Need help with new sonar unit
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 1:01 pm
The Lowrance X-85 that I purchased in 2000 became my backup sonar unit after I bought a Lowrance HDS-7 in 2009. This past summer, my X-85 started drawing 2.5 times it's normal current (would burn through 8 D-cell batteries in 15 hours). So I opted to replace the X-85 with a new Lowrance Mark-5x Pro (was delivered Thursday) so that I wouldn't be without a backup sonar on week long fishing trips into the boonies. Unfortunately, when I ran the Mark-5x Pro in simulator mode, the fish marks appeared small and sometimes blurry. Here's a video that shows what I'm seeing http://tinypic.com/player.php?v=9lexd4&s=8
One other thing I observed in simulator mode was that increasing ping speeds increased the rate at which screen information moved to the left. Is that supposed to happen?
I'm wondering whether or not I should send it back. Thanks in advance.
One other thing I observed in simulator mode was that increasing ping speeds increased the rate at which screen information moved to the left. Is that supposed to happen?
I'm wondering whether or not I should send it back. Thanks in advance.