Set Up A Nmea 2000 Network - Humminbird HELIX Series Operation Manual

Set Up a NMEA 2000 Network

Use the instructions in this section if a NMEA 2000 network is connected to the control head.
When equipment is connected to the control head, the equipment and its data will be detected automatically. You can also manually
select equipment and set the data offset. The available menus are determined by the attached equipment.
NOTE: Humminbird recommends that the NMEA 2000 network be installed by a certified NMEA 2000 technician. See NMEA.org for
details.
Preparation
The NMEA 2000 network connects to the NMEA 2000 port on one control head. If you have a multi-control head network (separate
purchase required), select the control head that is connected to the NMEA 2000 network backbone to proceed with the following
instructions.
Turn On the NMEA 2000 Network
1. Main Menu (Custom User Mode): Press the MENU key twice. Select the Data Sources tab.
2. Select NMEA 2000 Network.
3. Press the RIGHT or LEFT Cursor keys to turn the NMEA 2000 Network on or off.
Select NMEA 2000 Data Sources
When equipment is connected to the control head, the equipment and its data will be detected automatically. Use the instructions
in this section to manually select devices to use on the NMEA 2000 network.
1. Main Menu: Press the MENU key twice. Select the Data Sources tab.
2. Select the Data Sources menu option. Press the RIGHT Cursor key to open the NMEA2K Sources menu.
3. Press the DOWN or UP Cursor key to select a source group.
4. Press the RIGHT Cursor key to open the submenu for that source.
5. Press the DOWN or UP Cursor key to select a data source. Press the RIGHT Cursor key or CHECK/INFO key to select the data
source.
6. Press the EXIT key to return to the NMEA2K Sources menu.
7. Repeat steps 3 – 6 to select another data source.
Set Data Offsets
Use the Data Offsets menu to adjust digital readouts by the amount you set.
1. Main Menu: Press the MENU key twice. Select the Data Sources tab.
2. Select Data Offsets. Press the RIGHT Cursor key to open the Data Offsets menu.
3. Select a data option. (Depth Adjustment, Heading Adjustment, NMEA 2K Heading Adjustment, Temp(Water) Adjustment, STW
Adjustment)
4. Press the RIGHT or LEFT Cursor keys to adjust the setting.
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NMEA 2000 Setup