Vexilar Flasher Family 2013 - Manual (Page 27)

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LP - Low Power Option
The Low Power Mode is designed for shallow water anglers looking to clean up a clut-
tered and busy display. The rule for using the Low Power Mode setting is this: If you turn
down your gain as low as it can go in normal mode, and yet the signal is still too strong
to get a good clean reading, switch to the Low Power Mode. By activating the LP Mode
you are greatly reducing the output power of your unit.
This means you should expect the lure, fish or weeds below to disappear if your gain re-
mains at or near zero. You will now need to turn up the gain to “fine-tune” your display.
You DO NOT want to be in LP all the time since it will make finding a lure or even fish in
deeper water nearly impossible. Only use this mode when needed. Also, when trying to
fish in deeper water you will need to turn up your gain and interference from other sonar
systems can make it impossible for you to fish. In keeping with the golden rule for gain
control: keep your gain as low as possible in order to see your bait, if the lowest gain
setting is not low enough, switch to LP mode.
Note - The unit must be in manual range setting to use Low Power option. The Digital
Depth reading, Auto Ranging and the AZ or Auto Zoom Feature WILL NOT work while
in LP or Low Power setting.
AZ - Auto Zoom Modes
When you shift to the AZ 6 mode, you are splitting your display in half and dedicating
the right side of the display to the entire water column, while the left side is dedicated to
just the bottom 6 feet of the water column. If you are a perch angler fishing in 40 feet
of water, you can zoom in on the bottom 6 feet of the water column to greatly increase
your visibility in this zone. Similarly, in the AZ x2 setting, you are viewing the bottom 12
feet of the water column.
Important - Both AZ6 and AZ x2 should never be used in open water scenarios. Also
note that even if you are in the Auto Range setting, you will need to manually re-set the
AZ view by shifting to normal and back to AZ when you change depths. Also note that
while in Manual Range or Auto Range, if the bottom is super soft, you may need to
increase the gain setting in the normal mode then switch to AZ to lock on the top of the
soft bottom. You can then simply back down your gain and fish as usual. Again, the AZ
feature does not work in LP or Low Power mode.