Selecting Fish Species And Changing Their Size To Improve The Size Distribution Information - Simrad ES80 Reference Manual

4 Select a
Transparency
The chosen transparency percentage is used on all open information panes.
5 Investigate the information provided by the information pane.
The colours on the left side of the scale indicate a soft bottom, while the colours on
the right hand side indicate a harder bottom. The vertical line in the hardness colour
scale positions the latest ping. The current reflectivity is also shown measured in dB.
6 Select in the top right corner to close the information pane.
Close
Selecting fish species and changing their size to improve the
size distribution information
The Size Distribution information pane shows a histogram of the echoes detected
from single fishes. The calculations are based on the fact that different fish species
have different echo strength. For various reasons, the fish size presented in the Size
Distribution information pane may be inaccurate. The
to select the fish species you expect to catch, and manually adjust the size distribution.
Context
If the information in the Size Distribution information pane appears to be inaccurate, or
the information does not correspond with the actual catch, the values can be modified.
Select the fish type you are catching or looking for, then adjust the size.
Size Distribution information pane description, page 246
Procedure
1 Open the
Setup
2 Select
Fish Select
Fish Select dialog box, page 343
3 Select the specie, click the ruler, and drag it sideways to increase or decrease the
fish size.
4 Select to save the selected settings and close the dialog box.
OK
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setting that fits your requirements.
menu.
to open the dialog box.
Operating procedures
dialog box allows you
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