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Setting up sonar, Advanced sonar settings – Garmin GPSMAP 4000 User Manual

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Setting Up Sonar

Use the Sonar Setup screen to define and adjust settings universal to all sonar screens.

From the Home screen, select

Sonar

>

Sonar Setup

.

Color Scheme—choose white (black, if using night mode colors) or blue. This affects the

background on all sonar screens, but does not change the Temp Log screen.
Fish Symbols—sets how the sonar interprets suspended targets.

The unit does not interpret the sonar return data (default).

Suspended targets appear as symbols. Background sonar information appears, making the

distinction between fish and structure easier.
Suspended targets appear as symbols with background information shown. The target

depth of each symbol is also indicated.
Suspended targets appear as symbols. No background information appears.

Suspended targets appear as symbols with no background information shown. The target

depth of each symbol is indicated.

Scroll Speed—adjusts the rate at which the sonar scrolls from right to left (

Ultrascroll

,

Fast

,

Medium

, or

Slow

). If you are using a speed-capable transducer, select

Auto

to have the scroll speed

automatically adjust to the water speed of your boat.
Surface Noise—shows or hides the sonar returns near the surface of the water. Hide surface noise to

help reduce clutter.
Whiteline—highlights the strongest signal from the bottom to help identify its hardness or softness.

Off—(default) Whiteline is disabled.
High—the most sensitive setting. Almost all strong returns are highlighted in white.
Medium—many strong returns are highlighted in white.
Low—the least sensitive setting. Only the strongest returns are highlighted in white.

Overlay Numbers—shows or hides water temperature, water speed (if your transducer is capable),

and navigation. If

Auto

is selected and the transducer is capable, the data is shown.

Advanced Sonar Settings

To adjust advanced sonar settings, press

MENU

while viewing a sonar screen.

Range—adjusts the range of the depth scale on the right side of the screen. Select

Auto

or, to adjust

manually,

Up

or

Down

.

Gain—controls the sensitivity of the sonar receiver. Select

Auto

or, to adjust manually, select

Up

or

Down

. To see more detail, increase the gain. If the screen is cluttered, decrease the gain.

Frequency—selects how the frequencies appear on screen (

200kHz

,

50kHz

, or

Dual

) when using a

dual frequency transducer.
Zoom—zooms in to a section of the Full screen. The zoom is off (No Zoom) by default. Three other

options are available:

2x Zoom—twice the magnification. Select

Up

,

Down

, or

Auto

to set the depth range of the