Eagle ID-6300 Installation and Operation Manual

one. Thenumbersatthe
display.

To

change menus,

of the

keyboard.

RANGE section. Once

the

TION

ALARM section to switch
made,

to activate

key

presstheCMND

lowerleft ofthe screen

usethe arrow

To select an item

make a selection,

you

that

selection,

to another menu. Once

FUNCTION

from the

or

keyand

be activated.

For a detailed

tions.

MENU

#1

-

FISH SIZE

This menu

fish that fish alert will alarm or flash on.
When the ID-6300 is first turned

automatically

fish. You can

large

small, medium,

and

large

flashes

fish,

and

or

large

description

adjusts

adiust

large fish,

the size

on medium and

it to flash on

fish

only.

the

of

on,

medium

arethedigital

in the ZONEALARM

keys

menu,

the

press

all selections on

menus,

of

it

bottom

use the

press

arrow

arrow

the CMN'D

the ZONE

in

keys

all of the selections

all menuswill

see the

following

depth

section

in

keys

FUNC-

are

illustra-

MENU
CONTROL)

top

versions,

#2-SCC

The

the

of

manyfeet

interfere
gets.

Clutter and are
boat

with fish

These

wakes,

(SURFACE

markings

display

can

below the

signals

markings

caused

bait

fish,

and other

Use Surface

(SCC)
clutter.

ceiver between

to reduce or eliminate

SCC varies the

each transmit

while the receiver is

return echoes. The

--or noise--atthe

at times extend

surface. This can

or other

are Surface

wave

by

temperature

reasons.

Clarity

gain

"listening"

is the lowest

gain

for echoes near the surface.

increases as the

ally

SCC:OFF SCC:HIGH

depth

CLARITY

tar-

action,

in-

Control

surface

of the re-

pulse,

for the

It

gradu-

Increases.

Notice when the

the automatic

fish

large

is not

adjustable

automatic. The menu

medium

it,

adjust

certain the 10-6300 is not in automatic.

Next,

press

The menu
the down arrow

arrow

up

disappear,

will

made

mode, only

will

flash.

when the ID-6300 is in

9n the screen. If

ID-6300 will sound an tone.

the

To

adjust

thefish

the CMN'D FUNCTION

appearswith

key

in the RANGE section. Wait six

key

or

press

be activated.

now

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medium and

The fish size feature

with

appears

size,

mediumfish

in the RANGE section. To

only

you try

first make

key.

highlighted.

to

the CMN'D FUNCTION

18

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change

seconds and the menu

The selection

key.

small

to

large, press

you just

press

the
will

S?rniiIa

Pictures

ted

19

The

maximum

range.

For

example,

that 6CC will affect is one-half of the

depth

with maximum

on a 0 to 60 foot

SOC.

would have an effect from the surface to 30 feet.

soc has three levels

matically

CMN'D

section

RANGE section forthe desired

TION

example.

MENU #3- DISC

sets SOC to medium. To

FUNCTION
until the 6CC menu

to activate the new SOC level.

key

then

key,

appears.

(DISCRIMINATION)

ofadjustment.

change

the arrow

press

3CC level. Then

Turning

to a different

Then

press

See

the

in the

keys

the arrow

the CMN'D FUNC-

press

the

previous page

selected

lD-6300 on auto-

level,

range.

press

depth

SOC

the

ZONE ALARM

in the

keys

for an

For a

when fish

feature,
"ALARM' will be

of the

press

screen,

distictive

are detected

the FISH

displayed at

limit. Each time a
fish alert

sound.

feature,

To turn

off,

fish alarm
the OFF
turn both fish

the FISH l.D.

press

off,

key

press

in the FISH LD.

alert and the fish

audible alarm

the

by

key.

the bottom

below the

right

fish Is detected

the

audible

the fish alert

To turn

key.

the FISH

key.

Simulated Pictures

fish alert

The word

lower

by.the

alarm will

function

the

Press

section to

alarm off.

(NOTE:

Unwanted noise on the

is a
any

eitheran

by

or a

cases,
marks on the

which is

signals.

oes from the

ones are noise and

displaying only

Discrimination has three
MED.

matically

first turned
display,

key,'

ZONE

menu

keys

desired level is

the CMN'D
should be an
noise

common

fairly

undesired

electrical or acoustic

combination of the two. In

the noise can

The ID-6300 has

effective in

It

processes

and

HIGH. Discrimination is auto-

complaint.

signal.

display.

receiver,

the

It

can be caused

produce

Discrimination

combating

all

incoming

determines which

eliminates

legitimate

set to LO when the

on. If noise is

the

press

then

ALARM section until the

appears.

in the

the

press

Then

RANGE sebtion until the

highlighted.

FUNCTION

immediate

displayed

on

present

CMN'D FUNCTION

arrow

press

change

the screen.

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ID-6300 is

keys

the arrow

Then

key.

display

Noise is

source,

both

noise

ech-

them,

echoes.

LO,

on the

in the

DISC

press

There

in the

20

when

FISH

LIGHT
6300

proximately

Is
ITY

lights
both

out when the

COMMAND
commands that allow

the unit

pages

are
FUNCTION

menu

can

The

screen indicates this

The

sensitivity

the ID-6300 is

I.D. is

on.)

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allows

light

at

night.

The

six seconds

first turned on.

at the same time

keys

on.

To turn the

keys again.

ID-6300 is turned

FuNcTIoN

FUNCTION

The

ID-6300 has

to

your

of

menus aailabIe.

accessed with the

key.

appears

see,

number "1" at the

for six

the first

is not

adjustable

in automatic

operatio

flash for

lights

when the

Press both

SENSITIV-

to turn

lights off,

The

lights

will

CM1

TMmenus" of

to

you

needs. There

Press

seconds. As

menu is FISH

Is menu

customize

These menus

COMMAND

and the first

it,

bottom of the

number

of

the ID-

press

also

off.

are 12

SIZE.

and

ap-

unit

the

go

you

17

alarm window

to move the

key

up.

lop

Six seconds after Ihe

made, the

same manner
Press the DEEP SET

displays

alarm bar

Set the bottom of Ihe zone in the

using

with the small arrow

the bottom of the bar. Then

arrow

key

to make

the down arrow

Press

the zone

of

adjustments

disappears.

the DEEP SET

The alarm bar

key.

pointing

press

the bottom

window move shallower. Or

the down arrow

press

bottom
the

screen for six

of

the

and the bar will remain on the

keys

window

seconds,

to move the

key

deeper.

then

disappear.

deeper.

the

of Ihe

part

you

Release

are

key.

to

up

can

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P/slums

When the "ZONE ALARM"

nal is

the alarm

on,

loviewthezonealarm

is active. If

bar, simply press

citherthe SHALLOW SET or DEEP

The bar will be

keys.

be turned on

details, When

permanently

thealarm

displayed

with a menu. See

istriggered by

To lurn the Zone Alarm

DEEP SET
in

memory

set

will turn the Zone Alarm back on

keys

lithe

since ft does not track

also

FISH I.D.

The

isturned on. An "F"

fish alert is on. As

are

mostlikely

or

fish,

plished

only

with a menu selection. See the COMMAND section for details.

atthesametime. All of theZoneAlarm

keys

until lhe ID-6300 is turned off.

is

range

Fish ID.

fish. The 'FISH l.D." can be setfor

medium and

changed,

function is

displays

signals

range settings.

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SET

for six seconds.

an

off,

press

the zone alarm

FISH

automatically

or

exclusively large

16

-

The zone alarm bar

the COMMAND section for

an audible

echo,

the SHALLOW SET and

bolh

Pressing

with the

may

ALARMI

enabled when the ID-6300

display, targets
small,

tonewill sound.

settingswill

either shallow or

previous

need to be

fish. This

settings.

medium;and

can

remain

deep

changed

signifying

flash that

large

is accom-

DISCRIMINATION: OFF

MENU #4

of the ID-6300's

speaker

FUNCTION
keys

menu #4

speaker
the

volume,

seconds or

TION

-

SPEAKER

menu

This

speaker.

volume,

key,

in the ZONE ALARM

appears.

volume,

RANGE section. To decrease

pressthe

press

to activate

key

VOLUME

adjusts

press

then

press

To

the

press

down arrow.

CMN'D FUNC-

the

your

the volume

To

the

section until

increase the

up

selection.

the

adjust

CMN'D

the arrow

arrow in

the

Wait sIx

DISCRIMINATION:

SETTING

21

PROPER

MENU #5

METERS

-

FEET, FATHOMS,

or

tion for

If

you

details.

wish to turn

the

digitél display off,

see the COMMAND

sec-

The lD-6300 can

in

depth

At

change

either

the

first,

display

it to fathoms or

feet, fathoms,

theCMN'D FUNCTION

display

reads in feet.

meters, press

Then

key.

the arrows in the ZONE ALARM section

untfl the UNITS

the arrow
the

desired unit of measure

or

oms,

the CMN'D FUNCTION

press

activate

unit off

MENU

your

reverts the

#5- DIGITAL DISPLAY

This menu allows

digital

display

6300 is first turned

matically

CMN'D

arrows

the

FUNCTION

in the ZONE ALARM section of

keyboard

Usethe arrow

to select ON or OFF. The

turned on or

menu

inthe

keys

meters)

is

selection.

range

on or off. When

on,

on. To

turn

key.

until this

inthe RANGE section

keys

off

immediately.

appears.

RANGE menu until

(feet,

highlighted,

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to feet.

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the

digital

it

off, press

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menu

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fath-

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key

the

to turn the

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the

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the

the

press

appears.

will be

22

The lD-6300 has two

The zone

The alarm

boundaries of the zone

fish

for

detected. To

the

ZONE

alarm consists of a bar

"chirp8"

Fish l.D. isan

byflashingtheir signals

small, medium,

With Fish

and

l.D.,

separatethe alarms,

zone alarm. Both

ALARM

To set the Zone

SHALLOW SET

section of the

ZONE ALARM"

corner of the

displays

six
"window."

tween the

soundthealarm.
and

smaller or

alarm,

alarm

pointing

fies that the

bar
the

on the left side of the

seconds. This is the

Any

top

ends of this bar to

deep

larger

To

adjust

pressthe
bar

displays

to the

top

is

up

ready

arrow

for

key

in the

key

keyboard.

displays

screen. A vertical

echo

and bottom

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alarm

the shallow

SHALLOW SET

with a

of the

top

or shallow

adjustment.

to mOve

different

that

whenever

bar.

exciting

large

the ID-eaQo

new

onthe

display.

fish.

concept

an audible

thefish

alarms

Alarm,

may

SHAL SET DEEP SET

press

ZONE ALARM

The words"

in the

lower left

bar also

screen for

Zone Alarm's

that

appears

of this bar will

boththeshallow

make a

"window."

(top)

key.

small arrow

bar. This

portion

the

Then

top

signi-

of the

press

of the

alarms,

displays

a zone alarm and a fish alert.

on the left

detects an echo inside the

infish

identification.

This "fish flash"

Or

alarm also sounds

large

fish

only,

alert'stone sounds

be

used at the same time.

Simulated

the

be-

The

15

of

side

feature

if

desired.

when fish are

only

differentthan

Picture

the screen.

It

identifies

adjusts

ALARMS

distinguish

automatically
keyboard's

again.

DIGITAL
discriminates between the valid bottom echoes

thermoclines,
depth.

bottom

depth

weeds from trees on the

the ID-6300 is first turned

When

on. To turn GRAYLINE

SENSITIVITY section. To turn ft

Built inside

Use ft

At

power

signal.

the lower left of the

in

the

ID-6300

or

othersignals.

anytime, regardless

the

on,

Once it has

digital

acquired

display.

bottom,

off,

isa

complete digital

The

digital dsplaywill showonlythe

of

will flash "0" until it has "locked

the bottom

or

on,

press

on, press

the mode the ID-G300 is in.

fish from structure.

the GRAYLINE

function

the GRAYLINE

the GRAYLINE

sonar. It

and false echoes

depth,

automatically

ft will

display

the

on

key

key

from

fish,

bottom

on" to the

the

is

MENU #7

three size selections:
large.

the

depth

size numbers, To
size, press

Then

-

DIGITAL SIZE

The

digital depth display

small,

the ID-6300 isfirstturned

When

is

displayed

change

the CMN'D FUNCTION

pressthe up

or down

has

medium,

and

with the medium

different

to a

key.

arrow

keys

the ZONE ALARM section until menu

displays.

arrows in the RANGE section of the

Next

board to select the desired
ber size. Wait six seconds for the

to

disappear

TION

key

or

press

to activate.

press

the CMN'D

the

or down

up

digital

key-

num-

menu

FUNC-

on,

on

7

The

digital

bottom

1o99.9 feet. Seethe COMMAND sec-

depth

can

display

in tenths of a foot down

the

tion for details.

There arethree different sizes

of the

be

easily

digital

changed

depth

display.

with

a

menu selec-

They

can

tion. See the COMMAND section for

details.

To

ance out of
chart

by pressing

the same time in the

section. This turns the lD-6300 into a
digftal sonaronlyand

track the bottom
sonto use the

to travel at

wantto know the bottom
the

digital

the fastest

plus

then

chart,

numbersize. This will

an

easy-to-read

maximum

getthe

digital sonar,

your

both arrow

keyboard's

perform-

stopthe

keys

chart

allows ftto better

signal.

is if

digital

high speed

A

you

and

good

are

going

you just

rea-

depth. Stop

change

possible depth updates

to the

display.

give

large

both

at

DIGITAL BOTrOM

DEPTH

MENU #8

bottom

the ID-6300 is first turned
the

depth

DIG TENTHS

displaytenths

Below this
matically

selectthe DIG TENTHS

CMN'D FUNCTION

or down arrow

up

ALARM section until menu #8

Next

RANGE section of the
tenths on or off. Wait six seconds for
menu to
FUNCTION

-

The

depth

in tenths

the

revert to

the

press

disappear

TENTHS

digital

sonar

displays

in whole numbers when

on. To

of a

foot,

menu. The ID-6300 will

of a foot down

depth display

whole numbers. To

menu,

Then

key.

keys

or down arrows in the

up

keyboard

or

press

to activate.

key

display

select the

to 99.9 feet.

will auto-

press

press

on the ZONE

displays.

to turn

the CMN'D

the

the
the

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MENU #9

6300 is a
gives rapid ujxlates

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tour

appears

display
be difficult to

tom

the lD-6300

ings
lD-6300

enabled. To turn it

first

by

key.
keys

menu 8

downarrows
keyboard

Wait six seconds for the

-

DIGITAL AVERAGING

The

highly

digital

sensitive

sonar used in

of the water's

conditions,

changes

depth.
and

pressing

Then

on

so

to

"jitter".

will

change

determine the actual bot-

To minimize this

averages

displays

is first turned

the CMN'D FUNCTION

press

the ZONE ALARM section

displays.

intheRANGEsectiori of the

to turn

the bottom con-
that the

quick

In

other

so

quicklythat

the bottom

the result. When

on,

averaging

select menu #8

off,

the

or down

up

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press

averaging

menu to

the

device that

depth.

display

words,

it can

condition,

read-

arrow

until

the

up

on or off.

disap-

pearorpressthecMN'DFIJNCTION

to activate.

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the

the

is

or

key

the lower limit.

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don't have a 20 foot

you

RANGEsection until the

The

lD-6300 will choose an

in the2ofootwindow.

signal

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segment

(1 0,20,30,

To exit from

GRAYLINE

The GFIAYLINE

displayed

bottom. In other

bottom returns a

weedy

gray

bottom returns

line.

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without,

GRAYLINE:

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window,

upper

size is 40 feet or

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etc.).

this

on the screen, It

words, you

strong signal

a weaker

have two

you

then the

signals

target

ON

function,

functions tells the relative

with

the bottom

shallower or

press

limit is 20

and lower limit

upper

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greater,

limits are in one foot

[GRAY

also

can tell if the

causing

signal

of

equal size,

gray

deeper.

eitherthe

feet shallowerthan

the

the ZOOM

press

clues to

gives

bottom is soft or hard.

a wide

which is

is

the

in

signal

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or

up

will

that

always

be inside this window.

this

window,

down arrows in

thelowerlimft.

the

place

the

key.

the

bottom

window limits will end in zero

Increments.

key.

strength

the

composition

of

signals

of the

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line. A

gray

emphasized

one with

gray

stronger signal.

GRAYLINE: OFF

soft,

with

and

muddy

the other

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or

a narrow

helps

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MENU

targets

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high speed.
the CMN'D.

the

up

ALARM section

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press

RANGE section
Fast Scrofi on or

the

menu to

CMN'D

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FAST SCROLL

The fast scroll feature

on the

display

to scroll

you're

To turn

FUNCTION

or

down arrow

the

FUNCTION

Turning

automatic,

Fast Scroll

key.

on the ZONE

keys

until menu #10

or down arrows in the

up

of the

keyboard

off. Wait six seconds for

to activate.

key

or

disappear

on Fast Scroll turns the

and fish 1.0. off. The

causes

fast.

very

travelling

on,

press

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press

displays.

to turn

the

press

24

at

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Pictures

13

ZOOM

it's desirable

Often

to show more

feature. If

the size of

ZOOM

"window".

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arrow in

up

arrow

the

up

smallest

detail. You can

the unit is in the manual mode,

the

targets.

key changes

To

change

the RANGE section

again

window. The

zoom

to

expand

do this on

For

example,

range

to 30-60

size, press

if

you

will

largest

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the

the window

example,

the zoom windowwill

and

"ZOOM" a

or

the ID-6300

press

If the

range

feet. This 30-60

the

have a 30 foot

change

Pictures

the window to

change

zoom window

section of the

using

by

the ZOOM

isO-SO feet,

range

down arrows

or

up

window

to ID feet.

is 300 feet.

the ZOOM

to double

key

pressing

called a

is

pressing

20 feet.

This is the

display

the

in the

the

Press

ID-6300 can

mode
Fast Scroll

resto

the

and
other

operate

MENU #11

turn the zone

to

nently.

it isn't

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bar

on,

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key.

keys
menu

only

when Fast Scroll

is turned

a

power-on

will be turned

digital

features can be

normally.

-

ZONE BAR

this menu

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already.

on the ZONE ALARM

11

the CMN'D

press

press

displays.

down arrowsinthe
keyboard

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disappear
TION

until the word

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or

press

to activate.

key

be used

in the manual

is in use.

the ID-6300

off,

coridiflon.

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back on.

used

when

alarm bar on

turns the zone

To turn the

the

up

zone alarm

FUNCTION

or down

section

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press

RANGE

section

"ON" is

the CMN'D

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is

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and will

wish

you

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alarm on

arrow

until

up

or

the

of the

high-

menuto

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is in the automatic mode.

6300

its

mode.

depth

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changes,

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limitwill

follow

feature,

change

as the bottom

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the

steps

below.

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window. For

window. This meansthattM ID-6300

in on the bottom

the unit is

example,

will

12

keep

the

depth changes,

and track

in the automatic

lets usea2ofoot

upper

limit 20

feet above

if the ID-

it as

zoom

-

MENU #12

SHALLOW

The shallow

shallow water.

bollom
shallow

signal.
alarm to 5

It

For

detects the bottom
will sound an alarm.

are:

ranges

depth
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sand,

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FISH SIGNALS

The

signals displayed

various
created

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is shown as "A" below. When the

cone,
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fish are identified

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the distance to itwill be

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a characteristic arch that

large rocks,

fish

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to random marks

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by

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the AUTO

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up

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at a level

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bar reaches the far

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to

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while the lD-6300 is in the

if

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to show fish

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the

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of the

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in

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length

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mounting.

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may

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mark

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the

sensitivity press

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and hold the

right

mode,

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the desired level. The left arrow decreases
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the

press
in

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the

sensitivity

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display.

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the

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the bar

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in the same manner.

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with too little

setting.

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display

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you

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with the main

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due to the cone

in shallow

water,

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arch.

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engine

in

gear

of the waterwill affectthe size and

diameter. For

angle

the

signal displayed

this

nieanstrollingatveryslow speeds

at a minimum throttle

example,

on the ID-6300

ftthe cone

setting

shape

may

of the fish

passes

not

over a fish

arch at all.

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display.
depth.

detail. The reason for this is the

than a
arches as well as a

and

show a
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etc.,

arches.

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to a

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the screen than a

small fish

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butturnthesensitivity up

or a

conditions,

the

sensitivity

sometimes cannot be increased

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segment

ofthewater. For

the betterthe screen resolution will be.
as

possible

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water,

without

getting

this method should work to

transducer has

paper graph,

pixels (dots

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it

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requires

a ID-6300 cannot

a 3 foot diameter

only

on the

screen)

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more work

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shape

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such as

to

get

example,

to

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an

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in

surface

they're

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fish arches is to

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turn

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clutter, thermoclines,

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display

fish

show as fine of

are

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initially

in

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enough

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to

or "zoom" a

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sensitivity

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arches.

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fish will

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at this

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water.

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as

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WATER TEMPERATURE AND TI-JERMOCLINES

Water

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as much food as

consume in the summer.

they

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time,

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they

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about a fourth

need

colder

OPERATION

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displays

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display; plus

allows

the unit

conditions.

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the ON

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flash. This

the

bottom,

bottom

depth,

scales to a

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more.

to concentrate on

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is

manually adjustable

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key.

key

begin

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located in the

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it

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the

and

range

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adjusts

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duringthe

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to

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suspended

is within rather

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identifying
species.

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each has a certain

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time

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the

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of

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the AUTO SEARCH

sensitivity

sensitivity

and

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key

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pressing

for six seconds.The chad is now

flash
scrolling

screen and the

the bottom

cause it hasn't found
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displayed.

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to 100 feet It

lower limit that

nal near the bottom of the

is the

play
sensitivity

from left to

indicates minimum

the bar to run

INTERPRETATION

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we'll turn on the ID-6300

the ON

key.

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is

digital

depth.

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display.

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lights

searching

flashing

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the bottom

it

the

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bottom,

automatically

places

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sensitivity

in use.

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completely

the

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range

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the bottom

display.

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top

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features not discussed here.

in detail all of the

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line of

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results,

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may

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below it.

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cool

layer

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they usually

of water in the

of different

temperatures

of water is a thermocline.

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they

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of the water

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lake is seldom constant

form,

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depths.

while

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larger game

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to see it.

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various

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and the

depth

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and thickness

deep

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will unwind until the sinker

shape,
make

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produce

and

day

fish

consistently. They

depth, they

realize that these

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on water

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where fish are

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ft won't unwind

turn and come back to

your

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of fish when

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after

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in relation to landmarks

your survay, your

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not

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buoys

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further.

any

from shore on a

far

over

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any body

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food,

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to be. Even if

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to become

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bottom. Then,

acquainted

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in the

boat, ready

of

throwthe

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With the school thus marked,

fish in

exactly

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it, you may

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water are those

of

the hot

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throughout

and other factors.

guesswork

and

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fish.

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to toss overboard.

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where,

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BAIT

FISH

The

importance

emphasized.

They

Baitfish arethe

shad. Bait fish can also be the
bluegill,

and bass.
Most

bait fish concentrate within five feet of the surface

sunlight promotes
method

offishing

is to use the 10-6300 to find the bait fish first. A

of bait fish to successful

are the

principle

planktonfeeding foragefish,

young

the

growth

of the

baitfish will look like a "cloudt' on the

will

be

nearby,

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directly

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food of all

fishing

game

fish in most

such as minnows

of

game

plankton

ID-6300's

on which

display. Usually, game

fish,

such

the school of bait fish.

can't be

as

feed.

they

over-

waters.

and

crappies,

where

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school of

fish

SENSITIVI1Y These

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TO OBTAIN SERVICE

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Assistance can often be extended

Customer Service Center nearest to

service

centernearyou,

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unit.

If the unit must be

It is advisable to insure

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SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM

If

desire a schematic

send

you promptly.

Eagle

you

to the address below

$1.00

Be

sureto include the model

sonar

unit.

Mail to: EAGLE ELECTRONICS

AU. Service

12000 E.

Tulsa,

with

it in

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for

repair.

sonar

unit,

bytelephone

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please give

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and

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your Eagle sonar,

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number of

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Note:

The 10-6300

For a detailed

read the

Operation

has

many

look at the

section of

ALARM

ZONE

controlsthe

commonly
target (such

willsetoffthealarm

zone.

RANGE

lection of

arrow to decrease
Press

the down arrow to

range.

FISH I.D. These

flash" and

more

features than the ones

lD-6300's features and

this manual.

This

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depth ranges.

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KEYBOARD BASICS

This section

Operation

GRAYLINE This
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AUTO TheAUTO
6300 in or out of the automatic mode.
The 10-8300

sensitivityand range

on.

to take control of the
manual

the 10-6300 is in the
the word "AUTO"

ately

COMMAND FUNCTION The 0-6300

has "menus" of features

cessed

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this

ON OFF These

on and off. To turn it
the

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section

automatically adjusts

Pressing

key.

the AUTO

adjustments

below the

with this

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for a detailed

turns the GRAY-

key

switches the ID-

key

selection at

key

10-6300, making

asdesired. Wien

automatic

displays

sensitivity

key.

on the

normal size ormorewith

display

turn the lD-6300

keys

on, simply press

off,

a brief

gives

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are en-

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press

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explanation

description

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of each

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the

SPECIFICATIONS

Dimensions

Weight

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Frequency

Output

Receiver

Operating

Operating

Number of

Depth Capability

Display

Scroll

Power

Sensitivity

Current

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pixels

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3/4 pounds

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192 kHz
500 watts

peak

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> 85db

200 ma
500 ma

temperature

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transducer)

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a tone or

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command.

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This is the lD-6300's

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GLOSSARY

NOISE

ANCHOR WATCH

-

A

selling

ofthe sonar unit'salarm. Thealarm

when the boat drifts into shallower

points.
BACK-LIGHTED -A

Back-lighted displays
navigating.

CAVITATiON -Air bubbles created

or

transducer

CHART SPEED

recorder.

graph. (Also

CONE

transciucerswfth cone

of

fishermen.

-

CRT

Abbreviation for Cathode

DEFINITION
resolution

DISCRIMINATION

The

(2)

called "scroll

ANGLE

-

display

displayonlytruetarget

out false

signals

displayorkeyboard

and

keyboards

through

The

water.

-

The

(1)

speed

-

Width of the transducer's cone of

ability

speed

of an

Image

speed").

anglestrom

Ray

of a

sonar unit's

8to45

can show more detail

-

Afeature that allows the

information. Discrimination on

from other

sonar, noise,

or

deeper

illuminated from behind

are essential when

the

by

of the chart

water than

high speed

paper

movement of

on a

across the screen of a

sound.

degreestosuitthevarying

Tube. See Video

display

to show

than a low resolution one.

sonarto eliminate noise and

Eagle products

thermoclines,

the alarm set

night fishing

paper graph

liquid

Eagle

Graph.

detail. A

and more.

activates

bya light.

or

a boat

crystal

has

needs

high

cuts

Minimize

other

possible

generators
instrument

electrical noise

sources of electrical

is the

engine's

panel.

which radiates HF

and

power
pump wiring

cables

than eventhe
power

cables.

speed increases,
This

the

transducer.

Rpm.
Usually,

noise.

noise on

transducer cables

can

sometimes

from

away

VHF

those wires.

radloantenna cables

engine's

and transducer

If

Interference

then a

noise is not

electrical,

Stop

If

the noise does not

air

bubbles

Thefastera

the

boattravels,

display.

owner's manual for

TRANSDUCER

This harness

wiring

(radio

frequency) energy.

radiate noise so

harness. It is

wiring

cables

begins

at

probable

but

the

boat,

increase on

passing

overthefacé

the more

To

eliminate this

proper

mounting techniques.

by routing

interference. One of the

harness that runs

usually

the

power

contains a wire

For

from the

away

engine wiring. Also, bilge

try

radiateRF

as far

slow

cause is

rather

the

put

boat

energyat

importantto

as

away

possible

speeds, worsening

acoustic

mechanically

engine

in

neutral,

the

display,

ofthetransducercreateacoustjc

airbubbles increase

problem,

cable

away

largest

from the

engine

forthe tachometer

best

results, keep

to

the ID-6300's

keep

higherpowerlevels

keepthe

lD-6300's

from VHF radio

as the boat

or

noise,

induced noise from

then it

read the

cavitation.

and increase the

is cavitation.

and

generate

transducer

from

noise

to

the

the

FISH ALARM

FISH ARCH

upsidedown

FLUSH MOUNT

bottom

GIMBAL

The sonar unit can

GRAYLINE -This function
on

the screen.

in

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An alarm that

-

A

sonar with

"V'7

orarch. This

-

A transom mount transducer

of the transducer

BRACKET

stronger

-

A bracket used to

rotate in the bracket for

Signals

weaker than

targets

activates when a fish is

resolution

good

distinguishesfish

flush with the

shows the

bottom of the hull.

Install a sonar unit

relative

the GRAYLINE

are

gray.

It

34

also

gives

detected.

displays

fish

signals

signalsfrom othertargets.

that is installed with the

permanently.

the best

strength

viewing angle.

of

signals displayed

selling

clues to the

are

displayed

compostition

with an

in a

separate

install

Installation

package.

the

transducer.

instructions for the

Please read

the instructions

a

transducjer are

with the transducer

carefully

before

you

Power Connections

The ID-6300

cable to an

power
electrical

operates

accessory

interference,

then attach the cable

from a 12 volt

or

power

buss. If

battery system.

you

directly

trical interference shows as random dots on the

boat's

engine

The

power

is

negative

power
attaches to the

splice ordinary

or

ground.

cable with the

as closeto the

protects
3-amp

the

fuse.

power

or an

accessory

cable has two

crimp

battery

#18

gauge

source

power

cable and

Attach the in-line fuse holder to the red

or

is on.

red is the

wires,

connector. The other

accessory

wire onto it. Be certain that the fuse

(battery

buss. If the cable

or

accessory buss)

ID-6300 in the event

your

the

with

Elec-

the

have

to the

display

positive

Attach

problems

battery.
whenever

lead and black

wire on the

end of the fuse holder

is not

long

enough,

holder is

as

possible.

This

of a short. Use a

of the bottom.

hard bottom returns a

or

weedy

narrow
IN-DASH -A sonarunit installed

gray

the lace of the sonar

In

other

words, you

strong signal

bottom returns

line.

is flush or

a weaker

kHz- Kilohertz. A measurement

at 192 Kilohertz.

-

LCD

Uquid crystal display.

Instrument.

sonar

-

LCG

Liquid Crystal Graph.

(192,000 cycles per

Thescreen

can tell

causing

signal

through

so with the dash.

nearly

of

frequency.

second).

if the bottom is soft

a wide

gray

which is

In the boat's dash.

a ho'e

Your

ordisplayof

emphasized

Eagle

a

Uquid

or hard. A

line. A soft,

sonar

operates

Crystal Graph

muddy

with a

Usually,

The lD-6300 has reverse

if the wires are reversed.

attached

correctly.)

3-AMP FUSI

polarity

(However,

protection.

No

damage

will occur

the unit will notwork until thewires

B LACK

are

NOISE
ignitions systems,

the

random dots or lines.
OPERATING FREQUENCY

and receiver are
OUTPUT

sonar unit to

power,
PEAK-TO-PEAK

PIXEL

PIXEL DENSITY

display.
in the vertical.

PULSE LENGTH
measured

resolution. For

-

undesired

Any

engine

or other mechanical sources.

POWER

the transducer. Measured in

the

deepera

-

The small dots or

The best

in micro-seconds. The shorter

example,

signal.

radios,

tuned to.

etc. Acoustic

-Theamplitude

sonar unit can

-

A measurement

squares

-The number of

resolution is obtained when a

-

The amount of time that the

a 30 micro-second

inch resolution.

Electrical noise is caused

noise is caused

It

appears

-

Frequency

of electrical

read,

that the sonar

energytransmitted

watts,

and moredetail

of the transmitter's

on a

liquid crystal display

pixels per square

high

sonar transmits.

the

pulse

pulse length

the vibration of

by

the

on

unit's transmitter

the

higher

can be

power

or CFkT.

inch on a

number of

length,

liquid

the better the

is

equal

engine

by
display

from the

the

output

displayed.

output.

crystal

are

pixels

This is

to a one

as

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REMOTE

-

An

Intelligent "repeater"

unit that receives

depth

information

from another sonar unit. A remote doesn't have a transmitter or receiver.

However,
separately

RESOLUTION

other or

RMS

SCALE

it does have it's own features that are

from the master.

-

the bottom.

-

A standard

-

The

markings

The

rating

of a sonar unit to

ability

of transmitter

on a sonar unit's

ofatarget, simply comparethe target's

markers on the
SECOND ECHO

of

a

target

bottom,
returing

SECOND

strikingthe

to

primary keys
other

keys

function

SENSITIVITY

Increasing

key.

display.

-

Another echo that

echo.

is caused

This

surface of

by

thewater,

the surface.

FUNCTION KEY

on the

keyboard.

with two functions. You can switch

-

The

ability

the

sensitMtyallowsweakertargetsto

-

A button that converts the functions of the

Sonarunits with a second function

of

a sonar unit's receiver to

adjustable

separate targets

power output.

display.

To determine the

location tothe location of the scale

registers

at

roughly

the sound waves

travellingtothe

functions

be

displayed.

and

twice the

reflecting

bottom

with the

display

Also called

operate

from each

depth

depth

off the

and

again,

have

key

second

targets.

"gain".

SCROLL SPEED

SFIOOT-TIIROIJGH-HULL
sonar

signals

hull.

SUPPRESSION -A method used in some

ence or

SURFACE CLARITY CONTROL

nals

THERMOCLINE -A
layers

noise.

displayed

ofwater.

-

See CHART

to

pass through a fiberglass

near the water's

ofwater caused

layer

Thethermocline

SPEED.

-

A transducer installation which allows the

-

Reduces or eliminates undesirable

surface. Also called "SCC".

providesthetemperature

hull without

sonar units

cutting

to eliminate interfer-

bythe meeting

a hole in the

sig-

of warm and cod

mostfish

prefer.

INTRODUCTION

When the lD-6300

automaticallyfind

bottom

and
only key

automatic mode

depth changes,

sensitivity

that needs to be

and

to

keep

allows manual

The ID-6300 is

protection.

use

easy

includes all

To

get

is

where it all

the

road. After

read

the rest of this manual in

to the

The

at

night PIus,

parts

started with

begins,

you've

the more

water,

liquid crystal display

and

INSTALLATION

Mounting

Install the lD-6300 in

clearancewhen
allow

wood screw or

aluminum

back

of thin

certain

there is

transducer cables.

You can route the

hole in

the base of the

the

mounting

through
hole and

the

rubberadhesive

is

gimbal

bracket and dash. After

tiltedforthe

panelswith

fiberglass panels

enough

surface. The smallest

Pass the

3/41,

bracket. Then

(RTV).

Liquid Crystal

displaythe

the

lD-6300 will

the bottom

touched is the ON

nitrogen

filled

ft's covered

labor for one

your ID-6300,

and

improper

read

theseinstructions and installed

detail. The more

lD-6300 will do for

your

any

bestviewing angle.

through

sheet metal screws.

bolt

to secure

room

behind the unit to

power

gimbal

bracket. Then

Graph (LCG)

bottom

adjustment

signal

automatically change

signal

on the

key. However,

of the

and sealed for

and

keyboard

a full one

by

from

year

the date of

first read the installation

installation can

convenient

mounting.

Place a

the

mounting

location,

and transducer cables

pass

hole that will

transducer connector and cable

the

push

routing

Offsetthe bracketto

the

power

cables,

coverthe

is turned

and

othertargets.

display.

lD-6300.

complete

are

year warranty.

cause

know when

you

you.

provided

If

desired,

disabling

backlighted

purchase.

section. This

problems

yourlD-6300,

it will

on,

As the

the

range

the

the

waterproof

for

This

down

you get

there is

Holes in the bracket base

Attach the bracket to

of

piece

attach the

plywood

hardware.

through

them

through

one

pass

up through

cable wire

fill

the hole with silicone

down

majority

on the

Make

and

power

the

7/8"

a hole in

connector

the

through

of the hole.

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TABLE

OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
POWER CONNECTIONS

NOISE

TRANSDUCER

DPLAY INTERPRETATION

OPERATION

ON

sENsirivirY-MANuAL

AUTOMATIC SENSITIVITY

CHART SPEED

SCALE

LOWER LIMIT
ZOOM

AUTO BOTTOM TRACKING

GRAYLINE

DIGITAL

ALARMS
ZONEALARM

FISH ID.

LIGHT

COMMAND
MENU #1
MENU #2 - SURFACE

MENU #3
MENU#4-SPEAKERVOLUME

MENU #5
MENU

MENU #7 - OIGITAL SIZE

MENU#B-TENTHS

MENu#9-DIGITALAvERAGING

MENU
MENU #11

MENU
TRANSDUCERS AND CONE ANGLES
SIGNAL INTERPRETATION

FISH SIGNALS 2e
WATER TEMP. AND THERMOCUNES
SURVEYING A LAKE

BAIT FISH

HOW TO OBTAIN SERVICE 32

SCHEMATIC AND PARTS L(ST

SPARE PARTS

SPECIFICATIONS

GLOSSARY 34

-

FISH SIZE 16

-

DISCRIMINATION

-

FEET, FATHOMS,

-

DIGITAL DISPLAY

#6

#10-FAST

-ZONE BAR 25

#I2-SHALLOWALARM

OPERATION 7

CLARITY CONTROL - SCC

METERS

SCROLL 24

1

2
3

3

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7

7

9

10

12
12

13
14

15
15
16

17
17

19
20

21

22
22
23

23
24

25

26
27

29

31

32

32
33
33

energy

from the

echo strikes
energy

which is received

transmitter into

the

transducer,

it converts

and

displayed

TRANSOM MOUNT -A method

transom of the boat.

on the
UPPER/LOWER

screen or

paper.

LIMIT-These
The

upper

limit is shown

the lower limit is at the bottom.

feet as the
VIDEO GRAPH

WINDOW

-

20 feet and a lower limit of 50
ZOOM

-

A feature that

limit and 30 feet as

upper

-

A sonar unit that uses

A

segment

of

the

enlarges targets

depth

feet creates a 30 foot

ultrasonic sound waves.

the sound waves

the sonar unit.

by

of

mounting

arethe

For

example,

transducers

limits

range

at the

a 20

displayed

top

to so foot

the lower limit.

a CRY or television

For

range.

on the

example

window.

display.

When a return

into electrical

or othersensors

onthe sonar

of the

display1

range

type display.

an

upper

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