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- Introduction
- Getting Started
- Using the echo 100 and echo 150
- Sonar Screen
- Adjusting the Range of the Depth Scale
- Adjusting the Zoom on the Sonar Screen Manually
- Adjusting the Zoom on the Sonar Screen Automatically
- Pausing the Screen
- Resuming the Screen
- Setting the Gain Manually
- Setting the Gain to Auto
- Setting the Shallow Water and Deep Water Alarms
- Setting the Battery Voltage Alarm
- Setting Fish Alarms
- Setting the Sonar Scroll Speed
- Selecting a Frequency for the echo 150
- Configuring the Appearance of Suspended Targets
- Appendix
echo™ 100 and echo 150
owner’s manual
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Manual Conventions .................. 1
Registering Your Device ............ 1
Contacting Garmin Product Support................................................................................................................. 1
Keys........................................... 2
Turning On and Turning Off the Device ............................................................................................................ 2
Conguring the Initial Device Settings .............................................................................................................. 2
Adjusting the Contrast ............... 2
Adjusting the Backlight .............. 2
Setting the Beeper ..................... 3
Turning On the Device Automatically ............................................................................................................... 3
Menu Timeout ............................ 3
Using Quick Adjust .................... 3
Sonar Screen............................. 4
Adjusting the Range of the Depth Scale........................................................................................................... 4
Adjusting the Zoom on the Sonar Screen Manually ......................................................................................... 4
Adjusting the Zoom on the Sonar Screen Automatically .................................................................................. 5
Pausing the Screen ................... 5
Resuming the Screen ................ 5
Setting the Gain Manually ......... 5
Setting the Gain to Auto............. 5
Setting the Shallow Water and Deep Water Alarms ......................................................................................... 5
Setting the Battery Voltage Alarm 6
Setting Fish Alarms.................... 6
Setting the Sonar Scroll Speed . 6
Selecting a Frequency for the echo 150 ........................................................................................................... 6
Conguring the Appearance of Suspended Targets ......................................................................................... 6
Specications ............................ 7
Viewing System Information ...... 7
Setting the Language ................ 7
Cleaning the Outer Casing ........ 7
Cleaning the Screen .................. 7
Software License Agreement..... 8
echo 100 and echo 150 Owner’s Manual 1
Introduction
See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box
for product warnings and other important information.
This manual includes information for the echo™ 100 and echo 150
shnders.
In this manual, the term “select” is used to describe these actions:
• Highlighting an item in a menu and pressing ENTER.
• Pressing a key, such as ENTER or MENU.
When you are instructed to select menu items, small arrows (>) may appear
in the text. They indicate that you should highlight a series of items on the
screen using or keys (page 2), and press the ENTER key after each
item. For example, if you see “select MENU > Pause,” you should press
MENU, press or until Pause is highlighted, and then press ENTER.
Help us better support you by completing our online registration today.
• Go to http://my.garmin.com.
• Keep the original sales receipt, or a photocopy, in a safe place.
Contact Garmin Product Support if you have any questions about this
product.
• In the USA, go to www.garmin.com/support, or contact Garmin USA by
phone at (913) 397.8200 or (800) 800.1020.
• In the UK, contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. by phone at 0808 2380000.
• In Europe, go to www.garmin.com/support and click Contact Support
for in-country support.
2 echo 100 and echo 150 Owner’s Manual
Getting Started
Displays a list of options or returns you to your previous screen.
Selects a menu item.
Scrolls through options or changes settings.
Turns the device on or off and adjusts the backlight.
Press and hold .
Before you can use the device the rst time, you must congure a series
of initial settings. You must also congure these settings when restoring
original factory settings. You can update each of these settings later.
1. Select a language.
2. Select the units in which to measure depth.
3. Select the units in which to measure temperature.
4. Select Done.
1. From the Sonar screen, select MENU > Setup > System > Contrast.
2. Select or .
3. Select ENTER.
1. Press and quickly release .
2. Repeat to cycle through the brightness settings.
echo 100 and echo 150 Owner’s Manual 3
Getting Started
You can set when the device makes audible sounds.
1. From the Sonar screen, select MENU > Setup > Alarms > Beeper.
2. Select an option:
• To have the device beep when you select an item and when an alarm
is triggered, select On.
• To have the device beep only when alarms are triggered, select
Alarms Only.
You can set the device to turn on when power is applied. Otherwise, press
to turn on the device.
From the Sonar screen, select MENU > Setup > System > Auto Power
> On.
After a menu appears for 20 seconds and no keys are selected, the menu
disappears and your previous screen is displayed.
After adjusting a setting and returning to the Sonar screen, you can quickly
return to the setting options.
After returning to the Sonar screen, select or .
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Using the echo 100 and echo 150
The sonar screen shows a full-view graph of sonar readings from a
transducer. The depth scale
➊
indicated on the right of the screen shows
the screen depth as the screen scrolls from the right to the left, indicating
suspended targets
➋
. Bottom depth
➌
, water temperature
➍
(if a
temperature-capable transducer is connected), and transducer frequency
➎
are indicated on the left side of the screen.
NOTE: The echo 100 operates only at 200 kHz, so the frequency is not
displayed on the screen.
➋
➊
➎
➌
➍
You can adjust the range of the depth scale that appears on the right side
of the screen. This setting determines how deep the sonar will search for
returns.
1. From the Sonar screen, select MENU > Range.
2. Select an option:
• To allow the device to adjust the range automatically based on the
depth, select Auto.
• To increase or decrease the range of the depth scale manually, select
Manual, select or , then select ENTER.
You can manually adjust the zoom of the Sonar screen by selecting the span
of the view and selecting a xed starting depth. For example, if you select a
span of 15 feet and a starting depth of 5 feet, the device will display an area
from 5 feet deep to 20 feet deep.
1. From the Sonar screen, select MENU > Zoom > Manual.
2. Select the span you would like to show.
3. Select the starting depth.
echo 100 and echo 150 Owner’s Manual 5
Using the echo 100 and echo 150
You can adjust the zoom of the Sonar screen by selecting the span of the
view and locking the screen to the contour of the water bottom. For example,
if you select a span of 10 meters, the device will display an area from the
water bottom to 10 meters above the bottom.
1. From the Sonar screen, select MENU > Zoom > Auto.
2. Select the span you would like to show.
3. Select the starting depth.
From the Sonar screen, select MENU > Pause.
After pausing the sonar screen, select MENU > Resume.
The gain setting controls the sensitivity of the sonar receiver to compensate
for water depth and water clarity. To see more detail, increase the gain. If the
screen is cluttered, decrease the gain.
To set the gain manually, increase the gain setting until you begin to see
“noise” in the water portion of the screen, then slightly decrease the gain.
1. From the Sonar screen, select MENU > Gain > Manual.
2. Select to increase the gain setting until you begin to see noise in the
water portion of the screen.
3. Select to decrease the gain.
1. From the Sonar screen, select MENU > Gain.
2. Select an option:
• To display the sonar screen with higher sensitivity and to show
weaker signals and more noise, select Auto-High.
• To display the sonar screen with normal sensitivity, select Auto-Med.
• To display the sonar screen with lower sensitivity and less noise,
select Auto-Low.
You can set an alarm to sound when the depth is shallower or deeper than a
specied value.
1. From the Sonar screen, select MENU > Setup > Alarms.
2. Select an option:
• To sound an alarm when the depth is shallower than the specied
depth, select Shallow > On.
• To sound an alarm when the depth is deeper than the specied depth,
select Deep > On.
3. Select the depth that triggers the alarm.
The alarm setting appears on the Alarms screen.
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Using the echo 100 and echo 150
You can set an alarm to sound when the battery reaches a specied low
voltage.
1. From the Sonar screen, select MENU > Setup > Alarms > Battery >
On.
2. Select the low battery voltage that triggers the alarm.
The alarm setting appears on the Alarms screen.
You can set an alarm to sound when the device detects a suspended target.
From the Sonar screen, select MENU > Setup > Alarms > Fish > On.
You can set the rate at which the sonar scrolls from right to left.
Use a higher scroll speed to see more detail, especially while moving or
trolling. Use a lower scroll speed to display the sonar information on the
screen longer.
1. From the Sonar screen, select MENU > Setup > Sonar > Scroll.
2. Select a scroll speed.
When using a dual frequency transducer, you can select a frequency for the
echo 150 Sonar screen when using a dual frequency transducer.
NOTE: The echo 100 operates only at 200 kHz.
You can show data from a 200 kHz sonar signal or data from a 77 kHz sonar
signal. The 200 kHz frequency shows better detail, has a narrower beam, and
is typically used in shallower waters. The 77 kHz frequency penetrates deep
water more effectively and has a wider beam, so it can be used to cover a
larger area.
1. From the Sonar screen, select MENU > Setup > Sonar > Frequency.
2. Select a frequency.
You can set how the sonar interprets suspended targets.
1. From the Sonar screen, select MENU > Setup > Sonar > Fish ID.
2. Select an option:
• To show suspended targets as symbols, select .
• To show suspended targets as symbols with target depth information,
select .
• To show suspended targets as symbols with background sonar
information, select .
• To show suspended targets as symbols with background sonar
information and target depth information, Select .
echo 100 and echo 150 Owner’s Manual 7
Appendix
Display 4 in. (102 mm) diagonal, 256 × 160 pixels,
8-level gray
Temperature Range From 5°F to 158°F (from -15°C to 70°C)
Compass Safe
Distance
10 in. (250 mm)
Frequency echo 100: 200 kHz
echo 150: 77 kHz or 200 kHz
Power Source Voltage
Range
10–20 Vdc
Fuse AGC/3AG - 3.0 A
Freshwater Depth echo 100: 600 ft. (183 m)
echo 150: 1300 ft. (396 m)
Saltwater Depth echo 100: 300 ft. (91 m)
echo 150: 500 ft. (152 m)
From the Sonar screen, select MENU > Setup > System > System
Information.
1. From the Sonar screen, select MENU > Setup > System > Language.
2. Select the language.
Notice
Avoid chemical cleaners and solvents that can damage plastic components.
1. Clean the outer casing of the device (not the screen) using a cloth
dampened with a mild detergent solution.
2. Wipe the device dry.
Use a soft, clean, lint-free cloth. If necessary, use water, isopropyl alcohol, or
eyeglass lens cleaner.
1. Apply the liquid to the cloth.
2. Gently wipe the screen with the cloth.
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Appendix
BY USING THE ECHO 100 OR ECHO 150, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY
THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING SOFTWARE LICENSE
AGREEMENT. PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY.
Garmin Ltd. and its subsidiaries (“Garmin”) grant you a limited license to use the
software embedded in this device (the “Software”) in binary executable form in the
normal operation of the product. Title, ownership rights, and intellectual property
rights in and to the Software remain in Garmin and/or its third-party providers.
You acknowledge that the Software is the property of Garmin and/or its third-
party providers and is protected under the United States of America copyright laws
and international copyright treaties. You further acknowledge that the structure,
organization, and code of the Software, for which source code is not provided, are
valuable trade secrets of Garmin and/or its third-party providers and that the Software
in source code form remains a valuable trade secret of Garmin and/or its third-party
providers. You agree not to decompile, disassemble, modify, reverse assemble,
reverse engineer, or reduce to human readable form the Software or any part thereof
or create any derivative works based on the Software. You agree not to export or
re-export the Software to any country in violation of the export control laws of the
United States of America or the export control laws of any other applicable country.
© 2011 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries
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Garmin Corporation
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January 2011 Part Number 190-01312-00 Rev. A Printed in Taiwan
