Garmin Sounders
Submitted by Phantomcat on Wed, 2016-06-22 10:10
Anyone had a play with the Garmin 7400 series sounders.
Mainly with the ability to pick up small half metre ledges in 30 - 40 m
Does the downview and planoptix features work?
Or do I stick with buying a Furuno 588?
K_willo
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Date Joined: 07/05/12
Interested as well.We just
Interested as well.
We just went down the route of a Echomap 95sv as we couldnt justify the 588 for the shallow water and price.
Storyteller with a camera, check out my fishing movies
https://www.youtube.com/user/kwillo89
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Formula 233
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Date Joined: 06/12/15
Garmin Test.
Just as a test...Ring Garmin Australia and ask for some technical advice.
If you get through you're lucky, if they can answer your question then you've hit a winner.
No back up, no support, after three replacement head units on my old boat, i won't use anything but Furuno.
Maybe they've gotten better but i've learnt my lessons.
rodfishsa
Posts: 82
Date Joined: 29/03/13
G'dayThat was my first
G'day
That was my first experience when garmin had a call centre in manila for customer support
Last year they moved support to australia, now you get good support from english (australian) staff
cheers
Give it another go F233
They even did some great improvements after I made some suggestions
Rod
Luke
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Date Joined: 02/11/09
The new 7400 series garmins
The new 7400 series garmins are brilliant!
I'm running one in my new boat and its performance is outstanding. The have built in chirp which in my experience is very good for target seperation.
The panopix works very well too.
i'll see if I can upload some screen shots of mine in action.
JohnF
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I run 2x7410's. Brilliant.
I run 2x7410's. Brilliant.
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
Septimus
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Date Joined: 14/11/10
TRANSDUCER
What transducer are you running John?
Formula 233
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Date Joined: 06/12/15
I stand corrected then.
My experience was around 7 years ago...I think the unit was their top of the range at the time.
It kept freezing the screen and crashing so i had to send to a warehouse in Sydney.
First time came back, package unopened, second time came back repaired and the froze second trip out.
Third time came back as a new unit...Wait for it...With all marks wiped...About 400. I tried to save to SD card but, since it was frozen, couldn't get them to download.
It was at that point that Garmin was no longer permission to board any vessel tha i've owned since.
I'm glad they sorted it out. Still Furuno for me.
K_willo
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Date Joined: 07/05/12
Have rang and emailed Garmin
Have rang and emailed Garmin for sperate questions this week, both queries were answered no problem.
Storyteller with a camera, check out my fishing movies
https://www.youtube.com/user/kwillo89
https://www.instagram.com/kwillo89/
Phantomcat
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Date Joined: 12/04/16
Thanks
Thanks for the feed back.I have had good support from Aust Garmin.
Would love to have a chat with those that are running the panopix
Cheers
Luke
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Date Joined: 02/11/09
Im running panopix mate,
Im running panopix mate, what would you like to know?
Phantomcat
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Date Joined: 12/04/16
Panopix
luke',
Can u msg me with a contact number and I will give u a ring - easier that going back and forth on here
Cheers