Trolling Motor Transducer Options; Test And Finish The Installation - Humminbird Matrix 10 Install Manual

TROLLING MOTOR TRANSDUCER OPTIONS

If you don't have a trolling motor transducer, there are several options:
• You may purchase a Trolling Motor Adapter kit that will allow you to mount the transducer on the
trolling motor.
• You may also exchange your NEW and UNASSEMBLED transducer (with mounting hardware
included) for a trolling motor transducer.
There are also several transducer switches available that support the following configurations:
• Two control heads with one transducer or two transducers with one Control Head.
NOTE: Call the Humminbird Customer Resource Center (334-687-0503) for details and pricing, or visit
www.humminbird.com for more information.

TEST AND FINISH THE INSTALLATION

When you have installed both the control head and either the transom or the trolling motor 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, although you can initially confirm basic
operation with the boat out of the water.
NOTE: If you have installed an in-hull mount transducer, this procedure does not apply, as the transducer
is already locked in place.
1. Press POWER once to turn the control head on. There will be an audible chirp when the button is
pressed correctly. 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 enter Normal
operation. If no transducer is detected (or one is not connected), the unit will go into Simulator mode
and will indicate this by displaying the word Simulator on the control head display.
NOTE: The transducer must be submerged in water for reliable transducer detection.
3. 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.
4. 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. Angling the rear of the transducer downward and/or lowering
the transducer farther into the water will help achieve depth readings at high speeds. If the left
side of the fish arch is longer than the right side, then the back of the transducer is angled too far
downward. If the right side of the fish arch is longer than the left side, then the back of the
transducer is angled too far upwards.
NOTE: It may not always be possible to get symmetrical fish arches and high speed depth readings at
the same time.
NOTE: It is often necessary to make several incremental transducer adjustments before optimum high
speed performance is achieved. Due to the wide variety of boat hulls, however, it is not always possible
to obtain high speed depth readings.