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Thank you for choosing Humminbird, America’s #1 name in depthsounders. Humminbird has built 
its reputation by designing and manufacturing top-quality, thoroughly reliable marine equipment. 
Your Humminbird is designed for trouble-free use in even the harshest marine environment. 
 
In the unlikely event that your Humminbird does require repairs, we offer an exclusive Service 
Guarantee – free of charge during the first year after purchase, and available at a reasonable rate 
after the one –year period. Complete details are included at the end of this manual. 
 
We encourage you to read this operations manual carefully in order to get full benefit from all the 
features and uses of your Humminbird product. Also, to register your purchase and help us learn 
more about you, please fill out the warranty registration card at the back of this manual. 
 
WARNING! This device should not be used as a navigational aid to prevent collision, grounding, 
boat damage, or personal injury. When the boat is moving, water depth may change too quickly 
to allow time for you to react. Always operate the boat at very slow speeds if you suspect shallow 
water or submerged objects. 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 
 
Section 1: GENERAL INFORMATION 
How Sonar Works 
Transducer Exchange 
 
Section 2: INSTALLATION 
Parts Supplied 
Transducer Installation 

Summary of Contents for HDR 600

Page 1: ...anual We encourage you to read this operations manual carefully in order to get full benefit from all the features and uses of your Humminbird product Also to register your purchase and help us learn more about you please fill out the warranty registration card at the back of this manual WARNING This device should not be used as a navigational aid to prevent collision grounding boat damage or pers...

Page 2: ...cted signal can be used to determine location size composition etc Humminbird products consist of two primary components the sonar unit and the transducer The sonar unit contains the transmitter and receiver as well as the user controls and display The transducer is smounted beneath the water surface and converts electrical energy from the transmitter into mechanical pulses or sound waves The tran...

Page 3: ... the transom of the boat directly exposed to the water On fiberglass hull boats this same transducer can be bonded to the inside of the hull When mounted inside the hull the sonar signal actually passes through the hull of the boat One of these two mounting techniques will produce acceptable results on most boats There are however several situations which may demand a different type of transducer ...

Page 4: ...ral instructions are given for transducer installation Each boat hull represents a unique set of requirements which should be evaluated prior to installation Your HDR 600 includes an XHS 6 16 transducer This transducer can either be mounted on the transom of the boat or bonded to the inside of a fiberglass hull boat The transom mount installation places the transducer on the outside of the boat hu...

Page 5: ...l forward of this location is smooth flat And free of protrusions or ribs Another consideration is the angle of deadrise The transducer when mounted should point straight down The design of the transducer will allow a deadrise of 15 degrees and remain pointed straight down If the deadrise is greater than about 15 degrees it will be necessary to angle the transducer slightly While this does not sig...

Page 6: ... larger drill bits to reduce the chance of chipping or flaking the outer coating Mounting the Metal Bracket Use a silicone sealant to fill the drilled holes especially if the holes penetrated the transom wall Align the metal mounting bracket with the mounting holes The bracket should be positioned so that the center slot is above the outer two slots This bracket and all the other hardware supplied...

Page 7: ...g the two 20 x 5 8 machine screws toothed washers and square nuts The toothed washers must fit on the inside of the transducer ears The square nuts are prevented from rotating by the pocket in back of the pivot Loosely tighten the 20 screws with the Allen wrench provided so that the pivot angle can be adjusted ...

Page 8: ...of the bracket with the hole in the pivot Insert the pin the pivot holes in the bracket and pivot The headed pin can be inserted from either side of the bracket Place the nylon washer over the opposite end of the headed pin Place the stainless washer over the 20 x 3 8 screw threads and insert into the opposite end of the pin and finger tighten only ...

Page 9: ...he transducer as described in this manual Further adjustments may be necessary to tweak the installation after high speed testing The metal bracket allows height and tilt adjustment the pivot screws allow angular adjustment Adjust the angle of the transducer body first so it is parallel with the hull of the boat and fully tighten the two pivot screws using the supplied Allen wrench Access to the p...

Page 10: ...hat all mounting screws are fully tightened Routing the Cable The transducer cable has a low profile connector that must be routed to the point where the HDR 600 unit will be mounted Every boat is different and there may be several ways to route the cable If you choose to pass the cable through the transom of the boat a 1 3 hole must be drilled above the water line Fill this hole with silicone sea...

Page 11: ...600 Before installing the HDR 600 gather the parts you need HDR 600 U Bracket mounting hardware cable ties and transducer cable Next consider where to mount the HDR 600 Try different positions on the console or deck of the boat Remember that the cables for the transducer and power must reach the mounting location Extension cables are available The mounting surface should be visible to the boat ope...

Page 12: ... or a nearby wire bundle using the cable ties included Plug the transducer cable to the transducer connector Notice the connector is keyed to prevent reverse installation so be careful not to force the plug into the connector Next proceed with making the electrical connections If your boat has an electrical system there is probably fuse panel in the console area which can be used to attach the HDR...

Page 13: ... SCREEN The HDR 600 uses a backlit 7 segment display in conjunction with a 3 button keypad to control all user functions At initial power up the unit will begin normal operation and display the digital depth and the units of measure Figure 1 shows a typical view you might see on screen at initial power up CONTROL FUNCTIONS The HDR 600 uses 3 buttons to control the Shallow Alarm Deep Alarm Keel Off...

Page 14: ...larm off use the DOWN ARROW to return the display to OFF Deep Alarm The DEEP ALARM can be set for depths up to 99 feet and sounds an alarm when the depth is greater than the setting Press SET until the DEEP ALARM function becomes active This is indicated by the blinking DEEP ALARM and also increases the selected value The DOWN ARROW will reduce the value Continue to press and hold the UP ARROW unt...

Page 15: ...default setting of 0 0 use the UP arrow to enter a positive number to set the unit for depth from the waterline The available settings are 10 to 10 feet After your selection is made the unit will return to normal operation after 5 seconds The KO icon should now be visible as shown in figure 13 Figures 11 12 and 13 depict a scenario where the KEEL OFFSET has been set to 2 feet Figure 13 shows the r...

Page 16: ...allow water because the automatic range control can not lock onto the bottom in depths of one foot or less 4 The screen begins to fade out Images are not as sharp as normal Check the input voltage The HDR 600 will not operate on input voltages below 10 VDC 5 The bottom reading disappears during a hard turn This is normal as the transducer comes out of the water in a hard turn and will correct itse...

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