Selecting Picture Advance Speed | Furuno GP-1850F, GP-1850DF

2.12Selecting Picture Advance Speed

The picture advance speed determines how quickly the vertical scan lines run across the screen. When selecting a picture advance speed, keep in mind that a fast advance speed will expand the size of the fish school horizontally on the screen and a slow ad- vance speed will contract it.

1.Press the [MENU] key and the soft key

SOUNDER SETUP OPTIONS.

2.Select PICTURE ADVANCE, and press the soft key EDIT to open the picture ad- vance window.

PICTURE ADVANCE

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'2/1 ™1/1 ™1/2 ™1/4 ™1/8

™STOP

▼

Figure 2-28 Picture advance window

The fractions in the window denote num- ber of scan lines produced per transmis- sion. For example, 1/8 means one scan line is produced every eight transmis- sions. STOP freezes the display and it is convenient for observing an echo.

3.Press ▲ or ▼ to select speed desired.

4.Press the soft key RETURN and the [SNDR] key to finish.

2.13Selecting Background and Echo Colors

1.Press the [MENU] key and the soft key

SOUNDER SETUP OPTIONS.

2.Select HUE, and then press the soft key EDIT to show the hue window.

HUE

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▼

Figure 2-29 Hue window

3.Press ▲ or ▼ to select hue number, re- ferring to the table below. (You can see the result of your selection on the display.)

Table 2-1 Background and echo colors

Hue	Echo	Background
No.	Color	Color

1	16 color	Medium-blue

2	8 color	Medium-blue

3	16 color	Dark-blue

4	8 color	Dark-blue

5	16 color	White

6	8 color	White

7	16 color	Black

8	8 color	Black

9	Monochrome yellow,
9	eight intensities
	eight intensities

4.Press the soft key RETURN and the [SNDR] key to finish.

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Furuno GP-1850F, GP-1850DF Selecting Picture Advance Speed, Selecting Background and Echo Colors

Models: GP-1850F GP-1850DF

2.12Selecting Picture Advance Speed

SOUNDER SETUP OPTIONS.

Figure 2-28 Picture advance window

2.13Selecting Background and Echo Colors

SOUNDER SETUP OPTIONS.

Figure 2-29 Hue window

Table 2-1 Background and echo colors

GP-1850F, GP-1850DF specifications