Humminbird PiranhaMax 153 manual

Inst alla tion and Operati ons Manua l 532044-1_B Inst alla tion and Operati ons Manua l P i r a n h a M A X 1 4 3 , 1 5 3 , an d 18 0 P i r a n h a M A X 1 4 3 , 1 5 3 , an d 18 0 PiranhaMAX_Manual_532044-1EN_B.qxp:Layout 1 4/25/12 12:47 PM Page A[...]

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NO TE: The pro ced ure s and fea tur es desc rib ed in this manu al are subje ct to cha nge wit hout not ice. Th is ma nua l was wri tte n in Engl ish and may ha ve bee n tra nslat ed to ano ther la ngu age . Hum minb ird ® is not res pons ibl e for in cor rec t tr ans lat ions or dis crep anc ies betw een docu men ts. NO TE: Il lus tr ati ons in [...]

T ab The L S D Z C F D F S Mai T rou Inte 1- Y e Hum Retu Spe Con N on im in vi 1- T abl e of Con ten ts Installation Overview 1 Control Head Installation 2 Determine Where to Mount ........................................................................ 2 Connect the Pow er Cable to the Boat ...................................................... 2[...]

iv T abl e of Con ten ts The Menu System 30 Light (Setting Not Saved in Memory) ........................................................ 30 Sensitivity (Setting Saved in Memory) ...................................................... 30 Depth Range (Setting Not Saved in Memory) .......................................... 31 Zoom (Setting Not Saved in[...]

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Installation Overvie w Befo re you sta rt inst all atio n, we en coura ge yo u to rea d th ese ins truc tio ns carefully in order to get the full benefit from your PiranhaMAX. There are t hree bas ic insta llat ion tas ks that you must perfo rm for t he PiranhaMAX: • Installing the control head • Installing the transducer • T esting the compl[...]

NO co ins NO a s Figu Fig Control Head Installation Determine Where to Mount Beg in the insta lla tion by d eter mini ng where to m oun t t he control head. Consider the following to determine the best location: • T o check the locat ion plan ned for the contr ol hea d, test run the cable s for the pow er an d transducer . See the installation se[...]

NO TE: Humminbird® is not responsible for over-voltage or over-current failures. The cont rol hea d m ust have ade quat e p rote ctio n th roug h t he prop er sele ctio n a nd installation of a 1 amp fuse. 1a. I f a f use term inal is availa ble , u se cri mp-o n type el ect rica l conn ecto rs (not included) that match the terminal on t he f use [...]

Rou Use NO the Figure Tilt NO loc Assembling the Control Head Base Y our control head base will either have a tilt mount or a tilt and swivel mount. Refer to procedu res A or B below to a ssemble and m ount the cont rol head base. A. If you have a tilt mount, follow these steps: 1. Set the tilt mount control head base in place on the mounting surfa[...]

Routing the Control Head Cables Under the Deck Use the following steps to route the control head cables under the deck. NO TE: Under the deck cable routing is not always possible. If this is not an option, the cables should be routed and secured above deck. T ilt Mo unt or T ilt an d Swi vel Moun t: 1a. Mark and drill a 3/4" hole as shown in F[...]

Att F ol lo Y ou Over F Attaching the Control Head to the Base Follow these steps to attach the control head to the already-assembled base: NO TE: The transducer cable and power cable should be routed prior to securing the mounting bracket to the deck. 1. Apply marine -grade silicon e sealant to the dr illed ho les for the mounting bracket. 2. Pl a[...]

Attaching the Cables to the Control Head F ol lo w the se ste ps to att ac h the po we r and tr ans du ce r cab les to th e con tro l hea d: 1. Ma tch ing t he ca ble p lugs t o t he s hape an d orie ntat io n of the soc ke ts, ins er t the tr ansd uce r and pow er ca ble s into the correct socket s on the cont rol head (F igur e 8). NOTE: The seri[...]

A Rivet T ra Figure Step Figure NO th e is c T r a T ransducer Installation Ov erview The transducer can be installed on the transom of the boat, inside the hull, or ont o a troll ing motor, de pen ding on yo ur t rans duce r t ype . The type of transducer you have will also determine how the cable will be routed. Go to the section th at describes [...]

• As the boat moves through the water , turbul ence is gene rated by the we ight of the boa t and the thrus t of the pro peller (s) - ei the r clo ckwi se or count er -clo ckwi se. Thi s turbu lent water is normally confined to areas imm ediat ely aft of ribs , stra kes or ro ws of riv ets on the bottom of the boat, and in the imme diate are a of[...]

Us M D D P o • If the transom is behind the propeller(s), it may be impossible to find an area clear from turbu lenc e, and a d iffere nt mount ing techn ique or tran sduc er typ e shou ld be con sid ered, s uch as an In sid e the Hul l T ransducer . • If you plan to trailer your boat, do not mount the transducer too close to trai ler bun ks o [...]

1. M ak e sur e th at the bo at is le vel on the tra ile r , bo th fr om por t to s ta rb oar d a nd fro m b ow to st er n, by plac ing you r lev el on the dec k of th e bo at , fir st in on e dir ect ion, the n in th e oth er . 2. H old the moun tin g bra cke t aga inst the tr ans om of the bo at in the loc atio n y ou hav e s elec ted (F igu re 1[...]

2. NO the Hol d mou to th Rib 4. Ma ke sur e tha t the dri ll bit is per pe nd ic ula r to th e ac tua l sur fa ce of the tr ans om, NO T pa ra llel to the gr oun d, bef ore yo u dri ll. Usin g a 5/3 2” bi t, dri ll th e tw o hol es onl y to a dep th of ap pr oxim atel y 1” . NO TE: On fibe rgla ss hu lls , it is bes t to use pro gre ssiv ely l[...]

2. Pla ce the two ratc hets , one on eithe r sid e of the tran sduc er kn uckl e, so tha t the beads on each ratch et line up with the desir ed pos itio n numbe r on the knuck le (F igu re 18a). If you ar e sett ing the rat chet s at posi tion 1, the beads on eac h ratc het wil l line up with the rib on the tr ansd uce r knu ckle to for m one conti[...]

Sea Figu Fig 3. Put the piv ot bo lt thr ough the as sem bly to ho ld it in pos it ion and lo ose ly ins tall the nut , bu t do NOT ti ghte n the nut at th is tim e (F igur e 19). CA UTI ON! Do not use a hi gh spee d dr iv er on th is com bina tio n of fa ste ner s. Han d tigh ten only . 4. Align th e mounti ng bracket transducer assembly with the [...]

6. Adju st the tra ns duc er asse mb ly ve rti call y , un til the se am on th e lea ding edge of the tr ansd uc er (the edg e clo ses t to the tra nso m of the boat ) is le ve l and just slig ht ly bel ow th e hul l (Fi gur e 23) . NO TE : T he tr an sd uc er has a na tur al dow nwa rd sla nt of 4-5 deg re es fro m le ad in g edg e (c lo se st to [...]

Figu Fig Routing the Cable The transducer cable has a low profile connector , which must be routed to the point where the control head is mounted. There are several ways to route the transd ucer c able t o the a rea where the co ntrol h ead is i nstal led. The m ost common procedure routes the cable through the transom into the boat. NO TE: Y our b[...]

3. P la ce t he e scu tc he on p lat e ove r th e cable hole a nd use it as a gui de to ma r k th e t wo e sc u t ch e on p l at e mounti ng h oles. Remove th e p late, drill two 9/6 4" diam eter x 5/8" deep h oles, an d th e n fi l l bo th h ol e s wi th marine -grade silico ne se alant. Plac e the escutc heon plate over the cable hole a[...]

NO be hu 6. 7. NO ch Figu T est and Finish the Installation On ce yo u ha ve ins tal led bo th th e con tr ol head and th e tra nsom tra nsd ucer , and hav e rout ed all the cables , you must perform a final test befo re locking the tr ansd uc er in pla ce. T est ing shou ld be per fo rm ed wit h the boa t in th e wat er . 1. Press POWER once to tu[...]

NOTE: It i s ofte n neces sary t o make several incre mental transducer adjustment s before optimum high speed performance is achie ved. Due to the wide variety of boat hulls, howe ver, it is not always possible to obtain high speed depth readings. 6. On ce yo u ha ve re ac he d a co ns ist en tly goo d so nar sig nal at th e de si red sp eed s, y [...]

Det Deci follo Figu Figu I ns i d e th e H ul l T r a n sd u c e r In s ta l l at i o n In -hu ll mou ntin g ge ner all y pr oduc es goo d re sult s in sin gl e thi ckne ss fib ergl ass- hulled boats. Humminbird ® cannot guarantee depth perfo rmance when tr an smi tti ng and rec eivin g th ro ugh the hul l of the boa t, sinc e some sign al los s o[...]

Determine the T ransducer Mounting Location Decide where to install the transducer on the inside of the hull. Consider the following to find the best location: • Observe the outside of the boat hull to find the areas that are mostly free from turbulent water . Av oid ribs, strak es and ot he r p rot r us io n s, a s t h es e c re a te turbulence [...]

Rou 1. P er 1. 2. 3. NO Figure T rial Installation Y ou will not be able to adjust the mounting after an inside the hull transducer is install ed. It is best, therefo re, to perf orm a trial installa tion firs t that includes running the boat at various speeds, in order to determine the best mounting area before permanently mounting the transducer [...]

Route the Cable 1. Once the mounting location is determined and you have marked the position of the transducer , route the cable from the transducer to the control head. P ermanently Mount the T ransducer 1. Make sure the position of the transducer is marked. 2. Y ou may have to disconnect the cable to the control head and reconnect it at the end o[...]

P ow Pres relea unit T r ol lin g Moto r T ra ns duc er Ins tall atio n Severa l styles of the transd ucer are com pati ble w ith t rolli ng m oto r mo unti ng. (Figu re 32) . If you have a t roll ing mo tor brac ket, refe r to the se parat e inst all atio n ins truc tio ns t hat are in clud ed wit h t he bracket. Y ou may purch ase a T rolli ng Mo[...]

P owering ON and OFF Press and hold the POWER-MENU key until the PiranhaMAX powers on, then release the key . T o power off, press and hold the POWER-MENU key until the unit shuts down. Wh en the Piran haMA X pow ers on, the Star t-Up menu tem- pora rily app ears . From t his men u, selec t eithe r Start-Up, Simulator, or Setup. • Use Start-Up fo[...]

What Y ou See On the Display The PiranhaMAX di splays underwater information in an easy-to-understand form at. The top of t he disp lay cor resp onds t o the wate r surfa ce at the transduc er , a nd the bo ttom of t he display correspon ds to the D epth Ran ge automatically selected for the current water depth. Th e Bottom Contour varies as t he d[...]

PiranhaMAX 143 (Single Beam) and PiranhaMAX 153 (Dual Beam) Display PiranhaMAX 180 (T ri Beam) Display * Unit s with 83 kHz Dua l Beam sona r show targ ets in the wid e beam as holl ow fis h icon s. ** Uni ts with 455 kHz T ri Beam son ar show tar gets in the left beam as left -loo king fis h sym bols , and tar get s in the rig ht bea m as righ t-l[...]

Sin The are a cond Du Th e (60° bott in th is ide in bo cond T ri The elem strai of co bott area bott dept PiranhaMAX Sonar T echnolog y T he Pira nhaM AX is the easi est to use fishfin der ever . For most angl ers , all you’ ll ever need to do is power on and fish ! The Pir anha MAX aut omat ical ly determines depth and makes adjustments to kee[...]

Single Beam Sonar The PiranhaM AX 143 us es a 200 kHz single beam sonar system with a 20° are a o f c over age . B oa t s pe ed, wa ve a ct ion , b ot to m h ard nes s, wa ter condit ions and trans ducer inst allatio n ca n a ll a ffect depth ca pabilit y . Dual Beam Sonar Th e PiranhaMAX 153 uses a 200/83 kHz dual beam sonar system with a wide (6[...]

Pres de fa to fo [P ir a N th op Pr es ar ea th at up pe an d (O ff , Ther dept T he Menu System A sim ple m enu s yste m all ows you t o acc ess yo ur Pi ranha MAX a djus tab le settings. T o activate the menu system, press the POWER-MENU key . Press the POWER-MENU key repeatedly to display the PiranhaMAX menu settings, one at a ti me. When a menu[...]

Depth Range (Setting Not Saved in Memory) Pres s the POWER- MENU key until DEPT H RANGE appears. Aut omatic is the de fa ul t set ting . Whe n in aut om ati c, the lo we r ran ge wil l be adj ust ed by the uni t to fo llow the bottom . (Au to, 15 to 600 ft [PiranhaM AX 143/1 53], 15 to 800 ft [P ir an haM AX 18 0], Def aul t = Au to) NO TE: In manu[...]

Pres Fil te so ur (On, Pres to se Whe are POW Men • • • Scro Ma k un til Scro Chart Speed (Setting Saved in Memory) Press t he POW ER-ME NU key un til CH ART SPE ED app ears. Se lect a sett ing from 1-5 to increase or decrease the chart speed, where 1 is the slowest and 5 is the fastest chart speed. Chart speed determines the speed at which t[...]

Filter (Setting Saved in Memory) Press the P OWER- MENU key unti l FILTER appea rs. Se lect eithe r Off or On . Fil ter adj us ts t he son ar filt er to l im it int erf ere nce on t he disp lay fro m so urc es s uch a s yo ur b oa t en gi ne, t ur bul en ce , or o th er s on ar d evi ce s. (On, Off, Default = Off) Setup Menu (Setting Not Saved in M[...]

Fish ID+ TM (Setup Menu) (Setting Saved in Memory) Make sure that the Setup menu is selec ted, then press the POWER-M ENU key until FISH ID+ TM appear s. Selec t either Off to view “raw” sonar return s or On to view Fish symbols. Fish ID+ TM uses advanced sig nal processing to in terpret sonar returns, and will display a Fish Symbol when very s[...]

Structure ID® represents weak returns as light pixels and stro ng return s a s d ark pix els. This h as the benefit of ensuring that strong returns will be clearly visible on the display . Bla ck (B otto m Bla ck) d isp lays a ll pi xels below t he bott om contou r as black, regard less of signal stre ngth. This has th e ben efit of p rovidi ng a [...]

Ma Y our virtu Pi ra n If th e cl oth Do n th e l Wh e clea sc ra t If yo redu tr ans If yo tim e cl ing bu bb fi nge Ne ve ge ne Battery Alarm (Setup Menu) (Setting Saved in Memory) Make sure that the Setup menu is selected, then press the POWER-MENU key until BA TTERY ALARM appears. Select Off or 8.5 to 13.5 V olts. Battery Alarm sou nds w hen t [...]

Maintenance Y our Piranha MAX is designed to pro vide years of troubl e-fre e oper ation with virtua lly no maintenanc e. Follo w these simple proce dures to ensur e your Pi ra nh aMA X con tin ues to deli ver top perf orma nce. If th e uni t come s int o con tact with salt spr ay , wipe the af fe cte d sur fac es wit h a cl oth damp en ed in fre s[...]

3. T If tr d se yo P tr tr ac b co an tr th 4. W in T h R su 5. T tu C an el fr p 6. I Y o ar ad ta ai T roubleshooti ng Do no t a tte mpt to r epai r t he Pi ranha MAX yo urse lf. There are n o user -serviceable parts inside, and specia l tools and techniques are required for assembly to ensure the waterpr oof integrity of the housing. Repairs sho[...]

3. T her e is no bo tt om re adin g vis ible on the dis pla y . If th e loss of bo ttom i nfo rmati on occ urs on ly at h igh bo at sp eeds, th e tra nsduc er needs adjust ing – see your Pira nhaMA X Inst alla tion Guide for deta ils. Als o, in very dee p water , it may be ne cessa ry to incr ease the se ns iti vit y set ti ng ma nu all y to mai [...]

Int A se out s thi s th e a mus t 7. M y unit lose s pow er at hig h spe eds . Y our Pir an haM AX ha s ov er - v ol tag e pr ot ect ion th at tur ns th e un it of f wh en in pu t vo lta ge ex ce ed s 20 VDC . Som e ou tbo ard mot or s do no t eff ect iv ely re gul at e the po wer out put of the engi ne’s alte rna tor and can pro duc e vol tage i[...]

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Specifications De pth Capa bili ty .. .. ... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .. Pi ra nhaM AX 143/ 153: 600 ft (185 m) Pi ra nhaM AX 180: 800 ft (250 m) P owe r Out put .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ... ... Pir anh aMAX 143: 800 W att s (PT P) Pi ra nhaM AX 153/ 180: 1600 W att s (PTP ) Op er ati[...]

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