Simrad SX90 - REFERENCE MANUAL REV D Reference Manual page 92

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• : Click this button to access the sonar's test software.
Test
These utilities are only provided for certified service
technicians, and they are not documented. (► System Test
menu on page 95)
• : This button is used to select the type of fishing gear you
Gear
use, and to get the right size and position of the gear on the
display. (► Gear on page 133)
• : This parameter is used to obtain information of the
School
volume estimation of a school in the automatic target tracking
program. (► School Data on page 156)
• : This is an on/off function. When off, the
Dead Reckoning
GPS is used to calculate the position of your vessel. When
on, the current speed and the input from the gyro is used.
(► Dead Reckoning on page 122)
• : When this function is active, the sonar will
Stabilizer
automatically adjust the sonar picture to compensate for the
ship's movements in the sea. (► Stabilizer on page 163)
• : This function makes it possible to estimate the
Movements
position of a tracked school at a given time. (► Movements
on page 142)
• : This command enables you to adjust the
Track window
size of the window the sonar places on the chosen target. A
larger track window will enable the system to track a large
target more easily, but the system will be more susceptible to
background noise. Smaller targets may be ignored if there is a
lot of noise in the area, as the system will track the strongest
echo within the track window.
• : The wind marker is show in the outer area
Wind direction
of the echo presentation as a white arrow. This arrow can
be manually adjusted for indication of the wind or current
direction, or automatically show the wind direction if a wind
sensor is connected.
• : This is not a parameter. It is only a read-out of the
Wind speed
current wind speed providing that a wind sensor is connected.
If the Scientific Output function has been implemented, this
button is replaced with the
Wind speed
• : This is an optional functionality designed
Scientific Output
to be used when the sonar is used for scientific purposes.
When enabled, the sonar will provide special information on
an ethernet port. This button replaces the
(► Scientific Output on page 157)
button.
Scientific Output
button.
Wind speed
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