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Fish 4430/4431 Installation and Operation Manual

To turn the Simulation mode ON or OFF, press    
                 SETUP     highlight SIMULATE     .

Power off

To turn the fishfinder off, hold 

. A countdown 

box appears. Continue to hold 

 for three 

seconds until the fishfinder turns off.

Note: 

If the unit is wired for Auto Power (see 

section 5-4) the fishfinder can only be turned 
off when the boat’s ignition is turned off.

Language selection

To check which language is currently selected, 
press 

 to display the MAIN MENU.

Follow these steps to change the language:

1.  Power off the unit.

2.  While the unit is off, hold down the   

key.

3.  Keep holding down the   key and 

power on the unit.

4.  The screen displays a list of languages. 

Press the Cursor   or   key to highlight 
a language, then press the Cursor   key 
to select it. The fishfinder will continue 
the startup sequence.

(For further information, see section 4-8). 

Backlighting

Use the 

 button to adjust the backlighting to 

suit individual preferences.

Press 

 once, at any time, to see the backlight 

bar. This is displayed at the bottom of the 
screen and shows the current setting. 

Press 

 repeatedly until the desired 

backlighting level is achieved. The backlight 
bar will disappear two seconds after the last 
press.

An internal simulator allows users to learn how 
to operate the fishfinder off the water. 

In Simulation mode the word “SIMULATION” 
flashes on the bottom of the screen. The 
fishfinder generates data so that all the main 
screens appear to be operational. Any changes 

2-1 Simulation Mode

made to the contrast, backlighting, alarms or 
the display setup are saved. 

3 Operation

HISTORY screen (see section 3-2) 

Displays the echoes received over time, with 
the most recent events on the right of the 
screen. Use this screen when travelling to show 
the bottom so reefs, wrecks and fish can be 
found.

ZOOM screen  (see section 3-4) 

This screen is split into two parts. On the right 
is the Full Range Section which shows part of 
the HISTORY Screen and to the left is the Zoom 
Section. Use this screen for taking a closer look 
at interesting underwater features.

MAIN MENU screen

NAVMAN fishfinders are menu driven. Press 

 to display the MAIN MENU screen. 

Press   or   to 
highlight an option, 
then press   to 
select it.

The MAIN MENU 
options are 
summarized below 
and fully explained 
in the following 
sections.

Summary of Contents for Fish 4430

Page 1: ...w w w n a v m a n c o m FISH 4430 4431 F I S H F I N D E R S Installation and Operation Manual...

Page 2: ...re is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning t...

Page 3: ...enu 18 4 1 ALARMS menu 19 4 2 UNITS menu 20 4 3 FISH SYMBOL 21 4 4 CONTRAST menu 21 4 5 ZOOM SPLIT 21 4 6 LOG menu FISH 4431 ONLY 22 4 7 INSTALL menu 22 4 8 CALIBRATION menu 23 4 9 Resetting to Factor...

Page 4: ...AT MAY CAUSE ACCIDENTS DAMAGE OR THAT MAY VIOLATE THE LAW Governing Language This statement any instruction manuals user guides and other information relating to the product Documentation may be trans...

Page 5: ...s difficult to see through Turbidity can be caused by air in the water e g from another boat s wake or by mud in the water Important It is vital to the performance of the fishfinder that the transduce...

Page 6: ...a black 8 pin LT connector plug Push this plug into the lower socket which has a black nut and is located on the rear of the display unit then turn the collar to lock Make sure that the collar is secu...

Page 7: ...een and shows the current setting Press repeatedly until the desired backlighting level is achieved The backlight bar will disappear two seconds after the last press An internal simulator allows users...

Page 8: ...to automatically detect certain conditions such as the water being too shallow The trigger settings for the alarms can be defined to suit the boat and individual preferences The fishfinder has six ala...

Page 9: ...use a fishfinder or when travelling at speed In Manual Gain the user can adjust the gain to compensate for water depth and clarity Manual settings range from 1 to 9 High settings may amplify normal ba...

Page 10: ...eak return signal that turns on the first pixel on the fishfinder screen As the boat moves closer to the fish the distance between the transducer and the fish reduces and the return signal is displaye...

Page 11: ...ject The area covered by the ultrasonic beam is approximately cone shaped and echoes are strongest in the middle The clarity of water Particles or air in the water reduce the strength of the returned...

Page 12: ...small objects including fish users should consider that there are places where fishfinders cannot see Shadow where objects are hidden in the bottom echo These fish will be hidden in the bottom echo 1...

Page 13: ...se the section between 50 ft and 100 ft The zoom section shows the area of interest such as fish or features close to the bottom in greater detail than the HISTORY screen Bottom Lock The zoom bar is n...

Page 14: ...Small strong echo e g fish This usually flashes on and off as the ultrasonic pulse strikes the fish Large strong signal e g bottom Shading Bar Recognising the Type of Fish Different species of fish ha...

Page 15: ...in more detail being shown on the fishfinder display Decreasing the gain will reduce detail being shown See Changing the Gain Mode in section 3 2 for more information on changing Gain settings 3 6 NAV...

Page 16: ...manually e g to record total mileage during a season or the distance travelled on this trip Note That the units displayed on each Log will correspond with the Speed Speed F4431 ONLY can be displayed...

Page 17: ...eed and fuel see section 4 2 Turn the key beep on or off Choose the fish symbol see section 4 3 Choose the contrast level see section 4 4 Turn Simulation mode on or off Turn Zoom Split on or off see s...

Page 18: ...vailable alarms Press or to highlight an option When an alarm condition is met then The beeper sounds The ALARMS menu is displayed on the screen with the activated alarm symbol s flashing Press any ke...

Page 19: ...e for an Alarm press or to increase or decrease the trigger value The alarm trigger value is retained even when the alarm is disabled Select MAIN MENU SETUP UNITS to define the units for depth tempera...

Page 20: ...that match the profile of a fish as a fish symbol in one of three sizes as above The depth of the fish is shown to the left of the symbol Echoes which are not recognised as fish are displayed as dots...

Page 21: ...LOGS YES appears Press to select YES or NO Then press or to exit Use this menu at installation time to select the language and to enter the keel offset value the number of engines and the fuel tank s...

Page 22: ...ature boat speed fuel readings and the fuel flow filter Select MAIN MENU SETUP INSTALL CALIBRATION to display the calibration menu Calibrating the Fish Filter Use this to adjust the fish detection whe...

Page 23: ...LARMS Shallow Alarm OFF Shallow Alarm Value 10 ft Deep Alarm OFF Deep Alarm Value 60 ft Fish Alarm OFF Temp Change Alarm OFF Temp Change Alarm Value 5 0 F Temp Alarm OFF Temp Alarm Value 80 F Low Batt...

Page 24: ...using the three stainless steel screws Do not overtighten as the bracket may not rotate 5 3 Mounting the FISH 4430 4431 Display Unit 2 Push the display unit onto the mounting bracket and tighten it f...

Page 25: ...tch Fit a 1 Amp fuse as shown Yellow wire Connect this to the black wire This disables the engine hours counter Power on the fishfinder manually whenever the main switch is on White NMEA out Green Ext...

Page 26: ...over an NMEA line can be read and displayed by another instrument that accepts NMEA 0183 Version 2 Depth speed and temperature data is output by the FISH 4431 and can be read and displayed by the NAVM...

Page 27: ...second Receiver sensitivity Better than 10 micro volts RMS Appendix A Specifications Standards Compliance EMC USA FCC Part 15 Class B Europe CE IEC60945 New Zealand Australia C Tick CISPR 22 Environm...

Page 28: ...on the terminals may be corroded The battery may not be charging correctly or may need replacing d Inspect the power cable from end to end for damage such as cuts breaks or squashed sections e Ensure...

Page 29: ...der Then hold and press to reset the fishfinder to the default contrast setting 8 The wrong language is displayed See section 2 e Ensure the back of the bottom surface of the transducer is slightly lo...

Page 30: ...Lon 174 44 535 E Lat 36 48 404 S Made in New Zealand FISH 4 430 4 431...

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