Lowrance electronic X-55A User Manual

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5. Adjust the transducer and bracket so that the front of the transducer is slightly lower than the back. See the section on fish arches in this manu

If you find noise interference from an electrical instrument, trolling motor, pump, or radio, tryto isolatethe problem. You can usually reroutethe son

TRANSDUCER LOCATION TRANSDUCER LOCATION 2. Electrical noise from the boat's motor can interfere with the sonar. This Shoot-thru-hull Installatio

terminals or wiring on the terminals are corroded, or the battery needs transducer into the epoxy, twisting and turning it to force any air bubbles c

DISPLAY - General The most efficient way to become acquainted with a body of water is to The lights are turned on for approximately ten seconds when

SURVEYING A LAKE The most successful anglers on any body of waterare thosewhofish it day after day and year after year. Eventually, they learn the ho

SENSITIVITY Big rocks or stumps on a smooth bottom send back signals above the The sensitivity key on the X-55A controls the ability of the unit to pi

RANGE - Automatic When turned on for the first time, the X-55A automatically places the bottom signal in the lower half of the screen. This is called

Using the numbered keys, enter a numberforthe upper Iimitthat is at least _________ ZOOM Enlarging or"zooming"the picture is a common methpd

the AUTO key again to switch it. Press the CLEAR keyto erase the AUTO! _________________ ________________ shown at twice the size as the MAN menu. All

TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 INSTALLATION MOUNTING .2 POWER CONNECTIONS .2 TRANSDUCER 4 KEYBOARD BASICS 11 DISPLAY 12 MENUS HELP 13 OPERATION 13

SONAR ALARMS then itshowsechoesfrom both. The X-55A has three different types of sonar alarms. The first is the Fish Alarm. It sounds when the Fish l

RESETTING ALL GROUPS zone alarm bar set as desired, press the CLEAR key to erase the menus. To return all of the groups to their factory settings with

current shallow alarm setting. To change it, press the key next to the "CHANGE LIMIT" label atthe bottom of the screen as shown at right. A

ample, if you press the key ad- g MENU- PAGE 1 jacentto the window menu label on the sonar chart window, the screen will clear and you will have a new

narrow or no gray line. A hard bottom returns a strong signal which causes a wide gray line. If you have two signals of equal size, one with gray and

75% of the selected depth range. For example, on a 0-60 foot range with The microcomputer is sophisticated, but it can be fooled. It cannot maximum

DISPLAY CONTRAST The unit's display contrast is adjustable to suit different light- ing conditions. To adjust it, first press the menu key. The

DIGITAL SONAR When the X-55A is turned on for the first time, the digital depth display is located at the top left corner of the screen. This display

Now press the key adjacent to the desired display. For ex- ample, to turn the temperature display on, press the key adja- cent to the "INCLUDE TE

NOTES: INTRODUCTION The X-55A is a high quality, wide screen sonar with performance that is second to none in its class. Using menu features and "

MOUNTING Install the X-55A in any convenient location, provided there is clearance behind the unit when it is tilted for the best viewing angle. Holes

NOTICE! Please check the items in the box against this list. You !hould have all of the items shown on this page. If you are missing any of the items,

TRANSDUCER Some X-55A's are sold with a HS-WSBK transom mount transducer. It can be installed on any outboard or stern-drive (inboarcf\outboard)

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2. Slip the transducer's mounting pad between the bracket's mounting "ears". Sandwich two internal lock washers between the trans

3. Don't mount the transducer directly behind strakes or ribs on the bottom of the hull. Typically, a good location on aluminum boats is betwe