niggle Posted January 10, 2010 Report Posted January 10, 2010 Hi all I have a HDS fishfinder which I need to update to run my new toy a sidescan on it but the software needs to be 2.5 or later,mine is 1.5,but does not have a SD card slot.If any member has a hds plotter which takes a SD card they can update and if I link mine to theirs via ethernet cable then that will update mine.Any help would be great otherwise I`ll have to send to Navico Thanks for any help guys Nige Quote
duncan Posted January 10, 2010 Report Posted January 10, 2010 I'm assuming you have the HDS-5x unit - the only sonar only unit? Page 4 of the operations manual suggests that it does have a card door (underneath the designation) but I guess from your comment above that this is incorrect. This is a surprising ommission as recording sonar data for review on a computer later is a great Lowrance feature! Hmm - page 87 spec claims 2 SD slots......and page 49 discusses saving files to SD/MMC Are you sure you don't have them!?! Page 95 on Updating the Software is useless and refers you to the Lowrance web site...which has the download but nothing on what to do if you don't have a card slot! Quote
niggle Posted January 10, 2010 Author Report Posted January 10, 2010 Most definately does not have slot hence reason/info on updates on web about linking to plotter that does via ethernet Nige Quote
Rob Posted January 10, 2010 Report Posted January 10, 2010 Which version \ model di dyou buy? It sounds to me like you have bought an add-on unit and not a full system if it has no SD slot. Did you get it in the UK? Rob Quote
niggle Posted January 10, 2010 Author Report Posted January 10, 2010 Rob I bought the sonar only unit HDS 5x.Been talking to mate in Southampton who will link up or Rob skipper of Shogun has HDS units.But I may update and sell unit and upgrade to a 8 or 10 inch screen again a Hds unit Nige Quote
duncan Posted January 10, 2010 Report Posted January 10, 2010 As Rob asks - which model? Don't see any benefit in linking model to model - better off connecting the unit to your computer direct but I'm unaware of a software update application dedicated to that functionality. Quote
Bob F Posted January 10, 2010 Report Posted January 10, 2010 As with Duncan, I'm totally confused, all the HDS 5 models should have a memory card slot. Can you take a photo of your unit to show us the bottom right hand corner? Are you sure the little panel does not come off? Attached is the picture of where the SD slot should be. Quote
niggle Posted January 10, 2010 Author Report Posted January 10, 2010 Honest no card slot,even if I remove silver cover completely it is blank Google HDS 5X UPDATE and it does tell you there is no sd slot Honest I`m not going mad Nige Quote
wotu2uk Posted January 11, 2010 Report Posted January 11, 2010 I have HDS-7 but it is updated already, as I checked recently. John Quote
Bob F Posted January 11, 2010 Report Posted January 11, 2010 OK, Nige. Strange decision by Lowrance, but maybe it's for the UK market to keep the cost down. Not able to help in that case. Simon's pretty good on the Lowrance stuff so maybe he has some ideas. cheers BF Quote
niggle Posted January 11, 2010 Author Report Posted January 11, 2010 wotu2uk said: I have HDS-7 but it is updated already, as I checked recently. John John are you local? if so could I link to yours with ethernet which would update mine pleaseeeeeeee Nige John are you local? If so could I link to yours with ethernet cable which would update mine pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Nige Quote
wotu2uk Posted January 11, 2010 Report Posted January 11, 2010 went down to boat late this pm to check software version. old one: 2.08, new one is 2.51. Going to download update in a few minutes, then we can get together after I have put it in the boat tomorrow. john Quote
wotu2uk Posted January 11, 2010 Report Posted January 11, 2010 Now I have a problem. After ages downloading to get the update file onto my PC (win 7), I get the message 'system not supported'. Tried the other method given, and I get a zero length file with an error alert. Anyone??? John Quote
niggle Posted January 11, 2010 Author Report Posted January 11, 2010 (edited) Oooops don`t sound good John,may be worth trying older computer system like vista? Just checked windows 7 not supported so need something like vista Nige Edited January 11, 2010 by niggle Quote
wotu2uk Posted January 11, 2010 Report Posted January 11, 2010 (edited) is there anyone with a vista or older OS can download this file and email it to me please? john Edited January 11, 2010 by wotu2uk Quote
Bob F Posted January 11, 2010 Report Posted January 11, 2010 Tried to download it, but was unable to log on to the FTP site. Will try again tomorrow. BF Quote
wotu2uk Posted January 11, 2010 Report Posted January 11, 2010 I even downloaded a separate FTP tool, but could not get the file Quote
Jim Posted January 12, 2010 Report Posted January 12, 2010 Post a link to the file and I'll try tonight if no-one else has done it by then John. Jim Quote
Gazza Posted January 12, 2010 Report Posted January 12, 2010 Jim, you have email.......it says could take up to 7hrs to download on older stuff like mine also wouldn't know how to send it afterwards to John Gary Quote
wotu2uk Posted January 12, 2010 Report Posted January 12, 2010 Navico phoned me at 09:15 this morning, agreed that there is a windows 7 problem, but said that they believe the number of people with Win7 is insignificant (??????). Promised to mail me an SD card with update this am. John Quote
great white Posted January 12, 2010 Report Posted January 12, 2010 I have found Navico useful like that, they gave me an SD update card at one of the boatshow for my Lowrance. It worked a treat but reset the unit to factory settings, so all the custom settings I use had to be done again. I did not check until my next trip, and thought the unit had packed up initially. then had to reset a few things underway They are much more useful than Lowrance themselves, who I have contacted about the differances to using the sets in USA to using them in europe. ie background maps and the Mapcreate software. They do not seem bothered at all. Charlie Quote
Jim Posted January 12, 2010 Report Posted January 12, 2010 Gary, I can't collect my mail until tonight. Charlie, When I had a problem with my Lowrance GPS. Warrior put me in touch with the area rep. I think his name is Mike Hall. He was fantastic so I'm surprised that Lowrance themselves were not. Oh Well ! Can't win every time. Jim Quote
great white Posted January 12, 2010 Report Posted January 12, 2010 Hi Jim I would be surprised if the area rep was not from Navico, and my dealings with them have been very good. The problem comes when emailing Lowrance themselves in teh states. I get a reply but not a helpfull one. Ie, recently read on a forum that you can use the emulator from Lowrance website and an MMC reader connected to a PC to view chart info and set waypoints etc on Mapcreate. I have all the required components so thought I would ask Lowrance, explaining that all I wanted to do was have more Master Map detail at home when passage planning. A very cival response, that said it can not be done. When asked why in UK we do not have background detail on Mapcreate [as they do in the states], again no interest from Lowrance. Its usable but could be better. Charlie Quote
Jim Posted January 13, 2010 Report Posted January 13, 2010 Charlie, It's not important. But they're not the people I dealt with. This guy was based in cornwall. It seems that Lowrance need lessons in Customer Aftercare, but the dealerships are very good. Cheers. Jim Quote
great white Posted January 13, 2010 Report Posted January 13, 2010 Jim can you let me have his conatct details please , I will talk to him Cheers Charlie Quote
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