Lowrance LCX 27c - INFO - REVIEW - SETTINGS
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- We throw it back to 2007 and look at the Lowrance LCX 27c, one of my favorite Lowrance units ever made! 13 years after its release, the LCX 27c paved the way for modern electronics and has many current features we still use today.
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Very nice review / tutorial. I purchased a boat last year that came with a Lowrance LCX-27C. I learned quite a bit from your video while sitting on the boat pushing buttons right along with you. It’s nice to know this is such a capable unit and that everything seems to be working properly. Thank you for creating and posting this video.
Glad it helped you out!
It blows me away knowledge you have about all depth finders,your like the depth finder professor lol,I really enjoy your videos 👍👊🍺🍻
Been staring at them for over 25 years so that helps haha
4-10-21 I enjoyed the informative video. I'm still using my units on my 2008 Champion210 just now getting the dreaded notification GPS module not responding. I did learn a lot just watching your video.
Yep I have a lcx27c hooked to tm258 been using it for years great results at depth around the 600 Mtrs. Have a gen3 with total scan between the 2 im pretty well covered.
NICE! TM258 sure would make that unit work well. Glad to see there are still some out there
I just bought one off of FBM for $25. Good deal compared to what else was being sold on Ebay and FBM. What is the largest MMA card that we can put in it? The manual mentions 16 MBs. Also has anyone used Radar with this unit?
I currently have a lcx27c and am thinking of upgrading to a Hummingbird helix 7. Your review makes me want to stay with my 27c. Not sure if the added technology of the newer units are that much better after this review.
Honestly a Helix 7 isn't going to be night and day difference from the LCX. Personally I'd stick with the LCX over a Helix... Unless of course you want to get into SI or DI
i needed this thank you so much
You're so welcome!
Have a 28 use it all the time
i just bought a lcx 25c but it did not come with a g.p.s. antenna. what is the number or type that i should buy
my LXC 27c only has a Navionics SD 256MB installed. My waypoints are saved to this card? ie no hard drive in the unit? I want to key in a large number of new waypoints, can I key into a SD card in my computer, (not bigger than 2GB?), what software use? How does the Lowrance read the card? ie what settings? TIA, regards from Australia
Hi! Very nice tutorial!
I have a LCX-27C and i'm not able to see bathymetrics on the map,
question: how can i see them? I'm just starting to use it so i'm a beginner
Thank you!
You'll need to have a card in the unit first. If you have one, then you'll have to turn it on under the Map Data option in the menu
my unit will not find satalites any suggestions
You mention that you had this connected to a Yamaha motor. I have this same Lowrance unit and a 2005 F225. I have been reading a bit and I think that I need a 120-37 Navico cable adapter. Do you have any specifics on how you did it and how it worked out for you?
Thanks,
Joe
Yes you'll need that cable and a NMEA2000 starter kit. You may need more depending on how your GPS antenna is connected. Our you may not need the starter kit. Just depends on the current wiring. On the HPDI there is a small 4 pin connector that was on the starboard side of the block that didn't go anywhere. You remove the cap on it an plug the 120-37 in to it. If double check the Four Strokes from 2005 will work though because I have a feeling it was only HPDI, then in 2006 or 2007 the Four Strokes had NMEA2000. I may be wrong but double check
Great info! Quick question. I have a Carbon 9 and I am running a old thru hull transducer on my bassboat. (Maybe 10 +years old). Its working fine however wondering if this should be updated to something better? I want to stay with a thru hull if possible. Do I continue with this Transducer or go with something else?
You can use it, but it may not be as good as a new one. Transducers do weaken over time so it would be a good idea to replace after 10years
Picking up one of these from a buddy tonight... i also have a hook5 which would you use as a primary? Vs a secondary? I havent mounted either in the boat yet so i kinda want an idea of which to mount at the helm vs at the bow
If it's the original hook 5 that uses the same connectors as the LCX. I would say the LCX would be a better unit but the hook's not too far off. If it is the hook two or hook reveal that uses the force fit style connectors, then you're definitely better off with it LCX as your primary
@@InDepthSonar its got different connectors than the lcx for sure..thanks for the reply
I still run an LCX-113HD as the main unit on my boat with a Hook2 12 tripleshot as the back-up. With regards to radar is it possible to use the newer halo units on the LCX via the ethernet?
No you can't use the newer radars unfortunately. Only the older LRA models.
Great video, I am using the Lcx28c HD but need help accessing the preloaded maps, chart, fishing hotspots etc.. Any help would be appreciated.
You can do that under map data. I loved having the different maps preloaded to those units. Helped be in a BASS event on Champlain back in 2006 find some key spots that weren't on all the maps
Still useing mine..great video..can we put a navionics shade overlay on these units
There is very limited depth shading. 6' 18' and 60' are the options I believe
Hello there.
I have just got one used LCX 27 C and I have a question that I hope you can answer
I got almost everything clear with the cables but one is ???
From PWR/DATA two cables. one to power red/black. OK.
one smaller blue/yellow/orange with shield ?????
Please help
NMEA0183 data cable to connect to a VHF or other device. If not used make sure those cables cannot touch each other. Wrap them up individually.
Wait so do you need an external gps antenna for this unit or is it built in?
These units require an external antenna. They do not have an internal
Great video. Can you still buy map cards for this unit?
Pretty hard to find them new anymore. Used is the only option unless you find a dealer with old stock
Wow, nice tutorial. I have a LMS-522c iGPS unit and I was fishing one day and watching the sonar and I hit a button and lost all my settings and the sonar page looks like garbage to put it nicely and I have not been able to get it back to the way I had it ever since. I am looking to get the sonar to display like how you have it set via the demo mode but I have a lot of black spotting in the center of the screen and vertical line that show up as the screen scrolls. With your help I might be able to get it back to "my normal". But for now, it looks terrible. But I do want to ask, when I was under way, I used to have a good look at the bottom at all times with color representation regardless of depth and speed of my boat. Now, I loose sight of the bottom and what is displayed is a black ink like blotch that runs across the center of the screen. Then when I stop, I get a colorful reading of the bottom again. Getting kinda frustrated and spent too much time already trying to get this back to normal. Any ideas you might have? And yes, I do have auto depth on. Grrrr. Thanks in advance.
Turn off auto and see if it gets better or worse.
It's likely your transducer is failing. If it is the original one then it's time to get a replacement. Back in the mid 2000 the Lowrance transducers were terrible and would fail very quickly. What you described sounded like a transducer that has weakened over time. The new ones are much better and don't fail quickly so that should solve the problem for you.
@@InDepthSonar Thanks for the reply Lawren. I'll turn off the auto and just replace the transducer. Its been quite a wile on the back of the boat so maybe I should just change it at this point. I love this unit so Im going to keep it going until the end of time. Cheers from Long Island.
@@InDepthSonar Lawren, thank you for yor help. I was able to get all my settings back to normal on my unit. The transducer seems fine as well. Thank you so very much for your video. Cheers and be safe.
Still have the 27c and 113hd. I am wondering would I have to upgrade to use a power pole?
You can use the power poles but if you mean you want the LCX units to be able to pair with them for deployment that will not work
I just bought a boat that came with a LCX-27C and it has an SD card in it but it doesn’t show me the average depth around me what can I do to fix this problem ?
You'd have to determine if there is any mapping on that card. Doesn't sound like they're is. You may be able to find an old Navionics XL3 card that would work in it
Does this unit have a built in GPS or is that something you'll have to buy separately?
It is a separate GPS antenna you'll need
@@InDepthSonar thank you
Can I network my old LCX-28C with my new elite fs9. They both have a network cable plug. I would like to use the LCX for chart and engine info and display the sonar from the from the elite. Is this possible? Thanks much.
You can link them up for sure. What will share I don't know. At best you may get the sonar to share through Ethernet. If you link them through NMEA2000 then they will share waypoints. That could open a can of worms though for cabling due to all the possible ways the LGC antenna could be wired to the LCX unit
Only real ones remember the og lowrances
Good times using these things
hi i have this unit. can i upgrade to a new navionics card that has more detailed contour lines
I haven't tried one of the new cards in the unit. My guess is no because they are on 16GB cards now and these units had trouble with 8GB cards
My unit in GPS mode is stuck on a lake 250 miles away... Where do i start to fix this?
Question mark in the position arrow? Which antenna is connected to it?
Is there a reset for a unit that will not power on..
I have a LC X-38c HD. What sonar cord would work best for the unit?
The HSTWSBL is best for freshwater. Or the aftermarket Airmar P66 with the 7pin blue connector adapter
@@InDepthSonar thank you
Hi, i've got an old LCX 19C, the screen is flipped (or mirrored) and upside down, i've hard reset it but the screen is still upside down. It's not a problem of wiring as i have another LCX 19C without any problem when plugged in ! Got an idea ??
Common problem on those that isn't something you can fix unfortunately.
@@InDepthSonar Thanks for your answer, there must be an explanation though !
Yeah something failed internally. That's really the only explanation I can give you. I can't remember exactly what it was but it was common on the LCX 16 and LCX 19 units. I used to be a repair tech for Lowrance when these units were around and this was something that was unreparable and and the unit had to be replaced. I think it may have been where the board connected to the screen and somehow it was getting a reversed signal
@@InDepthSonar Thanks for your answer. As i i've read someone with the same problem gave successfully a whack at the back of his LCX, I've decided to have a look inside, so i've unscrewed, touch every wire, unplugged and replugged what could be and test again. And u know what, it works again in the right way !!! Regards from France !