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  • Page 1 Operations Manual...
  • Page 2 THANK YOU Thank you for choosing Teleflex Sonar, manufactured by Techsonic Industries, for your sonar fishfinder and depthsounder. Techsonic has built its reputation by designing and manufacturing top-quality, thoroughly reliable marine equipment. Techsonic has designed your Teleflex Sonar unit to be trouble free even in the harshest marine environments. In the unlikely event that your Teleflex Sonar product does require repairs, Techsonic offers an exclusive Service Guarantee - free of charge during the first year after purchase, and available at a reasonable rate after the...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1: USING THE 320 SERIES ....2 Performance ....... 2 Simulator and Feature Memory .

  • Page 4: Section 1: Using The 320 Series

    USING THE 320 SERIES PERFORMANCE USING THE 320 SERIES ERFORMANCE The 320 Series represents a new way of thinking about fishing electronics. Combining state of the art electronics and paper chart recorder sonar performance, it offers the best of the present and the past. Minimal, easy to understand knob controls provide access to the most important features.

  • Page 5: Simulator And Feature Memory

    USING THE 320 SERIES POWERING UP THE 320/SIMULATOR POWERING UP THE 320 After installation, turn the 320 on by momentarily pressing the G knob. An audible chirp sounds as the unit turns on. If the unit detects that the transducer is connected and is in water, the 320 begins to show sonar information on the display.

  • Page 6: Control Functions

    USING THE 320 SERIES CONTROL FUNCTIONS When operating with the Simulator on and the transducer connected changes made to Chart Speed, RTS Window, Surface Clutter, White Line, Contrast, and the Units Control Panels are permanently remembered. When a transducer is not connected, no changes are remembered.
  • Page 7 USING THE 320 SERIES CONTROL FUNCTIONS CONTROL PANEL KNOB The Control Panel knob accesses features used to adjust some 320 settings. Push the knob to display the control panel list, then rotate the knob to select a feature for adjustment. A light colored background indicates the selected feature.

  • Page 8: Real Time Sonar Window

    USING THE 320 SERIES CONTROL FUNCTIONS This scale indicates the distance from the Chart Depth, Temp and surface of the water to a depth range Window Speed readouts sufficient to show the bottom. For example, in 18 feet of water a 20 foot depth range is selected.
  • Page 9 USING THE 320 SERIES CONTROL FUNCTIONS The RTS window plots the depth and intensity of a sonar return. Sonar intensity is indicated by the length of the horizontal lines, while depth is indicated by the vertical placement of the lines next to the depth range scale. The intensity of the sonar return is divided into 16 levels of grayscale.

  • Page 10: Chart Window

    USING THE 320 SERIES CONTROL FUNCTIONS HART INDOW Chart Window The C creates a historical log of HART INDOW sonar returns from the RTS window. As the boat moves, variations in the depth and sonar return change and are charted to form an image of the bottom contour.
  • Page 11 USING THE 320 SERIES CONTROL FUNCTIONS The 320 displays structure such as submerged grass, brush, trees and wrecks on the bottom. Structure can Bait fish be distinguished by comparing the area just above and below the main Fish Arch bottom return. Usually structure shows as areas of dark to light gray Partial Fish on top of a dark bottom contour.
  • Page 12 USING THE 320 SERIES MODES OF OPERATION MODES OF OPERATION Three modes of operation control the method the 320 uses to track the bottom and select depth ranges. UTOMATIC Automatic Mode follows the bottom Automatic Mode contour, changing depth ranges as needed to keep the most recent sonar returns visible on the display.

  • Page 13: Modes Of Operation

    USING THE 320 SERIES MODES OF OPERATION indicator appears at the lower right Optimized Display corner of the chart window. 3. Turn the Range Knob counterclockwise until the image of bottom is close to the bottom of the LCD display but still shows the area you are interested in.

  • Page 14: Bottom Lock Zoom Mode

    USING THE 320 SERIES MODES OF OPERATION Note: The second return does not appear at many of the deeper depth ranges. The appearance of the second return depends on depth of the water, water conditions, bottom hardness and the gain setting.

  • Page 15: Manual Mode

    USING THE 320 SERIES MODES OF OPERATION 3. Rotate the Range Knob to adjust the zoom preview bar. Moving the zoom preview bars closer together increases the display resolution in the zoomed window; moving them further apart decreases display resolution, but allows more area around the bottom to be viewed.
  • Page 16 USING THE 320 SERIES MODES OF OPERATION Note: Pushing the Range Knob toggles between the upper and lower depth range selection. If the upper Depth Range is to be adjusted, push the Range Knob until it is highlighted. 3. Rotate the Range Knob to adjust the Depth Range.

  • Page 17: Control Panels

    USING THE 320 SERIES CONTROL PANELS CONTROL PANELS provide access to ONTROL ANELS Active important, but infrequently adjusted Control Panel features, such as Chart Speed, Light, Contrast, RTS Window, Surface Clutter, White Line, Depth Alarm, Units, Simulator, Language. Note: The Language menu only appears on special international versions of the are displayed by using the C ONTROL PANELS...
  • Page 18 USING THE 320 SERIES CONTROL PANELS 3. Once the desired option is selected, turn the Range knob to adjust. Adjustments are made immediately and are shown by an indicator on the selected control panel. 4. Remove the control panels by pushing the Control Panel knob. Or, after a few seconds with no knob press/turn the control panels automatically are removed from the display.
  • Page 19 USING THE 320 SERIES CONTROL PANELS The Contrast setting is retained in memory if it falls between 6 and 10. The factory setting is 8. RTS W selects the width of the window INDOW dedicated to Real Time Sonar. Selecting a smaller number decreases the width of the RTS window leaving more space for the chart window, however some sonar returns will not be visible.
  • Page 20 USING THE 320 SERIES CONTROL PANELS . White Line activates and adjusts a HITE feature which changes how the 320 draws the bottom contour and structure, as well as show fainter sonar returns more clearly. When a White Line setting of 1 to 8 is strongest sonar returns within the sonar image and makes a distinctive outline along the bottom contour, structure and fish.
  • Page 21 USING THE 320 SERIES CONTROL PANELS allows the 320 to operate in IMULATOR simulated sonar mode. This is useful for learning the features and functionality of the 320 when not on the water. When operating with the simulator on and without a transducer connected the 320 does not remember any changes to settings.

  • Page 22: Section 2: Maintenance And Warranty

    MAINTENANCE AND WARRANTY MAINTENANCE/TROUBLESHOOTING MAINTENANCE Your 320 is designed to provide years of trouble free operation with virtually no maintenance. Follow these simple procedures to ensure your 320 continues to deliver top performance. If the unit comes into contact with salt spray, simply wipe the affected surfaces with a cloth dampened in fresh water.
  • Page 23 MAINTENANCE AND WARRANTY TROUBLESHOOTING 1. Nothing happens when I turn the unit on. Check the power cable connection at both ends. Be sure the cable is connected correctly to a reliable power source—red lead to positive, black lead to negative or ground.
  • Page 24 MAINTENANCE AND WARRANTY MAINTENANCE 3. There is no bottom reading visible on the display. There are a number of possible causes for this condition. If the loss of bottom information occurs only at high boat speeds, the transducer needs adjusting. If the digital depth readout is working but there is no bottom visible on-screen, it is possible the depth range has been adjusted manually to a range lower than what is needed to display the bottom.
  • Page 25 MAINTENANCE AND WARRANTY TROUBLESHOOTING 7. My unit loses power at high speeds. Your 320 has over-voltage protection that turns the unit off when input voltage exceeds 20 VDC. Some outboard motors do not effectively regulate the power output of the engine’s alternator and can produce voltage in excess of 20 volts when running at high RPMs.

  • Page 26: Warranty

    MAINTENANCE AND WARRANTY WARRANTY TELEFLEX ONE YEAR FULL WARRANTY First year repairs (from original date of purchase) on your 320 are absolutely free. This does not include physical damage to the unit or its accessory items. Any modification or attempt to repair the original equipment or accessories by unauthorized individuals will void the warranty.

  • Page 27: Service Policy

    MAINTENANCE AND WARRANTY SERVICE POLICY SERVICE POLICY This Service Policy is valid in the United States only. This applies to Teleflex units returned to our factory in Eufaula, Alabama, and is subject to change without notice. All repair work is performed by factory-trained technicians to meet exacting factory specifications.

  • Page 28: Customer Support

    MAINTENANCE AND WARRANTY CUSTOMER SUPPORT CUSTOMER SUPPORT If you have any questions, call our Teleflex Customer Support Hotline: 1-800-747-9329 Throughout the U.S. and Canada, hours are Monday-Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central time. If after reading "Troubleshooting" you determine your unit needs factory service, please attach a description of the problem and send it with the unit to the address below.

  • Page 29: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Operating Frequency ....... 200 kHz Power Output ......400 Watts (RMS) 3200 Watts (Peak to Peak) Area of Coverage .
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