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Side Imaging® Transducer
3. Place the escutcheon plate over the cable hole and use it as a guide to mark the two escutcheon plate
mounting holes. Remove the plate, drill two 9/64" diameter x 5/8" deep holes, and then fill both holes
with marine-grade silicone sealant. Place the escutcheon plate over the cable hole and attach with two
#8 x 5/8" wood screws. Hand tighten only!
4. Route and secure the cable by attaching the cable clamp to the transom. Drill one 9/64" diameter x 5/8"
deep hole, then fill the hole with marine-grade silicone sealant. Attach the cable clamp using a #8 x 5/8"
screw. Hand tighten only!
NOTE: If there is excess cable that needs to be gathered at one location, dress the cable routed from both
directions so that a single loop is left extending from the storage location. Doubling the cable up from this point,
form the cable into a coil. Storing excess cable using this method can reduce electronic interference.
8.
Connect the Cable
1. Connect the transducer cable connector to the proper port on the control head or black box sonar
(depending on your system configuration). The ports are labeled and the cable connectors are keyed to
prevent incorrect installation, so be careful not to force the connector into the wrong port.
2. Hand tighten the screw nut on the cable to secure the connection.
NOTE: See your control head installation guide for more information.
NOTE: If using a black box sonar, confirm it is connected to the control head.
9.
Test and Finish the Installation
Once you have installed both the control head and the transom transducer, and have routed all the cables,
you must perform a final test before locking the transducer in place. Testing should be performed with the
boat in the water.
1. Press POWER once to turn the control head on. If the unit does not power-up, make sure that the
connector holder is fully seated in the receptacle and that power is available.
2. If all connections are correct and power is available, the Humminbird control head will start normal
operation.
3. Select a sonar view to display on-screen.
NOTE: Your control head should automatically detect the connected transducer and configure the sonar source
settings. See your control head operations manual for more information.
4. If the bottom is visible on-screen with a digital depth readout, the unit is working properly. Make sure
that the boat is in water greater than 2' but less than the depth capability of the unit, and that the
transducer is fully submerged, since the sonar signal cannot pass through air.
NOTE: The transducer must be submerged in water for reliable transducer detection.
5. If the unit is working properly, gradually increase the boat speed to test high-speed performance. If the
unit functions well at low speeds, but begins to skip or miss the bottom at higher speeds, the transducer
requires adjustment.
6. If you have the correct angle set on the transducer, yet lose a bottom reading at high speed, adjust the
transducer to a lower depth in the water. If you reach the top of the screw slots and continue to lack
high speed performance, increase the angle of the transducer by lowering the back of the transducer in
increments of 1/8".
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Storing Excess Cable
Connecting the Cable
screw nut
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