Interphase 50-200 User Manual

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50-200 FISH FINDER Dual Frequency 50 & 200kHz Black Box Fish Finder CODE: B-300806 User Manual Copyright 2006 Interphase Technologies Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in Italy. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any ...

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4 User Manual Contents Important Information ............................................................................... 6 WARRRANTY STATEMENT ............................................................................... 6 CAUTION ................

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5 User Manual 3.1.10.4 Fish Symbols ........................................................................ 21 3.1.10.5 Water Temperature ............................................................... 22 3.1.11 Transducer Setup .......................

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6 User Manual Important Information WARRRANTY STATEMENT Interphase Technologies, Inc. warrants this unit to be free from defects in material and workmanship. During the warranty period, Interphase Technologies, Inc. will repair or replace any compon...

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7 User Manual About this User Manual INTRODUCTION The chart plotter combined with the sonar performance of the Fish Finder is one of the most advanced marine navigation system available. Please read carefully this User Manual to learn the operating f...

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8 User Manual HOW THIS USER MANUAL IS ORGANIZED ♦ CHAPTER 1: Overview Introduction to the basic information on the Fish Finder, its features and use. ♦ CHAPTER 2: Fish Finder Helps you understand how the chart plotter is connected to the Fish Fin...

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9 User Manual 1. Overview The Fish Finder consists of a high power transmitter, sensitive receiver and a transducer. The Fish Finder sends an electrical pulse to the transducer which contains an element that converts the pulse into acoustic (sound) w...

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10 User Manual ♦ STC (allows reducing or eliminating the surface clutter) ♦ Interference Rejection (allows reducing interference from other boats/ Fish Finders) ♦ Noise Filter ♦ Fish Symbol feature (*) ♦ Automatic Transducer Setup. Recognit...

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11 User Manual 2. Fish Finder This chapter is intended to help you understand how the chart plotter with the Fish Finder connected operates to improve your fishing. 2.1 UNDERSTANDING THE FISH FINDER PAGE The display on chart plotters shows a history ...

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12 User Manual Digital Depth Readout of the current bottom depth. Water Temperature Readout of the current water temperature returned by the TEMP 1 sensor included into specific transducers. Alarm Bar Bars showing the shallow water and deep water a...

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13 User Manual fish, causing a display pixel to be turned on. As the boat passes over the fish, the distance to the fish decreases turning each pixel on at a shallower depth on the display. When the boat is directly over the fish, the first half of t...

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14 User Manual Fig. 2.2.1 - Page Selection menu The menu now shows four selections related to the Fish Finder, Full Display, 50/ 200kHz Full Display, Zoom Full Display and Chart/Fish display. Move the cursor to select the desired item and then press ...

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15 User Manual Fig. 2.2.2a - Sensitivity sub-menu Pressing [CLEAR] turns off the Sensitivity menu. The CLEAR key By pressing [CLEAR] the Variable Depth Marker (VDM) is hidden. The ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT keys From this page pressing [ZOOM IN] once chan...

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16 User Manual Fig. 2.2.4 - Fish Finder Zoom Page The Depth Cursor is shown only on the unzoomed Fish Finder Display. The ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT keys From this page pressing [ZOOM IN] changes to Zoom 4X, pressing [ZOOM OUT] changes to Zoom 2X. 2.2.5 Ch...

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17 User Manual Fig. 2.2.6 - Radar/FF page Otherwise to display the Radar and Fish Finder Combo pages, follow this procedure: [PAGE] + "Radar/FF/Chart/Nav Data" + [ENTER] Fig. 2.2.6a - Combo page When in Split/Combo pages, the active view is...

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18 User Manual below the bottom of the screen, automatically moves up/down the current zoomed Fish Finder Display view and re-position the Variable Depth Marker (VDM) at the center of the screen. NOTE Pressing [CLEAR] hides the Depth Cursor and if th...

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19 User Manual 3. Setup your Fish Finder 3.1 FISH FINDER SETUP MENU The Fish Finder Setup menu provides access to additional functions, setup and layout/data field options. From the Fish Finder page, access this menu by pressing: [MENU] Fig. 3.1 - ...

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20 User Manual Bottom Lock. [MENU] + "BOTTOM RANGE" + [ENTER] 3.1.5 Depth This option is available only when Range Mode is Manual and it is disabled in Auto Range and Bottom Lock Mode. [MENU] + "DEPTH" + [ENTER] 3.1.6 Shift Shows ...

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21 User Manual increases. This is for the purpose of filtering out surface clutter. 3.1.9.4 STC Length If STC is Custom, it is possible to change the Length of the Sensitivity Time Constant. 3.1.9.5 STC Strength If STC is Custom, it is possible to ch...

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22 User Manual Icon : shows Fish icons Icon + Depth : shows Fish icons and their depth (accordingly to currently selected depth unit) The Fish icons displayed are among four different shapes depending on the size of the Target (Small, Med, Big, Huge)...

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23 User Manual Fig. 3.1.12 - Fish Finder Alarms menu 3.1.12.1 Shallow Water Triggers an alarm when depth becomes shallower than the value set. 3.1.12.2 Depth Water Triggers an alarm when depth becomes deeper than the value set. 3.1.12.3 Temperature...

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25 User Manual 4. 50-200 FISH FINDER This chapter provides instructions to assist in planning the installation of the 50-200 FISH FINDER. 4.1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ♦ Display Colors : 16 colors on color chart plotter or 16 gray levels on gray lev...

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26 User Manual When the package containing the 50-200 FISH FINDER is first opened, please check it for the following contents (if any parts are missing contact the dealer the 50-200 FISH FINDER was purchased from): ♦ 50-200 FISH FINDER (with Power ...

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27 User Manual Fig. 4.3.1 - The 50-200 FISH FINDER Installation ♦ Fix the 50-200 FISH FINDER to the mounting location using the four screws (holes diameter 4 mm), see Fig. 4.3.2. ♦ Route the CHART PLOTTER cable to the chart plotter. ♦ Mount t...

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28 User Manual 4.5 EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS Fig. 4.5 - 50-200 FISH FINDER External Wiring 4.6 POWER SUPPLY WIRING DIAGRAM We recommended the installation of a switch and a (5A) fuse in the positive DC supply to the 50-200 FISH FINDER. The 50-200 FISH FI...

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29 User Manual In the example below you will notice the positive DC power connection is run through a switch and a fuse before connecting it to the 50-200 FISH FINDER and the chart plotter. Fig.4.6 - The 50-200 FISH FINDER Power Connection 4.7 CHART ...

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30 User Manual Fig.4.7a - Connection to the Fish Finder for chart plotter with 8 pin Power & I/O connector ...

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31 User Manual 5. Transducers The transducer is a device that transmits and receives sound waves into the water. The active component inside the transducer is commonly referred to as an element but actually is a piezoelectric ceramic material. Please...

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33 User Manual 6. Frequently Asked Questions 6.1 How can I disconnect the cables from the 50-200 FISH FINDER in case I need to do so for the installation? ♦ Open the 50-200 FISH FINDER box unscrewing the four screws (see the following figure). Fig....

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34 User Manual Fig. 6.1b - The 50-200 FISH FINDER (III) 6.2 How can I set optimal operating parameters. Optimal operating parameters can be set accordingly with the intended use of the Fish Finder, anyway to quickly get optimal operational paramet...

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35 User Manual 6.7 What should I do if the auto modes fail? Failure of auto modes can happen for various reasons. Hereafter you can find a range of possibilities. 6.8 Auto-range fails in very shallow waters displaying a digital depth readout deeper t...

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36 User Manual 6.12 Why do I never see fish in the range between 0 to 0.7 meters? The minimum range of the fish finder is 0.7 meters. In this interval the Fish Finder can detect neither the bottom nor any target. 6.13 How can I reduce the surface clu...

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37 User Manual Index 50-200 FISH FINDER ................................. 26 50/200kHz Full Display .............................. 14 A A-Scope ............................................... 9, 12 Alarm ..................................... 10, 12, ...