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Installation and Operation Manual Note: Our company holds the right to update the products, and it is not obligated for our company to update the former products according the new standard. 2 3

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Installation and

Operation Manual

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Introduction

Thank you for choosing our Fish Finder and welcome to the innovations of Condor Marine! Your Fishfinder is a high-quality sonar designed for both professional and novice fisherman with trouble-free use in a variety of water areas. To familiarize yourself better with the product’s operation and maximize the utilization, we invite you to read the User’s Manual carefully. Carefully read the installation steps and properly mounting the transducer and sonar unit which will pay off in optimum performance of your Fishfinder. An improper installation, especially the improper transducer installation may cause your sonar unit working abnormally or not working at all. For any possible problems you may encounter during the operation, please switch to the Trouble shooting section for reference. All right reserved! Except as expressly provided herein, no part of this manual may be copied, reproduced, republished, transmitted or distributed for any purpose, without prior written consent of Condor Marine. Condor Marine may find it necessary to change or end our policies, regulations, and special offers at any time. We reserve the right to change or improve our products and to make changes in the content without obligation to notify any person or organization.

Note: Our company holds the right to update the products, and it is not obligated for our company to update the former products according the new standard.

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Index Introduction ...........................................................................................................2 Installation .............................................................................................................4 Packing list ............................................................................................................4 Using the product ..................................................................................................5 Powering ...............................................................................................................6 Sonar unit installation ............................................................................................7 Install the RES sensor to bait boat ........................................................................8 Tool list ..................................................................................................................9 Introduction of RES sensor ...................................................................................9 RES sensor installation method – 1 .....................................................................10 RES sensor installation method – 2 .....................................................................17 Operation .............................................................................................................21 Understanding sonar ............................................................................................21 Keyboard instruction ............................................................................................22 1. Sonar ................................................................................................................23 Sensitive ..............................................................................................................23 Noise Filter ..........................................................................................................23 Magic Grayline .....................................................................................................24 Fish ID. Sens .......................................................................................................25 2. Display .............................................................................................................26 Depth Range ........................................................................................................26 Zoom Range ........................................................................................................27 Backlight ..............................................................................................................28 Contrast ...............................................................................................................28 Overlap Data .......................................................................................................28 3. Alarm ...............................................................................................................29 Depth Alarm .........................................................................................................29 Fish Alarm ............................................................................................................30 Main Battery .........................................................................................................30 Boat Battery .........................................................................................................31 4. System .............................................................................................................31 Beeper … … ..........................................................................................................31 Units .....................................................................................................................32 Language .............................................................................................................32 System Reset ......................................................................................................33 Simulator .............................................................................................................33 Trouble Shooting .................................................................................................34 Specifications and Features ................................................................................37

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Installation Do not begin the installation unless you have read the manual instruction carefully, which contains information critical to the correct installation of your Fishfinder. 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. The packing list of Condor 260 Bait includes 2 parts as shown following: 1. RES Sensor The electric control & sonar system enclosed by the dashed line are named RES sensor.

1) A wireless remote sonar sensor 2) A controlling box 3) An antenna-extended-cable

4) Two antennas for mounting on bait boat & sonar display 5) Two cable clip

6) A battery holder 7) A metal bracket to fix the sensor 8) A power cable

9) Two screws

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2. Sonar Unit

Sonar control head Toothed connector-R Toothed connector-L Locking bolt Power Cable Plastic base A copy of manual are also included: Note: the above sonar units has been assembled in the gift box before shipment

Using the product Condor 260 Bait is specially designed to be used with bait boat. Properly install the RES sensor to your bait boat, powering the unit, and put the assembled bait boat & RES sensor into the water, and then you are ready to know the bottom condition in 300m water area. Following is an instruction picture of 2 ways to install the RES sensor to your bait boat:

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Note: to get the best sonar performance, we suggest adopting the way-B Powering There are 2 ways to power the Condor 260 Bait: 1) Use 8 x AA battery Please assemble the batteries according to the instruction figure curved on the plastic housing.

A B

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Instruction figure of battery installation

2) Use your bait boat battery Sometimes, you may prefer using a battery for power supplying. In the package, you can find a separate power cable, which is used to connect the sonar unit to your bait boat battery.

Connect to a battery

Power Cable

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Note: in the power cable, there are 2 internal wires: - The red one is for positive electrode. - The black one is for negative electrode.

Note: Condor 260 Bait can be powered by almost all kinds of battery with voltage of 6~18v Warning: when use the boat battery for power supplying; we are not responsible for over-voltage or over-current failures. To prevent such possible failures happening, we suggest you using a 3Amp fuse. Install the RES sensor to your bait boat The picture below is an overall installation instruction showing you the general conception to install the RTS sensor to the bait boat, which is just for your reference.

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Note: the selected bait boat here is just for your reference, the installation way may vary according to the structure of different bait boats. Tool List (not included) 1) Hand drill 2) 5/32” drill bits 3) Phillips and flat-head screwdriver

4) Marine sealant Introduction of the RES sensor RES sensor indicates the whole set of electric & sonar control system. It is used to be mounted on your bait boat.

1) A wireless remote sonar sensor 2) A controlling box 3) An antenna-extended-cable

4) Two antennas for mounting on bait boat & sonar display 5) Two cable clip 6) A battery holder

7) A metal bracket to fix the sensor 8) A power cable

9) Two screws

Note: the antenna-extended cable is used to connect the antenna and the control box. As sometimes you may have to mount the antenna on your bait boat, instead of connect 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.

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RES sensor installation method - 1 1. Make a supporting plate to hold the wireless sensor.

The shape of supporting plate may be different according to the shape of your bait boat. Note: we provide a simple metal bracket (see packing list), which could help you making a simple sensor installation on some bait boats.

Metal bracket

Hull of boat

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2. Find a proper position and drill two holes on the top cover of your bait boat, as figured below:

The hole-1 is used to be through the sensor cable, the diameter should be about 11.5mm. The hole-2 is used to mount the antenna; the diameter should be about 5.8mm 3. Mount 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 connect to the antenna, and another is used to connect to the control box.

Connect to controlling box Connect to antenna

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Firstly, take out the screw from the antenna-extended cable, and then hold one end of the cable through the hull of bait boat (as instructed below). Finally, tighten the screw. 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 b) Tighten the senser by screws

Note: use a pencil to mark the position before drilling the hole-2 and hole-3. 5. Mount supporting plate on the top cover of bait boat. Drill 4 holes on the supporting plate, and tighten the supporting plate on the top cover of your bait boat by screws.

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6. Find a proper position and place the control box into the bottom cover of your bait boat. 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.

8. Connect the wireless sensor to the control box.

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9. Connect the control box to the battery. There are 2 ways to power the control box

a) Connect to a 9v alkaline battery In the package you can find a battery buckle, which is used to connect the cable to a 9v alkaline battery. b) Connect to the bait boat battery In most circumstances, you can choose connecting the cable to your bait boat battery.

Connect to the battery

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Note: correctly connect the control box to the bait boat battery, and then you can monitor the remained voltage of your bait boat all the time. Avoiding using under a low battery. Note: the range of battery monitoring is 5.2~15v. Warning: be careful not reversing connection of positive & 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 bait boat & wireless fish finder is ready to use.

Note: sometimes you may need a switch to control on/off of the RES sensor (see the “packing list”). 1) Drill a hole on your bait boat housing; tighten the switch on the bait boat. 2) Connect the switch to the power cable. 3) Spread some sealed glue to the drilled location, preventing water leakage from happening.

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RES sensor 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. Otherwise an improper mounting position may cause a short Remote Control distance or abnormal display on the screen

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Sonar working method When sonar works, the signals are remitted in the direction 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 short Remote Control distance, or abnormal display on the screen. For example, in the following sensor mounting figure, A is right; B is wrong; - In the A mounting position, the sonar signals can be remitted without any obstacle in the two direction; - In the B mounting position, the sonar signals cannot be remitted normally, as they are blocked by the hull of the bait boat;

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1. Find a proper mounting position, and drill 3 holes on the bottom of your bait boat 3 holes Note: the 3 holes should be drilled with the following dimension 2. Hold the sensor cable through the 12mm-hole

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3. Fix the sensor with 2 screws Note: please spread some sealed glue on the screws before fixing the sensor. 4. Spread some sealed glue to the drilled location, preventing water leakage from happening. 5. Carry out the following steps same with step 6~10 instructed in “RES sensor installation method – 1”

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Operation Understand sonar If you are familiar with how sonar works, skip ahead to the next segment. But, if you have never owned sonar Fishfinder before, this segment will tell you the basic working theory about sonar. Based on the sonar technology, the Fishfinder could detect the underwater condition, including fish, structure, or bottom. After you finished the installation of transducer and sonar unit, connect the sonar unit to the transducer. The transducer sends a sound wave signal into the water in a cone shape. At the source, the wave is narrow; however as it penetrates deeper, the sound wave spreads forming a cone (think flashlight). The sound wave bounce back to the transducer when it strikes any object, the object could be fish, structure, bottom or any other object with density being different from the water. The transducer amplifies the return signal and sends it back to the Fishfinder by measuring the time between the transmission of the sound wave and when the sound wave bounce back, the Fishfinder could calculate the distance by the inner microprocessor. Then the Fishfinder display the information on the screen for you to interpret.

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Keyboard instruction The Fish finder sound a tone when you press the key which means the unit has accepted a command. 1. POWER & Exit Key The POWER & Exit key is used to turn the Fish finder on or off. It is also used to exit a menu setting. 2. Menu Key The MENU key is used to enter into a menu setting, and switch between the menus. 3. Ent Key The Ent key is used to confirm a setting. 4. Up arrow Key The Up key is used to select a certain option on a menu or increase the value during some menu setting. 5. Down arrow Key The Down arrow key is used to select a certain option on a menu or decrease the value during some menu setting.

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1. Sonar Sensitive Sensitive determines how echoes will be displayed on the screen. Increasing the sensitivity will make you see more details on the screen. In deep water, increasing the sensitivity. whereas in shallow decreasing the sensitivity.

In most situation, just setting sensitivity to “Auto” will work well To set the Sensitive: 1) Press Menu to enter into menu setting. 2) Repeatedly press Menu to switch to SONAR menu. 3) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select Sensitive option. 4) Press Ent to enter into setting. 5) Use the Up/Down Arrow to change the value. 6) Press Ent to confirm and exit the setting. Note: the menu display will change from figure A to B as soon as entering menu setting.

Noise Filter Noise Filter is used to filter the noise from the air or water environment to get a clear sonar image on the screen. In many situations, your Fish finder display will be effected by undesired signal which may be caused by your boat engine, turbulence, wiring, or other electrical and mechanical sources. Such undesired signal will produce unwanted mark on the screen, which may cause a misunderstanding of the underwater condition.

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In such situations when you see too much clutter on the screen, increasing the Noise Filter will play an effect. The larger the value is, the more unexpected sonar returns will not be displayed. If the Noise Filter is increased too high, most sonar returns (which maybe fish) will not be displayed In situation while water is clear, try decreasing the Noise Filter, however in situation while water is turbid, try increasing the Noise Filter will be helpful. When the water is deep enough, the high value setting may greatly affect or even hinder your Fish finder’s performance to find the bottom. So, in deep water, decreasing the Noise Filter value will be helpful. Note: in some situations while you have big trouble with noise, try finding and fixing the interference source, rather than operating your Fish finder with a very high Noise Filter value. To set the Noise Filter: 1) Press Menu to enter into menu setting. 2) Repeatedly press Menu to switch to SONAR menu. 3) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select Noise Filter option. 4) Press Ent to enter into setting. 5) Use the Up/Down Arrow to change the value. 6) Press Ent to confirm and exit the setting. Magic Grayline Grayline is used to let you see both strong and weak signals on the display If Grayline is “inversed”, weak returns will be shown with dark pixels and strong returns with lighter pixels. This is very helpful of ensuring that weak signals will be clearly visible on the display;

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If Grayline is “on”, strong returns will be shown with dark pixels and weak returns with lighter pixels. This is very helpful of ensuring that strong signals will be clearly visible on the display; To set the Magic Grayline: 1) Press Menu to enter into menu setting. 2) Repeatedly press Menu to switch to SONAR menu. 3) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select Grayline option. 4) Press Ent to enter into setting 5) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select the option. 6) Press Ent to confirm the setting. 7) Press Exit to exit the setting. Fish ID Sens. Fish ID Sens. is used to adjust the threshold of fish size detection. If you select a higher setting, then some weaker returns can be detected and displayed as small fish on screen, which will be very helpful when you are intending to identify small fish species. If you select a lower setting, then only strong returns can be detected and displayed as big fish on screen, which will be very helpful when you are intending to catch larger fish species.

To set the Fish ID. Sens.: 1) Press Menu to enter into menu setting. 2) Repeatedly press Menu to switch to SONAR menu. 3) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select Fish ID. Sens. option. 4) Press Ent to enter into setting. 5) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select the option.

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6) Press Ent to confirm the setting. 7) Press Exit to exit the setting 2. Display Depth Range Depth Range determines 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). There are total 10 levels for the depth range setting: a) With feet unit: 10, 15, 25, 35, 50, 70, 85, 100, 131, Auto b) With meter unit: 3, 5, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, Auto

The default setting is Auto, which will keep the bottom always display in a proper portion on the screen. However in some certain situation, you could also manually select a depth range:

To set the Depth Range: 1) Press Menu to enter into menu setting. 2) Repeatedly press MENU to switch to DISPLAY menu. 3) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select Depth Range option.

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4) Press Ent to enter into setting. 5) Use the Up/Down Arrow to change the value. 6) Press Ent to confirm and exit the setting.

Note: after you enter into the setting by press Ent key, the operation figure will change from A to B, then just press Down Arrow key to change the levels.

Zoom Range Zoom Range is used to enlarge some certain depth segment, which is helpful for you to see small details, fish signals and bottom structure. Your Fish finder has a wonderful performance to see any depth segment with any scale. For example, if the current Depth Range is 0~40m, by setting Zoom Range to 20~25m, you can see the sonar image of the 20~25m depth segment with a 8x scale. And by setting it to 20~30m, you can see the sonar image of the 20~30m depth segment with a 4x scale. To set the Zoom Range: 1) Press Menu to enter into menu setting.

2) Repeatedly press Menu to switch to DISPLAY menu. 3) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select Zoom Range Option. 4) Press Ent to enter into setting. 5) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select the option. 6) Press Ent to confirm the setting. 7) Press Exit to exit the setting Note: after select “on” option: 1) Press Ent to switch to the “Up” or “Low” Range. 2) Press Up/Down Arrow to change the value. 3) Press Ent to confirm the setting. 4) Press Exit to exit the setting.

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Backlight Backlight allows the unit to be used at night. There are 10 levels for you to adjust the brightness of backlight. To set the Backlight: 1) Press Menu to enter into menu setting. 2) Repeatedly press Menu to switch to DISPLAY menu. 3) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select Backlight option. 4) Press Ent to enter into setting. 5) Use the Up/Down Arrow to change the value. 6) Press Ent to confirm and exit the setting. Contrast Contrast can let you get a suitable display. To set the Contrast: 1) Press Menu to enter into menu setting. 2) Repeatedly press Menu to switch to DISPLAY menu. 3) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select Contrast option. 4) Press Ent to enter into setting. 5) Use the Up/Down Arrow to change the value.

6) Press Ent to confirm and exit the setting. Overlap Data On the upper left corner display, there are 3 readout: Water depth, Temperature, Voltage. Overlap Data determine which readout will be displayed.

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To set the Overlap Data:

1) Press Menu to enter into menu setting. 2) Repeatedly press Menu to switch to DISPLAY menu. 3) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select Overlap Data option. 4) Press Ent to enter into setting. 5) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select the option. 6) Press Ent to confirm the option being displayed or not. 7) Press Exit to exit the setting.

3. Alarm Depth Alarm The Fish finder sound an alarm tone when the bottom goes shallower or equal than the alarm’s setting. Note: once triggered, an alarm message will appear on the screen. You can press Menu key to exit the depth alarm mode, however the alarm will trigger again until your boat move to an area where the water depth is beyond the depth alarm range. You also can choose exiting alarm mode by enter into Depth Alarm menu and artificially increase the current depth alarm value to a safe grade.

To set the Depth Alarm: 1) Press Menu to enter into menu setting. 2) Repeatedly press Menu to switch to ALARM menu. 3) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select Depth Alarm option. 4) Press Ent to enter into setting. 5) Use the Up/Down Arrow to change the value. 6) Press Ent to confirm and exit the setting.

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Fish Alarm The Fish finder sound an alarm tone when it detects what it determines to be a fish. To set the Fish Alarm: 1) Press Menu to enter into menu setting 2) Repeatedly press Menu to switch to ALARM menu 3) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select Fish Alarm option. 3) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select Fish Alarm option. 4) Press Ent to enter into setting. 5) Use the Up/Down Arrow to change the value. 6) Press Ent to confirm and exit the setting. Main Battery The Fish finder sounds an alarm tone when the battery strength of the sonar unit is lower than the setting.

To set the Main Battery: 1) Press Menu to enter into menu setting. 2) Repeatedly press Menu to switch to ALARM menu. 3) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select Main Battery option. 4) Press Ent to enter into setting. 5) Use the Up/Down Arrow to change the value. 6) Press Ent to confirm and exit the setting.

Note: once triggered, an alarm message will appear on the screen. The alarm will repeatedly appear unless the voltage of the battery is higher than the Battery Alarm setting.

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You can manually choose exiting the alarm mode by entering into Main Battery Alarm menu setting, and just changing the setting to a safe value will be ok. Boat Battery The Fish finder sounds an alarm tone when the battery strength of your bait boat is lower than the setting. To set Boat Battery: 1) Press Menu to enter into menu setting. 2) Repeatedly press Menu to switch to ALARM menu. 3) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select Boat Battery option. 4) Press Ent to enter into setting. 5) Use the Up /Down Arrow to change the value. 6) Press Ent to confirm and exit the setting. Note: only when the RES sensor is powered by the battery of your bait boat, then the Boat Battery Alarm can be available. Note: once triggered, an alarm message will appear on the screen. The alarm will repeatedly apprear unless the voltage of the boat is higher than the setting. You can manually choose exiting the alarm Mode by entering into Boat Battery Alarm menu setting, and just changing the setting to a safe value will be ok. 4. System Beeper Beeper is used to determine whether the Fish finder will sound a tone or not when a key is pressed.

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To set the Beeper 1) Press Menu to enter into menu setting. 2) Repeatedly press Menu up to SYSTEM menu. 3) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select Beeper option. 4) Press Ent to enter into setting. 5) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select the option. 6) Press Ent to confirm the setting. 7) Press Exit to exit the setting.

Units Units is used to choose the depth unit and temp. unit. To set the Units: 1) Press Menu to enter into menu setting. 2) Repeatedly press Menu to switch to Units menu. 3) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select Units option. 4) Press Ent to enter into setting. 5) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select the option. 6) Press Ent to confirm the setting. 7) Press Exit to exit the setting.

Language Language is used to choose the language of menu operation. To set the Language: 1) Press Menu to enter into menu setting. 2) Repeatedly press Menu to switch to SYSTEM menu. 3) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select Language option. 4) Press Ent to enter into setting.

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5) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select the option. 6) Press Ent to confirm the setting. 7) Press Exit to exit the setting. System Reset System Reset is used to restore original factory setting. To set the System Reset: 1) Press Menu to enter into menu setting. 2) Repeatedly press Menu to switch to SYSTEM menu. 3) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select System Reset option. 4) Press Ent to enter into setting. 5) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select the option. 6) Press Ent to confirm the setting. 7) Press Exit to exit the setting. Simulator Simulator is used to let you practicing using the Fish finder as if you were on the water. Under the simulating mode, the simulated bottom signal with fish signals will display and move across the screen, and under the simulating mode, you still could change settings to view different sonar image to have a complete understanding of your Fish finder. To set the Simulator: 1) Press Menu to enter into menu setting. 2) Repeatedly press Menu to switch to SYSTEM menu. 3) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select Simulator option. 4) Press Ent to enter into setting. 5) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select the option. 6) Press Ent to confirm the setting. 7) Press Exit to exit the setting.

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Troubleshooting 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 unauthorized disassembly. On this account, only professional maintenance personnel properly authorized by the Company are entitled to any repair necessary. We have been contacted frequently by our customers requesting repair service. We inspect their products and find many of them are not in need of repair: the problems occur because some customers are not very acquainted with product usage. And we are forced to label these products as “inapplicable for maintenance” and return them to the customers.

Therefore, in the event of problems during product use, we invite you to read the following troubleshooting part carefully before you send the product for maintenance.

1. No signal on screen If the Fish finder fails to receive signals from the sensor, it will stop updating the screen (which will then remain unchanged). Under any circumstances, if the sonar unit cannot receive signals transmitted by the RES sensor the screen will seem the same until signals are restored. 1) Condor 260 Bait is a product depending upon line of sight. Obstacles between the handheld and the sensor can contribute to signal loss. 2) Condor 260 Bait has a detection depth ranging from 0.6 to 30 meters. Incorrect readings may appear in water areas with depth less than 0.6m. Additionally, considering the sonar physical characters, we suggest you avoid using the product in shallow or small- sized enclosed water areas. Note: the depth is calculated from the bottom of sensor, which is fixed on your bait boat. 3) The maximum remote-control distance for the sensor reaches 1000 feet (300m). If the sensor with the bait boat moves out of the range, inconsistent signals will happen or even no signals will be transmitted to the sonar unit.

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2. Nothing is displayed after the fish finder is powered. Be sure the battery's positive and negative poles are correctly oriented in the holder. Also, check if the battery has enough capacity. 3. When using the device in shallow water areas, the screen does not display things normally and depths are not indicated with consistency. Condor 260 Bait has a depth capability from 0.6 to 30m, however due to the sonar character, the sensor cannot achieve the best performance in shallow water. Generally speaking, please use FC500 in water area not shallow than 1.0m. 4. The picture displayed on the screen vibrates The picture vibrates because the sea bottom depth being scanned is changing. Since the depth range used by the current test signal and by the previous test signal differs, plus the varying height of water bottom, pictures displayed on the screen will occupy different heights, causing the vibrating phenomenon. 5. Nothing appears on the display even you can see fish under the ensor. a) Oil, dirt and fuel might cause a film to form on the sensor and reduce its effectiveness. Cleaning the surface of the transducer might help.

b) Electrical noise nearby can interfere with the sonar, which will cause some weaker signals being eliminated. 6. The display become so cluttered that you even could not achieve a clear bottom Such cluttered display maybe caused because: a) The water is too low b) The water is too turbid c) There is so much debris in the water, 7. The sonar unit cannot reach 300m. There is a abnormal display on the display, and when the bait boat is about 60~70m faraway, the sonar unit stop working. a) Please confirm the sensor is mounted at the proper location on your bait boat. An improper mounting location will cause abnormal display.

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b) Please check the RES sensor installation, and confirm the antenna mounted on your bait boat is correctly connected to the control box through the antenna-extended cable. c) The radio performance is easily affected by cloudy or rainy day, which will cause the Remote Control distance decreasing greatly.

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Specifications and features • Large, high contrast, 4.3” triple supertwist LCD screen, provides perfect visibility even with polarized sunglasses • High resolution 240 x 128 pixel with 4 levels of gray • High intensity, fully dimmable LED backlighting for night use • Rugged portable case for a full protection of the fishfinder • Real time echo display on right column • Zoom function to magnify the sonar image • Transducer with built-in temp sensor • Target depth reading above each fish symbol • Memory that keeps all the settings even when the unit is switched off • Controls: Sensitivity, Depth Range, Noise Filter, Zoom • Multilingual menu system, with 16 memorized languages • Full one-year warranty • Sensor cable length: 18” (45 cm) • Portable case size: 10.3” x 5.9” x 3.85” (262 x 150 x 98 mm) • Sonar unit size: 6” x 4.3” x 1.73” (153 x110 x 44 mm) • Operational Temperature: 14°F ~ 122°F (-10°C ~ 50°C) • IPX7 level waterproof case design • Control box Power Supply: 6~12V • Perfectly sealed waterproof battery pack (uses 8 AA alkaline batteries not included) Wireless Bait Boat Fishfinder • Wireless module with wide beam 115 kHz transducer • Depth capability: 2 ~ 100 ft (0.6 ~ 30m) • Wireless operating range: max 1000 ft (300m) • Sonar beam angle: 80deg @-10db • Water temperature sensor included in the transducer • Radio frequency: 433.9 MHz • Alarms: shallow water, fish, low battery

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Notes

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Notes

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