What's On The Display - Humminbird 363 Operation Manual

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What's On the Display

The 300 Series TM can display a variety of useful information about the area under and
Depth - water depth; can be set to alarm when the
water becomes too shallow.
Speed - if a Temp/Speed accessory or GPS Receiver
TM
is attached, the 300 Series can display the speed
of the boat, and can keep a Triplog of nautical or
statute miles traveled.
Temperature - water surface temperature.
Timer - elapsed time with Temp/Speed Accessory
or GPS Receiver.
Distance - distance traveled with Temp/Speed
Accessory or GPS Receiver.
Average Speed - average speed reading with
Temp/Speed Accessory or GPS Receiver.
Bait Ball
Hard Bottom
Rocky Bottom
Second Sonar Return - when the sonar signal
bounces between the bottom and the surface of
the water and back again. Use the appearance of
the second return to determine bottom
hardness. Hard bottoms will show a strong
second return, while soft bottoms will show a
very weak one or none at all.
NOTE: Entries in this view that list (with Temp/Speed or GPS Receiver) are available if either device
information from the GPS receiver will be displayed on the view.
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Cursor - available in Freeze Frame and can be
a sonar return and bottom depth below the cursor.
Cursor Dialog Box - indicates cursor depth on the
the cursor position is shown, the distance to
cursor position for later retrieval and use.
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adjacent to your boat, including the following items:
positioned in the Sonar View to provide depth of
display and the depth of the bottom directly below the cursor. In addition, the Latitude and Longitude of
travel to the cursor position and the bearing to the cursor position. A waypoint can be marked at the
is connected to the 300 Series TM Fishing System. If both devices are connected, then only the
Structure - where fish may be hiding.
200 kHz, Narrow Beam Shaded Fish Symbol
83 kHz, Wide Beam Hollow Fish Symbol
Thermoclines - layers of water with different
temperatures that appear at different depths and
different times of the year. A thermocline typically
appears as a continuous band of many gray levels
moving across the display at the same depth.
Fish - fish are displayed as arches and/or fish
icons, and the unit can be set to alarm when a
fish of a certain size is detected. When a target is
detected and Fish ID+ TM is on, a Fish ID+ TM symbol
with depth is displayed. The size of the symbol
shows the intensity of the sonar return. The unit
will clearly show schools of Bait Fish as "clouds"
of different shapes and sizes, depending on the
number of fish and boat speed.
Soft Bottom
RTS® (Real Time Sonar) Window
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