Thread: People often ask me what is the "1 best tip" I can give HB users...

Why use the carousel? Hit that top button ( View?) and hold it for a second or two.

Originally Posted by rnvinc

Turn off all of those dang views you would never use...!!!

There are 20-25 different view combinations in the HB view "carousel"...(depending on what accessories are attached)...

You probably only use 5-7 of those views...

Turn the rest of them off to lessen the amount of button pushes needed to get to the view you need...

Rickie

i thought by the name of this post there was going to be some kind of a joke like (the best advise i could give would be cut your losses now and get out while you can) you no come to think of it with all the bad reports that I've been reading about humminbird on the net that might not be bad ideal

Good thoughts Rickie! What's number 2?

Originally Posted by Redge

Good thoughts Rickie! What's number 2?

The "2nd best tip" I can give HB users is....

If your unit has preset keys...set 1 preset key to full screen Chart....

1 preset press to "full screen Chart"...and then you have instant access to all functions of the chart...including zoom, waypoint management, etc...

If you are watching "split screen" Chart/whatever....then to even get to the Chart's "Zoom" function you have to....notice which way the "green arrow" is pointed...then open the Xpress menu to change the "green arrow"....then select the Chart side as the "active" side...then Exit out of the Xpress menu...then press the "Zoom" keys...

Too many button presses just to "Zoom" the Chart in a "split screen"...!!

Set 1 of the preset keys to "Full Screen Chart"...

Rickie

Originally Posted by Stymie

Why use the carousel? Hit that top button ( View?) and hold it for a second or two.

The "View" and "Exit" buttons are the carousel ...

Make "Hidden" all the views you do not use ...which makes the carousel smaller ...so it takes fewer "View" button presses to get to the view you want to see...

Rickie

You know if you press "view" and hold for a second, that you will get a pop up menu, right?

Originally Posted by Stymie

You know if you press "view" and hold for a second, that you will get a pop up menu, right?

I get no popup menu on my 1197 by holding the "view" button for a second...(nor the "Exit" button)..(neither in Simulator nor Normal mode)...

Teach me something Stymie...

Rickie

Dang, sorry they shorted you.

On my 898, you get a pop up with all the views categorized, DI, SI and a bunch of others. So you hold View for a second or two, get the pop up and with two or three arrow clicks, you are on the screen of choice. No need to ride the carousel.