Flx-2 8 Ope R Ati O N - VEXILAR FL Series Owner's Manual

FLX-2 8 OPE R ATI O N

Auto Range Operation
As the name implies, Auto Range automatically selects the proper
range for you. However, it is not infallible. It is possible to confuse
your "Auto Range" operation when fishing over very soft lake bottoms
or during conditions of thick ice. This can confuse the software, as it
cannot find a bottom point in the return signal strong enough to
trigger a lock on the bottom. For this reason, there is a three second
delay beginning when you put the transducer in the water before
the unit attempts to lock. This gives the software time to process the
signal it is seeing to best determine the true bottom point.
When soft bottom conditions exist, you may need to turn up your
gain initially to help enable the program to find bottom. Then you
can turn the gain back down when fishing. If you find your Auto
setting cannot lock on bottom, the range setting will default to the
300' range. You can then simply switch to a Manual Range option.
NOTE: There is nothing wrong with your Vexilar if it cannot lock
on a range automatically. This is a very unique fishing scenario. Try
switching to Normal Mode, which is full power, and then select a
manual range. Also note that the digital depth is disabled in Low
Power Mode.
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Low Power Option
The Low Power Mode is designed for shallow water anglers looking to
clean up a cluttered and busy display. The rule for using the Low Power
Mode setting is this: If you turn down your gain as low as it can go in
Normal Mode, and yet the signal is still too strong to get a good clean
reading, switch to the Low Power Mode. By activating the LP Mode
you are greatly reducing the output power of your unit.
This means you should expect the lure, fish or weeds below to disappear
if your gain remains at or near zero. You will now need to turn up the
gain to "fine-tune" your display. You DO NOT want to be in LP all the
time since it will make finding a lure or even fish in deeper water nearly
impossible. Only use this mode when needed. Also, when trying to fish
in deeper water you will need to turn up your gain, but if too high,
interference from other sonar systems can make it impossible for you to
fish. In keeping with the golden rule for Gain Control: keep your gain as
low as possible in order to still see your bait, if the lowest gain setting is
not low enough, then switch to LP Mode.
NOTE: The unit must be in manual range setting to use Low Power
option. The Digital Depth reading, Auto Ranging and the AZ or Auto
Zoom Feature WILL NOT work reliably while in LP or Low Power
setting.
FLX-28 - Auto Zoom
THE LEFT HALF represents the zoom
view from the bottom up to 6 or 12 feet.
Read the distance from the bottom up
using the green depth markers.
The zoom scale reads in the
opposite direction as the full view
scale. The bottom will always be at the 7
o'clock position. Objects will appear above this
point. You can only see objects as far off the bottom
as the zoom setting permits, which is 6 or 12 feet. Objects
above this level will only appear on the right side, which shows
the entire water column.
FLX- 28 O PERAT I O N
THE RIGHT HALF represents the entire
water column from the transducer to the
bottom.
See page 42 for more
information about Zoom
Bottom
Fish
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