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Welcome Features&Specifications WiFiConnection

SharingaSignal SonarPhoneOperation MenuFunctions

UsingtheT-POD InstallingaT-Box PortableT-BoxUse

WhereToBuy HowToGetHelp RegisterYourWarranty

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.

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

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DisplayType:iPhoneoriPad

DigitalDepthIndicator

WaterTemperature

AutomaticRanging

FishIcon

DepthandFishAlarm

ZoomBottomTrack

KeelOffsetSetting

NoiseRejection

SurfaceClarity

BatteryIndicator

WiFiWirelessLink

DepthRangeMax:120feet

(40M)

DepthRangeMin:2feet

(0.6M)

SonarFrequency:125kHz

SingleBeam

ConeAngle:30Degrees

SonarPower:3.7V

RechargeableBattery

AudibleAlarms:Fish,Shallow,

LowBattery

Operational:-20—80°C

Wirelessdistance:100Yards

(90M)

DepthRangeMax:320feet

(100M)

DepthRangeMin:2feet

(0.6M)

SonarFrequency:200/83KHz

DuelBeam

ConeAngles:DualBeam20

or40Degree

SonarPower:12VDCpower

AudibleAlarms:Fish,Shallow,

LowBattery

Operational:-20—80°C

Wirelessdistance:100Yards

(90M)

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.

(SeeSection:WheretoBuy)

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StarttheT-PODorT-BOXbypoweringuptheT-BOXorplacingthe

T-PODintothewater.(Useawetpapertoweltopowerupthe

T-PODifathome)

GotoyouriPhoneoriPad'smain"Settings"page.2.

Goto"WiFi".YouriPhonewillsearchfornewsignalsandshould

findtheT-PODorT-BOXsignal.

SelecttheT-PODorT-BOXthatappears4.

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.

PressyouriPhone'shomebutton,thenlocatedandtapthe

SonarPhoneicontostarttheapp.

(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.

(FirstRunOnly)Tap"Master"andenterthedefaultpassword

(12345678)orthenewpasswordyousetupinthelaststep.

SetupisComplete.Tap"ConnectNow"tobeginusingSonarPhone.

StarttheT-PODorT-BOXbypoweringuptheT-BOXorplacingthe

T-PODintothewater.(Useawetpapertoweltopowerupthe

T-PODifathome)

Goto“WiFi”settingandbesureitis“ON”.YourSonarPhone

systemistransmittingandWiFisignalandyoushouldseeitonyour

WiFinetworkslisting.

SelecttheWiFiSonarPhonesourceyouwishtouse,atthispointif

severalotherSonarPhone'sarebeingusednearby,youwillsee

themaswell,butasyouwillsoonfind,theyareprotectedbya

securitycodetheprimaryoperatorofthesystem.Askthemforthe

Securitycodesotheycansharetheirsignalwithyou.Ifyouare

usingthesystembyyourselftheWPAsecuritycodefromthe

factoryis12345678.

DONOTleavetheWiFisettingsscreenuntilyouseeyouare

connectedtotheWiFichannel

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DONOTleavetheWiFisettingsscreenuntilyouseeyouare

connectedtotheWiFichannelyouhaveselected.

NowyoucanexitthesettingsfeatureandopentheSonarPhone

App.

Ifyouarewatchinganothersonarsystemandarea“Slave”tothe

system,yousimplyhitthe“ConnectNow”buttonandenterthe

sonarfunction.

(FirstRunOnly)Ifyouarewanttocontrolthesystem,youwillneed

toestablishyourselfastheMaster.Hitthe“Master”buttonand

enteryourchosenpersonalaccesscode.Thiswillinsurenobody

elsetakescontrolofyoursonarsignal.

Note:Ifnomasteris

assigned,slaveoptionwillnotwork.

Onceyouarethemaster,itwillshowtheWiFichannelisselectedon

thisphoneortabletyousimplyneedtoitthe“ConnectNow”.

NotethereisaWiFichannelsignalstrengthscreenyoushouldnote

thensimplyhit“START”andyouarenowusingSonarPhone.

IMPORTANT:WiFisignalrangecanbeeffectedbymanyexternal

factors.Whilegoodconditionsallowfora300foot(90meters)range,

theactualdistanceyoucouldexperiencemaybeplusorminus20%of

thisdistance.

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.

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.

SharingaSonarPhonesignalwithFriendsisEASY!Justasktheowner

oftheSonarPhonefortheirWPApassword,soyoucanbecomea

“SLAVE”totheownerorMastercontrolleroftheSONARPHONE.

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“SLAVE”totheownerorMastercontrolleroftheSONARPHONE.

Againyoustartinthe“Settings”ofyouphoneortablet.SelectWiFi

andseewhatWiFichannelsareavailable.HighlighttheSonarPhone

channelyouwishtowatchandselectitandthenaddtheWPA

passwordfromtheMasterandwhenithasbeenacceptedandwhen

youseeyouareconnectedtotheWiFichannelyousimplyexitthe

“SETTINGS”andenterSonarPhone.Hitconnectnowandyouare

goodtogo!

PleaserealizeonlytheMastercontrollerhascompletecontrolofall

menufunctions,soyouwillnoticesomemenufeaturessimplywillnot

functionwhileyouarea“SLAVE”totheMasteroftheSonarPhone

signal.Thereisnolimittothenumberof“Slaves”youcanhavetoa

MasterSonarPhonesignal,butwithoutamasterusingthesystem,no

slavefunctionisavailable.

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Note-TheReal-TimeViewwindowalwaysupdatesatthefastestrate

possible.Thisviewshowswhatisbeneath,rightnow.

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.Thefull

rangeviewontherightalsocontainstheZoomPreviewBoxthat

showswhatpartofthefullrangeviewisshowninzoomviewonthe

left;theZoomPreviewBoxtracksthebottominthefullrangeview.

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Pressthe"BeamAngleSelect/Return"buttonontheT-BOXtouch

pad.Duringnormaloperation,thisbuttonswitchesback-and-forth

betweenthethewide40degreeconeandthenarrow20degree

cone.

IMPORTANT:Youwillneedtoincreasethegainlevelwhileusingthe

wide40degreemuchmorethanwhenusingthenarrow20degree

beam.Thisisnormalbecauseyouarecoveringtwiceasmucharea

withthewiderbeam.

PresstheMenuKeytoaccessthemenusystem.Themenusystem

immediatelyappearsonthedisplay.

Themenusystemhas3tabs:"Sonar","Setup"and"Advanced".Tap

thedifferentMenukeystoswitchbetweendifferentmenutabs.

UsetheDownorUpkeysonthetouchpadcontroltoselectaspecific

menuitem.ThenusetheLeftorRightkeystochangeamenusetting.

PresstheView/EscKeytoreturntothetopuntilclosemenusystem.

Ortotapthesemenuitemstochangethesesettings.

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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.Ifthereistoomuchclutteronthescreen,

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percentageofmaximum(%).Ifyouwanttoseemoredetail,increase

thegainalittleatatime.Ifthereistoomuchclutteronthescreen,

decreasethegaintoreducethis.Ideally,youwanttosetthegainto

showthestrongestfishechoeswiththeleastamountofclutter.As

youchangethegainlevelsetting,youcanseethedifferenceitmakes

onthechartasitscrolls.

WhennotintheMenumode,usethelargeLeftandRightarrowson

thetouchpadtoeasilycontrolthegain.IfSonarPhonecannotfind

thedepthorthereturnsignalseemsweakonthedisplay,increasethe

gainleveluntilthereadingisstrong.

Usually,againlevelbetween30%and60%willsuffice,butincreasing

thegainmayberequiredfordeeperwatersorverysoftbottoms.For

extremeshallowwater,lessthan3feet,reducethegainnearthe

minimumsetting.

T-BOXONLY:WhenusingtheWide40degreeangle,youwillneed

turnupthegainhigherthanwhenusingthe20degreeangle.Thisis

normal,astheconeofsoundiscoveringtwicethearea.

ThissettingallowsSonarPhonetocontrolthedepthrangesettingfor

you.Itwilldoit'sbesttokeepthebottominviewatalltimes,

switchingdepthrangesasneeded.ChangethissettingtoOFFand

youcancontroltherangesettingmanually.

IMPORTANT:Whileusingmanualrangeoperation,ifthedepthis

greaterthanthedepthrangesetting,thebottomwillnotbevisible

onscreen.Changetherangetoadeepersettingorselect"Auto"to

returntoautomaticoperation.

Thissettingallowsyoutomanuallychangetherangesetting,meaning

howdeepSonarPhonewillreaddepth.Therangesavailableare:0—9

feet,then10footincrementsdeeperto120feet(0—3metersto

0—36meters)

TheUpperLimitistheshallowestpointinthewatercolumnwhichwill

bedisplayedonthechart.

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

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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.

Thedepthcursor,foundbyswipingdowntothefirstmenupage,

consistsofahorizontallinewithadigitaldepthboxontherightside.

Thenumbersinsidetheboxshowthedepthofthecursor.Youcan

movethecursortoanylocationonthescreen,lettingyoupinpoint

thedepthofatargetorkeepareferencepointforaspecificdepth.

MenuSettings:ft/°C,ft/°F,m/°Corm/°F

Thissettingallowsyoutoconfiguretheunitsofmeasureforyour

needs.

Settings:10%to100%

Thissettingchangesthespeedatwhichthedisplayscrollsacrossthe

screen.Fasterchartspeedswillshowlongerstraighterlinesasfishand

bottom.Slowerchartspeedswillshowshorter,morecurvedlines.



MenuSettings

On/On:SymbolsandDepthareDisplayed

On/Off:FishSymbolsOnlyareDisplayed

Off/Off:NoFishSymbolDisplay

Thisfeatureidentifiestargetsthatmeetcertainstandardsforpossibly

beingafish.SonarPhoneanalyzesallechoesandeliminatessurface

clutter,thermoclines,andotherundesirablesignals.Inmostinstances,

remainingtargetsarefish.Thisfeaturedisplaysfishsymbolsonthe

screeninplaceoftheactualfishechoes.Therearethreefishsymbol

sizesusedtodesignatetherelativesizebetweentargets.

T-BOXONLY:Fishs

mbolsinthe40de

reeconewilla

ear

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sizes



used



designate



the



relative



size



between



targets

T-BOXONLY:Fishsymbolsinthe40degreeconewillappeargray.

Fishsymbolsinboththe40and20degreeconeswillbeblack.

IMPORTANT:SonarPhoneissophisticated,butitcanbefooled.Itmay

notalwaysbeabletodistinguishbetweenfishandotherlarger

suspendedobjectsinthewater.

TheFishAlarmcanbeconfiguredtosoundfordifferentsizesoffish.

Selectthesettingthatisbestforyou.

Off-Noalarm

[IMAGE]AlarmforBigTargetsOnly

[IMAGE]AlarmforBigandMediumTarget

[IMAGE]AlarmforAnySizeTarget

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.

Whenthebatteryvoltagedropsbelowthesetvalue,thealarm

sounds.Thisensuresyoucantellyourfriendsaboutthebigfishyou

caughtwiththehelpofSonarPhoneonFacebookbeforethebattery

goesdead.

WhenONthebottomsignalstayslockedonbottomasyoumove.

SonarPhoneautomaticallyadjusttokeepthebottomlockedintoa

singleposition.Thisisusefulwhenlookingfortargetsclosetothe

bottomwhenthereareheavywavesonthesurface.

KeelOffsetwilladjustthedigitaldepthreadouttoindicatedepth

fthtli bt'klitdffthtd

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KeelOffsetwilladjustthedigitaldepthreadouttoindicatedepth

fromthewaterlineorboat'skeelinsteadoffromthetransducer

position.Enterapositiveverticalmeasurementfromthetransducerto

thewaterline.Enteranegativeverticalmeasurementfromthe

transducertokeeltoreadthedepthfromthekeel.

Selectthecolorschemethatworksbestforyou:WhiteBackground,

BlueBackgroundorGrayScale.

MenuSettings:Off,High,Medium,Low

SurfaceClarityadjuststhefilterthatremovessurfaceclutternoise

causedbyalgaeandaeration.Thelowerthesetting,themoresurface

clutterwillbedisplayed.Increasingsurfaceclutterreduces

SonarPhone'sabilitytodisplaysmalltargets.

MenuSettings:Off,High,Medium,Low

TheNoiseFiltersystembuiltintoSonarPhoneconstantlyevaluatesthe

effectsofboatspeed,waterconditionsandinterferenceontheclarity

ofyourdisplay.Thisautomaticfeaturegivesyouthebestdisplay

possibleundermostconditions.Ifyouhavehighnoiselevels,try

usingthe"High"setting.

IMPORTANT:Ifyouarehavingtroublewithnoise(electronic

interference),wesuggestthatyoutakestepstofindtheinterference

sourceandcorrectit,ratherthancontinuallyusingtheunitwiththe

highsetting.

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.

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

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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.

UsingtheT-PODWiFiSonarSystemissimple.JustattachtheT-POD

totheendofaheavyfishinglineandcastitintothewaterasyou

wouldanormalfloatorlure.Youcanalsoreadthedepthandseefish

targetswhileyouslowlyreelintheT-PODortrollitbehindyourboat.

IMPORTANT:Ensurethatthefishinglineisheavyenoughandthe

T-PODiswellsecured.Sliplinetechniquesarenotrecommended

becauseofthehigherriskoflosingtheT-POD.Also,beawareof

powerlinesandotherobstaclesasyoucast.

HandletheT-PODWirelessSonarSensoronlybythetopantenna

coverornoseringwhenitisON.Avoidtouchingthebottomwhen

active.TakeextracarenottodroptheT-PODwhilehandling.Donot

trytoopenyourT-POD,itispermanentlysealed.

BeforeyoufirstusetheT-PODWiFiSonarSystemyouwillneedto

chargeit.

Aligntheplugofthechargingcablewiththepinsonthebottomof

theT-PODasinthefollowingpicture.

AligntheUSBplugofthechargecable(thelongerofthetwo

cables)withtheUSBsocketofthepowersupplydevice(computer,

adapter,etc.)

WhenchargingstartstheredlightsinsidetheunitwillremainOn.

Whenthebatteryisfull,theindicatorlightswillbeswitchtogreen.

IMPORTANT:BesurealloftheconnectionsareDRY,wateronthe

stainlesssteelconnectioncancreaterust.

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.

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when



has



connected



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.Connecttoit'sWiFisignalusingyourdevicesettings,

thenreturntotheSonarPhoneapptoconnecttotheT-POD.

YoucanturnyourT-PODonathomeandtestit'sfunctionality:

Dampenapapertowelwithcoolwater.1.

Bunchitupandplaceitagainstthepinsonthe

undersideofT-POD.

Watchasthelightturnsonandthenbeginstoflicker.3.

ConnecttotheT-PODwithyourSonarPhoneApp.

RefertotheWiFiconnectioninstructionsifneeded.

MakesuretheGAINisatleast70%.(Youcanremove

thewettowel)

HoldtheT-PODabout1meteraboveahardflatfloor

(notcarpet).

PointtheflatpartofthebottomoftheT-PODatthe

floorandwatchfortheechotoappearonyour

SonarPhonechart.Themoreperfectyouraimatthe

floor,thestrongertheechowillappear.Increasethe

gainlevelifyoucannotfindafloorecho.

TheT-PODwilltime-outandturnitselfoff30seconds

afterthepinshavedried.

IMPORTANT:TheT-POD's"WetSwitch"pinsmustberinsedwith

freshwaterafterexposuretosaltwatertopreventcorrosion.

IMPORTANT:DonotplacetheT-PODinawetareaoronametal

surfacewhennotinuseasthiswillactivatetheT-POD,drainit's

batteryandhelpshortenitsusablelife.StoretheT-PODinadryarea.

TodothisyourT-podmustbeOFF.PluginyourUSBpoweradapter

topowerandnowusetheshorterofthetwolead(theyaremarked)

andplugitintoyourT-PODforatleast3seconds.T-PODisnow

re-settofactorysettings.(Password:12345678)

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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$60.00USandwewillsendyoubackareplacement

T-POD!Noquestionsasked.Thiscostincludesdomesticreturn

shipping.Someadditionalshippingmayapplyforcustomersoutside

theUSA.Creditcardpaymentisalsoacceptedbyphone.(Visaand

MasterCardonly)

Sendto:

Vexilar,Inc.

6667WestOldShakopeeRdSuite#101

Bloomington,MN55438–USA

Attn:SonarPhoneNoHassleService



IMPORTANT:Besuretoincludeyournameandreturnaddressanda

phonenumberore-mailaddressforustocontactyou.

IMPORTANT:DonottrytoopenyourT-POD,itispermanently

sealed.OpeningaT-PODwillvoidthewarranty.

TousetheT-BOXsystem(SP200)onaboat,theT-Boxand

transducermustfirstbeinstalledontotheboatandtheproper

wiringconnectionmade.

Takeafewminutestoplanyourinstallation.TheT-BOXshouldbe

mountedinalocationwhereitwillbereadilyaccessibleyetoutofthe

wayoftrafficandshelteredfromsevereweatherexposure.The

mountingsurfaceshouldbefairlyflat.Besuretoallowclearancefor

thecables.Theunitisweather-proof,notwaterproof,sotrynotto

mountitinalocationwhereitwillbesubmergedorexposedtothe

extremeforcesofwaveimpactduringsevereconditions.

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Obtainfourappropriatefastenersforyourmountinglocation.1.

PositiontheT-BOXinyourintendedmountinglocation.2.

Markthefourholesanddrilleachusingtheappropriatedrillsize.3.

AttachtheT-BOXusingyourfourfasteners.Tightensecurely.4.

Insertthepowercablejackandtightenthetransducercable

connectionsecurely.Ensurethereisgoodclearanceforthe

connectors.

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.Ifthesupplied

powercordistooshort,extenditusing18gaugewire.

IMPORTANT:Besuretohavecircuitprotection,suchasa1ampfuse

orcircuitbreaker,placedinthepositivelinenearthepowersourceto

protectthewiring.

BesurethepowercordisnotconnectedtotheT-BOX.1.

RoutethepowercablefromtheT-BOXlocationtothepower

source.

Connecttheredwiretothepositivepowersourceterminalandthe

blackwiretothenegativeterminal.

ConnectthepowerplugtotheT-BOX’spowerjack.4.

ThesonartransducerstylethatcomeswithT-BOXisdesignedtobe

mountedexternallyonthetransomofyourboat.Ithasaspecial

wedgedshapetoallowclearwaterflowwhenrunningathighboat

speed.Thetransducerisattachedatthebottomoftheboat'stransom

withasmallportionofitextendingbelowthehullline.

Before you begin the process of installing the transducer check your

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withasmallportionofitextendingbelowthehullline.

Beforeyoubegintheprocessofinstallingthetransducer,checkyour

hulltofindaspotwhereyouwillhaveasmoothwaterflowalong

thebottomoftheboat.Youwanttoavoidribs,rivets,andgougesor

scratchesinthehull.Thesecreateturbulenceinthewaterandcan

scatterSonarPhonereadingsathighspeeds.

Togetatrueverticaldepthreading,thetransducershouldbe

mountedparalleltothewaterline.However,a10°tilttoeithersideis

acceptable.Ifthehullisreasonablyflatwithadeadriseof10°orless,

mountthetransduceralongthehullbottom.Ifdeadriseisgreater

than10°,mountthetransducerwithlevelalignment.

Assemblethestainlesssteelbracketstothetransducerusingthe

hardwarefurnished.Donottightenuntilfinaladjustmentsaremade.

Placeassemblyontransomatselectedlocationwiththefrontofthe

transducerextending1/2”to5/8”belowthebottomoftheboat

andwiththefrontpartagainstthetransom.Theleastamountthat

thetransducerextendsbelowthebottomisdesired.Iftoolow,

sprayandturbulencewilloccurresultinginlostbottomreadings.

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.

Fastenthetransducertothetransomusingthe#8x1/2”screws,

nutsandwasherplates.

Beforefinaltighteningthe2screwsholdingthebracketstothe

transducer,tiptherearedgedownapproximately1/8”asshown.

Tightenallscrews.6.

CAUTION.Donotuseanythreadlockingcompoundonthescrews.

MostproductssuchasLoctite®containchemicalsthatattackand

weakenplastics.

PressthemasterON/OFFswitchonthesideoftheT-BOX.Itwilllight

upshowingthesystemnowhaspower.Whenitstartstorandomly

flash,thisletsyouknowthesystemisnowtransmittingaWiFisignal.

ToTurnitoff,pressandholdthebutton(5seconds)untilthelight

goesout.

WhenthesystemisON,pressthePowerSwitchthreetimes,quickly

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WhenthesystemisON,pressthePowerSwitchthreetimes,quickly

within3seconds.ThesystemwillpowerOFFifthere-bootwas

successful.Turnitonagain.Nowthenameandpasswordwillbeback

tofactorydefault:12345678

TheSonarPhoneT-BOXPortableSystem(SP300)includesa

convenientcarryingcasesysteminwhichtheT-BOXismountedto.

Itcontainsarechargeable12Voltbatteryandasuctioncupstyle

transducermountingsystem.ThisallowsyoutouseSonarPhoneona

boat,withouttheneedfortheinstallationsteps.Asuctioncup

attachesthetransducertotheboat.

Unwindthecablefromthecarryingcaseandsetthetransducer

systemnearthebackoftheboat.

Findasmoothspotontheoutsideandnearthebottomofthe

transom.Trytofindaplacewherethewaterflowwillbesmooth

whentheboatisgoingfast.Youwanttoavoidribs,rivets,and

gougesorscratchesinthehull.Thesecreateturbulenceinthewater

andcanscatterSonarPhonereadingsathighspeeds.

Wetthefaceofthesuctioncupslightly,thenpressitfirmlyagainst

thetransomoftheboat.Slideitintothebestpositionyoucansee.

Pullonthesuctioncuptoensurethatitisholdingsecurely,then

routethetransducercableuptothecarryingcase.Restrainthe

cablesothatitdoesnotbecometangledinthepropellerorthe

motorworkings.

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.

PressthemasterON/OFFswitchonthesideoftheT-BOX.Itwilllight

upshowingthesystemnowhaspower.Whenitstartstorandomly

flash,thisletsyouknowthesystemisnowtransmittingaWiFisignal.

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Allowthebatterytowarmupbeforecharging.Thismakesiteasierfor

thechargertochargethebatteryandthebatteryismoreacceptingof

acharge.

Plugthechargerintoawalloutlet,verifythatitisoperatingby

notingtheilluminatedGREENlight.

ConnectthechargertotheEasyChargeJackontheT-BOX.The

charger’slightwillswitchtoRED,indicatingthatitisconnected

correctlyandthebatteryischarging.

KeepthechargerpluggedinandconnecteduntiltheREDlighthas

changedtoGREEN.Thisindicatesthebatteryisatfullcharge.

Unplugthechargerfromthewalloutletanddisconnectfromthe

battery.

Chargingtimeswillvarydependingonhowmuchthebatteryhas

beendrained.Ifthebatteryhasbeencompletelydrainedthebattery

willrequireabout4hoursofcharging.Oncethebatteryisfully

chargedandthecharger’slightreturnstoGREEN,thechargeristhen

operatingina“MaintenanceMode”.Atthisstage,thechargercan

remainconnectedtothebatteryindefinitelyandthebatterywillbe

maintainedatfullcharge.



Vexilarhasawidenetworkofsportinggoodsdealers.Foracomplete

listandnearestlocationfinder,pleasevisithttp://vexilar.com/apps

Ifyouhaveproblemsofquestions,pleasevisitoursupportwebsite:

http://vexilar.com/apps/support

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Changesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbytheparty

responsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser’sauthorityto

operatetheequipment.

Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimits

foraClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.These

limitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmful

interferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates

usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledand

usedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmful

interferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguarantee

thatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.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.

Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

Theantennasusedforthistransmittermustbeinstalledtoprovidea

separationdistanceofatleast20cmfromallpersonsandmust

co‐locatedforoperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantennaor

transmitter.

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not be

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions (1) this device may not cause harmful interference,

and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including

interference that may cause undesired operation.

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