Sonar Scorecard
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This is a log of repair and performance notes for our sonar units.
| Date | Problem | Solution |
 Currently installed: Raymarine DS600XIn Service: 26-MAY-2005 |
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| Sept. 19, 2009 | Voltage monitor is consistently reading 1.5V low. This causes spurious "Low Voltage" alarms, and the audible alamr can not be permanently silenced. Very annoying....but the sonar unit is still usable. | None...this unit is no longer being made, and Raymarine will not repair it. They will only replace it, at a flat cost of $500.00. |
| Oct. 14, 2008 | Screen loses contrast late in the day. Almost unreadable. | None...Suspect head buildup from the afternoon sun is affecting the LCD display. The Bottomline fishfinders plus other color LCDs have reported similar issues. |
| June, 2005 | The digital processor appears to get confused by dense schools of bait. On several occasions, we could see dense schools of bait below the boat, which the sonar registered as a false bottom. | We were ready to set everything manually, but Raymarine's advice - set only the range manually. This seems to work. |
| May 26, 2005 | N/A | Initial installation |
