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Matrix 55 and 65 Operations Manual Matrix 55 and 65 Operations Manual 531192- 1_A 531192- 1_A M5565_ManE_531192-1_A.qxd 5/4/2003 9:38 PM Page 1.
Thank Y Thank Y ou! ou! Thank you for choosing Humminbird®, America's #1 name in fishfinders. Humminbird has built its reputation by designing and manufacturing top- quality , thor oughly reliable marine equipment. Y our Humminbird is designed for trouble-free use in even the harshest marine environmen t.
1 ii T able of Cont ents Page 2 How Sonar W How Sonar W ork ork s s Sonar technology is based on sound waves. The Matrix TM Fishing Syst em uses sonar to locate and define structure, bot tom cont our and composition, as well as calibrate digital depth directly below the transducer .
2 GPS uses a constellation of 2 4 satellites that con tinually send radio signals to the earth. Y our position is determined by receiving signals from up to 12 satellit es and measuring the distance from the satellites t o determine your present position.
4 Menu - Press the MENU key once for the X -Press TM Menu. The X -Press TM menu allows you to access the set tings that you change frequen tly without having to navigate thr ough a menu system. Only the X -Press TM menu items associated with the curr ent view are displayed.
6 Installa Installa tion C tion C onfirma onfirma tion tion Refer to the Matrix Installation Guide f or specific installation and cabling instructions for your Matrix unit and for the transducer . Refer to the GPS Installation Guide also included with your Matrix unit for specific installation and cabling instructions for your GPS Receiver .
8 In In tr tr oduc oduc tion t tion t o Views o Views When the VIEW key is pressed, the Matrix display cycles through the available views. Any Matrix view can be hidden or displayed as part of the view rotation using Select View from the Advanced Setup Menu.
10 As the boat moves, the Matrix unit c harts the changes in depth on the display to create a pr ofile of the Bott om Conto ur . The default presentation highlights the bot tom profile with a Structure ID® feature and gray tones. From the appearance of the gray t ones in the bot tom cont our , the type of bottom can be determined.
12 Big Digits View provides digital data in a large, easy-to-see format. Depth is always displayed. Readouts for temperature, speed and T riplog information are displayed if the appropriat e accessory is connected to the system.
14 GPS Diagnostic View shows a sky chart and numerical data from the GPS receiver . The sky chart shows the location of each visible GPS satellit e with its satellite number and a signal strength bar . A dark grey bar indicates that the satellit e is being used to determine your current position.
16 hour time period encompassing the date. Y ou can change the dat e to look at tide information before or af ter the date displayed by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT cursor key respectively . Press the EXIT key t o remove the information bo x and the cursor bull’ s eye will be centered over the tide station position.
18 Display the W aypoints Submenu: From any view , press the MENU key twice to display the Main Menu System, then use the RIGHT Cursor k ey to select the Navigation tab . Select Waypoin ts and press the RIGHT Cursor key t o display the W aypoints submenu.
20 Add or Remov e a T rolling Grid: From the W aypoints submenu, select Grid and press the RIGHT Cursor key t o add the grid to the selected waypoint. The trolling grid will appear on all of the navigation views, and can be used as a guide when trolling around a waypoin t.
22 Edit, Delet Edit, Delet e or Hide Sa e or Hide Sa v v ed T ed T r r ac ac k k s s Display the T racks Submenu: From any view , press the MENU key twice to display the Main Menu System, then use the RIGHT Cursor k ey to select the Navigation tab . Select T racks and press the RIGHT Cursor key t o display the T racks submenu.
24 Adv Adv anc anc ed User Mode ed User Mode Present menu modes are available t o suit your personal Angler Profile - whether you’re a Normal User or Advanced User .
26 Sonar Menu T Sonar Menu T ab ab Press the MENU key twice to access the Main Menu System and then pr ess the RIGHT Cursor key to select the Sonar tab, which c ontains the following menu c hoices whe.
28 Na Na vig vig a a tion X tion X -Pr -Pr es es s s T T M M Menu Menu The Navig ation X-Press TM menu r epresents the set tings most frequently-used to optimize the navigation performance of the Matrix unit.
30 T T r r ac ac k k s Submenu s Submenu Select T racks from the Navigation menu tab to display the T racks Submenu, which c ontains the following menu choices: Edit allows you to select a previously- saved trac k and edit its name. Delete allows you to delete a trac k from a list of previously-saved tracks.
32 Map Borders allows you to display or hide map borders. (Hidden, Visible, Default = Hidden) Lat/Lon Grid allows you to display or hide a grid showing latitude and longitude. (Hidden, Visible, Default = Hidden) Spot Soundings allows you to display or hide spot soundings , which are depth measurements shown on the chart.
34 Setup Menu T Setup Menu T ab ab From any view , press the MENU key twice to access the Main Menu System, then press the RIGHT cursor k ey three times to select the Setup tab, whic h contains the following menu choices when in Normal Mode: Units - Depth selects the units of measure for all depth- related readouts.
37 36 Ma Ma trix Fishing S trix Fishing S yst yst em Ac em Ac c c es es sories sories Y our Matrix unit represents a revolutionary Fishing Syst em that grows in capability with the addition of one or more optional-purchase accessories.
38 Specifica Specifica tions tions Depth Capability ...................................................................... 1200 ft (400 m) Power Output ........................................................................ 500 Wat ts (RMS) 4000 W atts (P eak to P eak) Operating Frequency .
40 Contact Humminbird Con tact the Humminbird Customer Resource Cent er in any of the following ways: By T elephone (Monday - Friday : a.m. to : p.m. C entral Standard Time): -- By e-mail (typically we respond to your e-mail within thr ee business days): custserv@techsonic.
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