Operations Manual 515 525 535 565 531368-1_A Thank You! Thank you for choosing Humminbird®, America's #1 name in fishfinders. Humminbird® has built its reputation by designing and manufacturing top-quality, thoroughly reliable marine equipment. Your Humminbird® is designed for trouble-free use in even the harshest marine environment. In the unlikely event that your Humminbird® does require repairs, we offer an exclusive Service Policy - free of charge during the first year after purchase, and available at a reasonable rate after the one-year period. For complete details, see the separate warranty card included with your unit. We encourage you to read this operations manual carefully in order to get full benefit from all the features and applications of your Humminbird® product. Contact our Customer Resource Center at either 1-334-687-0503 or visit our website at www.humminbird.com. WARNING! This device should not be used as a navigational aid to prevent collision, grounding, boat damage, or personal injury. When the boat is moving, water depth may change too quickly to allow time for you to react. Always operate the boat at very slow speeds if you suspect shallow water or submerged objects. WARNING! Disassembly and repair of this electronic unit should only be performed by authorized service personnel. Any modification of the serial number or attempt to repair the original equipment or accessories by unauthorized individuals will void the warranty. Handling and/or opening this unit may result in exposure to lead, in the form of solder. WARNING! This product contains lead, a chemical known to the state of California to cause cancer, birth defects and other reproductive harm. NOTE: All screens and graphics used in this manual are based on the 320V x 320H display size of the Fishfinder535; however, this information is applicable to the models which have 240V x 160H, 240V x 240H and 640V x 320H displays also. Humminbird®, Selective Fish ID+TM, WhiteLine®, RTS®, X-PressTM Menu, Fish ID+TM, Structure ID®, TrueArchTM, UltraBlackTM, Angler Profile PresetsTM are trademarked by or registered trademarks of Techsonic Industries, Inc. © 2004. All rights reserved. i ii Table of C on t en ts How Sonar Works 1 Single Beam Sonar ........................................................................................................ 1 DualBeam Sonar............................................................................................................ 1 What's On the Screen 2 Table of C on t en ts Zoom Level (Sonar Zoom View Only) ............................................................................ 20 Sonar Menu Tab 21 Fish ID+.......................................................................................................................... 21 Fish Sensitivity ............................................................................................................ 22 Real Time Sonar (RTS®) Window (Sonar View Only)............................................ 23 Depth Lines (Advanced) ............................................................................................ 24 Surface Clutter (Advanced) ...................................................................................... 25 Noise Filter (Advanced).............................................................................................. 26 Max Depth (Advanced).............................................................................................. 26 Water Type (Advanced).............................................................................................. 27 Alarms Menu Tab 28 Depth Alarm ................................................................................................................ 28 Fish ID Alarm .............................................................................................................. 29 Low Battery Alarm...................................................................................................... 30 Alarm Tone .................................................................................................................. 30 Setup Menu Tab 31 Units - Depth................................................................................................................ 32 Units - Temp (International Only) ............................................................................ 32 Units - Distance (with Temp/Speed Only).............................................................. 32 Units - Speed (with Temp/Speed Only) .................................................................. 33 User Mode.................................................................................................................... 33 Language (International Only) ................................................................................ 33 Triplog Reset (with Temp/Speed Only) .................................................................. 34 Restore Defaults.......................................................................................................... 34 Select Views (Advanced) .......................................................................................... 35 Select Readouts (Advanced, Sonar View Only) .................................................... 36 Depth Offset (Advanced) .......................................................................................... 37 Temp Offset (Advanced)............................................................................................ 38 Speed Calibration (Advanced, with Temp/Speed Only) ...................................... 38 Views 4 Sonar View .................................................................................................................... 4 Understanding Sonar History .................................................................................... 5 Real Time Sonar (RTS®) Window................................................................................ 5 Sonar Zoom View ........................................................................................................ 6 Big Digits View .............................................................................................................. 7 Bottom Presentation.................................................................................................... 8 Key Functions 10 POWER/LIGHT Key .................................................................................................... 10 VIEW Key .................................................................................................................... 10 MENU Key .................................................................................................................... 10 4-WAY Cursor Control Key .......................................................................................... 11 EXIT Key ........................................................................................................................ 11 Powering Up the Unit The Menu System 12 12 Start-Up Options Menu 15 Normal Operation ...................................................................................................... 15 Simulator .................................................................................................................... 15 System Status ..............................................................................................................16 Sonar X-PressTM Menu 17 Sensitivity .................................................................................................................... 17 Upper Range (Advanced: Sonar and Big Digits View Only) ................................ 18 Lower Range ................................................................................................................ 18 Chart Speed ................................................................................................................ 19 Bottom View .............................................................................................................. 20 iii iv Table of C on t en ts Troubleshooting 39 FishFinder Doesn't Power Up .................................................................................. 39 FishFinder Defaults to Simulator with a Transducer Attached .......................... 39 Display Problems........................................................................................................ 40 Finding the Cause of Noise........................................................................................ 41 Humminbird Fishfinder Accessories Specifications Contact Humminbird 42 43 44 How Sonar Work s Sonar technology is based on sound waves. The Humminbird FishFinder uses sonar to locate and define structure, bottom contour and composition, as well as depth directly below the transducer. Your FishFinder sends a sound wave signal and determines distance by measuring the time between the transmission of the sound wave and when the sound wave is reflected off of an object; it then uses the reflected signal to interpret location, size, and composition of an object. Sonar is very fast. A sound wave can travel from the surface to a depth of 240 ft (70 m) and back again in less than ¹/ of a second. It is unlikely that your boat can "outrun" this sonar signal. Your FishFinder will either have Single Beam sonar or DualBeam sonar. Find the correct sonar description that applies to your unit. NOTE: All sonar units typically read to deeper depths in fresh water than in salt water. Single Beam Sonar Your Humminbird FishFinder 515, 525 or 535 uses a 200 kHz single beam sonar system with a 20° area of coverage. Depth capability is affected by such factors as boat speed, wave action, bottom hardness, water conditions and transducer installation. DualBeam Sonar NOTE: Entries in this Table of Contents which list (International Only) are only available on products sold outside of the US and Canada by our authorized International Distributors. To obtain a list of authorized International Distributors, please visit our website at www.humminbird.com or contact our Customer Resource Center at 334-687-0503 to locate the distributor nearest you. NOTE: Entries in this Table of Contents which list (with Temp/Speed Only) require the purchase of separate accessories. You can visit our website at www.humminbird.com to order these accessories online or contact our Customer Resource Center at 1-334-687-0503. v Your Humminbird FishFinder 565 uses a 200/83 kHz dual beam sonar system with a wide (60°) area of coverage. DualBeam sonar is optimized to show the greatest bottom definition using a narrow (20°) beam yet can still indicate fish found in the wide (60°) beam when the Fish ID+TM feature is turned on. DualBeam is ideal for a wide range of conditions - from shallow to very deep water in both fresh and salt water. Depth capability is affected by such factors as boat speed, wave action, bottom hardness, water conditions and transducer installation. 1 Wha t's On the Scr een The Humminbird FishFinder can display a variety of useful information about the area under and adjacent to your boat, including the following items: Depth - water depth; can be set to alarm when the water becomes too shallow. Temperature - water surface temperature. Structure - where fish may be hiding. Fish - the FishFinder displays fish as arches and/or fish icons, and can be set to alarm when a fish of a certain size is detected. When a target is detected, a Fish ID+TM symbol appears on the display with the depth displayed above it. The size of the symbol indicates the intensity of the sonar return. The unit will clearly show schools of Bait Fish as "clouds" of different shapes and sizes, depending on the number of fish and boat speed. 200kHz, Narrow Beam Shaded Fish Symbol 83kHz, Wide Beam Hollow Fish Symbol (Dual Beam Units Only) Thermoclines - layers of water with different temperatures that appear at different depths and different times of the year. A thermocline typically appears as a continuous band of many gray levels moving across the display at the same depth. Soft Bottom RTS® (Real Time Sonar) Window Battery Voltage - the voltage of the boat's battery; can be set to alarm if the voltage falls below a certain point. Timer - Elapsed time with Temp/Speed Accessory. Distance - Distance traveled with Temp/Speed Accessory. Average Speed - Average speed reading with Temp/Speed Accessory. Bait Ball Hard Bottom Rocky Bottom Second Sonar Return - when the sonar signal bounces between the bottom and the surface of the water and back again. Use the appearance of the second return to determine bottom hardness. Hard bottoms will show a strong second return, while soft bottoms will show a very weak one or none at all. Speed - if a Temp/Speed accessory is attached, the keep a Triplog of nautical or statute miles traveled. FishFinder can display the speed ...