Thank You! ® 531348-1_C 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 Policyfree 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. The RF35 SmartCast® product should have: · One Advanced Remote Sonar Sensor - RSSTM Activating the Wrist Mounted Display Battery When you first use the RF35 SmartCast Wrist Mounted Display you will need to activate the display battery. Use a coin to remove the battery door on the back of the Wrist Mounted Display, then remove the plastic strip located in the battery compartment. 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 Wrist 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 RF35 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. ® Present Depth Temp Fish Icon What's On the Display ® Start-Up in Setup Mode Use Setup to set the Time and Date. To enter Setup mode, press the POWERMENU button to turn on the RF35, 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. 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. The SmartCast displays underwater information in an Bottom easy-to-understand format. The top of the display Depth Range corresponds to the water 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. 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. NOTE: Please read this and the next section BEFORE you try to program the Advanced RSS using the wet switch contacts. Specific step-by-step procedures to turn on the light and to change the channel follow this section. You will find it easier to perform these steps once you have grasped the way the programming mode works. The programming mode allows you to: · turn on the blinking light · switch the Advanced RSS 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.: 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. · One Wrist Mounted Display with installed 2450 CR battery · One extra 2450 CR battery · This RF35 SmartCast® Operations Manual. If any of these components are missing, please contact our Customer Resource Center at either 1-800-633-1468 or visit our web site at www.humminbird.com. NOTE: The RF35 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 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. LEFT Cursor Button RIGHT Cursor Button Powering the Display ON and OFF NOTE: If you have just taken the RF35 out of the box, see Activating the Wrist Mounted Display Battery. 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. 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. Light setting: Temp changes to... Means that... 40°F (4°C) Blinking light is OFF (factory default) Blinking light is ON (but only blinks when the Advanced RSS is in the water) 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) 45°F (7°C) Display POWERMENU Button Attaching the RSSTM The line coming from your reel can be tied off to the front hole in the Remote Sonar Sensor (RSSTM). If you also wish to use the RSSTM as a conventional float, use the second hole to attach your hook using a lighter weight line. A snag will break the lighter line if you have to break free. Slip line techniques are not recommended because of the higher risk of losing the RSSTM. If you do use the slip line method, use a lighter weight line after the lower stop, enabling retrieval of the RSSTM if the lower line with hook breaks away. Handle the RSSTM by the antenna tower when it has been in water. Channel setting: Temp changes to... Means that... Your RF35 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 RF35 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 RF35 off, press the POWER-MENU button until you hear a beep (indicating that you are in Watch mode), then press the RIGHT Cursor button to shut down the display. NOTE: If you leave the RF35 in Normal Fishing mode for more than 10 minutes while it is waiting for a signal, the unit will timeout automatically and enter Watch mode in order to save power. 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) 50°F (9°C) 55°F (12°C) RSS is set to CHANNEL A (factory default) RSS is set to CHANNEL B 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 RSS is set to Channel B) before you can see the feedback on the Control Head temperature readout. NOTE: The Advanced RSS programming mode will time out after 20 seconds of no user activity, display the Start-Up screen, and return the RSS 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. The SmartCast is a firstof-its-kind wireless fishfinder that is incredibly easy to use. Simply 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® RF35 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 RF35 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 RF35 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. To scan an area, cast and then reel in at a slow, steady rate with your rod tip up. Using the SmartCast® ® Use a heavy test line, standard knots, and tackle such as a swivel. The second leader hole is for using the RSSTM as a float. Connect a lighter weight hook line to this hole. Do not over-weight the hook line as this will submerge the RSSTM, causing signal loss. Channel Press the POWER-MENU button until CHANNEL appears. Select either A or B to match your RSSTM. See Channel A and B RSSTM Units. (A, B, Default = A) Activating the Backlight Use the backlight for night fishing or low light conditions. NOTE: The display contrast may require adjustment for optimal viewing in low light conditions when the backlight is activated. Watch Mode Watch mode provides a continuous time display. To enter power-saving Watch mode, start from Time Normal Fishing mode, Date press and hold the POWER-MENU button until you hear a beep, then release. The time and date will be continuously displayed, indicating that the RF35 is in Watch mode. You can press the POWER-MENU button again to return to Normal Fishing mode. CAUTION: You will increase the possibility of breaking your line if you use light test pound line on your reel. The RSSTM is positively buoyant (is buoyant under its own weight plus 0.2 ounces or 5.7 g of bait and lead weight.) The maximum amount of weight for any attachment to the RSSTM is approximately ¹² to ¹³ ounces (5.3 g to 5.8 g), and includes the combined weight of any hook, line, weight, swivel/snap swivel and bait that is attached to the RSSTM. The RSSTM itself weighs 1 ounce (28 g), and therefore light test line might break. NOTE: Store the RSSTM in a dry, non-metallic container, such as a tackle box, in a ...