Humminbird 767 User Manual

767 GPS Chartplotter

Operations Manual

767 GPS Chartplotter

Operations Manual

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How Sonar Works 1

DualBeam PLUS™ Sonar .............................................................................................................................................. 3

QuadraBeam™ Sonar (with optional-purchase QuadraBeam™ transducer) .............................................. 3

WideSide® Sonar (with optional-purchase WideSide® transducer)................................................................ 4

How GPS and Cartography Work 5

Multi-Media Card (MMC)/SD Slot 6

Software Updates .......................................................................................................................................................... 6

What’s On the Display 7

Sonar View...................................................................................................................................................................... 10

Understanding Sonar History.................................................................................................................................... 11

Real Time Sonar (RTS®) Window.............................................................................................................................. 11

Freeze Frame .................................................................................................................................................................. 12

Bottom Presentation.................................................................................................................................................... 12

Sonar Zoom View.......................................................................................................................................................... 14

200/83 kHz Split Sonar View .................................................................................................................................. 15

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

Circular Flasher View .................................................................................................................................................. 16

Screen Snapshot View ................................................................................................................................................ 16

Side Beam View (with optional-purchase QuadraBeam™ transducer) ...................................................... 17

WideSide® View (with optional-purchase WideSide® transducer) ................................................................ 19

Bird's Eye View .............................................................................................................................................................. 20

Chart View ...................................................................................................................................................................... 21

Combo View .................................................................................................................................................................. 22

View Orientation .......................................................................................................................................................... 22

Viewing Cartography 23

Introduction to Navigation 24

Waypoints, Routes and Tracks.................................................................................................................................. 24

Save, Edit or Delete a Waypoint .............................................................................................................................. 25

Navigate to a Waypoint or Position ...................................................................................................................... 26

Add a Waypoint Target or Trolling Grid ................................................................................................................ 27

Save, Edit or Delete a Route...................................................................................................................................... 28

Save or Clear a Current Track .................................................................................................................................... 28

Edit, Delete or Hide Saved Tracks ............................................................................................................................ 29

Table of ContentsThank 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 one-year 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.

DualBeam PLUSTM, Fish ID+TM, Fishing GPS®, Humminbird®, HumminbirdPCTM, QuadraBeamTM, RTS® Window, Selective Fish ID+TM, WeatherSense®, WhiteLine®, WideSide®, X-PressTMMenu, and Structure ID® are trademarked by or registered trademarks of Humminbird®.

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Key Functions 29

POWER/LIGHT Key ...................................................................................................................................................... 29

VIEW Key ........................................................................................................................................................................ 30

INFO Key.......................................................................................................................................................................... 30

MENU Key ...................................................................................................................................................................... 30

4-WAY Cursor Control Key .......................................................................................................................................... 31

MARK Key ........................................................................................................................................................................ 31

GOTO Key ........................................................................................................................................................................ 31

ZOOM (+/-) Key ............................................................................................................................................................ 32

EXIT Key .......................................................................................................................................................................... 32

Accessory Bus 32

Powering Up the Unit 33

The Menu System 34

Start-Up Options Menu 36

Normal Operation........................................................................................................................................................ 36

Simulator ...................................................................................................................................................................... 36

System Status ................................................................................................................................................................ 37

Self Test ............................................................................................................................................................................ 37

Accessory Test................................................................................................................................................................ 37

GPS Diagnostic View .................................................................................................................................................. 38

PC Connect (with PC Connect cable only).............................................................................................................. 38

Sonar X-Press™ Menu (Sonar views only) 39

Side (WideSide® transducer: WideSide® view only) .......................................................................................... 40

Sensitivity ...................................................................................................................................................................... 41

Upper Range (Advanced: Sonar, Split Sonar, Big Digits and Circular Flasher views only)...................... 42

Lower Range .................................................................................................................................................................. 43

Side Beam Range (WideSide® transducer: WideSide® view only) ................................................................ 44

Chart Speed .................................................................................................................................................................. 44

Bottom View .................................................................................................................................................................. 45

Bottom Range (Sonar Zoom view only when Bottom Lock is On) ................................................................ 45

Bottom Lock (Sonar Zoom view only) .................................................................................................................... 46

Cancel Navigation (only when navigating) ........................................................................................................ 46

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Navigation X-Press™ Menu (Navigation views only) 47

Waypoint [Name] (Only with an active cursor on a waypoint) .................................................................... 48

Cursor To Waypoint (Chart or Combo view only) .............................................................................................. 49

Save Current Track ...................................................................................................................................................... 49

Clear Current Track ...................................................................................................................................................... 49

Save Current Route (only when navigating)........................................................................................................ 50

Skip Next Waypoint (only when navigating)...................................................................................................... 50

Cancel Navigation (only when navigating).......................................................................................................... 50

Remove Target (only if Target is Active) ................................................................................................................ 51

Remove Grid (only if Grid is Active).......................................................................................................................... 51

Sonar Window (Combo view only) .......................................................................................................................... 51

Waypoint [Name] (Most recently-created waypoint) ...................................................................................... 52

Screen Snapshot X-Press™ Menu (Screen Snapshot view only) 53

Delete Image (optional-purchase MMC/SD card only) .................................................................................... 53

Delete All Images (optional-purchase MMC/SD card only)............................................................................ 53

Sonar Menu Tab 54

Beam Select ............................................................................................................................................................................ 55

Fish ID+TM........................................................................................................................................................................ 56

Fish ID Sensitivity.......................................................................................................................................................... 57

Real Time Sonar (RTS®) Window ............................................................................................................................ 57

Zoom Width .................................................................................................................................................................. 58

83 kHz Sensitivity (Advanced) .................................................................................................................................. 58

455 kHz Balance (Advanced, with QuadraBeam

transducer)...................................................................... 58

WideSide® Sensitivity

(Advanced, with WideSide® transducer)s

...................................................................... 59

Depth Lines (Advanced) ............................................................................................................................................ 60

Surface Clutter (Advanced) ........................................................................................................................................ 61

Noise Filter (Advanced) .............................................................................................................................................. 62

Max Depth (Advanced) .............................................................................................................................................. 62

Water Type (Advanced) .............................................................................................................................................. 63

Transducer Select.......................................................................................................................................................... 63

Navigation Menu Tab 64

Current Track .................................................................................................................................................................. 65

Saved Tracks.................................................................................................................................................................... 65

Waypoints ...................................................................................................................................................................... 66

Routes .............................................................................................................................................................................. 67

Chart Orientation.......................................................................................................................................................... 67

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North Reference............................................................................................................................................................ 68

Grid Rotation.................................................................................................................................................................. 68

Trackpoint Interval ...................................................................................................................................................... 68

Track Min Distance (Advanced)................................................................................................................................69

Map Datum (Advanced) ............................................................................................................................................ 69

Course Projection Line ................................................................................................................................................ 70

Export All Nav Data (Advanced) .............................................................................................................................. 70

Delete All Nav Data (Advanced) .............................................................................................................................. 70

Chart Menu Tab 71

Chart Detail Level.......................................................................................................................................................... 72

Map Borders .................................................................................................................................................................. 72

Lat/Lon Grid.................................................................................................................................................................... 73

Spot Soundings ..............................................................................................................................................................73

Set Simulation Position (Advanced)........................................................................................................................ 73

Set Map Offset (Advanced)........................................................................................................................................ 74

Clear Map Offset (Advanced) .................................................................................................................................... 74

Alarms Menu Tab 75

Depth Alarm .................................................................................................................................................................. 76

Fish ID Alarm .................................................................................................................................................................. 76

Low Battery Alarm........................................................................................................................................................ 77

Temp Alarm .................................................................................................................................................................... 77

Off Course Alarm ........................................................................................................................................................ 78

Arrival Alarm ................................................................................................................................................................ 78

Drift Alarm .................................................................................................................................................................... 79

Alarm Tone...................................................................................................................................................................... 79

Setup Menu Tab 80

Units - Depth .................................................................................................................................................................. 81

Units - Temp (International only) ............................................................................................................................ 81

Units - Distance.............................................................................................................................................................. 81

Units - Speed .................................................................................................................................................................. 82

User Mode ...................................................................................................................................................................... 82

Language (International only) .................................................................................................................................. 82

Triplog Reset .................................................................................................................................................................. 83

Restore Defaults............................................................................................................................................................ 83

Select Readouts (Advanced, Sonar view only) .................................................................................................... 84

Depth Offset (Advanced)............................................................................................................................................ 85

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Temp Offset (Advanced) ............................................................................................................................................ 85

Speed Calibration (Advanced, with Temp/Speed only) .................................................................................... 85

Local Time Zone (Advanced) .................................................................................................................................... 86

Daylight Saving Time (Advanced) .......................................................................................................................... 86

Position Format (Advanced)...................................................................................................................................... 87

Time Format (Advanced, International only) ...................................................................................................... 87

Date Format (Advanced, International only) ...................................................................................................... 87

NMEA Output (Advanced) ........................................................................................................................................ 88

Sonar ................................................................................................................................................................................ 88

Views Menu Tab 89

Accessories Menu Tab 90

Using Screen Snapshot .............................................................................................................................................. 90

Troubleshooting 92

700 Series™ Doesn’t Power Up .............................................................................................................................. 92

700 Series™ Defaults to Simulator with a Transducer Attached ................................................................ 92

Display Problems.......................................................................................................................................................... 93

Finding the Cause of Noise ...................................................................................................................................... 94

700 Series™ Fishing System Accessories 95

Specifications 96

Glossary 97

Sonar Terms .............................................................................................................................................................. 97

GPS & Navigation Terms .................................................................................................................................... 105

Contact Humminbird® 110

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 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 PC Connect Cable Only) or (with OptionalPurchase QuadraBeam

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

The power output is the amount of energy generated by the 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 enhanced depth capability.

How Sonar Works

Sonar technology is based on sound waves. The 700 Series™ Fishing System uses sonar to locate and define structure, bottom contour and composition, as well as depth directly below the transducer.

Your 700 Series™ Fishing System 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.

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DualBeam PLUS™ Sonar

Your 700 Series™ Fishing System uses a 200/83 kHz DualBeam PLUS™ 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.

QuadraBeam™ Sonar

(with optional-purchase QuadraBeam

transducer)

Your 700 Series™ Fishing System also supports QuadraBeam™ sonar with the purchase of an additional QuadraBeam™ transducer. QuadraBeam™ sonar provides an extremely wide 90° area of coverage. QuadraBeam™ starts with two 45° 455 kHz beams for a continuous 90° of uninterrupted side to side coverage to 160 feet. These Side Structure locating beams reveal fish and structure to the left and right of your boat near the bottom. For structure directly below your boat, Quadrabeam™ uses DualBeam PLUS™ technology.

WideSide® Sonar

(with optional-purchase WideSide® transducer)

Your 700 Series™ Fishing System also supports WideSide® sonar with the purchase of an additional WideSide® transducer. The WideSide® transducer is a specialized "side-looking" transducer that is extremely useful for bank fishing or looking for bait fish in open water. The WideSide® transducer uses three different sonar elements that transmit signals to the left, right and straight down from your boat. The downward beam is 200 kHz with a 24° area of coverage. This beam maintains a continuous digital depth readout from the bottom directly beneath your boat. The side beams are 455 kHz with a 16° area of coverage. The side-looking elements can be used independently, or together to locate targets near the surface of the water on either side of your boat.

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NOTE: Your 700 Series™ does not support Navionics® Classic Charts, only Navionics® Gold, otMaps™, and HotMaps™ Premium.

Your unit also comes with a built-in Uni-Map™ with a more detailed map of North America (Domestic models) or a more detailed map of Europe and Southeast Asia, including Australia and New Zealand (International models).

Your 700 Series™ uses the GPS Receiver to determine the position of the boat automatically, and uses the zoom level settings on a particular view to select the best chart to display. See Viewing Cartography for more information.

Multi-Media Card (MMC)/SD Slot

Your 700 Series™ Fishing System also has a multi-media card (MMC)/SD slot that is used to insert optionalpurchase cards containing additional detailed maps. If you insert an MMC/SD that contains a more detailed chart for a particular location, your 700 Series™ Fishing System will retrieve that chart and display it automatically. Use the illustration to locate the position of the MMC/SD slot cover, remove the MMC/SD slot

cover, then insert the MMC/SD into the slot. The label on the MMC/SD should face toward the right side of the unit. Press down on the card until it clicks into place, then replace the slot cover, making certain that the gasket is present and positioned correctly before re-installing the cover, then replace and tighten snugly - do NOT overtighten, as this will not improve water resistance, and may damage the cover.

Software Updates

Use the MMC/SD slot to update the software version of your control head. To update the software in your control head, plug in the appropriate MMC/SD card that contains a software update file; the unit will recognize it, will tell you what software version your control head is currently running, and will ask you if you want to update the software in the unit to match that on the MMC/SD card. You can obtain software updates from the www.humminbird.com website.

Inserting an MMC/SD

into the Card Slot

How GPS and Cartography Work

Your 700 Series™ Fishing System also supports GPS and chartplotting, and uses GPS and sonar to determine your position, display it on a grid, and provide detailed underwater information. The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite navigation system designed and maintained by the U.S. Department of Defense. GPS was originally intended for military use; however, civilians may also take advantage of its highly accurate position capabilities, typically within +/- 10 meters, depending on conditions. This means that 95% of the time, the GPS receiver will read a location within 10 meters of your actual position. Your GPS Receiver also uses information from WAAS (the Wide Area Augmentation System), EGNOS (the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service), and MSAS (the MTSAT Satellite Augmentation System) satellites if they are available in your area.

GPS uses a constellation of 24 satellites that continually send radio signals to the earth. Your present position is determined by receiving signals from up to 16 satellites and measuring the distance from the satellites.

All satellites broadcast a uniquely coded signal once per second at exactly the same time. The GPS receiver on your boat receives signals from satellites that are visible to it. Based on time differences between each received signal, the GPS receiver determines its distance to each satellite. With distances known, the GPS receiver mathematically triangulates its own position. With once per second updates, the GPS receiver then calculates its velocity and bearing.

The GPS Receiver included with your 700 Series™ Fishing System, allows you to cosmbine easy-touse FishingGPS™ chartplotter and navigation capabilities with advanced fishfinding. The following GPS functionality is currently supported by the 700 Series™ Fishing System when it is connected to the included GPS receiver:

• View current position

• View current track (breadcrumb trail)

• View precision speed and heading from your GPS receiver

• Save tracks, waypoints and routes

• Travel a route and navigate from one waypoint to the next.

Your 700 Series™ supports Navionics® Gold, HotMaps™ and HotMaps™Premium on MMC or SD card media.

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What’s On the Display

The 700 Series™ can display a variety of useful information about the area under and adjacent to your boat, including the following items:

Timer - elapsed time with Temp/Speed Accessory or GPS Receiver.

Depth - water depth; can be set to alarm when the water becomes too shallow.

Speed - if a Temp/Speed accessory or GPS Receiver is attached, the 700 Series™ can display the speed of the boat, and can keep a Triplog of nautical or statute miles traveled.

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.

Cursor Dialog Box - indicates cursor depth on the display and the depth of the bottom directly below the cursor. In addition, the Latitude and Longitude of the cursor position is shown, the distance to travel to the cursor position and the bearing to the cursor position. A waypoint can be marked at the cursor position for later retrieval and use.

RTS® (Real Time Sonar) Window

Soft Bottom

Thermoclines - layers

of water with different temperatures that appear at different

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+

is on, a Fish ID+TMsymbol with depth is displayed. The size of the symbol shows 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

Bait Ball

Hard Bottom

Rocky Bottom

Distance - distance traveled with Temp/Speed

Accessory or GPS Receiver.

200 kHz, Narrow

NOTE: Entries in this view that list (with Temp/Speed or GPS Receiver) are available if either device is connected to the 700 Series™ Fishing System. If both devices are connected, then only the information from the GPS receiver will be displayed on the view.

Temperature - water surface temperature.

Average Speed - average speed reading with

Temp/Speed Accessory or GPS Receiver.

Cursor - available in Freeze Frame and can be positioned in the Sonar View to provide depth of a sonar return and bottom depth below the cursor.

83 kHz, Wide Beam

Structure - where fish

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What’s On the Sonar Display

The 700 Series™ can display a variety of useful information about the area under and adjacent to your boat, including the following items:

Timer - elapsed time with Temp/Speed

Depth - water depth; can be set to alarm when the water becomes too shallow.

Speed - if a Temp/Speed accessory or GPS Receiver is attached, the 700 Series™ can display the speed of the boat, and can keep a Triplog of nautical or statute miles traveled.

RTS® (Real Time Sonar) Window

Soft Bottom

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.

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+

Bait Ball

Hard Bottom

Rocky Bottom

Distance - distance

traveled with

200 kHz, Narrow Beam Shaded Fish Symbol

Temperature - water surface temperature.

Average Speed -

average speed reading

Cursor - available in Freeze Frame and can be positioned in the Sonar View to provide depth of a sonar return and bottom depth below the cursor.

83 kHz, Wide Beam Hollow Fish Symbol

Structure - where fish may be hiding.

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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).

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.

Sonar View

Upper Depth Range

Sonar History

Window

Depth

Cursor

Dialog Box

Temperature

Triplog

Lower Depth Range

RTS® Window

Cursor

Views

The views available on your 700 Series™ Fishing System are:

Sonar views:

Navigation views:

• Sonar View • Bird’s Eye View

• Zoom View • Chart View

• 200/83 kHz Split Sonar View • Combo View.

• Big Digits View

• Circular Flasher View

• Screen Snapshot View

• Side Beam View

• WideSide® View.

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.

NOTE: Side Beam View and WideSide® View require the purchase of the QuadraBeamTM transducer for the Side Beam View and the WideSide® transducer for the WideSide® View. 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.

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.

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Freeze Frame

Freeze Frame - Pressing any arrow on the 4-WAY Cursor Control key will freeze the screen and a cursor will be displayed on the screen. The cursor can be positioned on the display using the 4-WAY Cursor Control key to determine the depth of any sonar return. The RTS® Window continues to update in Freeze Frame. In addition, see the effects of menu setting changes with Instant Image Update. Pressing EXIT will exit Freeze Frame and the display will start to scroll. Freeze Frame is available in the Sonar, Sonar Zoom, and 200/83 kHz Split Sonar Views.

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.

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.

Bottom Contour Profile with RTS® Window.

Rocky Bottom

Hard Bottom

Soft Bottom

Understanding Sonar History

It is important to understand the significance of the 700 Series™ Fishing System 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 grayscale. The grayscale used matches the bottom view grayscale setting used in the sonar history window (i.e. Inverse, StructureID®, 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 RTS® Window in-

dicates 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.

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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. 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, Zoom View

Upper Depth Range, Full Range View

Full Range View

Zoom Preview Box

Lower Depth Range, Full Range View

Zoomed

View

Zoom Level

Depth

Lower Depth Range,

Zoom View

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.

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Circular Flasher View

Circular Flasher View displays Real Time Sonar (RTS®) data in the traditional flasher format. Depth and temperature are always displayed. The digital readouts in the Flasher View cannot be customized.

Screen Snapshot View

When Screen Snapshot is enabled (from the Accessories menu tab), pressing the MARK key creates a saved screen capture (when you have an optional-purchase MMC/SD card installed).

Screen Capture View

200/83 kHz Split Sonar View

Split Sonar View displays sonar returns from the 83 kHz wide beam on the left side of the screen and displays sonar returns from the 200 kHz narrow beam on the right side of the screen. Depth is always displayed in the upper left hand corner. You can use the Split Sonar View to make side by side comparisons between the sonar returns 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.

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 700 Series™ Fishing 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 - the battery voltage.

Average Speed shows the speed since the Triplog was last reset

200/83 kHz Split Sonar View

Depth

83 kHz

Sonar History

Window

200 kHz Sonar History Window

Lower Depth Range

Upper Depth Range

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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 down-looking portion, so you actually see more of the bottom. The distance covered by the right and left 90° beams is based on the depth setting for the down-looking beam, up to a maximum of 160 feet.

Side Beam View

Depth

Temperature

Left Side 455 kHz

Sonar History

Window

Right Side 455 kHz Sonar History Window

200 kHz Sonar History Window

Water Surface Line for 455 kHz Sonar History Windows

Taking a screen snapshot is a three step process: (there are four steps here??)

1. Enabling Screen Snapshot from the Accessories Menu.

2. Making a Screen Snapshot.

3. Viewing a Screen Snapshot using the Screen Snapshot View.

4. Deleting a Screen Snapshot using the Screen Snapshot X-Press™ menu.

For more information, see the Accessories Menu Tab: Using Screen Snapshot procedure and the Screen Snapshot X-Press™ Menu.

When you start a screen snapshot, you will see a message that a waypoint has been created at the point where your cursor is on the screen, and the screen will freeze. A status dialog box will appear that shows the progress of the save, and that displays the numbered file name assigned to the .BMP file that is being created, along with the percentage completed status.

The Screen Snapshot View displays up to three thumbnails of these screen captures at a time. You can scroll through the whole list of thumbnails of screen snapshots in this view using the 4-WAY Cursor keys. The selected thumbnail will be highlighted with arrows. See the full-sized image by selecting a thumbnail (using the Up or Down 4-Way Cursor keys), then using the Right 4-Way Cursor key to view the full image. A border around the full-size screen snapshot indicates that it is just a screen snapshot, not a “live” view. You can delete the selected image, or all images, using Delete Image or Delete All Images from the Screen Snapshot X-Press™ menu.

Side Beam View (with optional-purchase QuadraBeam™ transducer)

Side Beam View is only available if you have connected a QuadraBeam

transducer accessory

and when Transducer Select is set to QuadraBeam™ (see Sonar Menu Tab: Transducer Select). The QuadraBeam™ transducer requires a separate purchase. This view shows sonar information from both the left and right 90° 455 kHz beams and the 200 kHz down-looking beam in one view. The top portion of the display presents a historical log of sonar returns from the 200 kHz down-looking sonar. The bottom portion of the display presents a historical log of sonar returns from the 455 kHz right- and left-looking sonar. New information appears at the top, and scrolls down the display.

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Bird’s Eye View

Bird's Eye View - This view shows a 3-D, perspective view of the track and the chart’s land contour from a point above and behind the boat (the eye point). As the boat turns, the eye point moves to follow the boat.

When you press the 4-WAY Cursor key in the Bird’s Eye View, the position of the eye point will shift. This allows you to move and turn the eye point so that you can look off to the sides, or even behind the boat. Pressing the RIGHT or LEFT arrow keys on the 4-WAY Cursor key turns the eye point right or left, while pressing the UP arrow key moves the eye point forward, and pressing the DOWN arrow key moves the eye point backward.

Pressing the EXIT key moves the eye point back to its original position behind and above the boat.

Bird’s Eye View

Depth

Land Contours

Boat Icon

Water Surface

Temperature

Latitude and Longitude Position of Boat

Speed of Boat

Bearing of Boat with Respect to True North

WideSide® View (with optional-purchase WideSide® transducer)

WideSide® View is only available if you have connected a WideSide® transducer accessory and when Transducer Select is set to WideSide® (see Sonar Menu Tab: Transducer Select). The WideSide® transducer requires a separate purchase. The WideSide® View displays information from the 455 kHz WideSide® transducer. Three views are available: Left, Right and Both. The default view is Both. Information from both the left and right beams are displayed simultaneously. The depth of the water beneath the boat is always displayed. A bottom contour may be present while bank fishing or fishing river channels. When fishing in the open water, a bottom contour will not be present, and only sonar returns from either debris or fish will be displayed.

WideSide View

Left Side View

Bank Contour

Water Surface Line

Depth

Right Side View

Open Water (no bottom contour visible on-screen)

Side Beam Depth Range

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Combo View

Combo View - This view is displayed as a split screen, with Chart View on the left and Sonar View on the right side of the screen. The width of the sonar window can be changed.

View Orientation

Both Chart and Combo views allow you to choose the orientation of the view. When North-Up orientation is selected, True North is shown at the top of the display. In other words, objects

located to the north of the boat are drawn above the boat. When Course-Up orientation is selected, the direction of motion of the boat is shown at the top of the display. In other words, objects ahead of the boat are drawn above the boat. In both orientations, the view pans automatically, so that the boat is always centered on the display. When the boat is stationary, it is drawn as a circle. When the boat is in motion, it takes on a boat shape, pointed in the direction of motion (always Up in the Course-Up orientation).

Combo View

Depth

Cartography

Sonar Window

Bearing of Boat with Respect to True North

Water Surface

Temperature

Speed of Boat

Map Scale

Chart View

Chart View - This view shows cartography from the built-in Uni-Map™ or an optional MMC map for the area surrounding your current position. The current track (also known as the position history or breadcrumb trail) showing where the boat has been, along with saved tracks, waypoints, and the current route (when navigating), are overlaid on the chart. You can use the 4-WAY Cursor Control key to shift/pan the chart to another area. You can use the ZOOM (+/-) keys to zoom in and out. You can use the INFO key to get information on the chart objects near the cursor.

Chart View with Active Cursor

Depth

Cartography

Latitude and

Longitude

Position of

Cursor

Bearing of Boat with Respect to True North

Distance to

the Cursor

and Bearing

to Cursor

Map Scale

Active Cursor

Chart View without Active Cursor

Depth

Cartography

Speed Of Boat

Bearing of Boat with Respect to True North

Water Surface

Temperature

Map Scale

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Nearest Current Station: Current information for the nearest current station to your present position will be displayed. This includes the position of the station and the current changes for today. Two graphs are also presented that show the time, direction and flow speed of the current changes for the 24 hour time period of today’s date. You can change the date to look at current information before or after the date displayed by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT cursor key respectively. Press the EXIT key to remove the information box and the cursor bull’s eye will be centered over the current station position. The cursor information boxes at the bottom of the display will indicate the distance and bearing to the current station from your present position.

Introduction to Navigation

Use the 700 Series™ Fishing System to establish waypoints at areas of interest and to navigate to those waypoints via a savable route (representing the shortest intended distance between waypoints). You can also view and save tracks, which represent the actual path of the boat.

Waypoints, Routes and Tracks

Waypoints are stored positions that allow you to mark areas of interest or navigation points. Your 700 Series™ Fishing System can store up to 750 waypoints.

Routes link two or more waypoints together to create a path for navigation, and are used in trip planning. You can link individual waypoints together by using the GOTO key. A route represents your intended navigation and shows the shortest path from each waypoint to the next. As you travel a route, staying on the route line is the most efficient way to get to your destination, although you should always look out for obstacles not shown on the chart. Your 700 Series™ Fishing System can store up to 50 routes that can each contain up to 50 waypoints.

Waypoints, Routes and Tracks

Route

Tra ck

Waypoint

Depth

Water Surface

Temperature

DTG: Distance

to Go to

Waypoint

Speed of Boat

XTE: Cross

Track Error.

Distance of

Boat from

Route

Bearing of Boat with Respect to True North

BRG: Bearing to Waypoint

Viewing Cartography

In the Chart or Combo Views there are several cartography-related functions that you can access using various keys.

Panning: Use the 4-WAY Cursor keys to move the chart around on the display in the direction of the key being pressed. When you do this, a bull's eye cursor is drawn at the center of the screen and is linked to the boat by a gray line, even if the boat is off the screen. At the same time, the temperature and speed boxes in the lower left corner are replaced with the distance and bearing from the boat to the cursor position and the latitude/longitude coordinates of the cursor.

Zooming: Use the Plus (+) key to Zoom In and the Minus (-) key to Zoom Out showing the cartography at different

scales. The scale is indicated on the left side of the display. If you zoom in beyond the available chart data, the display will go into Overzoom mode whereby the last available chart data is amplified to reflect the scale selected. If you zoom in so far that no cartography is available, a lat/long grid will be drawn instead.

Chart Info: Use the INFO key to get detailed information about the chart. If the cursor is active, you will see information about the chart objects located near the cursor. If the cursor is not active, the Chart Info menu will appear. You can select the nearest port, the nearest tide station, or the nearest current station to see information about any of these objects.

NOTE: The built-in Uni-Map™ does not contain any Port, Tide or Current information. This information is only available from optional-purchase MMC/SD cards.

Nearest Port: The position and services information for the nearest port to your present position will be displayed. Press the EXIT key to remove the information box and the cursor bull’s eye will be centered over the port position. The cursor information boxes at the bottom of the display will indicate the distance and bearing to the port from your present position.

Nearest Tide Station: Tide information for the nearest tide station to your present position will be displayed. This includes the position of the station and the times of the high and low tides for today’s date. A tide graph is also displayed showing the rise and fall of the tides for the 24 hour time period encompassing the date. You can change the date to look at tide information before or after the date displayed by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT cursor key respectively. Press the EXIT key to remove the information box and the cursor bull’s eye will be centered over the tide station position. The cursor information boxes at the bottom of the display will indicate the distance and bearing to the tide station from your present position.

Chart View with Cursor Present

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To make it easier to select a waypoint, select Sort By and press the RIGHT or LEFT Cursor keys to select a sort order:

• Name shows the waypoints alphabetically

• Time shows the most recently-created waypoint first

• Distance shows the closest waypoint first.

Delete a waypoint: From the Waypoints submenu, select Delete and press the RIGHT Cursor key to display a list of waypoints. Select the waypoint you want to delete, then press the RIGHT Cursor key. You will be asked to confirm deletion before the waypoint is actually deleted.

Navigate to a Waypoint or Position

Navigate to the cursor position: From the Chart or Combo view, use the Cursor key to select a position or waypoint to which you want to navigate. Press the GOTO key. Navigation will begin immediately.

Navigate to a specified waypoint: Press the GOTO key, then choose the waypoint to which you would like to navigate from the waypoint list and press the RIGHT Cursor key to select it.

NOTE: By repeating the previous instructions, you can add more waypoints to create a longer multi-segment route.

Skipping a waypoint: From the Navigation X-Press™ menu, select Skip Next Waypoint and press the RIGHT Cursor key. If there is not another waypoint to skip to, navigation will be cancelled.

Cancel navigation: From the Navigation X-Press™ menu, select Cancel Navigation and press the RIGHT Cursor key. Canceling navigation removes the route and any waypoints created using the GOTO key, but does not remove any saved routes from memory. You will be prompted to save the current route when you cancel navigation.

Tra cks consist of detailed position history, and are displayed as a breadcrumb trail of trackpoints. The Current Track shows the position history since the unit was powered up (maximum of 2000 trackpoints displayed). You can clear the Current Track or save it at any time. Your 700 Series™ Fishing System can store up to 10 saved tracks, each containing 2000 trackpoints. The current track represents your actual path so far.

Save, Edit, or Delete a Waypoint

Save your current position as a waypoint: On any view, press the MARK key to save the current position of the boat as a waypoint.

Save the cursor position as a waypoint: On the Chart or Combo view, use the Cursor key to designate the position you want to save as a waypoint. Then press the MARK key to save the marked position as a waypoint.

Save a position from the sonar history: On any Sonar view, use the Cursor key to point to a feature in the sonar history (also called the Sonar Saver feature). Press the MARK key to create a waypoint at the location where that sonar reading was taken. The new waypoint will also record the depth at that location.

NOTE: When you save a waypoint by any of these methods, a numerical waypoint name is automatically assigned. You can edit the waypoint information later to give it a different name and select an icon to represent it (see Waypoint submenu on the Navigation Main Menu Tab).

Display the Waypoints Submenu: From any view, press the MENU key twice to display the Main Menu System, then use the RIGHT Cursor key to select the Navigation tab. Select Waypoints and press the RIGHT Cursor key to display the Waypoints submenu.

Program a specific position as a waypoint: To create a waypoint that is NOT your current position, from the Waypoints submenu, select the Create option and press the RIGHTCursor key. Use the Cursor keys to program a waypoint name, latitude, longitude, and icon before selecting Save.

Edit a waypoint: From the Waypoints submenu, select Edit and press the RIGHTCursor key to display a list of saved waypoints. Select the waypoint you want to edit and press the RIGHT Cursor key. Use the 4-WAY Cursor Control key to move from field to field, and the UP and DOWN Cursor keys to changes values once you are in a field. In the Waypoint Name, Latitude and Longitude fields, use the UP and DOWN Cursor keys to change the letter or number. All upper and lower case letters are available, as well as digits 0-9 and some punctuation characters. In the Waypoint Icon field, use the UP and DOWN Cursor keys to change the icon used to represent the waypoint on the Combo and Chart Views. You can exit these fields with the LEFT and RIGHT Cursor keys or by pressing the EXIT key. Select Save and press the RIGHT Cursor key to save your changes.

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