I've noticed things like that when over a soft bottom. I believe that a mud bottom doesn't return the signal so well and it just washes out. I'm sure there is a way to compensate, but I am not sure of the best adjustment. I hope Garmin can help; their tech support is better than most companies.
Happens on occasion turn off and back on usually resolves it
PCP, mine does it every time I use it. And Ben, yes I've noticed that, but sometimes it takes a couple of times to fix it. I have a toggle switch on my black box that I turn off between fishing trips. I did that to try to keep it from eating batteries. I don't remember it doing this prior to me installing the toggle switch, but it could have.
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Do either of y'all, or anyone else know if doing updates to the unit also update things in the black box? Garmin stopped offering updates for the original 93SV that I had. I bought a new 10 something at Thanksgiving, thinking that would fix all my issues, but it didn't.