Humminbird AS WX 1 User Manual

AS WX 1 Satellite Weather Receiver

Installation & Operations Manual

531675-1_B

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® accessory is designed for trouble-free use in even the harshest marine environment. In the unlikely event that your Humminbird® accessory 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 accessory. 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 1-800-633-1468 or visit our web site at www.humminbird.com.

WARNING! This device indicates impending weather patterns; however weather conditions may move too quickly toallow adequate reactiontime. It is the operator’s responsibility to make prudent decisions regarding personal safety. This device should not be used as a replacement for official weather forecasts.

NOTE: The AS WX 1 Satellite Weather Receiver is compatible with many Humminbird® models, and every effort has been made to note the differences between the models and functions throughout this manual. The illustrations in this manual may look different than your display, but your model will operate in a similar way.

WARNING! It is prohibited to copy, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or manipulate any technology incorporated in receivers compatible with the XM Satellite Radio system. The user of this or any other software contained in an XM Radio is explicitly prohibited from attempting to copy, decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble the object code, or in any other way convert the object code into human-readable form. The software is licensed solely for use within this product.

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

WARNING! Disassemblyand repair of thiselectronic unit should only beperformed by authorized service personnel. Any modification of the serial number or attempt to repairthe original equipment or accessories byunauthorized individuals willvoid the warranty.

700 Series™, 900 Series™, 1100 Series™, CannonLink™, DualBeam PLUS™, Humminbird®, HumminbirdPC™, InterLink™, WeatherSense®, and X-Press™ Menu, are trademarked by or registered trademarks of Humminbird®.

AS WX 1 Accessory Kit 1

About XM WX Satellite Weather® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

XM WX Satellite Weather® Service Disclaimer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

How to Subscribe and Activate XM WX 2

Installing the AS WX 1 Satellite Weather Receiver 4

Stem Mount with 1” - 14 Thread. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Access Under Mounting Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

No Access Under Mounting Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Finish Routing the Cable and Check Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Weather View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Current Weather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Forecast Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Weather Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

City and Spot Forecasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Weather Info Submenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Loop Playback Chart/Weather Combo View

(788c-ci, 786ci, 798c-ci, 900 Series™, and 1100 Series™ only) . . . . . . . 21

(900 Series™ and 1100 Series™ only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Weather Legend, Icons and Select Readouts 24

Weather Legend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Select Readouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Current Conditions in the Select Readouts Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Forcast Conditions in the Select Readouts Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

The Menu System 29

Start-Up Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

X-Press™ Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Table of Contents

Main Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Simulator System Status

Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Accessory Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

GPS Diagnostic View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Weather X-Press™ Menu (Weather Views only) 32

Weather Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Weather Detail Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Loop Playback Active Side Split Position

Select Readouts (Setup Main Menu: Advanced) 36

Views Menu Tab 37

XM Weather Submenu (Accessories Main Menu) 38

Legend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Alert Radius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

XM Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

XM Diagnostic

(Start-Up Options Menu) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

(Start-Up Options Menu) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

(788c-ci, 786ci, 798c-ci, 900 Series™, and 1100 Series™ only) . . . . . . . 34

(900 Series™ and 1100 Series™ only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

(900 Series™ and 1100 Series™ only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

(Advanced) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Troubleshooting 41

AS WX 1 Satellite Weather Receiver Alert Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Fishing System Doesn’t Power Up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Fishing System Defaults to Simulator with a Transducer Attached. . . . . . . . . 42

Humminbird® Accessories 43

Contact Humminbird® 46

AS WX 1 Accessory Kit

The Humminbird® AS WX 1 Connection Kit includes the following items:

• XM Weather Receiver with 20' (6 m) cable

• Hardware kit for stem or deck mounting

• AS WX 1 Accessory Manual

NOTE: 10 foot extension cables are available as an optional purchase item. These can be used to extend the total receiver cable length up to 50 feet. Contact our Customer Resource Center at 1-800-633-1468 or visit our web site at

www.humminbird.com.

About XM WX Satellite Weather®

XM WX Satellite Weather® is a graphical weather data service provided by XM Satellite Radio. The service uses the XM network of geosynchronous satellites to deliver high-resolution weather data and forecasts.

XM WX Satellite Weather® Service Disclaimer

Hardware and required monthly subscription sold separately. Subscription fee is consumer only. Other fees and taxes, including a one-time activation fee may apply. All fees and weather data subject to change. XM WX Weather displays and individual product availability vary by hardware equipment. Reception of the XM signal may vary depending on location. Subscription subject to Customer Agreement included with the XM Welcome Kit and available at xmradio.com. Available only in the 48 contiguous United States. XM WX data is not available in Canada.

AS WX 1 Accessory Kit

How to Subscribe and Activate XM WX

The AS WX 1 Satellite Weather Receiver requires a monthly subscription from XM WX Satellite Weather®. Before the AS WX 1 Satellite Weather Receiver can be used on the water, the subscription must be activated on your Humminbird® control head.

To activate XM WX Satellite Weather®:

1. The XM Radio ID is required to set up the XM WX subscription.

1a. Use a Y-Cable to connect a GPS and the AS WX 1 Satellite Weather

Receiver to your Humminbird® control head. The slots are keyed to preventreversedinstallation, so becareful not to force the connectors into the slots (see Finish Routing the Cable for details).

1b. Power on the control head and start Normal (with transducer

attached) or Simulator mode (without transducer attached).

1c. Press the MENU key twice to open the Main Menu. Select the

Accessories tab. Highlight XM Weather, and press the RIGHT Cursor key. Select XM Info, and press the RIGHT Cursor key. The Radio ID is the set of uppercase, alphanumeric characters shown here.

NOTE: The Radio ID can also be found on AS WX 1 Satellite Weather Receiver packaging or on the bottom of the receiver; however the Humminbird® control head must be powered ON with the receiver connected to complete the subscription activation process.

2. After you’ve noted the Radio ID, press the EXIT key to exit out of the Main Menu. Press the VIEW key until the Weather View is displayed. The Weather View is identified by the Signal Icon on the screen.

3. Check the Signal Icon to confirm that the unit is receiving a strong signal (4 bars). Move the receiver if the signal is weak. The most effective reception is outdoors, facing south, without any obstructions (i.e. people, trees, buildings), and at least 3 ft from the control head.

4. Contact XMon theweb at www.xmradio.com and click Activate Radio, or call (800) 967-2346 or (800) 985-9200 to set up your account.

Refer to your Radio ID, and select “NavWeather Basic Package.”

Subscription & Activation

5. The control head will begin to receive the authorization data.

NOTE: The control head must stay powered ON the full amount of time to complete the subscription activation process, which may take up to 1 hour. When activation is complete, the diagonal lines will disappear, and the Weather View will display current weather conditions on the chart. The XM Info setting will also display “NavWeather Authorized” when the activation status is confirmed. See XM Weather Submenu for more information.

Activating XM WX Subscription

on the Humminbird® Control Head

Weather Legend

Weather

Diagonal Lines

indicate weather

data unavailable

or not yet received

Subscription Activation Complete

Status: Current

Signal Icon indicates strength of signal, which should be 4 bars to successfully receive the subscription activation.

Weather Data

(colors)

Weather Legend

Weather Status: Current

Signal Icon indicates strength of reception

Weather Icons

Subscription & Activation

Installing the AS WX 1 Satellite Weather Receiver

Use the chart below to determine the appropriate mounting method for your AS WX 1 Satellite Weather Receiver. The instructions for each mount are described on the following pages.

NOTE: You must have an XM WX Satellite Weather® account and a GPS must also be installed on your boat and connected to your Humminbird® Fishing System.

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An antenna stem with standard 1" – 14 thread Stem Mount with 1" - 14 Thread

Access under mounting location Access Under Mounting Location

No access under mounting location No Access Under Mounting Location

For Best Performance: Mount the AS WX 1 Satellite Weather Receiver in an area that provides full exposure to the sky. The effective area of reception is 10° above the horizon, with a clear access to the south at all times.

It is also important to separate the receiver at least 3 feet from the control head.

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Stem Mount describes when you have purchased or have a pre-existing antenna pole to mount the AS WX 1 Satellite Weather Receiver.

For Best Performance: Mount the receiver in an area that provides full exposure to the sky. The effective area of reception is 10° above the horizon, facing south. It is also important to separate the receiver at least 3 feet from the control head.

If you have a pre-existing stem mount, proceed to step 3.

1. Determine the best location to mount the antenna pole (stem). Preplan and test the cable routing to your Humminbird® unit before you start drilling or cutting any of your boat surfaces, and then route the 20’ (6 m) cable to the planned mounting location.

2. Mark the location and drill a 3/4” (19 mm) hole for the cable and cable connector. If you have purchased hardware to stem mount your AS WX 1 Satellite Weather Receiver, follow the instructions included with that hardware to attach the stem to the boat.

NOTE: 10’ extension cables may be purchased from Humminbird® if your planned cable route exceeds 20’ (6 m). Maximum cable length, including extension cables, should not exceed 50’ (16 m). Visit our web site at www.humminbird.com, or call our Customer Resource Center at 1-800-633-1468 to purchase extension cables.

Stem Mount, Attaching

Receiver Base to Stem

Receiver Head

Receiver

Base

Antenna

Stem

Installation

3. Screw on the receiver base to the stem first, making sure that the stem pipe does not protrude from the receiver base. This adds protection to the cable when pulling it through the pipe stem. Deburr the pipe edges to reduce cable abrasion.

4. Route the AS WX 1 Satellite Weather Receiver cable through the stem and continue with the planned cable route.

5. Attach the AS WX 1 Satellite Weather Receiver to its base using the included #6 - 1/4” screws. Hand tighten only.

6. Proceed to “Finish Routing the Cable and Check Operation.”

Attaching the Receiver

to the Base

(make sure cable

is not pinched)

#6 - 1/4” Mounting

Screws

Cable Route

Stem

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Access Under Mounting describes when you can route the cable down through the mounting surface.

1. Determine the best location to mount, then test route the 20’ (6 m) cable from the

Access Under

Mounting Location

Humminbird®control head to the planned mounting location of the AS WX 1 Satellite Weather Receiver.

extension cables.

2. Mark the mounting location and drill a 3/4” (19 mm) hole for the cable and cable connector. Route the cable.

3. Cover the cable hole with the AS WX 1 Satellite Weather Receiver. Make sure the receiver is flush against the surface and mark the two mounting holes with a pencil or awl.

4. Move the receiver to the side and drill two pilot holes, using a 5/32” (4 mm) bit.

NOTE: Apply marine-grade silicone caulk or sealant to both screw and drilled holes as needed to protect your boat from water damage.

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5. Align the AS WX 1 Satellite Weather Receiver’s screw holes over the pilot screw holes and attach with the #6 - 3/4” Phillips head screws. Hand tighten only.

NOTE: If the mounting surface is thin or made of a light-weight material, you may need to add reinforcing material below the mounting surface in order to support the AS WX 1 Satellite Weather Receiver.

6. Proceed to “Finish Routing the Cable and Check Operation.”

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No Access Under Mounting describes when you must route the cable to the side because there is no space for a cable underneath the mounting location.

1. Determine the best location to mount, then test route the 20’ (6 m) cable from the Humminbird

control head to the planned mounting location of the AS WX 1 Satellite Weather Receiver.

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No Access Under

Mounting Location

2. Confirm that the cable length is adequate and route the cable from the receiver to the Humminbird® control head. If holes are required to route the cable, they must be 3/4” (19 mm) to allow for the cable connector.

3. The AS WX 1 Satellite Weather Receiver has two wire routing notches. Use the cable notch closest to the intended cable route.

4. With the cable routed, position the AS WX 1 Satellite Weather Receiver in the planned mounting location and mark the mounting holes with a pencil or awl.

5. Move the AS WX 1 Satellite Weather Receiver to the side and drill the two 5/32” (4 mm) pilot holes.

NOTE: Apply marine-grade silicone caulk or sealant to both screw and drilled holes as needed to protect your boat from water damage.

6. Align the screw holes of the AS WX 1 Satellite Weather Receiver over the pilot screw holes, and attach with the #6 - 3/4 Phillips head screws. Hand tighten only.

7. Proceed to “Finish Routing the Cable and Check Operation.”

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Fishing System

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NMEA-COM

ACCY-COM

COM

ACCY-COM

AS-YC ("Y") Cable

GPS Receiver

AS WX 1

Follow these steps to finish routing the AS WX 1 Satellite Weather Receiver cable between the control head and the receiver:

1. Secure the cable along its path to the control head as needed, using cable ties.

2. Insert a Y-cable’s COM connector into the appropriate terminal slot on the back of the Humminbird® control head. Connnect the GPS cable to the NMEA-COM connector, and attach the AS WX 1 cable to the ACCY-COM connector.

NOTE: The slots are keyed to prevent reversed installation, so be careful not to force the connector into the slot.

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