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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Before contacting the Humminbird Technical Support, please read the following
section. Taking the time to review these troubleshooting guidelines may allow you
to solve a performance problem yourself, and therefore avoid sending your unit back
for repair.
Fishing System Doesn’t Power Up
If your Fishing System doesn’t power up, use the installation guide that is included
with your Fishing System to confirm specific details, making sure that:
• the power cable is properly connected to the Fishing System control head,
• the power cable is wired correctly, with red to positive battery terminal and
black to negative terminal or ground, and the drain/shield wire to the boat’s
chassis ground terminal,
• the fuse is operational, and
• the battery voltage of the power connector is at least 12 Volts.
Correct any known problems, including removing corrosion from the battery
terminals or wiring, or actually replacing the battery if necessary.
Fishing System Defaults to Simulator with a Transducer Attached
In addition to the MEGA Live Imaging accessory transducer, you will have a standard
Humminbird transducer connected to the control head. A connected and functioning
transducer with built-in temperature will cause the newly started Fishing System to
go into Normal operating mode automatically. If, when you power up the Fishing
System, it goes into Simulator mode automatically, even though a transducer is
already connected, this means that the control head is not detecting the transducer.
Perform the following troubleshooting tasks:
• Check the connections of all transducers that are connected to the control
head or Ethernet network. See the transducer installation guide that was
included with your Fishing System for connection information.
• Review this MEGA Live Imaging installation guide to confirm that the
transducer cable is connected correctly to the Fishing System. Reconnect if
necessary, and power on the Fishing System again to see if this fixes the
problem.
• Replace the non-functioning transducer with a known good transducer if
available and power up the control head again.
• Check the transducer cable. Replace the transducer if the cable is damaged
or corroded.
