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What’s On the Display

The 700 Series™ Fishing System can display a variety of useful information

about the

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

Speed - if a Temp/Speed accessory or GPS Receiver is attached, the 700 Series™ 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 or GPS Receiver.

Distance - distance traveled with Temp/Speed Accessory or GPS Receiver.

Average Speed - average speed reading with Temp/Speed Accessory or GPS Receiver.

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.

Cursor - available in Freeze Frame and

can be po

to provide depth of a sonar return and

bottom de

 

 

 

 

Cursor Dialog Box - indicates cursor

depth on

of the bottom directly below the cursor.

 

NOTE: Entries in this view that list (with Temp/Speed or GPS Receiver) are available if either

device is c

information from the GPS receiver will be displayed on the view.

 

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