788ciHD Combo Hummingbird

[Wes Ellis]

Does anyone have one. How do you use it?Just got one and dont have a clue? Thanks,Wes

[crawler harness]

How about starting with reading the owners manual first to get familiar with your new purchase

[amateurfishing]

if ur a normal guy (like me), just start pushing buttons and navigating through it to know where u r on the setting, options,etc., but you really learn the most when u r on water

[Wish-I-Were-Fishn]

Check out YouTube for videos on the unit. Easier then reading, but you will still want to read the manual too.

[just_jig]

Other than a CD, a paper owners manuel never came with my 858c DI. Don't want to download and print, lot of pages and ink used.

[amateurfishing]

dont have to download & print, just read off cd on computer

........and this is why just playing around with buttons is easiest & quickets learning curve for me, i will remember which button to push much faster than the written word in manual

[Wes Ellis]

Thanks, Dont know when I will get time to try it?

[Wish-I-Were-Fishn]

I downloaded my manual onto my iPad.

[h8go4s]

Other than a CD, a paper owners manuel never came with my 858c DI. Don't want to download and print, lot of pages and ink used.

You just spent hundreds of dollars on a depthfinder and you're worried about the cost of printing the manual?

[just_jig]

You just spent hundreds of dollars on a depthfinder and you're worried about the cost of printing the manual?

Yes, you spend that kind of money shouldn't you expect a lousy manual to come with it..........

[h8go4s]

"Yes, you spend that kind of money shouldn't you expect a lousy manual to come with it.........."

A manual does come with it. It's on the CD you got with your product. Welcome to the 21st century. Lots of things come with CD manuals nowadays. Get used to it. Manufacturers have to cut costs where they can. And they know that a huge percentage of people never read the manuals, so why should they bother printing them? If you don't like it, return the product and get something else. Incidentally, if you call customer service at Humminbird (they have a HSOforum with instructional videos also), they might send you a printed manual. Then read it.

[Wes Ellis]

I did not get a CD?

[sheephead2]

The 788 does not come with cd you have to download and print the manual .That is what I did.You have to register it online then you will be able to download manual also there are video,s to tutor you.

[Fish Head]

I just prchased a new 998 and 788 this year. The 998 came with a CD, the 788 did not. If you just start playing with it, I think you'll find it pretty easy to figure out.

[clKiekhafer]

Other than a CD, a paper owners manuel never came with my 858c DI. Don't want to download and print, lot of pages and ink used.

I got my units last year and there was no CD with them. I called HB and they sent me a paper manual for each unit. I now have two manual for one of the units and one manual for the other. Just call them and they will be more than happy to send you one. Their service is great and every time I called them it never falls short of my expectations.