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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 What’s On the Sonar Display 4 Understanding the Sonar Display ............................................................................ 6 Real Time Sonar (RTS™) Window ............................................................................ 7 Instant Image Update........................................................................
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Table of Contents X-Press™ Menu 27 Main Menu 28 Quick Tips for the Main Menu .................................................................................. 29 User Mode (Normal or Advanced) .............................................................................. 30 Sonar X-Press™ Menu (Sonar views only) 32 Sensitivity .............................................................................................................. 33 Upper Range (Advanced: Sonar and Big Digits views only)
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Table of Contents Setup Menu Tab 49 Units - Depth.......................................................................................................... 50 Units - Temp (International only) .............................................................................. 50 Units - Distance (with Temp/Speed only) .................................................................. 50 Units - Speed (with Temp/Speed only) ...................................................................... 51 User
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Table of Contents Humminbird® Fishfinder Accessories 62 Specifications 63 Glossary 64 Contact Humminbird® 74 NOTE: Entries in this Table of Contents which list (International Only) are only available on products sold outside of the U.S. by our authorized International Distributors. It is important to note that products sold in the U.S. are not intended for resale in the international market. To obtain a list of authorized International Distributors, please visit our website at www.humminbird.com
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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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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. Distance - Distance traveled with Temp/Speed Accessory. Average Speed - Average speed reading with Temp/Speed Accessory. Second Sonar Return - when the sonar signal bounces between the bottom and the surface of the water and
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area under and adjacent to your boat, including the following items: High Sonar Intensity Return 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 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
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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™ in
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B Bo ot tt to om m P Pr re es se en nt ta at ti io on n As the boat moves, the unit charts the changes in depth on the display to create a profile of the Bottom Contour. The type of bottom can be determined from the return charted on the display. A Hard Bottom such as compacted sediment or flat rock appears as a thinner line across the display. A Soft Bottom such as mud or sand appears as a thicker line across the display. Rocky Bottoms have a broken, random appearance. Bottom Contour Profile w
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Structure ID® represents weak returns in blue and strong returns in red. WhiteLine™ highlights the strongest sonar returns in white, resulting in a distinctive outline. This has the benefit of clearly defining the bottom on the display. What’s On the Sonar Display 9
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Sonar Views View The sonar information from your Humminbird® Fishfinder is displayed on Accessory Test View your screen in a variety of easy-to-read views. There are many views available on your Fishfinder. When you press the VIEW Self Test Big Digits View View key, the display cycles through the available views on your screen. When you press the EXIT key, the display cycles through the available views in reverse order. When you first power up the control head, Sonar View will be the default vi
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To change the Digital Readouts: Each view displays digital readout information (such as speed or time), which varies with the view selected and the accessory attached. The digital readouts in the Sonar View can be customized. See Setup Menu Tab: Select Readouts for more information. 1. Press the MENU key twice to access the tabbed Main Menu, then press the RIGHT Cursor key until the Setup tab is selected. 2. Press the DOWN Cursor key to highlight Select Readouts, and press the RIGHT Cursor key
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Sonar View Sonar View presents a historical log of sonar returns. The most recent sonar returns are charted on the right side of the window. As new information is received, the historical information scrolls left across the display. • Upper and Lower Depth Range numbers indicate the distance from the surface of the water to a depth range sufficient to show the bottom. • Depth is automatically selected to keep the bottom visible on the display, although you can adjust it manually as well (see S
