Sonar
Setting the Color Scheme
You can set the color scheme for all sonar screens.
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Complete an action:
Color Scheme
•
Select
•
Select
Color Scheme
Adjusting the Gain on the Sonar Screen
You can control the sensitivity of the sonar receiver. To see more detail, increase the gain. If the
screen is cluttered, decrease the gain.
1. From the Home screen, select Sonar.
2. Select a sonar view.
Menu
> Gain.
3. Select
4. Complete an action:
•
Select
Auto
to allow the chartplotter to adjust the gain automatically.
Up
Down
•
Select
or
5. Select Done.
Adjusting the Noise Rejection on the Sonar Screen
The Noise Rejection setting appears only when you have manually increased or decreased the gain
setting
(page
104).
You can minimize the appearance of weak sonar returns by increasing the noise rejection.
1. From the Home screen, select Sonar.
2. Select a sonar view.
3. Select
Menu
>
Noise
Up
or Down.
4. Select
Selecting Frequencies
You can indicate which frequencies appear on the sonar screen when using a dual frequency
transducer. You can show data from a 200 kHz sonar signal, data from a 50 kHz sonar signal, or data
from both signals simultaneously.
1. From the Home screen, select Sonar.
2. Select a sonar view.
3. Select
Menu
> Frequency.
4. Complete an action:
200 kHz
•
Select
shallow, inland waters.
•
Select
50 kHz
to show data from a 50 kHz sonar signal. This is useful mainly for deeper
waters.
•
Select
Dual
to show both 200 kHz and 50 kHz data.
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Sonar
>
Sonar Setup
> Blue.
> White.
to increase or decrease the gain manually.
Reject.
to show data from a 200 kHz sonar signal. This is useful mainly for more
> Appearance.
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