MarCum ?

I have a question for the ice heads here on IDO.

Has MarCum moved on to the RT- 9, and flushed the rest of the prior models?

I think the real question is if Marcum has solved the shallow water issues for the RT9 that that LX7 and LX6 owners have been experiencing? If they have, why hasn’t there been a software update for the LX7 or LX6. If they haven’t solved the issue, I would be very skeptical about dropping that much money for an RT9 knowing it already has a problem and the fact that Marcum releasing it knowing it has an issue.

The LX6-7-9 Shallow water fix will be released before the ice season, this has been confirmed by several Marcum product testers online… The software update has been 2+ years in the making…They didn’t have sufficient ice to fully test and fix all of the bugs the field testers found last season..

JoeMX1825 wrote:

The LX6-7-9 Shallow water fix will be released before the ice season, this has been confirmed by several Marcum product testers online… The software update has been 2+ years in the making…They didn’t have sufficient ice to fully test and fix all of the bugs the field testers found last season..

Why would you need ice to test or fix?

JoeMX1825 wrote:

The LX6-7-9 Shallow water fix will be released before the ice season, this has been confirmed by several Marcum product testers online… The software update has been 2+ years in the making…They didn’t have sufficient ice to fully test and fix all of the bugs the field testers found last season..

I’ll believe it when I see it… Been getting the runaround for 2+ years now.

McCord Stowater wrote:

I’ll believe it when I see it… Been getting the runaround for 2+ years now.

Even though I’ve never had a shallow water issue (that I know of) on my 6…I too look forward to see what’s new in the update…..

An update to fix a few bugs would be great. I like my 7 but it could be better.
Do any of the Mods here still have ties to Marcum. Maybe they will chime in with the answers.

I should have said “Has Marcum moved on to the RT- 9, and flushed Support for the rest of the prior models?

What makes me mad I spent 900ca on my lx7 last year as I was hoping it would keep up with the times I hope they didn’t ditch the lx models and move on to the rt and forget about us lx owners

I really doubt that they will ditch or flushed support the LX Series….

The RT is just another step in the LX……

Mocha wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>JoeMX1825 wrote:</div>
The LX6-7-9 Shallow water fix will be released before the ice season, this has been confirmed by several Marcum product testers online… The software update has been 2+ years in the making…They didn’t have sufficient ice to fully test and fix all of the bugs the field testers found last season..

Why would you need ice to test or fix?

I’m merely relaying what information Marcum/Marcum Field Testers have posted that I’ve found scattered online..

Denny O wrote:

Has MarCum moved on to the RT- 9, and flushed the rest of the prior models?

Absolutely not. The RT9 is just an addition to the lineup for anglers that want some advanced functionality in a single unit. The RT9 uses the same sonar engine as the other digital units (LX6, 7 & 9) so any work done to the sonar capabilities of the RT will trickle down to the other digital platforms.

We also confirmed with Marcum, and posted in the forums their plan to release updates for the existing units come ice season 2016/2017. Here is the thread, you can fast forward to July 20th for more up to date info by clicking below (page 2 of 2):

https://www.in-depthoutdoors.com/community/forums/topic/dear-marcum/

Kfactor wrote:

What makes me mad I spent 900ca on my lx7 last year as I was hoping it would keep up with the times I hope they didn’t ditch the lx models and move on to the rt and forget about us lx owners

No need to be mad bud…I’ve owned one for three years and am very satisfied.

just a heads up guys, I just received my new marcum lx-6x and it has the new version. I asked when they would release update they said this fall

timothy klotz wrote:

just a heads up guys, I just received my new marcum lx-6x and it has the new version. I asked when they would release update they said this fall

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timothy klotz wrote:

just a heads up guys, I just received my new marcum lx-6x and it has the new version. I asked when they would release update they said this fall

I also purchased an lx7 on Friday and it came with v5.10 also

Well now, that’s good news!