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INSTALLATION
PARTS SUPPLIED
Before installing your HDR 600, please ensure thet the following parts are included in the box:
• HDR 600 Depth sounder
• Transducer with 20 feet of cable
• Transducer mounting hardware kit
• “U” Bracket and wing nut
• 2 Cable ties
• Publications kit
If any of these items is missing, call our toll-free Customer Support Hotline.
IN addition to the parts supplied with your Humminbird, you will need the following for installation
and operation:
• A powered hand drill and various drill bits including a 2 1/8” hole saw, if your boat does not
have an existing gauge hole
• Phillips and flat-head screw drivers
• A ruler or measuring tape
• Pen or pencil
• 12 volt power source (your boat’s battery)
• A 1-ampfuse
• A fuse holder (if you are wiring directly to the boat’s battery)
• Silicone sealant (for sealing drilled holes)
• 2-part, slow-cure epoxy (for inside the hull transducer installations)
INSTALLATION
TRANSDUCER INSTALLATION
Proper mounting of the transducer is essential for consistent operation of your HDR 600. Due to
the wide variety of boat hulls being produced, only general 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 hull. This
technique provides the least signal loss, and provides a means for adjustment after installation.
The mounting hardware included is designed to protect both the boat and the water or when
trailering. Refer to “transom mounting” for detailed installation instructions.
It is possible on many fiberglass-hulled boats to mount the transducer on the inside of the boat
hull. Since fiberglass has similar sonar characteristics as water, the sonar signal can pass
through the boat hull with minimal loss. The hull of the boat must be single layer construction (not
double-hulled). Also, any air trapped in the lamination of the fiberglass would prevent the sonar
signal from passing through.
Inside the hull installations require no holes to be drilled into the boat and through
experimentation, high-speed operation comparable to transom-mounting can be achieved.
TRANSOM MOUNTING