Humminbird 525, 500, 515, 535, 565 User Manual

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500 Series™

Operations Manual

531521-1_F

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Table of Contents

How Sonar Works 1

Single Beam Sonar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Dualbeam Sonar (565 Fishfinders only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

QuadraBeam PLUS™ Sonar (575 Fishfinders only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

What’s On the Display 5

Sonar View 8

Understanding Sonar History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Real Time Sonar (RTS™) Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Bottom Presentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Sonar Zoom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

200/83 kHz Split Sonar View (575 Fishfinders only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Big Digits View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Side Beam View (575 Fishfinders only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Key Functions 19

POWER/LIGHT Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

VIEW Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

MENU Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

4-WAY Cursor Control Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

EXIT Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Powering Up the Unit 21

The Menu System 22

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Start-Up Options Menu 24

Normal Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Simulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

System Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Self Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Accessory Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Sonar X-Press™ Menu 28

Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Upper Range (Advanced; Sonar, Split Sonar, Big Digits Views only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Lower Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Chart Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Bottom View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Quad Layout (575 Fishfinders only, Side Beam View only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Zoom Level (Sonar Zoom View only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Sonar Menu Tab 35

Beam Select (575 Fishfinders only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Fish ID+™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Fish ID Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Real Time Sonar (RTS™) Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Zoom Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

83 kHz Sensitivity (Advanced; 575 Fishfinders only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

455 kHz Balance (Advanced; 575 Fishfinders only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Depth Lines (Advanced). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Surface Clutter (Advanced) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Noise Filter (Advanced) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Max Depth (Advanced) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Water Type (Advanced) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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Alarms Menu Tab 45

Depth Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Fish ID Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Low Battery Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Temp Alarm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Alarm Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Setup Menu Tab 49

Units - Depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Units - Temp (International only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Units - Distance (with Temp/Speed only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Units - Speed (with Temp/Speed only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

User Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Language (International only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Triplog Reset (with Temp/Speed only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Restore Defaults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Select Views (Advanced). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Select Readouts (Advanced; Sonar View only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Depth Offset (Advanced) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Temp Offset (Advanced). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Speed Calibration (Advanced; with Temp/Speed only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Troubleshooting 57

500 Series™ Doesn’t Power Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

500 Series™ Defaults to Simulator with a Transducer Attached . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Display Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Finding the Cause of Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Table of Contents

500 Series™ Fishfinder Accessories 60

Specifications 61

Glossary 62

Contact Humminbird® 79

NOTE: Entries in this Table of Contents which list (International Only) are only available on products sold outside of the U.S. by our authorized international distributors. To obtain a list of authorized internationaldistributors, please visit our web site at www.humminbird.com or contact our Customer Resource Center at (334) 687-6613.

NOTE: Entries in this Table of Contents which list (with Temp/Speed only) require the purchase of a separate accessory. You can visit our website at www.humminbird.com to ordertheseaccessories online or contact our CustomerResource Centerat 1-800-633-1468.

NOTE: Not all features discussed in this manual are available on all models. Every effort has been made to identify those features that are unique to specific models only, and to identify which models support those features. Please read the manual carefully in order to understand the full capabilities of your model.

How Sonar Works

Sonar technology is based on sound waves. The 500 Series™ Fishfinder uses sonar to locate and define structure, bottom contour and composition, as well as depth directly below the transducer.

Your 500 Series™ Fishfinder sends a sound wave signal and determines distance by measuring the time between the transmission of the sound wave and when the sound wave is reflected off of an object; it then uses the reflected signal to interpret location, size, and composition of an object.

Sonar is very fast. A sound wave can travel from the surface to a depth of 240 ft (70 m) and back again in less than 1/4 of a second. It is unlikely that your boat can "outrun" this sonar signal.

SONAR is an acronym for SOund and NAvigation Ranging. Sonar utilizes precision sound pulses or "pings" which are emitted into the water in a teardrop-shaped beam.

The sound pulses "echo" back from objects in the water such as the bottom, fish and other submerged objects. The returned echoes are displayed on the LCD screen. Each time a new echo is received, the old echoes are moved across the LCD, creating a scrolling effect.

When all the echoes are viewed side by side, an easy to interpret "graph" of the bottom, fish and structure appears.

The sound pulses are transmitted at various frequencies depending on the application. Very high frequencies (455 kHz) are used for greatest definition but the operating depth is limited. High frequencies (200 kHz) are commonly used on consumer sonar and provide a good balance between depth performance and resolution. Low frequencies (83 kHz) are typically used to achieve greater depth capability.

The power output is the amount of energy generated bythe sonar transmitter. It is commonly measured using two methods:

• Root Mean Square (RMS) measures power output over the entire transmit cycle.

• Peak to Peak measures power output at the highest points.

The benefits of increased power output are the ability to detect smaller targets at greater distances, ability to overcome noise, better high speed performance and enhanceddepth capability.

Single Beam Sonar

Your Humminbird® 515, 525 or 535 Fishfinder uses a 200 kHz single beam sonar system with a 20° area of coverage. Depth capability is affected by such factors as boat speed, wave action, bottom hardness, water conditions and transducer installation.

DualBeam Sonar

(565 Fishfinders only)

Your Humminbird® Fishfinder 565 uses a 200/83 kHz Dual Beam sonar system with a wide (60°) area of coverage. DualBeam sonar is optimized to show the greatest bottom definition using a narrow (20°) beam yet can still indicate fish found in the wide (60°) beam when the Fish ID+™ feature is turned on. DualBeam is ideal for a wide range of conditions - from shallow to very deep water in both fresh and salt water. Depth capability is affected by such factors as boat speed, wave action, bottom hardness, water conditions and transducer installation.

NOTE: It's important to note that your 565 Fishfinder is a DualBeam-only unit and should not be confused with the DualBeam PLUS™ functionality of the 575 Fishfinder. DualBeam will only show hollow fish symbols from the wide 83 kHz beam when Fish ID+™ is turned on. You cannot view the 83k Hz sonar information separately from the 200 kHz sonar information as you can in a DualBeam Plus™ 575 Fishfinder unit.

QuadraBeam PLUS™ Sonar

90° Total Coverage

Bottom Coverage=2 x Depth

35° 60° 20° 35°

455 kHz 455 kHz

83 kHz

200 kHz

(575 Fishfinders only)

Your Humminbird® 575 Fishfinder supports QuadraBeam PLUS™ sonar. QuadraBeam PLUS™ sonar provides an extremely wide 90° area of coverage. QuadraBeam PLUS™ starts with two fan-shaped 35° 455 kHz Side Structure locating sonar beams to spot fish, bait and structure to the left and right of the boat over an area of the bottom that’s always equal to twice your depth. QuadraBeam PLUS™ finds more fish faster, and can even tell you where to put your bait by showing if fish are to the left, right or directly beneath your boat.

For structure directly below your boat, Quadrabeam PLUS™ uses a DualBeam PLUS™ 200/83 kHz sonar system with a wide (60°) area of coverage. DualBeam PLUS™ sonar has a narrowly focused 20° center beam, surrounded by a second beam of 60°, expanding your coverage to an area equal to your depth. In 20 feet of water, the wider beam covers an area 20 feet wide. The 20° center beam is focused on the bottom, to show you structure, weeds and cover. The 60° wide beam is hunting for fish in the wide coverage area. DualBeam PLUS™ sonar returns can be blended together, viewed separately or compared side-by-side. DualBeam PLUS™ is ideal for a wide range of conditions - from shallow to very deep water in both fresh and salt water. Depth capability is affected by such factors as boat speed, wave action, bottom hardness, water conditions and transducer installation.

What’s On the Display

The 500 Series™ Fishfinder can display a variety of useful information about

Depth - water depth; can be set to alarm

when the water becomes too shallow.

Speed - if a Temp/Speed accessory is attached, your Fishfinder can display the speed of the boat, and can keep a Triplog of nautical or statute miles traveled.

Temperature - water surface temperature.

Timer - elapsed time with Temp/Speed

Accessory.

Distance - distance traveled with Temp/Speed Accessory.

Average Speed - average speed reading with Temp/Speed Accessory.

Bait Ball

Hard Bottom

Rocky Bottom

Second Sonar Return - when the sonar

signal bounces between the bottom and the surface of the water and back again. Use the appearance of the second return to determine bottom hardness. Hard bottoms will show a strong second return, while soft bottoms will show a very weak one or none at all.

NOTE: Entries in this view that list (with Temp/Speed) are available only if the optional-purchase

the area under and adjacent to your boat, including the following items:

83 kHz, Wide Beam Hollow Fish Symbol

(ONLY available on Dual Beam Units)

Structure - where fish may be hiding.

Fish - fish are displayed as arches and/or

fish icons, and the unit can be set to alarm when a fish of a certain size is detected. When a target is detected and Fish ID+ on, a Fish ID+ displayed. The size of the symbol shows the intensity of the sonar return. The unit will clearly showschoolsof Bait Fish as "clouds" of different shapes and sizes, depending on the number of fish and boat speed.

200 kHz, NarrowBeamShadedFish Symbol

Thermoclines - layers of water with

different temperatures that appear at different depths and different times of the year. A thermocline typically appears as a continuousbandof manygray levels moving across the display at the same depth.

symbol with depth is

device is connected to the Fishfinder.

Soft Bottom

RTS™ (Real Time Sonar) Window

Battery Voltage - the voltage of the boat’s

battery; can be set to alarm if the voltage falls below a certain point.

Views

The views available on your Fishfinder are:

Sonar views:

• Sonar View

• Zoom View

• 200/83 kHz Split Sonar View (575 Fishfinder only)

• Big Digits View

• Side Beam View (575 Fishfinder only).

NOTE: When you change any menu settings that affect the sonar, the view will update immediately (i.e. you don’t have to exit the menu to apply the change to the screen). For instance, by switching between "Inverse" and "Structure ID®" from the X-Press™ Menu it is possible to quickly alternate between the two viewing methods.

Sonar View is the default view. When the VIEW key is pressed, the display cycles through the available views. When the EXIT key is pressed, the display cycles through the available views in reverse order. Any view can be hidden or displayed as part of the view rotation using the Views Menu tab.

Sonar View

Sonar View presents a historical log of sonar returns. Depth is always displayed. Readouts for temperature and speed are automatically displayed if the appropriate accessory is connected. The most recent sonar returns are charted on the right side of the window; as new information is received, the older information is moved across the display to the left.

A Digital Depth Readout is displayed in the upper left corner. A scale with Upper and Lower Depth Range readouts appears along the right edge of the Sonar View. The scale indicates the distance from the surface of the water to a depth range sufficient to show the bottom. Depth Range is automatically selected to keep the bottom visible on the display, although you can adjust it manually as well (see Sonar X-Press™ Menu). Six additional Digital Readouts display information from optional-purchase accessories. These information boxes can be customized to show only the information desired (see Setup Menu Tab, Select Readouts).

Sonar View

Upper Depth

Depth

Range

Temperature

Triplog

Sonar History

Window

NOTE: If the Depth number is flashing, it means that the unit is having trouble locating the bottom. This usually happens if the water is too deep, the transducer is out of the water, the boat is movingtoo fast,or for any other reasonthattheunitcan’taccuratelyreceivecontinuous data.

RTS™ Window

Lower Depth Range

Understanding Sonar History

It is important to understand the significance of the display. The display does NOT show a literal 3-dimensional representation of what is under the water. Each vertical band of data received by the control head and plotted on the display represents something that was detected by a sonar return at a particular time. As both the boat and the targets (fish) may be moving, the returns are only showing a particular segment of time when objects were detected, not exactly where those objects are in relation to other objects shown on the display.

Real Time Sonar (RTS™) Window

A Real Time Sonar (RTS™) Window appears on the right side of the display in the Sonar View only. The RTS™ Window always updates at the fastest rate possible for depth conditions and shows only the returns from the bottom, structure and fish that are within the transducer beam. The RTS™ Window plots the depth and intensity of a sonar return (seeSonar Menu - RTS™ Window).

The Narrow RTS™ Window indicates the sonar intensity throughtheuse of grayscale. The grayscale used matches the bottom view grayscale setting used in the sonar history window (i.e. Inverse, Structure ID®, WhiteLine™, Bottom Black). The depth of the sonar return is indicated by the vertical placement of the return on the display depth scale.

The Wide indicates the sonar intensity through the use of a bar graph. The length of the plotted return provides an indication of whether the return is weak or strong. The depth of the sonar return is indicated by the vertical placement of the return on the display depth scale. The Wide RTS™ Window does not make use of grayscale.

RTS™ Window

Bottom Presentation

As the boat moves, the unit charts the changes in depth on the display to create a profile of the Bottom Contour. The type of bottom can be determined from the return charted on the display. A Hard Bottom such as compacted sediment or flat rock appears as a thinner line across the display. A Soft Bottom such as mud or sand appears as a thicker line across the display. Rocky Bottoms have a broken, random appearance.

Bottom Contour Profile with RTS™ Window.

Temp/Speed Accessory is optional.

Hard Bottom

Rocky Bottom

The sonar returns from the bottom, structure and fish can be represented as either Inverse (default), WhiteLine™, Structure ID®, or Bottom Black. See Sonar X-Press™ Menu: Bottom View for details on how to set the bottom view.

Soft Bottom

Inverse is a method where weak returns are shown with dark pixels and strong returns with lighter pixels. This has the benefit of ensuring that weak signals will be clearly visible on the display.

Structure ID® represents weak returns as light pixels and strong returns as dark pixels. This has the benefit of ensuring that strong returns will be clearly visible on the display.

WhiteLine™ highlights the strongest sonar returns in white, resulting in a distinctive outline. This has the benefit of clearly defining the bottom on the display.

Bottom Black displays all pixels below the bottom contour as black, regardless of signal strength. This has the benefit of providing a high contrast between the bottom and other sonar returns on the display. Any targets such as fish, structure and thermoclines will be shown using the Structure ID® method.

Sonar Zoom View

Sonar Zoom View increases the displayed resolution to separate sonar returns that are very close together, such as those caused by fish suspended close to the bottom or within structure. In Zoom View, the display is split to show a narrow slice of the full range view on the right and the zoomed view on the left. The full range view on the right also contains the Zoom Preview Box that shows what part of the full range view is shown in zoom view on the left; the Zoom Preview Box tracks the bottom in the full range view.

As the depth changes, the zoomed view updates automatically to display a magnified image of the bottom. The Zoom Preview Box shows where the zoomed view is in relation to the full range view. The Zoom Level, or magnification, is displayed in the lower left corner and can be changed to suit conditions (see Sonar X-Press™ Menu: Zoom Level). Upper and Lower Zoom Depth Range numbers indicate the depth of the water which is being viewed.

Digital depth is displayed in the upper left hand corner. The digital readouts in the Sonar Zoom View cannot be customized; therefore, information such as water temperature and voltage are unavailable in the Sonar Zoom View.

Sonar Zoom View

Upper Depth Range,

Depth

Zoomed

View

Full Range View

Upper Depth Range, Zoom View

Full Range View

Zoom Preview Box

Lower Depth Range, Zoom View

Zoom Level

Lower Depth Range, Full Range View

200/83 kHz Split Sonar View

(575 Fishfinders only)

Split Sonar View displays sonar returns from the 83 kHz wide beam on the left side of the screenand displays sonarreturnsfromthe 200 kHz narrow beam on the right side of the screen and is only available on the 575 Fishfinder. Depth is always displayed in the upper left hand corner. You can use the Split Sonar View to make side by side comparisonsbetween the sonarreturns from the 83 kHz wide beam and the 200 kHz narrow beam.

The digital readouts in the Split Sonar View cannot be customized; therefore, information such as water temperature and voltage are unavailable in the Split Sonar View.

200/83 kHz Split Sonar View

Upper Depth

Depth

Range

200 kHz Sonar History Window

83 kHz

Sonar History

Window

Lower Depth Range

Big Digits View

Big Digits View provides digital data in a large, easy-to-see format. Depth is always displayed. Readouts for temperature, speed and Triplog information are displayed automatically if the appropriate accessory is connected to the system. The Triplog shows distance traveled, average speed, and time elapsed since the Triplog was last reset. The digital readouts in the Big Digits View cannot be customized.

Big Digits View

Depth

Temperature

Speed

Timer shows the time elapsed since Triplog was last reset.

Distance is the distance traveled since the Triplog was last reset.

Voltage displays the battery voltage.

Average Speed shows the speed since the Triplog was last reset.

Side Beam View

(575 Fishfinders only)

Side Beam View shows sonar information from both the left and right 455 kHz beams and the 200 kHz down-looking beam in one view and is only available on the 575 Fishfinder. You can customize the way the sonar data is displayed in the Side Beam View to suit your personal preferences. Depending on the layout selected from the Quad Layout Sonar X-Press™ menu (only available on the Sonar X-Press™ menu when in Side Beam View), the display will represent the same sonar data in one of the following three layouts:

Default layout: The top portion of the display presents a historical log of sonar returns from the 200 kHz down-looking sonar beam. Newinformation in the down beam panel scrolls from right to left. The bottom portion of the display presents a historical log of sonar returns from the 455 kHz right- and left-looking sonar beams. New information in the side beam panels scrolls from the center out.

Depth

Temperature

Left Side

455 kHz Sonar

History Window

200 kHz Sonar History Window

Right Side 455 kHz Sonar History Window

Water Surface Line for 455 kHz Sonar History Windows

Classic layout: The top portion of the display presents a historical log of sonar returns from the 200 kHz down-looking sonar beam. The bottom portion of the display presents a historical log of sonar returns from the 455 kHz right- and left-looking sonar beams. New information appears at the top, and scrolls down the display.

Depth

Temperature

Left Side

455 kHz Sonar

History Window

200 kHz Sonar History Window

Right Side 455 kHz Sonar History Window

Water Surface Line for 455 kHz Sonar History Windows

Slanted layout: This layout presents the two 455 kHz side sonar beams and the 200 kHz down-looking sonar beam as three panels of historical data. This layout is presented as three slanted panels. New information appears on the right, and scrolls to the left.

Depth

Temperature

Left Side

455 kHz Sonar

History Window

200 kHz Sonar History Window

Right Side 455 kHz Sonar History Window

In all of these layouts, the sonar information from the side-looking beams reveals bottom contour, structure and fish similar to the down-looking beam, but the area covered is to the left and right of the area shown in the downlooking portion, so you actually see more of the bottom. The distance covered by the right and left beams is based on the depth setting for the down-looking beam, up to a maximum of 160 feet.

Key Functions

Your Fishfinder user interface consists of a set of easy-to-use keys that work with various on-screen views and menus to give you flexibility and control over your fishing experience.

POWER/LIGHT Key

The POWER/LIGHT key is used to turn the Fishfinder on and off, and also to adjust the backlight and contrast of the display. Press the POWER/LIGHT key to turn the unit on. The Title screen is then displayed until the Fishfinder begins sonar operation.

Your Fishfinder will start up with the backlight on and will automatically turn it off to conserve power. To turn the backlight on for night fishing, or to adjust the display contrast, press the POWER/LIGHT key to access the Light and

Contrast menu. Use the 4-WAY Cursor key to select Light or Contrast and then use the LEFT or RIGHT Cursor key to change the settings. Press EXIT to exit the Light and Contrast menu.

Press and hold the POWER/LIGHT key for 3 seconds to turn the unit off. A message will appear telling you how many seconds there are until shutdown occurs. Your Fishfinder should always be turned off using the POWER/LIGHT key. This will ensure that shutdown occurs properly and any menu settings will be saved.

VIEW Key

The VIEW key is used to cycle through all available views. Press the VIEW key to advance to the next view. Repeatedly pressing VIEW cycles through all views available. Views can be hidden to optimize the system to your fishing requirements (see Setup Menu Tab: Select Views, Advanced).

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