SupraPro SupraPr o I.D.
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................1 SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................... 1 INSTALLATION .................................................................................. 2 INSTALLATION - Bracket ................................................................................................ 2 POWER CONNECTIONS .......
INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing an Eagle® sonar. Your SupraPro I.D.™ is a high quality sonar designed for both professional and novice fishermen. Although it's a low cost unit, it has features available only on other units that cost much more. This unit has 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 SupraPro I.D.
INSTALLATION - Bracket You can install the SupraPro I.D. on the top of a dash or from an overhead with the supplied bracket. It can also be installed in the dash with an optional IDA-3 mounting kit. If you use the supplied bracket, you may be interested in the optional GBSA-1 swivel bracket kit. This converts the SupraPro I.D.'s gimbal bracket to a swivel mount which can be used on the dash mounting position.
DASH MOUNT POWER CONNECTIONS NOTE! INSTALL THE TRANSDUCER BEFORE MAKING THE POWER CONNECTIONS! The SupraPro I.D. works from a 12 volt DC system only. For the best results, run the power cable directly to the boat’s battery. Keep the power cable away from other boat wiring, especially the engine’s wires. This will give the best isolation from electrical noise. If the supplied cable is not long enough to reach the battery, splice #18 gauge insulated wire to it.
SUPRAPRO I.D. PORTABLE ASSEMBLY INSTALLING THE BATTERIES Release the latch on the front of the battery case. Open the compartment and install four "D" cell batteries into the adapter. For the longest life, we recommend you use alkaline batteries. This battery case will also hold one rechargable battery instead of the "D" cells. See the enclosed coupon for more information on the rechargable battery.
portable units result from stale batteries. Make certain the ones you buy are fresh. Always remove batteries from the battery compartment before storing the unit as dead batteries can leak and corrode the contacts. In cold weather the efficiency of dry cell batteries drops with the temperature. It's a good idea to have the SupraPro I.D. Portable good and warm along with the batteries before we leave home.
Clean the chosen area of the hull before attaching the suction cup. Locate the transducer on the hull as shown below. Don't allow the bracket to go below the hull, as water pressure against it can cause the suction cup to come off at speed. Moisten the cup, then press it onto the hull as firmly as possible. Tie the nylon cord to the boat and route the transducer cable to the sonar unit. Plug the transducer connector into the "Y" power cable on the SupraPro ID's battery case.
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. MENU The SupraPro I.D. has many menus of features that are accessed with this key. UP and DOWN ARROWS Use these keys to adjust virtually every feature and function on the unit. They are used to adjust the sensitivity, chart speed, range, and more.
OPERATION MENUS The SupraPro I.D. use menus to guide you through the unit’s functions and features. The menu key accesses these features, allowing you to customize the unit to your particular needs and water conditions. All you have to do to leave one menu and enter another is press the menu key repeatedly. Press the ON/CLEAR key to clear the menus from the screen. AUTOMATIC When the SupraPro I.D. is first turned on, the automatic feature is enabled.
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 enlarging all echoes that appear on the screen. Remember, the unit doesn’t track the bottom in the manual mode. To zoom the display, first press the MENU key until the RANGE/ZOOM menu appears. Now press the down arrow key. This switches the unit into the zoom mode.
Fish ID feature’s menu appears as shown at right. Now press the down arrow key. This turns the feature off. To turn it back on, repeat the above steps, but press the up arrow key instead. The Fish ID feature can’t be used when the SupraPro I.D. is in the manual mode. If you turn the automatic feature off, the Fish ID feature will automatically be turned off, also. FISHTRACK™ The SupraPro I.D.
changes all echoes to short horizontal lines, making it easy to determine the depth of a target.To change modes, press the MENU key until the “DISP MODE” (Display Mode) menu appears. Then press the up or down arrow keys to switch between modes. Mode 2 is shown at right. SENSITIVITY The sensitivity menu lets you control the unit’s ability to pick up echoes. A low sensitivity level excludes much of the bottom information, fish signals, and other detail.
CHART SPEED The rate echoes scroll across the screen is called the chart speed. It’s adjustable by pressing the menu key until the chart speed menu appears as shown at the top of the next page. Chart speed is set to maximum when the SupraPro I.D. is first turned on. To decrease it, press the down arrow key. Press the up arrow key to increase the speed again. The percentage of chart speed in use appears beneath the arrows in the Chart Speed menu box.
alarm setting. When the number reaches the desired setting, release the arrow key. When the bottom depth goes shallower than the alarm’s setting an alarm tone sounds. At the same time the alarm sounds, a message box appears on the screen as shown at right. Press the up arrow key to silence the alarm. This will turn the alarm sound off until the shallow alarm is triggered again. To turn the alarm off, press the menu key until the shallow alarm menu appears.
DISPLAY CONTRAST The unit’s display contrast is adjustable to suit different lighting conditions. This will help you see the screen from different angles, or at various times of the day. To adjust the contrast, press the menu key until the DARK/LIGHT menu appears. To decrease it, press the down arrow key. Press the up arrow key to increase the contrast. The bar graph in the Dark/Light menu box shows a graph of the contrast. The screen will also show the effects of the change.
SIMULATOR The SupraPro I.D. has a simulator built into it that can show a simulated bottom signal with fish. All features of the SupraPro I.D. work normally when the simulator is in use. You can change the range, zoom, and use the alarms as desired. To use the simulator, press the menu key repeatedly until the SONAR SIM menu appears. Now press the up arrow to turn it on. Repeat the above steps to turn it off.
20 degree cone angle allows you to see more of the underwater world. In 15 feet (5 meters) of water the 20 degree cone covers an area about six feet (2 meters) across. The 8 degree transducer covers only about a two foot (less than 1 meter) circle. The 20 degree transducer is almost always the best to use in fresh water, the 8 degree mostly in salt water. In a deep water environment, (300 feet/100meters - fresh water, 100 feet/30 meters - salt water) the narrow cone angle is more desirable.
SURFACE LAYER ABSORBS HEAT FROM THE SUN EPILIMNION THERMOCLINE MOST PRODUCTIVE ZONE FOR FISHING HYPOLIMNION While some fish have a wider temperature tolerance than others, each has a certain range within which it tries to stay. Schooling fish suspended over deep water lie at the level that provides this temperature. We assume they are the most comfortable here. The temperature of water in the lake is seldom constant from top to bottom.
FISH ARCHES Fish arches are created when the cone of sound from the transducer passes over a fish. The distance to a fish when the cone first strikes it is shown as "A" below. When the center of the cone strikes the fish, the distance is shorter as shown "B". As the cone leaves the fish, the distance increases again as shown in "C". When the Fish I.D. mode is off, the depth of the water will affect the size and shape of the fish arch due to the cone angle diameter.
One of the best ways to get fish arches is to expand or “zoom” a segment of the water. For example, from 30 to 60 feet. The smaller the segment, the better the screen resolution will be. The easiest way to do this on the SupraPro I.D. is with the Zoom feature. This feature expands the echoes, making it easier to see detail. For the best results, turn the sensitivity up as high as possible without getting too much noise on the screen. In medium to deep water, this method should work to display fish arches.
Most bait fish concentrate within five feet of the surface where sunlight promotes the growth of the plankton on which they feed. One method of fishing is to use the SupraPro I.D. to find the bait fish first. With the Fish ID feature off, a school of bait fish will look like a “cloud” on the display. Usually, game fish will be nearby, often directly beneath the school of bait fish.
3. The water may be deeper than the sonar’s ability to find the bottom. If the sonar can’t find the bottom signal while it’s in the automatic mode, the digital will flash continuously. It may change the range to limits far greater than the water you are in. If this happens, place the unit in the manual mode, then change the range to a realistic one, (for example, 0-100 feet) and increase the sensitivity. As you move into shallower water, a bottom signal should appear. 4. Check the battery voltage.
ELECTRICAL NOISE A major cause of sonar problems is electrical noise. This usually appears on the sonar’s display as random patterns of dots or lines. In severe cases, it can completely cover the screen with black dots, or cause the unit operate erraticly, or not at all. To eliminate or minimize the effects of electrical noise, first try to determine the cause. With the boat at rest in the water, the first thing you should do is turn all electrical equipment on the boat off.
MENU SUMMARY The menus listed below are shown in order as you press the MENU key while the SupraPro I.D. is in the normal mode with automatic and Fish ID on. The order of the menus (and the menus themselves) will change as different features are selected, however this is the order the menus are in when the unit is first turned on. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
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