Transducer Orientation And Fish Arches; Shoot-Thru-Hull Preparation; Hulls With Floatation Materials - Eagle FishElite 480 Installation And Operation Instructions Manual

TRANSDUCER ORIENTATION AND FISH ARCHES

If you do not get good fish arches on your display, it could be because
the transducer is not parallel with the ground when the boat is at rest
in the water or at slow trolling speeds.
Transducer aimed
too far back
Full fish arch
Transducer angles and their effects on fish arches.
If the arch slopes up – but not back down – then the front of the trans-
ducer is too high and needs to be lowered. If only the back half of the
arch is printed, then the nose of the transducer is angled too far down
and needs to be raised.
NOTE:
Periodically wash the transducer's face with soap and water to re-
move any oil film. Oil and dirt on the face will reduce the sensitivity
or may even prevent operation.

SHOOT-THRU-HULL PREPARATION

Hulls With Floatation Materials

The transducer installation inside a fiberglass hull must be in an area
that does not have air bubbles in the resin or separated fiberglass lay-
ers. The sonar signal must pass through solid fiberglass. A successful
transducer installation can be made on hulls with flotation materials
Partial fish arches
Proper transducer angle
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Transducer aimed
too far forward