Thread: 999 and 1199 83 khz issue

Originally Posted by ibcamn

Hotrodsrx, what other problems are you having? I'm interested because my wife and I have ordered a 999 and an 1199 for our boat. I'm starting to wonder if we've made a mistake.

I'm currently running a 898c SI and a 859c HD. They both worked great until I started adding accessories and had to update software to support those features (Heading Sensor, I Pilot Link etc.) Since then my 2D has become "very pixelated" on both units. On a recent trip this last fall to northern Minnesota my 898 would randomly get rainbow looking lines across the screen. This was with 7.09 software. After this happened several times I got tired of it. Luckily, I had version 6.49 software with me and I loaded it and never had any more trouble. I took screen shots of what was happening and e-mailed them to HB customer support and haven't received any help. I will say the SI with the 7.09 software did appear to be more crisp.

I spoke with a member on here that I have used as a guide a couple times. He recently bought a new boat and has a 1199 SI and a 859DI and he loves them. He fishes multiple times a week so I know he isn't going to use something that doesn't work.