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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #50 on: May 13, 2013, 10:40:53 AM »
The DI image showing on the right side only is because the pin configuration in the DI xducer cable end matches up with the right SI pins only of the connector it's plugged into...

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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #51 on: May 13, 2013, 11:06:34 AM »
 Hey Rickie, I understand the pin configuration from the posts and pictures earlier in the post but the question is :

Why is Ehrler's DI pictures on the proper screen?

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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #52 on: May 13, 2013, 11:58:05 AM »
Can you post a link to these pictures that he has...??

I have not been able to find them...

I am curious myself...

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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #54 on: May 13, 2013, 12:14:27 PM »
I can't be 100% certain but it looks like the DI image posted in that write up is the standard "DI from SI" image because the "temp graph" is running across the top...

I would not think the "temp graph" would show in this unique setup of a DI xducer on a SI system..

My guess is that they used the "standard" DI view in the article to keep from confusing people...

Do you have screenshots of the unique Di xducer configuration that you can post...??

Rickie
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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #55 on: May 13, 2013, 01:06:47 PM »
That would make sense. Just got the unit so I’m pretty green with it.

No screen shots yet, I’ll be figuring that out the next time I’m on the water.


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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #56 on: May 13, 2013, 07:42:56 PM »
I just watched the FLW show of that tournament and they did everything they could to make it look like he was using Lowrance equipment.....they did some pretty tricky editing of the video. ::) ???
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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #57 on: May 13, 2013, 10:39:23 PM »
Do you think that it is possible that rather than using the HB switch,
he has created his own switch that completely eliminates the second transducer?
ie.   Position A = DI only transducer
       Position B= SI only transducer

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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #58 on: May 13, 2013, 10:59:38 PM »
Do you think that it is possible that rather than using the HB switch,
he has created his own switch that completely eliminates the second transducer?
ie.   Position A = DI only transducer
       Position B= SI only transducer

I'm not following new kid....(I'm slow sometimes)...

Wouldn't the switch do exactly that....?? (Allow one or the other depending on the switch position)..

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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #59 on: May 13, 2013, 11:14:25 PM »
Maybe I misread the above post in that the DI was only supplying the signal to pin #1.
Would this be like having two DI transducers, each supplying part on the signal through the switch?
I must not understand how the switch works.

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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #60 on: May 14, 2013, 09:32:07 AM »
It's my understanding that the TS3 switch toggles between 2 separate Xducers to select either xducer (but only 1 xducer at a time)...

This is how I'm understanding Brent's unique xducer setup...:

I would guess that the pin configuration for the 2d and the temp signals are the same in each xducer's cable end connector...

Then I'm guessing that the DI xducer's pin position for the DI crystal "matches" up with the SI xducer's pin position for the right SI crystal...

Then (when the TS3 switch is toggled to the DI xducer)....the head unit is receiving signals from the DI xducer's DI crystal thru the head unit's right SI channel to the processor..

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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #61 on: May 14, 2013, 10:20:42 AM »
MB.Pro.Guide,
Try setting the DI Beam Width menu to the Wide setting.
Yes, you may have to increase the DI Sensitivity menu.  Remember that this unit was not designed to work with this transducer so the algorithms may be different and you may need different menu settings to get good results.

When connected to the DI transducer you will only get right side Si information because that is the only Si transmit/receive circuit that has a transducer element connected to it.
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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #62 on: May 14, 2013, 10:51:00 AM »
MB.Pro.Guide,
Try setting the DI Beam Width menu to the Wide setting.
Yes, you may have to increase the DI Sensitivity menu.  Remember that this unit was not designed to work with this transducer so the algorithms may be different and you may need different menu settings to get good results.

When connected to the DI transducer you will only get right side Si information because that is the only Si transmit/receive circuit that has a transducer element connected to it.


Hey Greg, thanks for the info. When I was referring to my DI signal I meant the DI from SI signal(Standard).

So too recap, my standard DI signal is very faint unless I crank the sensitivity. Does your suggestion still stand?

The Ehrlers DI signal that comes thru on the right side is very strong and bright.
 

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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #63 on: May 14, 2013, 06:03:35 PM »
I do not know if that is an actual screen snapshot from his boat or not as I did not write that article.

The way the Di View is supposed to work is to take the left and right Si sonar returns and display them together.  If each was at its normal strength than you would have a super bright Di sonar View.  So I am guessing that by using the Di View that the signal strengths for the left and right Si sonar is reduced (perhaps by 50%) so that the Di View does not end up extremely bright.  Make sense?  This would cause the Di sonar from the DI transducer to appear very weak.  We have seen this same thing when someone has the right (or left) Si sonar stop working on their Si transducers.
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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #64 on: May 15, 2013, 10:34:00 AM »
Yeah that makes sense. I think.

Not sure if I communicated my situation right though… I’ll try again.

Ok so let’s say I never put the DI ducer or switch in. So I would have a total standard SI, Y-cable, 2d ducer install.

My SI signal looks great, 2D I’m getting a good return as well. When I switch to the view to DI the signal is very weak and faint unless I crank the sensitivity.

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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #65 on: May 15, 2013, 10:27:42 PM »
Hey Greg, thanks for the info. When I was referring to my DI signal I meant the DI from SI signal(Standard).

So too recap, my standard DI signal is very faint unless I crank the sensitivity. Does your suggestion still stand?

The Ehrlers DI signal that comes thru on the right side is very strong and bright.
 

It is my guess that the DI image in the Ehrlers article is a traditional DI from SI image instead of the unique DI xducer setup DI image..(because the "temp graph" is showing at the top of the DI image in the article)...

It is not uncommon to have to raise the sensitivity in the DI from SI image view to get anything at all to show in the DI view...

Rickie
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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #66 on: May 16, 2013, 02:49:35 PM »
What Rickie said MB.Pro:
It is not uncommon to have to raise the sensitivity in the DI from SI image view to get anything at all to show in the DI view...

Rickie
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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #67 on: May 16, 2013, 03:52:27 PM »
Thanks Rickie/Greg. I'll see if I can get some screen shots this weekend and report back next week.


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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #68 on: May 21, 2013, 12:57:28 PM »
Hey guys,  no screen shots this weekend. Didn’t read the manual before I went out… tried to figure it out and almost did…. Didn’t even think to press the waypoint button which makes total sense.

I didn’t play around with it a lot, to busy fishing and enjoying the new boat. My buddy is the one that told me about this and has it rigged in his boat as well. He reports that there is a lot of difference between the DI signals and is glad he has done this. He said it looks just like the advertisements as where his SI/DI signal does not. He is using default settings.

An interesting thing is that his shows up on the proper DI screen. Mine doesn’t. The only difference between our units is, his is a couple years older and has current updates. I am not current on the updates…..   

It looks like the update does some stuff with DI so this should fix my problem. http://www.humminbird.com/FAQ.aspx?ContentId=3710

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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #69 on: May 21, 2013, 09:08:03 PM »
Hey guys,  no screen shots this weekend. Didn’t read the manual before I went out… tried to figure it out and almost did…. Didn’t even think to press the waypoint button which makes total sense.

I didn’t play around with it a lot, to busy fishing and enjoying the new boat. My buddy is the one that told me about this and has it rigged in his boat as well. He reports that there is a lot of difference between the DI signals and is glad he has done this. He said it looks just like the advertisements as where his SI/DI signal does not. He is using default settings.

An interesting thing is that his shows up on the proper DI screen. Mine doesn’t. The only difference between our units is, his is a couple years older and has current updates. I am not current on the updates…..

It looks like the update does some stuff with DI so this should fix my problem. http://www.humminbird.com/FAQ.aspx?ContentId=3710



This is interesting and definitely something I will have to test when I get set up...(My DI xducer should be here this week...)

Question MB Pro Guide...

When you are using the DI xducer does your unit have DI views available under the "Views" tab in the main menu system ...??

If so ..what are the DI views showing...??

Rickie
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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #70 on: May 21, 2013, 09:19:14 PM »
Question for Greg (if you're following this thread I hope)...

My experiment with this setup will be using the XTM 9 WIDE 20 DI T instead of the XNT 9 DI T...

Do you know (or can you find out from the engineers) ...if these 2 separate xducers use the exact same DI crystal...??

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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #71 on: May 22, 2013, 11:42:35 AM »
Won’t have to check Rickie as I already know that they do.
The only difference between these transducers is in the 2D sonar element in each.
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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #72 on: May 22, 2013, 10:25:55 PM »
Won’t have to check Rickie as I already know that they do.
The only difference between these transducers is in the 2D sonar element in each.


I find it odd that the housings for these xducer's are so different...(even tho 1 is a TM mounted and the other is a transom mounted....)

I wish someone would get us an X-ray of these 2 xducer's like was accomplished for the HDSI...

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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #73 on: May 23, 2013, 08:48:08 AM »
I don’t find it that odd Rickie.  The XTM-9-WIDE-20-DI-T is a trolling motor mounted transducer which is using our standard trolling motor housing.  It needs a larger housing for the larger 2D element that it uses.  Now the housing does not have to be quite this large but this is our standard XTM housing and using it cuts costs for the transducer as it is a common part for us.

The XNT-9-DI-T has a purpose built housing that is large enough to fit the two elements that it has inside of it and not much else.  The 2D element for this transducer is smaller so the transducer housing could be physically smaller.
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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #74 on: May 23, 2013, 09:33:50 AM »
Hey Rickie, I did the updates yesterday and the DI views in the view tab just look like the standard ones from SI.

Full screen DI, SI/DI combo, SI/DI/2D combo. No zoom as mentioned in the update.

hope that helps.

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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #75 on: May 23, 2013, 01:05:23 PM »
Mike,
Are you saying that the zoom function no longer works in the DI View?

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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #76 on: May 23, 2013, 02:19:01 PM »
I didn't try the zoom feature, I'm sure it's fine. 

I should have been more clear. The DI zoom view (#13 in the update). I think Rickie might have been wondering if I got any additional views when on the DI ducer. Maybe not....


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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #77 on: May 24, 2013, 10:31:09 AM »
I think that was referring to the use of the zoom function when in the DI View and not an additional View Mike.
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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #78 on: May 25, 2013, 11:03:01 AM »
I don’t find it that odd Rickie.  The XTM-9-WIDE-20-DI-T is a trolling motor mounted transducer which is using our standard trolling motor housing.  It needs a larger housing for the larger 2D element that it uses.  Now the housing does not have to be quite this large but this is our standard XTM housing and using it cuts costs for the transducer as it is a common part for us.

The XNT-9-DI-T has a purpose built housing that is large enough to fit the two elements that it has inside of it and not much else.  The 2D element for this transducer is smaller so the transducer housing could be physically smaller.


Thanks Greg...

This makes sense...

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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #79 on: May 25, 2013, 12:58:43 PM »
Hey Rickie, I did the updates yesterday and the DI views in the view tab just look like the standard ones from SI.

Full screen DI, SI/DI combo, SI/DI/2D combo. No zoom as mentioned in the update.

hope that helps.

Mike

My curiousity is twofold regarding this unique "DI xducer setup on a SI unit" ...

1. Does the SI unit menu still list the same menu choices as when the stock HDSI is connected...??

2. What unique data is being shown on the display (in each of the SI menu choices) ...and how is this "possible unique data" being generated, collected and processed into the display image...??

(I can foresee lots of testing in my near future)

My XTM 9 WIDE 20 DI T xducer is here...I just have to get it mounted and get it scanning over some known structure...

Rickie
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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #80 on: May 28, 2013, 11:15:23 AM »
Rickie,
The same menu choices will be there because you will be using the same Transducer Select/Connected transducer menu setting.

Any data from the DI transducer will be processed as Si sonar data but from one side only.
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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #81 on: May 28, 2013, 08:51:23 PM »
Th
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The same menu choices will be there because you will be using the same Transducer Select/Connected transducer menu setting.

Any data from the DI transducer will be processed as Si sonar data but from one side only.


Thanks Greg...

This is what I had envisioned in my peabrain...

So if my thought process is correct...the variable in this unique DI xducer setup will be twofold...:

1. The "shape" of the beam collecting the echo data ...
2. The "direction" of the beam collecting the data...

Point 2 above is what really has me interested in this setup...

The HDSI beam (of "one side only")... shoots out at an angle ...with the strongest echos (at an angle from vertical) in the center of that angle...

Whereas the DI xducer beam shoots down ...with the strongest echos  direct vertical under the xducer...

I'm hypothesizing this variable is what will give better DI echo returns to be displayed from the DI xducer over the HDSI xducer...

We will see...

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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #82 on: May 29, 2013, 09:54:19 AM »
It should Rickie.  More so the direction of the DI sonar beam versus anything else.  Of course you could just turn an Si transducer on its side and get about the same thing too.  An HDSi transducer would probably even give a sharper DI image versus the DI transducer due to the thickness of the sonar beam.
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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #83 on: May 29, 2013, 12:45:43 PM »
Of course you could just turn an Si transducer on its side and get about the same thing too.  An HDSi transducer would probably even give a sharper DI image versus the DI transducer due to the thickness of the sonar beam.


Hmmm anybody try this? I wonder which side is used for DI
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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #84 on: May 29, 2013, 03:28:12 PM »
I have not tried it but whichever side that is pointing down into the water would be the side used for the Di sonar.  All you are doing is pointing the left (or right) Si beam straight down into the water, just like a DI only transducer would be.  You would still have to use a second transducer for the water depth as the 2D transducer element would be pointing out across the water and not down into the water.
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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #85 on: May 29, 2013, 03:43:44 PM »
ok I thought Di specifically used one side and didn't want the wrong one pointing up. this would be easy to test on a trolling motor where you have a HDSI transducer and the tm transducer mount with a hose clamp . just loosen the clamp and turn to the side
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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #86 on: May 29, 2013, 11:44:29 PM »
I copied Greg's description of the "DI from SI" explaination from another forum...

The Di sonar in the HB Si units is a blend of both the left and right Si sonar:
*- take the right Si sonar and rotate it 90 degrees clockwise.
*- take the left Si sonar and flip it horizontally (mirror image) and then rotate it 90 degrees clockwise.
*- overlay the two images and you have a Di sonar image.


In a nutshell the DI image rendered from an SI unit does indeed use both sides of the SI data....

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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #87 on: May 29, 2013, 11:49:45 PM »
It should Rickie.  More so the direction of the DI sonar beam versus anything else.  Of course you could just turn an Si transducer on its side and get about the same thing too.  An HDSi transducer would probably even give a sharper DI image versus the DI transducer due to the thickness of the sonar beam.

Greg, do you have specs on the forward-aft angle of the SI beam vs the DI beam (dedicated DI crystal)...??

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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #88 on: May 30, 2013, 02:15:49 PM »
I believe that the Si sonar beams are around 1 degree wide while the DI sonar beams are about 2 degrees wide.

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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #89 on: May 31, 2013, 12:25:40 AM »
Thanks Greg...

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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #90 on: May 31, 2013, 03:01:15 AM »
ive been following this thread for a while, and hope someone soon would be posting som side by side comparison images. :) (i have to buy a birthday present for my dad soon...) this thing abut turing an si ducer on this side wouldnt the norrower cone angle of the di ducer compensate for the thickness. so that one would have an equally scanned area and get a similar sharpness and level of detail?

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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #91 on: May 31, 2013, 08:19:53 AM »
ive been following this thread for a while, and hope someone soon would be posting som side by side comparison images. :) (i have to buy a birthday present for my dad soon...) this thing abut turing an si ducer on this side wouldnt the norrower cone angle of the di ducer compensate for the thickness. so that one would have an equally scanned area and get a similar sharpness and level of detail?

mvh stig

I think the point Greg was making is that the thinner slice of the 1° SI beam would give sharper detail than the 2° DI beam...(that is speaking of the angle from front to back)...

The width of the beam(s) side to side would just differentiate how far out to the sides it would collect reflection data...which by my estimates would be the following ...:

  DI xducer                SI xducer (1 side only)
455kHz = 75°         455kHz = 86°
800kHz = 45°         800kHz = 55°

I will be getting side by side comparison shots as soon as I can get the DI xducer mounted and get on the water....

Rickie

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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #92 on: May 31, 2013, 08:29:13 AM »
Question....

So if one were to take the HDSI xducer and mount it at an angle to allow one element to shoot vertical downward...

Wouldn't the ping rate be affected by the inaccurate reading that the 200kHz 2d beam is reading...??

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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #93 on: May 31, 2013, 12:12:46 PM »
I think the point Greg was making is that the thinner slice of the 1° SI beam would give sharper detail than the 2° DI beam...(that is speaking of the angle from front to back)...

The width of the beam(s) side to side would just differentiate how far out to the sides it would collect reflection data...which by my estimates would be the following ...:

  DI xducer                SI xducer (1 side only)
455kHz = 75°         455kHz = 86°
800kHz = 45°         800kHz = 55°

I will be getting side by side comparison shots as soon as I can get the DI xducer mounted and get on the water....

Rickie



That is what I was thinking Rickie.
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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #94 on: May 31, 2013, 12:14:34 PM »
Question....

So if one were to take the HDSI xducer and mount it at an angle to allow one element to shoot vertical downward...

Wouldn't the ping rate be affected by the inaccurate reading that the 200kHz 2d beam is reading...??

Rickie

It would Rickie, that is why you would still need the AS-Si-DB-Y cable and a DualBeam transducer.
In post #84 I stated: “You would still have to use a second transducer for the water depth as the 2D transducer element would be pointing out across the water and not down into the water.”.
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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #95 on: May 31, 2013, 03:18:57 PM »
It would Rickie, that is why you would still need the AS-Si-DB-Y cable and a DualBeam transducer.
In post #84 I stated: “You would still have to use a second transducer for the water depth as the 2D transducer element would be pointing out across the water and not down into the water.”.


Thanks Greg...

I've read this entire thread a dozen times and I still missed that info in post #84...

I'm gonna order a couple more AS SIDB Y cables...
(I may also experiment with this idea of turning the HDSI xducer at an angle to shoot one side down..)

And I have another experiment that's not even been mentioned yet...
so many experiments...so little time...lol...

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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #96 on: June 09, 2013, 06:37:07 PM »
Hey guys nothing to interesting in these pics as I fished 3ft and under most of the day. I'm sure they explain themselves.

The most current update put the switched DI on the proper screen.

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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #97 on: June 09, 2013, 06:46:20 PM »
MB Pro Guide...are you seeing these lines when switched to the HDSI xducer...??

Looks like some possible RF...

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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #98 on: June 09, 2013, 07:07:00 PM »
The first half of of 00005 is the HDSI and the second is switched...

So by RF you mean some sort of interference? I figured it didn't look quite right...

I figured I covered all the basis covered when I installed.... new Power and ground to the battery, far away from tach wires, extra coiled up as per the instructions.

Oh wait would my FM radio do that? I wonder if I had it on... only brought one CD.   

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Re: Ehrler's use of XNT-9-DI-T transducer with 1198?
« Reply #99 on: June 10, 2013, 01:09:22 PM »
Can you post a screenshot of the full screen SI from the same same history..??

The easiest way to do this is to ...:
*allow the image to scroll ...
*press the 4 way cursor to freeze the image...
*take screenshots of the full screen SI...
*press the "Views" button to change views...
*take screenshots of the full screen DI...
*press the "Views" button to change views...
*take screenshots of the 2d...

As long as the "Exit" button is not pressed in between steps...the history showing on the images will all be the same history...

(I know this thread is mainly about the DI xducer ...but I think you may have a RF problem...if you do indeed have a RF problem, we may start another thread for it to keep this one leaning toward info for the DI xducer setup...)

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