Lowrance X-30 User Manual
X-30
LIQUID
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL
•0LOWRANCE
12000 E. SKELLY
LITHO IN U.S.A. 988-0105-22
CRYSTAL GRAPH
ELECTRONICS,
DR., TULSA,
OK 74128
INC.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
POWER CONNECTIONS 2
TRANSDUCER 3 TRANSOM
NOISE 3
KEYBOARD BASICS 4
DISPLAY INTERPRETATION 6
OPERATION 7
ON 7
OFF 7
AUTO 8
SENSITMTY 8
AUTOMATIC SENSITMTY ADV. 9
CHART SPEED
RANGE 12 20 feet and a lower limit of 50 feet creates a 30 foot window.
LOWER LIMIT 12
GRAYUNE 15
DIGifAL 15
TENTHS 16
ALARMS 16
KEY
NOTE
ZONE ALARM 17
ALERT
FISH
LIGHT 19
DISCRIMINATION 19
8CC 20
FEET-FATHOMS-METERS 21
COMMAND 21
MENU#1-FISHSIZE 22
MENU #2
MENU #3
MENU #4
MENU
#5
MENU #6
TRANSDUQERS
SIGNAL INTERPRETATION 27
FISH SIGNALS
WATER TEMP. AND THERMOCLINES 29
SURVEYING
BAIT FISH
TO
HOW
SCHEMATIC AND PARTS LIST
SPARE PARTS 32
SPECIFICATIONS 33
GLOSSARY 34
TRACKING
-
SPEAKER VOLUME 23
-
DIGITAL SIZE 23
-
DIGITAL AVERAGING 24
-
FAST
SCROLL
-
SHALLOW ALARM 25
AND
CONE ANGLES 25
A LAKE
OBTAIN SERVICE 32
16
18
24
27
30
31
32
TRANSDUCER
energy
echo strikes
energy
from the transmitter into ultrasonic sound waves. When a return
the
which is received and
MOUNT-A method of
element of
-The
transducer,
a sonar
it
converts the sound waves into electrical
displayed by
mounting
on the transom of the boat.
UPPER/LOWER
screen or
paper.
UMIT-These arethe
The
upper
limit is
the lower limit is at the bottom. For
feet as the
VIDEO GRAPH
WINDOW
ZOOM
-
A feature that
upper
-
A
segment
limit and 30 feet as the lower limit.
-
A sonar unit that uses a CAT or television
of the
depth range.
enlarges targets
system
that convertsthe
the sonar unit.
transducers orother sensors
rangeilmuts dIsplayed
shown at the
example,
on the
top
a 20 to 30 foot
For
example,
display.
of the
an
electrical
on the sonar
display,
range
type
upper
while
has 20
display.
limit of
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1987 Lowrance
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Electronics,
Inc. All
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Reserved.
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REMOTE
from another
However,
separately
RESOLUTION
-
An
intelligent "repeater"
sonar unit. A remote doesn't
ft
have it's own features
does
from the master.
-
The
ability
other or the bottom.
-
RMS
A standard
SCALE - The
markings
rating
on
of transmitter
ofatarget, simply compare
markers on the
SECOND ECHO
of a
target
bottom,
returing
SECOND
primary
other
strikingthe
to the surface.
keys
keys
function
display.
-
Another
echo. This is caused
surfabe of thewater,
FUNCTION KEY
on the
keyboard.
with two functions. You can
key.
unit that receives
have a transmitter or receiver.
that are
of a sonar unit to
separate
depth
adjustable
targets
power output.
a sonar unit's
the
target's
echo that
display.
lobation
registers
the sound waves
by
travellingtothe
-
A button that converts the functions
units with a second function
Sonar
switch functions
To determine
to the location of the scale
at
roughly
twice the
reflecting
bottom
with the second
information
and
operate
from each
the
depth
depth
off the
and
again,
of the
have
key
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the
isa
high quality
X-30
automatically
by
by turning
just
sonardesigned
world of
finds and
it on. As
sportfishing
for both
displays
become familiar with
you
of its remarkable features: "Fine
to
conditions
You
shallower
fish enters an alarm
each other.
maximum
or
Only
the most from
get
can
program
deeper
Lowrance
potential.
your
the X-30 to sound alarms
than a
preset depth.
zone. Zoom in and
gives you
TogetstartedwithyourX-30,
is where it all
the road.
begins,
After
the rest of this
more
the
water,
and
improper
you've
read these instructions and
manual In detail. The more
X-30 will do for
your
INSTALLATION
sonar.
professional
the bottom
Your Lowrance X-30
novice users. The
and
fish,
depth,
X-30, try
your
tune" the unit to the
sonar.
when the boat
An alarm will also sound when a
from structure and
the
separate
power
to
adiust
fish
a sonar unit to its
firstread theinstallation
installation
you.
can cause
know
you
installed
when
problems
your
you get
and structure
some
surrounding
goes
section.
This
down
read
X-30.
to the
SENSITIVITY
Increasingthe sensitivityallowsweakertargetsto
-
The
of a sonar unit's
ability
"gain".
SCROLL SPEED - See CHART
SHOOT-THROUGH-HULL
sonar
signals
hull.
SUPPRESSION
to
pass through
-
A method used in some sonar units
SPEED.
-
A transducer
atiberglass
ence or noise.
SURFACE CLARITY
nals
displayed
THERMOCLINE
ofwater. Thethermocline
layers
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CONTROL - Reduces or eliminates
the water's surface. Also
near
-A
Iayerof
watercaused
providesthetemperature
36
receiver to
bedisplayed.
installation which allows
hull without
display
cuffing
Also called
a hole
to eliminate ihterfer-
undesirable
called "8CC".
bythe
meeting
of warm and cool
mostlish
targets.
the
in the
sig-
prefer.
Mounting
the X-30 In
Install
clearance when
tilted forthe best
allow wood screw or
aluminum
back of thin
certain there
transducer cables.
with sheet metal screws. Place a
panels
fiberglass panels
is
enough
You can route the
hole in the base of the
the
mounting
through
hole and
surface. The smallest
is
gimbal
Pass the transducer connector
3/4".
bracket. Then
any
through
room behind the unit to attach
power
gimbal
the bracket and dash. After
rubberadhesive
(RTV).
Offsetthe bracketto coverthe
convenient
location, provided
viewing angle.
bolt
mounting.
to secure the
mounting
and transducer cables
bracket.
Then
pass
hole that will
the
push
routing
the
1
power
cables,
there is
Holes In the bracket base
Attach the bracket to
of
piece
plywood
hardware. Make
the
through
them
through
one connector
pass
and cable
cable wire down
up through
on the
power
the
hole in
a
through
and
7/8"
the
fill the hole with silicone
majority
of the hole.
Power
cable to an
interference,
interference shows as random
engine
is
power
attaches to the
splice
as
protectsthe
fuse.
Connections
The X-30
accessory
or an
The
power
negative
close to the
or
cable with the
ordinary
power
operates
or
then attach
accessory
cable has two
ground.
Attach the In-line fuse holder to the red wire
crimp
battery
#18
power
or
gauge
source
cableand
from a
power
the cable
is on.
connector. The other end of
accessory
wire onto it. Be certain that the fuse
(battery
The X-30 has reverse
the
wires are reversed.
attached
correctly.)
(However,
12
volt
battery system.
buss. If
dots on the
wires,
buss. If the cable is not
or
yourX-30
polarity
have
you
directly
red is the
problems
to the
display
positive
accessory buss)
inthe event of a short.
protection.
No
the unit will not work until the
Attach the
with
battery.
whenever the boat's
power
electrical
Electrical
lead and black
on the
the fuse holder
long
enough,
holder is
as
possible.
damage
Use
will
This
a3-amp
occur
wires are
if
In
black,
of
hard bottom
or
narrow
IN-DASH -A
the face of the
kHz
operates
LCD
sonar
LCG
NOISE
Ignitions systems, radios,
the
random dots
stronger targets
the bottom. In other
returnsa
weedy
bottom returns a weaker
line.
gray
sonar unit installed
words,
strong signal
sonar is flush or
-
Kilohertz. A measurement
at 192 Kilohertz.
-
Liquid
crystal display.
Instrument.
-
Liquid
Crystal Graph.
-
undesired
Any
or
engine
other mechanical sources. It
or lines.
are
(192,000
Thescreen
signal.
gray.
you
through
neatly
It
also
gives
can
causing
tell
signal
if
awide
a hole
with
so
of
frequency.
cycles per second).
ordisplayofa Liquid Crystal Graph
Electrical
etc. Acoustic noise
dues to the
compostition
the bottom Is soft or hard. A
grayline.
which Is
in
the boat's dash.
the dash.
Your Lowrance
noise is caused
is caused
appears
Asoft,
emphasized
by engine
vibration of
bythe
on the
display
muddy
with a
Usually,
sonar
as
-
Frequency
amplitude
Measured in
squares
obtained when a
of
read,
pixels
that
electrical
and
transmitter's
on a
liquid
per square
the sonar unit's transmitter
energytransmitted
the
waifs,
moredetail can
crystal display
inch on a
number of
high
amount of time that the sonar
The shorter the
a 30
micro-second
shown on the sonar
upper
limit
pulse length,
pulse length
display.
and 60 for the
35
fromthe
the
higher
power output.
output
bedisplayed.
or Crt.
liquid crystal
are
pixels
transmits. This Is
the
better the
is
equal
For
to a one
example,
lower limit.
3-AMP
BLACK
I 2-VOLT
BATFERY
2
OPERATING
and receiver
OUTPUT
sonar unit to the
power,
PEAK-TO-PEAK
PIXEL - The
PIXEL DENSITY
display.
in the vertical.
PULSE
measured in micro-seconds.
resolution. For
inch
resolution.
RANGE
a 60 foot
FREQUENCY
are tuned to.
POWER -The
transducer.
the
dapera
small dots or
sonar unit can
-
A
measurement of the
-
The number of
The best resolution is
LENGTH
-
The section of water
range
-
The
example,
has zero for the
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GLOSSARY
ANCHOR WATCH
when the boat drifts
points.
BACK-LIGHTED
Back-lighted
navigating.
CAVITATION
or transducer
CHART SPEED
recorder.
graph. (Also
CONE
transducerswith
(2)
ANGLE
-A
-Adisplay
displays
-Air bubblescreated
through
-
(1)
The
speed
called "scroll
-
Width of the transducer's
cone
of fishermen.
-
CRT
Abbreviation
-
DEFINITION
resolution
DISCRIMINATION
display only
out false
cuts
FISH ALARM
The
ability
display
can show
true
target
signals
-
An alarm that activates
setting
of the sonar
into shallower or
orkeyboard
and
keyboards
unit's alarm. The alarm
deeper
illuminatedfrom
water than the alarm
are essential
bythe high speed
water.
The
of an
speed").
speed
image
of the chart
paper
across the screen of a
cone of sound.
45
8to
anglesfrom
for Cathode
Ray
of a sonar unit's
more detail than a low
-
Afeature that allows the sonarto
Information.
other
from
sonar, noise,
degreestosuitthevarying
Tube.
See Video
display
Discrimination
thermoclines,
when a fish
activates
behind
when
movement of
on a
Graph.
byalight.
night fishing
paper
liquid
Lowrance has
to show detail.
resolution one.
eliminate noise and
on Lowrance
Is detected.
products
and more.
set
or
a boat
graph
crystal
needs
A
high
TRANSDUCER
Installation
in a
separate package.
install the transducer.
NOISE
Minimize electrical
other
possible
generators
Instrument
is the
panel.
which radiates RF
power
pump
away
and transducer cables
wiring
from those wires.
Instructions forthe
sources of
engine's
This harness
(radio frequency)
can sometimes radiate
VHF radio antenna cables
even the
than
power
cables.
engine's wiring
transducer cables as far
and
If interference
increases,
speed
This noise
the transducer.
if the
rpm.
Usually,
noise. The fastera
airbubbles
noise on the
then a
is not
electrical,
Stop
noise does not increase on the
boattravels,
display.
owner's manual for
transducer are with the transducer
Please read the instructions
noise
by routing
electrical interference. One
harness that runs from
wiring
usually
away
contains a
energy.
from the
noise so
radiateRF
harness.
It Is
away
slow boat
begins
the
passingovertheface
at
probable
but rather
boat,
put
is acoustic
cause
mechanically
the
engine
ofthetransducercreateacoustic
the more air bubbles
eliminate this
To
proper
mounting techniques.
carefully
the
cable
power
of the
largest
the
engine
wire for the tachometer
For best results,
engine
try
energy
important
as
speeds, worsening
in
display,
problem,
wiring.
to
keep
at
possible
neutral,
X-30's cables
the
higher power
to
keep
from
or cavitation.
noise,
induced noise
and increase
then it is cavitation.
increase and
the transducer
read
before
away
you
from
noise
to the
the
keep
Also,
bilge
levels
the X-3O's
VHF radio
as the boat
from
the
generate
FISH ARCH
upside
FLUSH
bottom of the
GIMBAL BRACKET
The sonar unit can rotate
GRAYLINE -This function
on the screen.
-
A sonar with
down 'V" or arch. This
MOUNT
-
A transom mount
transducer flush
-
A bracket used to install a
in the bracket for the
showsthe relative
Signals
weaker than the GRAYLINE
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resolution
good
distinguishes
transducer that Is installed
displays
fish
signals
with the bottom of the hull.
sonar unit
best
strength
34
fish
signals
from
othertargets.
permanently.
viewing angle.
of
signals displayed
selling
are
an
with
with the
displayed
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3
KEYBOARD BASICS
This section
Operation
SENSITIVITY These
graph's sensltMty. (The digital
matically adjusts
receiver
ing adjustment
conditions. The left aiTow
creases the
increases It.
key
FISH ALERT These
flash" and the fish alarm on or off.
ZONE ALARM
keys
lEs
commonly
target (such
willsetoffthealarm lfltentersthealami
zone.
CLEAR The CLEAR
entrt
as
you
section for a detailed
its
sensitivity
controls the X-3Os zone alarm.
It can also erase other
will see later.
has 32
over a wide
sensltMty,
KEYS This
used as a 'fish
as a fish or school of
control I
keys
sensltMty.)
steps,
the
right
turn the "fish
keys
alarm." A
erases
key
gives
auto-
The
allow-
range
de-
key
anow
group
fish)
the last
features;
of
a brief
description
explanation
of
of the
keyboard.
each
key's operation.
Read the
SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions
Weight
Transmitter
Frequency
Output
Receiver
Operating
Operating Voltage
Number of
Depth Capability
Power
Sensitivity
Current
pixels
5
1
x
3/4"H
3/4 pounds
192 kl-lz
600 walls
75
watts RMS
> 85db
200 ma
500 ma
temperature
(lights off)
(lights
9-15 vdc
82 x 32
(vertIcal
2624 Total
300'-500'
20
(with
degree
83/1
peak
on)
typical
6'W x 2
to
5/8"D
peak typical
stabilized
x
horizontal)
transducer)
ON OFF
and off. To turn It
ON
key.
Pressing any key generates
you
key.
This Is the X-30's
'beep."
that It has
Thesekeystumthex-aoi
on,
To turn It
off, press
accepted
simply press
way
a command.
the
the OFF
a tone or
of
telling
2nd ThIs
Notice that some of the
wtiltebelewllsprlmarytunctlon
deslgnatesa2nd
pressIng
second function
key
the AUTO
the AUTO
allows
the "2nd
also has the word "UGH'r'
key's
key
to have more than one function.
keys
functIon. Adllvatea2ndfunction
printed
second function. Press the 2nd
to turn the
keys
Then
key,"
In white. For
have a small word
press
lights
4
label, Thewtilte
a
which has the
key
the AUTO
example,
on IL "LIGHV' Is
printed
on.
printed
lettering
byftrst
then
key,
500'-700'
with 8
Display
In
Scroll
Speed
.5"
32"
33
per
per
typical
degree
minute
minute
transducer)
(minimum)
(maximum)
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