Quick Start: Using The Echo Sounder; Displaying The Echo Sounder's Picture - NorthStar 490 Echosounder Operation Manual

Chapter 2 - Quick Start: Using the Echo Sounder

Displaying the echo sounder's picture

Depth
marker
and
indicator
Water
temperature
box
Color
bar
Water
temperature
scale
Depth
box
Navigation
Lat/lon of
information
vessel
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Once the 961/962/957/958 has been configured to operate
with the 490, you're ready to start viewing echo sounding
data.
To see the echo sounding screen at any time, press STAR from
any screen. You'll see live echoes moving across the screen.
Echo data
Dist/brg
to waypoint
You can also review old echoes using Northstar's exclusive
ä
SoundTrac feature. To activate SoundTrac, press the
CURSOR PAD left or right on the ECHO screen. The position
marker appears (controlled by the CURSOR PAD ), and
movement of echoes to the left stops. The data boxes at the
bottom of the screen turn white and refer to the position
marker rather than to your current position. Press the green
Depth Scale
Steering indicator
Figure 5: Illustrated
490 Echo Sounder Operations Manual Rev. B2
Frequency
selection and
indicator
Speed, course, and speed
through the water
ECHO screen