Pub. 988-0143-801 www.eaglesonar.com FishStrike ®1000C & SeaChamp ®1000 CDF Fish-finding Sonars & Mapping GPS Installation and Operation Instructions Copyright © 2005 LEI-Eagle All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be copied, reproduced, republished, transmitted or distributed for any purpose, without prior written consent of Eagle Electronics. Any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual is strictly prohibited. Eagle® is a registered trademark of LEI. MapCreate, FreedomMaps, IMS and NauticPaths are trademarks of LEI. Fishing Hot Spots is a registered trademark of Fishing Hot Spots Inc. Navionics is a registered trademark of Navionics, Inc. eXitSource Database, copyright 2001-2003 Zenrin Co. Ltd. Exit Authority and eXitSource are trademarks of Zenrin Co. Ltd. Eagle Electronics may find it necessary to change or end our policies, regulations, and special offers at any time. We reserve the right to do so without notice. 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Table of Contents Section 1: Read Me First!........................................................ 1 Specifications: FishStrike 1000C & SeaChamp 1000C DF............ 3 How Your Sonar Works ................................................................ 5 How Your GPS Works .................................................................. 6 Introduction to GPS and WAAS................................................... 7 How to use this manual: typographical conventions ................ 10 Section 2: Installation & Accessories.................................. 13 Preparations................................................................................ 13 Transducer Installation.............................................................. 13 Recommended Tools and supplies.......................................... 14 Single-frequency transom installations ............................. 14 Dual-frequency transom installations ............................... 14 Single-frequency trolling motor installations.................... 14 Shoot-through hull installations ........................................ 14 Selecting a Transducer Location ............................................ 14 How low should you go? .......................................................... 16 Shoot-thru-hull vs. Transom Mounting ................................. 17 Transom Transducer Assembly And Mounting..................... 17 Hulls With Floatation Materials ........................................ 24 Testing Determines Best Location ......................................... 25 Shoot-thru-hull Installation ................................................... 27 Speed/Temperature Sensors....................................................... 29 Optional Speed Sensor Installation ........................................... 30 GPS Antenna/Receiver Module Installation.............................. 32 NMEA 0183 Cable Connections ................................................. 32 Power Connections...................................................................... 33 Mounting the Unit: Bracket or In-Dash .................................... 35 MMC or SD Memory Card Installation ..................................... 38 Other Accessories........................................................................ 39 Section 3: Basic Sonar Operation ....................................... 41 Keyboard ..................................................................................... 41 Power/lights on and off ............................................................... 42 Main Menu .................................................................................. 43 Pages ........................................................................................... 44 Satellite Status Page .............................................................. 44 Navigation Page ...................................................................... 45 Map Page................................................................................. 45 Sonar Page .............................................................................. 46 Sonar Quick Reference ............................................................... 49 Sonar Operations ........................................................................ 50 Fish Symbols vs. Full Sonar Chart ........................................ 52 Section 4: Sonar Options & Other Features..................... 55 i ASP (Advanced Signal Processing) ..................................... 55 Alarms ......................................................................................... 56 Depth Alarms .......................................................................... 56 Zone Alarm .............................................................................. 57 Fish Alarm............................................................................... 58 Calibrate Speed........................................................................... 58 Chart Speed................................................................................. 59 ColorLine.................................................................................. 60 Depth Cursor............................................................................... 61 Depth Range - Automatic ........................................................... 62 Depth Range - Manual ............................................................... 63 FasTrack .................................................................................. 63 Fish I.D. (Fish Symbols & Depths) ......................................... 64 FishTrack ................................................................................. 65 Frequency (Change Transducer Frequency) ............................. 66 HyperScroll .............................................................................. 67 Log Sonar Chart Data ................................................................ 67 Noise Rejection............................................................................ 68 Overlay Data ............................................................................... 68 Overylay Data Style.................................................................... 71 Ping Speed & HyperScroll....................................................... 72 Reset Options .............................................................................. 73 Reset Water Distance ................................................................. 74 Set Keel Offset ............................................................................ 74 Sensitivity & Auto Sensitivity.................................................... 75 Sonar Chart Mode....................................................................... 77 Sonar Page & Sonar Chart Display Options ............................. 77 Full Sonar Chart ..................................................................... 78 Split Zoom Sonar Chart .......................................................... 79 Split Frequency Sonar Chart ................................................. 79 Digital Data/Chart .................................................................. 80 Customize Page Displays ........................................................... 80 Map With Sonar Split Screen................................................. 81 Sonar Simulator.......................................................................... 82 Stop Chart ................................................................................... 84 Surface Clarity ............................................................................ 84 Transparency .............................................................................. 85 Zoom & Zoom Bar ....................................................................... 86 Zoom Pan..................................................................................... 87 Section 5: Sonar Troubleshooting ....................................... 89 Section 6: Basic GPS Operations ......................................... 93 Keyboard ..................................................................................... 93 Power/lights on and off ............................................................... 94 ii Main Menu .................................................................................. 94 Pages ........................................................................................... 96 Sonar Page .............................................................................. 96 Satellite Status Page .............................................................. 96 Navigation Page ...................................................................... 98 Map Page................................................................................. 99 GPS Quick Reference................................................................ 104 Find Your Current Position...................................................... 105 Moving Around the Map: Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys ........... 105 Selecting Any Map Item with the Cursor................................ 106 Searching................................................................................... 106 Set a Waypoint.......................................................................... 108 Create and save a Waypoint................................................. 108 Navigate To a Waypoint ........................................................... 110 Set Man Overboard (MOB) Waypoint...................................... 111 Navigate Back to MOB Waypoint ............................................ 111 Navigate to Cursor Position on Map........................................ 112 Navigate to a Point of Interest................................................. 114 Creating and Saving a Trail..................................................... 114 Displaying a Saved Trail .......................................................... 116 Navigating Trails...................................................................... 116 Visual Trailing ...................................................................... 117 Navigate a Trail (forward).................................................... 117 Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files ........................... 119 Custom Maps: ....................................................................... 119 GPS Data files: ...................................................................... 120 Cancel Navigation..................................................................... 121 Section 7: Advanced GPS Operations ............................... 123 Find Distance from Current Position ...................................... 123 Find Distance from Point to Point ........................................... 123 Icons........................................................................................... 123 Create Icon on Map............................................................... 124 Create Icon at Current Position ........................................... 124 Delete an Icon ....................................................................... 124 Navigate to an Icon ............................................................... 125 Routes........................................................................................ 125 Create and Save a Route ...................................................... 126 PC-created Routes............................................................. 126 Routes Created in the Unit............................................... 126 Delete a Route ....................................................................... 128 Edit a Route .......................................................................... 128 Navigate a Route................................................................... 129 Navigate a Route in Reverse ................................................ 130 iii Trails ......................................................................................... 130 Delete a Trail ........................................................................ 130 Edit a Trail Name ................................................................. 130 Edit a Trail Color .................................................................. 131 Edit a Trail Pattern .............................................................. 131 Utilities...................................................................................... 132 Alarm Clock........... ...