Lowrance LCX 18C

[bhs91]

I recently purchased from a pawn shop and out it on my boat and have had trouble figuring out how to read this. Is there anyone out there that can give me some tips on how to properly use this. I have read the manual, but the "fish arches" are tough to see amidst all of the structure and background color. I do have it on auto-sensitivity so I would not think that this would be the problem, but maybe I'm wrong.

Thanks in advance for any help.

BHS 91

[Lost]

Wish I had an answer for you. Maybe you could go to your local outdoors store and ask them about it.

[Mueller]

I have the same unit. I learned how to use it on the Lowrance site...they have an emulator that downloads onto your computer and you can run the unit on yor computer just like it was on the boat. Your unit probably has been replaced but find the new unit closest to yours. I got the unit for Christmas a few years ago and played with the emulator and had a blast in the winter.

Mueller

[Big Julie]

Somewhat along a similar topic, does anyone use fish I.D. setup instead of normal "hooks"?

I have an X-15, not the color...

What do fish look like with a color unit using fish I/D.?

How many have used the fish I.D, and strongly prefer the normal "hooks'

My friend makes me feel stupid because I think the fish I.D. allows me to distinguish between baitfish and other clutter vs. fish better.

Others' experience?

[bhs91]

Thanks for the heads up on the emulator, I will give it a whirl.

BHS91

[Mueller]

I had an X-70A before the 18c, on occasion I would turn on the fish ID for the kids to watch, they were mesmerized by all the fishys on the screen. Any speck on the screen will turn into a fish when you turn the ID on. Once on Lake Superior there was a ton of specks in the water and for the heck of it I turned the ID on and it filled the screen with fish icons so much so that they would literally obliterate the big fish. Thus, I never turn it on with the 18c, I have found it's much better to interpret the arches. The fish icons do not always represent a fish whereby the big arches are most always real fish.

Mueller

[Big Julie]

Mueller,

Thanks.

That's what I needed to know.