chris3179 Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 i ordered an hds 8 yesterday. can anyone recommend any reading or video's that will help me get to know my unit? it should be here next tuesday. fyi..... a certain store that is in rogers has them online for $1249. my other question is what map card should i get? thanks in advance!
Dutch Posted March 5, 2013 Posted March 5, 2013 I'm assuming that you are getting a Gen 2. The best advice I can give you is to read your manual at least twice and take it with you on the water. Did you get the lss 2 box and transducer to have side and down scan? If you are installing it on a fast boat, set your ping speed to 19 to help it lock on to the bottom better, be sure to select the proper transducer in the installation menu and set your fishing mode to fresh water. Most people use that navionics cards. You will also need to get an sd card for wpt file management and sonar logging.
chris3179 Posted March 5, 2013 Author Posted March 5, 2013 I'm assuming that you are getting a Gen 2. The best advice I can give you is to read your manual at least twice and take it with you on the water. Did you get the lss 2 box and transducer to have side and down scan? If you are installing it on a fast boat, set your ping speed to 19 to help it lock on to the bottom better, be sure to select the proper transducer in the installation menu and set your fishing mode to fresh water. Most people use that navionics cards. You will also need to get an sd card for wpt file management and sonar logging. it is a gen 2 and no, i didn't buy the lss2 just yet. i have to squirrel away more funds. it is not going on a fast boat, its going on my duck/fishing boat. off to read the manual!
Sore Thumbs Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 If u are using it to navigate I would recommend the inSight map. If you are fishing i would say Navionics. The Navionics has a lot mor detail. Almost too much when u are navigating. They have a lot of contour lines. InSight gives a 3d image of the lake. Not near as detailed when Zoomed in. Fantastic for navigating though.
Walleyedmike Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 Congratulations! I've heard Bruce Samson's Lowrance instructional video is quite good. http://www.lowrance.ca/en-AU/About/News/Lowrance-Offers-Dr-Sonar-Instructional-DVDs/ I also found youtube instructional vidoes by searching Bruce Samson Dr. Sonar. Enjoy your new sonar! WM
chris3179 Posted March 8, 2013 Author Posted March 8, 2013 If u are using it to navigate I would recommend the inSight map. If you are fishing i would say Navionics. The Navionics has a lot mor detail. Almost too much when u are navigating. They have a lot of contour lines. InSight gives a 3d image of the lake. Not near as detailed when Zoomed in. Fantastic for navigating though. thanks! i talked to the guys up at mobile marine and was informed that lowrance just came out with a map that is supposed to be alot like the navionics. have you heard about this?
chris3179 Posted March 8, 2013 Author Posted March 8, 2013 Congratulations! I've heard Bruce Samson's Lowrance instructional video is quite good. http://www.lowrance.ca/en-AU/About/News/Lowrance-Offers-Dr-Sonar-Instructional-DVDs/ I also found youtube instructional vidoes by searching Bruce Samson Dr. Sonar. Enjoy your new sonar! WM thanks! i'm pumped, hopefully it will be an improvement over my fishmark 320. i'll have to check that video out. one can only read the manual for so long.
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