Pub. 988-0151-062 www.lowrance.com Fish-finding & Depth Sounding Sonar X67C Installation and Operation Instructions Copyright © 2003 Lowrance Electronics, Inc. All rights reserved. Lowrance® is a registered trademark of Lowrance Electronics, Inc. Marine-Tex is a trademark of Illinois Tool Works 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. 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. Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................... 1 Capabilities and Specifications: X67C ......................................... 1 How Sonar Works ......................................................................... 2 How to Use this Manual: Typographical Conventions................ 3 Installation and Accessories ................................................... 5 Transducer Installation................................................................ 5 Recommended Tools and Supplies ........................................... 5 Selecting a Transducer Location .............................................. 6 Shoot-Thru-Hull vs. Transom Mounting ................................. 8 Transom Transducer Assembly and Mounting ....................... 8 Trolling Motor Bracket Installation....................................... 11 Transducer Orientation and Fish Arches .............................. 12 Shoot-Thru-Hull Preparation and Installation ..................... 13 Speed/Temperature Sensors....................................................... 15 Speed Sensor Installation....................................................... 18 Power Connections...................................................................... 19 Mounting the Sonar Unit:Bracket or Portable.......................... 20 Bracket Installation................................................................ 21 Portable Sonar Installation .................................................... 23 Portable Transducer Assembly .............................................. 25 Basic Sonar Operation ........................................................... 27 Keyboard Basics.......................................................................... 27 Memory........................................................................................ 28 Menus .......................................................................................... 28 Main Menu .............................................................................. 28 Sonar Menu ............................................................................. 30 Pages ........................................................................................... 31 Basic Sonar Quick Reference ............................................... 34 Sonar Operations ........................................................................ 35 Fish Symbols vs. Full Sonar Chart ........................................ 37 Other Free Training Aids ....................................................... 38 Advanced Sonar Options & Other Features...................... 39 ASP (Advanced Signal Processing) ......................................... 39 Alarms ......................................................................................... 40 Depth Alarms .......................................................................... 40 Fish Alarm............................................................................... 41 Backlight Level ........................................................................... 41 Calibrate Speed........................................................................... 42 Chart Speed................................................................................. 42 Colorline ................................................................................... 43 Contrast....................................................................................... 44 Depth Cursor............................................................................... 45 i Depth Range - Automatic ........................................................... 46 Depth Range - Manual................................................................ 46 Depth Range - Upper and Lower Limits ................................... 47 FasTrack .................................................................................. 48 Fish I.D. (Fish Symbols & Depths) ......................................... 49 FishTrack ................................................................................. 50 Overlay Data ............................................................................... 51 Ping Speed & HyperScroll....................................................... 52 Pop-Up Help ................................................................................ 54 Reset Options .............................................................................. 55 Reset Water Distance ................................................................. 55 Sensitivity & Auto Sensitivity.................................................... 55 Set Keel Offset ............................................................................ 57 Set Language .............................................................................. 58 Software Version Information.................................................... 59 Sonar Color Mode........................................................................ 59 Sonar Page & Sonar Chart Display Options ............................. 60 Full Sonar Chart ..................................................................... 60 Split Zoom Sonar Chart .......................................................... 60 Digital Data/Chart .................................................................. 61 Flasher..................................................................................... 62 Sonar Simulator.......................................................................... 62 Stop Chart ................................................................................... 62 Surface Clarity ............................................................................ 63 Transparency .............................................................................. 64 Units of Measure......................................................................... 64 Zoom & Zoom Bar ....................................................................... 65 Zoom Pan..................................................................................... 66 Troubleshooting ...................................................................... 67 Warranty and Service Information ..................................... 73 ii Introduction Thank you for buying a Lowrance sonar! Your unit is a high-quality, remarkably-priced color sonar designed for both professional and novice fishermen. All Lowrance sonars have an automatic mode that finds and displays the bottom, fish, underwater structure and more ­ right out of the box. All you have to do is press the on (MENU/PWR) key. However, if you want to fine-tune your unit, press the MENU key again. The X67C has several powerful features you can control by scrolling through easy-to-use menus with the arrow and menu keys. To get started with your Lowrance sonar, first read the installation section. It contains instructions for mounting the sonar unit, the transducer and any optional accessories, such as a speed sensor. Following recommended installation practices will pay off in optimum performance of your X67C. Improper installation can cause problems down the road, especially if the transducer is badly mounted. After you've read the installation instructions, install the unit and accessories. Then, read the rest of the manual. The more you know about your sonar, the better it will work for you. Take advantage of the Simulator feature. It allows you to practice operating your sonar before you get it in the water. And when you finally head for your favorite fishing hole, take this manual along for reference. Capabilities and Specifications: X67C General Case size:......................... 5.8" H x 4.3" W x 2.5" D (14.7 cm H x 10.8 cm W x 6.6 cm D) sealed, waterproof; suitable for saltwater use. Display:............................ 1/4 VGA color, transflective TFT display; 3.5" (8.9 cm) diagonal viewing area. Resolution:...................... 320 pixels (vert.) x 240 pixel (horiz.) resolution; 153,600 total pixels Backlighting:.................. Backlit screen and keypad for night use. Input power:................... 10 to 17 volts DC. Current drain: ............... 200 ma lights off; 250 ma lights on. Back-up memory: .......... Built-in memory stores sonar settings when unit is turned off. 1 Sonar Frequency:...................... 200 kHz. Transducers: .................. A model HST-WSU Skimmer transducer comes packed with your sonar unit. Operates at speeds up to 70 mph (61 kts). Optional thruhull, portable and trolling motor transducers are available. Transmitter: ................... 800 watts peak-to-peak power (typical); 100 watts RMS power (typical). Sonar sounding depth capability: ........... 600 feet (182 meters). Actual capability depends on transducer configuration and installation, bottom composition and water conditions. All sonar units typically read deeper in fresh water than in salt water. Depth display:................ Continuous digital readout. Audible alarms: ............. Deep/shallow/fish. Automatic ranging:....... Yes, with instant screen updates. Zoom bottom track: ...... Yes. Split-screen zoom:......... Yes. Surface water temp: ..... Yes, built into transducer. Optional additional temp sensors for live well, bait well, etc. are available. Speed/distance log: ....... Yes, with optional speed sensor. NOTICE! The storage and operation temperature for your unit is from -4 degrees to +167 degrees Fahrenheit (-20 degrees to +75 degrees Celsius). Extended storage in temperatures higher or lower than specified will damage the liquid crystal display in your unit. This type of damage is not covered by the warranty. For more information, contact the factory's Customer Service Department; phone numbers are inside the manual's back cover. How Sonar Works Sonar has been around since the 1940s, so if you already know how it works, skip ahead to the next segment on the typographical conventions used in this manual. But, if you've never owned a sonar fish finder, this segment will tell you the underwater basics. Sonar is an abbreviation for SOund NAvigation and Ranging, a technology developed during World War II for tracking enemy submarines. 2 (Lowrance developed the world's first transistorized sportfishing sonar in 1957.) A sonar consists of a transmitter, transducer, receiver and display. In simple terms, here's how it finds the bottom, or the fish: The transmitter emits an electrical impulse, which the transducer converts into a sound wave and sends into the water. (The sound frequency can't be heard by humans or fish.) The sound wave strikes an object (fish, structure, bottom) and bounces back to the transducer, which converts the sound back into an electrical signal. The receiver amplifies this return signal, or echo, and sends it to the display, where an image of the object appears on the scrolling sonar chart. The sonar's microprocessor calculates the time lapse between the transmitted signal and echo return to determine the distance to the object. The whole process repeats itself several times each second. How to use this manual: typographical conventions Many instructions are listed as numbered steps. The keypad and arrow "keystrokes" appear as boldface type. So, if you're in a real hurry (or just need a reminder), you can skim the instructions and pick out what menu command to use by finding the boldface command text. The following paragraphs explain how to interpret the text formatting for those commands and other instructions: Arrow Keys The arrow keys control a horizontal line depth cursor on the sonar screen. The arrow keys also help you move around the menus so you can execute different commands. They are represented by symbols like these, which denote the down arrow key and the up arrow: . Keyboard The other keys perform a variety of functions. When the text refers to a key to press, the key is shown in bold, sans serif type. For example, the "Enter/Pages" key is shown as ENT and the "Menu/Power" key is shown as MENU. Menu Commands A menu command or a menu option will appear in small capital letters, in a bold sans serif type like this: DEPTH CURSOR. ...