Garmin echo 200 Series Owner's Manual

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Showing and Adjusting the Depth LineYou can show and adjust a horizontal line on a sonar screen.The depth of the line is indicated on the right side of the screen.NOTE: Showing a depth line on one page displays the depthline on all the pages.1 Select MENU > Depth Line > On.2 Select or .Configuring the Appearance of SuspendedTargetsNOTE: Configuring the appearance of suspended targets onone page applies that setting to all pages.NOTE: This feature is not available on all transducers.Shows suspended targets as symbols.Shows suspended targets as symbols with target depthinformation.Shows suspended targets as symbols with background sonarinformation.Shows suspended targets as symbols with background sonarinformation and target depth information.1 From a sonar view, select MENU > Setup > Sonar Setup >Fish Symbols.2 Select an option.Turning on the A-ScopeThe a-scope is a vertical flasher along the right side of the full-screen sonar view. This feature expands the most recentlyreceived sonar data so that it is easier to see. It can also behelpful for detecting fish that are close to the bottom.NOTE: This feature is not available on all transducers.From the full screen page, select MENU > Setup > SonarSetup > A-Scope > On.À A-ScopeÁ Diameter of the sonar cone at the present depthSonar Gain and Noise SettingsYou can adjust the amount of gain and noise on a sonar screen.The gain setting controls the sensitivity of the sonar receiver tocompensate for water depth and water clarity. Increasing thegain shows more detail, and decreasing the gain reducesscreen clutter.NOTE: Setting the gain on one page applies the setting to allthe pages.Setting the Gain Manually1 Select MENU > Gain > Manual.2 Select until you begin to see noise in the water portion ofthe screen.3 Select to decrease the gain slightly.Setting the Gain AutomaticallyNOTE: To set the gain on the split frequency page, you mustset each frequency separately.1 Select MENU > Gain.2 Select an option:• To display higher-sensitivity, weaker sonar returns withmore noise automatically, select Auto-High.• To display medium-sensitivity sonar returns withmoderate noise automatically, select Auto-Med.• To display lower-sensitivity sonar returns with less noiseautomatically, select Auto-Low.Setting Noise RejectionYou can decrease the appearance of weak sonar returns byincreasing noise rejection.NOTE: Setting noise rejection on one page applies that settingto all pages.NOTE: To set noise rejection on the split frequency page, youmust set each frequency separately.1 Select MENU > Setup > Sonar Setup > Noise Reject.2 Set the level of noise rejection.Hiding Surface NoiseYou can hide or display the sonar returns near the surface ofthe water. Hiding surface noise helps reduce screen clutter.NOTE: Setting the surface noise to show or hide on one pageapplies that setting to all pages.Select MENU > Setup > Sonar Setup > Surface Noise >Hide.Adjusting the ContrastYou can control the range and intensity of colors by adjustingthe brightness and contrast for DownVü transducers.Contrast controls the range of colors between high intensitytargets and low intensity noise. A high contrast setting displaysa greater difference in coloring between noise and targets. Alow contrast setting has more mid-tone colors.1 Select MENU > Contrast.2 Use the slider to increase or decrease the contrast.Adjusting the Color IntensityBrightness controls the intensity of the coloring. A higherbrightness value makes targets easier to see by using higherintensity coloring. A lower brightness value hides backgroundnoise by using lower intensity coloring.1 Select MENU > Brightness.2 Select a manual value or select an option:• To display higher-sensitivity, weaker sonar returns withmore noise automatically, select Auto-High.• To display medium-sensitivity sonar returns withmoderate noise automatically, select Auto-Med.• To display lower-sensitivity sonar returns with less noiseautomatically, select Auto-Low.AlarmsSelect MENU > Setup > Alarms.Battery: Sounds when the battery reaches a specified lowvoltage.Deep Water: Sounds when the water depth is deeper than thespecified depth.Drift: Sounds when depth variations at your present locationexceed the specified depth.Fish: Sounds when the device detects a suspended target.4 Sonar