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

I would agree IF I had paid their regular price for my Hook4 Ice machine (and if this is the problem that the update can't fix)....maybe that is one of the reasons for selling the entire ice package with battery and charger for only $149?? Maybe they fixed the problem in the next generation replacement model but recalling these ones would cost more than selling at a very low price. But hopefully the updated firmware will solve enough of the problem for my needs.

Good luck Flukes.

Arnie

Great, mine came Tuesday.If I get a chance to use it I will keep a eye out for the problem

I have also used lowrance products for decades........and happily not too many issues on the summer or winter units or combos

i have the el


ite 4 and 2 x67s and they all work fine the only time I had freeze up problems was with either a poor connection and 1 time it was the transducer


Just a thought

Before you do anything make sure your battery is in good state and the cables provide a GOOD connection (steady current).
After that think of firmware update.

Thanks Berger and Longshank. I don't think the connection is the issue here since it has happened every time I have used it (and I charge the battery after each use so reconnect - assuming I don't reconnect the same way poorly each time). Transducer is a possibility since it is an older transducer (I have had a transducer issue in a past old model). Firmware update would be the cheapest solution and so I hope that would resolve the problems.

Update on my ice machine. I finally found where I kept a microSD card (after it was still freezing up the same way and now and again...it always seem to pick the time when I am over fish and a mark looks like it's rising to my lure So I decided too look hard for that microSD card and deal with the firmware update as Coda and others had suggested (battery and connections were good - I even have di-electric grease on the terminals) - and the step-by-step worked perfectly (thanks Coda) . My last two trips after the update, no freezing up (maybe about 4-5 hours of running the sonar in total) when I normally would have at least 2-4 freezing up events during each fishing trip (fishing trips were usually about 2ish hours long). So I am hoping it's all good now.

That's good news, thx for the update.

Glad it worked out for you.......so frustrating when units just do not work

Thats great Flukes....that means the update takes up less memory than the previous version. Happy it is now running well for you.

Arnie

Very glad it seemed to have worked at least for now. Will make sure it gets good use on the ice...it is an "ice machine" after all and then see if it still works correctly. I think you may be correct Arnie that the new firmware likely takes up much less space and so it's working well. I hope it is okay with the ice transducer too (it has a few more options that the skimmer I was using on the softwater).
BTW - kayak was put away so that is the end of the kayak fishing for sure. Now, if there is a nice warm stretch coming up, I can either get the motorized canoe out or decide if there are enough days of fishing to make it worthwhile to pull out the yak again. With the forecast for my area, it doesn't look like it...all sub-zero day time highs after Tuesday....bring on the ice!