE sectionforthe desired 3CClevel.
Sknu/aled P/slum alarm window up. Pressthe downarrow key to move the lop of the zone deeper. Six seconds after Ihe adjustments are made, the alarm bar disappears. Setthe bottomofIhezone inthe same manner using the DEEP SET key. Press the DEEP SET key. Thealarm bar displays withthe small arrow pointing to thebottom ofthe bar. Thenpress the up arrow key to make the bottom partofIhe window move shallower. Or you can press the down arrow key to move the bottom of the windowdeeper.
MENU #5 - FEET, FATHOMS, or METERS The lD-6300 can display the depth in either feet, fathoms,or meters. At first, the display reads in feet. To change it to fathomsor meters, press theCMN'DFUNCTION key. Then press thearrows inthe ZONEALARMsection untfl the UNITS menu appears. Press thearrow keysinthe RANGEmenu until thedesired unit of measure (feet, fathoms, or meters) is highlighted, then press the CMN'D FUNCTION key to activate your selection. Turning the unit off reverts the rangeto feet.
distinguish weeds from trees on the bottom, or fish from structure. When the ID-6300 is first turned on, the GRAYLINEfunction is automatically on. To turn GRAYLINEoff, press the GRAYLINEkey on the keyboard's SENSITIVITYsection. To turn ft on, press the GRAYLINE key again. DIGITAL Built inside theID-6300 isacomplete digital sonar. Itautomatically discriminates betweenthevalid bottomechoes andfalseechoes from fish, thermoclines, orothersignals. Thedigital dsplaywill showonlythebottom depth.
MENU #9 - DIGITALAVERAGING Thedigitalsonarusedin the ID6300 is a highly sensitive device that gives rapid ujxlates ofthewater'sdepth. Undermostconditions,the bottomcon- tour changes so quick that the display appears to "jitter". In otherwords, the displaywill change so quicklythatitcan be difficult to determine theactual bottom depth. To minimize this condition, the lD-6300 averages the bottom readings and displays the result. When the lD-6300 is first turned on, averaging is enabled.
ZOOM Often it's desirable to expand or "ZOOM"a sectionofthe display to showmore detail. You can do this on the ID-6300 by usingtheZOOM feature. If the unit is in the manual mode, press the ZOOM key to double the size of thetargets. For example, Ifthe range isO-SO feet, pressingthe ZOOM key changes the range to 30-60 feet. This30-60 range is called a "window". To change thewindowsize, press the up ordown arrowsinthe RANGEsection. For example, if you have a 30 foot window pressing the 20 feet.
TRANSDUCERS AND CONE ANGLES Thesoundwaves from thetransducerspreadout intothe waterin a coneshaped beam. Thislooksmuch likethe beam fromaflashlight. The angle between the outside edgesof the cone is the coneangle. Eagle offers achoiceoftransducers with either an 8 or 20 degree coneangle. Thesewillinterchangewithanyofthe192kHzsonarproducts. In otherwords,useanyEagle sonar instrumentwithanyEagletransducer ofthesame frequencywith no loss of performance.
and hold the right arrow keyfor example, the bar will start moving to the right. This signifies that the chart speed is increasing. There are 32 steps of chart speed. By holding either arrow key, the displaycan be speeded up or slowed down. When the horizontal bar reaches the far right side of the screen,the chart speed is atits maximum value. TheID-6300 will sound a tone indicatingmaximum chart speed. The20 degree transducer is almost always thebestto useinfresh water, the8degreemostlyin saltwater.
Brush usuallylies on the bottom and shows up as clumps rising abovethe bottomsignal. Brush signals looksimilartolarge rocks,however their signal is notas strongas rock. FISH SIGNALS The signals displayed on the ID-6300 by fish are identified by variousshaped markings in certain patterns, as opposedto random marks createdby.noise. Orthe solid, continuous markings made bythebottom. Typically, fish are identified by acharacteristic archthat separates them from their stationary surroundings.
A horizontal bar at the top of the screen displaysthesensitivity level. When the sensitivity isat minimum, the bar is veryshort. Increasing the sensitivity causes the bar to travel to the right, increasing in length correspondingly. Settingthesensitivitytornaximumwill causethe barto extend across the top of the display. (There are 32 steps of sensitivity available.
OPERATION When the 10-6300 is first turned on, it automatically finds and displaysthebottom depth, and adjusts the sensitivity to the properlevel. It also sets thescalesto a range that will keep:the bottom signal on the display; plus much more. Using the 10-6300 in this mode is simple and allowsyouto concentrate onfishing. However, virtuallyeveryfunction of the unit is manually adjustablesoft can be"fine tuned" tothesurrounding conditions.
DISPLAY INTERPRETATION Simu/aedPiciure Now let's look at the display. First, we'll turn on the ID-6300 by pressing the ON key. The lights will flash for six seconds.The chad is now scrolling the return echoes across the screen and the digital is searching for the bottom depth. It's flashing0 because it hasn't found the bottom yet, Once itfinds the bottom,the depth is — LA' )t .1 — 2 displayed. Here the ID-8300 has found thebottornat50feet.
BAIT FISH The importance of bait fish to successful fishing can't be overemphasized. They are the principlefood of all game fish in mostwaters. Baitfisharetheplanktonfeeding foragefish,suchas minnows and shad. Bait fish can also be the young of game fish, such as crappies, bluegill, and bass. KEYBOARD BASICS SENSITIVI1Y Thesekeys control the graph'ssensitivity. (The digital automatically adjustaitssensitivity.) The receiver sensitivityhass2steps, allowingadjustnientoverawide range ofconitions.
SPECIFICATIONS KEYBOARD BASICS This sectiongives a brief explanation of the keyboard. Read the Operation sectionfor a detailed description of each key'soperation. Dimensions 5 3/4H x 8 3/16W x 2 5/SD Weight 1 3/4 pounds Transmiller Frequency Output Power GRAYLINE This key turns the GRAYLlNEfunotion off and on. AUTO TheAUTO key switches the ID6300 in or out ofthe automaticmode. The 10-8300 automaticallyadjuststhe sensitivityand range selection atpower on.
GLOSSARY ANCHOR WATCH -A sellingofthe sonarunit'salarm. Thealarm activates when the boat drifts into shalloweror deeper waterthan the alarm set points. BACK-LIGHTED -Adisplayorkeyboardilluminated frombehind byalight. Back-lighted displaysand keyboardsare essential when night fishing or navigating. CAVITATiON -Air bubbles created by thehighspeed movement ofa boat or transducer through water. CHARTSPEED - (1) The speed of the chart paper on a paper graph recorder.
Power Connections The ID-6300 operates from a 12 volt battery system. Attachthe power cable to an accessoryor power buss. If you have problemswith electrical interference, then attach the cable directlyto the battery. Electrical interference shows as random dots on the display whenever the boat's engine or an accessoryis on. The power cable has two wires, red is thepositive lead and black is negativeor ground. Attachthe in-line fuse holdertothe red wire on the power cablewith the crimp connector.
REMOTE - An Intelligent "repeater" unitthat receives depth information from anothersonar unit. A remote doesn't havea transmitter or receiver. However, it does have it's own featuresthat are adjustable and operate separately from the master. RESOLUTION -The abilityof a sonar unitto separate targetsfrom each otheror the bottom. RMS - A standardrating of transmitterpoweroutput. SCALE -The markings on a sonar unit'sdisplay.
energy from thetransmitter into ultrasonic sound waves. When a return echo strikes the transducer, it converts the sound waves into electrical energywhich is received and displayedby the sonar unit. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION POWER CONNECTIONS NOISE TRANSDUCER DPLAYINTERPRETATION OPERATION ON 1 2 3 3 7 7 7 sENsirivirY-MANuALOPERATION AUTOMATICSENSITIVITY CHART SPEED 7 SCALE 10 LOWER LIMIT ZOOM AUTO BOTTOM TRACKING GRAYLINE DIGITAL ALARMS ZONEALARM FISH ID.
Simulated Picture ID-6300 LIQUID CRYSTALGRAPH INSTALLATIONAND OPERATIONMANUAL LITHO IN US.A.
