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Lowrance electronic X-60 manual

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    • X-60 INSTALLATION AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS LITHO IN U.S.A. 988-0119-17 R9LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS, INC. 12000 E. SKELLY DR., TULSA, OK 74128 PDF compression, OCR, web-optimization with CVISION's PdfCompressor[...]

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    Copyright ©1990, Lowrance Electronics, Inc. All rights reserved. All features and specifications subject to change without notice. 31 PDF compression, OCR, web-optimization with CVISION's PdfCompressor[...]

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    MENU - PAGE 5 DIGITAL SONAR When the X-60 is turned on br the first time, the digital depth display shows at the screen's top 1St corner. This display comes from a. separate digital sonar built into the X-60. It displays only the bottom depth. If it loses the bottom, the last known depth will flash on the display. When the digital finds the bo[...]

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    MENU - 4th PAGE (AUTOMATIC OFF) DISPLAY ZOOM WINDOW BAR ZOOM ADJUST MENU (MANUAL MODE) The bar used to adjust the zoom window in the manual mode normally disappears after setting the zoom window. YOU can turn it on continu- ously, which keeps the unit in the spht screen zoom mode. To turn the zoom window bar on, first make certain the X-60 is in th[...]

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    The menu shown below appears. Simply press the key adjacent to the desired 5CC level, either Off, Low, Medium, or High. The X-6O will clear the display, return to the chart mode using the SOC level you entered. Set Noise Re jebt ion A etSurfaoe Clarity .,Ihsplay tone Alarn Bar 4 MENU-4th PAGE (AUTOMATIC ON) : LoW INTRODUCTION The X-60 represents on[...]

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    POWER CONNECTIONS The X-60 works from a twelve-volt battery system only. You can attach the power cable to an accessory or power buss, however you may have problems with electrical interference. If so, attach the power cable directly to the battery. If the cable is not long enough, splice #18 gauge wire onto it. The power cable has three wires, red[...]

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    tLEAR DISTANCE LOG To reset the distance log to zero, press the MENU key, then press the key adjacent to the "More" label two times. Now press the key adjacent to the "Clear Distance Log" label. This resets the distance log and returns to the chart display. SPEAKER VOLUME The speaker volume has two steps - low and high. The spea[...]

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    0 2 S 4 5 S 7 a 9 KEYBOARD The keyboard has keys arranged in two vertical columns. the left column are used for menu selections and numeric keys in the right column are for the basic sonar functions. key activates the first menu page. SENS - Press this key to Sjust the unit's sensitivity and GRAYLINE. RANGE - This key lets you adjust the range[...]

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    To turn FASTRAK on, press the menu key, then press the key CLEAR - Use this key to erase a previous keystroke or menu. adjacent to the 'More" label. Now press the key adjacent to the 'Turn • On Fastrak" label. To turn it oft, repeat the same steps. The "Turn Off Fastrak" label appears instead of the 'Turn On Fas[...]

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    AUTOMATIC When the X-60 is first turned on, the Automatic feture is on. This is shown by the word "AUTO" at the topof the screen. The Auornatic feature adjusts the sensitivity and range so the bottom signal always shows in the lower half of the screen. To turn Automatic off, simply press the AUTO key. The word "MAN- UAL" appears[...]

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    in the automatic or manual mode. To hdjust the sensitivity, press the SENS key. The sensitivity adjust men appears on the left side of the screen. The SRAYLINE adjust rnnu is immediately beneath it. Te sensitivity menu has up and down arrows, plus a vertical bar rph. The graph gives a visual indication of the sensitivity level. The number above the[...]

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    GRAYLINE GRAYLINE° lets you distinguish between strong and weak echoes. It "paints" gray on targets that are stronger than a preset value. This allows you to tell the difference between a hard and soft bottom. For example, a soft, muddy or weedy bottom returns a weaker signal which displays with a narrow or no gray line. A hard bottom re[...]

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    Li j.,.. A4jufl Chart: Speed A Turn. On Fish—ID A Twn On Chart Cursor 4 Li Tttrp On RacE 1 'gut 4 I : More Remember, you can't use the Fish 1.0. feature when the X-60 is in the manual mode. If you turn the Fish ID. feature on when the X60 is in manual, the micro-computer will turn the automatic feature on. If you turn automatic off when[...]

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    To adjust the upper or lower limit, press the key adjacent to the. "More' label. The menus shown below appear. To adjust the upper limit-press the key adjacent to the Upper Limit" arrow. A new rtienu appears: "Enter Upper Limit." Using the number keys at tha display's left side, enter the desired upper limit. In this e[...]

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    MENUS The X-60 uses menus extensively to guide you through the functions and features of the unit. The menu key accesses many of these features, allowing you to customize the unit to your particular needs and water conditions: If you ever get lost in a menu, simply press CLEAR key. This returns the X-60 to the sonar screen. There are five menus, to[...]

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    To switch targets between twice their normal size and four times normal) press the key adjacent to the "2X14X" label. To switch between the split screen zoom and full screen zoom, prss the key adjacent to the "SPLIT/FULL" label. The screen instantly splits into two sections. All targets on the left are shown at four tiniQs the s[...]

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    Zone Alarm To activate the Zone Alarm, first press the ALARM key. Next, press the key next to the Zone Alarm's ADJUST label. The words :'ZONE ALARM' show at the screens top right side, signifying the Zone! Alarm is active. The zone bar shows immediately beneath t. Any epho that appears between the top and boftom of this bar will trig[...]

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    alarm. This is useful as an anchor watch, a shallow water alert, br for navigation. All of the alarms have a visual and audio signal. If desired, the audio signal can be turned off through the ALARM menu. Depth Alarms The Depth Alarms are only triggered from the bottom signal. No bther echo wifl "trip" this alarm. The shallow alarm souhds[...]