Lx 7 not reading bottom

  • llong
    Posts: 197
    December 23, 2011 at 8:53 pm #1303215

    Trying out my new lx 7 right now on the local lake and my digital read out for my depth is saying 12t feet and I am only in 5 ft if that. I have solid line at 5 ft and then lines again at 12. Almost like a double echo. This is a soft bottom lake too. Anybody else experience this yet too.

    Dave Koonce
    Moderator
    Prairie du Chien Wi.
    Posts: 6946
    December 23, 2011 at 8:57 pm #1020921

    take down the sensitivity …

    llong
    Posts: 197
    December 23, 2011 at 9:32 pm #1020942

    Its on 6the any lower and it reads nothing. If I set the transducer on the ice it reads the right depth but as soon as I put it in the hole it
    oes to 12tft 10ft. 9ft. Got 2 keepers eyes so far though.

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    December 23, 2011 at 9:54 pm #1020948

    Try setting the depth range manually to the 20′ scale.

    llong
    Posts: 197
    December 23, 2011 at 10:22 pm #1020956

    Yup already have it set at 20 out of habitat I guess

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    December 23, 2011 at 10:49 pm #1020965

    Quote:

    Yup already have it set at 20 out of habitat I guess

    I do the same. Habits are hard to break.

    Dave Koonce
    Moderator
    Prairie du Chien Wi.
    Posts: 6946
    December 24, 2011 at 2:01 am #1021005

    Good info !!!

    I will keep this one in the memory bank for tomorrow !!

    llong
    Posts: 197
    December 24, 2011 at 3:06 am #1021028

    Well I guess a call to Marcum is in for tomorrow to see what I can do. It is the digital read out that gives me a false depth saying I am in 12ft but really only in 5. The echo I was seeing around 12 ft was tail end from the echo. It showed bottom being at 5 ft a darker thicker line. Not real sure what the problem could be. We did managed to still catch fish though. 8 keepers for 3 guys. All in all though I am still impressed with my new toy.

    mrbluesky
    Posts: 38
    December 24, 2011 at 12:24 pm #1021077

    Did you try to reboot it? That worked for me.

    llong
    Posts: 197
    December 24, 2011 at 1:47 pm #1021096

    Quote:

    Did you try to reboot it? That worked for me.

    do you mean just turning it off and then back on?? or is there a way to actually do like a soft reboot?

    Joel Nelson
    Moderator
    Southeast MN
    Posts: 3137
    December 24, 2011 at 1:57 pm #1021099

    Quote:

    Quote:

    Did you try to reboot it? That worked for me.

    do you mean just turning it off and then back on?? or is there a way to actually do like a soft reboot?

    Check out James’ Post on the reboot.

    Joel

    llong
    Posts: 197
    December 24, 2011 at 2:38 pm #1021108

    Just rebooted, heading down to the lake quick to see what it does. hopefully this fixes it.

    llong
    Posts: 197
    December 24, 2011 at 3:40 pm #1021135

    Just got back from the lake. Seems like the reboot worked. Same depth is being displayed digitally as what the flasher and vertical is showing for a bottom.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    December 24, 2011 at 4:01 pm #1021150

    All is well that ends well.

    rvvrrat
    The Sand Prairie
    Posts: 1840
    December 25, 2011 at 3:21 am #1021290

    Quote:

    Check out James’ Post on the reboot.

    Suggestion…someone withe the proper authority put his instructions in a post labeled LX-7 reboot procedure and post it pinned.

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