Thanks for the reply. A buddy gave this one and it looks brand new and not used. I plan to use it and see what happens. I will probably have some more questions I need answered. Thaks again. Which transducer were you using with the a and where did you mount it?
Huron Angler Admiral. Joined Apr 7, Messages 6, I've been using this older Lowrance XA and I've been very happy with it. Accuracy is top-notch and it marks fish as good as my brand new Humminbird. Haven't used it at high speeds yet but I will when it warms up around here. Joined Feb 17, Messages Huron Angler said:. Click to expand Joined Feb 8, Messages 6, These older Lowrances were great units.
I had a x75 I wish I kept. I upgraded to a new color Lowrance and had nothing but trouble with it due to software. My x75 was flawless for the eight years I had it. All the Lowrance products during this period of time were great. I'm a die hard Lowrance user. Can you upgrade your software? Page 15 backward. Every one of the group screens can be modified to some ex- tent. It keeps these changes even if power is turned off. However, a preset does erase all window changes and returns to the standard windows.
Page Sonar Operation Remember, when the LMSA is in the automatic mode, you have a limited adjustment range on the Sensitivity control and no control over the Range. Zoom adjusts differently in automatic than manual, also. A low sensitivity level excludes much of the bottom informa- tion, fish signals, and other target information. High sensitivity levels enables you to see this detail, but it can also clutter the screen with many undesired signals.
There are two different methods used to change the range. The first way changes only the lower limit by pressing the arrow keys. On the screen shown below, the lower limit is 60 feet. Page Zoom - Automatic Operation Now enter the desired depth, using the numbered keys. In this example, we en- tered 35 feet. Now press the ENT key. The LMSA erases the range menus from the screen, and uses the new range you entered as shown below. Page Fish I. The level chosen by the LMSA at power on is usually adequate for most conditions.
If you turn the Fish I. If you turn automatic off when the Fish I. The first is the Fish Alarm. It sounds when the Fish I.
Another alarm is the Zone Alarm which consists of a bar. For example, if you set the shallow alarm to ten feet, the alarm will sound a tone if the bottom sig- nal is less than ten feet. Note: The zone alarm isn't available in the Windows mode. This feature is saved in the battery-backed-up memory. The LMSA lets you make changes to the sensitivity and Grayline on one side of the screen without affecting the other. To adjust the sensitivity, for example, first press the SENS key.
The screen shown at right ap- pears. To adjust the intensity of the lighting, press the MENU key, then press the key adjacent to the "More" label.
The screen shown below appears. When the LMS- A is first turned on, only the depth is displayed. You can turn each digital display on as desired or turn all of them off, as desired.
Page Display Zoom Bar label. To turn the backlights off, repeat the same steps. This display comes from a separate digital sonar built into the unit. It displays only the bottom depth. Now press the key next to the "Turn Chart Cursor Off" label. The LMSA returns to the sonar screen with the cursor turned off. It saves the distance in memory even when the unit is turned off. Page Menu To turn the depth lines off, repeat the above steps.
The label on the fourth menu page now reads "Turn Depth Lines Off". Press the key next to that label. The LMSA returns to the sonar screen. To view this menu, press the Menu key, then press the key next to the "More" label until the fifth menu page appears.
Virtually all settings except for waypoint and route information is saved in this memory. Waypoints, icons, and routes are saved in a separate memory. Therefore, every time you turn the unit on, the settings are exactly as you left them. Page Calibrate Speed The speed display on the sonar screens comes from the optional speed sensor - not the GPS receiver. To calibrate this sensor to your boat, first press the MENU key six times while a sonar screen is showing. Now press the key next to the "Calibrate Speed" Page Battery Backup This keeps the memory "alive" while the unit is turned off.
The LMSA gives you the ability to turn this battery on or off. Turning it off causes the LMSA to "forget" The angle between the outside edges of the cone is the cone angle. Lowrance offers a choice of transducers with either an 8 or 20 degree cone angle. The transducer supplied with the LMSA has a 20 degree cone angle.
This is due to the narrow cone diameter and the resolution limitations of the display. The connection diagram below shows the proper method to attach the transducers to the LMSA. If dual frequency simultaneous operation is desired, a 50 kHz transducer and the MY-2 transducer adapter cable must be purchased separtately. The GPS module can be installed on a flat surface or with the supplied adapter on a pole.
Mount the module in an area that guarantees a clear view of the sky at all times. In order for the module to receive the signals from the satellites, it must not be obstructed. An ideal location is on a cabin roof, or deck. The gunnels also make a good location. Attaching the pole mounting adapter lets you install the module on a one inch mast. However, for lightning protection, the antenna shouln't be the highest part of the boat.
If you have access underneath the mounting surface, use the gasket supplied with the GPS module as a template. Drill four 5. Attach the cable to the module and pass it down through the hole in the gasket and the mounting surface.
Use 5 mm screws, flat washers, and lock washers to fasten the GPS module to the mounting surface. Route the cable to the LMSA. If you don't have access to the back side of the mounting surface, use the "cleats" supplied with the LMSA.
Note: This is assuming you can "snake" the module's cable to a location that is accessable. A hole will still need to be drilled in the mounting surface for the cable. Attach the cable to the module and drop the other end of the cable through the gasket and down the hole. Place the module on the gasket. Slide the "cleats" onto each end of the module and using the cleats as templates mark four holes for 5 mm 10 mounting screws.
Drill the holes, then replace the cleats on the module and fasten them to the mounting surface with 5 mm 10 screws. First, thread the pole mounting adapter onto the mounting pole or ratchet base. Align the pole mounting adapter so the module will face the bow of the boat. Install and tighten the set screw into the pole mounting adapter and tighten it securely. This should prevent the GPS module from unscrewing from the pole. Place the gasket onto the pole mounting adapter.
Now attach the cable to the GPS module and pass the cable through the gasket, pole mounting adapter, and pole. Set the GPS module on top of the pole mounting adapter and align the four threaded holes in the module with the holes in the pole mounting adapter. Using the four stainless steel 5 mm screws and lock washers supplied with the LMSA, attach the pole mounting adapter to the GPS module.
This completes the assembly. If the pole or mast you're using isn't hollow or if the hole in the middle of the pole is too small for the connectors, use the cable mounting adapter supplied with your unit. Thread the cable mounting adapter into the GPS pole mounting adapter. Then thread the pole into the cable mounting adapter.
Route the cable down the outside of the pole. The keyboard has keys arranged in a vertical column on the left plus a horizontal row at the bottom. A ten-key pad and arrow keys on the right side of the screen lets you enter and change data on the screen.
The keys in the left column are used for sonar and menu selections. The menu key in the bottom left corner of the keyboard activates the first menu page. The keys along the bottom of the screen are used to switch between the sonar, optional GPS, and windows modes.
The lights are turned on for approximately ten seconds when the LMSA is first turned on. Menus appear at the same time. To keep the lights on, press the key adjacent to the Light label. It controls the backlighting used on the display and keyboard. The menus will also disappear after ten seconds, or you can turn them off by pressing the CLR key on the left side of the zero 0 key.
The Metric label at the top of the screen works the same way. Press the key adjacent to the Metric label to change the depth from feet to meters. This also changes the temperature display to degrees Celsius, speed to knots, and log to kilometers. Pressing the left arrow key decreases the contrast, the right arrow increases it. After setting the contrast for the best viewing angle, press the CLR key to erase the menu or wait approximately ten seconds and it will automatically erase.
See the Display Contrast section for more informa-. When the LMSA is first turned on, the display will appear similar to the one at left. The digital bottom depth also showsin this box. The LMSA uses menus extensively to guide you through the functions and features of the unit.
The menu key accesses many of these features, allowing you to customize the unit to your particular needs and water conditions. Although you. To return to the sonar screen, simply press the key next to the "Exit" label or press the CLR key. Virtually every feature has a help menu label that, when pressed, gives one or more pages of text describing how to use that feature.
For example, pressing the AUTO key brings up a menu letting you switch the unit into or out of the automatic mode. A help label also appears on the screen. Pressing the key adjacent to the help label gives you a description of how automatic works and how it affects different functions.
You can change the displays on the LMSA by using the windows feature. This lets you customize displays to your own fishing or boating situations. This feature gives. The screens available in the windows mode are divided into two or more windows per screen. A screen similar to the one shown at left appears. Press the down arrow key to move forward through the screens.
Press the up arrow key to move. Every one of the group screens can be modified to some extent. Three new labels.
Two of these labels are window menus. Other window menus let you change the sonar frequency or turn the Fish ID feature on. The screen at right appears. The first window appears in the upper right corner of the screen. A description of the screen shows in the box at the bottom of the screen. This changes the displayed window and description.
The screen shown at right appears. The screen shown below appears. In this example, the key. The screen shown at the top of the next page appears. The depth window appears in the upper right corner of the screen. The screen clears, placing the new window in the upper left corner of the screen. If the new window takes up half the screen, the unit will place it on the left side of the screen. Continue with the window selections until the screen is filled.
The unit will stay in the windows mode using your new customized screen. This saves the group and exits the modify windows mode. To switch back to your customized screen from the full screen sonar, simply press the WINDOWS key, then use the down arrow key to switch to the group you customized. It keeps these changes even if power is turned off. However, a preset does erase all window changes and returns to the standard windows.
Finally, press the key. The Automatic feature adjusts the sensitivity and range so the bottom signal is displayed in the lower half of the screen at all times. A menu appears at the bottom of the screen above the left and right arrows. Press the left arrow key to switch to the manual mode. Remember, when the LMSA is in the automatic mode, you have a limited adjustment range on the Sensitivity control and no control over the Range.
Zoom adjusts differently in automatic than manual, also. The sensitivity key on the LMSA controls the ability of the unit to pick up echoes. A low sensitivity level excludes much of the bottom information, fish signals, and other target information. High sensitivity levels enables you to see this detail, but it can also clutter the screen with many undesired signals.
Typically, the best sensitivity level shows a good solid bottom signal with Grayline and some surface clutter. When the LMSA is in the Automatic mode, the sensitivity is automatically adjusted to keep a solid bottom signal displayed, plus a little more. This gives it the capability to show fish and other detail. However, situations occur where it becomes necessary to increase or decrease the sensitivity. This typically happens when you wish to see more detail, so an increase in sensitivity is indicated.
The procedure to adjust it is the same whether the unit is in the automatic or manual mode. To adjust the sensitivity, press the SENS key. The sensitivity adjust menu appears on the right side of the screen. The sensitivity menu has left and right arrows, plus a horizontal bar graph. The graph gives a visual indication of the sensitivity level. The number above the arrows also shows the percentage of sensitivity in use. To increase the sensitivity level, press the right arrow key.
You can also see the difference on the chart record as it scrolls. When the sensitivity is at the desired level, release the key. The bar graph and percentage will decrease. When you reach either the maximum or minimum limit, a tone sounds.
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