Ok thanks, the way I saw to do it was hit menu twice, go to system, go to advanced, go to features and on the website I saw it showed the option, but not on mine. I had the lss hooked up but nothing, oh well I will go to the real thing tomorrow.

Thanks grout

Hi Jason - I need to know if I need the power node on the buss if the only thing I will be hooking up is the external gps antenna. The drawings are not clear to me as a NMEA newby. Anybody know ? - CD

Not me, I advoid the nmea like the plaque. Cap, you might need to mosey over to bassboatcentral.com and ask, those guys know the nmea setup pretty dang good.

Hey grout-scott. Thanks. I finally got it. Its on page 35 of the installation manual. VERY small lettering upper right hand corner. Apparently the NMEA buss has to be powered and the HDS units do not do that unlike some of the older units. Therefore the confusion of do i need it or not. I was very concerned as it was stated that you can blow up the unit if you do it wrong. Anyway its clear now. Now I just need to find out which antenna this is. Looks just exactly like a 4000, but the globalmap2000 manual says this is a NMEA 183 buss. Probably can't use it. The saga continues. Thanks for your input. CD

Got it, menu twice, simulation, Advanced, select files, and select any of them that end in two. Also figured out snapshot, I will post some pics tomorrow, don't know if I will be able to sleep tonight.

Hey Grout-Scott: More good info. Both the 8 and the 10 have two NMEA183 connections so I can use this antenna. Also says the NMEA 2000 is 50 times faster than the 183 !! I might try it however as it doesn't cost anything. Just to see how it works. It was super fast on the globalmap and if it works on my HDS8 it sure is cheaper than a $200 4000 plus $50 for the buss. I think these antennas are about $50 on ebay if you have to buy one. If I do it I will post the results. CD

I got to try out the new hds yesterday and it was amazing,, still have a lot to learn as well as trying to unlodge my Ethernet cable that got stuck under my boat somewhere. Overall very happy though

Hi Jsplinter - Yes, these things are amazing. Now I need to learn how to interprit what it's showing me. I see lots of fish on deep structure but don't know how to interprit what I'm seeing. Could somebody please post some pics of what they think is deep water bass or suspended bass ? Sure would help. CD

I can tell you what crappie looks like, have you checked out bassboatcentral? They have alot of information. Also it looks like most topic area in the freshwater fishing is getting an image interpretation sticky so keep an eye on those.

Another Question About HDS-7 & Elite-5X-DSI ? ? ?

If I were to put both of these Units on my Bow, with both Transducers on my Trolling Motor would I get interfernece from the Units trying to read each others signals ? ? ?

Don't need to spend $500, only to find that I can't use the units like I want to.



keith

I have Elite 4X DSI on transom, Eagle 642C on transom & HDS 5X Gen2 on bow----HDS & Eagle interfere with each other but DSI interferes with neither. Think the DSI use much higher frequency than standard sonar.

Hi Kerry - I decided to take your advice and go with the LGC- 4000. That way I'll have the NMEA buss if I want to put something else on it. Problem is : I can't find anywhere that has the starter kit in stock. Any suggestions anybody ? CD

Try David at shut up and fish in the classifieds section

Any tips on the settings for the structure scan.
The water column on mine is very cluttered. I've just started using it so I'm a long way from learning it completely. My side imaging looks really good. Contrast is set at 70%. Range is set at 60ft to both sides. I have the surface clarity on low and the noise reduction is on.

Bryan

Try adjusting your surface clatiry. I have mine on high but im still new to it. Havnt had mine real long either.