Humminbird 3D manual

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    INSTALLATION PREPARATION PARTS SUPPLIED PARTS SUPPLIED Before installing your new Humminbird fishfinder, please ensure the following parts are included in the box: • Fishfinder • Transducer with 20’ (6m) of cable and mounting hardware kit • Mounting system an d mounting hardware kit • 6’ (2m) power cable • Publications kit It any of t[...]

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    INSTALLATION PREPARATION INSTALLATION OVERVIEW Determining How to Mount the Transducer Your Humminb ird fishfinder includes a standard transducer. This transducer can be mounted on the transom of the boat or bonded to the inside of a fiberglass hull boat. The transom installation, which is the most widely used, places the transducer on the outside [...]

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    INSTALLATION PREPARATION ALTERNATE M OUNTING METHODS ALTERNATE TRANSDUCERS AND MOUNTING METHODS Your Humminbird fishfinder comes with everything necessary for installation and operation on most boats. However, there are several situations which may require a different type of transducer. In board boats, wood or metal hulls, and sail boats create un[...]

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    INSTALLATION PREPARATION TRANSDUCER EXCHANGE TRANSDUCER EXCHANGE Other transducers are available as replacements for the standard transducer. You may exchange your new and unassembled transducer for another type by returning i t to the address listed in Customer Support. Some transducers may have additional cost. Refer to the Accessory catalog or c[...]

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    INSTALLAT ION TRANSOM INSTALLATION Do not begin this transducer installation until you read the Installation Preparation in the Operation Guide. This chapter contains information critical to the correct installation of your transducer. Due to the wide variety of b oat hulls, only general instructions are presented in the installation guide. Each bo[...]

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    INSTALLATION TRANSOM INSTALLATION • If the propeller(s) is (are) forward of the transom, it may be impossible to find an area clear from turbulence, and a different mounting technique or transducer type should be considered. Step Two - Drill the Mounting Holes 1. Remove the mounting template from the front of the Operations Manual. 2. Hold the te[...]

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    INSTALLATION TRANSOM INSTALLATION Step Four - Mount the Transducer to the Transom 1. Apply silicone sealant to the mounting holes drilled into the transom. 2. Align the transducer assembly with the drilled holes in the transom (Figure 8). 3. U se either a flat head screwdriver, a 5/16" (8mm) hex driver, or a 5/16" (8mm) socket to mount th[...]

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    mounting bracket. Drill this hole and install the screw after final testing and adjustments have been completed.[...]

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    INSTALLATION TRANSOM INSTALLATION Step Six - Route the Cable There are several ways to route the transducer c able to the to the area where the control head will be installed. The most common procedure routes the cable through the transom into the boat. Inside the boat there is often a channel or conduit used for other wiring that the cable can be [...]

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    INSTALLATION INSIDE THE HULL INSTALLATION INSIDE THE HULL INSTALLATION Inside the hull installation requires the mount system and control head be installed and operational. See Installing the Control Head for instruction on installing the unit. Inside the hull mountin g generally produces good results in single thickness fiberglass - hulled boats. [...]

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    The transducer cannot transmit through air. The water purges any air from between the transducer and the hull and fills any voids in the coarse fiberglass surface.[...]

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    INSTALLATION INSIDE THE HULL INSTALLATION 3. Power up the Control Head. 4. Run the boat at various speeds and water depths while observing the screen on the Control Head. If the unit functions well at low speeds but b egins to skip or miss the bottom at higher speeds, the transducer needs to be moved. If depth performance is required, test the fish[...]

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    INSTALLATION CONTROL HEAD INSTALLATION CONTROL HEAD INSTALLATION Step One - Determine Where to Mount Begin the installation by determining where to mount the control head. Consider the following to determine best location: • The cables for power, transducer and temp/speed accessories (if applicable) should be installed first and must reach the mo[...]

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    fuse in the connection. If you must wire the control head directly to a battery, be sure to install an inline fuse holder[...]

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    INSTALLATION CONTROL HEAD INSTALLATION and one amp fuse (not inc luded) for the protection of the unit (Figure 21). Humminbird is not responsible for over voltage or over current failures. In order to minimize the potential for interference with other marine electronics a separate power source (such as a second batter y) may be necessary. Step Thre[...]

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    Optional: If the ca bles pass outside the mounting bracket, install the hole cover over the hole and fasten in place using the two #8 x 7/8” (22mm) wood screws (Figure 24).[...]

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    INSTALLATION CONTROL HEAD INSTALLATION Step Five - Assembling the Connector Holder 1. Insert the cabl e connectors into the connector holder. The cable connectors are labeled, and there are corresponding labels on the connector holder (Figure 26). The slots for the connectors are keyed to prevent reverse installation, so do not force the connector [...]

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    INSTALLATION TEST THE INSTALLATION TEST THE INSTALLATION Testing should be performed with the boat in the water, however you can initially confirm basic operation with the boat trailered. Press POWER once to turn the unit on. There will be an audible chirp when any button is pressed to confirm the button press. If the unit does not power - up, ensu[...]

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    TESTING THE INSTALLATION After installation is complete and all connections are made, you are ready to test the installation prior to actual use. Thorough testing should be performed with the boat in water; however, you can initially confirm basic operation with the boat trailered . Press POWER once to turn the unit on. There will be an audible chi[...]

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    Once the Simulator mode is selected, the next screen will allow you to select either "down" simulator or "side" simulator. The "down" selection simulates normal operation of the unit with the Six - beam transducer connected. "Down" simulator is the default setting, so if no adjustment is made, the down simula[...]

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    Current information, or the terrain directly beneath your boat, is displayed on the lower right, and advances to the left as new information is received. The view created is an accurate depiction of the terrain which you have just covered. In some situations, the selected point of view may prevent the display of some information due to the slope of[...]

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    information is displayed, so each update contains information gathered from several transmit and receive cycles. The Wide 3D Paramount uses advanced signal processing to evaluate these sonar returns. If a return meets certain criteria, a fish symbol is assigned. There are three different size symbols us ed to indicate the intensity of the sonar ret[...]

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    The Wide 3D Paramount will help you further differentiate between fish by assigning either solid, gray or hollow fish symbols. Solid fish pointing to the right are detected in the right inside beam, solid fish pointing left are detected in the left inside beam. Gray fish pointing right are detected in the middle right beam, gray fish pointing left [...]

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    Wave action also affects the bottom depiction. Remember that the information drawn is a distance measurement, so if the boat is moving up and down over flat bottom, the bottom depiction often appears in regular variations which match wave timing. Structure is defined as any object physically attached to the bottom. The sonar configuration of the Wi[...]

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    two left beams and fish pointing right are in one of the two right beams. S olid fish symbols represent returns in one of the two center beams. Solid fish pointing right are detected in the right center beam and solid fish pointing left are detected in the left center beam. Using the combo view or toggling back and fourth between the 3D and 2D view[...]

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    The three lower buttons, MENU, UP ARROW, and DOWN ARROW work toget her to control the Wide 3D Paramount menu - controlled user functions. Initially, there will be 7 user menus available. If you find that there are menus which are seldom used, these can be "hidden" from the normal menu sequence to simplify operation. MENU b rings a menu on[...]

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    menu will time out and go off - screen. A Bird Note™ will normally appear briefly to confirm the adjustment. Several of the menus are multi - step. In some situations if an a djustment is made, additional options become available for further adjustment. Examples of these multi - step menus are Depth Range, Depth Alarm and Zoom. See the detailed d[...]

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    To adjust Sensitivity, press MENU repeatedly until the Sensitivity menu appears, use the UP ARROW to i ncrease the sensitivity bias, or the DOWN ARROW to reduce sensitivity bias. By holding either ARROW button depressed, the unit will sequence through the available settings until you release the button or the end of the adjustment range is reached.[...]

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    The Depth Range can be adjusted manually. Press MENU repeatedly until the Depth Range menu is visible. The two options available are "Auto" (Factory Setting) and "Manual". Pressing the DOWN ARROW enables "Manual" depth range control and an additi onal menu will appear which allows the user to adjust the current depth r[...]

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    The Zoom ranges available are dependent on the current depth range. In the 15' depth range, TruZoom displays a range equal to one half the current depth range. In the, 30', 60', 120', 180' and 240' depth ranges, Tru Zoom displays a range equal to one fourth the current depth range. The box at the right side of the scre[...]

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    pressing the UP and DOWN ARROW buttons after the Zoom menu is off - screen, the position of the Zoom box will change, and the upper and lower limits of the Zoom range will be displayed. To disable Zoom, press the MENU button until the Zoom menu is on - screen. Use the UP ARROW to highlight Oft, and let the menu time out. T he digital depth informat[...]

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    large fish symbols (see Interpreting the On - Screen Information). Pressing the DOWN ARROW again highlights "large and medium fish" and pressing a third time highlights "large, medium, and small fish".With t hi s setting, any fish symbol appearing on screen activates the Fish Alarm. Once the Fish Alarm is enabled, the Wide 3D Pa[...]

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    Paramount is operated from a battery s ource, the voltage number can be used to determine battery life. The Wide 3D Paramount will operate at voltages from 10 to 16 VDC. Voltages in excess of 16 or less than 10 VDC will cause the unit to power off. Once Triplog is enabled, pressing MENU to bri ng the Triplog menu on - screen now shows an additional[...]

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    Options The Options Menu is actually a series of linked menu functio ns which are used initially to select user preferences. Once user preferences are selected, it is unlikely that these functions need to be accessed during the normal operation of the product. The Options menu works differently than other menu functions in that all of the options m[...]

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    ID+ On adds an additional piece of information to the location of the fish. The depth beneath the surface for selected fish symbols is attached to the fish symbol. In the 2D view, ID++ adds the distance measurement from the boat to selected fish symbols. This measurement requires the speed input to be connected in order to determine the distance th[...]

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    manua lly identify this transducer so that the Wide 3D Paramount can interpret the information received. The transducer setting is remembered when the unit is powered off. Display Speed Display Speed controls the rate at which the graphic information moves ac ross the display. There are 5 possible speeds; the fastest rate (5) is the factory setting[...]

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    Depth offset is remembered after power is disconnected. Press MENU to advance to the next option. Spee d Offset Speed Offset allows the user to compensate for differences in hull design, and its effect on the accuracy of the speed measurement. If there is a discrepancy between the indicated speed and another speed measurement device on the boat, th[...]

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    Any changes made under Edit Menus are remembered after power is disconnected. Press MENU to advance to the next option. Reset The final Option is Reset. With so many User Options available to customize the Wide 3D Paramount, it is easy to configure the unit in such a way that it is detrimental to a particular use. By using the Reset function, all v[...]

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    inner circuitry if the input voltage exceeds 16 VDC or is less than 10 VDC. If either of these conditions causes the unit to shut down, a message will indicate this. NOTE: Powering the unit off will reset these messages. The right side of the Diagnostic screen evaluates external connections to the unit. The first category is Transducer input. If a [...]

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    The sonar diagrams indicate the returned signal of each sonar pulse transmission. By analyzing these diagram s, the user can gain additional insight into the performance of the unit. The diagrams show time delay (distance) on the vertical axis, and amplitude or strength of return on the horizontal axis. An "amplitude" number shows the rel[...]

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    Wide Side Operation The Wide Side transducer is a specialized "sidelooking" transducer which is extremely us eful for bank fishing or looking for bait fish in open water. The Wide Side transducer uses three different sonar elements which transmit signals to the left, right, and straight down from your boat. The downward beam is 200 kHz wi[...]

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    Viewing both left and right sides simultaneously gives you an excellent tool when searching for bait fish in open water, or when following a creek bed; however, greater display resolution can be achieved by viewing only one side. To change the view, simply press the VIEW button repeatedly until the desired view is on - screen. The Down view is simi[...]