(Help) Raymarine Dragonfly -Hobie outback

[tsugg]

When wiring the unit to the battery be sure the ground sheild wire and the negative are connected together. In a boat they(ground sheild wire and negative wire) stay separate but in your kayak they have to be together. Make sure all your connections are solid.

[cell128]

Originally Posted by tsugg

When wiring the unit to the battery be sure the ground sheild wire and the negative are connected together. In a boat they(ground sheild wire and negative wire) stay separate but in your kayak they have to be together. Make sure all your connections are solid.

This I didn't know...thanks I'll wire mine up tonight and try this out

[radastaff]

Also had/have the same prob in auto mode.
Also just set it to manual mode and manually adjust depth with wheel.
Works ok but can be a hassle at times,
+ still shows depth reading bouncing around as it hits various objects under water but at least the screen stays stable.

was not sure if it was a defect or other??
did connect xtra ground to neg
my trans is direct in water over side

oh yeah
also did the settings reset to default

[Fish Taco]

Well this thread is disheartening... I am having Andy help out with my install today on my Stealth with an over-the-side transducer. On my move out from New York the movers lost (or ripped off) my head unit to my older Elite 5 (2011) which I still cannot find. Decided to upgrade to a Dragonfly 7 Pro. My original 'ducer was mounted to the inside of my hull by CJ in 2011. Was really hoping that this was going to be a smooth upgrade, but after reading this thread, not so sure. Guess I'll just have to cross my fingers and wait and see... ugh...

[tsugg]

If all else fails, send it back. Sure it's a pain in the ass but I have the first year of the DF 5" and mine ended up(gps wouldn't read) taking a trip back east(factory) and the one I received is working fantastic!, so don't give up be patient.

Originally Posted by radastaff

Also had/have the same prob in auto mode.
Also just set it to manual mode and manually adjust depth with wheel.
Works ok but can be a hassle at times,
+ still shows depth reading bouncing around as it hits various objects under water but at least the screen stays stable.

was not sure if it was a defect or other??
did connect xtra ground to neg
my trans is direct in water over side

oh yeah
also did the settings reset to default

[radastaff]

Originally Posted by tsugg

If all else fails, send it back. Sure it's a pain in the ass but I have the first year of the DF 5" and mine ended up(gps wouldn't read) taking a trip back east(factory) and the one I received is working fantastic!, so don't give up be patient.

well
I never give up

so far turning the dial for depth is working.
kinda lazy about taking it apart and boxing it up.
if it seems that this is a defect with some having the same prob,
I can always take it all back to West Marine and break out my
extended warranty paperwork.

when I orig set up my
dragonfly
it didn't have this problem
it came about on its own getting worse over time

battery is fairly new
12v 10.5 ah
Chrome brand thru amazon
wondering if the issue could be related to a failing battery
doesn't seem so
otherwise reads fine all day at least 9-10 hours

P

Ps
did find out some info reading Raymarines forum
http://raymarine.ning.com/forum/topi...-serious-issue

might be a firmware bug

[ful-rac]

HDS works pretty bitchen'!

It's ok...you guys can switch back....

[alanw]

I've occasionally lost bottom on my unit while over thick kelp or giant bait balls.

There are some posts about this problem on the Raymarine site and they are aware of it. http://raymarine.ning.com/forum/topi...bottom-reading

Try updating your software to the newest version which I think resolves the issue. http://www.raymarine.com/view/?id=9512