home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Most well equipped bass boats today have at least one LCD chart recorder.
- These are sonar devices that work by sending a high frequency signal from
- a transducer toward the bottom of the lake. The amount of time it takes for
- the signal to reach the bottom and then return to the transducer is used by
- the LCD recorder to calculate the depth, determine the contour of the bottom,
- and decide if there are obstacles in the path of the signal.
-
-
- Sometimes, these obstacles are fish, at other times they may be free floating
- weeds or other debris. The shape of the signal sent from the transducer is
- shaped like a cone, with the widest part of the cone toward the bottom of the
- lake. Usually, the depth under the boat is reported on the screen of the LCD
- in the form of digits. It can also be read on the scale that appears down one
- side of the LCD screen. The LCD chart recorder used in BASS CLASS functions
- almost exactly like the real thing.
-
- The difference is that the BASS CLASS LCD display shows you the locations of
- fish directly under the boat, and for a small area to the left and right of
- the boat. A real LCD shows fish anywhere within the cone of the signal it
- sends, and interpretation of where the fish actually are is left largely up
- to the user. In short, the BASS CLASS LCD recorder is a little easier to use
- than a real one.
-
-
- You can turn the LCD ON or OFF at any time by pressing either F1 or G. If the
- LCD is OFF, pressing F1 (or G) will turn it ON. If the LCD is ON, pressing F1
- (or G) will turn it OFF. Each time you turn the LCD on or off, a small amount
- of time is used. While the LCD is on, it uses battery power. As you move your
- boat around the lake, the information displayed on the LCD will change to
- reflect what is under the boat (and to left and right of the boat) at your
- new location.
-
- You can use your mouse to turn the LCD on or off by simply pointing at the
- LCD command with the mouse cursor and pressing the left mouse button.
- Objects to the left of the boat appear in the left third of the LCD screen,
- objects under the boat appear in the center, and objects to the right appear
- on the right of the LCD screen. If the LCD recorder detects a fish, it will be
- displayed as a red arc.
-
-
- The BASS CLASS LCD, like a real one, can be fooled by free floating objects
- that are unattached to the bottom. Like a real LCD recorder, these are
- interpreted by the BASS CLASS LCD as fish.
-
-
-
-
-
-