Humminbird 596c Fish Finder User Manual


 
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What’s On the Sonar Display
What’s On the Sonar Display
The 500 Series™ Fishfinder can display a variety of useful information about the
NOTE: Entries in this view that list (with Temp/Speed) are available if the accessory is connected
Depth - water depth; can be set to alarm when
the water becomes tooshallow.
Temperature - water surface temperature.
Timer - Elapsed time with Temp/Speed
Accessory.
Distance - Distance traveled with Temp/Speed
Accessory.
Average Speed - Average speed reading with
Temp/Speed Accessory.
Second Sonar Return - when the sonar signal
bouncesbetweenthebottomandthesurfaceofthe
water and back again. Use the appearance of the
secondreturn to determine bottom hardness.Hard
bottomswillshowastrongsecondreturn,whilesoft
bottomswillshowaveryweakoneornoneatall.
Speed - if a Temp/Speed accessory is attached,
the Fishfinder can display the speed of the boat
and can keep a Triplog of nautical or statute
miles traveled.