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Yachting Electronic Co. FC 90 User Manual

Manual is about: Used with bait boat - Monitor bait boat battery;

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    Www.Goyachting.Cn user’s manual used with bait boat - monitor bait boat battery; 300m rc distance menu menu exit exit ent ent ba i t bo at fishfind er fc 80 fc 80 fc 90 fc 90

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    All right reserved! Except as expressly provided herein, no part of this manual may be copied, reproduced, repub- lished, transmitted or distributed for any purpose, without prior written consent of yachting electronic co., ltd. Yachting electronic may find it necessary to change or end our policies...

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    Content content introduction .................................................................1 packing list...................................................................2 using the product.........................................................4 installing the battery............................

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    Sensitivity...............................................................31 channel..................................................................32 shallow...................................................................33 depth range..............................................................

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    Introduction introduction thank you for choosing our fishfinders. And welcome to the innovations of yachting electronic co., ltd! We has been committed to fish finder r&d activities all the way and its products have been reputed for their cutting-edge technologies and reliable performance. Fc80 / 90...

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    Packing list packing list before you install the transducer to your bait boat, please check the packing list below, and make sure you are not missing any items. 1) a wireless remote sonar sensor 2) a control box 3) a antenna for mounting on bait boat 4) a power cable 5) a anenna-extended-cable 2.

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    6) a antenna for mounting on the sonar handheld(optional for fc80; not inlcuded in fc90) 7) a sonar handheld with 3” fstn lcd 8) a switch for on/off controling of remoteeye (optional) the following items are also included: a) two screws (mounting the transducer) b) a battery buckle (when needed, bei...

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    Using the product using the product fc80 / 90 is designed to be used with bait boat. Properly install the remoteeye to your bait boat, power on the control box before you put the assemmed bait boat & remoteeye into the water, then you are ready to enjoy the operation. Two ways of using the product.

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    1. Turn the screw anti-clockwise with a screw driver. Then slide the battery cover towards the bottom of the unit and remove it from the main housing. 2. Install 4 “aaa” batteries. Be certain that the batteries are aligned as per the diagram within the battery compartment. 3. Slide the battery cover...

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    Install the remoteeye to bait boat install the remoteeye to bait boat the picture below is a overall installation instrution showing you the general conception to install the control & sonar system(namely remoteeye) to the bait boat, which is just for your reference. Note: note: the selected bait bo...

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    Introduction of the remoteeye introduction of the remoteeye remoteeye indicates the whole set of electric & sonar control system . It is used to be mounted on your bait boat. 1. Control box 2. Wireless sensor 3. Antenna 4. Antenna-extended cable 5. Switch of on/off controlling for remoteeye (optiona...

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    It directly to the control box. Thus it will be convenient for you to find enough space to place the control box at a proper position. Tool list tool list (not included) hand drill 5/32” drill bits phillips and flat-head screwdriver marine sealant remo remoteeye insta teeye installation method - 1 l...

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    2. Find a proper position and drill two holes on the top 2. Find a proper position and drill two holes on the top cover of your bait boat, as figured below: cover of your bait boat, as figured below: note: note: the hole is used to be through the sensor cable, the diameter should be about 11.5mm the...

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    3. Monut the antenna on the top cover of your bait boat. A) mount the antenna-extended cable to the top cover there are two connector of the antenna-extended cable, one is used to connetct to the antenna, another is used to connect to the control box. Firstly, take out the screw from the antenna-ext...

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    B) screw the antenna to the antenna-extended cable. B) screw the antenna to the antenna-extended cable. B) screw the antenna to the antenna-extended cable..

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    4. Mount the wireless sensor on the supporting plate as instructed below, a) drill three holes on the supporting plate. Diameter of hole-1 is about 12.5mm diameter of hole-2 and hole-3 is about 3.5mm note: use a pencil to mark the position before drilling the hole-2 and hole-3. Screw 4. Mount the wi...

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    5. Mount supporting plate on the top cover of bait boat. Drill 4 holes on the supporting plate, and tighten the supp- orting plate on the top cover of your bait boat by screws. 6. Find a proper position and place the control box into the bottom cover of your bait boat. 5. Mount 5. Mount supporting p...

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    Note: it could be better to find a way to fix the control box in the bottom cover of your bait boat. As when used with your bait boat in the water, the control box may wobble with the shave, which may damage the inner electronic parts. 7. Connect the antenna-extended cable to the control box. Find a...

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    8. Connect the wireless sensor to the control box. 8. Connect the wireless sensor to the control box. 8. Connect the wireless sensor to the control box. 8. Connect the wireless sensor to the control box..

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    9. Connect the control box to the battery. A) for fc80 warning: we strongly suggest you using a 9v alkaline battery, instead of using the bait boat battery for powering, otherwise thus short remote control distance and abnormal display may occur due to the interference caused by bait boat battery. B...

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    Warnning: be careful not reversing connection of positive and negative pole to the bait boat battery. (black wire is for negative pole; black & white wire is for positive pole) 10. Assemble the bait boat. With the above steps were finished, carefully assemble your bait boat, then the complete set of...

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    Remoteeye installation method - 2 as the structure of bait boats is different, sometimes maybe you prefer mounting the sensor to your bait boat in other method, see the following example: note: for such installation method, finding a proper mounting location for the sensor is very important. Otherwi...

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    Sonar working method when sonar works, the signals were remited in the direct- ion as instructed below: so, in the area a and area b, there should be no any obstacle, otherwise the sonar signals will be “blocked”, thus sonar unit will not be able to receive the signal normally, which will cause shor...

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    A) in the a mounting position, the sonar signals can be remitted without any obstacle in the two direction; b) in the b mounting position, the sonar signals can not be remitted normally, as they are blocked by the hull of the bait boat; hull of boat a b a) in the a mounting position, the sonar signa...

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    1. Find a proper mounting position, and drill 3 holes on the bottom of your bait boat note: the 3 holes should be drilled with the following dimension: 3 holes 41.6 mm 27.1 mm 12.0 mm 3.0 mm 1. Find a proper mounting position, and drill 3 holes on 1. Find a proper mounting position, and drill 3 hole...

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    2. Hold the sensor calbe through the 12mm-hole 3. Fix the sensor with 2 screws note: please spread some sealed glue on the screws before fixing the sensor. 2. Hold the sensor calbe through the 12mm-hole 2. Hold the sensor calbe through the 12mm-hole 3. Fix the sensor with 2 screws 3. Fix the sensor ...

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    4. Spread some sealed glue to the drilled location, preventing water leakage happening 5. Carry out the following steps same with step 6~10 instructed in “remoteeye installatiion method -1” 4. Spread some sealed glue to the drilled location, 4. Spread some sealed glue to the drilled location, preven...

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    Operational panel basic operational panel basic (1) transducer plug (2) depth reading (3) water surface line (4) -temperature reading -voltage reading (5) fish icon (6) bottom (7) depth range (8) sensitivity reading (9) battery strength (10) power key (11) ent key (12) menu and exit key (13) down ar...

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    Display display 1. Understand 1. Understanding th ing the display e display depth reading -temperature reading -voltage reading of bait boat battery (fc90 only) bottom handheld battery strength depth range fish icon sensitivity water surface line (1) depth reading: indicate water depth (2) temperatu...

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    (7) depth range: the current depth range setting (8) battery strength: indicate the remained handheld battery strength the detection graph is shown from the right corner from top to down. It would scroll forwards to left continuously. The most present and newest signals are displayed on the rightmos...

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    Change in depth. New returns graphed at a different scale will not match up with the historic data already graphed at a higher or lower scale. 3. Water surface line 3. Water surface line the water surface line indicate the displayed position of water surface on the screen, which is very helpful for ...

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    Underwater conditions vary greatly, so some experience is needed to get the most benefits of fc80 / 90. Use the message displayed in the screen as a helpful tools for your judgment, thus you could exert the full function of fc80 / 90..

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    Operation operation menu o menu operation instr peration instruction uction the menu setting is convenient and friendly. You can get various function setting by simple operation. 1. Power key: power on / power off note: note: to shut off the unit, press the power key and keep it for 3s, then release...

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    Note: note: when you enter into a menu setting, pressing ent key, then you are able to change the setting and the frame line of current menu will look thicker then non-setting. See following: to exit the setting condition, press ent key again. 3. Menu & exit key: to enter or exit menu setting. 4. Up...

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    Sensitivity sensitivity sensitivity determines how echoes will be displayed on the screen. Increasing the sensitivity will make you see more details on the screen. In such situations when you see too much clutter on the screen, decreasing the sensitivity will play an effect. The larger the sensitivi...

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    32 1) press menu to enter into menu setting, 2) use the up / down arrow to select sensitivity option. 3) press ent to confirm selecting 4) use the up / down arrow to increase / decrease the value 5) press ent to confirm the setting. 6) press exit to exit. Channel channel channel make it possible for...

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    33 4) use the up / down arrow to change the value 5) press ent to confirm the setting. 6) press exit to exit. Shallo shallow the fishfinder sound an alarm tone when the bottom goes shallower or equal than the alarm’s setting. You also could exit alarm mode by enter into shallow menu and artificially...

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    34 depth range depth range depth range determine in which portion the bottom will display in the screen. (for example, if the actual depth is 10m, and the current depth range is 20m, then the bottom will display on 50% portion of the screen). To set the depth range: 1) press menu to enter into menu ...

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    35 fish id. Fish id. Fish id control the way the detected target is displayed on the screen. 1) if fish id is on, a fish icon will be displayed when some fish and other object is detected. 2) if fish id is off, a arch will be displayed on the screen. Note: note: your sonar unit is advanced, however ...

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    36 suggest you turn off the fish id, and only study the sonar returns which is displayed as archs. To set the fish id.: 1) press menu to enter into menu setting, 2) use the up / down arrow to select fish id.. Option. 3) press ent to confirm selecting 4) use the up / down arrow to change the value. 5...

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    37 to set the units..: 1) press menu to enter into menu setting, 2) use the up / down arrow to select units. Option. 3) press ent to confirm selecting 4) use the up / down arrow to change the value. 5) press ent to confirm the setting. 6) press exit to exit. Back backligh light backlight is used to ...

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    38 4) use the up / down arrow to change the value. 5) press ent to confirm the setting. 6) press exit to exit. Contrast contrast contrast is used to let you get a most suitable display when you operate the unit. To set the contra contrast st: 1) press menu to enter into menu setting, 2) use the up /...

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    39 loa load d d dft ft load dft is used to restore to the factory settings. To set the load load dft dft: 1) press menu to enter into menu setting, 2) use the up / down arrow to select load dft load dft option. 3) press ent to confirm selecting 4) use the up / down arrow to change the option. 5) pre...

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    40 monitor sel monitor sel monitor sel is used to detect the remained voltage of the bait boat and water or air temperature. Battery air temp. Water temp. To set the monitor sel monitor sel: 1) press menu to enter into menu setting, 2) use the up / down arrow to select monitor sel option. 3) press e...

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    41 bat. Alarm bat. Alarm when the bait boat battery is lower then the voltage setting, the fc90 fishfinder will sound an alarm tone and a warning message will appear on the screen. Set a warning value for battery alarming, and when the alarm tone appears, run your bait boat back as soon as possible....

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    42 language language you can choose different language for the menu operation: english german french russian to set the language: 1) press menu to enter into menu setting, 2) use the up / down arrow to select language option. 3) press ent to confirm selecting 4) use the up / down arrow to change the...

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    43 trouble shooting trouble shooting you are not supposed to fix the handheld or the sensor. The product contains no customizable parts. On the other hand, the waterproof performance is enabled by unique techniques, functions of which may be disabled by unau- thorized disassembly. On this account, o...

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    44 1.No signal on screen 1.No signal on screen if the fishfinder fails to receive signals from the sensor, it will stop updating the screen (which will then remain unchanged). Under any circumstances, if the handheld can not receive signals transmitted by the sensor or the sensor is out water for se...

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    45 moves out of the range, inconsistent signals or even no signals will be transmitted to the handheld. 2. 2. Nothi nothing is disp ng is displayed after the handheld’s power is layed after the handheld’s power is switched on switched on. Be sure the battery's positive and negative poles are corr- e...

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    46 current test signal and by the previous test signal differs, plus the varying height of the sea bed contour, pictures displayed on the screen will occupy different heights, causing the vibrating phenomenon. 5. Nothi 5. Nothing appears ng appears on the display even you can see fish on the display...

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    47 7. The sonar unit can not reach 300m. There is a abnormal 7. The sonar unit can not reach 300m. There is a abnormal display on the display, and when the bait boat is about display on the display, and when the bait boat is about 60~70m far away, the sonar unit stop working. 60~70m far away, the so...

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    48 maintenance maintenance with a view to making use of your fishfinder, we reco- mmend you follow the steps below and carry out maint- enance. 1. For the case 1. For the case cleaning the sonar unit’s outer case (except for the screen) with a cloth dipped mild detergent solution, and then wipes it ...

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    49 guarantee conditions guarantee conditions 1. We assure you this product is free from defects in materials and workmanship. The warranty coverage is one year from the date of purchase, during which if the unit fails to perform as described in the product’s written specifications, we will repair or...

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    50 specifications and feature specifications and feature 1. Specifications: 1. Specifications: 1) display display size: 3.0in / 76mm, fstn lcd display resolution: 128 x 64 pixels display contrast: 0~100% adjustable range backlight: on / auto visible under strong sunlight 2) sonar & radio depth capab...

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    51 operational temperature: from -10c to 50c (14 fto122 f) units: °f/ft °f/m °c/ft °c/m unit dimensions: 138mm × 69mm × 32mm casing: ipx7 waterproof 4) power handheld power supply: 4×aaa alkaline batteries handheld battery life: 45 hours continuous use handheld power off automatically in 10minutes w...

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    Contact us 52 contact our resource center in any of the following days: by telephone: monday - friday: 8.Am. To 5:30 pm. (central standard time) 0086 25 84680809 or by e-mail: typically we respond to you in 2 business days info@goyachting.Cn for direct shipping, our address is: no.508, heyan road, n...

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