User manual EAGLE FISHELITE 500C

[. . . ] 988-0156-041 www. eaglesonar. com FishElite 500C and SeaCharter 500CDF Fish-finding Sonars & Mapping GPS Installation and Operation Instructions Copyright © 2004 LEI-Eagle All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be copied, reproduced, republished, transmitted or distributed for any purpose, without prior written consent of Eagle Electronics. Any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual is strictly prohibited. Eagle®, FishElite 500C and SeaCharter 500CDF are registered trademarks of LEI. [. . . ] At right, the Sensitivity Control Bar. To adjust sensitivity in manual mode: 1. First, turn off Auto Sensitivity: from the Sonar Page, press MENU| to AUTO SENSITIVITY|ENT. To turn Auto Sensitivity back on: From the Sonar Page, press MENU| to AUTO SENSITIVITY|ENT|EXIT. NOTE: To return to the original factory setting for Auto Sensitivity, see the entry in this section on Reset Options. If sensitivity is in manual 76 mode, the Reset Options command will switch back to Auto and reset the factory setting at the same time. Tip: For quicker sensitivity adjustments, try leaving the Sensitivity Control Bar on the screen as the chart scrolls. You can see the changes on the screen as you press the up or down arrows. This is handy when there's a lot of clutter in the water, and you are matching the sensitivity to rapidly changing water conditions. Sonar Chart Mode The default color scheme for the sonar chart is white background, but we offer other variations to suit your viewing preferences. You can select the chart to be displayed in grayscale, reverse grayscale, blue background, or Nightview, IceView, or bottom color tracking. Press EXIT|EXIT to return to the Sonar Page. Sonar Page & Sonar Chart Display Options The Pages Menu offers three chart display options. To access them, press PAGES| to SONAR| to Option Name|EXIT. Pages Menu, showing sonar chart display options. Full Sonar Chart This is the default mode used when the unit is turned on for the first time or when it's reset to the factory defaults. Depth 77 scales on the right side of the screen aid in determining the depth of targets. The bottom depth and surface temperature (if equipped with a temperature sensor or a transducer with a temp sensor built in) show at the top left corner of the screen. This changes all echoes into short horizontal bars, replicating a flasher sonar. The zoom bar on the far right shows the area that's zoomed when the zoom is in use. The Overlay Data (depth and water temperature) are set to different text sizes. Split Zoom Sonar Chart A split chart shows the underwater world from the surface to the bottom on the right side of the screen. The zoom range shows at the bottom left corner of the screen. 78 Split Zoom Sonar Chart. Press ZIN and the left window zooms to 4X, shown at right. Digital Data This mode shows the chart on the right side of the screen. The left side has five large digital data boxes containing (by default): Water Depth, Water Temperature, Water Speed (from an optional speed sensor), Water Distance (distance traveled or log, it also requires a speed sensor) and an air temperature sensor. The Depth box also shows settings for the Shallow and Deep alarms. Digital Data. Customizing the Digital Data Screen The Digital Data screen can be customized to show digital data different from the defaults first shown. From the Sonar Page (in Digital Data mode), press MENU| to CUSTOMIZE|ENT. 79 At left, the Sonar Page Menu showing the Customize command highlighted. At right, the label for the first customizable data box (Water Temp) begins flashing to indicate it is selected. 2. [. . . ] If you're in the United States and you have technical, return or repair questions, please contact the Factory Customer Service Department. Before any product can be returned, you must call customer service to determine if a return is necessary. Many times, customer service can resolve your problem over the phone without sending your product to the factory. To call us, use the following toll-free number: 800-324-1356 8 a. m. [. . . ]