User manual GARMIN ECHO 500C

[. . . ] echoTM 200, 300c, 500c and 550c owner's manual © 2011 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries All rights reserved. Except as expressly provided herein, no part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, transmitted, disseminated, downloaded or stored in any storage medium, for any purpose without the express prior written consent of Garmin. Garmin hereby grants permission to download a single copy of this manual onto a hard drive or other electronic storage medium to be viewed and to print one copy of this manual or of any revision hereto, provided that such electronic or printed copy of this manual must contain the complete text of this copyright notice and provided further that any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual or any revision hereto is strictly prohibited. [. . . ] Select MENU > Zoom > Manual Zoom > Span. Select or , to adjust the viewing window. Select ENTER > Done. 9 echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual Using the echo Before you can adjust the zoom automatically, you must open the Full Screen page (page 4), the Split Zoom page (page 5), or the Split Frequency page (page 5). When you set the zoom to Auto Zoom on one page, that setting does not affect the other pages. Locking the Screen to the Water Bottom Before you can adjust the zoom, you must open the Full Screen page (page 4), the Split Zoom page (page 5), or the Split Frequency page (page 5). You can lock the screen to the water bottom of the Full Screen page, the Split Zoom page, or the Split Frequency page by selecting the span and locking the screen to the bottom of the water. For example, if you select a span of 20 meters, the device will display an area from the water bottom to 20 meters above the bottom. The distance from the bottom is displayed on the right side of the screen. When you set the zoom to bottom lock on one page, that setting does not affect the other pages. Select a span. adjusting the Zoom automatically Pausing the Sonar Screen Before you can pause the screen, you must open the Full Screen page (page 4), the Split Zoom page (page 5), or the Split Frequency page (page 5). · For the echo 200, echo 500c, or echo 550c, select Pause/Rewind Sonar. · For the echo 300c, select Pause Sonar. resuming the Sonar Screen After pausing the screen or viewing the sonar history, select MENU > Resume Sonar. 10 echo 200, echo 300c, echo 500c, and echo 550c Owner's Manual Using the echo Sonar History rewind When using the echo 200, the echo 500c, or the echo 550c, you can pause the screen and then scroll the screen to view your sonar history. 1. Select or to scroll the screen and move the vertical line. Select or to adjust the horizontal depth line. Setting the Sonar Scroll Speed Before you can adjust the scroll speed of the depth scale, you must open the Full Screen page (page 4), the Split Zoom page (page 5), the Split Frequency page (page 5), or the Flasher page (page 8). You can set the rate at which the sonar scrolls from right to left. Use a higher scroll speed to see more detail, especially while moving or trolling. Use a lower scroll speed to display the sonar information on the screen longer. When you set the scroll speed on one page, that setting is applied to the other pages. 1. Select MENU > Setup > Sonar Setup > Scroll Speed. Showing and adjusting the Depth Line Before you can show the depth line, you must open the Full Screen page (page 4), the Split Zoom page (page 5), or the Split Frequency page (page 5). You can show and adjust a horizontal line on a sonar screen. [. . . ] Gently wipe the screen with a soft, clean, lint-free cloth. The transducer provided with the echo 200/300c/500/550c has beam angles of 15 and 45 degrees at 3dB. However, when this transducer is used with the echo device, it can detect the smallest signals up to 60 and 120 degrees. Shallow and deep water performance is maximized because the echo series shows more fish when shallow, and reaches deep to show structure and bottom contours. System Settings Setting the Language 1. From any page, select MENU > Setup > Units > Language. [. . . ]