Standard Horizon FF525 User manual

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This guide relates to the CPN Series Chart Plotters CPN700i and CPN1010i
For older GPS Chart Plotters, the manual is available for download at
www.standardhorizon.comorbycontactingMarineProductSupportat800-
767-2450 ext 6800.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC limits for Class A digital devices. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed or
used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference with radio
communications.
There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular instance. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to other equipment, try to correct the problem
by relocating the equipment.
Consult an authorized STANDARD HORIZON dealer or other qualified service technician
iftheproblemcannotbecorrected.Operationissubjecttothefollowingconditions:(1)This
devicecannotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
·The FF525 contains dangerous high-voltage circuits which only experienced techni-
cians can handle.
·STANDARD HORIZON will not be liable for errors contained herein, or for incidental
or consequential damages in connection with the performance or use of this material.
·Because we frequently update our software and applications, the pictures shown
through this Owner’s Manual may be slightly different from what you see.
When plugging in or unplugging a transducer to the FF525 make sure power is turned off.
Copyright 2012. YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD. All rights reserved. Printed in Italy.
No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD.
OM CODE: CPN Operation Manual - Issue D - 100712

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 - INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................7
1.0 CONVENTIONS USED.....................................................................................7
1.1 GENERAL INFORMATION...............................................................................7
1.1.0 PRODUCT SUPPORT INQUIRIES .....................................................7
2 - CONNECTING THE FF525 .................................................................................................8
2.0 CPN700i ............................................................................................................8
2.1 CPN1010i ..........................................................................................................9
3 - OPERATION ......................................................................................................................10
3.0 UNDERSTANDING THE FISH FINDER PAGE ............................................. 10
3.1 FISH FINDER DISPLAY ................................................................................. 12
3.2 DISPLAYING THE FISH FINDER PAGE .......................................................13
3.2.0 Auto Full Page....................................................................................13
3.2.1 200 kHz Full, 50 kHz Full and 50&200 kHz Display Pages ..............13
3.2.2 200 kHz and 50 kHz Zoom Pages .....................................................14
3.2.3 200 kHz and 50 kHz Fish/Chart Pages .............................................14
3.3 FISH FINDER SOFT KEYS ............................................................................14
4 - FISH FINDER SETUP MENU............................................................................................17
4.0 FISH FINDER COLOR....................................................................................17
4.1 PRESETS .......................................................................................................18
4.2 FREQUENCY..................................................................................................18
4.3 GAIN MODE....................................................................................................19
4.4 RANGE MENU ................................................................................................19
4.4.0 Range Mode .......................................................................................20
4.4.1 Depth ..................................................................................................20
4.4.2 Shift ....................................................................................................20
4.5 INTERFERENCE REJECTION ......................................................................20
4.6 SENSITIVITY MENU ......................................................................................21
4.6.0 Gain ....................................................................................................21
4.6.1 STC (Sensitivity Time Control) ..........................................................21
4.6.2 Surface Noise Filter ...........................................................................23
4.7 DISPLAY SETUP ............................................................................................23
4.7.0 Color Settings.....................................................................................24
4.7.1 Scrolling Speed ..................................................................................24
4.7.2 White Line .......................................................................................... 24
4.7.3 Fish Symbols......................................................................................24
4.7.4 A-Scope..............................................................................................24
4.7.5 Water Temperature ............................................................................24
4.8 TRANSDUCER SETUP ..................................................................................25
4.8.0 Keel Offset .........................................................................................25
4.8.1 Calibrate Water Speed.......................................................................25
4.8.2 Calibrate Water Temp........................................................................25
4.8.3 Calibrate Aux Temp ...........................................................................25
4.8.4 Set Defaults........................................................................................26
4.9 ALARMS..........................................................................................................26

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4.9.0 Shallow Water ....................................................................................26
4.9.1 Deep Water ........................................................................................26
4.9.2 Fish.....................................................................................................26
4.9.3 Temperature Upper............................................................................27
4.9.4 Temperature Lower ............................................................................27
4.9.5 Temperature Rate ..............................................................................27
4.10 SAVE SETTINGS TO USER SD CARD.........................................................27
4.11 LOAD SETTINGS FROM USER SD CARD .................................................. 27
4.12 RESTORE CURRENT PRESET DEFAULTS ................................................28
5 - OPERATION TIPS .............................................................................................................29
INDEX ......................................................................................................................................32

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1 - INTRODUCTION
This manual provides basic information in becoming familiar with the advanced functions
oftheFF525beforeyoustartusingitcombinedwiththeSTANDARDHORIZONCPNSeries
Chart Plotters.
1.0 CONVENTIONS USED
AnymenuoperationandfunctionsactivationinthisOperationManualisrelatedtothe7inch
CPN700iand10inchCPN1010iMultimediaChartPlottersmodelswithsoftwarecapableto
operate with FF525. Whenever it is necessary, a note has been inserted for those models
with operational differences.
For general operations (as power up sequence, brightness control, keys and touchscreen
operations,changing pagesandcustomizing PageSoftKeys,andso on...) pleasereferto
the Multimedia CPN Series Chart Plotters CPN700i/CPN1010i Owner's Manual.
1.1 GENERAL INFORMATION
1.1.0 PRODUCT SUPPORT INQUIRIES
If you have any questions or comments:
·USA customers should contact STANDARD HORIZON on 714-827-7600 or by email
[email protected].
·UK customers should contact STANDARD HORIZON on 01962 866667 or by email
[email protected].
·European customers should contact their local dealer or distributor for support.

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2 - CONNECTING THE FF525
The FF525 must be properly installed according the following instructions to get the best
possible performance. For more information on installation please see the FF525
Installation Manual.
2.0 CPN700i
Gray and White wires should not be connected to other devices when the FF525 is connected.

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2.1 CPN1010i
Gray and White wires should not be connected to other devices when the FF525 is connected.

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3 - OPERATION
3.0 UNDERSTANDINGTHEFISHFINDERPAGE
The display on CPN Series Chart Plotters shows a history of time of the echoes received
by the transducer. The CPN Series Chart Plotters have a menu that allows adjustments to
receiver sensitivity, Depth Range and Scrolling Speed of the Fish Finder display.
The following is a brief description of terms listed in the previous Figure:
1
Warning Message
Flashing label that is turned On when the echo sounder is in Simulation mode.
The following is the list of the warning messages:
·SHALLOW WATER ALARM
·DEEP WATER ALARM
·HIGH WATER TEMP ALARM
·LOW WATER TEMP ALARM
·WATER TEMP RATE ALARM
·FISH SPOT
·NO DATA, problem with connection between CPN and Fish Finder Tee Cable
2
Fish Finder window
Graphic presentation of sonar soundings recorded as a continuous bottom scrolling
across the screen from right to left. Such recordings represent the image of the water
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rightsideofthescreenareclosertoyouthanthoseontheleft. Thecorrectinterpretation
oftheFishFinderpageallowsretrievingusefulinformationaboutwhatisundertheboat.
3
Digital Depth
Readout of the current bottom depth.
4
Water Temperature
Readoutofthecurrentwatertemperaturereturnedbythetemperaturesensorincluded
in DST520, DST521, DST523, DST525, DST526, DST527, DST528A.
5
Shallow Alarm Bar
Located on the right side of the Range Bar, the Shallow Alarm Bar shows the range
outside of which the depth measurement will trigger a Shallow Alarm.
6
Range Bar
Vertical graduated bar, located along the right side of the screen. It is a scale which
reflects the depth of the area being displayed.
7
Variable Depth Marker (VDM)
Horizontal line on to the Fish Finder page window with a depth label. Move the
ShuttlePoint knob Up or Down to change the position of the VDM. The label displays
thedepthofthecursorposition.TheVDMcanbemovedtoanylocationpinpointingthe
depth of a target.
8
A-Scope
Real time representation of fish and bottom features passing through the beam of the
transducer, drawn as column of horizontal lines whose length and hue is proportional
to the echo strength returned. The color of the echo strength depends on the selected
display color. When the default palette is selected, the strongest sonar returns will be
shown as red and weaker returns will be shown blue.
9
Deep Alarm Bar
Bar located on the left side of the Range Bar, showing the portion of the Echogram
currentlyrepresentedinthezoomedwindow (ontheleftpartofthescreen).Itisturned
On selecting the Echosounder Split page.
10
Transmit Frequency
Shows the selected depth transmit frequency. As a reference, 200 kHz selection is
normally used to see targets in depth up to 400 Ft, and 50 kHz is used in water over
400 Ft.
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Color Bar1
Colored scale located on the left side of the screen that shows the colors used in the
Fish Finder page to represent the echoes strength. The color on the top of the bar
FF525representsthemaximumechostrength,whilethecoloronthebottomofthebar
represents the minimum echo strength.
1ColorBarisdisplayedonlyifthe FishFinderisin16colors(not256colors)mode.Referto Par.4.0FISH
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3.1 FISH FINDER DISPLAY
1
Fish
Fish are usually represented by small dots on the display when using 200 kHz and by
arches when using 50 kHz.
2
Thermocline
Are the zones where two layers of different water temperatures meet. The greater the
temperature differential, the denser the thermocline shows on the screen. Thermo-
clinesarerepresentedashorizontalstripesofnoise.Theyareveryimportantforfishing
since often many species of game fish like to suspend in, just above, or just below the
thermoclines.
3
White Line
TheWhiteLineshowsthedifferencebetweenhard,softbottomsandevendistinguish-
es between fish and structures located near the bottom. In this way it is easier to tell
the difference between a hard and soft bottom and even to distinguish fish and
structures located nearby the bottom.
4
Surface Clutter
Appears like noise at the top of the screen extending many feet below the surface. It’s
caused by many things, including air bubbles, bait fish, plankton and algae.
5
Structures
Generally, the term “structure” is used to identify objects like wrecks and weeds rising
from the bottom.
6
Bottom Echo Profile
Bottom profile recorded by the FF525. When the echo sounder is set in Auto Range
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3.2 DISPLAYING THE FISH FINDER PAGE
This section explains how to show the Fish Finder display pages.
1. Press the key, tap on Fishfinder. In the bottom of the page the available
selections appear.
2. Tap on the right or left bottom arrow to scroll the Desktop Icons to display the desired
icon. From the left:
·FULL 200kHz opens the Fish Finder 200 kHz Full page
·FULL 50kHz opens the Fish Finder 50 kHz Full page
·200kHz & CHART opens the Fish Finder 200 kHz page on the right side and the Chart
page on the left
·50kHz&CHARTopenstheFishFinder50kHzpageontherightsideandtheChartpage
on the left
·DUAL openstheFishFinder200 kHzpage onthe rightside andthe 50kHz pageontheleft
·ZOOM 200kHz opens the Fish Finder 200 kHz Zoom page
·ZOOM 50kHz opens the Fish Finder 50 kHz Zoom page
·AUTO opens the Fish Finder 50/200 kHz Zoom page.
3. Tap on the desired display. See the example below. All Fish Finder page options are
shown in the following paragraphs.
3.2.0 AUTO FULL PAGE
When this page is selected, the FF525 automatically changes the transmit frequency to
showdepths.Automaticswitchingoccurswhendepthofwaterislessthan400Ft(200kHz)
and greater than 400 Ft (50 kHz).
3.2.1 200kHz FULL,50kHz FULLAND50&200kHz DISPLAYPAGES
Allows the user to setup the CPN Series Chart Plotters display to show 200 kHz, 50 kHz or
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3.2.2 200 kHz AND 50 kHz ZOOM PAGES
Allowstheuser tozoomintothe 200kHzor50 kHzFishFinderdisplay toshowdetailof the
area selected by the VDM (Variable Depth Marker). Referring to the image below, the left
display shows the zoomed display and the right display shown the unzoomed display.
Toselecttheareatobezoomedinmovethe ShuttlePointKnobUporDownwhichmoves
the VDM line. To zoom In or Out, press the or keys.
The zoom ranges are 2x and 4x the normal Fish Finder display.
3.2.3 200 kHz AND 50 kHz FISH/CHART PAGES
SelectsthedisplaytoshowtheChartpageonthelefthalfofthescreenandtheFishFinder
on the right half of the screen. 200 kHz or 50 kHz Fish Finder can be selected on the right
half of the display.
WhenFish/Chartpageisselected,youwillnoticeoneofthewindowswillhavearedborder
around it. This red border indicates which window the CPN Series Chart Plotter has the
focus on, meaning if the ShuttlePoint Knob or a finger is tapped to moved the cursor on
window will move. The focus may be changed to the other window by tapping the desired
screen: the red border around the window is moved from active window to the other.
With the focus on the Chart page the cursor may be moved and all chart menus can be
selected. When focus is on the Fish Finder window the Variable Range Marker can be
moved to see the depths of targets and Fish Finder menus can be accessed.
3.3 FISH FINDER SOFT KEYS
When a Fish Finder page is selected, tapping anywhere on the screen brings up the Soft
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The Soft Key
Tapping on the Soft Key shows the Manual Gain window:
Tap on or to reach the desired value, than tap on (the Manual Gain window
disappears).
The Soft Key
Tapping on the Soft Key shows the Sensitivity Time Control window:
Tap on or to reach the desired value, than tap on (the STC window disappears).
The Soft Key
Tapping on the Soft Key shows the Interference Rejection window:
Tap on or to reach the desired value, than tap on (the Interference Rejection
window disappears).
The Soft Key
Tapping on the Soft Key shows the Range window:

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The range window allows to adjust the Shift and Depth value. Tap on the relative or
to reach the desired value, than tap on (the Range window disappears).
The Soft Key
Tapping on the Soft Key shows the Frequency window:
Tap on or to reach the desired value, than tap on (the Frequency window
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4 - FISH FINDER SETUP MENU
ThissectionexplainshowtoshowtheFishFinderSetupmenuanddescribetheFishFinder
Setup menu sub-options. Select the Fish Finder page then follow the procedure below:
1. Tap anywhere on the screen (see A) to show the Soft Keys (see B):
2. Tap on the Soft Key (see C). The following menu appears (see D).
Toseeadditionalitems,tapunderbarormovethe ShuttlePointKnobdownorturnthe RotaryKnob.
3. Tap on the item you want.
4. Press the key or tap on to exit the menu.
4.0 FISH FINDER COLOR
Allows you to choose the Fish Finder color between 16 and 256 colors. Select the Fish
Finder page then follow the procedure below:
1. Tap anywhere on the screen.

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2. Tap on the Soft Key.
3. TappingonFISHFINDERCOLORselectstheFishFindercolorbetween16colorsand
256 colors. The menu disappears and a Warning window is momentarily be shown
Please wait, the system will now apply the new setting.
4.1 PRESETS
To simplify menu selections, the FF525 has two presets that can be easily selected for
fishing or cruising. Select the Fish Finder page then follow the procedure below:
1. Tap anywhere on the screen.
2. Tap on the Soft Key.
3. Tapping on PRESETS selects between Fish and Cruise.
4. When the item you want has been selected, press the key or tap on to exit
the menu.
ForGain andGainOffsetsettingsrefer toSensitivity menu.ForRange andShift settingsreferto Range
menu (see Par. 4.4).
4.2 FREQUENCY
Allows you to choose the frequency among Auto, 50 kHz, 200 kHz or 50&200 kHz when
single frequency page is selected. Select the Fish Finder page then follow the procedure
below:
1. Tap anywhere on the screen.
2. Tap on the Soft Key.
3. Tap on FREQUENCY.

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4. Tap on the desired frequency.
5. Whentheitemyouwanthasbeenselected,pressthe keyortapon toexitthemenu.
4.3 GAIN MODE
AllowsyoutochoosetheGainMode.SelecttheFishFinderpagethenfollowtheprocedure
below:
1. Tap anywhere on the screen.
2. Tap on the Soft Key.
3. Tapping on GAIN MODE selects between Auto Mode and Manual Mode:
·Auto Mode
AllowstheFishFindertoautomaticallyadjustreceiverGaindependingonwaterdepth.
·Manual Mode
Allows the user to change the Gain manually to fine tune the FF525’s receiver.
4. Whentheitemyouwanthasbeenselected,pressthe keyortapon toexitthemenu.
4.4 RANGE MENU
Select the Fish Finder page then follow the procedure below:
1. Tap anywhere on the screen.
2. Tap on the Soft Key.
3. TaponRANGEMENU.ApopupwindowwillbeshownwiththeavailableoptionsRange
Mode, Depth and Shift.

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4. Tap on the desired item (see the following paragraphs).
5. When the item you want has been selected, press the key or tap on to exit
the menu.
4.4.0 RANGE MODE
·Manual Mode
Used to set the Depth Range (from the surface) the Fish Finder display will show.
·Auto Range
The Fish Finder automatically determines the Range to keep the bottom visible in the
lower bottom of the screen. In this mode, Shift is always set to 0.
·Bottom Lock
TheBottomLockfunctionkeepsthescreendisplaylockedontoacertainRangearound
thebottom.Let’s saythe bottom is400 Ftand the BottomLock Rangeisset todisplay
30 Ft around the bottom, the screen (instead of displaying from 0 Ft to e.g. 450 Ft) will
display only a Range of 30 Ft around the bottom, e.g. from 380 Ft to 410 Ft.
4.4.1 DEPTH
Moves the display from showing the bottom to the depth value entered.
4.4.2 SHIFT
Shifts the display from the bottom of the transducer to the depth value entered.
Example: Your vessel is in about 57 Ft of water, however there is fish suspended in 35 Ft
of water. You want to display to 10 Ft area around the fish. Shift would be set
to 30 Ft and Depth would be set to 40 Ft shown in the following example.
4.5 INTERFERENCE REJECTION
Turns On or Off a filter to remove noise from other Fish Finder or Depth Sounders. Select
the Fish Finder page then follow the procedure below:
1. Tap anywhere on the screen.

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2. Tap on the Soft Key.
3. Tapping on INTERF REJECT selects between On and Off.
4. Whentheitemyouwanthasbeenselected,pressthe keyortapon toexitthemenu.
4.6 SENSITIVITY MENU
AllsettingsintheSensitivitymenuarerelatedtotheselectedFishFindertransmitfrequency
(50 or 200 kHz). Select the Fish Finder page then follow the procedure below:
1. Tap anywhere on the screen.
2. Tap on the Soft Key.
3. Tapon SENSITIVITY MENU.Apopupwindowwill beshownwith theavailableoptions
GAIN, STC, STC STRENGTH and SURF NOISE FILT.
4. Tap on the desired item (see the following paragraphs).
5. Whentheitemyouwanthasbeenselected,pressthe keyortapon toexitthemenu.
4.6.0 GAIN
AllowsyoutocontroltheSensitivityoftheunit’sreceiverfrom0to100%.Toseemoredetail,
increasethereceiverSensitivitybyselectingahigherGainpercentage.Ifthereistoomuch
detail or if the screen is cluttered, lowering the Sensitivity may increase the clarity of the
display.
When the Gain Mode option is set to Auto, the receivers Gain cannot be changed.
WhentheGainModeoptionissettoManual,theGaincanbemanuallyadjusted.Whenswitching
fromAutomaticto ManualMode,theGain+Offsetvalue iscopiedintothe ManualGainsetting of
thereceiver.
4.6.1 STC (SENSITIVITY TIME CONTROL)
The STC function attenuates echoes from surface down to the specified STC depth by
changing the sensitivity of the receiver, decreasing it near the surface and gradually
increasing it as the depth increases. STC impacts bottom finding so it can be particularly
useful to track a rocky sea bottom distinguishing it from mud in suspension over it. For
example when close to rivers outlet to the sea (consider to use at same time also Dual
Frequency mode and White Line for an easier identification of real sea bottom), as well as
to solve issues in false bottom detection when in presence of significant surface clutter
(reading shallow, example 3 Ft).
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Suchvaluesare goodinmostconditions.However whennavigatinginveryshallowwaters
itmaybenecessarytoswitchittoOFF,whileinverydeepwaterswithalotofSurfaceClutter
it may be better to increase it to MID or LONG.
In some situations it may be necessary to adjust the STC so the sounder can read through the surface
noise and show the bottom. One indication that the STC needs to be changed is when the display
intermittently changes the depth from the correct depth to a very shallow depth.
The STC can be changed from Short, Mid, Long and Custom.
· STC Length
Thisis thedepth rangewhich theSTCoperates. Incustom modeit canbevariedfrom
0Ftto1000Ft(60Ftor255Ftonprevioussoftwareversions).Inpresetmodeit’svalue
is reported in the following table.
· STC Strength
ItisthestartingattenuationvalueoftheSTC.ItactsbyattenuatingtheGainofthegiven
percentage value. In custom mode it can be varied from 0% to 100%. The STC effect
is maximum near the surface, to mitigate the Surface Clutter and it progressively
diminishes to 0 at the selected STC depth.
· Preset values table
When in shallow water and the Fish Finder display is showing a bottom or digital
readout deeper than the actual depth this situation may occur if STC is set to LONG
or MID when the bottom is shallow. This issue may be resolved by adjusting the STC
value to SHORT or even to OFF in very shallow waters.
When in DEEP WATER the Fish Finder display is showing a very shallow bottom or
digitalreadoutthismayhappenbecauseinconditionsofstrongSurfaceCluttertheFish
Finder may erroneously look on to the Surface Clutter. To solve this situation try to
increase the STC to LONG or to CUSTOM increasing the STC length and strength.
When in DEEP WATER the Fish Finder doesn’t see the bottom, this may happen
because the bottom is out of range or is very near to the maximum depth that can be
trackedbytheFishFinder.Inthelattercasethismayhappenifthebottomcomposition
is soft as mud, if the sea conditions are bad, there are thermoclines or the water is full
of suspended materials (silt, plankton). All these factors may affect considerably the
performanceoftheFishFindertobeabletoseethebottom.Inthesecaseschangethe
RANGE MODE from AUTO to MANUAL Range and manually adjust the depth range
until the bottom echo becomes visible on the Fish Finder display.