Echosounder / Fishfinder - Simrad CE34 ChartSounder Manual

Chapter 1-10

1.3.3 Echosounder / Fishfinder

Press the [ECHO] key to call up an echosounder display. Press again
ECHO
to toggle between the echo shortcut series
- see display examples in section 1.3.1.
Select and adjust echosounder range
Press one of the numeric keys 1 - 9 to select a fixed range. Key 9 will select the
largest range and key 1 the smallest. Use the +/- keys to adjust range in smaller
steps. Key 0 will select Auto Range.
A-scope - Press [ENT], [2] to toggle A-scope on/off. The strength of the actual
echo is indicated by both width and color intensity.
Change frequency - Press [ENT], [1] to toggle between e.g. 50 and 200 kHz.
Gain - Adjust gain with cursor left/right to just below the point where you begin
to see speckles of 'noise' on the screen.
Bottom lock display* - Press [ENT], [4] Bottom lock is a combination of stan-
dard echo display and extended area around the bottom.
Zoom display* - Press [ENT], [5] The expansion is a combination of standard
echo display and extended area around the VRM - Variable Range Marker.
Shift display* - Press [ENT], [6] when operating in deep waters.
Select the range for an expansion window. The expansion window can automati-
cally follow a changing bottom or be set manually by the +/- keys.
*Return to standard echosounder display by pressing [ENT], [3].
Echo setup (presentation) - Press [ADJ] from echo display to access the setup
display for either 38 (CE44/54), 50 or 200 kHz. Press [ENT] to confirm changes,
or leave the setup without having made any changes by pressing [MENU].
Echosounder setup - Press [MENU], [6], [ECHO] when you need to make any
general settings, selecting a transducer or selecting demo mode etc.
Transmit power off - Press [ENT], [ECHO] to stop transmission in order to
observe noise picked up by the transducer or reduce power consumption.
CE34/44/54 Introduction and safety summary