No depth via BBDS1

[MV Noeta]

I am going to install a new 525st-msd transducer. When I plug the transducer into the BDDS1, I get temp but no depth when tested. I have held it in salt water (by the stem) and no depth. Held in in a bucket and I get no sound/clicking from the transducer.

I have gone into the sensor list and it shows the BDDS1 for depth and temp, but still not depth.

Help

 

[TheReaper]

What TZTouch MFD do you have and what version of software does it have? Also, what version of software does the BBDS1 have? This information can be found in the sensor list.

 

[MV Noeta]

 

[TheReaper]

Have you verified the BBDS1 is the fish finder source in the fish finder menu (Furuno-Settings-Fish Finder-User Settings)? The one that you mentioned in the source selection menu is to choose the source for the depth data box. Also, typically you want to be in 15ft of water when testing even though you may get it to work in around 5ft.

 

[MV Noeta]

The Bdds1 is the selected unit for depth. We are sitting in 38 feet of water. We only get temp with the new transducer…no depth. I did get into the service man menu and the BDDS1 is not getting a TX signal for either HF of LF. We tried the hard reset by toggling pin 4 to on and the pushing the red button. Did not work. Still no TX signal. We tried a new shielded Ethernet cable and no luck.

 

[TheReaper]

The BBDS1 is the selected unit for depth, but is it the selected unit for Fish Finder (Furuno-Settings-Fish Finder-User Settings). Choose BBDS1 as Fish Finder Source. The BBDS1 will not transmit unless set as the fish finder source in the fish finder menu.

 

[MV Noeta]

It is selected on both menus along with the correct transducer model.

 

[TheReaper]

It sounds like the BBDS1 has gone bad. Unfortunately, we no longer sell that product and there is no repair capability for the BBDS1. Are you able to connect the transducer to the TZT13X that you have? If the 10 meter cable (approx 30ft) is not long enough, the cable can be extended to up to 66 ft. If this is not an option, you might try to find a used BBDS1 or get something like an FCV600 or FCV800.

 

[MV Noeta]

I can try. The 13x is mounted on the flybridge. Don’t the 16x also have a built in sounder module? What other sounder modules are compatible with the XL platform?

 

[TheReaper]

You are correct. You could connect the transducer to one of the TZT16X MFDs as well. The compatible network fish finders that work with the TZTXL MFDs are: DFF1UHD+ and DFF3-UHD. Only the DFF1UHD+ would be compatible with the transducer you mentioned in your initial question.