P
ossiblecausesPossiblesolutions
Damagedcables
1.Checktheunit’
sconnectorforbrokenorbent
pins.
2.Checkthatthecableconnectorisfullyinserted
intotheunitandthatthelockingcollarisinthe
lockedposition.
3.Checkthecableandconnectorsforsignsof
damageorcorrosion,replaceifnecessary.
4.Withtheunitturnedon,tryflexingthepower
cableneartothedisplayconnectortoseeifthis
causestheunittore-boot/loosepower,replace
ifnecessary.
5.Checkthevessel’sbatteryvoltage,the
conditionofthebatteryterminalsandpower
supplycables,ensuringconnectionsare
secure,cleanandfreefromcorrosion,replace
ifnecessary.
6.Withtheproductunderload,usinga
multi-meter,checkforhighvoltagedropacross
allconnectors/fusesetc(thiscancausethe
Sonarapplicationstostopscrollingortheunit
toreset/turnoff),replaceifnecessary.
Vesselspeedtoo
high
Slowvesselspeedandrecheck.
Bottomtooshallow
ortoodeep
Thebottomdepthmaybeoutsideofthetransducers
depthrange
,movevesseltoshallowerordeeper
watersasrelevantandrecheck.
P oor/problematicimage
P ossiblecausesPossiblesolutions
V esselstationary
Fisharchesarenotdisplayedifthevesselis
stationary;fishwillappearonthedisplayasstraight
lines.
Scrollingpausedor
speedsettoolow
Unpauseorincreasesonarscrollingspeed.
P
ossiblecausesPossiblesolutions
Sensitivitysettings
maybeinappropriate
forpresent
conditions.
Checkandadjustsensitivitysettingsorperforma
Sonarreset.
Damagedcables
1.Checktheunit’
sconnectorforbrokenorbent
pins.
2.Checkthatthecableconnectorisfullyinserted
intotheunitandthatthelockingcollarisinthe
lockedposition.
3.Checkthecableandconnectorsforsignsof
damageorcorrosion,replaceifnecessary.
4.Withtheunitturnedon,tryflexingthepower
cableneartothedisplayconnectortoseeifthis
causestheunittore-boot/loosepower,replace
ifnecessary.
5.Checkthevessel’sbatteryvoltage,the
conditionofthebatteryterminalsandpower
supplycables,ensuringconnectionsare
secure,cleanandfreefromcorrosion,replace
ifnecessary.
6.Withtheproductunderload,usinga
multi-meter,checkforhighvoltagedropacross
allconnectors/fusesetc(thiscancausethe
Sonarapplicationstostopscrollingortheunit
toreset/turnoff),replaceifnecessary.
Transducerlocation
•Checkthatthetransducerhasbeeninstalledin
accordancewiththeinstructionsprovidedwith
thetransducer.
•Ifatransommounttransducerismountedtoo
highonthetransomitmaybeliftingoutofthe
water,checkthatthetransducerfaceisfully
submergedwhenplaningandturning.
Transducer
kicked-up
Ifthetransducerhasakick-upmechanism,check
thatithasnotkickedupduetohittinganobject.
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