Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product LST-3800 Lowrance electronic
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1 Pub. 988-0064-351 LST-3800 In-Dash Digital Sonar Gauge Installation & Operation Instructions The LST-3800 is a depth and temperature gauge that comes with a 200 kHz transducer, features deep and shallow alarms and has three main page displays.
2 Dash installation, cross-section view. Caution: You should read over the entire installation section before drilling any holes in your vessel! You can install this gauge in some other order if you prefer, but we rec- ommend the installation sequence summarized below: 1.
3 Recommended Tools and Supplies Supplies are not included, unless otherwise indicated. If the dash does not have a standard 2-1/8" (54 mm) hole, you will need a drill or saw to make the hole. Carefully measure the dash thickness and the hole area before cutting or drilling.
4 LST-3800 cable connections. In the configuration above, the unit is always on. It will draw 11 milli- amps of current with the backlight off and 40 milliamps with the back- light on full brightness. Typically, the maximum recommended current load on a boat in storage is about 50 milliamps.
5 Caution: The bare ends on any unused wires could cause an electrical short if left exposed. To prevent this, you should cover the individual wire ends — either by capping them with wire nuts or wrapping them with electrical tape. You should cut off the bare wire before taping off the ends.
6 Timeout There is no exit key in the LST 3800. The menus "time out" instead. That means they automatically close after a preset amount of time. When you install the gauge, the default timeout duration is 5 seconds. You can modify the T IMEOUT setting by pressing MENU and using the up and down keys to scroll through the main menu.
7 Depth Page The Depth Page displays water depth readings taken by the 200 kHz transducer packed with the LST-3800. For transducer installation instructions, see Installation Instructions for Skimmer Transducers , part number, 988-0147-582.
8 Backlight Once in the Backlight menu, use the UP and DOWN keys to select one of five brightness levels, O FF , 25% , 50% , 75% or M AX . If the unit's dash light wires are connected, the backlight will come on when with the rest of the dash lights are turned on.
9 alarm menu into the center square. Press MENU to access the alarm menu, then use the UP and DOWN keys to set the alarm to the desired depth. Set Units The Set Units menu allows you to switch the units of measure for tem- perature and depth from F EET and F AHRENHEIT (°F) to M ETERS and C ELSIUS (°C) .
10 Notes.
11 LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY "We," "our," or "us" refers to LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS, INC., the manufacturer of this product. "You" or "your" refers to the first person who purchases this product as a consumer item for personal, family or household use.
12 How to Obtain Service… …in the USA: Contact the Factory Customer Service Department. Call toll-free: 800-324-1356. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Standard Time, M-F Lowrance Electronics may find it necessary to change or end our shipping policies, regu- lations and special offers at any time.
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