TESTING THE INSTALLATION
After installing your Wide Vision unit and transducer, you are ready to test the installation. Testing should
be performed on the water, since that is the best way to confirm your transducer's performance.
With your boat in the water, press POWER once to turn the unit on. If you press and hold the POWER
button, the simulator will be enabled. To power the unit for normal operation, press and release the
POWER button. Notice that when any button is pressed there is an audible "chirp" that confirms the
button press.
Momentarily, information will begin to "march" across the screen from right to left. Remember that as
each column advances on the screen, it contains information gathered from several transmit and receive
cycles. The column of information on the far right side of the screen is the most current information, or the
view directly under your boat. If your boat is moving, an accurate depiction of the terrain you have just
covered is created on-screen.
Increase your boat speed to ensure that the transducer remains in contact with turbulence-free water at
higher boat speeds. All Humminbird depthsounders are designed to work at speeds of 70 MPH or more,
however, use caution when operating any boat at high speed. (High-speed testing does not apply to
portable or trolling motor mounted transducers)
If the Wide Vision fails to locate the bottom and advance information across the screen as shown, ensure
first that the depth of the water is not in excess of the unit's capability. Also, ensure that the unit is fully
seated on the mount, and the cable connections are correct. (The label on the cable connector matches
the label on the connector holder).
If no audible "chirp" is heard when pressing the POWER button, the power cable or the fuse terminal may
be the problem. If the unit obviously powers up, but no bottom information is seen on the display, the
transducer is most likely the problem.
If the Wide Vision unit operates well at idle or slow speeds, but loses the bottom or displays erroneous
readings at higher speeds, the transducer is losing intimate contact with the water at high speed. If your
transducer is transom mounted, adjusting the running angle and depth of the transducer may solve the
problem. Several test runs and transducer adjustments may be necessary to optimize transducer
performance.
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