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njlarry609

Post subject: depth guage problems

Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:59 am

Shark

Joined: Fri May 26, 2006 10:06 am
Posts: 107
Location: south jersey

Hello all,
Not happy with my factory Lowrance depth guage. Most times it is wrong, reads 8' in 3' or 450' in 5' or usually reads 0'. What could be wrong? Is there any signaficance to the numbers blinking? Couldn't find the answer in the manual.
Thanks.

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ShanMan14

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Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 11:22 am

ShanMan

Joined: Thu Jul 13, 2006 5:05 am
Posts: 381
Location: Huntsville, Alabama

I don't know about the Lowrance, but the newer Faria gauge allows you to adjust it. Do you have the manual for the Lowrance?

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Cousin Eddie

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Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 11:44 am

Minnow

Joined: Fri Jun 16, 2006 9:48 am
Posts: 14
Location: Minnesota

The numbers blinking means it is having trouble obtaining a reading at the transducer. Have you tried adjusting the angle of the transducer?

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njlarry609

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Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:17 pm

Shark

Joined: Fri May 26, 2006 10:06 am
Posts: 107
Location: south jersey

The only manual I have is a copy of the Four Winns manual that came with the boat. The tranducer is factory mounted thru the hull so I don't know what can be done with it. My boat is a '96 so it has the VDO insturment cluster, the digital depth indicator is mounted in a window in it.

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jvalich

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Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 3:41 pm

Mental Floss

Joined: Mon May 22, 2006 3:46 pm
Posts: 919
Location: Lakeland, FL

Call Lowrance and speak with their tech guys. They are very customer oriented. I've spoken with them a couple of times in the past weeks relating to my new chartplotter purchase.

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