Elite 5 HDI Freezes during logging..

  • Morten Molster
    Posts: 2
    October 3, 2015 at 3:50 am #1568811

    Hi!
    I’ve had my Elite 5 hdi for about one year now, and I am having this really annoying problem. When I start the “Log sonar” it will almost certainly freeze at a point. It can be instantly, or after 20 minutes. When it freezes I have to pull the power cord.. I first thought it was a corrupt memory card, so I changed it, but the problem persisted. I then tried to soft reset, hard reset and update the unit, but it was still the same. I have done a ton of searching, and found only one thing I have not yet tried, and that is to try a different battery. That the power draw when logging might be too hard on the battery. The battery is a Varta Powersports AGM battery. 12V, 11Ah, up to 160A and can be used down to -18C. I am charging it with a CTEK MXS 5.0.
    Anyone else with the same problem here?
    Tips are very appreciated.
    Sorry for any misspelling!

    Morten from Norway

    randy-k
    West Central MN
    Posts: 106
    October 3, 2015 at 9:03 am #1568822

    Assuming you are in 60′ water or less, check these settings.
    Ping Speed: Normal or Fast
    Fishing Mode: Shallow Water
    Frequency: 200
    BTW, you will need to “x” ADVANCED mode to adjust Ping Speed.

    Morten Molster
    Posts: 2
    October 3, 2015 at 12:39 pm #1568830

    I’m pretty sure I got those settings right already. The only thing I am not sure about is the ping-speed. I think I’ve been running either faster or slow.
    But could those settings be causing the freezes?

    I should also mention that I’m using the deep-water transducer(50/200 455/800).

    randy-k
    West Central MN
    Posts: 106
    October 4, 2015 at 9:59 am #1568929

    Try experimenting with the Fishing Modes. Try Fresh Water and/or General Use.
    The processor should adjust the ping speed automatically for whichever
    mode you choose.

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