Over the weekend I got to spend some time in a boat that was brand new. The owner had a new Onix 10 for the mapping capability for some of the lakes he fishes.
The onix unit worked as advertised with the latest update, other then it still not being able to share any info. Could be a rigging issue not 100% sure. The detail we were getting in 40-60ft of water was great and the touch feature was great as well.
I couple of things we noted and more of a gripe then anything.
Is if your upgrading units, you do need different transducers, least that is what the dealer told him. We did not know if that was true or not. We were trying to find out this information off of HB’s site and some of the manuals. Seemed like most of the questions out there relates to this information that seems to be hard to find.
We wish that with this new unit, if there is a network diagram on what is needed so get a better understanding on how to incorporate the Onix with your existing HB network(terrova, 11xx-7xx series) . Items include would be what is exactly needed for units to talk to each other, like 11xx at the bow and onix at the console and maybe a 3rd unit in the back.
Come out with service bulletins…..Example the constant rebooting on the 11xx series(brand new ones), this could be seen on your myHB site relating to the units you registered.
The last thing we both agreed on was this, the $100 for the special map card needed to save your scans. He wish that since the unit retails for $3k, it wish it would have been included with the unit, or at least let people use a normal SD card.
