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Anyone have any idea why my Navionics card causes my Helix 9 DI gen 2 freeze up every time its installed.. unit wont turn off or on if card is installed, have tried putting it in when unit is powered up and when unit is off then install card and turn on either way it freezes up.. it does not do this when installed in my Lowrance HDS 7 gen 2 touch screen.
Just an idea, with card out try going to maps and choose another internal map to see if it still freezes. If it works, make sure your settings on that unit match your other unit.
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Has Navionics ever worked on that unit? Or is this a new install?Quote:
Originally Posted by RustyJig
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I had never tried it in this unit before, just tried the card yesterday while out on the lake..it may be something I'm doing wrong, does the unit automatically recognize the card is in or do I need to do something else.. this is only the 4-5 th time I've had it out on the water all summer.
I just put one in a new Helix 7. I had to go to the menu that ask what map I wanted to use. If I remember right it did not show up as Navionics on the list. I do remember that there was a check box for "auto" but I'm not sure
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Here's what the book says: it says the unit should recognize the card automatically but I don't think mine did.
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I thought I had read it mine it said it should recognize it, but it sure doesn't. I will have to play around with it some more when I go out next, problem is I'm always wanting to fish and not play with depth finder, doesn't do me much good if I don't learn all the ins and outs of it though.. thanks for the help.
I sat in my boat in my backyard and played around with mine so I wouldn't waste time on the water. Good luck! I'm still learning
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You might check to see if the Navionics card you are using is compatable with the unit your installing in. Just a thought as there are different types. I.e. platinum, hot maps, etc.
Navionics compatability chart. https://dbe2w38xsulyl.cloudfront.net...ilityGuide.pdf
Its Hotmaps platinum east, looks like it says its compatible.
Have you tried both card slots? Have you tried any other map card? Could be a bad card reader
You said it works fine in your Lowrance unit. I'm not sure but don't know if they are interchangeable. Call Navionics and check to make sure that card will work with your helix unit. I know at one time with Navionics you had to buy a specific card for Lowrance.
Have you upgraded your Hummingbird 9 lately with the latest upgrade? If you did, that might be a problem the unit is freezing up as this last upgrade as created all kinds of problems for other hummingbird users and they are reverting back to installing older version of software to get everything to work. And the same goes for a lot of Lowrance users. The last upgrade given out by Lowrance has created all kinds of problems also.
have not upgraded it, I tried both slots and still doesn't work.. messed with it for about 20 minutes today and cant get it to recognize the card. what I meant is it does not freeze up my lowrance but I haven't got it to work in it either, my have a bad card.
If it's the micro card version might try pulling the micro card and putting it in another adapter. If that doesn't solve it then most likely a bad card
Are you giving the card time to load? When you put the card in, it make take several minutes for the Bird to load the card.
I think Cray May be on to something, is it compatible with both HB and Low?
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I've just gone through something similar loading my new helix loading waypoints from the Humminbird PC program. I had to power up my Hummingbird head unit and then insert the card
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yes I left it in for a good hr while out on lake fishing and it never did load.
Have left unit on and then inserted card and left in for 15 minutes or so still doesn't load.
Not sure if I will get to get out on lake anymore since I've now started deer hunting as the rut is getting close.
it is the micro card version, where would I get a adapter for it..
it may have the adapter w/it as you have to pull the micro sd out of what looks like a SD card that goes in head unit.. as you can see I know very little about SD cards and their functions.
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Is your card the little tiny card you can hardly hold onto or is it the larger you can hold fairly easily between thumb and finger. Do both units take same size card?
A corrupt Waypoint can sometimes cause weird gremlins similar to this ...
It might be a good idea to back up the waypoints to a blank SD card and Format Nav Directories under the Setup tab ...
Then test the unit with the map card ...
If the gremlin is fixed - the waypoints on the SD card should then be opened in Humminbird PC to search for corrupt waypoints ... (erroneous dates, lat/lon numbers that don't seem right, Waypoint names that have other characters from numbers or letters, ... even duplicate waypoints can create gremlins) ...
Rickie
Correct, the adapter is the square piece the micro card is inserted into.Quote:
Originally Posted by dbowling
If I read your previous post correctly neither your lowrance or humminbird unit will read the map card. That would lead me to believe your map card is the issue.
you are correct so far it does not work in either depth finder so it may be the card. Cant remember exactly where I bought card now will have to check pay pal records and see if I can find transaction]
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just a update the card works fine in my HDS 7 touch gen 2 but still will not work in my helix 9 gen 2.. did online chat with Navionics and they couldn't figure out why it wouldn't work.. told me to update my helix to the latest software but that doesn't seem like a good idea as everyone says it has glitches in it.. they say the card is a 2011 version, thought when I bought it fellow said it was only a couple years old but cant swear to it.
What version of software does your Helix 9 have in it now? If your needing to update to 1.83 or 1.84 from what I have been reading, some people it works, others are having a real heck of a time with it. If you happpen to need 1.64 to go back to (if it works in the Helix 9). I can send you a copy. I have a Helix Mega and have 1.64 in it, but can’t bring myself to upgrade to 1.84. Still, I may take the plunge and upgrade if the itch gets to me. :bash
to be honest haven't checked, just looked at box but doesn't have anything on it like my Lowrance does.. boat is under cover now so will have to wait till rain finishes in a couple days before I can check.. appreciate the offer and will let you know. I would just as soon leave mine alone if there's any chance of it messing it up. I did find out by going back thru my ebay transactions and looking at the old ad my card has 2016 updates on it whatever that means.
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