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X-55
INSTALLATION AND OPERATION
INSTRUCTIONS

LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS, INC.

LITHO IN U.S.A. 988-0136-07 L!® 12000 E. SKELLY DR., TULSA, OK 74128
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 INTRODUCTION
MOUNTING
POWER CONNECTIONS
TRANSDUCER
KEYBOARD BASICS
DISPLAY
MENUS
HELP
WINDOWS
VIEWING WINDOWS OPTIONS
MODIFYINGGROUPS
RESETTING ALL GROUPS
SIDESCANOPERATION
SONAROPERATION
AUTOMATIC
SENSITIVITY
RANGE
Upper and Lower Limits
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ADJUST CHARTSURFACE CLARITY 26
ADVANCEDSIGNALPROCESSING(ASP) 26
SIGNALINTERPRETATION
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WATER TEMPERATURE ANDTHERMOCLINES 30
SURVEYING ALAKE 31
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 WINDOWS SUMMARY
All ofthewindowgroups used bytheX-
55 are shown on the following pages.
To viewthese groups, simply press the
WINDOWSkey, then repeated press
the down arrow key. This will "cycle"
theunitthrough all groups. Remember,
each group can be customized, how-
ever the group will revert to the ones
shown on thesepages whenthe unitis
INTRODUCTION
The X-55 is a high quality, wide screen sonar with performance that is
secondto none in its class. Using menufeaturesand "soft-key"operation,
the X-55 is also one of the easiest-to-use sonars that Lowrancehasever
built.Thewide"Clearvision"screen showstheunderwaterworldwithhigh
resolution and detail. Thedisplayand keyboard are also lighted for night
operation. The X-55 also has digital depth, boat speed, surface water
temperature,and distancetravelled (log) displays. In order to use the
digital speed, temperature,and log displays, you must purchase and
"A" install an optional ST-T (transom mount) or ST-H (through-hull mount)
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MOUNTING
Install the X-55 in any convenient location, provided there is clearance
behind the unit when it is tilted for the best viewing angle. Holes in the
bracket baseallowwoodscrewor through-bolt mounting. You mayneed
to placea pieceof plywood onthe backofthinfiberglasspanelsto secure
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the mountinghardware. Make certain there is enoughroom behindthe
GROUP 'B" unitto attachthepower and transducer cables.

The smallest holethatwill pass one powerortransducerplugisone inch.

Afterthe holeisdrilled, passthetransducerconnectorupthroughthehole
first, then pass the power cabledown through it.

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Afterthe cableshave been routed, fill the holewith a good marine sealing
cable
compound. Offsetthe bracket to cover the hole. Routethe power
through the slot and break out one of the otherslots inthe bracketforthe
GROUP "0" transducercable.
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 POWER CONNECTIONS
The X-55 works from a twelve-volt battery system. For the bestresults,
attach the powercable directlyto the battery. You can attachthe
power
cable to an accessoryor power buss, howeveryou may have problems
with electrical interference. Therefore, itssaferto goaheadand attach the
powercable directlyto the battery. If thecable is not long enough, splice
#18 gaugewireontoit.Thepowercablehastwowires, red and black. Red
is the positivelead, blackis negative or ground. Make certain to attach the
in-linefuseholdertothe red leadas closetothepowersourceas possible.
Forexample,ifyouhavetoextendthe powercabletothebattery orpower
buss, attach one end of the fuse holder directlyto the batteryor power
buss.This will protectboth the unitand the powercable in the eventof a
short. The X-55 uses a 3-amp fuse.
IMPORTANT!
Do notusethisproductwithouta 3-ampfuse wired intothe powercable!
Failure to usea 3-amp fusewill void your warranty.
Ifyou'reinstalling an optional speed/temperature sensor, readthespeed/
temperature sensor's installation manual for mounting instructions.
Route the sensor's cableto the X-55's power cable and plug it into the
connector marked "SPEED/TEMP CABLE"
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X-55 POWER CONNECTIONS
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NOISE
A major causeofsonarproblems is electrical noise. This usuallyappears
onthe sonar'sdisplayas random patterns ofdotsorlines.In severe cases,
it can completely cover the screen with black dots, or cause the unit
operate erraticly, or not at all.
To eliminate or minimize the effects of electrical noise, first try to
determine the cause. Withthe boat at rest in the water, the firstthingyou
shoulddo isturn all electrical equipment onthe boatoff. Make certain the
engineisoff, also.Turnyour X-55on, then turnoffASP (Advanced Signal
Processing). Thereshould be a steady bottom signal on the display. Now
turn on eachpiece of electrical equipment on the boat andviewtheeffect
on the sonar'sdisplay. For example, turnon the bilge pump and viewthe
sonardisplayfor noise. If no noiseis present, turnthepump off, thenturn
on the VHF radio and transmit. Keep doing this until all electrical
equipmenthas been turned on, their effect on the sonar display noted,
then turned off.
If youfind noiseinterference froman electrical instrument, trollingmotor,
pump, or radio, try to isolate the problem. You can usually re-route the
sonar unit's powercableand transducer cableawayfrom the
wiring that
iscausingthe interference. VHFradio antennacables radiatenoisewhen
transmitting, so becertain to keep thesonar'swiresawayfromit.You may
need to routethe sonar unit'spowercabledirectlytothe batteryto isolate
it from otherwiring on the boat.
Ifno noisedisplaysonthe sonar unitfromelectrical equipment, thenmake
certain everythingexceptthesonarunitisturned off,then starttheengine.
Increasethe RPM with the gearshift in neutral. If noise appears on the
display, the problem could be one ofthreethings; sparkplugs, alternator,
or tachometer wiring. Try using resistor spark plugs, alternatorfilters, or
routing the sonar unit's power cable away from engine wiring. Again,
routing the power cable directly to the battery helps eliminate noise
problems. Make certain to usethe in-line fusesupplied with the unitwhen
wiring the powercable to the battery.
When no noise appears on the sonar unitafterall ofthe abovetests, then
the noise source is probably cavitation. Many novices or personswith
limited experiencemake hastysonarinstallations whichfunction perfectly
in shallowwater, orwhenthe boat is at rest. In nearlyall cases, thecause
ofthemalfunction will be the location and/orangleof the transducer. The
faceofthe transducermustbe placed ina location that hasa smooth flow
ofwaterat all boat speeds. Read yourtransducer owner'smanual forthe
best mounting position.
 3. Thewater may be deeperthanthe sonar's abilitytofind the bottom. If
the sonar can'tfindthebottom signal while it's in the automatic mode, the
digital willflash continuously. It may change therangeto limitsfar greater
than the water you are in. If this happens, place the unit in the manual
mode,then changetherange to a realistic one, (for example, 0-100feet)
and increase the sensitivity. As you move intoshallowerwater,a bottom
signal shouldappear.
4. Check the batteryvoltage. If thevoltage drops, the unit's transmitter
poweralso drops, reducing its abilityto find thebottom or targets.
Bottom echodisappears at highspeeds or erratic digital reading or
weak bottomecho while boat is moving
1. The transducer may be in turbulent water. It must be mounted in a
smooth flow of waterin orderfor the sonarto workat all boatspeeds. Air
bubbles inthe waterdisrupt the sonarsignals, interfering with itsabilityto
findthebottom or othertargets. The technical term for this is Cavitation.
2. Electrical noisefromthe boat's motorcan interfere with thesonar. This
causes the sonar to automatically increase its Discrimination or noise
rejectionfeature. Thiscancausetheunittoeliminateweakersignalssuch
as fish or even structure fromthe display. Try using resistorspark plugs
or routingthe sonar unit'spower and transducer cables awayfrom other
electrical wiring on the boat.
No fish arches when the Fish ID feature is off:
1. Make certain transduceris pointing straight down. This is the most
commonproblem if a partial arch is displayed. See theFishArch section
in your owner's manual for more information.
2. The sensitivity maynot be high enough. In orderfor the unitto display
afish arch, it hastobe ableto receive thefish'sechofromthetimeitenters
the cone until it leaves. If the sensitivity is not high enough, the unit
displays the fish only when it is in the center of the cone.
3. Use the Zoom feature. It is much easierto display fish arches when
zoomedin on a small range of waterthan a large one. For example, you
will have much better luck seeing fish arches with a 30 to 60 foot range
than a 0 to 60 foot range. Thisenlargesthe targets,allowing thedisplay
to show much more detail.
4. The boat must be moving at a slow trolling speed to see fish
arches. If the boat is motionless, fish stay in the cone, showing on the
display as straighthorizontal lines.
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TRANSDUCERCONNECTIONS
See the transducerowner's manual included with the unitfor complete
transducerinstallation instructions.
SIDESCAN
TheX-55 hasoptionalside-scancapability. To usethis feature,youmust
purchase the ScanPac accessory. To install it, follow the instructions
enclosedwith the ScanPac.
See the"Side ScanOperation" section in thismanual for information on
using the side-scan feature.
SPEED/TEMPERATURE/DISTANCE LOG
To usethespeed, temperature, and distance log features, youmustinstall
an optional speed/temperature sensor. Lowrance manufactures a thru-
hull sensor/transducercombination unit and a transom mount speed/
temp only sensor.
KEYBOARD
Thekeyboardhaskeys arranged intwoverticalcolumnsplus ahorizontal
row at the bottom. The keys in the left column are used to enter numbers
and menu selections. The keys in the right columnactivatethewindows
featureand the basicsonarfunctions. The menu key in thebottom right
cornerof the keyboard activates thefirst menu page. The keys along the
bottom of the screen are used to activate the alarm menu, stopthe chart,
and make menu selections with the arrow keys.
WINDOWS- This keygivesyouaccess to thewindowsmode, which lets
you customizedisplays.
SENS - Press this key to adjustthe unit's sensitivity.
RANGE- Thiskey lets youadjustthe range whenthe unitis inthemanual
mode.
ZOOM - The X-55 gives you 2X and 4X zoom capabilitywith this key.
AUTO - This turns the automatic feature off and on.
MENU - Press this key to show the menus and gain access to most
functions.
CLEAR - This key clears menus and erases entries from the screen.
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 ALARM- Press this key to activateany of the sonar alarms.
STOP- Whenthis key is pressed, the chart stops scrolling. This doesn't
affectthe digital display, however.
ARROWKEYS - These keys are used to make menu selections and to
move objectson the screen.
ON - The ON key turns the X-55 on.
OFF - Press and HOLD the Off key to turn the X-55 off.
DISPLAY - General
The lightsare turnedon forapproximately ten secondswhen the X-55 is
first turned on. Menus appear at the same time. To keep the lights on,
press the key adjacent to the Lightlabel. It controlsthe backlighting used
on the display and keyboard. If you don't want the lights on, wait ten
secondsandthelights will automatically turn themselves off. Themenus
will also disappearaftertenseconds, oryou canturnthemoffby pressing
the CLEAR key at the bottom of thescreen.
The Metriclabel at the top of the screen worksthesameway. Press the
key adjacentto theMetric labelto change the depth from feet to meters.
This also changes the temperature display to degreesCelsius, speed to
knots, and log to kilometers on the X-55.
The Display menu atthe bottom ofthe screen letsyouadjustthedisplay's
contrastforthe bestviewingangle. Pressing the leftarrow key decreases
the contrast,theright arrow increases it. After settingthe contrastfor the
best viewing angle, press the CLEAR key to erase the menu or wait
approximatelyten seconds anditwillautomatically erase.SeetheDisplay
Contrastsectionfor more information on thisfeature.
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on, thedisplaywill appearsimi-
12 lartothe one at left. Theword
"AUTO" in the upper left cor-
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the automatic feature is on.
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also displayedin this box.
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IMPORTANT
SERVICE INFORMATION!
If your unit is not working,or if you need technical help, please usethe
followingtroubleshooting section before contactingthefactorycustomer
servicedepartment. It may saveyou the trouble of returning your unit.
Unit won't turn on:
1. Checkthe powercable'sconnection at the unit.Also checkthe wiring.
2. Make certain the powercableiswired properly. The red wire connects
to the positive batteryterminal, blackto negative or ground.
3. Checkthefuse.
4. Measure the batteryvoltage atthe unit'spowerconnector.It should be
at least 11 volts. If it isn't, the wiring to the unit is defective, the battery
terminals or wiring on theterminals are corroded,or the battery needs
charging.
Unit freezes, locks up, or operates erratically:
1. Electrical noisefromtheboat's motor, trolling motor, or an accessory
may be interfering with thesonar unit. Re-routing thepower and trans-
ducer cables away from other electrical wiring on the boat may help.
Route the sonar unit's power cable directly to the battery instead of
througha fuse blockor ignition switch
2. Inspectthetransducercablefor breaks, cuts, or pinched wires.
3. Checkboth the transducer and powerconnectors.Make certain both
are securelyplugged in to the unit.
Weak bottomecho, digital readings erratic,or no fish signals:
1. Makecertaintransducer is pointing straight down.Clean thefaceofthe
transducer. Oil, dirt, and fuelcancause a film to formon thetransducer,
reducingits effectiveness. Ifthetransducer is mountedinside thehull, be
sure it is shooting through only one layer of fiberglass and that it is
securelybondedto the hull. Do NOTuseRN siliconerubber adhesive
or Marinetex
2. Electrical noisefromtheboat'smotor caninterferewiththesonar. This
rejectionfeature. Thiscancausethe unittoeliminateweakersignalssuch
as fish or even structure from the display.
 With the X-55,anyonecaneliminate guessworkand concentrate on the MENUS
areas where fish are likely to be. Even if it's the first time on the lake! The X-55 uses menus exten-
sively to guide you through
The most efficientway to become acquainted with a bodyof water is to the functions and featuresof
the unit. The menu key ac-
survey it with your X-55. Start with a map of the lake, if possible, and
indicatethe promising spots in relation to landmarks on shore. cesses many of these fea-
tures, allowing youto custom-
As yougo about your survey, yourX-55will tell youthe depth and typeof ize the unit to your particular
bottom. It will also reveal suspended fish. needs and water conditions.
Although you may have to
Keepafew markerbuoysin the boat, ready totoss overboard.When the leaveone menu and enteran-
X-55 indicates a school of fish, throwthe buoyout. With the school thus otherto reach thedesiredfunc-
marked, you canmakeyourturnandcomebacktofish in exactlytheright tion,allyou havetodo is press
spot.This is essentialwhenyou'refarfromshore ona biglake. Unlessyou the menu keytoselectthenextmenu. Ifyouevergetlost in amenu,simply
mark the schoolof fish whenyou'reover it, you maynot be ableto find it pressthe CLEAR key.
again.
HELP
BAIT FISH An extremely usefulfeatureincorporated intothe X-55 seriesistheHelp
The importance of baitfish to successful fishing can't be over-empha- menus. Virtuallyeveryfeaturehasa help menu labelthat, when pressed,
sized. They are the principle food of all game fish in mostwaters. gives one or more pages of text describing how to usethat feature. For
example, pressing the AUTOkeybrings up a menu lettingyou switchthe
Baitfisharethe plankton feeding foragefish, such as minnows and shad. unitinto or outof theautomatic mode. A help label also appearson the
Baitfishcanalso betheyoungofgamefish, suchascrappies, bluegill, and screen. Pressing the keyadjacenttothe helplabelgives youa description
bass. of how automatic works and how it affectsdifferentfunctions.

Most bait fish concentrate within five feet of the surfacewhere sunlight WINDOWS
promotes the growth ofthe plankton on which theyfeed. Onemethodof You can changethe displayson the X-55byusingthe windowsfeature.
fishing isto usethe X-55to findthe baitfishfirst. Withthe Fish ID feature Thisletsyoucustomizedisplays toyour own fishingor boating situations.
off, a school of baitfishwill look likea"cloud"on thedisplay.Usually, game Thisfeature also givesyou 15 window displayscreens on the X-55.
fish will be nearby, often directly beneath theschool of baitfish.
Thescreens available in thewindows mode are dividedintotwo or more
windows per screen. Each
screen of windows is called a
"group".Group 'A"as shown at
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 movebackward. Forexample,
pressing the down arrow key
once shows the group "B"
screen which is the side scan
screen. To return to the full
sonar screen, press the key
nexttothe "FULL CHART'la-
bel at thetopof thescreen.

Everyoneofthegroupscreens
can be modified to some ex-
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firstpressthe WINDOWS key.
A screen similar to the one
shown at left appears. The
menu at the bottom of the
screenletsyouswitchbetween
the"pages" ofdisplays. These
are lettered "A" through "0".
Group "A" shows first. Press
the down arrow key to move
forwardthroughthe screens.
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displayed. Four new labels appearon the displayas shownabove. Two

oftheselabelsarewindowmenus. Pressingthekeyadjacenttoone ofthe
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"window menu" labels gives youa menu with functionsthat relate only to
that window. For example, if you pressthe key adjacentto the window
menu label on the sonar chart window, the screen will clearand you will
havea new menu with selections suchas "ADJUST CHARTSPEED" and
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THESE ADJUSTMENTS
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"ADJUST GRAYLINE". Other
windowmenus letyouchange
theunitsof measure or adjust
alarms.

To exitfroma windowmenu,
press the CLEAR key.
SURVEYING A LAKE
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And theyrealizethattheseproductive areas changethroughout theyear
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 of the water. For example, from45 to 60 feet. The smallerthesegment, VIEWING WINDOWS
thebetterthe screen resolution will be. The easiestwayto dothison the OPTIONS
X-55is with the Zoomfeature.This featureexpands the echoes,making To seeall of the available win-
dow options, press the WIN- I FEET I
it easierto see detail. For the bestresults, turn the sensitivityup as high
as possible withoutgetting too much noise on the screen. In mediumto
deep water,this method should work to displayfish arches.
DOWS key, then press the
MENU key. Nowpressthe key
adjacenttothe"MAIN MENU"
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If yousee fish signalswhen the unit is in the manual mode, but don't get label. Finally, press the key Digital Depth
fish symbols whenthe Fish l.D.feature is on,tryincreasing thesensitivity. next to the "VIEW ALL WIN- WATER DEPTH DISPLAY.
DOWS" label. The screen at DEPTH ALARMS AND
WATERTEMPERATUREAND THERMOCLINES right appears. UNITS OF MEASURE
Watertemperature hasan important-it not controlling-influence upon the ARE SET IN MENU.
activitiesofall fish. Fish are cold blooded and their bodiesare alwaysthe Thefirstwindowappears in the
temperature of the surrounding water. During the winter, colderwater upperright cornerof thescreen. Adescription ofthescreen shows in the
slows down their metabolism. At this time, they need about a fourth as boxatthe bottomofthescreen. Nowpress the keyadjacent tothe"NEXT"
much food as they consume in the summer. label.This changes thedisplayedwindowand description.

Mostfishdon'tspawn unlessthewatertemperature iswithin rather narrow When you've finishedviewingthe windows, pressthe CLEAR key.
limits. A surface temperature meter helps identifythe desired surface
waterspawningtemperatures forvariousspecies. Troutcan'tsurvivein MODIFYING GROUPS
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streams that get too warm. Bass and otherfish eventuallydie out when To modify or "customize" a
stocked in lakes that remaintoo cold duringthesummer. Whilesomefish group, first press the WIN- V EW At -U 'IDOI,JS
have awidertemperaturetolerance thanothers,each hasacertain range DOWS key, then press the
within whichit triesto stay. Schooling fish suspended over deep waterlie MENU key. Nowpressthe key RE—PROGRAM i-i GROUP
at the level that provides thistemperature. We assume theyarethe most adjacentto the"MAIN MENU"
comfortable here. label at the bottom of the ADJUST IJ SPLA CONTRAS
screen. The screenshown be-

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The temperature of water in the lake is seldom constant from top to low appears.
bottom. Layers of different temperatures form,andthejunctionofawarm
and cool layerof water is called a thermocline. The depth and thickness Now pressthekeyadjacent to PAGE
ofthethermoclinecan varywiththeseason ortime of day. In deep lakes the "RE-PROGRAM A
theremaybetwo or moreat different depths. Thermoclines are important GROUP" label.The screen shown below appears.
to fishermenbecause they are areas wherefish are active. Manytimes
baitfish will be abovethethermocline while largergame fish will suspend Select the letter of the group
in or just below it.
'GROUP AH SELECT 6ROUP E youwishtocustomizeby press-
GROUP
ing the key adjacent to the
The X-55can detect thisinvisible layerinthewater, butthe sensitivitywill
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TO BE flOUP F'
group'slabel. If the label isn't
probablyhave to be turned up to see it. TGROUP CGR0UP G' shown onthis page, pressthe
key adjacent to the "MORE"
GROUP DGROUP label. In this example, the key
next to the "GROUPA" label
PRESET PILL GROUPS' was pressed. The screen
shown at the top of the next
CLEAR I MORE
page appears.

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 _______________________________ The depth windowappearsin

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__________ screen. Press the key adjacent
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______ to move through thewindows.
USE bJINDfl!Ll Ifyoureach thelastwindow,or
_____ _________ if you wish to go backwards
HELP through thewindows, pressthe
________ ______ key next to the "PREV WIN-
________ DOW" label.Whenthe desired
1ST __________ window is onthe screen, press
L..W1N00W _________ the key next to the "USE WIN-
DOW" label.Thescreen clears,
placingthenew windowin the upperleft cornerof the screen. If the new
windowtakes up halfthescreen, theunitwill placeiton the leftside of the
screen.
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Continue with the windowselections until the screen is filled. The unitwill TRANSDUCER CONE ANGLES

stay inthewindowsmode usingyour newcustomized screen. Ifyou don't

want to fill a screen and only use one, two, or three windows in a group,
simply pressthekey adjacentto the "STOP" label. Thissaves thegroup
and exits the modify windowsmode. BOAT'S DIRECTION OF TRAVEL

Remember,youcan alwaysreturntothe full screen sonarmodeby

pressing the "0" key in the upper left corner. To switch backto your
customized screen from the full screen sonar, simply press the WIN-
DOWS key, then use the down arrow key to switch to the group you
customized.

NOTE: Turning the unit off erases all customized screens and user
settings!

RESElliNG ALL GROUPS

To return all of thegroupsto their factorysettingswithoutturningtheunit
off and on again, presstheWINDOWS key, then press the MENU key,
then pressthekeyadjacenttothe"MAINMENU" label. Nowpressthe key
adjacentto the"RE-PROGRAM A GROUP"label. Finally, press thekey
nextto the"RESETALL GROUPS" label.

SIDE-SCANOPERATION
Two differentside scan displaysare available when the X-55 is in the
Windows mode. To use the side scan feature, first install the ScanPac
transduceron your trolling motor. Next, pressthe WINDOWS key on the
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 TRANSDUCER CONE ANGLES Now press the down arrow
Thesound waves fromthe transducer spread out intothe waterin a cone key until the screen shown at I) ________
shaped beam. Thislooks much likethe beam fromaflashlight.The angle right appears.
between the outside edges of the cone is the cone angle. ftS
Lowrance offers achoice oftransducers witheitheran8 or2Odegree cone
angle. ThetransducersuppliedwiththeX-55hasa2Odegree coneangle.
These are the side scan win-
dows. Both windowsshow the
digital depth display from the
t K!
Typically, wide coneangle transducers (20 degrees) are idealfor operat- transducerpointed at the bot-
ingin shallowto mediumwaterdepths. The20 degreeconeangleallows tom - Not theside scan trans-
youto seemore of the underwaterworld. In 1 Sfeetofwaterthe20degree ducer. Thewindowon the left
cone covers an area about six feet across. The 8 degree transducer
covers only about a two foot circle.
______
shows a Fish ID symbolwhen ______________ ______________
the unitidentifies atarget as a IIFTSH 36.5 FT]I[DEPTH
________________ 48.1
III
_______________
fish. When this happens, the
The20degreetransducer is almostalways the bestto usein fresh water, digital depth display atthe bottomofthewindowchanges from "DEPTH"
the8 degree mostly in salt water. In a deep waterenvironment, (300feet to "FISH" and shows the distancefrom the side scantransducerto the
- fresh water, 100 feet - salt water) the narrow cone angle is more target shown as a fish symbol.
desirable. Sincethe-oundenergyisconcentrated inasmallerarea,itcan
penetrate to much deeperdepths. The windowon the right showsall return echoes. These echoesappear
as short, horizontal lines. ThethickertheIine,thestrongerthereturn echo.
Both 8degree and20 degree transducers give accurate bottom readings, The distance to these targets can be determined by comparing the
eventhoughthebottomsignal is muchwideronthe2odegreemodel. This positionof the echo to the range markers on the side of thedisplay.
is because you are seeing moreof the bottom. Remember, the shallow
edge ofthesignal showsyouthetruedepth. Therestofthe signal tellsyou To change the range, pressthe RANGE key. A new menu appearsat the
whetheryou are over rocks, mud, etc. bottom ofthe display. Usetheup or downarrow keys to changethe range
ofthe side scanmode fromtentosixtyfeet.Eitherwaitafew secondsafter
iftheconepassesover a fishin shallowwater, thesignal displayedon the you've changed the range and the menus will automatically disappearor
X-55 maynot arch at all. This is due to the narrowconediameter and the pressthe CLEAR key to erase the menus.
resolution limitations of the display.
SONAROPERATION - AUTOMATIC
FISH ARCHES When the X-55 is first turned on, the Automatic feature is enabled. This
Fish arches are createdwhenthecone of sound passes over a fish. The is indicated by the word"AUTO" at the topof the screen. The Automatic
distance to afish whentheconefirst strikes it is shown as "A" onthe next featureadjuststhesensitivityand rangeso the bottom signalis displayed
page. Whenthecenterofthe cone strikes the fish, the distance is shorter inthe lowerhalfofthescreen at ____________________________
as shown "B". As the cone leaves thefish, thedistanceincreases again all times. q89FT 0
as shown in "C".
ToturnAutomatic off,firstpress 12
Very small fish probablywill not arch at all. Medium sized fish will showa the AUTO key. A menu ap-
pears at the bottom of the 29
partial arch, or a shapesimilarto an arch if they're in deep water. Large
fish will arch, but turn the sensitivity up in deeper waterto seethearch. screen abovethe left and right
Because ofwaterconditions, suchas heavy surface clutter, thermoclines, arrows. Press the left arrow 36
etc., the sensitivity sometimes cannot be increased enough to get fish key to switch to the manual
arches. mode. The letters "Man" ap-
pear in the upper left cornerof
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 is in the manual mode. To turn Automatic on, press the AUTOkey again,
then pressthe right arrow key.
SENSITIVITY
The sensitivity key on theX-55 controls the ability of the unitto pick up
echoes. A low sensitivity level excludes much ofthe bottom information,
fish signals, and othertarget information. High sensitivity levels enables
youtoseethisdetail,but itcanalso clutterthescreen with many undesired
signals. Typically, the best sensitivity level shows a good solid bottom
signal with Graylineand somesurfaceclutter.
Whenthe X-55 is in the Automaticmode,thesensitivity is automatically
adjustedto keep a solid bottom signal displayed, plus a little more. This
gives it thecapabilityto showfish and other detail.
However,situations occur where it becomes necessary to increase or
decreasethe sensitivity. This typically happens when you wish to see
more detail, so an increase in sensitivity is indicated. The procedureto
adjust it isthesamewhethertheunitis in the automatic or manual mode.
Toadjustthe sensitivity, presstheSENSkey. Thesensitivity adjustmenu
appearsat thebottom of the screen.
The sensitivity menu has left
and right arrows, plus a hori-
zontal bar graph. The graph
givesa visual indication of the
sensitivity level. The number
above the INC arrow also
showsthe percentage of sen-
sitivityin use.
However, therearetimeswhenyou maywanttoturn the ASPfeatureoff.
Thisallowsyoutoviewall incoming echoesbefore theyare processed by
the ASPfeature.
Tochange the ASP level, press the MENU key five times. Then press the
key nextto the "ADJUST LEVELOF CHARTASP" labeluntil the desired
level is obtained.
SIGNAL INTERPRETATION
Your X-55 gives an accurate picture of the bottom that your boat is
passing. A bottom of firm sand, gravel, shell, or hard clay returns a fairly
widesignal. Ifthe automatic mode isoff and thesignal narrows down,then
it means thatyouhave moved overa mud bottom. Mud absorbsthesound
wave and returns a weaksignal. Turn up the sensitivity to see a better
bottom signal.
Big rocks or stumps on a smooth bottom send back signals above the
bottom level signal. The height of the signal depends on the target's
height. Asyou passover apost, it shouldbe clearly visibleas ashort line
extending abovethe bottomsignal.
A steep slope returns a wide signal, the steeper the wider. Signals
returned from a high underwater cliff are usuallythe widestof all.
When the Fish ID. mode is off, the depth of the water will affectthe size
and shapeofthe fish arch due to the coneanglediameter. For example,
ifthe conepassesoverafish inshallowwater,the signal displayed on the
X-55 maynot arch at all. Thisis due tothenarrowconediameter and the
resolution limitations of the display.

To increasethesensitivity level,
press the right arrow key. As
you press the key, the menu's
bar graph will grow wider and
thepercentage will increase in value.You canalso seethedifference on
thechart record as it scrolls. When the sensitivity is atthe desired level,
release the key.

To decreasethe sensitivity level, press the key adjacent to the leftarrow.

The bargraph and percentage will decrease. Whenthe sensitivity is atthe
desired level, release the key.

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 MENU - PAGE 5
ADJUST CHARTSURFACE
CLARITY
Themarkings extending down-
ward from the zero line on the
chart are called "surfaceclut-
ter." These markings are
caused by wave action, boat
wakes, temperature inversion,
and othernatural causes.
____________________________ To turn the menus off, pressthe key adjacent to the CLEAR key at the
bottom left side of the unit or wait a few secondsand the menus will
disappear.
RANGE- Automatic
When turned onforthefirsttime,theX-S5automatically placesthebottom
signal in the lower half of the screen. This is called Auto Ranging and is
part of the automatic function. The range cannot be changedmanually
whilethe unit is in automatic.
RANGE- Manual
The X-55givesyoucontrol overthe range when it's inthe manual mode.

TheSurfaceClarityControl (5CC) reduces or eliminates surface clutter Tochange therange,firstmake

signals from the display. 3CC varies the sensitivity of the receiver,
decreasing it nearthe surface and gradually increasing it as the depth
certaintheX-55 isinthemanual
mode. Next, presstheRANGE
9&3FTks _____________________ a

increases. Themaximum depth that5CCwill affect is75%oftheselected key. The range adjustment
depth range. For example, on a 0-60 foot range with maximum 8CC, menu appearsinthe lowerright UPPER LIMIT I 29
surface clutter will be reduced down to 45 feet. cornerofthe display. Pressthe <CHANGE
up or down arrow keys to de- <CHANGE LOWER LIMIT I
36
There are three levels of 8CC available on the X-55: low, medium, and crease or increase the range. _____
40 FT
high. When it'sturnedon forthe firsttime,the8CC level is low. To change The available range.s are 0-5, (HELPI
___________ 60 FT III8
it, press the MENU key five times, then press the key adjacent to the 10, 20, 30, 40, 60, 100, 150, 100 FT
"ADJUST CHARTSURFACE CLARITY" label until the black boxisonthe 200, 300, 500, 800, and 1000 ________________ DEEP SHAL
_________________
S
desired 3CC level. feet. After the desired rangeis
displayed, press the CLEAR
Press the key nextto the "EXIT" label when you're finished. key to erase the rangemenu.

ASP (Advanced Signal Processing)
The ASP feature is a noise rejection system built into the X-55 that
constantly evaluates the effects of boat speed, water conditions, and
interference. Thisautomatic feature gives youthe bestdisplaypossible
undermostconditions.
TheASP feature is an effectivetool in combating noise. In sonarterms,
noise is anyundesired signal. It is causedby electrical and mechanical
sources such as bilge pumps, engine ignitionsystems and wiring, air
bubbles passing overthe faceof the transducer, even vibrationfrom the
engine. In all cases, noisecan produceunwanted marks on the display.
TheASPfeature hastwo levels - Normal and High. Ifyouhavehighnoise
levels,try using the"Nigh"ASPsetting. However, ifyouare having trouble
with noise, we suggestthat youtake steps to findtheinterference source
and fix it, ratherthan continually usingthe unitwith the highASPsetting.
NOTE: The depth capability of the X-55 depends on the transducer
installation, water and bottom conditions, and otherfactors.
RANGE- Upper and Lower Limits
TheX-55lets youchange the upperand lowerrangelimitswhen it's inthe
manual mode. Thislets you 'zoom' in on segments of the wateras small
as5feet. In otherwords, youcansettheupperlimitto3ofeetandthe lower
limitto 35feet, regardless of the bottomdepth.Thisin essence, givesyou
aSfoot zoom. You can chooseany segmentof the water, as long as the
distancebetween the upper limit and lower limit is 5 feet (2 meters, 1
fathom) or more. Using the zoomfeature (described in the nextsection)
lets you view a segment of the water on the screen's right side (for
example, from 20 to 30 feet), and a zoom of that segmenton the left.
To changethe upper or lower limit, first make certain the unit is in the
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 Next, press the RANGE key. The menu shown on the previous page chor. Since the unitis notmov-
appears. Nowpressthe key nextto the "CHANGE UPPER LIMIT" label
UTU 1
50.9 FT ing,fish signalsare long,drawn
to changetheupperlimitor"CHANGELOWER LIMIT" labeltochangethe out lines on a normal chart

r
lowerlimit.We'rechangingthe ________
upperlimit in this example. Af- hHs.3 Ri 0 . /29
display. FASTRAK converts
thegraph toavertical bargraph

--r-.
ter pressing thekey nextto the S1tim
L that, with practice, makes a
"CHANGE UPPER LIMIT' la- 12 useful addition to fishing at a
3E NUME:ER KEYS Id1
bel, the screen shown at right CHiiNi3E UPPER LIMIT.
36
stationary location.
appears. USE RIGHT ciRROI.iJ 29
1') BCKSPPiCE. To turn FASTRAK on, press
Usingthe numberedkeys, en- 36 the menu key fourtimes, then
ter a numberforthe upperlimit _______ — press the key adjacent to the
that is at least five feet less 48 'TURN FASTRAK ON" label.
thanthelowerlimit.Inthiscase, To turn it off, repeat thesame steps.The 'TURN FASTRAK OFF" label
we entered 40, giving a20foot 60
Iri..anI appears instead of the "TURN FASTRAK ON" label.
zoom. When you've entered
thedesiredupperlimit, press the up arrow key atthe bottom of the screen. SELECTUNITS OF MEASURE
The unit returnsto the sonar screen with thenew upper limit. TheX-55candisplaythe waterdepth infeet, fathoms, or meters, surface
water temperature in degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius, speed in statute
Changethelower limitthesameway. Using the upperandlowerlimits in miles per hour,kilometers per hour, or knots,and distance (log) in miles,
thismannerlets you expand a segmentofwater quicklyand easily. kilometers, or nautical miles.

To change the unitsof measure, press the key adjacent tothe "SELECT
UNITS OF MEASURE" label. The screen shown below appears. The
ZOOM blackbox on each line showsthe unitof measure currently in use. In the
screen shown below, the units of measure are in feet for the depth,
Enlargingor "zooming" the picture is a common method used to show
smalldetailandfish signals. TheX-55gives youtwodifferentzoom sizes, temperature in degrees Fahrenheit, andboth speedand log areinstatute
miles per hour.
plus a split screen zoom option. The zoomoperation and adjustmentis
differentin theautomatic and manual modes.
Press the key adjacent to the = FM II
unit that you wish to change. .ELH
Forexample, press the keynext = oc

Ii
ZOOM - AUTOMATICMODE _____ totheDEPTH labeltwotimesto
0 switchfromfeetto meters. This ED=KNKMH
To zoom the display in the 150.3
automatic mode, firstpress the
ZOOM key. All targets on the L4UFFI
C -c

12
moves the black boxtwo times
from the"FT" to the "M". When flNMKM.
!
displayare enlarged fourtimes ________ you have the units of measure
•' 29 set as desired, press the key
normalsizeautomatically. The
menus shown at right also ap-
k
_________
nextto the"EXIT' label.
FLILL I 36
pear.
CLEARDISTANCE LOG
Turn the zoom feature on (or
98 The X-55 startscountingdistanceas soon as the X-55 is turned on. To
off) by pressing the key adja-
cent to the "OFF/ON" label.
12
- -=fl- --
60 reset the distance log to zero, press the MENU key until the "CLEAR
DISTANCE LOG" labelappears, then press the key adjacenttothatlabel.
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 menupage appears, thenpressthe keyadjacent tothe"REMOVE ZOOM
BAR" label.
Pressing the key adjacent to
Note: Turning the zoom bar on also turns the zoom feature on. the "2X/4X"labelenlargesech-
oes from two times to four
DISPLAY ZONE BAR times their normal size.
When the zone alarm is on, the zone bar doesn't normally show on the
screen. To turn the zone bar on continuously, first press the MENU key To switch between the split
until the3rd menu page appears. Nowpressthekeynexttothe"DISPLAY screen zoom and full screen
ZONE BAR" label. zoom, press the key adjacent
tothe"SPLIT/FULL"label.The
To turn the zone bar off, press the MENU key until the third menu page screen instantly splits intotwo
appears,then press the key adjacent tothe "REMOVE ZONEBAR" label. sections as shown at left. All
targets on the left are shown atfourtimes the size ofthe oneson theright.
Note: Turning the zone bar on also turns the zonealarm on. Ifyou switchto the 2Xzoommode, echoes on the leftside of the screen
are shown attwicethe size as the oneson the right. Theechoesthatscroll
DIGITAL SONAR acrossthe screen are the exactsameechoes on both sides ofthe screen.
When the X-55 is turned on forthe first time, the digital depth display is They're simply enlarged on the leftside. This featuretracksthebottom,
located at the top left corner of the screen. This display comes from a keeping it on the display at all times, when the automatic feature is on.
separate digital sonarbuilt intothe unit. Itdisplays onlythe bottomdepth. Onceyou've setthe zoom as desired,press the CLEAR key to erase the
If it loses the bottom, thelast known depthwill flash on thedisplay. When menus.
the digital findsthebottom, it will automatically display the bottom depth
again. ZOOM - MANUALMODE
Whenyou pressthe zoom key whiletheunit is in the manual mode,the
The digital sonar can beturnedoff, however this also turns all automatic screen shown below appears. All of the menus on this screen work
features off also,such as auto sensitivity,auto ranging, and the Fish I.D. identically as described above. However, one additional menu item is
feature. shown when the unitis in the manual mode: "ADJUST".

To turnthe digital sonar off, press the Menu keythreetimes. Now press To adjust the zoom, press the key adjacent to the "ADJUST' label. A
the key adjacent to the "TURN DIGITAL SONAROFF" label. To turn it screen similar to the one belowappears. A zoombar and adjust arrows
backon again, repeat thesamesteps. appearon thescreen. The echoes on the leftside of the screen are the
onesthat appearbetween thetop and the bottomofthezoombar. Press
MENU - PAGE4 the up or down arrow keys to
ove the zoom bar up or down.
FASTRAK As you adjust the zoom bar,
This feature converts all ech- the echoes move on the left
oestoshorthorizontal lines on side of the screen at the same
thedisplay'sfar right side.The time. The zoom adjustmenus
graph continues to operate will automatically clear a few
normally. FASTRAK givesyou secondsafteryou've pressed
a rapid update of conditions thelastkey. Remember, theX-
directly under the boat. This 55won'ttrackthebottom when
makes it useful for ice fishing, it's in themanual mode.
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 SONARALARMS MENU-PAGE 3
The X-55 has three differenttypes of sonar alarms. The first is the Fish
Alarm. It soundswhen the Fish l.D. feature determines an echoor group CHARTCURSOR
of echoes is a fish. Anotheralarm is the ZoneAlarm whichconsistsof a The X-55 has a chart cursor
bar. Any echo that appears inside this bar triggersthe alarm. The last that allows you to pinpoint a
alarm is calledthe DepthAlarm. Only the bottom signalwill trigger this target's depth. The cursor is
alarm. This is useful as an anchor watch, a shallowwater alert, or for simply a horizontal line that
navigation. See the GPS sectionfor information on GPS alarms. extends acrossthedisplayfrom
leftto right. Adepth box at the
To adjustan alarm,first presstheALARM key. The screen shown below end ofthe lineon the right side
appears. Press the key next to the "SETDEPTH OR GPS ALARMS" to showsthe line's depth. In the
adjustthe shallowor deepdigitalalarms. When youpressthe key nextto example below, the cursor PAGE 3
the"SET DEPTH OR GPS ALARMS", the menu shown at the top of the (line) is at 30.0 feet.
next page appears. The zone
alarm has its own menu which ________ _____ To displaythe chart cursor, press the menu key threetimes. Nowpress
is shown and described in the the key adjacent to the 'TURN CHART CURSOR ON" label. A screen
zone alarm section.Onceyou similartotheoneatthe boftom
seethisscreen, pressthedown of this page appears. Use the
arrow key untiltheblackboxis upor downarrow keys to move
AUTO 0
on the desired alarm. In this 52.0 FT
the cursor up or down to the _________
example, the shallow alarm is desired depth. 12
selected. Now press the key e
nextto the"CHANGE VALUE" TURN FIsh FILM Ut To turn the chart cursor off,
29
label. Use the numbered keys press the menu key three
to setthealarm. For example, K.EXIT TURN ZONE ALM Oh I
36
times. Nowpress the key adja-
to settheshallowalarm'svalue cent to the 'TURN CHART 98
to 10feet, press the1 key, then CURSOR OFF" label. The X-
pressthe0 key. Whenthe desired valuehas been entered, pressthe key
nextto the "ENTER" label. The unit returns to the ALARMS screen.
55 returns tothesonarscreen
withoutthe chart cursor.
- -. ________ 60

Wheneither depth alarm sounds, a "Silence Alarm"label appears at the DISPLAYZOOM BAR
bottom ofthe screen. Pressthe"CLEAR" keyto mute thealarm. Whenthe When the unit is in thezoom mode, the zoombardoesn't normally show
alarm is triggered again,the alarm will also sound. on the screen. Thezoom bar showsthesection of water ontherightside
of the screen that the zoom
featuredisplays ontheleftside. AUTO II 33.6
The followingsectiondescribes eachsonar alarm and its limits.
To turn the zoom bar on con- 97.0 FTV
FISHALARM tinuously,first press theMENU
Use the fish alarm for a distinctive audible alarm when fish or other key until the 3rd menu page
suspendedobjectsare detectedby the Fish I.D. feature. A differenttone appears. Now press the key
soundsfor eachfish symbol size shown on the display. next to the "DISPLAY ZOOM
BAR" label.

Toturn the zoombaroff, press

the MENU key until the third

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 TURN DIGITAL BOX OFF ZONE ALARM
Thedigitalboxis displayed in the upperleftcornerofthefull sonarscreen. The zone alarm consistsof a
It hasthe digital depth and automatic/manual indicators. Toturn this box bar that appearson the right
off, press the MENU keytwice, then pressthe keyadjacent to the "TURN side of the screen. Any echo
DIGITALBOX OFF" label. Repeat the abovesteps to turnthe box on. that appears on the screen
between thetop and bottom of
CONSTRUCT DIGITAL BOX the zone alarm's bar will "trip"
TheX-55 can display the depth, speed, surface watertemperature, and the zonealarm.
distancelogin the upperleftportion of the screen. When the X-55 is first
turned on, only the depth is displayed. You can turn each digital display Note:Thezonealarmisn't avail-
on as desired or turn all of them off, as desired. able in theWindows mode.

To selectthe digital displays menu, first pressthemenu key threetimes. To set the zone alarm, press
Next, press the key adjacenttothe"CONSTRUCTDIGITAL BOX" menu. theALARM key. Nowpressthe key nextto the "SetZone Alarm" label.
A screen appears that is similar to the one below. A screensimilarto the one shown below appears.

Now press thekey adjacent to The zonealarm bar showson

the desired display. For ex-
ample, to turnthetemperature
displayon, press the key adja-
centto the "INCLUDE TEMP."
- _oz the right side of the screen.
Use the arrow keys to move
146.6 FTft
the bottomof thebar higheror
12 lower. To move the top of the
E

l
label. Once you do this, the II SET ZONE 29 bar, first pressthe key nextto
LIMIT the "CHANGE TO UPPER"la-
digital display in the corner of flLOWER
the screen will show the tern- 36 bel. Nowusethe arrow keysto
(CHANGE TO UPPER I move the top of the bar higher
—C
peraturein additiontothedepth.
The temperature menu label 92 or lower. When you have the
nowshows"REMOVE TEMP." zonealarm bar setas desired,
You can turn each display on 60 press the CLRkeyto erasethe
- — menus.
or off individually.

PresstheCLEAR key to exit from this menu or wait approximately ten The abovestepsautomatically turnthezonealarmon if itwas off. To turn
seconds and the menus will automatically clear. thezone alarm off, press the ALARM key, then press thekey nextto the

To turn the entire digital box

off, presstheMENU key twice,
then pressthe key nextto the
AUTO
5'I.? FT ll
Fl
REMOVE DEP

REMI1IJE
"Turn Zone Alarm Off"label at the bottom ofthe screen.

Normally,the zonealarm bardisappears fromthe screen afteryou make

adjustments. Toleavethezonealarm baronthe screenall ofthetime,see
"TURN DIGITAL BOX OFF" the "DisplayZoneAlarm Bar"section in this manual for instructions.
label.Theunitwill return tothe
sonar display with the digital
box erased from the screen. tIUL.UOE LOG
To turn it on again, repeat the
above steps. The label on the
secondmenu page now reads
"TURN DIGITAL BOXON."

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—
DEPTH ALARMS __________________________ MENU.PAGE 2 ____________ ______

Tfl!
Thedepth alarms sound atone
when the bottom signal goes _____ __________ ADJUST BACK LIGHT ADJUST BACK -IGVii-
LEVEL
shallower than the shallow _____
100 LEVEL

..a
DEEP UN nI
alarm's setting or deeperthan _____________ _____ The X-55hasinternal lightsfor
the deep alarm's setting. For ____________________________ the display and keyboard. To SPEAKER VOLUME L nh
example, if yousettheshallow ______________ adjusttheintensityofthelight ______
alarmto tenfeet, the alarm will __________ ___________ ing, press theMENU keytwice, TURN DIG[TflLBue' OFF
__________ ____________
soundatone ifthebottomsig ___________ then pressthe key adjacent to ____________ ______________
_________

T_
nal is less than ten feet. It will _____ the "ADJUST BACK LIGHT ____ CONSTRUCT ____ 0 I GITAL
continue to sound until you
_____________ ____BOX
E>cI _____________ ________ LEVEL" label. The screen
mute itor until the bottom goes shown below appears. Now _____
_____ _______________ PAGE 2 __________
deeperthan 10feet. The deep pressthe leftarrow key to de-
alarm works justthe opposite. It sounds awarriingtoneifthebottomdepth crease the light level. Press the right arrow key to increase it. The
goesdeeperthanthealarm's setting. Both depth alarmsworkonly off the percentage of back light in usechanges as the arrow keys are pressed.
digital bottomdepth signals. No othertargetswilltripthesealarms. These The bar chart also gives a graphical indication of the level. After you've
alarms can be used at the same time or by themselves. made the adjustment, press the CLEAR key to erase the menu.

To setthe depth alarms, first pressthe ALARM key, then pressthe key
nextto the "SET DEPTH ALARMS" label. The screen at the top of this
page appears. BACK LIGHT ON/OFF AUTO H- 0
50.5 FTO
To turn the back lighting on, _________
To adjust the shallow alarm, pressthemenu keytwice,then 12
pressthe key nexttothe "Shal- pressthe key adjacent to the
low" label. To adjustthe deep "BACK LIGHT" label. This 29
alarm, pressthekeynexttothe moves the black box from
DEEP flN 100
"OFF'to the"ON"position.To
36
'Deep" labeL Both alarms ad-
just identically. We'll use the turn the backlights off, repeat
shallowalarm as an example. thesame steps. ___________
Pressing the key next to the
"Shallow" label movesthe black I-hoEd XNCI'-
box from the "OFF" postion to
thenumberon the right side of
E'sIT UFtANGE Lull T
thearrow. Anewlabelappears
at the bottom of the screen: E E

"CHANGE LIMIT." Press the
key nextto that label. A new screen appears as shown at the top of the
nextpage. Usethenumbered keypad on the rightside oftheunitto enter
theshallowalarm setting. We used 10 feet in this example.
SPEAKERVOLUME
The speakervolume hastwo levels: high or low. WhentheX-55 is first
turnedon,thespeakervolumeis high. To change it, press the MENU key
twice,then pressthe key nextto the "SPEAKER VOLUMELOWHIGH"
key. This switches the volumefrom high to low. A short tune sounds,
letting you hearthevolume.To switchbackto high, simplypress the key
again.

To exit from this menu, pressthe CLEAR key.

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 outwards from a group of limbs is the hardest object for the Fish l.D.
feature to distinguish from fish. You may see Fish l.D. symbols on the
screen when actually, thereare no fish. Practice with the unitin both the After you've entered the de-
Fish l.D. mode and withoutto becomemore familiar with the Fish l.D. sired alarm depth, press the
feature. key next to the 'ACCEPT" la-
bel.Thisentersthealarm depth
To turn the Fish l.D. featureon, pressthe menu key, then pressthe key intomemoryandautomatically
adjacent to the 'Turn Fish-ID On" label. Echoeswill continue to scroll turnstheshallowalarmon. Now
acrossthescreen, however, thesurface clutteratthetopwill no longerbe pressthe key nextto the"AC-
displayed.Any targets the micro-computer determines are fish will be CEPT" label.
displayedas fishsymbols. Toturnthe Fish l.D. feature offagain,firstpress
themenu key. Next, pressthe keyadjacenttothe'Turn Fishl.D.Off" label.
The menu immediately disappears and thesonar screen returns.

Remember, the Fish l.D. featurecan't be used when the X-55 is in the
manual mode. If you turn the Fish l.D. feature on when the X-55 is in
The screen shown at right ap- SHitLObJ OFT 10
manual, the micro-computer will turntheautomaticfeatureon. If youturn
automatic off whenthe Fish l.D. feature is on, the Fish l.D. feature will be pears next. The shallowalarm [JEEP
turned off also. is now set. If the bottom goes
shallower than 10 feet, the
alarm will soundand awarning
message appears on the
screen at the same time. A
label also appearsletting you
mute the alarm, if desired.

DISPLAY CONTRAST To returnto the sonar screen,

The unit'sdisplaycontrast isadjustable tosuitdifferent lighting conditions. pressthe keynexttothe"EXIT"
To adjustit, tirst press the menu key. The first menu page appears. Now label.
press the key next to the "ADJUST DISPLAY CONTRAST"label. A
screen similarto the one below appears. Nowpressthe key adjacent to
the leftarrowto decrease the contrast. Pressthekeyadjacenttothe right ALARM MUTE
arrow to increase it. The per- Wheneithertheshallowordeepalarm istriggered, an audiotone sounds.
centage of contrast in use A differenttone soundsfor the shallowthan thedeep alarm,thus letting
changesas the arrow keys are you know which alarm is sounding withoutlookingat the unit. Once a
pressed. The bar chart also depth alarm is triggered, it keepssounding until you changedepth. For
gives a graphical indication of example, iftheshallowalarm is setto 10feet, andyou move into and stay
the contrastlevel. You cansee in water that's five feet deep, you're goingto get tired of listening to the
the change on the screen as alarm beeping all the time.
youpress thekeys. Afteryou've
madetheadjustment, pressthe To keepthis situationfromhappening, a new labelappearson the sonar
CLEARkeyto erase the menu. screen whenevera depth alarm sounds. This labelsays "Silence Alarm".
Thisturns thealarm'ssound off until it's triggered again.

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CHARTSPEED
The rate echoes scroll across
____
_______ _
________ --

the screen is called the chart

speed. It's adjustable by first
pressing the menu key, then
pressing the key adjacent to
the"ADJUST CHARTSPEED" •1
label. The chart speed menu GRAYLINE® ON GRAYLINP OFF
appears at the bottom of the
screen. Increase the chart
speed by pressing the right ar- differentGRAYLINE level, also.Thelevel chosenbytheX-55atpoweron
rowkeyordecreaseitbypress- is usually adequatefor mostconditions. Experiment with your unitto find
ingthe left arrow key. The per- the GRAYLINE setting that's
centage of chart speed in use best for you. -o
changesas thearrow keysare
pressed. The bar chart also To adjust GRAYLINE, press 12
gives a graphical indication of the MENU key, then pressthe
the chart speed. You can see key adjacent to the "ADJUST 29
the change onthescreen(both GRAYLINE" label. A screen
on the menu and on thechart similar to the one at right ap- 36
record) as you pressthe keys. pears.NowpresstheIeft arrow
After you've made the adjust- keyto decreasethegray level.
ment, press the CLEAR key to Press the right arrow key to
erase the menu. ____________ increase it. The percentage of
GRAYLINEin usechangesas
To stopthechart, press the"STOP" key in theunit's lowerleftcorner.To the arrow keysarepressed. Thebarchartalso givesagraphical indication
start thechart, press the "STOP"key again. of the GRAYLINE level. You canseethechange on the screen (both on
the menu and on the chart record) as you press the keys. After you've
GRAYLINE® made the adjustment, pressthe CLEAR key to erase the menu.
GRAYLINE lets you distinguish between strong and weak echoes. It
"paints" gray on targetsthat are stronger than apresetvalue.This allows FISH I.D.
youto tellthe difference between a hard and soft bottom.Forexample, a The Fish l.D. featureidentifies targetsthatmeetcertain conditionsasfish.
soft,muddy or weedybottom returns aweakersignal whichis shown with The micro-computer analyses all echoes and eliminatessurfaceclutter,
a narrowor no gray line. A hard bottom returns a strong signal which thermoclines,and other signals that are undesirable. In mostinstances,
causesa wide gray line. remainingtargetsarefish. The Fish I.D. featuredisplayssymbols on the
screen in placeoftheactualfish echoes. There are fourfish symbolsizes:
Ifyou have two signals of equal size, one with gray andtheotherwithout, tiny, small, medium,and large. These are usedto designate therelative
then the target with gray is the stronger signal. This helps distinguish size between targets.In otherwords, itdisplays asmall fish symbolwhen
weedsfrom trees on the bottom, or fish from structure. it thinksatarget is a small fish, a mediumfish symbolon a largertarget,etc.

GRAYLINE is adjustable. Since GRAYLINE shows the difference be-
tween strong and weaksignals, adjusting the sensitivitymay require a
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The micro-computer is sophisticated, but it can be fooled. It cannot
distinguishbetweenfish and other suspended objectssuch as trotlines,
turtles,submerged floats,airbubbles, etc. Individualtreelimbsextending
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