Wish you were closer, I'd gladly show you what I've learned so far. Overall really pretty simple to operate. Mainly only need to adjust gain, depth, and distance. I like my gain set a little high which makes the picture a little fuzzy but it's eaiser to see fish and your bait. I set my distance 40 to 60 feet when searching and use 20 to 30 feet when fishing brush or docks. I have my transducer on a seperate pole as well. Let me know if you have any questions and I'll try to help. It will change the way you fish.