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Speed and temperature sensor setup

sequence number restarts at 00, and the oldest waypoints with this same name will be overwritten (unless they have been renamed).

To turn this feature on or off, or to change the maximum number of each of these waypoints:

1.Press the CURSOR PAD up or down to highlight the waypoint type you want to change:

The line “*Fish##*:” controls fish waypoints

The line “*Therm##*:” controls temperature waypoints

The line “Mark Wpts:” controls waypoints marked by the user

2.Press EDIT.

3.Press the CURSOR PAD left or right to highlight the desired number of waypoints to be saved.

4.Press ACCEPT.

These functions are set during installation. The calibrations should not be changed unless they are known to need adjustment.

From the ECHO SOUNDER SETUP screen, press SPEED/TEMP to access the SENSOR SETUP screen.

961/962 sensor setup screen

491 Echo Sounder Operations Manual

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Contents Northstar Echo Sounder Contents Troubleshooting 491 Operations Reviewing past echoes using SoundTracPage 1Welcome Organization Using this manualWelcome to the Northstar Conventions Hearing from you Service and repairTechnical support How echo sounding works 961/962 echo sounder system components Using 491 with the 961/962 Powering the 491 on and offSetting up Press the Port Setup Options key Using the 491 with the 957/958961/962 echo sounder menu structure 957/958 echo sounder menu structure 2Quick Start Using the Echo Sounder Illustrated Echo screen Displaying the echo sounder’s pictureIllustrated Soundtrac screen Chart Overlay screen Using demo modeAt the Chart Overlay Selection window, press Introducing the displayed information Depth and temperatureEcho sounding Navigation Status tabsCruising or ﬁshing Using automatic mode50 kHz 200 kHz Manually overriding automatic modeChanging the frequency of echoes Echo screen with both frequencies displayed Choosing the zoom scale Choosing a zoom modeZooming in and out Using bottom lock zoom Using bottom zoomUsing bottom lock/ center zoom Accessing the setup screen Setup functionsEntering numerical values Transducer depth Changing the temperature graph’s units and scaleChanging the depth units Number of special waypoints961/962 sensor setup screen Speed and temperature sensor setup957958/ sensor setup screen 3Adjusting the Echo Sounder Picture Picture menu Adjusting the gain strong echoesGain window Adjusting the clutter weak echoesClutter window Adjusting the signal level weak echoesSuppressing interference the noise limiter Understanding the color bar Selecting the color bar hue and white levelHue and white level window Setting the white levelEcho Sounder Operations Manual 4Understanding Depth Settings Viewing the depth marker Changing the depth settingsViewing the seabed depth Shift window Setting the picture’s shift starting depthSetting the picture’s range Range window Echo Sounder Operations Manual 5Other Functions Using the More key Changing the advance speed Using the More keyScope on single-frequency echo screen Displaying the A-scopeScope on dual-frequency echo screen Setting the Echo screen dataUsing the A-scope with dual frequencies Echo screen data selections Bottom depth box Temperature boxIntroducing snapshots Temperature graphSpeed through the water Taking and storing a snapshotSnapshot screen 961/962 only Archiving and restoring a snapshot with a ﬂoppy diskArchiving snapshots screen 961/962 only Archiving and restoring snapshots with a Zip diskSetting up the video image overlay Echo Sounder Operations Manual 6Reviewing past echoes using SoundTrac SoundTrac screen Viewing past echoes using SoundTracNavigating to a past echo position Marking ﬁsh as waypointsSelected Cursor Position window appears Going directly to a past echo position7Setting the Alarms Setting the ﬁsh alarm Understanding the alarmsFish alarm window Setting the upper and lower marker depthsSetting inside or outside ﬁsh markers Setting the bottom alarmAlarm Turning the ﬁsh alarm on and offBottom alarm window Setting the bottom levelTemperature alarm window Setting the temperature alarmTurning the bottom alarm on and off Upper limit window is highlighted in black Turning the temperature alarm on and offWhen the temperature alarm sounds, an alert message is Troubleshooting the echo sounder Checking the transducer 8Troubleshooting 491 OperationsNo echoes displayed when Star key is pressed Troubleshooting the echo sounderOFF Checking the transducerMaintaining a transducer Manufacturer Model Power Northstar P/NPerformance characteristics A491 Features and SpeciﬁcationsEnvironmental characteristics Physical characteristicsScreen notations InterfacingON/OFF Manual controlsEcho Sounder Operations Manual Glossary Echo Sounder Operations Manual