No depth reading

Just moved my 998 to a new boat and now I'm not getting a depth reading. Every thing else is fine, SI, speed, etc, just no depth. I have gone to the settings and tried to reset it but where the depth should be, it's blank. Any ideas??

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Originally Posted by majflyboy

Just moved my 998 to a new boat and now I'm not getting a depth reading. Every thing else is fine, SI, speed, etc, just no depth. I have gone to the settings and tried to reset it but where the depth should be, it's blank. Any ideas??

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Check your transducer cable. The DI/SI signals and sonar signals are in the same cable but use a different pair of wires for RX/TX. Look in the connector end and see if you have a bent pin.

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Originally Posted by Cane Pole

Check your transducer cable. The DI/SI signals and sonar signals are in the same cable but use a different pair of wires for RX/TX. Look in the connector end and see if you have a bent pin.

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Thanks CP, I'll try that.

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Originally Posted by majflyboy

Thanks CP, I'll try that.

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I checked when I got home & there are no bent pins. Anything else you can think of? Thanks

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Originally Posted by majflyboy

I checked when I got home & there are no bent pins. Anything else you can think of? Thanks

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Disconnect and reconnect your cables. Could be a connection problem. Try this several times. Be sure the cable is on tight, but not jar head tight.:rolleyes:

put your hand over it or your ear to it see if you can fill the clicks or if you can hear them hope this helps if you dont fill the clicks or hear them your transducer is bad

my bad this is for the transducer not the unit sorry

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Originally Posted by jimmy swanson

put your hand over it or your ear to it see if you can fill the clicks or if you can hear them hope this helps if you dont fill the clicks or hear them your transducer is bad

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Maybe. Maybe not. If the head unit ain't transmitting, then the xducer ain't gonna tick.

very true cane pole just hopeful of quick fix

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Originally Posted by majflyboy

I checked when I got home & there are no bent pins. Anything else you can think of? Thanks

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Note it may be hard to see if pin is bent, look in socket hole you will see all it takes is to be bent one-half thickness of a hair not to make contact- awhile back some models some had pins were not making contact til bent just a little, About your setting did U check to see which ducer you have selected--should be the hi-def (HD transducer). just a couple thoughts Do U know anybody with a Side image unit would be interesting to pull your boat along side theirs so U could plug U ducer in their unit.............