Cosmetics menu
Use the functions on the Cosmetics menu to turn "cosmetic" elements in the sonar presentation on or off.
How to open
Select Cosmetics to open the menu.
Cosmetics is located on the Display menu. The function is not available for the Inspection views.
Description
The majority of the choices provided by this menu are self-explanatory. Only brief descriptions are provided.
Before you can change the settings related to a view, you must click inside the view to activate it. The changes you make are by default only valid for the active view. Several of the functions offer Apply to All. If you select Apply to All your setting is applied to all the views in the current presentation mode.
The choices in this menu depends on which view in the display presentation that is currently "active". The menu may therefore change from one view to another. The screen capture may not show you all the menu choices.
If you do not need to use the menu system, you can hide it. This allows more space for the echo presentation.
Use the Menu on the top bar to hide or show the menu. When the menu system is hidden, it appears temporarily on the left or right-hand side of the screen if you move the cursor to that position.
- Range Rings
This function enables range rings to be shown in the relevant views. Range rings are a set of concentric circles labelled by distance from the vessel position. The range rings are shown as dotted curves. Each ring has a range read-out. Use the Range Rings function to toggle the range rings On or Off.
- Variable Range Ring
An adjustable range ring can be added to the Horizontal and Vertical views. The ring is shown as a dotted circle with its centre on the vessel symbol. The current range is shown next to the circle. To change the range, left-click on the circle and drag to requested diameter. You can use VRR Range to manually define a range. The variable range ring can be used for any type of distance measurement relative to the sonar.
- VRR Range
(Variable Range Ring Range) You can use VRR Range to manually define a range for the variable range ring.
- Map
This is an "on/off" switch. Use Map to enable or disable the geographical map layer.
The map is only shown in Horizontal views when Range Projection is set to True. This function is opened from the Active menu.
- Compass Cards
Activate Compass Cards to place evenly spaced compass markers on the outer range ring in horizontal views. The compass markers rotate based in the inputs from a navigation sensor. An update takes place when the vessel heading changes more than 1 degree.
- Depth Dividers
Depth dividers are horizontal dotted lines used to indicate depth. You can only add these lines to vertical views. Use this function to toggle the depth divider lines On or Off.
- Coverage Plot
When you operate with sector transmissions, the area covered by the sonar beams is limited by the chosen transmit sector angle. To make it easier to recognize the area limits, dedicated border lines may be added to the presentation. These lines are used to outline the sector. Use this function to toggle the coverage plot lines On or Off.
The function is also useful in omni views. If you increase the tilt, and then exceed the range using the View Range function, Coverage Plot will indicate the current practical range with a circle. The same applies if you set Range Projection to True.
- Purse Depth
A line of X’es in the vertical views shows the bottom of the purse seine. The depth is defined for the fishing gear you have chosen. Use Purse Depth on the Cosmetics menu to toggle this line On or Off.