Helix 10 y cable

[Lx545]

I have a helix 10 si first gen. I have xnt9di and a xhs 9 hdsi 180t ducers
hooked up with my helix 10 with a as sid b y splitter. My question is when I go to transducer select its not seeing the di transducer. I only have 83/200 sonar and the hd to select from. My sonar still sucks compared to my 7 up front at 455khz. Do I need the mega y cable to get the di ducer to read and give the 455khz?

 

[djsmarinelectronics]

No, look at the labels on your y-cable....one leg says "side/down imaging" the other says "dual beam". The intended purpose of this cable is for running a shoot thru the hull 2D sonar puck. You are simply selecting to read the 2D sonar off the XNT 9 DI transducer which is the 83/200

 

[Lx545]

Thanks Johnny. I will just put my pihranamax 4di on the console then to get the good di and sonar. Not optimal but my cheapest option at this point. I thought the splitter would give me the quality di.

 

[Lx545]

To clarify my helix 7di on the bow is a gen 2 with chirp. I love the way the sonar and di is crisp. I had the xnt 9 transducer around so I put it on thinking my helix 10 gen 1 could get a better sonar quality and on plane readings. Will I see any improvement with the xnt over the xhs in sonar and di?

 

[djsmarinelectronics]

No, the XHS transducer is a high definition transducer, actually the better of the two compared against the XNT. Your Helix 7 DI Gen 2 unit came with an xnt transducer; the difference you are seeing is in the DI is the G2, The difference you are seeing in the sonar is the CHIRP.

 

[Lx545]

Ok that makes sense then. Thanks for your help Johnny. Hate that I can't get the good imaging with the g1. It's not even remotely a close comparison on the sonar quality. I'll just put the y cable back on and enjoy my on plane readings then.