I.. X-55 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS, INC. LITHO IN U.S.A. 988-0136-07 L!® 12000 E. SKELLY DR.
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION MOUNTING POWER CONNECTIONS TRANSDUCER KEYBOARD BASICS DISPLAY MENUS HELP WINDOWS VIEWING WINDOWS OPTIONS MODIFYINGGROUPS RESETTING ALL GROUPS SIDESCANOPERATION SONAROPERATION AUTOMATIC SENSITIVITY RANGE Upper and Lower Limits ZOOM Automatic Operation ZOOM Manual Operation ALARMS FISHALARM ZONEALARM DEPTHALARMS ALARMMUTE 1 2 3 3 4 5 s 5 7 7 S 8 g 9 10 r rr Cr 100 MENU-PAGE1 CHARTSPEED GRAYLINE® FISH LD DISPLAYCONTRAST MENU-PAGE2 MENU-PAGES CHARTCURSOR DISPLAY ZOOM B
INTRODUCTION WINDOWS SUMMARY All ofthewindowgroups used bytheX55 are shown on the following pages. To viewthese groups, simply press the WINDOWSkey, then repeated press the down arrow key. This will "cycle" theunitthrough all groups. Remember, each group can be customized, however the group will revert to the ones shown on thesepages whenthe unitis GROUP The X-55 is a high quality, wide screen sonar with performance that is secondto none in its class.
POWER CONNECTIONS The X-55 works from a twelve-volt battery system. For the bestresults, attach the powercable directlyto the battery. You can attachthe power cable to an accessoryor power buss, howeveryou may have problems with electrical interference. Therefore, itssaferto goaheadand attach the powercable directlyto the battery. If thecable is not long enough, splice #18 gaugewireontoit.Thepowercablehastwowires, red and black. Red is the positivelead, blackis negative or ground.
3. Thewater may be deeperthanthe sonar's abilitytofind the bottom. If the sonar can'tfindthebottom signal while it's in the automatic mode, the digital willflash continuously. It may change therangeto limitsfar greater than the water you are in. If this happens, place the unit in the manual mode,then changetherange to a realistic one, (for example, 0-100feet) and increase the sensitivity. As you move intoshallowerwater,a bottom signal shouldappear.
ALARM- Press this key to activateany of the sonar alarms. STOP- Whenthis key is pressed, the chart stops scrolling. This doesn't affectthe digital display, however. ARROWKEYS - These keys are used to make menu selections and to move objectson the screen. ON - The ON key turns the X-55 on. If your unit is not working,or if you need technical help, please usethe followingtroubleshooting section before contactingthefactorycustomer servicedepartment. It may saveyou the trouble of returning your unit.
With the X-55,anyonecaneliminate guessworkand concentrate on the areas where fish are likely to be. Even if it's the first time on the lake! The most efficientway to become acquainted with a bodyof water is to survey it with your X-55. Start with a map of the lake, if possible, and indicatethe promising spots in relation to landmarks on shore. As yougo about your survey, yourX-55will tell youthe depth and typeof bottom. It will also reveal suspended fish.
r To use the windowsfeature, firstpressthe WINDOWS key. A screen similar to the one shown at left appears. The menu at the bottom of the screenletsyouswitchbetween the"pages" ofdisplays. These 830 are lettered "A" through "0". Group "A" shows first. Press the down arrow key to move forwardthroughthe screens. Press the up arrow key to movebackward. Forexample, pressing the down arrow key once shows the group "B" screen which is the side scan screen.
of the water. For example, from45 to 60 feet. The smallerthesegment, thebetterthe screen resolution will be. The easiestwayto dothison the X-55is with the Zoomfeature.This featureexpands the echoes,making it easierto see detail. For the bestresults, turn the sensitivityup as high as possible withoutgetting too much noise on the screen. In mediumto deep water,this method should work to displayfish arches. If yousee fish signalswhen the unit is in the manual mode, but don't get fish symbols whenthe Fish l.D.
_______________________________ The depth windowappearsin the upper right corner of the __________ screen. Press the key adjacent I_________ to the "NEXTWINDOW" label NEX I1INDObJI to move through thewindows. ______ Ifyoureach thelastwindow,or USE bJINDfl!Ll if you wish to go backwards _____ _________ HELP through thewindows, pressthe ______ key next to the "PREV WIN________ DOW" label.Whenthe desired ________ window is onthe screen, press __________ 1ST the next to the "USE WINkey _________ L..
TRANSDUCER CONE ANGLES Thesound waves fromthe transducer spread out intothe waterin a cone shaped beam. Thislooks much likethe beam fromaflashlight.The angle between the outside edges of the cone is the cone angle. Lowrance offers achoice oftransducers witheitheran8 or2Odegree cone angle. ThetransducersuppliedwiththeX-55hasa2Odegree coneangle. Typically, wide coneangle transducers (20 degrees) are idealfor operatingin shallowto mediumwaterdepths.
is in the manual mode. To turn Automatic on, press the AUTOkey again, then pressthe right arrow key. SENSITIVITY The sensitivity key on theX-55 controls the ability of the unitto pick up echoes. A low sensitivity level excludes much ofthe bottom information, fish signals, and othertarget information. High sensitivity levels enables youtoseethisdetail,but itcanalso clutterthescreen with many undesired signals.
MENU - PAGE 5 ____________________________ ADJUST CHARTSURFACE To turn the menus off, pressthe key adjacent to the CLEAR key at the bottom left side of the unit or wait a few secondsand the menus will disappear. CLARITY RANGE- Automatic When turned onforthefirsttime,theX-S5automatically placesthebottom signal in the lower half of the screen. This is called Auto Ranging and is part of the automatic function. The range cannot be changedmanually whilethe unit is in automatic.
Next, press the RANGE key. The menu shown on the previous page appears. Nowpressthe key nextto the "CHANGE UPPER LIMIT" label to changetheupperlimitor"CHANGELOWER LIMIT" labeltochangethe lowerlimit.We'rechangingthe ________ upperlimit in this example. Af- hHs.3 Ri 0 ter pressing thekey nextto the S1tim "CHANGE UPPER LIMIT' la12 NUME:ER KEYS Id1 bel, the screen shown at right CHiiNi3E UPPER LIMIT. 29 appears. USE RIGHT ciRROI.iJ L 3E 1') BCKSPPiCE.
menupage appears, thenpressthe keyadjacent tothe"REMOVE ZOOM BAR" label. Pressing the key adjacent to the "2X/4X"labelenlargesech- Note: Turning the zoom bar on also turns the zoom feature on. DISPLAY ZONE BAR When the zone alarm is on, the zone bar doesn't normally show on the screen. To turn the zone bar on continuously, first press the MENU key until the3rd menu page appears. Nowpressthekeynexttothe"DISPLAY ZONE BAR" label.
SONARALARMS The X-55 has three differenttypes of sonar alarms. The first is the Fish Alarm. It soundswhen the Fish l.D. feature determines an echoor group of echoes is a fish. Anotheralarm is the ZoneAlarm whichconsistsof a bar. Any echo that appears inside this bar triggersthe alarm. The last alarm is calledthe DepthAlarm. Only the bottom signalwill trigger this alarm. This is useful as an anchor watch, a shallowwater alert, or for navigation. See the GPS sectionfor information on GPS alarms.
TURN DIGITAL BOX OFF Thedigitalboxis displayed in the upperleftcornerofthefull sonarscreen. It hasthe digital depth and automatic/manual indicators. Toturn this box off, press the MENU keytwice, then pressthe keyadjacent to the "TURN DIGITALBOX OFF" label. Repeat the abovesteps to turnthe box on. CONSTRUCT DIGITAL BOX TheX-55 can display the depth, speed, surface watertemperature, and distancelogin the upperleftportion of the screen. When the X-55 is first turned on, only the depth is displayed.
cfl DEPTH ALARMS __________________________ Thedepth alarms sound atone when the bottom signal goes _____ __________ shallower than the shallow DEEP UN 100 alarm's setting or deeperthan _____ _____________ the deep alarm's setting. For ____________________________ example, if yousettheshallow ______________ alarmto tenfeet, the alarm will __________ ___________ soundatone ifthebottomsig ___________ _________ nal is less than ten feet.
outwards from a group of limbs is the hardest object for the Fish l.D. feature to distinguish from fish. You may see Fish l.D. symbols on the screen when actually, thereare no fish. Practice with the unitin both the Fish l.D. mode and withoutto becomemore familiar with the Fish l.D. feature. To turn the Fish l.D. featureon, pressthe menu key, then pressthe key adjacent to the 'Turn Fish-ID On" label.
MENU- PAGE 1 ____ _______ CHARTSPEED The rate echoes scroll across the screen is called the chart speed. It's adjustable by first _ -- ________ pressing the menu key, then pressing the key adjacent to the"ADJUST CHARTSPEED" label. The chart speed menu appears at the bottom of the •1 GRAYLINP OFF GRAYLINE® ON screen. Increase the chart speed by pressing the right arrowkeyordecreaseitbypressingthe left arrow key. The percentage of chart speed in use changesas thearrow keysare pressed.
