Lakemaster lake list...12-15-12...
url=http://www.lakemap.com/Find-a-Lake/]Lake 1[/url]
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Lakemaster lake list...12-15-12...
url=http://www.lakemap.com/Find-a-Lake/]Lake 1[/url]
Hey Jack!
Posted by RGecy at url=http://forums.sideimagingsoft.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=30qf0e9i3o50staimtgocd1c33&act ion=forum]Humminbird Side Imaging Forums - Index[/url]
The settings are fully changeable during recording and playback. You can even change freq while recording.
On playback you can not change freq, since the data has already been recorded. But all the other features are processed live. You can even pause a recording and change the settings to see what looks best.
There are specific circumstances that HB can share 2D sonar data to/from a DI model unit:
1. With 6.570 software a 8/9/1158c DI (or HD DI model) can share (subscribe to) the 200/83kHz or 50/200kHz sonar data from another non-DI model unit as they can be set to use this type of transducer. Effectively setting the 8/9/1158c DI unit to one of these transducer settings makes it a 8/9/1158 (non-DI) model unit.
2. With 6.570 software a non-DI model unit can now subscribe to only the 200kHz part of the DI units 2D sonar. The 455kHz 2D sonar will still work in the DI model unit and the DI sonar data is not shared since the non-DI unit does not have this capability.
Here is info on the HB HDSI Xducer installation with sections for different boat brands...
url=http://www.bbcboards.net/humminbird-sonar-gps/172972-installation-networking-information-resource.html]Installation & Networking Information Resource[/url]
The stock HDSI Xducer can be stuck down in water far enough to get high speed readings but doing so risks the Xducer being damaged by underwater obstacles...
Most glass boat guys are installing a XP 9 20 T thru hull Xducer for high speed 2d readings (using a AS Si DB Y cable) and mounting the HDSI Xducer up higher for protection...(that HDSI Xducer is $270 a pop)...
Transducer : XNT 9 20 T (transom mount)
Transducer XP 9 20 (Shoot thru hull)
Cable: AS SI DB Y
"Max Depth" setting...per Greg on another forum....
In or out of the water the transducer will ping. However, if it is not getting a water depth reading it will wait for the maximum amount of time before it pings again. It has to do this in case it really is in very deep water. Setting the Max Depth menu will limit the unit in the amount of time that it will wait to ping again – depth reading or not.
With the Max Depth reading set to “Auto” it will adjust to the depth at hand if there is a water depth to be detected.
HB recommended screen cleaner...
img]http://islandlife808.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/windex-vinegar.gif[/img]
SI range lines
img]http://forums.sideimagingsoft.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=4981.0;attach=7568 ;image[/img]
Here's a short video showing how 2d sonar works....
One important item the video does not explain....
*The unit xducer is "pinging" (sending) the acoustic sound pulse thru the water at several times per second....
*The processed reflection data from each single "ping" is displayed along the right vertical edge of the 2d screen (about 1 pixel wide)....
*Then the next ping's processed data is also stacked on right vertical edge of the 2d screen pushing the previous displayed ping data to the left....
*This "stacking" of each ping's data at the right of the screen and pushing the previous ping's data to the left .....creates the "scrolling" effect seen on the 2d display...
So, in effect...only the very right-most vertical edge of the 2d screen is actually what is directly under the xducer....everthing else displayed to the left on the 2d screen is "history" and what the xducer has already passed over....
video=youtube;YczeSnXjKd4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YczeSnXjKd4[/video]
Rickie
Wide side tri-beam
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img]http://www.crappie.com/crappie/attachments/fishing-electronics-photography/113645d1358962978-trash-treasure-wideside-beam-shape-side-view.jpg[/img]
img]http://www.crappie.com/crappie/attachments/fishing-electronics-photography/113646d1358962979-trash-treasure-wideside-beam-shape-top-view.jpg[/img]
Dedicated DI unit beam coverage
DI sonar coverage:
45 degrees at 800kHz, area covered = 0.83 X water depth
75 degrees at 455kHz, area covered = 1.53 X water depth
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DI from SI beam coverage (approx.)
Narrow around 20 Degrees or 1/3 Depth,
Medium around 60 Degrees or equal to depth,
Wide is approximately 90 Degrees or 1.5 times the depth.
Navionics year date codes...
East list as an example...:
E is a 2005
E2 is a 2006
E3 is a 2007
E4 is a 2008
E5 is a 2009
E6 is a 2010
E-6 is also on the newer cards since there are no more annual issues. Newer cards are updateable and can be yesterday or today's data
From Greg on another forum:
i]The unit has two tests that it runs to determine if a transducer is connected or not. The first is to check for the presence of the built-in temperature sensor. If one is there the unit should automatically go into the Normal operation mode. If it does not detect the built-in temperature sensor it “pings” the transducer and listens for a ringback. If it detects any it assumes a transducer is connected and automatically goes into the Normal operation mode. If it doesn’t detect any ringback it assumes no transducer is connected and automatically enters into the Point Of Sale Simulation mode. The ringback detection is not a 100% test though, so you could have a good transducer connected to the unit which it cannot detect. This is why the Demonstration menu was added. Set it to “Off” and the unit will go into the Normal operation mode regardless of whether it detects a transducer or not.[/i]
Doug V tutorials....
url=http://www.bbcboards.net/humminbird-sonar-gps/172968-all-sonar-information-resource.html]All Sonar Information Resource[/url]
12v 2amp power supply..
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Navionics compatability chart...
url]http://www.navionics.com/sites/www.navionics.com/files/documents/Americas_CompatibilityGuide_v16_Jan28th2013.pdf.pd f[/url]
Your choice or 2d or DI (or both) will be a lot dependent on how you plan to use your sonar ....
If you traverse over and past structure/fish... Then either sonar (2d or DI) will "paint" a descernable image on the display as the sonar beam passes over and past the structure/fish...
If you sit motionless on top of structure/fish... Then the "cone shape 2d" sonar beam...might be easier to keep that structure/fish in the echo return area than the "thin slice DI" sonar beam...
Your style of fishing and what part of the underwater world you expect your sonar to show you will dictate which sonar beam "shape" (cone or slice) will best work for you...
Below are depictions for the 2d "cone shaped" sonar beams and the DI "thin slice" sonar beam...each is a separate and distinct tool best used in certain situations....
This is the 2d "cone shaped" sonar beams and how the echo returns are shown on the display...
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This is the DI "thin slice" sonar beam and how the echo returns are shown on the display...(only the yellow triangle under the boat is the actual DI "thin slice" sonar beam...the grey area behind the boat is history that the boat has already passed over)...
IMG]http://i477.photobucket.com/albums/rr134/rnvinc/HB/SwitchFire_DI2.jpg[/IMG]
A HB DI unit can use a dual xducer setup (2d xducer and a DI xducer) by using a TS3 Transducer Switch and make the needed changes in the "Connected Transducer" menu each time you want to see the 2d or the DI..This is only possible because the 800, 900 and 1100 series DI units all have the standard 200/83kHz 2D sonar capability (the 300, 500 and 700 series DI units do not).
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Lowrance network pic
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The paddle wheel speed accessory will not be as accurate as GPS speed...(in realizing actual boat progression on the water)...
The paddle wheel speed indication is a direct result of water movement turning the paddle wheel at a certain number of "revolutions per second"....
It is entirely possible to be facing "into a 3mph water current" (such as in a river) and the not actually making any forward boat progression .....in this case the paddle wheel would be indicating a speed of 3mph...whereas the GPS would be indicating a speed of zero...
The paddle wheel accessory is utilized best by trollers in moving water because trollers want to calculate their bait's trolling depths as the moving water (such as a river) creates friction against the baits to affect how deep the baits will troll thru the water column....
Stick with the GPS speed to get the best accuracy for "actual boat progression" on the water (regardless of water current effects)...
Installing ferrite rings...
ATTACH=CONFIG]120976[/ATTACH]
Unit Refresh rate vs GPS puck refresh rate...
url=http://www.bbcboards.net/lowrance-garmin-sonar-gps/339800-antenna-refresh-rate-question-fistec-response.html]Antenna Refresh rate question from a fistec response[/url]
Installing ferrite ring...
video=youtube;EM3xNctWaO4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM3xNctWaO4&sns=em[/video]
Setting HB "Map Offset"...
video=youtube;CAGIvOLoqYc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAGIvOLoqYc&sns=em[/video]
From Greg in a different post...
To export waypoints on a pre-waypoint management unit:
- Press MENU button twice and go to the Nav menu tab.
- Scroll down to the “Export All Nav Data” menu and activate it by using the Right Arrow.
To export waypoints on a waypoint management unit:
- Press the MENU button twice and go to the “Waypoints, Routes, tracks” menu.
- Open this menu by using the Right Arrow.
- Scroll up to “Options” and open it using the Right Arrow.
- Select “Select All and…” and use the Right Arrow to open this submenu.
- Select “Export” and use the Right Arrow to activate this menu.
To import waypoints on a pre-waypoint management unit:
- The memory card can be installed before or after the unit is powered on.
To import waypoints on a waypoint management unit:
- The memory card has to be installed after the unit is powered on.
SI xducer connector pin configuration...
img]http://forums.sideimagingsoft.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=5388.0;attach=8114[/img]
XNT 9 DI T connector pin configuration
img]http://forums.sideimagingsoft.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=5388.0;attach=8094 ;image[/img]
Here's a tip on noting the software version that comes on your unit...
(I recommend doing the following before you ever update your new unit for the first time)...:::
*Power on the unit...
*When the HB welcome screen comes up...press "Menu"...
*3 choices will be shown...choose "Simulator"...
*when the unit boots into "Simulator"....press "Menu" twice
*when the menu opens....cursor over to "Accessories"...
*cursor down to "Screenshots"...turn this "On"...
*cursor over to the "Views" tab...
*cursor down to "System Status"....make this view Visable....
*exit out of the menu...
*insert a blank SD card in the unit card slot (doesnt matter which slot)...
*press the "View" button on the face of the unit until the "System Status" page shows...
*press "Mark" on the face of the unit.....this will take a screenshot of the "System Status" page and send it to the SD card...
*remove the SD card from the unit and insert it into the card reader of your PC...
*open the folder on the SD card titled "Snapshot"....
*copy the screenshot of the "System Status" page to your PC where you will always have it to refer back to in the future..
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LSS2 X-ray
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Waypoints are saved directly to the unit memory when the "Mark" button is pressed...
Snapshots are saved directly to an inserted SD card when the screenshot feature is enabled in the Main menu...
*Insert a SD card into the unit card slot...
*Press "Menu" twice to get into the Main menu...
*Cursor over to the "Accessories" tab...
*Cursor down to "Screenshots"....
*Cursor right to "On"....
*Exit out of the menu system...
Now..pressing the "Mark" button will save a waypoint (of the boat's GPS location) into the unit's internal memory U]B]and[/B][/U] save a snapshot of the unit display screen directly to the SD card....
*Remove the SD card from the unit and insert it into your pc card reader…a window should open showing files on the SD card…
*Create a new folder on your pc's desktop labeled “HB”….
*Transfer the folder labeled "SNAPSHOTS" from the SD card to the “HB” folder…
*Open the "SNAPSHOTS" folder....
*Click on any of the files that have a “.png” extension and your pc’s picture viewer program should open it to view the “.png” snapshot….
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Recordings are also saved directly to an inserted SD card....
U]To make a recording...[/U]
*Insert a SD card into the unit...
*Cycle thru the "Views" button until the "Snapshot and Recording" view is showing on the display..I](If the "Snapshot and Recording" view is not in the views cycle..it must be made "Visable" under the "Views" tab in the unit Main Menu system....)[/I]
*With the "Snapshot and Recording" view on the display...Press "Menu" 1 time to open the Xpress menu...
*Press "Start Recording"...(A popup stating "Recording" should U]intermittantly[/U] show at the top of the screen)...
*Recording "records" all views at the same time...so you can cycle thru the views during recording...
*Recording also records the raw data so changing any settings during recording will not affect the recording...(except changing frequency during recording will actually be recorded as a frequency change)...(and changing SI Range during recording will only allow "playback view" of what SI Range is showing on the SI image display during recording)....
*Keep recording to 30 minutes or less to make file size smaller...(Just record multiple smaller recordings)....
*When finished recording...Press "Menu" 1 time (from any screen)...to open Xpress menu...
*Select "Stop Recording"...
*You can view the recording on the unit...
*Cycle thru the "Views" button until the "Snapshot and Recording" view is visable...
*Use the 4way cursor "up or down" to choose which recording (or snapshot) you want to view...(the arrows above and below and to the right will turn red when selected...
*Use the 4way cursor to the right to start recording (or view snapshot)...
*While viewing a recording or a snapshot on the unit...press the "Menu" button 1 time to open the Xpress menu for controls of that displayed feature....
*Always U]"Stop Playback"[/U] (in any xpress menu) before removing the SD card from the unit....(snapshots do not matter)...
*Remove SD card from unit...
*Insert card into pc's card reader...a window should open showing the files on the card...
*Transfer the folder labeled "RECORD" from the SD card to the “HB” folder on your pc....
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The recordings can be viewed in a third party software called Humviewer….
*Download Humviewer here… (be sure to select the download "bundle" with JAVA...) url=http://humviewer.cm-johansen.dk/]HumViewer - Viewer of Humminbird sonar recording files[/url]
*When it asks if you want to “run” or “save”…click “save”….
*When it asks where you want to save…navigate for it to download the .exe installer to the new “HB” folder…
*When it is finished downloading the .exe file...click on the .exe file...
*Follow the prompts to install the HV program...
*Open the Humviewer program that has now been installed…(I think version 86 is the latest)…(probably in your "Program" files under START/ALL PROGRAMS....)
*Open the HV program....
When Humviewer opens….
*Click “Open” in the top left of the screen….
*Navigate to the “HB” folder (that you created on your desktop) ...until you find the "RECORD" folder that you transferred from the SD card….
*Open the "RECORD" folder...
*Select the file that ends in .DAT...this file should enter into the "File Name" at the bottom of the HV open wizard...
*Select the "Open" button at the bottom...
*The recording file should load into Humviewer…(sometimes this takes a few minutes depending on how long a recording you made)….
*You will also need to download the latest version of Google Earth if you want Humviewer to open the "HV program created data" into a Goodle Earth overlay image....
Lots more info on Humviewer here… url=http://forums.sideimagingsoft.com/index.php?topic=172.0]HumViewer - Viewer of humminbird files[/url]
If you need more help …ask here or pm me….
Yes...even down to 0.0mph (in the "Head Up" setting) the chart will rotate to keep what's in front of the boat on the water at the top of the screen on the chart...
One other note ...the "Heading Line"... (if made Visable in the menu) ...will always show on the chart extended in the direction the boat icon is pointing...
Whereas... The "Course Projection Line" ...(if made Visable in the menu)...will only show above 0.6mph ...
If the boat speed slows to below 0.6mph ...the "Heading Line" continues to show on the chart and the "Course Projection Line" disappears....(because the GPS no longer is detecting movement-"course")...
One has to remember the "Heading" and "Course" are products of 2 completely different functions of the AS GPS HS antenna...
The "Heading" is a product of the magnetic compass in the puck and is derived by the magnetic compass knowing how many degrees the bow of the boat is from magnectic North (0/360°)...
The "Course" is a product of the Earth's satellites detecting actual movement of the puck between .25 second intervals of "where the puck is now" from " where the puck was .25 seconds ago"....
HDSI patent image showing angles of SI piezoes
img]http://forums.sideimagingsoft.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=5388.0;attach=8598[/img]
SI pin configuration depiction
img]http://forums.sideimagingsoft.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=5388.0;attach=8602[/img]
I tried the Zagg protectors...twice...too sticky made installation not so easy...expensive
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I tried Screenpatronus ...3 years....good protector ...easy to install...degrades viewability/brightness of the screen (especially non LED backlit screens)... cheaper..
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I tried NuShield DayVue...good protector ...easy to install... doesn't degrade brightness of screen but is very reflective showing my own reflection in the screen ... Midpriced ...
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Now I use NO screen protector and just clean it more often thru the day...