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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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Table of Contents 900 Series™ Introduction 1 Testing the System Installation 24 How the 900 Series™ Works ................................................................................................ 1 Getting Started - Using Your 900 Series™ 25 High Definition Side Imaging Sonar ...................................................................................... 2 DualBeam PLUS™ Sonar ...................................................................................................... 3 P
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Table of Contents Save or Clear a Current Track .............................................................................................. 62 Views 38 Edit, Delete or Hide Saved Tracks ........................................................................................ 62 Views and Readouts..............................................................................................................39 Man Overboard (MOB) Navigation .........................................................
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Table of Contents Side Imaging X-Press™ Menu 74 Snapshot and Recording X-Press™ Menu (Snapshot and Recording View only) 81 Start Recording Active Side.............................................................................................................................. 74 (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only) .......................... 82 Split Position ...........................................................................................................
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Table of Contents 455 kHz Sensitivity (Advanced, with optional-purchase QuadraBeam PLUS™ transducer only) ...... 89 Chart Menu Tab 100 Depth Lines (Advanced) ........................................................................................................ 90 Chart Detail Level ................................................................................................................ 100 Surface Clutter (Advanced) .......................................................................
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Table of Contents Units - Speed (with Speed input only) ................................................................................ 109 Display Problems 121 User Mode............................................................................................................................ 110 Finding the Cause of Noise 122 Language (International only) .............................................................................................. 110 Triplog Reset (with Speed input only) .
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SONAR is an acronym for SOund and 900 Series™ Introduction NAvigation Ranging. Sonar utilizes precision Your 900 Series™ Ultra Wide Screen Fishing System comes in the following sound pulses or "pings" which are emitted into configuration: the water in a teardrop-shaped beam. • Humminbird® 997c Combo: Ultra Wide Screen Fishing System with The sound pulses "echo" back from objects in Chartplotter (Maps) and Side Imaging and Dual Frequency the water such as the bottom, fish and other Transducer, GP
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The sound pulses are transmitted at various High Definition frequencies depending on the application. Side Imaging Sonar Very high frequencies (455 kHz) are used for Your 900 Series™ 997c SI Combo uses greatest definition but the operating depth is Side Imaging sonar to provide a wide yet limited. High frequencies (200 kHz) are precise survey of a large area of water, commonly used on consumer sonar and including detailed bottom topography provide a good balance between depth and fish-attractin
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DualBeam PLUS™ Sonar QuadraBeam PLUS™ Sonar (optional-purchase QuadraBeam PLUS™ Your 900 Series™ Fishing System uses a transducer only) 200/83 kHz DualBeam PLUS™ sonar system with a wide (60°) area of coverage. Your 900 Series™ 997c Combo supports DualBeam PLUS™ sonar has a narrowly the optional-purchase QuadraBeam focused 20° center beam, surrounded by a PLUS™ transducer. QuadraBeam second beam of 60°, expanding your PLUS™ sonar provides an extremely coverage to an area equal to your depth. In
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GPS uses a constellation of 24 satellites that Universal Sonar 2 continually send radio signals to the earth. Your 900 Series™ Fishing System supports Universal Sonar 2, a state-of-the- Your present position is determined by art, integrated and protected transducer that is built into the lower unit of receiving signals from up to 16 satellites and Minnkota trolling motors. With Universal Sonar 2, all wiring is concealed measuring the distance from the satellites. inside the indestructible compos
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The following GPS functionality is currently supported by the 900 Series™ Multi-Media Card Fishing System when it is connected to the included GPS receiver: (MMC)/SD Slot • View current position Your 900 Series™ Fishing System also has a multi-media card (MMC)/SD slot that is used • View current track (breadcrumb trail) to insert optional-purchase cards containing • View precision speed and heading from your GPS receiver additional detailed maps. If you insert an • Save tracks, waypoints and ro
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The 900 Series™ has a wide variety of configurations. Accessory Bus Use the Accessory Bus to expand the functionality of your 900 Series™. Accessories plug directly into the 900 Series™, enabling Advanced features such as WeatherSense® and the SmartCast® Wireless Sonar Link. Additional tabs and menu choices will be added to the menu system automatically when Accessory Bus an accessory is plugged into the unit. In addition, multiple accessories can be attached simultaneously. See Accessories Men
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Inside the boat there is often a channel or conduit used for other wiring, this Gimbal Mounting the Control Head can be used to route cables. Be sure to route the cable as far as practical If you are gimbal mounting the Humminbird® 900 Series™, you can pre- from the antenna cable of VHF radios or tachometer cables to reduce the assemble the unit in order to plan the best mounting location. possibility of interference. The transducer and GPS receiver cables should not be cut, and care should be
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1. Place the control head into the gimbal bracket. Make sure that the 3. After the mounting location has been determined, loosen the gimbal straight side of the gimbal arm is against the back side of the control knobs and remove the control head from the gimbal bracket. head. NOTE: Alternate hole patterns are available on the gimbal mounting bracket, and may match existing holes on the boat. You may choose to use one of these 2. Place a 1" (25 mm) diameter black washer on the gimbal knob and al
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hole, then use it to mark the position of the two mounting screws. Remove the hole cover, drill the two mounting holes using a 9/64" bit. Do not install the hole cover at this time. 6b. If the cables cannot be routed directly beneath the mounting bracket, mark and drill a 1" (25 mm) hole that will allow you to run the cables close to the bracket. Pass the cables through the 1" (25 mm) hole, routing the cables through the grommet and pressing the grommet into place. Place the hole cover over the
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Cables Routed Directly Beneath Mounting Bracket Cables Routed Behind Mounting Bracket 1 2 1 3 2 1 Gimbal Bracket Grommet 2 Gimbal Bracket 1 Hole Cover 3 Hole Cover 2 9. Insert cable connectors into the proper recesses on the cable collector insert. The cable connectors are keyed to prevent reverse installation, so be careful not to force the connectors into the wrong slots. If you don’t have a cable for every hole in the insert, install the blank plugs to protect the control head from the weathe
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Plug Cable Connector Assembly to 10. While holding cables in place in Back of Control Head the cable collector insert, thread the 1 2 3 4 cables through the slot in the bottom of the cable collector cover, line up the cable collector insert and cover, then slide the cover into place on the insert. 1 Power 2 Temp/Speed 5 NOTE: The tab on the Cable Collector 3 Communications insert goes into the slot on the cover. Transducer 4 Cable Collector Insert 5 10. Attach the cable collector insert to the
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Connecting the Control Head Power Cable to the Boat 1a. If a fuse terminal is available, use crimp-on type electrical A 6' (2 m) long power cable is included to supply power to the control head. connectors (not included) that match the terminal on the fuse You may shorten or lengthen the cable using 18 gauge multi-stranded panel. Attach the black wire to ground (-), and the red wire to copper wire. positive (+) 12 VDC power. Install a 3 amp fuse (not included) for protection of the unit. Humminb
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Transducer Position Motor Position Transducer Installation There are two different installation methods for your transducer: • Transom Transducer • Trolling Motor Transducer. Find the section that describes the method of installation you will be using. NOTE: If the included transducer will not work for your application, you may The Side Imaging transducer has some special requirements exchange it, NEW and UNASSEMBLED, with mounting hardware included, for a because of its side viewing capabiliti
