(='_'=) Posted August 6, 2012 Author Posted August 6, 2012 thanx for your comments!! this weekend i went fishing, so on friday night i did what you said, lowered the transducer, tilt it downwards one notch, and reset to default settings.... on saturday i went to the lake, and still, the FF only displays temp, depth, and vertical lines here and there... but no bottom contour, no structure, and, of course, no fish.... now, as Oteymc mentioned, i purchased the fish finder from him... my next step after trying to set the FF properly, was going to be to send him an email to ask for his help... but this wont be neccesary, as he already contacted me telling me he is going to send me a new transducer... i really appreciate it, as he mentions, when you buy something you expect it to work, but i know this things happen and theres no problem, hopefully we can make it work soon.... meanwhile, i removed an older humminbird from my boat, you can actually see where to other transducer was mounted on one of the pics posted earlier.... this other FF is going on my other boat, but, i believe the transducers are similar and the plugs are the same.... so, my question is.. can i plug the other transducer to see if it is actually a transducer problem?? what will it read if i turn it on without putting it in the water?? because i can take the boat to the lake maybe in 2 weeks, but i could try the other transducer tomorrow afternoon.... but i dont know if out of the water it would give me some reading or something to let me know it is actually a bad transducer and it needs replacing... Quote
Super User Wayne P. Posted August 6, 2012 Super User Posted August 6, 2012 yes if the other unit is a regular sonar unit Quote
(='_'=) Posted August 6, 2012 Author Posted August 6, 2012 ok, Otey just sent me a pic of how his screen looks like with the fish finder ON and out of the water, i will try plugging the old transducer and see if it shows something... if it does then i will know i need a new transducer, if it doesnt, then ill come back for more help.... Quote
Super User Wayne P. Posted August 6, 2012 Super User Posted August 6, 2012 You cannot tell if or how the unit is working out of the water. The only thing you can verify out of the water is the transducer is transmitting since it makes a clicking should. Quote
(='_'=) Posted August 7, 2012 Author Posted August 7, 2012 well, Otey send me a pic of the screen with the boat out of the water, and you can see the black line that represents the bottom.... i guess if i see something differente than a white screen, i will be able to tell the transducer was the problem?? Quote
(='_'=) Posted August 31, 2012 Author Posted August 31, 2012 well, Oteymc sent me a new transducer, thanx again Otey! yesterday i tried it, and, as you may have guessed, i am getting a signal now... it makes a clicking sound, something i hadnt noticed with the other transducer... plus, now im getting some signals, most of it was a flat black line, but i assume this was because it was out of the water... also the depth was not accurate, since i would move it 3 feet and it would read the same, it read about 4 feet regardless of the height i put it... and at first i was getting a temp reading but then it dissapeared. im assuming all these is because it was out of the water... so tonight im going to install the transducer in the transom, and tomorrow ill take it to the lake to see if i can get something.... thanx!! Quote
Super User Wayne P. Posted August 31, 2012 Super User Posted August 31, 2012 You can't tell how the unit works if it is not in the water. Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than air. The unit is programmed for water Quote
(='_'=) Posted September 1, 2012 Author Posted September 1, 2012 On 8/31/2012 at 8:40 PM, Wayne P. said: You can't tell how the unit works if it is not in the water. Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than air. The unit is programmed for water yes, thats what i was thinking.... at least i have now a transducer that actually clicks, and the screen shows something else besides depth and temp.... yesterday night i installed it on the boat, and i used the location where the previous transducer was mounted.... hopefully this location will be better... today after work im heading to the lake to try it out, i will report here and ask a few questions about the readings since i dont know how to interpret the screen... thanx!! Quote
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