garmin

[salty pig]

Anyone have a garmin 168 I doubt it ... But i went to load my map in for the rocks area. well lost everything and cant reload it in  i get the bouys but i dont get the depths of the bay and such.... Damn mapsource!!

[Luna Sea 5]

Anyone have a garmin 168 I doubt it ... But i went to load my map in for the rocks area. well lost everything and cant reload it in  i get the bouys but i dont get the depths of the bay and such.... Damn mapsource!!

call garmin, they should guide you.  Those map cards are great.

[Hotrod]

Do you have a detail setting. ( how much to show?

[salty pig]

I have it set to the highest on it but still nothing. I had it before but when i went to the rocks that map wasnt loaded. rare I go there BUT dummy me wanted it in there now i have  Zilch !!!!!... Im about ready to  take this thing skeet shooting!!!!!!!

[IrishAyes]

http://www.cbsgames.com/games/play/skeet-shoot_cbs1.swf

you can practice here.  PULL!!! 

[Ruger314]

PM Bowguide he knows this stuff with garmin.. good!

[salty pig]

Ok got the dang depths back !!   must have reset it  back to zoom off so thats why i cant see it  ... Thanks Hotrod  you made me dbl check it!!     NOW on to the  sonar of not seeing fishy !! simulator looks great wish i even had a blip on it whem on water LOL

[Luna Sea 5]

very addicting game

[ped579]

Another game to make me feel all thumbs.

Just what I need.

Paul

[rb218]

Make sure you have the "Detail" setting turned on.  If not you wont see the water depths it will just show you your location.

[salty pig]

details on now think the  transducer aint set right since i never see fish i can see the bottom on sonar page  just no dang fish

[rb218]

Salty,
  My has the option to turn on or off the Fish Symbols.  It is on the Sonar page options.  Unfortunately I have a 2210 so my settings are a little different but look on your Sonar Settings page and look for fish symbols, it should be there.

RB

[salty pig]

yea i can have symbols or the arches either way doesnt matter they dont pick up the fish at all .. Joey was over a school of nuts and  i saw nothing... going to call Garmin today this is getting old!

[bassnblues]

There should be a "set to factory default" option somewhere...can't gaurantee everything won't be in Japanese though

[rb218]

Make sure your Beam is set to Wide and also set your Gain to Auto.

 This may help or give Garmin a call I am sure they can walk you through it.

[salty pig]

Well called Garmin finally got a tech on the cell... and Wham i hook me a 20" fluke so i told HIM to hang on while i boat it LOL... well only thing he could say was it might be the transducer and adjust the gain up which i already had.
Thing is if i can see the contour of the bottom WHY wont it read the depth in digits and see fish dang it.. boat was over an entire school of bunker and NOTHING!

[salty pig]

ok mine onlyhandles 200khz ! the guy said if i put my hand under the transducer i should hear a clicking sound or something like that .. i heard nothing! think i should try and replace this while its in water its transom mount.
Someone test that theory out on theirs when they can?

[CapBob]

Salty

You sound be able to hear the transducer, clicking.....this is the beams being sent out and received.  I don't know much about Garmin FF but on my Furuno yet can set it back to factory setting, I do this every month or so, there has to be something like that on yours....only other things I can think of is if the transducer is mounted at the right angle and is the transducer clear of any barnacles or sea hair...........

[salty pig]

yea i cleaned it off but no clicking at all but can still read bottom... wonder if i slip it off bracket and just slide new one on ... task for Tom day   i want the weaks since i got no mahi  lol

[mboy]

If you can read bottom and see contours, channels and bootom changes (along with depth), then their is no reason you shouldn't see fish markings other then it isn't set right.