I just ordered a Terrova with us2 and ipilot! My question is can I use my 587c di with it? I know the down imaging won't work but will I still have traditional sonar?
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I just ordered a Terrova with us2 and ipilot! My question is can I use my 587c di with it? I know the down imaging won't work but will I still have traditional sonar?
Seems like I read somewhere the 2D part will work. Hopefully someone can verify that.
I don't know why it would not work. If you put a 2d transducer on my HDS 7 it reads 2D (only) just fine. I have a Terrova with the Universal sonar, but I have a HB standard color 2D on it. Far as I know if I hooked up the HDS7 it would read 2D fine.
I hope you guys are right. All I have been able to find is that down imaging won't work. Hopefully someone will chime in here that has done it on a 500 series Humminbird.
I used it with a 535 HB, just plain back and white before I replaced with the color one. Works fine with either of those. You know you have to buy the HB adaptor cable to connect the DF to the IPilot US2. The US2 is designed to work with most any brand of DF but you have to get the correct adaptor to hook it up.
This is the chart for the cable you probably need.
MKR-US2-8 this adaptor fits the following units:
Humminbird 1157c Combo, 1158c Combo, 1159ci HD Combo, 1198c SI Combo, 1199ci HD SI Combo, 161 Combo, 323, 325,
343c, 345c, 363 Combo, 365i Combo, 383c Combo, 385ci Combo, 386ci Combo, 678c HD Combo,
688 ci HD Combo, 718, 728, 768 Combo, 778c, 778c HD, 788c Combo, 788ci Combo, 788ci HD Combo,
858c Combo, 858c HD Combo, 859ci HD Combo, 898c SI Combo, 898c HD SI Combo, 899 ci HD SI Combo,
917c Combo, 957c Combo, 958c Combo, 958c HD Combo, 959ci HD Combo, 998c SI Combo,
998c HD SI Combo, 999ci HD SI Combo, 999ci HD KVD Combo, Fishfinder 525, Fishfinder 535, Fishfinder 550,
Fishfinder 560, Fishfinder 561, Fishfinder 565, Fishfinder 570, Fishfinder 580 Combo, Fishfinder 581i Combo,
Fishfinder 586c, Fishfinder 586c HD, Fishfinder 587c Combo, Fishfinder 587ci HD,
Fishfinder 596c HD Combo, Fishfinder 597c Combo, Fishfinder 597ci Combo, Fishfinder 597ci HD Combo,
PiranhaMAX 143, PiranhaMAX 150, PiranhaMAX 153, PiranhaMAX 160, PiranhaMAX 170, PiranhaMAX 180,
PiranhaMAX 190c
This came from the MinnKota website. If your unit is listed, I think you could assume it will work on the US2. You can always call HB customer service and they can tell you for sure.
The Universal Sonar is 83kHz/200kHz ...
The HB DI units are 200kHz/455kHz ...
Also there is no option to turn off the DI transmitters in the smaller DI units ...
Will the 2D sonar on my 597ci hd di work with the US2 ducer on my terrova?
Rickie
Thank you, that answers my question. I was hopping it would work for just the 200 kHz but guess not. I'll just have to run the di transducer and hope the wires don't get wrapped around the head with the ipilot.
I run my HDS7 on the US2 and it works fine. I read a report somewhere and several people like the US2 better than the xducer that comes with the HDS.Quote:
Originally Posted by SeaRay
http://www.crappie.com/crappie/fishi...nsducer-mount/
Read the post's in here then look it up on YouTube. Good info on how to install ducer and not have cable wrapping around motor.
It is possible that the 200kHz might show some returns ... But at the expense of possibly frying the DI transmitter ...Quote:
Originally Posted by criddy
HB would most likely recommend against for just that reason ...
Rickie
Yes they would Rickie, that and the fact that the unit uses the DI sonar to determine water depth when fishing shallower water. Without the DI sonar he may not be able to show the correct digital depth readings. The DI model units are different that way from all of our other units.
Thanks for all the info. To sum it up, looks like I won't be able to use the universal sonar but I can run the transducer cord down the grove in the shaft and it will be out of the way. I didn't know the terrova had a grove in it, my power drive does not and it's kind of a rinky dink setup for the transducer wire.