lx3>lx3tc

[rookie44]

does anyone know if we'll be able to buy something for our lx3's to give them the true color?

[Ya Hey Der]

I e-mailed marcum last week to find out and they responded with, "there are rumors of a program being put together to up grade the lx-3 to Lx-3tc's but no program has been set in stone." The marcum rep. suggested I keep checking their HSOforum for any additional info. Nothing so far. I hope they get something ready before first ice and it doesn't cost too much.

YHD

[trapperdirk]

I'm not trying to be a smartass or anything but I'm just wondering why you would bother going to the trouble of getting the tc on your unit .I mean does that green color added even though it is a third bulb with the tc make such a difference ?. Maybe its my good eyes I should thank but I have no issues with the old lx-3 color scheme and it suits me fine and I prefer it to my buds Vex with the green .I personally would not even pay the shipping if the upgrade was done for free but am curious why you would consider it unless your colour blind or have eye probs .Can someone explain this to me please ? I understand personal preferences but is there another reason to go this route .?

TD

[minnowhead]

i emailed marcum with the same question 3 weeks ago. Same anwser. I have since emailed them last week, did not get a respond back. I am sure they are getting a ton of responds. I have a vexilar also, and i personally like the true colors on that versus the marcum, so i would pay a little money to get the colors put on my LX-3 also.

[Note from admin: Vexilar does not have true color, they have blended colors as does Last years LX3]

[hanson]

trapperdirk-

I have to agree with you, I could personally care less what the colors are on my flasher screen.

My Marcum LX-3 could have purple, green, & yellow and I would still be happy with it. I think it just comes down to learning your equipment and how to use it.

The Zercom Clearwater Classic was no different than todays modern flashers except it was in grayscale. Worked fine.

The Zercom Colorpoint caught me a lot of fish with yellow/orange/red. The Colorpoint had a few other drawbacks but the color scheme wasn't one of them in my opinion.

The Marcum LX-3 is an amazing flasher. The color scheme is fine in my opinion. The crispness of the targets on the flasher as well as the target separation is what makes the LX-3 really shine.

I will have no problems adjusting to the new red/green/yellow TC scheme but I'm not sure if I'd go out of my way to have my current LX-3 modified.

[federline]

Just like a previous poster, I'm not trying to be a smart@ss either, just a realist... Lowrance x67c = 256 colors at once on the flasher display if you select it from the menu.....

Color doesn't really matter in terms of ability to consistently catch fish, IMHO, unless you are color blind. Then, the tc wins over the old lx3 hands down (color blind people can't see much of a difference on the lx3 display at all).

I think target separation and ability to display that separation is more important than the color it is displayed in. Just understand what color means what signal return strength, that's all.

I wouldn't bother to get one updated unless I was planning on selling it in the next year or two. Then you might get more for it later, as long as the upgrade doesn't cost anything.

FWIW - I sent my x67c to Tulsa for the latest software upgrade for the cost of shipping it there. I'd hope Marcum would do the same.

[trapperdirk]

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i emailed marcum with the same question 3 weeks ago. Same anwser. I have since emailed them last week, did not get a respond back. I am sure they are getting a ton of responds. I have a vexilar also, and i personally like the true colors on that versus the marcum, so i would pay a little money to get the colors put on my LX-3 also.

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Actually minnowhead the vexilar does not use true color as the new lx3tc does . Sure it uses green ,yellow,red but by only using 2 bulbs . The lx-3tc uses yellow,green,red but does it with 3 bulbs and why its true color .

TD

[Iceman12]

I recently purchased a LX-3 and was wondering what colors are used on it? I have never used one but thought they had red and orange from viewing a friends from across the fishhouse. Is that correct?

[trapperdirk]

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I recently purchased a LX-3 and was wondering what colors are used on it? I have never used one but thought they had red and orange from viewing a friends from across the fishhouse. Is that correct?

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If its an LX-3 then you will get the colours yellow,orange,red . If on the other hand you have the LX-3tc then you get the colors yellow ,green,red .

TD

[hanson]

Iceman12-

The LX-3 has Red/Orange/Yellow

Red = strong signal

Yellow = weeker signal

Orange = "in between" signal strength

[walleye_dog]

With myself being red-green color blind, the LX-3 I bought 3 years ago was a godsend to me. I had real problems with the Vex screen but the LX-3 screen kind of jumps out at me. Have not seen the new LX-3tc yet, but it would be interesting to check it out.

[hanson]

Holy Smokes you guys are fast.

3 of us posted at the same time.

[McGurk]

Just curious, how can a Vex make Y/R/G with only two bulbs? I'm just thinkin back to my 1st grade finger painting experience and can't come up with any combination. McGurk

[CNY Tim]

Vexilar has Green, Orange and Red hence green and red are blended to create your medium strength orange signal.

MarCum's past LX-3's and LX-1's have yellow, orange and red hence yellow and red are blended to create your medium strength orange signal.

MarCum's new LX3TC and LX-5 do not blend they are individual bulbs which creates improved color contrast hence True Color. Marcum's already super crisp display seperation receives a color enhancement on an already bullet proof designed unit in the LX-3. Yellow, Green, Red set the hook...

[McGurk]

Thanks, CNYTim, I'm just looking to get the summer dust off the lx3 and get on the hard water! McGurk

[trapperdirk]

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Vexilar has Green, Orange and Red hence green and red are blended to create your medium strength orange signal.

MarCum's past LX-3's and LX-1's have yellow, orange and red hence yellow and red are blended to create your medium strength orange signal.

MarCum's new LX3TC and LX-5 do not blend they are individual bulbs which creates improved color contrast hence True Color. Marcum's already super crisp display seperation receives a color enhancement on an already bullet proof designed unit in the LX-3. Yellow, Green, Red set the hook...

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OOPS I goofed . Sorry . I said yellow instead of orange for the vex .lol

TD

[Swimmer]

Hey federline or other x67c fans... hope not to get off topic, but where in the x67c menu do you turn on 256 colors? And what are the advantages of ungrading (Tulsa) to the absolutely latest software? Isn't Thorne Bros capable of upgrading for you?

[federline]

WARNING: OFF TOPIC POST

Swimmer - Dealers aren't set up to service Lowrance at the level required for a software upgrade. They have to go to Tulsa. You can take it to a dealer, and they are free to charge you whatever they want or normally charge for service - but they will be sending it to Tulsa.

You can get an RMA number from Tulsa service department via their HSOforum/support email.

As for benefits of upgrading? I don't know yet - we'll see this winter and next spring. :-) I'm hoping for better recovery from interference.

And for 256 color flasher - basically continuous color rainbow from "no sonar signal" to "highest sonar signal" - do this:

Menu button

Flasher Options

Flasher Color Mode

choose "White Background" instead of "IceView"

Exit button twice