Using Alternative Transducers - Humminbird Wide Paramount Operation Manual

The diagram of the center beam cannot be compared to the left and right beams as this beam is a
different frequency and beam width. The diagram is useful in ensuring that the center beam is present
and of sufficient strength.
The depth of the water beneath the boat is shown for each of the three beams. In operation, only the
center beam is used to display this depth, however, the depth number is another means of comparison.
When in diagnostic, two menus are available to the user: Depth Range, and Diagnostic. The Depth
Range menu can be used normally to control the range of information displayed in the Diagnostic
diagrams. The Diagnostic menu is used to exit the Diagnostic function and return to the Start-Up screen.

USING ALTERNATIVE TRANSDUCERS

The Wide Paramount is designed to operate with the Tri-Beam transducer included standard with the
product. The standard transducer can be mounted on the transom of the boat, or bonded to the inside of
most fiberglass hulls. Tri-beam transducers are also available in trolling motor mounts, portable mounts,
and bronze thru-hull type mounts.
The Wide Paramount also has the ability to work with the Wide Side transducer. See Available
Accessories for selection of the transducer.
Wide Side Operation
The Wide Side transducer is a specialized "sidelooking" transducer which is extremely useful for bank
fishing or looking for bait fish in open water. The Wide Side transducer uses three different sonar
elements which transmit signals to the left, right, and straight down from your boat. The downward beam
is 200 kHz with a 24 degree area of coverage. This beam maintains a continuous digital depth readout
from the bottom directly beneath your boat. The side beams are 455 kHz with a 16 degree area of
coverage. The sidelooking elements can be used independently or together to locate targets near the
surface of the water on either side of your boat.
The Wide Side transducer is available as a trolling motor mount, a transom mount, or a portable mount.
Note: The Wide Side transducer can be connected directly to the Wide Paramount or used in conjunction
with the standard transducer through a transducer switch. When used with a switch in conjunction with
the Tri-Beam transducer, the Wide Paramount recognizes which transducer is connected whenever the
switch position is changed.
resolution can be achieved by viewing only one side.
To change the view, simply press the VIEW button repeatedly until the desired view is on-screen. The
Down view is similar to the traditional view when using the standard transducer; however, there is no Tri-
beam information available such as fish location.
When operating in Wide Side mode, the range must be adjusted manually, since the bottom is often not
visible on-screen. Ranges of 15, 30, 60 and 120 feet are available. Also, Zoom is not possible in Wide
Side mode, arid the Zoom menu is not available.
When a Wide Side transducer is connected, the screen
display changes to display the information from the side-
looking elements. There are four basic views available when
the Wide Side transducer is in use: both, left, right, and down.
These views are controlled by the VIEW button. The default
view is both, in which information from both the left and right
elements are displayed on-screen. The digital depth of the
water beneath your boat is always present.
Viewing both left and right sides simultaneously gives you an
excellent tool when searching for bait fish in open water, or
when following a creek bed; however, greater display