Furuno FCV-1150 User manual

COLOR LCD SOUNDER
FCV-1150
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
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IMPORTANT NOTICES
General
• The operator of this equipment must read and follow the descriptions in this manual. Wrong op-
eration or maintenance can cancel the warranty or cause injury.
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• The example screens (or illustrations) shown in this manual can be different from the screens
you see on your display. The screens you see depend on your system configuration and equip-
ment settings.
• Save this manual for future reference.
• Any modification of the equipment (including software) by persons not authorized by FURUNO
will cancel the warranty.
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respective holders.
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correct method of disposal.
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Cd
Ni-Cd Pb

ii
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
WARNING
ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD
Do not open the equipment.
Hazardous voltage exists inside the
equipment. Refer repair to authorized
service personnel.
Immediately turn off the power at the
switchboard if something is dropped
into the equipment.
Continued use of the equipment can
cause fire or electrical shock.
Immediately turn off the power at the
switchboard if the equipment is
emitting smoke or fire.
Continued use of the equipment can
cause fire or electrical shock. Contact a
FURUNO agent for service.
Do not disassemble or modify the
equipment.
Fire, electrical shock or injury can
result.
Do not put containers with liquids on
the top of the equipment.
Fire, electrical shock or injury can
result.
If you feel that the equipment is
acting abnormally, immediately turn
off the power at the switchboard.
If the equipment is excessively warm
or making strange noises, immediately
turn off the equipment at the switch-
board.
Keep the equipment away from rain
and water splash.
Fire, electrical shock or injury can
result if water leaks into the equipment.
Use the proper fuse.
Use of an incorrect fuse can damage
the equipment and can cause fire.
Do not operate the equipment with
wet hands.
Electrical shock can result.
WARNING
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
can result in minor or moderate injury.
Warning, Caution Mandatory Action
Prohibitive Action
The operator and installer must read the applicable safety instructions before attempting to
install or operate the equipment.
WARNING
WARNING

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
iii
Properly adjust the gain.
Too little gain may present no picture.
Too much gain shows excessive noise
on the picture. Using the depth data
for navigation when the gain is incorrectly
set can lead to a dangerous situation.
The data presented by this equipment
is intended as a source of navigation
information.
The prudent navigator never relies
exclusively on any one source of navi-
gation information, for safety of vessel
and crew.
CAUTION
CAUTION
Do not transmit with the transducer
out of water.
The transducer will be damaged.
Do not use depth information for
navigation while the picture advance
speed is set to "stop".
The depth indication is not refreshed
while the picture is stopped. Use of
depth data for navigation in this case
could lead to grounding or other
dangerous situation.
Do not handle the LCD's panel
roughly; it is made of glass.
Injury can result if the glass breaks.
CAUTION
CAUTION
WARNING
To avoid electrical shock, do not
remove cover. No user-serviceable
parts inside.
Name: Warning Label (1)
Type: 86-003-1011-3
Code No.: 100-236-233-10
WARNING
To avoid electrical shock,
do not remove cover.
No user-serviceable parts
inside.
Warning Labels
Warning labels are attached to the equipment. Do not remove the labels.
If a label is missing or illegible, contact a FURUNO agent or dealer about replacement.
Name: Warning Label (2)
Type: 803-129-1001-3
Code No.: 100-236-743-10

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD ........................................ v
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION .............. vi
1. OPERATION ................................. 1
1.1 Control Description......................1
1.2 Power On/Off ..............................2
1.3 Adjusting Display Brilliance .........2
1.4 Selecting a Display......................2
1.4.1 Single frequency display......2
1.4.2 Dual frequency display ........3
1.4.3 Zoom display .......................3
1.4.4 User 1 and 2 displays ..........5
1.5 Selecting a Range.......................5
1.5.1 Range adjustment method...5
1.5.2 Manual range adjustment ....5
1.6 Shifting the Range.......................6
1.7 Adjusting the Gain.......................7
1.7.1 Selecting gain adjustment
method.................................7
1.7.2 Manual gain adjustment.......7
1.8 Measuring Depth.........................8
1.9 Menu Operating Procedure.........8
1.10 Picture Advance Speed...............9
1.11 Rejecting Interference .................9
1.12 Erasing Weak Echoes...............10
1.13 Rejecting Clutter........................10
1.14 Adjusting TVG ...........................11
1.15 A-scope Display ........................12
1.16 Alarms .......................................13
1.17 FUNCTION Control ...................15
1.17.1 Using the FUNCTION control
...........................................15
1.17.2 Programming the FUNCTION
control ................................15
1.18 Waypoints .................................16
1.18.1 Entering a waypoint ...........16
1.18.2 Editing waypoints...............17
1.18.3 Erasing waypoints..............17
1.18.4 Setting destination waypoint
.......................................... 18
1.19 Fish Information (Accu Fish) .....18
1.19.1 Principle .............................18
1.19.2 Turning on Accu Fish.........18
1.19.3 Displaying fish symbols .....19
1.19.4 Displaying fish info.............19
1.19.5 Selecting the display where to
show the fish symbols........19
1.19.6 Applying offset to measured
fish size..............................20
1.20 Menu Description ......................20
1.20.1 Sounder menu ...................20
1.20.2 Tx/Rx menu .......................24
1.20.3 Display menu.....................25
1.20.4 Stabilizer menu..................26
1.20.5 Data menu .........................26
1.20.6 NavNet menu.....................28
2. SYSTEM MENU ...........................29
2.1 How to Open theSystem Menu.29
2.2 User Menu ................................29
2.2.1 User menu description.......29
2.2.2 Selecting data for nav data
displays..............................31
2.3 Range Menu .............................33
2.4 Key Menu..................................34
2.5 Language Menu ........................34
2.6 Units Menu................................34
2.7 Calib Menu................................34
3. MAINTENANCE &
TROUBLESHOOTING37
3.1 Maintenance .............................37
3.2 Care of Display Unit ..................37
3.3 Transducer Maintenance ..........37
3.4 Fuse Replacement....................37
3.5 Battery Voltage Alert .................38
3.6 Troubleshooting ........................38
3.7 Self Test....................................38
3.8 LCD Test...................................40
3.9 Restoring Default Settings ........40
MENU TREE .................................. AP-1
SCREEN LAYOUT ........................ AP-5
SCREEN DIVISION ....................... AP-8
NAVNET MODE AND FUNCTION
AVAILABILITY .............................. AP-9
SPECIFICATIONS ..........................SP-1
INDEX ..............................................IN-1

v
FOREWORD
A Word to FCV-1150 Owners
Congratulations on your choice of the FU-
RUNO FCV-1150 Color LCD Sounder. We
are confident you will see why the FURUNO
name has become synonymous with quality
and reliability.
Since 1948, FURUNO Electric Company has
enjoyed an enviable reputation for innovative
and dependable marine electronics equip-
ment. This dedication to excellence is fur-
thered by our extensive global network of
agents and dealers.
This equipment is designed and constructed
to meet the rigorous demands of the marine
environment. However, no machine can per-
form its intended function unless installed, op-
erated and maintained properly. Please
carefully read and follow the recommended
procedures for operation and maintenance.
We would appreciate hearing from you, the
end-user, about whether we are achieving our
purposes.
Thank you for considering and purchasing
FURUNO equipment.
Features
The FURUNO FCV-1150 is a dual frequency
Color LCD Sounder. Comprised of a display
unit and a transducer, the FCV-1150 displays
underwater conditions on a 12.1-inch color
LCD in various colors according to echo
strength.
The main features of the FCV-1150 are
• FURUNO Free Synthesizer (FFS) trans-
ceiver design allows use of user-selectable
operating frequencies.
• Bright LCD gives excellent readability even
in broad daylight.
• 64-color (including background) presenta-
tion provides detailed information on fish
density and bottom composition.
• Automatic operation selects correct range
and gain to show fish echoes and bottom in
both shallow and deep waters.
• In addition to the conventional gain setting,
Gain may be applied to the whole display.
• Alarms: Bottom, Fish (bottom lock and nor-
mal), Speed*, Water Temperature*, and Ar-
rival*.
• Edge function of white marker traces the
bottom contour with a thin white line.
• Zero line may be removed to look for fish
near the surface.
• Accu Fish provides at-a-glance recognition
of fish size, with fish symbols and size or
depth indication. (Available with transducer
50/200-1T.)
• Heaving compensation for stable picture al-
ways.*
• User-programmable nav data displays pro-
vide analog and digital nav data.
• Waypoints (up to 20) for marking important
locations.
• Destination waypoint feature provides
range, bearing and time-to-go to destina-
tion waypoint.
* Requires appropriate sensor.
TFT LCD
The display device employs a high
quality TFT LCD which displays better
than 99.99% of its pixels.
The remaining pixels may drop out or
light, however this is not an indication
of malfunction.

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
Low
Freq.
Transducer
High
Freq.
Transducer
Navigation
Equipment
DISPLAY UNIT
CV-1150
Power
12-24 VDC
Rectifier
PR-62
100/110/115/
220/230 VAC
1
φ , 50/60Hz
: Optional supply
: Local supply,
external equipment
: Standard supply
Water Temp. Sensor
T-02MSB, etc.
Water Temp.+Speed Sensor
ST-02MSB, etc.
Satellite
Compass
NavNet 3D

1
1. OPERATION
1.1 Control Description
No. Control Function
1SSHIFT TShift the display range. (Inoperative when auto range or auto shift is active.)
2 MODE Select display mode.
3RANGEPush: Show the auto range setting window.
Rotate: Manually select range. (Inoperative when auto range is active.)
4 FUNCTION Long push: Display function key setting window.
Momentary push: Display window programmed.
Rotate: Select item in setting window.
5, 6 GAIN HF,
GAIN LF Push: Display high or low frequency auto gain setting window. Rotate: Manually adjust gain. (Inoperative when auto gain is active.)
7ENTER
STWX
(Cursor pad)
• Select items on menus.
• Change settings
• Move VRM.
• Push ENTER key to confirm setting.
8 MENU/ESC • Open/close menu.
• Escape from current operation.
9/BRILL • Turn power on (momentary push) and off (long push).
• Open display brilliance setting window, with power turned on.
10 MARK Record position of an important echo as a waypoint. (Output latitude and
longitude position to a chart plotter if connected.)
ENTER
BRILL
While pressing the center of the cover
with your thumbs as illustrated, pull the
cover towards you.
HOW TO REMOVE THE HARD COVER
RANGE
FUNCTION
MODE
DUALHF
LF ZOOM
USER-2
USER-1
ZOOM
SHIFT
LF HFGAIN
5
10
0
5
10
0
PUSH AUTO
MENU
MARK
ESC
12345 76
9
8
10
PUSH AUTO PUSH

1. OPERATION
2
1.2 Power On/Off
Pressthe /BRILL keyto turn on thepower.
The unit beeps, the startup screen appears
and then the last-used display is shown.
To turn off the power, press the /BRILL
key more than three seconds. The time re-
maining until power off is counted down on
the screen.
1.3 Adjusting Display
Brilliance
1. With the equipment powered, press the
/BRILL key momentarily to show the
brilliance adjustment window.
2. Press the /BRILL key to adjust bril-
liance. Continuous pressing changes the
brilliance cyclically.
(0→1→...→9→8→...→0→1→...). "0" is
the lowest and "9" is the highest.
You can also use Wor Xfor the adjust-
ment.
3. Press the ENTER or MENU/ESC key to
save the setting and close the window.
(The window isautomatically closed if the
brilliance is not adjusted within approx.
six seconds.)
1.4 Selecting a Display
The FCV-1150 has seven display modes: low
frequency display, high frequency display,
dual frequency display, low frequency+zoom,
high frequency+zoom, user 1 display, and
user 2 display. Select one with the MODE
control as shown in the procedure below.
Note: This function is inoperative if Gain/
Mode on the Navnet menu is set for NavNet.
See 1.20.6 for details.
1. Rotate the MODE control to open the
mode selection window.
2. Rotate the MODE control to select a dis-
play.
1.4.1 Single frequency display
Low frequency
The lower the frequency of the ultrasonic sig-
nal, the wider the detection area. Therefore,
the high frequency is useful for general detec-
tion and judging bottom condition.
High frequency
The higher thefrequency of the ultrasonic sig-
nal, the better the resolution. For this reason
the low frequency is ideal for detailed obser-
vation of fish schools.
Program No. 0252359-xx.xx
Dual (LF/HF)
( ): Mode indication at the top of the screen
BL: Bottom Lock LF: Low Frequency
BZ: Bottom Zoom HF: High Frequency
MZ: Marker Zoom BD: Bottom Discrimination
LOW frequency zoom mode
(BL-LF, BZ-LF, MZ-LF, BD-LF)
Low frequency single mode (LF)
High frequency single mode (HF)
High frequency zoom mode
(BL-HF, BZ-HF, MZ-HF, BD-HF)
User 1, 2
Low
frequency
High
frequency

1. OPERATION
3
1.4.2 Dual frequency display
Thelowfrequencypictureappearsonthe left;
the high frequency picture on the right. This
display is useful for comparing underwater
conditions with two different frequencies.
1.4.3 Zoom display
Zoom mode expands chosen area of the sin-
gle frequency picture. Five modes are avail-
able:bottomlock,bottomzoom,markerzoom
and two bottom discrimination modes. The
default mode is bottom lock. You can preset
the zoom mode to use on the Sounder menu.
Bottom lock display
The bottom lock display provides a normal
picture on the right half of the screen and a
16-600 feet (default: 16 feet) wide layer in
contact with the bottom is expanded onto the
left half of the screen. This mode is useful for
detecting bottom fish.
Note 1: The range of the zoom display can be
adjusted on the Range menu.
Note 2: Thezoom markercan beturnedon or
off on the Display menu.
Depth
Display
mode
Picture advance speed
Color
bar
Alarm
icon
1/2 P/R AUTO
*Minute marker ( two different color bars in 1 min.)
Range
Depth scale
0.0
Zero line
20
40
60
36.8ft
11.1kt SOG
8.2 ° C
Bottom
Fish
echo
Data box
Gain
- Left: Low freq.
- Right: High freq. Output power lowered
Interference rejector
Heaving
compensation
MANUAL L:2.0/H:2.0 LF
*
0
36.8ft
Low
frequency High
frequency
1/2
MANUAL L:2.0/H:2.0 LF/HF

20
40
60
20
40
60
Freq.
(kHz)
Beamwidth
Detection
range
Bottom
tail
50 Wide Low Deep Long
200 Narrow High Shallow Short
Resolution
0.0
Bottom shown as a straight line
*This area zoomed and displayed on left
half of screen.
Zoom marker
Fish
school
0.0
1/2MANUAL L:2.0/H:2.0 BL-LF
45.4ft
Single freq. displayBottom lock display
Zoomed
fish school
*
20
40
60
0
15
10
5

1. OPERATION
4
Bottom zoom display
This mode expands bottom and bottom fish
on the left-half window, and is useful for deter-
mining bottom contour. When the bottom
depth increases, the display automatically
shifts to keep the bottom echo at the lower
part of the screen.
Marker zoom display
This mode expands chosen area of the nor-
malpicturetofullverticalsizeofthe screenon
the left-half window. You may specify the por-
tion to expand by operating the VRM (Vari-
able Range Marker), which you can shift with
Sor T. The area between the VRM and
zoom marker is expanded. This mode is use-
fulfordeterminingthesizeoffishinthemiddle
water.
Bottom discrimination 1/2 display
The bottom discrimination 1/2 screen shows
the single picture on the right half of the
screen and the bottom discrimination display
occupies the left half of the screen. The bot-
tom discrimination display shows the bottom
as a straight line, which is useful for determin-
ing bottom hardness.
Bottom discrimination 1/3 display
This display is similar to the bottom discrimi-
nation 1/2 display except the bottom discrimi-
natordisplayoccupiesthebottom one-thirdof
the left half of the screen as below.
Zoom marker
Zoom marker automatically follows
change in depth.
Single freq. displayBottom zoom display
Bottom
MANUAL L:2.0/H:2.0 BZ-LF
45.2
ft
1/2
0.0
40
50
60
20
40
60
0
* This area zoomed on left half of screen.
Fish
school
1/2MANUAL L:2.0/H:2.0 MZ-LF
47.2
ft
Single freq. displayMarker zoom display
*
32.3
Zoomed fish
echo
VRM
20
40
60
0
30
35
40
Zoom marker
* Bottom tail
Long tail = Hard bottom
Short tail = Soft bottom
0.0
1/2MANUAL L:2.0/H:2.0 BD-LF
Single freq. display
Bottom
discrimination 1/2
display
*
47.2ft
20
40
60
0
20
0
10
5
0.0
45.4ft
* Bottom tail
Long tail = Hard bottom
Short tail = Soft bottom
1/2MANUAL L:2.0/H:2.0 BD-LF
Single freq. display
Bottom
discrimination 1/3
display
*
20
40
60
0
20
0
5
10

1. OPERATION
5
1.4.4 User 1 and 2 displays
The user displays let you customize displays
asdesired.Two displaysareprovidedandthe
default settings for each are
User 1 display: This screen is split vertically
three ways and is comprised of LF, HF and
MIX displays.
User 2 display: This display is split in fourths
and is comprised of LF, HF, LF bottom zoom
and HF bottom zoom displays.
Default user 1 display
Default user 2 display
1.5 Selecting a Range
1.5.1 Range adjustment meth-
od
Range can be adjusted manually or automat-
ically. Automatic adjustment is useful when
you are preoccupied with other tasks and do
not have the time to adjust the display.
1. PushtheRANGEcontroltoopentheauto
range setting window.
2. Use Sor Tto select Off or On as appro-
priate.
On: The range is automatically changed
to keep the bottom echoon the lowerhalf
of the screen. Range shift and gain are in-
operative in the Auto mode."AUTO_R" is
shown at the top left corner on the screen.
Off: The range may be chosen from eight
basic ranges. MANUAL is shown at the
top left corner on the screen.
1.5.2 Manual range adjust-
ment
1. Rotate the RANGE control to show the
range selection window.
Note: If you are using the dual frequency
display, and are set up for independent
range adjustment, push the RANGE con-
trol to switch between low and high fre-
quencies alternately. For details see Split
Range on page 31.
Mix displayLow
frequency
display
49.6
m
MANUAL L:2.0/H:2.0 LF/HF/MIX 1/2
0.0
20
40
60
0
20
40
60
0
20
40
60
0
High
frequency
display
High freq. displayLow freq. display
MANUAL L:2.0/H:2.0 BZ-LF/BZ-HF
Bottom zoom
display (LF) Bottom zoom display (HF)
1/2
0.0
30.2
ft
20
40
60
0
20
40
60
0
40
30
40
30
Range[LF]

1. OPERATION
6
2. Rotate the RANGE control to select a
range. The default ranges are as shown
in the table.
* HR is Hiro, Japanese unit of depth mea-
surement.
3. Press the ENTER key.
Note 1: Basic ranges may be preset as de-
sired, on the Range menu.
Note 2: The range mode indication (AUTO or
MANUAL), which appears at the top-left cor-
ner, may be turned on or off with Header Info
in the Display menu.
Note 3: In the dual frequency display, the
range forthe low and high frequencies can be
adjusted mutually or independently. Turn on
Split Range in the Range menu to enable in-
dependent adjustment.
1.6 Shifting the Range
The basic range and range shifting functions
used together give you the means to select
the depth you can see on the screen. The ba-
sic range can be thought of as providing a
"window" into the water column and range
shiftingas movingthe"window" to thedesired
depth.
Note: This function is inoperative when the
Auto mode is active.
1. Press Sor Ton the SHIFT key to show
the Shift setting window.
2. Use Sor Ton the SHIFT key to select
the amount of shift desired.
3. Press the MENU/ESC key to close the
window, or wait six seconds to automati-
cally close it.
Note 1: The bottom echo may be lost if the
amount of shift is greater than actual depth.
Note 2: "Auto Shift," which can be turned on
from the Sounder menu, automatically shifts
the range to keep the bottom echo on the
screen.
Note 3: You can set the shift value for each
range independently, by turning on Free Shift
in the Sounder menu.
Unit Basic Range No, Range
1234
m10204080
ft 30 60 120 250
fa 5 10 20 40
HR* 6 12 25 50
pb6122550
5678
m 150 300 500 1000
ft 500 1000 1600 3000
fa 80 160 250 600
HR* 100 200 300 600
pb 100 200 300 600
Display
Window can be
shifted up and
down to select
starting depth.

1. OPERATION
7
1.7 Adjusting the Gain
The gain may be adjusted automatically
(Fishing or Cruising) or manually. In automat-
ic operation, the gain is automatically adjust-
ed to display the bottom echo in reddish
brown. If you need to lower the gain in auto-
matic operation, use the gain offset feature.
For manual adjustment, see paragraph 1.7.2.
The Gain Area setting on the Sounder menu
determines how gain is adjusted. For setting
details, see Gain Area on page 22.
The “Normal” setting is the conventional gain
adjustment method; the gain setting affects
only current echoes.
The “All” setting applies gain to both current
and past echoes.
1.7.1 Selecting gain adjust-
ment method
1. PresstheGAIN-H (forHF) or GAIN-L (for
LF) control to open the Auto Gain setting
window.
2. Use Sor Tto select Fishing, Cruising or
Off as appropriate.
Fishing: This mode clearly displays
weaker echoes and is for searching fish
schools."H(L):AF"isshownatthetopleft
corner on the screen.
Crusing: This mode clearly displays
stronger echoes (for example, bottom)
and suppresses weak echoes. Use it for
general cruising. "H (L):AC" is shown at
the top left corner on the screen.
Off: Select to manually adjust gain.
3. For automatic operation (Fishing orCruis-
ing), usethe auto gain offset (range: -5 to
+5) with Wor X.
4. Press the ENTER key.
1.7.2 Manual gain adjustment
The GAIN HF and GAIN LF controls adjust
the sensitivity of the receiver. The setting
range is 0.0 to 10, and the current setting is
shown at the top of the screen as H (or L) +
XX (setting value).
Generally, use a higher setting for deep wa-
ters and a lower setting for shallow waters. In
any case, adjust the controls so that a slight
amount of noise remains on the screen.
Note: This function is inoperative if Gain/
Mode on the Navnet menu is set for NavNet.
See 1.20.6 for details.
GAIN: 0 GAIN: 4
Gain Area setting: "Normal"
Gain Area setting: "All"
GAIN: 0 GAIN: 4
CAUTION
Adjust the gain properly. Incorrect gain may
give wrong depth indication, which could
result in grounding if the vessel is steered
according to the depth indication.
Gain too high Gain proper Gain too low

1. OPERATION
8
1.8 Measuring Depth
The VRM (Variable Range Marker) measures
the depth to fish schools, etc.
1. Use Sor Tto place the VRM on the ob-
ject to measure depth.
2. Read the VRM depth just above the VRM.
1.9 Menu Operating
Procedure
The FCV-1150 has nine menus: Sounder,
TxRx, Display, Accu Fish, Stabi(lizer), Nav-
Net, Alarm, Data, and System (with nine sub
menus).
Below is the basic menu operating procedure.
1. Press the MENU/ESC key to open the
menu.
2. Use Sor Tto select a menu. The cursor
(yellow) highlights current selection. The
items in the right window change with
menu selected.
3. Press the ENTER key to send the cursor
to the menu item window. (Alternatively,
you can press X.) The cursor (yellow)
shiftstothemenuitem window (right)and
the color of the bar at the top of the menu
item windowchanges from gray toblue to
indicate that the menu item window is ac-
tive.
4. Use Sor Tto select a menu item and
press the ENTER key. The menu item's
setting box or setting window appears.
5. Use Sor Tto select an option.
6. Press the ENTER key to save the setting.
Thesettingbox orwindowdisappears.To
escape without changing setting, press
the MENU/ESC key instead of the EN-
TER key.
7. To select another menu, press the
MENU/ESC key. The cursor (yellow)
moves tothe menu window. Youcan also
use Wto move the cursor.
8. Press the MENU/ESC key to close the
menu. (Several presses may be neces-
sary.)
VRM
32.5
VRM Depth
1/2
38.7
ft
MANUAL L:2.0/H:2.0 LF
20
40
60
0
Cursor
(yellow)
*1
*1 Displayed with connection
of transducer 50/200-1T.
*2 Displayed with connection of
NavNet 3D.
Currently selected menu
Menu window
"System" has sub
menus.
(See chapter 2.)
Menu item
window
*2

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1.10 Picture Advance
Speed
The picture advance speed determines how
quickly the vertical scan lines run across the
screen. When choosing a picture advance
speed, keep in mind that a fast advance
speed will expand echoes horizontally on the
screen and a slow advance speed will con-
tract them. A fast advance speed is useful for
observing the rugged bottom closely. A slow
advance speed is useful for observing the
smooth bottom.
1. Press the MENU/ESC key to open the
menu.
2. Use Sor Tto select Sounder and press
the ENTER key.
3. Use Sto select Pic. Advance and press
the ENTER key.
4. Use Sor Tto select picture advance
speeddesiredandpress the ENTER key.
The fractions in the window indicate the
number of scan lines produced per trans-
mission. 1/16 is the slowest speed and 4/
1 is the fastest speed. 1/16 means one
scan line is produced every 16 transmis-
sions. "Stop" freezes the display and is
useful for taking a photo of the display.
5. Press the MENU/ESC key twice to finish.
1.11 Rejecting Interfer-
ence
Interference from other acoustic equipment
operating nearby or other electronic equip-
ment on your boat may show itself on the dis-
play as shown in the figure below. When this
occurs use the interference rejector.
Fast Slow
CAUTION
Neither the picture nor the depth indication
is updated and whenthe picture is stopped.
For those reasons, do not steer the vessel
while monitoring the picture/depth indica-
tion when the picture is stopped.
Slow
Fast
Interference from
other sounder Electrical interference

1. OPERATION
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1. Press the MENU/ESC key to open the
menu.
2. Use Sor Tto select Sounder and press
the ENTER key.
3. Use Sor Tto select Interference and
press the ENTER key.
4. Use Sor Tto turn the interference rejec-
tor on or off and press the ENTER key.
Off: Turn off the interference rejector.
Low, Medium, High: High provides the
greatest degree of suppression and Low
provides the weakest.
Auto: Automatically reject interference.
5. Press the MENU/ESC key twice to close
the window.
1.12 Erasing Weak Ech-
oes
Sediment in the water or reflections from
plankton may bepainted on the display in low
intensity tones, as shown in the illustration be-
low. You can remove theseunwanted echoes
with the Color Erase feature.
1. Press the MENU/ESC key to open the
menu.
2. Use Sor Tto select Sounder and press
the ENTER key.
3. Use Sor Tto select Color Erase and
press the ENTER key.
4. Use Sor Tto select the color to erase
and press the ENTER key. The setting
range is 0 to 50(%), in intervals of 5(%).
The larger the setting value, the greater
the number of colors that are erased.
5. Press the MENU/ESC key twice to close
the menu.
1.13 Rejecting Clutter
Low intensity "speckles" may appear over
most of screen. This is mainly due to sedi-
ment in the water or noise. These unwanted
echoes can be rejected, when using the man-
ual mode, by adjusting Clutter on the menu.
Clutter is automatically adjusted in the auto
gain mode.
1. Press the MENU/ESC key to open the
menu.
2. Use Sor Tto select Sounder and press
the ENTER key.
IMPORTANT
Turn off the interference rejector when no
interference exists, so as not to miss small
echoes.
Weak
echoes

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3. Use Sor Tto select Clutter and press
the ENTER key.
4. Use Sor Tto select HF Clutter or LF
Clutter as applicable and press the EN-
TER key.
5. Use Sor Tto set clutter level and press
the [ENTER] key. The setting range is 0-
100(%), in intervals of 10(%). The larger
the setting, the greater the degree of clut-
ter rejection.
6. Use Sor Tto select HF Curve or LF
Curve as applicable and press the EN-
TER key. The setting box shown below
appears.
Std: Strong color echoes are displayed
as is and weak color echoes are shown
smaller, when the clutter level setting is
raised.
Linear: Allechoes are displayed smaller,
when the clutter level setting is raised.
H: Show individual fish.
L: Show small targets such as plankton.
S: Display large individual fish located be-
tween the surface and midwater.
Custom: Emphasize strong-to-medium
strength echoes. See User Clutter on
page 29.
7. Use Sor Tto select setting desired and
press the ENTER key.
8. Press the MENU/ESC key several times
to close the window.
1.14 Adjusting TVG
A fish school at a deep depth is displayed in
weak colors even if it is equal in strength to
one in shallow waters. This is due to propaga-
tion attenuation of the ultrasonic wave. To
compensate for this difference, use TVG.
TVGautomaticallyadjuststhegainwithdepth
so that echoes of the same strength and dif-
ferent depths are shown in the same colors
regardless of their depths. The gain is in-
creased with depth todisplay echoes of equal
strengths in the same colors. In the figure be-
low,forexample,theTVG issetfor100mand
the TVG level is adjusted. Then, unwanted
echoes at a distance less than 100 m are de-
leted and echoes at depths greater than 100
m are not affected.
1. Press the MENU/ESC key to open the
menu.
2. Use Sor Tto select Sounder and press
the ENTER key.
IMPORTANT
Do not set the TVG too high; close-range
echoes may not be displayed. Carefully
adjust the TVG while observing the display.
0 m
100
0 m
100
Unwanted
echoes appear. Unwanted
echoes suppressed.
TVG OFF:
Fish schools of
equal strengths
shown in different
sizes and colors.
TVG adjusted:
Fish schools of
equal strengths
shown in same
sizes and colors.

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3. Use Sor Tto select TVG and press the
ENTER key.
4. UseSorTtoselectHF TVGDistanceor
LFTVGDistanceas applicableand press
the ENTER key.
5. Use Sor Tto set TVG distance.
100-1500 ft: 10 ft intervals
1500-3000 ft: 50 ft intervals
6. Press the ENTER key. The distance set-
ting value in the TVG window changes to
the one you set.
7. Use Sor TtoselectHFTVGLevelor LF
TVG Level as applicable and press the
ENTER key.
8. Use Sor Tto set TVG level and press
the ENTER key The higher the level the
less the gain at near distance.
9. Press the MENU/ESC key several times
to close the window.
1.15 A-scope Display
This display shows echoes at each transmis-
sion with amplitudes and tone proportional to
their intensities, on the right side of the
screen. It is useful for estimating the type of
fish school and bottom composition.
Note: In the horizontal split dual frequency
display the a-scope display appears on both
high and low frequency displays. In the verti-
cal split dual frequency display the a-scope
display only appears on the high frequency
display.
1. Press the MENU/ESC key to open the
menu.
2. Use Sor Tto select Display and press
the ENTER key.
3. Use Sto select A-Scope and press the
ENTER key.
4. Use Sor Tto selecttheA-scopepresen-
tation desired and press the ENTER key.
Normal: Display shows echoes at each
transmission with amplitudes and tone
proportional to their intensities.
Peak: "Normal" A-scope display plus
peak-hold amplitude picture in dots for
last five seconds.
Default setting for FUNCTION control