Testing Determines Best Location. Lowrance electronic LMS-525C DF, LMS-520C
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WARNING:
Do not remove any material from your inner hull unless you know the hull's composition. Careless grinding or cutting on your hull can result in damage that could sink your boat. Contact your boat dealer or manufacturer to confirm your hull specifications.
Fill with
Fill with resin
Flotation material
Inner hull
Epoxy to hull first
Outer hull
Epoxy the transducer to a solid portion of the hull.
For example, some (but not all) manufacturers use a layer of fiberglass, then a core of balsa wood, finishing with an outer layer of fiberglass.
Removing the inner layer of fiberglass and the balsa wood core exposes the outer layer of fiberglass. The transducer can then be epoxied directly to the outer layer of fiberglass. After the epoxy cures for 24 hours, fill the remaining space with polyester resin. When the job is finished, the hull is watertight and structurally sound. Remember, the sonar signal must pass through solid fiberglass. Any air bubbles in the fiberglass or the epoxy will reduce or eliminate the sonar signals.
Testing Determines Best Location
Ideally, the shoot-thru transducer should be installed as close to the transom as possible, close to the centerline. This will give you the best performance during high speed maneuvers.
Transducer location
(high speed)
Transducer location
(trolling speed)
Shoot-thru-hull transducer locations for high speed or trolling speed operation.
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To choose the proper location for shoot-thru-hull mounting, follow these testing procedures: (You may need a helper to complete these steps.)
1. Anchor the boat in about 30 feet of water. Add a little water to the sump of the boat. Plug the transducer into the sonar unit, turn it on, then hold the transducer over the side of the boat in the water. Adjust the sensitivity and range controls until a second bottom echo is seen on the display. (You'll need to turn off Auto Sensitivity, Auto Depth Range and
ASP ™. Try a range setting that is two to three times the water depth.
The harder (more rocky) the bottom, the easier it will be to get a second bottom signal.) Don't touch the controls once they've been set.
True bottom
Second bottom
Manual range setting
Example of a second bottom signal. Unit is in 30 feet of water, with range set at 80 feet and sensitivity set at 87 percent.
2. Next, take the transducer out of the water and place it in the water in the sump of the boat, face down. (The transducer face is shown in the figure on the following page.) Notice how the signal strength decreases.
The second bottom signal will probably disappear and the bottom signal intensity will likely decrease.
3. Now move the transducer around to find the best location with the strongest possible bottom signal. If you find a spot with an acceptable bottom signal, mark the location and move on to step 4.
If you can't get an acceptable bottom signal, try turning up the sensitivity by three or five keystrokes and then move the transducer around once more. If you find a spot that works, mark it and move on to step 4.
If you have to turn up sensitivity by more than five keystrokes to get a good signal, the transducer should be mounted on the outside of the hull. This is especially true if you have to turn sensitivity all the way up to get a decent bottom signal.
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Table of contents
- 13 Specifications: LMS-520c and LMS-525cDF
- 20 How to use this manual: typographical conventions
- 23 Section 2: Installation
- 23 Preparations
- 23 Transducer Installation
- 24 Single-frequency transom installations
- 24 Dual-frequency transom installations
- 24 Single-frequency trolling motor installations
- 24 Shoot-through hull installations
- 24 Selecting a Transducer Location
- 26 How low should you go?
- 26 Shoot-thru-hull vs. Transom Mounting
- 27 Transom Transducer Assembly And Mounting
- 33 Transducer Orientation and Fish Arches
- 34 Shoot-Thru-Hull Preparation
- 34 Hulls with Flotation Materials
- 35 Testing Determines Best Location
- 37 Shoot-thru-hull Installation
- 38 Speed/Temperature Sensors
- 38 Optional Speed Sensor Installation
- 40 Power Connections
- 41 Powering Your Display Unit
- 42 Power Diagram A
- 43 Power Diagram B
- 43 Powering a NMEA 2000 Network Bus
- 44 GPS Antenna/Receiver Module
- 45 Connecting to a NMEA 2000 Network
- 46 NMEA 0183 Wiring (Data cable)
- 49 Mounting the Unit: Bracket, In-Dash or Portable
- 52 MMC or SD Card Memory Card Installation
- 54 Other Accessories
- 54 Cleaning Towel
- 55 Face Cover
- 57 Section 3: Basic Sonar Operation
- 57 Keyboard
- 58 Power/lights on and off
- 58 Main Menu
- 60 Pages
- 60 Satellite Status Page
- 61 Navigation Page
- 61 Map Page
- 62 Sonar Page
- 65 Basic Sonar Quick Reference
- 66 Sonar Operations
- 68 Fish Symbols vs. Full Sonar Chart
- 71 Section 4: Sonar Options
- 71 ™ (Advanced Signal Processing)
- 72 Alarms
- 72 Depth Alarms
- 73 Zone Alarm
- 74 Fish Alarm
- 75 GPS Alarms
- 76 NMEA 2000 Alarms
- 77 Calibrate Speed
- 78 Chart Speed
- 80 Depth Cursor
- 81 Depth Range - Automatic
- 81 Depth Range - Manual
- 82 Depth Range - Upper and Lower Limits
- 84 ™ (Fish Symbols & Depths)
- 86 Frequency (Change Transducer Frequency)
- 88 Log Sonar Chart Data
- 89 Noise Rejection
- 89 Overlay Data
- 93 Reset Options
- 94 Reset Water Distance
- 94 Set Keel Offset
- 95 Sensitivity & Auto Sensitivity
- 96 Automatic Sensitivity
- 97 Sonar Chart Mode
- 98 Sonar Page & Sonar Chart Display Options
- 98 Full Sonar Chart
- 99 Split Zoom Sonar Chart
- 99 Split Frequency Sonar Chart (LMS-525cDF only)
- 100 Digital Data/Chart
- 100 Customize Page Displays
- 102 Flasher
- 102 Sonar with Custom Gauges
- 104 Map with Sonar Split Screen
- 105 Sonar Simulator
- 107 Stop Chart
- 108 Surface Clarity
- 109 Transparency
- 110 Upper and Lower Limits
- 110 Zoom & Zoom Bar
- 110 Zoom Pan
- 111 Section 5: Sonar Troubleshooting
- 115 Section 6: Basic GPS Operations
- 115 Keyboard
- 116 Power/lights on and off
- 116 Main Menu
- 118 Pages
- 118 Sonar Page
- 118 Satellite Status Page
- 120 Navigation Page
- 123 Map Page
- 127 Map with Sonar
- 128 Map with Custom Gauges
- 129 Radar
- 131 Basic GPS Quick Reference
- 132 Find Your Current Position
- 132 Moving Around the Map: Zoom & Cursor Arrow Keys
- 133 Selecting Any Map Item with the Cursor
- 133 Searching
- 135 Set a Waypoint
- 137 Navigate To a Waypoint
- 137 Set Man Overboard (MOB) Waypoint
- 138 Navigate Back to MOB Waypoint
- 138 Navigate to Cursor Position on Map
- 140 Navigate to a Point of Interest
- 140 Creating and Saving a Trail
- 142 Displaying a Saved Trail
- 143 Navigating Trails
- 143 Visual Trailing
- 143 Navigate a Trail
- 145 Navigate a Back Trail (backtrack)
- 146 Transfer Custom Maps and GPS Data Files
- 148 Cancel Navigation
- 149 Section 7: Advanced GPS Operations
- 149 Find Distance from different Locations
- 149 Find Distance from Point to Point
- 150 Icons
- 150 Create Icon on Map
- 150 Create Icon at Current Position
- 150 Delete an Icon
- 151 Navigate to an Icon
- 151 Routes
- 152 Create and Save a Route
- 154 Delete a Route
- 155 Edit a Route Name
- 155 Edit Route Waypoints
- 156 Navigate a Route
- 156 Navigate a Route in Reverse
- 157 Trails
- 157 Delete a Trail
- 158 Edit a Trail Name
- 158 Edit a Trail Color
- 158 Edit a Trail Pattern
- 159 Utilities
- 159 Alarm Clock
- 159 Sun/Moon Rise & Set Calculator
- 159 Trip Calculator
- 159 Trip Down Timer
- 159 Trip Up Timer
- 159 Waypoints
- 160 Edit a Waypoint
- 160 Selecting a Waypoint
- 161 Create Waypoint by Entering a Position
- 162 Set a Waypoint by Average Position
- 162 Set a Waypoint by Projecting a Position
- 163 Section 8: System & GPS Setup Options
- 163 Alarms
- 164 Auto Satellite Search
- 165 Check MMC Files and Storage Space
- 165 Communications Port Configuration
- 166 Configure NMEA
- 166 Coordinate System Selection
- 168 Map Fix
- 169 Customize Page Displays
- 170 GPS Simulator
- 172 Hide GPS Feature
- 172 Initialize GPS
- 173 Map Auto Zoom
- 173 Map Data
- 175 Map Datum Selection
- 176 Map Detail Category Selection
- 176 Map Orientation
- 178 ™ USA Marine Charts
- 178 Nautical Chart Notes
- 179 Port Information
- 180 Tidal Current Information
- 182 Tide Information
- 183 Charts
- 184 Overlay Data
- 188 Pop-up Help
- 189 Reset Options
- 190 Screen Contrast and Brightness
- 191 Set Language
- 191 Set Local Time
- 192 Show WAAS Alarm
- 193 Software Version Information
- 194 Sounds and Alarm Sound Styles
- 195 Track Smoothing
- 195 Trail Options
- 196 Update Trail Option
- 198 Trail Visible/Invisible and Other Trail Options
- 198 Transparency
- 199 Units of Measure
- 203 Section 9: Searching
- 204 Find Streets
- 205 Find Any Item Selected by Map Cursor
- 205 Find Interstate Highway Exits
- 208 Find Map Places or Points of Interest (POI)
- 210 Find Streets or Intersections
- 213 Find Waypoints
- 217 Section 10: NMEA 2000 Device Configuration
- 217 NMEA 2000 Menu
- 217 Bus Setup
- 218 Engine & Tank Configuration
- 219 Tank Select
- 219 Tank Size
- 219 Set Configuration button
- 220 Device Configuration Menu
- 220 Device Information and Device Data
- 221 Fuel Management Menu
- 221 Tank Location
- 221 Fuel Added
- 222 Add Fuel
- 222 Fill Tank
- 222 Adding Fuel to Tank
- 222 Engine Operations
- 222 Engine Select
- 223 NMEA 2000 Alarms
- 224 Waypoint Sharing
- 224 Backlight Synchronization
- 225 Configuring EP Sensors
- 225 EP-35 Temperature Configuration
- 226 Advanced Options menu
- 226 Instance
- 226 Restore Defaults
- 226 EP-10 Fuel Flow Configuration
- 227 Advanced Options menu
- 227 Instance
- 227 Restore Defaults
- 228 To restore default settings
- 228 EP-15 Fluid Level Configuration
- 230 Advanced Options menu
- 230 Instance
- 230 Restore Defaults
- 231 Suzuki Engine Interface Configuration
- 232 Advanced Options menu
- 232 Instance
- 232 Restore Defaults
- 233 Calibrating EP Sensors
- 233 EP-10 Fuel Flow Calibration
- 234 EP-15 Fluid Level Calibration
- 234 2-Point Calibration
- 235 3-Point Calibration
- 236 5-Point Calibration
- 237 Fuel Flow Calibration in a Suzuki Engine Interface
- 238 Engine Trim Calibration
- 239 Reset Trim Calibration
- 239 Bennett Trim Tabs Calibration
- 241 Section 11: Supplemental Material