Downvü Sonar View; Sidevü Sonar View; Split-Zoom Sonar View; Split-Frequency Sonar View - Garmin GPSMAP 500 Series Owner's Manual

Depth information
Suspended targets or fish
Bottom of the body of water
DownVü Sonar View
NOTE: Not all models support DownVü sonar technology and
transducers.
NOTE: To receive DownVü scanning sonar, you need a
compatible chartplotter or fishfinder and a compatible
transducer.
DownVü high-frequency sonar provides a clearer picture below
the boat, providing a more detailed representation of structures
the boat is passing over.
Traditional transducers emit a conical beam. The DownVü
scanning sonar technology emits a narrow beam, similar to the
shape of the beam in a copying machine. This beam provides a
clearer, picture-like image of what is beneath the boat.
SideVü Sonar View
NOTE: Not all models support SideVü sonar and scanning
transducers.
NOTE: To receive SideVü scanning sonar, you need a
compatible chartplotter, a compatible sounder module, and a
compatible transducer.
SideVü scanning sonar technology shows you a picture of what
lies to the sides of the boat. You can use this as a search tool to
find structures and fish.
Left side of the boat
Right side of the boat
The transducer on your vessel
Trees
Old tires
Logs
Distance from the side of the boat
Water between the vessel and the bottom
SideVü/DownVü Scanning Technology
Instead of a more common conical beam, the SideVü/DownVü
transducer uses a flat beam to scan the water and bottom to the
sides of your boat.
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Split-Zoom Sonar View

The split-zoom sonar view shows a full-view graph of sonar
readings, and a magnified portion of that graph, on the same
screen.

Split-Frequency Sonar View

In the split-frequency sonar view, one side of the screen shows
a full-view graph of high frequency sonar data, and the other
side of the screen shows a full-view graph of lower frequency
sonar data.
NOTE: The split-frequency sonar view requires the use of a
dual-frequency transducer.

Panoptix Sonar Views

NOTE: Not all models support Panoptix transducers.
To receive Panoptix sonar, you need a compatible chartplotter
and a compatible transducer.
ThePanoptix sonar views allow you to see all around the boat in
real time. You can also watch your bait underwater and bait
schools in front of or below your boat.
The LiveVü sonar views provide you a view of the live
movement either in front of or below your boat. The screen
updates very quickly, producing sonar views that look more like
live video.
The RealVü 3D sonar views provide three-dimensional views of
either what is in front of or below your boat. The screen updates
with each sweep of the transducer.
To see all five Panoptix sonar views, you need one transducer
to show the down views and a second transducer to show the
forward views.
To access the Panoptix sonar views, select Sonar, and select a
view.
LiveVü Down Sonar View
This sonar view shows a two-dimensional view of what is below
the boat and can be used to see a bait ball and fish.
Panoptix down view history in a scrolling sonar view
Boat
Range
Trails
Drop shot rig
Bottom
LiveVü Forward Sonar View
This sonar view shows a two-dimensional view of what is in front
of the boat and can be used to see a bait ball and fish.
Sonar