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