Thread: 788 ci combo help

Sorry for the confusion. Yes it has Internal gps.And for some reason seems to be working fine now.thanks for all your input.Leaving for Kentucky Lake in the morning(Springville TN).Will let you no how the unit works.

thanks again

Aquaman,
I should have thought about this but if the unit has been moved more than 200 miles or it has been more than a few weeks since it last got a position fix than it may take a few minutes to lock onto the satellites as it must download a new almanac (location of the satellites). After this “cold start” the unit should quickly get a position fix when powered on. This is all assuming that the built-in GPS Receiver has a clear view of the satellites.

Let us know how it works for you.

Humminbird Greg,

The unit took a while to locate the satelites,and worked great this last trip.Had no problems just have to wait a bit to acquire sats.Thanks for the help.

Aquaman,
After letting the 788ci lock onto the satellites; power the unit off wait a few minutes and power it back on. It should lock into the satellites within a minute. If not you may want to call the Humminbird Customer Resource folks (1-800-633-1468) and see about getting it looked at. Once the unit has an updated almanac, that 50 channel GPS Receiver should lock onto the satellites pretty quickly (assuming it has an uninterrupted view of the satellites).