What YOU see on Screen

The first thing you may notice about the Wide 3D Vista unit is the high-resolution, wide screen LCD display. The LCD display uses super-twist technology for maximum viewability and is ruggedized for tough shock and vibration endurance. The display is also backlit for nighttime operation, and uses special components so it can operate at temperatures more extreme than you are likely to encounter.

The Wide 3D Vista gives you three basic ways to view the bottom terrain: 3D view, 2D view, and the Combo view. Simply pressing the VIEW button will toggle these options. The default view, which is selected when you first power the unit, is the 3D view shown in Figure a. The sonar returns from each of the six elements are combined to create a wire-frame type 3D representation of target location and bottom terrain.

Current information, or the terrain directly beneath your boat, is displayed on the lower right, and advances to the left as new information is received. The view created is an accurate depiction of the terrain which you have just covered.

In some situations, the selected point of view may prevent the display of some information due to the slope of the terrain. If you are traveling in a direction which will present this situation for an extended period of time, an option is available to reverse the view-point to the opposite side of your boat, which enables you to see information that would otherwise be masked by the terrain. The normal or default point of view is called “right perspective” since the view point is to the right of the boat. Reversing this view

point is called “right perspective” since the view point is to the right of the boat. Reversing this view point is called “left perspective” (Figure B). This option is available in the System Options screen which will be discussed in more detail later in this manual.

The 2D view shown in Figure C, will be familiar to previous sonar users. All the information collected by the six individual beams is compressed into a 2-dimensional presentation. The most current information is displayed on the right side of the screen and moves to the left as new information is received.

The Combo view combines a 3D and 2D representation of the same information. This view is shown in Figure D and is especially useful in learning to use the 3D presentation.