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  • Page 2: Thank You

    Web site at humminbird.com. humminbird.com or contact our Customer Resource Center at (334) 687-6613. WARNING! The electronic chart in your Humminbird® unit is an aid to navigation 800 Series™, 900 Series™, Cannon®, CannonLink™, Contour XD™, Down Imaging™, DualBeam designed to facilitate the use of authorized government charts, not to replace them. Only PLUS™, Fish ID+™, HumminbirdPC™, Humminbird®, InterLink™, One-Touch®...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    DualBeam PLUS™ Sonar (858c, 898c SI, 958c, 998c SI) ............3 ZOOM (+/-) Keys ........................11 Down Imaging™ Sonar (858c DI and 958c DI only, XNT 9 DI T) ..........4 SD Memory Card Slots QuadraBeam PLUS™ Sonar (optional-purchase QuadraBeam PLUS™ transducer only [858c, 958c, 898c SI, and 998c SI only]) ................4...
  • Page 4 What’s on the Down Imaging™ Display (858c DI, 958c DI, 898c SI and 998c SI only) (858c DI, 958c DI, 898c SI, and 998c SI Combo models only) Down Imaging™/Sonar Combo View (858c DI, 958c DI, 898c SI, and 998c SI only) ..46...
  • Page 5 Note for all Menu Settings ....................59 SI Colors ..........................67 User Mode (Normal or Advanced) ..................60 Down Imaging™ X-Press™ Menu Sonar X-Press™ Menu (Down Imaging™ Views only [858c DI, 958c DI, 898c SI, 998c SI]) Active Side (Combo Views only) ....................61 Active Side (Combo Views only) ....................68...
  • Page 6 (optional-purchase SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only) ....75 Side View Frequency (898c SI and 998c SI only) ..............82 Delete All Images Imaging Frequency (858c DI and 958c DI only) ..............82 (optional-purchase SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only) ........76 Surface Clutter ........................83 Delete Recording SwitchFire™ ..........................83 (optional-purchase SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only) ........76...
  • Page 7 ..........86 Track Min Distance ....................93 (Advanced, DualBeam PLUS™ Sonar only) (Advanced) 455 kHz Sensitivity (Advanced, Down Imaging™ Views only [858c DI, 958c DI]) ....86 Track Color Range ........................93 455 kHz Sensitivity (Advanced, with optional purchase QuadraBeam PLUS™ transducer) ..86 Map Datum (Advanced) ......................93...
  • Page 8 Temp. Offset ......................103 (Advanced) Speed Calibration ..........103 (Advanced, with Speed paddlewheel only) 1-Year Limited Warranty Local Time Zone (Advanced) ....................103 Humminbird® Service Policy Daylight Saving Time ..................103 (Advanced) Position Format ....................103 (Advanced) Fishing System Accessories Time Format (Advanced, International only)
  • Page 9 U.S. by our authorized international distributors. To obtain a list of authorized international distributors, please visit our Web site at humminbird.com or contact our Customer Resource Center at (334) 687-6613. NOTE: Some of the entries in this Table of Contents may require the purchase of separate accessories.

  • Page 11: How Sonar Works

    • Humminbird® 858c DI Combo: Wide screen Fishing System with to interpret location, size, and composition of an object.
  • Page 12 When all the echoes are viewed side by side, The power output is the amount of energy an easy to interpret "graph" of the bottom, fish generated by the sonar transmitter. It is and structure appears. commonly measured using two methods: •...

  • Page 13: High Definition Side Imaging® Sonar (898C Si And 998C Si Only)

    DualBeam PLUS™ Sonar Side Imaging Sonar ® 86° 86° (858c, 898c SI, 958c, 998c SI) 455kHz 455kHz (898c SI and 998c SI only) The Fishing System uses a 200/83 kHz 20° The 898c SI Combo and 998c SI Combo use DualBeam PLUS™...

  • Page 14: Down Imaging™ Sonar (858C Di And 958C Di Only, Xnt 9 Di T)

    Down Imaging™ Sonar QuadraBeam PLUS™ Sonar (858c DI and 958c DI only, XNT 9 DI T) (optional-purchase QuadraBeam PLUS™ transducer only [858c, 958c, 898c SI, and Your 858c DI/958c DI Fishing System uses 998c SI only]) Down Imaging™ technology. The Down Imaging™...

  • Page 15: Universal Sonar 2

    Universal Sonar 2 GPS was originally intended for military use; however, civilians may also take advantage of its highly accurate position capabilities, typically within +/- 4.5 Your Fishing System supports Universal Sonar 2, a state-of-the-art, meters, depending on conditions. This means that 95% of the time, the GPS integrated and protected transducer that is built into the lower unit of receiver will read a location within 4.5 meters of your actual position.

  • Page 16: Fishing System Configuration

    Please read all instructions that are relevant for your configuration before beginning the installation process. See the Humminbird® installation guide for details. Accessory Bus...

  • Page 17: Video-Out And Rs 232 Connectors

    Your unit has a built-in Video Out connector and a dual RS 232 connector, Your unit has a built-in Ethernet connector so that you can network two Humminbird® units. When you connect the units together using the which can be used with optional-purchase equipment such as AIS optional-purchase Humminbird®...

  • Page 18: What's On The Control Head

    Your Fishing System user interface is easy to use. A combination of keys, Press the POWER/LIGHT key to power on your Humminbird® control different views, and situation-specific, customizable menus allows you to head. When the Title screen is displayed, press the MENU key to access the control what you see on the color display.

  • Page 19: Power/Light Key

    Key Functions VIEW Key Your Fishing System has a set of easy to use keys that give you flexibility and The VIEW key is used to cycle through all available views. control over your fishing experience. Press the VIEW key to advance to the next view. Press the VIEW key repeatedly to cycle through all available views.

  • Page 20: 4-Way Cursor Control Key (Right, Left, Up, Or Down Cursor Keys)

    4-WAY Cursor Control Key VIEW PRESET Keys (RIGHT, LEFT, UP, or DOWN Cursor Keys) The VIEW PRESET keys are used to save your three favorite The 4-WAY Cursor Control key has multiple functions, views for quick retrieval. Instead of using the VIEW key to which depend on the view, menu, or situation.

  • Page 21: Introduction 1 Info Key

    INFO Key GOTO Key The GOTO key has multiple functions, which depend on the Press the INFO key while in Bird's Eye, Chart, or Combo View situation. to display information about objects that are near an active cursor. If the cursor is not active, the Chart Info submenu will •...

  • Page 22: Sd Memory Card Slots

    NOTE: The SD Cards require a separate purchase. For more information, visit does not support Navionics® Classic Charts. our Web site at humminbird.com or contact our Customer Resource Center at • Auto Select: When you install the SD cards in your control head, your 1-800-633-1468.

  • Page 23: Update Software

    Update Software head card slot. Set up an online account at humminbird.com so that you will receive the latest Humminbird® news and software upgrades for your Fishing System. You can 5. Power on your Fishfinder. The control head will recognize the new also download HumminbirdPC™...

  • Page 24: What's On The Sonar Display

    What’s on the Sonar Display The Fishing System can display a variety of useful information about the area under and adjacent to your boat, including the following items: Thermoclines - Layers of water with different temperatures that appear at different depths and different times of the year.

  • Page 25: Understanding The Sonar Display

    Understanding the Sonar Display Real Time Sonar (RTS™) Window It is important to understand the significance of A Real Time Sonar (RTS™) Window appears on the right side of the display the display. The display does NOT show a literal in the Sonar View only.

  • Page 26: Freeze Frame And Active Cursor

    The sonar returns from the bottom, structure, and fish can be represented as Freeze Frame and Active Cursor Structure ID® or WhiteLine™. See Sonar Menu: Bottom View to set the Freeze Frame & Active Cursor - Press any arrow on the 4-WAY Cursor Bottom View.

  • Page 27: What's On The Side Imaging® Display (898C Si And 998C Si Only)

    What’s on the Side Imaging® Display (898c SI and 998c SI only) Side Imaging® displays a number of easily recognizable features that allow for accurate interpretation of bottom contour and structure. For Side Imaging®, the bottom composition determines the intensity of the sonar return. For example, rock and gravel provide a clearer sonar return than mud and sand because of their relative density.

  • Page 28: Understanding The Side Imaging® Display

    Each time the unit pings, a strip of data representing all the echoes Understanding the Side Imaging® Display received by the transducer are put together on the display to form It is important to understand how Side Imaging® technology produces the the image that you see.

  • Page 29: Side Imaging® Frequencies And Coverage

    Side Imaging® Frequencies and Coverage 455 kHz provides maximum coverage with 180° total beam width Side Imaging® sonar uses two very precise sonar beams that are directed to either side of the boat. The beams “illuminate” the bottom contour, structure, and fish, and the results are displayed in a “picture-like” image on the screen.

  • Page 30: For Best Performance

    Boat speed: 2 to 6 mph Straight line navigation See humminbird.com and sideimaging.com for a side imaging sonar Minimum turning time and wave turbulence tutorial and additional information. Boat speed: Side Imaging® is best performed at boat speeds between 2 to 6 mph.

  • Page 31: On The Water Interpretation

    On the Water Interpretation Submerged Ravine with Timber Submerged Bridge, Creek Channel, and New Bridge Piling Submerged tree Possible drop off Submerged timber Submerged ravine New bridge pilings Submerged Bridge: A Closer Perspective Creek channel Submerged bridge Submerged Bridge What’s on the Side Imaging® Display...
  • Page 32 Submerged Bridge, Alternative Perspective Submerged Swimming Pool Submerged Bridge Swimming pool Submerged Standing and Fallen Timber, and Bait Fish Submerged Barge with Dumped Logs Bait fish Dumped logs Standing and fallen timber Submerged barge What’s on the Side Imaging® Display...

  • Page 33: What's On The Down Imaging™ Display (858C Di, 958C Di, 898C Si, And 998C Si Combo Models Only)

    What’s on the Down Imaging™ Display (858c DI, 958c DI, 898c SI, and 998c SI Combo models only) Down Imaging™ uses unique sonar technology to provide information about the area directly below your boat. The razor-thin, high- definition profiling beams produce the detailed sonar data that you see on the display.

  • Page 34: Understanding The Down Imaging™ Display

    Understanding the Down Imaging™ Sensitivity Down Imaging™ Display Use Down Sensitivity or Imaging Sensitivity to control how the sonar returns appear on the display. Increase the sensitivity to reveal weaker The images you see on the Down returns that may be of interest, especially in very clear water or greater Imaging™...

  • Page 35: Views

    Combo units. Sonar/Chart View will be the default view for the 858c To program each PRESET key: and 958c. Down Imaging™ View will be the default view for the 858c DI and 958c DI. Another way to access your favorite views quickly is to store them on the VIEW PRESET keys.

  • Page 36: Side Imaging® View (898C Si And 998C Si Only)

    Side Imaging® View To change the Digital Readouts: (898c SI and 998c SI only) Each view displays digital readout information (such as speed or time), Side Imaging® View shows a shadowed right- and left-looking view from the which varies with the view selected, the accessory attached, and whether boat as the boat passes over the bottom.

  • Page 37: Views

    - Navigation readouts will display at the bottom of the screen Side Imaging® View, with Active Cursor and Zoom when navigation starts. - Go To Waypoint Submenu: When you select a waypoint from the list and start navigation, the boat icon at the top of the screen will indicate the direction the boat needs to turn to reach the waypoint.

  • Page 38: Down Imaging™ View (858C Di, 958C Di, 898C Si And 998C Si Only)

    Down Imaging™ View Down Imaging™ View (858c DI, 958c DI, 898c SI, and 998c SI only) Down Imaging™ View displays the down beam portion of the data from the Side Imaging® beams. The Down Imaging™ results are displayed in a “picture-like”...

  • Page 39: Views

    Down Imaging™ View, with Active Cursor and Zoom Depth Structure Triplog Shadows Voltage Topography Changes Speed Bottom Return Zoom Box Views...

  • Page 40: Sonar View

    Sonar View Sonar View Sonar View presents a historical log of sonar returns. The most recent sonar returns are charted on the right side of the display. As new information is received, the historical information scrolls left across the display. •...

  • Page 41: Sonar Zoom View

    Sonar Zoom View Sonar Zoom View Sonar Zoom View provides a magnified view of the bottom and structure. The Sonar Zoom View makes it easier to see separate sonar returns that would usually be displayed close together, such as those caused by fish suspended close to the bottom or within structure.

  • Page 42: Split Sonar View

    You can use the Split Sonar View to make side by side comparisons between the sonar returns from both beams. • DualBeam PLUS™ models (858c, 958c, 898c SI, 998c SI) display sonar returns from the 83 kHz wide beam on the left side of the screen and sonar returns from the 200 kHz narrow beam on the right side of the screen.

  • Page 43: Snapshot And Recording View (Optional-Purchase Sd Card Required)

    Snapshot and Recording View Snapshot and Recording View (optional-purchase SD card required) Snapshot and Recording View displays the screen snapshots and recordings that are saved on the optional-purchase SD card installed in the control head. Use this view to review the snapshot and recording file details, start recording, and adjust the recording settings.
  • Page 44 Screen Snapshots Delete a Screen Snapshot: 1. From the Snapshot and Screen Snapshots are saved pictures of the view on the screen. The screen Recording View, press the UP snapshot will include the menus, dialog boxes, warnings, and messages that or DOWN Cursor keys to were active when the screen snapshot was taken.
  • Page 45 SD 1. In any view, press the MENU key once to open the Snapshot and card (see humminbird.com for details). You will notice that a .DAT (or Recording X-Press™ Menu. a .TXT) file is created for every .PNG screen snapshot. This data file is 2.
  • Page 46 Notes about Recording: Change Playback Settings: • While recording, press the EXIT key to exit the Snapshot and 1. Press the MENU key once to Recording X-Press™ Menu and scroll to a different view. Recording open the Snapshot and Recording X-Press™ Menu. will continue.
  • Page 47 Notes about Playback: Recording Information • “Playback” will flash periodically on the screen to indicate that the control head is playing a saved recording and not a “live” view. • Navigation is not affected by the Sonar Recording feature, but any active navigation is cancelled and thumbnails and icons disappear when Playback begins or ends.

  • Page 48: Side Beam View (Optional-Purchase Quadrabeam Plus™ Transducer Required [858C, 958C, 898C Si, And 998C Si])

    (optional-purchase QuadraBeam PLUS™ transducer required in the down beam panel scrolls from right to left. The bottom portion of the [858c, 958c, 898c SI, and 998c SI]) display presents a historical log of sonar returns from the 455 kHz right- and Side Beam View displays sonar data from the left and right 455 kHz beams left-looking sonar beams.
  • Page 49 Classic layout: The top portion of the display presents a historical log of Slanted layout: This layout presents the two 455 kHz side sonar beams and sonar returns from the 200 kHz down-looking sonar beam. New information the 200 kHz down-looking sonar beam as three panels of historical data. This in the down beam panel scrolls from right to left.

  • Page 50: Bird's Eye View

    Bird’s Eye View Bird’s Eye View Bird’s Eye View shows a 3D perspective view of the track and the chart’s land contour from a point above and behind the boat (the eye point). As the boat turns, the eye point moves to follow the boat. •...

  • Page 51: Chart View

    Chart View Chart View with Active Cursor Chart View shows cartography from the built-in Contour XD™, built-in UniMap™, or an optional SD map for the area surrounding your current position. The cartography is applied to any standard Chart View or Combo View that displays a chart.

  • Page 52: Combo Views

    Combo Views Side Imaging /Sonar Combo View ® (898c SI and 998c SI only) Side/Sonar Combo View shows sonar information and Side Imaging® sonar Combo Views display two views (or more) on the screen at the same time. information in a combination split screen, where the Sonar View is displayed You can perform functions for either side of the view, access the X-Press™...

  • Page 53: Chart/Bird's Eye Combo View

    Chart/Bird’s Eye Combo View Chart/Chart Combo View Chart/Bird’s Eye Combo View shows the Chart and Bird’s Eye views in a Chart/Chart Combo View shows two versions of the Chart view in a combination split screen, where the Bird’s Eye View is displayed on the left combination split screen so that you can see the position of the boat on one and the Chart View is displayed on the right.

  • Page 54: Chart/Sonar Combo View

    Chart/Sonar Combo View Chart/Side Imaging Combo View ® (898c SI and 998c SI only) Chart/Sonar Combo View shows both the Chart and Sonar views in a Chart/Side Imaging® Combo View shows chart information and Side combination split screen, where the Sonar View is displayed on the left and Imaging®...

  • Page 55: Down Imaging™/Side Imaging® Combo View (898C Si And 998C Si Only)

    Down Imaging™/Side Imaging® Combo View Chart/Down Imaging™ Combo View (898c SI and 998c SI only) (858c DI, 958c DI, 898c SI, and 998c SI only) Down/Side Imaging® Combo View shows Down Imaging™ and Side Chart/Down Imaging™ Combo View shows Chart and Down Imaging™...

  • Page 56: Down Imaging™/Sonar Combo View (858C Di, 958C Di, 898C Si, And 998C Si Only)

    Down Imaging™/Sonar Combo View Down Imaging™/Side Imaging®/Sonar Combo View (858c DI, 958c DI, 898c SI, and 998c SI only) (898c SI and 998c SI only) Down Imaging™/Sonar Combo View shows traditional Sonar information Down/Side Imaging®/Sonar Combo View shows Down Imaging™ and on the left and Down Imaging™...

  • Page 57: Chart Orientation

    Chart Orientation Viewing Cartography All of the chart views allow you to choose the orientation of the chart. In In the Chart and Combo Views, there are several cartography-related both orientations, the view pans automatically so that the boat is always functions that you can access using various keys.
  • Page 58 Zooming: Press the Plus (+) key to Zoom In and the Minus (-) key to Zoom Nearest Port: The position and services information for the nearest port to Out to see the cartography at different magnification levels. The zoom level your present position will be displayed.

  • Page 59: Introduction To Navigation

    Introduction to Navigation Waypoints, Routes and Tracks Use your Fishing System to mark waypoints at areas of interest and to navigate to those waypoints via a savable route. A route represents the shortest intended distance between waypoints. You can also view and save tracks, which represent the actual path of the boat.

  • Page 60: Save, Edit, Or Delete A Waypoint

    Save, Edit, or Delete a Waypoint Edit a waypoint: From the Waypoints submenu, select Edit and press the RIGHT Cursor key to display the saved waypoints list. Select the waypoint Save your current position as a waypoint: On any view, press the MARK you want to edit and press the RIGHT Cursor key.

  • Page 61: Navigate To A Waypoint Or Position

    Navigate to a Waypoint or Position Add a Waypoint Target or Trolling Grid Navigate to the cursor position: From the Chart View, Side Imaging® View, The Waypoint Target shows a target consisting of concentric circles in various Chart Combo Views, or Side Imaging® Combo Views, use the 4-WAY Cursor distance ranges centered on the waypoint you choose.

  • Page 62: Save, Edit Or Delete A Route

    NOTE: Only one waypoint can have either a target or a grid applied to it at one Edit waypoint order in a route: From the Route Edit dialog box, highlight a time. If you apply a target or a grid to a new waypoint, the original waypoint will waypoint in the In Route list, and press the RIGHT Cursor key to access the lose its target or grid.

  • Page 63: Edit, Delete, Or Hide Saved Tracks

    Save or Clear a Current Track When the Edit Track dialog box appears, use the Cursor keys to move between fields. In the Name field, the UP and DOWN Cursor keys change the letter or Save the current track: From the Navigation X-Press™ Menu, select Save number.

  • Page 64: Man Overboard (Mob) Navigation

    Man Overboard (MOB) Navigation MOB Navigation As soon as you know that you have a man overboard (MOB), you should activate MOB navigation to maximize the chances for a successful rescue. MOB navigation allows you to create an MOB waypoint to locate the point at which your man went overboard and the relation of the boat to that point.

  • Page 65: The Menu System

    The Menu System Start-Up Options Menu The Menu System is divided into easy-to-use menu modules as follows: Press the MENU key during the power on sequence to view the Start-Up Options Menu, and select one of the modes described on the following •...

  • Page 66: Simulator

    Simulator System Status Use Simulator to learn how to use your Fishfinder before taking your boat Use System Status to view system connections and to conduct a unit self- on the water. The Simulator is a very powerful tool that provides a randomly- test.

  • Page 67: Accessory Test

    Accessory Test lists the accessories connected to the system. NOTE: This view is only available when a GPS Receiver is attached to the control head. Accessory Test Screen GPS Diagnostic View NOTE: The speed accessory will be detected only if the paddlewheel has moved since your Fishing System was powered up.

  • Page 68: X-Press™ Menu

    X-Press™ Menu Main Menu The X-Press™ Menu provides a shortcut to The Main Menu provides the standard set of your most frequently-used settings. The menu options, including the settings that options provided on the X-Press™ Menu are changed less frequently. The Main Menu correspond with the current view.

  • Page 69: Quick Tips For The Main Menu

    Note for all Menu Settings Total Screen Update™ - When you change any menu settings that affect The settings in all menus are adjusted in the same way. Simply use the 4- the current view, the view will update immediately (i.e. you don’t have to exit the menu to apply the change to the screen).

  • Page 70: User Mode (Normal Or Advanced)

    Fishing System. Several menu settings are added to the Main Menu when the User Mode is changed to Advanced. Advanced mode is the default setting when you first power on your Humminbird® Fishing System. To change the User Mode setting: 1.

  • Page 71: Sonar X-Press™ Menu

    Settings: Left, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, Right, NOTE: Menu options are determined by your Default = Various Humminbird® model. See the following pages Split Position sets the size of the left side of the Combo View. Each Combo for full menu descriptions.

  • Page 72: Sensitivity

    Sensitivity Upper Range (Advanced: Sonar, Split Sonar and Settings: Low = 1, High = 20; Default = 10 Active Sonar Side Views only) Sensitivity controls how much detail is shown on the display and will adjust Settings: 0 to 1490 feet or 0 to 497 meters the sensitivity of all sonar frequencies.

  • Page 73: Lower Range

    Lower Range Chart Speed Settings: Auto, 10 to 1500 feet, 3 to 500 meters Settings: 1-10, where 1 = Slow, 10 = Fastest [International Models only]; Default = Auto Default = 5 Lower Range sets the deepest depth range that will be displayed by the unit. Chart Speed determines the speed at which the sonar information moves across the display, and consequently the amount of detail shown.

  • Page 74: Bottom Lock (Sonar Zoom View Only)

    Bottom Lock Cancel Navigation (Sonar Zoom View only) (only when Navigating) Settings: Off, On; Default = Off Settings: Press the RIGHT Cursor key and follow screen instructions. Bottom Lock changes the mode of the zoomed view in the Sonar Zoom Cancel Navigation discards the current route and exits Navigation Mode.

  • Page 75: Side Imaging® X-Press™ Menu

    Side Imaging® X-Press™ Menu Active Side ® (Side Imaging Views only [898c SI, 998c SI]) (Combo Views only) Settings: Left, Right, Default = Left The Side Imaging® X-Press™ Menu provides Active Side allows you to select a side of the screen in Combo View. After a shortcut to your most frequently-used you choose an active side, you can apply menu settings and key commands settings.

  • Page 76: Si Side

    SI Side SI Enhance Settings: Left, Both, Right, Default = Both Settings: Press the RIGHT Cursor key. SI Enhance allows you to adjust your Side Imaging® View in four categories: SI Side sets which transducer beam from the Side Imaging® beams will be Sensitivity, Contrast, Sharpness, and Contour Mode.

  • Page 77: Si Range

    • Contrast: Accents the light and dark parts of the Side Imaging® data SI Range to provide greater definition. (1-20, Default = 10) Settings: 6 to 360 feet, or 2 to 120 meters [International Models only], Default = 150 feet, 50 •...

  • Page 78: Down Imaging™ X-Press™ Menu (Down Imaging™ Views Only [858C Di, 958C Di, 898C Si, 998C Si])

    Down Imaging™ X-Press™ Menu Active Side (Down Imaging™ Views only [858c DI, 958c DI, (Combo Views only) 898c SI, and 998c SI]) Settings: Left, Right, Default = Left Active Side allows you to select a side of the screen in Combo View. After The Down Imaging™...

  • Page 79: Down Sensitivity (898C Si, 998C Si)

    50 feet), and will show greater detail for that area between 20 and 50 feet. (858c DI, 958c DI) Settings: 1 to 20, where Low = 1, High = 20; NOTE: A minimum distance of 10 feet will be maintained between the Upper and Default = 10 Lower Range regardless of the manual settings entered.

  • Page 80: Lower Range

    Imaging Colors NOTE: A minimum distance of 10 feet will be maintained between the Upper and (858c DI, 958c DI) Lower Range regardless of the settings entered manually. Settings: Blue, Amber 1, Amber 2, Brown, Green, Inverse, Gray, Green/Red;...

  • Page 81: Cancel Navigation (Only When Navigating)

    Cancel Navigation Navigation X-Press™ Menu (only when Navigating) The Navigation X-Press™ Menu provides a Settings: Press the RIGHT Cursor key and follow shortcut to your most frequently-used screen instructions. settings. Press the MENU key once while in Cancel Navigation discards the current route and exits Navigation Mode. the Bird's Eye View, Chart Views, or Chart This menu option will only appear when you are currently navigating a route.

  • Page 82: Active Side (Combo Views Only)

    Active Side Waypoint [Name] (Combo Views only) (Only with an active cursor on a waypoint) Settings: Left, Right, Default = Left Settings: Edit, Delete, Target, Grid Active Side allows you to select a side of the screen in Combo View. After Waypoint [Name] allows you to view the Waypoints submenu for the you choose an active side, you can apply menu settings and key commands waypoint under your cursor.

  • Page 83: Cursor To Waypoint (Chart Or Combo View Only)

    Cursor to Waypoint Save Current Route (Chart or Combo View only) (only when Navigating) Settings: Press the RIGHT Cursor key and follow Settings: Press the RIGHT Cursor key and follow screen instructions. screen instructions. Cursor to Waypoint allows you to quickly move the cursor to any saved Save Current Route allows you to save the current route being displayed.

  • Page 84: Cancel Mob Navigation (Only When Mob Navigation Is Activated)

    Cancel MOB Navigation Waypoint [Name] (only when MOB Navigation is activated) (Most recently-created waypoint) Settings: Press the RIGHT Cursor key and follow Settings: Edit, Delete, Go To, Target, Grid screen instructions. Waypoint [Name] allows you to view the waypoints submenu for the most Cancel MOB Navigation removes the Man Overboard (MOB) waypoint and recently created waypoint.

  • Page 85: (Optional-Purchase Sd Card, Snapshot And Recording View Only)

    Snapshot and Recording Start Recording X-Press™ Menu (optional-purchase SD Card, Snapshot and (Snapshot and Recording View only) Recording View only) Settings: Press the RIGHT Cursor key to activate. The Snapshot and Recording X-Press™ Start Recording allows you to start sonar recording from the Snapshot and Menu provides access to the snapshot Recording View.

  • Page 86: (Optional-Purchase Sd Card, Snapshot And Recording View Only)

    Delete All Images Pings Per Second (optional-purchase SD Card, Snapshot and (optional-purchase SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only) Recording View only) Settings: Press the RIGHT Cursor key and follow Settings: 1-10, Auto, Default = Auto screen instructions. Pings Per Second allows you to specify the ping rate for an active sonar Delete All Images allows you to delete all the images at once.

  • Page 87: Stop Playback (Optional-Purchase Sd Card Only)

    Stop Playback Playback Speed Icons: (optional-purchase SD Card only) Settings: Press the RIGHT Cursor key to activate. Record Slow Play Stop Playback allows you to stop playback of a sonar recording from any view. This menu option is only available when an optional-purchase SD card is installed and Recording Playback is active.

  • Page 88: Alarms Menu Tab

    Alarms Menu Tab Depth Alarm Settings: Off, 1 to 100 feet, or 0.5 to 30 meters From any view, press the MENU key twice to [International Models only]; Default = Off access the Main Menu. The Alarms tab will Depth Alarm sounds when the depth becomes equal to or less than the be the default selection.

  • Page 89: Low Battery Alarm

    Low Battery Alarm For example, if the Aux Temp Alarm is set to 58 degrees Fahrenheit, and the Settings: Off, 8.5V - 13.5V; Default = Off water temperature falls from 60 degrees to 58 degrees, the Aux Temp Alarm will sound. Similarly, if the water temperature rises from 56 degrees to 58 Low Battery Alarm sounds when the input battery voltage is equal to or less degrees, the Temp Alarm will also sound.

  • Page 90: Arrival Alarm

    Drift Alarm Off Course Alarm Settings; Off, 25 to 3000 feet, 10 to 1000 meters [International Models only]; Default = Off Drift Alarm allows you to set the size of a perimeter around the boat’s anchored position. If the anchored boat drifts outside of that perimeter, the Drift Alarm will sound.

  • Page 91: Sonar Menu Tab

    Advanced or Normal. See Main Menu: User Mode for details. DualBeam PLUS™ models (858c, 958c) and Side Imaging® models (898c SI, 998c SI) allow you to choose 200/83 kHz, 200 kHz, or 83 kHz. NOTE: Menu options are determined by your Humminbird®...

  • Page 92: Side View Frequency (898C Si And 998C Si Only)

    Side View Frequency allows you to select which frequency to apply to the the 83 kHz wide beam. Side Imaging® beams (800 kHz or 455 kHz). The Down Imaging™ models (858c DI, Imaging Frequency 958c DI) allow you to choose 200 kHz or 455...

  • Page 93: Surface Clutter

    Surface Clutter SwitchFire™ Settings: Low = 1 to High = 10; Default = 5 Settings: Clear Mode, Max Mode; Default = Clear Mode Surface Clutter adjusts the filter that removes surface clutter noise caused SwitchFire™ controls how the sonar returns are displayed in the Sonar by algae and aeration.

  • Page 94: Delete All Recordings Fish Id

    This is helpful when seeking larger species of fish. In Down Imaging™ models (858c DI and 958c DI), targets detected in the 455 kHz conical beam are represented as orange fish symbols, and targets Fish ID Sensitivity is used in conjunction with Fish ID+™.

  • Page 95: Real Time Sonar (Rts™) Window

    Real Time Sonar (RTS™) Window Sonar Colors Settings: Wide, Narrow, Off; Default = Narrow Settings: Gray, Green, Inverse, Original Palette, Palette 1, Palette 2, Palette 3; Default = Original RTS Window™ sets the RTS Window™ to Wide or Narrow, or turns it off in Sonar Colors allows you to select which color palette you would like to use the Sonar View.

  • Page 96: Zoom Width (Sonar Zoom View Only)

    200 kHz returns shown in the 200 kHz sonar window. NOTE: Visit our Web site at humminbird.com to order this accessory online or contact our Customer Resource Center at 1-800-633-1468. 455 kHz Sensitivity (Advanced, Down Imaging™...

  • Page 97: Depth Lines (Advanced)

    Depth Lines SI Range Lines (with Contour Mode Off) (Advanced) Range Numbers Settings: Off, On; Default = On Depth Lines divide the display into four equal sections which are separated SI Range Lines by three horizontal depth lines. The depth of each line is displayed along the depth scale.

  • Page 98: Noise Filter (Advanced)

    Noise Filter Max Depth controls the down beam reading. The SI Range (Side Imaging® (Advanced) Range) controls the side beams and down beam reading at the same time. Settings: Off, Low, Medium, High 1, High 2, High 3; If SI Range is set to a deeper range than the Max Depth setting, your Default = Low 898c SI Combo or 998c SI Combo will default to the SI Range setting.

  • Page 99: Transducer Select

    Imaging Colors allows you to select which color palette you would like to Definition Sidescan, Compact Sidescan, or Sidescan transducers. use for the Down Imaging™ display. • 858c DI/958c DI: Down Imaging™ is the default selection. The Dual 50/200 kHz, Dual 83/200 kHz, and Universal Sonar 2 transducers Down Imaging™ Beam Width require a separate purchase.

  • Page 100: Navigation Menu Tab

    Color By Depth. NOTE: Menu options are determined by your Humminbird® model. See the following pages If you choose Color By Depth, you cannot choose one color to for full menu descriptions.

  • Page 101: Saved Tracks

    Saved Tracks The Waypoints Submenu contains the following menu options: Settings: Edit, Delete, Default Create allows you to create a new waypoint, name it, and edit it immediately. The current boat position will be used as the default, but you can set the coordinates to any valid position. The icon used Saved Tracks allows you view the Saved Tracks submenu.

  • Page 102: Routes

    Routes Chart Orientation Settings: Create, Edit, Delete, Travel, Info Settings: North-Up, Course-Up; Default = North-Up Chart Orientation allows you to select whether the Chart and Combo Views should be drawn North-Up or Course-Up. The Chart Orientation setting does not apply to the Bird’s Eye View (see Viewing Cartography). Routes allows you to view the Routes submenu.

  • Page 103: Trolling Grid Rotation

    Trolling Grid Rotation Track Min Distance Settings: 0° to 89°, Default = 0° (Advanced) Settings: 1 to 300 feet, or 1 to 100 meters Trolling Grid Rotation allows you to set the orientation of the trolling grid in [International Units only]; Default = 16 ft, 5 m degrees, where a setting of 0°...

  • Page 104: Course Projection Line

    Course Projection Line Continuous Navigation Mode Settings: Off, On, Default = Off Settings: Hidden, Visible; Default = Visible Continuous Navigation Mode allows you to continue to navigate and fish Course Projection Line allows you to display or hide an arrow extending around a particular waypoint, even if you pass over it multiple times.

  • Page 105: Chart Menu Tab

    Left to use the SD card installed in the left card slot (see SD Memory Card Slots: Add Maps to Your Fishing System). NOTE: The SD Cards require a separate purchase. For more information, visit our Web site at humminbird.com or contact our Customer Resource Center at 1-800-633-1468. Chart Menu (Advanced, shown with optional Navionics®...

  • Page 106: Set Simulation Position (Advanced)

    Shaded Depth Set Simulation Position (Advanced) Settings: Press the RIGHT Cursor key and follow Settings: Off, 1 to 180 feet, or 1 to 60 meters screen instructions to activate. [International Units only], Default = 15 ft, 5 m Set Simulation Position allows you to set the position of the boat used in Shaded Depth allows you to change the depth used for shading on the the Simulator.

  • Page 107: Map Borders

    Map Borders To customize the chart layers: Select Chart Detail Level from the Chart Menu Tab. Press the Settings: Hidden, MMC/SD Only, All Visible; Default = MMC/SD Only RIGHT Cursor key to select Custom. Selecting Custom adds the Custom Chart Layers menu to the Chart menu. Map Borders allows you to display or hide map borders.

  • Page 108: Contour Lines (Optional-Purchase Lakemaster® Charts Only)

    Contour Lines Depth Highlight Range (+/-) (optional-purchase LakeMaster® charts only) (optional-purchase LakeMaster® charts only) Settings: Hidden, Visible; Default = Visible Settings: 0 - 60 feet, 0 - 30 fathoms, 0 - 20 meters (International Models only); Default = 5 ft, 2m Contour Lines sets whether the water contour lines are visible or hidden in Depth Highlight Range adjusts the range on each side of the highlighted the Chart Views.

  • Page 109: Shallow Water Highlight (Optional-Purchase Lakemaster® Charts Only)

    Shallow Water Highlight Chart View with LakeMaster® (optional-purchase LakeMaster® charts only) Settings: 0 - 30 feet, 0 - 5 fathoms, 0 - 10 meters (International Models only); Default = 0 Shallow Water Highlight allows you to select a minimum shallow depth setting so that the depth is highlighted in red in the Chart Views.

  • Page 110: Setup Menu Tab

    Setup Menu Tab Units - Depth Settings: Domestic Models: Feet, Fathoms; From any view, press the MENU key twice to International Models: Meters; Default access the tabbed Main Menu, then press Feet/Meters the RIGHT Cursor key until the Setup tab is Units - Depth selects the units of measure for all depth-related readouts.

  • Page 111: Units - Speed (With Speed Input Only)

    Units - Speed Triplog Reset (with Speed input only) (with Speed input only) Settings: Domestic Models: mph, kts; International Settings: Press the RIGHT Cursor key and follow Models: kph; Default = mph/kph screen instructions to activate. Units - Speed selects the units of measure for speed-related readouts, and Triplog Reset resets the Triplog to zero.

  • Page 112: Select Readouts (Advanced)

    Select Readouts Chart Views: Readouts 1, 3, and 4 can be customized. Readout 2 (Heading) and Readout 5 (Speed) are fixed and cannot be customized. (Advanced) During navigation: Readout 1 can be customized, and Readouts 2 - 5 are Settings: Various, Default = Off fixed as follows: Readout 2 (Heading), Readout 3 (Bearing), Readout 4 (Split: Select Readouts sets the information to display in each of the 5 fixed- Cross Track Error (XTE) and Distance To Go (DTG)), and Readout 5 (Split: Time...

  • Page 113: Depth Offset (Advanced)

    Depth Offset Local Time Zone (Advanced) (Advanced) Settings:-10.0 to +10.0 feet or -3 to 3 meters Settings: Various; Default = EST [UTC-5] - Eastern [International models only], Default = 0.0, or Off Standard Time Depth Offset will adjust the digital depth readout to indicate depth from the Local Time Zone selects your time zone in reference to the time reported by waterline or boats keel.

  • Page 114: Time Format (Advanced, International Only)

    Time Format NMEA Output (Advanced, International only) (Advanced) Settings: 12 hour, 24 hour; Default = 12 hour Settings: Off, On; Default = Off Time Format changes the time format used by the unit. Time Format selects NMEA Output turns the NMEA* output on or off. NMEA Output should be a 12 hour or 24 hour format for the time of day displayed when Time + Date turned On if you connect the NMEA Output wires of the GPS Receiver cable is selected as a Digital Readout on the Sonar View (see Setup Menu Tab:...

  • Page 115: Sonar

    Sonar Views Menu Tab Settings: Off, On, Default = On From any view, press the MENU key twice to Sonar deactivates Sonar and removes the Sonar Views from the view access the tabbed Main Menu, then press rotation. the RIGHT Cursor key until the Views tab is selected.

  • Page 116: Accessories Menu Tab

    Snapshot and Recording View on the other unit. NOTE: Accessories to enable WeatherSense® , SmartCast® WSL, AIS, and XM WX® Weather require separate purchases. Visit our Web site at humminbird.com or contact our Customer Resource Center at 1-800-633-1468 for details. Accessories Menu Tab...

  • Page 117: Ais (Optional-Purchase Ais Equipment Only)

    As target information is received, the information is displayed in the Chart Views. In Bird’s Eye View, only the target position is displayed. (optional-purchase AIS equipment only) Settings: Press the RIGHT Cursor key to activate. • Vessel Icons identify the type of target. Your Fishing System is compatible with AIS technology.
  • Page 118 To Change Settings in the AIS Submenu: Chart View with AIS Highlight AIS in the Accessories MENU Tab, and press the RIGHT Cursor key to access the AIS Submenu. Tracking Target sets targets and related information to be visible (On) or hidden (Off) in the Chart Views. In Bird’s Eye View, only target position will be displayed.
  • Page 119 Target Course Line turns course lines off or sets the amount of time represented on the target course line. The length of the course line indicates the last known ship speed, while the direction of the arrow shows heading. (Settings: Off, 00:00 - 59:59; Default = 5:00) MMSI Label (Maritime Mobile Service Identity) sets the MMSI label information to be Visible or Hidden.

  • Page 120: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Fishing System Defaults to Simulator with a Transducer Attached Before contacting the Humminbird® Customer Resource Center, please read A connected and functioning transducer will cause the newly-started the following section. Taking the time to review these troubleshooting Fishing System to go into Normal operating mode automatically. If, when...

  • Page 121: Display Problems

    Display Problems There are several main conditions or sources of possible interference that may cause problems with the quality of the information displayed on the control head. Look in the following table for some symptoms of display problems and possible solutions: Problem Possible Cause The control head loses power at high...

  • Page 122: Finding The Cause Of Noise

    Finding the Cause of Noise Electrical noise usually affects the display with many black dots at high speeds, and high sensitivity readings. One or more of the following sources can cause noise or interference: Possible Source of Noise Isolation Other electronic devices Turn off any nearby electronic devices to see if the problem goes away, then turn them on one at a time to see if the noise re-appears.

  • Page 123: 1-Year Limited Warranty

    Humminbird® products found to be defective and covered by IN DURATION TO ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF ORIGINAL PURCHASE. IN this warranty will be replaced or repaired free of charge at Humminbird’s NO EVENT WILL HUMMINBIRD® BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR option and returned to the customer freight prepaid.

  • Page 124: Returning Your Unit For Service

    • Include a brief written description of the problem. • Return product freight prepaid to Humminbird®, using an insured NOTE: Please do not return your Humminbird® product to the store for service. carrier with delivery confirmation. Please have your product model name and serial number available before calling the factory.

  • Page 125: Fishing System Accessories

    System to a PC in order to upload product software updates and new Accessories customize the 800 Series™ and 900 Series™ to your needs and features obtained from humminbird.com. This accessory requires the enable you to stay on the edge of new technology. When an accessory is MSWindows-compatible HumminbirdPC™...

  • Page 126: Specifications

    858c ........
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  • Page 128 It must be disposed of and collected (Your Humminbird® unit must be registered at for recycling and recovery of waste EEE. Humminbird® will mark all EEE humminbird.com/support/productregistration.aspx.) products in accordance with the WEEE Directive. It is our goal to comply in the Shipping and Handling: We can only accept requests that include a money order in the collection, treatment, recovery, and environmentally sound disposal of those products;...
  • Page 129 Copyright © 2000 Caldera Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list •...

  • Page 130: Glossary

    Fish and other objects close to the bottom that fall within the dead zone variety of sources. Many Humminbird® products have a Noise Filter menu setting that will probably not be visible in the sonar beam. Precision sonar beams, such as the allows the user to clear the screen of noise that is difficult to eliminate (also, see Humminbird®...
  • Page 131 Square) or P-T-P (Peak-to-Peak) measurement systems. Either method is acceptable, structure. Many Humminbird® units operate at up to 40 times per second when in but it is important when comparing power outputs, to make sure that the same single frequency operation.
  • Page 132 The length of time that a GPS receiver typically takes to determine depth. Target separation decreases as depth increases due to the need for longer Pulse a position from at least three satellites. Humminbird® GPS receivers provide very fast Pulse Width Width to achieve greater depth.
  • Page 133 Glossary GPS & Navigation Terms advent of WAAS has largely negated the need for the added expense of a DBR in the is a very rugged format suitable for the marine environment, but it is not waterproof. United States. MMC is the same format that many digital cameras use. See Distance To Go North, Magnetic The straight-line distance between Present Position and the...
  • Page 134 Humminbird® products offer the ability Generally, all GPS units have a limited number of Track Points that can be saved before to name and assign a symbol to the saved location.

  • Page 135: Side Imaging® Transducer Mounting Template (Xhs 9 Hdsi 180 T)

    Appendix A Side Imaging® Transducer Mounting Template (XHS 9 HDSI 180 T) NOTE: If you are reproducing or printing this template from an electronic file, start with the following print settings: Scale = None, Paper = 8.5 x 11 inches, Layout = Landscape.

  • Page 136: Contact Humminbird

    Contact Humminbird® Contact the Humminbird® Customer Resource Center in any of the following ways: By Telephone (Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Standard Time): 1-800-633-1468 By e-mail (typically we respond to your e-mail within three business days): service@humminbird.com...

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