Humminbird 515, 500 series manual What’s On the Display, Bait Ball Hard Bottom Rocky Bottom

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What’s On the Display

The 500 Series™ Fishfinder can display a variety of useful information about

Depth - water depth; can be set to alarm when the water becomes too shallow.

Speed - if a Temp/Speed accessory is attached, your Fishfinder can display the speed of the boat, and can keep a Triplog of nautical or statute miles traveled.

Temperature - water surface temperature.

Timer - elapsed time with Temp/Speed

Accessory.

Distance - distance traveled with

Temp/Speed Accessory.

Average Speed - average speed reading with Temp/Speed Accessory.

Bait Ball

Hard Bottom

Rocky Bottom

Second Sonar Return - when the sonar signal bounces between the bottom and the surface of the water and back again. Use the appearance of the second return to determine bottom hardness. Hard bottoms will show a strong second return, while soft bottoms will show a very weak one or none at all.

NOTE: Entries in this view that list (with Temp/Speed) are available only if the optional-purchase

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Contents Series Operations Manual Thank You Table of Contents Alarms Menu Tab Troubleshooting How Sonar Works Peak to Peak measures power output at the highest points Single Beam Sonar DualBeam SonarQuadraBeam Plus Sonar What’s On the Display Bait Ball Hard Bottom Rocky BottomStructure where fish may be hiding Views Big Digits View Side Beam View 575 Fishfinder onlySonar View Understanding Sonar History Real Time Sonar RTS WindowBottom Presentation Page Page Sonar Zoom View Sonar Zoom View200/83 kHz Split Sonar View Big Digits View Side Beam View Water Surface Line for 455 kHz Sonar History Windows Page Key Functions POWER/LIGHT KeyView Key WAY Cursor Control Key Menu KeyExit Key Powering Up the Unit 575Menu System Page Start-Up Options Menu Normal OperationSimulator System Status Self TestAccessory Test Sonar X-Press Menu Sensitivity Upper Range Advanced Sonar, Split Sonar, Big Digits Views onlyLower Range Chart Speed Bottom View Quad Layout Zoom LevelSonar Menu Tab Beam Select Fish ID+ Fish ID Sensitivity Zoom Width KHz SensitivityKHz Balance Depth Lines AdvancedSurface Clutter Noise Filter Max DepthWater Type Alarms Menu Tab Depth Alarm Fish ID AlarmLow Battery Alarm Temp AlarmAlarm Tone Setup Menu Tab Units Temp Units DepthUnits Distance Units Speed User ModeLanguage Triplog Reset Restore DefaultsSelect Views Select Readouts Advanced Sonar View onlyDepth Offset Temp Offset Speed CalibrationTroubleshooting Series Doesn’t Power UpDisplay Problems Problem Possible CauseFinding the Cause of Noise IsolationSeries Fishfinder Accessories Specifications 800 ft 250 mPolicy on Environmental Compliance Glossary Sonar TermsPage Page Page Page Receiver See Transmitter Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Contact Humminbird