5-1 Sonar display

To show the Sonar display highlight Sonar and press :

Data header, set up to show the water temperature, battery voltage (See section 3-2 Setup > Sonar)

Depth (medium size digits)

Color bar

This display scrolls from right (most recent echoes) to left (oldest echoes). (see section 3-2 Setup > Sonar).

Surface

Fish symbols with depth

Bottom

Range

5-2 Sonar Zoom display

To show the Sonar Zoom display, highlight Sonar Zoom and press :

Sonar history

The split display shows the sonar history on the right side and the zoom section on the left.

The zoom bar on the far right shows the area that is magnified in the zoom section. See section 4-4 Range, for information about adjusting the Zoom Range and Zoom Offset.

Zoom bar

Zoom section

Divider line

5-3 Sonar Bottom display

To show the Sonar Bottom display, highlight Sonar Bottom and press .

This shows a split display, with the sonar history on the right side and the zoom section on the left. The bottom signal is shown as a flat trace in the centre of the zoom section.

Showing the bottom as a flat trace can make it easy to compare the echo strengths shown in the

bottom signals. This can help to identify the type of bottom and objects close to the bottom.

The zoom bar can only indicate the zoom range. It cannot indicate the zoom offset as this changes for each sounding displayed on the display. The zoom bar is fixed in the middle of the display.

See section 4-4 Range, for information about adjusting the Zoom Range and Zoom Offset.

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435, 438 specifications

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