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  • Page 2 In identify those features. Please read the manual carefully in order to understand the full the unlikely event that your Humminbird® does require repairs, we offer an capabilities of your model.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction 858c & 958c Inside the Hull Transducer Installation DualBeam PLUS™ Transducer, XNT 9 20 T (858c and 958c only) How Sonar Works ........................1 Locating the transducer mounting location ................24 High Definition Side Imaging® Sonar ..........2 (898c SI and 998c SI only) Trial installation ........................25...
  • Page 4 Table of Contents Testing the System Installation Sonar Bottom Presentation....................47 Power On the Control Head What’s on the Side Imaging® Display (898c SI and 998c SI only) Understanding the Side Imaging® Display ................49 What’s on the Control Head Side Imaging® Frequencies and Coverage................50 Key Functions For Best Performance ......................51 POWER/LIGHT Key........................40...
  • Page 5 Table of Contents Chart/Down Imaging™ Combo View (898c SI and 998c SI only) ........72 Quick Tips for the Main Menu ....................86 Down Imaging™/Sonar Combo View ........73 Note for all Menu Settings ....................86 (898c SI and 998c SI only) Down Imaging™/Side Imaging/Sonar Combo View ....73 User Mode (Normal or Advanced) ..................87 (898c SI and 998c SI only)
  • Page 6 Table of Contents Down Imaging™ X-Press™ Menu Snapshot and Recording X-Press™ Menu (Snapshot and Recording View only) (Down Imaging™ Views only [898c SI, 998c SI]) Start Recording Active Side ....................95 (Combo Views only) (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only) ......102 Split Position ..................95...
  • Page 7 Table of Contents Sonar Menu Tab Waypoints..........................117 Routes............................118 Beam Select ..........................108 Chart Orientation ........................118 Side View Frequency (Side Imaging® and Down Imaging™ Views only [898c SI, 998c SI]) ........ North Reference........................118 Surface Clutter ........................109 Waypoint Decluttering (Advanced) ..................118 SwitchFire™ ..........................109 Trolling Grid Rotation......................119 Fish ID+™..........................110 Trackpoint Interval ........................119...
  • Page 8 Table of Contents Map Borders..........................123 Local Time Zone (Advanced) ....................129 Spot Soundings ..........123 (optional-purchase Navionics® charts only) Daylight Saving Time ..................129 (Advanced) NVB Chart Preference ......................124 Position Format ....................130 (Advanced) Contour Lines (optional-purchase LakeMaster® charts only) ..........124 Time Format (Advanced, International only) ................130 Depth Colors ..........124...
  • Page 9 U.S. by our authorized international distributors. To obtain a list of authorized international distributors, please visit our web site at humminbird.com or contact our Customer Resource Center at (334) 687-6613. NOTE: Some of the entries in this Table of Contents may require the purchase of separate accessories.

  • Page 11: Introduction

    Your Humminbird® Fishing System is configured as follows: sound pulses or "pings" which are emitted into the water in a teardrop-shaped beam. • Humminbird® 858c Combo: Wide Screen Fishing System with DualBeam PLUS™ Sonar and Chartplotting. GPS Receiver included. The sound pulses "echo" back from objects in •...

  • Page 12: High Definition Side Imaging Sonar

    The sound pulses are transmitted at various High Definition frequencies depending on the application. Side Imaging Sonar 86° 86° ® 455kHz 455kHz Very high frequencies (455 kHz) are used for (898c SI and 998c SI only) greatest definition, but the operating depth is 20°...

  • Page 13: Dualbeam Plus™ Sonar (858C, 898C Si, 958C, 998C Si)

    DualBeam PLUS™ Sonar QuadraBeam PLUS™ Sonar (858c, 898c SI, 958c, 998c SI) (optional-purchase QuadraBeam PLUS™ transducer only) The Fishing System uses a 200/83 kHz DualBeam PLUS™ sonar system with a wide Your Fishing System supports the (60°) area of coverage. DualBeam PLUS™...

  • Page 14: Universal Sonar 2

    Universal Sonar 2 GPS was originally intended for military use; however, civilians may also take advantage of its highly accurate position capabilities, typically within +/- 4.5 Your Fishing System supports Universal Sonar 2, a state-of-the-art, meters, depending on conditions. This means that 95% of the time, the GPS integrated and protected transducer that is built into the lower unit of receiver will read a location within 4.5 meters of your actual position.

  • Page 15: Fishing System Configuration

    NOTE: Accessories to enable WeatherSense®, SmartCast®, and the AS WX 1 Speed Sonar Transducer with Temperature Satellite Weather Receiver require separate purchases. Visit our web site at humminbird.com or contact our Customer Resource Center at 1-800-633-1468 for details. Installation Introduction...

  • Page 16: Video-Out And Rs 232 Connectors

    • Testing the complete installation and locking the transducer position NOTE: Accessories may require a separate purchase. You can visit our web site at humminbird.com to order these accessories online or contact our Customer Resource Center at 1-800-633-1468. Control Head Installation...

  • Page 17: Gimbal Mounting The Control Head

    2. Place a 1" (25 mm) diameter black washer on the gimbal knob and then thread the knob and washer into the housing. Tighten the If you are gimbal mounting the Humminbird®, you can pre-assemble the unit gimbal knob to secure the control head to the mount. Repeat step 2 in order to plan the best mounting location.
  • Page 18 Receiver and accessories. Make the required installations and then run the cables to your control head mounting location. Do not cut any cabling (except the power cable). If your cables are too short, extensions are available from your local dealer or online from humminbird.com. Mounting Screws Gimbal Mounting Bracket Washer 5.
  • Page 19 Remove the hole cover, drill the two mounting holes using a 9/64" Cables Routed Directly Beneath Mounting Bracket bit. Do not install the hole cover at this time. 6b. If the cables cannot be routed directly beneath the mounting bracket, mark and drill a 1" (25 mm) hole that will allow you to run the cables close to the bracket.
  • Page 20 Cables Routed Behind Mounting Bracket Power Temp/Speed Communications/GPS Transducer Cable Collector Insert Gimbal Bracket Grommet Hole Cover 9. Insert cable connectors into the proper recesses on the cable collector insert. The cable connectors are keyed to prevent reverse Cable Collector Insert installation, so be careful not to force the connectors into the wrong Screws slots.

  • Page 21: Connecting The Control Head Power Cable To The Boat

    Adjust the control head to the desired viewing angle and secure by tightening the gimbal knobs. NOTE: Humminbird® is not responsible for over-voltage or over-current failures. The control head must have adequate protection through the proper selection NOTE: You may wish to dress the cabling with nylon wire ties in order to hold the and installation of a 3 amp fuse.

  • Page 22: Transducer Installation Overview

    Humminbird® is not responsible for over- voltage of over-current failures. • 858c, 958c: DualBeam PLUS™ (XNT 9 20 T), Inside the Hull Mount • 898c SI, 998c SI: Side Imaging® (XHS 9 HDSI 180T), Transom Mount or...

  • Page 23: 858C & 958C Transom Mount Transducer Installation

    858c & 958c Transom Mount Transducer Installation Overview DualBeam PLUS™ Transducer, XNT 9 20 T (858c and 958c only) If you will be installing a DualBeam PLUS™ transom mounted transducer, use The DualBeam PLUS™ transducer uses a Two Piece Kick-up transducer the procedures in this section.

  • Page 24: Locating The Transducer Mounting Location

    1. Locating the transducer mounting location • The best way to locate turbulence-free water is to view the transom while the boat is moving. This method is recommended if maximum NOTE: If transom mounting is not possible because of a stepped hull or high-speed operation is a high priority.

  • Page 25: Preparing The Mounting Location

    NOTE: If you cannot find a transom mount location that will work for your high- speed application, find an In-Hull Transducer by contacting our Customer Resource 1/4” for fiberglass Center at either 1-800-633-1468 or by visiting our web site at humminbird.com. 1/8” for aluminum 2. Preparing the Mounting Location NOTE: If you have a flat-bottomed aluminum boat, some additional adjustment may be needed to accommodate the rivets on the bottom of the boat (i.e.

  • Page 26: Assembling The Transducer And Initial Mounting

    3. Assembling the Transducer and Initial Mounting Using the Mounting Bracket to Mark the Initial Drill Holes Fourth Hole In this procedure, you will assemble the transducer using the hardware provided, then mount it and make adjustments to its position without locking it in place.
  • Page 27 NOTE: It is important to take your measurement in Measuring the Transom Angle Transducer Knuckle Positions Ratchets Placed in Position 1 the figure showing Measuring the Transom Beads Angle, from exactly 12 inches down from the top Knuckle Ratchet of the transom. 2.
  • Page 28 4. Align the mounting bracket transducer assembly with the drilled Inserting the Pivot Bolt Inserting the Pivot Arm Assembly into the Mounting Bracket holes in the transom. With a 5/16" socket driver, mount the assembly to the transom using the two #10 - 1" long screws provided. NOTE: Make sure that the mounting Mounting the Assembly to the Transom screws are snug, but do not fully...
  • Page 29 NOTE: The transducer has a natural downward slant of 4-5 degrees from leading Adjusting the Initial Transducer Angle edge (closest to the boat transom) to trailing edge (farthest away from the boat). Looking at the back of the transducer, the seam should be slightly below the One click too high bottom of the hull.

  • Page 30: Routing The Cable

    50'. For assistance, contact the Customer Resource Center at humminbird.com or call 1-800-633-1468 for more information. hole and attach with two #8 x 5/8" wood screws.

  • Page 31: Test And Finish The Installation

    2. If all connections are correct and power is available, the Doubling the cable up from this point, form Humminbird® control head will enter Normal operation. the cable into a coil. Storing excess cable using this method can reduce electronic 3.
  • Page 32 NOTE: The deeper the transducer is in the water, the more likely that a rooster NOTE: On fiberglass hulls, it is best to use progressively larger drill bits to reduce tail of spray will be generated at high speeds, so make sure that the transducer the chance of chipping or flaking the outer coating.

  • Page 33: Locking Down The Transducer (Optional)

    Locking Down the Transducer (Optional) Fully Tighten All Three Mounting Screws 3. Re-position the transducer assembly NOTE: You have the option to lock down the Two Piece Kick Up bracket if you do against the transom of the boat, then not want the transducer to kick up.

  • Page 34: 858C & 958C Inside The Hull Transducer Installation

    NOTE: Your transducer may not look exactly like the transducer shown in the illustrations, but it will mount in exactly the same way. DualBeam PLUS™ Transducer, XNT 9 20 T (858c and 958c only) ® There are several procedures you will have to perform in order to install a...

  • Page 35: Trial Installation

    3. Place the transducer body face down at the identified mounting Stepped Hull Areas of Possible Turbulence location inside the hull, with the end that has the mounting knuckle pointed towards the bow of the boat. Preferred Mounting Area Rivets Strakes Step Transom...

  • Page 36: Routing The Cable

    6. Run the boat at various speeds and water depths while observing the screen on the control head. If depth performance is required, test the transducer in water at the desired depth. If the performance is acceptable, move on to Step 7. If the performance is not acceptable, repeat Steps 3 through 6.

  • Page 37: Side Imaging Transducer, Xhs 9 Hdsi 180T (898C Si Or 998C Si Only)

    - often at very little or no charge transducer must be mounted so that it is looking straight depending on the transducer. Call the Humminbird® Customer Resource Center at down in the water when the boat is in the water.

  • Page 38: Overview

    Overview 1. Locating the transducer mounting location NOTE: If transom mounting is not possible because of a stepped hull or If you will be installing a Side Imaging® transom mounted transducer, use cavitation noise, trolling motor installation may be an option. See Trolling Motor the procedures in this section.

  • Page 39: Mounting The Transducer Bracket To The Boat

    • The hydrodynamic shape of your transducer allows it to point straight 2. Hold the template on the transom of the boat in the location where down without deadrise adjustment. the transducer will be installed. Align the template vertically, matching the lower edge of the transom with the bottom corner of •...

  • Page 40: Attaching The Pivot To The Transducer

    5. Align the metal mounting bracket with the mounting holes. The center Mounting the transducer pivot assembly to the bracket slot should be above the two outer slots. (This bracket and all other 1. Slide the assembled transducer into the metal bracket from the hardware supplied is top quality stainless steel for maximum strength bottom, aligning the large hole at the top of the bracket with the and corrosion protection.) Insert the three #10 - 1"...

  • Page 41: Adjusting The Running Position Of The Transducer

    Adjusting the running position of the transducer 3. Adjust the height of the assembly so the face of the transducer is 1/8" (3 mm) to 1/4" (6 mm) The transducer mounting bracket allows height and tilt adjustment, while beneath the bottom of the transom, and fully the pivot bolt allows angular adjustment.

  • Page 42: Routing The Cable

    50' (15 m). For assistance, contact the Customer Resource Center at silicone sealant, then attach the humminbird.com or call 1-800-633-1468 for more information. cable clamp using a #8 x 5/8" (16 mm) screw.

  • Page 43: Testing The Installation

    • Two transducers with one control head. cannot pass through air. NOTE: Call the Humminbird® Customer Resource Center 1-800-633-1468 for details and pricing, or visit humminbird.com for more information. Test & Finish Transducer Installation...

  • Page 44: Gps Receiver Installation Overview

    4. If the unit is working properly, gradually increase the boat speed to GPS Receiver Installation Overview test high-speed performance. If the unit functions well at low To optimize performance of the GPS receiver, mount it in an area that has speeds but begins to skip or miss the bottom at higher speeds, the full exposure to the sky.

  • Page 45: Stem Mounting With An Existing 1" - 14 Thread Stem

    GPS receiver, follow the instructions included with screws. that hardware to mount the stem (antenna pole). NOTE: AS-EC10 10' extension cables are available from Humminbird® if your planned routing exceeds 20', (6 m). Maximum cable length, including extensions, should not exceed 50' (16 m).

  • Page 46: Access Under Mounting Location

    (3.5 mm) bit. mounting location to the control head. NOTE: AS-EC10 10' extension cables are available from Humminbird® if your NOTE: Remember to caulk or seal screw holes and drilled holes as needed to planned routing exceeds 20', (6 m). Maximum cable length, including extensions, protect your boat from water damage.

  • Page 47: Finish Routing The Cable And Check Gps Receiver Operation

    3. The GPS receiver has two wire routing notches. Use the cable notch closest to the intended cable route. 4. With the cable routed, position the GPS receiver in the planned mounting location and mark the mounting holes with a pencil or punch.

  • Page 48: Testing The System Installation

    Testing the System Installation 3. From the System Status screen, view accessory connections by pressing the VIEW key. See System Status for more information After you have completed the installation of the control head, transducer, about the Accessory Test. and any other accessories such as the GPS receiver, and have made all the cabling connections required, you must test the installation before using the NOTE: The speed will be detected only if the paddlewheel has moved since the system.

  • Page 49: What's On The Control Head

    Your Fishing System user interface is easy to use. A combination of keys, Press the POWER/LIGHT key to power on your Humminbird® control different views, and situation-specific, customizable menus allows you to head. When the Title screen is displayed, press the MENU key to access the control what you see on the color display.

  • Page 50: Key Functions

    Key Functions NOTE: Your control head will start up with the backlight on and will automatically turn it off to conserve power. Your Fishing System has a set of easy to use keys that give you flexibility and control over your fishing experience. VIEW Key POWER/LIGHT Key The VIEW key is used to cycle through all available views.

  • Page 51: 4-Way Cursor Control Key (Right, Left, Up, Or Down Cursor Keys)

    4-WAY Cursor Control Key VIEW PRESET Keys (RIGHT, LEFT, UP, or DOWN Cursor Keys) The VIEW PRESET keys are used to save your three favorite The 4-WAY Cursor Control key has multiple functions, views for quick retrieval. Instead of using the VIEW key to which depend on the view, menu, or situation.

  • Page 52: Info Key

    INFO Key GOTO Key Press the INFO key while in Bird's Eye, Chart, or Combo View The GOTO key has multiple functions, which depend on the to display information about objects that are near an active situation. cursor. If the cursor is not active, the Chart Info submenu will •...

  • Page 53: Add Maps To Your Fishing System

    LakeMaster® and Navionics® Cartography on MMC or SD NOTE: The MMC/SD Cards require a separate purchase. For more card media. information, visit our web site at humminbird.com or contact our Customer Resource Center at 1-800-633-1468. • Auto Select: When you install the MMC/SD cards in your control...

  • Page 54: Update Software

    • Install the MMC/SD card with the updated software file into data. To purchase this accessory, visit our web site at humminbird.com or your control head. contact our Customer Resource Center at 1-800-633-1468.
  • Page 55 What’s on the Sonar Display The Fishing System can display a variety of useful information about the area under and adjacent to your boat, including the following items: Thermoclines - Layers of water with different temperatures that appear at different depths and different times of the year.

  • Page 56: Understanding The Sonar Display

    Understanding the Sonar Display Real Time Sonar (RTS™) Window It is important to understand the significance of A Real Time Sonar (RTS™) Window appears on the right side of the display in the display. The display does NOT show a literal the Sonar View only.

  • Page 57: Freeze Frame And Active Cursor

    Freeze Frame and Active Cursor The sonar returns from the bottom, structure, and fish can be represented as Structure ID® or WhiteLine™. See Sonar Menu: Bottom View to set the Freeze Frame & Active Cursor - Press any arrow on the 4-WAY Cursor Bottom View.

  • Page 58: (898C Si And 998C Si Only)

    What’s on the Side Imaging® Display (898c SI and 998c SI only) Side Imaging® displays a number of easily recognizable features that allow for accurate interpretation of bottom contour and structure. For Side Imaging®, the bottom composition determines the intensity of the sonar return. For example, rock and gravel provide a clearer sonar return than mud and sand because of their relative density.

  • Page 59: Understanding The Side Imaging® Display

    Understanding the Side Imaging® Display Each time the unit pings, a strip of data representing all the echoes received by the transducer are put together on the display to form It is important to understand how Side Imaging® technology produces the the image that you see.

  • Page 60: Side Imaging® Frequencies And Coverage

    Side Imaging® Frequencies and Coverage 455 kHz provides maximum coverage with 180° total beam width Side Imaging® sonar uses two very precise sonar beams that are directed to either side of the boat. The beams “illuminate” the bottom contour, structure, and fish, and the results are displayed in a “picture-like” image on the screen.

  • Page 61: For Best Performance

    Boat speed: 2 to 6 mph Straight line navigation See humminbird.com and sideimaging.com for a side imaging sonar tutorial and Minimum turning time and wave turbulence additional information. Boat speed: Side Imaging® is best performed at boat speeds between 2 to 6 On the Water Interpretation mph.
  • Page 62 Submerged Ravine with Timber Submerged Bridge, Alternative Perspective Possible drop off Submerged tree Submerged Bridge Submerged timber Submerged ravine Submerged Bridge: A Closer Perspective Submerged Standing and Fallen Timber, and Bait Fish Bait fish Submerged Bridge Standing and fallen timber What’s on the Side Imaging®...

  • Page 63: Views

    • Default View: When you first power up the control head, Chart/Side Combo View will be the default view for the 898c SI and 998c SI Combo units. Sonar/Chart View will be the default view for the 858c and 958c.
  • Page 64 To customize your view rotation: 1. Press the MENU key twice to access the tabbed Main Menu, then press the RIGHT Cursor key until the Setup tab is selected. You can choose which views are hidden or visible in your view rotation. 2.

  • Page 65: Side Imaging® View (898C Si And 998C Si Only)

    Side Imaging® View Side Imaging® View (898c SI and 998c SI only) Side Imaging® View shows a shadowed right- and left-looking view from the boat as the boat passes over the bottom. See Understanding the Side Imaging® Display for more information about interpreting the Side Imaging® View.

  • Page 66: Down Imaging™ View (898C Si And 998C Si Only)

    Down Imaging™ View Down Imaging™ View (898c SI and 998c SI only) Down Imaging™ View displays the down beam portion of the data from the Side Imaging® beams. The Down Imaging™ results are displayed in a “picture-like” image on the screen in 2D format. Sonar returns are charted on the right side of the display.

  • Page 67: Sonar View

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

  • Page 68: Sonar Zoom View

    Sonar Zoom View Sonar Zoom View Sonar Zoom View provides a magnified view of the bottom and structure. The Sonar Zoom View makes it easier to see separate sonar returns that would usually be displayed close together, such as those caused by fish suspended close to the bottom or within structure.

  • Page 69: Split Sonar View

    Split Sonar View Split Sonar View Split Sonar View displays sonar returns from the 83 kHz wide beam on the left side of the screen and sonar returns from the 200 kHz narrow beam on the right side of the screen. You can use the Split Sonar View to make side by side comparisons between the sonar returns from both beams.

  • Page 70: Snapshot And Recording View (Optional-Purchase Mmc/Sd Card Required)

    Snapshot and Recording View Snapshot and Recording View (optional-purchase MMC/SD card required) Snapshot and Recording View displays the screen snapshots and recordings that are saved on the optional-purchase MMC/SD card installed in the control head. Use this view to review the snapshot and recording file details, start recording, and adjust the recording settings.
  • Page 71 Screen Snapshots Delete a Screen Snapshot: 1. From the Snapshot and Screen Snapshots are saved pictures of the view on the screen. The screen Recording View, press the UP snapshot will include the menus, dialog boxes, warnings, and messages that or DOWN Cursor keys to were active when the screen snapshot was taken.
  • Page 72 1. In any view, press the MENU key once to open the Snapshot and Recording X-Press™ Menu. MMC/SD card (see humminbird.com for details). You will notice that a .DAT (or a .TXT) file is created for every .PNG screen snapshot. This 2.
  • Page 73 Notes about Recording: Change Playback Settings: • While recording, press the EXIT key to exit the Snapshot and Recording 1. Press the MENU key once to open the Snapshot and X-Press™ Menu and scroll to a different view. Recording will continue. Recording X-Press™...
  • Page 74 Notes about Playback: Recording Information • “Playback” will flash periodically on the screen to indicate that the control head is playing a saved recording and not a “live” view. • Navigation is not affected by the Sonar Recording feature, but any active navigation is cancelled and thumbnails and icons disappear when Playback begins or ends.

  • Page 75: Side Beam View (Optional-Purchase Quadrabeam Plus™ Transducer Required)

    Side Beam View Default layout: The top portion of the display presents a historical log of sonar returns from the 200 kHz down-looking sonar beam. New information (optional-purchase QuadraBeam PLUS™ transducer required) in the down beam panel scrolls from right to left. The bottom portion of the Side Beam View displays sonar data from the left and right 455 kHz beams display presents a historical log of sonar returns from the 455 kHz right- and and the 200 kHz down-looking beam in one view.
  • Page 76 Classic layout: The top portion of the display presents a historical log of Slanted layout: This layout presents the two 455 kHz side sonar beams and sonar returns from the 200 kHz down-looking sonar beam. New information the 200 kHz down-looking sonar beam as three panels of historical data. This in the down beam panel scrolls from right to left.

  • Page 77: Bird's Eye View

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

  • Page 78: Chart View

    Chart View Chart View with Active Cursor Chart View shows cartography from the built-in Contour XD™, built-in UniMap™, or an optional MMC/SD map for the area surrounding your current position. The current track (also known as the position history or breadcrumb trail) showing where the boat has been, along with saved tracks, waypoints, and the current route (when navigating), are overlaid on the chart.

  • Page 79: Combo Views

    Combo Views Side Imaging /Sonar Combo View ® (898c SI and 998c SI only) Side/Sonar Combo View shows sonar information and Side Imaging® sonar Combo Views display two views on the screen at the same time. You can information in a combination split screen. perform functions for either side of the view, access the X-Press™...

  • Page 80: Chart/Bird's Eye Combo View

    Chart/Bird’s Eye Combo View Chart/Chart Combo View Chart/Chart Combo View shows the Chart and Bird’s Eye views in a Chart/Chart Combo View shows two versions of the Chart view in a combination split screen. combination split screen so that you can see the position of the boat on one side while you zoom in or perform other functions on the other.

  • Page 81: Chart/Sonar Combo View

    Chart/Sonar Combo View Chart/Side Imaging Combo View ® (898c SI and 998c SI only) Chart/Sonar Combo View shows both the Chart and Sonar views in a Chart/Side Imaging Combo View shows chart information and Side combination split screen. Imaging® sonar information in a combination split screen. Chart/Sonar Combo View Chart/Side Combo View Depth...

  • Page 82: Down Imaging™/Side Imaging® Combo View (898C Si And 998C Si Only)

    Down Imaging™/Side Imaging® Combo View Chart/Down Imaging™ Combo View (898c SI and 998c SI only) (898c SI and 998c SI only) Down/Side Imaging® Combo View shows Down Imaging™ and Side Chart/Down Imaging™ Combo View shows Chart and Down Imaging™ Imaging® sonar information in a combination split screen. information in a combination split screen.

  • Page 83: Down Imaging™/Sonar Combo View

    Down Imaging™/Sonar Combo View Down Imaging™/Side Imaging®/Sonar Combo View (898c SI and 998c SI only) (898c SI and 998c SI only) Down Imaging™/Sonar Combo View shows traditional Sonar information Down/Side Imaging/Sonar Combo View shows Down Imaging™ and on the left and Down Imaging™ sonar information on the right. traditional Sonar information on the left side of the screen, and Side Imaging®...

  • Page 84: View Orientation

    View Orientation Viewing Cartography Both Chart and Combo Views allow you to choose the orientation of the In the Chart and Combo Views, there are several cartography-related functions view (see Navigation Menu Tab: Chart Orientation). In both orientations, that you can access using various keys. the view pans automatically so that the boat is always centered on the Panning: Use the 4-WAY Cursor Control key to move the chart around on the display.
  • Page 85 Zooming: Press the Plus (+) key to Zoom In and the Minus (-) key to Zoom Nearest Port: The position and services information for the nearest port to Out to see the cartography at different magnification levels. The zoom level your present position will be displayed.

  • Page 86: Introduction To Navigation

    Introduction to Navigation Waypoints, Routes and Tracks Use your Fishing System to mark waypoints at areas of interest and to navigate to those waypoints via a savable route. A route represents the shortest intended distance between waypoints. You can also view and save tracks, which represent the actual path of the boat.

  • Page 87: Save, Edit, Or Delete A Waypoint

    Save, Edit, or Delete a Waypoint Edit a waypoint: From the Waypoints submenu, select Edit and press the RIGHT Cursor key to display the saved waypoints list. Select the waypoint Save your current position as a waypoint: On any view, press the MARK you want to edit and press the RIGHT Cursor key.

  • Page 88: Navigate To A Waypoint Or Position

    Navigate to a Waypoint or Position Add a Waypoint Target or Trolling Grid Navigate to the cursor position: From the Chart or Combo View, use the The Waypoint Target shows a target consisting of concentric circles in various 4-WAY Cursor Control key to move the cursor to a position or waypoint on distance ranges centered on the waypoint you choose.

  • Page 89: Save, Edit Or Delete A Route

    NOTE: Only one waypoint can have either a target or a grid applied to it at one Edit waypoint order in a route: From the Route Edit dialog box, highlight a time. If you apply a target or a grid to a new waypoint, the original waypoint will waypoint in the In Route list, and press the RIGHT Cursor key to access the lose its target or grid.

  • Page 90: Save Or Clear A Current Track

    Save or Clear a Current Track When the Edit Track dialog box appears, use the Cursor keys to move between fields. In the Name field, the UP and DOWN Cursor keys change the letter or Save the current track: From the Navigation X-Press™ Menu, select Save number.

  • Page 91: Man Overboard (Mob) Navigation

    Man Overboard (MOB) Navigation MOB Navigation As soon as you know that you have a man overboard (MOB), you should activate MOB navigation to maximize the chances for a successful rescue. MOB navigation allows you to create an MOB waypoint to locate the point at which your man went overboard and the relation of the boat to that point.

  • Page 92: The Menu System

    The Menu System Start-Up Options Menu The Menu System is divided into easy-to-use menu modules as follows: Press the MENU key during the power on sequence to view the Start-Up Options Menu, and select one of the modes described on the following •...

  • Page 93: Simulator

    Simulator System Status Use Simulator to learn how to use your Fishfinder before taking your boat Use System Status to view system connections and to conduct a unit self- on the water. The Simulator is a very powerful tool that provides a randomly- test.

  • Page 94: Accessory Test

    Accessory Test lists the accessories connected to the system. NOTE: This view is only available when a GPS Receiver is attached to the control head. Accessory Test Screen GPS Diagnostic View NOTE: The speed accessory will be detected only if the paddlewheel has moved since your Fishfinder was powered up.

  • Page 95: X-Press™ Menu

    X-Press™ Menu Main Menu The X-Press™ Menu provides a shortcut to The Main Menu provides the standard set of your most frequently-used settings. The menu options, including the settings that options provided on the X-Press™ Menu are changed less frequently. The Main Menu correspond with the current view.

  • Page 96: Quick Tips For The Main Menu

    Note for all Menu Settings Total Screen Update™ - When you change any menu settings that affect The settings in all menus are adjusted in the same way. Simply use the 4- the current view, the view will update immediately (i.e. you don’t have to exit the menu to apply the change to the screen).

  • Page 97: User Mode (Normal Or Advanced)

    Fishfinder. Several menu settings are added to the Main Menu when the User Mode is changed to Advanced. Advanced mode is the default setting when you first power on your Humminbird® Fishfinder To change the User Mode setting: 1.

  • Page 98: Sonar X-Press™ Menu

    Sonar X-Press™ Menu Active Side (Combo Views only) The Sonar X-Press™ Menu provides a Settings: Left, Right, Default = Left shortcut to your most frequently-used Active Side allows you to select a side of the screen in Combo View. After settings.

  • Page 99: Sensitivity

    Sensitivity Upper Range Settings: Low = 1, High = 20; Default = 10 (Advanced: Sonar, Split Sonar and Active Sonar Side Views only) Sensitivity controls how much detail is shown on the display and will adjust Settings: 0 to 1490 or 0 to 497 meters the sensitivity of all sonar frequencies.

  • Page 100: Lower Range

    Lower Range Chart Speed Settings: 1-10, where 1 = Slow, 10 = Fastest Settings: AUTO, 10 to 1500 ft, 3 to 500 m [International Models only]; Default = AUTO Default = 5 Lower Range sets the deepest depth range that will be displayed by the unit. Chart Speed determines the speed at which the sonar information moves across the display, and consequently the amount of detail shown.

  • Page 101: Bottom Lock (Sonar Zoom View Only)

    Bottom Lock Cancel Navigation (Sonar Zoom View only) (only when Navigating) Settings: Off, On; Default = Off Settings: Press the RIGHT Cursor key and follow screen instructions. Bottom Lock changes the mode of the zoomed view in the Sonar Zoom Cancel Navigation discards the current route and exits Navigation Mode.

  • Page 102: Side Imaging® X-Press™ Menu

    Side Imaging® X-Press™ Menu Active Side ® (Side Imaging Views only [898c SI, 998c SI]) (Combo Views only) Settings: Left, Right, Default = Left The Side Imaging® X-Press™ Menu provides Active Side allows you to select a side of the screen in Combo View. After a shortcut to your most frequently-used you choose an active side, you can apply menu settings and key commands settings.

  • Page 103: Si Side

    SI Side Whether you’re searching the Side Imaging® data for fish or certain bottom contour, the most effective settings will vary with the situation. The display Settings: Left, Both, Right, Default = Both will update as you adjust each category. SI Enhance can also be used during SI Side sets which transducer beam from the Side Imaging®...

  • Page 104: Si Range

    SI Range SI Colors Settings: 6 to 360 feet, or 2 to 120 meters Settings: Blue, Amber1, Amber2, Brown, Green, [International Models only], Default = 150 feet, Inverse, Gray, Green/Red, Default = Blue 50 meters SI Colors allows you to select which color palette you would like to use for SI Range sets the deepest range that will displayed in the Side Imaging®...

  • Page 105: Down Imaging™ X-Press™ Menu

    Down Imaging™ X-Press™ Menu Active Side (Down Imaging™ Views only [898c SI, 998c SI]) (Combo Views only) Settings: Left, Right, Default = Left The Down Imaging™ X-Press™ Menu Active Side allows you to select a side of the screen in Combo View. After provides a shortcut to your most frequently- you choose an active side, you can apply menu settings and key commands used settings.

  • Page 106: Down Sensitivity

    Down Sensitivity Upper Range (Advanced: Down Imaging™ Views only) Settings: Auto, 1 to 20, where Low = 1, High = 20, Default = 10 Settings: 0 to 1490 or 0 to 497 meters [International models only], Default = 0 Down Sensitivity controls how much detail is shown on the display. Upper Range sets the shallowest depth range that will be displayed on the Increase the Down Sensitivity to reveal weaker returns that may be of Down Imaging™...

  • Page 107: Lower Range

    Lower Range Chart Speed Settings: 1-10, where 1 = Slow, 10 = Fastest, Settings: AUTO, 10 to 1500 ft, 3 to 500 m [International Models only]; Default = AUTO Default = 5 Lower Range sets the deepest depth range that will be displayed by the unit. Chart Speed determines the speed at which the sonar information moves across the display, and consequently the amount of detail shown.

  • Page 108: Navigation X-Press™ Menu

    Navigation X-Press™ Menu Active Side (Combo Views only) The Navigation X-Press™ Menu provides a Settings: Left, Right, Default = Left shortcut to your most frequently-used Active Side allows you to select a side of the screen in Combo View. After settings.

  • Page 109: Waypoint [Name]

    Waypoint [Name] Cursor to Waypoint (Only with an active cursor on a waypoint) (Chart or Combo View only) Settings: Edit, Delete, Target, Grid Settings: Press the RIGHT Cursor key and follow screen instructions. Waypoint [Name] allows you to view the Waypoints submenu for the Cursor to Waypoint allows you to quickly move the cursor to any saved waypoint under your cursor.

  • Page 110: Save Current Route (Only When Navigating)

    Save Current Route Cancel MOB Navigation (only when Navigating) (only when MOB Navigation is activated) Settings: Press the RIGHT Cursor key and follow Settings: Press the RIGHT Cursor key and follow screen instructions. screen instructions. Save Current Route allows you to save the current route being displayed. Cancel MOB Navigation removes the Man Overboard (MOB) waypoint and This menu option will only appear when you are currently navigating a route.

  • Page 111: Waypoint [Name] (Most Recently-Created Waypoint)

    Waypoint [Name] (Most recently-created waypoint) Settings: Edit, Delete, Go To, Target, Grid Waypoint [Name] allows you to view the waypoints submenu for the most recently created waypoint. You must have pressed the MARK key at least once since you last powered up the Fishfinder for this menu option to appear. NOTE: See Introduction to Navigation for more information.

  • Page 112: Snapshot And Recording X-Press™ Menu (Snapshot And Recording View Only)

    Snapshot and Recording Start Recording X-Press™ Menu (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and (Snapshot and Recording View only) Recording View only) Settings: Press the RIGHT Cursor key to activate. The Snapshot and Recording X-Press™ Start Recording allows you to start sonar recording from the Snapshot and Menu provides access to the snapshot Recording View.

  • Page 113: Delete All Images

    Delete All Images Pings Per Second (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only) Recording View only) Settings: Press the RIGHT Cursor key and follow Settings: 1-10, AUTO, Default = AUTO screen instructions. Pings Per Second allows you to specify the ping rate for an active sonar Delete All Images allows you to delete all the images at once.

  • Page 114: Stop Playback (Optional-Purchase Mmc/Sd Card Only)

    Stop Playback Playback Speed Icons: (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card only) Settings: Press the RIGHT Cursor key to activate. Record Slow Play Stop Playback allows you to stop playback of a sonar recording from any view. This menu option is only available when an optional-purchase MMC/SD card is installed and Recording Playback is active.

  • Page 115: Alarms Menu Tab

    Alarms Menu Tab Depth Alarm Settings: OFF, 1 to 100 feet, or 0.5 to 30 meters From any view, press the MENU key twice to [International Models only]; Default = OFF access the Main Menu. The Alarms tab will Depth Alarm sounds when the depth becomes equal to or less than the be the default selection.

  • Page 116: Low Battery Alarm

    Low Battery Alarm Temp. Alarm Settings: Off, 8.5V - 13.5V; Default = Off Settings: Off, 33-120 Fahrenheit, 0-50 Celsius [International Models only]; Default = Off Low Battery Alarm sounds when the input battery voltage is equal to or less Temp. Alarm sounds when the water temperature detected by the than the menu setting.

  • Page 117: Arrival Alarm

    Drift Alarm Off Course Alarm Settings; Off, 25 to 3000 ft, 10 to 1000 m [International Models only]; Default = Off Drift Alarm allows you to set the size of a perimeter around the boat’s anchored position. If the anchored boat drifts outside of that perimeter, the Drift Alarm will sound.

  • Page 118: Sonar Menu Tab

    Sonar Menu Tab Beam Select Settings: 200/83 kHz, 200 kHz, 83 kHz, Default = Press the MENU key twice to access the Main 200 kHz Menu and then press the RIGHT Cursor key Beam Select sets which sonar returns from the transducer will be displayed until the Sonar tab is selected.

  • Page 119: Side View Frequency

    Side View Frequency SwitchFire™ Settings: Clear Mode, Max Mode; Default = Clear (Side Imaging® and Down Imaging™ Views only Mode [898c SI, 998c SI] Settings: 800 kHz or 455 kHz; Default = 455 kHz SwitchFire™ controls how the sonar returns are displayed in the Sonar Views.

  • Page 120: Fish Id

    Fish ID+™ Settings: Off, On; Default = Off Fish ID+™ uses advanced signal processing to interpret sonar returns and will display a Fish Symbol when very selective requirements are met. When a fish is detected, a fish icon and its depth are displayed above the return that has been classified as being a fish.

  • Page 121: Real Time Sonar (Rts™) Window

    NOTE: The Wide RTS Window™ does not use • Inverse: where white = strong returns and black = weak returns grayscale. • Original Palette: Original Humminbird® colors, which span Red to Cyan • Palette 1: Yellow to Purple • Palette 2: Yellow to Navy Blue RTS®...

  • Page 122: Zoom Width (Sonar Zoom View Only)

    200 kHz returns shown in the 200 kHz sonar window. NOTE: Visit our web site at humminbird.com to order this accessory online or contact our Customer Resource Center at 1-800-633-1468. Sonar Menu Tab...

  • Page 123: Depth Lines (Advanced)

    Depth Lines Noise Filter (Advanced) (Advanced) Settings: Off, Low, Medium, High1, High2, High3; Settings: Off, On; Default = On Default = Low Depth Lines divide the display into four equal sections which are separated Noise Filter adjusts the sonar Noise Filter to limit interference on the display by three horizontal depth lines.

  • Page 124: Max Depth (Advanced)

    Max Depth Water Type (Advanced) (Advanced) Settings: AUTO, 10 to 1500 feet; 3 to 500 meters Settings: Fresh, Salt (shallow), Salt (deep); [International models only], Default = AUTO Default = Fresh Max Depth controls the maximum depth of operation. When Max Depth is Water Type configures your unit for operation in fresh or salt water.

  • Page 125: Color Bar

    Color Bar Down Imaging Beam Width (Advanced) Settings: Off, On, Default = On Settings: Narrow, Medium, Wide; Default = Wide Color Bar allows you to display or suppress the display of the color bar shown in the full screen Sonar View. Down Imaging Beam Width controls the width of the beam (side to side) for the Down Imaging™...

  • Page 126: Navigation Menu Tab

    Navigation Menu Tab Current Track Settings: Save, Clear, Appearance Press the MENU key twice to access the Main Menu, then press the RIGHT Cursor key until the Navigation tab is selected. Current Track allows you to view the Current Track submenu. See Introduction to Navigation: Save or Clear a Current Track for more NOTE: Menu options will vary depending on information.

  • Page 127: Saved Tracks

    Saved Tracks The Waypoints Submenu contains the following menu options: Settings: Edit, Delete, Default Create allows you to create a new waypoint, name it, and edit it immediately. The current boat position will be used as the default, but you can set the coordinates to any valid position. The icon used Saved Tracks allows you view the Saved Tracks submenu.

  • Page 128: Routes

    Routes Chart Orientation Settings: Create, Edit, Delete, Travel, Info Settings: North-Up, Course-Up; Default = North-Up Chart Orientation allows you to select whether the Chart and Combo Views should be drawn North-Up or Course-Up. The Chart Orientation setting does not apply to the Bird’s Eye View (see Viewing Cartography). Routes allows you to view the Routes submenu.

  • Page 129: Trolling Grid Rotation

    Trolling Grid Rotation Track Min Distance Settings: 0° to 89°, Default = 0° (Advanced) Settings: 1 to 300 ft, or 1 to 100 m Trolling Grid Rotation allows you to set the orientation of the trolling grid in [International Units only]; Default = 16 ft, 5 m degrees, where a setting of 0°...

  • Page 130: Map Datum (Advanced)

    Map Datum Delete All Nav Data (Advanced) (Advanced) Settings: Various, Default = WGS 84 Settings: Press the RIGHT Cursor key and follow screen instructions. Map Datum allows you to change the map coordinate system used by the This menu option should be used with caution! Fishfinder to match those of a paper map.

  • Page 131: Chart Menu Tab

    (see Multi-Media Card (MMC)/SD Slots: Add Maps to Your Fishing System). NOTE: The MMC/SD Cards require a separate purchase. For more information, visit our web site at humminbird.com or contact our Customer Resource Center Chart Menu at 1-800-633-1468. (shown with optional Navionics®...

  • Page 132: Set Simulation Position (Advanced)

    Set Simulation Position Clear Map Offset (Advanced) (Advanced) Settings: Press the RIGHT Cursor key and follow Settings: Follow screen instructions to activate. screen instructions to activate. Clear Map Offset allows you to clear the Map Offset. The Clear Map Offset Set Simulation Position allows you to set the position of the boat used in menu option is available when Map Offset is active.

  • Page 133: Chart Detail Level (Optional-Purchase Navionics® Charts Only)

    Chart Detail Level Map Borders, shown with Optional-Purchase Navionics® Cartography (optional-purchase Navionics® charts only) Settings: Basic, Navigation, Underwater, All; Default = All Chart Detail Level allows you to select how much chart detail you want displayed on the Navigation Views. NOTE: Some chart details are only available with optional-purchase MMC/SD cards.

  • Page 134: Nvb Chart Preference

    NVB Chart Preference Depth Highlight Range (+/-) (optional-purchase LakeMaster® charts only) Default = Auto Settings: 0 - 60 ft, 0 - 30 fathoms, 0 - 20 m NVB Chart Preference allows you to select a built-in chart if you have an (International Models only);...

  • Page 135: Shallow Water Highlight (Optional-Purchase Lakemaster® Charts Only)

    Shallow Water Highlight Chart View with LakeMaster® (optional-purchase LakeMaster® charts only) Settings: 0 - 30 ft, 0 - 5 fathoms, 0 - 10 m (International Models only); Default = 0 Shallow Water Highlight allows you to select a minimum shallow depth setting so that the depth is highlighted in red in the Chart Views.

  • Page 136: Setup Menu Tab

    Setup Menu Tab Units - Depth Settings: Domestic Models: Feet, Fathoms; From any view, press the MENU key twice to International Models: Meters; Default = Feet/Meters access the tabbed Main Menu, then press Units - Depth selects the units of measure for all depth-related readouts. the RIGHT Cursor key until the Setup tab is selected.

  • Page 137: Units - Speed (With Speed Input Only)

    Units - Speed Triplog Reset (with Speed input only) (with Speed input only) Settings: Domestic Models: mph, kts; International Settings: Press the RIGHT Cursor key and follow Models: kph; Default = mph/kph screen instructions to activate. Triplog Reset resets the Triplog to zero. The Triplog provides the following Units - Speed selects the units of measure for speed-related readouts, and information: timer for elapsed time, distance traveled since last reset, and will appear in the menu if a Temp/Speed Accessory is connected and the...

  • Page 138: Select Readouts (Advanced)

    Select Readouts Chart Views: Readouts 1, 3, and 4 can be customized. Readout 2 (Heading) and Readout 5 (Speed) are fixed and cannot be customized. (Advanced) During navigation: Readout 1 can be customized, and Readouts 2 - 5 are Settings: Various, Default = Off fixed as follows: Readout 2 (Heading), Readout 3 (Bearing), Readout 4 (Split: Select Readouts sets the information to display in each of the 5 fixed- Cross Track Error (XTE) and Distance To Go (DTG)), and Readout 5 (Split: Time...

  • Page 139: Depth Offset (Advanced)

    Depth Offset Speed Calibration (Advanced) (Advanced, with Speed paddlewheel only) Settings:-10.0 to +10.0 feet or -3 to 3 meters Settings: -20% to +20%, Default = 0% [International models only], Default = 0.0, or Off Speed Calibration will adjust the speed readout by the percentage entered, Depth Offset will adjust the digital depth readout to indicate depth from the and will appear in the menu if a Speed accessory is connected and the waterline or boats keel.

  • Page 140: Position Format (Advanced)

    Position Format Digits Format (Advanced) (Advanced) Settings: dd.ddddd°, dd°mm.mmm', or Settings: Small tenths, Large tenths, No tenths, dd°mm'ss"; Default = dd°mm.mmm' Default = Small tenths Position Format selects the format of the latitude and longitude position Digits Format adds a tenth decimal place to readouts such as Temperature and display.

  • Page 141: Sonar

    When navigating, the following NMEA sentences are also output: Sound Control Settings: No Sounds, Alarms Only, All Sounds; APB - Autopilot Sentence B Default = All Sounds BWR - Bearing and Distance to Waypoint Sound Control allows you to set when the control head will beep or sound RMB - Recommended Minimum Navigation Info because of key presses and/or alarms.

  • Page 142: Views Menu Tab

    NOTE: Accessories to enable WeatherSense® , SmartCast® WSL, AIS, and XM WX® Weather require separate purchases. Visit our web site at humminbird.com or contact our Customer Resource Center at 1-800-633-1468 for details. Views Menu Tab, Accessories Menu Tab...

  • Page 143: Screen Snapshot (Optional-Purchase Mmc/Sd Cards Only)

    Screen Snapshot (optional-purchase MMC/SD Cards only) (optional-purchase AIS equipment only) Settings: Off, On; Default = Off Settings: Press the RIGHT Cursor key to activate. Screen Snapshot activates the screen snapshot function. When Screen Your Fishing system is compatible with AIS technology. This equipment must Snapshot is enabled, pressing the MARK key creates a saved screen be purchased separately and connected properly to the control head for AIS snapshot on the optional-purchase MMC/SD card installed in your unit’s...
  • Page 144 As target information is received, the information is displayed in the Chart Chart View with AIS Views. In Bird’s Eye View, only the target position is displayed. • Vessel Icons identify the type of target. • Alarm & Red Vessel Icon identify a target that has exceeded the CPA (Closest Point of Approach) setting.
  • Page 145 To Change Settings in the AIS Submenu: Target Course Line turns course lines off or sets the amount of time represented on the target course line. The length of the course line Highlight AIS is in the Accessories MENU Tab, and press the RIGHT Cursor indicates the last known ship speed, while the direction of the arrow key to access the AIS Submenu.

  • Page 146: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Fishing System Defaults to Simulator with a Transducer Attached Before contacting the Humminbird® Customer Resource Center, please read A connected and functioning transducer will cause the newly-started Fishing the following section. Taking the time to review these troubleshooting System to go into Normal operating mode automatically. If, when you power...

  • Page 147: Display Problems

    Display Problems There are several main conditions or sources of possible interference that may cause problems with the quality of the information displayed on the control head. Look in the following table for some symptoms of display problems and possible solutions: Problem Possible Cause The control head loses power at high...

  • Page 148: Finding The Cause Of Noise

    Finding the Cause of Noise Electrical noise usually affects the display with many black dots at high speeds, and high sensitivity readings. One or more of the following sources can cause noise or interference: Possible Source of Noise Isolation Other electronic devices Turn off any nearby electronic devices to see if the problem goes away, then turn them on one at a time to see if the noise re-appears.

  • Page 149: 1-Year Limited Warranty

    Humminbird® products found to be defective and covered by IN DURATION TO ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF ORIGINAL PURCHASE. IN this warranty will be replaced or repaired free of charge at Humminbird’s NO EVENT WILL HUMMINBIRD® BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR option and returned to the customer freight prepaid.
  • Page 150 Repair Authorization Number for your unit. • Include a brief written description of the problem. NOTE: Please do not return your Humminbird® product to the store for service. • Return product freight prepaid to Humminbird®, using an insured carrier with delivery confirmation.

  • Page 151: Fishing System Accessories

    System to a PC in order to upload product software updates and new Accessories customize the 800 Series™ and 900 Series™ to your needs and features obtained from humminbird.com. This accessory requires the enable you to stay on the edge of new technology. When an accessory is MSWindows-compatible HumminbirdPC™...

  • Page 152: Specifications

    858c and 958c: ........
  • Page 153 It must be disposed of and collected for humminbird.com/support/productregistration.aspx.) recycling and recovery of waste EEE. Humminbird® will mark all EEE products in Shipping and Handling: We can only accept requests that include a money order in the accordance with the WEEE Directive.

  • Page 154: Glossary

    Fish and other objects close to the bottom that fall within the dead zone variety of sources. Many Humminbird® products have a Noise Filter menu setting that will probably not be visible in the sonar beam. Precision sonar beams, such as the allows the user to clear the screen of noise that is difficult to eliminate (also, see Humminbird®...
  • Page 155 Square) or P-T-P (Peak-to-Peak) measurement systems. Either method is acceptable, structure. Many Humminbird® units operate at up to 40 times per second when in but it is important when comparing power outputs, to make sure that the same single frequency operation.
  • Page 156 The length of time that a GPS receiver typically takes to determine depth. Target separation decreases as depth increases due to the need for longer Pulse a position from at least three satellites. Humminbird® GPS receivers provide very fast Pulse Width Width to achieve greater depth.
  • Page 157 Glossary GPS & Navigation Terms advent of WAAS has largely negated the need for the added expense of a DBR in the is a very rugged format suitable for the marine environment, but it is not waterproof. United States. MMC is the same format that many digital cameras use. See North, Magnetic Distance To Go The principle reference point of the compass (i.e.
  • Page 158 Humminbird® products offer the ability Generally, all GPS units have a limited number of Track Points that can be saved before to name and assign a symbol to the saved location.

  • Page 159: Side Imaging® Transducer Mounting Template (Xhs 9 Hdsi 180 T)

    Appendix A Side Imaging® Transducer Mounting Template (XHS 9 HDSI 180 T) Appendix A...

  • Page 160: Contact Humminbird

    Contact Humminbird® Contact the Humminbird® Customer Resource Center in any of the following ways: By Telephone (Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Standard Time): 1-800-633-1468 By e-mail (typically we respond to your e-mail within three business days): service@humminbird.com...

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