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Humminbird Wide Portrait 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 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 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 11 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 12 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 13: 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 14 fuse in the connection. If you must wire the control head directly to a battery, be sure to install an inline fuse holder...
  • Page 15 (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 16 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 17 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 18: 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 19: Testing The Installation

    TESTING THE INSTALLATION After installation is complete and all connections are made, you are ready to test the installation prior to actual size. Thorough testing should be performed with the boat in the water; however, you can initially confirm basic operation with the boat trailered. Press POWER once to turn the unit on.
  • Page 20 Wide Portrait offers, you can customize the presentation of information to suit your particular needs. The Wide Portrait contains a simulator, which allows you to use the unit as if you are on the water. The Simulator is invaluable for learning how to operate the many features of the Wide Portrait.

  • Page 21: Feature Memory

    If you are using the Wide Portrait in Simulator when no transducer is connected, any selected options are lost when the unit is powered off. The Wide Portrait will return to Factory Settings, or options selected when last used with a transducer, if no transducer is connected.
  • Page 22 Figure B shows the default view when the Temp/ Speed sensor is connected. Water surface temperature and boat speed are displayed at the bottom of the screen. If the Wide Portrait determines that a Wide Side transducer is connected, the default view is shown in Figure C.
  • Page 23 Structure is defined as any object physically attached to the bottom. The sonar configuration of the Wide Portrait is optimized to give the most accurate depiction of bottom structure possible. Grass, trees, stumps, wrecks or other debris are accurately displayed, however the depiction of these objects varies with boat speed and direction.
  • Page 24 The Wide Portrait uses advanced signal processing to further evaluate any sonar return between the surface and the bottom. For instance, a small school of bait fish usually appears as a dense cluster of individual dots.

  • Page 25: Control Functions

    CONTROL FUNCTIONS The Wide Portrait uses a simple 6-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 for the situation, an audible “error”, or multiple chirps will be heard.
  • Page 26 Both, Left, Right, and Down. The three lower buttons, MENU, UP, ARROW, and DOWN ARROW work together to control the Wide Portrait menu-controlled user functions. MENU brings a menu on-screen for adjustment. In normal operation, pressing MENU repeatedly will cycle through all available menu headings.
  • Page 27 SENSITIVITY The Sensitivity function controls the sensitivity of the sonar receiver. The Wide Portrait 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. Noise can be caused by other electronic devices, engines, trolling motors, propeller cavitation and hydrodynamic flow among others.

  • Page 28: Depth Range

    Increasing the bias ( +1 through +5 ) causes the unit to display the information from progressively smaller sonar returns. By decreasing the sensitivity bias (-1 through –5), the unit effectively filters small sonar returns. In murky or muddy water, it is often advantageous to reduce the sensitivity bias. This prevents the display from being cluttered with sonar returns from debris or suspended particles.
  • Page 29 The Wide Portrait automatically adjusts the depth range depending on the depth of the water. The unit tries to maintain the bottom depiction about 2/3 down the total range (for example, in 20 feet of water, the 0-30 foot range would be selected). This provides the best display resolution and therefore the best target separation possible.
  • Page 30 Zoom information is only displayed on the 2D view. The Wide Portrait 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 31 When the unit is powered off, the Zoom menu returns to Zoom Off. Depth Alarm The Wide Portrait contains an audible alarm to warn you of shallow water depths. The alarm is adjustable from 2 feet to 99 feet 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 32 “On” and the menu further expands to show the 3 alarm options. The selected setting will be “Large fish only”. With this setting, the Wide Portrait alarms on only those targets which are represented by the large fish symbols (see Interpreting the On-Screen Information). Pressing the DOWN ARROW again highlights “large and medium fish”...
  • Page 33 When used in a portable application or whenever the Wide Portrait is operated from a battery source, the voltage number can be used to determine battery life. The Wide Portrait will operate at voltages from 10 to 16 VDC.
  • Page 34 Once Triplog is enabled, pressing MENU to bring the Triplog menu on-screen now shows an additional option. “Reset”. By selecting Reset, the timer and distance log resets to 0 and the Triplog will begin to calculate elapsed time, distance traveled, and average speed from the time of reset.
  • Page 35 There is no interpretation made by the unit. Selecting ID Off will also disable the fish alarm. ID ON enables the Wide Portrait to interpret the raw sonar data and, using a variety of techniques, depict appropriate target returns as one of three different size fish symbols. Further identification shows whether the fish is in the left, center, or right beam.
  • Page 36 The Wide Portrait can identify and operate with several different transducers. At power up, the Wide Portrait will first identify if a transducer is connected. If none is detected, the unit will default to simulator mode. If the standard Tribeam Transducer is detected, the unit will begin normal “down”...
  • Page 37 The Wide Portrait will also work with older Dual beam transducers. If you are using a Dual beam transducer, you must manually select “Dual” from the transducer menu as the Dual Beam transducer cannot be identified automatically. If “Dual” is manually selected, dual beam operation will be selected any time a non-standard transducer is detected.
  • Page 38 CUSTOMIZING SET-UP FUNCTIONS The Wide Portrait 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.
  • Page 39 Diagnostic while running the boat at high speeds to show the voltage gain. Also, if you are using the Wide Portrait in portable configuration or from the trolling motor battery, Diagnostic can be used to evaluate t he health of the battery by showing the current voltage.

  • Page 40: Using Alternative Transducers

    Tri-beam transducers are also available in trolling motor mounts, and bronze thru-hull type mounts. The Wide Portrait also has the ability to work with two additional transducers: Dual Beam and Wide Side. See Available Accessories for selection of the transducer.

  • Page 41: Specifications

    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.

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