Humminbird 778C HD, 778C HD XD WideSide® Sonar

WideSide® Sonar

(with optional-purchase WideSide® transducer)

The WideSide® transducer is a specialized “side-looking” transducer that is extremely useful for bank fishing or looking for bait fish in open water. The WideSide® transducer uses three different sonar elements that transmit signals to the left, right, and straight down from your boat. The downward beam is 200 kHz with a 24° area of coverage. This beam maintains a continuous digital depth readout from the bottom directly beneath your boat. The side beams are 455 kHz with a 16° area of coverage. The side-looking elements can be used independently or together to locate targets near the surface of the water on either side of your boat.

NOTE: Contact our Customer Resource Center to determine which accessory transducers are compatible with your Humminbird® Fishing System, or visit our Web site at humminbird.com.

7	How Sonar Works

Contents

Page Thank You humminbird.com Page Power On How Sonar Works What’s on the Sonar Display Views What’s on the 700 Series™ Control Head Table of Contents Accessory Bus The Menu System Start-UpOptions Menu X-Press™Menu Flasher X-Press™ Menu Alarms Menu Tab Sonar Menu Tab Setup Menu Tab Views Menu Tab Accessories Menu Tab Troubleshooting Specifications Glossary Power On Follow the instructions below to power on your Humminbird® control head 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 [778c HD]) Xtreme Depth Sonar QuadraBeam PLUS™ Sonar transducer) WideSide® Sonar Universal Sonar (compatible w/ optional-purchaseMinnkota trolling motors) Dual Beam Ice Transducer (with optional-purchaseXI 9 20 Ice Transducer) What’s on the Sonar Display the area under and adjacent to your boat, including the following items: Understanding the Sonar Display Real Time Sonar (RTS™) Window Sonar Colors and Bottom View Bottom View WhiteLine SwitchFire™ Freeze Frame and Active Cursor Instant Image Update Views Default View: Customize: To customize your views rotation: You can choose which views are hidden or visible in your view rotation 2.Press the UP or DOWN Cursor keys to select a View To program each PRESET key: 1.Press the VIEW key to cycle to the view you want to store 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 Big Digits View Big Digits View provides digital data in a large, easy-to-seeformat Big Digits View Triplog 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 Close Zoom: Side Beam View (with optional-purchaseQuadraBeam PLUS™ transducer) Side Beam View Sonar Menu Tab: Transducer Select Bottom View: Default Layout Classic Layout Slanted Layout WideSide® View (with optional-purchaseWideSide® transducer) NOTE: The WideSide® transducer requires a separate purchase •Settings: Left, Right, and Both (Default = Both) Settings What’s on the 700 Series™ Control Head Key Functions POWER/LIGHT Key VIEW Key your fishing requirements (see Views or Views Menu Tab) NOTE: Press the EXIT key to cycle through the views in reverse order MENU Key The Menu System Start-Up Options Menu: Main Menu: VIEW PRESET Keys to display a specific view immediately. See Views for more information EXIT Key •If an alarm is sounding, press the EXIT key to cancel the alarm If an alarm is sounding Accessory Bus The Menu System •Main Menu: The Main Menu is a standard set of menu settings which Normal Simulator System Status Page PC Connect and Software Updates 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 4.Press the RIGHT or LEFT Cursor keys to change a menu setting Quick Tips for the Main Menu Note for all Menu Settings User Mode (Normal or Advanced) Page Sonar X-Press™Menu (Sonar Views only) Side (WideSide® transducer: WideSide® View only) Side Page Side Beam Range (with optional-purchaseWideSide® transducer, WideSide® View only) Side Beam Range Chart Speed Quad Layout Bottom Range (Sonar Zoom View only when Bottom Lock is On) Bottom Lock (Sonar Zoom View only) Flasher X-Press™Menu (Circular Flasher View only) provides a shortcut to your most frequently-used X-Press™ Page Page 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 setting Fish ID Alarm Fish ID Alarm Low Battery Alarm Temp. Alarm Temp. Alarm [International Models only] Alarm Tone Timer Setup Start Timer Stop Timer (with the Timer running) Stop Timer allows you to stop the Timer while it is counting down Stop Timer Sonar Menu Tab Beam Select Beam Select 200 kHz 778c HD XD Surface Clutter Surface Clutter SwitchFire™ Fish ID+™ Fish ID Sensitivity Fish ID Sensitivity Real Time Sonar (RTS™) Window Sonar Colors Bottom View Zoom Width 50 kHz Sensitivity 83 kHz Sensitivity 455 kHz Sensitivity WideSide® Sensitivity Depth Lines Depth Lines Noise Filter Max Depth Water Type Transducer Select Transducer Select Ice Fishing Mode Ice Fishing Mode Views: Circular Flasher View Setup Menu Tab Units - Depth Units - Depth selects the units of measure for all depth-relatedreadouts Units - Temp Units - Temp International Models only User Mode User Mode Main Menu: User Mode Language Triplog Reset Select Readouts (Advanced, Sonar View only) Select Readouts Views Temperature, Time + Date, Triplog, Voltage, Time, and Timer Depth Offset Depth Offset Temp. Offset Temp. Offset Speed Calibration Daylight Saving Time Daylight Saving Time Position Format Time Format Time Format Digits Format NMEA Output NMEA Output The following NMEA sentences are output when NMEA Output is turned On: DPT- Depth Demonstration Sound Control Sound Control Views Menu Tab NOTE: See Views for more information Accessories Menu Tab AIS Vessel Icons Cargo Boat Unidentified Boat Dredge Boat MMSI Tag (Maritime Mobile Service Identity) will be displayed if it is available for each target Target Course Lines •AIS Submenu allows you to control and view AIS information AIS Submenu AIS Submenu: To change settings in the AIS Submenu: Tracking Target TCPAsets the closest point of approach, measured in time Target List Target Highlight: Troubleshooting Fishing System Doesn’t Power Up •The power cable is properly connected to the Fishing System 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 778c HD Specifications 778c HD XD Specifications Page Copyright © 2000 Caldera Systems, Inc All rights reserved Glossary Sonar Terms: Beam (Sonar Beam) Cone Angle Cavitation Page Structure Time VariableGain (TVG) Zoom Zoom, Bottom Lock Contact the Humminbird® Customer Resource Center in any of the following ways: By Telephone: By e-mail: service@humminbird.com