to make thing go little faster and easier.

1. before you launch your boat turn your unis on. where the unit can do all its stuff. go threw the flash and load the mapping either lowrance or navionics, also where the gps can lock you on.

2. what once the mapping is up on your screen and doesn't say loading still. hold the zoom in key where you want it. example.
like zoom in at 50-100ft. let it come up, it should come up 12-35secs. if doesn't come up back it up 500ft and let themap come up then zoom back in from there.

3. if you think your unit not tracking make sure the cross hair are not up, if so hit the exit key.

i wait till i got the boat in the water to turn it on. i was told by the sales rep not to run it out of the water. dunno if that is true or not. but i have only had it a few weeks and still tryign to figure out all the functions and settings. havent even loaded any of the updates yet but i prolly should.

I got this this "SPOOKY" feeling that Medic may know what he's talking about. I think he's better than sales rep you talked to.

If you haven't loaded the updates your really only missing the Navionics maps update. Your unit won't read Nav. until you do. A Few of the menus changed to be a little more user friendly, but still work without the update.

then u do that then, wait turn your unit ON on the water.

oh i didnt meen to imply the rep was right by any stretch i guess i was trying to ask and failed does it hurt the transducer to run the hds5 out of the water?? cuz i would really like to sit there in the boat and fiddle with itrather than sit on the lake doing it and look like a tard. at least in my drive way my neighbors are already aware of my tardness so it wont hurt as much.

Just unplug the transducer when you're in the driveway and no worries.

"feeling that Medic may know what he's talking about". I think he's better than sales rep you talked to. "
+1

ask for advice?? ..Medic volunteers'good info ..
I have many hours in my barn learning the units ..
( p.s. the transducer "aint water cooled "..
jmo

heybaylor:
Quite the contrary. If you would feel the transducer after it has been on for awhile you'll notice that is quite warm. If it isn't kept cool the quartz crystal will not expand evenly and fracture. Just like hitting the rocks with it.

ok , I will not ever turn it on out of the water again ,
going to be hard to break a 30 year habit tho ..

I guess I didnt know that a transducer was to be ran in a
raised floor invironment.

I will also write lowrance ,and see if they will put that in large print "warning" in all of thier manuals.

SOB-- Medic has such high powered transducers in MELTED THE FRICKIN' TRAILER right off his boat



Man there's a lot of bull floating in the pond!!!

looks very good Medic! who did the wrap?

Any chance of either 1 of yall goin to Fork this weekend? I would love to meet up with you and talk HDS.

Why don't you just stop the chart when the ducer is out of the water?

It's just not necessary.

I'm headed to Fork--just not fishing--playing golf tourney at Links at Lands End Friday, Sat, Sun. Wife duties.