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I don't know what I've got myself into....
Bought a helix 7 g2 si/gps for my lil boat. I don't think I'll ever figure all this out. Can't get on the water with it for at least two weeks so I've been playing on the simulation.
Any tips/tricks/advice?
Initial settings for si/di?
How to on importing coordinates for waypoints in my head?
Geez
Thanks for any and all advice
Adam
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Go to youtube they have lots of how to videos.
Start here ...
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I would add ...:
Change SI Sensitivity frequently up/down to change brightness/darkness of the SI image ...
Rickie
Thank you both very much, I appreciate the help.
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remember to make adjustments to every different view.
Here is a little something I learned over many years of life. Old feller at work taught it to me. " Inch by inch it's a cinch " . " Yard by yard makes it hard. " He was training me on a pretty complicated piece of machinery.
I was trying to take everything in the first day. I had a 60 day training period. Taking what he told me to heart. I broke all the instructions down to simple steps. By the end of two weeks . What had seemed overwhelming at first became difficult but possible. After a month operation became rather easy. Well before the training period was up. My instructor was doing crossword puzzles to keep his mind occupied.
Hardest thing on any these spanking brand new electronics. Is learning how to use the menu to get to what you want to adjust. Make that your first small step and grow from there.
I would ask around in the area you live to see if anyone offers classes in your boat. That’s what I did and found the knowledge I learned was worth more than I paid for the unit. Would have taken years to learn what I was taught in 5 hours. If your near Kentucky Lake hire rnvinc he’s the best
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Originally Posted by Micropterus salmoides
In what format are (or where did you get) your waypoints ...??
Rickie
Watch YouTube videos by The Technological Angler. Several short videos on how to set up the Helix units.
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Get someone that has one help you set it up . Shorten the learning curve with him telling /showing as you go .
This morning I watched a Doug Vahrengerg u-tube video on snapshot and recording. He suggested making recordings so you have real (not simulated) data/views to practice making head unit adjustments on. I haven't gotten my Helix wet yet but as soon as I do it will be recording... He has some great instructional videos.
Thank you Doug.
After I bought my 1st unit I made a habit of recording for studying at home ...especially when fishing a different area from the previous trip ...Quote:
Originally Posted by IceNitro
I would fish until 30 minutes before dark, put my poles up, and motor to a spot several hundred yards from the launch ramp ...
Start recording and record at a constant selected speed all the way to the launch ramp ...
This not only gave experience in recording (and a significant library of recordings) but also allowed marking waypoints on interesting stuff in the Recording playback that could be verified later as possible "fishy" Stuff ...
Rickie
Check out Hitec Outdoors Benton Ky, they do on the water classes = money well spent!