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Thank you for choosing Humminbird, America’s #1 name in depthsounders. Humminbird has built its reputation by designing and manufacturing top - quality, thoroughly reliable marine equipment. Your Humminbird is designed for trouble - free use in even the har shest marine environment. In the unlikely event that your Humminbird does require repairs,[...]
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Transom Mounting Inside The Hull Mounting Installing the HDR 600 Testing the Installation Section 3: USING THE HDR 600 What You See On Screen Control Functions Section 5: MAINTENANCE AND WARRANTY Maintenance Troubleshooting Warranty Service Policy Specifications GENERAL INFORMATION HOW SONAR WORKS HOW SONAR WORKS Sonar uses sound waves to determine[...]
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GENERAL INFORMATION TRANSDUCER EXCHANGE As the HDR 600 transducer receives sonar signals, it converts them to a digital depth that is displayed on your HDR 600. The depth reading is continuously updated as you travel across the water. Easy - to - use controls on the HDR 600 allow you to set the SHALLOW ALARM or DEEP ALARM for an audible alert when [...]
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INSTALLATION PARTS SUPPLIED Before installing your HDR 600, please ensure thet the following parts are included in the box: • HDR 600 Depth sounder • Transducer with 20 feet of cable • Transducer mounting hardware kit • “U” Bracket and wing nut • 2 Cable ties • Publications kit If any of these items is missing, call our toll - free [...]
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Determining the Proper Location Follow the steps below if you are mounting t he transducer on the transom. As a boat moves through the water, turbulence is generated by the weight of he boat, and the thrust of the propeller(s). This turbulent water is normally confined in areas immediately aft of ribs, strakes, and in the immediat e area of the pro[...]
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horizontal lines on the template. If not, tilt the template slightly so that the lower edge of the transom falls within the allowable range. Using a pencil or punch, mark the three mounting holes onto the transom. Using a 5/32” bit, drill the three holes to a depth of approximately 1”. On fiberglass hulls, it is best to start with a smaller bit[...]
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Assembling the Transducer Body Attach the Pivot to the tra nsducer body, as shown in the illustration below, using the two ¼’ - 20 x 5/8” machine screws, toothed washers, and square nuts. The toothed washers must fit on the inside of the transducer ears. The square nuts are prevented from rotating by the pocket in b ack of the pivot. Loosely t[...]
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Installing The Transducer Body To The Boat Slide the assembled transducer into the metal bracket from the bottom, alignin g the large hole at the top of the bracket with the hole in the pivot. Insert the pin the pivot holes in the bracket and pivot. The headed pin can be inserted from either side of the bracket. Place the nylon washer over the oppo[...]
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The screw has a thread - locking compound on the threads to prevent loosening, and should not be fully tightened until a ll adjustments are made. Adjusting The Running Position Of The Transducer The running position of the transducer is now completely adjustable. Initially, adjust the transducer as described in this manual. Further adjustments may [...]
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Note: On some hulls, it may be necessary to angle the transducer so that the back end is ¼” lower than the front. Next, adjust the height of the assembly so the face of the transducer is 1/8” to ¼” beneath the bottom of the transom, and fully tighten the three mounting screws. In order to gain access to the mounting screws, the transducer a[...]
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Inside the boat there is often a channel or conduit used for other wiring, which can be used to route the transducer cable forward. The transducer cable should not be cut or shortened, and care sh ould be used not to damage the cable insulation. Also, be sure to route the cable as far as practical from the antenna cable of VHF radios or tachometer [...]
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Insert the HDR 600 from the front of the panel. Install the “U” bracket and wing nut from the rear of the panel ensuring that the face of the HDR 600 is rotated upright. If the panel into which you are mounting the unit is greater than ¼” thick, the “U” bracket may appear too long. You may modify the “U” bracket by using pliers to br[...]
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CAUTION: Some boats have 24 or 36 - volt electric systems. Be sure your HDR 600 i s connected to a 12 VDC power supply. If you must wire the HDR 600 directly to a battery, be sure to install an in - line fuse holder and one amp fuse (not included), for the protection of the unit. Humminbird is not responsible for over - voltage or over - cur rent f[...]
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When in an active function, a single press to an arrow button will result in a single incremental adjustme nt. Pressing and holding an arrow button will sequence through a range of adjustments. If no adjustment is made for 5 seconds, the unit will return to normal operation. Shallow Alarm The SHALLOW ALARM function can be set for depths ranging fro[...]
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After your selection is made, the unit will return to normal operation after 5 seconds. The selected units icon should now be visible as shown in figure 8. Keel Offset The Keel Offset function adjusts the digital depth readout to display depth readings from either the waterline of the keel (lowest point) of the boat, instead of from the location of[...]
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2. There is no bottom reading visible on the display. There are a number of possible causes for this condition. If the loss of bottom information occurs only at high speeds, then a transducer adjustment is needed. (refer to Transducer Installation). Check the transducer cable connection on the back of the unit and ensure that the cable has not been[...]