The sounder is supplied with default settings, but you can customize many of these to suit your own preferences.
Depth soundings should be used only for navigation. Never use a depth sounding to
gauge depth, range or other conditions for swimming or diving.
3.26Change the sounder operating mode
You can operate the sounder automatically to suit fishing or cruising conditions, or manually.
IMPORTANT: Use cruising mode when you're traveling at speed.
If you operate the sounder manually, you can change the range and gain to suit your own preferences. The best results are often returned in manual mode but the optimum settings for different conditions are usually found only with practice and experience.
To change the sounder operating mode:
1.Display the Sounder screen and the control panel. If you can't see the
Auto Mode button, select Return.
2.The Auto Mode button shows the current setting. Select the button if you want to change to another setting and a drop down list appears. There are three choices:
Fishing - the range and gain settings are automatically adjusted to suit fishing conditions.
Cruising - the range and gain settings are automatically adjusted to suit cruising conditions. Use this when you're traveling at speed.
Manual - you can change the range and gain settings yourself. The sounder will store your most recent settings and use them until you change them again.
3.Select the new setting. The new setting is applied immediately and stays until you change it again.
NOTE: If you are operating the sounder automatically in Fishing or Cruising mode and then change the gain or gain threshold settings yourself, the sounder changes to Manual mode.
3.27Change the range
Range is the vertical extent shown on the Sounder screen. You can increase or decrease the range.
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