Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 947C Humminbird
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ii T ABLE OF C ONTENTS 900 Series™ Introduction 1 How the 900 Series™ W orks ...................................................................................................... 1 3D Sonar ........................................................
iii T ABLE OF CONTENTS The Menu System 41 Start-Up Options Menu 43 Normal Operation ............................................................................................................... ....... 43 Simulator ..................................
iv T ABLE OF CONTENTS Map Datum (Advanced) .............................................................................................................. 64 Export All Nav Data (Advanced) ...............................................................
1 900 SERI ES™ INTRODUCTION Y our 900 Series™ Ultra Wide Screen Fishing System c omes in the following configuration: • Humminbird® 94 7c 3D Combo : Ultra Wide Screen Fishing S ystem with Chartplotter (Maps ) and Dual Frequency 455 kHz and 83 kHz T ransducer , GPS Receiver included.
GPS AN D CART OGRAPHY Y our 900 Series™ uses GPS and sonar to determine your position, display it on a grid, and provide detailed underwater inf ormation. The Global Positioning Syst em (GPS) is a satellite navigation syst em designed and maintained by the U.
3 AC CESSORY BUS Use the Accessory Bus to expand the functionality of your 900 Series™. Accessories plug directly into the 900 Series™, enabling Advanced featur es such as W eatherSense® and the Smar tCast® Wireless Sonar Link.
Basic installation tasks that you must perform include: • Installing the c ontrol head (choosing either gimbal or in- dash mounting) • Installing the tr ansducer (choosing either the transom mount.
5 1. Place the contr ol head into the gimbal brac ket. Make sure that the straigh t side of the gimbal arm is against the back side of the c ontrol head. 2. Place a 1" (25 mm) diameter blac k washer on the gimbal knob and then thread the knob and washer into the housing.
5. Set the gimbal brack et aside and drill the four mounting screw holes using a 5 /32" (4.0 mm) drill bit. 6a. If the cables must pass through a hole directly beneath the mounting brac ket, mark and drill an additional 1" (25 mm) hole centered between the f our mounting holes.
7 9 . While holding cables in place in the cable collector insert, thread the cables through the slot in the bot tom of the cable collector co ver , line up the cable collector insert and cover , then slide the cover into place on the insert. NO TE: T ab on cable collector insert goes into slot on c over .
IN-DASH MOUNTI NG THE CONTROL HEAD If you are in- dash mounting the control head, start by placing the components on the surfaces where you intend to install them befor e installation. Make sure that the surfaces you have chosen provide adequate pr otection from wave shoc k, and that all cables can reach the c ontrol head.
9 6. Insert cable connectors into the pr oper recesses on the cable collector insert. The cable connectors are k eyed to prevent reverse installation, so be careful not to force the c onnectors int o the wrong slots. If you don ’t have a cable for ever y hole in the insert, install the blank plugs to protect the unit from the weather .
C ONN ECTING TH E C ONTROL H EAD POWER CABLE T O THE BOA T A 6' (2 m) long power cable is included to supply power to the c ontrol head. Y ou may shorten or lengthen the cable using 18 gauge multi- stranded copper wire.
11 TRANSOM TRANSDUCER I NS T ALLA TION If you will be installing a transom mounted transducer , use the procedures in this section. There are several procedures you will have t o perform in order to install a transom-mounted transducer .
T o mount the transducer br acket to the boat: 1. Remo ve the transducer mounting template from this manual. (See Appendix A, T ransducer Mounting T emplate: SHS 7W ). 2. Hold the template on the transom of the boat in the location where the transducer will be installed.
13 T o mount the transducer piv ot assembly to the brack et: 1. Slide the assembled transducer into the metal brac ket from the bot tom, aligning the large hole at the top of the brac ket with the hole in the pivot. 2. Insert the headed pin through the pivot holes in the brack et and pivot.
5. If access to the top moun ting hole is not possible due to the selected height of the transducer , fully tighten the two lower screws , then simply remove the headed pivot pin and the transducer assembly , and tighten the top screw , then reassemble.
15 T o per f orm a final test of the transom tr ansducer installation: Af ter transom transducer installation, please perform the final testing and then finalize the installation (see T est and Finish the T ransducer Installation ).
4. Fill the hull with enough water to submer ge the transducer body . Use a sand-filled bag or other heavy object to hold the transducer in position. The transducer cannot transmit through air , and the water purges any air from between the transducer and the hull, and fills any voids in the coarse fiber glass surface.
17 TROLLING MOT OR TRANSDUCER I NS T ALLA TION If you want to install the transducer on a tr olling motor , use this procedure. Several styles of the transducer are compatible with tr olling motor mounting. If you have a trolling motor brac ket, refer t o the separate installation instructions that are included with the brack et.
NO TE: Due to the wide variety of boat hulls , it is not always possible to obtain high speed depth readings. NO TE: It is often necessary to mak e several incremental transducer adjustments before optimum high speed performance is achieved.
19 2. Screw on the receiver base to the st em first, making sure that the stem pipe does not protrude from the r eceiver base. This adds protection to the cable when pulling it thr ough the pipe stem. In addition to this , de- burr the pipe edges to reduce cable abrasion.
NO AC CESS U NDER MOU NTING LOCA TION Follow these steps t o deck mount the GPS r eceiver in a situation where you must rout e the cable to the side because there is no space f or a cable underneath the mounting location. 1. Determine the best location, then test r oute the cable from the moun ting location to the con trol head.
21 TEMPERA TU RE PROBE AC CESSORY INS T ALLA TION The T emperature Probe inc orporates a temperature sensitive probe in a high- impact plastic housing.
3. Route the cable to the C ontrol Head, and insert the connector into the appropriate slot. Use the c onnector designated for accessories on the c ontrol head. 4. If the connections are corr ect, the Contr ol Head will begin displaying water temperature information immediat ely (assuming that the c ontrol head is powered on).
23 GETTING ST ARTED - USING Y OU R 900 SERIES™ Y our 900 Series™ Fishing System user int erface is easy to use. A combination of k eys, diff erent views , and situation- specific, customizable menus allows you to con trol what you see on the color display .
WHA T ’S ON THE 3D SONAR DISPLA Y The 900 Series™ can display a variety of useful 3D information about the area under and adjacen t to your boat, including the fo llowing it ems: 3D Bott om Contour - Shows the shape of the bot tom derived from depth measurements on 6 beams.
25 WHA T ’S ON THE 2D SONAR DISPLA Y The 900 Series™ can display a variety of useful 2D information about the area under and adjacen t to your boat, including the fo llowing it ems: Sonar Color Bar - color spectrum indicating low to high sonar intensity returns, where red indicates high intensity and white indicat es low intensity .
REAL TIME SONAR (RTS®) WIN DOW A Real Time Sonar (RTS®) Window appears on the right side of the display in the Sonar View only . The RTS® Window always updates at the fastest rat e possible for depth conditions and shows only the returns fr om the bot tom, structure and fish that are within the transducer beam.
27 KEY FUNCTIONS Y our 900 series™ user interface consists of a set of easy-to-use k eys that work with various on-screen views and menus to give you flexibility and con trol ov er your fishing experience.
28 item quic kly: Alarms, Sonar , Navigation, Char t, Setup, Views, and Accessories tabs ar e part of your tabbed Main Menu System. Use the LEFT or RIGHT 4-W A Y Cursor Con trol key t o select a tab; then use the DOWN or U P ke y to select the menu item, and the LEFT or RIGHT key t o alter a menu set ting .
29 If the cursor is not active, the following menu will be displayed. Use the 4-W A Y Cursor Contr ol key to select Nearest Port, Nearest Tide Station or Nearest Curren t Station, then use the RIGHT Cursor key t o display the requested information. NO TE: The built -in UniMap™ does not contain Port, Tide or Current information.
30 VIEWS AN D READOUTS All views have an Information Bar on the left side of the screen, c onsisting of readouts that are stack ed ver tically , and that change from view to view .
31 2D SONAR VIEW 2D Sonar View is a 2 - dimensional view that presents a historical log of 2D sonar returns. When in 2D Sonar View , your unit operates like a typical depthsounder .
32 2D Z OOM VI EW 2D Zoom View increases the displayed r esolution to separate sonar r eturns that are very close together , such as those caused by fish suspended close to the bot tom or within structure. In 2D Zoom View , the display is split to show the full range view on the right and the zoomed view on the lef t.
33 6-BEAM SONAR VIEW 6-Beam Sonar View displays information from eac h of the six 455 kHz beams in a traditional 2D representation. This view displays the raw sonar r eturns from each of the beams that are used to creat e the 3- dimensional wire frame representation of the bot tom in the 3D Sonar View .
34 CHART /BI RD’S EYE C OMBO VI EW Chart/Bird’ s Eye Combo View shows both the Chart and Bird’ s Eye views in a combination split screen. Y ou can perform any of the functions for either of thes.
CHART /3D COMBO VIEW Chart/3D Combo View shows both the Chart and 3D Sonar views in a combination split screen. Y ou can perform any of the functions for either of these views, but only when the view .
36 CHART ORIE NT A TION All the chart views allow you to choose the orien tation of the chart. When North-Up orientation is selected, T rue Nor th is shown at the top of the display . In other words, objects located to the north of the boat are drawn above the boat.
Nearest Port: The position and services information for the nearest port to your present position will be displayed. Press the EXIT k ey to remove the information bo x and the Bullseye Cursor will be centered o ver the port position. The Cursor Information Box es will indicate the distance and bearing to the port from your presen t position.
38 Routes link two or more waypoin ts together to cr eate a path for navigation, and ar e used in trip planning. Y ou can link individual waypoints together by using the GO TO key . A route r epresents your int ended navigation and shows the shor test path from each waypoint t o the ne xt.
NA VIGA TE TO A W A YPOINT OR POSITION Navigate t o the cursor position: From any Chart or Combo view , use the Cursor key to select a position or waypoint to which you wan t to navigate.
40 Add or Remov e a T rolling Grid: From the W aypoints submenu (accessed from the Navigation main menu), select Grid and press the RIGHT Cursor key t o display a list of waypoints.
SA VE OR CLEAR A CURRE NT TRACK Save the current tr ack: From the Navigation X -Press™ Menu, selec t Save Curren t T rack and press the RIGHT Cursor key . The track will remain on the display , but will change from blac k to gray . T o remove the track complet ely from the display , see Edit, Delete or Hide Saved T racks .
42 Press the MENU key twice for the Main Menu, then use the 4-W A Y Cursor LEFT or RIGHT key t o select a tab, and use the DOWN or UP ke y to select a specific menu item under that tab, then use the LEFT or RIGHT keys again t o change a menu set ting.
S T ART -UP OPTIONS M ENU Press the MENU key when the Title screen is displayed t o access the Star t -Up Options menu. Use the UP or DOWN 4-W A Y Cursor keys t o position the cursor , then the RIGHT Cursor key t o select one of the following choices.
44 SIMULA TOR Use the Simulator to learn how t o use your 900 Series™ before taking your boat on the water . The Simulator is a very power ful tool that simulat es on-the- water operation, providing a randomly-updat ed display .
AC CESSORY TES T Accessory T est lists the accessories connected to the system. GPS DIAGNOS TIC VI EW GPS Diagnostic View , which is only available when a GPS Receiver is at tached to you 900 Series, shows a sky c hart and numerical data from the GPS receiver .
46 2D SONAR X -PRESS™ M ENU (2D Sonar Views only) The 2D Sonar X -Press™ Menu provides access t o the set tings most frequently used. Press the MENU key once while in any of the 2D Sonar Views to access the 2D Sonar X -Press™ Menu.
SENSITIVITY Sensitivity contr ols how much detail is shown on the display . Increasing the sensitivity shows more sonar returns from small baitfish and suspended debris in the water; however , the display may become too clut tered.
48 LOW ER RANGE Lower Range sets the deepest depth range that will be displayed. Automatic is the default set ting. When in automatic mode, the lower range will be adjusted by the unit to f ollow the bot tom. Selecting a specific setting locks the depth range int o Manual mode.
BOTT OM RANGE (2D Zoom View only , when Bottom Lock is On) Bott om Range allows you to contr ol how much of the water column, measured up from the bot tom, is shown in the left pane of the 2D Z oom View . Choose a small value to see low-lying bot tom structure or details of the bot tom return.
50 3D SONAR X -PRESS™ M ENU (3D Sonar Views only) The 3D Sonar X -Press™ Menu provides access t o the set tings most frequently used. Press the MENU key once while in any of the 3D Sonar Views to access the 3D Sonar X -Press™ Menu.
6-BEAM SENSITIVITY (6-Beam Sonar View only) 6-Beam Sensitivity c ontrols how muc h detail is shown on the display , and is only available when you are in the 6-Beam Sonar View . Increasing the sensitivity shows more sonar returns from small baitfish and suspended debris in the wat er; the display may become too clut tered, however .
52 3D HIST ORY 3D History determines the speed at whic h the sonar information moves acr oss the display , and consequently the amount of history shown, and is only available on the 3D Sonar X -Press™ Menu when you are in the 3D Sonar or the 3D/2D Sonar C ombo Views.
NA VIGA TION X-PRESS™ MENU The Na vigation X -Press™ Menu provides access to the set tings most frequently used. Press the MENU key once while in the Bird's Eye View , the Chart or the Char t/Sonar C ombo or Char t/Bird’ s Eye C ombo View to access the Navigation X -Press™ Menu.
54 SA VE CURRE NT TRACK Save Current T rack allows you to save the current track being displayed. A fter the current trac k is saved, a new current trac k is star ted. T o Sa v e C urr en t T r ac k: 1. Highlight Save Current T rack on the Navigation X -Press™ Menu.
CANCEL NA VIGA TION (Only when navigating) Cancel Navigation discards the curren t route and e xits Navigation Mode. This menu choice will only appear when you are curr ently navigating a route. This will not delet e a previously-saved route. T o C anc el Na vig a tion: 1.
56 SONAR MEN U T AB Press the MENU key twice t o access the Main Menu System and then pr ess the RIGHT Cursor key t o select the Sonar tab. NO TE: Menu choices will vary depending on system set tings such as whether the unit is set for Advanced User mode or whether a 2D or a 3D View is displayed/ active.
2D BEAM SELECT 2D Beam Select sets which sonar returns from the transducer will be displayed on the screen. When Beam Select is set to 455 kHz , the returns from the 4 55 kHz narr ow beams will be displayed in all views, and the maximum depth capability of your unit will be 2 40 ft (75 m).
58 FISH ID SE NSITIVITY Fish ID Sensitivity adjusts the threshold of the Fish ID+™ detection algorithms. Selecting a higher setting allows weak er returns to be displayed as fish. This is useful for iden tifying smaller fish species or baitfish. Selecting a lower setting displays f ewer fish from weak sonar returns.
BOTT OM VI EW Bott om View selec ts the method used to represent bot tom and structure on the display . Structure ID® represents weak returns in blue and strong returns in red. Whit eLine® highlights the strongest sonar returns in white resulting in a distinctive outline.
60 SURF ACE CLUTTER (Advanced) Surface Clutter adjusts the filt er that removes surface clut ter noise caused by algae and aeration. The lower the set ting, the less sur face clut ter will be displayed. The Surface Clutter menu c hoice is available when User Mode is set to Advanced (see Setup Menu T ab: User Mode ).
W A TER TYPE (Advanced) W ater T ype configures your unit for operation in fresh or salt water . The W ater T ype menu choice is available when User Mode is set t o Advanced (see Setup Menu T ab: User Mode ).
62 NA VIGA TION M ENU T AB Press the MENU key twice t o access the Main Menu System, then pr ess the RIGHT cursor key t o select the Navigation tab. NO TE: Menu choices will vary depending on system set tings. TRACKS Tr a c k s allows you to view the T racks submenu.
Edit allows you to choose fr om a list of previously- saved waypoints, then edit the Name, Position (Latitude and Longitude) and select the Icon that will be used t o represent the waypoin t in the Chart and Combo Views. Delete allows you to delet e a waypoint from the list of saved waypoints.
64 TROLLING GRI D ROT A TION T rolling Grid Rotation allows you to set the orientation of the trolling grid in degrees , where a setting of 0 ° displays a standard Nor th, South, East, W est alignment. See Waypoin ts for information on how t o set a Grid.
EXPORT ALL NA V DA T A (Advanced) Export All Nav Data allows you to export all saved T racks, W aypoints and Routes t o an MMC/SD card. T o E xpor t All Na vig a tion Data: 1.
66 CHART DET AI L LEVEL Chart Detail Level allows you to select how much c hart detail you want displayed on the Navigation Views. Basic shows land areas, ports, obstructions and restricted areas. Navigation shows nav aids, landmarks , ferryways and navigation routes in addition t o the Basic information.
SHADED DE PTH Shaded Depth allows you to change the depth used for shading on the chart views. T o c hang e the Shaded Depth set ting: 1. Highlight Shaded Depth on the Navigation main menu. 2. Use the LEFT or RIGHT 4-W A Y Cursor Con trol k eys to c hange the Shaded Depth set ting.
68 ALARMS MEN U T AB From any view , press the MENU key twice to access the Main Menu System. The Alarms tab will be the default selection. NO TE: When an alarm is triggered, you can silence it by pressing any key . The alarm will be silenced, and will not be triggered again until a new instance of the alarm condition is detected.
LOW B A TTE RY ALARM Low Bat tery Alarm sounds when the input bat tery voltage is equal to or less than the menu set ting. The battery alarm will only sound for the bat tery that is connected to the 900 Series™. The Low Bat tery Alarm should be set to warn you when the bat tery voltage drops below the safety margin that you have determined.
70 ARRIV AL ALARM Arrival Alarm sounds when the boat has either ex ceeded the distance to the destination waypoint, or has en tered the Arrival Alarm Circle, based on the menu set ting when navigating. Arrival Alarm allows you to set how close the boat must be to the destination waypoin t before the Arriv al Alarm will sound.
SETUP MEN U T AB From any view , press the MENU key twice to access the tabbed Main Menu System, then pr ess the RIGHT cursor key until the Setup tab is selected. NO TE: Menu choices will vary depending on system set tings such as whether the unit is set for Advanced User mode and what accessories are at tached to the unit.
72 UN ITS - DIS T ANCE Units - Distance selects the units of measure for all distance-related r eadouts. T o c hang e the Units - Distance set ting: 1. Highlight Units - Distance on the Setup menu. 2. Use the LEFT or RIGHT 4-W A Y Cursor Control k eys to change the Units - Distance set ting.
TRIPLOG RESET T riplog Reset resets the T riplog to zero . The T riplog provides the following information: timer for elapsed time, distance traveled since last reset, and average speed. T o Reset T riplog: 1. Highlight Reset T riplog on the Setup menu.
74 Other Views, Not Navigating: On any view with a c har t, as long as you are not navigating , two of the readouts are not cust omizable: the 2nd box always displays Heading , while the 5th bo x always displays Speed.
DEPTH OFFSET (Advanced) Depth Offset will adjust the digital depth readout to indicate depth fr om the waterline or boats keel. Ent er a positive vertical measurement from the transducer to the waterline to r ead the depth from the waterline. Ent er a negative ver tical measurement from the transducer to k eel to read the depth from the keel.
76 POSITION FORMA T (Advanced) Position Format selects the format of the latitude and longitude position display . This menu choice is available only when in Adv anced User Mode (see Setup Menu T ab: User Mode .) T o c hang e the P osition F orma t set ting: 1.
When na vig a ting , the following N ME A sen t enc es ar e also output: APB - Autopilot Sen tence B BWR - Bearing and Distance to W aypoint RMB - Recommended Minimum Navigation Info T o turn N ME A Output on or of f: 1. Make sure you are in Advanced User Mode, then highlight NME A Output on the Setup menu.
78 AC CESSORI ES MEN U T AB From any view , press the MENU key twice to access the tabbed Main Menu S ystem, then press the RIGHT cursor key un til the Accessories tab is selected. If no accessories are at tached to the Accessory Bus, no menu choices will appear under the Accessories tab .
900 Series™ Defaults to Simulat or with a T ransducer At tached A connected and functioning transducer will cause the newly- started 900 Series™ to go into Normal operating mode aut omatically .
80 DISPLA Y PROBLEMS There are several main conditions or sources of possible in terference that may cause problems with the quality of the inf ormation displayed on the control head. Look in the following table for some s ymptoms of display problems and possible solutions: Problem Possible Cause The control head loses power at high speeds.
FIN DING TH E CAUSE OF NOISE Electrical noise usually affects the display with many blac k dots at high speeds, and high sensitivity readings. One or mor e of the following sources can cause noise or .
82 1- YEAR LIMITE D W ARRANTY W e warrant the original retail purchaser that products made by Humminbird® have been manufactured free from def ects in materials and workmanship. This warranty is eff ective for one year from the date of original retail purc hase.
RETURN ING Y OUR U NIT FOR SERVICE Before sending your unit in for r epair , please contact the factory , either by phone or by email, to obtain a Repair Authorization Number f or your unit. Please have your product model name and serial number available before calling the fact ory .
84 SPECIFICA TIONS Depth Capability 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
85 APPEN DIX A T ransducer Mounting T emplate: SHS 7W 531374-1_A - 947 Man.qxd 2/15/2005 7:54 PM Page 90.
86 Contact Humminbird® Con tact the Humminbird® Customer Resource C enter in any of the following ways: By T elephone (Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. C entral Standard Time): 1-800- 633- 1468 By e-mail (typically we respond to your e-mail within thr ee business days): custserv@johnsonoutdoors.
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