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| I recently got a HDS 8 and have installed it as specified in the directions. I made sure it's in a good spot and the height should be right. Could someone post or send me a pic of how they have their transducer mounted? I'm not getting many fish arches and have some blue pixels on my sonar screen. Is there a way to make it work better in the settings I'm missing or is it my transducer placement? I also lose bottom at 15mph and am unsure why. I installed the latest update btw. Thanks! |
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Location: The desert | Can you post a pic of how you have yours installed? |
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| I'll post one on Sunday, I'm out of town and don't have a picture of it. |
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| What you are describing sounds like surface clarity issues. Some guys like seeing that while others hate it.
Here are some quick things to do right out of the gate. When in Sonar settings look for "Surface Clarity". If this is "On" you will see more of this noise than if its "off". Typically its just at the top half of the screen. Turn Auto Sensitivity "ON" and then adjust it using the arrow keys to around "-5%" or so to your liking. Color palette will make a big difference in what you see or at least how its displayed. Myself I like palette 13.
If you are not getting archs it might be a couple different things. The transducer may be pointed down or tipped up. It needs to be parallel to the bottom of the hull. I dont mean it has to be level with it, but parallel.
Also look to make sure you dont have any rivets or ribs or anything else disturbing the water in front of where its mounted. |
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| I dont mean to hijack the post but im having the same issue with my elite 7. Seems that the first 1ft or 2 the screen has alot of blue colored interference. And some of my arches are angled to the left of the screen. Ive also noticed it will power off by itself and then start back up not sure what the deal is.. |
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HDS 8 Gen 2 set up and installation