Testing The Transducer - Humminbird ICE HELIX Series Installation Manual

ICE HELIX® SERIES Installation Guide
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| Testing the Transducer

Prior to installation, test the transducer to make sure that no damage occurred during shipping.
1. Connect the power cable to the control head and the battery terminal adapter (see Connecting
the Power Cable and Installing the Battery).
2. Connect the transducer cable to the control head (see Installing the Transducer).
3. Lower the transducer into the ice hole.
4. Power On: Press the POWER key. While the Title screen is shown on the display, press the MENU
key. Select Normal mode, and press the RIGHT cursor key to start Normal mode.
If the transducer is working properly, you will see the bottom on the sonar view.
5. Power Off: Press and hold the POWER key.
6. Disconnect Cables: Disconnect the transducer and power cable from the control head.
Disconnect the power cable terminals from the battery until the installation is completed and
you're ready to fish.
ICE HELIX Series Case Assembly
Perform the ICE HELIX case assembly tasks in order, referring to the step-by-step procedures that
represent the following main assembly tasks:
Δ Assembling the transducer storage posts onto the base
Δ Assembling the handle to the base
Δ Mounting the control head to the base
Δ Connecting the power cable and installing the battery
Δ Installing the transducer
Δ Installing the base in the portable bag
Δ Connecting power
Δ Setting up the control head
Δ Stowing the ICE transducer and battery charger in the portable bag
When you are finished, the control head and the transducer will be part of the ICE case assembly, and
you will be ready to take your ICE HELIX out on the ice for final setup.
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| Assembling the Transducer Storage Posts
In this procedure, you will install the posts to hold the transducer cable.
1. Slide one spring over each flat-head screw and set aside.
2. Insert a nut into the keyed space of each cable retention arm. Push down on thenut until it is
flush with the surface of the cable retention arm.
3. Slide one cable retention arm over one storage post so that the arm faces out.
4. Hold the cable retention arm in place, and turn the base upside down.
5. Drop the assembled screw and spring straight into the back of the storage post. Using a
flat-head screwdriver, push down on the screw, and tighten. See the illustration Installing the
Transducer Storage Posts. Hand-tighten only!
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