Edge LC-507 Operation Manual Contents General Description 2 Specifications 4 Installation 5 Operation 11 Menu Functions 15 Typical Indications 20 Maintenance 28 Trouble Shooting 29 Other Products 30 Replacement Parts 32 Service and Support 33 Founded in 1965, Vexilar, Inc. has a long history of bringing revolutionary technology to the sport fishing industry.
General Description The Edge 507 is like having two depth sounders in one. The features are designed to give the angler the best sonar for any situation. The split screen dual frequency design allows you to compare one view with the other to help you gain much more information about what is below. The dual frequency feature gives an you incredible advantage. The Low frequency, 107 kHz, beam provides a wide cone with allot of sensitivity.
these two beams together will allow you to locate fish, identify bottom conditions, and even control your boat better. Imagine following a weed line using the Edge. Simply keep the weeds within the wide beam, but outside the narrow beam. The Edge is very easy to use. All of the important control features are right on the front panel. Range, gain, auto/manual, and clean line controls are only one button away. There are even separate controls for each screen.
SPECIFICATIONS • Operating Voltage: • Current Draw: • Power Output: • Frequency: • Beam Angle: • Resolution: • Sounding Rate: • Display Size: • Dimensions: • Weight: 10 - 16 Volts (12 Volts Nominal) 500mA (800 mA w/Backlight On) 1600 Watts (Peak to Peak) 200 Watts (RMS) 107 Khz & 400 Khz 38˚ & 10˚ 320 x 240 Pixels 1800/Min. Maximum 5” x 3 1/2" 9.2"H x 8.9"W x 3"D 3.1 Lbs.
INSTALLATION You will need to find a place to mount the LC-507 that will make it easy to view and reach. You must provide the unit with power and mount the transducer and sensor assembly in an effective location. MOUNTING THE UNIT Find a convenient place to mount the unit. This may include a boat seat, deck, dash, or a portable case. Make sure that there is plenty of room for the unit to tilt freely without the cables binding or stretching behind the unit.
MOUNTING THE TRANSDUCERS Before you mount the transducers, you need to decide which method is best for you and your boat. Your options are transom mounted, in-hull mounted, trolling motor mounted, or portable. TRANSOM MOUNTING Locate the transducers, and bracket hardware. Each transducer has a mounting bracket assembly which includes; 2 Angle Brackets 4 Bracket Screws 4 Washers 4 Nuts 4 Mounting Screws Figure 5 Figure 5 Attach the bracket to the transducer as shown in Figure 5.
just in front of the transducers. They will disturb the water and scramble the reading. The 107 kHz transducer is more susceptible to this effect than the 400 kHz transducer, so it is a good idea to place it closer to the center of the transom. FOR EACH TRANSDUCER, FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS TO OBTAIN A PROPER INSTALLATION. After you attach the mounting bracket to the transducer, hold it up to the boat where you are planning to mount it (see figure 6).
ATTACHING THE SENSOR ASSEMBLY The speed and temperature sensor assembly attaches to either transducer as shown. Pinch, or squeeze, together the tabs at the top of the sensor and slide the assembly down into the tracks on the back of the transducer. Push it down until it stops, and then, push the tabs back, outward, until the catches snap into the holes on the transducer. CAUTION - It is a good idea to restrain the speed wheel from spinning freely while trailering the boat.
TROLLING MOTOR MOUNTING Install the bracket assembly onto the transducers. Set the two transducers down on a flat surface, back to back. Install the bracket assembly as shown in figure 9. Use the two included large cable ties to attach the transducer to the electric trolling motors lower unit. Using the slots in the transducer bracket, run the ties through them and around the motors lower unit. Locate the transducers Figure 9 on the bottom of the lower unit as in figure 10.
SENSOR MOUNTING If you mount the transducers inside the hull of the boat or on an electric trolling motor (described on page 8) you will need to use the provided sensor mounting bracket, instead of the transducer, to mount the speed and temperature sensor. Snap the sensor assembly into the mounting bracket as shown in figure 11. Hold the assembly up to the boat at the bottom of the transom.
OPERATION The LC-507 is a sophisticated depth sounder, yet very easy to operate. All of the main sonar controls are right on the front panel. There are even seperate controls for each beam. Figure 13 shows the control panel of the unit. Figure 13 TURNING THE UNIT ON Once the unit is connected to power you can turn it on. Press the ON/OFF button. You will hear a series of short beeps before the display shows up. To turn the unit off, press this button again.
ENTERING THE MENU To enter the menu, press the MENU button. You will now be on menu page 1. Press the MENU button again to get to page 2. Press it a third time to get to page 3, the final menu page. To exit the menu, press the MENU button a forth time. You can also press any of the sonar control buttons (C-Line, Gain, or Range) to close the menu. ADJUSTING THE DISPLAY CONTRAST While in the normal display mode, press the UP and DOWN arrows to change the display contrast.
ADJUSTING THE DEPTH RANGE You can adjust the depth range independently for each beam. You can also use the Automatic Range feature to let the LC-507 do it for you. The current depth is displayed in the lower left corner of the display. There is also a depth scale displayed on the right side of each beam display which indicates the current Range setting for that beam. To change the depth range push the up or down arrows. Up changes to the next shallower range. Down changes to the next deeper range.
ADJUSTING THE C-LINE C-LINE or Clean Line, affects the way the bottom and fish are displayed. Clean Line will “clean out” harder targets. To increase the level of C-LINE, press the up arrow. To decrease the level, press the down arrow. There is no display indicator to tell you the level of C-LINE, but the changes will be apparent in the display of the bottom and targets. The level of C-LINE is, largely, a matter of taste. However there is a basic rule to follow.
MENU FUNCTIONS To enter the menu, press the MENU button. You will now be on menu page 1. Press the MENU button again to get to page 2. Press it a third time to get to page 3, the final menu page. To exit the menu, press the MENU button a forth time. Or, press any of the sonar control buttons (C-Line, Gain, or Range). To navigate in the menu, press the UP or DOWN arrows (CONTRAST) to change lines and the LEFT and RIGHT arrows (MODE) to change the item.
ADJUSTING THE SWEEP SPEED Sweep speed is how fast the display moves across the screen. Generally, you want the Sweep speed to, roughly, match the speed of your boat. Press the down arrow to move you down to the Sweep item. Press the left or right arrows to change the setting. There are six different Sweep speeds, ranging from SLOW to FAST, and SUPERFAST. This highest sweep speed setting allows you to see depth and structure changes while the boat is moving at a high rate of speed.
A-MODE A-Mode gives an instantaneous, vertical, representation of the depth below. It gives you the ability to recognize bottom changes and targets before they scroll onto the normal display. It shows as a narrow band just to the right of the scrolling display. There is an A-MODE for each beam. To activate the A-MODE, press the down arrow to move to the item. Press the Right arrow button to turn the feature ON. Press the Left arrow to turn the feature OFF.
MENU 3 Menu page 3 controls features that affect all modes, no matter which one is currently selected. SUPER RANGE Super Range controls the way the display appears when the depth range changes. When Super Range is OFF, and the range changes, you will see the point at which the range changed on the display. This point will scroll across the screen until it disappears at the far left side. When Super Range is ON, there will be no visible point at which the depth changed.
TEMP-UNIT This feature lets you choose between Celsius and Fahrenheit. Press the Down arrow button to move down to the item. Then, press the Left or Right arrow buttons to change the unit of measure. A temperature reading will appear on the screen whenever there is a temperature probe plugged in. TEMP-CALIB This feature allows you to calibrate the temperature reading, if necessary. Press the down arrow button to move down to the feature.
TYPICAL INDICATIONS The LC-507 can display fish, bait fish, weeds, as well as distinguish the differences between a hard bottom and a softer bottom. In the real world, there is no such thing as a typical indication. What you see on the display is a representation of the water you are fishing, given the current settings of the unit. The Range, Gain, Clean Line, and all other settings will affect the way your display will appear in your situation.
SEEING STRUCTURE Here, structure is defined as anything from a drop-off to a rock pile or weed bed. The comparison of the two beams gives you the ability to see structure like never before. The narrow 400 kHz cone allows you to see sharp breaks and individual items, such as rocks or stumps. The wider 107 kHz cone will show you these same things further away from your boat, but with less detail. Notice, in figure 24, as the boat moves over the drop-off the 400 kHz beam shows the slope p r e c i s e l y.
SEEING FISH Although the LC-507 does not use any type of fish identification symbols on the display, it can be very easy to spot fish. Fish passing through the 107 kHz cone will appear as an arc, or partial arc. Fish on the 400 kHz beam can also be displayed as arcs, but will most likely, appear more like irregular blocks. Here is how it works. The 107 kHz beam has a lot of power and a very wide cone angle. When the fish appears at the Figure 26 edge of the cone it is far away from the transducer.
DEAD ZONE Dead Zone is the area within Figure 27 the transducers cone that is blind to you. The wider 107 kHz beam will have a much larger dead zone than the narrow 400 kHz beam. The LC-507 will mark bottom as the nearest distance it sees. If you are fishing over a slope, it may see the high side of the slope, at the edge of the cone, and mark that as bottom.
HIGH SPEED OPERATION The LC-507 can read depths at almost any boat speed. Due to the limited speed of the LCD display, the displayed bottom may be some distance behind you, depending on how fast the boat is traveling and the currently selected Sweep Speed. Use the A-Mode feature to help you with high speed readings. Here, high speed is defined as any speed at or above the speed at which the boat planes out. The LC-507 has a Super Fast Sweep Speed setting.
welmed". In this condition the unit will show erroneous information. The graphic display will become mostly black and the digital numbers on the display will read no depth or depths that are much deeper than reality. These depths are actually multiple echoes of the real bottom. It is important to use caution when navigating in shallow waters. Use common sense. Don't rely solely on your depth sounder. It often helps to turn off the automatic features and manually change the range to the 5 or 10 foot range.
Turn the LC-507 on and change the mode to number 1, if necessary. The mode number is displayed at the far lower right corner of the screen. Now, press the menu button. The first menu page will appear. Press the Menu button again to get to the second page. The darkened box indicates the item you are currently adjusting. The activated selection will be indicated by an open box around it. Modify the settings to match the following.
When using the Fish Alarm, use the A-GAIN-LEVEL feature to control the size of the fish that the alarm sounds on. With a higher gain setting the alarm will sound on smaller fish. The A-GAINLEVEL will have the same type of an effect on the Hard Bottom Alarm as well. Finally, press the Menu button two more times to exit. Change to Mode 3 and then go back to Menu page 2.
MAINTENANCE Maintenance for the LC-507 is very simple. There, simply, is not that much to maintain. Because of this, problems can sneak up on you if you're not careful. The unit should be removed whenever the boat is parked to guard against theft. Don't store it in a place that may fill with water. Power connections need constant checking. Corrosion can develop and cause intermittent or loss of operation. Spray the power connector and battery terminals with silicone to prevent this.
TROUBLE SHOOTING Symptom Possible Cause Unit will not turn on. Check for proper battery polarity and that you have fully charged, working batteries. Unit is turned on, but there is no display. Contrast is adjusted too low. Increase contrast. Unit runs well for a short time, then the unit quits. Bad battery. Voltage may be good when checked, but may fall as it is loaded. Unit runs and shows display light, but does not read depth. Transducer is not plugged in or not in contact with the water.
OTHER VEXILAR PRODUCTS THE 107 PRO The 107 Pro is loaded with advanced features that help even veteran anglers zero in on structure and game fish. The low frequency 107 KHz output generates power to spare and a wide, 38º, cone angle. The Boundary Waters LC-10 Powered by eight AA batteries, the compact, ultra lightweight Boundary Waters LC-10 is perfect for canoes, portages, or fly-ins. It has great performance and plenty of friendly features.
PORTA CASE The unique Vexilar Flasher Porta Case holds your FL-8SLT, 107 Pro, or other manufacturer's sonar or GPS. It has space for your transducer, a rechargeable battery, and the Vexilar Battery Status Indicator. Just set it down on the ice or boat seat, position the transducer and turn on your unit. The round base is just the right size to fit down inside a standard 5 gallon bucket.
LC-507 REPLACEMENT PARTS If you need additional or replacement parts for your LC-507 you can order them from your dealer or directly from the factory.
SERVICE AND SUPPORT If you find that you need help, feel free to contact us. Please have ready the model number and, if possible, the serial number of your product. Be sure to read the Trouble Shooting sections first. Address Vexilar, Inc. 200 W. 88th St. Minneapolis, MN, 55420-2752 Telephone (952) 884-5291 (8 am to 5 pm M-F Central Time) Fax (952) 884-5292 Web Site www.vexilar.com Email service@vexilar.
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