Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 160C Garmin
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Fishfinder 160C ® color sonar owner’ s manual.
© Copyright 2006 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151 st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA T el. 913/397.8200 or 800/800.1020 Fax 913/397.8282 Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park I ndustr ial E state, Rom sey , SO51 9DL, U K T el .
Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual i I NTRODUCTION > A BOUT T HIS M ANUAL I NTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the Garmin ® Fishfinder 160C. The Fishfinder 160C is a color sonar that offers many features, including the following: • Ultrascroll ™ , which gives you a much faster update rate on your Sonar Pages.
ii Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual I NTRODUCTION > T ABLE OF C ONTENTS T ABLE OF C ONTENTS Introduction ........................................................................... i About This Manual .............................................
Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual iii I NTRODUCTION > P RODUCT R EGISTRA TION AND C ARING FOR THE F ISHFINDER 160C Product Registration Help us better support you by completing our online registration today! Connect to our W eb site at www .garmin.
iv Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual I NTRODUCTION > W ARNINGS AND I MPORT ANT I NFORMA TION W ARNING: This product, its packaging, and its components contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer , birth defects, or reproductive harm.
Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual 1 G ETTING S T ARTED > U NDERST ANDING THE F ISHFINDER AND S ONAR G ETTING S T ARTED Understanding the Fishfinder and Sonar The Fishfinder 160C is a fully automatic, color sonar unit that allows you to go out on the water and find fish without having to configure a lot of settings.
2 Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual G ETTING S T ARTED > U NDERST ANDING THE F ISHFINDER AND S ONAR The bottom of the water is always going to be the strongest signal, and therefore the bottom is the continuous, intense red line running across the bottom of the screen.
Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual 3 G ETTING S T ARTED > U NDERST ANDING THE F ISHFINDER AND S ONAR Whiteline The Fishfinder 160C can help you to determine if the bottom is hard or soft. When the sonar sound waves are reflected back by the bottom, a hard bottom returns a stronger signal than a soft bottom.
4 Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual I NST ALLING THE F ISHFINDER 160C > P ACKING L IST I NST ALLING THE F ISHFINDER 160C Read these instructions before attempting installation. Make sure you completely understand these instructions before you begin.
Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual 5 I NST ALLING THE F ISHFINDER 160C > U NIT I NST ALLA TION Unit Installation Choose a location that provides optimal viewing and allows easy access to the unit’ s keypad. Select a mounting surface strong enough to support the weight of the unit and protect it from excessive vibration or shock.
6 Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual I NST ALLING THE F ISHFINDER 160C > T RANSDUCER I NST ALLA TION T o install the unit on the mounting bracket: 1. Align the slot on the back of the unit with the long mounting knob and slide into place. It may be necessary to adjust the long knob to spread the bracket arms apart.
Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual 7 I NST ALLING THE F ISHFINDER 160C > T RANSDUCER I NST ALLA TION Selecting a Transom Mount Location For your sonar to operate properly , the transducer has to be located in clean (non-turbulent) water . The transducer should be mounted as near the center of the boat as possible.
8 Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual I NST ALLING THE F ISHFINDER 160C > T RANSDUCER I NST ALLA TION Mounting the Transducer on a T ransom T ool List (not included)— drill, 3/8" wrench or socket, 5/32" and 1/8" drill bits, masking tape, #2 Phillips screwdriver , marine sealant.
Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual 9 I NST ALLING THE F ISHFINDER 160C > T RANSDUCER I NST ALLA TION Mounting the Transducer on a T rolling Motor T o mount the transducer on a trolling motor: 1.
10 Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual I NST ALLING THE F ISHFINDER 160C > W IRING H ARNESS I NST ALLA TION T esting the Transom Mount Installation Perform this test after you install the Fishfinder . Because you need water to carry the sonar signal, the Fishfinder does not function properly with the transducer out of the water .
Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual 1 1 I NST ALLING THE F ISHFINDER 160C > W IRING H ARNESS I NST ALLA TION Wiring Diagram 2A - + Red + Wiring to a Fuse Block Black - (red) + 10-18 VDC (black) - Gr.
12 Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual O PERA TING I NSTRUCTIONS > T HE K EYP AD AND S IMULA T OR M ODE U SING THE F ISHFINDER 160C If you are turning on your Fishfinder 160C for the first time, use the following procedure.
Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual 13 O PERA TING I NSTRUCTIONS > T HE F ISHFINDER 160C D ISPLA Y The Fishfinder 160C Display W ater Depth The Depth Scale is shown from top to bottom along the right side. Messages and Alarm Icons appear along the bottom.
14 Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual O PERA TING I NSTRUCTIONS > T HE A DJUSTMENT B AR The Adjustment Bar The Adjustment Bar allows quick access to the settings most commonly changed while using the unit. The Adjustment Bar settings are: Range, Gain, Scroll, Zoom, and V iew .
Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual 15 O PERA TING I NSTRUCTIONS > T HE S ETUP M ENU Zoom Selects a screen zoom scale. A vailable settings are: OFF (default), 2X, and 4X zoom. V iew V iew is only available when a Zoom scale other than Off is selected.
16 Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual O PERA TING I NSTRUCTIONS > T HE S ETUP M ENU Shallow The Shallow Alarm sounds a warning at a determined depth between 1 and 900 ft. Deep The Deep Alarm sounds a warning at a determined depth between 1 and 900 ft.
Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual 17 O PERA TING I NSTRUCTIONS > T HE S ETUP M ENU Beam The Beam setting allows the selection of a Narrow Beam or W ide Beam for the transducer . A narrow beam provides higher detail structure returns of a smaller bottom area.
18 Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual O PERA TING I NSTRUCTIONS > T HE S ETUP M ENU Background Use this setting to change the Background color . The available settings are: Black , Blue , and White . Numbers Keel Offset Use the Keel Offset setting to of fset the surface reading for the depth of a keel.
Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual 19 O PERA TING I NSTRUCTIONS > T HE S ETUP M ENU Calibrate Speed This only appears if you are using a speed-capable transducer . Calibration is required to ensure that the speed shown on your unit is accurate. Use the boat’ s speedometer , a stopwatch, or a GPS device to determine your speed.
20 Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual O PERA TING I NSTRUCTIONS > T HE S ETUP M ENU Reset Distance Reset Distance appears only if you are using a speed-capable transducer . Reset Distance resets the displayed Distance to zero. Units Depth Choose to show measurements in Feet (ft, default), Meters (m) or Fathoms (fa).
Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual 21 O PERA TING I NSTRUCTIONS > T HE S ETUP M ENU NMEA Output Choose to turn the NMEA Output On or Off (default). The Fishfinder 160C can output NMEA data for W ater Depth, W ater T emperature, and W ater Speed. The NMEA output is NMEA 0183 version 3.
22 Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual A PPENDIX > S PECIFICA TIONS A PPENDIX Specifications Physical Specifications Size: 4.9" H x 6.1" W x 2.9" D (12.4 cm x 15.5 cm x 7.4 cm) W eight: 1.1 lbs. (0.5 kg) Display: 4.4" diagonal (1 1.
Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual 23 A PPENDIX > L IMITED W ARRANTY Limited W arranty This Garmin product is warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for one year from the date of purchase. W ithin this period, Garmin will, at its sole option, repair or replace any components that fail in normal use.
24 Fishfinder 160C Owner ’s Manual A PPENDIX > S OFTW ARE L ICENSE A GREEMENT AND D ECLARA TION OF C ONFORMITY Software License Agreement BY USING THE FISHFINDER 160C, YOU AGREE T O BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING SOFTW ARE LICENSE AGREEMENT .
I NDEX I NDEX A adjustment bar , the 14 alarms 15 arches 2 arrow keys 12 auto gain 13, 17 B background 18 battery 15, 18 battery alarm 15 battery voltage 13 beam 2, 17 beeper 21 bottom of the water 2 .
I NDEX T temperature 20 testing the transom mount installation 10 thermoclines 3 and structure 13 tool list 5 transducer 1 assembling 6 installing 6, 9 mounting on a transom 8 mounting on a trolling m.
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