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A few small (settings issues Im sure)My setup is Lowrance HDS7 touch units on bow and at the console83/200 transducer glassed in hullstructure scan transducer on jack plate 83/200 – 455/800 transducer on trolling motorunits are linked together via Ethernet cable 1 – when I change settings on one unit, it changes both (whch transducer i am currently viewing is the main issue). What do I need to do to get each units settings to be independent of each other. Ive went in and disallowed the sharing of sonor but i want to be able to see the rears side imaging on the bow. 2 – the units “forget” the transducer it has and I have to go back into installation and select the HDI transducer or the 83/200 traducer again after Using the other units transducer. 3 – I have some type of interference on the front unit only when powering the trolling motor. How can I fix this? The screen either has a shade (on down imaging) or a lot of clutter on the sonor. This is not an issue at the console unit as far as I can tell anyway. 4 – can the front unit view its down imaging on the HDI transducer and the rear units side scan at the same time or will it only allow one SS transducer to be “active” at a time?5 – which settings work best for bass fishing when it comes to A-running the boat on plane B-the side scan (455 or 800 I think are the options C-the down imaging D-Sonor when fishing. 83 seems to show more returns but how wide is that “cone” vs the 200?6 – How can I adjust the screen split (window size)? I found this in the manual but maybe its not available on the HDS 7 because I cant find the option???7 – Which color (and I know this will be opinion based) works best for use in sun with polorized glasses or is there something I can put on the screens to help?8 – I cant seem to figure out how to overlay the speed / depth on customized layouts. Its default into the pre-saved screens but not when I make a custom screen. I know a few of these are covered elsewhere individually but thought it may help in the future of theyre all in one thread. And sorry for all of the questions. Ive read the manual and cant figure these issues out. They dont cover much in regards to networking at all. They just say refer to the other units manual….ThanksPurchased new 5/4/15Bass Cat Sabre Vision EliteMercury Pro XS 150MotorGuide 75lb Tour EditionHumminbird – Stock (will be changing soon I hope)
As far as the interference . I got middle ways on starboard side. Tied in to the factory ground runningit along with the oringinal. Run down the TM shaft with the tranducer cable .installed a eyelet and clamped to the tranducer clamped. As some drill a hole in there skeg I chose not to do this. It work for me. Though not a gurantee. Worth a try. When u cut the oringinal ground which was accessible thru the rod box be sure to solider this connection which is three wire. Not a necessity but always a good practice.2013 PANTERA 2MERCURY 200 PRO XSMINNKOTA 80LB FORTREX25 fury
Alot of wat u are asking will be in the overlay options. Call Brian at bb&g marine he is very wise with these unit. Help me on my many question. It would take forever for me to type it. Give him a call he will be glad to assist u in any question2013 PANTERA 2MERCURY 200 PRO XSMINNKOTA 80LB FORTREX25 fury
1 – when I change settings on one unit, it changes both (whch transducer i am currently viewing is the main issue). What do I need to do to get each units settings to be independent of each other. Ive went in and disallowed the sharing of sonor but i want to be able to see the rears side imaging on the bow. GO INTO SETTING MENU, SELECT “SONOR” AND DE-SELECT “NETWORK SONOR”. THE DI AND SI WILL STILL WORK FROM THE OTHER UNIT.2 – the units “forget” the transducer it has and I have to go back into installation and select the HDI transducer or the 83/200 traducer again after Using the other units transducer. THE PREVIOUS SETTING CORRECTED THIS PROBLEM AS WELL.3 – I have some type of interference on the front unit only when powering the trolling motor. How can I fix this? The screen either has a shade (on down imaging) or a lot of clutter on the sonor. This is not an issue at the console unit as far as I can tell anyway. SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM…NO REAL SOLUTION WILL CORRECT THEM ALL.4 – can the front unit view its down imaging on the HDI transducer and the rear units side scan at the same time or will it only allow one SS transducer to be “active” at a time?ONLY 1 UNITS STRUCTURE SCAN CAN BE ACTIVE ON ONE UNIT BUT THE FRONT CAN USE ITS HDI TRANSDUCER AND THE REAR UNIT CAN ACTIVELY BE USING THE REAR OR THE OPPOSITE BUT ONLY ONE ACTIVE STRUCTURE SCAN TRANSDUCER PER UNIT SO FAR ANYWAY5 – which settings work best for bass fishing when it comes to A-running the boat on plane B-the side scan (455 or 800 I think are the options C-the down imaging D-Sonor when fishing. 83 seems to show more returns but how wide is that “cone” vs the 200?STILL WORKING ON THIS. 800 SEEMS TO WORK BEST ON THE DOWN / SIDE IMAGING WHILE 200 SEEMS TO BE MORE ACCURATE FOR THE SONOR6 – How can I adjust the screen split (window size)? I found this in the manual but maybe its not available on the HDS 7 because I cant find the option???STILL WORKING ON…7 – Which color (and I know this will be opinion based) works best for use in sun with polorized glasses or is there something I can put on the screens to help?STILL WORKING ON8 – I cant seem to figure out how to overlay the speed / depth on customized layouts. Its default into the pre-saved screens but not when I make a custom screen. STILL WORKING ON…THIS IS NOT IN THE OVERLAY MENU…HAS TO BE SOMEWHERE…Purchased new 5/4/15Bass Cat Sabre Vision EliteMercury Pro XS 150MotorGuide 75lb Tour EditionHumminbird – Stock (will be changing soon I hope)
As far as #3 goes, I looked into a similar problem on my last boat. I bought a “choke” from Humminbird eliminated a lot of the interference.http://www.humminbird.com/Products/TMC-1/RH
I fixed #3 on my previous Minn Kota Maxxum by drilling a hole in the skeg of the troller. Connecting a ground wire to the skeg by stainless bolt and nut and then running the wire up the shaft and connecting it to the ground wire coming out of the foot pedal. The lake will ground out the interference.
I run lowrance HDS units on my P3.
You can find several Lowrance experts on Bass Boat Central in the Lowrance forum for the ones you havent figured out.When I had an interference problem, the ground wire to the trolling motor was the best solution. The RF filters helped a little but you lose some of the signal. For some reason I dont have that problem on my current boat with HDS-8s.
Dont know what version touch unit you have, but I have gen 3 with latest software and item 6 and 8 are available when you push the power button once. “adjust split” and “Edit Overlay Data”
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