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INTRODUCTION

The X-70A is a

high quality,

second to none in its class.

the X-70A is also one of the

built. The wide "ClearVision"

resolution and detail. The operation.

temperature,

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wide screen sonar

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POWER CONNECTIONS

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off at

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high speed.

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signals.

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transducer into the sonar

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when the

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to be increased

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sonar

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to see if there is

signal

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sensitivity

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place

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then mark

instructions on the next

the location that

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to the

positive battery terminal,

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at least 11 volts. If it

terminals or charging.

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be

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transducer cables

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of

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the

both the transducer and

securely plugged

cable's connection at the unit.

power

battery

on the

wiring

locks

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transducer cable for

cable is wired

voltage isn't,

at the unit's

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wiring

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properly.

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to the unit is

are

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with the sonar unit.

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cable

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ground.

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the

battery

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small fish

arch,

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key gives you

customize

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keyto

to

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lets

you adjust

gives you

access to the windows

displays.

menus and

the unit's

adjust

the

range

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gain

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when the unit is

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to the "Level of

and

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ASP

setting.

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rather than

it,

to view all

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having

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level,

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that

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press

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SYSTEM INFORMATION The

System

gives you

Information

the date and revision

menu

number of the software used in the X-70A. To view this

the Menu

press

the

until the fifth menu

pears.

to the

next to the "More

key

Now

"System

key,

press

Information" la-

then

page ap-

the

key

menu,

press

label

sonarscreen, pressthe key

returntothe

If

you

you may

echoes

the MENU

page appears.

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take

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to find the interference

steps

unit with the

the

turn the ASP feature off.

before

then

key,

SYSTEM JMFOEIIATJON 1

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press

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press

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next to

key

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ON - The ON

clears menus

key

is used to enter numbers

key

KEYS - These

move

turns the X-70A on.

key

OFF - Press and HOLD

and erases entries from the screen.

are used to make

keys

objects

the Off

on the screen.

to turn the X-70A off.

key

DISPLAY - General The firstturnedon. Menus

the display

the disappear

key

The Metric

key adjacent

This also

knots, The

contrast for the

the

best

approximatelyten

1.OFT

are turned on for

lights

appearatthesametime.To

key adjacent

and

lights

the left side of the zero

on

to the

keyboard.

will

automatically

afterten

seconds,

label at the

the Metric label to

to

changes

and

log

Display

contrast,

the

to kilometers.

menu onthe

best

viewing

the

right

viewing angle, press

seconds

approximately

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label.

Light

If

don'twantthe

you

turn themselves

turn them off

can

oryou

(0) key.

of the screen works

top

change

temperature display

rightsideof

angle. Pressing increases it. After

arrow

the CLR

and itwill

thescreen

key

automatically

12

24

48 60

off and on.

and make selections.

menu selections and to

ten seconds when the

keepthe lights

backlighting

wait ten seconds

on,

lights

off. The menus

by pressing

the same

the

depth

to

degrees Celsius, speed

Ietyou

the left

setting

to erase

Contrast formation on this

When the X-70A

on,thedisplaywill

larto the one at

"AUTOMATIC" in the

corner of the

way.

from feet to meters.

adjustthe display's

arrow

key

the contrast for the

the menu or wait

erase. See

section for more in-

feature.

is first turned

left. The word

display

the automatic feature The

displayed

digital

bottom

in this box.

X-70A is

on, press

on the

used

and

will also

CLR

the

Press the

to

decreases

the

Display

appearsimi-

upperleft

indicates

is on.

is also

depth

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MENUS

I he X-70A uses menus

exten-

sivelyto guideyouthroughthe functions and features of

unit. The menu

of these

many

ing you

to customize the

your particular ter conditions.

have to leave

may and

enteranotherto reach the

desired function,

to do is

return to the sonar

press

HELP

An

menus.

gives

example, pressing

press

the CLR

extremely

Virtually every

one or more

key

features,

needs

Although you

one menu

all

the

key

screen,

key.

useful feature

pages

the AUTO

unit into or out of the automatic mode A

screen.

Pressing

the

accesses

allow-

unit to

and wa-

have

you

next to the "More" label to select the

simply press

incorporated

feature has a

of text

describing

key brings up

key adjacentto

the

into the X-70A

help

the

help

key

menu

how

a menu

help

label

next to the "Exit" label or

label

to use that feature. For

label also

of how automatic works and how it affects different

-

series is the

when

that,

letting you

appears

gives

you

functions.

next menu. To

Help

pressed,

switch the

on the

a

description

MENU-PAGE5

ADJUST

CLARITY

The ward

chart are called "surface clut..

ter." These

caused wakes,

and other natural causes. The Surface

(SCC)

surface clutter display.

tivityof

it near the

increasing

creases. The maximum that

selected ample,

maximum

will be reduced down to 45 feet.

CHART SURFACE

markings extending

down-

from the zero. line on the

markings

wave

b'

temperature inversion,

action,

Clarity

are

boat

Control

reduces or eliminates

signals

from the

SCC varies the sensi-

the

receiver,

surface and

it as the

decreasing

gradually

in-

depth

SCC will affect is 75% of the

depth range.

on a 0-60 foot

SCC,

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with

range

surface clutter

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SURFACE CLUTTER

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WINDOWS

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This lets

change

you

This feature

the

displays

customize

gives you

displays

9

different window screens.

The screens available in the

on the X-70A

to

your

own

by using

fishing

the windows or

boating

situations.

feature.

There are three levels of 8CC available on the X-70A:

When it's turned on forthe

high.

it,

pressthe

fifth menu

MENU

page appears.

key,

then

Now

pressthe

CHART SURFACE CLARITY"

firsttime,

press

label until the black box is on the desired

the SCC level is low. To

nextto the

key

the

key adjacent

"More" label until the

5CC level.

low, medium,

to the "ADJUST

and

change

windows mode are divided into

two or more windows

screen. Each screen of win- dows is called a "A" as shown at

digital displays and the sonar chart in the other.

"group". Group

right

in one window

per

has the

Press the

ASP

(Advanced

The ASP constantly

interference. This

next to the

key

"EXIT" label when

Signal Processing)

feature is a noise

evaluates the effects of boat

automatic feature

rejection system

gives you

finished.

you're

built into the X-70A

speed,

water

the best

conditions,

display possible

that

and

under most conditions.

13

The ASP feature is an noise is

undesired

any

effective tool in

signal.

It is caused

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by

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SELECT UNITS

The X-70A

watertemperature

hour,

per

kilometers,

To

change

pressthe

the

until the fourth pears.

centtothe "Select sure" label.

below

on each line shows

measure screen shown

MENU

next to the "More" label

key

Now

appears.

currently

of measure are in

depth, temperature

hour and

Press the

the

press meters. This movesthe

have the units of measure

you

label.

"Exit'

CLEAR DISTANCE The X-70A's on. To reset the distance

zero, pressthe

the "CLEAR DISTANCE

label

appears,

key adjacent X-70A returns to

screen with the

OF MEASURE

can

displaythe

in

degrees

kilometers

or nautical

the units of

press

The screen shown

per hour,

miles.

measure,

then

key,

menu

page ap-

the

key adja-

Units of Mea ________

The black box

the unit of

in use. In the

above,

the units

feet for the

in

is in statute

log

adjacent

key

next to

log

to that

starts

MENU

then

label. The

the sonar

set to zero.

log

the

LOG

press

water

Fahrenheit

press

in

depth

or

feet,

orCelsius, speed

and distance

knots,

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fathoms,

FT

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degrees

to the unit that

black box two timesfrom

counting

key

Fahrenheit, speed

miles.

"Depth"

log

until

LOG"

the

label two

set as

distance as

to

wish to

you

times to switch from

desired,

soon as the X-70A is

surface

in statute miles

in

miles

For

example,

miles,

feet to

(log)

'F

MPH

Ml

or

•'

is in

change.

meters,

statute

the "FT"tothe "M". When

press

the

key

next to

turned

per

the

use the windows

To first

A screen

shown

menu screen

the

are lettered

Group the forward

Pressthe

backward.

group

menu press

window,

such as

the WINDOWS

press

similar to the one

at

right appears.

on the

lets

you

"pages"

down arrow

of

"A" shows

through

arrow

up

For

"B" screen. To return to the

with functions that relate

the

key adjacent

the screen will clear

"ADJUST CHART

feature,

key.

The

side of the

right

switch between

displays.

"A"

the

example, pressing

These

through

first. Press

to move

key

screens.

move

keyto

"I".

to the window menu

and

SPEED" and "ADJUST

the down arrow

full sonar

CHART"

ner of the X-70A.

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can be tent. For

MENU displayed.

pear

above.

window menus.

key dow

to that

only

will have a

you

window. For

window the

alarms.

To exit press

once shows the

key

screen, press

key

of the

one

modified to some ex-

example,

while

key

Three new labels

on the

Two of these labels

adjacentto

menu" labels

label on the sonar

new menu with

GRAYUNE' Other

menus

units of measure or

from a window

CLR

the

the "FULL

at the

top

group

press

group

display

as shown

Pressing

one of the

gives you

example,

selections

letyou change

key.

left cor-

screens

the

"A" is

ap- are

the

"win-

if

you

chart

adjust

menu,

a

Note: This feature

optional speed/temperature

sensor.

requires

an

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VIEWING

OPTIONS

To see all of

dow DOWS

MENU

adjacent

label.

WINDOWS

the available win-

options,

key,

Now

key.

to

the "MAIN MENU"

Finally, pressthekeynext

press

then

press

the WIN-

the

press

the

key

to the 'VIEW ALL WINDOWS"

label.

The screen at

pears.

The first window

description

press

description.

of the screen shows

the

key adjacent

When

right ap-

appears

you've

in

to

the "NEXT" label. This

finished

DIGITAL

This window

water

depth

Depth

of Measure are set in

the window menu.

the

upper right

in

box at the bottom of the

the

viewing

the

windows,

SHALLOUI

ALAHN

DE?TH

displays

and

depth

alarms and

OFPJ

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alarms.

units

DEEP

ALAHM

OFF

corner of the screen. A

screen. Now

changes

the window and

the CLEAR

press

is 16.4 feet. To turn cursoron,

until the third menu pears

this

next to the

On" label. A the one at the

page appears.

chart

or down

up lets

verify a target's to the "Turn

returns to

pressthe

as shown

page.

at the

Now

press

"Turn Chart Cursor

screen similiar to

top

To move the

cursor,

you

simply press

arrow

move the cursor to

depth.

Chart Cursor Off" label on

the sonar screen with

MENU-PAGE 4

the chart

MENU

key

screen

top

the

ap-

of

key

of the hext

the

This

keys.

To turn

_____________________________

________________________

.

_______________________

a-

the chart cursor

the third menu

the cursor turned off.

off,

then

press

page.

the

The

-

key

X-70A

0

12

24

36

48

50

To

modify

group,

DOWS

MENU adjacent

label atthe bottomof the

The

screen shown at

pears.

Now

press

or "customize"

first

key,

key.

Now

press

then

press

the WIN-

press

the

to the "MAIN MENU"

screen.

right ap-

the

key

adjacent

the "RE-PROGRAM

GROUP" label.

shown below

Select the letter of

wish to customize

you

the

ing group's

shown on this

key adjacent

label. If the label

key adjacent label. In this

next to the "GROUP

was

pressed.

shown at the page appears.

The screen

appears.

the

by press-

1to the

page, press

to the "MORE'

example,

the

A" label

The screen

of the

top

the

key

to

A

group

isn't

the

key

15

FASTRAK

This feature

oes to short the

display's

continuesto

graph

mally. rapid update

rectly makes

or when

chor.

Since the unit is not mov-

fish

ing, FASTRAK converts

makes a useful addition to

converts all ech-

horizontal lines on

far

right

operate

FASTRAK

gives you

of conditions di-

under

the boat. This

it useful for ice

you're fishing

signals

are

side. The

nor-

fishing,

at an-

drawn out lines on a

long,

the

graph

fishing

.:g:-L-

a

to a vertical bar

at a

stationary

To

01

the MENU

key until the

pears.

cent to the

36

On" label. the

FASTRAK

on this

____________________________ on.

32

normal chart

key,

with

on, press

then

press

graph that,

location.

turn FASTRAK

next to the "More"

fourth menu

Now

press

the

'Turn Chart

same

page

To turn it

steps.

OFF" label

off,

The 'TURN

when Fastrak is

display.

practice,

the

label

page ap- key adja-

Fastrak

repeat

appears

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DIGITAL

When the

SONAR

X-70A is turned

on

forthefirsttime,thedigital depth

display

is located

corner of the

comes

play

at the

screen. This dis-

from a

left

top

separate

digitalsonarbuiltintotheunit. displays onlythe

it loses the

If

known

display.

the

displaythe

this

ranging,

depth

When the

bottom,

also turns all automatic

and the Fish I.D. feature.

To turn the

to the "More'

adjacent

repeat

DEPTH

to the "Turn

the

LINES

The X-70A

across

determine

When it's turned time,

the

depth

bottom

bottom,

will flash on the

it will

bottom

digital

label until the third menu

same

prints depth

display

the

depth

onforthefirst

lines are turned off.

To turn them on,

MENU

nexttothe "More" third menu

shown

Now

"Turn screen similar to

To turn the

to the "Turn

with the

CHART The

cursor is from

depth.

then

key,

page appears

at the

top

the

press

Depth

key

Lines On"

depth

Depth

lines off.

depth

CURSOH

X-70A has a

a movable

simply

In the

left. A

example

rightto

depth.

last

the

finds

digital

automatically

depth again.The

features off

sonar

off,

press

Digital

steps.

lines

to

help you

of

targets.

the

press

the

press

label untilthe

key

as

of this

page.

next to the

label. A

theone at

lines

Lines Off" label. The

right appears.

off, repeat

chart cursor that lets

horizontal line that

box at the far

depth

at the

It

sonarcan

digital

such

also,

the Menu

key,

page appears.

Sonar Off" label. To

above

the

steps,

X-70A returns to the

you pinpoint

extends across the

end of the line shows

right

of the next

top

31

page,

beturned

as auto

then

off,

sensitivity,

the

press

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press

turn it back on

press

the

but

sonar screen

a

target's

the chart cursor

however

auto

the

again,

key

depth.

display

the line's

depth

key

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corner of the will

place

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screen. If the new window

it on the left side of the

Continue with the

in the windows

stay want to fill a

simply press

and exits the Remember,

pressing

to

back theWINDOWS

customized.

NOTE:

settings!

RESElliNG

To return

off and

press adjacent

next to the

screen and

the

modify

you

the "FULL

customized

your

key,

Turning

ALL GROUPS

all of the

on

again, pressthe

the

adjacent

key

"RE-PROGRAM A

to the

"RESET ALL GROUPS"

clears, placing

screen.

window selections

mode

using your

use

only

key adjacent

windows mode.

can

always

CHART"

then usethe down

the unit

groups

to the "STOP" label.

return

key

screen

from the full screen sonar,

off erases all customized

their

to

WINDOWS

"MAIN MENU" label.

to the

The

depth

the

upper right

screen.

to the to move

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reach

you

if

you

throughthewindows,

next to the

key

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window is on the screen, the

key

the new

takes

up

until the screen

new customized

three windows in

or

two,

one,

to the full screen

in the

upper

arrow

keyto

factory

settings

then

key,

pressthe

GROUP" label.

label.

16

window

appears

corner

Press the

"NEXT WINDOW" label

through

wish

key

the windows.

the last

to

go

window,

backwards

in

of the

adjacent

or

pressthe

"PREV WIN-

label. When

next to the "USE

window in the

half the

is filled. The unit

screen. If

This saves the

left

switch

without

Now

Finally, press

the desired

press

WIN-

left

upper

screen,

sonar mode

the unit

don't

you

a

group,

group

will

by

corner. To switch

simply press

tothe

groupyou

turning

MENU

press

and user

the unit

then

key,

the

key

the

key

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OPERATION

AUTOMATIC

When the X-70A is first

the Automatic feature

on,

enabled. This is indicated

the

word "AUTO" at the

the

screen. The

ture

adjusts

so the bottom

range displayed

Automatic

the

sensitivity

in the lower half of

the screen at all times.

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turned

top

signal

is

by

of

fea- and

is

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12

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60

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To

turn Automatic

the AUTO pears

screen above the left and arrows. Press the left

to switch to

key

mode. The letters "Man"

pear

th

display,

is in the manual

Automatic

key again,

arrow

at the

in the

key.

upper

indicating

on, press

then

first

off,

A

menu

bottom of the

the manual

left corner of

the unit

mode. To turn

the AUTO

press theright

12

24 36 48

press

ap-

right

arrow

ap-

MENU - PAGE 3 DISPLAY ZOOM BAR

0

When the unit is in mode, normally

The zoom bar tion of wateron the

the zoom

show on the

the screen that the

ture

displays

To turn the zoom bar on

,then

first press

tinuously,

key the More" label two

J1OI14T1C

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leaves the information

unit in

on

the zoom

bar doesn't

screen.

shows the sec-

rightsideof

zoom fea-

on

the left side.

con-

pressthe

the

33

36.2

39.2

42.2

45.2

MENU

next to

key

times. The screen shown

the zoom mode. See

this feature.

above

appears.

the

Zoom Bar' label. A screen

lar

Note that on also

on.

Toturnthezoom the above

menu

the

move removes the zoom

the zoom section for

next to the

key

to the one at left

turning

turns the zoom

steps

page

appears,

key adjacent

Zoom Bar" label. This

Now

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appears.

the zoom

feature

baroff,

until the third

then

to the "Re-

bar,

press

simi-

bar

repeat

press

but

more

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adjustment range Zoom

when

adjusts

differently

the X-70A is in the

on the

Sensitivitycontrol

in

automatic than

automatic

17

mode, you

and no control

manual,

also.

have a limited

overthe

Range.

DISPLAY

When the zone

screen. To

then

appears.

zone alarm bar turns the zone

To turn the zone

appears,

that this doesn't turn the

information on the zone

ZONE ALARM BAR

alarm is

turn the zone bar on

the

press

then

Now

pressthe key

alarm on.

pressthe

key

appears

bar

the zone bar

on,

next to the

on the

off,

repeatthe

key adjacentto

zone alarm off. See the

alarm.

continuously,

"More" label until the third

nextto the

"DisplayZone

side

right

above

30

doesn't

first

normally

press

Alarm

of the sonar screen.

until the third menu

steps,

the "Remove

Zone Bar" label.

Alarms section for more

show on the

the

MENU

menu

Bar" label. The

key,

page

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page

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TURN DIGITAL The

digital

It has the off, press

adjacent

digital depth

the MENU

to the "TURN DIGITAL

the above

CONSTRUCT

The X-70A can distance turned

log

on, only

as desired

To selectthe

next to the

key

STRUCT DIGITAL INSTRUMENT

You can turn each

Press the CLR

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trip

key,

the

Alarms" label. The screen at the

next to the "Shallow" label. To

key

"Deep"

adjustidentically.

only

then

press

previous page appears.

label. Both alarms

shallow alarm as an

Pressing "Shallow" label movesthe

the

key

box from the "OFF"

the

"Adjust".

pears

the numbered

side of the unitto enterthe

right

shallow alarm

10

feet in this

you've

alarm

This

key.

nextto the "Exit" label. The shallow

key

shallower than 10

on

the screen at the same time.

mute the

alarm,

A new screen

as shown at

keypad

setting.

example.

entsred the desired

depth, press

enters the alarm

feet,

if desired.

depth goes

off the

digital

the

We'll usethe

example.

next to the

black

postion right.

to

ap-

Use

on the

We used

After

the ENT

the alarm will

ZONE ALARM The zone alarm

bar that

side of the screen.

that tween the

appears

top

consists of a

on the

screen be-

and bottom of

zone alarm's bar will zone alarm.

Note: The zone

alarm isn't avail-

able in the Windows To

set the zone

the MENU

the

press

shown below

key

The above the zone alarm "Adjust

Off"label

Normally, adjustments.

the

Alarms" label. Now

at

the zone alarm bar

"DisplayZone

alarm,

Now

key.

nexttothe "SetZoneAlarm" label. A screen

appears.

steps automatically

off,

press

the

bottom of the screen.

To

leave the zone alarm baron the screen all of the

Alarm Bar" section in this manual for

right

echo

Any

the the

"trip"

mode.

press

pressthe key

turn the zone

the MENU

press

disappears

nexttothe

The zone alarm bar the

Use the arrow

the bottom of the bar

lower. To move the bar,

the "CHANGE TO

bel. Now use the arrow move the

or lower. When zone alarm bar set

press menus.

then

key,

the

key

next to

from the

"AdjustAlarms"

label.

Finally,

similartothe one

shows on

right

side of the

keys

screen.

to move

higher

of the

top

first

the

alarm on if it was off. To turn

press

of the bar

top

CLR

the

key

UPPER" la-

have the

you

as

to erase the

key

next to the

key

next to

keys

higher

desired,

the "Turn Zone Alarm

screen after

instructions.

you

time,

make

see

or

to

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