And then Rickie outdoes himself again by giving me a step by step checklist to make sure my settings are optimum. Thanks, Rickie!Uh ... ... ... "easy" is relative to how many times you Restore Defaults ... It gets "easier" with repetition ...
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Under the Networking tab ...:
*Set as needed ...
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Under the Accessories tab ...:
*Waypoint with ScreenShot set to on if you want a waypoint each time a ScreenShot is captured ...
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The Views tab should be the tab with the most changes from default (Hide all unused or redundant views) ...
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Under the Setup tab ... :
*User Mode change to Advanced ...
*Depth Offset adjust for xducer depth in water ...
*Local Time Zone (if correct time is important)
*Daylight Savings Time (if correct time is important) ...
*Demonstration Off (you won't need this version of Simulator > ever) ...
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Under the HB Chart tab ...:
*Water Level Offset (put the boat on a Contour on the map and adjust digital depth to spot sounding depth on map Contour) ...
*Shallow water highlight set to 3ft ...
*Depth highlight set as needed to highlight a specific depth contour to Green on a LakeMaster map ...
*Depth highlight Offset set to 1ft to highlight 1ft each side of above setting also green on a LakeMaster map ...
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Under the Chart tab ...:
*Nothing except for certain circumstances ...
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Under the Nav tab ...:
*Chart Orientation set to your preference ...
*Waypoint Decluttering turn Off (to see all waypoint names) ...
*Trackpoint Minimum Distance set to 5ft (and clear track at least once per day) ...
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Under the Sonar tab ...:
*Beam Frequency set to 83/200kHz for fixed frequency / High Medium for CHIRP frequency ...
*Imaging Frequency set to your choice for how much detail you want to see in imaging (higher = more detail) ...
*Switchfire (only affects 2d) = Clear for shallow water and Max for deeper water (adjust Sensitivity in both cases) ...
*RTS Window off (unless you use the vertical flasher at the right edge of the 2d view) ...
*Noise filter off (unless needed for minor RFI/EFI interference filtering) ...
*Max Depth set to 10ft deeper than deepest point in your lake ...
*Color bar Off (unless you use the vertical color bar at the right edge of the 2d view) ...
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Under the Alarms tab ...:
*Set alarms as needed ...
Rickie
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