Mr. Humminbird ?

[Cane Pole]

Mr. Gregg,

What do you think is causing our lockups on the 700 series units when used in the simulator mode?

[crappielimits]

Simulator mode is nit designed for long term use! It is a simulator to show and change features while not in the water. This is why the battery pack only lasts a few minutes.

[Cane Pole]

Simulator mode is nit designed for long term use! It is a simulator to show and change features while not in the water. This is why the battery pack only lasts a few minutes.

Wrong answer.

[Humminbird_Greg]

CP I saw your posts last night but have not had a chance to get with someone to check into this as I have been busy with training classes. Any chance you are running an older version of software? Current version is 3.720

I'm not so sure that it is the wrong answer... When running in the Simulator mode the unit should reset itself after a period of inactivity.
How long is the recording you are playing back?
Does it do it after a set period of time after the last button you pressed?
Does this happen when you force the unit into the Normal operation mode? (Press the MENU button when the title screen is displayed and than select the NORMAL mode when the display gives you that choice).

[J White]

My 787 is running 3.710 - looked last night and that is the newest update shown
as available for mine. Can't speak for everyone, but I don't even (yet) own one of
those battery adapter cables, I'm having problems with it hooked to my big
battery, in the boat. Where it rears it's head with me is when I'm trying to
study contour lines and such, looking at charts in the garage.
It won't let you do this without either being in sim, or pulling outside where
it can get satellite reception. If it can't handle just sitting there running in sim, there IS a problem. I did notice when it is one of it's particularly pi**y
moods, it seems to lock up at the same place in the "loop" of sonar that
plays during simulation. But it will sometimes do it on full chart, and at
different times. Is there not a soft and/or hard reset combo of buttons
on these???

[crappielimits]

I steady maps on mine on the boat in regular mode. It works fine, I have had it lockup in simulator. I can add waypoints and everything from there. I imagine it is running through its simulation routine and not starting over. So far no problems on the water and mine has been on several trips since Feb. I have had it on 5 tournaments where I worked many new waypoints over a 3 or 4 day trip. Though, I don`t use the simulator.

[Cane Pole]

CP I saw your posts last night but have not had a chance to get with someone to check into this as I have been busy with training classes. Any chance you are running an older version of software? Current version is 3.720

I'm not so sure that it is the wrong answer... When running in the Simulator mode the unit should reset itself after a period of inactivity.
How long is the recording you are playing back?
Does it do it after a set period of time after the last button you pressed?
Does this happen when you force the unit into the Normal operation mode? (Press the MENU button when the title screen is displayed and than select the NORMAL mode when the display gives you that choice).

Nope. I havent tried it in the normal mode. I have run this unit hours after hour in the sim mode. The only time it locks up is when in the sim mode and at the end of a recording. Total lock up ain't a reset.

I still say wrong answer.

Book says I can set anything up in simulator mode. Book don't say anything about locking up. Book don't say anything about automatic resetting after a time out.

I think I am smart enough to know the difference between a lock up and a reset. I been around electronic stuff many moons.

I say this unit should not do this.

I have played with the unit hours upon hours. It never fails except this one case.

I like the 797. It like playing pack man.

I got playback of about 1-2 minute. I have had shorter and longer recordings (deleted). The also locked up at the end of the recording when in simulator mode.

I have version 3.720.

We be in a bad mess if our air line flight simulators "almost" worked. Simulator ought to simulate all conditions. If not, then it ain't a simulator.

[Cane Pole]

My 787 is running 3.710 - looked last night and that is the newest update shown
as available for mine. Can't speak for everyone, but I don't even (yet) own one of
those battery adapter cables, I'm having problems with it hooked to my big
battery, in the boat. Where it rears it's head with me is when I'm trying to
study contour lines and such, looking at charts in the garage.
It won't let you do this without either being in sim, or pulling outside where
it can get satellite reception. If it can't handle just sitting there running in sim, there IS a problem. I did notice when it is one of it's particularly pi**y
moods, it seems to lock up at the same place in the "loop" of sonar that
plays during simulation. But it will sometimes do it on full chart, and at
different times. Is there not a soft and/or hard reset combo of buttons
on these???

All these 700 series units probably use the same mainboard. They usually add and take away parts on the main board to make the different features of the units. They usually have one common program and "patch" and "cut" what they want and don't want the unit to do. So you and I have prob got the same basic program and the same basic board inside the unit. Scientific guess here.

[Barnacle Bill]

All these 700 series units probably use the same mainboard. They usually add and take away parts on the main board to make the different features of the units. They usually have one common program and "patch" and "cut" what they want and don't want the unit to do. So you and I have prob got the same basic program and the same basic board inside the unit. Scientific guess here.

Could be like our telephone systems were. Everything is in it. All a customer had to do was cough up the money and we would be sent the codes for turning what ever feature they wanted on. Or piggy back a board to the basic one.

[Cane Pole]

Could be like our telephone systems were. Everything is in it. All a customer had to do was cough up the money and we would be sent the codes for turning what ever feature they wanted on. Or piggy back a board to the basic one.

We know how it works.