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- Page 2 All Humminbird accessories are available through your full- service Humminbird dealer or factory direct through our number listed in the Customer Support section. INSTALLATION OVERVIEW Your Humminbird fishfinder consists of two primary components to install: the control head and the transducer.
- Page 3 INSTALLATION PREPARATION Determining How to Mount the Transducer Your Humminbird fishfinder includes a standard transducer. This transducer can be mounted on the transom of the boat or bonded to the inside of a fiberglass hull boat. The transom installation, which is the most widely used, places the transducer on the outside of the boat hull.
- Page 4 ALTERNATE MOUNTING METHODS ALTERNATE TRANSDUCERS AND MOUNTING METHODS Your Humminbird fishfinder comes with everything necessary for installation and operation on most boats. However, there are several situations which may require a different type of transducer. Inboard boats, wood or metal hulls, and sail boats create unique transducer mounting needs Alternate transducers and mounting methods are detailed below.
- Page 5 BEGINNING INSTALLATION Now that you have determined the transducer mounting method you can begin installation of your new Humminbird fishfinder. The installation guide included on the next few pages provides detailed step by step instructions for installation of the control head and transducer.
- Page 6 Do not begin this transducer installation until you read the Installation Preparation in the Operation Guide. This chapter contains information critical to the correct installation of your transducer. Due to the wide variety of boat hulls, only general instructions are presented in the installation guide.
- Page 7 If the propeller(s) is (are) forward of the transom, it may be impossible to find an area clear from turbulence, and a different mounting technique or transducer type should be considered. Step Two - Drill the Mounting Holes 1. Remove the mounting template from the front of the Operations Manual. 2.
- Page 8 Step Four - Mount the Transducer to the Transom 1. Apply silicone sealant to the mounting holes drilled into the transom. 2. Align the transducer assembly with the drilled holes in the transom (Figure 8). 3. Use either a flat head screwdriver, a 5/16" (8mm) hex driver, or a 5/16" (8mm) socket to mount the assembly.
- Page 9 If the cable is too short, extension cables are available to extend the transducer cable up to a total of 50' (15 m). Call Humminbird Customer Support for more information. Follow these steps to route the cable through the transom: 1.
- Page 10 Inside the hull mounting generally produces good results in single thickness fiberglass-hulled boats. Humminbird cannot guarantee depth performance when transmitting and receiving through the hull of the boat since some signal loss occurs. The amount of loss depends on hull construction and thickness, and the installation.
- Page 11 3. Power up the Control Head. 4. Run the boat at various speeds and water depths while observing the screen on the Control Head. If the unit functions well at low speeds but begins to skip or miss the bottom at higher speeds, the transducer needs to be moved. If depth performance is required, test the fishfinder in water at the desired depth.
- Page 12 CONTROL HEAD INSTALLATION Step One - Determine Where to Mount Begin the installation by determining where to mount the control head. Consider the following to determine best location: The cables for power, transducer and temp/speed accessories (if applicable) should be installed first and must reach the mounting location. Extension cables are available.
- Page 13 (not included) for the protection of the unit (Figure 21). Humminbird is not responsible for over voltage or over current failures. In order to minimize the potential for interference with other marine electronics a separate power source (such as a second battery) may be necessary.
- Page 14 5. Install the control head by sliding it onto the mounting bracket until it is fully seated. To remove the unit simply depress the latch on the rear of the unit and lift (Figure 29). Your Humminbird is now ready for operation. INSTALLATION CONTROL HEAD INSTALLATION...
- Page 15 Note: it is often necessary to make several incremental transducer adjustments before optimum high-speed performance is achieved. Important: For Transom Mount transducer installations, install the third mounting screw after the final transducer adjustments. Humminbird 3 Humminbird Lane Eufaula, Alabama 36027...
- Page 16 TESTING THE INSTALLATION After installation is complete and all connections are made, you are ready to test the installation prior to actual use. Thorough testing should be performed with the boat in water, however, you can initially confirm basic operation with the boat trailered. Press POWER once to turn the unit on.
- Page 17 Simulator mode, power the unit off. FEATURE MEMORY If your Wide Optic is installed with a transducer connected, any changes you make to the setup or User Options (see Control Functions) while in Simulator are retained in the unit's memory. This allows you to use simulator to experiment with the various set-up options, and retain your selected settings for normal operation.
- Page 18 WHAT YOU SEE ON-SCREEN Your Wide Optic uses a 64 x 128 matrix SuperTwist LCD display. This type of display provides outstanding viewability in all light conditions over a wide range of temperatures. The presentation of information on-screen may take one of several forms depending on the type of transducer being used, whether or not the Temp/Speed sensor is connected, and the current setting of various user options.
- Page 19 The best way to learn to interpret structure is to operate the Wide Optic over a variety of known conditions and experiment with user functions to best represent those conditions on-screen.
- Page 20 CONTROL FUNCTIONS The Wide Optic uses a simple 5-button keypad for all user input. When any button is pressed, an audible "chirp" confirms the control input. In the event that a particular button has no function or is inappropriate...
- Page 21 The backlight is very effective for low-light and nighttime operation. When the backlight is on, the Wide Optic will consume more power than with the backlight off. This is important when using the Wide Optic in a portable configuration powered by a separate battery, or when powering the unit from a trolling motor battery.
- Page 22 Sensitivity menu appears, use the UP ARROW to increase the sensitivity bias, or the DOWN ARROW to The Sensitivity function controls the sensitivity of the sonar receiver. The Wide Optic automatically adjusts the level of receiver sensitivity based on a number of factors including the depth of the water and the level of noise present.
- Page 23 To return to "Automatic" Depth Range control, press the MENU button until the Depth Range menu appears on-screen and use the UP ARROW to select AUTO. The Wide Optic returns to Automatic operation. Note: Depth Range is not remembered when the unit is powered off. At power up, the unit is always in...
- Page 24 When the unit is powered off, the Zoom menu returns to Zoom Off. The Wide Optic shows Zoom range in conjunction with the full depth range. The Zoom range is shown on the left side of the screen and full range information is shown on the right side of the display.
- Page 25 Depth Alarm The Wide Optic contains an audible alarm to warn you of shallow water depths. The alarm is adjustable from 2' to 99' of depth. When the alarm is enabled, an audible alarm is sounded if the water beneath the boat is equal to or less than the selected alarm depth.
- Page 26 Triplog provides seven pieces of information; the current digital depth, water surface temperature, current boat speed, the distance traveled since the Wide Optic was powered up or reset, the average speed, the total time elapsed since power-up or reset, and the input voltage from your boat's electrical system.
- Page 27 "raw" information. There is no interpretation made by the unit. Selecting ID Off, also will disable the fish alarm. ID On enables the Wide Optic to interpret the raw sonar data and, using a variety of techniques, depict appropriate target returns as one of three different size fish symbols.
- Page 28 Tri-beam transducer and operates normally when that transducer is selected by the switch. If a non-standard transducer is selected by the switch, the Wide Optic will assume that transducer is of the type identified in the Transducer Options menu, and will configure the display accordingly.
- Page 29 Reset The final Option is Reset. With so many User Options available to customize the Wide Optic, it is easy to configure the unit in such a way that it is detrimental to a particular use. By using the Reset function, all variable or user-controlled features of the Wide Optic are returned to the factory settings.
- Page 30 CUSTOMIZING SET-UP FUNCTIONS The Wide Optic allows the user to customize many features to work best for a particular type of use. These user selections are remembered by the unit after power is disconnected. Control of these features is accomplished through the menu system. Primary menu functions include Sensitivity, Depth Range, Zoom, Depth Alarm, Fish Alarm, Triplog (if the Temp/Speed sensor is connected) and Options.
- Page 31 Use Diagnostic while running the boat at high speeds to show the voltage gain. Also, if you are using the Wide Optic in portable configuration or from the trolling motor battery, Diagnostic can be used to evaluate the health of the battery by showing the current voltage.
- Page 32 Wide Side Operation transducer switch. When used with a switch in conjunction with the TriBeam transducer, the Wide Optic recognizes which transducer is connected whenever the switch position is changed. When a Wide Side transducer is connected, the screen display changes to display the information from the side-looking elements.