Lowrance LMS-527CDF volume level

[SIR]

Is there anybody else out there with a Lowrance 527C unit that finds the alarm volume level very low. With my outboard running I can barely hear the shallow water alarm while sitting next to the unit. Trying to figure out if my unit has a speaker problem or if the unit is just weak on the sound side of the fence by design....

My last two sounders I could here the alarm from the back of the boat right next to the outboard no problems.... it's not like my outboard is that loud...

 

[islanderguy]

Have you turn the volume up to the highest level? We have other Lowrance models and the alarms are quite loud when they're turned up.

To set Volume:
1. Press MENU|MENU, select SOUNDS and press ENT.
2. Highlight VOLUME and use © ¨ to move the Volume control bar. The
left end of the scale is low volume. The right end of the scale is high volume.

 

[SIR]

Yeah, I've got the volume cranked on the scale.....

 

[Striper Sniper]

Hey Ian, how do you like this model, I am considering upgrading to one. Striper Sniper

 

[SIR]

Give me a few weeks of working with it and I'll give you a report. So far I LOVE the GPSMAP side of the unit but I'm still tweaking the sonar. Having some problems getting it to read at depth/speed, likely due to runners on the bottom of my welded aluminum hull. Need to find a day without guests so I can do the jumping in/out of the water to tweak it between runs thing :-(