15

The sounder

101

15.1

How the sounder works

101

16

Use the sounder

101

16.1

Display the sounder screen

102

16.2

What does the sounder screen show?

102

16.3

What does the sounder status bar show?

103

16.4

Change the scroll speed

103

16.5

Change the palette

104

16.6

Show/hide the depth value

104

16.7

Show/hide the depth line

105

16.8

Move the depth line

105

16.9

Change the sounder operating mode

105

16.10

When to use 50 kHz, 200 kHz, or mixed frequency

106

16.11

Select 50 kHz, 200 kHz or mixed frequency screen

107

16.12

Select a split 50/200 kHz screen

107

16.13

Select a split zoom screen

108

16.14

What is zoom range and zoom range shift?

108

16.15

Change the zoom range shift

108

16.16

Select a split bottom lock screen

109

16.17

Change the ratio of a split screen

109

16.18

What is the A-Scope?

110

16.19

Show/hide the A-Scope

111

16.20

Change the ratio of the A-Scope

111

17

How to interpret the sounder screens

112

17.1

What are fish arches?

112

17.2

Problems with fish arches?

112

17.3

How to recognize different types of fish

113

17.4

How to recognize and avoid shadows

113

17.5

How to recognize the type of bottom

113

17.6

How the water depth and scroll speed affect the history

113

17.7

Factors that affect the echo strength

114

18

Change the sounder range and gain

115

18.1

What is gain?

115

18.2

Change the gain setting

115

18.3

What is the gain threshold?

116

18.4

Change the gain threshold

116

18.5

What is auto range and range shift?

117

18.6

Turn the auto range on or off

117

18.7

Change the range shift

118

18.8

Change the range

118

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8000I specifications

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