I bought a new 688 ci hd di last year. it will show the bottom but there is never any thing else on stick ups trees fish or any thing . I figure it is probably me any help sure would be great
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I bought a new 688 ci hd di last year. it will show the bottom but there is never any thing else on stick ups trees fish or any thing . I figure it is probably me any help sure would be great
Can you post pix of your xducer installation ...??
Have you tried Restore Defaults under the Setup tab ... ??
Rickie
I'll take a pic tomorrow and no I haven't restored defaults
Here is how I have it mounted
Make sure the xducer is level with the TM housing ...
Then try the Restore Defaults ...
Restore Defaults will put the unit settings back to factory settings which should give some kind of return ...
Then of course ... Test on the water ... Sonar doesnt work thru air ...
Rickie
I have noticed that the ducer will move some no matter how tight the screw is. will that have affect on it?
The xducer not being level will have some effect ...but not to the point of your issue not showing any returns ...Quote:
Originally Posted by no luck
If Restoring Defaults doesn't work ... We will have to troubleshoot further ...
Rickie
I have noticed on the down imaging screens of my side imaging units, I need to run the sensitivity almost maxed out. Don't know if it will be the same on the dedicated side imaging units.
Thanks for the help guys
Took my boat out to try my fish finder after restore defaults. don't know what the pictures are but it did show something this time
Good! Now when you go out, go through your menu and take note of the settings for contrast, sensitivity, etc. Then start playing with them.....bring sensitivity down from 10 to 8 maybe and then go back over some stuff to see the difference. Then do the same run with sensitivity at 12. You will see that you probably had your settings too low and everything but the bottom was being filtered out. That ledge looks like it might be holding fish
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*Press Menu one time to open the Sonar Xpress menu ...
*Raise Sensitivity until there is an acceptable amount of clutter on the screen ...
*Back off Sensitivity one notch ...
Remember ...the Sensitivity setting is a filter that also filters out weak returns that you may want to see ...
So a small amount of clutter is less filtering ...and it's not a bad thing ...
Rickie
Should the finder be set on auto or manual ?
Sensitivity is manual only ...on a sliding scale of 1-20 ...Quote:
Originally Posted by no luck
Lower Range is the only "Auto" setting...(which "automatically" adjusts the bottom to stay in the middle of the display when set to "Auto") ...
Rickie
It was set on auto next time I will change it to manual
Thanks
Is this a DI unit? Your pics are all in 2d sonar. Set your trying turning your sensitivity up a few notches as well as your contrast. I like the imaging I get back with them both set around 12.
Yes it has di what do you mean by contrast ? I guess I have a lot to learn about fish Finders
HB DI units (and HB SI units) have a Contrast setting in the Enhance menu ...Quote:
Originally Posted by no luck
*Press Menu one time to bring up the Xpress menu ...
*Cursor down Enhance ...
*Cursor right to activate the Enhance menu which will then be overlayed onto the imaging view ...
*Cursor down in the Enhance overlay to "Contrast" ...
Adjusting Contrast up will "contrast" dark echoes against light echoes and make soft targets (like fish) stand out better in the image ...just realize higher contrast will also make the image more "grainy" ...
Rickie