Humminbird 350TX 350TX Operation Manual page 11

USING THE 350TX
WHAT YOU SEE ON-SCREEN
Bottom Depiction Zero Line
When in Auto mode, the horizontal
line at the top of the screen is the
"zero line," representing the surface
of the water. Occasionally there is a
gap in this line. This gap indicates
the unit is updating the display even
if the bottom is not visible on-
screen, or if the bottom information
is not changing.
New sonar information appears on
the right side of the graphic area of
the display and moves to the left as
new information is displayed. The
350TX automatically selects the
appropriate depth range to show the
Water Depth
Depth Range
depth of water beneath the
Figure B
transducer. This range is selected so
the bottom representation is typically shown about down the
display.
Bottom. The graphic depiction of the bottom provides an effective tool for
understanding the composition of
Surface Clutter Rocky Bottom
the bottom. If the bottom is hard and
smooth, the bottom depiction is
narrow and dense. If the bottom is
soft mud or sand, the depiction will
be thick and less dense. This indicates
much of the signal is absorbed by the
soft bottom. If the bottom is rocky or
rugged in composition, the depiction
is of varying density and textured in
appearance.
Wave action also affects the bottom
depiction. The information drawn is a
distance measurement, so if the boat
is moving up and down over flat
bottom, the bottom depiction often
Soft Bottom Hard Bottom
appears in regular variations that
match wave timing.
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