User Manual - ShipShop

White LineThe White Line shows the difference between hard, soft bottoms and evendistinguishes between fishes and structures located near the bottom. In thisway it is easier to tell the difference between a hard and soft bottom and evento distinguish fishes and structures located nearby the bottom. For example,a soft, muddy or weedy bottom returns a weaker echo that is shown with anarrow white line while a hard bottom returns a strong echo that causes awide white bottom line.Surface ClutterAppears like noise at the top of the screen extending many feet below thesurface. It’s caused by many things, including air bubbles, bait fish, planktonand algae.StructuresGenerally, the term “structure” is used to identify objects like wrecks andweeds rising from the bottom.Bottom Echo ProfileBottom profile recorded by the Fish Finder. When the echo sounder is set inauto-range mode it is automatically kept in the lower half of the screen.Other ElementsLarge anchoring cables are returned by the echo sounder as very long and narrowarcs on the screen.5.3 DISPLAYING THE FISH FINDER PAGEThis section will take you through the frequently used operations and assist youto customize the look of the chart plotter using the Fish Finder.5.3.1 How to select the Fish Finder pageThe Page Selection menu allows you to change the Fish Finder page displayed. Toaccess this menu:[MENU] + "Page" + [ENTER] + "Fish Finder" + [ENTER]Fig. 5.3.1 - Fish Finder page selectionThe menu now shows the selections related to the Fish Finder. Move the cursor toselect the desired item and then press [ENTER].NOTEONLY FOR T-50.06 FF/T-55.06 FF: When the Radar is connected, otherdisplaying pages are available too. See the Radar User Manual for moreinformation.76 User Manual