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Possible
causesPossiblesolutions
Damagedconnectors/cabling
1.Checkthatthetransducerconnectorpinsonthebackof
thedisplayarenotbentorbroken.
2. Checkthatthetransducercableconnectoriscorrectly
orientatedandfullyinsertedintothedisplayconnector
andlockedinposition.
3.Checktheconditionofthetransducercablingand
connectorsforsignsofdamageorcorrosion,andreplace
ifnecessary.
Vessel speedtoohigh
Slowvesselspeedandrecheck.
Bottomtooshallowortoodeep
Thebottomdepthmaybeoutsideofthetransducersdepth
range
, movevesseltoshallowerordeeperwatersasrelevant
andrecheck.
Transducerminimumandmaximumdepthscanbefoundin
thetechnicalspecificationforyourtransducer.
Poor /problematicimage
Possible causesPossiblesolutions
Vessel stationary
Fisharchesarenotdisplayedifthevesselisstationary;fish
willappearonthedisplayasstraightlines.
CursormodeisactiveThescrollingscreenispausedinCursormode, pressthe
Backbuttontoresumescrolling.
Sensitivitysettingsmaybe
inappropriateforpresent
conditions.
CheckandadjustsensitivitysettingsorperformaSonarreset.
Damagedconnectors/cabling
1.Checkthatthetransducerconnectorpinsonthebackof
thedisplayarenotbentorbroken.
2. Checkthatthetransducercableconnectoriscorrectly
orientatedandfullyinsertedintothedisplayconnector
andlockedinposition.
3.Checktheconditionofthetransducercablingand
connectorsforsignsofdamageorcorrosion,andreplace
ifnecessary.
Transducer location
•Checkthatthetransducerhasbeeninstalledinaccordance
withtheinstructionsthatwereprovidedwiththetransducer.
•Ifatransommounttransducerismountedtoohighon
thetransomitmaybeliftingoutofthewater,checkthat
thetransducerfaceisfullysubmergedwhenplaningand
turning.
Transducer kicked-up
Ifthetransducerhasakick-upmechanism,checkthatithas
notkickedupduetohittinganobject.
Transducer damagedorfouledChecktheconditionofthetransducerensuringitisnot
damagedandisfreefromdebris/fouling,cleanorreplaceas
necessary.
Turbulence aroundthetransducer
athigherspeedsmayaffect
transducerperformance
Slowvesselspeedandrecheck.
Interferencefromanother
transducer
1.Turn offthetransducercausingtheinterference.
2.Repositionthetransducerssotheyarefartherapart.
Troubleshooting
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