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Finally got to try out my new FF at Beaverfork Lake today. It stayed on "Demo" and says "transducer not connected" when I shut it off and turn it back on. (Even though it IS connected.)
Think I'm still in the "Return" window with the seller - should I just send it back and get another one or fight it out and lose a month of warranty? Kinda ticked off that you can't even use the GPS. Hopefully Greg can point out what I did wrong.
Jim, if it's under warranty with Humminbird you can just send it in and they will fix it pretty quick. It only takes about a week round trip from my house. But I am in Alabama so that might help. On second thought you might just call tech support and they may be able to make sure you've got it connected properly and the settings are right.
was having similar problem with my 587 until I installed the cable strain bracket (silver metal with cutouts).
You might try taking the cables out of the collector and plugging them straight into the unit to see if it's a connection issue...(You don't even have to be in the water to see if it will detect the xducer..you just won't get depth readings)...
Rickie
I have the cable strain bracket installed. Will post pics of the connections tomorrow. I'll try going with a straight connection tomorrow also.
Power on the unit and force it into "Normal" mode....Press "Menu" when the welcome screen shows and then select "Normal"...Quote:
Originally Posted by jim4065
Then go into the main menu under the "Views" tab and make "Visable" the "Accessories" view so you can watch to see if the xducer gets any type of connection at all when wiggling the cable in the back of the unit...
Rickie
I had trouble with my 788 once all I did was bend the little pin on the unit with a small screw driver just a little bit , and adjust (bend ) the cable strain bracket to hold the plug in tighter . Good luck...
If plugging the power and transducer cable in by hand don’t help, just go ahead and call the Humminbird Customer Resource folks at 1-800-633-1468 and explain it all to them. It may be that the temperature sensor in the transducer has failed so the whole transducer would need to be replaced.
Sometimes I'm stupider than other times. After taking the base apart and having it work perfectly with "direct plugging" I re-assembled everything. This time I noticed that it seemed to be loose on the stand, even though it had already "clicked". Pushed down extra hard and it moved down about 3/8" and made a much louder "CLICK". Works perfectly. Oy vey! I just hadn't pushed it all the way previously. Will try it on the lake again tomorrow.
yea sometimes stupid hurts......lol glad it worked out.
My middle name is stupid....
It makes me stubborn and persistent...
I will tear something apart and ....make it work... break it beyond repair... or design something new with the pieces...
Rickie