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

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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

10

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13 14 15

17 17 18

20 20 22

23 24 26

27 30

30

31 31

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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

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

minute

(minimum)

(maximum)

POWER CPBLL

1-Ia'J

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OR

—

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OF DATTER Figure

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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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SCC

acn:I•

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DIGITAL I SHALLOW I

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10TH

SET

DEEP

ALARM

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DISPLAY

1 2

4 5

7

SIZE

UPPER

LIMIT

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DEE1

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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

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

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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