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hds gen 3 battery voltage

Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2016 1:09 pm
by Bass hack
Is it possible to display the battery voltage on any of the sonar of chart screens? If so how?
Thanks
Scott

Re: hds gen 3 battery voltage

Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 5:18 pm
by Edd
Tap the power button, then Edit Data Overlay, then from the page menu select ADD and select Voltage from the OTHER option. Put it where you like it and tap Save.

Re: hds gen 3 battery voltage

Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 7:37 pm
by Bass hack
I followed your instructions and it worked. I never would have figured it out.Thank you !! :D

Re: hds gen 3 battery voltage

Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2016 6:45 pm
by machadobass
Ed I wasn't so lucky on my units. When I went to data overlay and touched it it beeped but didn't go anywhere. No menu popped up. This thing definitely has some issues. I'll keep At it

Re: hds gen 3 battery voltage

Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2016 9:58 am
by Edd
machadobass wrote:Ed I wasn't so lucky on my units. When I went to data overlay and touched it it beeped but didn't go anywhere. No menu popped up. This thing definitely has some issues. I'll keep At it
What units do you have. Above method only good for Gen3 and Gen2 Touch with latest updates.

Re: hds gen 3 battery voltage

Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 8:06 am
by machadobass
Edd, they are both gen3 hds. Brand new installed at Triton factory

Re: hds gen 3 battery voltage

Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2016 8:37 am
by Edd
machadobass wrote:Ed I wasn't so lucky on my units. When I went to data overlay and touched it it beeped but didn't go anywhere. No menu popped up. This thing definitely has some issues. I'll keep At it
Don't go to Data Overlay....go to EDIT Overlay.
You should be on the page that you want the data to appear on.
After you do; Power>Edit Overlay, then, you tap the page menu on the right side of the page and tap ADD.

Should work. Here is a hint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r67ENGSmZvQ

Re: hds gen 3 battery voltage

Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2017 8:55 am
by PeterJohn
Hi...as per my knowledge on the Simrad devices, their literture list the PGNs that can be transmitted. The PGN 127808 BATTERY STATUS cannot be transmitted from a Simrad display. This further suggests that if you see BATTERY VOLTAGE on a Simrad display it is coming from somewhere other than the Simrad display itself. I doubt that Lowrance would work differently, considering they are made by the same company.

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Re: hds gen 3 battery voltage

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 9:28 am
by Edd
PeterJohn wrote:..... BATTERY STATUS cannot be transmitted from a Simrad display.
Not transmitted from, but displayed ON, is what the OP was looking for.

Edd

Re: hds gen 3 battery voltage

Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2017 5:37 pm
by mark poulson
So....does that mean that the status of the battery can be displayed on a Lowrance HDS Gen 3 unit?

Re: hds gen 3 battery voltage

Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2018 8:26 pm
by Ken Sauret
The input voltage coming to the head unit can be displayed.

Re: hds gen 3 battery voltage

Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 9:05 am
by mark poulson
Ken Sauret wrote:The input voltage coming to the head unit can be displayed.
Thank you Ken.

Re: hds gen 3 battery voltage

Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2018 9:27 pm
by Marc
I would also add that just because you have a new boat with new sonar units, do not assume they have the latest software version on them. Check the version and the Lowrance website often to get the full benefit of your units.

ciao,
Marc