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Setting up sonar, Advanced sonar settings – Garmin GPSMAP 546s User Manual

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Using Sonar

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s 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.

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

(Ultrascroll

, fast, Medium, or Slow). If using a speed-capable transducer,

select auto to have the scroll speed automatically adjust to the water speed of

your boat.
Surface Noise—show or hide the sonar returns near the surface of the water.

Hide surface noise to help reduce clutter.
depth Line—quickly reference a specific depth (Show or Hide). To set the

depth of the reference line, select Show, and then press up or down on the

Rocker.
a-Scope—display a vertical flasher along the right side of the screen.
data bars—show or hide depth, water temperature, water speed (if your

transducer is capable), battery voltage, cruising, navigation, and the compass

tape (

page 9

).

NOTE: To display water temperature or water speed, the connected transducer

must be capable of measuring water temperature, water speed, or both. Select

auto to display the values.
appearance—customize the display of fish symbols, whiteline, and the sonar

color scheme.
fish Symbols—set how the sonar interprets suspended targets.

Select

to show suspended targets as symbols with background sonar

information.
Select

to show suspended targets as symbols with background sonar

information and target depth information.
Select

to show suspended targets as symbols.

Select

to show suspended targets as symbols with target depth

information.

whiteline—highlights the strongest signal from the bottom to help identify

the hardness or softness.

Off (default)—turns off whiteline.
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.

Color Scheme—select white or blue. This affects the background on all

sonar screens, but does not change the Temp Log or the Depth Log screen.

Advanced Sonar Settings

To adjust advanced sonar settings, press MENU while viewing a sonar screen.
Pause Sonar—Stops the scrolling of the sonar screen.

To mark a waypoint at a selected depth:

1. While viewing a sonar screen, press MENU > Pause Sonar.
2. Use the Rocker to position the pointer over the fish or structure you want

to mark.