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Helix 5 transducer question
Ok, I have purchased a Helix 5 DI a few years ago and haven't found the DI to be super beneficial as I mostly fish shallow oxbows. I know the DI transducer has a narrower cone for standard sonar than a non-DI transducer. So my question is, is my DI unit compatible with a non-DI transducer? I think I could take advantage of the wider cone it would offer if so. Forgive my ignorance if this is common knowledge.
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*Press Menu twice to get into the Main Menu System ...
*Cursor over to the Setup tab ...
*Cursor down to User Mode ...
*Set User Mode to Advanced ...
Then go under the Sonar tab to look for a Menu item called "Connected Transducer" ...
If there is no "Connected Transducer" Menu = there are no other xducer options for that model ...
I offer the above info vaguely because I've never actually had the HELIX 5 DI in my hands to check for myself ...
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Are you sure about that?Originally Posted by rnvinc
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The Helix 5 DI can be used as regular cone shaped or fan type sonar beam or both at same time.
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With the DI transducer? According to the manual, the DI transducer offers a much narrower sonar fan than a standard sonar transducer. With the DI transducer, I've tried both sonar settings and I don't always mark fish I know are there. I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong or what. It marks structure just fine, but fish are a different story, even with Fish ID turned on.
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I have had a Helix 5 with di and si for about a year. I do not think it has a "connected transducer" but it may be that I have not found it.I switch to regular sonar in shallower water. I'm still learning all of the ins and outs of the unit. I just need more time on the water to play with it.
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I agree with Retired2Fish on 2D sonar. I only go to DI when I want to inspect the structure.
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I do that as well armyman but it's my understanding that the sonar fan distance in the XNT 9 DI T transducer is much narrower than the sonar fan distance in the XNT 9 20 T transducer. Being that I fish in mostly 8' of water or less, I'd think the XNT 9 20 T would be better suited for me, right?
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Oh yeah forgot that one ... But still know 100% if there's a "Connected Transducer" Menu ...
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The 2d Sonar cones in the XNT 9 DI T are 200kHz 28°/455kHz 16° ...
None of the 83kHz/200kHz (60°/20°) 2d xducers will work correctly on your unit if there's no selection for Dual Beam or 83/200kHz in the "Connected Transducer" Menu ...
Simply changing xducers does not give the desired cone angle ...
The unit has to be told to transmit the frequency(s) capability of the attached xducer with the "Connected Transducer" selection ...
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