When changes are made in Sonic Control, they are saved in the CurrentSettings.ini file. This ensures the CurrentSettings.ini saves a ‘snapshot’ of the current settings in Sonic Control.
Users can also save a unique settings file. For example, they can save a particular settings file for an area where they have tuned the sonar and are getting great data and know they will want to return to at some point.
Go File -> Save Setting As and give the file a unique name indicating the area the settings are for, or the condition the settings are for.
When you return to that area, load the saved settings and Sonic Control will be set exactly as it was when the unique settings were saved.
When you load the saved settings, it becomes the new CurrentSettings.ini file, so any new changes you make are saved to the CurrentSettings.ini file, not to the unique settings file. The unique settings file will always remain as it was saved the first time, unless the user purposely overwrites it.
If it’s ever necessary to return Sonic Control to its factory default state, this can be done by loading the correct DefaultSettings file. These files are located in the DefaultSettings folder.
Go to File -> Load Settings -> DefaultSettings and select the appropriate default setting file for the installation.
Because loading a default settings file sets Sonic Control to factory defaults, the Discover function must be used to establish full communications with the system. The Sensors must also be set up.