Humminbird 585C User Manual
531363-1_A
FishFinder 585c
Operations Manual
FishFinder 585c
Operations Manual
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Thank You!
Thank you for choosing Humminbird®, America's #1 name in FishFinders.
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 harshest marine environment. In the unlikely event that your
Humminbird® does require repairs, we offer an exclusive Service Policy - free of charge
during the first year after purchase, and available at a reasonable rate after the oneyear period. For complete details, see the separate warranty card included with your
unit. We encourage you to read this operations manual carefully in order to get full
benefit from all the features and applications of your Humminbird® product.
Contact our Customer Resource Center at either 1-800-633-1468 or visit our website at
www.humminbird.com.
WARNING! This device should not be used as a navigational aid to prevent collision, grounding,
boat damage, or personal injury. When the boat is moving, water depth may change too quickly
to allow time for you to react. Always operate the boat at very slow speeds if you suspect shallow
water or submerged objects.
WARNING! Disassembly and repair of this electronic unit should only be performed by
authorized service personnel. Any modification of the serial number or attempt to repair the
original equipment or accessories by unauthorized individuals will void the warranty. Handling
and/or opening this unit may result in exposure to lead, in the form of solder.
WARNING! This product contains lead, a chemical known to the state of California to cause
cancer, birth defects and other reproductive harm.
Humminbird®, WhiteLine®, RTS®, X-Press™ Menu, Fish ID+™, and Structure ID® are trademarked by or
registered trademarks of Humminbird®.
© 2004. All rights reserved.
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Chart Speed .............................................................................................................................................. 19
Bottom View .............................................................................................................................................. 19
Zoom Level (Sonar Zoom View Only) ................................................................................................ 20
Sonar Menu Tab 21
Fish ID+™ .................................................................................................................................................... 22
Fish Sensitivity .......................................................................................................................................... 23
Real Time Sonar (RTS®) Window (Sonar View Only) .................................................................... 23
Depth Lines (Advanced).......................................................................................................................... 24
Surface Clutter (Advanced).................................................................................................................... 25
Noise Filter (Advanced) .......................................................................................................................... 26
Max Depth (Advanced) .......................................................................................................................... 26
Water Type (Advanced) .......................................................................................................................... 27
Alarms Menu Tab 28
Depth Alarm .............................................................................................................................................. 28
Fish ID Alarm ............................................................................................................................................ 29
Low Battery Alarm .................................................................................................................................. 30
Temp Alarm................................................................................................................................................ 30
Alarm Tone ................................................................................................................................................ 30
Setup Menu Tab 31
Units - Depth.............................................................................................................................................. 32
Units - Temp (International Only)........................................................................................................ 32
Units - Distance (with Temp/Speed Only) ........................................................................................ 32
Units - Speed (with Temp/Speed Only).............................................................................................. 33
User Mode .................................................................................................................................................. 33
Language (International Only) ............................................................................................................ 33
Triplog Reset (with Temp/Speed Only).............................................................................................. 34
Restore Defaults ...................................................................................................................................... 34
Select Views (Advanced) ........................................................................................................................ 35
Select Readouts (Advanced, Sonar View Only) .............................................................................. 36
Depth Offset (Advanced)........................................................................................................................ 37
Temp Offset (Advanced) ........................................................................................................................ 37
Speed Calibration (Advanced, with Temp/Speed Only)................................................................ 37
Table of Contents
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How Sonar Works 1
Single Beam Sonar 1
What’s On the Display 2
Views 4
Sonar View.................................................................................................................................................... 4
Understanding Sonar History ................................................................................................................ 5
Real Time Sonar (RTS®) Window .......................................................................................................... 5
Sonar Zoom View ...................................................................................................................................... 6
Big Digits View ............................................................................................................................................ 7
Bottom Presentation ................................................................................................................................ 8
Key Functions 9
POWER/LIGHT Key .................................................................................................................................... 9
VIEW Key ...................................................................................................................................................... 9
MENU Key .................................................................................................................................................. 10
4-WAY Cursor Control Key ...................................................................................................................... 10
EXIT Key ...................................................................................................................................................... 10
Powering Up the Unit 11
The Menu System 11
Start-Up Options Menu 13
Normal Operation .................................................................................................................................... 13
Simulator .................................................................................................................................................. 14
System Status ............................................................................................................................................15
Sonar X-Press™ Menu 16
Sensitivity .................................................................................................................................................... 17
Upper Range (Advanced: Sonar and Big Digits View Only) ........................................................ 18
Lower Range .............................................................................................................................................. 18
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How Sonar Works
Sonar technology is based on sound waves. The Humminbird® FishFinder uses sonar to
locate and define structure, bottom contour and composition, as well as depth directly
below the transducer.
Your 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.
Single Beam Sonar
Your Humminbird® FishFinder 585c 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.
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Troubleshooting 38
FishFinder Doesn’t Power Up .............................................................................................................. 38
FishFinder Defaults to Simulator with a Transducer Attached ................................................ 38
Display Problems...................................................................................................................................... 39
Finding the Cause of Noise .................................................................................................................. 40
Humminbird® FishFinder Accessories 40
Specifications 41
Contact Humminbird® 42
NOTE: Entries in this Table of Contents which list (International Only) are only available on
products sold outside of the US and Canada by our authorized International Distributors. To
obtain a list of authorized International Distributors, please visit our website at
www.humminbird.com or contact our Customer Resource Center at 1-800- 633-1468 to locate the
distributor nearest you.
NOTE: Entries in this Table of Contents which list (with Temp/Speed Only) require the purchase
of separate accessories. You can visit our website at www.humminbird.com to order these
accessories online or contact our Customer Resource Center at 1-800-633-1468.
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What’s On the Display
The Humminbird® FishFinder can display a variety of useful information about the area under and adjacent to your boat, including the following items:
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Depth - water depth; can be set to alarm when
the water becomes too shallow.
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.
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.
Speed - if a Temp/Speed accessory is attached,
the FishFinder can display the speed of the boat,
and can keep a Triplog of nautical or statute
miles traveled.
Battery Voltage - the voltage of the boat’s
battery; can be set to alarm if the voltage falls
below a certain point.
RTS® (Real Time Sonar) Window
Structure - where fish may be hiding.
Thermoclines - layers of water with different
temperatures that appear at different depths
and different times of the year. A thermocline
typically appears as a continuous band of many
gray levels moving across the display at the
same depth.
200 kHz, Orange Fish Symbol
Bait Ball
Fish - the FishFinder displays fish as arches
and/or fish icons, and can be set to alarm when
a fish of a certain size is detected. When a
target is detected, a Fish ID+
TM
symbol appears
on the display with the depth displayed above
it. The size of the symbol indicates the intensity
of the sonar return. The unit will clearly show
schools of Bait Fish as "clouds" of different
shapes and sizes, depending on the number of
fish and boat speed.
Low Sonar Intensity Return
High Sonar Intensity Return
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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). Five
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).
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 moving too fast, or for any other reason that the unit can’t accurately receive continuous data.
Understanding Sonar History
It is important to understand the significance of the Humminbird® 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 (see Sonar Menu - RTS® Window).
The Narrow RTS® Window
indicates the sonar intensity
through the use of colors.
Red indicates a strong
return and blue indicates a
weak return. The depth of
the sonar return is indicated
by the vertical placement of
the return on the display
depth scale.
The Wide RTS® Window
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.
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Views
The views available on your FishFinder are:
• Sonar View
• Zoom View
• Big Digits View.
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 Select View from the Advanced Setup Menu.
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).
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
Upper Range
Depth
Temperature
Triplog w/
Temp/Speed
Speed w/
Temp/Speed
Lower Range
RTS® Window
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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
Speed
Timer shows the time
elapsed since Triplog
was last reset
Distance is the distance
traveled since the Triplog
was last reset
Voltage - the battery
voltage.
Average Speed shows
the speed since the
Triplog was last reset
Digital Depth
Temperature
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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. No additional digital
readouts, such as Temperature or Voltage, can be displayed in the Sonar Zoom View.
Sonar Zoom View
Full Range View
Upper Depth Range,
Full Range View
Lower Depth Range, Zoom View
Lower Depth Range,
Full Range View
Zoomed
View
Zoom
Preview Box
Zoom Level
Depth
Upper Depth Range,
Zoom View
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Key Functions
Your
Humminbird®
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 background color 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.
To adjust the backlight, or to adjust the display background
color, press the POWER/LIGHT key to access the Light and
Background menu. Use the 4-WAY Cursor key to select Light or
Background and then use the LEFT or RIGHT Cursor key to
change the settings. Press EXIT to exit the Light and Background 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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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.
NOTE: A sloping bottom will be represented as a thicker line across the display. Also, harder bottoms
will be typically displayed with red and softer bottoms will be typically displayed with blue.
The sonar returns from the bottom, structure and fish can be represented as either
Structure ID®, or WhiteLine®. See Sonar X-Press™ Menu: Bottom View for details on how
to set the bottom view.
Structure ID® represents weak returns in blue and strong
returns in red.
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.
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