Furuno FE-700 Manual

NAVIGATIONAL ECHO SOUNDER
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FE-700 OPERATOR'S GUIDE
The purpose of this guide is to provide the basic operating procedures. For detailed information, see the Operator's Manual.
Depth Below Surface
MODE
DBS
1. Select DBS with
MODE knob.
2.
3.
DRAFT a0.0 m
-/+: To set option
aSet the draft
of the ship.
Shallow Depth Alarm
To set preset depth for shallow depth alarm:
1.
2.
MUTE
ALARM
a
-/+: To set option
DEPTH ALARM
10 m
aSet the
preset depth.
To acknowledge the alarm:
MUTE
ALARM
a
Tone and Brilliance
1.
2.
3.
BRILL
aAdjust brilliance.
BRILL:
TONE:
LOW qpHIGH
8
LOW - + HIGH
3
aAdjust tone.
AUTO COLOR
qp
Panel Dimmer
1.
2.
a
aAdjust illumination
of the control panel.
DIM
DIMMER: 5
LOW - + HIGH
Picture Color
1.
2.
a
aSelect a number,
referring to the
table below.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 +
COLOR
COLOR
p
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Background
Monochrome, 8 intensities
Blue
Black
White
Blue
Black
White
Black
White
Red infill
Red infill
Red infill
Yellow infill
Yellow infill
Yellow infill
7 colors (Strata)
7 colors (Strata)
6 colors
6 colors
6 colors
6 colors
6 colors
6 colors
Seabed Others
marks
Automatic Operation
1.
2.
a
aON
AUTO
q
-/+: To set option
AUTO MODE
OFF ON
aOFF
The automatic function automatically
selects the proper gain, range scale
and clutter level according to depth.
Range Scale
1. a
Rotate to set
range scale to
display bottom.
1
2
3
45
6
7
8
RANGE
The default range scale: 5, 10,
20, 40, 100, 200, 400, 800 m.
These values can be changed
in menu. In AUTO mode, the
range scale is automatically
adjusted.
Gain Control
1. a
Rotate to set
gain so that a
slight amount
of noise
remains on
the screen.
GAIN
28
10
0
46
MODE: See page 2.
Depth unit
Depth
Depth measurement
method (Below transducer,
Below surface, or Below keel)
From above:
Transducer in use,
Range setting,
Gain setting,
Mode setting
Shallow depth alarm setting
Range scale
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MODE
MODE
HELP
MENU
OS DATA
LOGBOOK
HISTORY
DBS
NAV
Rotate to select an appropriate mode.
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1) NAV mode shows the depth from the
transducer to the bottom.
Default screen is as follows.
Color: Amber
Range: Automatic setting
Window: 15 minutes width
Shallow depth alarm: 20 m
2) DBS mode provides a draft-adjusted depth
reading. The draft is adjusted by the DRAFT key.
3) HISTORY mode provides a mix of contour
and strata displays. Press the [+] or [-] key to
move the contour display (max. past 24 hours)
forward or backward.
History of the bottom
MENU
HELP
OS DATA
LOGBOOK
HISTORY
DBS
NAV
HISTORY
4) LOGBOOK mode shows time, depth and
own ship position in tabular format.
60/60
TIME DEPTH L/L
11:00:00
11:01:00
11:02:00
11:03:00
11:04:00
11:05:00
47.5
47.5
47.5
47.5
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47.5
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47.5
36°55.012 N
135°23.123 E
36°55.012 N
135°23.123 E
36°55.013 N
135°23.123 E
36°55.013 N
135°23.123 E
36°55.014 N
135°23.123 E
36°55.014 N
135°23.123 E
5) OS DATA mode displays own ship data, DATA 1 or
DATA 2 (depending on system menu setting).
OS DATA
NAV
DBS
LOGBOOK
OS DATA
HELP
MENU
HISTORY
N
E
POSITION DGPS
COURSE TRUE
SPEED BT
TIME
DEPTH
6) HELP provides information about keys.
7) MENU provides functions which normally do not
require frequent adjustment.
CLUTTER
9(0∼16)
INTERFERENCE REJECT
OFF IR1 IR2 IR3
PICTURE ADVANCE
SLOW FAST
TREND INDICATOR
OFF ON
INTERVAL
5 s 1 min 2 min
1/2
qp: To select item
- +: To set option
DATA 1
TIME UTC
11:23:45
DEPTH
172 m
DATA 2