want to use one transducer for lowrance 510 and 522

[jonboy]

wondering if it's possible to hook up my 510 and 522 so they use just one transducer. Now they are side by side on the transom and cause alot of interference. Id like to view map info on the 522 while viewing fish and depth on the 510. I've thought about just unhooking the transducer cord from the 522 but I like to spin the 522 towards the front when running the trolling motor and would like to see the split screen with depth and map.

[Brad B]

first of all does your trolling motor have universal sonar? if not just buy a transducer that clamps to the trolling motor and move the 522 to the bow. when you are up in the bow fishing turn off the 510. only run the 510 when when you are not running the 522 unless you try to adjust the ping speed of each unit and the sensitivy of each unit. read your owners manual and it will tell you how to adjust the settings. if you use the 510 only for depth and locating fish and the 522 for the gps then like you said just unplug the ducer from the 522 when it is on the dash by the 510. as for the use of one ducer with two units contact lowrance and they my have a cable or switch where you can do this. I know HB does so lowrance should also. the other thing I just thought of is could you link the two units together with a ethernet cable and then run only one ducer plus by linking I believe you could see the map on the 510 but I may be wrong on that since I only own a 510 and not a 522. I guess that would depend on how old the units are. The other more expensive option would be to get a HB to replace the 522 at the dash and move that to the bow. doing this would give you GPS at both spots.

[jonboy]

youre right I think I'll just unplug the ducer from the 522 and I have a x67 I can mount on the bow with the universal sonar on the TM. Thanks

[Brad B]

if you have the universal sonar just buy the adapter cable and put the 522 up on the bow. this would give you the GPS up there.

[PerchJerker]

youre right I think I'll just unplug the ducer from the 522

You don't even need to unplug the transducer -- just go into the sonar options menu and check the option for Stop Chart. That will stop the sonar, will stop the interference, will let you still use your 522 for mapping, and you'll still have the transducer connected so you can use it if/when needed.

[jonboy]

simple, thanks.