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ES502
Dual Frequency 50 & 200kHz Black Box Fish Finder
Copyright 2008 Seiwa - Hong Kong
All rights reserved. Printed in Italy. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any
means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without prior written permission of the publisher.
User Manual
code: (D 110608e)
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- Page 1 ES502 Dual Frequency 50 & 200kHz Black Box Fish Finder Copyright 2008 Seiwa - Hong Kong All rights reserved. Printed in Italy. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without prior written permission of the publisher.
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Page 2: Important Information
♦ questions, please contact the Company's customer service or your local dealer. The ES502 is not built water proof. Please make sure to avoid water intru- ♦ sion into the unit. Water damage is not covered by the warranty. Extensive exposure to heat may result in damage to the ES502. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Important Information ................. 4 CAUTION ................. 4 WARNING ................. 4 About this User Manual ................. 7 INTRODUCTION ................. 7 CONVENTIONS USED ................. 7 HOW THIS USER MANUAL IS ORGANIZED ............... 8 IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE ................. 8 1. Overview ................. - Page 4 3.1.12.6 Fish Alarm ................25 3.1.13 Load Settings from User C-CARD ............25 3.1.14 Save Settings to User C-CARD ............25 3.1.15 Restore Current Preset Defaults ............25 4. ES502 ................27 4.1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ............... 27 4.2 DIMENSIONS ................28 4.3 MOUNTING THE FISH FINDER ...............
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Page 5: About This User Manual
About this User Manual INTRODUCTION The chart plotter combined with the sonar performance of the Fish Finder is one of the most advanced marine navigation system available. Please read carefully this User Manual to learn the operating features for your unit. -
Page 6: How This User Manual Is Organized
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Description of the Fish Finder Setup menu. CHAPTER 4: ES502 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Technical specification, dimension and installation of the ES502 and set up of the hardware configuration. CHAPTER 5: Transducers ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦... -
Page 7: Overview
Overview The Fish Finder consists of a high power transmitter, sensitive receiver and a transducer. The Fish Finder sends an electrical pulse to the transducer which contains an element that converts the pulse into acoustic (sound) wave which is sent through the water. As this wave travels from the transducer to the bottom, it may strike fish, structures, thermoclines (temperature changes in the water). -
Page 8: Selecting The Fish Finder Port
Noise Filter ♦ Fish Symbol feature (*) ♦ Automatic Setup Transducer. Recognition for devices (automatic ♦ transducer identification and parameters setup for best performance) Alarms Handling (Shallow Alarm, Depth Water Alarm, Fish Alarm, Tem- ♦ perature Upper, Temperature Lower) NOTE* On specific software version available. SELECTING THE FISH FINDER PORT If the Fish Finder is connected to the Port 2 (see Par. -
Page 9: Fish Finder
Fish Finder This chapter is intended to help you understand how the chart plotter with the Fish Finder connected operates to improve your fishing. UNDERSTANDING THE FISH FINDER PAGE The display on chart plotters shows a history of time of the echoes received by the transducer. -
Page 10: Understanding The Echogram Display
Digital Depth Readout of the current bottom depth. Water Temperature Readout of the current water temperature returned by the TEMP 1 sensor included into specific transducers. Alarm Bar Bar located on the right side of the Depth Ruler, showing the shallow water and deep water alarm values. -
Page 11: Displaying The Fish Finder Page
Fishes Fishes are represented as arcs because of the cone angle of the transducer. In fact as the boat passes over the fish the leading edge of the cone strikes the fish, causing a display pixel to be turned on. As the boat passes over the fish, the distance to the fish decreases turning each pixel on at a shallower depth on the display. -
Page 12: Selection By Soft Key
[MENU] + "PAGE" + [ENTER] + "FISH FINDER" + [ENTER] Fig. 2.2.1 - Fish Finder page selection by Menu COLOR MAX 11/COLOR MAX PRO/COLOR MAX 15: [DATA] + "FISH FINDER" + [ENTER] + select the desired page + [ENTER] TRAWL PLOT 12/TRAWL PLOT 12 SD: [PAGE] + "FISH FINDER"... -
Page 13: Fish Finder Full Page
In the picture below, the four soft keys are customized to select the four Fish Finder page: Fig. 2.2.1.1 - Fish Finder page selection by Soft Key Press [FF STD] to show the Full page, [FF DF] to show the Dual Frequency page, [FF SPLT] to show the Zoom page and [FF +MAP] to show the Chart/Fish page. -
Page 14: Dual Frequency Page
The ENTER key Pressing [ENTER] activates the Sensitivity menu (see Par. 3.1.1) that allows tuning the Gain, the Surface Noise Filter and the STC. Fig. 2.2.2a - Sensitivity sub-menu Pressing [CLEAR] turns off the Sensitivity menu. The CLEAR key By pressing [CLEAR] the Variable Depth Marker (VDM) is hidden. The ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT keys From this page pressing [ZOOM IN] once changes to Zoom 2X, pressing [ZOOM IN] twice changes to Zoom 4X, while pressing [ZOOM OUT] reverts to... -
Page 15: Zoom Page
2.2.4 Zoom page To display the zoomed Fish Finder page on the left half of the screen and the un- zoomed Fish Finder Echogram on the right half of the screen, follow this procedure: [MENU] + "PAGE" + [ENTER] + "FISH FINDER" + [ENTER] + "Zoom" + [ENTER] COLOR MAX 11/COLOR MAX PRO/COLOR MAX 15: [DATA] + "FISH FINDER"... -
Page 16: Trawl Plot 12 Sd
if the focus (the active window) in on the Chart, the Main menu is ♦ shown. Pressing again [MENU] opens the Fish Finder Setup menu and moves the focus to the Fish Finder. if the focus (the active window) in on the Fish Finder, the Fish Finder ♦... -
Page 17: Zoom Modes
When in Split/Combo pages, the active view is highlighted by a focus (Yellow frame). The keyboard commands are related to that focused view. To move the focus press [MENU] twice. ZOOM MODES 2.3.1 The Bottom Lock Zoom The Bottom Lock Zoom mode is activated when the Fish Finder is in Auto Range or Bottom Lock mode (see Par. -
Page 18: Info On Fish Finder: System Information
Insert the C-CARD with the firmware in one of the chart plotter available slots, and the press [ENTER] to update. Now select "YES" and press [ENTER] to confirm. WARNING Turn Off and after a few seconds turn On the ES502 in case of failed firmware upload. User Manual... -
Page 19: Setup Your Fish Finder
Setup your Fish Finder FISH FINDER SETUP MENU The Fish Finder Setup menu provides access to additional functions, setup and layout/data field options. From the Fish Finder page, access this menu by pressing: [MENU] Fig. 3.1 - Fish Finder Setup menu 3.1.1 Preset Mode Allows applying the following Fish Finder operating mode presets Fish and Cruise. -
Page 20: Shift
3.1.5 Shift This option is available only when Range Mode is Manual and it is disabled in Auto Range and Bottom Lock Mode. [MENU] + "SHIFT" + [ENTER] NOTE The bottom Range, Depth, Shift will apply to the currently selected frequency. 3.1.6 Bottom Range This option is available when Range Mode is Bottom Lock. -
Page 21: Stc Strengh
3.1.9.5 STC Strengh If STC is Custom, it is possible to change the Strength of the Sensitivity Time Constant. 3.1.9.6 Surface Noise Filter This function implements an advanced time varying filter that allows suppressing the surface clutter efficiently while leaving fish targets visible. NOTE Thus imposing the capability of the Fish Finder to correctly detect the weakest echoes coming from a very deep bottom. -
Page 22: Transducer Setup
between Primary and External. 3.1.11 Transducer Setup The Transducer Setup menu contains settings that does not require frequent changes. [MENU] + "TRANSDUCER SETUP" + [ENTER] Fig. 3.1.11 - Fish Finder Transducer menu 3.1.11.1 Keel Offset It is the transducer depth offset from the surface. This makes it possible to mea- sure depth from the surface instead of from the transducer's location. -
Page 23: Depth Water
3.1.12.2 Depth Water Triggers an alarm when depth becomes deeper than the value set. 3.1.12.3 Temperature Upper Triggers an alarm when the transducer reports a temperature (from TEMP 1 sen- sor) above the value set. 3.1.12.4 Temperature Lower Triggers an alarm when the transducer reports a temperature (from TEMP 1 sen- sor) below the value set. - Page 24 User Manual...
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Page 25: Es502
: 7.62" (193.30mm) 6.87" ♦ (174.30mm) x 2.19" (55.50mm) When the package containing the ES502 is first opened, please check it for the following contents (if any parts are missing contact the dealer the ES502 was purchased from): User Manual... -
Page 26: Dimensions
Fig. 4.2 - ES502 Dimensions MOUNTING THE FISH FINDER The ES502 should be preferably mounted in a dry and well ventilated location. Do not mount it where it will be submerged in liquids or exposed to high temperature. Fig. 4.3 - The ES502 4.3.1 Installation... -
Page 27: Installing Optional Devices
Fig. 4.3.1 - The ES502 Installation Fix the ES502 to the mounting location using the four screws (holes ♦ diameter 4 mm), see Fig. 4.3.1. Route the CHART PLOTTER cable to the chart plotter. ♦ Mount the transducer according to the instructions provided with it. -
Page 28: External Connections
"CANCEL" and press [ENTER]: the ES502 is not sending any signal. EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS Fig. 4.5 - ES502 External Wiring User Manual... -
Page 29: Power Supply Wiring Diagram
NMEA interface even when the power (chart plotter) is turned off, thus the need for a switch. In the example below you will notice the positive DC power connection is run through a switch and a fuse before connecting it to the ES502 and the chart plotter. Chart Plotter... -
Page 30: Suggested Plotter Connections
SUGGESTED PLOTTER CONNECTIONS The following are suggested "Fish Finder - chart plotter" connections. NOTE On the chart plotter with software "S3" the Port 1 is optoisolated, so the Pin 4 - Green is the Input 1- and it is not the GND COMMON for the Port 2. The described connections are valid too. -
Page 31: Transducers
Transducers The transducer is a device that transmits and receives sound waves into the water. The active component inside the transducer is commonly referred to as an element but actually is a piezoelectric ceramic material. Please refer to your dealer and/or installer to choose your transducer. User Manual... - Page 32 User Manual...
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Page 33: Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions How can I disconnect the cables from the ES502 in case I need to do so for the installation? Open the ES502 box unscrewing the four screws (see the following ♦ figure). Rubber Gasket Fig. 6.1 -... - Page 34 How can I set optimal operating parameters. Optimal operating parameters can be set accordingly with the intended use of the Fish Finder, anyway to quickly get optimal operational parameters for fishing it is possible to select the Fish preset from the Fish Finder Setup menu, while for cruising it is possible to select the Cruise preset.
- Page 35 6.7.3 Auto-range fails in very deep waters displaying a digital very shallow depth readout. What should I do? The Fish Finder capability to detect the bottom decreases as the bottom depth increase. If the bottom composition is soft as mud, if the sea conditions are bad, if there are thermoclines or the water is full of materials in suspension it can further decrease thus causing the digital depth readout to fail.
- Page 36 trying to set optimal GAIN value for each situation. To avoid this it is advisable to switch to MANUAL GAIN mode and fine tune the GAIN to a fixed setting. 6.13 In very deep waters even setting the Gain to its maximum value I cannot see the bottom what shall I do? Try decreasing the NOISE LEVEL.
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Page 37: Analytical Index
Analytical Index Freq Soft Key ........... 20 A-Scope ..........9, 12 Frequency ......12, 15, 20, 22, 27 About ............20 Full ............14 active window .......... 17 Full page ..........15 Alarm Bar ..........12 Functions ........... 9 Alarms ............ 24 fuseholder .......... - Page 38 Sensitivity ......... 20, 22 Transducer ........9, 10, 24 Sensitivity menu ........16 Transducer Setup ........24 Sensitivity Time Constant ......22 Transducers ..........33 Setup menu ........15, 21 transmitter ..........9 Shallow Alarm .......... 10 Shallow Water .......... 24 Shift ............
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Page 39: Certificate Of Limited Warranty
VHF radio are items excluded from the two-year warranty and are covered by warranty for a period of one year for both parts and labor. SI-TEX will not, at any time, assume any costs or labor charges for checkout or external line fuse replacement or problems not found to be at fault in equipment itself.
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