Raymarine Sonar Mode Reference guide

Quick Reference Card: Sonar Mode Controls
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Soft Key Labels:
Change when you press a key.
Default soft key labels are shown.
FREQUENCY ZOOM BTM.LOCK A-SCOPE
Trackpad
·Controls cursor position and the slider values.
·Hold the trackpad down to move the cursor faster.
CLEAR
·Sonar mode: functions as the ENTER key.
·Chart or Radar mode: cancels operation in progress and
returns to the previous display.
·Deletes an object/function under cursor control.
ENTER
·Confirms selection and (if appropriate) clears current
soft key labels. Unit performs the selected task, accepts
changes, or displays more options.
·When cursor text is displayed, takes cursor control of
the object.
·When arrow-head cursor symbol is displayed, drops the
object under cursor control.
POWER
·Press and hold until unit beeps to turn on display.
·Press for 3 seconds to turn off display.
·Press RANGE to toggle between AUTO/MAN adjustment.
·Press top of RANGE key to decrease range (move up).
·Press bottom of RANGE key to increase range (move down).
·Press SHIFT keys to adjust range shift value.
·Press ENTER to finish.
RANGE
AUTO MAN
SHIFT
50 FT
RANGE Used to adjust Range and Range shift.
·Press to display soft keys
·Press soft key to display required setup menu, then use trackpad
to select option and soft key to change option.
·Press ENTER to close menu, and CLEAR to finish.
SYSTEM
SET UP¬
SONAR
SET UP¬
SCROLL
SPEED
TRIP
RESET
MENU Provides access to setup options.
·Press to display soft keys.
·Press SPLIT to toggle HORizontal display windows or VERtical
sonar data window.
·Press WINDOWS to toggle window OFF/ON.
·Press SELECT WINDOWS to choose window option.
·Press ENTER to finish.
SELECT
WINDOWS
WINDOWS
OFF ON
DISPLAY Controls display mode windows.
·Press for display mode and soft keys display.
·Press again to toggle through display modes, and ENTER.
·Press and hold for 2 seconds for full screen display.
VRM/EBL Use to identify a position with depth and distance
behind boat.
·Press to place VRM/EBL if one not already placed.
·Adjust position using trackpad, and press ENTER to finish.
·Press FISH soft key to toggle fish alarm ON/OFF.
·Press SHALLOW/DEEP to access corresponding alarm set up soft keys.
·Press ENTER to finish.
DEEP
ALARM
SHALLOW
ALARM
FISH
ALARM
OFF ON
ALARMS Use to set up the Fishfinder alarms.
·Press to display the alarms soft keys.
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·Press soft key to place waypoint at cursor or vessel, display the
waypoint list, or load/save a C-MAP user card.
·Press ENTER to finish.
MARKS / MOB Controls waypoints, and Man Overboard function.
·Press to display waypoint soft keys.
·Press and hold for 2 seconds to activate or cancel MOB.
PLACE WPT
AT CURSOR
PLACE WPT
AT VESSEL
WAYPOINT
LIST
SPLIT
HOR VER
·Press GAIN ADJUST to select the frequency you are adjusting.
·Press GAIN to cycle from MANUAL through three levels of automatic
gain adjustments: CRUISING, TROLLING, and FISHING.
·Press COLOR GAIN soft key to toggle between AUTO and MANUAL.
·Press STC to select MANUAL (or AUTO with Digital Sounder Module).
GAIN
ADJUST
200 50
75%
CRUISING
COLR GAIN
STC
MANUAL
GAIN Use to adjust GAIN, COLOR GAIN, and STC.
·Press to display soft keys
40%
AUTO
80%
MULTI Controls display lighting/contrast (mono) or brightness, back-
ground color, and color threshold (color) controls and white line feature.
·Press to display soft keys.
Monochrome LCD
·Press soft keys to toggle between ON/OFF.
·Adjust slider using trackpad, and press ENTER to finish.
37%70%
LIGHT CONTRAST
WHT LINE
OFF ON
Color LCD: Press and hold MULTI key for brightness to 100%.
·Press soft key to toggle POWER between AUTO/LO/HI.
·Adjust brightness (LIGHT) slider using trackpad.
·Press COLOR SETTINGS to access B'GROUND COLOR, COLOR THRESH
or COLOR SET soft keys.
·Press soft key to turn WHT LINE OFF or ON.
·Press ENTER to finish.
70%
LIGHT
ON
WHT LINE
OFF ON
COLOR
SETTINGS
POWER
AUTO LO HI
POWER
AUTO LO HI
·For MANUAL settings, adjust slider using trackpad.
·Press ENTER to finish.
If full screen is Sonar mode, MOB switches to Chart mode.
LOAD/SAVE
USER CARD
Soft Keys
·Press to select option, or slider.
·Labels change when you press soft/dedicated key.
·Elipses (...) after the text indicate that pressing soft key
leads to another screen of soft key options.

AHard bottom (sand)
BSoft bottom (mud)
CRocky bottom
DWhite line feature on:
An arch-shaped image indicates a fish.
The same fish appears differently when shown by the
50 kHz or 200 kHz transducer beams.
A shallow arch is generated when the the boat is moving slowly.
This indicates a group of small fish.
A fish moving under a stopped boat shows as a line.
When the boat is moving very fast, a fish appears as two parallel lines.
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50 kHz
200 kHz
BTM. LOCK
·Press the appropriate soft key to select Bottom Lock display and press
BTM. LOCK RANGE soft key to select range.
·Press ENTER to continue.
BTM.LOCK RANGE
50 FT
FREQUENCY
SONAR MODE DISPLAY
BOTTOM INDICATIONS FISH INDICATIONS
DEFAULT SOFT KEYS
·Press AUTO FREQUENCY to toggle between auto/manual adjust, or
press the appropriate soft key to select frequency.
·Then press ENTER.
50KHZ 200KHZ SPLIT
AUTO
FREQUENCY
OFF ON
ZOOM
·Press the appropriate soft key to select zoom option.
·Then press ENTER.
ZOOM
OFF ON
ZOOM
FULL SPLT
ZOOM
AUTO MAN
ZOOM
X 2 4 6
BTM.LOCK
OFF ON
BTM.LOCK
FULL SPLT
ZOOMFREQUENCY BTM.LOCK A-SCOPE
AUTO GCRZFH 50kHz
0
SD
60
20
40
18
22
38
35
36
33
32
36 37
42
ft
Gain
Color gain
Range
Cursor,
controlled
by trackpad
Auto
Mode
Indicators
Water surface
Frequency
Target Depth ID On
Alarm enabled
Frequency
Power
Zoom
Shallow, Deep Alarm
Indicators
Fish
Depth markers
Target image (return)
Range
Bottom depth
Target image depth