Humminbird 787c2i User Manual

757c, 787c2and 787c2i GPS

Chartplotter Operations Manual

531528-1_C

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 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.

WARNING! This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm.

NOTE: Some features discussed in this manual require a separate purchase, and some features are only available on international models. Every effort has been made to clearly identify thosefeatures. Please read the manual carefully in order to understand the full capabilities of your model.

DualBeam PLUS™, CannonLink™, Fish ID+™, Fishing GPS®, Humminbird®, HumminbirdPC™, InterLink™, QuadraBeam PLUS™, RTS® Window, Selective Fish ID+™, WeatherSense®, WhiteLine®, WideSide®, X-Press™ Menu, and Structure ID® are trademarked by or registered trademarks of Humminbird®.

Table of Contents

How Sonar Works 1

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

QuadraBeam PLUS™ Sonar (with optional-purchase QuadraBeam PLUS™ transducer) ...... 4

WideSide® Sonar (with optional-purchase WideSide® transducer) ........................................ 5

Universal Sonar 2 .................................................................................................................... 5

How GPS and Cartography Work 6

Multi-Media Card (MMC)/SD Slot 8

Software Updates.................................................................................................................... 8

What’s On the Display 9

Sonar View ............................................................................................................................ 12

Understanding Sonar History................................................................................................ 13

Real Time Sonar (RTS®) Window.......................................................................................... 14

Freeze Frame and Cursor ...................................................................................................... 14

Bottom Presentation.............................................................................................................. 15

Sonar Zoom View ..................................................................................................................18

200/83 kHz Split Sonar View .............................................................................................. 19

Big Digits View ...................................................................................................................... 20

Circular Flasher View ............................................................................................................ 21

Snapshot and Recording View.............................................................................................. 22

Side Beam View (with optional-purchase QuadraBeam PLUS™ transducer)........................ 27

WideSide® View (with optional-purchase WideSide® transducer) ........................................ 30

Bird's Eye View ...................................................................................................................... 31

Chart View ............................................................................................................................ 32

Combo View .......................................................................................................................... 34

View Orientation.................................................................................................................... 35

Viewing Cartography 35

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Introduction to Navigation 37

Waypoints, Routes and Tracks.............................................................................................. 37

Save, Edit or Delete a Waypoint .......................................................................................... 38

Navigate to a Waypoint or Position...................................................................................... 39

Add a Waypoint Target or Trolling Grid................................................................................ 40

Save, Edit or Delete a Route ................................................................................................ 42

Save or Clear a Current Track .............................................................................................. 43

Edit, Delete or Hide Saved Tracks ........................................................................................ 43

Man Overboard (MOB) Navigation ...................................................................................... 44

Key Functions 46

POWER/LIGHT Key .............................................................................................................. 46

VIEW Key .............................................................................................................................. 46

INFO Key ................................................................................................................................ 47

MENU Key ............................................................................................................................ 47

4-WAY Cursor Control Key .................................................................................................. 48

MARK Key.............................................................................................................................. 48

GOTO Key .............................................................................................................................. 49

ZOOM (+/-) Key .................................................................................................................... 49

EXIT Key ................................................................................................................................ 50

Accessory Bus 51

Powering Up the Unit 52

The Menu System 53

Start-Up Options Menu 55

Normal Operation .................................................................................................................. 55

Simulator .............................................................................................................................. 56

System Status ...................................................................................................................... 57

Self Test.................................................................................................................................. 57

Accessory Test ...................................................................................................................... 58

GPS Diagnostic View ............................................................................................................ 59

PC Connect (with PC Connect cable only) ............................................................................ 60

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Sonar X-Press™ Menu

Side (WideSide® transducer: WideSide® view only) .............................................................. 62

Sensitivity .............................................................................................................................. 63

Upper Range (Advanced: Sonar, Split Sonar, Big Digits and Circular Flasher views only) .... 64

Lower Range ........................................................................................................................ 65

Side Beam Range (WideSide® transducer: WideSide® view only) ........................................ 66

Chart Speed .......................................................................................................................... 67

Quad Layout (with optional-purchase QuadraBeam PLUS™ transducer,

Side Beam View only) .......................................................................................................... 67

Bottom Lock (Sonar Zoom view only) .................................................................................... 68

Bottom Range (Sonar Zoom view only when Bottom Lock is On) ........................................ 68

Cancel Navigation (only when navigating)............................................................................ 69

Navigation X-Press™ Menu

Waypoint [Name] (Only with an active cursor on a waypoint).............................................. 71

Cursor To Waypoint (Chart or Combo view only) .................................................................. 72

Save Current Track ................................................................................................................ 72

Clear Current Track ................................................................................................................ 73

Save Current Route (only when navigating).......................................................................... 73

Skip Next Waypoint (only when navigating) ........................................................................ 74

Cancel Navigation (only when navigating)............................................................................ 74

Cancel MOB Navigation (only when MOB Navigation is activated) .................................... 75

Remove Target (only if Target is Active) ................................................................................ 75

Remove Grid (only if Grid is Active)........................................................................................ 76

Sonar Window (Combo view only) ........................................................................................ 76

Waypoint [Name] (Most recently-created waypoint) ............................................................ 77

(Sonar views only)

(Navigation views only)

Snapshot and Recording X-Press™ Menu

(Snapshot and Recording View, optional-purchase MMC/SD card only)

Start Recording (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only) .... 79

Stop Recording (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card).............................................................. 79

Delete Image (optional-purchase MMC/SD card only).......................................................... 80

Delete All Images (optional-purchase MMC/SD card only) .................................................. 80

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Delete Recording (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot

and Recording View only) .................................................................................................... 81

Delete All Recordings (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card,

Snapshot and Recording View only) .................................................................................... 81

Pings Per Second (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card,

Snapshot and Recording View only) .................................................................................... 82

Playback Speed (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only) .... 82

Stop Playback (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card).................................................................. 83

Sonar Menu Tab 84

Beam Select .......................................................................................................................... 85

Fish ID+™ .............................................................................................................................. 86

Fish ID Sensitivity .................................................................................................................. 87

Real Time Sonar (RTS®) Window.......................................................................................... 87

Bottom View .......................................................................................................................... 88

Zoom Width .......................................................................................................................... 88

83 kHz Sensitivity (Advanced) .............................................................................................. 89

455 kHz Sensitivity (Advanced, with QuadraBeam PLUS™ transducer) .............................. 90

WideSide® Sensitivity (Advanced, with WideSide® transducer) .......................................... 91

Depth Lines (Advanced) ........................................................................................................ 92

Surface Clutter (Advanced).................................................................................................... 93

Noise Filter (Advanced).......................................................................................................... 94

Max Depth (Advanced) .......................................................................................................... 94

Water Type (Advanced).......................................................................................................... 95

Transducer Select.................................................................................................................. 95

Navigation Menu Tab 96

Current Track.......................................................................................................................... 97

Saved Tracks .......................................................................................................................... 98

Waypoints.............................................................................................................................. 99

Routes.................................................................................................................................. 100

Chart Orientation ................................................................................................................ 101

North Reference .................................................................................................................. 101

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Grid Rotation........................................................................................................................ 101

Trackpoint Interval .............................................................................................................. 102

Track Min Distance (Advanced) .......................................................................................... 102

Track Color Range................................................................................................................ 103

Map Datum (Advanced)...................................................................................................... 103

Course Projection Line ........................................................................................................ 104

Export All Nav Data (Advanced) .......................................................................................... 104

Delete All Nav Data (Advanced).......................................................................................... 105

Continuous Navigation Mode ............................................................................................ 105

Chart Menu Tab 106

Chart Detail Level ................................................................................................................ 107

Map Borders........................................................................................................................ 108

Lat/Lon Grid ........................................................................................................................ 109

Spot Soundings ....................................................................................................................109

Navaids on Bird's Eye View ................................................................................................ 109

Shaded Depth...................................................................................................................... 110

Set Simulation Position (Advanced) .................................................................................... 110

Set Map Offset (Advanced) ................................................................................................ 111

Clear Map Offset (Advanced).............................................................................................. 111

Alarms Menu Tab 112

Depth Alarm ........................................................................................................................ 113

Fish ID Alarm ...................................................................................................................... 113

Low Battery Alarm .............................................................................................................. 114

Aux. Temp. Alarm (with optional-purchase temp. probe or Temp/Speed only) .................. 114

Temp Alarm.......................................................................................................................... 115

Off Course Alarm ................................................................................................................ 115

Arrival Alarm ...................................................................................................................... 116

Drift Alarm .......................................................................................................................... 117

Alarm Tone .......................................................................................................................... 118

Setup Menu Tab 119

Units - Depth ...................................................................................................................... 120

Units - Temp (International only) ........................................................................................ 120

Units - Distance .................................................................................................................. 120

Units - Speed ...................................................................................................................... 121

User Mode .......................................................................................................................... 121

Language (International only) .............................................................................................. 121

Triplog Reset ...................................................................................................................... 122

Restore Defaults .................................................................................................................. 122

Select Readouts (Advanced, Sonar view only).................................................................... 123

Depth Offset (Advanced)...................................................................................................... 125

Aux. Temp. Offset (Advanced) ............................................................................................ 125

Temp Offset (Advanced) ...................................................................................................... 126

Speed Calibration (Advanced, with Temp/Speed only) ...................................................... 126

Local Time Zone (Advanced)................................................................................................ 127

Daylight Saving Time (Advanced)........................................................................................ 127

Position Format (Advanced) ................................................................................................ 128

Time Format (Advanced, International only) ........................................................................ 128

Date Format (Advanced, International only) ........................................................................ 129

Digits Format (Advanced).................................................................................................... 130

NMEA Output (Advanced) .................................................................................................. 130

Sonar.................................................................................................................................... 131

Views Menu Tab 132

Accessories Menu Tab 133

Using Screen Snapshot ...................................................................................................... 134

Troubleshooting 136

Fishing System Doesn’t Power Up .................................................................................... 136

Fishing System Defaults to Simulator with a Transducer Attached ................................ 136

Display Problems ................................................................................................................ 137

Finding the Cause of Noise ................................................................................................ 138

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700 Series™ Fishing System Accessories 139

Specifications 141

Glossary 143

Contact Humminbird® 161

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. It is important to note that products sold in the U.S. are not intended for resale in the international market. To obtain a list of authorized International Distributors, please visit our web site 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 Optional-Purchase QuadraBeam PLUS™/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 accessoriesonlineor contactour CustomerResource Center at 1-800-633-1468.

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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 teardropshaped 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 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.

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. 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 PLUS™ Sonar

90° Total Coverage

Bottom Coverage=2 x Depth

35° 60° 20° 35°

455 kHz 455 kHz

83 kHz

200 kHz

(with optional-purchase QuadraBeam PLUS™

transducer)

Your 700 Series™ Fishing System also supports QuadraBeam PLUS™ sonar with the purchase of an additional QuadraBeam PLUS™ transducer. 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. For a detailed view below the boat, QuadraBeam PLUS™ uses DualBeam PLUS™ technology, with precision 20° and wide 60° beams. 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.

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.

Universal Sonar 2

Your 700 Series™ Fishing System supports Universal Sonar 2, a state-of-theart, integrated and protected transducer that is built into the lower unit of Minnkota trolling motors. With Universal Sonar 2, all wiring is concealed inside the indestructible composite shaft—out of sight and out of harm’s way, with no clamps, ties, or exposed wires. Universal Sonar 2 features new temperature sensing and the performance of DualBeam PLUS™ technology (available with all Humminbird® DualBeam PLUS™ models). An expanded view and greater bottom detail gives you a totally new perspective of the water below, along with optimal sonar performance to help you find fish.

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-to-use 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.

NOTE: Your 700 Series™ does not support Navionics® Classic Charts, only Navionics® Gold, HotMaps™, 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 optional-purchase cards containing additional detailed maps. If you insert an

Inserting an MMC/SD

into the Card Slot

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.

MMC/SD that contains a more detailed chart for a particular location, your 700 Series™ Fishing System will retrieve that chart and display it

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.

What’s On the Display

The 700 Series™ Fishing System can display a variety of useful information about

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

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.

Temperature - water surface temperature.

Timer - Elapsed time with Temp/Speed Accessory

or GPS Receiver.

Distance - Distance traveled with Temp/Speed Accessory or GPS Receiver.

Average Speed - Average speed reading with Temp/Speed Accessory or GPS Receiver.

Speed- if a Temp/Speed accessory or GPS Receiver is attached, the Fishing System can display the speedoftheboat, 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 showa strong secondreturn,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.TheLatitude and Longitudeof the cursor position, the distance to travel to the cursor position and the bearing to the cursor position is shown with a GPS receiver. A waypoint can be marked at the cursor position for later retrieval and use with a GPS receiver.

NOTE: Entries in this view that list (with Temp/Speed or GPS Receiver) are available if either the information from the GPS receiver will be displayed on the view.

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

High Sonar Intensity Return

Bait Ball

Thermoclines - layers of water with different

temperatures that appear at different depths and different timesof the year. A thermocline typically appears as a continuous band of many colors moving across the display at the same depth.

83 kHz Blue Fish Symbol

Fish - the Fishing System displays fish as arches

and/or fish icons, and can be set to alarm when a fish of a certain sizeis detected. When a target is detected, a Fish ID+™ symbol appears on the display with the depthdisplayedabove 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.

200 kHz Orange Fish Symbol

Structure - where fish may be hiding.

RTS® (Real Time Sonar) Window

Low Sonar Intensity Return

device is connected to the 700 Series™ Fishing System. If both devicesare connected, then only

Views

The views available on your 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

• Snapshot and Recording 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).

NOTE: Side BeamView andWideSide® View requirethe purchase ofthe QuadraBeam PLUS™ transducer for theSide 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.

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). 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).

Sonar View

Upper Depth

Depth

Temperature

Triplog

Range

RTS® Window

Cursor

Sonar History

Window

Cursor

Dialog Box

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 reasonthattheunitcan’taccuratelyreceive continuous data.

Lower Depth Range

Understanding Sonar History

It is important to understand the significance of the display. The display does NOT show a literal 3dimensional 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 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.

Freeze Frame and Cursor

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.

Bottom Contour Profile with RTS® Window.

Rocky Bottom

Hard Bottom

Soft Bottom

The sonar returns from the bottom, structure and fish can be represented as either WhiteLine® or Structure ID®. See Sonar Menu Tab: 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 returnsin white,resultingin a distinctive outline. This has the benefit of clearly defining the bottom on the display.

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

Zoom

Level

Lower Depth Range, Zoom View

Lower Depth Range, Full Range 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.

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

Timer shows the time

Depth

Temperature

Speed

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

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 Circular Flasher View cannot be customized.

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