Bottom Hardness information pane description
The Bottom Hardness information pane shows you the current bottom reflectivity. This indicates what type of bottom you have under your keel. The value is calculated using the bottom echo strength in the current ping.
How to open
To open the Bottom Hardness information pane, click in the chosen view to activate it, then select the Bottom Hardness button on the top bar. To close the information pane, select it one more time on the top bar. You can also select Close in the top right corner of the pane.
Description
The bottom hardness shown in the information pane was detected by the latest ping in the selected view. The colours on the left side of the scale indicate a soft bottom, while the colours on the right hand side indicate a harder
bottom. The vertical line in the hardness colour scale positions the latest ping. The current reflectivity is also shown measured in dB.
Tip
The Hardness Line can be added to your echogram to retrieve additional information. It appears as thick colour coded line that follows the bottom contour. This line does not remove information, it simply "pushes" the echo information further down in order to show you the bottom
reflectivity.
When you study the bottom hardness, you can learn more about the bottom. Certain species are known to prefer specific bottom conditions. With more knowledge, you are better qualified to estimate the possible catch.
Tip
In certain situations the information pane may not display any data. In most cases, this is caused by improper settings. If this happens to you, observe the instructions in the small text message that appears.
Before you open an information pane, you must first click in an echogram view to make it "active". By doing this you select the channel. In most cases, the data in the information pane is only valid for the selected channel. In this context, the term channel is used as a common term to identify the combination of transceiver, transducer and operating frequency.
You can easily change the physical size and shape of each information pane. Click in its lower right corner, and drag to a new size. To reset the information pane to its default size, select the Reset size button in its top right corner.
The Transparency function allows you to adjust how much you are able to see "through" the information panes you have opened. You can adjust the setting from 0% (no transparency) to 90% (almost full transparency) in steps of 10%.
Details
Close
Select this button to close the information pane. The pane closes immediately. If you wish to reopen it, simply click the button on the top bar one more time.
Reset Size
You may have manually changed the physical size of the information pane. To reset the information pane to its default size, select the Reset size button in its top right corner.