Furuno GP-1870F Marine GPS System User Manual


 
7. FISH FINDER OPERATIONS
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4. Press the ESC/MENU key to close the menu.
7.12 White Marker
The white marker displays the selected echo strength in white.
Use this feature to distinguish fish near the bottom from the
bottom echo.
Open the full RotoKey menu then select [Sensitivity] and
[White Marker] to show the [White Marker] window. Select
[On]. Select the current the value, push the RotoKey
TM
, ro-
tate the key to set the echo strength number to display in white then push the key. The
higher the number, the stronger echo is displayed in white. The selected color is
marked in white on the color bar.
7.13 White Line
The white line feature displays the leading edge of the bottom
echo in white to help you distinguish bottom fish from the bot-
tom echo.
Open the full RotoKey menu then select [Sensitivity] and
[White Line] to show the [White Line] window. Select the val-
ue, push the RotoKey
TM
, rotate the key to set the width then
push the key. The larger the number the greater the width of the line. Select [White
Edge On] to show the contour of the bottom in white.
7.14 Alarms
There are four types of alarms that produce audio and visual alerts to alert you fish
within an area, fish length, and bottom type.
The fish alarm alerts you to a school of fish in the alarm zone.
The fish alarm (B/L) alerts you when a fish is within the specified distance from the
bottom. Available when the bottom lock display is active.
The fish size alarm alerts you when a fish of the specified length is in the alarm zone.
Available when the ACCU-FISH
TM
feature is active.
The bottom type alarm alerts you when the bottom type (rock, sand, mud, gravel)
matches both the bottom type and probability percentage selected. Available when
the bottom discrimination display is active.
When the conditions of an alarm are met, the buzzer sounds and the applicable alarm
icon appears at the top of the screen. Silence the buzzer by pressing the ESC/MENU
key. The icon remains on the screen until the offending alarm is disabled or the con-
dition that caused the alarm has ended.
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White Edge Off
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