Lowrance Elite-4 DSI issues - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Fishin' Magician · 08-24-2015, 03:41 PM

Not sure if this will help or not, but I was having an issue with my Lowrance Elite 4 HDI a few weeks ago, I even posted about the troubles I was having. I went down to West Marine in Newport Beach to discuss the problems that I was having with their tech guy. One of the suggestions that he made was to download the latest software update and upload that to my head unit. I did that and some of the features that I was having problems with seemed to be fixed. Not all of them, but most of them. So...., while it may or may not solve your particular problem, it might not hurt to see if you can upload the latest software update into the unit. There are YouTube videos on how to do it. Wasn't hard to do.

Good luck!

chris138 · 08-24-2015, 03:51 PM

Did you install the fuse? I heard those things are the first component to fail and short out the system frequently. I never use the fuse...

igotpron · 08-24-2015, 04:18 PM

I had a defective elite 5 hdi. It started randomly powering down several times per trip. Filled out warranty claim and got it replaced. Got a replacement and I still wasn't happy with it. Contacted lowrance and I traded in for the hd7 gen 2 touch for 230$. Now I'm happy...

Maybe that's an option for some, selling a used ff is iffy and your not going to get what you want, but lowrance did a better then fair deal for me and I'd do it again.

anchovie · 08-25-2015, 02:47 AM

Mine also powers down at least once per trip. They release produce before the bugs are worked out.

08-24-2015, 03:41 PM	#1
Fishin' Magician Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Newport Beach Posts: 219	Not sure if this will help or not, but I was having an issue with my Lowrance Elite 4 HDI a few weeks ago, I even posted about the troubles I was having. I went down to West Marine in Newport Beach to discuss the problems that I was having with their tech guy. One of the suggestions that he made was to download the latest software update and upload that to my head unit. I did that and some of the features that I was having problems with seemed to be fixed. Not all of them, but most of them. So...., while it may or may not solve your particular problem, it might not hurt to see if you can upload the latest software update into the unit. There are YouTube videos on how to do it. Wasn't hard to do. Good luck! __________________ Here fishy, fishy, fishy.....

08-24-2015, 03:51 PM	#2
chris138 donkey roper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pacific Beach Posts: 968	Did you install the fuse? I heard those things are the first component to fail and short out the system frequently. I never use the fuse...

08-24-2015, 04:18 PM	#3
igotpron Xcoastie Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Westminster Posts: 285	I had a defective elite 5 hdi. It started randomly powering down several times per trip. Filled out warranty claim and got it replaced. Got a replacement and I still wasn't happy with it. Contacted lowrance and I traded in for the hd7 gen 2 touch for 230$. Now I'm happy... Maybe that's an option for some, selling a used ff is iffy and your not going to get what you want, but lowrance did a better then fair deal for me and I'd do it again.

08-25-2015, 02:47 AM	#4
anchovie Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 49	Mine also powers down at least once per trip. They release produce before the bugs are worked out.