Simrad ES80 Reference Manual page 238

Simrad ES80 Reference Manual
Description
The Colour Scale information pane shows you
the current colour scale in use for the ES80
presentations. Note that additional functions
related to the colour scales are available.
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Colour Scale
The colour scales used by the ES80 are
designed to reflect the how strong the echoes
are. The echo strength is measured in decibels (dB). In the basic colour scale with 12
colours, each colour represents a 3 dB step. This means that the entire scale covers
36 dB. The dynamic range of the ES80 is much larger. The
allow you to change the lower limit of colour scale range to match the current echoes.
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Colour Setup
The
Colour Setup
includes the palette ("skin"), the number of colours in use, and the colour scale.
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Bottom bar
The colour scale is shown on the bottom bar even when the Colour Scale information
pane is closed.
The following colour scales are available.
12 colours Sonar colours
The
Smooth Echosounder
colours have been added between them to make smoother colour transitions.
Before you open an information pane, you must first click in an echogram view to
make it "active". By doing this you select the channel. In most cases, the data in the
information pane is only valid for the selected channel. In this context, the phrase
channel is used as a common term to identify the combination of transceiver, transducer
and operating frequency.
You can easily change the physical size and shape of each information pane.
Click in its lower right corner, and drag to a new size. To reset the information
pane to its default size, select the
The function allows you to adjust how much you are able to see "through"
Transparency
the information panes you have opened. You can adjust the setting from 0% (no
transparency) to 90% (almost full transparency) in steps of 10%.
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dialog box controls the presentation colours used by the ES80. This
Smooth ES
scale is based on the standard 12-colour scale. Additional
Reset size
Colour Scale
Grayscale
button in its top right corner.
parameters
BI500 colours
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