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  • Page 1 Z-9500 INSTALLATION/OPERATION MANUAL EAGLET4 LITHO IN U.S.A. 988-0119-26 PDF compression, OCR, web-optimization with CVISION's PdfCompressor...
  • Page 2 © 1990,1991.1992, Eagle Electronics. Copyright rights reserved. WARNING! USE THIS LORAN ONLY AS AN AID RECEIVER CAREFUL NAVIGATOR NEVER RELIES OBTAIN POSITION INFORMATION. CAUTION This loran receiver, (like all loran navigation equipment) to a shortest, most direct path waypoint. obstructions. Therefore,...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    This is an Note: "Unofficial-Preliminary Coverage Diagram". Coverage conservatIve estimates using computed atmospheriC noise, grid geometry. PDF compression, OCR, web-optimization with CVISION's PdfCompressor INTRODUCTION MOUNTING POWER CONNECTIONS TRANSDUCER CONNECTIONS NOISE MOUNTING KEYBOARD DISPLAY- General SONAR OPERATION AUTOMATIC SENSITIVITY GRAYUNB CHARTSPEED RANGE ZOOM SONAR ALARMS...
  • Page 4 PDF compression, OCR, web-optimization with CVISION's PdfCompressor LORAN-C NORTH CENTRAL U.S. CHAIN GRI 8290 Approximate Umits NM Fix Accuracy (95% (NOCUS) DRAFT Coverage-- 1:3 53db dRMS), Noise HAVRE, MT BAUDE1TE, MN GILLETTE, WILLIAMS LAKE, BC...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Note: This is "Unofficial-Preliminary Coverage Diagram". Coverage conservative estimates using computed atmospheric noise, grid geometry. PDF compression, OCR, web-optimization with CVISION's PdfCompressor INTRODUCTION The Z-9500 today. It features and with high speed, log). Although menu different buttons! Read this unit.
  • Page 6 NMEA The Z-9500 sends data for an wire interface. navigation devices through other electronic wire used, tape the end so that connect device Z-9500's NMEA twisted pair cable from the autopilot's NMEA Z-9500's power cable.

  • Page 7: Noise

    PDF compression, OCR, web-optimization with CVISION's PdfCompressor 9500 automatically acquires TRANSDUCER CONNECTIONS The Z-9500 has dual frequency kHz, shows If dual NOISE Minimize electrical possible sources generators power, loran module, wiring. Bilge cables Coverage Diagram".

  • Page 8: Elc-1 Loran-C Module Installation

    The Z-9500 has reverse polarity protection. power wires are unit hooked will not work until wiring is connected Loran-C...

  • Page 9: Keyboard

    Press Sonar from Switches automatic manual this the menus and gain access show Press The ON turns Z-9500 loran key switches unit LORAN 56.2r1 POINT PLOT POINT LORAN RECALL _______ _______ _______ ________ SAVE...

  • Page 10: Display- General

    POINT LORAN RECALL ________ SAVE _______ _______ _______ PDF compression, OCR, web-optimization with CVISION's PdfCompressor function. you more waypoint saving recall waypoints from turn Z-9500 off. when the Z- seconds on the time same left controls backlighting keep lights off, press the...

  • Page 11: Sonar Operation

    When cally This gives Sometimes sensitivity. same whether the unit is menu appears menu page.) will Z-9500 is first turned on, display on the previous page. The bottom depth digital of the screen. The word "AUTO" feature indicates...

  • Page 12: Grayline

    Seiis. Gray. Clear and down sensitivity menu visual indication graph gives graph. down arrow also number beneath steps sensitivity. increase sensitivity level, press on the of the arrow left unit. As you press the side will bar graph grow taller and number chart record can also see...
  • Page 13 After you've made the keys. to the CLEAR label erase adjacent strong other This signal. helps fish from structure. difference Z-9500 with your you. The sensitivity menu GRAYLINE label adjacent menu GRAYLINE Now press Press the The number You can level.

  • Page 14: Chartspeed

    STOP label. When at the top center portion START. The chart can to the START label. label erase these menus. places the Z-9500 automatically This is called screen. Auto can be function. range bottom depth will change range screen.
  • Page 15 9000 feet. 25. 30, 40, 60, 10, 15, 20, 200, 300, 400, 600, 100, 150, 3000 meters. Press key adjacent menus. The Z-9500 won't let you a range select higher than first 25% signal screen, automatic feature is Press Range...
  • Page 16 Manual RANGE- over the range when it's Z-9500 gives you more control lower and the upper limit manual mode. Both first make certain To change the range, AUTO key mode. press necessary, press the RANGE/ZOOM mode. Next, label. screen shown below appears. Now adjacent "Range"...

  • Page 17: Zoom

    CLEAR erase menus or "zooming" is a common method used picture fish The Z-9500 gives you several signals. zoom The zoom feature works the same screen. manual automatic modes. used zoom is method RANGE/ZOOM key, then...
  • Page 18 side All targets on screen. right ones on the After the menus right. words "2X ZOOM". A vertical bar left screen shows of the screen the area shows right up or left. You can move this bar arrows ZOOM menu. that pass inside only shows bottom,...

  • Page 19: Zoom-Bottomtrack

    Zoom Bottom Track function, press to the Bottom Track menu. This will adjacent in the Bottom Track Z-9500 Full Screen on the of the left side appear screen: zoom from twice normal size key and the zoom size changes size.

  • Page 20: Sonar Alarms

    Press time. menus. CLEAR. this key Press erase menus. SONAR ALARMS The Z-9500 has three different sonar alarms. bar that on the Any echo that appears screen. appears bar triggers Another alarm is the Bottom alarm. bottom signal will "trip" this This alarm.

  • Page 21: Select Function

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  • Page 22: Bottom Alarm

    To turn Alarm off, return to the "OFF" label. adjacent NOTE: The Zone not operate and is not Alarm will Z-9500 is Full Track mode, Screen Bottom To use the Zone Alarm Split Screen mode. Bottom Track mode, first enable...

  • Page 23: Shallow Alarm

    NORWEGIAN SEA LORAN-C CHAIN CR17970 REGIONAL MANAGER. COMMANDER, COASTGUARD ACTIVITIES EUROPE. LONDON, UK CHAIN MANAGER COMMANDER. COAST GUARD ACTIVITIES EUROPE, DETAIL COORWNATOR CHAIN OPERATIONS LOCATION: LORAN-C SITE: CONTROL LORMONSTA DEFIAVLK. ICELAND CDEU. DES'S. STATD4 XMITT081 lusI SEal MASIER 6217 EJDE,FAEAOE AIWFFN-44 I&DEMAIARK 070420.5W...

  • Page 24: Fish Alarm

    Select Function Alarn Off Audio Alarn Zone Botton Alarn Fish Alarn PDF compression, OCR, web-optimization with CVISION's PdfCompressor lEnten feature is Fish to the "Fish key adlacent time Z-9500 Alarm. Every tone sounds. There steps, then press above...

  • Page 25: Menu

    Ma4OPOI.E NOTE: The words DUAL RATE W/0RI5000 top of the turned alarm MUTE When any 'Mute' label appears at the bottom adjacent MENU The Z-9500 uses and features features, allowing water another worded simply press through On/Off Z-9500 first on, the audio alarm (speaker)

  • Page 26: Chart Freouency

    CHART FREQUENCY 50 or The Z-9500 operates from 192 kHz, either unit comes with sonar simultaneously. other optional transducers available. dual transducer connections. page single operate from different than the digital frequency Chart Frequency Chart 'Turii Fish—ID Light More frequency is...

  • Page 27: Chart Dual Frequency Operation

    The screen shown sensitivity press the key "Right" label side use will also displayed both chart and digital sonar when the Z-9500 is turned about please read digital sonar frequency, section. FREQUENCY OPERATION features not available when in the dual frequency "zoom"...

  • Page 28: Surface Clarity Control (Scc)

    0-60 foot range with to 45 down reduced feet. Fish ID feature is off. The 8CC on the When ft's first Z-9500. MENU change it, press key. until label the 8CC label. The screen...

  • Page 29: Discrimination

    WESICOAST CANADIAN LORAN-C CHAIN 5090 REGIONAL MANAGER COMMANDER. PACIFIC AREA, ALAMEDA. CA CHAIN MANAGER COMMANDER. PACIFIC ALAMEDA, CA COORDINATOR CHAIN OPERATIONS LOCATION: LORSTA MIDDLETOWN, CA CONTROLSITE: LORSTAWILLIAMS LAKE, CANADA ODiSU. 06213. STATIaI COOS. (us) XMTTEA MASTER waTALSI SI 5755.564 AN'FPN'44A 400 .ME, 1232302.2W CN4ADA...

  • Page 30: Asp

    To our minimum interference. knowledge, noise available system rejection sportfishing Z-9500 is first turned on. It's not when automatically on or off. can be turned Generally, PDF compression, OCR, web-optimization with CVISION's PdfCompressor when the ASP feature ASP feature off.

  • Page 31: Fish Id

    Sonar Turn uL.1M1 Clear the MENU then press press key, "More" label 'Turn ASP Off" label until next that The Z-9500 returns label. see an noise on should increase display. then press above steps, label. l.D. feature targets that Fish...
  • Page 32 MENU key. Next, press On" label. The immedi- menu will continue to clutter will no longer surface fish will in the Z-9500 is manual on when Z-9500 is feature on. If you automatic Fish l.D. feature Fish 1.0. fixed amount...

  • Page 33: Digital Displays

    M6FPt-64 NR.DCMJADA 0542264W 3504.80 (5611C01S) PDF compression, OCR, web-optimization with CVISION's PdfCompressor DIGITAL The Z-9500 can distance log, and screen. (Requires optional it's first turned on, only depth turned off at the To turn all of Display" label. Now press...

  • Page 34: Digital Depth Display

    Dept1i Fathoms Depth Disp. Clear To make change, simply press arrow. If you don't want make change, make Z-9500 display exit. example, to the Depth in press key adjacent to the clear, revert sonar display with "FM" next letters digital...

  • Page 35: Speedometer

    625FT MaJOFOLE S2SFT M0/IOPOLE •0 e2SFr MG4OPCLE The digital speedometer turned on. steps "More" label. Z-9500 can display miles boat speed if the knots is attached. The sensor optional speed this menu. To display calibrated through MENU key. Next, press...

  • Page 36: Speedometer Calibration

    Press desired adjacent display the speed wish knots, press knots" Z-9500 reverts "Speed pressed. CALIBRATION SPEEDOMETER speedometer display can be calibrated boat's speed. Calibrate using reading use this menu, first press menu. to the MORE label. adjacent key next label, Press "Digital Display"...

  • Page 37: Temperature

    Adding 10.9 hour actual results mile speed adjust accurate. water surface with the Celsius optional temperature Z-9500 is first turned on, digital temperature on, first press MENU key. Next, press "More" This label. second menu page. brings to the Display" label. Next, "Digital...

  • Page 38: Distance Log

    DISTANCE from information Using optional speed sensor, of the automatically keeps track distance on, the When Z-9500 is first turned first turn MENU key. Next, press "More" label. This brings the key the "Digital Display" label. Next, press adjacent to the "More"...

  • Page 39: Interference Sources Or Bad Reception

    "Loran Position" label. The screen at the key adjacent the next page appears. Press key adjacent to the key next example, pressing Z-9500 will return time MENU key. This brings to the Dis- "Digital MORE label again.

  • Page 40: Character Size

    Z-9500 pressing CHARACTER SIZE The digital number have two displays in the displays are shown size when the Z-9500 large To change display size, press Then press the "More" label. adjacent press the label. Next, "Digital Display"...

  • Page 41: Speed Filter

    "Speed Filter' label Press appears. at the top of the screen shown next page key next desired speed filter. The Z-9500 loran using the screen speed constant PDF compression, OCR, web-optimization with CVISION's PdfCompressor then press MENU key, the key...

  • Page 42: Speaker Volume

    Stat Select ions Lock Clear IEnterI stations that you wish to the key next to the station The Z-9500 will key next "Enter" label. loran stations selected screen. cycle. selected station at that value. "Lock" cycle,...

  • Page 43: Light

    Z-9500 is turned on. light menu also appears will turn off after menu themselves to the ON key pressed. This makes adjacent night when the Z-9500 is first turned on. lights vssa&W° Lifl-t ____ ____ 1ear lights Next, press Press light menus.

  • Page 44: Depth Unes

    This poses problem, since transducer. the sonar unit is showing adequate Z-9500) read water depth from (including ducer. Z-9500 gives you an solution: Keel Offset. However, lowest part distance between then this value into transducer, inputting of the for the sate boat.

  • Page 45: Positive Keel Offset

    Z-9500 on and press label. Finally, press appears over menu below. four feet deeper to the then label, Enter to the ENTER label.

  • Page 46: System Information

    9500 automatically compensate if the display all transducer was two feet shallower depth information actually is. For than the Z-9500 displayed the water example, feet before changing the keel offset, afterwaids feet. This is actual distance from using our example.

  • Page 47: Turn Automatic/Digital On/Off

    In this ASF. displayed from their theoretical distorted position. Since loran shows shifted, latitude/longitude position. The Z-9500 has an correction feature that lets you change the This forces loran You can ASF by shift memory. your actual entering latitude/longitude position.

  • Page 48: Nmea Interface

    Sonar On" or "Turn turns sonar off, digital CROSS TRK ERR FFURSE .j.i c.o.i. STEER INTERFACE NMEA Z-9500 can send data according Z-9500 is NMEA output is 0180 when time. NMEA output, key while MENU press Now press "CHANGE adjacent key next "More"...

  • Page 49: Memory-Preset

    LORAN ALARMS The Z-9500 has two loran alarms. when you come distance within preset C.D.l. alarm that sounds when you move off course more than the alarm's set point. ARRIVAL ALARM The arrival tone when your alarm sounds radius waypoint.

  • Page 50: Fish Arches

    Z-9500 may not displayed arch cone diameter and resolution limitations fish probably will not arch at small Very to an a shape similar...
  • Page 51 "Forward" to the first last waypoints in the route's list. "Reverse" you wish travel the route from through to the first The Z-9500 list. waypoint with the first navigation information waypoint Select Route Travel Directioii Forward Reverse Clear PDF compression, OCR, web-optimization with CVISION's PdfCompressor :85920.22...

  • Page 52: Important Service Information

    IMPORTANT SERVICE INFORMATION! or if your unit is not you need working, section before following troubleshooting factory customer service department. unit. your returning SONAR TROUBLESHOOTING Unit won't turn on: Check power cable's connection wiring. Make certain cable power to the connects battery terminal, black positive...

  • Page 53: Enter Name

    ENTER NAME: LONG ABCOE MNOPQ STuvw ______ 'fZO 45678 Left • This "Name Route" menu. of the middle screen. Using the keys adjacent to the move letters numbers arrows, name. Once you've route's moved key next "Select" label. press at the below "ENTER NAME:"...

  • Page 54: Electrical Noise

    With boat at rest you should is turn all electrical equipment certain is off, also. Turn your Z-9500 on, then turn engine There should Signal (Advanced Processing). on the tum on display. Now each...
  • Page 55 "Down" next or down list waypoint numbers. the top number appears waypoint "Enter" label. waypoint displayed to the bran the Z-9500 will recalled arid return screen without recalling waypoint, simply "Clear label. Erase a Waypoint first the Waypoint erase waypoint, press shown above appears.
  • Page 56 PDF compression, OCR, web-optimization with CVISION's PdfCompressor Select Function tt'zujjiI ciaIrAema 4kJJ Dest. Nun. Waypt H—1 Clear Enter Destination Waypoint Number this when you know waypoint number menu The screen below after you shown appears "Dest. Waypt Num." label. Waypt. Pos Jaypt.

  • Page 57: Loranoperation

    "0" and finally, "Enter. After "3", to the Z-9500 loran returns screen, saving waypoint number specified. GO TO WAYPOINT The Z-9500 gives you option entering without To do first this, position saving using the "New Next, enter Waypoint Position" method.
  • Page 58 LORAN TABLE OF LORAN GENERAL ACCURACY LORAN-C WORKS INALlZATl0N GETflNG STARTED POSFION INITIAL ONLY GRIONLY PRESENT POSITION INITLALIZAflON HOW TO INITIALIZE LORAN POSON CHANCE INITIAL CHANCE GRI BOTH SELECT INITIAL POSITION MANUAL STATION SELECTION AUTOMATIC MANUAL MODES PRIMARY ALTERNATE SOLUTIONS SHOWTD'S TRUE AND MAGNETIC POSITION...
  • Page 59 Method.) Pressing up the "New Waypt. Num." label waypoint number. Finally, not save by pressing the NOTE: This covers sections Z-9500's loran operation. to the must be attached Z-9500 loran module General It's short LOng RAnge Navigation. kHz) radio transmitters...
  • Page 60 This time interval intervals. different time intervals after mas- hundreds of located from each transmitter signals this time difference The Z-9500 automatically The time location. Enter New Waypoint Position the TD line position somewhere Waypoint Save line which the imaginary key next same.
  • Page 61 Once you've stored the display. 32°00.05' 80°O0.06' Waypt. also display latitude/longitude. and, longitude position data. tude on the Z-9500 GE111NG selection waypoint num- when using that The Z-9500 must under any waypoint turned on. Once number, at the top...

  • Page 62: Waypoint Navigation

    This method requires only will select user. need but you will also choose have SRI only Z-9500 into the method forces Using PRESENT POSITION GRI INITIALIZATION Z-9500 both position and your present Giving find the stations faster. Therefore, can give you a this initialization procedure.
  • Page 63 The plotter will line. con- however the location on the screen, (Note: SETTINGS" menu. CHANGE To initialize the Z-9500 using the initial position adjacent appears. your present position latitude/longitude coordi- nates. enter ginning if it dred degrees. this...
  • Page 64 "Use Position" label. The unit will start and place the GIRl message following Stations". The Z-9500 then looks for "Searching Once finds preferred GIRl. stations, next page The unit processes appears. in the on"...
  • Page 65 Your present position course, plot radius menu. diamond your representing present position will Z-9500 first clear the display circle, will redraw your with present position along of the center Your screen. present times.
  • Page 66 CHANGE Use this function you don't know your both proper SRI use. The Z-9500 will and stations the chain you select. present position using for the this proper chain and stations manual this switches initialization procedure Using mode. Once you know...

  • Page 67: Data Mode

    When finished, you're label. CLEAA key, simply press top of at the The Z-9500 screen page 62. position screen as Once shown below. should show proper latitude/longitude short time. To view station's signal strength "Position Display"...
  • Page 68 "ENTER" label, shown below screen Position Pos. Clear Pos. "Use key next press screen (shown below) appears. appears until Z-9500 finds stations I'lnl:l :7981j CYC ERR :22222:99.. CYC ERR 33 14598.83 SEARCH X:31883.31 CYC ERR :4536O.95 :6O866.12 SEARCH 32°OO.0O' 8O°00.00'...
  • Page 69 "STEER adjacent get back appears. the "XTE screen. riia 0.U'JMII 0°I1 0.0MM P05. Z-9500 is turned on for the press the adjacent This menu. switches To select key next tions. down arrow decrease pressed. of the...

  • Page 70: Position Display Summary Mode

    GRI for area order use the ferred yoUr from while manual automatic switching Z-9500 will simply switch back to the GRI is one Z-9500 is the best one determines you are location that location.) won't know which one is the preferred one.
  • Page 71 MODE SOUl show the top of the screen. The TD box. (time of the station's letter. have a latitude/longitude Z-9500 is using letters "REC" position. Z-9500 stations recom- station status shows. This LOW SNR, station that warning To switch from the primary...
  • Page 72 SHOW TD'S The Z-9500 shows either latitude/longitude switch most between latitude/longitude screens. then press the key MENU key, press Now press key next label. SETUP" In this menus shown below appears. example, To change position latitude/longitude. ID's" adjacent to "Show The Z-9500 label.

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