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    Pub. 988-0143-641 www.eaglesonar.com FishEasy 2, FishEasy 2T, FishEasy 2 Portable, SeaFinder 240DF Fish-finding & Depth Sounding Sonars Installation and Operation Instructions    [...]

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    Copyright © 2002 Eagle Electronics All rights reserved. Eagle ® is a registered trademark of Eagle Electronics Marine-Tex  is a trademark of Illinois Tool Works Inc. Eagle Electronics may find it necessary to change or end our policies, regulations, and special offers at an y time. We reserve the right to do so without notice. All features and[...]

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    i Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................................. 1 Capabilities and Specificat ions .................................................... 1 Installation .................................................................................. 3 Transducer Inst allation .....................[...]

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    ii System Setup .............................................................................46 Display back lights .....................................................................46 Display co ntrast ........................................................................46 Depth units of measur e .............................................[...]

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    1 Introduction Thank you for buying an Eagle  sonar! Your unit is a high-quality so- nar designed for both professional and novice fishermen. All Eagle so- nars have an automatic mode that finds and displays the bottom, fish, underwater structure and more – righ t out of the box. All you have to do is press the on ( PWR ) key. However, if you [...]

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    2 Sonar Frequency: ...................... 200 kHz (or 50/200 kHz – SeaFinder only). Transducers: .................. A Skimmer  transducer comes packed with your sonar unit. Single frequency models have a 20 ° cone angle; dual frequency models have 35 ° /12 ° cone angles. Both models offer a wide fish detection area of up to 60º with high s[...]

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    3 NOTICE! The storage temperature for your unit is from -4 degrees to +167 degrees Fahrenheit (-20 degrees to +75 degrees Celsius). Extended storage in temperatures higher or lower than specified will damage the liquid crystal display in your uni t . T h i s t y p e o f d a m a g e i s n o t covered by the warranty. For more information, contact th[...]

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    4 Single-frequency transom installations Tools include: two adjustable wrench es, drill, #29 (0.136") drill bit, flat- head screwdriver (for mounting screws and their pilot holes). Supplies: none. Dual-frequency transom installations Tools: two adjustable wrenches, dr ill, #20 (0.161") drill bit, flat-head screwdriver (for mounting screws[...]

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    5 Good and poor transducer locations. How low should you go? For most situations, you should in stall your Skimmer transducer so that its centerline is level with th e bottom of the boat hull. This will usually give you the best combinat ion of smooth water flow and protec- tion from bangs and bumps. Align transducer centerline with hull bottom. A [...]

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    6 There are two extremes you should avoid. Never let the edge of the mounting bracket extend below the bottom of the hull. Never let the bottom – the face – of the tran sducer rise above the bottom of the hull. Shoot-thru-hull vs. Transom Mounting Typically, shoot-thru-hull installation s give excellent high speed opera- tion and good to excell[...]

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    7 B. Two-piece bracket: Locate the four plastic ratchets in the trans- ducer's hardware package. Press two ra tchets into the sides of the plas- tic bracket and two on either side of the transducer as shown in the f o l- lowing illustrations. Notice there ar e letters molded into each ratchet. Place the ratchets into the bracket with the lette[...]

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    8 2. Aligning the transducer on the transom. A. One-piece bracket: Slide the transducer between the two ratch- ets. Temporarily slide the bolt though the transducer assembly and hold it against the transom. Lookin g at the transducer from the side, check to see if it will adjust so that its face is parallel to the ground. If it does, then the "[...]

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    9 parallel with the ground. If you can, then go to step 3B. If it doesn't, repeat step 2B, but use a different alignment letter until you can place the transducer on the transom correctly. Assemble transducer and bracket. 3. Assembling the transducer. A. One-piece bracket: Once you determine the correct position for the ratchets, assemble the [...]

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    10 Mark the center of each slot for the mounting screw pilot holes. You will drill one hole in the center of each slot. Drill the holes. For the one-piece bracket, use the #29 bit (for the #10 screws). For the two-piece bracket, use the #20 bit (for the #12 screws). Position transducer mount on transom and mark mounting holes. Side view shown at le[...]

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    11 Both bracket types: Attach the tran sducer to the transom. Slide the transducer up or down until it's aligned properly with the bottom of the hull as shown in the preceding and following figures. Tighten the bracket's mounting screws, sealing them with the caulking compound. Adjust the transducer so that it's parallel to the groun[...]

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    12 7. Make a test run to determine the results. If the bottom is lost at high speed, or if noise appears on the display, try sliding the trans- ducer bracket down. This puts the transducer deeper into the water, hopefully below the turbulence ca using the noise. Don't allow the transducer bracket to go below the bottom of the hull! TROLLING MO[...]

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    13 TRANSDUCER ORIENTATION AND FISH ARCHES If you do not get good fish arches on your display, it could be because the transducer is not parallel with th e ground when the boat is at rest in the water or at slow trolling speeds. Transducer angles and their effects on fish arches. If the arch slopes up – but not back down – then the front of the [...]

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    14 transducer installation can be made on hulls with flotation materials (such as plywood, balsa wood or fo am) between layers of fiberglass if the material is removed from the chosen area. Epoxy the transducer to a solid portion of the hull. For example, some (but not all) manufacturers use a layer of fiberglass, then a core of balsa wood, finishi[...]

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    15 cation that shot through the hull th e best and follow the instructions on the following pages for a shoot-thru-hull mounting. Shoot-thru-hull transducer locations for high speed or trolling speed operation. Shoot-thru-hull Installation 1. Make sure the area is clean, dry and free of oil or grease, then sand both the inside surface of the hull a[...]

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    16 Place the transducer into the epoxy, twisting and turning it to force any air bubbles out from under the transducer face. The face of the transducer should be parallel wi th the hull, with a minimum amount of epoxy between the hull and tr ansducer. After the epoxy dries, route the cable to the sonar unit. Speed/Temperature Sensors The FishEasy 2[...]

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    17 Sonar unit with external temperature sensor. Transducer lacks a built- in temperature sensor. Sonar unit with external combination speed and temperature sensor. The transducer has no temperature sensor. Transducer with no temperature sensor ST-TU combination speed and temperature sensor TS-2U temperature sensor Transducer with no temperature sen[...]

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    18 Sonar unit with secondary external temperature sensor. Primary temp sensor is built into the transducer. Sonar unit with external speed sensor. The temperature sensor is built into the transducer. Sonar unit rear view Temperature sensor built into transducer SP-U speed-only sensor TS-2U temperature sensor Temperature sensor built into transducer[...]

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    19 Speed Sensor Installation If you wish to purchase an optional sensor for your unit, refer to the accessory ordering information inside the back cover of this manual. The following instructions describe how to install the speed sensor. Recommended tools for this job include: drill, 5/8"drill bit, 1/8" drill bit for pilot holes, screwdri[...]

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    20 If the base of the transom has a ra dius, fill the gap between the tran- som and the sensor with the caulki ng compound. This will help ensure a smooth water flow. Route the sensor's cable through or over the transom to the sonar unit. If you need to drill a hole in the transom to pass the connector through, the required hole size is 5/8&qu[...]

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    21 power buss. This will protect both the unit and the power cable in the event of a short. It uses a 3-amp fuse. CAUTION: Do not use this product withou t a 3-amp fuse wired into the power cable! Failure to use a 3-amp fuse will void your wa rranty. This unit has reverse polarity protection. No damage will occur if the power wires are reversed. Ho[...]

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    22 mounting positions. Installation inst ructions for the in-dash and swivel mounting kits are supplied with the adapter kits. Bracket Installation Mount the unit in any convenient loca tion, provided there is clearance when it’s tilted for the best viewin g angle. Holes in the bracket’s base allow wood screw or through-bolt mounting. Front vie[...]

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    23 be sure to leave enough slack in the cables to allow tilting or swiveling the unit. If you choose to fill in the ho le, be sure to position the cables against the rear edge of the hole as you apply the fill material. Before positioning the bracket, be sure to hold the cables against the rear edge of the hole. Then, slide the br acket over the ho[...]

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    24 For a secure portable mount, attach the unit to the portable power pack's gimbal bracket using the supplied gimbal knobs and washers as shown above. Installing the Batteries Release the latch on the front of the battery case. Open the compart- ment and install either an optional rechargeable battery or eight "D" cell batteries int[...]

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    25 Install batteries in power case battery adapter. In cold weather the efficiency of dr y cell batteries drops with the tem- perature. We find it a good idea to have the sonar unit good and warm along with the batteries before we leave home. If the batteries do lose a charge , you can sometimes restore them by placing them in a warm room or car in[...]

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    26 Portable transducer assembly: rear view (left) and side view (right.) Clean the chosen area of the hull be fore attaching the suction cup. Lo- cate the transducer on the hull as shown in the following figure. Don't allow the bracket to extend below the hull, because water pressure against it can cause the suction cup to come off at speed. M[...]

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    27 Operation KEYBOARD BASICS The unit sounds a tone when you press any key. This tells you the unit has accepted a command. Numbers in the photo correspond to key ex- planations below: Eagle FishEasy 2 Sonar, front view, showing screen and keyboard. 1. PWR/CLEAR (power and clear) This key appears in the manual text simply as PWR . Press this key to[...]

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    28 tively.) Most of the time, the inst ructions require you to press either menu key, so the text simply uses the word MENU . Usually, when we say MENU , you can simply press the MENU UP key for consistency. This sonar unit has many features that are accessed with the menu keys. The MENU UP key moves up or forward through the menus, the MENU DOWN k[...]

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    29 UP ARROW . If you don’t press a key, th e menu will disappear after a few seconds. If you don't want to wait, press PWR to clear the menus from the screen. When the sonar unit is first turned on and the backlight menu disap- pears, the display screen shows the Full Chart Page, or mode. The Fish I.D.  feature is off. The depth range sho[...]

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    30 SCREEN DISPLAY MODES or PAGES The FishEasy 2 series has three screen display modes, or "Pages:" Full Chart page, Split Chart page and Large Digital page. The SeaFinder 240DF also has a Dual Frequency page. The Page menu lets you select among the display modes, or pages. Left, FishEasy 2 series Page menu. Right, SeaFinder 240DF Page men[...]

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    31 If an optional speed or temperature se nsor is connected, digital displays for speed and/or temperature will also be shown. SPLIT CHART This shows the normal view of the underwater world from the surface to the bottom on the right side of the s creen. The left side shows an enlarged or "zoomed" version of the echoes appe aring on the r[...]

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    32 You can adjust the sensitivity in each window. To change the 200 kHz window's sensitivity, press MENU until the S ENSE 200 K menu appears. Press UP ARROW to increase the sensitivity, DOWN ARROW to decrease it. When it's set at the desired level, press PWR to clear the menu. Change the 50 kHz window sensitivity in the same way, but use [...]

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    33 RANGE When turned on for the first time , the unit automatically adjusts the depth range according to water cond itions. It always keeps the bottom displayed in the lower portion of the screen. You can over-ride the automatic range control and manually select a range. To do this, press MENU until the R ANGE menu appears. Use the arrow keys to se[...]

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    34 To zoom the display, first press the MENU key until the Z OOM menu ap- pears. Use the arrow keys to select either 2X or 4X zoom, then press PWR to clear the menu. When the display is in Zoom mode, the screen will show a zoom indica- tor box at the top right corner of the screen. This is a reminder that the display is zoomed, and it tells what le[...]

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    35 When you Zoom in manual Range mode, echoes are enlarged near the middle of the displayed range. For example, with a manual depth Range of 100 feet, your screen shows the water column from zero at the top of the screen to 50 feet in the middle to 100 feet at the bottom of the screen. Select 2X Zoom and the screen will show the water column from z[...]

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    36 You can change the sensitivity level whether you are in Auto Sensitiv- ity mode or Manual Sensitivity mo de. The adjustment method works the same in both modes, but it gi ves you slightly different results. Adjusting sensitivity in Auto Sensitiv ity Mode is similar to manually ad- justing a car's speed with the accelera tor pedal while crui[...]

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    37 To adjust sensitivity: Press MENU until the S ENSITIVITY A DJUSTMENT menu appears. Press UP ARROW to increase the sensitivity, DOWN ARROW to decrease it. When it's set at the desired level, press PWR to clear the menu. The sensitivity percentage in use show s in this menu. As you change the setting, echoes scrolling onto the screen will sho[...]

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    38 At left, Grayline menu screen. Center, little Grayline indicates a soft bottom, probably sand or mud. At right, the wider Grayline indicates a harder, rocky bottom. FISH I.D.  The Fish I.D.  feature identifies targets th at meet certain conditions as fish. The microcomputer analyses all echoes and eliminates surface clutter, thermoclines a[...]

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    39 Fish I.D. is an easier way for a sonar novice to recognize a fishy signal return when he sees it. However, locating fish by symbol only has some limitations. Your sonar unit's microcomputer is so phisticated, but it can be fooled. It can't distinguish between fish an d other suspended objects such as trotlines, turtles, submerged float[...]

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    40 Fish ID menu and symbol with FishTrack on. The fish is 44 feet deep. FISHREVEAL  When displaying actual sonar returns, the FishReveal  feature helps show fish targets hidden by surface clutter, thermoclines, weed beds and other cover with 10 levels of gray tones. Normal operation (with FishReveal turned off) shows the weakest ech- oes as b[...]

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    41 There are two FishReveal modes: st andard and inverted. In standard mode, the weakest echoes are white and the strongest echoes are black. Echoes in between vary in gray in proportion to their signal strength. In Inverted FishReveal mode, the weakest echoes are black and the strongest echoes are white. Again, echoes in between vary in gray in pr[...]

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    42 If you are at anchor, ice fishing or fishing from a dock, experiment with a chart speed of 20 percent. If you are drifting slowly, try a chart speed of 40 percent. When you are stationary and a fish swims through the sonar signal cone, the image appears on the screen as a long line in- stead of a fish arch. Reducing the chart speed may result in[...]

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    43 ASP is an effective tool in combating noise. In sonar terms, noise is any undesired signal. It is caused by el ectrical and mechanical sources such as bilge pumps, engine ignition systems and wiring, air bubbles passing over the face of the transducer, even vibration from the engine. In all cases, noise can produce unwanted marks on the display.[...]

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    44 To turn Fish I.D. on, press MENU until the F ISH ID menu appears. Press UP ARROW to select O N , then press PWR . To turn off the fish alarm without turning off fish symbols, press MENU DOWN until F ISH A LARM appears. Press DOWN ARROW to select O FF , then press PWR to clear the menu. Repeat the above steps to turn the alarm back on, but press [...]

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    45 Press UP ARROW to increase the shallow alarm's depth setting or press DOWN ARROW to decrease it. The number in the shallow alarm’s menu box shows the current shallow alarm setting. When the number reaches the desired setting, press PWR to clear the menu. When the bottom depth goes shallower than the alar m’s setting, an alarm tone sound[...]

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    46 SYSTEM SETUP To customize the display, press MENU DOWN until the S YSTEM S ETUP menu appears, then press UP ARROW . The display contrast, units of measure, temperature, and system information screens are all under this menu. The Contrast menu appears first. Press the MENU UP or MENU DOWN keys to cycle through the menus. When you're finished[...]

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    47 ous times of the day. The default setting is 50 percent. To adjust the contrast, press MENU DOWN until the S YSTEM menu ap- pears, press UP ARROW , and the C ONTRAST menu appears. To decrease screen contrast, press the DOWN ARROW key. Press the UP ARROW key to increase screen contrast. The ba r graph in the Contrast menu box shows a graph of the[...]

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    48 TEMPERATURE UNITS OF MEASURE This unit can show the temperature (if a temperature sensor is attached) in degrees Fahrenheit or Celsius. To change the unit of measure, press MENU DOWN until the S YSTEM menu appears. Press UP ARROW , then press MENU until the T EMPERATURE menu appears. Use the arrow keys to select the measurement unit, then press [...]

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    49 RESET DISTANCE LOG You can reset the distance log to zero with this command. Press MENU DOWN until S YSTEM appears, then press UP ARROW . Press MENU until the R ESET L OG menu appears. Press UP ARROW and the log returns to zero. Press PWR to clear the menu. Reset Log menu. PRESET UNIT (reset all options) This command is used to reset all fe atur[...]

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    50 SYSTEM INFO To show the operating software system information, press MENU DOWN until the S YSTEM menu appears, then press UP ARROW . Press MENU DOWN until the S YSTEM I NFO screen appears. Press PWR to clear the screen. System Info screen. SIMULATOR This unit has a built-in simulator th at shows a simulated bottom signal with fish signals. This [...]

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    51 NOTE: If you turn on your unit before a ttaching a transducer, it may enter a demo mode. The words "demo mo de" flash on the bottom of the screen and a sonar chart plays much like the simulator. Unlike the simulator, the demo mode is for demonstration only, and will auto- matically stop as soon as you turn on the unit with a transducer[...]

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    52 High boat speed and slow ping speed (caused by the deeper bottom) can reduce the screen refresh rate. This in turn can reduce the amount of detail seen on the sonar chart. Try this command only if you are in deep water, traveling at high speed, and notice a reduction in detail on the sonar chart. When Limit Search is turned on, the digital sonar[...]

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    53 The default frequency is 200 kHz, whic h is best for use in shallow water (about 300 feet or less). This freque ncy is the best choice for about 80 percent of the fresh and salt water sport fishing applications. When you get into very deep salt water, 300 to 500 feet or deeper, the 50 kHz fre- quency is the best choice. The 200 kHz transducer wi[...]

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    54 Menus for changing digital number size. SCALES The depth scale between the upper an d lower limit on the right side of the screen can be turned on or off. The default is on. Scales menu, with scale on (left) and off (right). With the scale off, only the upper and lower limits (zero and 60 in this case) are displayed To turn the scale off, press [...]

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    55 Troubleshooting If your unit is not working, or if yo u need technical help, please use the following troubleshooting section befo re contacting the factory customer service department. It may save you the trouble of returning your unit for repair. For contact information, refe r to the last page, just inside the back cover of this manual. Unit [...]

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    56 noise rejection feature. This can cause the unit to eliminate weaker signals such as fish or even structure from the display. 3. The water may be deeper than the sonar's ability to find the bottom. If the sonar can't find the bottom si gnal while it's in the automatic mode, the digital sonar display will flash continuously. It may[...]

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    57 NOISE A major cause of sonar problems is electrical noise. This usually ap- pears on the sonar's display as random patterns of dots or lines. In se- vere cases, it can completely cover the screen with black dots, or cause the unit to operate erratically, or not at all. To eliminate or minimize the effects of electrical noise, first try to d[...]

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    61 EAGLE ELECTRONICS FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY "We," "our," or "us" refers to EAGLE ELEC TRONICS, a division of LEI, the manufacturer of this product. "You" or "your" refers to th e first person who purcha ses this product as a consumer item for personal , family, or household use. We warrant this prod[...]

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    62 How to Obtain Service… …in the USA: We back your investment in quality pr oducts with quick, expert service and genuine Eagle replacement parts. If you're in the United States and you have technical, return or re pair questions, please contact the Factory Customer Service Department. Before any product can be returned, you must call cus[...]

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    Accessory Ordering Information for all countries To order Eagle accessories such as power cables or transducers, please contact: 1) Your local marine dealer or consumer electronics store. Most quality dealers that handle marine electr onic equipment or other consumer electronics should be able to assist you with these items. To locate an Eagle deal[...]

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    Visit our web site: www.eaglesonar.com Eagle Pub. 988-0143-641 © Copyright 2002 All Rights Reserved Printed in USA 092402 Eagle Electronics [...]