Airmar SS264N 50/200hz Transducer Connection to TZTXL’s

[robbrown42]

Reaching out to the Furuno knowledge base on this forum looking to see if anyone currently utilizes and has installed the Airmar 264N Transducer’s on their vessel and has any insight on the transducer’s performance before I proceed in getting this pair of 50 & 200 hz transducer’s for my upcoming upgrade. I did call Furuno customers support and discussed if the transducer would be recognized by the TZTXL10’s that I will be installing, they stated that once units were powered on with the transducer’s connected that it would recognize the transducer’s TDID and show the transducer in the TZTXL setup. If anyone has any insight on this specific subject, I would appreciate any constructive comments and advice on this subject. Thanks!

 

[Johnny Electron]

It would if considered a compatible transducer that it recognizes, but not sure it will. That transducer set is not listed in the table of the manual or those suggested/recommended under our accessories list. It seems to be pretty new product from Airmar that hasn't been added to the XL yet. It might work by using setting it as a "1KW" setting manually in the sounder configuration, but asking others here is a very good idea. You would be a bit outside the lines until it has been tested and accepted as a recommended transducer on the system.

 

[stratboogie]

It would if considered a compatible transducer that it recognizes, but not sure it will. That transducer set is not listed in the table of the manual or those suggested/recommended under our accessories list. It seems to be pretty new product from Airmar that hasn't been added to the XL yet. It might work by using setting it as a "1KW" setting manually in the sounder configuration, but asking others here is a very good idea. You would be a bit outside the lines until it has been tested and accepted as a recommended transducer on the system.

Wondering this too. I am about to put in two 16x's that will replace a touch 2. I have the SS264N currently and it works with the touch 2 and 3 but curious if it will work with the XL's.

 

[stratboogie]

As an FYI, the SS264N is just a B260 broken into two tilted element ducers.

 

[Quitsa]

I had an SS264N pair a while back and it was a lousy transducer. You would do far better with a B175H or B175HW and B175L pair. I am not sure why because the B260 is a good conventional (non- CHIRP) transducer but I can attest from personal experience that the SS264N compares very unfavorably with the B175s. Something happened in the translation to tilted element of the B260.

I would have little doubt that using manual transducer configuration with the parameters of the SS264N, you can make it work with the XL. But if you are spending all the money for two TZTXL 16 units, replacing the SS264N pair with B175s would give you much better sounder performance.

 

[stratboogie]

How could I hook up two separate ducers to a 16xl? The 264 works as one. I was thinking about going with the 542LM.

 

[Kraken]

How could I hook up two separate ducers to a 16xl? The 264 works as one. I was thinking about going with the 542LM.

Are you referring to the 165T-PM542LM transducer? If so you would need an external networked sounder such as the DFF3-UHD to connect the PM542LM to the XL.

 

[stratboogie]

Are you referring to the 165T-PM542LM transducer? If so you would need an external networked sounder such as the DFF3-UHD to connect the PM542LM to the XL.

No, Quitsa said I would do better with a 175H and a 175L but I am not sure how you would run two ducers with the XL.

 

[Quitsa]

No, Quitsa said I would do better with a 175H and a 175L but I am not sure how you would run two ducers with the XL.

You can connect two single frequency transducers to the internal sounder in the XL using a Y cable or the pigtail connector. But you cannot connect two dual frequency transducers. The 165T-PM542LM is a combination of a DFF-3D transducer (which would go to a DFF-3D network black box) and an Airmar R109 2kW low/medium CHIRP transducer, which could be connected to the XL (but see below). So you could use the 165T-PM542LM.

You could also get the regular CHIRP only version which is the Airmar R109LM if you don't have or need a DFF-3D. But you would need to get a DI-FFAMP if you want to run it at its rated maximum 2kW input power. It would work with the XL 1kW but you would not get as good performance in very deep water. The same is true of you got the 165T-PM542LM.

The R109LM is very expensive, probably nearly triple the B175H/B175L pair if you get the DI-FFAMP.