50 percent. At normal boating speeds, this automatically provides enough return echoes to refresh the screen and scroll the chart at maximum chart speed.

However, when you are running at high speeds, or just want the fastest possible screen update, you may want to use the HyperScroll feature. When you change the Ping Speed to any setting greater than 50 per- cent, the unit automatically enters HyperScroll mode.

These faster ping rates allow you to maintain a high-detail picture on the screen, and the screen refresh rate and chart scroll speed can keep pace with the boat as it moves quickly over the bottom terrain.

When using HyperScroll, you may also need to manually decrease the sensitivity for optimum performance. Depending on water depth and other conditions, HyperScroll may cause a second bottom echo to return to the transducer during the next ping cycle, or sounding. This can result in a large amount of clutter appearing on the screen. If this occurs, just decrease the sensitivity to a level that eliminates the clutter. When you turn HyperScroll off, you can return to your original sensitivity level.

Sonar Menu with Ping Speed selected (left).

Ping Speed Control Bar at default setting (right).

To change Ping Speed:

1.From the Sonar Page, press MENU↓ to PING SPEEDENT.

2.The Ping Speed Control Bar appears. Press ↑ ↓ to adjust the ping speed. When it is set at the desired level, press EXIT.

To turn off HyperScroll:

1.From the Sonar menu, press ↓ to PING SPEEDENT.

2.The Ping Speed Control Bar appears. Press ↓ to decrease ping speed to 50 percent. When it's set at the desired level, press EXIT.

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Eagle Electronics 502cDF manual To change Ping Speed, To turn off HyperScroll