Lowrance Expert?

[Daze Off]

I am going to set up a new Lowrance network of electronics in my boat this spring linking two Sonar/GPS units (at least) and have visited both Cabela's and Gander to browse and ask questions. In both cases I found the sales people to be unable to answer my questions.

Can anyone recommend someone at a local retail outlet who really knows their stuff regarding the above? Local is the Cities in this case.

Thanks,

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[centralmneyeguy]

Thank you again Perch, I don't think this is going to be so difficult afterall!

[Satchmo]

If you run the units side-by-side at the console with both transducers on the stern, you will need to go in to the menu of your mapping unit and turn off the sonar or you will get interferance from them being so close together. If you do network them together, DON'T power the NMEA network twice. Since you state that one of the units will be used for sonar only, there really would be no need to network them together. Your original thoughts to have a power cord and GPS module at each location for your mapping unit would probably work out the best. This will put your waypoints at either location anyway. If you network them, you can only use one module, and each time you move the mapping unit you will need to unhook the module from one locations network cable and hook it to the other locations network cable. These open network devise ends must be capped during non-use. With all of the equipment that you will get with these two units, it will be a lot less hassle on the water to have them both fully rigged. I would also concider putting the second transducer on the bow trolling motor instead of next to the other on the stern, since you would not be able to run them together anyway. Just a few thoughts.....

[sparkyaber]

I found this thread with a little digging, and I have one more question. What color connector does the 520 have? My lcx-25c has blue connectors. Can I network with units that have red connectors?

Thanks

[Central Bassman]

i dont think they changed the connectors of the units...they just changed the color of them so it is easy to know what hole they go in!!!

Daze Off, Did you get yours all set up yet??

[bluebill]

i have a x 15 when i go wide open the unit cuts out and sets itself at 300ft level any help with setup would be wery welcome

[Jim Almquist]

Bluebill when you say your screen goes blank is it really gone or do you just lose bottom. If you just lose bottom I would say to adjust your transducer,It may need to be a little lower and maybe pointed more to the front of the boat and you might have to kick up the amount of gain. Hope this helps.

[bluebill]

i just lose bottem i tried to adjust gain i will try moveing the transducer thank you i will let you know how it works

[Daze Off]

Central - Getting very close, I think Thorne Bros has everything I need but I am waiting on pricing directly from Lowrance through the MN B.A.S.S. Federation Nation and will determine whether the price break will offset the backorder time...chocies, choices....I priced Reed's, Thorne Bros, and am awaiting this one to act.

Although I got the name of an installer from Reed's and called him and he basically shot down the whole thing and said that Lowrancenet was junk and did not work and I would be better off w/ independent units as they did not communicate w/ each other over the network. I guess I know why he was cheap....

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