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Message Subject: Lowrance HDS 5
TP180
Posted 4/15/2010 7:36 PM (#90105)
Subject: Lowrance HDS 5


Any Lowrance pros or HDS experts in the Oshkosh area? I would like some help optimizing my HDS5s.

920-410-9815
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Rippin_eyes
Posted 4/18/2010 7:29 PM (#90186 - in reply to #90105)
Subject: RE: Lowrance HDS 5



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Location: Isle MN.		what do you want to know...post and i'll reply
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TP180
Posted 4/19/2010 6:03 AM (#90195 - in reply to #90105)
Subject: RE: Lowrance HDS 5


Rippin Eyes, thanks for your offer to help.

1. I lose bottom quite often. It happens at 2 mph while trolling and it happens while running from spot to spot (35 mph). I have been running in shallow water (3 - 6 feet mostly).

2. When my graph starts up, it shows a nice brown bottom, then the bottom turns to black when running and you can't tell if you have a soft bottom or hard bottom.

3. I have never seen a fish arch.

4. When I hit the Wolf River mouth coming out of Lake Butte des Mortes, my gps cursor runs off the map. The map just ends.

When I installed the units, I ran all new wires back to the battery and soldered all joints. I have installed a transducer mounting board, so I can make adjustments as necessary. I can also send a photo of my tranducer mounting if that would help.

I'm hoping it is as simple as fine tuning the settings or repositioning the transducer.

Randy
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Rippin_eyes
Posted 5/11/2010 8:39 PM (#90925 - in reply to #90105)
Subject: Re: Lowrance HDS 5



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Location: Isle MN.		Sorry its took so long... veen busy... awwww here is a vid i did http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1UN49eZenc
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TP180
Posted 5/19/2010 8:37 PM (#91260 - in reply to #90105)
Subject: RE: Lowrance HDS 5


Thanks again for your offer to help. I have downloaded the 2.5 upgrade, downloaded the 3.0 upgrade, set my unit to shallow water mode, but I still lose bottom. I checked the transducer setting and it said "unknows". I could not find a tag on my transducer. Is it on the transducer end, or the blue plug end? I don't want to start tearing it out again. How many transducer choices do are there for this unit? I purchased the units used, so I don't have the original boxes.

I entered the same transducer as in your video and it helped but it is not fixed. I still don't get a good bottom read in less than 9 feet of water. I am going to try repositioning the transducer to see if that helps.

Oh, and the upgrades did not fix the map issue going into Winneconne.
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Jim Ordway
Posted 5/25/2010 2:52 PM (#91389 - in reply to #91260)
Subject: RE: Lowrance HDS 5


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http://www.lei-extras.com/store/search.asp?SearchType=ProdNum&ProdN...
It appears to be on the blue plug end.
Take care,
Jim O
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TP180
Posted 5/29/2010 12:16 PM (#91502 - in reply to #90105)
Subject: RE: Lowrance HDS 5


Bought and installed a new transducer last night...problem solved!
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