Ultra Classic INSTALLATION AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS ® 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 3 INSTALLATION - BRACKET ............................................................................................................ 3 POWER CONNECTIONS ................................................................................................................ 4 TRANSDUCER ...........................................................................
INTRODUCTION The Ultra Classic is the latest member of the Eagle family that combines a high performance sonar with a wide screen. Using menu features and “soft-key” operation, the Ultra Classic is also one of the easiest to use sonars that Eagle has ever built. The wide “Ultravision” screen shows the underwater world with high resolution and detail. The display and keyboard are also lighted for night operation.
After the cables have been routed, fill the hole with a good marine sealing compound. Offset the bracket to cover the hole. Route the power cable through the slot. Break out one of the holes in the back of the bracket for the transducer cable. FRONT POWER CONNECTIONS The Ultra Classic works from a twelve-volt battery system. For the best results, attach the power cable directly to the battery.
To Ultra Classic POWER CONNECTIONS RED WIRE BLACK WIRE TO SPEED/TEMP SENSOR (Not included with Ultra Classic.) 3 amp FUSE 12 VOLT BATTERY TRANSDUCER INSTALLATION The HS-WSBK supplied with your Ultra Classic is a transom mount transducer. It can be installed on any outboard or stern-drive (inboard\outboard) powered boat. It can also be permanently installed inside the boat to "shoot-through" the hull on some fiberglass boats.
SPEED/TEMPERATURE SENSOR INSTALLATION (Ultra Classic Plus Only) Mount the speed/temp sensor on the boat’s transom in a location where the flow of water is the smoothest. There should be a minimum of turbulence and air bubbles in the chosen location. The port (left) side of the transom is preferred, however, the starboard (right) side can be used if necessary. Do not mount the speed sensor behind strakes, ribs, or thruhull fittings. These will disturb the flow of water to the speed sensor.
KEYBOARD The keyboard has keys arranged in two vertical columns beneath the arrow keys. The menu key near the bottom left corner of the keyboard activates the first menu page. The other keys are used to activate the alarm menu, make menu selections, and change modes. MODE - Pressing this key switches the unit between different sonar modes. MENU - Press this key to show the menus and gain access to most functions. ARROW KEYS - These keys are used to make menu selections and to move objects on the screen.
OPERATION POWER/LIGHTS To turn the Ultra Classic on, simply press the PWR key. A screen similar to the one at right appears. The menus on this screen let you change to the metric mode by pressing the up arrow key, adjust the screen contrast by pressing the left or right arrow keys, or turn Fish ID off by pressing the down arrow key. Press the EXIT key to erase these menus. The PWR key also controls the lights. Once the Ultra Classic is turned on, press the PWR key to turn the lights on.
Full Chart This is the default mode used when the Ultra Classic is first turned on. The bottom signal scrolls across the screen from right to left. Depth scales on the right side of the screen makes it easy to determine the depth of fish, structure, and other objects. The line at the top of the screen represents the surface. The bottom depth shows at the top left corner of the screen.
Window Groups You can change the displays on the Ultra Classic by using the windows feature. This lets you use different displays for your own fishing or boating situations. This feature gives you 8 different display screens in the window groups alone. The screens available in the windows mode are divided into two or more windows per screen. Each screen of windows is called a “group”.
AUTOMATIC When the Ultra Classic is first turned on, the Automatic feature is enabled. This is indicated by the word “AUTO” at the top of the screen. The Automatic feature adjusts the sensitivity and range so the bottom signal is displayed in the lower half of the screen at all times. To turn Automatic off, first press the MENU key, then press the up or down arrow keys until the "AUTO" menu appears. Press the left arrow key to switch to the manual mode.
The sensitivity menu has left and right arrows, plus a horizontal bar graph. The graph gives a visual indication of the sensitivity level. The number to the right of the bar graph shows the percentage of sensitivity in use. To increase the sensitivity level, press the right arrow key. As you press the key, the menu’s bar graph will grow wider and the percentage will increase in value. You can also see the difference on the chart record as it scrolls.
range menu appears as shown at right. Press the left or right arrow keys to decrease or increase the range. The available ranges are 0-5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 60, 100, 150, 200, 300, 500, 800, and 1000 feet. After the desired range is displayed, press the EXIT key to erase the range menu. NOTE: The depth capability of the Ultra Classic depends on the transducer installation, water and bottom conditions, and other factors.
ZOOM - MANUAL MODE The Z-IN (zoom-in) and Z-OUT (zoom-out) keys enlarge and reduce the size of the echoes on the screen when the unit is in the manual mode, the same as the automatic mode. However, you can manually adjust the zoom when the unit is in the manual mode. To do this, press the MENU key, then press the right or left arrow keys until the "CHART ZOOM" menu appears. Now press the right arrow key. A screen similar to the one at right appears. This is the split-screen zoom menu.
or down arrow keys until the GRAYLINE menu appears. A screen similar to the one at right appears. Press the left arrow key to decrease the gray level or the right arrow key to increase it. The percentage of GRAYLINE in use changes as the arrow keys are pressed. The bar chart also gives a graphical indication of the GRAYLINE level. You can see the change on the screen (both on the menu and on the chart record) as you press the keys. After you’ve finished, press the EXIT key to erase the menu.
FISH ID The Fish ID feature identifies targets that meet certain conditions as fish. The microcomputer analyses all echoes and eliminates surface clutter, thermoclines, and other signals that are undesirable. In most instances, remaining targets are fish. The Fish ID feature displays symbols on the screen in place of the actual fish echoes. There are four fish symbol sizes: tiny, small, medium, and large. These are used to designate the relative size between targets.
When the Ultra Classic is turned on, FishTrack is enabled. To turn the FishTrack feature off, press the menu key, then press the up or down arrow keys until the FISH ID menu appears. Now press the left arrow key. Pressing it once switches the FishTrack feature off, but leaves Fish ID on. To turn FishTrack on, press the right arrow key, which highlights the "TRACK" label on the Fish ID menu. CHART SETUP The Ultra Classic lets you customize the chart screen.
Setup" menu, then press the right arrow key. Press the EXIT key to erase the menu. A screen similar to the one at the bottom of the previous page appears. To turn Fastrak off, repeat the above steps. Groups Fastrack Several windows groups have a Fastrack screen that looks a little different than the Fastrack used on the full screen chart.
highlight the "Show Zoom Bar" on the "Chart Setup" menu, then press the right arrow key. Now press the EXIT key. If you're not in the split-screen mode, change to that mode. A screen similar to the one at right appears. To turn the zoom bar off, repeat the above steps. DISPLAY ZONE BAR The zone alarm has a range bar. Any echoes that appear between the top and bottom of this bar triggers the zone alarm. This bar normally doesn't show on the screen.
ALARMS The Ultra Classic has three different types of sonar alarms. The first is the Fish Alarm. It sounds when the Fish I.D. feature determines an echo or group of echoes is a fish. Another alarm is the Zone Alarm which consists of a bar. Any echo that appears inside this bar triggers this alarm. The last alarm is called the Depth Alarm. Only the bottom signal will trigger this alarm. This is useful as an anchor watch, a shallow water alert, or for navigation. To adjust an alarm, first press the ALARM key.
the second "0" to a "1". Next, press the right arrow key again and press the down arrow key once. This changes the "1" at the end of the number to a "0". The depth now shows 10 feet. Press the ENT key to accept this setting. The Ultra Classic returns to the alarms menu, showing a shallow depth of 10 feet. Now you can activate the alarm by highlighting the "Shallow Alm" label and pressing the right arrow key.
sounds for each fish symbol size shown on the display. To turn the fish alarm on, press the ALARM key, then highlight the "Fish Alarm" label and press the right arrow key. The unit will revert to the sonar display with the fish alarm turned on. Repeat the above steps to turn the fish alarm off. Note: If the unit is in the manual mode, turning the Fish Alarm on will also turn the automatic mode and Fish ID on, also.
The ASP feature has two levels Normal and High. If you have high noise levels, try using the “High” ASP setting. However, if you are having trouble with noise, we suggest that you take steps to find the interference source and fix it, rather than continually using the unit with the high ASP setting. However, there are times when you may want to turn the ASP feature off. This allows you to view all incoming echoes before they are processed by the ASP feature.
"Speaker" label, then press the left arrow key to turn it off. System Information This screen shows some basic data about the Ultra Classic. To view this, highlight the "System Info" label on the System Setup menu, then press the right arrow key. The system info screen appears. To erase this screen, press the EXIT key. The Ultra Classic returns to the System Setup menu.
Simulator The Ultra Classic has a simulator built in that lets you use it as if you are on the water. All features and functions of the unit are usable. A message appears occasionally to remind you that the simulator is on. To use the simulator, press the MENU key, then press the up or down arrow keys until the "System Setup" menu appears. When it does, press the right arrow key. Now press the up or down arrow keys until the "Simulator" label is highlighted. Finally, press the right arrow key.
TROUBLESHOOTING If your unit is not working, or if you need technical help, please use the following troubleshooting section before contacting the factory customer service department. It may save you the trouble of returning your unit. Unit won’t turn on: 1. Check the power cable’s connection at the unit. Also check the wiring. 2. Make certain the power cable is wired properly. The red wire connects to the positive battery terminal, black to negative or ground. 3. Check the fuse. 4.
3. The water may be deeper than the sonar’s ability to find the bottom. If the sonar can’t find the bottom signal while it’s in the automatic mode, the digital will flash continuously. It may change the range to limits far greater than the water you are in. If this happens, place the unit in the manual mode, then change the range to a realistic one, (for example, 0-100 feet) and increase the sensitivity. As you move into shallower water, a bottom signal should appear. 4. Check the battery voltage.
NOISE A major cause of sonar problems is electrical noise. This usually appears on the sonar’s display as random patterns of dots or lines. In severe cases, it can completely cover the screen with black dots, or cause the unit operate erratically, or not at all. To eliminate or minimize the effects of electrical noise, first try to determine the cause. With the boat at rest in the water, the first thing you should do is turn all electrical equipment on the boat off. Make certain the engine is off, also.
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