Topic: A couple ONIX how to questions

[CharlesS]

I'm really liking my new ONIX units. Although I am struggling with learning the new menu... I was so familiar with the old menu. lol

So a couple questions, how do I:

- zoom in GPS to a scale less than 100 feet? I'm pretty sure I could zoom into to 20'on my 1198
- have the wpt name/number show up on the map with out having to highlight it?

Prolly many more questions to come.

[CharlesS]

just thought I'd follow up on this in case anyone has similar questions.

Re: the zoom - I can now zoom into a 50 foot scale, I'm not sure exactly what I did, but I did a factory reset, which may have cleared the declutter setting, or some other setting I had... still playing with the settings. I also enabled Easy View... so that may have helped. I'll play more with it later.

Re: the waypoint numbers not showing up - I found that in each waypoint I could adjust it to show the ICON and NAME. I also found that I could adjust the default setting for future waypoints to show the ICON and NAME. The probably was I could find a place to BULK adjust all the waypoints I had... the 900 I transferred on there, plus 50 new ones I added last weekend. Being a computer guy and knowing the export GPX file is simply an XML file, I was able to manually adjust all of them.. caution, you could mess up all you waypoints!... So I exported the GPX file, opened it in a text editor, found the visability , I think that was it, XML tag, and did a replace all from "ICON", to "ICON and NAME". Saved the file and imported back to the unit. Presto... problem solved.

If someone knows of a way to do bulk waypoint adjustments on the unit please let me know. Perhaps a recommendation for the next software release.

[Bob B]

Thanks for the info.....What kink of Onix units do you have?

[CharlesS]

I replaced my 1198 and 898, with an Onix 10SI and Onix 8. Actually did a full Johnson revamp this spring, replaced the 101 fortrex with the new 112, and the two 8' talons with 10 footers. lol

[Bob B]

I'd like to go with the Onix as well, but haven't been able to commit yet.

Is the 8 a SI or 2d unit......wondering because the 2d one can share the SI

[Humminbird_Greg]

Bob,
The ONIX units come in four different models: two 8 inch and two 10 inch.  Each size comes in either 2D or Si.
According to what CharlesS posted he has a 10 inch Si model and an 8 inch 2D model but can share the Si sonar between them.

[Bob B]

Thanks Greg.....I missed the 8 2D part

[CarolC]

Charles are you running with a hub, and do you have I link?  Trying to find someone that has similar setup as we are having some issues and would like to find out how they have resolved any issues. Which software version? Thanks!