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My Garmin Fishfinder 240 Blue stopped displaying the depth in feet. In that location on the display is what looks like morse code "--.-" (Dash, Dash, Dot, Dash). Is this a Garmin error mesage? Thanks, Tom

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  • thomaskiely Aug 02, 2011

    I do not believe this is a software issue. I have allready done the suggested steps. Isn't there a way to determine what the "--.-" instead of a number means/

    Tom

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The --.- indicates that either the unit isn't receiving a signal from the transducer or the signal is out of the range for the unit/display.

Is the Depth Set on Auto Range and what happens if you change it to a Set Range?

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Hi,

According to you, this is the problem of software of the GPS device. First check the battery of the device is ok. Check the settings of the device and reset it. If it doesn't solve your problem then you have to update or reload the software of the device. After reinstalling the software check the settings again properly. Then reboot the device. You may need to update the firmware also. It will solve your problem.

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