Depth And Distance With The Fishfinder - Raymarine a65 Installation And Operation Instructions Manual

Menu Item Description
• Select Data Category
• Data Cell 2
• Select Data Category
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15.16 Depth and distance with the
Options
fishfinder
Allows selection of a
data type by category.
Data Cell 2
The fishfinder display provides a number of features to help you
determine depths and distances. These features are illustrated and
• On
described in more detail below:
• Off
Select Data Category
Allows selection of a
data type by category.
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Measuring depth and distance with VRM
You can use a Variable Range Marker (VRM) to determine an
object's depth and distance behind your vessel. These markers
consist of a horizontal (depth) line and a vertical (distance) line,
each of which are labelled with the appropriate measurement.
From the fishfinder application:
1. Select Menu
2. Select Scroll so that Pause is highlighted (This may make it
3. Open the fishfinder context menu.
4. Select Place Marker.
5. Select the location you want to place the marker.
Note: Once placed you can move the marker by selecting Move
Marker from the fishfinder context menu.
Fishfinder marker context menu
The fishfinder marker includes a context menu which provides
marker information and menu items.
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Description
Depth reading — current depth of seabed.
Depth Target ID — depths are displayed against recognized targets.
The sensitivity of these IDs is directly linked to the Fish Alarm sensitivity;
the greater the fish alarm sensitivity, the greater the number of labelled
returns.
Depth lines — horizontal dashed lines drawn at regular intervals to
indicate the depth from the surface.
Horizontal VRM marker — indicates the depth of the target.
Vertical VRM marker — indicates the distance behind your vessel.
Cursor Depth — this is the depth of the cursor position.
Depth markers — these numbers indicate depth.
easier to position the marker).
Selecting Scroll will switch the scroll between Pause and
Resume.
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