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POWERING THE MONITOR

There are 2 ways to power the wff1:

1) Use 8 x AA battery

Please assemble the batteries according to the instruction figure curved on the plastic housing.

Instruction figure of battery installation

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POWERING THE MONITOR (cont...)

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

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: Wff1 can be powered by almost all kinds of battery with voltage of 6~18v.

Power cable Connect to a battery

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POWERING THE MONITOR (cont...)

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.

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OPERATION

Understanding the screen

This chart shows all the information that your Fish finder display during the operation. The sonar information will firstly appears in the right side, and then scrolls across the screen from right to left. So, what you see on the screen (Fish symbols, Fish arches, bottom shape, etc) is formed by the sonar history.

Water DepthWater Surface

Depth Range (Up Range)

Fish Icon

Grayline (FC520 only)

Depth Range (Down Range)

Water Temp

Voltage Readout

Bottom Shape

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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.

OPERATION (cont...)

Keyboard instruction

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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.

1. SONAR

Sensitive

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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 affected 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.

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.

1.1 NOISE FILTER

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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.

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.

1.1 NOISE FILTER (cont...)

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To set the 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.

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;

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:

1.2 MAGIC GRAYLINE

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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.

1.3 FISH ID SENSOR

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. 6) Press Ent to confirm the setting. 7) Press Exit to exit the setting.

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2. DISPLAY

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

Depth Range

A B

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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. 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.

2.1 DEPTH RANGE (cont...)

A B

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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.

2.2 ZOOM RANGE

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.

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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.

Backlight allows the unit to be used at night.

There are 10 levels for you to adjust the brightness of backlight.

2.2 ZOOM RANGE (cont...)

2.3 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.

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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.

2.4 CONTRAST

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On the upper left corner display, there are 3 readout: Water depth, Temperature, Voltage. Overlap Data determine which readout will be displayed.

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 Overlap Data 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.

2.5 OVERLAP DATA

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3 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.

Depth Alarm

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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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. 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.

3.1 FISH ALARM

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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.

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.

3.2 MAIN BATTERY

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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 appear 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.

3.3 BOAT BATTERY

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Beeper is used to determine whether the Fish finder will sound a tone or not when a key is pressed.

To set Beeper

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 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.

4. SYSTEM

Beeper

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Units is used to choose the depth unit and temp.

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.

4.1 UNITS

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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. 5) Use the Up/Down Arrow to select the option. 6) Press Ent to confirm the setting. 7) Press Exit to exit the setting.

4.2 LANGUAGE

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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.

4.3 SYSTEM RESET

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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.

4.4 SIMULATOR

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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 unauthorised disassembly. On this account, only professional maintenance personnel properly authorised 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.

TROUBLESHOOTING

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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) FC500 is a product depending upon line of sight. Obstacles between the handheld and the sensor can contribute to signal loss.

2) FC500 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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TROUBLESHOOTING (cont...)

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

Wff1 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 wff1 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.

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5. Nothing appears on the display even you can see fish under the sensor

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 stops working

a) Please confirm the sensor is mounted at the proper location on your bait boat. An improper mounting location will cause abnormal display.

b) The radio performance is easily affected by cloudy or rainy day, which will cause the Remote Control distance decreasing greatly.

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MAINTENANCE

With a view to making use of your Fish finder, we recommend you follow the steps below and carry out maintenance.

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 dry.

2. for the screen

Use a piece of soft cloth or pelt to clean the screen (fresh water or eyeglass cleaner can be used if needed). Stubborn dirt or oil stains remaining on the screen shall not be wiped with force; otherwise it may scratch the surface.

Additionally, give daily attention to ensure the screen is keep away from any chemicals.

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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 replace it free of charge. As for products exceeding the warranty coverage, charges will apply.

2. This warranty is void if damage or malfunction is due to abuse, misuse, accident, failure to reasonably maintain, improper installation or use, or unauthorised alteration or repairs. We retain the final right to judge or repair the defected products.

3. We hold the right to update the products. And it is not obligated for us to update the former products according to the new standard.

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SPECIFICATIONS AND FEATURES

Display

Display size: 4.5in, FSTN LCD. Display Resolution: 240 x 128 Pixels. Grayscale: 4 Levels. Adjustable backlight and contrast. Visible under sunlight. Language: English / German / French / Russian.

Sonar & Radio

Depth Capability: 0.6~30m. Wireless Operating Range: Max 300m. Sonar Frequency: 115KHZ. Sonar Beam Angle: 80deg @-10db. Sonar Alarms: Fish / Shallow / Low Battery. Monitor and Display Real-time Voltage of Bait boat Battery.

Technical and casing

Sensor Cable Length: 1.2m. Sonar unit size: 153 x110 x 44mm. Portable Case Size: 262 x 150 x 98mm. Operational Temperature: -10°C ~ 50°C. Water & Air Temp. Included. IPX7 Level Waterproof Casing Design.

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Power

Control box Power Supply: 6~12V DC or any bait boat battery of 12~18V. Sonar Unit Power Supply: 8 × AA Alkaline Batteries.

Other Features

1) Grayline features separates fish and structure from the bottom, and defines bottom hardness. 2) Zoom Capability to magnify the sonar image. 3) Built-in temp sensor in transducer. 4) Display target depth reading above each fish symbol. 5) Displays fish targets at higher boat speeds. 6) Feature memory remembers settings. 7) Fresh / salt water environment. 8) Rugged portable case gives the full protection to Fish finder while in storage or transport. 9) Full one-year warranty

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NOTES

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WIRELESS FISH FINDER O p e r a t i o n a l M a n u a l

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