lx6 owners?

Just want to see how many people are using the new Lx6 as their main unit on the ice and if you are experiencing any hiccups that i’ve been seeing. For instance bottom depth would not read the correct depth and would fluctuate. I can see true bottom but the digital read out is not correct. Second, when in zoom vertical mode the bottom would randomly just disappear and this only happens in the zoom vertical mode. To me this is not a deal breaker but just want to let it be known that the new software is not perfect nor problem free.

I was just going to post the same thing tonight! My bottom reading is bouncing all over the place. Also, this evening it wouldn’t show anything but zero and then randomly kick on and start working???

Anyone with suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Yep…

Bottom depth is correct and the digital read out is the hiccup..

I have played with the settings galore… I’m betting there will be a software update soon !!!

It really has not prevented me from seeing the fish.. it’s just the digital read out that freaks out

Same here. It was suggested to run the cone at 8 degree. I haven’t been able to try that yet so I am not sure if it helps. Plan to play with mine on the this long weekend and hopefully fine tune it. Somebody needs to run an on ice class for these new digital flashers for us dummies

Start tuning the unit away from other flashers in about 20-30 fow. Make sure you get a good bottom lock read. Turn up the gain sensitivity to like 5-8 to see if your issue persist. I have my sensitivity set at 4 or 5 and it consistently does this. Going to the narrow cone didnt help. And its worse if your near other flashers or becomes unusable to all the interference.

Observations so far on 3.01:

– So far consistent random hiccups of losing the depth especially in zoom

– Dynamic depth causes garble/pixelate screen of the flasher display

– losing or not reading anything and having to adjust sensitivity between 4-5 to get a reading on the flasher

There were times where I did get it to work however it still had minimal hiccups with zoom or bottom bouncing. Again try it with higher sensitivity settings. I havent done that yet.

If you guys want to compare settings here’s mines:

Ping: 3

Sensitivity: 4 or 5

Target ID: 0-1

Range: tried it all – Auto, Dynamic, manual

Palette: 6 color

Modes: vertical, vertical zoom, chart or flasher dial

I wonder if these reports are whats holding up the release of the updated software (3.01) for last yrs. Lx7 guys.

Have any of you guys thought of backing down to the 2.9 software? All this talk is making me nervous about relying on my lx 7 with the 3.01 software. Leaving for a big trip in 2 weeks and don’t want to have major issues!!

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Have any of you guys thought of backing down to the 2.9 software? All this talk is making me nervous about relying on my lx 7 with the 3.01 software. Leaving for a big trip in 2 weeks and don’t want to have major issues!!

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Kenny I would likely leave your unit on 2.9 software for the moment if your currently happy no reason to upgrade yet considering that most of us are still fiddling with 3.01 trying to get it to work properly. We need more user feedback at this point.

Downgrading the software may not be an option, in part it should be possible. But trying to do so may also may cause you errors or render your unit into a brick if it doesnt recognize the 2.9 software. I assume the software is almost like a rom or some sort of flash memory that stores the OS the runs the Marcum.

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Yep…

Bottom depth is correct and the digital read out is the hiccup..

I have played with the settings galore… I’m betting there will be a software update soon !!!

It really has not prevented me from seeing the fish.. it’s just the digital read out that freaks out

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I agree…this issue is nothing to get a guy’s undies in a bunch…It functions and will be fixed..

Can’t comment on the interference issue..have not been close enough to other units and have none of the other issues mentioned so far ….

But it’s just like a first year model car…
It always needs a little adjusting

do you mean leaving it at 3.01??? i am thinking about dropping back down to 2.9 until the kinks are worked out..everywhere you read people are having these problems..i just read a post on a different forum with a guy having the same issues with his lx7 and 3.01 that you guys are describing…i havent read ANY negative posts anywhere about 2.9 on the lx7

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Have any of you guys thought of backing down to the 2.9 software? All this talk is making me nervous about relying on my lx 7 with the 3.01 software. Leaving for a big trip in 2 weeks and don’t want to have major issues!!

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Kenny I would likely leave your unit on 2.09 software for the moment if your currently happy no reason to upgrade yet considering that most of us are still fiddling with 3.01 trying to get it to work properly. We need more user feedback at this point.

Downgrading the software may not be an option, in part it should be possible. But trying to do so may also may cause you errors or render your unit into a brick if it doesnt recognize the 2.09 software. I assume the software is almost like a rom or some sort of flash memory that stores the OS the runs the Marcum.

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Have any of you guys thought of backing down to the 2.9

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I would call Marcum before even attempting something like this…..
Be a bunch easier…..

Well I finally fished deep enough for my new LX-6 to be much good, (9 ft.) and I found it to be a bit frustrating. The digital depth jumps around from 5.4 ft. to 9.3 ft. and the near constant flickering and jumping is distracting. There were times it would settle down for a couple of minutes at a time then start jumping again. Another angler saw I had the LX-6 and walked up to look at it and asked, “Why is it jumping and flickering like that?” I didn’t have a good answer for him. I don’t think he was impressed.
Mud Shark, my undies aren’t bundled, much, yet. But I was mistakenly thinking this technology had been worked out in the LX-7. I swore I’d never buy first year models again after I bought a new block head Harley in 1984.

Duke

My lx 7 does the same thing in dynamic depth. This is still with the 2.9 software update that I did last winter when they came out with the upgrade. Try putting your setting on open water versus ice fishing mode. I believe that helped somewhat, I have not fished much deeper than 12 ft with mine. Also turn your depth to a manual setting fetus dynamic depth.

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Well I finally fished deep enough for my new LX-6 to be much good, (9 ft.) and I found it to be a bit frustrating. The digital depth jumps around from 5.4 ft. to 9.3 ft. and the near constant flickering and jumping is distracting. There were times it would settle down for a couple of minutes at a time then start jumping again. Another angler saw I had the LX-6 and walked up to look at it and asked, “Why is it jumping and flickering like that?” I didn’t have a good answer for him. I don’t think he was impressed.

Mud Shark, my undies aren’t bundled, much, yet. But I was mistakenly thinking this technology had been worked out in the LX-7. I swore I’d never buy first year models again after I bought a new block head Harley in 1984.

Duke

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The first time I got to use my LX6 was on Red Lake on 8-13 fow. After fiddling with every possible setting I could think of for several hours I gave up and pulled out my Ice55. The LX6 would be on and off and I was missing fish cause if it.

In the last couple weeks had it out in 20-30 fow and its has worked better but still the issues are pending. As I said previously fishing nearby other LX7 units on 2.9 and seeing those units function without the same problems was frustrating at some point and left me to ponder. They guys were coming round and asking me if it was broken or defective.

Not using zoom and dynamic range at this point and stay with the flasher dial and just vertical bar may help lessen the issue.

I had this issue also. Isn’t it possible to just turn off the digital readout? That may be my choice if possible since the flasher dial works flawlessly. Haven’t messes with it since it started though.

I dont believe you can shut off the digital read out. It doesnt bother me either as long as I can see bottom and all. Only gripe about the Lx6 is the flickering and manual depth adjustment. Being able to not adjust depth by 1ft increments so I can use the entire screen is a bummer but oh well, maybe a software up grade can fix that. I’ll be heading out to a new spot and will bring my main unit along just in case.

if your talking the depth readout in the center, you can turn it off on the 7 and I would assume the 6 is the same way…..so far I haven’t had any issues with 2.9, but I did fish with a 7 that has 3.01 on it the other day and I didn’t have any issues. I did notice that in the vertical zoom you can change the depth intervals from 10ft to 5 ft, that’s kinda cool i think for really getting down and figuring out what is going on down there….I would call marcum for whatever problems you have…

Well guys I’m about 5-6 years into my ice fishing career and I own the showdown I believe is the first digital for marcum have had all the some problems (bottom lock jumping around – zoom – now bottom lock not locking when I remove from the hole to the next) Now dont get me wrong they have been TOP NOTCH with service for me but you would think by now they would have these problems figured out. I would like to up grade to the Lx series but why spend the 3x’s the money for the same problems I would stay with marcum just for the service aspect (Ya it’s in the shop again over the holidays and there closed till the 3rd)

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Mud Shark, my undies aren’t bundled, much, yet.

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I was not referring to you bud…
It’s just that last year when the 7 came out a lot people were saying this and that about Marcum and their quality but a short time after the software update(which was not long in coming) they seemed to go away..
I bought my LX6 knowing that there could be issues but I had faith that it would be addressed….
After all,It is a digital platform and software is a lot harder to achieve perfection than a hardware issue…

I’m just saying…wait and see…

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Zeke,

I have been using the same unit as you have and i am still slamming the pan fish down here…

If Marcum was to take the digital read out and make it an option to turn on and turn off….you would never know the difference

i guess i cant really talk yet since i havent fished with mine but i am just doing my due diligence to see what problems may occur..i have searched the net high and low and the problems you guys seem to be having are very very common…the dynamic depth was one of the features that really turned me on to the marcum (switched from a fl-22hd)..hopefully marcum gets this figured out sooner then later!!! when did the update come out last year???? maybe same time this year!!!

Don’t get me wrong I love love love my lx6 it out performs my buddies ice55 all day I was just curious. The minor things that are wrong in no way makes me not catch fish. Sorry if my first post came out bad.

Believe me i am more then excited to get out there with my lx-7…i play around with it at home all the time and am amazed by all the features compared to my vexi’s that i have used the past 12 years…i just hope it works how it should!!

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Don’t get me wrong I love love love my lx6 it out performs my buddies ice55 all day I was just curious. The minor things that are wrong in no way makes me not catch fish. Sorry if my first post came out bad.

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