Testing the Installation

After installing your Wide View unit and transducer, you are ready to test the installation. Testing should be performed on the water, since that is the best way to confirm your transducer's performance.

With your boat in the water, press POWER once to turn the unit on. If you press and hold the POWER button, the simulator will be enabled. To power the unit for normal operation, press and release the POWER button. Notice that when any button is pressed there is an audible "chirp" that confirms the button press.

Momentarily, information will begin to "march" across the screen from right to left. Remember that as each column advances on the screen, it contains information gathered from several transmit and receive cycles. The column of information on the far right side of the screen is the most current information, or the view directly under your boat. If your boat is moving, an accurate depiction of the terrain you have just covered is created on-screen.

Increase your boat speed to ensure that the transducer remains in contact with turbulence-free water at higher boat speeds. All Humminbird depthsounders are designed to work at speeds of 70 MPH or more, however, use caution when operating any boat at high speed. (High-speed testing does not apply to portable or trolling motor mounted transducers)

If the Wide View fails to locate the bottom and advance information across the screen as shown, ensure first that the depth of the water is not in excess of the unit's capability. Also, ensure that the unit is fully seated on the mount, and the cable connections are correct. (The label on the cable connector matches the label on the connector holder).

If no audible "chirp" is heard when pressing the POWER button, the power cable or the fuse terminal may be the problem. If the unit obviously powers up, but no bottom information is seen on the display, the transducer is most likely the problem.

If the Wide View unit operates well at idle or slow speeds, but loses the bottom or displays erroneous readings at higher speeds, the transducer is losing intimate contact with the water at high speed. If your transducer is transom mounted, adjusting the running angle and depth of the transducer may solve the problem. Several test runs and transducer adjustments may be necessary to optimize transducer performance.