Operation Manual

Simrad SH80
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850-164385 / Rev.C
Bearing (Horizontal)
The Bearing parameters are accessed from the Horizontal
menu.
The Bearing of the audio channel is normally controlled from the
Sonar Operating Panel. The selected bearing is shown with a
continuous white line pointing out from the transducer position.
This line can be trained manually or automatically in any position.
The angle readout on the bearing button can be selected to be 180
degrees relative to the bow, or absolute (relative north).
Left/Right arrow
Click to train the audio channel one degree. The current bearing
is shown above. Click Absolute or Relative to set the readout to
show an absolute value (relative to north) or show the bearing
180 degrees relative to the bow.
Search Step
This button opens a new parameter dialogue, which allows you
to select the search step angle. This value defines how many
degrees the search beam shall move for each transmission in the
Auto Search mode.
Search Sector
This button opens a new parameter dialogue to select the active
audio search sector. This sector can be adjusted between 22 and
360 degrees directly with the increase/decrease button function,
or by the two buttons in the Search Sector dialogue. The search
sector limits are shown on the outer part of the echo circle with
two white angular symbols.