Faria Commander User manual

Copyright 2002 by the Thomas G. Faria Corporation, Uncasville CT
No part of this publication may by reproduced in any form, in an electronic retrieval system or otherwise, without
the prior written permission of the company.
Faria®is the trademark of the Thomas G. Faria Corporation
RidersCruise®and PerfectPass®is trademarks of PerfectPass Control Systems Inc., Canada
ISO140B ECR#2672 07/25/02
IS0140
Owner’s Manual
Digital Speedometer with Analog Appearance
Digitally displays
Depth in Feet, Meter, or Fathoms
Shallow or Deep Water Alarms
Alarms are Audible and Visual
Programmable Keel Offset
Trip Log
Commander™
Speedometer / Depth Sounder
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Harness HN0353
Small Connector
Small Plug(CN0082)
To Commander
Shrink Tu ing
or Wrap
Black Green
Red
Bare
Purple
White
w/ Blue Stripe
Pin A Purple +12 Ignition Power
Pin B Purple +12 Ignition Power
Pin C Black Ground
Pin D White/Blue Speedometer Input
ECR 1903 12/21/01
(Ignition)
(Paddle Wheel Signal)
(Paddle Wheel Ground)
(Paddle Wheel +12 vDc)
(Ground) Blue
(Depth
Sounder
Signal)
Black
(Depth
Sounder
Ground)
Paddle Wheel Sender
Installation
Smaller Connector Page 1
Larger Connector Page 1
Description
Lighting Page 2
Set-Up Mode Page 2
Speedometer Scale Selection Page 3
Operation
Speedometer Page 4
Trip Log Page 4
Reset Page 4
Units Page 4
Calibration Page 5
Depth Sounder Page 5
Shallow Alarm Page 6
Deep Alarm Page 6
Keel Offset Page 6
Units Page 6
Loss of Signal Page 6
Calibration Page 6
PerfectPass®Cruise Page 7
Operation Page 8
Figure 1 Set- Up Mode Page 3
Figure 2 Speedometer LCD Display Modes Page 7
HN0352 Larger Connection PerfectPass Wire Diagram Page 10
HN0353 Smaller Socket Connection Wire Diagram Page 16
HN0357 Larger Connection Wire Diagram Page 17

Use with:
Commander Speedometer
with Depth Sounder,
Commander Speedometer
with Depth Sounder and
PerfectPass® Cruise.
Installation:
CAUTION: Disconnect the battery during
installation. Tighten nuts on the backclamp
only slightly more than you can tighten
with your fingers. Six inch-pounds of
torque are sufficient. Over-tightening could
result in damage to the instrument and
may void your warranty.
1. Cut a 3-3/8”diameter hole in the dash
and mount the gauge with the backclamp
supplied.
Follow the enclosed instructions for
installing the sender. Once the sender is
installed and you have run the cables to the
Commander, connect the wires from the
sender to the corresponding Small or
Large connectors as illustrated using the
butt connectors supplied. The butt
connectors have a heat activated
waterproofing. Once the butt connections
have been crimped slowly apply heat with
a heat gun until you see sealant coming
out of the connector ends. It is
recommended to wrap the connections
together with electrical tape for further
protection.
2. Smaller Connector Socket
Speedometer with Depth Sounder:
Follow the wiring diagram at the end of
this manual for wiring connections.
HN0353.
3. Larger Connector Socket
Speedometer with Depth Sounder:
Follow the wiring diagram at the end of
this manual for wiring connections.
HN0357.
Speedometer with Depth Sounder and
PerfectPass® Cruise.
Follow the wiring diagram at the end of
this manual for wiring connections.
HN0352.
Find the drawings in the back of this
manual.
Used for all splices.
Wires
Heat Shrink Tube
(red or blue)
Metal Butt Connector
(red or blue).
Used for all splices.
Larger
Connector
Socket
Smaller
Connector
Socket
Smaller
Connector
Larger
Connector
Note: For wiring
diagram for the
Larger Connector
Socket see HN0357
or HN03352 for
PerfectPass® Cruise.
Note: For wiring
diagram for the
Smaller Connector
Socket see HN0353.
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Harness HN0352
6 - pin connector
PerfectPass® Cruise
(optional)
To Commander
PerfectPass® Cruise
Master Module
Dash Gauge
Connector
Black
White
Blue
Red
6- pin connector(CN0083)
Pin A Blue Depth Sounder Signal
Pin B Black Depth Sounder Ground
Pin C Red LED Signal
Pin D Blue Up Button
Pin E White Down Button
Pin F Black Ground
ECR 1903 12/21/01
(Down Button)
(Up Button)
(LED Signal)
(Ground)
Black
(Depth Sounder Ground)
Blue
(Depth Sounder Signal)
Paddle Wheel Sender

If the Commander instrument is not in
PerfectPass Cruise mode the buttons and
display will not perform PerfectPass Cruise
functions. The LED indications, however,
are still active and will display the status of
the PerfectPass Cruise system as described
above.
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Mode
Button
Down
Button
Up
Button
Description
The Commander has three push buttons;
The instrument has three push buttons;
“Up,”“Down,”and “Mode”buttons; that
control the modes of operation. The
“Mode”button is used to change the
function of the LCD display and to access
submenus and adjustable settings. The
“Down”and “Up”buttons are used to
modify the settings.
In normal operation mode, pressing the
“Mode”button for a short period of time
causes the display to cycle between the
Depthsounder display and the Trip Log
display. Pressing and holding the “Mode”
button causes the display to change to the
“settings”submenus (see Figure 2).
When the settings menus have been
selected, pressing the “Mode”button for a
short period of time causes the display to
cycle through the setting options. Within
each setting selection, pressing the
“Down”and “Up”buttons causes the
affected setting to change. The
microprocessor will automatically record
the new settings as you adjust them.
When in a setting menu, pressing and
holding the “Mode”button returns to the
main function.
Operation
Lighting
In normal operating mode the instrument
lighting can be adjusted by pressing the
“Up”and “Down”buttons.
Setup Mode
The Speedometer full scale deflection
setting can be changed using the Setup
Mode (see Figure 1). Use this option only
if you have reason to believe that your
setting is wrong. Setting an incorrect value
in this menu can result in extremely
inaccurate performance of the
speedometer. To access the Setup Mode,
press and hold both the “Up”and “Down”
buttons while turning on the instrument.
The display will show “*SETUP*”.
Briefly pressing the “Mode”button will
change the display to the setting menu.
The “Up”and “Down”buttons are used to
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modify the setting.
The microprocessor will automatically
record the new setting as you modify it.
Pressing and holding the “Mode”button
sets the instrument to normal operation.
Speedometer Full Scale Selection
Refer to Figure 1 for an explanation of each
of the speedometer full scale selections.
This is normally a factory setting that
needs no adjustment. The setting adjusts
the “full scale”operating range of the
speedometer to match the dial on the
instrument. Using the “Up”and “Down”
buttons,
adjust the setting to match the maximum
reading on the speedometer dial, 50 or 70
MPH.
SETUP MODE
Figure 1
ENTER SETUP MODE:
Press both the “Up” and “Down” buttons while turning on instrument
To exit the setup mode, press and hold the “Mode” Button
SETUP start screen,
shows that setup mode
has been entered.
Screen shows:
“
*
SETUP
*
”
Flashes “S SCALE”and
then shows current
speedometer scale
selection.
Screen shows:
“50”, or “70”Default = 70
U
se the “Up” or “Down” button to adjusts
Speedometer full scale reading to match dial
.
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PerfectPass® Cruise
The FARIA®Commander™Speedometer
/ Depth Sounder features enhanced control
features for the PerfectPass® Cruise system
as a factory installed option. Check with
you dealer.
Lighting
NOTE: When the instrument is in the
PerfectPass®Cruise mode the “Up”and
“Down”buttons are used for other
functions and do not affect lighting.
The PerfectPass® Cruise system works like
an automotive “cruise”control with On/Off,
Resume, and Decrease/Increase functions.
In addition to the normal PerfectPass
Cruise LED indications the Faria version of
the control unit displays the system status
in the LCD display. Upon entering the
PerfectPass Cruise mode of operation,
“PerfectPass”appears briefly in the LCD
then the current status of the PerfectPass
Cruise system is displayed. There are four
status messages displayed; Off, Ready,
Engaged, and Resume.
When the system is first selected, Off is
displayed. LED remains off.
Pressing the “Up”button turns the system
on.
The display indicates “Ready“and the
LED blinks slowly.
Drive to the desired speed then press the
“Up”button and PerfectPass Cruise takes
over (the display changes to “Engaged”and
the LED stays on). If you pull back on the
throttle, the system immediately disengages
and goes into auto resume mode (the
display shows “Resume”and the LED will
blink rapidly).
If you accelerate back to the previously set
speed, the system will again take over (the
display changes to “Engaged”and the LED
stays on).
Speed changes can be made at any time
the system is “Engaged”by pressing the
“Up”or “Down”buttons.
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