Humminbird 787C2 manual

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    7 5 7 c , 7 8 7 c 2 a n d 7 8 7 c 2 i G P S C h a r t p l o t t e r O p e r a t i o n s M a n u a l 7 5 7 c , 7 8 7 c 2 a n d 7 8 7 c 2 i G PS C h a r t p l o t t e r O p e r a t i o n s M a n u a l 531528-1_C G u id e d' ut il i s at io n du t r a ce ur g r ap hi q u e G PS 7 57 c, 7 8 7 c 2 e t 7 87 c 2 i G u id e d' ut i l i s a ti on [...]

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    i T hank Y ou! Thank y ou for choosing Humminbir d®, America's #1 name in fishfinders. Humminbird® has built its reputa tion by designing and manuf acturing top-quality , thoroughly reliable marine equipment. Y our Humminbir d® is designed for tr ouble-free use in ev en the harshest marine envir onment. In the unlikely ev ent that y our Hum[...]

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    ii Ho w So nar W o rks 1 Dua lB eam P LU S™ So nar . ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... .. 3 Qua dr aB eam P LU S™ So na r (wi th op tio nal -pu rc has e Qua dr aB eam P LU S™ tr an sdu cer ) ... .. . 4 W ide Si de® So na r (wi th op tio na[...]

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    iii In tr od uc ti on t o Nav ig at io n 37 W aypo in ts, R out es an d T rac ks... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. .... 3 7 Sa ve , Ed it or D ele te a W ayp oi nt . ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ..[...]

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    iv So nar X -Pr es s™ M en u (So na r vie ws onl y) 61 Sid e (W id eSi de® t ra nsd uce r: W ide Si de® v ie w onl y) .... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... 6 2 Sen si tiv ity ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... .[...]

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    v Del et e Rec or din g (op ti ona l-p ur cha se MM C/S D Car d, Sna psh ot and R eco rd in g Vi ew o nly ) ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... . 81 Del et e All R eco rd in gs (o pti ona l-p ur cha se MM C/ SD Ca rd , Sna psh ot an d Reco rd ing V ie [...]

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    vi Gri d Ro ta tio n .... ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... . 101 T rac kpo int I nte rv al .. ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. .... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... .[...]

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    vii Se tup Menu T ab 11 9 Uni ts - D ept h .... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. .... .. ... ... .. ... .. 12 0 Uni ts - T emp ( Int ern ati ona l on ly) .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ...[...]

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    viii 70 0 Ser ie s™ F ish ing S ys te m Ac ces so ri es 13 9 Sp ec ifi ca ti on s 141 Gl os sar y 14 3 Co nt act H um mi nb ir d® 16 1 NO TE: Ent rie s in th is T abl e of Co nte nt s whi ch li st (I nte rna tio na l Onl y) ar e only a va ila ble o n pr odu cts s ol d out sid e of th e U.S . by o ur au th ori zed I nte rna tio nal D is tri but o[...]

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    1 How Sonar W orks Sonar technology is based on sound wa ves. T he 700 Series™ Fishing System uses sonar to locate and define structur e, bottom contour and composition, as well as depth directly below the transducer . Y our 700 Series™ Fishing System sends a sound wav e signal and determines distance by measuring the time betw een the transmis[...]

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    2 When all the echo es are view ed side by side, an easy to interpret "gr aph" of the bottom, fish and structure appear s. The sou nd pu lse s are t rans mit te d at vario us frequencies depending on the applica tion. V ery high frequencies (455 kHz) ar e used for grea test definition but the operating depth is limited. High frequencies ([...]

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    3 DualBeam PLUS™ Sonar Y our 700 Series™ Fishing System uses a 200/83 kHz DualBeam PLUS™ sonar system with a wide (60°) area of cov erage. DualBeam PLUS™ sonar has a narrowly f ocused 20° center beam, surrounded b y a second beam of 60°, expanding your cov erage to an ar ea equal to your depth. In 20 feet of wa ter , the wider beam cover[...]

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    4 QuadraBeam PL US™ Sonar (wi th opt iona l-pu rc hase Q uadr aBeam PL US™ tr ansd ucer ) Y o ur 700 Ser ies™ Fishing S ystem als o supports QuadraBeam PL US™ sonar with the purchase of an additional Quadr aBeam PLUS™ trans ducer . QuadraBeam PLUS™ sonar provides an extr emely wide 90° area of cover age. QuadraBeam PL US™ starts with[...]

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    5 WideSide® Sonar (with optional-purchase WideSide® transducer) Y o ur 700 Ser ies™ Fishing S ystem als o supports WideSide® sonar with the purchase of an additional W ideSide® transducer . The W ideSide® transducer is a specialized "side-looking" transducer tha t is extremely useful f or bank fishing or looking for bait fish in op[...]

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    6 How GPS and Cartogr aphy W ork Y our 700 Series™ Fishing System also supports GPS and chartplotting, and uses GPS and sonar to determine your position, displa y it on a grid, and provide detailed underwater inf ormation. T he Global P ositioning System (GPS) is a satellite na vigation system designed and maintained by the U.S. Department of Def[...]

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    7 The f ollowing GPS functionality is curr ently supported by the 700 Series™ Fishing System when it is connected to the included GPS r eceiver: • V iew curr ent position • V iew current tr ack (breadcrumb tr ail) • V iew precision speed and heading fr om your GPS receiv er • Sav e tracks, wa ypoints and routes • T ravel a r oute and na[...]

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    8 Multi-Media Card (MMC)/SD Slot Y our 700 Series™ Fishing System also has a multi-media card (MMC)/SD slot tha t is used to insert optional-purchase card s containing ad di ti on a l de ta il ed m a ps . If yo u in s er t an MMC/SD that contains a more detailed chart f or a particular location, your 70 0 Series™ Fishing System will retrie ve t[...]

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    9 What’s On the Displa y The 700 Series™ F ishing System can display a variety of useful inf ormation about Dep th - w at er d ept h; c an b e se t to al ar m wh en t he wa te r be com es t oo s ha llo w . T empe ra tu re - w at er s urf ace te mp er at ur e. T ime r - El aps ed t im e wi th T emp/ Sp ee d Acc es so ry or GPS R ec ei ve r . Dis[...]

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    10 the are a und er a nd ad ja cen t to y our bo at , in clu di ng th e f oll o win g it ems : RT S® (R eal T ime So nar ) W ind ow Str uct ur e - wh er e fi sh m ay b e hi di ng. T her moc lin es - l ay er s of wa ter w it h di ff er en t te mpe r atu r es th at a pp ea r at di ff ere nt de pt hs a nd di ff er en t ti mes o f th e ye ar . A ther [...]

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    11 V iews The vie ws av ailable on your Fishing System ar e: Sonar views: Navigation vie ws: • So na r Vi e w • Bi r d’ s E ye V ie w • Zo om V ie w • Ch ar t Vi e w • 20 0/ 83 kH z Sp li t Son ar V ie w • Co mb o Vi e w . • Bi g Di git s V iew • Ci r cu la r Fla sh er V ie w • Sn ap sho t an d Re co rd in g V iew • Si de B ea[...]

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    12 Sonar V iew Son ar V iew pr ese nts a h isto ric al log o f sona r re turn s. De pth is a lw ay s disp la ye d. Readouts for tempera ture and speed are automa tically displayed if the app ro pria te acces sor y is con nec ted. T he mos t rec ent s onar r eturn s are c har ted on the r ight s ide o f the wi ndo w; as n ew i nf orma tion is r ec e[...]

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    13 Understanding Sonar History It is important to understand the significance of the display . The displa y does NOT sho w a literal 3- dimensional repr esentation of what is under the water . Each vertical band of data receiv ed by the control head and plotted on the displa y represents something that w as detected by a sonar return a t a particul[...]

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    14 Real T ime Sonar (RTS®) W indow A Real Time Sonar (RTS®) Window appear s on the right side of the display in the Sonar Vie w only . The RTS® W indow always upda tes at the f astest rate possible for depth conditions and sho ws only the returns from the bottom, structure and fish tha t are within the transducer beam. T he RTS® Windo w plots t[...]

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    15 Bottom Presentation As the boat mov es, the unit charts the changes in depth on the display to cr eate a profile of the Bottom Contour . T he type of bottom can be determined from the return charted on the display . A Hard Bottom such a s co mp ac te d se di men t or f la t roc k ap pe ar s as a t hi nn er l in e acr oss t he d is pl ay . A Sof [...]

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    16 Structure ID® repr esents weak returns in blue and str ong returns in r ed.[...]

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    17 W hit eL ine ® hi gh lig ht s th e str ong es t so nar r etu rn s in w hit e, r esu lti ng i n a di st inc ti v e ou tl ine . T his h as t he b en efi t of c le arl y de fi nin g th e bo tt om on t he d is pla y .[...]

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    18 Sonar Zoom V iew Sonar Zoom Vie w increases the display ed resolution to separ ate sonar returns that are v ery close together , such as those caused by fish suspended close to the bottom or within structure. In Zoom V iew , the display is split to show a narrow sli ce of the full range view on the right and the zoomed vie w on the left. The ful[...]

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    19 200/83 kHz Split Sonar V iew Split Sonar V iew displa ys sonar returns from the 83 kHz wide beam on the left side of the screen and displa ys sonar returns from the 200 kHz narr ow beam on the right side of the screen. Depth is alw ays display ed in the upper left hand corner . Y ou can use the Split Sonar Vie w to make side by side comparisons [...]

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    20 Big Digits V iew Big Digits V iew pr ovides digital data in a lar ge, easy-to-see forma t. Depth is always displa yed. Readouts f or temperatur e, speed and T riplog information are displayed automa tically if the appropria te accessory is connected to the system. The T riplog shows distance trav eled, aver age speed, and time elapsed since the [...]

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    21 Circular Flasher V iew Circular Flasher Vie w displays Real T ime Sonar (RTS®) da ta in the traditional flasher format . Depth and temperatur e are alw ays display ed. The digital readouts in the Circular Flasher V iew cannot be customized.[...]

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    22 Snapshot and Recording V iew Snapshot and Recording View displa ys and allows y ou to view both screen snapshot thumbnails and recording icons captur ed to an optional-purchase MMC/SD card installed in y our unit. In addition, when you are in the Snapshot and Recording V iew , Start Recording, Stop Recording, Delete Image, Delete All Images, Del[...]

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    23 NO TE: For snap shots and r ecord ings, the ind icator bar ha s sev eral sta tes: during r ecor ding, the amoun t of space re maining on th e MMC/SD car d is indic ated on the stat us bar . During play back, the amo unt of time/ memory r emaining t o play is in dicated on t he status bar . When a s napshot thu mbnail is hi ghlighte d, the amount[...]

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    24 Recording and Playback: Fr om the Sn apshot an d Recor ding V iew , you can use the X -Pr ess™ me nu to start a nd stop r ecor ding, an d to change t he pings p er second ( which alt ers th e detail le vel of the r ecor ding). On ce you a re r ecor ding alr eady , play ing back a r ecor ding and s cree n snapsho t view ing ar e not allo wed , [...]

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    25 Highlighting a recording: Y ou can scroll through the whole list of recor ding icons available in the Snapshot and Recording Vie w using the 4-W A Y Cursor keys. T he highlighted icon will be surrounded by arro ws, and a green play triangle will appear to its right. Playing back a recor ding: Highlight a recor ding icon (using the Up or Down 4-W[...]

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    26 Recording V iew only , playback speed can also be changed using the Left and Right 4-W ay Cur sor keys. Pla yback is paused when the sonar cursor is activ e and resumes pla ying when the cursor is remo ved. Playback is automa tically paused when the end of the recor ding is reached. NO TE: Son ar ch art s pee d is in cr eas ed du ri ng Fa st F o[...]

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    27 Side Beam V iew (with optional-purchase QuadraBeam PL US™ transducer) Side Beam View is only a vailable if you ha ve connected an optional-pur chase QuadraBeam™ transducer accessory and when T ransducer Select is set to QuadraBeam (see Sonar Menu T ab: T ransducer Select ). T he QuadraBeam PLUS™ transducer r equires a separ ate purchase. T[...]

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    28 Cla ssi c lay out : T he to p port ion o f the di spl ay pr esent s a hist ori cal lo g of so nar re tur ns fr om th e 200 kH z do wn-l ook ing so nar b eam. N ew i nf orma tion in th e do wn bea m pan el scr olls fr om ri ght to l eft . T he bot tom p orti on of th e dis pla y pr ese nts a hi sto rica l log o f sona r re turn s fr om th e 455 k[...]

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    29 Slanted lay out: This la yout presents the tw o 455 kHz side sonar beams and the 200 kHz down-looking sonar beam as three panels of historical da ta. This la yout is presented as thr ee slanted panels. New informa tion appears on the right, and scrolls to the left. In all of these layouts , the sonar information fr om the side-looking beams rev [...]

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    30 WideSide® V iew (with optional-purchase WideSide® tr ansducer) W ide Sid e® V ie w is on ly a va ilab le if y ou ha ve con nect ed a W ide Sid e® tr ans duc er acc esso ry an d when T rans duce r Sel ect is s et to W ideSi de® ( see So nar M enu T ab: T rans duc er Sel ect ). T he Wi deSi de® t ra nsdu cer r equ ir es a se par a te pur cha[...]

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    31 Bird’s Ey e V iew Bi rd 's Ey e V i e w - T hi s vie w sh ow s a 3- D, p er sp e ct iv e vi ew o f t he t ra c k an d the ch ar t’ s lan d co nt o ur f ro m a p oi nt ab ov e an d be hi nd t h e bo at ( t he e ye p oi nt ). As t he bo at t u rn s, th e ey e po in t mo ve s to f ol lo w th e bo a t. W he n y ou p re ss the 4 -W A Y Cur s[...]

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    32 Chart V iew Chart V iew - Thi s view sho ws cartogr aphy fr om the built -in UniMap™ or an optional MMC map f or the area su rrounding y our curr ent position. T he current track (a lso known as t he position histor y or breadcr umb trail) s howing wher e the boat h as been, along with sa ved tracks, w aypoin ts, and the curr ent rout e (when [...]

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    33 Chart Vie w with Active Cursor , shown with Optional-Purchase Navionics® Cartogr aphy Depth Cartography Latitude and Longitude Position of Cursor Bearing of Boat with Respect to T rue North Distance to the Cursor and Bearing to Cursor Map Scale Active Cursor[...]

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    34 Combo V iew Combo V iew - T his view is displa yed as a split screen, with Chart V iew on the left and Sonar Vie w on the right side of the screen. T he width of the sonar window can be changed. Combo Vie w Depth Cartography Sonar Window Bearing of Boat with Respect to T rue North Water Surface T emperature Speed of Boat Map Scale[...]

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    35 V iew Orientation Both Cha rt and Com bo vie ws allo w you t o choose th e orient ation o f the vie w . W hen Nort h-Up orient ation is se lected, T rue North is sho wn a t the top of th e displa y . In other w or ds, obje cts loca ted to th e north of th e boat a re dr awn a bov e the boa t. W hen Co urse -Up orienta tion is se lected, t he dir[...]

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    36 amplified to reflect the scale selected. If y ou zoom in so far that no cartogr aphy is availabl e, a lat/long grid will be dra wn instead. Chart Info: Use the INFO key to get deta iled information about the chart. If the cursor is active, y ou will see informa tion about the chart objects located near the cursor . If the cursor is not active, t[...]

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    37 Introduction to Na vigation Use your Fishing System to establish waypoints at ar eas of interest and to navigate to thos e waypoints via a sa vable route (r epresenting the shortest intended distance between wa ypoints). Y ou can also view and save tr acks, which repr esent the actual path of the boat. W aypoints, Routes and T racks W aypoints a[...]

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    38 T racks consist of detailed position history , and are display ed as a breadcrumb trail of trackpoint s. The Curr ent T rack shows the position history since the unit was pow ered up (maximum of 20,000 tr ackpoints displayed). Y ou can clear the Current T rack or sav e it at any time. Y our 700 Series™ Fishing System can store up to 50 saved t[...]

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    39 Edit a wa ypoint : Fr om the W aypoi nts subme nu, select E dit and pr ess the R IGHT Cur sor ke y to dis play a li st of sa ved w ayp oints. S elect the w ay point y ou wa nt to edit and p ress t he RIGHT Cu rsor k ey . Use the 4-W A Y Curs or Contr ol ke y to move fro m field to fi eld, and th e UP and DOWN C urso r ke ys to chang es val ues o[...]

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    40 Cancel navigation: From the Navigation X -Press™ menu, select Cancel Naviga tion and press the RIGHT Cursor key . Canceling navigation remo ves the route and any w aypoints cr eated using the GO T O key , but does not remo ve any saved r outes from memory . Y ou will be prompted to save the curr ent route when you cancel naviga tion. Add a W a[...]

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    41 Add or Remove a T rolling Grid: Fr om the W aypoints submenu, select Grid and press the RIGHT Curs or key to displa y a list of waypoints. Select the w aypoint to which you want t o add the grid. The tr olling grid will appear on all of the navigati on views, and can be used as a guide when trolling ar ound a waypoint. The grid can be r otated t[...]

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    42 Sav e, Edit or Delete a Route Save the current route: W hile you are na vigating, the current r oute can be saved. F rom the Na vigation X -Press ™ menu, select Sa ve Current Route and press the RIGHT Cursor k ey . Navigation will continue. Display the Routes submenu: From any vie w , press the MENU ke y twice to display the Main Menu System, [...]

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    43 Sav e or Clear a Current T rack Save the curr ent track: F rom the Naviga tion X-Pr ess™ menu, select Save Current T rack and press the RIGHT Cur sor key . The track will r emain on the display , but will change from black to gra y . T o remov e the track completely from the display , see Edit, Delete or Hide Saved T racks. NO TE: Wh en yo u s[...]

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    44 Man Overboar d (MOB) Navigation As soon as you know that you hav e a man ov erboard, you should activ ate MOB navigati on to maximize chances for a successful rescue. MOB na vigation allows you cr eate an MOB w aypoint to locate the point a t which your man w ent overboa rd, and the rela tion of the boat to that point. W hen MOB is activated, an[...]

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    45 MOB Navigation Elapsed time since MOB was activated Boat's current position T arget surrounding MOB waypoint MOB waypoint Position wher e man fell overboar d[...]

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    46 Ke y Functions Y our Fishing System user interface consists of a set of easy-to-use k eys that work with various on-screen views and menus to give y ou flexibility and control over y our fishing experience. POWER/LIGHT Ke y The POWER/L IGHT key is used to turn the F ishing System on and off, and als o to adjust the backlight and contrast of the [...]

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    47 INFO Ke y Info - Press the INFO key while in Bir d's Eye, Chart or Combo Vie w to display inf ormation about objects that ar e nearest to an active cursor . If the cursor is not active, the f ollowing menu will be display ed. Use the 4-WA Y Cursor k ey to select Nearest P ort, Nearest Tide Sta tion or Nearest Curr ent Station, then use the [...]

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    48 4-W A Y Cursor Control K ey The 4-W ay Cursor Contr ol Ke y has multiple functions, depending on the situation: • Use the DOWN or UP arro w keys to selec t a menu choice from the menu list, then use the LEFT or RIGHT arrow k eys to change a menu setting. NO TE: Men u cho ice s ar e imp lem ent ed a nd sa v ed im med iat ely - n o fur the r act[...]

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    49 GO T O Ke y The GO TO K ey has multiple functions, depending on the situation: • If the Cursor is active, pressing the GO TO ke y while in any view cr eates a waypoint and starts navigation to wards tha t wa ypoint. If the Cursor is not active, pres sing the GOT O key displays the list of w aypoints, so that you can select the wa ypoint tow ar[...]

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    50 EXIT Ke y The EXIT k ey has multiple functions, depending on the situa tion: • If an alarm is sounding, pressing EXIT will cancel the alarm. • If a menu tab is selected, pressing EXIT will exit the menu mode and return to the view . • If a menu is active, pr essing EXIT will return to the pr evious lev el in the menu system. • Pressing E[...]

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    51 Accessory Bus Use the Accessory Bus to expand the functionality of your Fishing System. Accessories plug directly into the Fishing System, enabling Adv anced fea tures such as W eatherSense® and the SmartCast® W ireless Sonar Link. Additional tabs and menu choices will be added to the menu system automatically when an accessory is plugged into[...]

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    52 P owering Up the Unit T urn on your Fishing System by press ing the POWER/LIGHT key . The T itle screen is displa yed until the Fishing System begins oper ation. Y our Fishing System will begin Normal or Simulator opera tion, depending on the presence or absence of a transducer . 787c 2 Title Scr een 7 8 7c 2[...]

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    53 T he Menu System The menu system is divided into easy -to-use menu modules. T he main components of the menu system are: Start-Up Options Menu - Press the MENU key during the po wer up sequence to view the Start -Up Options menu. X -P re ss ™ Me nu - T he X -P r ess ™ Me nu a llo ws yo u to a cce ss t he s ett in gs t ha t ar e chan ge d fr [...]

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    54 Us er M od e (N or ma l or Ad va nce d) - A n Ad v an ce d Mo de is p r o vi de d f or u se rs wh o de si re th e hig he st l ev el o f con tr ol o v er t he F ish ing S ys te m a nd N or ma l Mod e f or us er s who d esi r e gr ea te r si mp li cit y an d f e w er m en u ch oi ces . Ad di tio na l Ad v an ce d me nu c hoi ce s wi ll b e dis pl [...]

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    55 Start -Up Options Menu Press the MENU k ey when the T itle screen is display ed to access the Start -Up Options menu. Use the UP or DOWN 4-WA Y Cursor keys to position the cur sor , then the RIGHT Cursor ke y to select one of the follo wing choices. If you wait too long, the system will default to whiche ver menu mode happens to be highlighted: [...]

  • Page 65

    56 Simulator Use the Simulator to learn ho w to use your Fishing System bef ore taking y our boat on the wa ter . The Simula tor is a very pow erful tool that simula tes on the water oper ation, pr oviding a randomly -updated displa y . We r ecommend going through this manual while using the Simulator , since all of the menus function and affect th[...]

  • Page 66

    57 System Status Use System Status to view system connections and to conduct a unit self-test. The f ollowing scr eens are display ed in turn when you press the VIEW button when using System Status: • Self T est • Accessory T est • GPS Diagnostic Vie w . Exit System Status b y powering y our Fishing System off . Self T est Self T est displays[...]

  • Page 67

    58 Accessory T est Accessory T est lists the accessories connected to the system. NO TE: Th e spe ed ac ces sor y wi ll be d ete cte d onl y if th e pad dle whee l has m ov ed s inc e you r Fis hin g Sy ste m wa s po we re d up. System Status Accessory T est Screen[...]

  • Page 68

    59 GPS Diagnostic Vie w GPS Diagnostic V iew shows a sky chart and numerical da ta from the GPS receiver . The sky chart sho ws the location of each visible GPS satellite with its satellite number and a signal str ength bar . A dark gray bar indicates tha t the satellite is being used to determine y our current position. A light orange bar indicate[...]

  • Page 69

    60 PC Connect (with PC Connect cable only) Use PC Connec t to update the softwar e of the Fishing System contr ol head. This f eatur e requires the use of the PC Connect Cable. Complete instructions are included with the PC Connect Cable accessory . NO TE: The PC Connect Cable requires a separ ate purchase. For mor e information visit our website a[...]

  • Page 70

    61 Sonar X -Press™ Menu (Sonar views only) The Sonar X -Press ™ menu pro vides access to the settings most frequently -used. Press the MENU key once while in an y of the Sonar V iews to access the Sonar X-Pr ess ™ menu. NO TE: Men u cho ice s wil l va ry d epe ndi ng on s yst em set tin gs s uch a s whe the r the u nit i s set f or Adv an ced[...]

  • Page 71

    62 Side (WideSide® transducer: W ideSide® view only) Sid e sets w hic h tr ansd uce r beam f ro m the W ideSi de® T ra nsd ucer i s sho wn in t he W ide Side ® V ie w . A Wid eSid e® tr ansduc er mus t be co nnec ted t o the F ish ing Sys tem. T he Sid e menu c hoi ce is a va ila ble wh en T ra nsdu cer S elec t is se t to W ide Side ® (se e [...]

  • Page 72

    63 Sensitivity Sensitivity controls ho w much detail is shown on the display and will adjust the sensitivity of all sonar fr equencies. Increasing the sensitivity shows more sonar r eturns from small baitfish and suspended debris in the water; ho wev er , the display may become too cluttered. W hen opera ting in very clear water or gr eater depths,[...]

  • Page 73

    64 Upper Range (Advanced: Sonar , Split Sonar, Big Digits and Circular Flasher V iews only) Upper Range s ets the sha llow est depth ran ge tha t will be dis play ed on the Sonar , Split Sonar , Big Digits and Ci rcul ar Flashe r views . T he Upper Ra nge menu choice i s av ailabl e when User M ode is set to A dvan ced (see Se tup Menu T ab: User M[...]

  • Page 74

    65 Low er Range Lower Range sets the deepest depth r ange that will be displayed. Automatic is the def ault setting. When in automa tic mode, the lowe r range will be adjusted by the unit to f ollow the bottom. Selecting a specific setting locks the depth range into Manual mode. Use both Upper and Lower Range together to vie w a specific depth rang[...]

  • Page 75

    66 Side Beam Range (WideSide® transducer: W ideSide® view only) Side Beam Range sets the deepest range that will be displa yed in the WideSide® View . The r ange must be set manually to keep the bottom visible on the display . If the Side Beam Range is set too deep for current depth conditions the sonar informat ion will become compressed on the[...]

  • Page 76

    67 Chart Speed Cha rt Spee d dete rmi nes th e spe ed at w hic h the son ar inf orma tion m ov es acro ss th e disp la y , and co nseq uen tly th e amou nt of det ail sh ow n. A f aste r spe ed sho ws mor e inf orm at ion a nd is pr efer re d by m ost ang ler s; ho wev er , the son ar inf orma tion m ov es acr oss th e dis pla y qui ckly . A slo we[...]

  • Page 77

    68 Bottom Lock (Sonar Zoom view only) Bottom Lock changes the mode of the Zoomed view in the Sonar Zoom V iew . Bottom Lock continuously graphs the bottom a t a constant point on the display regardle ss of changes in depth. This "fla ttens" out the bottom contour , but is effective a t showing fish on or near the bottom. T o turn on Botto[...]

  • Page 78

    69 Cancel Navigation (only when Navigating) Cancel Navigation discards the curr ent route and exits Naviga tion Mode. T his menu choice will only appear when you are curr ently navigating a r oute. T his will not delete a previously -sav ed route. T o Cancel Navigation: 1. Highlight Cancel Navigation on the Sonar X -Press™ menu. 2. Use the R IGHT[...]

  • Page 79

    70 Navigation X -Press™ Menu (Navigation views only) The N av ig a ti o n X-P re s s™ m e nu p ro vi d es access to the settings most frequently used. Press the MENU k ey once while in the Bird's Ey e Vie w , the Chart or the Combo View to access the Navigatio n X-Pr ess™ menu. NO TE: Men u cho ice s wil l va ry d epe ndi ng on s yst em [...]

  • Page 80

    71 W aypoint [Name] (Only with an active cursor on a waypoint) W aypoint [Name] allows you to vie w the W aypoints submenu f or the waypoint under your cursor . T o view the W aypoint [Name] Submenu: 1. Move the cur sor onto an existing wa ypoint and press the MENU ke y once, or use Cursor to W aypoint to select a wa ypoint from a list of saved w a[...]

  • Page 81

    72 Cursor to W aypoint (Chart or Combo view only) Cursor to W aypoint allows you to quickly mo ve the cursor to an y sav ed waypoint, so that you can loca te it or edit it. NO TE: Th is X -Pr es s ™ me nu it em ap pea rs o nly i f you h av e sav ed w ay po int s. T o move cursor to a sav ed waypoint: 1. Highlight Cursor to W aypoint on the Naviga[...]

  • Page 82

    73 Clear Current T rack Clear Current T rack allows you to clear the current track being displa yed and start a new tr ack at the pr esent position. T o Clear Current T rack: 1. Highlight Clear Current T rack on the Navigation X -Press™ menu. 2. Use the RIGHT 4-WA Y Cursor Control ke y to initiate clearing the current track. 3. The Confirm dialog[...]

  • Page 83

    74 Skip Next W aypoint (o nly w he n Nav ig ati ng ) Skip Next W aypoint r emoves the next w aypoint fr om the current route. T his menu choice will only appear when you are curr ently navigating a r oute. T o Skip Next Wa ypoint: 1. Highlight Skip Next W aypoint on the Naviga tion X -Press™ menu. 2. Use the RIGHT 4-WA Y Cursor Control ke y to in[...]

  • Page 84

    75 Cancel MOB Navigation (only when MOB Navigation is activated) Cancel MOB Navigation r emoves the Man Ov erboard (MOB) wa ypoint and exits Man Overboard mode. T his menu choice will only appear when you are currently naviga ting in Man Overboard mode. T o Cancel MOB Navigation: 1. Highlight Cancel MOB Navigation on the Na vigation X -Press™ men[...]

  • Page 85

    76 Remov e Grid (only if a Grid is Active) Remove Grid r emoves the w aypoint grid fr om the display . This menu choice will only appear when a grid has already been applied to a wa ypoint. NO TE: See A dd a Wa ypoi nt T arge t or T rol lin g Gri d fo r mor e in fo rma tio n. T o Remove a Grid: 1. Highlight Remove Grid on the Na vigation X -Press?[...]

  • Page 86

    77 W aypoint [Name] (Most recently-cr eated waypoint) W aypoint [Name] allows you to view the wa ypoints submenu for the most recently cr eated wa ypoint. NO TE: Y ou mus t ha ve p re sse d the M AR K ke y at l eas t onc e sin ce yo u las t po we re d up t he Fis hin g Sy ste m fo r thi s men u cho ice t o ap pea r . T o view the W aypoint [Name] S[...]

  • Page 87

    78 Snapshot and Recording X -Press™ Menu (Snapshot and Recording V iew only) The Snap sho t and R eco rdin g X-Press ™ men u provid es ac ces s to th e ima ge ma nag eme nt an d son ar reco rdin g fun cti ons . Press t he ME NU key once while in the Snapshot and Recording View to acc ess t he Sn aps hot a nd Re cordi ng X-Press ™ men u. NOTE [...]

  • Page 88

    79 Start Recording (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and Recording V iew only) Start Recording allows you to start sonar r ecording from the Snapshot and Recording V iew . This menu option is only av ailable when you hav e an optional- purchase MMC/SD card installed and y ou are in Snapshot and Recor ding Vie w . T o start sonar recording: 1[...]

  • Page 89

    80 Delete Image (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and Recording V iew only) Delete Image allows you to delet e a single screen capture image fr om the Snapshot and Recording V iew . This menu option is only a vailable when you have an optional-pur chase MMC/SD card installed and y ou are in Snapshot and Recording V iew and y ou have selected[...]

  • Page 90

    81 Delete Recording (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and Recording V iew only) Delete Recording allows you to delete a single sonar r ecording from the Snapshot and Recording V iew . This menu option is only a vailable when you have an optional-pur chase MMC/SD card installed, y ou are in Snapshot and Recording V iew . T o delete a recordin[...]

  • Page 91

    82 Pings P er Second (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and Recording V iew only) Pings P er Second allows y ou to specify the maximum ping rate f or the sonar recording curr ently in progr ess from the Snapshot and Recording V iew . This menu option is only available when y ou hav e an optional-purchase MMC/SD card installed and you ar e in [...]

  • Page 92

    83 Stop Playback (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card only) Stop Playback allows y ou to stop playback of a sonar recor ding from any vie w . This menu option is only a vailable when you ha ve an optional-pur chase MMC/SD card installed and y ou are playing back a r ecording. T o stop playback of a recording: 1. Highlight Stop Playback on any X -Press™[...]

  • Page 93

    84 Sonar Menu T ab Press the MENU k ey twice to access the Main Menu System and then press the RIGHT Cur sor key to se lect the Sonar tab. NO TE: Men u cho ice s wil l va ry d epe ndi ng on s yst em set tin gs s uch a s whe the r the u nit i s set f or Adv an ced U ser mod e or wh at t ra nsd uce r is cu rr ent ly se le cte d. Sonar Menu[...]

  • Page 94

    85 Beam Select Beam Select sets which sonar returns from the transducer will be display ed on the screen. When set to 200/83 kHz , the r eturns from both beams are blended b y starting with the 83 kHz wide beam return, dimming it, and then o verlaying it with the 200 kHz narrow beam return. T he darker 200 kHz narr ow beam sonar returns will stand [...]

  • Page 95

    86 Fish ID+ ™ Fi sh ID + ™ use s adv anced si gna l pro ces sing t o int erpr et sona r ret urn s, and w ill di spl ay a F ish S ymb ol whe n ve ry sel ect iv e re qui rem ent s ar e met. W hen a fi sh is d etec ted, a fish ic on an d its de pth a re dis pla ye d abo ve the r etu rn th at h as bee n cla ssif ied a s bein g a fis h. T hr ee di f[...]

  • Page 96

    87 Fish ID Sensitivity F is h ID S ens iti vit y ad ju st s the t hr es hol d of th e F i sh I D +™ de t ec tio n al go rit hm s. S e le cti ng a h ig her s et ti ng al lo w s w ea ke r r etu rn s to be d is pl ay ed a s fi sh. T his i s us ef ul f or i de nt ify in g sm all er f is h sp e ci es or b ait fi sh . Se le ct ing a l ow er s et ti ng [...]

  • Page 97

    88 Bottom V iew Bo t to m View selects the method used to repr esent bottom and structure on the display . Structure ID® repr esents weak returns in blue and str ong returns in r ed. WhiteLine® highlights the str ongest sonar returns in white r esulting in a distinctive outline. T his has the benefit of clearly defining the bottom on the display [...]

  • Page 98

    89 83 kHz Sensitivity (Advanced) 83 kHz Sensitivity changes the sensitivity of the 83 kHz beam. Increasing the 83 kHz Sensitivity will display additional w eak returns and decreasing the 83 kHz Sensitivity will display fe wer w eak returns. T he 83 kHz Sensitivity menu choice is only available when User Mode is set to Advanced (see Setup Menu T ab:[...]

  • Page 99

    90 455 kHz Sensitivity (Advanced: with Quadr aBeam PLUS™ transducer) 455 kHz Sensitivity adjusts the sensitivity of the 455 kHz beam. Increasing the sensitivity will display additional weak r eturns and decreasing the sensitivity will display fe wer w eak returns. A QuadraBeam PL US™ transducer must be attached to the F ishing System. The 455 k[...]

  • Page 100

    91 WideSide® Sensitivity (Advanced: with W ideSide® transducer) WideSide® Sensitivity adjusts the sensitivity of the WideSide® beam. Increasing the sensitivity will displa y additional weak returns and decr easing the sensitivity will display fe w weak r eturns. A WideSide® tr ansducer must be attached to the Fishing System. T he WideSide® Se[...]

  • Page 101

    92 Depth Lines (Advanced) De pth L in es d iv ide t he d is pla y into f our e qua l se ct ion s wh ic h ar e se par at ed b y th re e ho ri zon ta l de pth l in es . T he d ep th of e ac h li ne is d is pl ay ed alo ng t he d ept h sc ale . Y ou c an ei th er t ur n Dep th L in es On o r Of f . Th e De pth L in es m enu c ho ic e is a va il ab le [...]

  • Page 102

    93 Surface Clutter (Advanced) Surface Clutter adjusts the filter that remo ves surface clutter noise caused b y algae and aerat ion. The lo wer the setting, the less surf ace clutter will be displayed. The Surface Clutter menu choice is a vailable when User Mode is set to Advanced (see Setup Menu T ab: User Mode ). T o change the Surface Clutter se[...]

  • Page 103

    94 Noise Filter (Advanced) Noise Filter adjusts the sonar Noise Filter to limit interf erence on the display from sources such as y our boat engine, turbulence, or other sonar devices. T he Noise Filter menu choice is a vailable when User Mode is set to Advanced (see Setup Menu T ab: User Mode ). NO TE: Th e Off s ett ing r emov es all fi lte rin g[...]

  • Page 104

    95 W ater T ype (Advanced) W ater T ype configures your unit for oper ation in fresh or salt w ater . The W ater T ype menu choice is available when User Mode is set to Advanced (see Setup Menu T ab: User Mode ). NO TE: In sa lt w ate r , what w oul d be co ns ide re d a lar ge fish m igh t be 2 to 1 0 ti mes b igg er tha n a lar ge fis h in fr es [...]

  • Page 105

    96 Navigation Menu T ab Press the MENU k ey twice to access the Main Menu System, then press the RIGHT cur sor key to select the Navigatio n tab. NOTE: M enu c hoi ces w il l va ry de pen din g on sy ste m set tin gs . Navigation Menu T ab[...]

  • Page 106

    97 Current T rack Current T rack allows you to vie w the Current T rack submenu. T o view the Current T rack Submenu: 1. Highlight Current T rack on the Naviga tion main menu. 2. Use the RIGHT 4-WA Y Cursor Control ke ys to view the Current T rack submenu. T he Current T rack Submenu contains the following menu choices: Save Curr ent T rack allows [...]

  • Page 107

    98 Sav ed T racks Saved T racks allows you to vie w the Sav ed T racks submenu. T o view the Saved T racks Submenu: 1. Highlight Sav ed T racks on the Na vigation main menu. 2. Use the RIGHT 4-WA Y Cursor Control ke ys to view the Sav ed T racks submenu. T he Saved T racks Submenu contains the following menu choices: Edit allows you to select a pr [...]

  • Page 108

    99 W aypoints W aypoints allows you to vie w the W aypoints submenu. T o view the W aypoints Submenu: 1. Highlight W aypoints on the Na vigation main menu. 2. Use the RIGHT 4-WA Y Cursor Control ke ys to view the W aypoints submenu. T he W aypoints Submenu contains the following menu choices: Create allows y ou to crea te a new wa ypoint and edit i[...]

  • Page 109

    100 Routes Routes allows y ou to view the Routes submenu. T o view the Routes Submenu: 1. Highlight Routes on the Navigation main menu. 2. Use t he RIG HT 4-W A Y Curs or Co ntr ol k ey s to vi ew th e Rou tes su bmen u. T he Routes Submenu contains the following menu choices: Create allows y ou to crea te a new , empty route and add waypoints to i[...]

  • Page 110

    101 Chart Orientation Chart Orientation allows you to select whether the Chart and Combo Vie ws should be drawn North-Up or Cour se-Up. T o change the Chart Orientation setting: 1. Highlight Chart Orientation on the Na vigation main menu. 2. Use the LEFT or RIGHT 4-WA Y Cursor Control ke ys to change the Chart Orientation setting. (North-Up, Cour s[...]

  • Page 111

    102 T rackpoint Interval T rackpoint Interval allows y ou to select the time period between trackpoints. T he current track can only contain up to 2000 trackpoints, so longer time periods cause the track to extend back further in time, but will be less detailed. NO TE: T rac kpo int I nte rv al w ork s in co nju nct io n wit h T rack M in Di st anc[...]

  • Page 112

    103 T rack Color Range T rack Color Range allows you to set the depth range that will be displa yed as black, the deepest depth, when Color By Depth is selected as the style for the current track (see Navigation Menu T ab: Current T rack ). T o change the T rack Color Range: 1. Highlight T rack Color Range on the Navigation main menu. 2. Use the LE[...]

  • Page 113

    104 Course Pr ojection Line Co ur se P ro je ct ion L in e all o ws y ou t o di spl a y or h ide an a rr o w ex ten di ng f ro m th e bo w of t he b oa t th a t pr oj ec ts y ou r cu rr en t cou r se , and sh ow s wh er e th e bo at w il l go i f yo u co nt inu e on y our pr ese nt co ur se. T o change the Course Project Line setting: 1. Highlight [...]

  • Page 114

    105 Delete All Nav Data (Advanced) Delete All Nav Data allows you to delete all sav ed T racks, W aypoints and Routes. Thi s menu choice should be used with caution. The Delete All Na v Data menu choice is only available when User Mode is set to Advanced (see Setup Menu T ab: User Mode ). T o Delete All Navigation Data: 1. Make sure y ou are in Adv[...]

  • Page 115

    106 Chart Menu T ab Press the MENU k ey twice to access the Main Menu System and then press the RIGHT Cur sor key to se lect the Chart tab. NO TE: Men u cho ice s wil l va ry d epe ndi ng on s yst em set tin gs s uch a s whe the r the u nit i s set f or Adv an ced U ser mod e. Chart Menu[...]

  • Page 116

    107 Chart Detail Lev el Chart Detail Level allows y ou to select how much chart detail you w ant displayed on the Na vigation V iews. Basic sho ws land areas, ports, obstructions and restricted ar eas. Navigation sho ws navaids, landmarks, ferryw ays and naviga tion routes in addition to the Basic informati on. Underwater shows depth contour s, fis[...]

  • Page 117

    108 Map Border s Map Borders allo ws you to displa y or hide map borders . A Map Border indicates an area which contains a diff erent map. T o change the Map Borders setting: 1. Highlight Map Borders on the Chart main menu. 2. Use the LEFT or RIGHT 4-WA Y Cursor Control ke ys to change the Map Border s setting. (Hidden, MMC/SD Only , All Visible, D[...]

  • Page 118

    109 Lat/Lon Grid Lat/Lon Grid allows y ou to display or hide a grid showing latitu de and longitude lines. T o change the Lat/Lon Grid setting: 1. Highlight Lat/Lon Grid on the Chart main menu. 2. Use the LEFT or RIGHT 4-WA Y Cursor Control ke ys to change the Lat/Lon Grid setting. (Hidden, V isible, Default = Hidden) Spot Soundings Spot Soundings [...]

  • Page 119

    Shaded Depth Shaded Depth a llow s you to c hange the d epth used f or shadi ng on the cha rt vie ws. T o change the Shaded Depth setting: 1. Highlight Shaded Depth on the Navigation main menu. 2. Use the LEFT or RIGHT 4-WA Y Cursor Control ke ys to change the Sh ad e d De pt h s et t in g. ( O ff, 1 t o 60 Fee t o r 1 to 2 0 M et ers [Internationa[...]

  • Page 120

    111 Set Map Offset (Advanced) Set Map Offset allows you to change the map offset used b y your Fishing System. The Set Map Offset menu choice is only available when User Mode is set to Advanced (see Setup Menu T ab: User Mode ). NO TE: Th e Map O ffs et wi ll be a ppl ied t o all m aps a nd no t jus t the m ap th at r eq uir es t he cor re ct ion .[...]

  • Page 121

    112 Alarms Menu T ab From an y view , press the MENU ke y twice to access the Main Menu System. T he Alarms tab will be the default selection. NO TE: Wh en an a lar m is tr ig ger ed , you c an si len ce it b y pr ess in g an y ke y . The a lar m wil l be si len ced , an d wil l not be tr igg er ed a gai n unt il a ne w insta nce o f th e ala rm co[...]

  • Page 122

    113 Depth Alarm Depth Alarm sounds when the depth becomes equal to or less than the menu setting. T o change the Depth Alarm setting: 1. Highlight Depth Alarm on the Alarms main menu. 2. Use the LEFT or RIGHT 4-WA Y Cursor Control ke ys to change the Depth Alarm setting. (OFF , 1 to 100 feet, or 0.5 to 30 meters [International Models only] , Defaul[...]

  • Page 123

    114 Low Battery Alarm Low B at te ry A la rm sounds when the input battery voltage is equal to or less than the menu setting. T he battery alarm will only sound for the battery tha t is connected to the Fishing System. T he Low Battery Alarm should be set to warn y ou when the battery volta ge drops below the safety margin tha t you ha ve determine[...]

  • Page 124

    115 T emp Alarm T emp Alarm sounds when the water tempera ture detected by the Fishing System reaches the T emp Alarm setting, which is either set in degrees F ahrenheit or Celsius [International Models only] . F or example, if the T emp Alarm is set to 58 degrees Fahr enheit, and the wa ter temperatur e falls from 60 degrees to 58 degrees, the T e[...]

  • Page 125

    116 T o change the Off Course Alarm setting: 1. Highlight Off Course Alarm on the Alarms main menu. 2. Use the LEFT or RIGHT 4-WA Y Cursor Control ke ys to change the Off Course Alarm setting. (Off , 25 to 3000 feet, 10 to 1000 meter s [International Models only] , Default = 300 ft, 100 m) Arrival Alarm Arrival Alarm sounds when the boa t has eithe[...]

  • Page 126

    117 Drift Alarm Dr if t Ala rm s oun ds w he n the b oa t has e xc ee ded t he di st anc e fr om th e bo a t’ s anc ho r ed p os iti on , ba sed o n th e me nu s et tin g. D ri ft A lar m al lo ws y ou t o set t he s iz e of a p eri me te r a ro und t he b oa t’s a nch or ed po si tio n; i f th e an ch ore d boa t dri ft s ou tsi de o f th at p[...]

  • Page 127

    118 Alarm T one Alarm T one selects the pitch of the alarm sound. A brief tone will be produced as you adjust the Alarm T one so that y ou can select the tone that y ou can hear best. T o change the Alarm T one setting: 1. Highlight Alarm T one on the Alarms main menu. 2. Use the LEFT or RIGHT 4-WA Y Cursor Control ke ys to change the Alarm T one s[...]

  • Page 128

    119 Setup Menu T ab From an y view , press the MENU ke y twice to access the tabbed Main Menu System, then press the RIGHT cur sor key until the Setup tab is selected. NO TE: Men u cho ice s wil l va ry d epe ndi ng on s yst em set tin gs s uch a s whe the r the u nit i s set f or Adv an ced U ser mod e and w ha t acc ess ori es ar e attac he d to [...]

  • Page 129

    120 Units - Depth Units - Depth selects the units of measure f or all depth-rela ted readouts. T o change the Units - Depth setting: 1. Highlight Units - Depth on the Setup menu. 2. Us e the L EF T or R IGH T 4- W A Y Cur sor C on tr ol ke ys to ch an ge th e Un it s - De pth s et ti ng. ( Me te rs [ In te rn ati on al M ode ls o nl y] , F ee t, F [...]

  • Page 130

    121 Units - Speed Units - Speed selects the units of measure for speed- relat ed readouts, and will appear in the menu if a T emp/Speed Accessory is connected and the paddlewheel has mo ved at least once, or if the GPS Receiv er is connected. T o change the Units - Speed setting: 1. Highlight Units - Speed on the Setup menu. 2. Use the LEFT or RIGH[...]

  • Page 131

    122 T riplog Reset T riplog Reset resets the T riplog to zero, and will appear in the menu if a T emp/Speed Accessory is connected and the paddlewheel has mo ved at least once, or if the GPS Receiv er is connected. The T riplog provides the f ollowing inf ormation: timer for elapsed time, distance trav eled since last reset, and av erage speed. NO [...]

  • Page 132

    123 Select Readouts (Advanced, Sonar vie w only) Select Readouts sets individual digital readouts on the So nar View . This Advance d feature allows you to sele ct what data will be displa yed in e a ch o f 5 f ix e d- p os i ti o n dat a w in d ow s arranged ar ound the left and bottom edges of the Sonar Vie w screen, or whether a particular windo[...]

  • Page 133

    124 T o Select Readouts: 1. Make sur e you are in Adv anced User Mode, then highlight Select Readouts on the Setup main menu. 2. Use the RIGHT 4-WA Y Cursor Control ke y to initiate this procedur e. 3. T he Se lect R ead outs s ubm enu wi ll ap pear , sho wing a l ist of a ll Re adou ts. Use t he UP or D OWN C ur sor k ey s to se lect a p art icul [...]

  • Page 134

    125 Depth Offset (Advanced) Depth Offset will adjust the digital depth readout to indicate depth from the waterline or boa t's keel. Enter a positive v ertical measurement fr om the transducer to the w aterline to read the depth fr om the water line. Enter a negative vertical measurement from the tr ansducer to keel to r ead the depth from the[...]

  • Page 135

    126 T emp Offset (Advanced) T emp Offset will adjust the temperatur e readout b y the amount entered. T his menu choice is available only when in Advanced User Mode (see Setup Menu T ab: User Mode .) T o change the T emp Offset setting: 1. Make sure y ou are in Adv anced User Mode, then highlight T emp Offset on the Setup menu. 2. Use the LEFT or R[...]

  • Page 136

    127 Local T ime Zone (Advanced) Local Time Zone selects your time zone in r eference to the time r eported by the GPS receiver when T ime+Date is selected as a Digital Readout on the Sonar Vie w (see Select Readouts ). T his menu choice is available only when in Advanced User Mode (see Setup Menu T ab: User Mode ). T o change the Local Time Zone: 1[...]

  • Page 137

    128 P osition Format (Advanced) P osition Format selects the f ormat of the latitude and longitude position display . This menu choice is a vailable only when in Adv anced User Mode (see Setup Menu T ab: User Mode ). T o change the Position Format setting: 1. Make sur e you are in Adv anced User Mode, then highlight P osition Forma t on the Setup m[...]

  • Page 138

    129 Date F ormat (Advanced, International only) Date Format changes the date forma t used by the unit T his menu choice is availabl e only when in Advanced User Mode (see Setup Menu T ab: User Mode). International Models only . Date F ormat selects the f ormat for the da te display when T ime + Date is selected as a Digital Readout on the Sonar V i[...]

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    130 NMEA Output (Advanced) NMEA Output turns the NMEA* output on or off. T his menu choice is available only when in Advanced User Mode (see Setup Menu T ab: User Mode .) NMEA Output should be turned On if you connect the NMEA Output wir es of the GPS Receiver cable to another NMEA-compatible de vice, such as an autopilot. *NM EA 01 83 i s a Nat io[...]

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    131 Sonar Sonar deactiva tes Sonar and remov es the Sonar Vie ws from the vie w rotation. T o turn Sonar on or off: 1. Highlight Sonar on the Setup menu. 2. Use the LEFT or RIGHT 4-WA Y Cursor Control ke ys to change the Sonar to On or Off (Off, On, Def ault = On).[...]

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    132 V iews Menu T ab From an y view , press the MENU ke y twice to access the tabbed Main Menu System, then press the RIGHT 4-W A Y Cursor Control k ey until the Vie ws tab is selected. T his menu tab allows you to set the av ailable views to either hidden or visible in the view r otation. T he view will be remo ved from the vie w rotation if it is[...]

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    133 Accessories Menu T ab From an y view , press the MENU ke y twice to access the tabbed Main Menu System, then press the RIGHT cursor k ey until the Accessories tab is selected. If no accessories are a ttached to the Accessory Bus, no accessory menu choices will appear under the Accessories tab, only the Screen Snapshot menu choice. If an accesso[...]

  • Page 143

    134 Using Screen Snapshot Screen Snapshot activates the scr een snapshot function. When Scr een Snapshot is enabled, pressing the MARK ke y crea tes a saved scr een capture on the optional-pur chase MMC/SD card installed in y our unit’s card slot. All menus, dialog boxes, w arnings and messages are captured and saved automa tically . Once you hav[...]

  • Page 144

    135 card. A status dialog bo x will appear that shows the pr ogress of the save as a per centage, and that displa ys the numbered file name assigned to the .BMP file that is being crea ted. NO TE: Fo r mor e info rma tio n, se e Snap sho t and R ec or din g V ie w and S na psh ot an d Rec or di ng X -Pr ess ™ Men u . NO TE : Na vi ga ti on i s no[...]

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    136 T roubleshooting Before contacting the Humminbir d® Customer Resource Center , please read the followi ng section. T aking the time to revie w these troubleshooting guidelines may allow y ou to solve a performance pr oblem yourself , and therefore a void sending your unit back for r epair . Fishing System Doesn’t P ower Up If your Fis hing S[...]

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    137 Display Pr oblems Ther e are se veral main conditions or sour ces of possible interfer ence that ma y cause problems with the quality of the inf ormation display ed on the control head. Look in the following table f or some symptoms of display pr oblems and possible solutions: Problem P ossible Cause T he c ont r ol h ead l os es po w er a t hi[...]

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    138 Finding the Cause of Noise Electrical noise usually affects the displa y with many black dots at high speeds, and high sensitivity readings. One or more of the f ollowing sour ces can cause noise or interfer ence: P ossible Source of Noise Isolation Other electronic devices The boat’s engine Cavitation from the boat’s propeller T urn off an[...]

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    139 700 Series™ Fishing System Accessories Accessories customize the 700 Series™ Fishing System to y our needs and enable you to stay on the edge of ne w technology . When an accessory is connected to the 700 Series™ Fishing System, additional menus and r eadouts are added automat ically to the Main Menu System. Accessories available toda y t[...]

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    140 Universa l Sonar 2: Y our 700 Series™ Fishing System supports Universal Sonar 2, a state-of-the-art, integr ated and protected tr ansducer that is built into the lower unit of Minnk ota trolling motor s. With Univ ersal Sonar 2, all wiring is concealed inside the indestructible composite shaft—out of sight and out of harm’s way , with no [...]

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    141 Specifications Depth Capability .................................. 1 5 0 0f t ( 5 0 0 m ) P ow er Output . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 Wat ts (RMS), 4000 W atts (P eak to Peak) Operating Fr equency . . . . . . . . . . . 200 kHz and 83 kHz DualBeam PLUS™ Area of Cov erage ........................... 6 0 ° @ - 1 0d B i n 8 3k H z 20° @ -10 dB i[...]

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    142 ENV IR ONM ENT AL COMP LI ANC E ST A TEM ENT : It is the i nte nt ion o f Hum min bir d® to be a responsible corporate citizen, oper ating in compliance with known and applicable en vir onmen ta l re gul ati ons , and a g ood n eig hbo r in th e com mun iti es w her e w e mak e or se ll o ur pr odu cts . WEE E DI REC TIVE : EU Di re cti ve 2 0[...]

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    143 Gl oss a ry Sonar T erms: Alarm, Depth: Depth Alarm is a user -controllable, audible alert tha t sounds when depth is less than or equal to the setting. Alarm, T emperature: T emper atur e Alarm is a user -controllable, audible alert that sounds when the wa ter surface temper ature equals the setting. Backlight: Backlight is a user -controllabl[...]

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    144 Chart Speed: Chart Speed is a user -controllable fea ture tha t sets the speed at which sonar information mo ves acr oss the display . A faster setting displays sonar informat ion from more pings and sho ws more detail, but the informa tion moves quickly acr oss the display: a slo wer setting permits viewing of mor e sonar history , but does no[...]

  • Page 154

    145 F eat ur e Memo ry : Fe a tur e Mem ory i s a Hu mmi nb ir d® fe at ur e tha t r eta in s th e us er' s me nu s ett in gs i n per ma ne nt me mo ry . Sett in gs a re r etai ne d e ve n wh en t he un it is p o we r ed o ff in de fi nit el y . F ish A r ch : A Fi sh A rc h is t he a pp ar en t "ar ch" t ha t ap pe ar s on t he d i[...]

  • Page 155

    146 Gr ays ca le, I nv ers e: I n ve r se G ra ysca le i s a Hu mmi nb ir d® f eat ur e tha t r ev ers es t he co rr el a tio n of s on ar si gn al s tr en gt h and t he s had e of g r ay t yp ic all y us ed t o r epr esen t it . T he s tr onge st s ona r si gn als a r e re pr esen te d b y "wh it e" , and pr ogr ess iv ely w ea ke r si [...]

  • Page 156

    147 Hy dr od yn ami c no is e can b e o ve r co me b y pr oper t r ans du ce r ins ta lla tio n. Ma n y Hu mmi nb ir d® p r odu ct s ha ve a No ise F ilt er me nu s et tin g th a t all o ws th e us er t o cl ear t he s cr een of n oi se th a t is d iff ic ul t to el im in at e. Pixels: Pixels are the "pictur e elements", or small square [...]

  • Page 157

    148 QuadraBeam PLUS™: Quadr aBeam PLUS™ is a Humminbird® sonar con figu ra tion tha t uses f our so nar b eams f or a mor e deta iled b ott om ima ge. Qua dr aBea m PL US™ us es th e Dual Bea m PL US™ co nfig ur at ion f or d own loo king , and a lso ad ds tw o add iti onal b eam s to loo k to th e left a nd rig ht. T he sona r bea ms poi [...]

  • Page 158

    149 Se nsi ti vi ty : Sens it ivi ty i s a us er f ea tur e th at a dj us ts th e se ns iti vi ty o f the s on ar sy ste m to s ho w mor e or le ss d et ai l in th e w at er . Hig her s en si tiv it ie s ar e of ten pr efe rr ed , ho we ve r , wh en th e w at er c on tai ns d eb ri s (si lt , sto rm d eb ris , et c. ) and i t ca n be di ff ic ult t[...]

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    150 St ru ctu r e: S tru ct ur e is a g en er al t er m fo r ob je cts o n th e bot to m th at p r es ent a di sco nt in uit y an d ar e a li k ely a ttr ac to r fo r fi sh . T hi s inc lu de s bot to m co nto ur f ea tu re s (d r op- of fs , hum ps , an d hol es ), s tan di ng s tru ct ur e (s tu mps , ti mb er s, b ru sh pi les ) an d a wid e r a[...]

  • Page 160

    151 ne w ran ge, a nd t he o ld so na r in fo rm a tio n w oul d co nt inu e to s cr oll of f th e scr een a t the o ld r ange . T ransducer: T he transducer is part of the sonar system, which mounts on the boat and is in contact with the wa ter , that conv erts the electrical energy from the transmitter into sound ener gy , and that forms the sona[...]

  • Page 161

    152 V iew in g Ang le : V ie wing A ng le i s an a tt rib ut e of a n L CD t ha t ch ar acte ri zes v is ib ili ty of t he di sp la y when v ie wing f ro m of f th e ce ntr al acc es s, s uch a s wh en s ta ndi ng to t he si de o f th e fis hf in der . W id er vi e win g an gl es ar e bet ter b ec au se th e in fo rm a tio n r ema in s vi sib le e [...]

  • Page 162

    153 GPS & Navigation T erms: Ac qui si ti on T ime : T he l eng th o f ti me th a t a GP S re ce iv er t yp ica ll y ta ke s to de ter mi ne a p osi ti on f ro m a t le ast t hr ee sa te lli te s. H umm in bi rd ® GP S re ce iv ers pr ovi de v er y f ast a cq ui sit io n tim es ( un de r one m in ut e), p er mit ti ng u ser s to ge t out on t [...]

  • Page 163

    Cr oss T ra ck Er r or ( XTE ): Cr oss T rac k Er r or is t he s tr aigh t -l in e di sta nc e of t he bo a t fr om the i nt end ed T rac k. X TE m eas ur es ho w fa r th e bo at i s of f co ur se , an d als o tr igg er s the Of f Co ur se A la rm. S ee T rac k . Di ffe r en tia l GP S (D GP S): Diff ere nt ial G PS i s a sy ste m to i mp ro ve th [...]

  • Page 164

    155 Ma p Dat um : A Map D a tu m re f er s to a p ar tic ul ar s urv ey o f the e ar th ’s su rf ace th a t w as r ef ere nc ed wh en c re a ti ng a ch ar t (i .e. W GS 84 ). Si nc e th e ear th i s no t fl at , an d no t ev en con si st ent ly r ound , a ma them a tic al m od el mu st b e us ed to t r an sla te co or di na te s fr om the s ph er[...]

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    156 me mor y . Ro ute s ar e ofte n us ed w hen f r eq uen tl y tr a v eli ng b et we en t wo o r mo r e lo ca ti on s bec au se i t is a f as te r and m or e accu r at e me tho d th an r epea tedl y se lec ti ng i ndi vi du al w a ypo in ts e ach t im e on e tr a ve ls t hr ough t he s ame a r ea. Ro ute s co ns ist o f a St ar t W ayp oi nt , an [...]

  • Page 166

    157 me nu to i nc r eas e th e am oun t of t im e bet w een w he n po int s ar e sav ed, an d th us ex ten d th e di sta nc e co ver ed by a t ra ck . T ra ck s can a ls o be p erm an en tly s a ve d to me mor y , an d re -d is pla ye d at t he u ser ’s o pt ion . T rac k Lin e (TRK ): T he T ra ck L in e is th e de si re d li ne of t r a ve l be[...]

  • Page 167

    158 do ck, f is hi ng ho le o r an yw he re e ls e th e use r ma y wan t to r etur n to . Hum mi nb ir d® pr oduc ts o ff er t he ab il it y to n ame a nd a ssi gn a s ym bol t o th e sa ved l oc at io n. De pth , Da te and T ime o f Da y when t he w ayp oi nt w as c re a te d is al so s av ed. W ay po in t T arg et : W ayp oi nt T arg et i s a Hu[...]

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    Contact Humminbird® Contact the Humminbird® Customer Resour ce Center in any of the f ollowing wa ys: By T elephone: (Monday - F riday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Standar d T ime): 1-800-633-1468 By e-mail: (typically we r espond to your e-mail within three business da ys): cservice@johnsonoutdoors.com F or direct shipping, our address is: Hum[...]