lowrance hds/structure scan question....linking gen 2 and 1st gen together....

ok, this might be a dumb question, and i think i know the answer but just wanna check.........im looking at a hds5-gen2-with structure scan and a hds7-1st gen w/out the structure scan.....i have a power drive/I-pilot with universal sonar.....if i bought both the hds units listed my idea would be to place the hds5 on the front of the boat and connect it to the us2 transducer on the i-pilot, then place the hds7 on the back of the boat and run it on the structure scan that came with the hds 5.....link them together also...is this posible? thanks for any info, God bless all.

part 2 of question.....ok now if i decided to just get one of the units now (have to further explore my budget to see what direction im going)......could i mount that unit on the front and use the us2 transducer for sonar purposes the switch to the structure scan transducers on the back of the boat for si/down scan use.....would the trans ducer for my current back unit interupt a structure scan setup also placed on the back¿......

By using Ethernet cables, you can view up to three units from one Structurescan module. The 2D transducer won't interfere with the Structurescan.

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Originally Posted by jeepguyjames

part 2 of question.....ok now if i decided to just get one of the units now (have to further explore my budget to see what direction im going)......could i mount that unit on the front and use the us2 transducer for sonar purposes the switch to the structure scan transducers on the back of the boat for si/down scan use.....would the trans ducer for my current back unit interupt a structure scan setup also placed on the back¿......

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Hey James thats how I have my boat set up other than the universal trans in front, I have a bracket trans on my trolling motor. I also have a rear graph trans on the back with my structure scan trans with no problems. You will love it!!

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Originally Posted by becks

Hey James thats how I have my boat set up other than the universal trans in front, I have a bracket trans on my trolling motor. I also have a rear graph trans on the back with my structure scan trans with no problems. You will love it!!

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is the transducer and the structure scan ducer for two diff graphs?

Yes, I have the structure scan hooked up to the front graph. I'm fixing to run another ethernet wire to the back graph so I can have sctructure scan on both graphs.

James
There is a menu in the unit which allows you to use which ever ducers you want to use. There are a bunch of options listed as to which type of ducer its looking at.
On my HDS 7 on the front of the boat I can view either the 2d ducer on the TM or look at the 2d ducer from the HDS 8 mounted on the transom.
DI/SI can be view on either unit via ethernet cable.

I could have shown you this yesterday I drove past your house about 3:15-3:30.

i have been following this thread, just to get educated for when i throw on another hds. where is there a menu in the unit to switch transducers. i have the hds7 with structure scan currently.

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Originally Posted by Crappiegirl1

i have been following this thread, just to get educated for when i throw on another hds. where is there a menu in the unit to switch transducers. i have the hds7 with structure scan currently.

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I was afraid some one was going to ask this....I'll have to go look. It may take a day or 2 before I can mess with it.

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Originally Posted by Crappiegirl1

i have been following this thread, just to get educated for when i throw on another hds. where is there a menu in the unit to switch transducers. i have the hds7 with structure scan currently.

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I believe this may answer your question. To get to Data Sources press Menu >Menu>Network> Data Sources.

Data Sources
An advanced feature that allows you to use
data from a network data source or data from a
sensor connected to your unit.
If, for example, you do not want to use your
unit’s internal GPS antenna, you could use an
external GPS antenna connected to an ethernet
or NMEA 2000 network.
To access the Data Source Selection Screen,
highlight Data Sources on the Network menu
and press enter.
To select a data source:
1. Select a data category and press the keypad to the right. A subcategory list
will appear.
2. Select a subcategory and press the keypad to the right. A list of sources will
be displayed.
3. Highlight a desired data source and press enter.


Brian

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Originally Posted by Crappiegirl1

i have been following this thread, just to get educated for when i throw on another hds. where is there a menu in the unit to switch transducers. i have the hds7 with structure scan currently.

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Here ya go- I did this from my HDS-7

To view from another transducer. While in the sonar mode press menu twice, select "Network Sonar" if you press "enter" it turns this feature on. When I did this, on the top of my sonar screen @ the 0 line it said HDS-8, indicating I was viewing the HDS-8 ducer

If you want to select a different type of transducer, while in the sonar mode press menu twice, select "Installation" press enter. A whole list of transducer options comes up. Mine was set on "unknown" but since I was there I selected 83/200 (which is what I have). I have no idea what all these options are but I assumed they may be some of the types available with some of the TM's. Also, I have no idea what effect switching to the 83/200 will have on sonar settings I currently have.

I hope this helps

Some of those settings are Simrad and some are Airmar transducers. What I believe happens is that the unit processor sets a transmit power level based on the transducer selected. You can adjust the sensitivity of the unit, but the sensitivity is with reference to the selected transducer. I use unknown. I could have selected the generic, but I have better display with the unknown setting. Could be that the unknown is a lower power setting. Not sure. I don't need a lot of power for depth at Ky Lake since the average depth is only 12 ft.

I also use DI overlay on the 2d. What I do is not for everyone nor am I an expert on HDS. I know how to push buttons pretty good.

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Originally Posted by Cane Pole

Some of those settings are Simrad and some are Airmar transducers. What I believe happens is that the unit processor sets a transmit power level based on the transducer selected. You can adjust the sensitivity of the unit, but the sensitivity is with reference to the selected transducer. I use unknown. I could have selected the generic, but I have better display with the unknown setting. Could be that the unknown is a lower power setting. Not sure. I don't need a lot of power for depth at Ky Lake since the average depth is only 12 ft.

I also use DI overlay on the 2d. What I do is not for everyone nor am I an expert on HDS. I know how to push buttons pretty good.

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Now that makes sense. I think I've used the 83/200 setting before and went back to the unknown setting. I'm not sure why I didn't like it. I need to play with the DI overlay a bit more.

great info guys but i dont think im asking my question correctly......hers what im going to want to do.....i want to put an hds unit on the front of my boat, hook that hds unit into my universal sonar on my i-pilot for the graph, put the structure scan ducers on the back of the boat so i can side scan with the unit......i would continue to use my eagle fish elite 480on the rear of the boat hooked to its trans ducer on the back also (until i can swing a second hds to link with one on front)......will the eagles trans ducer being mounted on the back mess up the hds structure scan thats mounted back there also?

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Originally Posted by jeepguyjames

great info guys but i dont think im asking my question correctly......hers what im going to want to do.....i want to put an hds unit on the front of my boat, hook that hds unit into my universal sonar on my i-pilot for the graph, put the structure scan ducers on the back of the boat so i can side scan with the unit......i would continue to use my eagle fish elite 480on the rear of the boat hooked to its trans ducer on the back also (until i can swing a second hds to link with one on front)......will the eagles trans ducer being mounted on the back mess up the hds structure scan thats mounted back there also?

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Should work ok.

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Originally Posted by Cane Pole

Should work ok.

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Thank you sir.....

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Originally Posted by cane pole

should work ok.

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