No depth reading

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06-05-2010, 08:51 AM
majflyboy

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??
06-05-2010, 11:29 AM
Cane Pole

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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??

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.
06-05-2010, 01:27 PM
majflyboy

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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.

Thanks CP, I'll try that.
06-05-2010, 10:05 PM
majflyboy

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Originally Posted by majflyboy

Thanks CP, I'll try that.

I checked when I got home & there are no bent pins. Anything else you can think of? Thanks
06-05-2010, 10:12 PM
Cane Pole

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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

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:
06-05-2010, 10:20 PM
Tracy 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
06-05-2010, 10:24 PM
Tracy Swanson

my bad this is for the transducer not the unit sorry
06-05-2010, 10:24 PM
Cane Pole

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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

Maybe. Maybe not. If the head unit ain't transmitting, then the xducer ain't gonna tick.
06-05-2010, 11:13 PM
Tracy Swanson

very true cane pole just hopeful of quick fix
06-06-2010, 12:27 PM
jaxsprat

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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

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.............
06-06-2010, 02:36 PM
majflyboy

Thanks for giving me a few more things to try, guys.
06-06-2010, 07:28 PM
majflyboy

Tried again & still not getting depth. Did I mention that the 998 as on the console and a 788 on the bow and they are interlinked. I'm getting depth on the 788. I tried to move the read-out position on the 998, had depth in #2 so moved it to others and it still shows a blank where the depth should be.