Humminbird woes...

[JP Heintzman]

Hey, who is the Humminbird guy on this site? Mine (787c2i) decided to go wacky on me, I bought an extended warranty thru Bass Pro, but as usual I can't find the paperwork. Can I still send it in to the warranty repair center and they'll have it registered?



It shuts off when I run on choppy water;

the depth won't hold on a number, it flashes thru all sorts of depths, even sitting still;

depth reads 1.7ft when I am running and also sometimes when I'm just sitting;

the top third of the screen is just rows of "surface clutter";

sometimes the screen looks like it goes "foggy" with a ring around the edges and it's locked up, I have to detach it from the base and then turn it on again;

screen locks up and I have to detach it from the base and turn it on again.



It's barely over a year old and I've used it less than six times. Any words of wisdom are appreciated. Thanks



JP

 

[Humminbird Greg]

That woudl be me JP.



If its over a year old (factory warranty) than you would need to check with Bass pro on how to handle any repairs as you will be under their warranty period and not Humminbird

 

[Texas Transplant]

Greg is a great source for information and troubleshooting. Follow his recommendations, and go from there.



Tex

 

[JP Heintzman]

Greg,



I will try all your suggestions and get back with you. Can I get clarification on one suggestion. My transducer is mounted in the hull,......if I completely cover the transducer with water, am I looking for the depth to stabilize or am I looking for it to bounce around? Should have also mentioned that everything else works fine, GPS, speed, temp, etc., Thanks.



JP

 

[Humminbird Greg]

Well JP, what I would like to see from covering the transducer with water is that the depth will stabilize - because that means that the transducer didn