Best DI Settings - Humminbird Helix Tips for Down Imaging

[@JimArneson]

Thank You for doing these tutorials. I've watched countless videos on the Humminbird line of fish finders and wish I had encountered yours a lot sooner. Keep up the great work!

[@HumminbirdHelp]

Your welcome Jim and glad to help! Appreciate your comment

[@willvervair7101]

As others have said, this is exactly the information I was searching for! Simple settings to get started. This unit is also perfect for ice fishing! Of course you do need the ice transducer.

[@HumminbirdHelp]

Appreciate the comment! Yes great for ice fishing especially being able to waypoint spots

[@paulhelgerson7722]

Hey Jeremy. Thanks so much for your GREAT videos. I have learned so much from ALL of them. I've had Humminbird's for 3 years now and am really looking forward to this summer because of what I've learned from your videos!

[@HumminbirdHelp]

Glad to help Paul! Appreciate the comment

[@johnheggesta162]

Once you set them up on simulation do they stay the same or do you have to reset when on water

[@Massing_and_Bassing]

Hey Jeremy, followed your advice for my DI, 2D, and even SI. Still got some work to do on the DI and 2D but I'm way better off than before. My SI is super crisp now, even without Mega. Thanks!

[@marythomson3229]

I really appreciate you showing HOW to get to the screens that need fine tuning the settings. I save your videos. I have a Helix 7 SI G3. Never had a fish Finder before and will be fishing Weiss Lake next week and wanting the best settings. Thanks for the help and any advice. 🐟

[@HumminbirdHelp]

These setting will work perfectly on a helix 7 g3

[@milanstaron1537]

Can you post exact model number of unit you got... Well rounded and detailed info.. Would purchase same unit.... Thank you

[@HumminbirdHelp]

Your welcome! This unit is a Humminbird Helix 9 SI+ GPS G4N.

[@Jayzc66]

Thank you!

[@MayhemStreetbikes]

Thanx Jeremy I needed this.new to fish finders... this is exactly what I needed to know.. tight lines

[@HumminbirdHelp]

Awesome, glad to help man

[@toddfusco1575]

Great videos. You said you were in Illinois what part

[@HumminbirdHelp]

Thank you sir. I'm in the saint charles area

[@toddfusco1575]

@@HumminbirdHelp I have bin watching your videos 👍informative. I’m not far from you. I’m sure I will have questions as I play with my hb. You check this often ?

[@HumminbirdHelp]

Thanks man! Yeah I try to check daily unless I'm busy but u can always find me on Instagram and Facebook and send me a message there too

[@dmun142]

Great videos! I have a question, I have a gen4 with the latest update 2.66. On 2d the depths average 800 ft. On Autochart the recording is color is solid blue or black. I done plenty of restore defaults and nothing changes. Where I fish is only about 100 ft at the deepest area. What am I doing wrong?

[@HumminbirdHelp]

Doing nothing wrong the unit just comes stock on a short depth range for colors. When you are in your full screen gps hit the menu button once. Scroll down auto chart option amd then adjust the range to your likings and 1 foot contours. I have a video that I ho over this. I will get you a link

[@inaslump]

Try putting your water on salt shallow...it will clear up the screen ALOT more...

[@jasonerickson947]

Hey, your channel is great. I have a g4 mega SI/DI, and today when I went out it was stuck on Mega 360. I don't have a 360 transducer. Would like to get my Side and down imaging back. Have had it for about a year.

[@jasonerickson947]

That's a sweet muskie on the wall behind you. Looks like a great taxidermy job.

[@HumminbirdHelp]

When did it start getting stuck on 360? Have you updated lately?

[@HumminbirdHelp]

Thanks lax reproductions did that's one

[@rileyhunt6534]

I have a helix 7 MSI G3N if I get a helix 9 MDI G4N and link them together will I be able to use MSI on my Helix 9 MDI through my Helix 7 MSI G3N?

[@HumminbirdHelp]

Yes sir absolutely. Even if you got a helix 9 sonar/gps you could get the si from the helix 7 msi unit

[@Labyrnthdom]

Jeremy, I have the helix 10 MSI GPS g3n. Purchased it a couple years ago and never updated it. Today I updated all the way to 2.66 I had to first update to another version then update the maps. Then update to 2.66. Everything went well. Now what I noticed is I do not have the DI or SI Enhanced menu now. I am in custom mode. So did they remove this menu option?

[@HumminbirdHelp]

They must have in the newest update. This is the second time I've heard this in the past week. I really hope that they just messed this update up or else I will not be updating my newer units. I really like that feature. There is a way to go back to the older updates if something isn't fixed soon

[@Labyrnthdom]

@@HumminbirdHelp I read the update changes and they said this. *Fixed an issue with the DI, SI, and 360 Enhance menus. These menus were removed and the features were placed on to the X-Press menu.* But I do not see it there. Also not sure what's up with the cross hair. If you have anything other than zero on the upper level. You can't scroll it down to the bottom in 2x. It never reaches there. If it's on zero. It works fine. You can move it anywhere and see a target. And if you put it over the target and hit +. It's not on target. It's up in the water column.

[@HumminbirdHelp]

@@Labyrnthdom there going to be alot of people upset over this

[@Labyrnthdom]

@@HumminbirdHelp I'm one of them lol. We all know you have to constantly adjust for the water your in. And this menu was a fast easy access to make the adjustments we need to get the best image. If you got to go through a bunch of crap in a another menu. That will cause people some frustration when trying to tweak it. If I had a older unit that I didn't bother tinkering with. I would work on this myth about not being able to down grade firmware. If it works anything like on a PC. My theory is put the ld firmware on the SD card. Name it to a newer version so it will trick the unit to install it. Then it will be an older firmware. Or if there is a full factory reset that would revert it back to original firmware it came with when you purchased it. That would work also. I have down graded trail cameras, phones etc using the renaming method to downgrade. But im not will to test it out on this unit. If I find a older one cheap enough that it wouldn't bother me to brick it. I would try this out.

[@HumminbirdHelp]

@@Labyrnthdom I here you there. That would be an expensive mistake. I'm not to certain if there os a reset to get it back to factory firmware but it would be a good thing to know

[@robertspeakman8107]

Another great video buddy. I have played with my new unit in the shop

[@HumminbirdHelp]

Thanks man! It's a great place to mess around with them for sure. Expecially this time of year

[@sloburnful]

Can you see thermocline with those settings?

[@HumminbirdHelp]

Yes just bump the sensitivity up till u see it

[@getthenet2358]

Any idea why my GN4 is showing a depth of 1000FT?

[@paulbraithwaite1073]

Good one Jeremy you know how to explain things. Definitely better than most of the other blokes.

[@riverhawk203]

Sweet

[@mikehardy1202]

I see your on a 9 G4N will this work for a 7G3 ?

[@HumminbirdHelp]

Yeah the down imaging and side imaging settings and options are almost the same

[@mikehardy1202]

I fish stan and sometimes muddy water with a soft bottom so should I turn the sensitivity down ?

[@HumminbirdHelp]

Sand sensitivity down contrast up and silt and muck bottom sensitivity up and contrast down

[@mikehardy1202]

@@HumminbirdHelp ok thanks for the help sorry to say but I'll be picking your brain more in the future lol

[@HumminbirdHelp]

No problem at all man!

[@BamaBassCatcher99]

What frequency do you run for DI?

[@HumminbirdHelp]

Really depends how deep of water I'm running in! I ussually a spectrum from 1150-1275mhz but in deep water if I'm looking for fish just off bottom I run at 800khz

[@BamaBassCatcher99]

@@HumminbirdHelp do you have a video covering this topic? Just found you today. Enjoy your Humminbird videos.

[@Suspence-jp6zn]

G3N doesn't have the DI dynamic setting. At least my Helix 7 doesnt

[@HumminbirdHelp]

Did you turn you user mode to advance?

[@HumminbirdHelp]

Or custom

[@zachbenson2818]

Is there a way to turn the sound off on the keypad?

[@predator_boiz336]

I can’t get mine to cut on lol it won’t make noise

[@Reno..]

Is rexxy a bearded dragon?

[@HumminbirdHelp]

Yes he is! 2 years old

[@Reno..]

@@HumminbirdHelp I’ve enjoyed your video and they have helped me with the helix . Do you feed him Dubia ?

[@HumminbirdHelp]

Glad i could help! Are those the big roaches? We have before but not for a while. He really loves his super worms and greens

[@Reno..]

@@HumminbirdHelp There up to 2” if it’s an adult they would not have a issue .

[@Reno..]

@@HumminbirdHelp is there a way to reach out to you so I can send you some to thank you for the help?

[@rickysmith6772]

You know why my helix 7 g4n’s MSI gps don’t have that “enhance” feature and they are the newest version. Did the 2.8 update get rid of that little extra click? My menu quick pop up doesn’t show the enhance but only sensitivity and contrast I also keep sharpness on low but the dynamic contrast seems to be over powering. Does the clear water or murky water setting have anything to do with it? Especially like smartstrike searches? Probably be any weedy bass lake right?