Thread: Garmin's CHIRP SideVu and DownVu..

Originally Posted by rnvinc

Ron ....is the 2d and the DI in the same xducer for this model...??

(Can you post a pic of the xducer...??)

Rickie

This is the supplied transducer with the 70DV. https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/shop...-12087-01.html

Originally Posted by Shellback

This is the supplied transducer with the 70DV. https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/shop...-12087-01.html

I've gotta get that Garmin xducer so I can test it on my 1197...

Wire splicing time again...

Rickie

Originally Posted by Shellback

i have the Garmin 70DV, with 2D sonar and down imaging, no chirp transducer. The chirp SI transducer comes with their black box add on that gives side imaging. Not sure if I will be going that way or not. here's a few screen shots I took last week. The fish were biting in water 5-7 feet deep, so I didn't spend much time fooling around with the new unit. The old bridge shots were taken in some choppy water, so I think the clarity was effected. I think I am going to be very happy with it!Attachment 159862Attachment 159863Attachment 159864Attachment 159865

The di looks good shellback,i also like the 2d

Originally Posted by kosmo

The di looks good shellback,i also like the 2d

Me too, that's what impressed me the most.

Originally Posted by Shellback

My first picture has much crisper lines than the bridge shots. I was on a mission for fish'n, and ran out onto the open lake to get the bridge shot. The water was choppy from the wind, and also me circling to find the bridge. Not sure if that effected the sharpness of the picture or not.

This is one more picture of the same steel structure in SI mode. Actually the depth is about 20ft only against your 60ft, water is clean and no waves at all. Hope the CHIRP will give us much more opportunities.

great pics and I can't wait to see some form somebody who has the si chirp.

I found a pic of the Garmin SideVu xducer...

If the 2d and DI are in the stock xducer...and the SideVu is added with the additional black box...I wonder why this xducer also has a DI piezo...??

Maybe this xducer CHIRPs the SideVu and the DownVu...while the stock xducer is conventional 2d/DI tone burst... (I'll have to read more to get confirmation)...



Rickie

The SI ducer has DI, but no 2D. In my case, with a 70DV, I have to keep the 2D/DI transducer in order to have 2D sonar, if I install the black box and SI/DI Chirp.