Language Settings

If your Humminbird unit has inadvertently been placed into a language other than English, and English is your preferred language, you can change it back to English by taking the following steps.  You can follow similar steps to change from one language to another.  

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APEX, XPLORE and SOLIX G3 (Software Version 5.060 and Later)

1. Power the unit on
2. Press Home
3. Tap on Settings
4. User Preferences will be the first section on display, and Language is the first option.
5. Select the top option and English will be the first in the list.

APEX, SOLIX, ONIX, and ION Series (Software Version 4.210 and Earlier)

1. Go to the HOME screen.
2. Select Settings
3. Select General (5th option in the left menu panel)
4. Scroll down to All Units (3rd main category) and select Language (first option) 
5. Scroll to English and select
6. Press the X (button or icon)
7. You should now see English menus

HELIX and Legacy Models

1. Power your unit on.
2. If your unit is connected to it's transducer, the unit will automatically go into Normal mode.  If a transducer is not connected you will need to place the unit in Normal mode in the Startup Options as soon as the unit prompts you to. 
    
3. Press your MENU key twice.
4. Right Cursor to the Set Up tab.  In some models this tab looks like a wrench and screwdriver and some models it looks like a gear. 
5. Down Cursor to the Language Menu and right cursor. 
6. When the unit is in a language other than English, you will want to Left Cursor, until English appears.  
7. Once you have set Language to English, you can then change any of your other settings that might be set to  International Settings, like Units - Depth, Units - Temp.   If they are already set to your preference, no addition changes are required.    You can now hit the exit button twice and you are now in English mode.

PiranhaMAX 4 and PiranhaMAX 4 DI

1. Power on the PiranhaMAX
2. Press Menu button once
3. Press the UP Arrow key once
4. Press the Check mark key once
5. Press the UP Arrow key twice
6. Press the Check mark key once
7. Use the UP or Down arrow key to show your desired language. 
8. Once the language you want is shown, press the Check Mark key once.
9. Press the Menu button twice to exit.