05-02-2004, 11:47 AM
[cool][blue][size 1]Hey, Hustler, that's a nice bluegill...even if it ain't a state record. I've enjoyed many a bout with fish smaller than that and figured I got my money's worth.[/size][/blue]
[#0000ff][size 1]On the output from your sonar, you either have the settings wrong or you have a defective unit. I suggest you hook it up to your battery and click on the menu until you get demo mode. Work through the options and you will see that you can set the display for fish icons, arches or ???. You can also set the scroll speed, cone angle (up to 60 degrees), etc.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]If you let the sensitivity stay in the middle range, you are less likely to get false readings and "echo", which is a second signal from the bottom.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]The only thing that will produce a line near the surface, otherwise, might be a net or something else that dangles into the signal below the transducer.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Spend some time getting familiar with the different options for settings and then work through them the next trip out. It is really not that complicated, but just as with electronics, cars and wives, a small thing can quickly become a biggie.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]I seem to recall that you did some splicing on the cable too. It is possible there is some current interruption (short). Do you get a temp reading at all?[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]By the way, I always fish with my settings showing the little fishy icons. They are easier to read in bright sunlight than trying to interpret arches. I also set the scroll speed down to slow. Maybe you can move faster than me in your tube, but I have never found the need for speed on my sonar screen.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]It is amazing all of the different settings and options there are in a relatively inexpensive unit like the Cuda 168. As you will read in the manual, you access and set these options by first pressing the menu button. Each press brings up a different option. When you get the one you want, then you make the adjustments...up or down...by pushing the appropriate arrows. It is just like the settings on a computer or monitor...which is what your sonar is.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Again, get your system hooked up on your bench and get into the demo mode, with your manual at hand. You can't hurt it by running it out of water. And, it is better to play with it during non-fishing time than when there's fishing to be done.[/size][/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff][size 1]On the output from your sonar, you either have the settings wrong or you have a defective unit. I suggest you hook it up to your battery and click on the menu until you get demo mode. Work through the options and you will see that you can set the display for fish icons, arches or ???. You can also set the scroll speed, cone angle (up to 60 degrees), etc.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]If you let the sensitivity stay in the middle range, you are less likely to get false readings and "echo", which is a second signal from the bottom.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]The only thing that will produce a line near the surface, otherwise, might be a net or something else that dangles into the signal below the transducer.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Spend some time getting familiar with the different options for settings and then work through them the next trip out. It is really not that complicated, but just as with electronics, cars and wives, a small thing can quickly become a biggie.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]I seem to recall that you did some splicing on the cable too. It is possible there is some current interruption (short). Do you get a temp reading at all?[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]By the way, I always fish with my settings showing the little fishy icons. They are easier to read in bright sunlight than trying to interpret arches. I also set the scroll speed down to slow. Maybe you can move faster than me in your tube, but I have never found the need for speed on my sonar screen.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]It is amazing all of the different settings and options there are in a relatively inexpensive unit like the Cuda 168. As you will read in the manual, you access and set these options by first pressing the menu button. Each press brings up a different option. When you get the one you want, then you make the adjustments...up or down...by pushing the appropriate arrows. It is just like the settings on a computer or monitor...which is what your sonar is.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Again, get your system hooked up on your bench and get into the demo mode, with your manual at hand. You can't hurt it by running it out of water. And, it is better to play with it during non-fishing time than when there's fishing to be done.[/size][/#0000ff]
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