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    Humminbird 12 issues

    At the Consol I have a Helix 12 chirp SI GPS G1 software version 1.150 . At the front I have a Helix 9 chirp mega DI GPS software version 1.540 it’s a G2N. The problem is my Deppe reading jumps around on the two units The units will say I’m in 74 feet of water when I’m in 2 to 3 feet actually . The helix 12 worked fine until I added the trolling motor mega transducer to the Helix 9. I know there was some discussion about turning something on and turning something off any help would be greatly appreciate it .

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    Do you run the H12 when you are at the bow so you can share SI to the DI unit?
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    Yes sir I leave both units on at all times .

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    Does the bow depth screw up when the console unit is off?

    Does the console unit screw up when the trolling motor is not deployed or off?
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    Question number one . Yes I believe I did turn The consul unit off and the bow unit still gave me false readings . I had the consul unit on the boat first and everything worked great I added the helix 9 gen 2 and put a mega transducer on the trolling motor that’s when I started seeing the problems. The answer to your second question is yes when I pick the trolling motor up to move to a new spot the depth on the consul unit helix 12 will start jumping around .

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    It seems you are having the depth issues that were caused by newer software versions. Since it is already doing that, install the current software in both units.
    Wayne Purdum
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    OK that’s what I was afraid of did I read somewhere on here they’re working on new software to fix that issue ? I like the way everything else is working I don’t know what the new software will give me But I understand what you’re saying

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    I am also having problems with my console unit reading wrong depths and jumping back and forth. No networking