Humminbird 1158c Combo User manual

Operations Manual
1158c Combo, 1158c DI Combo, & 1198c SI Combo
Product Manual

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Table of Contents
1100 Series™ Introduction 1
How Sonar Works ........................................................................................................................................ 1
High efinition Side Imaging® Sonar
(1198c SI Combo models only) .......................................................... 3
ualBeam PLUS™ Sonar
(1158c, 1198c SI) .................................................................................................. 3
own Imaging™ Sonar
(1158c DI only, XNT 9 DI T) ......................................................................................4
QuadraBeam PLUS™ Sonar
(optional-purchase QuadraBeam PLUS™ transducer only [1158c and 1198c SI only]) .................................... 4
Universal Sonar 2 5
How GPS and Cartography Work 5
Fishing System Configuration 6
Video-Out and RS 232 Connectors.............................................................................................................. 7
Ethernet Connector...................................................................................................................................... 7
Accessory Bus.............................................................................................................................................. 8
Power On the Control Head 9
What’s on the Control Head 10
Key Functions 11
POWER/LIGHT Key .................................................................................................................................... 11
VIEW Key .................................................................................................................................................. 11
MENU Key.................................................................................................................................................. 11
4-WAY Cursor Control Key
(RI HT, LEFT, UP, or DOWN Cursor Keys) .......................................................... 12
VIEW PRESET Keys .................................................................................................................................... 12
EXIT Key...................................................................................................................................................... 12
INFO Key .................................................................................................................................................... 13
MARK Key .................................................................................................................................................. 13
GOTO Key.................................................................................................................................................... 13
ZOOM (+/-) Keys........................................................................................................................................ 14
SD Memory Card Slots 15
Add Maps to Your Fishing System ............................................................................................................ 16
Update Software........................................................................................................................................ 16
Export Navigation ata.............................................................................................................................. 17

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What’s on the Sonar Display 18
Understanding the Sonar isplay ............................................................................................................ 20
Real Time Sonar (RTS™) Window ............................................................................................................ 20
SwitchFire™ .............................................................................................................................................. 21
Freeze Frame and Active Cursor................................................................................................................ 21
Instant Image Update................................................................................................................................ 21
Sonar Bottom Presentation ...................................................................................................................... 22
What’s on the Side Imaging® Display (1198c SI Combo models only) 24
Understanding the Side Imaging® isplay .............................................................................................. 26
Side Imaging® Frequencies and Coverage................................................................................................ 27
For Best Performance ................................................................................................................................ 28
On the Water Interpretation...................................................................................................................... 29
What’s on the Down Imaging™ Display (1158c DI and 1198c SI Combo models only) 32
Understanding the own Imaging™ isplay .......................................................................................... 34
Interpreting the isplay ............................................................................................................................ 34
own Imaging™ Sensitivity ...................................................................................................................... 35
Freeze Frame and Active Cursor................................................................................................................ 35
Views 36
Side Imaging® View (1198c SI only) .......................................................................................................... 38
own Imaging™ View
(1158c DI and 1198c SI only) .................................................................................. 41
Sonar View ................................................................................................................................................ 44
Sonar Zoom View ...................................................................................................................................... 46
Split Sonar View ........................................................................................................................................ 48
Snapshot and Recording View
(optional-purchase SD memory card required) ............................................ 50
Side Beam View
(optional-purchase QuadraBeam PLUS™ transducer required [1158c and 1198c SI only]) .... 56
Bird’s Eye View .......................................................................................................................................... 60
Chart View.................................................................................................................................................. 62
Combo Views ............................................................................................................................................ 64
Combo Views: Functions .......................................................................................................................... 64
Side Imaging®/Sonar Combo View
(1198c SI only) .................................................................................... 65
Chart/Bird’s Eye Combo View .................................................................................................................. 66

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Chart/Chart Combo View .......................................................................................................................... 67
Chart/Sonar Combo View .......................................................................................................................... 68
Chart/Side Imaging® Combo View
(1198c SI only) .................................................................................... 69
own Imaging™/Side Imaging® Combo View
(1198c SI only) .................................................................. 70
Chart/ own Imaging™ Combo View
(1158c DI and 1198c SI only) .......................................................... 71
own Imaging™/Sonar Combo View
(1158c DI and 1198c SI only) .......................................................... 72
own Imaging™/Side Imaging®/Sonar Combo View
(1198c SI only) ...................................................... 73
Chart Orientation ...................................................................................................................................... 74
Viewing Cartography 74
Introduction to Navigation 76
Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks ................................................................................................................ 76
Save, Edit, or elete a Waypoint .............................................................................................................. 78
Navigate to a Waypoint or Position .......................................................................................................... 79
Add a Waypoint Target or Trolling Grid .................................................................................................... 80
Save, Edit or elete a Route .................................................................................................................... 83
Save or Clear a Current Track.................................................................................................................... 83
Edit, elete, or Hide Saved Tracks ............................................................................................................ 84
Man Overboard (MOB) Navigation .......................................................................................................... 85
The Menu System 87
Start-Up Options Menu 88
Normal........................................................................................................................................................ 88
Simulator.................................................................................................................................................... 89
System Status ............................................................................................................................................ 90
Accessory Test............................................................................................................................................ 91
GPS iagnostic View ................................................................................................................................ 92
X-Press™ Menu 93
Main Menu 94
Quick Tips for the Main Menu .................................................................................................................. 95
Note for all Menu Settings........................................................................................................................ 95
User Mode (Normal or Advanced) ............................................................................................................ 96

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Sonar X-Press™ Menu 98
Active Side (Combo Views only) .................................................................................................................. 99
Split Position
(Combo Views only) .............................................................................................................. 99
Sensitivity ................................................................................................................................................ 100
Upper Range
(Advanced: Sonar, Split Sonar and Active Sonar Side Views only) ........................................ 101
Lower Range ............................................................................................................................................ 101
Chart Speed ............................................................................................................................................ 101
Quad Layout
(with optional-purchase QuadraBeam PLUS™ Transducer, Side Beam View only) .................. 102
Bottom Lock (Sonar Zoom View only) ........................................................................................................ 102
Bottom Range
(Sonar Zoom View only, when Bottom Lock is On) .............................................................. 102
Cancel Navigation
(only when Navigating) .............................................................................................. 102
Side Imaging® X-Press™ Menu (Side Imaging® Views only [1198c SI]) 103
Active Side (Combo Views only) ................................................................................................................ 104
Split Position
(Combo Views only) ............................................................................................................ 104
SI Side ...................................................................................................................................................... 104
SI Sensitivity ............................................................................................................................................ 104
SI Enhance .............................................................................................................................................. 105
SI Range .................................................................................................................................................. 106
Chart Speed ............................................................................................................................................ 106
SI Colors .................................................................................................................................................. 106
Cancel Navigation
(only when Navigating) .............................................................................................. 106
Down Imaging™ X-Press™ Menu (Down Imaging™ Views only [1158c DI and 1198c SI]) 107
Active Side (Combo Views only) ................................................................................................................ 108
Split Position
(Combo Views only) ............................................................................................................ 108
own Sensitivity
(1198c SI only) .............................................................................................................. 108
Imaging Sensitivity
(1158c DI only) ............................................................................................................108
Upper Range (Advanced: Down Imaging™ Views only) ............................................................................ 109
Lower Range ............................................................................................................................................ 109
Chart Speed ............................................................................................................................................ 110
SI Colors
(1198c SI only) ............................................................................................................................ 110
Imaging Colors (1158c DI only) ..................................................................................................................110
Cancel Navigation
(only when Navigating) .............................................................................................. 110

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Navigation X-Press™ Menu 111
Active Side (Combo Views only) ................................................................................................................ 112
Split Position
(Combo Views only) ............................................................................................................ 112
Waypoint [Name] (Only with an active cursor on a waypoint) .................................................................... 112
Cursor to Waypoint (Chart or Combo View only) ...................................................................................... 113
Save Current Track .................................................................................................................................. 113
Clear Current Track .................................................................................................................................. 113
Save Current Route (only when Navigating) ............................................................................................ 113
Skip Next Waypoint (only when Navigating) ............................................................................................ 113
Cancel Navigation (only when Navigating) .............................................................................................. 114
Cancel MOB Navigation (only when MOB Navigation is activated) .......................................................... 114
Remove Target
(only if a Target is Active) .................................................................................................. 114
Remove Grid
(only if a rid is Active) ........................................................................................................ 114
Waypoint [Name] (Most recently-created waypoint) .................................................................................. 115
Snapshot and Recording X-Press™ Menu (Snapshot and Recording View only) 116
Start Recording (optional-purchase SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only) ...................................... 117
Stop Recording (optional-purchase SD Card only) ...................................................................................... 117
elete Image (optional-purchase SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only) ........................................ 117
elete All Images (optional-purchase SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only) .................................. 117
elete Recording (optional-purchase SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only) .................................. 117
elete All Recordings (optional-purchase SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only) ............................ 118
Pings Per Second (optional-purchase SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only) .................................. 118
Playback Speed (optional-purchase SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only) .................................... 119
Stop Playback
(optional-purchase SD Card only) ........................................................................................ 119
Alarms Menu Tab 120
Alarm Volume .......................................................................................................................................... 121
epth Alarm ............................................................................................................................................ 121
Fish I Alarm............................................................................................................................................ 121
Low Battery Alarm .................................................................................................................................. 121
Aux. Temp Alarm
(with optional-purchase Temp. probe or Temp/Speed only) ............................................ 122
Temp. Alarm ............................................................................................................................................ 122

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Off Course Alarm .................................................................................................................................... 122
Arrival Alarm ............................................................................................................................................ 123
rift Alarm................................................................................................................................................ 123
Sonar Menu Tab 124
Beam Select ............................................................................................................................................ 125
Side View Frequency (1198c SI only) ........................................................................................................ 126
Imaging Frequency
(1158c DI only) ............................................................................................................126
Surface Clutter ........................................................................................................................................ 127
SwitchFire™ ............................................................................................................................................ 127
Fish I +™ ................................................................................................................................................ 128
Fish I Sensitivity .................................................................................................................................... 128
Real Time Sonar (RTS™) Window .......................................................................................................... 129
Sonar Colors ............................................................................................................................................ 130
Bottom View ............................................................................................................................................ 130
Zoom Width (Sonar Zoom View only) ...................................................................................................... 130
83 kHz Sensitivity (Advanced, DualBeam PLUS™ Sonar only) .................................................................... 130
455 kHz Sensitivity (Advanced, with optional purchase QuadraBeam PLUS™ transducer) .......................... 131
epth Lines
(Advanced) ............................................................................................................................ 131
SI Range Lines (Advanced, Side Imaging® View only) ................................................................................ 132
Noise Filter (Advanced) ............................................................................................................................ 133
Max epth (Advanced) ............................................................................................................................ 133
Water Type (Advanced) ............................................................................................................................ 133
Transducer Select .................................................................................................................................... 134
Color Bar .................................................................................................................................................. 134
Temperature Graph (Sonar View only, with Temperature input) ................................................................ 134
Imaging Colors (1158c DI only) ..................................................................................................................134
own Imaging™ Beam Width (Advanced, 1198c SI only) ........................................................................ 134
Navigation Menu Tab 135
Current Track............................................................................................................................................ 136
Saved Tracks ............................................................................................................................................ 136
Waypoints ................................................................................................................................................ 137
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Routes ...................................................................................................................................................... 138
Chart Orientation .................................................................................................................................... 138
North Reference ...................................................................................................................................... 138
Waypoint ecluttering
(Advanced) .......................................................................................................... 138
Trolling Grid Rotation .............................................................................................................................. 139
Trackpoint Interval .................................................................................................................................. 139
Track Min istance
(Advanced) ................................................................................................................ 139
Track Color Range.................................................................................................................................... 139
Map atum
(Advanced) ............................................................................................................................ 140
Course Projection Line ............................................................................................................................ 140
3 View Outline ...................................................................................................................................... 140
Export All Nav ata ................................................................................................................................ 140
elete All Nav ata
(Advanced) .............................................................................................................. 140
Continuous Navigation Mode ................................................................................................................ 140
GPS Receiver Override
(Advanced) .......................................................................................................... 141
SI Navigation
(Side Imaging® models only [1198c SI]) ................................................................................141
Chart Menu Tab 142
Lat/Lon Grid ............................................................................................................................................ 143
Navaids on Bird’s Eye View .................................................................................................................... 143
Chart Select.............................................................................................................................................. 143
Set Simulation Position
(Advanced) .......................................................................................................... 143
Set Map Offset
(Advanced) ...................................................................................................................... 144
Clear Map Offset
(Advanced) .................................................................................................................... 144
Shaded epth .......................................................................................................................................... 144
Chart etail Level
(optional-purchase Navionics® charts only) .................................................................. 144
Map Borders ............................................................................................................................................ 145
Spot Soundings
(optional-purchase Navionics® charts only) ...................................................................... 145
Contour Lines
(optional-purchase LakeMaster® charts only) ...................................................................... 146
epth Colors
(optional-purchase LakeMaster® charts only) ........................................................................ 146
epth Highlight
(optional-purchase LakeMaster® charts only) .................................................................. 146
epth Highlight Range (+/-)
(optional-purchase LakeMaster® charts only) .............................................. 146