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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-ye
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WEEE compliance may not be required in your location for electrical & electronic equipment (EEE), nor may it be required for EEE designed and intended as fixed or temporary installation in transportation vehicles such as automobiles, aircraft, and boats. In some European Union member states, these vehicles are considered outside of the scope of the Directive, and EEE for those applications can be considered excluded from the WEEE Directive requirement. This symbol (WEEE wheelie bin) on product i
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Table of Contents How Sonar Works 1 DualBeam Sonar ........................................................................................................ 3 How GPS and Cartography Work 4 What’s On the Sonar Display 6 Understanding the Sonar Display ............................................................................ 8 Real Time Sonar (RTS™) Window ............................................................................ 9 Freeze Frame and Active Cursor...............................
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Table of Contents Using Your 500 Series™ Control Head 36 Key Functions 37 POWER/LIGHT Key .............................................................................................. 37 VIEW Key .............................................................................................................. 37 INFO Key ................................................................................................................ 38 MENU Key .......................................................
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Table of Contents Main Menu 53 Quick Tips for the Main Menu .................................................................................... 54 User Mode (Normal or Advanced) ................................................................................ 55 Sonar X-Press™ Menu (Sonar views only) 57 Sensitivity ................................................................................................................ 58 Upper Range (Advanced: Sonar and Big Digits views only)............
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Table of Contents Sonar Menu Tab 75 Fish ID+™ .............................................................................................................. 76 Fish ID Sensitivity .................................................................................................. 77 Real Time Sonar (RTS™) Window ........................................................................ 77 Bottom View ....................................................................................................
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Table of Contents Map Datum (Advanced) ............................................................................................ 95 Set Simulation Position (Advanced) .......................................................................... 96 Set Map Offset (Advanced)........................................................................................ 97 Course Projection Line ............................................................................................ 97 Clear Map Offset
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Table of Contents Views Menu Tab 111 Troubleshooting 112 Fishfinder Doesn’t Power Up .............................................................................. 112 Fishfinder Defaults to Simulator with a Transducer Attached.......................... 112 Display Problems ................................................................................................ 113 Finding the Cause of Noise ................................................................................ 114 500 Series™
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How Sonar Works Sonar technology is based on sound waves. The 500 Series™ Fishfinder uses sonar to locate and define structure, bottom contour and composition, as well as depth directly below the transducer. Your 500 Series™ 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. S
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When all the echoes are viewed side by side, an easy to interpret “graph“ of the bottom, fish, and structure appears. The sound pulses are transmitted at various frequencies depending on the application. Very high frequencies (455 kHz) are used for greatest definition but the operating depth is limited. High frequencies (200 kHz) are commonly used on consumer sonar and provide a good balance between depth performance and resolution. Low frequencies (83 kHz) are typically used to achieve greater
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DualBeam Sonar Your 500 Series™ Fishfinder uses a 200/83 kHz DualBeam 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+™ 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, bott
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How GPS and Cartography Work Your 500 Series™ Fishfinder also supports GPS and chartplotting. It uses GPS and sonar to determine your position, display it on a grid, and provide detailed underwater information. The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite navigation system designed and maintained by the U.S. Department of Defense. GPS was originally intended for military use; however, civilians may also take advantage of its highly accurate position capabilities, typically within +/- 10 me
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The GPS Receiver included with your 500 Series™ Fishfinder allows you to combine easy-to-use FishingGPS® chartplotter and navigation capabilities with advanced fishfinding. The following GPS functionality is currently supported by the 500 Series™ Fishfinder when it is connected to the included GPS receiver: • View current position • View current track (breadcrumb trail) • View precision speed and heading from your GPS receiver • Save tracks, waypoints, and routes • Travel a route and navigate fr
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What’s On the Sonar Display The 500 Series™ Fishfinder can display a variety of useful information about the Depth - water depth; can be set to alarm when the water becomes too shallow. Temperature - water surface temperature. Timer - Elapsed time with Temp/Speed Accessory or GPS Receiver. Distance - Distance traveled with Temp/Speed Accessory or GPS Receiver. Average Speed - Average speed reading with Temp/Speed Accessory or GPS Receiver. Speed - if a Temp/Speed accessory or GPS Receiver is att
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area under and adjacent to your boat, including the following items: High Sonar Intensity Return Cursor - available in Freeze Frame and can be positioned in the Sonar View to provide depth of a sonar return and bottom depth below the cursor. Bait Ball 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+™ symbol appears on the display with the depth displayed above it. The size of
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U Un nd de er rs st ta an nd di in ng g t th he e S So on na ar r D Di is sp pl la ay y It is important to understand the significance of the display. The display does not show a literal 3- dimensional representation of what is under the water. Each vertical band of data received by the control head and plotted on the display represents something that was detected by a sonar return at a particular time. As both the boat and the targets (fish) may be moving, the returns are only showing a part
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R Re ea al l T Ti im me e S So on na ar r ( (R RT TS S™ ™) ) W Wi in nd do ow w A Real Time Sonar (RTS™) Window appears on the right side of the display in the Sonar View only. The RTS Window™ updates at the fastest rate possible for depth conditions and shows only the returns from the bottom, structure, and fish that are within the transducer beam. The RTS Window™ plots the depth and intensity of a sonar return (see Sonar Menu Tab: RTS Window™). The Narrow RTS Window™ The Wide RTS Window™
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F Fr re ee ez ze e F Fr ra am me e a an nd d A Ac ct ti iv ve e C Cu ur rs so or r Freeze Frame & Active Cursor - Press any arrow on the 4-WAY Cursor Control key, and the screen will freeze and a cursor will be displayed. Use the 4-WAY Cursor Control key to move the cursor over a sonar return, and the depth of the sonar return will be displayed at the bottom of the screen in the cursor information box. Instant Image Update - You can change a variety of sonar menu settings (such as Sensitiv
