Pub. 988-0143-811 www.eaglesonar.com FishStrike 2000 & ® SeaChamp 2000 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 Capabilities and Specifications: FishStrike 2000C & SeaChamp 2000C DF .................................... 3 How Your Sonar Works ................................................................ 5 How Your GPS Works .................................................................. 5 Introduction to GPS and WAAS................................................... 7 How to use this manual................................................................ 9 Section 2: Installation & Accessories.................................. 11 Preparations................................................................................ 11 Transducer Installation.............................................................. 11 Recommended Tools and supplies.......................................... 12 Single-frequency transom installations ............................. 12 Dual-frequency transom installations ............................... 12 Single-frequency trolling motor installations.................... 12 Shoot-through hull installations ........................................ 12 Selecting a Transducer Location ............................................ 12 How low should you go? .......................................................... 14 Shoot-thru-hull vs. Transom Mounting ................................. 15 Transom Transducer Assembly And Mounting..................... 15 Shoot-thru-hull Installation ................................................... 25 Speed/Temperature Sensors....................................................... 27 Optional Speed Sensor Installation ........................................... 28 GPS Antenna/Receiver Module Installation.............................. 30 NMEA 0183 Cable Connections ................................................. 30 Power Connections...................................................................... 31 Mounting the Unit: Bracket or In-Dash .................................... 33 MMC or SD Memory Card Installation ..................................... 36 Other Accessories........................................................................ 37 MMC and MapCreate ............................................................. 37 Section 3: Basic Sonar Operation ....................................... 39 Keyboard ..................................................................................... 39 Power/lights on and off ............................................................... 40 Main Menu .................................................................................. 41 Pages ........................................................................................... 42 Satellite Status Page .............................................................. 42 Navigation Page ...................................................................... 43 Map Page................................................................................. 43 Sonar Page .............................................................................. 44 Sonar Quick Reference .......................................................... 47 Sonar Operations ........................................................................ 48 Fish Symbols vs. Full Sonar Chart ........................................ 50 Other Free Training Aids ....................................................... 50 i Section 4: Sonar Options & Other Features..................... 53 ASP (Advanced Signal Processing) ..................................... 53 Alarms ......................................................................................... 54 Depth Alarms .......................................................................... 54 Zone Alarm .............................................................................. 55 Fish Alarm............................................................................... 55 Calibrate Speed........................................................................... 56 Chart Speed................................................................................. 56 ColorLine.................................................................................. 57 Depth Cursor............................................................................... 59 Depth Range - Automatic ........................................................... 60 Depth Range - Manual ............................................................... 61 FasTrack .................................................................................. 61 Fish I.D. (Fish Symbols & Depths) ......................................... 62 FishTrack ................................................................................. 63 Frequency (Dual-Frequency Transducers only) ........................ 64 HyperScroll .............................................................................. 65 Log Sonar Chart Data ................................................................ 65 Noise Rejection............................................................................ 66 Overlay Data ............................................................................... 66 Overlay Data Style.................................................................. 69 Ping Speed & HyperScroll....................................................... 70 Reset Options .............................................................................. 72 Reset Water Distance ................................................................. 72 Set Keel Offset ............................................................................ 72 Sensitivity & Auto Sensitivity.................................................... 74 Sonar Chart Mode....................................................................... 75 Sonar Page & Sonar Chart Display Options ............................. 76 Full Sonar Chart ..................................................................... 76 Split Zoom Sonar Chart .......................................................... 77 Split Frequency Sonar Chart ................................................. 77 Digital Data Display ............................................................... 78 Customize Page Displays ........................................................... 79 Map With Sonar Split Screen................................................. 80 Sonar Simulator.......................................................................... 80 Stop Chart ................................................................................... 82 Surface Clarity ............................................................................ 82 Zoom & Zoom Bar ....................................................................... 83 Zoom Pan..................................................................................... 84 Section 5: Sonar Troubleshooting ....................................... 85 Section 6: Basic GPS Operations ......................................... 89 Keyboard ..................................................................................... 89 Power/lights on and off ............................................................... 90 ii Main Menu .................................................................................. 91 Pages ........................................................................................... 92 Sonar Page .............................................................................. 92 Satellite Status Page .............................................................. 92 Navigation Page ...................................................................... 94 Map Page................................................................................. 95 GPS Quick Reference................................................................ 100 Find Your Current Position...................................................... 101 Moving Around the Map: Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys ........... 101 Selecting Any Map Item with the Cursor................................ 102 Searching................................................................................... 102 Set a Waypoint.......................................................................... 104 Navigate To a Waypoint ........................................................... 106 Set Man Overboard (MOB) Waypoint...................................... 107 Navigate Back to MOB Waypoint ............................................ 107 Navigate to Cursor Position on Map........................................ 108 Navigate to a Point of Interest................................................. 109 Creating and Saving a Trail..................................................... 110 Displaying a Saved Trail .......................................................... 111 Navigating Trails...................................................................... 112 Visual Trailing ...................................................................... 112 Navigate a Trail .................................................................... 112 Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files ........................... 114 Custom Maps ........................................................................ 114 GPS Data files: ...................................................................... 115 Cancel Navigation..................................................................... 116 Section 7: Advanced GPS Operations ............................... 117 Find Distance from Current Position ...................................... 117 Find Distance from Point to Point ........................................... 117 Icons........................................................................................... 117 Create Icon on Map............................................................... 118 Create Icon at Current Position ........................................... 118 Delete an Icon ....................................................................... 118 Navigate to an Icon ............................................................... 119 Routes........................................................................................ 119 Create and Save a Route ...................................................... 120 Delete a Route ....................................................................... 122 Edit a Route .......................................................................... 122 Navigate a Route................................................................... 123 Navigate a Route in Reverse ................................................ 124 Trails ......................................................................................... 124 Delete a Trail ........................................................................ 124 Edit a Trail Name ................................................................. 124 iii Edit a Trail Color .................................................................. 125 Edit a Trail Pattern .............................................................. 125 Utilities...................................................................................... 126 Alarm Clock........................................................................... 126 Sun/Moon Rise & Set Calculator.......................................... 126 Trip Calculator...................................................................... 126 Trip Down Timer............ ...