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EAGLE

MODEL SILENT

SIX/SIXTY

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

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INTRODUCTION

Thank

proof believe that it is the finest unit

available

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fully enjoy

this

equipment

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ual

thoroughly

tempt this

product.

Please fill out the

and mail it to EAGLE ELEC-

TRONICS. This will

your

We

suggest

original

was

shipped in,

needs to be returned to the fac-

for

tory

tainer will be available.

for

you

EAGLE

here in

that

selecting

depth

manufactured

today,

the U.S.A. to

the

advantages

brings

read this man-

you

before

sounder. We

to

any

at installation or use

warranty

1

year

FULL

that

carton that the EAGLE

repairs,

register

warranty.

you keep

so that if it

a suitable con-

a water-

preci-

you,

at-

of

card

the

ever

POWER CONNECTIONS

Power for the supplied by

electrical picked up

power buss, lems with electrical

which is indicated flashes on the

we

minimized directly

Figure

If a

quired, cable available at

system.

to the

1.)

longer power

use

or electrical

should be soldered. If this can't

be

Simple twisting

done,

use

result in intermittent

connections which can cause in- terference.

electrical

tape.

SPECIFICATIONS

Dimensions with knobs and Dial 0-60

Voltage

Current

Drain 250

gimbals

Pulse Width 200-1000 Output

Power 200 watts

. 711 x 8W x 61)

(outer),

12 volts D.C.

volts)

ma.,

(typical)

25 wafts RMS

4AMP FUSE

sounder is

depth

the boat's 12-volt DC

at an

but if

dial,

Power

accessory

may

or

have

you

interference,

extraneous

by

it can be

prob-

by connecting power

battery

ordinary

supply

crimp-type splices.

'Ihpe

0-360

one echo

cs,

adjustable

peak

(See

cable is re-

#18

hardware

any

store.

of

splices may

power

all

splices

(inner)

(operates

to

peak

lamp

Splices

with

10-15

be

FISH SIGNALS

Here are some help you

that are

Eagle: signal

a

fish near the

many thin, rapid signals game

ent under

lows

If

per

your Eagle, a single deep

proximately miles

second and the diameter of the

circle covered is

that

by

half a

feet approximately

This is a

because fish often school in a

horizontal

rather

exact

and a

A

while a small fish returns

narrow one. A school of bait

or

minnows,

beneath

fish which are often

to feed on them.

are

you

hour while

will return

per

approximately

depth.)

a fish 15 feet

second,

deep

widely

level,

signal

things

understand the

displayed

fish returns a wide

big

surface,

the school of little fel-

cruising

hunting

one second.

hour is 4.4 feet

by

The

and from a fish 60

the

signal

two seconds.

good point

plane,

scattered in that

but not all

that lasts

has to be made

fish. Of different

course,

levels,

that will

signals

on

your

nearly always

returns a

signals.

indicate the

at

great

Wide

pres-

three miles

fish with

fish 30 feet

a

signal

for

(Three

per

the transducer

four feet at

signal

deep

by

fish

even if

returned

would

last

to remember

sometimes

vertically,

longer

more than one

suspended

only

last

a

ap-

few inches

water,

nals at the

on the dial.

Remember, many

fish like ledges,

But, these

unable to show the fish because

the

sloping

such a wide

Many pended

face and bottom weather.

higher

will return different

corresponding depths

sharp drop-offs, rocky

and underwater cliffs.

as

your

spots,

kinds of fish remain sus-

between the water sur-

Crappies

lie at a uniform

or lower in the

kinds of

boat moves across

the

Eagle

bottom sends back

signal.

during

will

depth

a horizontal blanket in the

water.

A

school

big

in each direction and as

over it constant

ing

low. A school of white bass isn't

likely

a school of

does,

you

signal, plus

a few inches above and be-

to cover such a

crappie

especially

and fall. The

these fish spread vertically

The bass and be so

bass,

occupying

larger game

walleye

tightly grouped

crappie,

and the individual

at

being larger, signals.

extend 100 feet

may

will

an almost

get

sometimes

in the summer

signals

a

to 10

(8

fish such as

aren't

or other

members,

return

stronger

sig-

game

will be

hot

usually

similar to

you pass

other flash-

area as

big

will show

greater

feet).

to

likely

as white

panfish,

To

12 Volts DC

(Positive)

1 18

Fig.

1

Ground

(Negative)

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TREES IN THE WATER

The

signals

dial shown here indi- cate an underwater tree

with

above it. The water is 50 feet 20 feet

deep,

tall,

fish are between ten and 13 feet

Limbs at various depths

vidual count for the wide band of dial. Brush

similar, though

return indi-

signals

tall.

Bass and

often

hang

submerged vegetation,

not

only

face but down to depths

depending thermocline. To detect

them,

of 25 or 30

anchor bow and

stern so

move.

can't

signals limbs.

come and

up

—

Signals

and down are fish

limbs don't move.

on the

a few fish

the tree

and the

deep.

and ac-

signals

near the sur-

your

indicate tree

on the

appears

not so

panfish

around

on the

boat

Constant

that

or shift

go

feet,

Fig.

IMPORTANT When

installing

make certain that the in-line fuse

supplied

tached to the red conductor of

the

power

power will

the

ever shorted. A connector is

•

- The

•

source as

protect

power

supplied

cable.

power

positive

cable is the red conductor.

power

The unit is dental

damage connections are

polarity

with the unit is at-

as close to the

cable

possible.

both the unit and

in case either is

cable

to attach the fuse

conductor

protected

reversals and no

will result if

wrong.

the unit will not work.

MOUNTING

21

The

stalled

tion which has a

The

mounting

overhead

the unit is

vicinity position temporarily

sure it does not

readings.

•

changes,

cation. Note:

running

test. Holes bracket allow wood screw or bolt

mounting. Thread both knobs

the

mounting bushings

case. The slots

•

the unit to removing

These slots will clear the threads of the

mounting bushing

sounder

depth

in

adjustable

convenient loca-

any

on either

supporting

to be located in the

of a

compass,

If

compass

choose

the unit must be

when

you

in the base of the

gimbal

in

the

top

"snap"

the

gimbal

gimbal knobs,

yoke permits

affect

of it that allows

the

power

cable,

This

to the

in the

acci-

from battery

However,

can be in-

flat surface.

a bottom or

surface. If

run it in

to make

compass

heading

an alternate lo-

make this

partially

into

on the

bracket has

in without

knobs.

but net the

on the case.

The bracket sides will have to be spread slighlty

bal

bushings,

their

original position

leased. Holes in the bracket

bushings

align

to clear the

gim-

but will return to

when re-

with the

on the case and will

gimbal

not allow the unit to come ofT

even in severe wave conditions.

lb remove the

loosen the the bracket sides

and

case,

unit, simply

gimbal knobs, spread

the unit

pull

away

from the

and

up

out of the bracket.

TRANSDUCER INSTALLATION

Two different

mounting

are available to install

EAGLE

transom mount or shoot-thru- hull. mount will work on most we recommend that the shoot-

transducer,

Although

the transom

thru-hull method be used on solid

transducer

single

but will not

fiberglass

signals

thicknesses of

go through porous

methods

your

either

hulls,

hulls. The

will

only

penetrate

fiberglass,

materials such as wood or foam.

The

signals

through

the

fiberglass

gardless method is

should be made in an area that

has minimum water air

bubbles,

also will not

air

pockets

of which

used,

or voids

laminations. Re-

mounting

the installation

turbulence,

and where the water

pass

in

is the smoothest.

The transducer cable should be routed

cal

wiring.

ducer cable if

coil it and

stead,

from other electri-

away

Do not cut the trans-

it

is too

long.

store the excess

In-

in an unobtrusive area. 'frans-

ducer extension cables Model

TEC-10 are available that will

extend

the cable 10 feet. If the

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