HDS7 Problem with Sounder
Submitted by Mela_77 on Mon, 2011-12-19 18:18
My hds7 (combo) sounder function didn't work for some reason. It's just reading 0.8m (water depth), and bla bla sounding! I've tried everything while we're in the water, reboot, disconnect and reconnect cables, even made sure that the trance ducker is correctly positioned .... Luckily I had my backup Furuno, to finish our session.
Anyone faced this problem with any hds unit before? It's still not working, and haven't checked the cable running from traced ulcer to display yet, just trying to get ideas before starting hardware work on it.
Any help would be appreciated
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Terry
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maybe
I know this may sound real dumb...but is the depth control set correctly ?
I had this happen to my Furuno a few years ago and did I feel like a big dick head when I discoverd my error.
Cheers and good luck with it.
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Mela_77
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Hi terry, it's certainly a
Hi terry, it's certainly a valid point, but I've set it to Auto Sensitivity to try to get it working, still no luck
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auto depth
i think he means have you set your range to auto
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Ah ok, got confused here!
Ah ok, got confused here! The issue is it was working fine, sounding all the way in, and then started doing this without me changing any settings!. We thought that something hit the transducer, but there was nothing. I'll need to check the depth range, i cant remember whether its on auto, or certain depth.
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Is it a new installation ?If
Is it a new installation ?
If so, did you select the right transducer model from the setup menu etc and set all other relevant options ?
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No, it's not a new
No, it's not a new installation, I've done all the new installation setup, I think anyway :s cheers
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mate if the trance ducker
mate if the trance ducker isn't rooted it's sure to be the traced ulcer causing you grief! ;)
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It's the freaken apple auto
It's the freaken apple auto correct thing ... Sorry, "transeducer"
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It's still messing with you
It's still messing with you
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point it down towards the
point it down towards the bottom ever so slightly (transducer that is) then make sure your power is connected properly, might not be getting enough grunt to work properly. make sure the transducer is tight too so it's not moving about.
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Mela_77
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I'll do that, mainly clean
I'll do that, mainly clean the pins in the plugs, may be its oxidizing! I've also been told not to too tighten the bolts on the transeducer, so it knocks something, it kind of bends upwards.
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yes thats true but if it's
yes thats true but if it's too loose the transducer will swing up and give no reading.
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Fully agree
Fully agree
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mate
its happened to me 5 or so times b4 i updated the sofware on lowrance site, its the auto adjust feature . it hasnt done it since,but to correct it i simply adjusted the depth range manually and it was fine. with the update, im sure this has fixed it touch wood.
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