User manual EAGLE SEAFINDER 250 DF

[. . . ] 988-0151-421 www. eaglesonar. com FishEasy® 250 DS & SeaFinder® 250 DF Fish-Finding & Depth-Sounding Sonars Installation and Operation Instructions Copyright © 2006 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® is a registered trademark of LEI 250 & Seafinder® 250 are registered trademarks of LEI. FishEasy® Eagle Electronics may find it necessary to change or end our policies, regulations, and special offers at any time. [. . . ] It does not require, nor does it use an internal backup battery, so you never have to worry about replacement batteries. Menus This unit's menus will guide you through its various functions and features. Menu names and settings appear in the manual as small capital letters like SENSITIVITY, which refers to the Sensitivity menu. The MENU keys access these features, allowing you to customize unit settings. Press PWR to clear menus from the screen. 32 The Backlight menu with backlight turned on. Display The lights will flash for about 10 seconds when the unit is turned on. The depth range is displayed as the upper and lower limit on the left side of the screen. In the following figure, the screen shows a depth range from 0 to 80 feet and the bottom depth is 36. 9 feet, shown by the digital sonar. The water temperature is 34. 5° F. 33 Digital depth Water Temp Bottom signal Depth range at bottom of depth scale Full Chart page. Surface signal Fish symbols Structure or cover Grayline Full Chart The unit's default page, Full Chart shows all echoes scrolling across the full screen. The bottom depth -- determined by the digital sonar -- can be displayed in the upper left corner of the screen. If the transducer with a built-in temperature sensor is connected, a digital display for water temperature also will be shown. This temperature display can be turned on and off. 34 Digital depth Water Temp Bait fish Bottom signal Depth range at bottom of depth scale Surface clutter Structure or cover Fish arches Grayline Full Chart page showing digital depth (above) and temp (below). feature is turned off. FasTrack This feature automatically converts echoes to short horizontal lines on the display's far right side. The rest of the screen continues to operate normally. Surface Clutter Thermocline with fish echo Fish echoes Full sonar chart showing surface clutter, a thermocline and some fish echoes. 35 FasTrack gives you a rapid update of conditions directly under the boat, making it useful for ice fishing or when fishing at anchor. When the boat is not moving, fish signals are long, drawn out lines on a normal display. FasTrack converts the graph to a vertical bar graph that makes a useful addition to fishing at a stationary location. Depth Range The unit automatically adjusts the depth range according to water conditions. When in auto range mode, it always keeps the bottom displayed in the lower portion of the screen. You can override automatic depth range control and manually select a depth range. Press to select MANUAL, then press MENU UP to display the RANGE menu. This unit has the following depth ranges: 0-10, 0-15, 0-20, 0-30, 0-40, 060, 0-80, 0-100, 0-150, 0-200, 0-300, 0-400, 0-600, 0-800, 0-1000, 0-1500, 0-2000 and 0-3000 feet. Depth Range menu with Manual setting selected (left). Range menu with 0-60 ft highlighted (right). 36 Zoom The zoom feature enlarges all images on the screen by doubling (2X) or quadrupling (4X) the size of the echoes. When you activate the zoom command, the screen will be split in half with the zoomed area displayed on the left. To zoom in the display, repeatedly press MENU until the ZOOM menu appears. Press to select 2X or 4X, then press PWR to clear the menu. Zoom feature turned off (left). [. . . ] 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. Central Standard Time, M-F 800-324-1354 Eagle Electronics may find it necessary to change or end our shipping policies, regulations, and special offers at any time. [. . . ]