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The 587c HD DI units were a Black Friday unit as were a few other DI models. Seems that they were quite popular and are still available at some retailers. I do not know if they will be added to the regular line-up for next year or not. If they are they will get added to the Humminbird web site. These should have the same sonar specs as the other DI units: 788ci HD DI, 597c HD DI, 581i DI, 570 DI, 385ci DI and 345c DI.
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The default mode for the unit when it has only a power cable connected to it is to go into the "point of sale Simulator mode"...This is so that when no buttons are pressed after two minutes or when the unit is powered down that the unit will rest the menus to certain predefined settings to show the product off to John Q. Public.
The ‘forced’ Simulator mode...found by pressing the MENU button during the splash screen, is for practice using the unit and making changes to the Nav Data, viewing mapping information and making menu settings changes and having all of this remembered or retained by the unit when the unit is powered off.
Pixel densities...
The different size screens have different pixel densities.
The 798 has 31,170.5 pixels per square inch.
The 898 has 17,533.4 pixels per square inch
The 998 has 12,755.7 pixels per square inch
The 1198 has 8,858.2 pixels per square inch
In the world of sonar displays, the 798 is HD.
Snapshots and recordings are saved directly to a SD card that is inserted into the unit….
-Remove the SD card from the unit and insert it into your pc card reader…a window should open showing files on the SD card…
-Create a new folder on your pc's desktop named “HB”….
-Transfer the files from the SD card to the “HB” folder…
-Click on any of the files that have a “.png” extension and your pc’s picture viewer program should open it to view the “.png” snapshot….
The recordings can be viewed in a third party software called Humviewer….
-Download Humviewer here…HumViewer - Viewer of Humminbird sonar recording files
-When it asks if you want to “run” or “save”…click “save”….
-When it asks where you want to save…navigate for it to download to the new “HB” folder…
-Open the Humviewer program that has now been installed…(I think version 67 is the latest)…
When Humviewer opens….
-Click “Open” in the top left of the screen….
-Navigate to the “HB” folder until you find the files that you transferred from the SD card….
-Click on any file with a “.DAT” extension (or “.dat”…I don’t remember)…
-The recording file should load into Humviewer…(sometimes this takes a few minutes depending on how long a recording you made)….
Lots more info on Humviewer here… HumViewer
If you need more help …ask here or pm me….
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The Di sonar in the HB Si units is a blend of both the left and right Si sonar:
*- take the right Si sonar and rotate it 90 degrees clockwise.
*- take the left Si sonar and flip it horizontally (mirror image) and then rotate it 90 degrees clockwise.
*- overlay the two images and you have a Di sonar image.
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Things you will need:
*AC to DC converter...(minimum 1amp output)...Walmart Mobile
*HB PC-11 power cord... PC 11 :: Humminbird
* 3 amp fuse and holder... (I like the blade type)...*Fuse, Blade, 3 Amp/12 Volt
*HB unit that supports "Video Out"... (this step only necessary for hooking HB unit to an external monitor)...
*HB VC-1 cable.... VC 1 :: Humminbird (this step only necessary for hooking a HB unit to an external monitor)...
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Building the AC to DC converter
1. Disassemble the female cigarette plug of the AC to DC converter to confirm which wire goes to the positive (+) center post of the cigarette plug...mark this wire as positive (+)...
2. Wire the 3 amp fuse holder into the positive (+) wire when wiring the AC to DC converter to the HB PC-11 power cord....
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Powering on the HB unit with AC to DC adapted converter
1. Power on the unit...
2. While the welcome screen is showing...press "Menu" on the unit face..
3. Of the options listed ... Cursor to "Simulator"....
4. Cursor right to activate "Simulator" mode....
5. Press "Exit" to enter "Simulation" mode
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Connecting and setting up the "Video Out" connection
1. Plug HB VC-1 cable into back of unit...
2. Plug RCA cables into the monitor's RCA "Video In" ports..(not really sure why there is a white "audio" plug on the VC-1)...
3. Set the monitor's input setting to the "Video" setting for appropriate "Video In" ports chosen...
4. On the HB unit... Press "Menu" twice to get into the main menu system..
5. Cursor over to the "Setup" tab...
6. Cursor down to "Video Out"...
7. Cursor right to "NTSC"...
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Functionality:
1. Make settings changes that will be set into memory...(Must be in "Simulation" mode)...
2. View snapshots and recordings from an inserted SD card that contains saved snapshots and recordings...
3. View map data...(HB base map or inserted SD mapping card)...
... To view or mark waypoints on a different area of the map from the present simulation view:
a. zoom out until the area desired shows on the map..
b. activate and move the 4way cursor to the desired area...
c. zoom in to the desired zoom level
d. press "Mark" button on the unit face to create a waypoint at the cursor location
e. press "Exit" on the unit face to return to the original simulation area of map where boat icon was last before activating 4way cursor
Here are 2 snapshots...
The 1st snapshot is the .PNG directly from my 1197... (taken on my HB unit from 1 of my saved HB recordings)
The 2nd snapshot is the exact same coverage of bottom ...(taken during playback within the Humviewer program)
There are 2 things I hope to accomplish with this posting...
1. Show the value of using Humviewer for practice in learning SI interpretation...
2. Show how to notice and identify structure by the u]shadow[/u] it casts..instead of the structure itself....
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Rickie
Switch fire is more than sensitivity settings its processing system of the sonar returns. The Clear Mode filters out the side lobes of sonar and look at only the most intense part of the sonar beam for a very precision based 2D sonar system. It also filters out "Clutter" like microscopic organisms, air bubbles and features automatic adjustment of power no matter the depth. Excellent sonar for shallow water depths so you don't over power.
Max Mode is unfiltered data it reads the side lobe returns and displays everything on the screen. It makes vertical fishing easier to track your lure on the screen.