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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: edwardpic on May 12, 2011, 12:32:24 PM

Title: Settings changes out of water
Post by: edwardpic on May 12, 2011, 12:32:24 PM

Is it safe to make changes to my units (not in safe mode) while the boat is out of water? Will the trandsucer be damaged? when I get my Ethernet cable I'll need to set both units up, preferably in my driveway and want to do so without causing damage.

Thanks, Ed

Title: Re: Settings changes out of water
Post by: sonar2000 on May 12, 2011, 12:36:03 PM

You can update your units in the driveway, on a bench or in your house.  The only caution is if you have the transducer extender cable installed and you disconnect the transducer. 
You will be fine for updates and in fact a lot do just that way. Download to the computer and sd card and take to the boat in the driveway. 
Chuck

Title: Re: Settings changes out of water
Post by: edwardpic on May 12, 2011, 04:14:25 PM

Thanks Chuck....Just saw that I typed "safe mode" instead of simulator....

Title: Re: Settings changes out of water
Post by: sonar2000 on May 13, 2011, 03:27:20 PM

You will be ok.......
Chuck

Title: Re: Settings changes out of water
Post by: George on May 15, 2011, 07:54:50 AM

ED

I have a 2 switches (3 places for transducers) to go between transducers and one is empty right now, when playing with my system out of the water, I switch to the empty side. 

If you play a lot with the system out of the water this might be some protection for your transducers.

George

Title: Re: Settings changes out of water
Post by: Humminbird_Greg on May 16, 2011, 02:51:16 PM

George,
It may help protect the transducers while out of the water (as they will not be running) but it will possibly cause harm to the Si sonar transmitter circuits in your Si unit if you are operating in the normal operating mode with the unit connected to a transducer switch and there is no transducer connected to the unit through the switch.

Title: Re: Settings changes out of water
Post by: George on May 16, 2011, 03:24:15 PM

Thanks Greg

It sounds as if I am better off leaving the transducer connected and turning it off at the unit.

George

Title: Re: Settings changes out of water
Post by: Humminbird_Greg on May 16, 2011, 04:14:55 PM

Either that or make the unit go into the 'forced' simulator mode.  In this mode it does not transmit to the transducer (regardless of what is connected to it).