Uniden QT206 English Owners Manual - Page 22

Symptom Possible Reasons Suggested Solutions Unit is not reading prop- There are three basic Refer to the pages in erly at high speeds, types of installations: this manual along with causing high random Inside-the-Hull, the drawings for your numbers at high RPM. Through-the-Hull, and particular boat on the Transom Mount. Gen- proper installation tech- erally, this situation is nique. attributed to the location and installation of the If this is a Transom transducer. A great Mount Transducer, it deal of air is flowing may require that the over the face of the transducer be adjusted transducer and is inhib- lower in the bracket so iting the unit from re- that it extends further ceiving the correct under the bottom of the bottom reading. boat and is allowed a clean flow of water. Cavitation (locked on bubbles) either on the It could also require that face of the transducer or the transducer and/or on the underbelly of the bracket be relocated to boat is preventing the achieve a clean, smooth unit from displaying the flow of water over the true depth. face of the transducer. Transom Mount Trans- This occurs if the trans- Transducer may be per- ducer is breaking where ducer is installed under manently damaged and the mounting bracket at- a gasoline overflow vent is non repairable. Be- taches to the trans- OR if an adhesive such fore installing a replace- ducer. as LOCKTITE® was ment -transducer, be used to bond the hard- sure to move the ware onto the trans- bracket. ducer mounting bracket. The adhesive or gaso- line has eaten into the plastic and cannot be repaired. A30 or A00 reads out A lug from a transducer Unfortunately, perma- permanently on the dis- wire was accidentally nent damage has been play. connected to either the done to the main sur- Alarm Up/Down terminal face mount "chip". The and power was applied. instrument head only must be returned for re- pair. 20