Humminbird 200DX manual Determining How to Mount the Transducer

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INSTALLATION PREPARATION

INSTALLATION OVERVIEW

Determining How to Mount the Transducer

Your Humminbird fishfinder includes a standard transducer. This transducer can be mounted on the transom of the boat or bonded to the inside of a fiberglass hull boat.

The transom installation, which is the most widely used, places the transducer on the outside of the boat hull. This technique produces the least signal loss, and provides a way to adjust the transducer after installation. The mounting hardware included is designed to protect both the boat and the transducer should the boat strike debris in the water or when trailering.

As an alternative to transom mounting, it is possible on many fiberglass-hulled boats to glue the transducer on the inside of the boat hull. Since fiberglass has similar sonar characteristics as water, the sonar signal can pass through the boat hull with minimal loss. The hull of the boat must be single layer construction (not double-hulled) Also, any air trapped in the lamination of the fiberglass would prevent the sonar signal from passing through.

Inside the hull installations require no holes be drilled into the boat and through experimentation, high-speed operation

comparable to transom mounting can be achieved. Two-part slow cure epoxy (not included) is required to glue the transducer in place.

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Contents Page Table of Contents Installation Preparation AccessoriesInstallation Overview Parts SuppliedDetermining How to Mount the Transducer Alternate Transducers and Mounting Methods Portable MountingTrolling Motor Mounting Thru-Hull MountingBeginning Installation Transducer ExchangeTransom Installation InstallationStep One Determine Where to Mount the Transducer Step Two Drill the Mounting Holes Step Three Assemble the TransducerStep Five Adjust the Running Position of the Transducer Step Four Mount the Transducer to the TransomStep Six Route the Cable Step One Determine the Mounting Location Inside the Hull InstallationStep Two Test the Mounting Location Step Three Permanently Mount the Transducer Step One Determine Where to Mount Control Head InstallationStep Two Connect the Power Cable to the Boat Step Three Drill the Mounting Holes Step Four Run the CablesStep Five Assembling the Connector Holder Your Humminbird is now ready for operationTest the Installation Using the 200DX HOW Sonar WorksFeature Memory Simulator OperationWhat YOU see ON-SCREEN What You See On-ScreenUsing the 200DX What YOU see on Screen Control Functions Control FunctionsUsing the 200DX Using the 200DX Menu Functions Using the 200DX Using the 200DX Using the 200DX Using the 200DX Using the 200DX Using the 200DX Using the 200DX Using the 200DX Advanced Features Using the Diagnostic FeatureAdvanced Features Specifications Fstn LCDMaintenance and Warranty MaintenanceNothing happens when I turn the unit on TroubleshootingThere is no transducer detected There is no bottom reading visible on the display Unit comes on before I press POWER, and wont turn off My unit loses power at high speedsGet gaps in the reading at high speeds Screen begins to fadeout. Images are not as sharp as normalHumminbird ONE Year Full Warranty Service Policy Customer Support