12.8 Fishfinder alarms
The display can be configured to provide a number of fishfinder alarms.
The following fishfinder alarms can be set when you are connected to a DSM, or when the simulator is on:
•Fish alarms sound when a target meets the specified sensitivity level and, is within the depth limits (if enabled). The greater the fish alarm sensitivity, the greater the number of target image depths displayed.
•Shallow/Deep alarms sound when the DSM detects that the depth is less than the shallow limit, or greater than the deep limit.
Setting up fishfinder alarms
Fishfinder alarms are configured within the alarms set up menu.
1.Press the MENU button.
2.Use the trackpad to highlight the Alarm Setup menu item, then press the trackpad right to select the menu item.
3.Select the Fishfinder Alarms Setup option.
4.Use the trackpad to make the required changes.
5.Press the OK button to save the changes.
Fishfinder alarms setup
This section describes the settings you can change using the fishfinder alarms setup menu.
Menu Item | Description | Options |
Fish Alarm | Alarm which responds | OFF, ON |
| to quantities of fishfinder |
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| targets |
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Fish Alarm Sensitivity | If the Fish Alarm is | 1 to 10 |
| set to ON, an alarm is |
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| triggered when the fish |
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| return strength reaches |
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| the sensitivity that you |
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| specify. |
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Fish Alarm Depth Limits | If the Fish Alarm and | OFF, ON |
| this alarm is set to ON, |
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| an alarm is triggered |
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| (2 beeps) if any target |
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| meets the sensitivity |
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| level and is within the |
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| Shallow Fish Limit and |
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| Deep Fish Limit that you |
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| specify. |
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Shallow Fish Limit | Specifies the lower value | 0002 ft to 1000 ft |
| for the Fish Alarm Depth |
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| Limit. |
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Deep Fish Limit | Specifies the upper | 0002 ft to 1000 ft |
| value for the Fish Alarm |
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| Depth Limit |
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Shallow Depth Alarm | Switches the shallow | OFF, ON |
| depth alarm on or off. If |
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| a DSM is not connected, |
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| this cannot be set. |
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Using the fishfinder | 165 |
