Humminbird 788c, 788ci Owner's Manual

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788c and 788ci Combo

Operations Manual

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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 (compatible with optional-purchase Minnkota trolling motors)..............	5
How GPS and Cartography Work	6
What’s On the Sonar Display	8
Understanding the Sonar Display ..........................................................................	10
Real Time Sonar (RTS™) Window ..........................................................................	11
Freeze Frame and Active Cursor..............................................................................	12
Bottom Presentation................................................................................................	13
Views	15
Sonar View ..............................................................................................................	18
Sonar Zoom View ....................................................................................................	19
200/83 kHz Split Sonar View ..................................................................................	20
Big Digits View ........................................................................................................	21
Circular Flasher View ..............................................................................................	22
Snapshot and Recording View................................................................................	23
Side Beam View (with optional-purchase QuadraBeam PLUS™ transducer)....................	33
WideSide® View (with optional-purchase WideSide® transducer)..................................	37
Bird's Eye View ........................................................................................................	38
Chart View................................................................................................................	39
Chart/Sonar Combo View........................................................................................	41
View Orientation ......................................................................................................	42
Viewing Cartography ..............................................................................................	42

Table of Contents
Introduction to Navigation	45
Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks ............................................................................	46
Save, Edit, or Delete a Waypoint..........................................................................	47
Navigate to a Waypoint or Position......................................................................	49
Add a Waypoint Target or Trolling Grid ................................................................	50
Save, Edit, or Delete a Route ................................................................................	52
Save or Clear a Current Track................................................................................	53
Edit, Delete, or Hide Saved Tracks........................................................................	53
Man Overboard (MOB) Navigation ......................................................................	54
Using Your 700 Series™ Control Head	56
Key Functions	57
POWER/LIGHT Key ..............................................................................................	57
VIEW Key ..............................................................................................................	57
INFO Key ................................................................................................................	58
MENU Key ............................................................................................................	58
4-WAY Cursor Control Key ..................................................................................	59
MARK Key..............................................................................................................	60
GOTO Key................................................................................................................	60
ZOOM (+/-) Key......................................................................................................	61
VIEW PRESET Keys................................................................................................	61
EXIT Key ................................................................................................................	62
Multi-Media Card (MMC)/SD Slot	63
Adding Maps to Your Fishing System ................................................................	63
Updating Software ................................................................................................	64
Exporting Navigation Data ....................................................................................	65
Accessory Bus	66

Table of Contents
Powering On the Unit	67
The Menu System	68
Start-Up Options Menu	69
Normal Operation ....................................................................................................	70
Simulator ................................................................................................................	70
System Status ........................................................................................................	72
Self Test....................................................................................................................	72
Accessory Test..........................................................................................................	73
GPS Diagnostic View ..............................................................................................	74
PC Connect (with optional-purchase PC Connect cable only)..........................................	74
X-Press™ Menu	75
Main Menu	76
Quick Tips for the Main Menu ....................................................................................	77
User Mode (Normal or Advanced) ................................................................................	78
Sonar X-Press™ Menu (Sonar views only)	80
Side ..........................................................................................................................	81
Sensitivity ................................................................................................................	82
Upper Range (Advanced: Sonar, Split Sonar, Big Digits and Circular Flasher views only)......	83
Lower Range ..........................................................................................................	84
Side Beam Range (WideSide® transducer: WideSide® view only) ..................................	85
Chart Speed ............................................................................................................	86
Quad Layout (with optional-purchase QuadraBeam PLUS™ Transducer,
Side Beam View only) ..............................................................................................	86
Bottom Lock (Sonar Zoom view only) ..........................................................................	87
Bottom Range (Sonar Zoom view only when Bottom Lock is On)....................................	87
Cancel Navigation (only when navigating)..................................................................	88

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Navigation X-Press™ Menu (Navigation views only)	89
Waypoint [Name] (Only with an active cursor on a waypoint) ....................................	90
Cursor To Waypoint (Chart or Combo View only) ......................................................	91
Save Current Track ................................................................................................	91
Clear Current Track ................................................................................................	92
Save Current Route (only when Navigating) ............................................................	92
Skip Next Waypoint (only when Navigating) ............................................................	93
Cancel Navigation (only when Navigating) ..............................................................	93
Cancel MOB Navigation (only when MOB Navigation is activated)............................	94
Remove Target (only if Target is Active) ....................................................................	94
Remove Grid (only if Grid is Active)............................................................................	95
Sonar Window (Combo View only) ..........................................................................	95
Waypoint [Name] (Most recently-created waypoint) ..................................................	96
Snapshot and Recording X-Press™ Menu
(Snapshot and Recording View only)	97
Start Recording
(optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only) ......................	98
Stop Recording (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card only) ............................................	98
Delete Image
(optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only) ......................	99
Delete All Images
(optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only) ......................	99
Delete Recording
(optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only)....................	100
Delete All Recordings
(optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only)....................	100
Pings Per Second
(optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only)....................	101
Playback Speed (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only)....	102
Stop Playback (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card only) ............................................	103

Table of Contents
Alarms Menu Tab	104
Depth Alarm ..........................................................................................................	105
Fish ID Alarm..........................................................................................................	105
Low Battery Alarm ................................................................................................	106
Aux. Temp. Alarm (with optional-purchase temp. probe or Temp/Speed only) ..............	106
Temp. Alarm ..........................................................................................................	107
Off Course Alarm....................................................................................................	108
Arrival Alarm ..........................................................................................................	108
Drift Alarm..............................................................................................................	109
Alarm Tone ............................................................................................................	109
Sonar Menu Tab	110
Beam Select ..........................................................................................................	111
Fish ID+™ ..............................................................................................................	112
Fish ID Sensitivity ..................................................................................................	113
Real Time Sonar (RTS™) Window ........................................................................	113
Bottom View ..........................................................................................................	114
Zoom Width............................................................................................................	114
83 kHz Sensitivity (Advanced)..................................................................................	115
455 kHz Sensitivity (Advanced: with QuadraBeam PLUS™ transducer)........................	116
WideSide® Sensitivity (Advanced: with WideSide® transducer) ..................................	117
Depth Lines (Advanced) ..........................................................................................	118
Surface Clutter (Advanced)......................................................................................	119
Noise Filter (Advanced) ............................................................................................	120
Max Depth (Advanced) ............................................................................................	120
Water Type (Advanced) ............................................................................................	121
Transducer Select ..................................................................................................	121

Table of Contents
Navigation Menu Tab	122
Current Track........................................................................................................	123
Saved Tracks ........................................................................................................	123
Waypoints ............................................................................................................	125
Routes ..................................................................................................................	127
Chart Orientation ................................................................................................	129
North Reference ..................................................................................................	129
Waypoint Decluttering (Advanced) ......................................................................	129
Grid Rotation........................................................................................................	130
Trackpoint Interval ..............................................................................................	130
Track Min Distance (Advanced) ............................................................................	131
Track Color Range................................................................................................	131
Map Datum (Advanced) ........................................................................................	132
Course Projection Line ........................................................................................	132
Export All Nav Data (Advanced) ............................................................................	132
Delete All Nav Data (Advanced)............................................................................	133
Continuous Navigation Mode ............................................................................	133
GPS Receiver Override (Advanced)........................................................................	134
Chart Menu Tab	135
Chart Detail Level ................................................................................................	136
Map Borders ........................................................................................................	137
Lat/Lon Grid..........................................................................................................	137
Spot Soundings ....................................................................................................	138
Navaids on Bird’s Eye View ................................................................................	138
Shaded Depth......................................................................................................	138
Chart Select..........................................................................................................	138
NVB Chart Preference ........................................................................................	139
Set Simulation Position (Advanced) ......................................................................	139
Set Map Offset (Advanced) ..................................................................................	140
Clear Map Offset (Advanced) ................................................................................	140

Table of Contents
Setup Menu Tab	141
Units - Depth..........................................................................................................	142
Units - Temp (International only) ..............................................................................	142
Units - Distance......................................................................................................	142
Units - Speed..........................................................................................................	143
User Mode ............................................................................................................	143
Language (International only)....................................................................................	143
Triplog Reset ..........................................................................................................	144
Restore Defaults ....................................................................................................	144
Select Readouts (Advanced, Sonar View only) ..........................................................	145
Depth Offset (Advanced)..........................................................................................	146
Aux. Temp. Offset (Advanced)..................................................................................	147
Temp. Offset (Advanced)..........................................................................................	147
Speed Calibration (Advanced, with Temp/Speed only)................................................	148
Local Time Zone (Advanced)....................................................................................	148
Daylight Saving Time (Advanced)............................................................................	149
Position Format (Advanced) ....................................................................................	149
Time Format (Advanced, International only)................................................................	150
Date Format (Advanced, International only)................................................................	150
Digits Format (Advanced) ........................................................................................	151
NMEA Output (Advanced) ......................................................................................	151
Sonar ......................................................................................................................	152
Views Menu Tab	153
Accessories Menu Tab	154
Using Screen Snapshot ........................................................................................	155

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Troubleshooting	158
Fishing System Doesn’t Power Up......................................................................	158
Fishing System Defaults to Simulator with a Transducer Attached ................	158
Display Problems ................................................................................................	159
Finding the Cause of Noise ................................................................................	160
700 Series™ Fishing System Accessories	161
Specifications	163
Glossary	164
Contact Humminbird®	181

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 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 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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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.

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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.

How Sonar Works

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.

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35°	60°	20°	35°
455 kHz		200 kHz	455 kHz
		200 kHz

83 kHz

90° Total Coverage

Bottom Coverage =2 x Depth

QuadraBeam PLUS™ Sonar

(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.

How Sonar Works

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

(compatible with optional-purchase Minnkota trolling motors)

Your 700 Series™ Fishing System supports Universal Sonar 2, a state-of-the- art, 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.

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How GPS and Cartography Work

Your 700 Series™ Fishing System also supports GPS and chartplotting. It 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 +/- 4.5 meters, depending on conditions. This means that 95% of the time, the GPS receiver will read a location within 4.5 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 over 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.

How GPS and Cartography Work

The GPS Receiver included with your 700 Series™ Fishing System allows you to combine 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. You can insert optional-purchase cards in the (MMC)/SD slots on your control head to access additional detailed maps. See Multi-Media Card (MMC)/SD Slot for more information.

NOTE: Your 700 Series™ supports Navionics® Gold, HotMaps™, and HotMaps™ Premium. Your 700 Series™ does not support Navionics® Classic Charts or Platinum™ Cartography.

Your unit also comes with a built-in UniMap™ 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 it uses the zoom level settings on a particular view to select the best chart to display. See Chart View: Viewing Cartography for more information.

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What’s On the Sonar 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.

Temperature - water surface temperature.

Timer - Elapsed time with Temp/Speed

Accessory or GPSReceiver.

Distance - Distance traveled with Temp/Speed

Accessory or GPSReceiver.

Average Speed - Average speed reading with

Temp/Speed Accessory or GPSReceiver.

Speed - if a Temp/Speed accessory or GPS Receiver is attached, the Fishing System 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 bouncesbetweenthebottomandthesurfaceofthe water and back again. Use the appearance of the second return to determine bottom hardness. Hard bottomswillshowastrongsecondreturn,whilesoft bottomswillshowaveryweakoneornoneatall.

Cursor Dialog Box - indicates cursor depth on the display and the depth of the bottom directly below the cursor. The Latitude and Longitude of 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 device information from the GPS receiver will be displayed on the view.

What’s On the Sonar Display

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

High Sonar Intensity Return

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 colors moving across the display at the same depth.

Bait Ball

Fish - the Fishing System displays fish as arches and/or fish icons, and can be set to alarm when a fish of a certain size is detected. When a target is detected, a Fish ID+™ symbol appears on the display with the depth displayed above it. The size of the symbol indicates the intensity of the sonar return. The unit will clearly show schools of Bait Fish as "clouds" of different shapes and sizes, depending on the number of fish and boat speed.

Cursor - available in Freeze Frame and can be positioned in the Sonar View to provide depthofasonarreturnandbottomdepthbelow the cursor.

RTS (Real Time Sonar) Window™

Structure - where fish may be hiding.

Low Sonar Intensity Return

is connected to the 700 Series™ Fishing System. If both devices are connected, then only the

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The returned sonar echoes are displayed on the screen. As a new echo is received, the historical data scrolls across the screen.

Understanding the Sonar Display

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

What’s On the Sonar 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™ 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 Tab: 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 placementofthereturnonthe display depth scale.

The Wide RTS Window™ indicates the sonar intensity through the use of a bar graph. The length of the plotted return indicates 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 use grayscale.

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Freeze Frame and Active Cursor

Freeze Frame & Active Cursor - Press any arrow on the 4-WAY Cursor Control key, and the screen will freeze and a cursor will be displayed. Use the 4-WAY Cursor Control key to move the cursor over a sonar return, and the depth of the sonar return will be displayed at the bottom of the screen in the cursor information box.

Instant Image Update - You can change a variety of sonar menu settings (such as Sensitivity or Upper Range), and the adjustments will be shown instantly on the screen. When combined with the Freeze frame feature, you can adjust and see the effects of many different sonar settings quickly and easily.

The RTS Window™ continues to update in Freeze Frame. 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.

What’s On the Sonar Display

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

Soft Bottom

Hard 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.

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Structure ID® represents weak returns in blue and strong returns in red.

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

What’s On the Sonar Display

Views

The sonar and navigation information from your Fishing System is displayed on your screen in a variety of easy-to-read views. There are many views available on your Fishing System. When you press the VIEW key, the display cycles through the available views on your screen. When you press the EXIT key, the display cycles through the available views in reverse order.

When you first power up the control head, Sonar View will be the default view. You can display and hide any view to suit your fishing preferences.

Chart/Sonar

Combo View

Sonar

View

Sonar Zoom

View

Chart		Sonar
View		View
Bird’s Eye		Big Digits
View		View
GPS		Circular Flasher
GPS		Circular Flasher
Diagnostic		View
View
Accessory		Snapshot and
Test View		Recording View
Self Test		Side Beam
View	WideSide View	View
	WideSide View	(optional

	(optional	QuadraBeam
	WideSide
		required)
	required)

NOTE: When you change any menu settings that affect the sonar, the view will update immediately. You don't have to exit the menu to apply the change to the screen.

NOTE: Side Beam View and WideSide® View require the purchase of the QuadraBeam PLUS™ transducer for the Side Beam View and the WideSide® transducer for the WideSide® View. You can visit our web site at www.humminbird.com to order these accessories online or contact our Customer Resource Center at 1-800-633-1468.

Views

To customize your views rotation:

You can choose which views are hidden or visible in your view rotation.

1.Press the MENU key twice to access the tabbed Main Menu, then press the RIGHT Cursor key until the Views tab is selected.

2.Press the UP or DOWN Cursor keys to select a View.

3.Press the LEFT or RIGHT Cursor keys to change the status of the view from Hidden to Visible or vice versa.

To program each PRESET key:

Another way to access your favorite views quickly is to store them on the VIEW PRESET keys. Instead of using the VIEW key to cycle through every view to find the one you want, you can program the VIEW PRESET keys to display a specific view immediately.

1.Press the VIEW key to cycle to the view you want to store.

2.Press and hold one of the VIEW PRESET keys for several seconds. A chime will indicate that the view has been saved. You can store up to three views, one on each key.

To change the Digital Readouts:

Each view displays digital readout information (such as speed or time), which varies with the view selected, the accessory attached, and whether or not you are navigating. The digital readouts on the Sonar View can be customized. See

Setup Menu Tab: Select Readouts for more information.

1.Press the MENU key twice to access the tabbed Main Menu, then press the RIGHT Cursor key until the Setup tab is selected.

2.Press the DOWN key to highlight Select Readouts, and press the RIGHT Cursor key to access the Select Readouts submenu.

NOTE: If the Select Readouts option does not appear under the Setup tab, change the User Mode to Advanced.

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3.Press the UP or DOWN Cursor keys to select a Readout position, then press the RIGHT or LEFT Cursor keys to choose what will be displayed in that position. To hide the data window, select Off. (Course, Navigation, Off, Position, Speed, Temperature, Time+Date, Triplog, Voltage, Time, Aux Temp.)

The available views are shown here and described on the following pages.

Sonar views:

Sonar View

Sonar Zoom View

200/83 kHz Split Sonar View

Big Digits View

Circular Flasher View

Snapshot and Recording View

Side Beam View

(with optional-purchase

QuadraBeam PLUS™ transducer)

WideSide® View

(with optional-purchase WideSide® transducer)

Self Test View

(see Start-Up Options Menu)

Accessory Test View

(see Start-Up Options Menu)

GPS Diagnostic View

(see Start-Up Options Menu)

Navigation views:

Bird’s Eye View

Chart View

Chart/Sonar Combo View

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Sonar View

Sonar View presents a historical log of sonar returns. The most recent sonar returns are charted on the right side of the window. As new information is received, the historical information scrolls left across the display.

•Upper and Lower Depth Range numbers indicate the distance from the surface of the water to a depth range sufficient to show the bottom.

•Depth is automatically selected to keep the bottom visible on the display, although you can adjust it manually as well (see Sonar X-Press™ Menu).

•Digital Readouts shown on the display will change based on the Select Readouts settings or the optional-purchase accessories attached (see

Setup Menu Tab: Select Readouts).

•Freeze Frame - Use the 4-WAY Cursor Control key to freeze the display and move the cursor over a sonar return. The depth of the sonar return will be displayed at the bottom of the screen in the cursor information box.

Sonar View

Depth											Upper Depth
											Upper Depth
											Range
											Range
Temperature
Temperature
Triplog											Cursor
Triplog

Sonar History
Window											RTS Window™
Cursor											Lower Depth
Cursor											Lower Depth
Dialog Box											Range

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.

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