531344-1_C Thank You! Thank you for choosing Humminbird , America's #1 name in fishfinders. Humminbird® has built its reputation by designing and manufacturing topquality, 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 six months after purchase, and available at a reasonable rate after the six month period. For complete details, see the warranty information at the end of this manual. We encourage you to read this operations manual carefully in order to get the full benefit from all the features and applications of your Humminbird® product. ® Activating the Rod Mounted Display Battery When you first use the RF25 SmartCast Rod Mounted Display you will need to activate the display battery. Use a coin to remove the battery door on the back of the Rod Mounted Display, then remove the plastic strip located in the battery compartment. ® The RSSTM will turn on its Sonar Transmitter/Receiver automatically when it is immersed in the water. Once immersed, the RSSTM will begin transmitting the sonar information via radio frequency (RF) to the Rod Mounted Display. The RSSTM automatically stops using power a few seconds after being pulled out of the water. WARNING! Do not place the RSSTM in a wet area when not in use as this will turn on the RSSTM and shorten its usable life. Store the RSSTM in a dry area when not in use to conserve power. Never place the RSSTM in a wet area of a boat or on a metal surface that could accidentally power it on. NOTE: If the RSSTM was used in salt water, rinse it with fresh water before storing it. Start-Up in Simulator Mode To enter Simulator mode, press the POWER-MENU button to turn on the RF25, wait until you see the Start-up screen, then quickly press the RIGHT Cursor Button. Once you are in Simulator mode, the display will show the word Simulate, and then, after two seconds, will show simulated data.To exit Simulator mode, you must power down the RF25. of 10, fewer at the lowest setting of 0. (0 -10, Default = 5) The programming mode allows you to: · turn on the blinking light · switch the Advanced RSSTM Channel from A to B. The SmartCast® Control Head temperature readout provides user feedback to help you make the correct selections. The temperature readout will change on the Control Head to 40°F (4°C), 45°F (7°C), 50°F (9°C) or 55°F (12°C) to signify the following settings. NOTE: If the temperature readout is set for degrees Celsius then the temperature readout will change on the Control Head to 4, 7, 9 or 12 to signify the following settings: Depth Range Press the POWER-MENU button until DEPTH RANGE appears. Auto is the default setting. When in automatic, the lower range will be adjusted by the unit to follow the bottom. Selecting a manual depth range locks it to the setting you select. (Auto, 10, 15, 20, 30, 60 or 120 feet [3, 5, 6, 10, 20, or 40 meters], Default = Auto) NOTE: In manual operation, if the water depth is greater than the depth range setting, the bottom will not be visible on the display. Select Auto to return to automatic operation. Start-Up in Setup Mode Use Setup to set the Time and Date. To enter Setup mode, press the POWER-MENU button to turn on the RF25, wait until you see the Start-Up Screen, then quickly press the RIGHT Cursor Button twice. Once you are in Setup mode, the display will briefly flash the word Setup, then show the Time and Date. What's On the Display Make sure that the O-ring in the battery compartment is present, positioned correctly in the grooves, and free of debris before re-installing the battery door. NOTE: Replace the Rod Mounted Display battery only with a 2450 CR-type battery. These batteries can be purchased from most electronics retailers. NOTE: Under normal use you should expect the life of the display battery to last up to 40 hours of operation. Operation in cold weather will significantly reduce the life of the battery. NOTE: Your RF25 will start up in Watch mode after the battery is installed initially. See Powering the Display ON and OFF and Watch Mode for more information. The RF25 SmartCast® product should have: · One Advanced Remote Sonar Sensor - RSSTM · One Rod Mounted Display with installed 2450 CR battery · One extra 2450 CR battery · Three different Mounting Sleeves: A, B and C · This RF25 SmartCast® Operations Manual. If any of these components are missing, please contact our Customer Resource Center at either 1-800-6331468 or visit our website at www.humminbird.com. NOTE: The RF25 also comes in an International version that is CE-compliant. 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. WARNING! This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and/or reproductive harm. WARNING! The bottom of the RSSTM should not be handled during sonar operation, as this may cause physical discomfort and may result in personal injury in the form of tissue damage. Handle the RSSTM only by the antenna tower when it has been in the water. WARNING! The RSSTM (Remote Sonar Sensor) is not intended for use by children younger than 6 years old without adult supervision as the RSSTM may represent a choking hazard to small children. To scan an area, cast and then reel in at a slow, steady rate with your rod tip up. The SmartCast® displays underwater information in an Fish easy to understand format. Bottom Icon The top of the display corresponds to the water Depth Range surface, and the bottom of the display corresponds to the selected Depth Range (see Depth Range). The display varies as the area under the RSSTM changes. Present Depth Temp Changing the Time and Date To change the Time and Date, enter Setup Mode (see Start-Up in Setup Mode). When you see the Time and Date display, the Hour digit will flash first, indicating that you can change the hour. Once you change the hour, you must perform all of the following steps to get to the end of Setup mode. NOTE: The flashing numeral or digit is the one that can be edited. Attaching the Rod Mount Display 1. Determine which of the three Sleeves will fit onto your rod. Each Sleeve will fit a variety of rod sizes, but Sleeve A fits rods closest to ¹ " diameter, B fits rods closest to " diameter, while C fits rods closest to ³ " diameter. Rod Mounted Display Sleeve Mount Assembled Underwater conditions vary greatly, so some experience and interpretation is needed to realize all the benefits of the SmartCast®­ use the diagram as a guide to the most common conditions and practice using the SmartCast® over known bottom types. The SmartCast® can also display the time and date. Press the RIGHT Cursor button to momentarily view the time and date. Depth scale changes or signal loss will cause lines with missing detail and/or abrupt changes in the graphed bottom. When the Depth Range is set to Auto, the depth is set to keep the bottom in the lower third of the screen. The screen image jump shown here is due to an automatic change in depth. New returns graphed at a different scale will not match up with the historic data already graphed at a higher or lower scale. Vertical lines can also occur as the radio signal from the RSSTM is lost and then regained in rough water conditions. Fish Alarm Press the POWER-MENU button until FISH ALARM appears. Select Off for no fish alarm, or On for fish alarm. Fish ID must be set to On for Fish Alarm to work. (Off,On, Default = Off) Light setting: Temp changes to... Means that... 40°F (4°C) 45°F (7°C) Blinking light is OFF (factory default) Blinking light is ON (but only blinks when the Advanced RSSTM is in the water) Channel setting: Temp changes to... Means that... 50°F (9°C) 55°F (12°C) RSSTM is set to CHANNEL A (factory default) RSSTM is set to CHANNEL B LEFT Cursor Button RIGHT Cursor Button Powering the Display ON and OFF NOTE: 1. When you first enter Setup mode, press the RIGHT or LEFT Cursor buttons repeatedly to change the hour. Make sure that you have selected the correct hour for the time of day (AM or PM). When the desired hour is displayed, press the POWER-MENU button to begin editing the minutes. 2. Press the RIGHT or LEFT Cursor buttons repeatedly to change the Minutes. When the desired minutes are displayed, press the POWER-MENU button to begin editing the month. 3. Press the RIGHT or LEFT Cursor buttons repeatedly to change the month. When the desired month is displayed, press the POWER-MENU button to begin editing the day. 4. Press the RIGHT or LEFT Cursor buttons repeatedly to change the day. When the desired day is displayed, press the POWER-MENU button to begin editing the year. 5. Press the RIGHT or LEFT Cursor buttons repeatedly to change the year. When the desired year is displayed, press the POWER-MENU button to exit Setup Mode. Fish ID Press the POWER-MENU button Raw Sonar Fish ID until FISH ID appears. Select either Off to view "raw" sonar returns, or On to view fish symbols. Fish ID uses advanced signal processing to interpret sonar returns and will display a Fish Symbol when very selective requirements are met. Fish Alarm does not sound if Fish ID is turned off. (On, Off, Default = On) IMPORTANT: The SmartCast® Control Head must be turned on and the CHANNEL SELECT SetUp menu on the Control Head must be set to Channel A (even if the RSSTM is set to Channel B) before you can see the feedback on the Control Head temperature readout. NOTE: The Advanced RSSTM programming mode will time out after 20 seconds of no user activity, display the Start-Up screen, and return the RSSTM to normal operation. NOTE: If the temperature display returns to a normal reading, or the Start-Up screen appears on the display, you are no longer in programming mode. If you have just taken the RF25 out of the box, see Activating the Rod Display POWERMENU Button Mounted Display Battery. How the Wet SwitchTM Works In the following sections, you will use the wet switch contacts on the bottom of the Advanced RSSTM to enter programming mode and to change the Light and Channel settings. Before you try these procedures for the first time, please read through this section to familiarize yourself with the way the Wet SwitchTM works. Using the SmartCast® The SmartCast® is a firstof-its-kind wireless fishfinder that is incredibly easy to use. Simply attach the Rod Mounted Display to your rod, then attach the Remote Sonar Sensor (RSSTM) to the end of your fishing line and cast it into the water as you would a normal float or lure. Then power on the SmartCast® RF25 and you are ready to fish. The SmartCast® system uses sonar technology to send sound waves from the RSSTM into the water. The returned "echoes" are transmitted with wireless technology to the RF25 and plotted on the display. New information appears on the right. As this information moves to the left a very accurate picture of the underwater world is created, including objects such as the bottom, fish, and structures, as well as the depth of the bottom. NOTE: The RF25 display is designed to be used with polarized sunglasses only when the user is looking straight at the screen. You may not be able to read the display from other angles when wearing polarized sunglasses. WARNING! The electronic parts in the Remote Sonar Sensor (RSSTM) are made to withstand use when casting into water.Because shock from abrupt contact with rocks can damage your RSSTM, we do NOT recommend using your RSSTM in water that is less than one foot (0.3 m) deep. 2. Once you have selected a specific Sleeve, attach it to the Rod Mounted Display, then slip the assembled unit onto your rod and tighten the straps. Make sure that the letter on the Sleeve is visible once the unit is mounted on the rod, so that the Rod Mounted Display and the Sleeve are both on the top side of the rod when you are fishing. NOTE: You should remove the RF25 from your rod and store it when you are not actively using it. See Maintenance for important storage information. NOTE: Keep the unused Sleeves in case you get a rod of a different size. If you need a replacement Sleeve, you may order it from our website, www.humminbird.com, or from participating retailers and dealers. Your RF25 has three power states: · Off - Display is turned off · Normal Fishing Mode - used for fishing · Watch Mode - low-power, continuous time display. To turn the RF25 on, press the POWER-MENU button; the Start-Up screen will appear, then automatically change to Normal Fishing mode if you take no further action. To turn the RF25 off, press the POWER-MENU button until you hear a beep (indicating that you are in Watch mode), then ...