Introduction

Your Humminbird® Fishing System is configured as follows:

Humminbird® 858c Combo: Wide Screen Fishing System with DualBeam PLUS™ Sonar and Chartplotting. GPS Receiver included.

Humminbird® 898c SI Combo: Wide Screen Fishing System with Side Imaging® Sonar, DualBeam PLUS™ Sonar, and Chartplotting. GPS Receiver included.

Humminbird® 958c Combo: Ultra Wide Screen Fishing System with DualBeam PLUS™ Sonar and Chartplotting. GPS Receiver included.

Humminbird® 998c SI Combo: Ultra Wide Screen Fishing System with Side Imaging ® Sonar, DualBeam PLUS™ Sonar, and Chartplotting. GPS Receiver included.

How Sonar Works

Sonar technology is based on sound waves. The Fishing System uses sonar to locate and define structure, bottom contour and composition, as well as depth directly below the transducer.

Your Fishing System sends a sound wave signal and determines distance by measuring the time between the transmission of the sound wave and when the sound wave is reflected off of an object; it then uses the reflected signal to interpret location, size, and composition of an object.

Sonar is very fast. A sound wave can travel from the surface to a depth of 240 ft (70 m) and back again in less than 1/4 of a second. It is unlikely that your boat can "outrun" this sonar signal.

SONAR is an acronym for SOund and NAvigation Ranging. Sonar utilizes precision sound pulses or "pings" which are emitted into the water in a teardrop-shaped beam.

The sound pulses "echo" back from objects in the water such as the bottom, fish and other submerged objects. The returned echoes are displayed on the LCD screen. Each time a new echo is received, the old echoes are moved across the LCD, creating a scrolling effect.

When all the echoes are viewed side by side, an easy to interpret "graph" of the bottom, fish and structure appears.

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Introduction