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Other Humminbird Products => GPS Chartplotters and Non-SI Humminbird Units => Topic started by: laurin_ch on April 06, 2012, 02:53:52 PM

Title: Can't select the transducer on the 788ci DI !
Post by: laurin_ch on April 06, 2012, 02:53:52 PM: Hey guys

I recently purchased a QuadraBeam Transducer for my 788ci DI. I tried everything to get to the "transducer select"-tab but I just can't find it. Am I stupid? The system is on the newest software available.
Thanks for your help.
Laurin
Title: Re: Can't select the transducer on the 788ci DI !
Post by: sonar2000 on April 06, 2012, 04:15:36 PM: I think the latest release repositioned some of the places where things used to be.
Also look and see ifn youhave advanced mode set to advanced..

Chuck
Title: Re: Can't select the transducer on the 788ci DI !
Post by: Humminbird_Greg on April 06, 2012, 04:22:53 PM: You can stop looking – and it isn’t a software mistake.
The DI units (788ci D among them) does not have this menu because there is only one transducer type that works with this transducer: the DI transducer (either the transom, inside-the-hull or trolling motor version).

The 788ci DI unit was never meant to work with the QuadraBeam transducer but the (non-DI) 788ci unit is and has that menu.
Title: Re: Can't select the transducer on the 788ci DI !
Post by: jbrady2852 on April 09, 2012, 08:26:38 AM: I am curious about this one because I am about to purchase it. The HB website lists the 788ci HD as a suitable unit. It is my understanding that you can't use the Y cable but have to use the TS3 switch to switch between them if you plan on still using the DI features. If this is not the case please along the info.
Title: Re: Can't select the transducer on the 788ci DI !
Post by: Humminbird_Greg on April 09, 2012, 10:52:28 AM: I don’t have time to check the Humminbird web site right now jbrady2852 but was this under the listing for the QuadraBeam transducer?

Laurin got the QuadraBeam use information from the original version of the operations manual which was wrong. It has since been corrected.
Title: Re: Can't select the transducer on the 788ci DI !
Post by: jbrady2852 on April 09, 2012, 01:01:38 PM: It is listed in the unit documentation and on the tranducer spec sheet.
Title: Re: Can't select the transducer on the 788ci DI !
Post by: Humminbird_Greg on April 09, 2012, 01:38:03 PM: Quote from: jbrady2852 on April 09, 2012, 01:01:38 PM
It is listed in the unit documentation and on the tranducer spec sheet.

Hate to be a pain about this but I looked for this in both the product pages as well as the different versions of the QuadraBeam transducer and I still cannot find it. Could you post some links for me please?
Title: Re: Can't select the transducer on the 788ci DI !
Post by: jbrady2852 on April 09, 2012, 01:42:12 PM: Greg, you are 100% right. I could have swore that the DI unit was listed on the transducer list. So glad I saw this thread before I purchased the quadrabeam unit.