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My HDS temp overlay reading is intermittent. Sometimes the temp is displayed and sometimes I just get 3 dashes. I noticed this in some of MDuncan's pics too. I also noticed the temp reading missing on the Lowrance facebook HDS wall pics and also missing on some of their HDS photo collections. Anybody noticing this problem?
Uh-oh, Let the HDS Flat Line problem begin!
Yes, I had that issue but it started after I installed the 3.5...... update. I redone the updates over and over (2 units are linked with lss-1) and found sometimes the other one would have it but never both at the same time. Finally accepted it and now that I just updated one of my two hds units with the new update, both units now display the temperature correctly. My hds8 for some reason will not recognize the new 4.0 update but man oh man, I got on water last evening and seen the new 3 screen setup on my hds7 and absolutely love it.Its much faster changing screens too it seems. GCF
I had the issue at one time, I went into menu and changed from global to local and no more problems, don't know why it changed i did'nt do anything, but it works now and has for a while
Water too deep here Beagle. haha..... I ain't got to use my stuff much since I got it all networked. I thought if you make a transducer local, then the temp reading would not show up on other units? I dunno yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by beagle man
where's your temp sensor coming from?
you can go into your net work and go into device source and go under sonar then temp and put your temp in local and see if that fixes your problem.
2 transducers. Lss and 2d. 2d only on lcx, not networked yet. The lss is global. Why should it not work on global? Book says it should according to settings and default.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jason Gilstrap LOWRANCE
the lss-1 temp will not show on the lcx. because of the different software between the hds and lcx.
LCX is not networked. It is stand alone for 2d. HDS8 and HDS7 are networked. The water temp comes on and goes off when it feels like it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jason Gilstrap LOWRANCE
You must have the female HDS. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Cane Pole
Good point.RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by SweetHomeAlabama
According to Lowrance manual, temp is/can be a global setting and that is what I want for my scheme of things.
Sharing Transducers temps.
HDS settings when using Network Sonar
Network sonar enables Multiple HDS units to share a single sonar source, or to change all units in the network from source to source. There are a few settings that need to be changed so that network sonar does not change where the unit is looking for its sonar overlay data (depth/temperature). With network sonar enabled you are only able to display one set of sonar data at a time, if you wish to show the depths and temperatures from different transducers network sonar must be turned off. *Running two transducers at the same time can cause cross talk interference.
There are two ways to network HDS units and use Network Sonar:
• Ethernet only: Allows sonar data to be shared only while network sonar is enabled. When network sonar is enabled on both units you will only be able to use one sonar source (data from one transducer) at a time.
• Ethernet and NMEA2000: Allows sonar data to be shared via network sonar. Also allows sonar overlay data to be shared via NMEA2000 network when network sonar is disabled. (Can show temp from one unit on another)
To enable/disable Network Sonar:
Menu>Menu>Sonar>Network sonar. (This dot must be highlighted in both units before network sonar will function. To disable it only has to be turned off on one of the two units.)
Setting the Temp and Depth source:
Setting the temp and depth source will allow the unit to display the active sonar data while network sonar is enabled and to display its own data when network sonar is disabled.
Menu>Menu>Network>Data sources…>Sonar>Water temperature>Menu>Scope>Local
Then set the active source as HDS-# Sonar [This Device]
This must be performed on at least one of the two HDS in a network; it can be done to both.
Follow the same procedure for Depth.
Data Source Selection menu when networked with Ethernet and NMEA2000.
Data Source Selection menu when networked with only Ethernet.
Also the new 4.0 you can select the lss-1 temp and make it global. by going into your menu, menu, net work, data source, then sonar, the water temp, thats where you select your lss-1 temp put in global.
I will try these settings when the river water goes down to normal pool.
2d transducer is not attatched to neither of the HDS, only the LSS 1. Why would the settings matter if there are no 2d transducers attached to the HDS and LSS1 is global?
The book is vague.
Thanks
Tom