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Fishing Modes

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Settings Fishing Modes Enhances the performance of your unit by providing preset packages of sonar settings geared to specific fishing conditions. Settings optimized for fishing modes include: Color Palette, Sensitivity, Interference Rejection, Surface Clarity and Ping Speed, among others. Fishing modes allow you to spend more time fishing and less time adjusting settings. Fishing Mode Depth Settings Palette General Use ≤1,000 ft 50% Ping speed Bottom brown/ blue background Shallow Water ≤ 60 ft 75% Ping speed bottom brown/white background Fresh Water ≤ 400 ft 50% Ping speed bottom brown/white background Deep Water ≥ 1,000 ft 50% Ping speed Deep Blue Slow Trolling ≤ 400 ft 50% Ping speed Bottom brown/white background Fast Trolling Clear Water Ice Fishing ≤ 400 ft ≤ 400 ft ≤ 400 ft Lower chart speed Bottom brown/white background 50% Ping speed Bottom brown/white background Settings optimized to reduce interference from other sonar units NOTE: Use Shallow Water Fishing mode when fishing in less than 60 feet of water. Shallow Water Fishing Mode Brackish Water Fishing Mode 80

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Settings
Fishing Modes
Enhances the performance of your unit by providing preset packages of sonar
settings geared to specific fishing conditions.
Settings optimized for fishing modes include: Color Palette, Sensitivity,
Interference Rejection, Surface Clarity and Ping Speed, among others. Fishing
modes allow you to spend more time fishing and less time adjusting settings.
Fishing
Mode
Depth
Settings
Palette
General Use
≤1,000 ft
50% Ping speed
Bottom brown/ blue background
Shallow Water
≤ 60 ft
75% Ping speed
bottom brown/white background
Fresh Water
≤ 400 ft
50% Ping speed
bottom brown/white background
Deep Water
≥ 1,000 ft
50% Ping speed
Deep Blue
Slow Trolling
≤ 400 ft
50% Ping speed
Bottom brown/white background
Fast Trolling
≤ 400 ft
Lower chart speed
Bottom brown/white background
Clear Water
≤ 400 ft
50% Ping speed
Bottom brown/white background
Ice Fishing
≤ 400 ft
Settings optimized to reduce interference from
other sonar units
Shallow Water Fishing Mode
Brackish Water Fishing Mode
NOTE:
Use Shallow Water Fishing mode when fishing in less
than 60 feet of water.