Lowrance electronic X67C User's Manual
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1. Depth Ranae Depth Ranae x Auto Depth Range Flasher Options Flasher Options Upper And Lower Limits rStop ort Flasher Display Mode asher Display Mode Chart Speed Normal is Split Zoom bof Overlay Data Normal Kice Machine Mode am pales Flasher Options cov lew hs pce VIEW E Ping Speed Chart Manual Mode Chart Manual Mode Sensitivity 100 ny TOUT Echo Strength At left Flasher Page Menu with Flasher Options command high lighted Center Flasher Options Menu with Flasher Display Mode se lected At right the Split Zoom option has been selected 8 The following figure show the bottom target separation possible using the flasher s Split Zoom Fish signal 1 zoomed Bottom zoom side Normal range side Fish signal 2 zoomed about 3 5 Depth range feet above 60 feet the bottom This scale shows 6 feet above the bottom Fish signal 1 Fish signal 2 Bottom ColorLine Bottom ColorLine Echo Strength mn i ES ax Notice the bottom target separation with Split Zoom mode Color Modes Sonar Color Mode is described in detail in the manual on page 59 The additional ice fishing features have increased the number of options and how the color modes are controlled while using either the Flasher or Ice Flasher There are six color mode options for the flasher pages and seven for the sonar chart page The Ice Flasher default color is the IceView mode but other2. settings may suit your eyes better For example some of our fishing friends favor the striking green on black contrast of the Nightview mode they use it a lot even in broad daylight Experiment with the color modes to see which ones work best for you under various fishing and lighting conditions To change the Flasher or Ice Flasher page color scheme 1 From a flasher page press MENU to FLASHER OPTIONS ENT 2 Press 4 to FLASHER CoLor Mope ENT 3 Press T or 4 to Mode Name ENT 4 Press EXIT EXIT to return to the flasher page Sensitivity Sensitivity Sensitivity x Auto Sensitivity x Auto Sensitivity x Auto Sensitivity Colorline Colorline Colorline Depth Range Depth Ranae Depth Ranae Auto Depth Range Upper And Lower Limits Flasher Display Mode Flasher Display Mode Stop Chart Normi milom 4 Chart Speed Overlay Data Flasher Color Mode Flasher Color Mode Ice Machine Mode iceVi S To Flasher Options Cov iow ightview Ping Speed Reverse Grayscale alae Blue Background Chart Manual Mode Sensitivity 100 MIN eH MAX Echo Strength mn wax At left Ice Flasher menu with Flasher Options selected Center Flasher Options menu with Flasher Color Mode selected At right Nightview color option is selected White Background Scouting Through the Ice Since the 1960s Lowrance flasher sonars have helped anglers hunt fish benea
3. a Pub 988 0151 152 L Addendum I X67C IceMachine Since the manual was written for the X67C specialized features and ac cessories have been added to create the X67C IceMachine a portable color ice fishing sonar The IceMachine package includes the X67C so nar unit and the PPP 15 portable power pack The PPP 15 includes a self leveling ice fishing transducer a rechargeable battery and a freeze resistant carry bag Each X67C unit contains a menu command that allows you to switch the sonar in and out of IceMachine mode If you purchased a regular X67C package with the Skimmer transom mount transducer you can buy the PPP 15 separately If you purchased an IceMachine package you can buy a Skimmer transducer separately with mounts for transom trolling motor or portable suction cup installations These accessory combinations and the unit s digital flashers and scrolling chart display make the X67C the most versatile ice fishing sonar in its class Owning an X67C is like having two fish finders in one because it s equally at home on a boat in summer or on the ice in winter The main manual part number 988 0151 062 introduces you to the X67C and it covers general warm weather operations Introductory ma terial is only discussed in the main manual You should be familiar with those basic functions before you head for the ice A good place to start is the Basic Sonar Operation section beginning on page 27 or the one page Basic So
4. e J and T buttons or clear it immediately by pressing the EXIT button At left X67C IceMachine opening screen showing the Full Sonar Chart Page The Backlight Level control bar automatically disappears after five seconds At right the Full Sonar Chart is shown You access the various page displays by pressing the ENT PAGES key As you press this key the unit cycles through the page options To re turn to a previous page simply press ENT repeatedly until the desired page appears again It serves multiple functions but we ll refer to this key in the text as simply the ENT key NOTE We use a type of menu shorthand to describe how to work your so nar To understand our typographical and instruction conventions see the segment How to Use this Manual on pages 3 4 in the X67 manual 3 To enter the IceMachine mode 1 From the Full Chart Sonar page press ENT ENT ENT to switch to the normal Flasher page 2 Press MENU J to IcEMACHINE Mone ENT EXIT and the Ice Flasher ap pears To leave IceMachine mode and return to normal operation just repeat step 2 Sensitivity x Auto Sensitivity Colorline Depth Range x Auto Depth Range Upper And Lower Limits Stop Chart Chart Speed Overlay Data mice Machine Mode Flasher Options Ping Speed Sensitivity 100 Echo Strength Flasher Page Menu with IceMachine Mode command highlighted but turned off box
5. en they move in to check your offering As you learn to interpret the signals on the flasher screen you ll be able to modify your presentation based on how fish react to your lure To adjust sensitivity 1 Start with your IceMachine showing the Ice Flasher page in the de fault IceView color mode 2 Drop your lure five to 10 feet directly below the transducer You should be able to follow the fall of the bait on the flasher screen 2 Use the arrow keys to turn the sensitivity up or down until the lure is barely visible as a black or blue signal band on the screen 3 Now fish at the desired depth When a fish approaches the bait its signal will stand out from the lure because it will be a moving signal that is wider and a brighter color than your lure ColorLine ColorLine is described in detail in the manual on page 43 ColorLine changes will be reflected in the Echo Strength Color Scale This scale considers both sensitivity and ColorLine and then shows you the rela tionship of signal strength to signal color To adjust the ColorLine level 1 From the Ice Flasher Page press MENU 4 to CoLorLine ENT 2 The ColorLine Control Bar appears Press to decrease ColorLine press T to increase ColorLine 3 When it s set at the desired level press EXIT o S e Colorline Colorline Colorline Sensitivity 91 Sensitivity 92 Sensitivity 92 MAX MIN MAX MIN HHHH MAX Echo Strength Echo Strength Ech
6. flasher screen for signs of fish there are three signal band characteristics to watch for movement color and thickness Signal band movement In a stationary setting like ice fishing the bottom structure and cover will show on the flasher screen as stationary bands of color Signals between the surface and the bottom that come and go or move up and down even slightly will be fish that have appeared inside the sonar signal cone Signal band color The color of the signal bands correspond to both fish size and their posi tion in the sonar signal cone Black and blue signals tend to be smaller fish or fish that are at the outside edge of the sonar cone These smaller or more distant fish return weaker echoes Red signals are much larger fish or fish that are in the center of the sonar cone almost directly below the transducer They return the strongest echoes Signals that are yellow and some other color result from mid sized fish that are in a transition zone between the center and outer edges of the sonar cone They represent medium strong echoes As a fish moves through part of the signal cone the signal may change from black to blue to green or yellow then back again The signals may appear to move up slightly and then back down even if the fish doesn t actually change depth This is caused by the relative distance from the transducer to the fish as it passes by the transducer Signal band thickness Simply put smaller fis
7. h return smaller echoes that result in thinner and fainter signal bands A thin signal can also indicate a fish located toward the outer edge of the signal cone As fish size increases the ech oes grow stronger and the signal band grows wider Signal width also increases as a fish approaches the center of the sonar cone Ice Flasher Options Split Zoom Display Mode When ice fishing season arrives you re often searching for fish that are hugging the warmer water at the bottom of the lake When walleye or perch are holding right on the bottom your X67C IceMachine can separate those fish from the bottom with a remarkable Split Zoom display mode In this mode the right half of the flasher screen operates normally with the surface at the 12 o clock position and the bottom of the depth range at the 6 o clock position The left half of the flasher zooms in on the six feet just above the bottom with the bottom at the 6 o clock position and 6 feet above the bottom at the 12 o clock position To switch to Split Zoom 1 From a flasher page press MENU J to FLASHER OPTions ENT 2 Press ENT to SPLIT Zoom ENT 3 Press EXIT EXIT to return to the flasher page 4 To return to normal mode repeat these steps but in step 2 select Normal instead of Split zoom Sensitivity y Sensitivity Sensitivity X Auto Sensitivity x Auto Sensitivity X Auto Sensitivity Colorline Colorline Colorline Depth Range
8. her page right The ice mode differs from normal mode in two ways First the unit changes how it filters incoming sonar echoes This helps reduce some of the surface clutter that can be picked up from the zone where the water surface meets the bottom of the ice Second the Ice Flasher defaults to a special IceView color mode with fewer higher contrast colors than normal mode This simplified color scheme makes it easier to see and interpret a fish signal when it ap pears on the flasher screen The Split Zoom and Sonar Chart pages share the same settings The chart pages the Flasher and Ice Flasher pages each have their own independent controls for Sensitivity ColorLine and sonar color mode For example if you make any Sensitivity changes to the sonar chart page the sensitivity settings for the Flasher and Ice Flasher are unchanged Each of these set tings are saved when you turn the unit off so you can keep your favorite settings for each operating mode Remember no matter what changes you make to the various settings you can always restore the factory defaults by using the Reset Options command which is described on page 55 in the manual IceMachine Mode Operation To turn on the X67C press and release the MENU key This is actually the Menu Power key but in the text we just refer to it as the Menu key for short The Backlight control will appear for five seconds and then automatically clear You can adjust it with th
9. nar Quick Reference on page 34 This addendum covers the basic ice fishing functions and any other op erational changes that may have occurred since the manual was pub lished In addition to the instructions found here be sure to read the PPP 15 instruction booklet part number 988 0147 871 It will tell you how to set up the ice fishing power pack and mount the X67C Topics discussed in this document include Introduction to IceMachine Mode e Your unit now has five pages that display sonar information IceMachine Mode Operation e Sensitivity e ColorLine e Battery gauge Sonar Signal Interpretation e Signal band movement means fish e Signal band color and fish position e Signal band thickness and fish size Ice Flasher Options e Split Zoom display mode e Color Modes Scouting Through the Ice e You can hunt for fish before you ever drill a hole by scanning through the ice Introduction to IceMachine Mode Your unit has five pages that display sonar information In addition to Full Sonar Chart Split Zoom Sonar Chart Digital Data and Flasher there is the Ice Flasher This new page is only visible in IceMachine Mode You can tell at a glance which mode you are in because the battery gauge only appears in the lower right corner of the Ice Flasher page Sensitivity 92 Sensitivity 92 MIN MAX MIN MAX Echo Strength Echo Strength mn i A eax m n MAX Ice Flasher page left and normal Flas
10. not checked The following figure shows the various components of the Ice Flasher page display Bottom ColorLine shows hard bottom Surface signal Temperature Bottom Signal indicator Ja Small fish or bait signals Digital Depth Depth Range Scale Bigger fish signal at 15 feet S Battery capacity Sensitivity Sensitivity 92 gauge Control Bar gt miN Ht BH MAX Echo Strength Echo Strength gt mn E EE max Color Scale Ice Flasher page 4 Sensitivity Sensitivity and Auto Sensitivity are described in detail in the manual on page 55 To adjust sensitivity on the Flasher or Ice Flasher page simply press to increase sensitivity and press J to decrease sensitivity The changes are displayed on the horizontal Sensitivity Control Bar The Echo Strength Color Scale also changes as you adjust sensitivity Important Setting Sensitivity for Ice Fishing The IceMachine s basic operation is pretty easy right out of the box If you re a sonar novice try operating the unit with the automatic factory default settings until you get a feel for how it s working As you re learning the basics however Sensitivity is the one important setting that you should adjust while ice fishing We strongly recom mend you try the following method for tuning your sensitivity to match the current water conditions It will help you see your bait cut through any clutter in the water and dramatically show fish wh
11. o Strength MAX van ax 2 o E A lt ColorLine distinguishes between weak and strong sonar signals by painting them with different colors You can adjust ColorLine to suit your personal viewing tastes The left figure shows the default Color Line setting The center figure shows a lower ColorLine setting and at right a higher setting These black and white illustrations don t show it but the far left band on the Echo Strength scale is black followed by blue green yellow and at the far right red In the Ice Flasher the weakest signals are shown in black and the strongest signals show as red Fish are among the weakest echoes so they show up mostly as black and blue bands on the flasher screen The hardest surfaces like the bottom show as red Cover in the form of weed beds or submerged timber display in the blue to yellow range Battery Gauge The Ice Flasher has a battery gauge that shows the capacity of the re chargeable battery When the battery is fully charged the gauge is filled with green As power is consumed the fill level drops and turns to yellow 70 percent charged and red 80 percent When the gauge shows 0 percent you should turn off the unit to save your settings and then recharge the battery Echo Strength a Battery charge Sensitivity 92 MIN H MAX r indicator This battery gauge is solid green indicating a full charge Sonar Signal Interpretation When you monitor your
12. th the ice without drilling holes That s because your IceMachine works as well through ice as it does through water This technique works best early in the winter fishing season when ice is clear and free of bubble formation There must also be wet bubble free contact between the transducer and the ice To shoot through solid ice first brush away any snow from the spot you want to search Then pour a small amount of non toxic recreational vehicle antifreeze onto the surface and place the transducer face down in the puddle Another variation used by some anglers requires a small plastic bag such as a food storage bag They fill the bag with a mixture of RV anti freeze and water The bag is placed on the ice surface and the trans ducer is rested in the puddle just as your head rests on a pillow 10 Notes This addendum contains information that has changed or was unavailable when the manual was printed This addendum supplements the manual X67C part number 988 0151 062 It also serves as a companion to instructions for the PPP 15 Portable Power Pack for ice fishing part number 988 0147 871 Pub 988 0151 152 Copyright 2003 All Rights Reserved Printed in USA 111303 Lowrance Electronics Inc 12
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