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. I also never mess with the actual enhance menu, except for with 360. I usually pull it up for that only.
Joe
2000 Viper Coral 202
2001 Mercury 200 EFI
Why can the Chirp settings be changed before 1.84 I had Low, Medium, and High Chirp in my Helix 7 DI G2. Now only High Chirp.
Do you have all those units on 1 boat Wayne? If so, can I see what your boat looks like. I'm imagining a CCTV security control room. Lol!
I wish Humminbird would hire me as Software Quality Assurance Mgr. None of this crap would be released to the public before being thoroughly reviewed and tested by me and my staff in the lab and on the lake. With HBs history, I'd likely be sending 95% of it back for reprogramming
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
It takes a Top Secret code to enter Wayne's Security Room.....I am glad I have that code..
USS Intrepid CVS-11 Helicopter Anti Submarine Warfare Squadron-3 1960-1964
When I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations I have a good day
Starting to see a pattern.
You are on the quality assurance team, we all are..... Unfortunately it is the post production quality assurance team. It's a simple process of following a use case test plan. With a documented test plan anyone can detect and document function errors. Basic programming 101.
Stupid question maybe, as a new humminbird user. Just grabbed a Helix g2n 12 and 10, si an di. Software shows the 1.6 version. Perhaps I am missing the point of these updates but isn't the objective to bring us something new along with fix problems. Been reading a lot of posts here, just seems these updates are to fix problems, and not very well at that? Is there any reason I should even update my unit based on these sharings?
If your units are working fine, I would not update until I see confirmation here that there is a "good" update available.
I don’t quite understand how something that has worked for so long suddenly doesn’t work with a update that was intended to fix other unrelated issues. How can they do such a poor job on the software in these units. How can we have a - sensitivity. It just can go on and on.
Ever since i switched over to bird with helix gen1s now I have gen 2 Megas I have not once had units that just worked which equates to 6 units total
Nitro z21
I don't think HB will ever have updates that WORK!
Ok, I was able to try out update 1.90 today.
The good:
Depth readings were rock solid all day!! Worked as it should.
Sensitivity range for 360 was as it should be ... adjustable from 1-20.
The bad:
On my helix mega 10si unit, marking a waypoint by using the arrow keys (to stop the screen and scroll) was not working on imaging screens. The arrow keys would move the cursor around on the chart screen just fine though. Sometimes the cursor would appear for a split second then disappear. The info/navigation boxes would show numbers and look like it was providing the info from where the cursor was moving to.... but no cursor. If I restarted unit, the cursor would show up on the 2d sonar view sometimes and also on imaging screens at first, but the not show up next time.... I also tried resetting defaults and sometimes the unit would just beep or double beep at me when I pressed any of the arrow keys. I didn't have the sounds on at first, but after resetting defaults I noticed that part.
Coming from software 1.61..... I noticed I now have to use higher sensitivity settings for imaging. Several times on softer bottom areas I had it maxed out. I even turned on imaging switchfire max and max di and ran it that way most of the day. A lot different than I was used to, but the updates above 1.61 may have had the transducer power lowered like this already... not sure. I could usually get the images I was used to, just had to play with and increase sensitivity and contrast more than usual. A few times I did feel like the image was not as sharp, but might have been other factors.
I did not have any issues with "enhance" menu adjusting sensitivity and contrast, seemed to work ok the few times I used bot sensitivity and contrast at the same time.
If I can't figure out the cursor problem, I will probably go back to 1.61. My bow unit, helix mega 12si did not seem to have the cursor problem the times I tried it, but I tried many more times on the console unit. That's all I can think of at the moment.
Joe
2000 Viper Coral 202
2001 Mercury 200 EFI
Your sensitivity issue as stated was how I felt with the last update. To me it seemed lacking in sensitivity from the past and images just where not as sharp and clear especially at distance. I noticed this greatly with 360
I’ll still do the updates as having working 2d and 360 are critical. Though it sounds like humminbird has zero idea what they are doing. Makes my future choices clear going forward.
I’ll add some times doing updates I had to reset the unit multiple times for it to work as good as it can get from humminbird. For example last time I was missing multiple views I think I reset the unit about 3x times before I had certain pages back and was able to pick up imaging returns
Nitro z21
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
Nitro z21
I'll try reinstalling later and try it again next trip. But I will say.... I could just never seem to get my 2d sonar to look good. Got tired of tweaking with it and fished. Autochart worked like a dream though with such good depth readings. Spent most of my cold morning mapping areas.
Joe
2000 Viper Coral 202
2001 Mercury 200 EFI
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