I picked up a new Gen3 Helix 12 SI unit last week. I was going through the menus and setting up what I could at the kitchen table
and ran across 2 Sonar Menu options that I’m not sure about.
1) Imaging+ Presets
2) SI Background Pinging
Suggestions?
I picked up a new Gen3 Helix 12 SI unit last week. I was going through the menus and setting up what I could at the kitchen table
and ran across 2 Sonar Menu options that I’m not sure about.
1) Imaging+ Presets
2) SI Background Pinging
Suggestions?
Have you guys not seen these options or just not using them?
i couldn’t find anything in the online operations guide and HB support didn’t have a acceptable answer.
is this just new to the latest Gen3 units?
Those were added along with some other settings in software update 2.110. If a new unit has it, it was made after that software version was released.
Read the update description for that software version.
1. That setting is a short cut to get good performance out of the box before fully learning how to operate their units and gives them presets to chose between range priority (Max Range) or detail priority (Max Detail).
Wayne Purdum
Charlottesville, Va.
Helix 12 CHIRP MEGA+ SI G3N/G4N, Helix 15 CHIRP MEGA SI+ GPS G4N
SOLIX 12 SI/G3, Helix 8 CHIRP MEGA SI+ G4N, Ultrex 80/LINK, MEGA360,
MEGA LIVE, LIVE TL
Thanks Wayne. Where is that description you quoted from? I looked at the software update notes for that update ( https://www.humminbird.com/support/s...PS-G3N-v-2-110 ) and didn't see that sentence. Thanks.
Wayne Purdum
Charlottesville, Va.
Helix 12 CHIRP MEGA+ SI G3N/G4N, Helix 15 CHIRP MEGA SI+ GPS G4N
SOLIX 12 SI/G3, Helix 8 CHIRP MEGA SI+ G4N, Ultrex 80/LINK, MEGA360,
MEGA LIVE, LIVE TL
Wayne Purdum
Charlottesville, Va.
Helix 12 CHIRP MEGA+ SI G3N/G4N, Helix 15 CHIRP MEGA SI+ GPS G4N
SOLIX 12 SI/G3, Helix 8 CHIRP MEGA SI+ G4N, Ultrex 80/LINK, MEGA360,
MEGA LIVE, LIVE TL
Whoa Nellie, let's back up a bit. This may be important to those of us who run dual units. From this link:
https://www.humminbird.com/support/f...inging-setting
It says: When SI Background Pinging is turned “Off,” it will provide enhanced Down Imaging performance
So does this mean those of us that use 2 units if we turn SI back ground pinging off on 1 unit that it will have a "enhanched" down image. Neat!
I'll need to try this and see. I have 2 units networked together. One does mapping, 2d, and di. The other unit stays on side image. Has anyone here tried this?
I haven't tried it, but it is similar to the Jigging Mode setting for 2D .... In this case the DI would ping more often with the SI being removed from the ping sequence.
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Actually the side imaging pinging will stop all together when you don't have a si screen selected. When you switch back to the si screen the transducer will begin to ping the si again and there will be no si history, it will only show what was recorded when the si screen was turn is visible. Not sure what would take priority when 2 units are networked to one transducer. I know the solix units had glitches when a solix gen 1 and gen2 where networked together with this feature
Wayne Purdum
Charlottesville, Va.
Helix 12 CHIRP MEGA+ SI G3N/G4N, Helix 15 CHIRP MEGA SI+ GPS G4N
SOLIX 12 SI/G3, Helix 8 CHIRP MEGA SI+ G4N, Ultrex 80/LINK, MEGA360,
MEGA LIVE, LIVE TL
So that means you can't run si on one e unit and background pinging turned off another unit and expect to get better di while continuing to get si?
Wayne Purdum
Charlottesville, Va.
Helix 12 CHIRP MEGA+ SI G3N/G4N, Helix 15 CHIRP MEGA SI+ GPS G4N
SOLIX 12 SI/G3, Helix 8 CHIRP MEGA SI+ G4N, Ultrex 80/LINK, MEGA360,
MEGA LIVE, LIVE TL
That’s what I'm wondering as well. My Helix 10" unit has the transducer connected to it. I have it networked to a Helix 12" di unit without a transducer so all my images come from the transducer hooked to the 10" unit. I use the 12" unit just for side imaging, everything else is viewed on the 10. Was hoping that maybe di would be "enhanced" on the 10" unit and still be able to get side imaging on the 12.
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