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I'm happy with it and got it at a great price.The instrument is portable and therefore meets my needs while renting boats. Just gotta figure this thing out to utilize it to maximum capability
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I think your 798 is pretty much the same as my 598 but with a bigger screen and the preset screen buttons. When you get it out, make some recordings while you drive around and play them at home. The recordings from your water will teach you tons about your unit. It will take a couple of trips for sure to get comfortable with it. It's a really good unit, congrats and enjoy!
Thanks 6Pound.Quote:
Originally Posted by 6poundtest
I took it out last Saturday - worked as advertised but I had no idea what I was looking at other than the bottom and obvious structure.
This past week I have read the manual, watched YT vids, been read this forum, and played with the settings in simulation mode.
The wife and I are hitting the water this Saturday armed with a little more knowledge. It's a smallish county lake, so shouldn't be too overwhelming. I will take your advice and make some recordings.
If it's a side scan unit, it takes a bit of time to get the hang of it. I do like to show the water column for those fish I pass directly over, they show up better in the dark column rather than the clean bottom view. That would be under the SI enhance menu.
I'm a believer in the recordings for learning. I like roughly 10 minute segments or so; others claim that the longer ones can take a long time to load in something like Humviewer. Don't be shy about changing color pallets, sensitivity, contrast, etc. when playing back the recordings. Even changing the back lighting level under the power button can change how the display looks to your eyes. You may find that what looks good at home is not the same as what you like while on the water but at least you'll have some sort of baseline comparison to work from.
I fish small waters myself, less than 100 acres is my rule. 95% of my fishing is in less than 20' of water. I like to keep the side view at less than 50' since my waters are small and it doesn't take too long to cover most of it. Easier to see things when you don't compress a long view in to a short space.
What freq is the 50' view in SI?
I think the only option on these units is the 455, I don't think the 800 is an option with that transducer/head unit. I just checked and my 598 is 455 only.
We gonna give it a college try on Saturday morning! Wife is more excited than I am . She had me drive her to Walmart so she could pick out the jigs she wanted to use. Never mind I have a box full of them:)
Hope we find hem and they are willing to indulge us.
Post up your pictures and questions after your next trip. There are some really sharp guys here to answer your tougher questions; I'm just a new guy and don't know much compared to the other guys.
But I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night .............:Rofl
Hahaha. I am with you. Will do. No one posts pics of trips when the fish don't cooperate but I will if that be the case.
God bless you 6pound - thanks for the helpful dialogue. MTF on Saturday afternoon.
I have the 798 hdsi and i really like it. Does yours have down imaging or side imaging? Does it take screenshots? If it takes screenshots there is a program called Hummview that you can look at picture after you get back home.
Good luck and tight lines!!
this thing is smarter than I am. It does have SI and DI. I use both dependent on the circumstances of the moment. I bought it and built it to be portable and it has worked great. However, recently it has developed a problem where any jolt or bump to the device causes it to shut off and a power up is needed. Thinking about sending it to Eufala for maintenance.Quote:
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have took some screenshots but haven't DL'd them to my PC to view.
i just bought a boat this past weekend with electronics already installed. Don't see me using the 798 much in the near future and contemplating selling it or maybe I will by a little bass buddy type boat for pond and other small water fishing.
Don't send it in. Most likely bad connection where unit plugs into the mount. First thing is to make sure it's completely seated into the mount and latched. If it is pull unit then check to see if power connector is pushed back in its mount. May have to pull cable retainer and reseat plugs in mount then reinstall little metal retainer and make sure it's not bent back not holding plus all the way up. 90% of the time that connection is the problem on those mounts.Quote:
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Originally Posted by cray
It is one of those units that detach from the mount. My eyeball test doesn't detect an issue but your advice to inspect it closer is good.
appreciate it
Check the power cable for corrosion. The pins are easily corroded. I use a knife to clean the tips. If they get really bad,you'll have to replace the cable.
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Like the guys mentioned ... make sure the power connector is all the way up seated in the collector ...
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You can also test the connection by removing the cables from the mount and plugging them directly into the head unit to determine if vibration or movement causes power issues ...
Rickie