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 Re: Lowrance SONAR
[Re: cajunslo]
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09/08/11 12:09 AM
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cajunslo
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FYI - Contacted Lowrance customer service today, for the first timer ever! I have been using my Lowrance HDS 7 & 8 since the spring. Decided to trade up my HDS 7 for a HDS 10, my seven was a 2010 model and the HDS-10 was the same, both units are basically out of warranty. The HDS-10 had 4 of the 6 soft keys that were no longer working. I am presently waiting on a another HDS-10 from the same Trader with keys that all are suppose to be working. Before contacting the trader I checked with Lowrance to see what if anything could be done with the unit, short of sending it off, tried wiggling the keys, with the bezel off
Anyway I was told the flat rate fee for a HDS-10 was $812......
thats way out of what I thought repairs for a key pad would be.
So for the guys thinking about buying used Lowrance, you really need to check on cost for repairs, because the softkeys or in my opinion cheap!! however I like the units and the way they operate. My HDS-8 has one key out as well. The one you have to press when the unit boots up, and you have to accept the lincense aggrement.
JM2cents.
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Re: Lowrance SONAR
[Re: cajunslo]
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09/08/11 11:30 PM
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grout-scout
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$812 FLAT RATE???  Freaking ridiculous! Guess I'll stick with the smaller units, it'll be cheaper to buy a new one than fix the out of warranty unit.
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Re: Lowrance SONAR
[Re: grout-scout]
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09/09/11 09:20 PM
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RudyDep
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WOW!!!! I hope Ill not have to repair mine...sheesh!!
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Re: Lowrance SONAR
[Re: Jason Gilstrap]
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09/09/11 09:22 PM
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RudyDep
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just go into your menu's and uncheck net work sonar, on of your units. Jason, do you have to turn off network sonar on both units if they are interlinked? Id like to use my trolling motor sonar on my HDS5 as well and leave the SI/DI to my HDS7. Thanks
Last edited by RudyDep; 09/09/11 09:22 PM.
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Re: Lowrance SONAR
[Re: RudyDep]
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09/10/11 02:54 AM
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Jason Gilstrap
Mr. Lowrance
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just go into your menu's and uncheck net work sonar, on of your units. Jason, do you have to turn off network sonar on both units if they are interlinked? Id like to use my trolling motor sonar on my HDS5 as well and leave the SI/DI to my HDS7. Thanks nope, just one of the your hds units.
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Re: Lowrance SONAR
[Re: RudyDep]
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09/10/11 04:07 AM
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RudyDep
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One more thing, on trails, do I have to start a new trail each outing or can I set it to automatically show a trail?
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Re: Lowrance SONAR
[Re: RudyDep]
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09/10/11 07:57 PM
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bwj
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Thanks to everyone who posts on this thread. The information is very helpful when you run into problems/issues. Today, I installed an external antenna to my HDS 8. I had studied all of the literature and instructions, felt very comfortable with the installation. However, before I completed the project, I double checked everything at the beginning of this thread. This is a great resource. Thanks for contributing and hopefully it will remain here for a long time.
Excellent information!
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Re: Lowrance SONAR
[Re: bwj]
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09/11/11 03:51 PM
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RudyDep
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Jason is the BEST and everyone is very quick to share info with you!
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Re: Lowrance SONAR
[Re: RudyDep]
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09/12/11 04:05 PM
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TALLBALDGUY
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Check these out. I went looking and marking and marking and snapping photos of all kind today. Hope everyone enjoys.  Old Rail Road Bridge. You can see fish under bridge.  Those are not fish, those are the old rail road ties.  Different picture of Bridge.  Going Right Over the middle of Bridge.  Rail Road Ties not over bridge just on the ground.  Bridge Looking the right with side scan, check out the shadow.  Bridge Looking the right with side scan, check out the shadow.  Down Scan Look of Bridge.  I think this is crappie in the trees that line the tracks.
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Re: Lowrance SONAR
[Re: RudyDep]
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09/12/11 06:05 PM
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Jason Gilstrap
Mr. Lowrance
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One more thing, on trails, do I have to start a new trail each outing or can I set it to automatically show a trail?
I would tell the unit start a new trail.. each time I go out. then edit/save or delete the trails before.
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Re: Lowrance SONAR
[Re: Jason Gilstrap]
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09/12/11 06:07 PM
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Jason Gilstrap
Mr. Lowrance
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sweet screen shots there TALLBALDGUY
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Re: Lowrance SONAR
[Re: RudyDep]
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09/12/11 07:28 PM
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RudyDep
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AND....I wanted my 500th post to be right here!!!
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Re: Lowrance SONAR
[Re: BoomBoom]
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09/13/11 03:52 PM
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BoomBoom
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The GPS refresh rates on Lowrance HDS units come from the factory with a default auto setting. This auto setting adjusts the GPS refresh rate based on your speed. Some settings work pretty well from the factory, but this is not one of them. If youre speeding down the lake, the refresh rate is fast. If youre idling slowly down a ledge, the refresh rate is very slow and does not update the micro movements. This causes serious update delays
causing your unit to live in the past. If precise boat positioning is important to you and it should be you want real time updates.
The best way to get around these slow refresh rates is by going into the Waypoints, Routes, and Trails menu.
1) Press Page
2) Press the right arrow on the cursor pad to scroll over to Waypoints, Routes and Trails
3) Use the arrows to select trails and hit the menu button.
4) Use the cursor pad to highlight settings, then press the enter button
5) Change the logging type to Time
6) Finally, set the time to 1 sec. Press close and exit out. Jason, what if you have an LGC 4000 antenna? Is this just for the internal antennas found on the units? Do I need to do this update if I'm using the external antenna???
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