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i am having trouble getting my fish finder dialed in. in the shallow water it will loose the bottom and in the deeper water i have a hard time reading it. it is probably just me not knowing what to look for but any tips on the settings or how to read the graph would be helpful.
Here's a few screen shots from my 778C. I no longer have it, so I can't help you too much with settings. What exactly do you mean by losing bottom, the depth reading isn't correct, or the bottom doesn't show on the screen? How about lose bottom at deeper water, same thing? Can you try out your unit on another boat to see if it's your transducer? Does yours show any screen shots like mine?
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If sentive is turn up thenmake sure transducer is pointed corect,clean transducer,still a problem ,it is more likely transducer is weak needing replace. Like shellback said if possible put on some one else boat.
i lose the bottom in <5ft of water it will read the depth incorrectly until i get out in deeper water. i have never gotten the arches to show up like the third picture. i have played with the settings with no success. i just got this unit in the spring and have the puck mounted on the trolling motor so maybe that is part of the problem
mounting to tm should not be an issue. arches show up better with a faster stroll speed. check your cable for cuts.
So are the depth reading off at all times, or just when the trolling motor is running? If only when the T/M is running, it could be electrical interference. How about the lake bottom, is it weedy where you lose bottom? When I got into shallow weeds, it always threw my depth reading off. That can't be helped.
endo,
What is the exact model name of your 778c unit? We have had several versions of the 778 unit and knowing which one you have may help us troubleshoot the problem you are seeing.
Is the software in your 788 unit up to date?
Getting fish to show with an arch off of a trolling motor transducer will require you to either speed the boat up or slow the display update speed (Chart Speed) down. Selecting to show the wider 83kHz sonar will help with this as will setting the SwitchFire menu to the Max Mode setting (if you 788 unit has this option).
778c is the only model description i see. last i checked the unit is up to date but it has been a month or so since i have checked. i can try the max mode next time out but if these weather systems keep hitting on the weekends i am not sure when i will get out again. ihave a 5 speed trolling motor and usually run it on 1 or 2 while fishing what setting do you suggest for the fish finder.
Endo...It may help Greg if you could provide the serial # from the back of the unit....
Rickie
Serial #: 10022603-0417 is the number
go to the setup tab, scroll down to restore defalts..... try this...... good luck
have the puck mounted on the trolling motor so maybe that is part of the problem
is this made for this type use? or is this a trans mount unit that you mounted to TM?
It may also help if you can post a pic of the xducer mounted to the TM....Quote:
Originally Posted by rnvinc
Rickie
Agreed!!! and the model # of transducerAttachment 74691Attachment 74692Quote:
Originally Posted by rnvinc
is it the round one with hose clamp or the other one with mounting bracket
it is the trolling motor puck.
did reseting defalts help?
didn't try that but i was looking at some similar threads and founds some tips i tried today and it seemed to help a little
Cool....Good Luck:cool:
endo... is that the denver broncos?
yes before they changed logos
and way before tebow
well I'm a Tebow fan so I too like the broncos... My dog's name is Tebow...lol. Anyhow that as nothing to do with Humminbird Problem so ....SORRY GUYS!!!
Endo,
That’s a 778c model unit for sure. Made on February 26th of 2010 on manufacturing line 3, being the 417th unit made on that line on that date. Looks like there have been some software updates for your model since it was made too. Not sure if they will help you with dialing your unit in but they should help with the shallow water readings. You will need to use the PC Connect cables to update your unit though (maybe someone you know or a marine sales store has these and will update your unit).
Could you share the menu changes you made here so others that may be searching could benefit from them?
Ok this is what they told me to do. I tried it and seems to be working right now.
1.Change bottom view to whiteline.
2.83khz beam turn down the sensitivity.
3.Surface clutter turn it down.
4.Noise filter go to Med.
5 Sensitivity turn it down
how much do one of the pc cables cost. might be easier to buy one.
The AS-PC2 lists for about $30 through us but you may be able to beat that price by going to one of the board sponsors. That is the price for the AS-PC2 which has the serial connector. I did not see a listing for the new AS-PC3 which has the USB connector on it. You may want to wait on this version if you do not have a serial port on your computer or else you will have to buy a serial to USB converter cable.Quote:
Originally Posted by endo2075
AS-PC2: AS PC2 :: Humminbird
should the transducer make a clicking noise when the unit is on and out of the water?\
This is a normal function.
thanks it was the first time i had heard it