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Title: water column disable function
Post by: Mudlure on May 28, 2011, 06:05:20 PM

Can a unit be updated and have a selection to disable the water column on SI or can only the newer units do this?
I have an older 2009 1197 and if I put 5.5 on will this let me disable the water column?
What screen is the disable funtion on?
Muddy

Title: Re: water column disable function
Post by: sonar2000 on May 28, 2011, 07:42:30 PM

HMMMMMM...Now that is a good question........Lets see who has the answer.....
Chuck

Title: Re: water column disable function
Post by: Enufzed on May 28, 2011, 10:25:31 PM

Hi Mudlure,
If you have it after updating it will be on SI Enhance menu in the SI view and   "Contour Mode" will be an available selection. The default is off .

Title: Re: water column disable function
Post by: sonar2000 on May 29, 2011, 04:33:23 PM

Thought I would add this picture to show the screen.
Just toggle the contour selection with the cursor key to on or off.....
Chuck
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Title: Re: water column disable function
Post by: Rickard on May 29, 2011, 05:02:10 PM

Don't forget...

Contour mode does not do slant range correction, it just removes the water column, not bad, but with slant range correction it would be even better.

Rickard

Title: Re: water column disable function
Post by: Enufzed on May 29, 2011, 05:18:13 PM

Mudlure,

No such thing as a stupid question ....only stupid answers!!

Pleased you have it..great unit the HB.

Title: Re: water column disable function
Post by: sonar2000 on May 29, 2011, 07:28:26 PM

Rickard.  Yes slant range would be nice.  Wonder why they dont include that? 
Chuck

Title: Re: water column disable function
Post by: bigbass on May 30, 2011, 05:19:18 PM

Hey Guys,

when I enable my 1198c Contour Mode, I start seeing Horizontal short white line in the middile of the screen, any ideas?

Thanks

Philip

Title: Re: water column disable function
Post by: sonar2000 on May 30, 2011, 06:33:07 PM

Phillip, possibly a sensitivety setting or contrast.  Try adjusting the settings on the screen you set the contour on.
Chuck

Title: Re: water column disable function
Post by: bigbass on May 30, 2011, 09:47:53 PM

Thank Chuck.. I will give it a try Thursday.... :)

Title: Re: water column disable function
Post by: sonar2000 on May 31, 2011, 11:15:05 AM

Something else I found out.
1197-----the contour mode is set from the sonar screen and the enhanced selection.....
1198-----the sonar screen has a selection for contour.
I would have thought the screen would have been the same..
So I am guessing that the 5.5 update is different for the units...
Chuck

Title: Re: water column disable function
Post by: bigbass on May 31, 2011, 12:00:46 PM

I have ver. 5.4 software installed and the contour mode is available through  SI enhanced menu. I will change the sensitivity or contrast setting to see if it makes a different.  I guess the angle of the HDSI will have nothing to do with problem, right?  The HDSI is “0” mounted “0” level.
Philip

Title: Re: water column disable function
Post by: sonar2000 on May 31, 2011, 12:33:51 PM

Phillip, angle is every thing but it seems like you are mounted correctly.
check the settings and also you can adjust the surface clutter but that may only for the 2down....
Chuck

Title: Re: water column disable function
Post by: bigbass on May 31, 2011, 04:12:56 PM

OK.. will let you know after Thursday.

Thank you for your advise.

Philip

Title: Re: water column disable function
Post by: Humminbird_Greg on June 01, 2011, 11:27:32 AM

Also try posting images with the Contour Mode set both to “On” and “Off”.

Title: Re: water column disable function
Post by: bigbass on June 01, 2011, 12:31:12 PM

ok.. will have some pic by Friday..

Philip

Title: Re: water column disable function
Post by: stillbear on June 01, 2011, 04:06:56 PM

Philip I would go ahead an update to 5.50 that is what its for. Mine is working good. I suggest you take your
head off the boat unplug everything take your sd card and map card out.Hook up power supply down load
your updates. Not sure but seams like some people have trouble and some don't I am  trying to get a handle on it.
interlink.eithernet,map cards,sd cards, it is not going to hurt removing them before you update.You would be ok leaving your unit on your boat just unplug an remove everything but the powercable.And make sure your battery is charged.
 When you send your unit in to HB support I know they don't have anything but the head when they update.  Gary
   

Title: Re: water column disable function
Post by: sonar2000 on June 01, 2011, 05:25:01 PM

You might want to save a copy of the current code in case you have to step backwards. 
Chuck

Title: Re: water column disable function
Post by: bigbass on June 03, 2011, 02:36:13 PM

Below are the pic for the water column  issue

pic 0107 is with counter mode on

pic 0109 is with counter mode off

Title: Re: water column disable function
Post by: sonar2000 on June 03, 2011, 02:48:11 PM

Philip, the SI water column look kind of normal.  with contour off you will have the center line shown.  on the contour off that look ok...
maybe put it in humview and post that picture.
I moved your speed/depth issue to a new post..
 
Chuck

Title: Re: water column disable function
Post by: bigbass on June 03, 2011, 04:25:51 PM

Chuck, I took these photo with my Iphone.

Let me take the photo again using the snapshot feature and post it again.

By the way, when you zoom in the top picture, you will see the horizontal white lines on the screen.

Philip

Title: Re: water column disable function
Post by: sonar2000 on June 03, 2011, 05:41:41 PM

OK great.  the snapshot or humviewer screens are a bit better than the iphone.  But at any rate you did get pictures.  worth a thousand words.
Thanks. 
I will try the zoom...
Chuck

Title: Re: water column disable function
Post by: bigbass on June 03, 2011, 07:33:40 PM

Chuck, I took these photo @ 3-4 mile per hour. I have to stop the boat and use iphone to take the picture.

Philip

Title: Re: water column disable function
Post by: sonar2000 on June 03, 2011, 08:13:28 PM

Philip, I looked at the iphone in the zoom mode and see what you are talking about.  Can you snapshot to an sd card and post that image.
or send to me as a jpeg file type at NCURT100@GMail.com
You just may be having a unit problem...
I sent you a PM also...
Chuck

Title: Re: water column disable function
Post by: bigbass on June 03, 2011, 09:13:22 PM

Chuck,

Just send you teh jpeg files and I also think is the unit itself.

thanks

Philip

Title: Re: water column disable function
Post by: sonar2000 on June 04, 2011, 06:50:24 PM

Got the pics, thanks,  I replied back to the email...
Chuck

Title: Re: water column disable function
Post by: bigbass on June 04, 2011, 10:54:46 PM

Thanks Chuck..