Thread: Have a good laugh on me

I constantly read this forum. I purchased a Lowrance Elite 7 HDI in the spring of last year.

Am I an expert yet? Not by a long shot. I have read on this forum the problems guys have had with their units. I have had the same problems and some others. The majority of the time it was "PILOT ERROR". I could write a book about some of the dumb things I have done. My wife said I needed to take the grand childern. They would show me how to use this equipment. Guys complain about unit cutting out. Could be weak battery or bad connection. Very important that the fishing mode and proper transducer is keyed in. You can't get DI with a duel transducer keyed in. Screen will be black ,if the brightness is not turned up. Contrast has to be set to about 68 to get good DI.Transducer will not work out of water and will take time to locate bottom after trip up the pond. There are many things I could say about things that I thought was a unit error, only to find out IT WAS MY LACK OF EXPERIENCE. I am sure there are some problems that are unit related. Bottom Line. The unit is way smarter than me. I am just trying to pick up and learn what this depth finder is capable of doing.....Don't take it to serious and have fun learning........crappie1133