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,
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Ultrex/Humminbird Helix 12 SI Mega/Helix 10 Mega DI/Mega 360
Garmin 1022 with LVS34
Hi,
Has anyone heard anything about the ability to switching between SI 360 and SI of a fishfinder transducer? Or about 360mega with Ethernet interface in the future?
Thanx in advance!
WBR,
Ihor
Kyiv, Ukraine
UMS Tuna boats - 410 DC TT
Humminbird Solix 12 G3 + AS GPS HS + Humminbird 360MEGA + MinnKota Terrova 55lb I-pilot LINK + Minn Kota Alternator MK-1
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
Last edited by mig29; 10-05-2020 at 04:05 AM.
WBR,
Ihor
Kyiv, Ukraine
UMS Tuna boats - 410 DC TT
Humminbird Solix 12 G3 + AS GPS HS + Humminbird 360MEGA + MinnKota Terrova 55lb I-pilot LINK + Minn Kota Alternator MK-1
1) Does sharing one cable with my MDI+ transducer up front vs a dedicated unit for the 360 have any impact on image quality for the 360?
2) Has anyone experienced fishing shallow water (1-4') where the the image only comes back with 20-30' outside of the boat and the rest of the 360 circle beyond is blown out with light color vs dark? I had to turn the sensitivity to -8 and up the contrast to 20 to see decently
My setup
Bow: 12" G3N MDI+ and Mega 360 - supposedly connected via Y cable but I realized last trip it appears my DI/2D was pulling connecting to the console unit's transducer, will need to check in on this next trip out under my network settings.
Console: 12" G3N MSI+
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
I knew I should have take a photo but about two and a half of my outer rings were blown out. Is this the right selected transducer for my setup?
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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
question...looking at purchasing a 999 and a 360 for the bow...can I run the 999 as stand alone for the 360? (I would only have a power source for the 999 and then the 360 plugged into it....or do I also need to connect that 999 to a transducer of some sort?
"Any pizza is a personal pizza if you believe in yourself"
Yes you can run the 360 by itself. It is an Ethernet accessory. Just turn Sonar OFF.
The 360 does ONLY 360 and Side Imaging=no 2D/Depth, Down Imaging, or Temp.
The 360 comes with a 6' power cable, 20' Ethernet cable, and AS GPS HS antenna. You cannot connect the 360 to a display without an Ethernet cable attached to the Ethernet cord.
You need an Ethernet Adapter (AS EC QDE) to connect the Ethernet cable to the display.
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
thank you for clarifying Wayne! I will be running a secont 999 next to it for sonar/mapping that will be connected to a Gen 1 Solix 12 @ console to share waypoints. Maybe upgrade to ethernet hub and newer graphs up front sometime down the road
"Any pizza is a personal pizza if you believe in yourself"
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
"Any pizza is a personal pizza if you believe in yourself"
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
very cool Wayne! Appreciate your constant source of info saving me time, money and headaches! Tight lines!
"Any pizza is a personal pizza if you believe in yourself"
Wayne, this caught my eye. I think this is the "regular" 360 (connected via ethernet) and not the Mega 360 (connected as a transducer). Since the recent Solix software updates have done away with Solix and Onix networking, I'm assuming there is no way to have a satellite Onix head also receiving the Mega360 signal. Just wanted to confirm this as I have an Onix 10 cSI that I could install in the boat.
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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
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