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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION .1 INSTALLATION

POWER CONNECTIONS 2 SPEED/TEMPERATURE

KEYBOARD BASICS OPERATION 7

POWER/LIGHTS 7 MENUS 7

MODES AUTOMATIC 10

SENSITIVITY

RANGE 11

ZOOM 12

Automatic Manual

GRAYLINE® 13 CHARTSPEED 14

FISH ID IS

FISHTRACKTM 15

-

BRACKET .1

SENSORS S

Operation

6

7

10

12

13

CHARTSETUP 16

CHART CURSOR

DISPLAYZOOM BAR 17

DISPLAYZONEBAR

DIGITAL SONAR

ALARMS 16

DEPTH ALARMS ZONEALARM 19

FISHALARM

ADJUST CHART SURFACE CLARITY 20 ADVANCED

SYSTEM SETUP

AUDIO/DISPLAY 21 SYSTEM INFORMATION

SIGNAL PROCESSING

(ASP)

16 17

17 18 19 20

21

22

UNITS OF MEASURE 22

DISTANCE LOG 22

RESET

TEMPERATURE GRAPH 22

SIMULATOR 23 PRESET OPTIONS 23

KEELOFFSET 23 CALIBRATE SPEED 24

WINDOWS SUMMARY TROUBLESHOOTING 26

WARRANTY

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE INFORMATION INSIDE BACK COVER

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LOWRANCE

FULL

ONE-YEAR WARRANTY

ELECTRONICS

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"You" or personal, family,

We warrant this against

date of

REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER CONCERNING

Your remedies manner that

with the original purchase,

such

purchase identical

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reasonable number of

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AGAINST US FOR ANY

ING CAUSE WHATSOEVER. WE WILL NOT

ANYONE

DAMAGE OF ANY KIND. Some states do not allow

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owner's manual for

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ELECTRONICS,

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NOISE

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onthesonar's

it can

operate

cause of sonar

major

completely

erratically,

display

cover the

or not at all.

problems

as

random

is electrical

patterns

screen with black

noise. This

of dots or lines. In severe

To eliminate orminimizethe effects of electrical the cause. With the boat at rest in the

is turn all electrical

also. Turn

off,

Processing).

turn on each on the sonar's sonar

display

equipment

LCG-2400

your

There should be a

of electrical

piece

display.

For

for noise. If no noise is

on the VHF radio andtransmit.

has been turned

If

find noise interference from an electrical

you

or

pump,

unit's

causing

transmitting,

need to route the sonar unit's

from other

it

If no noise

certain Increase the RPM with the

display,

radio,tryto

power

the interference. VHF radio antenna cables radiate noise when

wiring

displays

everything exceptthe

the

problem

or tachometer

routing routing problems. wiring

When no noise

the

limited in shallow

the sonar unit's

the

power

Make certain to use the in-line fuse

the

power

noise source is

experience

water,

theireffectonthe

on,

isolatethe

cable and

so be certain to

on the boat.

on the sonar unitfrom electrical

could be one of three

wiring.

Try using

cable

cable to the

appears

probably

make

orwhen the boat is at rest. In

on the boat off. Make certain the

then turn off ASP

on,

steady

equipment

example,

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present,

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sonardisplay

problem.You

the

power

resistor

cable

to the

battery.

cable

sonar's wires

cable

transducer

keep

sonar unit is turned

gearshift

power

directly

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cavitation.

sonar installations which function

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face of the transducer must be

of water at all boat best

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your

28 1

the first

water,

bottom

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this until all electrical

can

away

directly

in neutral. If noise

things; spark plugs,

spark plugs,

from

away

battery helps

Many

angle

in a location that has a smooth flow

transducer owner's manual for the

usually appears

cases,

dots,

noise,

or caUse the

firsttryto

thing you

unit

determine

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(Advanced Signal

on the

signal

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noted,

instrument, trolling motor,

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away

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to

equipment,

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off,

display.

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equipment

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novices or

all

persons

cases,

of the transducer.

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tests,

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perfectly

the cause

The

is

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INTRODUCTION

The LCG-2400 is the latest member of the Lowrance

a

high performance

features and

screen shows the underwater world with

wide The

display

2400 has

travelled SPECIFICATIONS

Dimensions

Transmitter

and

digital

(log)

Frequency

sonarwith a

wide,

'soft-key" operation,

keyboard

boat

screens.

are also

speed,

surface water

Transmitter Power

the LCG-2400 is also

lighted

definition screen.

high

for

night operation.

temperature,

4.94K x 6.1 OW x 2.71 "D

kHz

192 600 watts

75 watts

Display

Film

Supertwist

240 vertical 57,600

NOTICEl

The

storage temperature

the

warranty.

Fahrenheit

in

temperatures

For more

Department

degrees

storage

liquid crystal display

by

Service

for

(-20 degrees

higher

in

or

unit. This

your

information,

local service center.

your

unit is from -4

your

to +75

degrees Celsius).

or lowerthan

type

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specified

of

damage

INSTALLATION

MOUNTING

in

Install the LCG-2400

behind the unit when it is tilted forthe best

ance

bracket base allow

to

place a piece

the

mounting

to attach the

The LCG-2400's

bracket

adapter

wood screw or

of

plywood

hardware.

and transducer

power

gimbal

that lets

The smallest hole that through

through

is 3/4".

the hole

After the hole is

first,

convenient

any

through-bolt mounting.

power

the

of thin

cables.

power

on the back

Make certain there is

bracket will also

rotate the

you

allows one

drilled, push

then

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location, provided

viewing angle.

fiberglass panels

enough

accept

unit a full 360°.

or transducer connector to

the transducer connector

cable down

that combines

family

menu

Using

to use. The

easy

resolution and detail.

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and distance

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LCD

x 240 horizontal

total

pixels

degrees

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to +167

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damage

the

is not covered

factory's

Customer

there is clear-

Roles in the

You

may

need

to secure

room behind the unit

the GBSA-1 swivel

pass

up

through

it.

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Afterthe cables have

compound. through

Offset the

the slot. Break

the transducer cable.

been

routed,

bracket to cover the hole.

fill the hole with a

out one of the holes in

marine

good

Route the

sealing

power

cable

the back of the bracket for

3. The water

the

sonar can't find the bottom

the

digital

greater

manual

0-100 water,

than the water

mode,

feet)

a bottom

be

may

will flash

deeper

continuously.

you

then

change

and increase the

should

signal

than the sonar's

while it's in the

signal

It

are in. If

the

may change

this

to a

range

sensitivity.

appear.

happens,

As

to find the bottom, If

ability

automatic

the

range

place

realistic

one,

move into shallower

you

mode,

to limits far

the unit in the

(for example,

FRONT

POWER The LCG-2400

results,

power problems

attach the enough,

and black.

certain to attach the in-linefuse

source as

the

battery

in the event

Do not use this Failure to use a

If

you're

tions. Route the

it into the connector

CONNECTIONS

works from a

attach the

cable to an

with electrical

power

#18

splice

Red is the

possible.

or

power

or

power buss,

buss. This will

battery

of a short. The

product

3-amp

installing a speed/temperature sensor,

sensor's cable to the

cable

power

accessory

interference.

cable

directly

wire

gauge

positive lead,

For

example,

attach one

without a

fuse will void

marked

LCG-2400

IMPORTANT!

"SPEED/TEMP CABLE'

twelve-volt

directly

or

to the

power buss,

Therefore,

to

the

battery.

onto it. The

black is

battery system.

battery.

however it's saferto

If the cable is not

cable has two

power

negative

For the

You can attach

you

may

ahead and

go

wires,

or

ground.

holderto the red lead as close to the

if

have to extend the

you

end of the fuse holder

protect

both the unit and the

requires a 3-amp

fuse

3-amp

wired into the

power

directly

power

fuse.

power

your warranty.

read it's

LCG-2400's

2

mounting

power

cable and

best

the

have

long

red

Make

power

cable to

to the

cable

cable!

instruc-

plug

4. Check the

power alsodrops, reducing

Bottom echo

battery voltage.

disappears

weak bottom echo while boat is

1. The transducer

smooth flow of water in order for the

may

Air bubbles in the water

to find the bottom or other

ability

Cavitation.

2. Electrical noise from the boat's motor can interfere

causes the sonar to

rejection

feature. This can cause the unit to

such as fish or even structure from the

or

plugs

routing

from other electrical

No fish arches when the Fish ID feature is off:

1. Make certain transducer is

common

2. The

a fish

problem

sensitivity may

it has to be able to receive the fish's

arch,

enters the cone until it leaves. If the unit shows the fish

3. Use the Zoom feature. It is much

zoomed in on a small will have much better luck than a 0 to 60 foot

to show much

4. The boat must be

If the boat is

as

straight

motionless,

horizontal lines.

automatically

the sonar unit's

if a

not be

only

range.

more detail.

moving

If the

voltage drops,

its

at

high speeds

to find the bottom or

ability

moving

be in turbulent water.

sonar to work at all boat

disrupt

the sonar

targets.

increase its Discrimination

display. Try

power

on the boat.

wiring

pointing straight

arch is

partial

high enough.

when it is in

of

range

seeing

This

at a slow

fish

enlargesthe targets,

displayed.

sensitivity

the center of the cone.

easier to

wáterthan a

fish arches

trolling speed

in the

stay

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the unit's transmitter

targets.

or

erratic

digital reading

It must be mounted in a

signals, interfering

The

technical term for this is

with the sonar. This

eliminate weaker

and transducer

In

order for the unit to

large

cone,

using resistorspark

cables

down. This is the most

echo from the time it

is not

high enough,

display

fish arches when

one.

Forexample, you

with a 30 to 60 foot

allowing

the

to see fish

showing

on the screen

or

speeds.

with its

or noise

signals

away

display

the

range

d•'splay

arches.

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