Thread: talked my wife into getting me 597ci hd/di

Originally Posted by Humminbird_Greg

kosmo,
I see in one of the pictures that you were viewing a Sonar Recording. Why not make some Screen Snapshots so everyone can see what is on the display a little clearer?

i went out on kentucky lake after i got off from work,went to a ledge in little bear that i new had structure on it .turned on my record on unit and used my trolling to troll down one side of the ledge. i then went back to the house and viewed the recording while sitting in the driveway taking pictures with my cell .and changing the color pallets and screen views to see what i liked bettter. ill tke some snap shots later though. and upload them for yall.

heres some with different color pallet .one has spoon billed catfish in it

Originally Posted by badaxed

Greg: I have met several fishermen who have had the same problem (electrical interference) with the new DI humminbirds . Is this an endemic problem with these units. I have never had this problem with my lowerance products. I know this is specific to trolling motors with a varible switch. Also why is the screen stretched out when you go to the split screen (DI/2d)? This view distorts the structure signifigantly. Is there a setting to reduce this distortion? Also is there a setting to get this finder to work in less than 3 feet of water without the digital reading going from 1 foot to 400 feet? There are solid horizontal bars of several layers blue/yellow/red in addition to the incorrect depth readings when in this shallow water. I have been very frustrated with all the issues this unit has been giving me. any help would be appreciated.

badaxed; sorry to here so many problems with your unit.i also have had some issues with rf noise,but not really all that bad.all of the pictures that i have posted are with my trolling motor running.im still waiting on the new power cable from humminbird.(maybe i give them the wrong address) i really don't remember ive worked to many hours.if it doesn't come soon ill give them a call.even without the new cable im still very pleased with the unit . the pictures that i took are all 455hz next time ill try the 800hz and post pictures.P.S> can you describe the distortion a little more that you have with the spit screen ,because i cant really see any in the pictures that i have.thanks

badaxed; i just rembered something,when i first tryed my unit with the transducer in the cooler of water, there at the house the dept kept changing wildly .i read on another forum to change the surface clutter. i did that and it did work. it showed a constant dept then of 1.5 or 1.8 or what ever.i really don't remember,but it did work, i think that i have it set to the max. setting now.give that a try and let us no the results. thanks

got my new power cable with the built in choke in the mail today from humminbird .hurray!!!!!!! ill install as soon as i can and let youall no the rersults.doesnt really matter to me if it changes anything though.the 597 works really great the way it is.this will be a plus if it makes things better.P.S. im still working these double shifts, it mite be afew days befor i can test it

just to let you know, i am following your progress, kosmo, as you were so kind to me in my lengthy thread

kosmo the pics look great. Got a question for you. I see in all the bass pro ads that they say the 596 & 597 hd di are 4000 watts peak to peak but at the hummingbird store they say that they are 2400 watts peak to peak. Who is right???

Originally Posted by J_ROW

kosmo the pics look great. Got a question for you. I see in all the bass pro ads that they say the 596 & 597 hd di are 4000 watts peak to peak but at the hummingbird store they say that they are 2400 watts peak to peak. Who is right???

good question ,ill do some research.we will find out for sure