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    Well, after alot of debate and taking in all the comments on the IPilot, I bit the bullet and it is on the way with a new Terrova 80 with US2. I think I may have my old Ranger 692 just about deck out with all I could want until they come out with some new gizmo. The 997 with SI/DI works great that I bought myself last year for Christmas. Also, I have a Lowrance 522cIGPS on the old autopilot trolling motor with an external tranducer. I have heard that the US2 don't pick up as well as the external transducer. What is your opinion whether to use the US2 or external tranducer with the 522? Man, can't wait to start trolling for those slab crappie if I survive the explosion from my wife when she sees it.:D Thanks for all of the great input on the forum. You made it an easier decision to take the nagging.
    Hopefully I will try it this weekend and report back. Thanks Again!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Crappie Gobbler View Post
    Well, after alot of debate and taking in all the comments on the IPilot, I bit the bullet and it is on the way with a new Terrova 80 with US2. I think I may have my old Ranger 692 just about deck out with all I could want until they come out with some new gizmo. The 997 with SI/DI works great that I bought myself last year for Christmas. Also, I have a Lowrance 522cIGPS on the old autopilot trolling motor with an external tranducer. I have heard that the US2 don't pick up as well as the external transducer. What is your opinion whether to use the US2 or external tranducer with the 522? Man, can't wait to start trolling for those slab crappie if I survive the explosion from my wife when she sees it.:D Thanks for all of the great input on the forum. You made it an easier decision to take the nagging.
    Hopefully I will try it this weekend and report back. Thanks Again!
    I got LCX27. Works fine with the U2 transducer. Even the water temp works.
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    Well, Cabela's told me it would be mid March for my I-Pilot to arrive, so the new Terrova has just been sitting out in the shop looking all lonely... But today a knock on the door, and UPS is dropping off the I-Pilot!:D

    I'll hook it up tonight and HOPEFULLY try to give it a quick test this weekend as my waterfowl season comes to a close

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    When using back track can you start with the remote and steer with the foot pedel or do you have to steer the whole track with the remote?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mopar4x4 View Post
    When using back track can you start with the remote and steer with the foot pedel or do you have to steer the whole track with the remote?
    If you are following a recorded track with the track to start or track to end feature, and then touch the foot pedal to steer the boat, the motor will immediately stop following the track and allow to to steer yourself. In other words, you cannot control the steering manually at the same time that i-Pilot is controlling the steering to allow you to follow a recorded track.

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    sorry im confused a little bit I ment can I hit the start record button steer with the foot pedel while I fish then end the track and let the i pilot take over on the way back to start or do I have to make a dry run down the bank steering with the remote

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    After you're recorded the track, to get back to the beginning, just press "Track to Start" and i-Pilot will follow the recorded track from your current position back to the start of the recorded track.

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    I got my I-pilot on the tm today and have read through the book twice but there is one thing in here that Im not finding. If I spot lock (anchor) the boat with the anchor button it saids it stores that spot. How do I delete it. Same with recording tracks. To be honest I will not want these stored in the remote. I figure I will be using the anchor button several times per day so Ill have 3 spots anchored and memory will be gone. I would just assume anchor with the remote and unanchor with remote and it be gone! Same with tracks, I may do 10 different tracks per day and could care less if they are stored for a later time. How do I just anchor and delete that location and same with track?

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    My I-Pilot showed up (about 2-3 weeks before I expected it!!) and I've read through the manual several times and I don't believe you can delete them??? I think you just override where you stored them A, B, or C.

    I'm taking it out on the water Sunday to really test it!!!

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