Autohelm Bidata "Depth" Just Blinks And Reads 0.00

[Mike Roess]

I have recently pruchased a 98 Hunter 260 equipped with an Autohelm Bidata (depth and knot meter). The boat did not come with a manual for the instrument. The depth reads 0.00 and the "depth" jst blinks. Is it faulty or just in a calibration mode? Help.

 

[Matt]

Is the transducer damaged or disconnected?

It is likely one of these two problems.

 

[Steve]

Manual

You might try the Raymarine web site. They have a number of manuals on-line that you can download and print out.

 

[Michael McCann]

Bidata

Mike;You wrote "the depth reads 0.00, and the depth just blinks". Was that supposed to read 'the speed reads 0.00, and the depth just blinks'? Those are the symptoms of a faulty transducer. My Tridata speed will read 0 when the transducer is fouled, and the depth will flash it's last reading when it is not receiving. Does this unit have a combined transducer, or separate? In my case I had separate speed and depth instruments, and replaced them with the tridata which reused the existing transducers.Michael

 

[Mike Roess]

Thanks Mike, Steve and Matt

Thanks Mike, Steve and Matt,The instrument has spearate transducers of for speed and depth. Based on your response I suspect that the transducer for depth is fouled. I will visit the Raymarine web site and attempt to download the manual.Regards,Mike