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              Power On the Unit
How Sonar Works                
What’s on the Sonar Display
What’s on the Down Imaging™ Display                
Views
              What’s on the 500 Series™ Control Head
Key Functions                
The Menu System
Start-UpOptions Menu                
X-Press™Menu
              Down Imaging™ X-Press™Menu
Flasher                
X-Press™
Menu                
Alarms Menu Tab
              Setup Menu Tab
              Troubleshooting
500 Series™ Fishfinder Accessories                
Specifications
Glossary                
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              Power On the Unit
1.Press the POWER/LIGHT key                
When the Title screen is displayed, press the MENU key to access the
If a transducer is not connected and you wait too long to select a              
How Sonar Works
              •Peak to Peak measures power output at the highest points
              DualBeam PLUS™ Sonar
(DualBeam PLUS™ models only                
[586c HD, 596c HD])
              Down Imaging™ Sonar
(Down Imaging™ models only                
[596c HD DI, XNT 9-DI-TTransducer])
Your                
razor-thin
              Dual Beam Ice Transducer
              What’s on the Sonar Display
              area under and adjacent to your boat, including the following items:
              Understanding the Sonar Display
Real Time Sonar (RTS™) Window              
SwitchFire™
Freeze Frame and Active Cursor                
Instant Image Update
              Bottom Presentation
              Structure ID® represents weak returns in blue and strong returns in red
              What’s on the Down Imaging™ Display
              (Down Imaging™ models only [596c HD DI])
              Understanding the
Down Imaging™ Display                
Interpreting the Display
              Down Imaging™ Sensitivity
              Views
Default View:                
Customize:
              To customize your views rotation:
You can choose which views are hidden or visible in your view rotation                
3.Press the UP or DOWN Cursor keys to select a View
To change the Digital Readouts:                
Setup Menu Tab: Select Readouts
              Sonar View
Digital Readouts              
Sonar Zoom View
Zoom Level                
Zoomed View
numbers indicate the high and low range of the water which is being viewed              
Split Sonar View
•Depth is displayed in the upper left hand corner              
Big Digits View
Big Digits View provides digital data in a large, easy-to-seeformat                
Big Digits View
Triplog              
Down Imaging™ View
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              Circular Flasher View
Circular Flasher View                
When Ice Fishing Mode is on
Set the Circular Flasher View Mode                
1.Press the MENU key twice
              Ice Fishing Mode: Off
              Ice Fishing Mode: On
              To activate the Depth Cursor:
Use the Depth Cursor to identify depth on the flasher display                
Set up:
Activate:                
4.Close the Cursor: Press the EXIT key
              To activate Flasher Zoom:
3.Close the X-Press™ Menu: Press the EXIT key                
Adjust the Zoom Range:
Close Zoom:              
Down Imaging™/Sonar Combo View
Freeze Frame:              
What’s on the 500 Series™ Control Head
              Key Functions
POWER/LIGHT Key                
Power on the control head:
Power off the control head:                
VIEW Key
              MENU Key
The Menu System                
Start-Up
Options Menu:                
Main Menu:
              EXIT Key
The EXIT key has multiple functions, depending on the situation:                
•If an alarm is sounding, press the EXIT key to cancel the alarm
If an alarm is sounding                
If a menu tab is selected
              The Menu System
Start-Up                
Options Menu:
•Main Menu: The Main Menu is a standard set of menu settings which                
are organized under the following tabbed headings: Alarms, Sonar, and Setup
              Normal
              Simulator
System Status              
Accessory Test lists the accessories connected to the system
              X-Press™Menu
To use an X-Press™Menu:                
1.In any view, press the MENU key once to open the X-Press™ Menu
Press the UP or DOWN Cursor keys to highlight an                
3.Reactivate the X-Press™Menu by pressing the UP or DOWN Cursor keys
              Main Menu
To use the Main Menu:                
1.In any view, press the MENU key twice to open the Main Menu
2.Press the RIGHT or LEFT Cursor keys to highlight a menu tab                
•Press the EXIT key to move quickly to the top of the tab
              Quick Tips for the Main Menu
              Note for all Menu Settings
              User Mode (Normal or Advanced)
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              Sonar X-Press™Menu
(Sonar Views only)            
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              Auto:
              Zoom Level
(Sonar Zoom View only)                
Zoom Level
              Bottom Lock
Bottom Range                
(Sonar Zoom View only when Bottom Lock is On)
              Down Imaging™
              Imaging Sensitivity
Imaging Sensitivity                
Increase the Imaging Sensitivity
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              Flasher X-Press™Menu
(Circular Flasher View only)                
provides a shortcut to your most
frequently-used                
X-Press™
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              Color Palette
Choose from the following color palettes:                
Palette 1: Green (weak), Yellow (medium), Red (strong)
Palette 1:                
Palette 2: Yellow (weak), Green (medium), Red (strong)
              Alarms Menu Tab
              Depth Alarm
Depth Alarm                
Fish ID Alarm
Fish ID Alarm              
Low Battery Alarm
Low Battery Alarm                
Temp. Alarm
Temp. Alarm                
[International Models only]
              Sonar Menu Tab
              Beam Select
Beam Select                
allow you to choose 200/83 kHz, 200 kHz, or 83 kHz
When set to                
200 kHz
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              Imaging Frequency
Imaging Frequency                
Surface Clutter
Surface Clutter              
SwitchFire™
              Fish ID+™
DualBeam PLUS™ models              
Fish ID Sensitivity
Fish ID Sensitivity                
Real Time Sonar (RTS™) Window
              Sonar Colors
and Big Digits View)                
•Gray: Light Gray (weak) to Black (strong)
Gray:                
•Green: Dark Green (weak) to Light Green (strong)
              Zoom Width
83 kHz Sensitivity                
(Advanced, DualBeam PLUS™ Sonar only)
83 kHz Sensitivity                
455 kHz Sensitivity
              Depth Lines
Depth Lines                
Noise Filter
              Max Depth
Water Type                
Water Type
Main Menu: User Mode              
Ice Fishing Mode
Ice Fishing Mode              
Setup Menu Tab
              Units - Depth
Units - Depth                
Units - Temp
Units - Temp                
International Models only
              Language
Triplog Reset                
Triplog Reset
Restore Defaults                
Use this menu choice with caution
              Select Readouts
(Advanced, Sonar View only)                
Select Readouts
•Speed                
•Temperature
              Depth Offset
Depth Offset              
Temp. Offset
Temp. Offset                
Speed Calibration
Speed Calibration                
Sonar
              Troubleshooting
Fishfinder Doesn’t Power Up                
•The power cable is properly connected to the Fishfinder control head
•The fuse is operational                
•The battery voltage of the power connector is at least 10 Volts
              Display Problems
Problem                
Possible Cause
Finding the Cause of Noise                
Low battery voltage may be affecting the power of signal transmission
              Finding the Cause of Noise
Possible Source of Noise                
Isolation
Other electronic devices                
The boat’s engine
              500 Series™ Fishfinder Accessories
Temperature/Speed:                
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              Specifications
Depth Capability                
586c HD/596c HD:
596c HD DI:                
Operating Frequency
              Glossary
Sonar Terms:                
Beam (Sonar Beam)
Cone Angle                
Cavitation
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              Structure
              Time Variable Gain (TVG)
Zoom              
Contact the Humminbird® Customer Resource Center
in any of the following ways:                
By Telephone:
By e-mail:                
service@humminbird.com