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Signstek FF-003 User Manual

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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Overview..........How Sonar Works........Product specification....... Installing the Batteries......Connecting the Transducer Cable....Key Functions........Power On/Off........Sonar View.......... Sonar View (200KHz)......Sonar View (83KHz)......Split Sonar View (200/83KHz)....Sonar Zoom View......... Sonar Zoom View (200KHz or 83KHz)... Split Zoom Sonar View (200/83KHz)..
  • Page 4 Frontlight (Fishing at Night)....17 Units........... Chart Speed......... Fish Alarm........... Depth Alarm......... 18 Battery Alarm........19 Transparency........Volume..........20 Keel Offset........... 20 Sonar Chart Mode......... Surface Clarity........Noise Rejection........Language..........Floating Transducer........ Fixing the Transducer......Fishing at the Boat......Fishing on Ice........Handheld Transducer......

  • Page 5: Overview

    Overview This amazing product is especially designed for amateur and professional fishermen alike, to find out the location of fish, depth and bottom contour of water. The unit can be used in ocean, river or lake and is fantastic for detecting schools of fish in any particular area.

  • Page 6: Product Specification

    Product Specification Display Type: 2.8" 512 colors TFT LCD Resolution: V240xH160 Frontlighting: White LED Depth Range Max. 240ft (73M) Depth Range Min.: 2ft (0.6M) Sonar Frequency: 200/83KHz Duel Beam Power Input: 4-AAA Alkaline Batteries Audible Alarms: Fish/Shallow/Low Battery Operational: -20—70°C Water Temperature Indicator: Automatic Ranging: Zoom Bottom Track:...

  • Page 7: Installing The Batteries

    Installing the Batteries When you first use the Fish Finder you will need to install the batteries. Slide the battery door and insert 4 "AAA" batteries to the battery compartment. Be certain to align the batteries as per the diagram within the battery compartment. Connecting the Transducer Cable Align the plug of the transducer...

  • Page 8: Key Functions

    Key Functions Zoom Key View/Esc Key Menu Key Power Key Arrow Keys (Up/Lower/Left/Right) Power On/Off Press and release Power Key to power the unit On, the Loading Page is displayed first. After a few seconds the unit start to work. Press and hold Power Key until the Shutdown Page is displayed, release the Power Key to power Off.

  • Page 9: Sonar View

    Automatic power off feature: The display will shut off automatically when the depth display reads "---" continuously for 5 minutes. Sonar View When the unit starts working, you can press the View/Esc Key to switch between different frequencies. (200KHz,83KHz,200KHz/83KHz) Sonar View (200KHz) 1 Water Depth Readout (200KHz) 2 Water Temperature Readout 3 Battery Voltage Readout...

  • Page 10: Sonar View (83Khz)

    7 Depth Scale 8 CSG (200KHz) 9 Lower Limit 10 200KHz Mark 11 Bottom Contour (200KHz) CSG (Current Singal Graph) The CSG window always updates at the fastest rate possible for all echoes to short horizontal lines on the display's far right side. Sonar View (83KHz) 1 Water Depth Readout (83KHz) 2 Surface Clutter (83KHz)

  • Page 11: Split Sonar View (200/83Khz)

    Split Sonar View (200/83KHz) Sonar Zoom View When the unit starts working, you can press the Zoom Key to manually enlarge the bottom signal in the main screen(2x). Press it again, screen will be returned the normal operation. Sonar Zoom View (200KHz or 83KHz) In the 200KHz or 83KHz Sonar Zoom View, the display is split to show the full range view on the right and the zoomed view on the left.

  • Page 12: Split Zoom Sonar View (200/83Khz)

    Zoom Preview Box (Current Sonar Zoom View (200KHz) Sonar Zoom View (83KHz) Split Sonar Zoom View (200KHz/83KHz) In the 200KHz/83KHz Sonar Zoom View, the display is split to show the 200KHz zoomed view on the right and the 83KHz zoomed view on the left.

  • Page 13: Manual Zoom

    Split Sonar Zoom View (200/83KHz) Manual Zoom When the "Depth Range" is set manually, then press the Zoom Key can enlarge the signal in the main screen. Press the Down or Up Key can manually adjust the Zoom Preview Box changes up or down along.

  • Page 14: Stop Chart

    Stop Chart When the unit starts working, you can press the Power Key to stop the screen chart in the main screen, and press the Power Key again the screen chart will be recovered. Accessing Menu Features The Menu Key is used to access the menu system.

  • Page 15: Sensitivity

    In each menu tab use the Down or Up Key to select a specific menu item, and use the Left or Right Key to change a menu setting, then press the View/Esc Key to return to the top until close menu system.

  • Page 16: Upper And Lower Limit

    Select "Auto" to have the unit automatically select the Depth Range, the bottom signal is automatically placed in the lower half of the screen. Select specific value to locks the depth range to a specific setting. NOTE: In manual operation, if the depth is greater than the depth range setting, the bottom will not be visible on screen.

  • Page 17: Fish Symbols & Depth

    Changing the upper and lower limits give you far greater control over the depth range. This feature lets you "zoom in" the display in almost unlimited combinations. Upper Limit Lower Limit Fish Symbols & Depth Settings: "On/On", "On/Off", "Off/Off" This feature identifies targets that meet certain conditions as fish.

  • Page 18: Depth Cursor

    Fish Depth Fish Symbol NOTE: The sonar's microcomputer is sophisticated, but it can be fooled. It can't distinguish between fish and other suspended objects such as trotlines, turtles, submerged floats, air bubbles, etc. Depth Cursor Settings: "On", "Off" The depth cursor consists of a horizontal line with a digital depth box on the right side.

  • Page 19: Simulator

    Simulator Settings: "On","Off" The Simulator is a very powerful tool that simulates on the water operation. Use the Simulator to learn how to use your fish finder before taking your boat on the water. The Simulator Indicator will visible on screen when Simulator is setting to "On".

  • Page 20: Chart Speed

    Chart Speed Settings: "10%" to "100%" The chart speed is the rate echoes scroll across the screen. Fish Alarm Settings: "Off", " ", " " ," " Select "Off" for no fish alarm, or select one of the following symbols to set the alarm. Large fish only Large/Medium fish only All fish...

  • Page 21: Battery Alarm

    Depth Alarm Indicator Battery Alarm Settings: "Off", "4.0V" to "6.0V" Battery Alarm sounds and the Battery Voltage Readout will blink when the input battery voltage is equal to or less than the menu setting. Blink Transparency Settings: "0%" to "70%" Transparency setting allows you to change the transparency of the dialog boxes so you can see through the dialog box.

  • Page 22: Volume

    Volume Settings: "High", "Medium", "Low" Volume setting allows you to adjust the Alarm Volume so that you can select the tone that you can hear best. Keel Offset Settings:"Off", "-9ft" to "+9ft" ("-3m" to "+3m") Keel Offset will adjust the digital depth readout to indicate depth from the waterline or boat's keel.

  • Page 23: Surface Clarity

    You can change the Sonar Chart Mode to suit your viewing preferences. White Background Gray Scale Blue Background Surface Clarity Settings: "Off", "High", "Medium", "Low" Surface Clarity adjusts the filter that removes surface clutter noise caused by algae and aeration. The lower the setting, the more surface clutter will be displayed.

  • Page 24: Noise Rejection

    Noise Rejection Settings: "Off", "High", "Medium", "Low" The Noise Rejection system built into the sonar unit that constantly evaluates the effects of boat speed, water conditions and interference. This automatic feature gives you the best display possible under most conditions. If you have high noise levels, try using the "High"...

  • Page 25: Floating Transducer

    Floating Transducer Fixing the Transducer 1 Pull out the rubber stopper, adjust float so that it is 18 to 25 cm from the sensor, or at your desired depth. Replace the rubber stopper by pressing it firmly into the float. The sensor float must be adjusted so that it is a minimum of 18 cm away...
  • Page 26 Before tossing, be certain that the cable is free from tangles and is not wrapped around anything. 3 Your Fish Finder includes a combination adapter, mounting bracket for the sonar sensor. The adapter includes mounting taps so that you can attach it to any flat surface or boat hull and appropriate rod, the Adapter is removable and adjustable...

  • Page 27: Fishing At The Boat

    NOTE: ***Do not allow the cable to sink to the bottom as it may become entangled in debris. CORRECT INCORRECT NOTE: The float can be removed as follows, if you do not need it, cutting off the rubber stopper from the cable and sliding the safety strap and the float towards the plug and gently take it out from the plug.

  • Page 28: Fishing On Ice

    2 Attach the adapter to the boat hull using the mounting tabs. 3 “shoot –Thru” the hull of a boat. Place the sonar sensor in 1" of water against the hull bottom. Or coat the face of the sonar sensor with petroleum jelly and press it against the hull bottom with a twisting motion.
  • Page 29 Place a small amount of liquid water on the ice and set the sonar sensor on the water allowing the unit to freeze to the ice. If there are any air pockets between the sonar senor and ice, or air on the water below the ice, the unit will not work properly and will require you to try another spot, or cut a hole in the ice to use.
  • Page 30 Cold weather is extremely hard on the electrical components within the display housing. It is suggested that you keep the unit in temperatures above 0 degrees Fahrenheit (-17degrees Celsius) during operation. Remove the batteries from the fish finder to prevent battery leakage and corrosion. Clean the sonar sensor and cable with fresh water and dry-off before storing.

  • Page 31: Handheld Transducer

    Handheld Transducer （Optional） Side-Scan The Side-Scan Transducer has the ability to be used as a sideways scanning sonar fish finder to detect the bottom contour and fish locations. 1. Connect the transducer cable to the main unit and turn power On. 2.
  • Page 32 ON THE BOAT ON THE BRIDGE NOTE: There may be a wrong display if you use this Side-Scan Transducer in the place like the picture below. So you must judge the result by yourself at there position. So you shall judge the information by yourself according to your experience in the situation of the pictures below.

  • Page 33: Thru A Boat Hull

    Thru a Boat Hull The Unit advanced sonar capabilities allows it to “shoot thru” the bottom of a boat or canoe. The hull must be made out of solid fiberglass, or a maximum of 1/8” (3.1 mm) aluminum, and be in direct contact with the water, with no air pockets.

  • Page 34: Fishing On Ice

    Fishing on Ice To achieve the best performance for ice fishing, it is highly recommended that you cut a hole through the ice and place the sonar sensor directly in the water. If you would like to check the area for depth or fish before cutting the hole.
  • Page 35 NOTE: To remove the sonar sensor from the frozen ice, gently tap sonar sensor at the base with your hand. If it will not come loose, spray a small amount of water on the ice surface around the base and repeat above step until the sonar sensor is easily removed.

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