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    Solix 12 transducer select

    I installed a dual spectrum shoot thru hull transducer in my boat. When I get on plane, I lose my 2d sonar. I want to know how do I know my unit is using the shoot thru hull transducer. There isn't a transducer select option like the Helixes. Just the sonar source option. Networked with a Solix on the bow. If the dual spectrum transducer wasn't connected, would Full Chirp be an option? Or would it not be there if that transducer wasn't connected?
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    #2
    Hook it straight to unit and try it

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    #3
    With a SI first generation SOLIX, you have to tell the unit to use HB High CHIRP in the Setup menu and turn off
    Auto Configure.

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    #4
    How would it work with Gen 2, would you select another transducer ay high speed.

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    #5
    Quote Originally Posted by fishon396 View Post
    How would it work with Gen 2, would you select another transducer ay high speed.
    You do nothing with settings with the same installation.
    The Y cable does not change anything except the location of the 2D piezo.
    Wayne Purdum
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    #6
    I’m not sure which shoot thru the factory installed on my boat. Is there a way to tell? My depth readings are fine, but my sonar image really sucks. Very pixelated and basically useless.


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    #7
    The transducer model is on a tag about 12 inches from the plug