Thread: Help Linking US2 with Humminbird 859

Originally Posted by rnvinc

Read this ...

Connecting 858c HD DI and Terrova US2 ? - Unofficial Humminbird Side Image Forums www.sideimageforums.com

Rickie

I read this and now really confused. lol

So Im going to get the MKR-US2-8 adapter cable. I have ran one down in little rock and going to pick it up this evening. So I guess I will be replacing the DI transducer with the US2 adaptor cable. This will ruin my unit? Is there a way I can just shut the Down Image totally off and just use 2d with the US2? (Keep US2 on)

So the hd transducer cable comes out of the big plug that is on the back??? This big plug on the back contains both the power and the DI transducer. I have pulled this thing off and it doesn't look like it comes out. If this is the case, I will have to get a new plug? Or cut this one in half, and then just use the single plug (that is the US2 adapter)?

I wouldn't be using the "Dual beam" because my adaptor cable is not a Y. ( I dont think). Dual beam would be allowing th DI to work off of one transducer and the 2D work off of the US2. Is there a way I can use the US2 ONLY? And have nothing to do with DI. Im sure my terminology is way off here. I may be confusing you guys with my possible inaccurate interpretations I have developed of what I think I read, lmbo. Sorry guys hahaha.

1st ... You will need to unplug the cable collector from the back of the head unit and disassemble it to get the XNT 9 DI T xducer cable out of the plastic cable collector ...

Then you will have 2 options ...:

Scenario 1....
*MKR US2 8 connects to head unit in the same socket of the cable collector that your XNT 9 DI T just came out of ...
*Set the "Transducer Select" menu under the Sonar tab to "Dual Beam" ...(this disables the DI transmitter from firing)...
*XNT 9 DI T not used in this setup ...2d data will come from the US2 ...

Scenario 2....
*MKR US2 8 connects to "Dual Beam" leg of the AS SIDB Y cable ...
*XNT 9 DI T connects to "Side Image" leg of the AS SIDB Y cable ...
*Set the "Transducer Select" menu under the Sonar tab to "DI 200/83" ...
*DI/Temp data will come from the XNT 9 DI T ... 200/83 2d data will come from the US2 ...

Rickie

Thankyaw for yaws help!

Ok i got it all hooked up and right now. It worked great today.... Except i didnt find any fish lmbo