Troubleshooting, Fishfinder Doesn’t Power Up | Humminbird 365i

Troubleshooting

Before contacting the Humminbird® Customer Resource Center, please read the following section. Taking the time to review these tro ubleshooting guidelines may allow you to s olve a performance pro blem yourself, and therefore avoid sending your unit back for repair.

Fishfinder Doesn’t Power Up

If your Fishfinder doesn’t power up, use the Installation Guide that also comes with it for specific confirmation details, making sure that:

•The power cable is properly connected to the Fishfinder control head.

•The power cable is wired correctly, with red to positive battery terminal and black to negative terminal or ground.

•The fuse is operational.

•The battery voltage of the power connector is at least 10 Volts.

Correct a ny k nown problems, including removing corrosion from th e battery terminals or wiring, or actually replacing the battery if necessary.

Fishfinder Defaults to Simulator with a Transducer Attached

A connected and f unctioning tra nsducer w ill c ause the new ly-started Fishfinder to go into Normal operating mode automatically. If, when you power

up t he Fishfinder, it goes into Simulat	or mod e a utomatically, even though a
transducer is alr eady connected, this	m eans that the contro l head is not

detecting the transducer. Perform the following troubleshooting tasks:

•Using the Installation Guide that also comes with your Fishfinder, check to make sure tha t the transducer ca ble is securely connected to the Fishfinder. Reconnect if n ecessary, and power up the Fishfinder again to see if this fixes the problem.

•Replace the non-functioning transducer with a known good transducer if available and power up the control head again.

•Check the tr ansducer cable. Replace th e tra nsducer if t he ca ble is damaged or corroded.

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Humminbird 365i manual Troubleshooting, Fishfinder Doesn’t Power Up

Contents

365i Combo Operations Manual Thank You Which your product was purchased Table of Contents What’s on the 300 Series Control Head Key Functions Press Menu Main Menu Sonar Menu Tab Chart Menu Tab Setup Menu Tab Views Menu Tab Power On the Unit How Sonar Works Peak to Peak measures power output at the highest points DualBeam Plus Sonar How GPS Works What’s on the Sonar Display Bait Ball RTS Real Time Sonar Window Understanding the Sonar Display SwitchFire Bottom Presentation What’s on the Sonar Display Views Sonar views Views Setup Menu Tab Select Readouts Sonar View Sonar Zoom View 200/83 kHz Split Sonar View Big Digits View Big Digits View Circular Flasher View Snapshot and Recording View Snapshot and Recording View Screen Snapshots Active cursor Recording and Playback Down To save a Scree n Snap shot r active cursor location y ou Bird’s Eye View Bird’s Eye View Chart View Views Chart/Sonar Combo View View Orientation Views Views Introduction to Navigation Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks Save, Edit, or Delete a Waypoint Navigate to a Waypoint or Position Waypoint Map Scale Add a Waypoint Target or Trolling Grid Save, Edit, or Delete a Route Save or Clear a Current Track Edit, Delete, or Hide Saved Tracks Add Maps to Your Fishfinder To insert an MMC/SD card Remove the MMC/SD slot cover Export Navigation Data What’s on the 300 Series Control Head POWER/LIGHT Key Key Functions View Key Info KeyMenu Key WAY Cursor Control Key Mark Key Goto KeyZoom +/- Key Exit Key Multi-Media Card MMC/SD Slot Menu System Start-Up Options Menu Normal Simulator Start-Up Options Menu GPS Diagnostic View Press Menu Main Menu Press the Exit key to move quicklyto the top of the tab Quick Tips for the Main Menu User Mode Normal or Advanced Sonar Tab, Normal Mode Sonar Tab, Advanced Mode Sonar X-Press Menu Sonar Views only Settings Low = 1, High = 20 Default = Sensitivity Models only Default = Auto Upper RangeLower Range Black Default = Inverse Chart SpeedFastest Default = Bottom View Settings Follow screen instructions to activate Cancel NavigationSettings Off, On Default = Off Bottom Lock Navigation X-Press Menu Cursor to Waypoint Settings Edit, Delete, Target, GridWaypoint Name Save Current Track Skip Next Waypoint Clear Current TrackSave Current Route Remove Target Settings Edit, Delete, Go To, Target, Grid Remove GridSonar Window Snapshot and Recording Press Menu Snapshot and Recording View only Delete Image Start RecordingStop Recording Delete All Images Delete All Recordings Settings 1-10, AUTO, Default = AutoDelete Recording Pings Per Second Settings Record, Rewind1, Rewind2, Slow Play Reverse Playback SpeedForward2, Stop Stop Playback Alarms Menu Tab Low Battery Alarm Depth AlarmFish ID Alarm Settings Off, 8.5V 13.5V Default = Off Temp. Alarm Off Course AlarmModels only Default = 300 ft, 100 m Arrival Alarm Drift AlarmAlarm Tone Sonar Menu Tab Beam Select SwitchFire Settings Low = 1 to High = 10 Default =Surface Clutter Fish ID+ Fish ID Sensitivity Settings Low = 1, High = 10 Default =Settings Wide, Narrow, Off Default = Narrow Real Time Sonar RTS Window Zoom Width KHz SensitivityDepth Lines Max Depth Default = LowNoise Filter Water Type Navigation Menu Tab Current Track Settings Save, Clear, AppearanceSettings Edit, Delete, Default Saved Tracks Settings Create, Edit, Delete, Cursor To, Go To Target, Grid Waypoints Chart Orientation Settings Create, Edit, Delete, Travel, InfoRoutes Grid Rotation North ReferenceWaypoint Decluttering Trackpoint Interval Course Projection Line Track Min DistanceMap Datum Export All Nav Data Continuous Navigation Mode Settings Off, On, Default = OffDelete All Nav Data Chart Menu Tab Chart Detail Level Map Borders Spot Soundings Chart SelectLat/Lon Grid Set Simulation Position Set Map Offset Clear Map Offset Setup Menu Tab Units Distance Units DepthUnits Temp Units Speed Restore Defaults User ModeTriplog Reset Language Settings Various, Default = Off Select Readouts Depth Offset Settings -10.0 to +10.0 degrees, Default =Settings -20% to +20%, Default = 0% Temp. Offset Position Format Local Time ZoneDaylight Saving Time Time Format Settings mm/dd/yy,dd.mm.yy,yy.mm.dd Default = mm/dd/yy Date FormatNmea Output Sonar Screen Snapshot Views Menu Tab Troubleshooting Fishfinder Doesn’t Power Up Display Problems Problem Possible Cause Finding the Cause of Noise Possible Source of Noise Isolation Other electronic devices Series Fishfinder Accessories Specifications Watts Peak to Peak Glossary Sonar Terms 110 111 112 GPS & Navigation Terms 114 115 116 117 Contact Humminbird