Lowrance X-50 User Manual

INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL

X-50

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LCG RECORDER

LITHO IN USA.

988-0105-11 Rev.A

• LOWRANCE

12000 E.SKELLY

ELECTRONICS,

DR.,TULSA,

OKLA. 74128

INC.

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TABLE OF

Installation . 2

CONTENTS

Power Connections 2

Sensor

Temperature Noise

Keyboard Operation 8

On

Off 8 2nd

Clear 9 Auto

Sensitivity Sensitivity—Automatic

Sensitivity—Manual

GRAYLINE

ChartSpeed Scale Markers

Range

Lower Limit—Automatic

Basics 6

Lower Limit—Manual

UpperLimit

Auto

Range

Digital 10th

Alarms

Zone Alarm

Clearing

Note

Depth Light

Discirmination

Temperature 24 Surface

Speed

Log

Feet, Fathoms,

Pulse Preset 28

Display Memory

Command FASTRAK 31

Orayline Speaker

Clear Distance

Zone Alarm

Key

Alarm

Clatity

Key—MENUS

Checkerboard/Lines Volume 32

Narrow/Wide Auto

Digital Averaging Battery Backup

Scale On/Off

Calibrate Test Pattern

Keel Offset 35 Total

Transducers and Cone Signal

Fish

Water

Surveying

Bait Fish

Speed

System

Interpretation

Signals

Temperature

a Lake 40

How to Obtain a Schematic

Specifications

Installation 4

with Zoom Bottom Track

Control

(SCC)

Meters

Log

Reset

Window 32

Range

Angles

and Thermoclines

10 10

11

12 13

14

14 15

15 16

17 19

19 20

21 21

21

23 23

25 26

27 27

28 29

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33

as

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The Lowrance X-50

cated and reliable instrument of its

the

sharpest

definition ever. This unit is so

Liquid Crystal

Sonar

kind.

(LCG)

Its

resolution

high

advanced, you

the "ON" button and let it do all the work. However,

enables sonars.

To

where it all

the road. After

to

you

started with

get

begins,

open up

you've

the reSt of this manual in detail. The more

the more

water,

your

whole world of features not available in other

a

read the installation section. This is

first

X-50,

your

and

improper

read these

instructions and installed

X-50 will do for

installation

you.

can cause

know when

you

INSTALLATION

Mounting

The X-50 can be installed in

is clearance

base allow wood attached to aluminum

when

gest placing a piece

secure the

the unit

mounting

to

attach

the

for the best

tilted

screw or

hardware. Make certain there is

power

through

panels

of

with sheet metal screws.

plywood

and transducer cables.

A one inch hole in the base of the

and transducer cables to be routed

the cables have been

adhesive

(RTV)

to

routed,

prevent

water leaks.

convenient

any

viewing angle.

bolt

mounting.

on the back of thin

bracket

the

through

up

gimbal

the hole can be filled

the most

is

taking

sophisti-

display gives

can

just press

manual control

problems

X-50,

your

you get

location, provided

Roles

in

the

bracket

The bracket can be

However,

fiberglass

enough

allows the

mounting

we

panels

room behind

surface. After

with silicone rubber

NOTES

down

read

to the

there

sug-

to

power

Power Connections

The X-50

operates

be attached to an

electrical interference boat's

engine

battery

The

and black

or an

cable has two sets of cables. One set has

power

ground

other has a connector for the

sensor. See the owner's manual enclosed

installation instructions.

from a 12 volt

accessory

wires for connection to the 12 volt

or

(random

battery system.

buss,

power

dots or lines that show whenever

is

then attach the cable

on),

temperature probe

2 43

The

but if

with the LSS-5

have

you

battery system.

and the

cable can

power

problems

directly

the red

optional speed

speed

with

to the

power

sensor for

the

The

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The

power negative supplied

with the

battery

#18

power power

or

ground.

with the X-50c This attaches to the red wire on the

connector. The other end

crimp

or

accessory

wire onto it Be certain that

gauge

source cable and

from accidental

reversed.

applied.)

(However,

cable has two

An in-line fuse holder

buss. if the cable is not

wires,

red is the

the

(battery

your

polarity

or

accessory

X-50 in the event of a short. The X-50 is

reversals and

buss)

will

the unit will not work until the

positive

containing

of

the fuse holder attaches to the

long enough,

lead and black is

a 4

splice

amp

power

ordinary

fuse is

fuse holder is as close to the as

possible.

This

protects

protected

not be harmed if the wires are

correct

polarity

cable

the

is

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SpUta

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TEMPERATURE SENSOR INSTALLATION

The

temperature

contact with

location. Once a suitable two

#8 stainless

connector to

X-50's

the X-50's the

temperature

attach the power

the water at all

pass through.

cable.

power

speed

cable. See

sensor should be mounted in a location that allows

The

times.

steel screws. Above the water line drill a ¾" hole for the

cable. NOTE: If the

sensor into the

figure

place

the sensor's cable into the in-line connector on

Plug

sensor's

3 for details.

Route the cable via the shortest

plug

diagram

is

found,

speed

to the in-line connector on the X-50's

in

mount the sensor to the hull with

sensor's in-line

Figure

sensor is also

2

Figure

TEMPERATURE SENSOR

-Povier Cabt

2 shows a

path

installed,

connector,

typical

to the

plug

then

SPECIFICATIONS

Figure

3

Dimensions

Weight

Transmitter

Power

Output Receiver

Operating Operating Voltage

Number of Pixels

(typical)

Sensitivity

Current

7"Hx8.8"Wx3.7"D

2.6

pounds

192 kHz

3000 watts 375 watts

500 ma 9-15 vdc

192

vertical

(peak

(RMS)

to

peak)

64 horizontal

total

12,288

Sersor

Speed

4

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bottom. and cool

the thermocline

there

temperature

Layers

of water is called a thermocline. The

layer

be two or more at different

may

to fishermen because

of water in the lake is seldom constant from

of different

can

temperatures form,

with the season or time of

vary

are areas where fish are acti ye.

they

depths.

bait fish will be abovethe thermocline while

in or

will

which

below it.

just

The X-50 can detect this invisible

probably

A

knowledge

usually remain, helps you get

they

have to be turned

of the water

to see it

up

temperatures

layer

the most from

SURVEYING A LAKE

The most successful

fish it

produce

what

season. And

the

centrate

after

day

fish

consistently. They

depth, they

they

year depending

With the aid of the

on the areas where fish are

anglers

and

day

year

can

expect

realize that these

on water

X-50,

on

after

discover

lake or reservoir are those who

any

until

year

through

to find the kind of fish

productive

level, temperature, food,

anyone

can eliminate

to be-even if its the first time on

likely

the lake!

The most

survey indicate the

Keep

board. When the X-50 indicates

will unwind until the sinker hits boftom.

string marker's flat

marked,

This is essential when

spot. mark the school

again.

efficentway

it with

X-50. Start out with a

your

promising spots

a few Lowrance Fish-N-Floats in the

shape,

can make

you

of

fish when

to become

in relation to landmarks on shore.

aquainted

a school of

it won't unwind

turn and come back to fish

your

you're

any

far from

over

map

it,

and the

Thermoclines are

larger game

in the

various fish

they

junction

depth

day.

water,

your

learn the

experience where,

they

areas

change throughout

and other factors.

guesswork

with a

of the

fish,

further.

shore

you

body

lake,

boat,

ready

throw the

Then,

With the school thus

in

on a

big

not be able to find it

may

top

of a warm

and thickness of

In

fish will

but the

prefer,

X-50.

hot

want at

lakes

deep

important

times

Many

suspend

sensitivity

and in

spots

and at

and con-

that

any

of water is to

if

possible,

and

to toss over-

The

out.

buoy

because

exactly

lake. Unless

of the

the

right

you

to

TRANSDUCER

Installation

ducer in a

start

you

instructions for the transducer are

separate package.

installing

the transducer.

Please read the instructions

NOISE

Electrical

routing

of the

largest

from the wire for best

results, keep

wiring. Also, bilge pump wiring

the X-50's cables

VHF radio antenna

than even the X-50's

power

radio antenna cable.

If there is no noise—interference—on

with the

still speeds, worsening

acoustic noise, mechanically

created

travels

faster,

display. proper mounting techniques.

noise

picked up by

it

from other

away

noise

engine

possible

generators

to the instrument

the tachometer which radiates SF

the

away

engine's wiring

and transducer

engine running

as the boat

and transducer

power

can sometimes radiate noise

from those wires.

cables radiate SF

harness. It is

cables as far

in

neutral,

speed increases,

or cavitation. This

induced noise from the transducer

air bubbles

by

more air bubbles are created

To eliminate this

passing

problem,

supplied

the

sources of electrical interference.

is the

panel.

cable can

power

engine's wiring

harness

This

frequency) energy.

(radio

cables

away

with the trans-

carefully

be minimized

hamess that runs

usually

contains a

from the

so

energy

very

away

at

important

as

power

higher

possible

to

from VHF

the unit when the boat is

but interference

noise is not

the face of the transducer. As a boat

over

which

the transducer owner's manual for

read

begins

then a

electrical,

Usually,

generate

at slow boat

probable

acoustic noise is

noise on the

before

by

One

For

engine

to

try

keep

levels

the

keep

sifting

cause is

but rather

BAIT FISH

The

importance

emphasized. They

shad. Bait fish can also be the bluegill,

sunlight promotes method of

fish are the

Bait

and bass.

Most bait fish are concentrated within five feet of the surface where

fishing

bait fish will look like

be

nearby,

often

of bait fish to successful

are the

principle

plankton feeding forage

the

growth

food of all

young

of the

of

plankton

game fish,

game

on which

fishing

fish,

is to use the X-50 to find the bait fish first A school

a

"cloud"

directly

on the X-50's

beneath the school of bait fish.

40

display. Usually, game

can't be over-

fish in most waters.

such as minnows and

such as

they

crappies,

feed. One

of

fish will

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KEYBOARD

SENSITIVITY These control the

The

automatically adjusted,

the

matiCally adjusted

is in Automatic. The receiver

sensitivity allows

range

arrow

sensitivity, increases it.

ZONE ALARM This keys

alarm. It can be alarm" that will sound if fish

school of fish enters The

zone. The bottom

also set off the alarm.

0.9

entry

some of these

than cne function white accessed When a numeric

the number will be

a

the

CAR The CAR

erases the last can also erase other

as will be seen later

graph's sensitivity.

digital's sensitivity

graph's senstivity

has 31

adjusbnent

of conditions. The left

decreases the

key

the

control the

These of numbers 0

letters)

using

window near the

display.

is auto-

when the X-50

steps

for a wide

arrow

right

X-50's zone

used as a "fish

signal

allow the—

keys

through

have more

keys

(printed

and

can be

the 2nd

is

key

displayed

top

keys

key pressed.

features,

BASICS

keys

is

always

while

which

group

alarm

will

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pressed,

center of

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or a

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but not back

up,

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LOWER

LIMIT

until the correct

Remember,

fish to

develop

with

the main The

the cone

shallow

the narrow cone diameter and the resolution limitations of the

Compared

because the graph's markings.

graph,

and it

screen than a

Very

will show a

water.

Large

deeper surface

turned segment

the as

depths,

water to see the arch.

high enough

One of the best

better the screen resolution will be.

possible

this method

arch occurs most of the time on

partial

or

down,

vice-versa)

down, If the transducer is

distinctive arch. This

is achieved.

some movement between the boat and the

Usually

in

at a minimum

gear

example,

paper graph,

on the

the X-50 cannot show fish arches as well as

a bit more work

depth

angle

water,

mounling

there must be

the arch.

engine

of the water will affect the size and

diameter. For

the

signal displayed

to a

pixels (dots

Therefore,

requires

paper graph.

small fish

partial arch,

fish will

probably

or a

arch,

will not

shape

but the

Because of water

clutter, thermoclines,

to

get

ways

of the

without

water,

geffing

for

etc.,

fish arches.

to

get

example

too much noise on the screen. In

should work to

unit

your

(the

it could be the transducer is not

mounted on the

take some trial and error

may

this means

trolling

throttle

setting.

shape

if the cone

on the

X-50

may

an X-50 cannot show as

screen)

fish arches is to

40 to 60 feet The

are much

initially

arch at

to read and

while medium sized fish

all,

similar to an arch if

sensitivity

needs to be turned

conditions,

the

sensitivity

turn

Then,

display

up

fish arches.

transom,

at

very

fish arch due to

passes

not arch at

larger

they're

such as

sometimes cannot be

expand

smaller the

the

sensitivity

mark curves

adjust

slow

speeds

over a fish in

due to

all,

display.

of

fine

detail

than a

paper

interpret

in

deep

up

heavy

the

in

or "zoom" a

segment,

as

high

most water

[0FFI[ ON]

MADE IN U.S.A.

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OFF ON the X-50 off and on. To turn

on, simply press

turn it

beep

is

pressed.

weyoftefiyoj

a

command.

Thesekeystum

off, press

will occur

This is the X-50s

thatithasaccepted

the ON

the OFF

time a

every

key.

it

To

A

key

WATER

upon

always

water slows down their metabolism so that

much food as narrow

temperature extremely quick response

ing temperatures

too

remain too cold ature tolerance than

to

stay. Schooling

provides

TEMPERATURE AND THERMOCLINES

Water

temperature

the activities of all

the

temperature

has an

important—if

fish. Fish are cold blooded and their bodies are

of the

surrounding

water.

they

consume in the summer

Most fish

warm;

they

don't

limits. To find the different

display

forvarious

bass and other fish

during

fish

this

temperature

unless the water

spawn

is a

valuable aid to

to

identifying

species.

eventually

the

summer. While some fish have a wider

others,

each

has a certain

suspended

in

which,

we

temperature

temperatures,

your

the desired surface

Trout can't survive in streams that

die out when stocked in

over

deep

assume, they

not

controlling—influence

During

the

winter,

colder

need about a fourth as

is within rather

the

X-50's surface

boat. This unit

provides

water

spawn-

get

lakes that

within which it tries

range

temper-

water lie at the level that

are the most comfortable.

an

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