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Good afternoon Lionheart,
A disconnection alarm means the MFD can no longer find the Fish Finder, best thing to do would be to either check the Ethernet Cable with a RJ45 cable test or simply run a bypass ethernet cable from the fish finder to the Hub to see if the issue goes away.
Question, when you lose the fish finder on the TZT does the MFD8 still show the fish finder and is it working properly?
A disconnection alarm means the MFD can no longer find the Fish Finder, best thing to do would be to either check the Ethernet Cable with a RJ45 cable test or simply run a bypass ethernet cable from the fish finder to the Hub to see if the issue goes away.
Question, when you lose the fish finder on the TZT does the MFD8 still show the fish finder and is it working properly?
RE DEPTH SOUNDER SHOWING BLANK SCREEN
Hi again a lot has happened since last post and before getting
someone to come check cables unit has locked
up several times . Only thing that would
work on one occasion was roto key to rotate
screen selection.Another time I was trying to
shut unit down from shutdown screen and
nothing would respond.
The cables all tested good yesterday
We put the BBDS-1 into test mode (using dip switch 3-
and both screens showed simulation
When we put back the dip switch THE SOUNDER BEGAN WORKING
We powered off the unit once again and moved all 4
Dip switches back and forth several times hopefully to
clean contacts
The sounder worked on a 6 hour fishing trip today without
a glitch
Is it a valid thought that that dip switch could have
been the issue , being that it was only the factory test switch
Also today ,and on many other occasions previously ,the unit
alarmed “NO NAV DATA WAIT 1 SECOND
about 15 minutes after the start of our trip when
I was trying to initiate a route follow using the nav pilot
It took about 20 to 25 minutes before this was allowed
Also today the unit froze up when I was trying to
initiate a follow route, when I selected
ACTIVATE FROM the screen froze for about 30 seconds
and nothing would respond . This happened 3 times
and I gave up
Also today the alarms RADAR VIDEO ALARM and also
something like DCP/ ?DCP came up on a number of
occasions . I have not tried as yet to find out what
these are .
Hi again a lot has happened since last post and before getting
someone to come check cables unit has locked
up several times . Only thing that would
work on one occasion was roto key to rotate
screen selection.Another time I was trying to
shut unit down from shutdown screen and
nothing would respond.
The cables all tested good yesterday
We put the BBDS-1 into test mode (using dip switch 3-
and both screens showed simulation
When we put back the dip switch THE SOUNDER BEGAN WORKING
We powered off the unit once again and moved all 4
Dip switches back and forth several times hopefully to
clean contacts
The sounder worked on a 6 hour fishing trip today without
a glitch
Is it a valid thought that that dip switch could have
been the issue , being that it was only the factory test switch
Also today ,and on many other occasions previously ,the unit
alarmed “NO NAV DATA WAIT 1 SECOND
about 15 minutes after the start of our trip when
I was trying to initiate a route follow using the nav pilot
It took about 20 to 25 minutes before this was allowed
Also today the unit froze up when I was trying to
initiate a follow route, when I selected
ACTIVATE FROM the screen froze for about 30 seconds
and nothing would respond . This happened 3 times
and I gave up
Also today the alarms RADAR VIDEO ALARM and also
something like DCP/ ?DCP came up on a number of
occasions . I have not tried as yet to find out what
these are .
Sorry I just posted that but somehow
had not seen your Thursday 14 th
reply . I have only ever tried most
things on the 14 and wasn’t aware of
having to update the 8 and 14 individually.
THE INSTALLER /TECH IS SCHEDULED TO
MAYBE COME TOMORROW ( maybe not
now the sounder is functional )
IS THERE ANYTHING HE SHOULD KNOW
I HAVE ASKED HIM TO CHECK ON THE
MOST RECENT UPDATES ETC . I HAVE
NOT HAD A RESPONSE AS YET
had not seen your Thursday 14 th
reply . I have only ever tried most
things on the 14 and wasn’t aware of
having to update the 8 and 14 individually.
THE INSTALLER /TECH IS SCHEDULED TO
MAYBE COME TOMORROW ( maybe not
now the sounder is functional )
IS THERE ANYTHING HE SHOULD KNOW
I HAVE ASKED HIM TO CHECK ON THE
MOST RECENT UPDATES ETC . I HAVE
NOT HAD A RESPONSE AS YET
Good morning Lionheart,
Thank you for the follow up. I think we need to step back a little and take a different approach. I am glad that the Fish Finder module is working now. However it appears we have more going on than previously suspected.
You are running a mixed system using an MFD8 and also a TZT1 unit. We know that with a mixed system there will be a power on sequence that must be followed. The MFD8 must be started first.
You said that the unit locked up, we need to know what unit? Was it the MFD8 or the TZT1 or was it both? You also mentioned an Radar video alarm, what unit did the alarm show on? Did you take a photo of the DHCP alarm? What unit was that on? This still sounds like ethernet issues? What Hub is being used?
It would also be a good idea to have both the MFD8 and TZT1 running the most up to date software. After software updates it is best to perform master resets as well so if you have routes, points and tracks you will want to save them before you perform the updates.
C-Bass
Thank you for the follow up. I think we need to step back a little and take a different approach. I am glad that the Fish Finder module is working now. However it appears we have more going on than previously suspected.
You are running a mixed system using an MFD8 and also a TZT1 unit. We know that with a mixed system there will be a power on sequence that must be followed. The MFD8 must be started first.
You said that the unit locked up, we need to know what unit? Was it the MFD8 or the TZT1 or was it both? You also mentioned an Radar video alarm, what unit did the alarm show on? Did you take a photo of the DHCP alarm? What unit was that on? This still sounds like ethernet issues? What Hub is being used?
It would also be a good idea to have both the MFD8 and TZT1 running the most up to date software. After software updates it is best to perform master resets as well so if you have routes, points and tracks you will want to save them before you perform the updates.
C-Bass
The txt 14 is the master. We turn that on first.
That then turns on (and off) the mfd8
The tzt14 locked up.I do not know if the 8
also locked up .We have the 8 on depth sounder
99%.
Radar alarm was on the14. I thought I took
A photo but didn’t.i think it said HCP/DHCP, on the 14.
Ethernet Hub 101
.
That then turns on (and off) the mfd8
The tzt14 locked up.I do not know if the 8
also locked up .We have the 8 on depth sounder
99%.
Radar alarm was on the14. I thought I took
A photo but didn’t.i think it said HCP/DHCP, on the 14.
Ethernet Hub 101
.
Good afternoon Lionheart,
The MFD8 needs to be the first one turned on, every time. The MFD8 should fully boot before the TZT1 unit is started.
The MFD8 and the TZT should also get upgraded to the most recent version:
MFD8: Version 2.13
TZT14: Version 5.01
Once the units are upgraded they will need a master reset performed and they will need to be set back up. After the update and the master reset we can start working on getting the tide chart removed from the MFD8 and reloaded with the most recent version. Same for the TZT14.
Do you have NMEA2000 connected to the TZT unit?
The MFD8 needs to be the first one turned on, every time. The MFD8 should fully boot before the TZT1 unit is started.
The MFD8 and the TZT should also get upgraded to the most recent version:
MFD8: Version 2.13
TZT14: Version 5.01
Once the units are upgraded they will need a master reset performed and they will need to be set back up. After the update and the master reset we can start working on getting the tide chart removed from the MFD8 and reloaded with the most recent version. Same for the TZT14.
Do you have NMEA2000 connected to the TZT unit?
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