Need a Puck??

[Arkie Bob]

On recently purchased 05 RTX when I scroll through menu there's a "depth" display. Always shows 0.ft, was this an option? What's required to activate it? Addition of a sonar pickup (puck)? Computer upgrade?

 

[Greg Moore]

Can't speak for that year because on newer 'ic' machines the option needs only to be plugged in to show up _but_ won't show if the component isn't there. IE my RXT-iS doesn't show depth nor does the option appear in the various mode settings. However if I bought the transducer from the same year GTX and plugged it in, the display will make use of it without any programing etc.

I'd suspect in your case the MPEM was swapped at some point with maybe a GTX Ltd, they came with depth and otherwise were pretty much the same machine for everything else. That probably also means if you can find the transducer on ebay etc it will work if wired.

 

[Arkie Bob]

So you're saying the wiring is there, just need to add the transducer?

 

[Greg Moore]

Nope, I'm saying the programing in the ECU is there for it. Wiring you'd have to look at the shop manual schematics or look up the part # for your machine vs the part for a GTX and see if they're the same part.