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    Couple of questions

    I got 2 of the BPS Helix 10s g2s. Does putting unit on standby stop sonar as well as screen or just kill the screen?

    And the “for fun”” blonde question—
    The boat icon on my old 998 was kind of wide compared to the length. The icon on the new helix is narrower and closer to the actual shape of my boat. But the helix icon has the red and green bow navigation lights on all the time whether I actually have mine on or off. Is there a way to turn them off to save battery power?

    Sorry, I couldn’t help myself!

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    It stops the sonar from pinging and turns the backlighting off.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChoogieChunker View Post
    I got 2 of the BPS Helix 10s g2s. Does putting unit on standby stop sonar as well as screen or just kill the screen?

    And the “for fun”” blonde question—
    The boat icon on my old 998 was kind of wide compared to the length. The icon on the new helix is narrower and closer to the actual shape of my boat. But the helix icon has the red and green bow navigation lights on all the time whether I actually have mine on or off. Is there a way to turn them off to save battery power?

    Sorry, I couldn’t help myself!
    Great joke. I haven't figured out how to get the stern light to show on the icon it should be on when running and just it on when anchored in the dark. Maybe the Helix thinks the bulb is burned out but it is a LED what little they know. Don
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