Bottom Line Fishin' Buddy 1200 Bedienungsanleitung

Introduction __________________________________________2

Getting Started ________________________________________2

How to Install the Batteries _______________________________ 2

How to Attach the Mounting Bracket _______________________ 3

How to Extend the Shaft __________________________________ 4

Buddy Functions and Features___________________________5

POWER button _________________________________________ 5

MENU button __________________________________________ 5

Fishing with the Buddy _________________________________9

How Your Buddy Works _________________________________ 9

Reading the Bottom Graph ______________________________ 10

Finding Fish with the Sidefinder



_________________________ 11

Ice Fishing __________________________________________12

Specifications ________________________________________13

Accessories and Replacement Parts ______________________14

If You Are Having Problems____________________________14

Bottom Line Warranty and Service Policy _________________16

Figures and Illustrations

Figure 1. Buddy with battery holder and handle _______________________ 3

Figure 2. Buddy mounting bracket __________________________________3

Figure 3. Display with bottom graph and Sidefinder ____________________8

Figure 4. Bottom SONAR beam (cross-section) ________________________9

Figure 5. Buddy transducer at end of shaft __________________________11

Figure 6. Sidefinder coverage near steep and mild shorelines____________11

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your purchase of the Bottom LineFISHIN’ BUDDY

1200! You now own one of the world’s most portable fishfinders, with

completely self-contained electronics and the unique fish-finding advantage

of Bottom Line’s patented SidefinderTechnology. Using the Buddy is

easy and fun. Just attach the C-clamp mount to your favorite boat, canoe,

dinghy or even to a dock and start fishing. The Buddy is an ideal tool for

ice fishing and float-tubing as well.

What You Should Have

 Display unit with extendable transducer.

 Battery handle.

 Mounting clamp bracket.

 Users manual and warranty card.

GETTING STARTED

The Buddy is easy to use:

1. Install fresh batteries.

2. Attach the mounting bracket to a stable surface.

3. Extend the shaft and slide the Buddy into the bracket.

Then press the power button and start fishing!

How to Install the Batteries

The Buddy requires three alkaline "C" size batteries (not included) for

operation. For easiest battery installation, lay the Buddy down on a flat

surface, with the open battery-compartment handle facing upward as shown

in Figure 1. Place the batteries in the battery holder with their (+) terminals

all toward the red wire. Then, place the battery holder in the compartment and

turn the handle into the face clockwise just enough to compress the o-ring.

 Caution: If the o-ring supplied with the handle is not present and

seated properly, the handle may come loose during use.

This blinking symbol at the top of the screen indicates low batteries.

When the batteries are fully spent, the Buddy will turn itself off.

Figure 1.

Buddy with battery holder and handle

 Caution: Always remove discharged batteries promptly and all

batteries before periods of storage to prevent potential damage due to

battery acid leakage. Failure to do so may void your warranty.

How to Attach the Mounting Bracket

The Buddy unit should be mounted where it will be most visible and

accessible. There are two ways to attach the Buddy mounting bracket; the

built in c-clamp or the four permanent mounting slots in the base (see

Figure 2). The mounting slots accept ¼” screws or bolts (not included).

When considering a spot to mount your Buddy, keep in mind these tips:

• The Buddy’s transducer (see Figure 5 on page 11) will not work when it

is not in the water.

• Turbulent water or water filled with air bubbles can cause interference

or prevent the transducer from operating.

Figure 2.

Buddy mounting bracket

Collett

Red wire

C-clamp

Permanent

mounting slots

Pivot adjustment

knob

The c-clamp is the most versatile and portable way to mount the Buddy to

your boat. Loosen the c-clamp by turning it counter-clockwise and then

place the bracket around the gunnel or transom, resting it on the top

surface (or as far down as possible). Then, tighten the c-clamp by hand.

 Caution: Do not over-tighten the c-clamp or permanent damage may

occur. If the mounting bracket is not stable after tightening by hand,

try repositioning the bracket.

How to Extend the Shaft

Once the bracket is in place, slide the Buddy shaft through the bracket and

observe how deep the end of the shaft rests in the water. For proper

operation, the transducer at end of the shaft must be at least 8 inches below

the water surface. To extend the shaft, turn the collett (see Figure 1) until

the inner shaft slides freely. Extend to the required length and then re-

tighten the collett. Then, use the pivot adjustment knob to set the shaft

vertical and true.

 Note: The inner shaft will come completely out, allowing you to turn

the transducer 180°. Be sure that the Sidefinder beam (see Figure 5) is

pointed in the direction that you are looking for fish with the Sidefinder

feature.

 Note: Make sure that there are no air bubbles on or around the

transducer when it is in the water. You can remove the air bubbles by

rubbing your hand on the plastic. You should periodically clean the

transducer to remove oil build-up.

 Caution: Over-extension of the shaft may cause excessive pressure on

the mounting bracket if the boat is moving. Remove the Buddy from

the bracket before driving the boat.

Start fishing!

The Fishin’ Buddy is designed to run automatically with just a press of the

power button. To get the most out of your Buddy, read the next section on

functions and features.

BUDDY FUNCTIONS AND FEATURES

The best way to get familiar with your Buddy is to power-up in demo mode

and start pressing buttons. You won’t hurt anything by doing so, but you

may lose or mess-up some settings. Don’t worry. Your Buddy has a reset

feature that restores everything back to factory settings.

POWER button

• POWER ON: press and release the POWER key

• DEMO MODE (at power on): press and hold the POWER key.

• POWER OFF:press and hold the POWER key until the display goes blank.

 Note: The Buddy remembers your previous settings every time you

power it on again.

MENU button

The Menu button is used to set and adjust all of the Buddy’s features.

When you press this button, a menu will be displayed at the bottom of the

screen. To get to more feature menus, keep pressing the menu button. If

you go past the last feature, the menu will be removed from the screen.

When a menu is displayed, press the and buttons to change the setting.

Then, press the 



button to accept the new setting, or press the 



button to

escape with no changes. Pressing the 



or 



button also removes the menu

from the screen.

CONTRAST – Contrast is the darkness or lightness of the display. Both your

viewing angle and the ambient temperature affect the contrast.

Operation: Press the Menu button until CONTRAST appears. Use the 

and buttons to adjust the contrast, then press 



to clear the menu.

 Caution: Facing the screen toward the sun for extended periods may

cause the display to reach its upper temperature limit and become

black. If this occurs and you cannot adjust it lighter, immediately cover

the screen or turn it away from the sun.

LIGHT – The Buddy has an adjustable display backlight. To conserve battery

life, you should use the backlight only when it is really needed.

Operation: Press the Menu button until LIGHT appears. Use the and 

buttons to adjust the light, then press the 



button to clear the menu.

This blinking symbol in the upper-left corner of the display will

remind you that the light is on.

FISH ALARM – The bottom fish alarm chimes and displays fish symbols for

echoes that are likely to be from fish (see Figure 3). The depth of the

fish symbol is also shown if there is room on the display. Three sizes of

symbols are used to indicate the relative signal strength of the echo, with

the largest representing the strongest echo (for more information, see

‘How Your Buddy Works’ on page 9).

Operation: Press the Menu button until FISH ALARM appears. Use the 

and buttons to choose the fish size (no fish means the alarm is off),

then press the 



button to clear the menu.

These symbols at the top of the screen indicate what

strengths you have chosen for the fish alarm.

Whenever the bottom fish alarm is on, the Sidefinder fish alarm is on

too, and chimes when the symbols appear in the cone.

 Note: A timer function prevents the alarm from chiming too often.

GAIN – The gain control sets the graph’s overall sensitivity to echoes.

Generally, higher gain means that more fish and structure are shown.

Lowering the gain may help reduce interference caused by trolling

motors and other sources of noise.

Operation: Press the Menu button until GAIN appears. Use the and 

buttons to set the gain, then press the 



button to clear the menu.

 Tip: Use as much gain or as little gain as you want, but remember that

the bottom depth readout may not work under all settings.

SURFACE – The surface control is used to reduce interference at the top of

the graph that can be caused by wind chop and other air churned into

the water. Turn the surface control on if this interference becomes so

severe that the Buddy interprets it as the bottom reading.

Operation: Press the Menu button until SURFACE appears. Use the and

buttons to turn it on or off, then press the 



button to clear the menu.

 Note: Using the surface control on may inhibit shallow-water bottom

readings.

BOTTOM RANGE – The bottom range control allows you to set how deep the

bottom graph will display. The bottom range is displayed in the upper-

right and lower-right corners of the graph (see Figure 3).

In automatic mode, the Buddy sets the graph range to graph from the

water surface down to just below the bottom.

This symbol in the upper-right corner of the display indicates

automatic range mode.

You may want to set the range manually if the bottom reading becomes

unreliable or if you are only interested in seeing the top portion of the

water. In this case, the symbol will disappear indicating that you

set the range yourself.

In bottom-tracking mode, the Buddy sets the range to graph the 10ft

(3m) of water just above the bottom. This zoomed-in graph is useful

for determining bottom features and for marking fish lying close to the

bottom.

This symbol in the upper-right corner of the display indicates

bottom-tracking mode.

Operation: Press the Menu button until BOTTOM RANGE appears. Press and

release the or button to select automatic or bottom-tracking mode, or

press and hold or to set a manual range, then press the 



button to

clear the menu.

SIDE RANGE – The Sidefinder range control allows you to set how far to the

side the Buddy will display fish. If you are casting, you’ll probably want

to choose a close range to get the maximum detail in the cone. The

Sidefinder range is displayed in the upper-left corner of the display

(when the Sidefinder feature is on, see Figure 3).

Operation: Press the Menu button until SIDE RANGE appears. Use the 

and buttons to set the range, then press the 



button to clear the

menu.

SIDE FILTER – The Sidefinder filter is used to reduce false markings from

submerged objects like pier poles and submerged branches. The filter is

best used around docks and other shoreline structures where false

markings might occur. In most situations, and especially in open water,

the best performance is obtained with the filter turned off. For more

information, see page 11.

Operation: Press the Menu button until SIDE FILTER appears. Use the 

and buttons to turn the filter on or off, then press the 



button to

clear the menu.

This symbol in the upper-right corner of the display indicates that

the Sidefinder filter is on.

 Note: The Sidefinder will show fewer fish with the filter on.

UNITS – The Buddy can display in either U.S. or metric units for both

distance and temperature.

Operation: Press the Menu button until UNITS appears. Use the and 

buttons to choose either U.S. or metric, then press 



to clear the menu.

RESET – This feature resets most menu settings back to the factory defaults.

Try using reset when the Buddy does not appear to be working properly

and you are not sure if the problem is in the settings.

Operation: Press the Menu button until RESET appears. Use the or 

button to reset the settings, then press the 



button to clear the menu.

SCREENS – The screen selector allows you to choose between three display

combinations; bottom graph only, bottom plus Sidefinder or bottom

plus highlighted temperature and depth numbers.

Operation: Press the Menu button until RESET appears. Use the or 

button to select the screen you want, then press 



to clear the menu.

Figure 3.

Display with bottom graph and Sidefinder

Fish alarm

symbols

Filter

indicator

Automatic

range mode

Bottom

depth

Weeds and

soft bottom

Sidefinder

distance to

closest fish

Sidefinder

fish

Bottom graph fish

(fish alarm on)

Fish depth

Sidefinder

cone

Water

temperature

Hard

bottom

Bottom graph

lower range

Sidefinder

ran

e Bottom graph

upper range

FISHING WITH THE BUDDY

How Your Buddy Works

The Buddy uses active SONAR, short for Sound Navigation and Ranging,

to locate and identify objects in the water. The transducer at the end of the

shaft (see Figure 5) sends out short bursts of ultrasonic sound waves into

the water and then listens for echoes to come back from objects and the

bottom. The further away the object or bottom is, the longer it takes the

echo to return.

These ultrasonic waves “illuminate” the water, forming a beam that is

strongest in the direction that the transducer is pointed (see Figure 4).

Weaker side-lobes split off from the main beam and with enough gain can

be used for finding fish as well. You can calculate the approximate

diameter of the main beam on the bottom as the depth divided by five.

Figure 4.

Bottom SONAR beam (cross-section)

Reading the Bottom Graph

The bottom graph is created by drawing all of the echoes from a single

burst in a vertical column on the display, with the echoes from deepest

objects drawn lowest on the display. After all the echoes from the burst are

drawn, the graph is shifted to the left and the process is repeated (see

Figure 3).

Bottom Graph – Greyscale

The Buddy’s display uses a grey checkered pattern to display the strongest

signals, which are usually from a hard bottom (see Figure 3). Weaker

signals above the bottom are displayed as black. This allows you to

separate the bottom from weeds and to differentiate a hard bottom from a

soft, murky one. A soft bottom typically gives a thinner bottom image that

is mostly black. A hard bottom is displayed as a thin, black line over a

much thicker area of checkered grey. Light weed cover above the bottom

will give a thicker, sketchy black area above the checkered grey.

 Note: The size of the object does not always correlate directly with the

strength of the signal.

Bottom Graph - Fish

To view the natural echoes from fish and other objects in the water, turn

the fish alarm symbols off (see page 6). Many fishermen have heard that an

arch is a good way of determining fish, but other objects you troll across

may also produce arches.

A better way of determining fish is to watch for subtle patterns on the

graph. Solid horizontal lines across the screen are often fish hovering

under the transducer. These lines may go up and down suggesting some

movement if they are fish. Scattered clusters of pixels are often baitfish.

Groups of diagonal lines are often bubbles rising steadily up from the

bottom. As you get more familiar with the Buddy and the water that you

fish in, you will pick out many other patterns as well.

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