Lowrance X-45 User manual

X-45X-45

X-45

INSTALLATION AND OPERATION

INSTRUCTIONS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................3

SPECIFICATIONS ...........................................................................................................3

INSTALLATION ...................................................................................4

INSTALLATION - Bracket ................................................................................................4

POWER CONNECTIONS ................................................................................................5

KEYBOARD BASICS .......................................................................................................6

DISPLAY...........................................................................................................................6

MENUS .............................................................................................................................7

OPERATION .......................................................................................7

AUTOMATIC.....................................................................................................................7

RANGE .............................................................................................................................8

RANGE - UPPER AND LOWER LIMITS .........................................................................8

ZOOM ...............................................................................................................................9

SENSITIVITY...................................................................................................................11

GRAYLINE®...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12

FISH ID ............................................................................................................................12

TARGETTRACK™ ..........................................................................................................14

CHART SPEED ...............................................................................................................15

DISPLAY MODE .............................................................................................................15

ALARMS ..........................................................................................................................17

LIGHT ..............................................................................................................................18

FEET/METERS ...............................................................................................................19

DISPLAY CONTRAST ....................................................................................................19

ASP (Advanced Signal Processing) ...............................................................................19

SIMULATOR....................................................................................................................20

FISH ARCHES ................................................................................................................21

WATER TEMPERATURE AND THERMOCLINES ........................................................22

TROUBLESHOOTING ....................................................................................................23

WARRANTY ....................................................................................................................27

MISSING PARTS ............................................................................................................28

All features and specifications in this manual are subject

to change without notice.

All screens in this manual are simulated.

NOTICE!

The storage temperature for your unit is from -4 degrees to +167 degrees

Fahrenheit (-20 degrees to +75 degrees Celcius). Extended storage in tempera-

tures higher or lower than specified will damage the liquid crystal display in your

unit. This type of damage is not covered by the warranty. For more information,

contact the factory customer service department or your local service center.

SPECIFICATIONS

Dimensions ...................... 5.9" W x 5.35" H x 3.4" D

Input Voltage.................... 10 - 15 vDC

Current Drain ................... 350 ma (lights off)

........................... 500 ma (lights on)

Transmitter

Frequency.......... 192 kHz

Output Power..... 600 watts (peak-to-peak)

........................... 75 watts (RMS)

Display ........................... 100 pixels (H) x 65 pixels (W)

........................... Supertwist Liquid Crystal Display

5.9"

5.35"

3.4"

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing a Lowrance sonar. Your X-45 is a high quality

sonar designed for both professional and novice fishermen. These units

have an automatic feature that finds and displays the bottom, fish,

structure, and more! All you have to do is press the on key. However, if

you wish to fine tune the unit, simply press the menu key. The X-45 has

powerful features available through easy-to-use menus.

Installinganoptionalspeed/temperaturesensorletsyouviewthesurface

water temperature, boat speed, and distance log. The X-45 also takes

advantage of the optional BroadView™ transducer. See page 12 for

information on the FishView™ feature that uses this transducer.

AttachtheX-45tothegimbalbracketusingthesuppliedgimbalknobsand

washers as shown above.

Drill a hole in the dash for the power and transducer cables. The best

locationforthisholeisimmediatelyunderthegimbalbracket.Thisway,the

bracketcovers thehole.The smallesthole the poweror transducer cable

connector can pass through is 3/4". However, you can’t pass a power or

transducer connector and another cable through a 3/4" hole. Therefore,

after drilling the hole, pass the transducer connector up through the hole

fromunderthedash. Thendropthepowercabledownfromthefrontside

of the dash. After installing the transducer and power cables, slide the

bracketoverthehole,thenroutethetransducerandpowercablesoutthe

slot in the back of the bracket. Finally, fasten the bracket to the dash.

GIMBAL KNOB

WASHER

GIMBAL BRACKET

X-45

INSTALLATION - Bracket

Youcan install theX-45 on thetop of adash or froman overhead withthe

suppliedbracket. Itcan also be installed inthe dashwith anoptional IDA-

3 or IDA-4 mounting kit. If you use the supplied bracket, you may be

interested in the optional GBSA-1 swivel bracket kit. This converts the X-

45's gimbal bracket to a swivel mount which can be used on the dash or

overheadmounting positions.Installation instructionsfor thein-dash and

swivel mounting kits are supplied with the adapter kits.

Mount the X-45 in any convenient location, provided there is clearance

whenit’stiltedforthebestviewingangle.Holesinthebracket’sbaseallow

woodscreworthroughboltmounting.Itmaybenecessarytoplaceapiece

of plywood on the back side of thin panels to reinforce the panel. Make

certain there is enough room behind the unit to attach the power and

transducer cables.

POWER CONNECTIONS

The X-45 works from a 12 volt DC system only. For the best results, run

thepowercabledirectlytotheboat’sbattery. Keepthepowercableaway

fromotherboatwiring,especiallytheengine’swires. Thiswillgivethebest

isolation from electrical noise. If the supplied cable is not long enough to

reachthebattery,splice#18gaugeinsulatedwiretoit.Ifyoudoextendthe

powercable,makecertaintoattachthein-linefuseholdersuppliedwiththe

X-45to thebatteryor powersource.This willprotect boththeunit andthe

power cable in the event of a short. Use only a 3-amp fuse.

IMPORTANT!

Do not use this product without a 3-amp fuse wired into the power cable!

Failure to use a 3-amp fuse will void your warranty!

You can also attach the power cable to an accessory or power buss,

however, you may have problems with electrical interference.

This units has reverse polarity protection. No damage will occur if the

power wires are reversed. However, the unit will not work until the wires

are attached correctly.

Ifyou'vepurchasedaspeed/temperaturesensor,installitaccordingtothe

instructionsenclosedwithit.Routeitscabletothe connectorontheX-45's

power cable. The X-45 is now ready for use.

RED

WIRE

3 amp

FUSE

OPTIONAL

SPEED/

TEMP

SENSOR

BLACK

WIRE

TO POWER

CONNECTORR

ON X-45

12 VOLT

BATTERY

KEYBOARD BASICS

The unit sounds a tone when you

press any key. This tells you the

unit has accepted a command.

ON/CLEAR

Use this key to turn the unit on. It

also clears menu selections and

the menus from the screen.

OFF

This key turns the unit off.

The X-45 has many features that are accessed with this key. To see the

firstmenu,presstheMENUkey.Toseetheothermenus,presstheMENU

key repeatedly.

UP and DOWN ARROWS

Use these keys to adjust virtually every feature and function on the unit.

NOTE: The up arrow key also stops the chart when no menus are

displayed. In other words, anytime you wish to stop the chart, first make

certainnomenuisonthescreen. Nowpresstheuparrow key. The chart

freezesandtheword“STOP”appearsatthetopofthescreen. Tostartthe

chart, press the up arrow key again.

DISPLAY - General

The lights flash for about ten seconds when the X-45 is turned on. Three

menusappear,oneaftertheother. Themenusarethelights(LAMP),feet-

meterselection(FEET/METER),andcontrastadjustment(DARK/LIGHT).

Toturnthelightson,presstheuparrowkey. Toswitchfromfeettometers,

press the down arrow key when the proper menu appears. To adjust the

contrast, wait for the DARK/LIGHT menu to

appear. Now press the up arrow key to

darkenthe screen, thedown arrow tolighten

it. Themenusdisappearafterafewseconds.

If you don’t want to wait, press the ON/

CLEAR key to clear the menus from the

screen.

When the X-45 is first turned on, the display

appearssimilartotheoneatright. Theunitis

in the automatic mode. The depth range

displays on the upper left side of the screen.

Intheexampleshownatthebottomofthepreviouspage,therangeisfrom

0 to 60 feet and the bottom depth is 37.3 feet.

NOTE: Turning the X-45 off erases all user settings and it returns to the

systemdefaults.Forexample,ifyouturnthelightson,thenturntheunitoff,

the next time you turn the unit on, the lights will be off, since the default

setting for the lights is off.

MENUS

The X-45 uses menus to guide you through the unit’s functions and

features.Themenukeyaccessesthesefeatures,allowingyoutocustom-

ize the unit to your particular needs and water conditions. All you have to

dotoleaveonemenuandenteranotherispressthemenukeyrepeatedly.

If you ever get lost in the menus, simply press the ON/CLEAR key. This

clears the menus from the screen.

Menus change depending on the mode the unit is in. For example, if the

automatic mode is turned off, the sensitivity menu changes from “AUTO

SENS” to “MAN SENS.” Other messages may appear in menu boxes or

new menus can appear, again depending on previous selections.

On the screen shown on the previous page, the lamp menu is showing.

Pressingtheuparrowkeywhilethis menu isonthescreenturnstheback

lights on.

OPERATION

AUTOMATIC

When the X-45 is first turned on, the automatic feature is enabled. This

feature automatically adjusts the unit’s range and sensitivity according to

waterconditions. Italwayskeepsthebottomdepthdisplayedinthelower

portion of the screen.

To turn the automatic feature off, press the

menu key until the AUTO/MAN menu ap-

pears. Now press the down arrow key. This

highlights the letters “MAN.” The unit is now

inthemanualmode. Waitafewsecondsand

the menu will scroll off the screen’s left side.

Pressing the ON/CLEAR key also clears it.

Toturntheautomaticfeatureonagain,repeat

theabovesteps,exceptthistimepresstheup

arrow key.

RANGE

Youcan’tadjusttherangewhentheX-45isin

theautomaticmode. Itisadjustablewhenthe

unit is in the manual mode, however. To do

so,firstputtheunitinthemanualmode. Now

presstheON/CLEARkeytoclearthescreen.

Then press the menu key until the “RANGE

SEL” menu appears as shown below. The

current range shows at the bottom of the

menu. Inthiscase,therangeis60feet. Now

presstheuparrowkeytodecreasetherange,

the down arrow key increases the range.

After you select the desired range, press the

ON/CLEAR key to clear the display. If you wait a few seconds, it

automatically clears.

The X-45 has the following ranges:

10, 20, 40, 60, 120, 240, 480, and 900 feet.

and

5, 10, 20, 40, 60, 100, 200, and 300 meters.

NOTE: The depth capability of the X-45 depends on the transducer

installation, water and bottom conditions, and other factors.

RANGE - Upper and Lower Limits

TheX-45letsyouchangetheupperandlowerrangelimitswhenit'sinthe

manual mode. This lets you "zoom" in on segments of the water as small

as 10 feet. In other words, you can set the upper limit to 25 feet and the

lowerlimitto35feet,regardlessofthebottom

depth. This in essence, gives you a 10 foot

zoom. You can choose any segment of the

water, as long as the distance between the

upper limit and lower limit is 10 feet (10

meters) or more.

To change the upper limit, first make certain

theunitisinthemanualmode.Next,pressthe

MENU key until the "UPPER LIMIT" menu

appears. Now press the down arrow key to

increasetheupperlimitortheuparrowkeyto

increase it. After you've finished, wait a few

21 FOOT UPPER LIMIT

secondsandthemenuwillscrolloffthescreen’sleftside. PressingtheON/

CLR key also clears it.

To change the lower limit, again make certain the unit is in the manual

mode.PresstheMENUkeyuntilthe"LOWERLIMIT"menuappears.Now

press the down arrow key to increase the lower limit or the up arrow key

to increase it. When you have the limit set, wait a few seconds and the

menu will scroll off the screen’s left side. Pressing the ON/CLR key also

clears it.

ZOOM

The zoom feature enlarges all echoes on the screen. If the unit is in the

automatic mode, it tracks the bottom signal, always keeping it near the

bottom of the screen. This lets you see small detail, at the same time

enlargingallechoesthatappearonthescreen.

Theunitdoesn’ttrackthebottominthemanual

mode,andtheadjustmentsareslightlydiffer-

ent.

Zoom - Automatic Operation

To zoom the display, first press the MENU

key until the RANGE/ZOOM menu appears

asshownatright. Nowpressthedownarrow

key. This switches the unit into the zoom

mode. Anew menuimmediatelyappears as

shown at the top of the next page.

Thisisthezoomsizemenu. Zoomsizeisthe

distance between the upper limit and the

lower limit. The upper limit shows at the top

left corner of the screen. The lower limit is in

the bottom left corner. For example, if the

upper limit is 40 feet and the lower limit is 70

feet, the zoom window size is 30 feet. The

word “TRACK” appears in this menu when

you first activate the zoom as shown below.

ThismeanstheX-45istrackingthebottomin

a zoom window, always keeping it on the

display.

Press the up arrow key to decrease the zoom size, press the down arrow

key to increase the zoom size.

When the unit is switched into the zoom

mode,theletters“ZM”appearatthetopofthe

screen. Thezoomwindowsizedisplaysinthe

top right corner of the screen.

On the screen shown at right, the zoom size

has been changed to 20 feet.

To turn the zoom feature off, press the menu

key until the RANGE/ZOOM menu appears.

Now press the up arrow key.

This switches the unit into the range mode,

which turns the zoom feature off.

The X-45 has the following zoom ranges:

10, 20, 30, 60, 120, 240, and 480 feet

and

5, 10, 20, 30, 50, 100, and 150 meters.

Zoom - Manual Operation

To operate the zoom feature when the X-45 is in the manual mode, first

pressthemenukey. ThenpressthedownarrowkeyintheRANGE/ZOOM

menu to place the X-45 in the zoom mode. The zoom size menu

automatically appears next. You can change the zoom size by pressing

the up or down arrows. After you select the desired zoom size, press the

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