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The Manual

What is SonarPhone?

As the name implies, SonarPhone turns your smartphone or tablet into a fully functional touch screen sonar

system that will rival the performance of sonar systems costing hundreds more. You don’t need cell phone

coverage to use it.

The SonarPhone Sonar Transmitter will work anywhere in the world. The SonarPhone transmitter creates its

own WiFi hotspot and you can share its signal with as many people as you wish or password protect it just

for yourself.

The use of the SonarPhone App beyond DEMO mode requires a WiFi connection to a SonarPhone T-POD or T-BOX

Sonar System. You can either share an existing signal or purchase a Sonar System for yourself.

SonarPhone Overview

This Depth Sounder Mobile Application is designed for amateur and professional fishermen alike. It will allow

you see fish, depth and bottom contour of a body of water. This high performance sonar system, when coupled

with a T-POD or T-BOX, will rival the performance of many high-cost stand-alone sonar systems.

Sonar technology is based on sound waves which are transmitted into the water. The system uses sonar to locate

and define structure, bottom contour and composition, as well as depth directly below the transducer.

When in the water, the transducer (T-POD or T-BOX) sends a sound wave signal downward and determines distance

by measuring the time between the transmission of the sound wave and when the sound wave is bounced off an

object. Then it uses the reflected signal to interpret depth and composition of an object or bottom structure.

Choose the System That Works Best for You

Summary of content (15 pages)

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The Manual What is SonarPhone? As the name implies, SonarPhone turns your smartphone or tablet into a fully functional touch screen sonar system that will rival the performance of sonar systems costing hundreds more. You don’t need cell phone coverage to use it. The SonarPhone Sonar Transmitter will work anywhere in the world. The SonarPhone transmitter creates its own WiFi hotspot and you can share its signal with as many people as you wish or password protect it just for yourself.
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Features & Specifications SonarPhone Features:  Display Type: iPhone or iPad  Zoom Bottom Track  Digital Depth Indicator  Keel Offset Setting  Water Temperature  Noise Rejection  Automatic Ranging  Surface Clarity  Fish Icon  Battery Indicator  Depth and Fish Alarm  WiFi Wireless Link T-POD Specifications T-BOX Specifications Depth Range Max: 240 feet Depth Range Max: 120 feet (40M) (73M) Depth Range Min: 2 feet (0.
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5. If a master password is set for the T-POD or T-BOX, you will need to enter this password to access the signal. Tap "Join" to connect. 6. Press your iPhone's home button, then located and tap the SonarPhone icon to start the app. 7. (Optional) Tap “System Setup” to change the default SonarPhone username and password. Note that if you change the default, you will need to exit SonarPhone, return to step 2 and then re-select the T-POD or T-BOX. 8.
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Sharing a T-POD or T-BOX WiFi Signal SonarPhone Master The owner of the T-POD or T-BOX is called the Master. Only the Master can control the T-POD or T-BOX. The letter M will appear on the touch control panel when you are the Master. SonarPhone Slave Friends who connect and share your SonarPhone signal are called slaves. They can use the SonarPhone independently, but have some limited control. The letter S will appear on the touch control panel when you are the Slave.
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Split Screen Zoom View Press the Zoom key or use the Zoom Gesture to manually enlarge the bottom signal in the main screen by 2. Press it again and the screen will be returned normal operation. In the Split Screen Zoom View, the display is split to show the full range view on the right and the zoomed view on the left.
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Sonar Menu Demo Mode The Demo Mode is a very powerful tool that simulates the fish situation on the water. Use the Demo Mode to learn how to use your SonarPhone before go out on the water. All features except Depth Range may be adjusted. Gain Control Gain controls the unit's ability to pick up echoes, from 1% to 100%. Current gain levels are displayed below the digital depth readout as a percentage of maximum (%). If you want to see more detail, increase the gain a little at a time.
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Upper Limit The Upper Limit is the shallowest point in the water column which will be displayed on the chart. Lower Limit The Lower Limit is the deepest point in the water column which will be displayed on the chart. Changing the upper and lower limits give you far greater control over the depth range. This feature lets you "zoom in" the display in almost unlimited combinations.
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Depth Alarm  Menu Settings: Off  Adjustment: 1 foot to 99 feet (1 to 30 meters) The Depth Alarms sounds a tone and the Depth Alarm Indicator will blink when the bottom depth gets shallower than the Depth Alarm's setting. WARNING: Do not use this feature for shallow water navigation. Battery Alarm When the battery voltage drops below the set value, the alarm sounds.
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Language Select the language you can understand best: English, Spanish, German, Polish, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch, Finnish, Russian, Italian, Czech, Danish, French, Swedish or Greek. Sonar Transducer Installation and Application Before you can use SonarPhone in the water, you must understand how the sonar part of the system works (T-POD or T-BOX) so you can use it properly. T-POD WiFi Sonar System Using the T-POD WiFi Sonar System is simple.
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stainless steel connection can create rust. Turning T-POD ON The T-POD WiFi Sonar System will active automatically when it is immersed in the water. The T-POD's internal GREEN indicator light when it has connected a SonarPhone app successfully. Once immersed, the internal computer will begin to start up. Give it a few seconds. When ready, the T-POD will begin to blink, indicating it is transmitting the sonar information via radio frequency (WiFi) for the SonarPhone app to receive.
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Fishing can be hard on equipment, so if you damage your T-POD (and this is NOT covered by your warranty) you can have it replaced for a fraction of the original cost. This service also extends beyond the standard warranty period, so if five years from now the battery is fails, Vexilar's No Hassle Service Program for SonarPhone T-POD owners will be there for you, for as long as you own the product! Here's how it works: Send us your damaged or destroyed SonarPhone T-POD along with $60.
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T-BOX Power Connection T-BOX requires a 12 volt power source to operate. A connection can be made directly to a battery or a connection can be tapped into a boat’s electrical system. If possible, power your T-BOX using the main starting battery, not a battery that powers an electric trolling motor or other potential source of electrical interference. When routing the cable, be sure to stay away from, or provide cable protection around, areas with sharp metal edges.
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3. With transducer in place, mark the two slot locations of the transducer mounting brackets. Drill in center of slot outline using a 1/8” (.125") drill. 4. Fasten the transducer to the transom using the #8 x 1/2” screws, nuts and washer plates. 5. Before final tightening the 2 screws holding the brackets to the transducer, tip the rear edge down approximately 1/8” as shown. 6. Tighten all screws. CAUTION. Do not use any thread locking compound on the screws.
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IMPORTANT: Suction cups can come loose. Be sure to take the time to tie a rope to the transducer bracket and then to the boat leaving as little amount of slack as you can. If the cup comes lose, this will keep your transducer and cable out of the propeller. Turning the T-BOX On Press the master ON/OFF switch for about 2 seconds to turn the T-box on.
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If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:  Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.  Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.  Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.