Lowrance Mark-5x DSI Installation And Operation Manual

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Mark 5x, Mark 5x Pro & Elite 5x sonar Installation & Operation manual ...

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Copyright © 2009 Navico All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be copied, reproduced, republished, transmitted or distributed for any purpose, without prior written consent of Navico. Any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual...

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1 Table of Contents Installation ..................................2 Basic Operation .......................13 Pages .............................................14 Sonar ............................................. .14 Split Zoom .....................

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2 Mark and Elite Series Installation This document covers the installation of the transducer and display unit installation, which includes connecting the unit to power and installing the unit on the bracket mount. Transducer Installation One pie...

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3 A. Select a transducer location To function properly the Skimmer transducer must be in the water at all times and in a location that has a smooth ow of water when the boat is moving. If the transducer is not placed in a smooth ow ...

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4 Hold the transducer assembly against the transom. Look at 3. the transducer from the side. If it is parallel to the ground, then the “A” position is correct. If the transducer can not be adjusted so its face is parallel 4. to the ground,...

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5 D. Attaching Transducer to Transom Adjust the transducer so its face is parallel with the 1. ground and its center line is even with the bottom of the boat hull. Hold the transducer and bracket assembly against 2. the transom. When the tra...

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6 E. Make a test run After the transducer is installed make a test run to ensure the transducer is installed properly. Use the slots in the transducer mounting bracket to loosen the screws and slide the transducer up or down, if adjustments are nec...

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7 For shoot-thru-hull applications many boat hulls have a at keel pad that offers a good transducer mounting surface. Make sure the Skimmer transducer is oriented so the nose of the transducer is facing the bow (front) of the boat. If th...

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8 Apply a thin layer of epoxy (about 1/16” or 1.5 3. mm) on the face of the transducer and the sanded area on the hull. Be careful when mounting a transducer inside a boat hull. Once epoxied into position, the transducer ...

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9 Trolling motor Skimmer and Pod Installation The TMB-S trolling motor bracket (Part No. 51-45) is an optional accessory and is available through LEI Extras at www.lei-extras.com. The TMB-S bracket is used to attach a one-piece bracket skimmer tran...

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10 Position the transducer so its face is pointing straight down when the trolling 3. motor is in the water. Tighten the adjustable strap 4. securely to the trolling motor. Make sure there is enough slack in the transducer cable for...

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11 If you are running the cables up through the mounting surface, push the cables 3. through the mounting surface and then pull them through the cabling hole in the center of the bracket. Align the mounting bracket with the four mounting holes a...

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12 Connecting to Power Connect the black wire to a 1. ground. Attach a 3 Amp fuse to the end 2. of the power wire and then con- nect the fuse to the positive (+) terminal on the battery. (Use 18 gauge wire to extend ...

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13 ZOOM Keys: used to zoom in/zoom out PAGES: Opens pages menu; allows you to select a page to view KEYPAD: controls cursor & selects items on menus MENU: Opens settings, context and page menus ENTER: nalizes menu selections LIGHT/P...

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14 Basic Operation Getting Started Turn unit on/off To turn on/off the unit, press and hold the LIGHT/POWER key for three seconds. Adjusting the backlight Press the LIGHT/POWER key, select Brightness and press the keypad left/right...

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15 Accessing Settings menu Selecting Menu items Accessing Pages Accessing Sonar menu Sonar menu Settings menu Basic Operation Settings menu Sonar settings menu ...

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16 Entering text To input text: Select the desired character and 1. press ENTER. Repeat Step 1 for each 2. character. When text entry is completed, 3. highlight OK and press ENTER. Basic Operation Switches keyboard between Alpha and Qw...

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17 Fishing Mode Options General Use Bottom brown/blue background; 50% ping speed Shallow Water Bottom brown/white background; best suited for depths less than 100 feet Fresh Water Bottom brown/white background; 50% ping speed Deep Water Deep Bl...

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18 Basic Operation Advanced Mode Enables advanced features and settings. Advanced Mode features Custom range Enables Upper and Lower Limits Sensitivity Enables manual control of sensitivity Colorline Enables manual control of colorline Surface Cla...

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19 Press MENU and select Exit cursor mode to remove the cursor from the screen. Sonar menu The sonar menu has options and settings that affect the appearance of the display. Sonar Operation Using your Sonar This section has instructions for vi...

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20 Adjust Used to make adjustments to Sensitivity and Colorline. Colorline can only be adjusted when the unit is in advanced mode. Sensitivity Controls the level of detail shown on the display. Too much detail will clutter the...

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21 Sonar Operation Depth Range Selects the section of the water column — from surface to bot- tom — shown on the display. Custom Range — Upper/Lower Limits Used to select the upper depth and lower depth o...

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22 Sonar Operation Split Zoom and Split Flasher Switches the sonar display from full screen sonar to a split screen view. See Basic Op- eration section for more information on Split Zoom and Split Flasher pages. Color Allows you to c...

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23 Press 5. MENU and select Return to overlay. Press 6. MENU, select Done Conguring and press ENTER. Show Shows/hides the Overlay data display on the sonar screen. Customizing Overlay Data Overlay Data size can be resized, moved or re...

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24 Settings Menu Used to make adjustments to your unit’s conguration options and settings. System Adjusts unit settings like language, mute audio and advanced mode. Language Selects the language used on menus and text boxes. A...

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25 Settings Sonar Controls Sonar op- tions and display set- tings like Noise Re- jection, Surface and Fishing Mode. Noise Rejection Noise Rejection counteracts sonar signal interference by reducing ons...

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26 Keel Offset All transducers measure water depth from the transducer to the bottom. As a result, water depth readings do not account for the distance from the transducer to the keel or from the transducer to the water surface. ...

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27 Settings Alarms Enables alarms and allows you to set alarm thresholds for the Shallow alarm and Fish Alarm. Shallow alarm sounds a tone • when your vessel enters water shallower than the...

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28 General Case size 5.4” H (134mm) x 6.8” W (174mm); 6” H (152mm) with bracket Display Mark: (5” diagonal) High-contrast lm Supertwist LCD; 16-level grayscale denition; 480x480 monochrome Elite: (5” diagonal) Enhanced Solar MAX�...

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29 Limited Warranty Subject to the terms, conditions and limitations set forth in the Navico Limited Warranty (hereinafter, the “Warranty”), Navico warrants that its products, when properly used and ins stalled will be free from defects in ma...

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30 • costs associated with hauling, dockage, or vessel transportation for the replacement of transducers; • consumable items, whether repaired or replaced including, but not limited to the following: fuses, batteries, bulbs, bearings, motor ...

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31 Worldwide Warranty Registration Form (To register this product online, go to www.lowrance. com and select Register Product. Serial number ______________________________________________________ Name _______________________________________________...

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How to Obtain Service… …in the USA: Contact the Factory Customer Service Department. Call toll-free: 800-324-1356 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Standard Time, M-F Navico may nd it necessary to change or end shipping policies, regulations and speci...

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