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INTRODUCTION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES:

INTRODUCTION

The X-55A is a

second

the X-55A is

built. Thewide

detail. The
X-55A also

distancetravelled

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to none in its class.

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screen showsthe undetwaterworld

display

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digital depth,

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sonars that Lowrance

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temperature,

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and

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SPECIFICATIONS

Dimensions

Transmitter
Transmitter

Transmitter Power

Display

The

storage temperature

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display

Frequency (all channels)
Power

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MOUNTING
Install the X-55A in
behind the unit when

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it is tilted for the best

bracket base allow wood

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place a piece

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mounting

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Make certain there is

transducer cables.

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the hole is

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mounting.

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POWER CONNECTIONS

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directly

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Failure to use a

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If it isn't done

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the chosen location must

then
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whenever the boat is

display

moving.

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in the form of random

transom mount transducer. It

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if the transducer

If the transducer does "kick-

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mounting

position,

without tools.

place

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mounting positions

the transducer

the transducer

before

inside

usually

is the most

properly,

that has a smooth

is to be mounted inside

flow of

water,

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slide the rubber

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2.

the transducer's

Slip

mounting pad

between the bracket's

mounting

"ears". Sandwich two internal lock washers between the transducer and

one side of the

mounting

bracket as shown below. Place one washer on

the other side of the transducer.

TWO WASHI

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3. Slide the metal sleeve over the bolt.

the

bracket, washers,

lock washer over the end of the bolt and

tighten

INSTALLATION - Transom

1. The transducer

water at all times. Air bubbles created
against

random

carefully

determine the best location for the transducer.

the nut at this time.

must be

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in a location that has a smooth

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display.

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overtighten

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will

prevent

high speed.

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the bolt

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the one screwed to the transom.

the transducer from

bracket so that the front of the transducer

back. See the section on fish arches in this

angles. Tighten

that holds the transducer to the bracket.

result in a distorted bracket which will allow

may

at

high speed.) Snap

the outer bracket

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cable
from

up

unwanted interference

7. Make a test
there is interference on the

the boat at

transducer's bracket as shown at

have

over 35

possible

high speeds.

away

engine wiring

on the transducer cable. This can show

amounts of turbulence

large

outboard motors

large

The

mph.

on these boats.

from other

or

run

high speed,

transducer should be mounted as far below

wiring

bilge pumps

on

the sonar

to determine the results. If

display

at

high speed.

capable

(See below)

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on the

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right.

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pump,

unit's

causing
transmitting,

need

it from other

If no noise

certain

Increase the RPM with the

display,

or tachometer
routing

routing

problems.
wiring

When no noise

the noise source is

limited

in shallow

radio, tryto

power

the interference. VHF radio antenna cables radiate noise when

so be certain to

to

route

wiring

displays

everything exceptthe

the

problem

the sonar unit's

the

power

Make certain to use the in-line

the

power

experience

water,

isolatethe

cable and transducer cable

the sonar unit's

on the boat.

on the sonar unitfrom

could be one of three

wiring. Try using

cable

cable to the

appears

probably

make

problem.

keep

power

sonar unit is turned

gearshift

resistor

power

cable

directly

battery.

on the sonar unit after all of the

cavitation.

sonar installations

hasty

You can

the sonar's wires

cable

electrical

in neutral. If noise

spark

away

to the

fuse

Many

or when the boat is at rest. In

away

directly

things; spark plugs,

battery helps

of the malfunction will be the location and/or

face of the transducer must be

of water at all boat

best

mounting position.

speeds.

Read

placed

in a location that

transducer owner's

your

instrument,

usually

from the

away

to the

equipment,

off,

plugs,

from

engine wiring. Again,

supplied

novices or

which function

nearly

of the transducer.

angle

trolling

reroutethe sonar

from it. You

battery

then startthe

appears

alternator

eliminate noise

with the unit when

above

all

cases,

has a smooth flow

manual for the

wiring

to isolate

then make

engine.

alternator,

filters,

tests,

persons

perfectly

the cause

motor,

that is

may

on the

or

then

with

The

SHOOT-THRU-HULL INSTALLATION

The transducer installation inside a
that does not have air bubbles in the resin or

layers.

ful

(such

The sonar

transducer installation oan be made on hulls with flotation materials

as

plywood,

signal

balsa

must

wood,

fiberglass

pass through

or

foam)

hull must

solid

between

separated fiberglass

fiberglass.

layers

the material is removed from the chosen area. For

manufacturers

finishing

fiberglass
The transducer can then

After

glass.
Remember,
bubbles in the

signals.

To choose the

60 feet of water.

transducer into the sonar

FILL WITH

use a

with an outer

and the balsa wood core

the

epoxy

sonar

the

fiberglass

proper

Add a little water to the

of

layer

layer

cures,

signal

location for thru-hull

fiberglass,

of

fiberglass. Removing

exposes

be

epoxied directly

the hull is

must

or the

unit,

turn it

watertight

through

pass

will reduce or eliminate the sonar

epoxy

on,

then a core of balsa

the outer

to the outer

and

solid

mounting,

of the boat.

sump

then hold the transducer over

be in an area

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of

fiberglass

example,

the inner

of

layer

structurally

fiberglass. Any

anchor the boat in

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and the bottom

greatly

outside of the hull. If

the hull the best and follow

the

sensitivity

display. (you

units.)

take the transducer out of the

Don't touch the controls once

of the boat. Observe

sensitivity.

signal may

to

compensate,

mounting.

location. If the

not,

9

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and

the sonar

The second

decrease in

then

then mark the location that

the instructions on the next

controls until a

range

will need to turn the

water and

to see if

signal

bottom

intensity.

sensitivity

the transducer should

place

signal

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control

it

WINDOWS SUMMARY

All of the window

pages.
repeated press
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will revert to the ones shown on these

To view these

Remember,

groups

the down arrow

used

groups, simply press

each

group

the X-55A are shown on the

by

key.

can be

44

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customized,

pages

WINDOWS

the

"cycle"

when

the unit

however the

the unit is turned off.

following

then

key,

through

group

all

Epoxy TO HULL

the side of the boat.

second bottom echo
automatic function off on L.C.G.

they've

been set.

in the water in the

there is a noticeable decrease in

may disappear

the transducer around to find the best

has to be increased
be mounted on the
shot

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(HIGH SPEED) (TROLLING SPEED)

LOCATION TRANSDUCER LOCATION

2. Electrical noise from the boat's motor can interfere with the sonar. This
causes the sonar to

rejection

feature. This can

automatically

cause the unit to eliminate weaker

as fish or even structure from
routing

electrical

the sonar unit's

on

wiring

the boat.

power

increase its Discrimination or

signals

the

display. Try using resistorspark plugs

and transducer cables

away

noise

such

or

from other

No fish arches when the Fish ID feature is off:

1. Make certain
common

in

your

problem

owner's manual for more information.

transducer is

if a

partial

arch is

pointing straight

displayed.

down. This is the most

See the Fish Arch

section

Shoot-thru-hull

1. Make certain the area is

Installation

clean.

and free of oil or

dry.

grease,

then

2. The

a fish

sensitivity may

it has to be able to receive the fish's echo from the time it enters

arch,

the cone until it leaves. If the
the fish

when it is in the center of the cone.

only

not be

sensitivity

high enough.

is not

In order for the unit to

high enough,

the unit

display

displays

sand both the inside surface of the hull and the face of the transducer
with 100

grit sandpaper.

transducer face is in contact with the hull

SAND THIS SURFACE

2. Follow the instructions on

Do not mix it too
(NOTE!

Use

only

the

to use one of these

a small amount on the face of the transducer as shown

Apply
then

spread

a small amount onto the sanded area on the hull. Place

The surface of the hull must be flat so the entire

to

prior

SPREAD

the

epoxy package

as it will cause bubbles to form in the

fast,

epoxies specified

epoxies may

on

result in

10

page

bonding.

1 of this

poor

and mix it

manual! Failure

sonar

performance!)

thoroughly.

epoxy.

above,

the

3. Use the Zoom feature. It is much easier to
zoomed in on a small
will have much better

a 0 to 60 foot

range.

This

Iuckseeingfish

of water than a

range

enlarges

large

archeswith a SOto 60 foot

the

targets, allowing

much more detail.

4. The boat must be
the boat is

straight
NOISE

A

major

on the sonar's

it can

operate erratically,

motionless,

horizontal lines.

cause of sonar

display

completely

cover the screen

moving

or not at all.

at a slow

fish

stay

problems

as random

trolling speed

in the

cone, showing

is electrical noise. This

patterns

of dots or lines. In

with black

To eliminate or minimize the 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

your

There should be a

of

piece

display.

for noise. If no noise is

on theVHF radio and
has been turned

on,

X-55A

electrical

For

transmit.

theireffecton the

on the boat off. Make certain the

then turn off ASP

on,

steady

equipment

example,

Keep doingthis

43

turn on the

present,

sonardisplay

the first

water,

bottom

on the boat and view the effect

turn the

until all electrical

display

noise, firsttryto

signal

fish arches when

one. For

example, you

the

display

rangethan

to see fish arches. If

on the

or cause the unit

dots,

thing you

(Advanced Signal

on the

bilge pump

pump

noted,

display

usually appears

severecases,

determine

should do

display.

and view the

off,

equipment

then turned off.

to show

as

engine

then turn

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freezes,

1. Electrical noise from the boat's

be

may

cables

sonar unit's

block or

2.

interfering

away

ignition

Inspect

power

the transducer cable for

3. Check both the transducerand

securely plugged
Weak bottom

1. Make certain

transducer.

reducing

sure it

bonded tothe hull. Do NOT use RTV silicone rubberadhesiveorMarinetex

Oil, dirt,

its effectiveness. If the transducer ismounted inside the

is

shooting through only

on the terminals are

wiring

locks

up,

or

operates erratically:

with the sonar unit.

from other electrical

cable

switch

in to the

echo,

transducer is

directly

unit.

digital readings

pointing straight

and fuel can cause a film to form on the

one

corroded,

motor, trolling motor,

Rerouting

wiring

to the

battery

breaks, cuts,

powerconnectors.

erratic,

the

on the boat

instead of

or

or no fish

down. Clean the face of the

layerof fiberglass

or the

battery

or an

powerand

may help.

through

pinched

needs transducer into the

accessory

transducer

Route the

a fuse

wires.

Make certain both are

signals:

transducer,

be

hull,

and that it is

securely

2. Electrical noise from the boat's motor can interfere with the sonar. This
causes the sonar to

rejection

feature. This can cause the unit to eliminate weaker

automatically

as fish or even structure from the

increase its Discrimination or noise

signals

display.

such

epoxy, twisting

and

turning

out from under the transducer face. The

be

parallel

hull and transducer. After the

KEYBOARD

The
row at the bottom. The
and menu selections. The

feature and the basic sonar functions. The menu

corner of the
bottom of the screen are used
and make menu selections with the arrow

WINDOWS

customize

you

SENS - Press this
RANGE

mode.

ZOOM - The X-55A

with the

keyboard

-

-

This

hull,

has

keys arranged

keyboard

This

key

displays.

key

lets

key

gives you

with a minimum amount of

epoxy dries,

in two

vertical columns

in the left column are used to enter numbers

keys

in the

keys

activates the first

right

to activate the alarm

you

adjust

access to the windows

the unit's

the

range

gives

to

you adjust

2X and 4X zoom

it to force

face of

menu

keys.

sensitivity.

when the unit is in the manual

the

route the

column activate the windows

key

page.

capability

AUTO - This turns the automatic feature off and on.

air bubbles

any

transducer should

between the

epoxy
cable to the

plus

X-55A.

a

horizontal

in the bottom

The

keys along

menu, stop

mode,

the

which lets

with this

right

the

chart,

key.

3. The water
the sonar can't find the bottom

will flash

digital

thanthewateryou

then

change

increase the

should

appear.

4. Check the

also

power

Bottom echo

weak bottom echo while boat is

1. The

smooth flow of water in order for the sonar to work at all boat

bubbles in the water

find the bottom or

transducer

be

may

deeper

continuously.

are in. If this

the

sensitivity. Asyou

battery voltage.

range

to a realistic

drops, reducing

disappears

may

other

at

be in turbulent water. It must be mounted in a

disrupt

targets.

than the sonar's

while it's in the automatic

signal

It

may change

happens, placethe

move

into

If the

voltage drops,

its

ability

high speeds

the

one, (for example,

shallowerwater,

to find the bottom or

or erratic

to find the bottom. If

ability

to limits far

range

unit in the manual

0-100

a bottom

the unit's transmitter

targets.

digital reading

moving

the sonar

signals, interfering

with its

The technical term for this is Cavitation.

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mode,

greater

mode,

feet)

signal

speeds.

ability

the

and

or

Air

to

MENU - Press this

functions.

CLEAR

ALARM

STOP - When this

affect the

-

This

key

-

Press this

digital display,

ARROW KEYS - These

move

objects

-

ON

The ON

-

OFF

Press and HOLD the Off

on the screen.

turns the X-55A on.

key

to show the menus

key

and

access to most

gain

clears menus and erases entries from the screen.

key

key

to activate

is

pressed,

however.

are used to make menu selections and to

keys

key

of the sonar alarms.

any

the chart

stops scrolling.

to turn the X-55A off.

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lights

after ten

at the

key

approximately

appearatthe

to the

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you

automatically

seconds,

bottom of the

ten seconds when the X-55A is

sametime. To

label. It controls the

don't wantthe

turn themselves off. The

or

can turn them off

you

screen.

lights

keep

backlighting

waitten seconds and

on,

the

lights

used on the

menus will

by pressing

on,

press

also

the

survey

indicate the

As

it with

you go

your

promising spots

about

of bottom. It will also reveal

a few marker

Keep

X-55A indicates a school of

The Metric label at the

key adjacent
This also

knots,

to the Metric label to

changes

and

log

the

to kilometers on the X-55A.

of the screen works the same

top

change

temperature display

the

to

depth

degrees

Press the

way.

from feet to meters.

Celsius, speed

to

marked,

This is essentialwhen

spot.

can make

you

mark the school of fish when

again.

to become

way

X-55A. Start with a

in relation to landmarks

your survey, your

suspended

in the

buoys

yourturn

boat,

throw the

fish,

and come backto fish

you're

you're

acquainted

map

X-55A will tell

fish.

ready

with a

of the

lake,

you

to toss overboard. When the

out. With the school thus

buoy

farfrom shore on a

over

it, you may

of water is to

body

if

possible,

and

on shore.

the

in

lake.

big

not be able to find it

and

depth

type

exactlythe right

Unlessyou

The

Display

contrast for the best

the

contrast,

best

viewing angle,

approximatelyten

menu at the bottom of the screen lets

viewing angle. Pressing

the

arrow increases it. After

right

press

seconds and itwill

the CLEAR

automatically

the left arrow

setting

to erase the menu

key

you

erase. See the

Contrast section for more information on this feature.

When the X-55A

at left. The word "AUTO" in the

the automaticfeature is on. The

is

firstturned

the

on,

upper

digital

displaywill appear

left corner of the

bottom

depth

also shows

adjustthe display's

decreases

key

the contrast

for

the

or

wait

Display

similarto the one

display

indicates

in

this box.

BAIT FISH

The

importance

are the

They

Bait fish are the

can also be the

They

bass.

of baitfish to successful

principle

food of all

plankton feeding forage

of

young

game fish,

Most bait fish concentrate within

promotes

fishing

off,

fish

TROUBLESHOOTING

If

your

following

service

the

growth

is to use the X-55Ato find the bait fish first. With the Fish ID feature

a school of bait

will be

nearby,

unit is not

troubleshooting

department.

of the

plankton

fish will look like a "cloud" on the

often

directly

working,

or if

section before

It

save

may

Unit won't turn on:

1. Check the

2. Make certain the

to the

positive battery terminal,

cable's connection at the unit. Also check the

power

cable is wired

power

game

fishing

fish in most

can't be

such as minnows and shad.

fish,

as

such

overemphasized.

waters.

crappies, bluegill,

five feet of the surface where

on which

beneath the school of bait fish.

need technical

you

contacting

the trouble of

you

properly.

black to

negative

feed. One method of

they

display. Usually, game

help, please

the

factory

returning your

The red wire connects

or

ground.

and

sunlight

use the

customer

unit.

wiring.

3. Check the fuse.

4. Measure the
at least 11 volts. If it

12 41

battery voltage

isn't,

at the unit's

the

wiring

power

to the unit is

connector. It should

defective,

the

be

battery

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MENUS

The X-55A uses menus ex-

J4flPS/A?

83°

78°

tensivelyto guide
the functions and features

the unit.

cesses
tures, allowing

ize the unit to
needs and water conditions.

Although you may

The menu

many

you through

of

ac-

key

of these fea-

to custom-

you

your particular

have to

leave one menu and enter

another to reach the desired

77°

760

75°

680

function,

press

all

the menu

simply press

HELP

An

extremely

menus.

gives

example, pressing

Virtually every

one or more

unit into or out of the

screen.

Pressing

of how automatic works and

have to do is

you

to select the next

key

the CLEAR

useful feature

feature has a

pages

the AUTO

automatic mode. A

the

key adjacentto

menu. If

key.

incorporated

of text

describing

into the X-55A series is the

menu label

help

key brings up

help

the

help

how it affects different functions.

ever

you

that,

how to use that feature. For

a menu

letting you

label also

label

gives you

lost in a

get

when

appears

a

menu,

1-leIp

pressed,

switch the

on the

description

56°

SURVEYING A LAKE

The most successful
after

produce

atwhat
they

depending
X-55A,
where fish are

and

day

fish

consistently.

depth, theycan expectto

realize that these

on water

anyone

anglers

after

year

level, temperature, food,

can eliminate

to be. Even if it's the first time on

likely

on

any body

of waterare

year. Eventually, they

discover

They

find the fish

productive

guesswork

through experience

theywant

areas

change throughout

and other factors. With the

and

concentrate

40

thosewhofish it

learn the hot

at

season. And

any

on

the lake!

spots

where,

the

year

the areas

50°

470

day

that
and

SONAR

When the X-55A is first turned

is indicated

feature

in

To turn

bottom of the screen abovethe

left and
left arrow

manual
CLEAR

The letters "Man"

upper
indicating

manual mode. To turn

matic

again,

row

OPERATION - AUTOMATIC

the Automatic feature is enabled. This

on,

by

adjusts

the word

the

"AUTO" at the

sensitivity

and

top

so the bottom

range

the lower half of the screen at all times.

Automatic

arrows. Press the

right

to switch to the

key

then

mode,

erasethe menu.

keyto

left corner of the

the unit is in

first

off,

press

appear

display,

press

the

in the

the

the AUTO

Auto-

press

press

the AUTO

the

right

key

ar-

13

on,

then

key.

of the screen. The Automatic

is

key.

signal

A menu

displayed

appears

at the

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SENSITIVITY

The

sensitivity key

echoes. A low

fish

signals,

to see this

you

signals. Typically,

with

signal

sensitivity

and other

detail,

Grayline

on the X-55A controls the

level excludes much of the bottom

information.

target

but itcan also clutterthe

the best

sensitivity

ability

High sensitivity

screen with

level shows a

and some surface clutter.

of the unit to

information,

levels enables

undesired

many

solid bottom

good

pick up

rocks or

Big

bottom
Asyou

level

pass

stumps

signal.

overa

above the bottom
Asteep slope

from a

returns a wide

underwater cliff are

high

on a smooth bottom send back

The

post,

signal.

of the

height

it should be

signal,

usually

signal depends

clearlyvisible

the

steeperthewider. Signals

the widest of all.

signals

on

thetarget's

as a short

the

above

height.

lineextending

returned

When the X-55A
adjusted

gives

to

it the

However,
decreasethe

so an increase in

detail,

is in the Automatic

a solid bottom

keep

capability

situations occur where it

sensitivity.

to show fish and other detail.

This

typically happenswhen you

sensitivity

is the same whether the unit is

To
appears

The
The
above the INC arrow

To increase

the

increase

it scrolls. When the

To decrease

The bar

desired

When

maximum or

tone

the

adjust

sensitivity, press

at the bottom of the screen.

has left and

sensitivity

graph gives

key,

you

sounds.

menu

a visual indication of the

also

shows

the

sensitivity

menu's bar

the

in value. You can also see the difference on the chart record as

sensitivity

the

sensitivity

and

graph
level,

percentage

release the

reach either the

minimum

level, press

graph

level, press

key.

a

limit,

the

mode,

displayed, plus

signal

becomes

is indicated. The

in

automatic or manual mode.

the

the SENS

right arrows, plus

the

percentage

the

will

grow

is at the desired

sensitivity

necessary

The

key.

sensitivity adjust

a horizontal bar

sensitivity

of

arrow

right

wider and the

level,

the

key adjacent

procedure

sensitivity

release the

will decrease. When the

is

automatically

a little more. This

to increase or

wish to see more

to

adjust

menu

graph.

level. The number

in use.

As

key.

sensitivity

you press

percentage

will

key.

to the left arrow.

is at the

WATER TEMPERATURE AND THERMOCLINES
Water

temperature

activities of all fish. Fish are cold blooded and

temperature

slows down their metabolism. At this
much food as

it

fish don't

Most

limits. A surface

water

spawning temperatures

streams

that

stocked in lakes that remain too cold
have a

within

widertemperature

which it tries to

at the level that

comfortable

Thetemperature

the

(See
and the

The
time

Thermoclines are

fish are active.

larger game
The X-55A can detectthis invisible

probably

picture

junction

and thickness of the thermocline can

depth

of

day.

have to be turned

has an

important-if

not

controlling-influence upon

their bodies are

of the

surrounding

consume in the summer.

they

unlessthe

spawn

temperature

too warm. Bass and other

get

stay. Schooling

provides

here.

this

water.

time,

watertemperature

meter

helps identify

for various

during

tolerance than

fish

temperature.

During

the

they

species.

fish

eventually

summer. While some fish

the

others,

each has a certain

suspended

We assume

of water in the lake is seldom constantfrom

on the next

of a warm and cool

In

fish will

lakes there

deep

important

times bait fish will be above

Many

suspend

page.) Layers

layer

may

to fishermen because

in or

just

layer

see it.

to

up

of

of water is

be two

below it.

in the

different

or more at different

water,

always

winter,

need about a

colder water

is within rathernarrow

desired surface

the

can't survive in

Trout

die out when

over

deep

are the most

they

topto

temperatures

called a thermocline.

with the season or

vary

are areas where

they

the thermocline while

butthe

sensitivitywill

the
the

fourth as

range

water lie

bottom.

form,

depths.

of the water will affect the size

depth

cone

water,

39

diameter. For

angle

the

signal displayed

example,

on the

14

When the Fish l.D. mode is
and

if the cone

X-55A

resolution limitations of the

of the fish arch due to the

shape

passes

may

over a fish in shallow

not arch at all.

This is due to the narrow cone diameter and the

the

off,

display.

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BOATS DIRECTION OF

TRAVEL

RANGE

When turned on for

bottom

and is

manually

-

Automatic

in the lower half

signal

of the

part

while the unit

automatic function. The

the first

time,

of the screen. This is called Auto

is in automatic.

the X-55A

range

automatically places

Ranging

cannot be

changed

the

-

Manual

change

right

to erase the

-

Upper

a Sfootzoom.

view a

change

Now

the

next to the

key

of the next

top

or more.

fathom)

gives you

the

the RANGE

corner of the

depth

depends

installation,

conditions,

mode. This lets

the

upper

control overthe

first make certain the X-55A

range,

key.

the

range.

ranges

desired

segmentof

feet),

press

are

and 1000

800,

range

the CLEAR

menu. \CHANGE

range

capability

on the

and Lower Limits

change

you

In other

upper

Next,

words, you

feet, regardless

You can choose

Using

and a zoom of that

or lower

press

the

key

or "CHANGE LOWER LIMIT" label to

limit

changing

"CHANGE UPPER LIMIT"
page appears.

when it's in the manual mode.

range

is in the manual mode.

The

range adjustment

display.

0-5,

water

and

Press the

__________________________________

is

(CHiNGE

of

______

___________

___

_________________

the

you

and lower

upper

"zoom" in on

can set the

of the bottom

anysegment

limit and lower limit is 5 feet

upper

the zoom feature

thewateron

limit,

the RANGE

nexttothe "CHANGE UPPER LIMIT" label

the

upper

15

(described

the screen's

segment

first make certain the unit is in the

key.

limit in this

menu

appears

or down arrow

up

UPPER LIMIT

LOWER

LIMIT

___

i0

range

segments

upper

depth.

of

rightside (forexample,

on the left.

The menu shown

example.

the screen shown

label,

EHAL

limits when it's

of the water as

limit to 30 feet

This in

thewater,

in the next

After

change

in the

keys

29

I

I

48

150

and

essence,

as

long

meters,

(2

section)

above

pressing

to

in

to

the

at

4.

p

A

One of the best

ofthewater.

betterthescreen resolution will be. The

iswiththe Zoomfeature. Thisfeature

to see detail. Forthe best

without

method

If

you

fish

symbols

SIGNAL

Your X-55A

passing.

wide

means

it

wave

bottom

Forexample,

getting

should work to

see fish

when the Fish l.D. feature

INTERPRETATION

gives

A bottom of firm

signal.

If the automatic mode is off and the

thatyou

and returns a weak

signal.

to

ways

too much noise on the screen.

signals

an accurate

have moved over a mud

fish arches

get

from

results,

display

wheic the unit is in the

sand,

signal.

B C

45to 60 feet. The smallerthe

expandsthe

turn the

arches.

fish

picture

gravel,

Turn

38

is to

expand

easiestwayto

sensitivity up

In mediumto

is

on,

try

or "zoom"

echoes,

manual

increasing

do this on the X-55A

as

mode,

of the bottom that

or hard

shell,

bottom. Mud absorbs the sound

the

up

clay

narrows

signal

sensitivity

a

segment

segment,

making

high

deepwater,

it

as

possible

but don't

the

sensitivity.

boat

your

returns a

down,

to see a better

the

easier

this

get

is

fairly

then

RANGE

The X-55A
To

Next, press

lower

decreaseorincrease

The available

10, 20, 30, 40, 60, 100, 150, ___________________________
200, 300, 500,

feet. After the

displayed, press

key

NOTE: The

the X-55A

transducer

and bottom
other factors.

RANGE
The X-55A lets
the manual
small as 5 feet.

the lower limit to 35

givesyou
as the distance between the

1

Ietsyou
from 20 to 30

To

manual mode.
appears.

change

lower limit. We're

the
the

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Using
five feet less than the

footzoom. When

at the bottom of

key

The unit returns

screen with the new

Changethe

way.

Usingtheupperand

limits in this

expand

quickly

ZOOM

Enlarging or"zooming"the picture

a

and

detail and fish

a

splitscreen

you've

the screen.

to the sonar

lowerlimitthesame

manner lets

segment

easily.

signals.

zoom

option.

in the automatic and manual

enter a numberforthe

keys,

lower limit. In this

enteredthe desired

limit.

upper

lower

you

of

water

The X-55A

The

zoom

modes.

case,

________

Iimitthat is at

upper

we entered

upper limit, pressthe

______________________

1

40,

giving

up

least

a 20

arrow

qg 3

ENUMBERKEYSTO

USE RIGHT ARROW

TO BACKSPACE.

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is a common methpd usedto show small

gives you

two different zoom

operation

and

adjustment

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sizes, plus

is different

_________

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ZOOM - AUTOMATIC

To zoom the

targets
The menus

display

on the

display

shown below also

Turn the zoom feature

ON" label.

from two times

Pressing

to four times their normal size.

To switch between

screen zoom and full screen

zoom,

press

the

to the "SPLIT/FULL"

screen
sections as shown at the

the next

left side of the screen are shown

instantly splits

page. Alltargets

at four times the size of the

ones on the

to the 2X zoom

on the left side of the screen are

right.

mode,

MODE

in

the automatic

are

enlarged

on

(oroff) by pressing

the

key adjacentto

the

split

key adjacent

label. The

into two

of

top

on the

If

switch

you

echoes

first

mode,

four times normal size

appear.

the

the "2X14X" label

16

the ZOOM

press

automatically.

key adjacentto

enlarges

All

key.

the "OFF!

echoes

8

20

degree

TRANSDUCER CONE ANGLES

degree

FISH ARCHES
Fish arches are created

when the cone of sound

passes

over a fish. The

distance to a fish when the cone first strikes it is shown as "A" on the next

When the center of

page.

as shown "B". As

shown in

small fish

Very

partial arch,

will

arch,

Because of water

the

etc.,

arches.

probably

ora

shape

but turn the

sensitivity

the cone leaves the

conditions,

the cone strikes the

the distance increases

fish,

will

not arch at all. Medium sized fish will show a

similarto an

sensitivity up

sometimes cannot be increased

arch if

such as

37

they're

in

deeper

heavy

the distance is shorter

fish,

in

deep

water to see the arch.

surface

clutter, thermoclines,

water.

enough

again

Largefish

to

fish

get

as

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All of

Sensitivity, Range, Grayline®and
panel

charts are
menu,

different

TRANSDUCER CONE

key again

menu.

the X-55A's features

buttons

showing

letting you

ranges, sensitivity settings, etc.,

The sound waves from the transducer

shaped

between the outside
Lowrance

angle. ThetransducersuppliedwiththeX-55A
Typically,

in shallow to medium water

beam. This looks much like

offers

wide cone

to

switch it. Press the CLEAR

adjust

orthrough

menu selections. The

on the

display

switch between charts. This

the same with the Broadview on.

all the others

adjust eitherusing
onlydifference

at the same time. You will

gives you

on each chart.

ANGLES

out into the water in a cone

from a

edges

spread

the beam

of the cone is the cone

achoice of transducerswith eitheran

hasa2o

angletransducers (20 degrees)

depths.

The 20

degree

erase the AUTO!

keyto

the

abilityto

flashlight.

angle.

8 or2O

degree

are ideal

cone

angle

to see more of the underwaterworid. In 1 5feetof waterthe2o

covers an area about sixfeet across. The B
about a two foot circle.

The 20

thea

-

Since the sound

degree

degree mostly

freshwater,

to much

Both 8

degree

even

though

is because

of the

edge

whether

if the cone

X-55A

may

resolution limitations of the

transducer is almost

in salt water. In a

1 Oofeet-

saltwater)

energy

is concentrated in a

always

deep

the

narrowconeangle

deeper depths.

and 20

the bottom

you

signal

are over

you

passes

degree

are

seeing

shows

over a fish in shallow

signal

you

rocks,

transducers

is much

more of

the true

mud,

the

depth.

etc.

wide!

bottom.

water,

not arch at all. This is due to the narrow cone diameter and the

display.

degree

give

transducercovers

the best to use in fresh

water

environment,

is more desirable.

smallerarea,

accurate bottom

on the 20

Remember,

The rest of the

the

signal displayed

it can

degree

signal

thefront

is when two

a new

get

have

The

angle

cone

cone

angle.

degree

foroperating

allows

you

degreecone

only

water,

feet

(300

penetrate

readings,

model. This

the shallow

tells

you

on the

_________________

________________

shown

at twice the size as

ones on the

scroll across the screen

that

are the exact

both sides of the screen.

They're simplyenlarged

left side. This feature tracks

the

bottom,

display

automatic feature is on. Once

you've
sired,

erase the menus.

ZOOM
When
screen shown below

identically
shown when the unit is in the manual mode: "ADJUST".

To

key adjacent

label. A screen similartothe one
below

adjust

screen. The echoes on the left
side of the screen

that

-

MANUAL MODE

you press

as described above.

the

adjust

to the "ADJUST"

appears.

arrows

appear

between the

the zoom

zoom, press

key

appears.

A zoom bar and

appear

on the

are the

top

ones

and

while the unit is in the manual

All of the menus on this screen work

However,

the

at all

set the zoom as de-

press

one additional menu item is

the bottom of the zoom bar.
Pressthe

ordown

up

to move the zoom bar
down. As

bar,
zoom

pressed

you adjust

the echoes move on the left side of the screen at

menus will

adjust

the last

arrow

the zoom

Remember,

key.

keys

or ___________

up

the same time. The

automatically

clear a few seconds after

the X-55A won't track the

it's in the manual mode.

The echoes

right.

same echoes

keeping

times,

it on the

when the

the CLEAR

mode,

you've

bottom when

the

on

the

on

keyto

the

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SONAR ALARMS then itshowsechoesfrom both.
The X-55A has three

Alarm. It sounds when the Fish l.D. feature determines an echo or

different

of echoes is afish. Anotheralarm isthe ZoneAlarm which consists of a bar.

echo that

Any

called the

appears

Depth

is useful as an anchor

To

appears.

adjust

an

alarm,

Pressthe

inside this bar

Alarm.

Onlythe

watch,

first

press

nextto the desired alarm's label to

key

it on.

FISH ALARM
Use the fish alarm for a distinc-
five audible alarm when fish or
other

suspended objects

detected
ture. A differenttone sounds for
each fish
on the

simply pressthe key
"TURN FISH ALM ON" label.

ZONE ALARM
The zone alarm consists of a bar that

screen.

by

symbol

display.

echo that

Any

the Fish 1.0. fea-

size shown

To usethis

of the zone alarm's bar will

isn't available in the Windows
To set the zone

the "Set Zone Alarm" label. A screen similar to the one shown below

appears.

Thezone alarm

the

right

Use the arrow
bottom

lower. To move the

bar,

of the bar

first

press

alarm,

barappears

side of the screen.

to move the

keys

the

key

are

alarm,

nexttothe

appears

"trip"

the ALARM

press

on

higher

top

or

of the

next to

the "CHANGE TO UPPER" la ____

bel. Now use the arrow

move the

or lower. When

of the bar

top

you

to

keys

higher

have the

of sonar alarms. The first is the Fish

types

triggers

bottom

a shallow water

the ALARM

the alarm. The last alarm is

will

signal

alert,

The screen shown below

key.

SET DEPTH 4LARNS

trigger

or for

adjust

this alarm. This

navigation.

n

SET ZONE 4LPM

jTLJKN

appears

on the screen between

the zone alarm.

mode.)

key.

_________

IMSMTII

Ii

IILOWER LIMIT

_____________________

(CHANGE

18

TO UPPER

- I—-

FISH

a

ZONE ALM

on the

Now

SET ZONE

right

the

top

The zone alarm

(Note:

the

press

I

group

itorto turn

ALF1LII

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side of the

and bottom

next to

key

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When either the left or
transducerelements are in

the

display

from the

bottom,

left. On the
the

previous page ,

right
ments are in use. The bottom

echo shows on the far left side

scrolls the echoes

of the

top

instead of from

and left transducer ele-

display

example

of the left element's
the far

zero
Whenthe Fish

the unit's

distance from the boat to the

the

(Note:

These features are not available when the sonar unit is in the manual

mode.)

is in use and the
range

elements.

or down arrow

up

show left and

time.

AUTOMATIC

Your sonar unit can use the BroadViewTM transducer in either the auto-
matic or manual mode. The above screen shows a screen with automatic

Fish ID on. The screen shown below shows a much differentviewwith

and

automatic and Fish ID off. This

view shows the scattered
nals

near the surface and actual so-

nar returns from

water, structure,
tom.

side of the

right

the closer the

line,

ID feature is

computerthinks

Fish ID and FishTrackTM

The label atthe

range.

is 60 feet and the unit is

To

change

key

down, right

vs MANUAL OPERATION

(called

"surface

objects

and the bot-

right
use,

to the

to

right

screens on

both the

display

and

element's

right

target

on,

targets

of the screen shows which transducer element

top

In the

elements,

until the desired screen

and

down,

sig-

clutter)

in the

To switch between automatic

and manual

AUTO

matic/manual

key

modes,

to view the

then

menu,

press

auto-

press

the

display.

is to

your

Fish ID

example

symbols appearon

are fish. If the FishTracklM feature is

symbol

workwhen the automatic mode is on.

only

using

the WINDOWS

press

or both left and

35

The closer a

boat.

shows beneath the fish

screen on the

both the left and

appears.

rightviews

target

the screenwhen

previous page,

right

then

key,

The X-55A can

transducer

atthe same

is to the

symbol.

press

on,

the

the

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To return all of the
off and on

press
adjacent

again, pressthe

the

key adjacent

to

the "REPROGRAM A GROUP" label.

next to the "RESET

BROAD VIE WTM

groups

to

WINDOWS

to

the "MAIN MENU" label. Now

ALL GROUPS" label.

their

factory settings

key,

then

without

pressthe

Finally, press

turning

MENU

press

the unit

key,then

the

key

the

key

zone alarm bar set as
The above

steps automatically

the zone alarm

"Turn Zone Alarm Off" label at the

Normally,

adjustments.

the

the zone alarm bar

To leave the

"Display

Zone

desired, press

turn the zone alarm on if it was off. To turn

off, press

the ALARM

disappears

zone alarm baron the screen all of the

Alarm Bar" section in this manual for instructions.

DEPTH ALARMS

The

than the shallow alarm's
For

example,

a tone if the bottom

less than ten feet. It will con

tinue to sound until

or until the bottom

than 10 feet. The
works
sounds a

bottom

the alarm's

alarms work

bottom

targets
These alarms can be used at

the same time or

alarms sound a tone when the bottom

depth

setting

if

set the shallow alarm to ten

you

signal

mute it

you

or

is

goes deeper

alarm _________________________

deep

the

just

warning

depth goes deeperthan

depth signals.

will

opposite.

tone if the ________ ______________________

setting.

trip

Both

off the

only

No other

these alarms. ______

bythemselves.

It

________________ _____

depth

digital ________________________

the CLEAR

then

key,

bottom of

the

from the screen after

to erase the menus.

key

the

press

screen.

key

next to the

you

time,

signal goes

deeper

SHAL QW ON 0

_____

________

than the

_______ _________________

—I

______ __________

deep

the alarm will sound

feet,

_______________

shallower

alarm's

make

see

setting.

_____

_____

Your unit has the
also out

"BroadViewTM transducer. This transducer has three elements that

to the

to the left or

right,

or it can mount on a

bracket. The
unit's

transducer connector. See the BroadView's installation instructions

included with the BroadView transducer for more detail.

When

your

unique ability

and down. Thetransducer attachesto

left,

trolling

BroadViewTM transducercable attaches

sonar unit is first urned on with a BroadViewTM

to view

of the boat. This

right

motor

using

targets

the

optional

not

only straight down,

requires

TMB-S

the

boat's transom

your

trolling

directlytoyoursonar

transducer,

optional

down transducer element is in use. To see echoes from either the

transducer

right

or down arrow

up

of the next

top

elements,

keys

page.

element shown on the

first

until a Broadview window

The X-55A

screen. If both left and

the WINDOWS

press

automatically

34

key. Next, press

appears

switches to the transducer

right

as shown atthe

elements are

showing,

but

view

motor

the

or

left

the

To setthe

to

the "SET DEPTH ALARMS" label. The screen shown above

To
press

low" label. To

alarm,
"Deep"

just identically.

depth alarms,

adjust

the shallow

the

next to the "Shal-

key

adjust

the

press

label. Both alarms ad-

key

We'll use the

shallow alarm as an

Pressing

"Shallow" label movesthe black

the

key

box from the "OFF"

the number on
the

arrow. This number is the

the

first

pressthe

alarm,

the

deep

nexttothe

example.

next to the

position

right

to

side of

ALARM

key,

then

pressthe key

OWONOFF

DEEP OH 100

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label atthe bottom of the screen

as shown at

appears

the next

bered

of the

alarm
in

After
"ACCEPT'

callytums

label.

The screen shown at
pears

is now set. If the bottom

shallower than 10
alarmwill sound and

message appears

screen at the same time. A

label also

mute the

To

press

label.

ALARM MUTE
When eitherthe shallow or

shallow alarm

change

it,

press

setting.

the

to the "CHANGE LIMIT"

Anewscreen

right.

as shown at the

Use the num-

page.

keypad

unit to enter the shallow

setting.

this

example.

you've

on the

right

We used 10 feet

entered the desired alarm

label. This enters the alarm

the shallow alarm on. Now

right ap-

next. The shallow alarm

feet,

awarning

on the

appears letting you

alarm,

return to the sonar

the

keynexttothe

if desired.

screen,

"EXIT'

key

top

side

goes

the

deep

IUSE

CHAHISE VALUE.

I

RISHT

I

of

_________

..jAccEPT

__________

NEW

_________

________

depth, press

depth

the

press

E!LOWOrF

DEEP

r

is

alarm

triggered,

A differenttone soundsforthe shallowthan the

know which alarm is
alarm is

triggered,

sounding

it

keeps sounding

if the shallow alarm is set to 10

that's five feet

beeping

To

keep

screen whenever a

This "mute?

deep, you're going

all the time.
this situation

depth

or

turns

from

the alarm's sound off until it's

without

feet,

happening,

alarm sounds. This label

looking

until

you change

and

you

to

tired of

get

a new label

NUMERIC KEYS

USE

ARROW TO

BACKSPACEI

VALUE: 10

___________

the

into

memory

next to

key

OH 1UO

an audio tone sounds.

deep alarm,

at the unit.

depth.

move into and

listening

appears
says

triggered again.

next to the

key

and automati-

the "ACCEPT"

thus

letting you

Once a

For

stay

to the alarm

on the sonar

"Silence Alarm".

TO

I

IH

U

—

10

—

depth

example,

in water

The screen shown at

pears.

Select the letter of the

wish to customize

you

the

ing
group's

shown

key
label.

next to the

was

shown below

The

the

windows. If
through

When the desired
WINDOW" label. The screen

left
unit will

Continue with the
lections until the screen isfilled.

The unit will
dows mode

customized

want to

use

in a

key adjacent

label. This savesthe
exitsthemodifywindows

Remember,

pressing
customized screen fromthefull

key,
NOTE:

settingsl

key adjacent

label. If the label isn't

on this

adjacent

In

pressed.

depth

key

corner of the screen. If the new window takes

page, press

to the "MORE"

this

example,

"GROUP A" label

appears.

window

adjacent

you

the

windows, press

it on the left side of the screen.

place

stay

using your

screen. If

fill a screen and

one, two,

group, simply

then

orthree

you

the "0"

use the down arrow

Turning

right ap-

GROUP

group

'GROUP

by press-

to the

the

the

key

The screen

appears

to the

reach

window is on the

"NEXT WINDOW" label to move

the last

window se-

GROUP 6ROUP

ET

in the

upper right

window,

the

clears, placing

next to the "PREy WINDOW"

key

screen,

IND0W

in the win-

new

don't

you

only

windows

the

press

to the

"STOP"

group

mode.

and

Iii

can

always

in

key

the unit off erases all customized

return to the

the

upper

screen

key

left corner. To switch back to

sonar, simply pressthe

to switch to the

Afl

SELECT GROUP E:

B

GROUP

TO BE

r%*t

GR0UP F

POUPS

corner of the screen. Press

through

or if

press

wish to

you

the

key

the new

full screen sonar mode

window in the

half the

up

group you

backwards

go

next to the

screen,

WINDOWS

customized.

screens and user

the

label.

"USE

upper

the

by

your

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if

you press

the window menu label

on the sonar chart

screen will clear and

have a new menu with selec-

tions such as "ADJUST CHART
SPEED" and "ADJUST GRAY-

LINE" as shown below. Other

window menus let
the units of measure or

alarms.

the

window,

key

you

ad-
the

will

you change

adjust

g

ADJUST CHART SPEED

ADJUST GRAft. [NE

'JRH FISE ID OH

THESE ADJUSTMENTS

AFFECT ALL CHART

WINDOWS AND

FULL SCREEN CHART.

______ ______

MENU- PAGE 1
CHART SPEED

The rate echoes scroll across

the screen is called the chart

speed.
pressing

pressing

It's

adjustable by

the menu
the

key adjacent

the "ADJUST CHART SPEED"

label. The chart

appears

at the bottom of the

speed

key,

first

then

to

menu

PAGE

screen. Increase the chart

To exit from a window

VIEWING WINDOWS OPTIONS

To
press

label.

all of

see

the available window

the MENU

Finally, pressthe key

key.

menu,

Now

next

press

to the "VIEW ALL WINDOWS"
label. The screen at the
the next

The first window
upper rightcornerof

A

page appears.

description

appears

the screen.

of the screen

top

in the

of

shows in the box at the bottom
of the screen. Now

key adjacent

bel. This

window and

When
MODIFYING GROUPS

To

modify

group,

DOWS
MENU

adjacent

label atthe bottom

to the "NEXT" la-

changesthe displayed

description.

you've

finished

or "customize" a

first

press

then

key,

Now

key.

press

to the "MAIN MENU"

ofthescreen.

The screen shown at

pears.

Now

press

the

the

press

viewing

the WIN-

the

press

the

key

right

ap-

key adja-

cent to the "REPROGRAM A
GROUP" label.

the CLEAR

press

options, press

the

key adjacent

Digital Depth

IAATER DEPTH DISPLAY.

DEPTH ALARMS AND

UNITS OF MEASURE

the

windows, press

32

key.

the WINDOWS

key,

to the "MAIN MENU"

__________

FEET

I

58.2

ARE SET IN MENU.

CLEAR

the

key.

then

I

speed by pressing

row
ing

centage
changes

pressed.
gives a graphical

the chart
the

on

record)

After

ment,

ordecrease it

key

the left arrow

of chart

key.

speed

as the arrow

The bar chart also

speed.

change

the

on the screen

menu and on the chart

as

you've

press

press

you

made the

the CLEAR

erase the menu.
To

start the
GRAYLINE®

GRAYLINE lets
"paints" gray

stop

the

chart, press

chart,

press

on

targets

the

indication of

You can see

you

ar-

right

by press-

The

per-

in use

are

keys

(both

the

keys.

adjust-

keyto

the "STOP"

the "STOP"

distinguish

that are

AUTO

52.0

________

_____________

I

_____________________________

key

again.

key

between

strongerthan

tell the difference between a hard and

GRAYLINE® ON

21

IF

FTO

CHART

__________

I}N

I']4I4M

in the

:2L, -

unit's lower left corner. To

strong

and weak echoes. It

a

preset

soft bottom. For

A

P

GRAYLINE® OFF

value. This lets

example,

a

A

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then the
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GRAYLINE is

strong

GRAYLINE

usually adequatefor

GRAYLINE

Toadju5tGRAYLINE, pressthe

MENU

adjacent

GRAYLINE" label. A screen
similar to the one at

pears.

key
Press the

increase it. The
GRAYLINE in use

or

weedy

gray

have two

you

target

and weak

key,

Now

to decrease the

the arrow

The bar chart also

graphical

GRAYLINE level. You can seethe

and on the chart

adjustment, press

To turn the menus
bottom left side of the unit or wait a few seconds and the menus will

disappear.

FISH l.D.
The Fish I.D. feature identifies
The

microcomputer analyses

thermoclines,

remaining targets

screen in
tiny,

size between
itthinks

place

small, medium,

atarget

bottom returns a weaker
line. A hard bottom returns a

gray

line.

signals

with

adjustable.

level,

setting

then

of

equal size,

is the

gray

bottom,

Since GRAYLINE showsthe difference between

signals, adjusting

also. The level chosen

most conditions.

that's best for

the

press

key

one with

stronger signal.

or fish from structure.

the

sensitivity may require

Experiment

you.

to the ilADJUST

right ap-

the left arrow

press

level.

gray

arrow

right

percentage

changes

are

keys

indication of the

record)

the CLEAR

off,

and other

are fish. The Fish l.D. feature

to

key

of

as

pressed.

a

gives

as

you press

press

signals

change

on the screen

the

to erase the menu.

key

the

key adjacent

targets

that meet certain conditions as fish.

all echoes and eliminates surface

that are undesirable.

of the actual fish echoes. There are four fish

targets.

is asmall

and

In other

These are used to

large.

words,

a medium fish

fish,

it

displays

which is shown

signal

strong signal

and the other

gray

This

the X-55A at

by

with

After

keys.

to the CLEAR

displays symbols

designate

a small fish

symbol

on a

with

which causes

without,

helps distinguish

a different

on is

power

unit to find the

your

on the menu

(both

you've

In most

made the

at the

key

clutter,

instances,

on the

symbol

symbol

largertarget,

sizes:

the relative

when

a WINDOWS

etc.

_____

You can
on the X-55A
dows feature. This
tomize

fishing

This feature also
window

X-55A.

The screens available in the
windows mode are divided into
two or more windows

"group". Group

and the sonarchart in the other. To use the windows

WINDOWS

A

_______________

________________

c

change

displays

or

display

•1 —aga

FULL CHART

— —.—

_____________

______________

535°F

_____________
_____________

0.DMPH

0.0

_____________

the full sonar

of the screen.

top

one of the

Every

can be modified to some ex-
tent. For

MENU

displayed.

pear
at

right.

window menus.

key adjacent
dow menu" labels

menu with functionsthat relate

only

example, press

key

on the

Two of these labels are

to that window. For ex-

the

displays

by using

boating

"A" as shown above has the

key.

FT

screen,

while

Four new labels

display

the win

letsyou

to

gives you

screens on the

A screen similar to the

group

group

Pressing

cus-

own

your

situations.

15

screen. Each screen of windows is called a

per

______________

press

as shown

—4,,,

lIE

the

screens

the

"A" is

ap-

the

key

to one of the "win-

gives you

a

51.1FT

_______________

0.0°F

____________

MPH

QQ

____________

Q•QMI 100

digital displays

one shown at left

menu at the bottom of the
screen lets

tween the
These are lettered

"0".

Group

Press the down arrow

move forward

screens. Press the

to move backward. For

key

example, pressing
arrow

"B" screen which is the

group

side scan screen. To return to

next to the "FULL CHART' label at the

ii

II

7;

HI

in one window

feature,

key

first

press

appears.

switch be-

you

of

"pages"

"A" shows first.

once shows the

MAIN

displays.

"A"through

key

through

arrow

up

the down

MEMU

The

the

to

the

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There are three levels of 5CC available on the X-55A:

high.
it,

press

"ADJUST CHART SURFACE CLARITY" label until the

desired SCC level.

Press the

ASP

The ASP feature is a noise

constantly

interference.

under most conditions.

The ASP feature is an effective

tool in

nar

ired

trical

such as

ignition.systems

bubbles

of the

tion from the

cases,

wanted marks on the

The ASP feature has two levels

levels,

with

and fix
However,

This allows

5CC,

When it's turned on forthe first

the MENU

key

(Advanced Signal Processing)

evaluates the effects of boat

This automatic feature

combating

terms,

noise is

signal.

It is caused

and mechanical sources

bilge pumps, engine

passing

transducer,

noise can

try using

we

noise,

rather than

it,

there are times when

you

depth range.

surface clutter will be

five

key

next to the 'EXIT' label when

noise. In so-

undes-

any

byelec-

and

wiring,

over the face

even vibra-

engine.

the

suggest

to view all

In

produce

display.

ASP

"High"

that

continually using

incoming

For

example,

reduced down to 45 feet.

the 8CC level is

time,

then

times,

rejection system

press

you're

speed,

gives you

HART

SURFACE CLfRITY

nTLEuEr

air

all

un-

OF CHART ASP

narnI

'AtM

-

setting.

you

take
you may

Normal and

steps

echoes before

High.

However,

to find the interference

the unit with the

want to

0-60 foot

on a

the

key

finished.

built into the X-55A that

water

the best

If

you

if

you

turn the ASP feature off.

they

the ASP feature.

To

change

key
level is obtained.

the ASP

next to the

press

the MENU

level,

"ADJUST LEVEL OF CHART ASP" label until the desired

five times.

key

with The

range

To

change

and

to the

and

low, medium,

low.

adjacent

black box is on the

conditions,

display possible

i-'iew_____

have

are

having

ASP

high

are

processed by

Then

high

trouble

source

setting.

press

noise

the

microcomputer

distinguish

turtles, submerged

outwards

to

distinguish

actually,

and without to become more familiar with the Fish l.D. feature.
To turn the Fish I.D. feature

adjacent

surrounds the "ON" label. Echoes will continue

however,

targets

symbols.

Next,

the black box surrounds the "OFF" label. The

pears
Remember,

manual mode. If
manual,

automatic off when the Fish I.D. feature is

turned

FISHTRACKTM

The FishTrack feature shows the

on the
feature is available

To turn the FishTrack feature

adjacent
surrounds the "FishTrack" label. Echoes will continue to

screen,
symbols showing

as

they appear

To turn the FishTrack feature

off

again,

key.

cent to the "Fish-ID On Off

FishTrack" label until the black

box surrounds the "ON" label
leave Fish ID on or the "OFF"
label to turn both Fish ID and

FishTrack off.

between fish and other

from a

fromfish. You

there are no fish. Practice with the unit in both the Fish l.D. mode

to the "Fish-ID On Off FishTrack" label until the black box

the surface clutter at the

the

microcomputer

To turn the Fish l.D. feature off

the

press

and the sonar screen returns.

the Fish l.D. feature can't be used when the X-55A is in the

the

microcomputer

off also.

display.

to the "Fish-ID On Off Fishlracl?' label until the black box

with the

first

Next,

press

is

sophisticated,

floats,

of limbs isthe hardest

group

key adjacent

turn the Fish l.D. feature on when the X-55A is in

you

This lets

depth

on the

press

the

you accurately gauge

when the Fish ID feature is on.

only

of fish

above them

display.

the menu

key adja-

air

bubbles,

maysee

on, press

determines are

to the "Fish-ID

will turn the automatic feature on.

on,

to

but it can be fooled. It cannot

suspended objects

etc. Individual tree limbs

objectforthe

Fish l.D.

symbols

the menu

to scroll across the

top

depth

press

will no

of a fish

the menu

longer

fish will be

first

again,

On Off FishTrack" label until

menu

the Fish l.D. feature will be

on,

the

such as

Fish l.D. feature

on the screen when

then

key,

be

displayed. Any

displayed

the menu

press

immediately

symbol

key,

when it

of

depth

then

scroll across the

press

targets.

press

trotlines,

extending

the

key

screen,

as fish

key.

disap-

If

turn

you

appears

This

the

key

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The unit's

adjustable

conditions. To

ing
press

menu

the

key

DISPLAY CONTRAST" label.

A screen similar to the at

appears.
adjacent

decrease the contrast. Press
the

key adjacenttothe rightarrowto

in use

graphical
screen

CLEAR

MENU

ADJUSTBACKLIGHT LEVEL
The X-55A has internal

for the

To

adjust

lighting,
twice,
cent to the "ADJUST BACK
LIGHT LEVEL" label. The

screen shown below
Now
decrease the

the

right

changes

graphical

CLEAR

the

BACK LIGHT ONIOFF

To turn the back

adjacentto
to the "ON"

display

to suit different

the menu

page appears.

next to the "ADJUST

Now

to the left arrow to

changes

indication of the contrast level. You can see the

asyou pressthe keys. Afteryou've

to erase the menu.

key

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display

the

press

then

press

the left arrow

press

arrow

as the arrow

indication

key

the "BACK LIGHT' label. This moves the black boxfrom "OFF"

position.

contrast is

light-

first

it,

adjust

The first

key.

Now

press

right

the

press

as the arrow

and

intensity

the MENU

the

level. Press

light

key

to

erase

lighting on, press

key

lights

keyboard.

of

key

key adja-

appears.

key

to increase

keys

of

level.

the

the

To turn the

keys

the

to

menu.

SELECT UNITS OF MEASURE
The X-55A can
ter

depth

meters,

ture in

Celsius, speed

perhour,

knots,
kilometers,

To
press

"SELECT UNITS OF MEASURE" label. The screen shown at

increase it. The

are

pressed.

made the

ADJUST BACK

MEW

TURN DIGITAL BOX OFF

CONSTRUCT DIGITAL BOX

percentage

The bar chart also

adjustment, press

LIGHT LEUEL

F

EXIT'

it. The

are

pressed.

After

you've

the menu

backlights

24 29

AtE

percentage

The bar chart also

made the

key twice,

off,

of back

repeat

adjustment, press

then

the same

of contrast

change

light

press

gives

on the

the

in use

gives

the

key

steps.

a

a

pears.

use. In the screen shown

depth, temperature
statute miles

change.

switch from feet

"Fl"' to the "M".
the

CLEAR DISTANCE LOG

The X-55A starts

reset the distance
DISTANCE LOG" label

MENU-PAGE 5
ADJUST CHART

The

called "surface clutter." These
wakes, temperature inversion,

and other natural causes.
The Surface

(5CC)

surface clutter
display.

tivity
ing

gradually increasing

depth

depth

surface

degrees

and distance

change

the

The black

For

next to the "EXIT" label.

key

markings

reduces or eliminates

SCC varies the

of the

it near the surface and

increases. The maximum

that SCC will affect is

display

in

feet, fathoms,

watertempera-

in statute miles

kilometers

or nautical miles.

the units of

key adjacent

per

example, press

When

extending

Clarity

signals

receiver,

the wa-

Fahrenheit or

perhour,

in

miles,

(log)

measure,

to the

box on each

in

degrees Fahrenheit,

hour. Press the

to meters. This moves the black box two times from the

you

counting

to

log

appears,

SURFACE CLARITY

Control

from

sensi-

decreas-

it as the

or

!PTH:FMM

or

LJH

iw

right ap-

line shows the

below,

have

zero, press

downward from the zero line on the chart are

the units of measure are in feet for the

key adjacent

the

distance as soon as the X-55A is turned on. To

next to the DEPTH label two times to

key

the units

then

press

markings

unit of measure

and both

of measure set as

the MENU

the

are caused

speed

unit that

to the

key

key adjacent

by

currently

and

log

you

desired,

until the "CLEAR

to that label.

wave

action,

JUSTHART

SURFACE CLARITY

tEDHIGL

the

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OF CHART ASP

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PIGES

LEUEL

in

are in

wish to

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DIGITAL SONAR

When the X-55A is turned on for the first
located

separate digital

If it loses the

the

again.

at the

digital

left corner of the screen. This

top

sonar built into the unit. It

bottom,

finds the

the last known

bottom,

it will

depth

automatically display

the

time,

displays only

will flash on the

digital depth display

display

comes from a

the bottom

display.

the bottom

is

depth.

When

depth

AUTO

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The
features off

feature.

Toturnthedigital sonaroff, pressthe

key adjacent

again, repeat

MENU
FASTRAK

This feature converts all ech-
oes to short horizontal lines on

the

display's

graphcontinuesto operate

mally.

rapid update

rectly

makes it useful for ice
or when

chor. Since the unit is not mov-

ing,

FASTRAK converts the
makes a useful addition to

To turn FASTRAK
the menu

press

'TURN FASTRAK ON" label.
To turn it

steps.
OFF" label

the 'TURN FASTRAK ON" Ia-

bel.

sonar can be turned

digital

such as auto

also,

to the 'TURN DIGITAL SONAR OFF" label. To turn it on

the same

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far

right

FASTRAK

of conditions di-

under the boat. This

you're fishing

fish

signals

four

key

the

key adjacent

off,

repeat

The 'TURN FASTRAK

appears

steps.

side. The

gives you

fishing,

at an-

are

long,

on, press

times,

the same

instead of

off,

sensitivity,

nor-

a

drawn out lines on a normal chart

to a vertical bar

graph

fishing

then

to the

at a

IFT

however this also turns all automatic

auto

ranging,

Menu

keythreetimes. Nowpressthe

graph

stationary

and the Fish I.D.

that,

location.

with

display.

practice,

36

r-.

r

SPEAKER

The

speaker

turned
twice,

This switchesthe volumefrom

key.

hear the volume. To switch back to

you

To exit from this

TURN DIGITAL BOX OFF
The

digital

It has the

off,

press

DIGITAL BOX OFF" label.
CONSTRUCT DIGITAL BOX

The X-55A can
distance
turned
as desired or turn all of them

as desired.

off,
To select

menu,firstpressthe

three times.

key adjacent
STRUCT DIGITAL BOX"

menu. A screen
similar to the one at

VOLUME

volume has two levels:

the

on,

then

press

box is

digital depth

the MENU

in the

log

on,

only

the

Next, press

speaker

display

the

digital displays

to the "CON-

appears

volume is

the

menu,

displayed

upper

depth

next to the "SPEAKER

key

press

in the

and automatic/manual

twice,

key

Repeat

the

depth, speed,

left
is

displayed.

menu

key

the

that is

right.

portion

4DEEI

high

To

high.

high

the CLEAR

upper

then

press

the above

of the screen. When the X-55A is first

You can turn each

AUTO

Ii

INC-

or low. When the X-55A is first

change

to low. A shorttune

high,

key.

left corner of the full sonar

the

surface water

it, press
VOLUME LOW HIGH"

simply press

indicators. To turn this box

adjacent

key

steps

the

sounds, letting

the

to

to turn the box on.

temperature,

digital display

IE

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TEMP

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the 'TURN

DEPTH

key

key again.

screen.

and

on

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Now

the desired

ample,

display

the

press

to turn the

on,

press

key adjacent

display.

For ex-

temperature

the

key adja-

to

597FT

°F

67.9

lfl REMOVE DEP

REMOVE TEMP.

cent to the "INCLUDE TEMP."
label. Once

digital display

do

you

this,

in the corner of

the

the screen will show the tem-

perature

The

in addition to the

temperature

depth.

menu label

nowshows "REMOVETEMP."
You can turn each
off

individually.

Press the CLEAR

displayon

key

seconds and the menus will
To turn the entire

next to the 'TURN DIGITAL BOX OFF" label. The unit will return to the

key

sonar

display

again, repeat

reads 'TURN DIGITAL BOX ON."

MENU

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digital

with the

the above

or

to exit from this menu or wait

automatically

box

off,

press

box erased from the

digital

The label on the second menu

steps.

clear.

the MENU

key twice,

screen. To turn it on

approximately

then

press

page

I

ten

the

now

key adjacent
CHART CURSOR OFF" label.

The X-55A returnsto the sonar

screen with the chart cursor

to the 'TURN

AUTO 0

52.OFT

turned off.

DISPLAY ZOOM BAR

When the unit is

mode,
normally

the zoom bar doesn't

show on the screen.

in

the zoom

The zoom bar shows the sec-
tion of water on the

side of the screen that the zoom

right

on the left side. To turn the zoom baron

until the 3rd menu

key

appears.

Now

press

next to the "DISPLAY ZOOM

BAR" label.

To turn the zoom bar

the MENU

menu

page appears,then press

the

key adjacent

MOVE ZOOM BAR' label.

until the third

key

page

the

key

off,

press

to the "RE-

AUTO

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continuously,

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feature displays

first

pressthe

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it'

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CHART CURSOR

The X-55A has a chart cursor

allows

that
target's depth.

simply

extends acrossthe

left to

a horizontal line that

right. A depth

end of the line on the
shows the line's

example

below,

to

you

pinpoint

The cursor is

displayfrom

box at the

depth.

the cursor

right

In the

a

side

(line)

is at 30.0 feet.

To

display

pressthe

Now

press

screen similar to the one at

to move the cursor
To turn the chart

the chart

menu

keythreetimes.

the

key adjacent

cursoroff,

cursor,

to the 'TURN CHART CURSOR

right appears.

or down to the desired

up

pressthe

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ZOOM BAR

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menu

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Use the

depth.

keythreetimes.

or down

up

cw'

ON" label. A

arrow

Now

pressthe

keys

Note:

Turning

also turns the zoom feature on.

the zoom bar on

DISPLAYZONE BAR

When the zone alarm is

screen. Toturn the zone baron

the 3rd menu

Now

press

page appears.

the

key

on,

next to the

"DISPLAY ZONE BAR" label.
To turn the zone bar

the MENU

menu

the

key adjacent

MOVE ZONE BAR" label.
Note:

also turns the zone alarm on.

key

page appears,

Turning

off,

press

until the third

then

press

to the "RE-

the zone bar on

zone bar doesn't

the

continuously,

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first

normally

press

show on the

the MENU

S.

key

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