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Kinda disappointed in the mega 9
I finally got my new Helix 9 Mega installed on my boat and the image quality just didn't jump out at me like everyone says or like they look like on demo mode. I'm hoping the transducer is not mounted correctly but it's level with the bottom the boat and not behind anything that would cause turbulence. Y'all take a look at these pics and see if you can tell me what I might be able to do. I tried adjusting the sensitivity and contrast.
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Something is causing the turbulence to the left side of transducer. Setting will not take this out. May help to take a few pictures of your transducer setup and back of boat bottom so Rickie and others can tell you what it may be the problem. May want to try this to level the transducer after you find out the turbulence problem also.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuYsmJRc_fE
Last edited by scrat; 08-26-2017 at 07:23 PM. Reason: added video link
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Something looks amiss (besides the blockage to the left of the center line that scrat mentions) ...
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I put a level on it but not like that dude in the video. The quality on the right side still isn't like what they show in the pictures or demos. Honestly just looked like the gen 1 stuff. I hope I have it mounted wrong for it to look like that
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Some day time pics. The second pic is another possible mounting location
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I would try the factory default reset like Rickie suggested first then the leveling of the transducer next before moving it to another location. You can even try raising the back motor up and just running your trolling motor wide open with side imaging slowed down to see if thing get better or to trouble shoot the problem.
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It definitely is picking up your motor. Still doesn't look right. I would go on BBC and post on the Humminbird forum. They can help more with the newer units.
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Have you tried another color palette ?? Even with your reflection enhancing the image, the colors look really weak / washed out. But, if they all look that way, you've got a defective unit or you've messed up some setting. IMHO
I started out with the green/yellow palette on my DI unit, but the images were too "busy" ... so I went to the blue palette and left it there, because the images were clearer & easier on the eye.
Here's what I mean :
Green/Yellow Palette
Blue Palette
Even the Brown Palette was better than the Green/Yellow
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Next time you take pics try putting camera closer to block you in it for a better pics to help see it.,as for level it do not have to be close to still get good pic at slow speed, you do not need to move it ,need to raise motor some for it is blocking some of unit,I have good pic on my unit and have it tilted to front for high speed.work on default or adjustment,
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I had the motor trimmed all the way out in those pics to where I was barely getting water to the motor. Something else is in the way I believe. My biggest concern is the brush and stuff to the right of the transducer was not crisp and clear like shown in all pics and demos
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