Garmin GPSMAP 8500, Owner'S Manual

Page: 29 / 66

SideVü scanning sonar technology shows you a picture of what
lies to the sides of the boat. You can use this as a search tool to
find structures and fish.
À
Left side of the boat
Á
Right side of the boat
Â
The transducer on your vessel
Ã
Trees
Ä
Old tires
Å
Logs
Æ
Distance from the side of the boat
Ç
Water between the vessel and the bottom
SideVü Scanning Technology
Instead of a more common conical beam, the SideVü transducer
uses a flat beam to scan the water and bottom to the sides of
your boat.
Measuring Distance on the Sonar Screen
You can measure the distance between two points on the
SideVü sonar view.
1
From the SideVü sonar view, select a location on the screen.
2
Select Measure .
A push pin appears on the screen at the selected location.
3
Select another location.
The distance and angle from the pin is listed in the upper-left
corner.
TIP: To reset the pin and measure from the current location of
the pin, select Measure.
Panoptix Sonar Views
NOTE: Not all models support Panoptix transducers.
To receive Panoptix sonar, you need a compatible chartplotter
and a compatible transducer.
The Panoptix sonar views allow you to see all around the boat in
real time. You can also watch your bait underwater and bait
schools in front of or below your boat.
The LiveVü sonar views provide you a view of the live
movement either in front of or below your boat. The screen
updates very quickly, producing sonar views that look more like
live video.
The RealVü 3D sonar views provide three-dimensional views of
either what is in front of or below your boat. The screen updates
with each sweep of the transducer.
To see all five Panoptix sonar views, you need one transducer
to show the down views and a second transducer to show the
forward views.
To access the Panoptix sonar views, select Sonar, and select a
view.
LiveVü Down Sonar View
This sonar view shows a two-dimensional view of what is below
the boat and can be used to see a bait ball and fish.
À
Panoptix down view history in a scrolling sonar view
Á
Boat
Â
Range
Ã
Trails
Ä
Drop shot rig
Å
Bottom
LiveVü Forward Sonar View
This sonar view shows a two-dimensional view of what is in front
of the boat and can be used to see a bait ball and fish.
À
Boat
Á
Range
Â
Fish
Ã
Trails
Ä
Bottom
RealVü 3D Forward Sonar View
This sonar view shows a three-dimensional view of what is in
front of the transducer. This view can be used when you are
stationary and you need to see the bottom and the fish
approaching the boat.
Sonar Fishfinder 21