Lowrance x96 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Section 1: Read Me First!

  1
• Capabilities and Specifications: X96 & X96TX

  2
• How Sonar Works

  3
• How to use this manual: typographical conventions

  3
• Arrow Keys

  4
• Keyboard

  4
• Menu Commands

  4
• Instructions = Menu Sequences

  4
• Section 2: Installation & Accessories

  5
• Preparations

  5
• Transducer Installation

  5
• Recommended Tools and supplies

  6
• Single-frequency transom installations

  6
• Single-frequency trolling motor installations

  6
• Shoot-through hull installations

  6
• Selecting a Transducer Location

  6
• How low should you go?

  7
• Shoot-thru-hull vs. Transom Mounting

  8
• Shoot-thru-hull Installation

  17
• Speed/Temperature Sensors

  18
• Optional Speed Sensor Installation

  20
• Power Connections

  21
• Mounting the Unit: Bracket, In-Dash or Portable

  22
• Bracket Installation

  23
• In-Dash Installation

  25
• Portable Installation

  25
• Section 3: Basic Sonar Operation

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• Keyboard

  27
• Power/lights on and off

  28
• Main Menu

  28
• Pages

  29
• Sonar Pages

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• Basic Sonar Quick Reference

  33
• Sonar Operations

  34
• Fish Symbols vs. Full Sonar Chart

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• Other Free Training Aids

  37
• Section 4: Options & Features

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• ASP (Advanced Signal Processing)

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• To change the ASP level:

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• Alarms

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• Depth Alarms

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• To adjust and turn on the shallow alarm:

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• To adjust and turn on the deep alarm:

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• Zone Alarm

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• To adjust and turn on the zone alarm:

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• Fish Alarm

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• To turn on the fish alarm:

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• Brightness

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• Calibrate Speed

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• Chart Speed

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• Contrast

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• Depth Cursor

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• Depth Range - Automatic

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• Depth Range - Manual

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• To switch to Manual Depth Range:

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• To turn Auto Depth Range on again:

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• FasTrack

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• Fish I.D. (Fish Symbols & Depths)

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• To turn the Fish I.D. feature on:

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• FishTrack

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• To turn on FishTrack:

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• FishReveal

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• To turn FishReveal on:

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• Grayline

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• To adjust the Grayline level:

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• HyperScroll

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• Noise Rejection

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• Overlay Data

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• To turn off displayed data:

  54
• To change displayed overlay data size:

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• Ping Speed & HyperScroll

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• To change Ping Speed:

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• To adjust Sensitivity:

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• To turn off HyperScroll:

  56
• Pop-up Help

  56
• Reset Options

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• Reset Water Distance

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• Screen Contrast and Brightness

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• Once in the Screen menu:

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• Sensitivity & Auto Sensitivity

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• Automatic Sensitivity

  60
• To turn Auto Sensitivity back on:

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• Set Keel Offset

  61
• Set Language

  62
• Software Version Information

  62
• Sonar Chart Mode

  63
• To change the chart mode scheme:

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• Sonar Chart Display Options

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• Full Sonar Chart

  64
• Digital Data/Chart

  65
• Customizing the Digital Data Screen

  65
• Sonar Simulator

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• Stop Chart

  67
• Surface Clarity

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• To adjust the Surface Clarity level:

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• Units of Measure

  69
• Zoom & Zoom Bar

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• Zoom & Zoom Bar

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• Section 5: Troubleshooting

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