When all else fails...

After a couple trips with no flashing, it started flashing again today. After an hour or so of flashing I did a restore defaults OTW and the flashing stopped. Later in the day I turned it off and back on to see what would happen. The flashing came back. I'm going to try a hard reset before I use it again. So far, a power cycle, restore defaults and firmware upgrade have not cured the problem. Keeping my fingers crossed.

I've been advised that a hard reset & then software upgrade in that order.  Still have issues lemme know & we should be able to get it replaced.

After a couple trips with no flashing, it started flashing again today. After an hour or so of flashing I did a restore defaults OTW and the flashing stopped. Later in the day I turned it off and back on to see what would happen. The flashing came back. I'm going to try a hard reset before I use it again. So far, a power cycle, restore defaults and firmware upgrade have not cured the problem. Keeping my fingers crossed.

I've been advised that a hard reset & then software upgrade in that order.  Still have issues lemme know & we should be able to get it replaced.

Do I do an upgrade even if it already has the latest software?

Be careful how much you change the settings.  I managed to screw mine up bad enough that while it showed a nice bottom, it didn't show any fish.  I know this because my kayak was right beside another kayak with the same model fish finder showing a pile of fish below us.

I did a reset to factory defaults and suddenly fish showed up. 

Good luck!

I went ahead and did the hard reset. I already had done the firmware upgrade and I assume that won't install if already up to date? Anyway I'll see how it works now.

Is it possible to display depth on the navigation screen. It seems strange that you aren't given depth info while navigating. If you set a course across a reef or something you might never know until you ran aground.

I've been advised that a hard reset & then software upgrade in that order.  Still have issues lemme know & we should be able to get it replaced.
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Hey Bill!
Mine is the chirp 5x. No card. How do I upgrade mine? Still have depth flashing issue and the screen will freak out and show crazy vertical lines. Sucks to have to turn it off and on all the time. I don't even take it out half the time any more because I don't trust it, and would rather be fishing than pushing buttons. HELP! It's a very expensive paper weight at this point

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I used it last weekend. It didn't flash for long periods of time. Several times it flashed once but then stopped. It seemed to behave differently when I would remove the transducer from the water. So I'll cross my fingers and hope it is fixed.

Mine seems to have settled down a bit. It acts up worse when the voltage is low. So I keep it over 12v.  I've found that if it is flashing, I can put it in standby for a minute then turn it back on and it's ok again. Worked good yesterday. Flashed a few times but standby and back on would fix it.  Got it showing fish by using my anchor as a "fish" and adjusting things until i started seeing it on both chirp and downscan. I'm still hearing ticking though.

The flashing depth is an indicator that it lost signal with the bottom for a variety of reasons; ping speed, excessive boat speed (haha on a kayak), improper installation, gremlins, etc...  If issues persist, by all means reach out to the Lowrance Customer Service & they will promptly replace units under warranty.  Still have any issues, feel free to reach out to me anytime!  I'll do what I can do from my end to get things resolved.

Mine seems to have settled down a bit. It acts up worse when the voltage is low. So I keep it over 12v.  I've found that if it is flashing, I can put it in standby for a minute then turn it back on and it's ok again. Worked good yesterday. Flashed a few times but standby and back on would fix it.  Got it showing fish by using my anchor as a "fish" and adjusting things until i started seeing it on both chirp and downscan. I'm still hearing ticking though.

The ticking is the transducer sound wave .... or is it?!?!?! 

Mine seems to have settled down a bit. It acts up worse when the voltage is low. So I keep it over 12v.  I've found that if it is flashing, I can put it in standby for a minute then turn it back on and it's ok again. Worked good yesterday. Flashed a few times but standby and back on would fix it.  Got it showing fish by using my anchor as a "fish" and adjusting things until i started seeing it on both chirp and downscan. I'm still hearing ticking though.

The ticking is the transducer sound wave .... or is it?!?!?! 

Ha!

I can't find this information: is the Lowrance 000-10976-001 the transducer for the Elite series, both the CHIRP and HDI models?  I believe the transducer may have been damaged and want to try replacing it before tossing my hands in the air and screaming obscenities.  Lowrance doesn't make it easy.

I can't find this information: is the Lowrance 000-10876-001 the transducer for the Elite series, both the CHIRP and HDI models?  I believe the transducer may have been damaged and want to try replacing it before tossing my hands in the air and screaming obscenities.  Lowrance doesn't make it easy.

I have it as 000-10976-001 for the HDI, CHIRP Elite series units.

Can't believe I mistyped it as "10876".

Thank you.

Guessed that was the case.