LX6,7,9 features you like to see in the future?

  • fisherman-andy
    Posts: 252
    March 20, 2013 at 1:06 pm #1305286

    Now that we are nearing the end of the ice season I thought it be nice to bring up a post on what features that LX6, LX7, LX9 users would like to see incorporated into future software updates. Or maybe even possible hardware add on upgrades?

    After spending some time with my LX6, a I like to see would be the ability to re-arrange the screen display. For example being able to move or put the vertical bar display on either the left or right side of the screen.

    Another would be a menu back out button option. Not sure if there is one already but everytime I go into the menus I cant back out.

    A larger or wider vertical bar display and zoom.

    Im sure there are a few other things I like to say but cant remember for the moment. Other then that the LX6 on 3.17 has been solid for me.

    wildfan
    Ogilvie Minnesota
    Posts: 598
    March 20, 2013 at 1:15 pm #1154087

    GPS, with lake map capabilities

    Dave Koonce
    Moderator
    Prairie du Chien Wi.
    Posts: 6946
    March 20, 2013 at 1:17 pm #1154089

    Super fine line with a shallow water feature

    Fife
    Ramsey, MN
    Posts: 4054
    March 20, 2013 at 1:25 pm #1154093

    A smaller transducer and more compact case. GPS would be nice too.

    castle-rock-clown
    Posts: 2596
    March 20, 2013 at 1:27 pm #1154096

    I agree, it’s time for Marcum to bring their excellence on the ice to the soft water arena. GPS would benefit both ice and open water anglers. I have an lx7 any have the high speed transducer for on the boat, the humminbird is just there to provide GPS. On a less expensive note, I wish Marcum had a cigarette lighter cord to both power and recharge the battery from an external 12volt source.

    amundsonjon
    wi
    Posts: 109
    March 20, 2013 at 1:33 pm #1154101

    Would be nice to be able to hook up to trolling motor built in sonar on Minn kota without having to buy their transducer and bolt it on .

    jeff_jensen
    cassville ,wis
    Posts: 3053
    March 20, 2013 at 1:47 pm #1154112

    Quote:

    Super fine line with a shallow water feature

    x2

    amundsonjon
    wi
    Posts: 109
    March 20, 2013 at 1:59 pm #1154119

    Would be awesome to be able to run two transducers and watch seperate holes with vertical display

    tswoboda
    Posts: 8723
    March 20, 2013 at 2:15 pm #1154131

    GPS capable is the biggest thing for me.

    I’d like to see a model that is flasher and GPS combo, no camera.

    Another thing I’d like to see is for Marcum or Vexilar to change something so they can play nice together in deep water with a rocky bottom.

    IceAsylum
    Wisconsin Dells WI
    Posts: 956
    March 20, 2013 at 2:34 pm #1154145

    Quote:

    Would be awesome to be able to run two transducers and watch seperate holes with vertical display

    Never thought of that but your defiantly cooking with peanut oil as Phil would say.

    eyecatchum
    Milwaukee WI
    Posts: 270
    March 20, 2013 at 3:15 pm #1154174

    One simple feature that I would love to see is manual adjustment of the vertical zoom window. You can manually adjust where the bottom is set at, but for the size of the window, you can only choose from 10,20,40 feet etc. There are lots of times, where Id love to have a 15, 25, or 30 foot setting. Manual adjustment of this would be awesome.

    Will Roseberg
    Moderator
    Hanover, MN
    Posts: 2121
    March 20, 2013 at 4:23 pm #1154224

    Since I like to set mine up differently for different species/situations having the ability to save and re-create a few screen configurations with only a couple quick button pushes would be very cool. Kind of like a car seat that automatically goes back to your settings with one push of a button.

    Example – I love using chart mode with a vertical zoom set right to bottom for walleye fishing so I would like to save that specific configuration as WALLEYE.

    BBKK
    IA
    Posts: 4033
    March 20, 2013 at 5:46 pm #1154250

    Quote:

    GPS, with lake map capabilities

    YUP!

    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13651
    March 20, 2013 at 8:41 pm #1154327

    programmable buttons for screen configurations

    Jerry Hochhausen
    Madison, Wisconsin
    Posts: 275
    March 20, 2013 at 9:42 pm #1154368

    This isn’t one of the sonars you mentioned but I’d like to see the MarCum VS825sd come with a built-in video recorder.

    prospector
    Wyoming
    Posts: 118
    March 20, 2013 at 10:46 pm #1154398

    Ability to turn OFF the transducer while only using the camera.
    Fish alarm.

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11321
    March 20, 2013 at 11:14 pm #1154419

    The buzzing sound to make it sound like a Vex.

    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13651
    March 20, 2013 at 11:55 pm #1154436

    Quote:

    The buzzing sound to make it sound like a Vex.

    toxic11
    Posts: 222
    March 22, 2013 at 6:22 pm #1155188

    I also would like to see an option where you can get a marcum lx9 unit with a gps capability instead of camera.

    Denny O
    Central IOWA
    Posts: 5827
    March 23, 2013 at 1:45 pm #1155392

    Quote:

    The buzzing sound to make it sound like a Vex.


    xs2

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    March 23, 2013 at 2:28 pm #1155405

    Quote:

    Quote:

    The buzzing sound to make it sound like a Vex.



    xs2

    MarCum is considering adding a new mode in future products. It will include greatly reduced target separation, gigantic screen cluttering returns of fish and lure, the elimination of screen customization options…. and playback of the whirring sound of a noisy mechanical flasher. It will be call “antique mode.”

    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13651
    March 24, 2013 at 1:04 am #1155519

    Quote:

    It will be call “antique mode.”

    I know a few people that could be applied to

    Denny O
    Central IOWA
    Posts: 5827
    March 24, 2013 at 4:05 am #1155547

    Randy, you don’t know me that well!

    Do you?

    Denny O
    Central IOWA
    Posts: 5827
    March 24, 2013 at 4:06 am #1155548

    Quote:

    Ability to turn OFF the transducer while only using the camera.
    Fish alarm.


    Actually this was the one that I had ment to add to.

    AlligatorDundee
    Posts: 24
    March 30, 2013 at 4:01 pm #1157598

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    Ability to turn OFF the transducer while only using the camera.
    Fish alarm.

    To turn off the clicking noise on Lx9 transducer while using camera only. I GO TO THE SIMULATER MODE.

    The camera should be an adjustable picture. Like all the others they have.

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