Lowrance X-4 User Manual
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL
X-4
N
RECORDER
ELECTRONICS,
DR., TULSA,
OKLA. 74128
INC.
Litho in U.S.A. 988-0105-21
LCG
LOWRANCE
•
12OOO
E.
SKELLY
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Introduction
Installation
Power Connections
Noise
Keyboard
Operation
On
Off
2nd
Clear
Auto
Sensitivity
Automatic
Chart
Range
Lower Limit
Upper
Scale
Auto
Digital 15
10th
Alarms
Zone
Note
Clearing
Depth
Discrimination
Light
Surface
Feet-Fathoms-Meters
Transducers and Cone
Signal Interpretation
Fish
Water
Bait Fish
Surveying
How to Obtain Service
How to Obtain a Schematic
Specifications 32
Basics
Sensitivity
Speed
Limit
with
Range
Alarm
Key 20
Zone Alarm
Alarm
Clarity
Signals
Temperature
Advanced
Zoom Bottom Track
Control
(SCC) 23
Angles 25
and
Thermoclines 29
a Lake
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COMMAND SUMMARY INTRODUCTION
1. DIGITAL ON/OFF DIGITAL
2. DIGITAL NUMBERS SIZE
3. DIGITAL—TENTHS
4. AUTOMATIC FUNCTIONS AUTO
ON/OFF
5.SCC
6. VIEW SCC WITHOUT SCC
CHANGING
7. CLEAR ENTRY CLEAR
8. FREEZE CHART STOP/RESUME
9. RESTART CHART STOP/RESUME
10. DISCRIMINATION
11. AUTO RANGING WITH WINDOW
ZOOM BOTTOM TRACK
12. INCREASE SENSITM1Y PRESS> KEY
13. DECREASE gENSITIVI1Y PRESS <KEY
14. INCREASE CHART SPEED PRESS FAST
15. DECREASE CHART SPEED PRESS SLOW
16. VIEW CHART SPEED
WITHOUT CHANGING
17. TURN LIGHTS ON or OFF
18. FEET-FATHOMS-METERS
19. ZONE ALARM SET SHALLOW SET .or
20. DEPTH ALARM SET SHALLOW
21. CLEAR ZONE ALARM
22. CLEAR DEPTH ALARM
23. TURN ALARM TONE ON/OFF
7
2nd,
DIGITAL
2nd,
0-10,SCC
DISC
0-5,
SLOW or FAST
2nd,
AUTO
2nd,
9
2nd,
DEEP
SET,
DOWN
DEEP
CLEAR,
CLEAR,
CLEAR,
NOTE KEY
ARROW to
ALARM, depth
SHALLOW SET
SHALLOW
DEEP ALARM
SIZE, 2nd,
KEY
KEY
UP ARROW
ALARM, depth
8
or
adjust depth
or DEEP SET
ALARM
Welcome to the
high quality
X-4
automatically
sonar
by just turning
world
designed
finds and
it on. As
of
sportfishing
for both
displays
you grow
professional
the
familiar with
Your Lowrance X-4 is a
sonar.
and novice
bottom
depth, fish,
X-4, you
your
of its remarkable features and 'fine tune" the unit to the
conditions.
You can
foot
preset
To
where it all
program
sound alarms
depth,
started with
get
begins,
the road. After
the rest of this manual in detail. The more
more
the
water,
User's
Card,
-
when
INSTALLATION
Mounting
The X-4 can
clearance
base allow wood screw
attached
suggest
to secure
behind the unit to
A
i/il'
transducer cables to be routed
surface.
when tilted for the best
to aluminum
placing a piece
the
hole in the base of the
The smallest hole that will
This will allow the transducer connector and cable
through
pushed
routed,
bracket can be offset so that the
the hole and
down
the hole
the X-4 to
when the boat
display
the bottom
shallower or
goes
depth
or when a fish enters an alarm zone ..
your X-4,
and
read these instructions and installed
you've
X-4 will do for
your
head to the lake.
you
be installed in
panels
mounting
attach
gimbal
through
the bracket and dash. After the cables
be filled with silicone
may
first read the installation section.
improper
or
of
hardware. Make certain there is
the
installation can cause
know
you
Take this
you.
convenient
any
viewing angle.
through
plywood
bolt
with sheet metal screws.
on the back of thin
and transducer cables.
power
straight
pass
bracket
majority
bracket allows the
then the
gimbal
location,
mounting.
down
through
one connector
power
rubber adhesive
of the hole
manual,
Holes in the bracket
The bracket can
deeper
.
plus
when
provided
However,
the
to be
cable
is covered.
users.
and structure
can
try
surrounding
tenths of a
in
than a
much more.
This
problems
your X-4,
you get
or at least the
there is
we
fiberglass
enough
power
through
passed up
room
and
mounting
is
wire
can be
have been
(RTV),
The
some
is
down
read
to
the
be
panels
¾".
or the
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33
2
Power Connections
X-4
The
operates
be attached to an
with
electrical interference
boat's
engine
battery.
The
power
negative
supplied
with the
the
ordinary
close to the
protects
protected
wires are reversed.
polarity
or
ground.
with the X-4. This attaches to the red wire on the
crimp
battery
or
#18
gauge
power
the
power
from accidental
is
applied.)
from
accessory
or an
accessory
cable has two
An in-line fuse holder
connector. The other end of the
accessory
wire onto it Be certain that the
source
cable and
(However,
a 12 volt
or
power buss,
(random
is
wires,
battery system.
dots or lines that show whenever the
then
on),
red is the
attach the cable
containing
The
but if
you
positive
power
have
lead and black is
a 3
fuse holder attaches to
buss. If the cable is not
long enough, splice
fuse holder is as
(battery
your
polarity
or
accessory buss)
X-4 in the event of a short. The X-4 is
reversals and will not be harmed if the
as
the unit will not work until the correct
cable can
problems
directly
fuse is
amp
power
possible.
to the
cable
This
SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions
Weight
Transmitter
Output
Receiver
Operating
Operating Voltage
Number of
Depth Capability
Display
Power
Sensitivity
Current
pixels
Scroll
Speed
6'/a"H x 8½"W x 3¾"D
2.5
pounds
192 kHz
600 watts
peak
to
peak typical
75 wafts RMS
>
85 db
ma
200
500 ma
temperature
(lights
(lights on)
stabilized
ofO
9-15 vdc
82 x 32
2624 Total
300'-SOO'
(with
500'-700'
(with 8 degree transducer)
.5"
32"
typical
20
degree transducer)
typical
minute
per
per
minute
(minimum)
(maximum)
POWER CPBLL
1-Ia'J
•
CROUMO
OR
—
SIDE
OF DATTER Figure
1
3
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SPLI CE
FUSE BOWER
BOAI
BMTERN
32
As
you
of bottom.
usually
them. You
Keep
overboard.
The
string
marker's flat
marked, you
spot
right
Unless
able to
about
go
your
It will also reveal
indicate a
may
not
good
get any
a few Lowrance Fish-N-Floats
When the X-4 indicates
will unwind until the sinker
shape,
can make
This is essential when
mark the school of fish when
you
find it
again.
HOW TO OBTAIN
If
have a
you
before
help
telephone
the Lowrance
live out of the state of Oklahoma,
If
you
live in the state of
'you
Please
ment
may
If it's determined
instructions.
ping
problem
sending
or letter. Write or call
Customer Service
detail the
problem you
be able to save
your
survey, your
suspended
school of
it won't unwind
your
fish and it's worth it to
further.
turn and
you're
SERVICE
with
it in for
your
repair.
one of our Authorized Service
Department
Oklahoma,
are
the inconvenience of
you
call
unit must
X-4 will tell
fish.
Multiple signals
in the
a school of
hits bottom.
further. With the
any
come back to fish in
far from shore on
you're
sonar
unit
Assistance can often
the
you
boat, ready
throw the
fish,
Then,
over
it,
please give
in
Tulsa,
call 1-800-331-3889,
collect 918-437-6881.
experiencing.
be
returned,
Our Service
returning your
we'll
provide
and kind
depth
on the dial
and fish for
stop
to toss
buoy
because
school thus
exactly
a
big
may
you
a chance to
us
be extended
Centers or
OK.
full
out.
of the
the
lake.
not be
free. If
Depart-
unit.
ship-
by
TRANSDUCER
Installation
transducer
before
you
instructions for
in a
separate package.
start
installing
the transducer are
transducer.
the
NOISE
Electrical noise
routing
of
from the
wire
best results, keep
wiring.
keep
than even the
X-4's
it
away
the
largest
engine
for the tachometer
Also,
the X-4's cables
VHF radio antenna cables
power
antenna cable.
radio
picked up by
other
from
noise
generators
the instrument
to
which radiates
the
power
bilge pump
engine's
and
wiring
away
wiring
transducer cables as far
If there is no noise—interference—On
still with the
boat
speeds,
cause is acoustic
rather
noise is created
engine
mechanically
The faster a boat
on the
noise
owner's manual for
running
worsening
noise,
induced noise from
air bubbles
by
travels,
display.
To eliminate
proper mounting
the
possible
is the
panel.
and transducer cables
can sometimes
from those wires.
radiate HF
harness. It is
in
neutral,
as the boat
or cavitation. This
passing
the more air bubbles
this
Please read the instructions
power
sources
engine's wiring
This
HF
energy
the unit
but
speed
supplied
can be minimized
cable
of electrical interference. One
harness
(radio frequency) energy.
radiate noise so
at
higher power
very important
as
away
when the boat is
interference
increases,
noise is not
the transducer.
the face of the transducer
over
increase and
problem,
techniques.
read the transducer
with the
harness that
usually
from the
away
to
keep
possible
from
begins
then a
electrical,
Usually,
generate
contains
at slow
probable
carefully
by
runs
a
For
engine
to
try
levels
the
a VHF
sitting
but
acoustic
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM
Should
send
$1.00
you promptly.
Lowrance sonar unit.
desire a schematic
you
to the address
Be sure to include
Mail to: Lowrance
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AND PARTS LIST
and
below and the information
the model and serial
Customer Service
12000
Tulsa,
E.
Skelly
Oklahoma 74128-2486
31
parts
Drive
list for
Lowrance sonar,
your
will be mailed to
number of
your
4
KEYBOARD BASICS
SENSITIVITY
control the
(rhe
digital's sensitivity
automatically adjusted.)
receiver
speeds
rnent over a wide
conditions. The left arrow
decreases the
arrow
right
ZONE ALARM KEYS This
group
zone alann. It can be used as
'fish alarm' with
lower limits set so that a
(such
will set off the alarm if the
enters the alarm zone.
0-9 These
entry
Some of these
than one ftJnction and can be
accessed
fijnclion
is
key
be
displayed
the
top
CLEAR The CLE14JR
erases the last
erase other
see
These
graph's sensitivity.
sensitivity
which allows
key
of
keys
as a fish or school of
of numbers 0
by using
key.
pressed,
center of the
keys
is
The
has 32
adjust-
of
range
sensitivity,
keys
When a numeric
in a window near
the
increases it
controls the X-4's
and
upper
allow the
through
have more
keys
the 2nd
the number will
display.
It can also
enby.
as
features,
key
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a
target
fish)
target
9.
key"
will
you
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SET
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LIMIT
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Most fish don't
spawn
Unless the water
narrow limits. To find the different
such as the LDT-3000
meter,
provides
water
streams that
stocked in
fish
range
water lie at
they
an
extremely quick response
spawning temperatures
too
get
lakes that remain too cold
have a wider
within
which it tries to
level
the
are the
most comfortable,
warm;
temperature
that
is
for various
bass and other
tolerance than
stay. Schooling
provides
BAIT FISH
The
importance
emphasiZed.
Bait
fish are the
shad. Bait
bluegill,
fish can also be the
and bass.
Most bait fish are
sunlight promotes
method of
fishing
bait fish will look like
will be
nearby,
SURVEYING A
of bait fish to
are the
They
plankton
the
is to
often
LAKE
principle
feeding forage fish,
young
concentrated within five
growth
of the
use the X-4 to find the bait fish first. A
a "cloud" on the X-4's
directly
beneath the school of bait fish.
temperature
temperatures,
a
valuable aid to
to
identifying
species.
fish
during
this
temperature
successful
fishing
food of all
of
game fish,
plankton
display. Usually, game
is within rather
a surface
your
temperature
boat. This unit
the desired surface
Trout can't survive in
eventually
die out when
the summer. While some
others,
fish
each has a certain
which,
over
we
suspended
in
deep
assume,
can't be over-
fish in most waters.
game
such as minnows and
such
as
crappies,
feet of the surface where
on which
they
feed. One
school of
fish
2nd 2nd allows some ot
to have more than one
keys
tunction. Notice that some of
the
have a small word
keys
in white below
printed
ftmnction
primary
the AUTO
example,
has the word LIGHT
on it. "UGHr' is the AUTO
second function. The "2nd
Function"
first
then the
has the second tunotion
in white.
keys
pressing
appropriate key
label. For
key
are activated
the '2nd
key
the
also
printed
which
printed
the
key's
key's
by
and
'I
OFF ON These
the X-4 on and ott. To turn it
simply press
it
off, press
You must hold the OFF
key.
down for a few seconds in
order for the X-4 to turn off.
You'll
notice a
time a
key
the
X-4's
it
has
accepted
keys
the ON
key.
and HOW the OFF
beep every
is
way
pressed.
of
telling you
a command.
This is
turn
on,
To turn
key
that
The most
fish it
produce
at what
season. And
the
year depending
With
concentrate.on the areas where fish
time on
The
survey
indicate the
successful
after
day
day
fish
consistently. They
depth, they
they
the aid of the
the lake!
most efficent
it with
your
promising spots
anglers
and
year
can
expect
realize that
on water
X-4,
anyone
to become
way
X-4.
Start out with a
on
after
discover
lake or reservoir
any
year
until
they
learn the
through experience where,
to find the kind of fish
these
productive
level, temperature, food,
can eliminate
are
aquainted
in relation to
map
areas
guesswork
to be-even if its the
likely
with a
of the
lake,
landmarks on shore.
are those who
hot
spots
want
they
change
throughout
and other
and
of water is to
body
if
possible,
that
and
at
any
factors.
first
and
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