Lowarnce Hook 4 Ice machine update, ..anyone have this problem?

[Flukes]

Everything has been working well (and I am catching fish so it's working well enough) except one thing. The sonar freezes periodically (for about 30-60+ sec) and sometimes will start scrolling again or sometimes, I just flip to another page screen and then got back to just sonar (I only use the traditional sonar page as my transducer is not a CHIRP one). Has anyone had this problem with their sonars (Lowrance or other brands) and know what maybe causing these freezes? Depth does not seem to be the issue because it can freeze when over shallow or deep water. This also tends not to happen as often later in the day. Not sure if it's a problem with me using the older transducer or the unit itself...I guess I will find out when I use it with this unit's ice transducer in 2-3 months. This freezing doesn't happen too often (maybe 2-3 times during a 3-4 hr fishing trip) and sometimes, it doesn't freeze at all so I have no idea.

Oh, the other thing I have found a bit irritating with this unit (and an older Lowrance HDS 5 unit I have used before) is the amount of time it takes to boot up and also shut-down after pressing the power button. Not sure if this is typical of Lowrance equipment.

[dmaster]

Check if your sonar has the latest firmware installed:
https://www.lowrance.com/downloads/

[Brooktrout]

I was having a similar issue with my Lowrance (Elite 4). It would suddenly freeze, and sometimes completely shut down.

I spoke to a Lowrance tech - he suggested to try doing a reset. There are two different types, one will erase your waypoints, and the other resets everything back to factory defaults, but saves your waypoint.

I tried the factory reset, and everything seems to be running smoothly since. I only use it in the winter, so I'll see how it operates this coming winter.