www.lowrance.com Pub. 988-0151-451 X510C & X515C DF Fish-finding and Depth Sounding Sonars Operation Instructions Copyright © 2006 Lowrance Electronics, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be copied, reproduced, republished, transmitted or distributed for any purpose, without prior written consent of Lowrance Electronics. Any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual is strictly prohibited. Lowrance® is a registered trademark of Lowrance Electronics, Inc. Lowrance 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. All features and specifications subject to change without notice. All screens in this manual are simulated. On the cover: X515cDF shown. For free owner's manuals and other information, visit our web site: www.lowrance.com Lowrance Electronics Inc. 12000 E. Skelly Dr. Tulsa, OK USA 74128-2486 Printed in USA. Section 1: Read Me First! ......................................................... 1 Capabilities and Specifications: X-510c & X-515cDF ................. 2 How Sonar Works.......................................................................... 3 How to use this manual: typographical conventions .................. 4 Section 2: Installation & Accessories.................................... 7 Preparations .................................................................................. 7 Transducer Installation ................................................................ 7 Single-frequency transom installations ............................... 8 Dual-frequency transom installations ................................. 8 Single-frequency trolling motor installations ..................... 8 Shoot-through hull installations .......................................... 8 Selecting a Transducer Location .............................................. 8 How low should you go? ............................................................ 9 Shoot-thru-hull vs. Transom Mounting ................................. 10 Transom Transducer Assembly And Mounting .................... 11 Trolling Motor Bracket Installation (single-frequency only) 17 Transducer Orientation and Fish Arches.............................. 17 Shoot-Thru-Hull Preparation ................................................. 18 Hulls With Floatation Materials ........................................ 18 Testing Determines Best Location ......................................... 19 Shoot-thru-hull Installation ................................................... 21 Speed/Temperature Sensors ................................................. 22 Optional Speed Sensor Installation ....................................... 22 Power Connections ...................................................................... 24 Powering Your Display Unit ...................................................... 25 Power Diagram A ........................................................................ 27 Power Diagram B ........................................................................ 28 Powering a NMEA 2000 Network Bus ...................................... 28 NMEA 0183 Cable Connections ................................................. 29 Mounting the Unit: Bracket, In-Dash or Portable.................... 29 Other Accessories ........................................................................ 33 Cleaning Towel ........................................................................ 33 Face Cover ................................................................................... 33 Section 3: Basic Sonar Operation ........................................ 35 Keyboard ...................................................................................... 35 Power/lights on and off ............................................................... 36 Menus........................................................................................... 36 Main Menu............................................................................... 36 Sonar Menu.............................................................................. 38 Pages ............................................................................................ 39 Basic Sonar Quick Reference ..................................................... 43 Sonar Operations ........................................................................ 44 i Table of Contents Fish Symbols vs. Full Sonar Chart ........................................ 46 Other Free Training Aids ....................................................... 47 Section 4: Sonar Options & Other Features...................... 49 ASPTM (Advanced Signal Processing) ..................................... 49 Alarms.......................................................................................... 50 Depth Alarms .......................................................................... 50 Zone Alarm .............................................................................. 51 Fish Alarm ............................................................................... 52 Brightness.................................................................................... 53 Calibrate Speed ........................................................................... 53 Chart Speed ................................................................................. 54 Colorline....................................................................................... 55 Contrast ....................................................................................... 56 Depth Cursor ............................................................................... 56 Depth Range - Automatic ........................................................... 56 Depth Range - Manual................................................................ 57 Depth Range - Upper and Lower Limits ................................... 57 FasTrackTM ................................................................................... 59 Fish I.D.TM (Fish Symbols & Depths) ......................................... 60 FishTrackTM.................................................................................. 61 Frequency (Change Transducer Frequency) (X-515cDF only). 62 HyperScrollTM............................................................................... 63 Noise Rejection ............................................................................ 63 Overlay Data ............................................................................... 63 Ping Speed & HyperScrollTM ....................................................... 65 Pop-up Help ................................................................................. 67 Reset Options............................................................................... 67 Reset Water Distance.................................................................. 68 Screen Contrast and Brightness ................................................ 68 Sensitivity & Auto Sensitivity.................................................... 69 Automatic Sensitivity ............................................................. 70 Set Keel Offset............................................................................. 71 Set Language ............................................................................... 72 Software Version Information .................................................... 73 Sonar Chart Mode ....................................................................... 73 Sonar Chart Display Options ..................................................... 74 Full Sonar Chart ..................................................................... 74 Split Zoom Sonar Chart .......................................................... 75 Split Frequency Sonar Chart (X-515cDF only) ..................... 75 Digital Data/Chart .................................................................. 76 Customizing the Digital Data/Chart Screen ..................... 77 Flasher ..................................................................................... 78 Sonar with Custom Gauges ........................................................ 79 ii Radar............................................................................................ 81 Sonar Simulator .......................................................................... 81 Stop Chart.................................................................................... 82 Surface Clarity ............................................................................ 82 Transducer Type (X-515cDF only) ............................................. 83 Transparency............................................................................... 84 Units of Measure ......................................................................... 85 Upper and Lower Limits............................................................. 86 Zoom & Zoom Bar........................................................................ 86 Zoom Pan ..................................................................................... 87 Section 5: NMEA 2000 Menu.................................................. 89 NMEA 2000 Menu....................................................................... 89 Bus Setup..................................................................................... 89 Engine & Tank Configuration.................................................... 90 Tank Select .......................................................................... 91 Tank Size ............................................................................. 91 Set Configuration button .................................................... 91 Device Configuration Menu.................................................... 92 Device Information and Device Data ..................................... 92 Fuel Management Menu............................................................. 93 Tank Location ...................................................................... 93 Fuel Added ........................................................................... 93 Add Fuel............................................................................... 94 Fill Tank............................................................................... 94 Adding Fuel to Tank ............................................................... 94 Engine Operations................................................................... 94 Engine Select ....................................................................... 94 NMEA 2000 Alarms .................................................................... 95 To set NMEA 2000 Alarm:.................................................. 96 Waypoint Sharing ....................................................................... 96 Backlight Synchronization ......................................................... 96 Configuring EP Sensors.............................................................. 97 EP-35 Temperature Configuration ........................................ 97 Advanced Options menu ......................................................... 97 Instance................................................................................ 98 Restore Defaults .................................................................. 98 To restore default settings .................................................. 98 EP-10 Fuel Flow Configuration.............................................. 98 Advanced Options menu ......................................................... 99 Instance................................................................................ 99 Restore Defaults .................................................................. 99 EP-15 Fluid Level Configuration ......................................... 100 Advanced Options menu ....................................................... 102 iii Instance.............................................................................. 102 Restore Defaults ................................................................ 102 To restore default settings: ............................................... 102 Suzuki Engine Interface Configuration............................... 103 Advanced Options menu ....................................................... 104 Instance.............................................................................. 104 Restore Defaults ................................................................ 104 Calibrating EP Sensors............................................................. 105 EP-10 Fuel Flow Calibration................................................ 105 EP-15 Fluid Level Calibration ............................................. 106 2-Point Calibration............................................................ 106 3-P ...