Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product ICE 45 Humminbird
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ICE 35, ICE 45, ICE 55 Installation and Oper ations Manual 531611-1_C.
ii THANK YOU! T ha nk y ou f or c ho os ing H um min bi rd ®, A me ric a' s #1 n ame i n fi sh fin de rs . Hu mm inb ir d® ha s bui lt i ts r ep uta ti on b y de si gni ng a nd m anu f act ur ing to p-q ua li ty , th or ou ghl y r eli ab le ma rin e eq uip me nt .
iii T ABLE OF CONTENTS Ho w S on ar W o rk s 1 Ho w I ce F la sh e r s W ork 4 In st al l at io n Ov e rv i e w 5 IC E Fl as h er S er ie s™ B as e As s em bl y 6 1. As semb lin g the T ra nsd ucer S tor age P osts ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ...
iv Gai n .... ... .... ... .... ... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... . 24 Noi se Rej ect ion ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ... .... ... ....
1 HOW SONAR WORKS So nar t ec hn olo gy i s bas ed o n so und w a v es. T he ICE F la sh er Se ri es ™ Fi sh fi nde r us es so nar t o lo cat e st ru ctu r e, bo tt om c omp os it ion , as w el l as d ept h di re ct ly b elo w t he tr an sd uce r .
W hen a ll t he ec ho es a re v ie w ed wi th in th e bea m, a n eas y to i nt erp r et mu lt ico lo r pa let te o f son ar r et ur n sig na ls a ppe ar s on the Flasher Dial . The IC E Flasher Se rie s™ F is hf in der p lo ts t he de pt h and intensi ty of sonar return s from the bo tto m, f ish a nd s tr uct ur e.
Y ou r ICE Fl asher S eries ™ Fishfi nder us es sel ecta ble d ual- fr eque ncy s onar w ith a w ide area of cov erage. Selectable dual-frequency giv es y ou th e opti on of t wo be ams , and bo th bea ms wil l co ver t he bo ttom a nd pr ov ide h igh def init ion .
HOW ICE FLASHERS WORK Al tho ug h th e son ar p art o f an I CE F las he r Se rie s™ F i shf in der w o rks i n th e sa me w ay a s an y ot her H um mi nbi r d® co nt ro l he ad, t he r et ur n si gna l is d isp la y ed d iff e re nt ly .
INST ALLA TION OVER VIEW Before y ou start installation, we encourage y ou to read these instructions carefully in order to get the full benefit from y our ICE Flasher Series™ Fishfinder . Y ou will assemble your control head fir st, then assemble and install your transducer .
ICE FLASHER SERIES™ BASE ASSEMBL Y P er fo rm t he f ol lo wi ng h igh -l ev e l ste ps b y f oll o win g th e in str uc ti ons i n ea ch n umb er ed se cti on t o ass em bl e the I CE F las he r Ser ie s™ b ase a ss em bly : 1. As sem bl in g the t ra ns du cer s to ra ge p ost s 2.
2 . As se mb l in g th e Ba se a nd H a nd le In t his p ro ce du re , yo u wi ll i nst al l th e han dl e on to th e ba se, a nd a tt ach t he t ie -do w n st ra ps t hat w il l be us ed t o se cur e t he ba tt er y to th e ba se in a l at er p ro ce dur e .
3 . As se mb l in g th e Co nt r ol H e ad t o th e Ba se a nd H a nd le In this procedure y ou will install the ICE Flasher Series™ control head to the base/handle assembly . 1. Pl ace t he c ont r ol he ad i nt o the g im ba l br ac ke t lo cat ed o n the b as e.
ICE FLASHER SERIES™ ASSEMBL Y In t his p ro ce du re y ou w il l co nne ct t he p ow er c ab le t o the c on tr ol h ead a nd i ns tal l th e ba se/ ha nd le as se mb ly in to t he po rt ab le ba g. 1 . Co n ne ct i ng t h e P ow e r Ca b le 1. In ser t th e po we r ca bl e int o th e ba ck of t he c on tr ol he ad .
3. Mo v e t he t ie -d o wn s tr a p s ou t of t he w a y s o th at t he b a tt er y w el l is f ul l y ac ce ss i bl e. 4. Ho ld t he f oa m pa d and t he b att er y to get he r , and sl id e th em in to t he ba tt er y we ll .
11 3 . As se mb l in g th e P o rt ab l e Ba g (I CE 5 5 On l y) In t his p ro ce du re , yo u wi ll i nst al l th e ICE 5 5 Fl ash er i nt o the p or ta ble b ag . T he p or tab le ba g is no t in cl ude d wi th IC E 35 /4 5 Fla sh er s. 1. Un zip t he l ar ge st op en in g on th e fr on t of t he p ort ab le ba g.
TRANSDUCER INST ALLA TION P er fo rm t he f ol lo wi ng h igh -l ev e l ste ps b y f oll o win g th e in str uc ti ons i n ea ch n umb er ed se cti on t o ins ta ll t he tr an sd uc er . 1. T est in g the t r ans du ce r 2. As sem bl in g the t ra ns du cer a nd f loa t 3.
3. P o sit io n th e flo at s o th at th e tr an sd uc er wi ll b e sub me rg ed i n th e wa te r , just be lo w th e ice . NO TE: T he tr an sd uce r mus t be su bm er ge d in w ate r fo r re li abl e tr an sdu ce r det ect io n.
3 . Co nn ec t in g th e T ra ns du c er C ab le T hi s se cti on c ov e rs h ow t o co nn ect y o ur tr a nsd uc er c abl e to y ou r co nt ro l he ad. NO TE: If you have an ICE 55 Flasher , remove the control head and base fr om the portable bag first.
4 . St or in g t he T r an sd uc er W hen y ou a r e don e fi sh ing , st or e th e tr an sdu ce r us ing t he f ol lo wi ng g uid el in es: 1. W ipe t he c abl e dr y . 2. T uck t he f loa t un de r the c on tr ol h ea d, an d wr ap t he c abl e ar ou nd t he s tor a ge po sts .
TEST AND FINISH THE INST ALLA TION On ce y ou h av e as se mbl ed b ot h the I CE F la she r Se ri es™ c on tr ol h ead a nd t he I ce F is hi ng tr an sd uce r , and ha v e r out ed a ll th e ca ble s, y ou s ho ul d per fo rm a f in al te st . T est in g sh oul d be p er fo rm ed wi th t he tr a nsd uc er i n the w a ter .
GETTING ST ARTED - USING YOUR ICE FLASHER SERIES™ FISHFINDER Y ou r IC E Fla sh er S eri es ™ in ter f ace i s ea sy t o use . A co mb ina ti on o f ke ys a nd s pe cia l fe at ur es a ll ow s yo u to c ont r ol wh at y ou s ee o n th e Fla sh er D ial a nd A ct iv e Di spl a y .
18 POWERING UP THE CONTROL HEAD Po wer -on your ICE 35/45/55 Flasher b y turning the Range/Off dial to any range setting. T he ICE Flasher Series™ Fishfinder will immediately enter Normal operation, and the sonar return signals from the bottom will be displa yed on the Flasher Dial.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ze r o : I nd i ca t es t h e st a rt o f t he d i al a n d r ep r e s en t s th e s ur f a ce o f t he w a t er , or t h e to p o f th e w a te r c ol u mn . Re a d in g Di r e c ti o n: R e ad t h e di a l in a c l oc k w is e d ir e c ti o n.
WHA T ’S O N THE A CT IVE DI SPLA Y (ICE 4 5/55 O NL Y) Y ou r IC E Fla sh er S eri es ™ co ntr o l hea d se nds a s ou nd w a ve s ig nal a nd d ete rm in es di sta nc e by m ea sur in g th e tim e be tw ee n th e tr an smi ss io n of th e so und w a v e and w he n th e sou nd w a ve i s re fl ec ted o ff o f an ob je ct .
POWER/RANGE DIAL Us e the P owe r/ Ra nge d ia l to p ow er -on t he I CE Fl as her S er ie s™ co ntr o l hea d an d to al so s et th e de pt h ra ng e. 1. T o Power -On the Control Head: T u rn t he P o w er /Ra ng e di al fr om O ff t o an y of t he De pt h Ra nge s et tin gs .
Ra nge sc ale s for the IC E 35 are sh ow n belo w: SELECTION DIAL T he S el ect io n di al al lo ws y o u to se t le v el s fo r th e man y f unc ti on s on yo ur I CE Fl as he r Ser ie s™ c ont r ol he ad . T o use t he S ele ct io n dia l: Pr es s a fu nct io n ke y , su ch a s Gai n.
ZOOM W hen y o u use t he z oo m fe at ur e, y ou r IC E Fl ash er S er ies ™ F is hfi nd er w ill di spl a y a 2x ma gn if ied v ie w of t he a re a y ou ch oo se. T he zo om ed vi e w wil l di spl a y on th e ri ght s id e of t he Fl as he r Dia l be tw ee n tw o bl ue li ne s.
GAIN Gain controls how much the r eturn sonar signal is amplified; the preferr ed setting depends on the conditions in the water under your transducer . Increase the gain to see more of what is below the transducer , and decrease the gain to reduce clutter on the scr een.
NOISE REJECTION Noi se R eje ct ion a ll ow s yo u to r edu ce c ro ss- ta lk in te rf er en ce fr om ne igh bo ri ng fi sh fi nde rs tha t ar e op er at in g on th e sa me f re qu enc y as y ou r IC E Fla sh er Se ri es ™ Fi sh fi nde r .
BEAM Be am al lo ws y ou t o s wit ch t he fr e que nc y of y ou r son ar b ea m. T h e Bea m fu nct io n all o ws y ou t o eli mi nat e cr os s- tal k in te rf er en ce f ro m nei gh bo rin g fi shf in de rs o r to si mp ly ch oo se t he ty pe o f bea m th at su it s yo ur f is hin g ne eds .
COLOR (ICE 55 Onl y) IC E 35 Fl as he r and I CE 4 5 Fla sh er u se Co lo r P al et te 1 to d is pl ay s on ar re tu rn s on th e Fl ash er D ia l. T h e Col or K e y , av ai la bl e in th e IC E 55 F.
P ale tt e 2 (I CE 5 5 O nl y) If y ou h av e a hi gh -en d IC E 55 Fl as he r , you wi ll al so ha v e th e ch oic e of P alet te 2 to d is pl ay y ou r so nar d at a.
P ale tt e 3 (I CE 5 5 O nl y) If you h ave a hi gh-end IC E 55 Flashe r , y ou will also ha ve the c hoice of Co lor P alette 3 , which is a 6-colo r palette . Red Strong Signal Dense, l arge objects such a s fish, thick ve ge ta tio n, o r har d b ott om , ar e us ual ly d is pla y ed as t hic k or t hi n re d li nes o n th e Fl ash er D ial .
30 T ARGET (ICE 55 Only) When you activ ate the T arget key , the ICE 55 Flasher displays the depth reading of a particular point of the Flasher Dial that you choose. (Default = Off) 1. Pr es s th e T arg et k e y . A pur pl e li ne wi ll d isp la y in t he F la she r Di al .
31 DUAL MODE KEY FUNCTIONS T he re a r e se ve r al ad di ti ona l fu nc tio ns t ha t yo u ma y us e by h ol di ng an d pr es si ng c ert ai n ke y s.
32 MAINTENANCE T o ke ep bo th y ou r IC E Fla sh er Se ri es ™ con tr ol h ea d and y o ur tr an sd uc er w or kin g pr op er ly , pe rf or m the f ol lo wi ng m ai nte na nc e tas ks a s nee de d.
33 TROUBLESHOOTING Be fo re c on ta cti ng t he H umm in bir d ® Cus to me r Res ou rc e Ce nt er , ple as e re ad t he fo ll ow in g se cti on . T aki ng t he ti me t o re v ie w th ese t r oub le s.
34 2- YEAR LIMITED WARRANT Y W e w ar ra nt t he or ig in al r eta il p ur ch as er th at p ro duc ts m ad e by H umm in bi rd ® ha ve b ee n ma nuf a ctu r ed fr ee f r om de fe ct s in m ate ri als a nd w or km ans hi p. T h is w ar ra nt y is ef fe ct iv e fo r tw o y ea rs f ro m th e dat e of o ri gin al r et ai l pu rc ha se.
35 HUMMINBIRD® SERVICE POLICY Ev en t hou gh y ou ’l l pr ob abl y ne v er ne ed t o tak e a dv ant ag e of o ur in cr ed ib le se rv ice po lic y , it’ s go od t o kno w th at w e ba ck o ur p ro du cts t hi s co nfi de ntl y . W e d o it b eca us e yo u de se rv e th e bes t.
36 Returning Y our Unit for Service Be fo re s en di ng y ou r uni t in f or r ep ai r , plea se c on tac t th e fa ct or y , eit her b y p hon e or b y em ail , to o bta in a R ep air A u tho ri za tio n Nu mb er f or y ou r uni t. NO TE: Please do not return your Humminbird® pr oduct to the store for service.
37 SPECIFICA TIONS De pth Capa bi li ty .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. . 200 f t (6 0 m) P o we r Cabl e Leng th .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .
38 WE EE DI RE CT IV E: EU D ir ec tiv e 20 02 /96 /EC “ W as te of E le ctr ica l an d Ele ctr o nic E qui pm ent Dir ec tiv e (W EEE )” im pac ts mo st di str ibu tor s, s ell er s, an d man uf act ur er s of co nsu mer ele ct ro nic s in t he Eu ro pe an Un io n.
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40 Contact Humminbird® Co nt ac t th e Hu mm in bi r d® C us to me r Re so ur c e Ce nt er in a n y of t he f ol lo w in g w ay s : By T ele ph on e (M on da y - F r id ay 8 :0 0 a.
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