A | Menu system The menu system is located on the top of the presentation. To open any of the menus, click the menu title.
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B | 3D Point Cloud Profiling mode allows you to view a real-time 3D point cloud of the sea bottom or structures under the water. You can zoom into or rotate the real-time 3D point cloud data, as well as switch to a project, top, or side view.
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C | Range slider bar When the sonar is running, you can increase or decrease the range using the range slider bar to the left of the sonar view. Click the top arrows to increase or decrease the far range.
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D | Profiling Settings In the Profiling Settings dialog box, you can choose to display only the sonar view, only the 3D Point Cloud, or both. The profile point data can be exported to a file so that third-party software can extract depth, distance, and volume measurements.
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E | Output Messages The Output Messages window displays information, diagnostic, and error messages. There are two tabs in this window: one for host messages and one for head messages.
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F | Sonar view All echo information offered by the M3 Sonar is shown in the sonar view.
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G | Tool bar The tool bar provides access to useful functions, such as the ability to take a screenshot or change your TVG settings. In addition, several measuring tools are available.
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H | Information Widget The Information Widget displays sonar pulse details as well as vessel speed, sound speed, heading, and latitude/longitude coordinates from external
sensors.
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I | Menu Widget The Menu Widget provides controls to record and export data, play or pause playback, and configure the grid.
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J | Display Widget The Display Widget allows you to adjust the filter strength, change the display gain, and choose your echo colours. If you have a high-frequency M3 Sonar transducer, you can change the frequency using the Display Widget.
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K | Playback Console Control playback using the Playback Console. You can stop, pause, fast forward, or advance through the recording one ping at a time. You can also repeat playback of the
file on a never-ending loop.
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L | Status bar The status bar is located at the bottom of the M3 Sonar presentation. It allows you to view the system status and disk space. You can also access detailed telemetry info.
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