Humminbird Transducer Sharing...DI to SI unit does work.
There is an unexpected resolution to this ..... It has worked all along.
The question has came up intermittently over the last couple of years .... Can we share the DI from a unit with a dedicated DI transducer to a SI unit.... and we have always had to answer that it does not work since if failed when anyone tested it.
This has been bugging me since the transducer sharing spreadsheet for the 99 series and Helix series indicates this should work. Well, as usual, if you want to know what is really going on .... ASK DEBORAH.
The "trick" to getting this to work is in the sharing process. In order to be able to share the DI element (to a SI unit) it is necessary to SHARE THE 2d ELEMENT OF THAT TRANSDUCER FIRST....and then the DI transducer will be available for sharing in the advanced tab of the transducer selection menu.
So ...... You CAN share the DI from a dedicated DI unit to a SI unit .... (99 series and Helix) .... not sure if it works with the 98 series.
The bottom line for anybody wondering what this is all about ..... If you have a 99 series or Helix DI unit at the bow, and a SI unit at the console ... you can have SI and DI from the dedicated DI transducer at both locations by sharing the transducers.:cheers2
