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798c and 798ci SI Combo
Operations anual
798c and 798ci SI Combo
Operations anual
531691-1_A
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-year period. For complete details,
see the separate warranty card included with your unit. We encourage you to
read this operations manual carefully in order to get full benefit from all the
features and applications of your Humminbird® product.
Contact our Customer Resource Center at either 1-800-633-1468 or visit our
web site at www.humminbird.com.
WAR I G! This device should not be used as a navigational aid to prevent collision,
grounding, boat damage, or personal injury. When the boat is moving, water depth may
change too quickly to allow time for you to react. Always operate the boat at very slow
speeds if you suspect shallow water or submerged objects.
WAR I G! 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.
Handling and/or opening this unit may result in exposure to lead, in the form of solder.
WAR I G! This product contains lead, a chemical known to the state of California to
cause cancer, birth defects and other reproductive harm.
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to clearly identify those features. Please read the manual carefully in order to
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© 2008 Humminbird®, Eufaula AL, USA. All rights reserved.
How onar Works 1
Side Imaging®Sonar.................................................................................................. 3
ualBeam PLUS™ Sonar .......................................................................................... 3
QuadraBeam PLUS™ Sonar
(with optional-purchase QuadraBeam PLUS™ transducer).............................................. 4
Universal Sonar 2 ...................................................................................................... 5
How GP and Cartography Work 6
What’s On the ide Imaging
®
Display 8
Understanding the Side Imaging®isplay ............................................................ 10
Side Imaging®Technology: How It Works.............................................................. 12
Side Imaging®: For Best Performance .................................................................... 13
What’s On the onar Display 18
Understanding the Sonar isplay .......................................................................... 20
Real Time Sonar (RTS™) Window .......................................................................... 21
Freeze Frame and Cursor ........................................................................................ 22
Bottom Presentation ................................................................................................ 23
Views 25
Side Imaging®View ................................................................................................ 28
Sonar/Side Combo View.......................................................................................... 30
Sonar View .............................................................................................................. 31
Sonar Zoom View ....................................................................................................32
200/83 kHz Split Sonar View .................................................................................. 33
Big igits View ........................................................................................................ 34
Circular Flasher View .............................................................................................. 35
Snapshot and Recording View................................................................................ 36
Side Beam View (with optional-purchase QuadraBeam PLUS™ transducer).................... 46
Bird's Eye View ........................................................................................................ 50
Chart View................................................................................................................ 51
Table of Contents
i
ii
Chart/Sonar Combo View...................................................................................... 53
Chart/Side Combo View ........................................................................................ 54
Introduction to Navigation 58
Waypoints, Routes and Tracks.............................................................................. 59
Save, Edit or elete a Waypoint .......................................................................... 60
Navigate to a Waypoint or Position...................................................................... 62
Add a Waypoint Target or Trolling Grid ................................................................ 64
Save, Edit or elete a Route ................................................................................ 66
Save or Clear a Current Track................................................................................ 67
Edit, elete or Hide Saved Tracks ........................................................................ 67
Man Overboard (MOB) Navigation ...................................................................... 68
Using Your 700 eries™ Control Head 70
Key Functions 71
POWER/LIGHT Key .............................................................................................. 71
VIEW Key .............................................................................................................. 71
INFO Key ................................................................................................................ 72
MENU Key ............................................................................................................ 72
4-WAY Cursor Control Key .................................................................................. 73
MARK Key .............................................................................................................. 74
GOTO Key................................................................................................................ 74
ZOOM (+/-) Key...................................................................................................... 75
VIEW PRESET Keys ................................................................................................ 75
EXIT Key ................................................................................................................ 76
Multi-Media Card (MMC)/ D lot 77
Adding Maps to Your Fishing System ................................................................ 77
Updating Software ................................................................................................ 78
Exporting Navigation ata .................................................................................... 79
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Accessory Bus 80
Powering On the Unit 81
The Menu ystem 82
tart-Up Options Menu 83
Normal Operation .................................................................................................... 84
Simulator ................................................................................................................ 84
System Status ........................................................................................................ 86
Self Test .................................................................................................................... 86
Accessory Test.......................................................................................................... 87
GPS iagnostic View .............................................................................................. 88
PC Connect (with PC Connect cable only) .................................................................... 88
X-Press™ Menu 89
Main Menu 90
Quick Tips for the Main Menu
............................................................................ 91
User Mode (Normal or Advanced) ................................................................................ 92
ide Imaging X-Press™ Menu
(Side Imaging®views only)
94
SI Side ...................................................................................................................... 95
SI Sensitivity ............................................................................................................ 95
SI Enhance................................................................................................................ 96
SI Range .................................................................................................................. 97
Chart Speed.............................................................................................................. 98
SI Colors .................................................................................................................. 98
onar X-Press™ Menu
(Sonar views only)
99
Sensitivity .............................................................................................................. 100
Upper Range (Advanced: Sonar, Split Sonar, Big Digits and Circular Flasher views only).... 101
Lower Range ........................................................................................................ 102
Chart Speed .......................................................................................................... 103
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Quad Layout (with optional-purchase QuadraBeam PLUS™ Transducer,
Side Beam View only) .......................................................................................... 103
Bottom Lock (Sonar Zoom view only) ...................................................................... 104
Bottom Range (Sonar Zoom view only when Bottom Lock is On) .............................. 104
Cancel Navigation (only when navigating).............................................................. 105
Navigation X-Press™ Menu
( avigation views only)
106
Waypoint [Name] (Only with an active cursor on a waypoint) .................................. 107
Cursor To Waypoint (Chart or Combo View only) .................................................... 108
Save Current Track .............................................................................................. 108
Clear Current Track .............................................................................................. 109
Save Current Route (only when Navigating) .......................................................... 109
Skip Next Waypoint (only when Navigating) .......................................................... 110
Cancel Navigation (only when Navigating) ............................................................ 110
Cancel MOB Navigation (only when MOB Navigation is activated).......................... 111
Remove Target (only if Target is Active) .................................................................. 111
Remove Grid (only if Grid is Active).......................................................................... 112
Sonar Window (Combo View only) ........................................................................ 112
Waypoint [Name] (Most recently-created waypoint) ................................................ 113
napshot and Recording X-Press™ Menu
(Snapshot and Recording View, optional-purchase MMC/SD card only)
114
Start Recording
(optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only) .................... 115
Stop Recording (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card).................................................. 115
elete Image
(optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only) .................... 116
elete All Images
(optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only) .................... 116
elete Recording
(optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only).................... 117
elete All Recordings
(optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only).................... 117
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Pings Per Second
(optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only) ...................... 118
Playback Speed (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card, Snapshot and Recording View only)...... 118
Stop Playback (optional-purchase MMC/SD Card) ...................................................... 119
Alarms Menu Tab 120
epth Alarm .......................................................................................................... 121
Fish I Alarm.......................................................................................................... 121
Low Battery Alarm ................................................................................................ 122
Aux. Temp. Alarm (with optional-purchase temp. probe or Temp/Speed only) .............. 122
Temp. Alarm .......................................................................................................... 123
Off Course Alarm.................................................................................................... 124
Arrival Alarm .......................................................................................................... 124
rift Alarm.............................................................................................................. 125
Alarm Tone ............................................................................................................ 125
onar Menu Tab 126
Beam Select .......................................................................................................... 127
Fish I +™ .............................................................................................................. 128
Fish I Sensitivity .................................................................................................. 129
Real Time Sonar (RTS™) Window ........................................................................ 129
Bottom View .......................................................................................................... 130
Zoom Width............................................................................................................ 130
83 kHz Sensitivity (Advanced).................................................................................. 131
455 kHz Sensitivity (Advanced: with QuadraBeam PLUS™ transducer)........................ 132
epth Lines (Advanced) .......................................................................................... 133
Surface Clutter (Advanced) ...................................................................................... 134
Noise Filter (Advanced) ............................................................................................ 135
Max epth (Advanced) ............................................................................................ 135
Water Type (Advanced) ............................................................................................ 136
Transducer Select .................................................................................................. 136
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Navigation Menu Tab 137
Current Track........................................................................................................ 138
Saved Tracks ........................................................................................................ 138
Waypoints ............................................................................................................ 140
Routes .................................................................................................................. 142
Chart Orientation ................................................................................................ 144
North Reference .................................................................................................. 144
Waypoint ecluttering ........................................................................................ 144
Grid Rotation........................................................................................................ 145
Trackpoint Interval .............................................................................................. 145
Track Min istance (Advanced) ............................................................................ 146
Track Color Range................................................................................................ 146
Map atum (Advanced) ........................................................................................ 147
Course Projection Line ........................................................................................ 147
Export All Nav ata (Advanced) ............................................................................ 147
elete All Nav ata (Advanced) ............................................................................ 148
Continuous Navigation Mode ............................................................................ 148
GPS Receiver Override ........................................................................................ 149
Chart Menu Tab 150
Chart etail Level ................................................................................................ 151
Map Borders ........................................................................................................ 152
Lat/Lon Grid.......................................................................................................... 153
Spot Soundings ....................................................................................................153
Navaids on Bird’s Eye View ................................................................................ 153
Shaded epth ...................................................................................................... 154
Set Simulation Position (Advanced) ...................................................................... 154
Set Map Offset (Advanced) .................................................................................. 155
Clear Map Offset (Advanced) ................................................................................ 155
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etup Menu Tab 156
Units - epth.......................................................................................................... 157
Units - Temp ( nternational only) .............................................................................. 157
Units - istance...................................................................................................... 157
Units - Speed.......................................................................................................... 158
User Mode ............................................................................................................ 158
Language ( nternational only).................................................................................... 158
Triplog Reset .......................................................................................................... 159
Restore efaults .................................................................................................... 159
Select Readouts (Advanced, Sonar view only) .......................................................... 160
epth Offset (Advanced).......................................................................................... 161
Aux. Temp. Offset (Advanced).................................................................................. 162
Temp. Offset (Advanced) .......................................................................................... 162
Speed Calibration (Advanced, with Temp/Speed only)................................................ 163
Local Time Zone (Advanced) .................................................................................... 163
aylight Saving Time (Advanced)............................................................................ 164
Position Format (Advanced) .................................................................................... 164
Time Format (Advanced, nternational only)................................................................ 165
ate Format (Advanced, nternational only)................................................................ 165
igits Format (Advanced) ........................................................................................ 166
NMEA Output (Advanced) ...................................................................................... 166
Sonar ...................................................................................................................... 167
Views Menu Tab 168
Accessories Menu Tab 169
Using Screen Snapshot ........................................................................................ 170
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