1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW

1.3.5Choosing a display mode

Three display modes are available: NORMAL, COMBI-1 and COMBI-2. To choose the display mode, do the following:

1.Press the [MENU] key to open the menu. The last-used menu is displayed.

2.Use the [RANGE] control to choose [MENU MODE] at the top of the screen.

3.Use the [GAIN] key to choose SONAR.

4.Use the [RANGE] control to choose DISPLAY MODE.

5.Use the [GAIN] control to choose desired mode among COMBI-1, NORM and COMBI-2.

6.Press the [MENU] key to close the menu.

Mode description

Mode

Description

 

Display

NORM

This mode is useful for detecting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Sonar

and tracking fish schools.

 

 

 

 

 

 

display)

Navigation data can be displayed

 

 

 

 

 

Text window

 

 

 

 

 

 

in the text window, with

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

connection of appropriate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sensors.

Sonar display

COMBI-1

Sonar picture appears on the left

Range and bearing marks

(Sonar +

and the audio display at the lower

 

Audio)

right side of the screen. This

Text window

 

mode is useful analyzing echoes

 

 

in a desired area.

Audio display

 

To activate the COMBI-1 mode,

 

 

do the following:

Sonar display

 

 

1.Choose the COMBI-1 mode.

2.Use the trackball to place the trackball mark (+) on the bearing desired.

3.Press the [R/B] key. The range and bearing marks are inscribed on the sonar picture, and the signal along the bearing mark appears in the audio display.

COMBI-2

The sonar picture appears on the

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text window

(Sonar +

left and the signal fed from the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

echosounder)

echosounder at the lower right

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

side of the screen. This mode is

 

 

 

 

 

 

Echosounder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

suitable for judging fish school

 

 

 

 

 

 

display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

concentration.

Sonar display

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Furuno CSH-5L/CSH-8L manual Choosing a display mode, Mode description Description Display, Norm, COMBI-1, COMBI-2

CSH-5L/CSH-8L specifications

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