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Humminbird Wide 3D View Operation Manual

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  • Page 2: Installation Preparation

    Customer Support section. INSTALLATION OVERVIEW Your Humminbird fishfinder consists of two primary components to install: the control head and the transducer. The control head contains the sonar transmit and receive circuitry, as well as the user controls and display.

  • Page 3: Installation Overview

    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 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

    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. For transom mount transducer installations you will need the mounting template included with your manual.

  • Page 6: Transom Installation

    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 mounting bracket. Drill this hole and install the screw after final testing and adjustments have been completed.
  • Page 10 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 11: Inside The Hull Installation

    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 12 The transducer cannot transmit through air. The water purges any air from between the transducer and the hull and fills any voids in the coarse fiberglass surface.
  • Page 13 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 14: Control Head Installation

    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 15 fuse in the connection. If you must wire the control head directly to a battery, be sure to install an inline fuse holder...
  • Page 16 (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 17 Optional: If the cables pass outside the mounting bracket, install the hole cover over the hole and fasten in place using the two #8 x 7/8” (22mm) wood screws (Figure 24).
  • Page 18 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 19: Test The Installation

    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 20: What You See On Screen

    The Wide 3D View gives you three basic ways to view the bottom terrain: 3D view, 2D view, and the Combo view. Simply pressing the VIEW button will toggle these options. The default view, which is selected when you first power the unit, is the 3D view shown in Figure a.

  • Page 21: Using The 3D View

    A valuable accessory available for use with all Wide 3D products is Wide Side. Your unit has the capability of displaying information from a special “side-locking” transducer as shown in Figure E. See the “Advanced Feature” section for more information.
  • Page 22 As the depth of the water changes, the Wide 3D View will automatically adjust the depth range and sensitivity as necessary to view the bottom on-screen. The 3D view of the Wide 3D View is capable of tracking the bottom to a depth of 240 feet. Beyond 240 feet, you must select the 2D view for bottom tracking to 1000 feet.
  • Page 23 USING THE 2D VIEW When operating in 2D view, the Wide 3D View operates as most normal depth sounders with several exceptions. The six beam 53 degree transducer allows you to search for fish with a much wider area of coverage than ordinary depth sounders. The hollow and solid fish symbols give you directional information, and you can quickly switch back to the 3D view for a better idea of where the target is located.

  • Page 24: Control Functions

    3D portion of the screen, but retain the bottom detail of the 2D view. CONTROL FUNCTIONS The Wide 3D View unit uses only eight buttons to control all functions. The controls are divided into two groups: POWER, STOP, VIEW, and LIGHT are one group., and the Menu System controls are the other group.
  • Page 25 The following section explains each menu in detail, and how these adjustments can be used to extract the maximum information from the sonar returns. With several exceptions, once a setting has been changed, the Wide 3D View will remember that setting until it is again changed, even if power is disconnected.
  • Page 26 RANGE The Wide 3D View adjusts the depth range automatically, so the bottom return is displayed at the bottom 1/3 of the display. This leaves the top 2/3 to display anything between the surface and the bottom.
  • Page 27 ZOOM Another form of range control is Zoom. Zoom allows selection of various ranges for full screen viewing., while maintaining a view of the full range. By using the display to view a smaller area, the effective display resolution is increased, and the unit’s ability to separate targets close together is enhanced.
  • Page 28 To enable Zoom, adjust the horizontal lines to the depth of the zoom range using the UP and DOWN arrow buttons, then enable Zoom using the ENTER button. Pressing the VIEW button while in zoom will toggle your display from three zoom views; 3D, 2D, and a combo view.

  • Page 29: Bottom Alarm

    BOTTOM ALARM The Wide 3D View contains an audible alarm to warn you of shallow water depths. This alarm is adjustable from 2' to 99' of depth. To enable the alarm, simply adjust the alarm depth using the UP and DOWN arrow buttons, and press ENTER. When the depth of the water beneath your boat is equal to or less than the selected alarm depth, a continuous alarm will sound.
  • Page 30 The Fish Alarm alerts you to the presence of fish, or other targets not attached to the bottom, in the water beneath your boat. The Fish Alarm has 3 different settings which correspond to the 3 different size fish targets shown on-screen. To enable Fish Alarm, use the UP and DOWN arrow buttons to adjust the size return you want to be alerted to: large fish only, large and medium size fish, or all fish.
  • Page 31 "ID+", the default setting, provides more information about the location of the target by attaching depth "strings" showing the digital depth of the target. When there are numerous targets on- screen, not every target depth is shown, to avoid excessive clutter on-screen. ID "Off"...

  • Page 32: System Options

    TRIPLOG TripLog provides a time/distance calculation, based on input from the speed accessory. The timer is started when the unit is first powered, and distance information is collected to provide elapsed distance since power up, and the average speed. To enable the TripLog display, press ENTER. Viewing Triplog while in a 2D view allows current sonar information to be displayed.
  • Page 33 Sonar mode controls three different modes of operation. The default position is "down", where the Wide 3D View uses the six-beam down-looking transducer to produce the three primary views discussed earlier. Selecting "side" will configure the unit to work with the Wide Side, side-looking transducer which will be discussed in the "Wide Side Operation"...

  • Page 34: Advanced Operation

    Note: Boat speed and water temperature features require the use of the temp/speed accessory. ADVANCED OPERATION The Wide 3D View contains the unique ability to be adaptable in operation to match the experience level of he user. Users inexperienced in the operation of the Vide 3D View should use the factory "Normal"...
  • Page 35 If you are selecting a location inside the hull of your boat to mount the Wide 3D View transducer, the diagnostic view lets you compare the individual beam returns while you position the transducer.
  • Page 36 The Wide Side transducer is available as a trolling motor mount, a transom mount, or a portable mount. Wide Side can be connected directly to your Wide 3D View unit in p/ace of the standard transducers, or used in conjunction with a transducer switch so that all of the transducers can be connected to the Wide 3D View.
  • Page 37 Your Wide 3D View is now configured for Wide Side operation. When you exit the "System Options" menu, the view you will see on-screen is shown above. Viewing both left and right sides simultaneously gives you an excellent tool when searching for bait fish or following a creek bed, however greater display resolution can be achieved by viewing only one side.
  • Page 38 The information collected is controlled by pressing the VIEW button. Pressing VIEW toggles the options "both", "right', "left", or "dwn" (down). When the "dwn" mode is selected, the single 24 degree down-looking element of the Wide Side transducer is used to collect this information. This transducer does not have "wide", "narrow", or "dual"...

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