Getting to know the user interface
The display presentation provided by the ST90 system consists of specific visual elements that work together. The visual elements provide you with the echo information you need, they help you to control the functionality needed to understand this information, and finally, they allow you to control the operational parameters. By default, the display presentation covers the entire screen.
Context
All echoes offered by the ST90 system are shown in rectangular views. Each view has a specific purpose, and it can be set up with independent operational settings. Combinations of these views are organized in presentation modes selectable on the bottom bar. You can change the physical size of any view.
Tip
The Docking Views function provided by the ST90 system allows you to rearrange the physical positions of the views, and to change their sizes.
A comprehensive menu system allows access to all ST90 system functionality. The menu system is by default located on the right side of the display presentation.
Image
A Top bar
B Sonar views
C Menu system
D Secondary menus
E Bottom bar
Procedure
1 Move the cursor to the top bar, and investigate the functions provided.
Observe that small tooltips open to identify the various functions you can use. The top bar is located at the top of the display presentation and stretches from the far left to the far right. The top bar gives you fast access to key functionality and navigational information. It provides buttons for hiding and showing the menu, making screen captures, opening the Messages dialog box, and opening context-sensitive help. The top bar allows you to open the various information panes.
2 Observe the information pane "buttons" on the top bar.
The ST90 system offers several information panes to provide additional and detailed data from the presentations. Each information pane is opened and closed from the top bar.
Note
Information panes are only available for Inspection views. Before you open an information pane, you must first click in an Inspection view to make it "active".
3 Move the cursor to the menu system on the right side of the presentation.
The Main menu is located at the top of the menu structure. It offers the most common functions for efficient use of the ST90 system. Below the Main menu, a set of dedicated icons are used to open the secondary menus. Select the icon one more time to close the menu.
4 Move the cursor to the bottom of the display presentation.
The bottom bar is located at the bottom of the display presentation and stretches from the left side to the right side. It allows you to choose presentation mode (view combinations). It also shows you the colour scale you are using, as well as current time and date. You can further monitor the operational status of the transceiver.
5 Move the cursor to the views in the main part of display presentation.
The various presentation modes selected on the bottom bar gives you different view configurations. By default, the views are arranged automatically in the presentation. You can change the physical size of any view. Click on the view border, hold the button depressed, then drag the border to create a smaller or larger rectangle. Note that the size of the other views are changed accordingly!
6 Click inside one of the views.
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. Observe that the border lines of the active view are drawn with a thicker line.
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.