Humminbird 365i manual

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T hank Y ou! Thank y ou for choosing Humminbir d®, America’s #1 name in fishfinders. Humminbird® has built its reputa tion by designing and manufa cturing top-quality , thor oughly reliable marine equipment. Y our Humminbird® is designed for tr ouble-free use in ev en the harshest marine envir onment. In the unlikely ev ent that y our Humminbi[...]

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ii Na vi ga te t o a W a yp oin t or P osit io n .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. 3 5 Ad d a W a yp oin t T ar ge t or T ro lli ng Gri d ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. . 37 Sa v e, Edit , or Del ete a Rou te . ... .. ... .. ... [...]

iii X -Pr es s™ M en u 54 Ma in M en u 55 Qu ick T ips f or th e Ma in Me nu .. ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... . 56 No te f or a ll Me nu Se tt ing s ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... [...]

iv Sn ap sh ot a nd R ec or di ng X -P r es s™ M enu (Sn ap sho t and R eco rd in g Vi ew o nl y) 68 St art Re co rd in g (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and Recording Vie w only) .................................................................................................... 69 St op Reco rd in g (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card only)[...]

v Su rf ace C lu tte r .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. 79 Sw itc hF ir e™ .... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... . 79 Fi sh [...]

vi Ma p Bor de r s ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... 92 La t/ Lon G ri d.... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... . 93 Sp ot So u[...]

vii V i ew s Me nu T ab 10 3 T ro ub le sh oo ti ng 1 04 Fi sh fin de r Doe sn ’t P ow er Up . .. ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... . 10 4 Fi sh fin de r Def a ult s to Sim ula t or with a T ra nsd uc er Atta ch ed .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... . 10 4 Di spl ay P r ob[...]

1 P ow er On the Unit Follo w the instructions below to po wer on your Humminbir d® control head. 1. Press the POWER/LIGHT key. 2. When the T itle scr een is displayed, pr ess the MENU key to access the Start-U p Options Menu. 3. Use the 4-WA Y Cursor Control k ey to select Normal (if there is a transducer a ttached to the control head), or Simula[...]

2 How Sonar W orks Sonar technology is based on sound wav es. The 300 Series™ F ishfinder uses sonar to locate and define structur e, bottom contour and composition, as well as depth directly below the tr ansducer . Y our 300 Series™ Fishfinder sends a sound wa ve signal and determines distance by measuring the time between the tr ansmission of[...]

3 When all the echo es are view ed side by side, an easy to interpret “gr aph“ of the bottom, fish, and structure appear s. The sou nd pu lse s are tra nsm itt ed at vari ous frequencies depending on the applica tion. V ery high frequencies (455 kHz) ar e used for grea test definition but the operating depth is limited. High frequencies (200 kH[...]

4 DualBeam PLUS™ Sonar Y our 300 Series™ Fishing System uses a 20 0/8 3 kH z Dua lB ea m PL US ™ son ar s ys tem w it h a wi de (6 0° ) ar ea o f co v er ag e. D ual Be am P LU S™ so nar h as a n arr o wl y f oc use d 20 ° cen te r be am, su rr ou nde d b y a sec on d be am of 6 0° , ex pan di ng y our c o ve r age t o an a re a eq ua l [...]

5 How GPS W orks Y our 300 Series™ Fishfinder also supports GPS (Global P ositioning System) and chartplotting. It uses GPS and sonar to determine your position, displa y it on a grid, and provide detailed underw ater inf ormation. GPS uses a constellation of satel lites that continually send radio signals to the earth. T he GPS receive r on your[...]

6 What’s on the Sonar Display What’s on the Sonar Displa y T he 300 Series™ Fi shfinder can displa y a variet y of useful infor mation about NO TE: Entries in this view that list (with T emp/Speed or GPS Receiver) ar e available if either the information from the GPS r eceiver will be displayed on the vie w. Dep th - W ate r dep th ; ca n be [...]

7 What’s on the Sonar Display the ar ea under your boat, including the follo wing items: device is connected to the 300 Series™ Fishfinder . If both devices are connected, then only RT S (R eal T i me So nar ) W ind o w ™ Str uc tur e - W he re f is h ma y be h id in g. T her mo cli nes - L a ye rs o f wa te r wi th d if fe re nt te mp er at [...]

8 U U n n d d e e r r s s t t a a n n d d i i n n g g t t h h e e S S o o n n a a r r D D i i s s p p l l a a y y It is important to understand the significance of the display . The display does not show a literal 3-dimensional representa tion of what is under the water . Each vertical band of data received by the contr ol head and plotted on the d[...]

9 S S w w i i t t c c h h F F i i r r e e ™ ™ SwitchFire ™ contr ols how the sonar returns are displayed in the Sonar Views. SwitchFire ™ settings are available in the Sonar Menu T ab. T o see the maximum sonar informa tion available within the transducer beam so more fish arches and better jig tracking are shown, choose Max Mode. T o see l[...]

10 B B o o t t t t o o m m P P r r e e s s e e n n t t a a t t i i o o n n As the boat mov es, the unit charts the changes in depth on the display to cr eate a profile of the Bottom Contour . The type of bottom can be determined from the return charted on the display . A Hard Bottom suc h as com pa cte d se di me nt or fl at r ock ap pe ar s as a t[...]

11 Inver se is a method where weak returns are shown with dark pixels and strong r eturns with lighter pixels. T his has the benefit of ensuring that weak signals will be clearly visible on the display . Structure ID® represents weak returns as light pixels and strong returns as dark pixels. This has the benefit of ensuring that str ong returns wi[...]

12 V iews The sonar and navigation information from your Fishfinder ar e displayed on the screen in a variety of easy -to-read views. There ar e many views available on y our Fishfinder . When you press the VIEW key , the display cycles through the available views on y our screen. When you press the EXIT key , the display cycles through the av aila[...]

13 T o customize your view rotation: Y ou can choose which views are hidden or visible in your view rotation. 1. Press the MENU key twice to access the tabbed Main Menu, then press the RIGHT Cursor key until the Views tab is selected. 2. Press the UP or DOWN Cursor keys to select a View . 3. Press the LEFT or RIGHT Cursor keys to change the status [...]

14 Sonar V iew Sonar Vie w presents a historical log of sonar returns. T he 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 . • Upper and Low er Depth Range number s indica te the distance fr om the surface of the water to a depth r[...]

15 Sonar Zoom Vie w Sonar Zoom Vie w provides a magnified view of the bottom and structure. The Sonar Zoom Vie w 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. • The Zoom Level , or magnification, is displayed in the low[...]

16 200/83 kHz Split Sonar Vie w Split Sonar V iew displays sonar r eturns from the 83 kHz wide beam on the left side of the scr een and sonar returns from the 200 kHz narr ow beam on the right side of the screen. Y ou can use the Split Sonar Vie w to make side by side comparisons between the sonar returns from both beams. • Depth is d isp layed i[...]

17 Big Digits Vie w Big Digits Vie w pro vides digital data in a large, easy-to-see forma t. • Digital Rea douts: Depth is alwa ys displa yed. Readouts for temperatur e, speed, and T riplog information are displa yed automatically if the appropria te accessory is connected to the Fishfinder . NO T E: Th e di git al r ead out s in the B ig Di git [...]

18 Circular Flasher Vie w Circular Flasher Vie w displays Real Time Sonar (RTS™) data in the traditional flasher format. • Depth and temperature are always displayed. • The Digital Readouts in Circular Flasher View cannot be customized. Views[...]

19 Snapshot and Recording View The Snapshot and Recording Vie w displays the screen snapshots and recording s tha t are sav ed on the optional-purchase MMC/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. • Activate Scr een Snapshot: Select [...]

20 S S c c r r e e e e n n S S n n a a p p s s h h o o t t s s Screen Snapshots are saved pictures of the view on the screen. The screen snapshot will include the menus, dialog boxes, warnings, and messages that were active when the scr een snapshot was taken. Sav ed Scr een Snapshots can be viewed from the Snapshot and Recording View or Chart View[...]

21 V iew a saved Screen Snapshot from Snapshot and Recording V iew: 1. F ro m th e Sn ap sho t an d Re co rd in g V ie w , pr e ss the UP or DOWN Cu rs or ke y s to sc ro ll thr o ugh th e saved f iles and hi ghligh t a sn aps ho t fi le. 2. Press the RIGHT Cursor key . V iew a saved Screen Snapshot from Chart View: 1. In Ch ar t Vi e w , us e the [...]

22 R R e e c c o o r r d d i i n n g g a a n n d d P P l l a a y y b b a a c c k k The Recor ding fea ture recor ds active sonar information. W hen the recor ding is played back, the views that were active during the recording are available in Playback. The Recording and Playback featur e is av ailable when an optional- purchase MMC/SD card is inst[...]

23 Playback a Recording: 1. F ro m th e Sn aps ho t an d Rec or di ng V ie w , pres s the UP or DOW N Cu rs or ke ys to scr ol l thr ou gh the sa v ed file s and high li gh t a sav e d Re cor d ing . 2. Press the RIGHT Cursor key . Change Playback Settings: 1. Press the MENU key once to open the Snapshot and Recording X-Pr ess ™ Menu. 2. Us e th [...]

24 Notes about Playback: • “P l a y ba c k ” wi l l fl as h pe r io d ic a l ly on the s cr e e n to in d ic a t e th a t th e co nt r o l he a d is p la y i ng a s a v ed r e co r d i ng a nd n ot a “ li v e ” v i e w . • Na vig at io n is not af fe ct ed by th e Sona r Reco rd in g fea t ur e, but an y act iv e na vig at io n is cance[...]

25 Bird’s Eye Vie w Bi r d ' s Ey e V ie w sh o ws a 3D pe r sp e ct i v e vi e w of th e tr a c k and th e ch ar t ’ s lan d co n t ou r fr om a po i nt ab o v e an d beh i n d th e bo a t (th e ey e po in t ). As t he bo a t tu r ns , th e e y e po i nt m o v e s t o f o ll o w th e bo a t . • T o shift the eye point position so that y[...]

26 Chart V iew Chart V ie w shows cartogr aphy from the built-in UniMap™ or an optional MMC/SD map for the area surrounding your current position. The curr ent track (also known as the position history or breadcrumb trail) showing where the boat has been, along with sa ved tracks, w aypoints, and the curr ent route (when navigati ng), are overlai[...]

27 Chart View with Active Cursor , shown with Optional-Purchase Navionics® Cartography Cartography Active Cursor Latitude and Longitude Position of Cursor Depth Map Scale Distance to the Cursor and Bearing to Cursor Views[...]

28 Chart/Sonar Combo V iew Combo Vie w is displayed as a split screen, with Chart Vie w on the left and Sonar View on the right side of the screen. T o change the width of the Sonar Windo w , press the MENU key once and select Sonar Windo w from the X-Pr ess™ Menu. Combo View Depth Cartography Map Scale Water Surface T emperature Sonar Window Spe[...]

29 V V i i e e w w O O r r i i e e n n t t a a t t i i o o n n Both Chart and Combo V ie ws allo w you to choose the orie ntati on of the vie w (see Navigati on Menu T ab: Chart Orien tation ) . In both ori enta tions, the view pans autom atica lly so that the boat is alwa ys center ed on the display . • North- Up: T rue North is s hown a t the t[...]

30 Zoo min g: P re ss the Plu s ( +) k e y t o Z oom In and th e Mi nus (-) k ey to Zo om O ut to see the cart ogr aph y a t diff er ent magnif ica ti on le ve ls. T he zoom le ve l is indi ca ted on t he l eft side of the disp la y . If y ou zoo m in be yon d th e a va ila ble char t da ta, the dis pla y will go into Ove rzo om mode whe reb y the [...]

31 respective ly . Press the EXIT ke y to remove the information box, and the cursor bull’s ey e will be centered o ver the tide station position. T he cursor inf ormation boxes at the bottom of the display indicate the distance and bearing to the tide station from your present position. Nearest Current Station: Curr ent information f or the near[...]

32 Introduction to Navigation Use your 300 Series™ Fishfinder to mark waypoints at areas of interest and to navigate to those wa ypoints via a sa vable route. A route r epresents the shortest intended distance betw een waypoints. Y ou can also view and save tracks, which represent the actual path of the boat. W aypoints, Routes, and T racks W ayp[...]

33 NO T E: Wh en tw o or mor e wa ypo int s ov er lap , or ar e di spl ay ed clo se to get her on a cha rt vie w , the sc re en will auto mat ica lly dec lut ter — wa yp oin t names wil l sho rte n and the wa ypo int ico ns wi ll ch ang e in to sm all gr ay icon s. T o vie w a Dec lut ter ed W ay poi nt a t ful l siz e, us e the 4- WA Y Cur so r [...]

34 Sav e, Edit, or Delete a W aypoint Sa v e you r curr e nt pos it ion as a wa y poi nt : On any vie w , pr es s the MAR K k ey to sa v e th e cu rr en t po si tio n of the boa t as a w a ypo in t. Sa v e t he cu r so r p os iti on as a wa y poi nt : On t he Ch art o r Co mb o V ie w , us e t he 4- W A Y Cur so r Co ntr o l ke y to mov e the cu rs[...]

35 T o make it easier to select a waypoint to edit, select Sort By and press the RIGHT or LEFT Cursor keys to select a sort order: • Name shows the waypoints alphabetically . • Time sho ws the most recently-cr eated waypoint first. • Distance shows the closest waypoint first. Delete a wa ypoint: Fr om the W aypoints submenu, select Delete, an[...]

36 Skipping a waypoint: Fr om the Navigation X -Press™ Menu, select Skip Next W aypoint, and press the RIGHT Cursor key . If there is not another waypoint to skip to, navigation will be cancelled. Cancel navigation: Fr om the Na vigation X-Press™ Menu, select Cancel Navigation, and press the RIGHT Cursor key . Canceling navigation r emoves the [...]

37 Add a W a ypoint T ar get or T rolling Grid The W aypoint T arget shows a target consisting of concentric circles in various distance ranges centered on the wa ypoint you choose. The T rolling Grid sho ws various distance ranges in grid format from the waypoint you choose. The trolling grid can be used as a guide when trolling around a waypoint.[...]

38 Sav e, Edit, or Delete a Route Save the current route: While you are navigating, the current route can be saved. From the Navigation X-Press™ Menu, select Save Current Route, and press the RIGHT Cursor key . Naviga tion will continue. Create a route: From the Routes submenu, select Create and press the RIGHT Cursor key . A Route Edit dialog bo[...]

39 Route Info: F rom the Routes submenu, select Info, and pr ess the RIGHT Cur sor key . The saved routes list will appear . Select a route, and press the RIGHT Cursor k ey . The follo wing informa tion will be display ed for the r oute you select: The waypo ints in the route, wit h the distance and bearing fr om each wa ypoint to the next, as well[...]

40 Delete a sa ved track: Fr om the Sav ed T racks submenu, select Delete, and press the RIGHT Cursor ke y to display the saved tr acks list. Select the track you want to delete and pr ess the RIGHT Cursor key . Y ou will be asked to confirm deletion before the track is permanently deleted. Hide or display a saved track: From the Sav ed T racks sub[...]

41 Export Navigation Data Y ou can export all saved T racks, W aypoints, and Routes fr om your Fishfinder to an optional-purchase MMC/SD card. T o Export All Navigation Data: 1. Ma ke s ur e tha t an o pt io nal -p ur ch as e MMC /SD c ar d is ins ta lle d in the sl ot . 2. Press the MENU ke y twice to access the Main Menu, then press the RIGHT Cur[...]

42 What’s on the 300 Series™ Control Head Y our 300 Series™ F ishfinder interf ace is easy to use. A combina tion of key s and special featur es allows you to control what y ou see on the display . Refer to the followi ng illustra tion, and see Key Functions for more information. Screen MARK key 1 7 EXIT key 8 ZOOM (-) key GO TO key 2 9 POWER[...]

43 Ke y Functions Y our Fishfinder user interface consists of a set of easy-to-use keys that work with various on-scr een views and menus to give y ou flexibility and control o ver your fishing experience. POWER/LIGHT Ke y The POWER/LIGHT ke y is used to po wer the Fishfinder on and off . Y ou can also use the POWER/LIGHT key to adjust the backligh[...]

44 VIEW Ke y T he VI EW k e y i s use d to cy cle t hr ou gh al l a v ai la ble v ie ws . P r ess t he VI EW ke y to adv an ce to th e nex t vie w . Re pe at ed ly pr es sin g VIE W cy cle s t hr ou gh a ll vie ws a va il abl e. V ie ws can be hid de n to opt im ize th e sy st em t o y our fis hi ng r eq ui re me nt s (s ee V i ew s or Vi e ws Men [...]

45 4-W A Y Cursor Control Key (LEFT , RIGHT , UP , or DOWN Cursor keys) The 4-WA Y Cursor Contr ol ke y has multiple functions, which depend on the view , menu, or situation. • Menu Selection: Press the DOWN or UP Cursor keys to highlight a menu option, then press the RIGHT or LEFT Cursor ke ys to change a menu setting. The changes will be activa[...]

46 MARK Ke y Press the MARK ke y while in any view to mark the position of a waypoi nt. The MARK key function works if you have the GPS receive r connected. • Active Cursor: The waypoint will be marked at the cursor location. • Without Active Cursor: The waypoint will be marked at the boat location. • If Screen Snapshot is active , a waypoint[...]

47 EXIT Ke y The EXIT key has multiple functions, which depend on the situation: • If an alarm is sounding , press the EXIT key to cancel the alarm. • If a menu tab is selected , press the EXIT k ey to exit the menu mode and return to the view. • If a menu is active , press the EXIT key to return to the previo us level in the menu system. •[...]

48 Multi-Media Card (MMC)/SD Slot The multi-media car d (MMC)/SD slot on your control head can be used with MMC/SD cards (optional-purchase required) to add detailed charts to y our Fishfinder or export navigation data from your Fishfinder (see Introduction to Navigation ). NO T E: T he M MC/ SD Ca r ds r equ ir e a se pa ra te pu rc has e. F or m [...]

49 T he Menu System The Menu System is divided into easy-to-use menu modules as follows: • Start-Up Options Menu: Press the MENU key during the power on sequence to view the Start -Up Options Menu. Fr om the Start-Up Option s Menu, you can choose the following Fishfinder Modes: Normal, Simulator , and System Status. • X -Press™ Menu: The X-Pr[...]

50 Start -Up Options Menu Press the MENU k ey during the po wer on sequence to view the Start-Up Options Menu, and select one of the modes described on the following pages. Also, see Power on the Unit for additional informa tion. N N o o r r m m a a l l Use Normal f or on-the-wa ter opera tion with a transducer connected. If a functioning transduce[...]

51 S S i i m m u u l l a a t t o o r r Us e Si mul at or t o lea rn ho w to use y ou r F ish fi nd er be f or e ta ki ng y ou r bo at on th e w at er . T he Si mul a tor is a ver y po w er ful tool tha t pr o vid es a r and om ly -u pd at ed di spl a y wh ich sim ul at es on th e w a ter ope r at io n. W e re comm end goi ng thr oug h th is manu al[...]

52 Self T est displays results from the internal diagnostic self test, including unit serial number , Printed Circuit Board (PCB) serial number , software revision, total hours of opera tion, and the input voltage. Accessory T est lists the accessories connected to the system. NO TE: Th e spe ed ac ce sso ry wi ll be dete cte d onl y if the paddlew[...]

53 GPS Diagnostic V iew shows a sky chart and numerical data from the GPS receiver . T he sky chart shows the location of each visible GPS satellite with its satellite number and a signal strength bar . A dark gra y bar indicates that the satellite is being used to determine your current position. A light gray bar indicates that the satellite is be[...]

54 X -Press™ Menu The X -Press™ Menu provides a shortcut to your most frequently-used settings. T he options prov ided on the X -Press™ Menu correspond with the current view . F or example, if you are in a Sonar V iew and press the MENU k ey once, the Sonar X-Press™ Menu will display . T o use an X-Pr ess™ Menu: 1. In any view , press the[...]

55 Main Menu The Main Menu provides the standard set of menu options, including the settings that are changed less frequently . The Main Menu is organized under the following tabs to help you find a specific menu item quickly: Alarm s, Sonar , Navigation, Chart, Setup, and Vie ws. NO TE: M en u op ti on s c an be ex pa nd ed or simp li fi ed by se [...]

56 Q Q u u i i c c k k T T i i p p s s f f o o r r t t h h e e M M a a i i n n M M e e n n u u • F ro m an y m en u op tio n on a me nu ta b , p r es s the EXI T k ey to ju mp d ir ec tl y to the top of th e ta b. • F ro m th e bo tto m of a men u ta b , pre ss the DOW N Cur sor ke y to jump di re ct ly t o th e to p of the tab . • F ro m the[...]

57 U U s s e e r r M M o o d d e e ( ( N N o o r r m m a a l l o o r r A A d d v v a a n n c c e e d d ) ) Me nu o pt io ns c an be s im pl if i ed or e xp an de d b y s et t in g y o ur F i sh fi nd er U se r Mo de to No rm al or Ad v an c ed . No rm a l Mo de is the def a ul t se tt in g whe n y ou fir s t po w e r on yo ur 300 Ser ie s ™ F is [...]

58 Sonar T ab, Normal Mode Sonar T ab, Advanced Mode Main Menu[...]

59 Sonar X-Pr ess™ Menu (Sonar Views only) The Sonar X-Pr ess™ Menu provides a shortcut to your most fr equently-used settings. Pr ess the MENU k ey once while in any of the Sonar V ie ws to access the Sonar X -Press ™ Menu. NO T E: Men u opt ion s can be expa nde d or sim pli fie d by set tin g the Fish fi nde r Use r Mod e to Adv anc ed or [...]

60 Sensitivity Settings: Low = 1, High = 20; Default = 10 Sensitivity controls how much detail is shown on the display and will adjust the sensitivity of all sonar frequencies. When operat ing in very clear water or grea ter depths, increase the sensitivity to see weaker returns that may be of interest. If the sensitivity is adjusted too high, the [...]

61 Upper Range (Advanced: Sonar, Split Sonar, Circular Flasher, and Big Digits Vie ws only) Settings: 0 to 990 ft or 0 to 327 m [International Models only]; Default = 0 Up per Ran ge sets t he s ha llo w es t de pth r a ng e tha t w ill b e di spl a y ed on t he S ona r , Sp lit Son ar , Ci r cul ar Fla sh er , an d Bi g Di gi ts V i ew s. Upp er R[...]

62 Chart Speed Settings: 1-9, Ultra, where 1 = Slow, 9 = Fast, Ultra = Fastest; Default = 5 Cha rt Sp eed deter min es th e spe ed a t wh ich the s ona r inf or ma tion mo ve s acr os s the displ ay , and con seq uent ly the amoun t of deta il sho wn . A fas ter sp eed sho ws mor e in for ma tio n and is pref er re d by mo st ang ler s; ho we v er [...]

63 Bottom Lock (Sonar Zoom View only) Settings: Off, On; Default = Off Bottom Lock changes the mode of the zoomed view in the Sonar Zoom V iew . Bottom Lock continuously gr aphs the bottom at a constant point on the displa y regardle ss of changes in depth. This “flattens“ out the bottom contour but is effective at showing fish on or near the b[...]

64 Navigation X-Press™ Menu (Navigation Views only) The Navigation X -Press™ Menu pro vides a shortcut to your most frequently-used settings. Press the MENU key once while in the Bir d's Eye, Cha rt , or C omb o View to acc ess the Naviga tion X-Pr ess™ Menu. NO TE: Men u opt ion s will var y depe ndi ng on syste m se tt i ng s, su c h a[...]

65 W aypoint [Name] (Only with an active cursor on a waypoint) Settings: Edit, Delete, T arget, Grid W aypoint [Name] allows y ou to view the W a ypoints submenu for the wa ypoint under your cur sor . Y ou can mov e the cursor onto an existing w aypoint and press the MENU key once, or use Cursor to W aypoint to select a waypoint from the saved wa y[...]

66 Clear Current T rack Settings: Follow screen instructions to activate. Clear Current T rack allows you to clear the current track on the display and start a new track at the present position. Sav e Current Route (only when Navigating) Settings: Follow screen instructions to activate. Save Current Route allows you to save the current route being [...]

67 Remov e Grid (only if a Grid is Active) Settings: Press the RIGHT Cursor key to activate. Remove Grid removes the wa ypoint grid fr om the displa y . T his menu option will only appear when a grid has already been applied to a waypoint. NO TE: See In tr od uct ion to N av iga tio n: Add a W ayp oin t T ar get or T ro ll ing Gr id for mor e i nf [...]

68 Snapshot and Recording X- Press™ Menu (Snapshot and Recording View only) The Snap sho t and Re cord ing X -Pres s™ Menu provid es ac ces s to t he sn aps hot m ana geme nt a nd s o n ar re c o r di n g f u n c t i o n s . P re s s t h e MEN U key once whil e in t he Sn apsh ot an d Rec ordin g V iew to ac ces s the Sn aps hot an d Rec ordin [...]

69 Start Recording (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only) Settings: Press the RIGHT Cursor key to activate. Start Recording allo ws you to start sonar recording from the Snapshot and Recording V iew . T his menu option is only available when an optional-purchase MMC/SD card is installed and Snapshot and Recording Vie w is[...]

70 Delete Recording (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only) Settings: Follow screen instructions to activate. Delete Recording allows you to delete a single sonar recording. This menu option is only available when an optional-purchase MMC/SD card is installed, Snapshot and Recording V iew is on the scr een, and y ou ha ve [...]

71 Playback Speed (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only) Settings: Record, Rewind1, Rewind2, Slow Play Rev erse, P ause, Slow Play , Normal Play , Fast Forward1, Fast Forwar d2, Stop Playback S peed allo ws you to specify the playback speed for a sonar r ecording from the Snapshot and Recording Vie w . This menu option is[...]

72 Stop Playback (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card only) Settings: Press the RIGHT Cursor key to activate. Stop Playback allo ws you to stop pla yback of a sonar recording fr om any view . This menu option is only available when an optional-pur chase MMC/SD card is installed and Recording Playback is active. NO TE: Duri ng pla yb ack , the amou nt of [...]

73 Alarms Menu T ab From any view , press the MENU key twice to access the Main Menu. The Alarms tab will be the default selection. NO TE: Wh en an ala rm is tri gge re d, y ou ca n si len ce it by pr es sin g an y ke y . The alar m will be si len ced , and wil l n ot b e t rig ger ed aga in unt il a ne w i nst anc e o f th e ala rm c ond iti on is[...]

74 Depth Alarm Settings: OFF , 1 to 100 feet, or 0.5 to 30 meters [International Models only]; Default = OFF Depth Alarm sounds when the depth becomes equal to or less than the menu setting. Fish ID Alarm Settings: Off, All, Large/Medium, Large; Default = Off Fish ID Alarm sounds when the Fishfinder detects fish that correspond to the alarm setting[...]

75 T emp. Alarm Se tt in gs : O ff, 33 -1 20 Fah re nh ei t, 0- 50 Ce ls i us [International Models only]; Default = Off T emp. Alarm sounds when the water temperature detected by the Fishfinder reaches the T emp. Alarm setting, which is either set in degrees Fahr enheit or Celsius [International Models only]. Off Course Alarm Settings: Off, 25 to [...]

76 Arrival Alarm Settings: Off, 25 to 3000 ft, 10 to 1000 m [International Models only]; Default = 150 ft, 50 m Arrival Alarm sounds when the boat has either exceeded the distance to the destination wa ypoint, or has entered the Arrival Alarm Circle, based on the menu setting when navigating. Arrival Alarm allows you to set ho w close the boat must[...]

77 Sonar Menu T ab Press the MENU key twice to access the Main Menu and then press the RIGHT Cursor key until the Sonar tab is selected. NO TE: Men u opti ons can be exp and ed or si mpl ifi ed by set tin g the Use r Mode to Adv an ced or Norm al . See Mai n Men u: User Mod e f or deta ils . Sonar Menu, Advanced Mode Sonar Menu T ab[...]

78 Beam Select Set ti ngs : 20 0/8 3 kH z, 20 0 kH z, 8 3 kHz ; De fau lt = 200 k Hz Beam Select sets which sonar r eturns from the transducer will be displayed on the screen. When set to 200/83 kHz , the returns from both beams are blended by starting with the 83 kHz wide beam return, dimming it, and then overla ying it with the 200 kHz narro w be[...]

79 Surface Clutter Settings: Low = 1 to High = 10; Default = 5 Surface Clutter adjusts the filter that remov es surface clutter noise caused by algae and aer ation. The lower the setting, the less surface clutter will be displayed. SwitchFir e ™ Settings: Clear Mode, Max Mode; Default = Clear Mode SwitchFire™ contr ols how the sonar returns are[...]

80 Fish ID+™ Settings: Off, On; Default = Off Fi sh ID+™ uses adv an ced sig nal pr oces sin g to interp re t sonar retur ns and wil l dis pla y a Fi sh Symbo l when ver y selec tiv e req uir eme nts ar e met. Wh en a fish is det ecte d, a fis h ico n and its dep th are dis pla ye d abov e the ret urn tha t has been cla ssif ied as b ein g a fi[...]

81 Fish ID Sensitivity Settings: Low = 1, High = 10; Default = 5 Fis h ID Sensit ivity adjusts the thre shold of th e F ish ID +™ de tection algo rithms. Select ing a higher setti ng allows wea ker retur ns to be display ed as fish. This is useful fo r iden tifying small er fis h spec ies or baitfi sh. Selecting a low er setting displa ys f ew er[...]

82 Zoom Width Settings: Narrow, Medium, Wide; Default = Wide Zoom W idth adjusts the width of the zoomed view on the Sonar Zoom V iew , which is on the left side of the display . See Views: Sonar Zoom View for more informati on. 83 kHz Sensitivity (Advanced) Settings: -10 to +10; Default = 0 83 kHz Sensitivity changes the sensitivity of the 83 kHz [...]

83 Noise Filter (Advanced) Settings: Off, Low , Medium, High1, High2, High3; Default = Low Noise Filter adjusts the sonar Noise Filter to limit interfer ence on the display from sources such as your boat engine, turbulence, or other sonar devices. The Off setting removes all filtering. Low , Medium, and High1, High2, High3 settings add pr ogressive[...]

84 Navigation Menu T ab Press the MENU key twice to access the Main Menu, then press the RIGHT Cursor ke y until the Naviga tion tab is selected. NO TE: Men u op ti ons wi ll v ar y de pe nd in g on sys te m se tt ing s, suc h a s wh eth er you ar e cu rr e ntl y n av ig at in g. NO T E: Me nu op tio ns can be expan de d or simp lif ied by s ett in[...]

85 Current T rack Settings: Save, Clear, Appearance Current T rack allo ws you to view the Current T rack submenu. See Intr oduction to Navigation: Save or Clear a Current track for more information. T he Current T rack Submenu contains the following menu options: Save allo ws you to save the current track. Clear allows you to delete the current tr[...]

86 W aypoints Settings: Create, E dit, Delete, Cursor T o, Go T o, T arget, Grid W aypoints allo ws you to view the W aypoints submenu. See Introduction to Navigation for more information. T he W aypoints Submenu contains the following menu options: Create allows you to crea te a new w aypoint, name it, and edit it immediately . T he current boat p[...]

87 Routes Settings: Create, Edit, Delete, T ravel, Info Ro ute s al lo ws y ou t o v ie w t he Rou te s s ubm en u. S ee In tr od uc tio n t o N av ig ati on : Sa ve , Ed it , or Del et e a Ro ut e f or mor e i nf or ma ti on. T he Routes Submenu contains the following menu options: Create allows you to create a new route from an empty route, name [...]

88 North Refer ence Settings: T rue, Magnetic; Default = T rue North Reference allows you to ha ve bearings display ed with one of two orientations: T rue North or Magnetic North. W aypoint Decluttering (Advanced) Settings: On, Off; Default = On W aypoint Decluttering allows y ou to set the declutter f eature On or Off. When two or more wa ypoints [...]

89 T rack Min Distance (Advanced) Settings: 1 to 300 ft, or 1 to 100 m [International Units only]; Default = 16 ft, 5 m T rac k Mi n Di st anc e al lo ws yo u to set a mi nim um dis ta nce of tra v el bef o re a tr ac kp oin t is add ed to th e tr a ck. T rack Min Distance works in conjunction with T rackpoint Interv al. Both conditions must be met[...]

90 Delete All Nav Data (Advanced) Settings: Follow screen instructions to activate. This menu option should be used with caution! Delete All Nav Data allows you to delete all saved T racks, W aypoints, and Routes. Continuous Navigation Mode Settings: Off, On, Default = Off Continuous Navigation Mode allows you to continue to navigate and fish aroun[...]

91 Chart Menu T ab Press the MENU key twice to access the Main Menu and then press the RIGHT Cursor ke y until the Chart tab is selected. NO T E: Me nu op tio ns can be expan de d or simp lif ied by s ett ing th e Use r Mod e t o Adv an ced or N orm al. Se e Mai n Me nu: Use r Mo de f or det ail s. Chart Menu Chart Menu T ab[...]

92 Chart Detail Lev el Set ti ngs : Ba sic , Na vi gat ion , Un der wa te r , All; Def aul t = Al l Chart Detail Lev el allows you to select ho w much chart detail you want displayed on the Navigation Vie ws. NO TE: Some ch ar t det ail s ar e on ly a va ila ble wit h opt ion al- pur ch ase MMC /SD car ds. Basic shows land areas, ports, obstruction[...]

93 Lat/Lon Grid Settings: Hidden, Visible; Default = Hidden Lat/Lon Grid allows y ou to display or hide a grid sho wing latitude and longitude lines. Spot Soundings Settings: Hidden, Visible; Default = Hidden Spot Soundings allows you to displa y or hide spot soundings, which are depth measurements shown on the chart. NO TE: Spot S oun din gs ar e [...]

94 Set Map Offset (Advanced) Settings: Follow screen instructions to activate. Set Map Offset allows you to change the map offset used by your Fishfinder . Press the 4-WA Y Cursor Control ke y to activa te the cursor and move it to the location where the Map Offset will be applied. Then, confirm the map offset position using the Set Map Offset menu[...]

95 Setup Menu T ab From any view , press the MENU key twice to access the tabbed Main Menu, then press the RIGHT Cursor ke y until the Setup tab is selected. NO T E: Me nu opt ion s will va ry depe ndi ng on whi ch acc ess ori es are atta che d to the u nit . NO T E: Me nu op tio ns can be expan de d or simp lif ied by s ett ing th e Use r Mod e t [...]

96 Units - Depth Settings: Domestic Models: Feet, Fathoms; International Models: Meters; Default = Feet/Meters Units - Depth selects the units of measure for all depth-related readouts. Units - T emp (International only) Settings: Celsius, Fahrenheit; Default = Celsius Units - T emp selects the units of measure for all temper atur e-related r eadou[...]

97 User Mode Settings: Normal, Advanced; Default = Normal User Mode sets the menu system to Normal or Adv anced. W hen set to Norm al (default setting), the basic set of menu options are shown in the menu system. When set to Adv anced, additional menu options ar e added to the menu system. See Main Menu: User Mode for details. Language (Internation[...]

98 Select Readouts (Advanced, Sonar View only) Settings: V arious, Default = Off Select Readouts sets the information to display in each of the 5 fixed-position data windows arranged around the left and bottom edges of the Sona r View screen . T o le ave the dat a window blank, select Off. See V iews to change the Select Readouts. Data windows can [...]

99 Depth Offset (Advanced) Settings: -10.0 to +10.0 ft, or -3 to 3 m [International Models only]; Default = 0 Depth Offset will adjust the digital depth readout to indicate depth from the waterline or boat's keel. Enter a positive vertical measurement from the transducer to the waterline to read the depth from the w aterline. Enter a negative [...]

100 Local T ime Zone (Advanced) Settings: V arious, Default = EST [UTC-5] - Eastern Standard Time Local T ime Zone selects your time zone in r eference to the time r eported b y the GPS receiver when Time+Date is selected as a Digital Readout on the Sonar Vie w (see Setup Menu T ab: Select Readouts ). Daylight Saving T ime (Advanced) Settings: Off,[...]

101 Date F ormat (Advanced, International only) Set ti ngs : m m/ dd/ yy , dd .mm .yy , y y . mm. dd; De fa ult = mm/d d/y y Date F ormat changes the date f ormat used b y the unit. Da te F ormat selects the format for the date display when Time + Date is selected as a Digital Readout on the Sonar Vie w (see Setup Menu T ab: Select Readouts ). NMEA[...]

102 Sonar Settings: Off, On; Default = Off Sonar sets whether the Sonar views are shown in the V iew r otation. Select Off to deactivate Sonar and remov e the Sonar Vie ws from the View rotation. Screen Snapshot Settings: Off, On; Default = Off Screen Snapshot activa tes the screen snapshot function. When Screen Snapshot is enabled, pr essing the M[...]

103 V iews Menu T ab F ro m an y vie w , pre ss the MENU ke y twic e to ac ces s the tabb ed Mai n Men u, the n pr es s the RI GHT Cur s or k e y un ti l th e V ie ws tab is s ele ct ed. T hi s menu tab all o ws yo u to set the av a ila bl e vi ew s to hi dd en or v is ibl e i n t he vi ew r ot at io n. T he vi ew wil l b e r emo v ed fr om the vie[...]

104 T roubleshooting Before contacting the Humminbird® Customer Resource Center , please read the followi ng section. T aking the time to review these troubleshooting guidelines may allow you to solve a performance problem yourself , and therefor e avoid sending your unit back for repair . Fishfinder Doesn’t P ower Up If your Fishfinder doesn’[...]

105 Display Problems Ther e are sever al main conditions or sources of possible interference that may cause problems with the quality of the informa tion display ed on the control head. Look in the following table for some symptoms of displa y problems and possible solutions: Problem P ossible Cause T he con tr ol hea d lo ses po w er at hi gh s pe[...]

106 Finding the Cause of Noise Electrical noise usually affects the display with man y black dots at high speeds, and high sensitivity readings. One or more of the follo wing sources can cause noise or interference: P ossible Source of Noise Isolation Other electronic devices The boat’s engine Cavitation from the boat’s propeller T ur n of f an[...]

107 300 Series™ Fishfinder Accessories Accessories customize the Humminbird® Fishfinder to your needs and enable you to stay on the edge of new technology . W hen an accessory is connected to the Humminbird® Fishfinder , additional menus and readouts are added automatically to the Main Menu System. Accessories available today that are supported[...]

108 Specifications Depth Capability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1000 ft (330 m) P owe r Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 W atts (RMS), 2400 Wa tts (P eak to P eak) Operating Frequenc y . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 kHz and 83 kHz (DualBeam Plus ™ ) Area of Cover a[...]

109 Gl o ss ar y Sonar T erms: Be am (Son ar Be am ) T h e wi de, con e- sha ped pr oj ect io n of sou nd w a ve s f or med as soun d tr a ve ls u nde rw at er . See Con e An gl e . Bo tto m C on to ur T he pr of ile of the bo tto m gr ap he d to th e di spl a y as the de pth cha ng es. Bo tto m Ha r dne ss T he d ens ity ( or co mpo sit io n) of t[...]

110 Gr a ys ca le T h e u se of va ryi ng sh ade s o f gr ay to r ep re sen t t he st re ngt h of the so nar s ign al on the di spl ay . T ra dit io nal ly , the stro ng est sona r si gna ls ar e r epr e sen ted in bla ck , and pr og re ssi v ely we ak er si gn als ar e re pr es ent ed i n pr og re ssi v ely lig hte r sh ade s of gra y . No ise The[...]

111 SO NAR (S Oun d a nd N Av ig ati on Ran gi ng ) Sonar te chn ol ogy use s pre cis ion so und bu rs ts tr a nsm it ted und erw a ter to d ete rmi ne the d ist an ce an d ot her at tri bu tes of ob je cts in th e wa te r . Dist anc e can be dete rmi ned beca us e the spe ed of sou nd in wa te r is cons tan t, an d the tim e fo r the sig nal to re[...]

112 T he rm ocl in es W ate r la ye r(s ) of dist inc tly diff e re nt te mpe ra t ur es th at cre at e a son ar re fl ect ion d ue to th e dens ity of th e diff er ing w at er te mpe ra t ur es. T yp ica ll y a th erm oc lin e w il l ap pea r a s a con ti nuo us ban d acro ss the disp la y a t some di sta nce ab ov e the bo tt om cont our . T he r[...]

113 GPS & Navigation T erms: Ac qui si ti on T ime Th e leng th of time tha t a GP S r ece iv er typ ica ll y ta ke s to de ter min e a po sit ion from at leas t thr ee sat ell ite s. Hum mi nbi rd ® GPS re cei v er s pro vi de ve ry fast ac qui sit io n tim es (und er one m inu te) , pe rm itt ing use rs to ge t ou t on t he w a ter fas te r [...]

114 Es tim at ed P os iti on Err o r (E PE) A calc ul at ion tha t in dic at es the po ten tia l po sit ion in acc ur ac y the use r ma y exp eri en ce du e to a var iet y of GPS f ac tor s w hic h inc lu de sa te ll ite po sit ion in th e sk y , sig nal str en gth , an d ot her s f ac tor s. F ix T ype Ind ic at es wh eth er th e GPS r ec eiv er i[...]

115 Pr es en t P o sit io n Th e cur re nt loca ti on (l at it ude , lon git ud e) de ter mi ned by GP S. T he Pr es ent P os iti on i s in dic at ed on-s cr een by a dir ec ti ona l bo at icon if th e bo at is mo v ing or a ro un d sym bo l if the b oa t is sta tio na ry . Ro ute A ser ie s o f w ay po int s l ink ed to get he r in a s pe cif ic s[...]

116 T rac k Lin e (TR K) Th e pla nne d lin e of tr av e l bet we en tw o wa yp oi nts , and it rep re se nts th e mos t eff ic ien t pa th betw e en th e tw o po int s be cau se it is a st ra ig ht li ne. T he TR K is me asu re d in deg r ees (i.e . 321 °, whe r e 000° is Nor th, 090° East , 180° is Sou th, 270° is W es t) . Se e Cr os s T r [...]

117 Notes[...]

118 Contact Humminbird® Contact the Humminbird® Customer Resource Center in any of the following ways: By T elephone: (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): cservice@johnsonoutdoors.com F or direct shipping, our address is: Humminb[...]