P
ossiblecausesPossiblesolutions
Damageddisplayconnector
Checkthatthetransducerconnectorpinsonthebackofthedisplayarenotbentorbrok
en/
missing.Ifdamageisdetectedreplacethedisplayorsendittoanauthorizedserviceagentfor
repair.
Damagedtransducerorcable
1.Checkthatthetransducercableconnectorisfreefromdamage
,iscorrectlyorientatedand
fullyinsertedintothedisplayandthattheconnectorislockedinposition.Ifdamageis
detected,replacethetransducer.
2.Checktheconditionofthetransducerandcablingforsignsofdamage.Ifdamageisdetected,
replacethetransducer.
Fouledtransducer
Checktransducercondition,ensuringitisfreefromdebris/fouling.Ifnecessary ,cleanorreplace
yourtransducer.
Aftercleaningorreplacementcoatthetransducerusingawater-basedanti-foulingpaint.
W rongtransducerfittedCheckproductandtransducerdocumentationandensurethatthetransduceriscompatiblewith
yoursystem.
Pro ximityofhighpowercablesIfthetransducercablerunstooclosetoengineandotherhighpowercablesthetransducer
signalmaybeinterruptedcausinglossoftransducerconnectionandorelectricalnoisetoappear
onscreen.Theseissuesmaybemoreprevalentathigherenginerevs.
Movetransducercableasfarawayfromhighpowercablesaspossible.
P oor/problematicimage
P ossiblecausesPossiblesolutions
P oorandproblematicimagescanbecausedbythesameissuesaswhennodepthreadingorbottomlockispossible.Inadditiontothesolutionslisted
under‘Nodepthreading/lostbottomlocktrythefollowing:
V esselstationary
Fisharchesarenotdisplayedifthevesselisstationary;fishwillappearonthedisplayasstraight
lines.
CursormodeisactiveThescrollingscreenispausedincursormode ,pressthe[Back]buttontoresumescrolling.
Sensitivitysettingsmaybeinappropriateforpresent
conditions.
CheckandadjustsensitivitysettingsorperformaSonarreset.
T urbulencearoundthetransducerathigherspeeds
mayaffecttransducerperformance
Slowvesselspeedandrecheck.
Interferencefromanothertransducer1.T urnoffthetransducercausingtheinterference.
2.Repositionthetransducerssotheyarefartherapart.
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