Furuno FCV-1200L manual

COLOR LCD SOUNDER FCV -1200L/1200LM[...]

Your Local Agent/Dealer Your Local Agent/Dealer 9-52 Ashihara-cho, 9-52 Ashihara-cho, Nishinomi y a, Ja p an Nishinomi y a, Ja p an Tele p hone : Tele p hone : 0798-65-2111 0798-65-2111 Telefax : Telefax : 0798-65-4200 0798-65-4200 FIRST EDITION : FIRST EDITION : APR. APR. 2000 2000 Printed in Japan Printed in Japan A ll ri g hts reserved. A ll ri [...]

i SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS WARNING ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD Do not open the equipment. Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment. Immediately turn off the power at the switchboard if water leaks into the equipment or something is dropped in the equipment. Continued use of the equipment can cause fire or electrical shock. Contact a FURUNO[...]

ii FOREWORD A Word to FCV-120 0L/120 0LM O wners Congratulat ions on y our choice of the FURUNO FCV-1200L/FCV-1200LM COLOR LCD SOUNDER. We are con fident you will see why the FURUNO name has become synony mous with quality and reliabilit y . FCV-1200L is a dual-frequency color LCD sounder , and FCV- 1200LM is a monitor which displays the signal fro[...]

iii T ABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD................................................................................................................... ii INDICA TIONS ................................................................................................................. v SYSTEM CONFIGURA TION .................................................[...]

iv 3. SYSTEM MENU ................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 SYST EM Menu Oper ation ....................................................................................................... .. 3-1 3.2 SYST EM SETT ING Menu ...............................................................[...]

v INDICA TIONS The illustrat ion below shows the indications as they appear on the portrait-type monitor unit. Their locations are also the same on the landscape-type monitor unit. T his manual shows all display screen illustrations using the portrait-type monit or unit. LF 49.6 1/1 ft 20 40 60 80 0 0 19.7 Seabed Fish school Depth scale VRM Depth W[...]

vi SYSTEM CONFIGURA TION No te : Thi s e qui pm ent i s i ntended for m ari ne us e o nly . S tan dar d ty pe M onitor u nit M U-101C is s uppl ie d as st andar d. T h e illu stration belo w shows the portrait-ty pe moni tor u nit a nd co ntrol unit. Ship's Mains 12-24 VDC Rectifier R U-1746B-2 100/110/115/200/ 220/230 V A C 1 φ , 50/60 Hz PR[...]

vii Blackbox ty pe Monitor unit MU-101C is not supplied. The external monitor is required. Connect the control unit CV-1201 or CV-1202 to the interface unit IF-8000. Ship's Mains 12-24 VDC Rectifier R U-1746B-2 PROCESSOR UNIT CV -1203 (FCV -1200L) CV -1203M (FCV -1200LM) Navigator HI LO : Option : Standard : Local Supply *1: FCV -1200L only *2[...]

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1-1 1. BASIC OPERA TION 1.1 Key/Control Operation 1.1.1 Portrait -ty pe contro l unit COLOR LCD SOUNDER FCV– 1200L PWR BRILL MARKER TLL SHIFT VRM AD V ANCE/A-SCOPE SIG LEVEL NL TVG CLUTTER GAIN-EXT MENU EXIT FUNCTION RANGE MODE GAIN LF HF DUAL LF ZOOM ZOOM HF USER-1 USER-2 46 28 0 10 46 28 0 10 AD V ANCE/A-SCOPE SIG LEVEL NL TV G CLUTTER GAIN-EXT[...]

1-2 1.1.2 Land scape-ty pe co ntrol u nit AD V ANCE/A-SCOPE SIG LEVEL NL TV G CLUTTER GAIN-EXT MENU EXIT FUNCTION MARKER TLL BRILL PWR COLOR LCD SOUNDER FCV– 1200L SHIFT VRM AD V ANCE/A-SCOPE SIG LEVEL NL TVG CLUTTER GAIN-EXT MENU EXIT FUNCTION RANGE DUAL LF ZOOM ZOOM HF USER1 USER2 MODE LF HF GAIN 4 6 28 0 10 4 6 28 0 10 Monitor Unit Control Uni[...]

1-3 1.2 T urning the Po w er On/Off 1. Press the [PW R] key to turn the power on. Beep sounds, and then t h e power turns on. The display select ed w ith the [M ODE] switc h appears. 2. Press the [P W R] key again to turn the power of f. Note: Wait for five seconds before turning on t he power again. 1.3 A djusting the Brilliance of LCD and Key Pan[...]

1-4 1.4 Presentation Mode Seven presentation modes are available with the [MODE] switch. LF-ZOOM LF HF HF-ZOOM USER-1 USER-2 DUAL Currentry selected mode shown in reverce video MODE Display mode window Single pict ur e (low fre que ncy or high fre que nc y ) Low frequenc y (LF) The lower the frequency o f the ultrasonic pulse the wider the detectio[...]

1-5 Dual Provides the low frequency picture on the le ft 1/2 o f the screen; the high frequency on the right 1/2. F requency Low High Beamwidth wide Narrow Echo trail Long Shor t 0 1/1 0.0 49.6 ft 40 0 20 60 80 LF 0 20 40 60 80 Low frequency High frequency HF Dual frequency display[...]

1-6 ZOOM The “single picture” (high or low frequency) appears on the right 1/2 of the screen and the zoom picture on the left 1/2. The zoom picture may be s elected among BOTTOM LOCK, BOTTOM ZOOM, MARKER ZOOM, DISCRI M (discrimination) 1/2 and DISCRIM (discrimination) 1/3. The default zoom picture is BOTT OM LOCK. Y ou can select through the me[...]

1-7 BOTT OM ZOOM The bottom zoom display show s the zoomed bottom (automatically tracked) on the left 1/2 of the screen. When the bottom depth increases, th e display shifts to keep the bottom echo at the lo wer part of t h e sc re e n. Zoom marker (past) LF 0 0 Single frequency displa y Bottom zoom displa y Zoom marker (current) 1/1 29.8 ft Bottom[...]

1-8 DISCRIM 1/2 The discrim(ination) 1/2 screen show s the single picture on the right 1/2 of the screen and the bottom lock display and discriminator display occupy the left 1/2 of the scr een. The discriminator display shows the bottom as a straight line, which is useful for determining bottom hardness. 10 Long tail=Hard bottom Shor t tail=Soft b[...]

1-9 USER 1, 2 The display set at the user 1 (user 2 ) menu appears. Default setting is as follows. USER 1: V ertical split three screens (LF + HF + M IX) USER 2: V ertical and horizontal split four screens (LF + HF + LF bottom lock +HF bottom lock d i s p l a y s ) This setting may be changed through the menu . For further details see p age 2-1 1. [...]

1-10 R-BRN Low frequency High frequency YEL Green Blue BLU Blue + Descriminator Reddish-brown These echoes are likely to be small fish. Displa yed in b lue since high freq. echo is weak er . YEL Displa yed in reddish- brown since high freq. echoes are red or reddish brown. ORG GRN RED How the mix display w or ks 0 1/1 0.0 High frequency displa y 23[...]

1-1 1 1.5 Selecting Bas ic Range The basic range may be selected with the [RANGE] switch from the eight ranges listed below . (The default unit of depth measurement is feet.) These eight ranges may b e programmed as des ir e d. For de tai l s, s ee pag e 3- 7. RANG E 30ft 60ft 250ft 500ft 1000ft 1600ft 3000ft 120ft Range setting window (ex. feets) [...]

1-12 1.6 Shif ting th e Basic Ran ge The [-] and [+] keys determine the start depth o f the picture. S tart depth (shift) is shown at the top of the screen. The shift value se tting is reflected on all other range by default. This function is not available when AU TO SHIFT is ON in DISP menu. picture Shift the start depth to watch shallow or deep. [...]

1-13 1.7 A djusting Gain The [GAIN] con trol adjusts the sensitiv ity of the re ceiver . Adjust it so ex cessive noise just disappears from the scr een. Gain too high Gain proper Gain too low Examples of proper and improper gain levels 1.8 Measuring De pth Use [ ! ] or [ " ] key to place the VRM on the ob ject to measure depth. Depth is digita[...]

1-14 1.9 Marker Line The [MARKER/TLL] key inscribes a vertical line when pressed. It may be used to denote a fish school or other important echo. At the same moment the key is pressed lati tude and longitude position may be output to connected navigation plotter and marked on i ts screen. (This feature requires a nav igation plotter . ) For further[...]

1-15 1.10 Adjusting Clutter W hen blue dots appear over the entire screen (ma inly caused by dirty water), use the clutter function to elim inate them. 1. Rot ate th e [FU NC TION] sw itch to select CLU TTER . The clutter menu a pp ears. Change echo color assignment. [-/+]: Change setting [EXIT (knob)]: Exit LOW HIGH CLUTTER Color changes depending[...]

1-16 4 Clutter setting window 7. Rotate the [FUNCTIO N] switch fully counterclockwise to select EXIT . Note: T o use the user cl utter setting menu setting is reflected on this function, select CUSTOM at step 3. 1.1 1 Adjusting TVG The TV G compensates for propa gation loss of sound, so that the echoes from the sa me size fish schools are displayed[...]

1-17 • For dual display → Go to step 2. • For o ther modes → Go to step 3. Note: When only the picture of the external equipment is displayed, an error messa ge appears on the menu. 2. Press the [ ! ] o r [ " ] key to se lect HF TVG DIST or LF TVG D IST as appr opri ate. 3. Press the [-] or [+] key to set the TVG available distance. Th[...]

1-18 1.12 Eliminating W eak Echoes Dirty water or reflections from plankton may be pa inted on the display in green or light-blue. These weak echoes may be erased with the si gnal level function. 1. Rotat e the [FUNCTIO N] switch to select SIG LEVEL. The SIGN AL LEV E L menu appears. Eliminate low intensity echoes. [-/+]: Change setting [EXIT (knob[...]

1-19 1.13 Picture A d v ance S peed The ADV ANCE/ A- SCO PE f unction selects picture advance speed. 1. Rot ate th e [FU NC TION] sw itch to se lect ADV ANC E/A-SC OPE. The PIC ADVNC/ A-S COPE menu a p p ears. For picture advance and A-SCOPE setting. [-/+]: Change setting [EXIT (knob)]: Exit PIC ADVNC/A-SCOPE PIC ADVNC : 1/1 A-SCOPE : OFF PIC ADVNC[...]

1-20 Ship’ s speed dependent mode W ith speed data p rovided by a speed log, current indicator or nav igation equipm ent, the display advance speed may be s et according to ship’ s speed, the ship’ s speed de pendent mode. As shown in the figure below the horizontal scale of the display is not influenced by the change of ship’ s speed, thus[...]

1-21 1.14 A-Scope Display The A-scope picture displays echoes at each transmission with amplitudes and colors proportional to their intensities on the right 1/4 of the screen. This feature is useful for close observation of small f ish and fish near the bottom,. Note: For the dual mode display and v ertical split screen, t he A-scope display is ava[...]

1-22 1.15 Suppressing Interference Interference from other acoustic equipment operating nearby or o ther electronic equipment on your boat may show itself on the display as shown in the figure below . Y ou may suppress these type s of in ter ference w ith th e no ise li mite r . Interf erence from other sounder Electrical interference Interference [...]

1-23 2. Press the [ ! ] or [ " ] to s el ect HF • FREQ ADJ or LF • FREQ ADJ whichever is appropriate. 3. Press the [-] or [+] key to set appropriate v alue in the setting window so th at interference disappears. (The setting range is -10.0% to +10.0%, how ever the lowest setting available for the 68 and 200 kHz transducers is -4.5 %.) T o [...]

1-24 1.16 A djustin g the External V ideo Soun der Picture The USER-1/USER-2 display can show the picture from external e quipment, and you can adjust the picture as below . 1. Displa y the pict ure o f the external equipment. “EXT” appears at the top o f the screen. 2. Rot ate th e [FU NC TION] sw itch to select GAIN -EX T . The EXTER NAL (3 r[...]

2-1 2. MENU OPERA TION 2.1 Basic Menu Op eratio n The main menu , consisti ng of the DISP (display), ALM (alarm), TX/RX, USER-1/2 and SYSTEM menus, contains various items w hich once preset do not require frequent adjustment. 1. Rotate the [FUNCTION] sw itch f ully clockwise to select ME NU. The la st-used menu am ong DISP , ALM, TX/RX, USER-1 /2 a[...]

2-2 cursor positi on in relation to the ent ire option ran ge. Th is bar shifts wit h operation of [-] or [+] key . The blue bar shows the current cursor position in relation to the option range. This bar shifts with operation of [-] or [+] key. Blue bar CUSTOM STD HUE1 HUE2 HUE3 HUE4 Selecting window (for item having several options, ex. HUE) 7. R[...]

2-3 2.2 DISP Menu DISP ALM TX/RX USER-1/2 SYSTEM Menu for display setting. [-/+]: Change set, [EXIT (knob)]: Exit ZOOM MODE : BOTTOM LOCK NO. OF COLORS : 16 HUE : STD BACKGROUND : BLUE WHITE LINE : OFF (OFF, 1~10) DEPTH INFO : STD BOTTOM SEARCH : AUTO MARKER SELECT : VRM AUTO SHIFT : OFF DISPLAY DATA : TIMER SCROLL TIME : OFF SMOOTHING-1 : (OFF,1~8[...]

2-4 DEPTH INFO Changes the size and position of the depth indication. BOTT OM SEARCH On the dual frequency display , select transducer which is to measu re depth. AUTO, automatic; LOW , low frequency , HIG H, hi gh frequency . MARKER SELE CT Selects the marker function, VRM or WHITE MARKER. VRM: Measures depth to an echo . W HITE M ARKER: The echo [...]

2-5 A UTO SHIFT Selects manual or automatic depth shi ft. The automatic shift function automatically locates the bottom trace on the low er half of the screen; the range w indow jumps up w here the bottom trace rises over the center o f the screen and jump s dow n when it reaches the bottom o f the screen. AUTO appears at the top right corner of th[...]

2-6 2.3 A LM Menu Sets the alarms; BOTTOM , FISH and TEM P (tem perature). T o silence the alarm beep, press the [-], [ +], [ ! ] or [ " ] key . BO T TO M AL AR M W he n your ship comes in the area o f the selected depth, the beep soun ds and the indication BTM flashes at t he top right corner t o draw your attention. F IS H AL AR M FISH ALARM[...]

2-7 Menu for alarm setting. [-/+]: Change set, [EXIT (knob)]: Exit BOTTOM ALARM : OFF ALARM DEPTH : 0 ft ALARM ZONE : 10 ft FISH ALARM : OFF ALARM DEPTH : 0 ft ALARM ZONE : 10 ft ALARM LEVEL : MID TEMP ALARM : OFF TEMP LIMIT : 65.0˚F(20~95) ALARM ZONE : 1.0˚F * * * *: The setting is not available when ALARM is OFF. DISP ALM TX/RX USER-1/2 SYSTEM [...]

2-8 BTM Alarm area Selected alarm (flashing) Start line 12.5 ft Alarm marker Bottom alarm (green): right side Fish alarm (white): right side Bottom-fish alarm (white): left side (vertical screen division) right side (horizontal screen division) Setti ng of al arm z one ( ex. Bot tom alar m) 10. Press t he [  ] key to sel ect ALARM ZONE. 1 1. Pre[...]

2-9 2.4 TX/R X Menu DISP ALM TX/RX USER-1/2 SYSTEM Menu for TX/RX setting. [-/+]: Change set, [EXIT (knob)]: Exit PRR LEVEL : (0~20,S) STC : (0~10) GAIN ADJ : + RX BAND : STD TX PULSE : STD PULSE LENGTH : 0.2msec (0.2~5.0)*2 STC : (0~10) GAIN ADJ : + RX BAND : STD TX PULSE : STD PULSE LENGTH : 0.2msec (0.2~5.0)*2 <High Frequency> <Low Freq[...]

2-10 RX BA ND (High and L ow Freq uencies) Sets am plifier bandwi dth of high and low frequenc y Rx ampl ifier . W hen NARR OW is sel ected, the nois e suppres si on is gr eater how ever resol ution i s l ower i n sha llow wat er . No rmally , se t to STD. Fo r more e ff ect ive re solut ion, sele ct W I DE. TX PU LSE (Hi gh an d Low Frequ en cie s[...]

2-1 1 2.5 USER-1/2 Men u Sets screen div ision for the dual frequency picture. This setting can be sel ected with USER-1, 2 of the [FUNCTION] switch. Default settings are as below . USER-1: ( [L F] +[ HF] +[MIX] ) USER-2: ([LF]ZM /NOR +[HF]Z M/N OR) Menu for user-preset mode setting. [-/+]: Change set, [EXIT (knob)]: Exit SCREEN LAYOUT : DISP MODE [...]

2-12 DISP MODE Selects the picture to display in respective screen layout. See the Appendix 2 at the back of this manual for detailed information. [HF]:Nor mal [LF]:Nor mal [EX]:Nor mal* [HF]:Zoom [LF]:Zoom [EX]:Zoom* [MIX]:Nor mal [HF]:Zm/Nor [LF]:Zm/Nor [EX]:Zm/Nor* [LF]+[HF] [EX]+[HF]* [EX]+[LF]* [LF]:Zm+[HF]:Zm [HF]+[MIX] [LF]+[MIX] [H]sub+[HF][...]

2-13 EXT DEVICE Selects the equipment to use for EX in use mode EX of SCREEN LA YOUT . “EXT ” ap pears at the top of the screen. ETR: External Transceiver Unit TS/OTHER: t elesounder , external echo sounder , sonar , picture recorder . Note: W hen selecting or screen, the above equipment (low frequency echo) should be connected to the EXT_H por[...]

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3-1 3. SYSTEM MENU 3.1 SYSTEM Menu Operation 1. Rot ate the [FUNCTION] switch fully clock wise to select M ENU. 2. Pr ess the [ ! ] key to select the menu title area. 3. Press the [+] key to selec t SYS T EM to show the system menu . Menu for system setting. [+]: Go to setting [EXIT (knob)]: Exit SYSTEM SETTING ES / DRAFT SETTING RANGE SETTING TEMP[...]

3-2 3.2 SYSTEM SETTING Menu This menu mainly sets picture lay out parameters. DISP ALM TX/RX USER-1/2 SYSTEM Select system language. [-/+]: Change set, [EXIT (knob)]: Exit SYSTEM SETTING LANGUAGE : ENGLISH PICT ADV DIR : LEFT DEPTH SCALE : RIGHT DISP DIVISION : ZOOM MARKER : ON FREE SHIFT : OFF ECHO STRETCH : OFF DEPTH UNIT : ft SPEED UNIT : kt TEM[...]

3-3 LF 0 0 Seabed Bottom lock displa y 0 40 1/1 10 20 30 1 2 3 4 5 0 Set the bottom search so that this line disappears. ZOOM MA RKER T u rns zoom ma rker on/off. FR EE SH IFT Set shi ft val ue i nde pende ntly for e ach r ang e (ON) or c omm onl y for all ra ng e (OFF ). ECHO ST RE T CH Di splay s t he s tro ng ec hoes lo n g tho ugh the pulse l e[...]

3-4 3.3 ES/DRAFT SETTING Me nu This menu sets up the transducer and ship’ s draft . DISP ALM TX/RX USER-1/2 SYSTEM Select transducer connected. [-/+]: Change set, [EXIT (knob)]: Exit ES/DRAFT SETTING <High Frequency> <Low Frequency> * *: FCV-1200L only XDCR CONNECT : INTERNAL TX POWER : MAX DRAFT : +0.0 ft (-15 +90) FREQ CHOICE : 75 k[...]

3-5 DRAFT Sets the ship’s draft, to show the depth betw een the sea surface and the bottom (rather than from transducer to bottom). When the picture recorder M T-12 is used to replay the recording data, set the dra ft to –2 .0 ft . FREQ CHOICE Y ou can select the transmitting frequencies for the following transducers. Select the f requency to u[...]

3-6 E/S SIG OUT Outputs selected video sounder signal to exte rnal equipment. Default setting is OFF (no output). In the following cases, the optional EXIF assy . is required for FCV-1200L. • W he n telesounder is connected on sis ter ship. • W he n recording video sounder si gnal by picture recorder . • W he n FCV-1200L outputs video sounder[...]

3-7 3.4 RA NGE SETTING Menu This menu allows the user to preset the ran ge selected with the [RANGE] control. DISP ALM TX/RX USER-1/2 SYSTEM Set preset range scales. [-/+]: Change set, [EXIT (knob)]: Exit RANGE SETTING RANGE1 : 30 ft (16 6000) RANGE2 : 60 ft RANGE3 : 120 ft RANGE4 : 250 ft RANGE5 : 500 ft RANGE6 : 1000 ft RANGE7 : 1600 ft RANGE8 : [...]

3-8 SPLIT RA NGE Select ON to set range for low frequency and high frequency indiv idually . 1. Rotate the [RANGE ] switch to show RAN GE (L F or H F) w indow . 30 ft 60 ft 250 ft 500 ft 1000 ft 1600 ft 3000 ft 120 ft RANGE [LF] RANGE [HF] 30 ft 60 ft 250 ft 500 ft 1000 ft 1600 ft 3000 ft 120 ft Switch [LF] and [HF] by pressing the [RANGE] switch. [...]

3-9 3.5 TEMP SETTING Menu This menu sets up water temperature sensor . DISP ALM TX/RX USER-1/2 SYSTEM Select temperature sensor. [-/+]: Change set, [EXIT (knob)]: Exit TEMP SETTING TEMP INPUT : SENSOR TEMP ADJUST : +0.0 F(-20 +20) TEMP READOUT : ON TEMP GRAPH : OFF TEMP COLOR : STD TEMP SETTING menu TEMP INPUT Selects source o f water temperature d[...]

3-1 0 3.6 NET SONDE SETTING Menu This me nu s et s up the N et So nde. DISP ALM TX/RX USER-1/2 SYSTEM Indication of sonde mark. [-/+]: Change set, [EXIT (knob)]: Exit NET SONDE SETTING SONDE MARK : OFF COLOR : 1 WIDTH : 2 SONDE GRAPH : OFF GRAPH MODE : SURFACE GRAPH WIDTH : 1/4 GRAPH RESET : NO NET SONDE SETTING menu SONDE MARK Select s w h ere t o[...]

3-1 1 SONDE GRAPH Tu rns on/of f the net sonde water te mperature graph. W ater temperature graph 10 15 20 05 1 0 Horizontal lines show depth. Net sonde water temperature graph (at the left- hand side o f display) GRAPH MODE Selects the display starting position of the net sonde w ater temperature graph. SURF ACE is the first-water tem perature (su[...]

3-12 Scale (5 C) Displa y Range(12 C) 10 15 20 05 1 0 15 20 25 51 0 1 5 Surf ace Bottom Scale shifts with temperature Net sonde water temperature graph (SURF ACE/BOTTOM) GRAPH WIDTH Selects the width of sonde w ater temperature graph; 1/4 o f the screen or 1 /2 of the screen. Note: W hen turning on both of sonde water temperature gr aph and A-scope[...]

3-13 3.7 USER COLOR SETTING Menu In addition to the standar d and factory programmed color sets, the user may set and sto re display colors as desired and recall them from the DISP menu. DISP ALM TX/RX USER-1/2 SYSTEM Color setting for 16-color presentation. [-/+]: Change set, [EXIT (knob)]: Exit USER COLOR SETTING COLOR NO. : BKGD RED : 0 (0 15) G[...]

3-14 3. Pr ess the [ ! ] o r [ " ] key to close the color setting window . 4. Pr ess the [ " ] key to se lec t RED , GRE EN o r BLU E (l eve l). 5. Pr ess the [-] or [+] key to show the level setting window . 0 Level setting window 6. Press the [- ] or [+] key to select col or stren gth. The higher the nu mber , the dar ker the color . 7.[...]

3-15 3.8 USER CLUTTER SETTING Menu The USER CLUTTER SETTING menu lets you emphasize weak to medium strength echoes. The settings of this menu are active w hen selecting CUSTOM on the CLUTTER menu. DISP ALM TX/RX USER-1/2 SYSTEM Set clutter level to be displayed. [-/+]: Change set, [EXIT (knob)]: Exit USER CLUTTER SETTING The larger setting value, t[...]

3-16 3.9 NA V DA T A SE T TI NG Menu This menu selects sou rce of position data and he ading data. DISP ALM TX/RX USER-1/2 SYSTEM Indication of speed data. [-/+]: Change set, [EXIT (knob)]: Exit NAV DATA SETTING SPEED INFO : OFF NMEA VERSION : Ver 2.0 NAV DATA : AUTO COURSE : TRUE TLL OUTPUT : OFF NA V DA T A SETTING menu SPEED INFO Tu rns on/of f [...]

3-17 3.10 T ARGET ECHO SETTING Menu The T ARGET ECHO m enu se ts equipment objective. Four choices are available: NORMAL, SURF ACE, SQ UID and DEEP SEA. DISP ALM TX/RX USER-1/2 SYSTEM Select target echo to optimize sounding parameters. [-/+]: Change set, [EXIT (knob)]: Exit TARGET ECHO : NORMAL TARGET ECHO SURFACE is valid when proper transducer is[...]

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4-1 4. INTERPRETING THE DISPLA Y This section provides, using typical examples, information necessary for interpreting the display . LF 49.6 1/1 ft 0.0 20 40 60 80 0 0 Surf ace noise Color bar Bottom Zero line Fish school T ypical display 4.1 Color Bar The color bar show s the relation between echo intensity and echo color on the screen. The top co[...]

4-2 4.2 Zero Line The zero line repr esents the transduc er’s posi ti on. I t moves off the scr een w hen a shi fted range is us ed, or i s show n at draft depth when shi p’ s dr aft is entered. Zero Line Range shifted Zer o line 4.3 Bottom Echoes Bottom ec hoes are nor mal ly str ongest and dis played i n reddi sh br own or red, but c olors an[...]

4-3 Bottom n ature The nature of the bottom is known from th e intensity and length o f the bottom tail. Generally , when observing the bottom nature, the low er sounding frequency is used, the pulselength is set to long, and the gain setting is not disturbed. In the hard and craggy bottom, the bottom appears more reddish and with a long tail. Howe[...]

4-4 Fish school dens ity If two fish scools appear with the sa me color at dif ferent depths, the one in deeper w ater is denser because the ultrasonic w ave attenuates as it propagates and the fish school in deep water tends to be displayed in a w eaker color . Fish Echo Less Reddish (Sparse echo) Reddish (Dense echo) Diff erence in signal strengt[...]

4-5 Surface noise W hen the sea is r ough or the s hip pass es over a wake, s urface nois e may appear at the top of the scr een. I t can be suppr ess ed wi th the CLU TTER function. Surf ace Noise Surfac e nois e Aerated water W hen the sea is r ough or the s hip m akes a qui ck tur n, gaps in the bottom echo on the s creen may appear . This i s c[...]

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5-1 5. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD Do not open the equipment. Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment. WARNING 5.1 Maintenance Regular maint enance is important for continued performance. Important points to be checked from time to ti me ar e sho w n bel ow . Check point Action Interval T ransducer ca[...]

5-2 5.2 Fuse Replacement A fuse in the displ ay uni t and proces sor uni t protec ts the equi pment agai nst over curr ent and rever se pol ari ty of the ship’ s mai ns or i nternal fault. I f a f use blow s find the cause before repl acing i t. CAUTION Use the proper fuse. Use of a wrong fuse can cause fire or equipment damage. Location of fuse [...]

5-3 5.3 T roubleshooting Thi s sect ion pr ovides sim ple tr oubles hooting pr ocedur es whi ch the user m ay follow to rest ore norm al oper ation. If… T hen… ther e ar e no ec hoes but t he scale appear s • check i f t he transducer i s properl y connect ed. ther e i s no zero l ine or z er o li ne i s not i n c or r ec t posit ion • chec[...]

5-4 5.4 D iagnostic T e st The diagnostic test checks the equipment for proper operation. 1. Rot ate the [FUNCTION] switch fully clock wise to select M ENU. 2. Pr ess the [ ! ] key to select the menu title area at the top of screen. 3. Press the [+ ] key to selec t SYS TEM. 4. Pr ess the [ ! ] o r [ " ] key to sel ect TES T . 5. Pr ess the [+][...]

5-5 Program No . 0252296-0XX P anel Unit V er XX OK ROM O K SRAM O K DRAM O K E S 1 OK 15-200* E S 2 OK 15-200* EXIF OPEN NMEA O K SONDE (CIF) OK T emp. SENSOR +32.6˚F T emp. SONDE +31.6˚F Press and hold [MARKER] ke y more than 3 sec to e xit. XX: V ersion No . * : F requency from the transducer connected. * 0 0 61 0 8 0 5 0 0 0 0 86 • ROM, SRA[...]

5-6 5.5 T est Patter n The test patter n tests fo r proper displ ay of colors . 1. Rot ate the [FUNCTION] switch f u lly clockwise t o sele ct MENU. 2. Pr ess the [  ] k ey to selec t the menu ti tle ar ea at the top of the screen. 3. Press the [+] ke y to select SYSTEM . 4. Pr ess the [  ] or [  ] key to sele ct TE S T . 5. Pr ess the [+][...]

5-7 5.6 Default Setting The m emor y (al l m enu setti ngs) c an be clear ed to star t afresh. All default menu s ettings ar e rest ored w hen the mem ory clear ed. For your reference al l default setti ngs ar e shown i n the menu tr ee at the back of this m anual. No te : U ser c olor setting, l anguage, target echo s etting and user cl utter sett[...]

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AP -1 A PPENDIX 1 MENU TR EE HF CLUTTER (0-7, 4) HF CUR VE (STD , LINEAR, CUSTOM) LF CLUTTER (0-7, 4) LF CUR VE (STD , LINEAR, CUSTOM) HF TVG LEV (0-10, 5) HF TVG DIST (100ft-3000ft, 600ft) LF TVG LEV (0-10, 5) LF TVG DIST (100ft-3000ft, 600ft) [FUNCTION] s witch CLUTTER TV G SIG LEVEL SIGNAL LEV (OFF , 16 colors: 1-9, 8 colors: 1-4) AD V ANCE/A-SC[...]

AP - 2 ZOOM MODE (BO TT OM LOCK, BOTT OM ZOOM, MARKER ZOOM, DISCRIM-1/2, DISCRIM-1/3) NO . OF COLORS (8, 16) HUE (CUST OM, STD , HUE1-7) BA CKGROUND (BLA CK, DARKBLUE, BLUE, LIGHTBLUE, WHITE) WHITE LINE (OFF , 1-10) DEPTH INFO (OFF , STD , LARGE, RIGHT) BO TT OM SEARCH (A UT O , LF , HF) MARKER SELECT (VRM, WHITE MARKER) A UTO SHIFT (OFF , ON) DISP[...]

AP - 3 *: FCV -1200L only *: FCV -1200L equipped with EXIF Assy ., INTERNAL selected at XDCR CONNECT on the DRAFT SETTING menu. PRR LEVEL (0-20, S, 20) STC (0-10, 0) GAIN ADJ (-50-+50, +0) RX BAND* (NARRO W , STD , WIDE) TX PULSE (SHORT1, SHOR T2, STD , LONG, MANU AL) TX/RX USER-1/2 USER-1 SYSTEM SCREEN LA Y OUT ( ) DISP MODE ZOOM MODE (BO TT OM LO[...]

AP - 4 TEMP INPUT (SONDE, SENSOR, NMEA, CIF) TEMP READOUT (OFF , ON) TEMP GRAPH (OFF , NARRO W , STD , EXP AND) TEMP ADJUST (-20.0 F-+20.0 F , +0.0 F) TEMP COLOR (STD , WHITE, RED , BLA CK, YELLOW) TEMP SETTING *:FCV -1200L only LANGU A GE (ENGLISH, JAP ANESE) PICT AD V DIR (LEFT , RIGHT , L/R) DEPTH SCALE (RIGHT , CENTER, OFF) DISP DIVISION ( ) ZO[...]

AP - 5 SPEED INFO (OFF , ON) NMEA VERSION (V er1.5, V er2.0, SPECIAL) NA V D A T A (LC , LA, DECCA, GPS , DR, A UTO) COURSE (TR UE, MA G) TLL OUTPUT (OFF , ON) NA V D A T A SETTING T ARGET ECHO T ARGET ECHO (NORMAL, SURF ACE, SQ UID , DEEP SEA) TEST MODE DIA GNOSTICS (NO , YES) TEST P A TTERN (NO , YES) DEF A UL T SETTING DEF A UL T SET (NO , YES) [...]

AP -6 A PPENDIX 2 SCREEN D IVISION The sc reen di vis ions are ar ranged as below thr ough the SC REEN LA Y OUT on the USER- 1/2 menu. HIGH NORMAL ETR/ TELESOUNDER NORMAL [HF]: Nor mal [LF]: Nor mal *[Ex]: Nor mal [HF]: Zoom [LF]: Zoom *[Ex]: Zoom [Mix]: Nor mal LO W NORMAL HIGH ZOOM LO W ZOOM ETR/ TELESOUNDER ZOOM MIX NORMAL (full screen) *: For F[...]

AP - 7 [HF]: Zm/Nor [LF]: Zm/Nor *[Ex]: Zm/Nor E T R / [LF]+[HF] *[Ex]+[HF] *[Ex]+[LF] [LF]:Zm+[HF]:Zm [HF]+[Mix] [LF]+[Mix] [H]sub+[HF] [L]sub+[LF] H Z O O M H N O R M A L HIGH NORMAL HIGH ZOOM L Z O O M L N O R M A L LOW NORMAL LOW ZOOM T S Z O O M E T R / T S N O R M A L ETR/ TELESOUNDER NORMAL ETR/ TELESOUNDER ZOOM L N O R M A L H N O R M A L H[...]

AP -8 [LF]+[HF]: Zm/Nor [LF]: Zm/Nor+[HF] *[Ex]+[HF]: Zm/Nor *[Ex]+[LF]: Zm/Nor *[Ex]+[LF]+[HF] [LF]+[HF]+[Mix] L N O R M A L H N O R M A L H Z O O M HIGH NORMAL HIGH ZOOM LOW NORMAL L N O R M A L H N O R M A L L Z O O M HIGH NORMAL LOW NORMAL LOW ZOOM E T R / T S N O R M A L H Z O O M H N O R M A L HIGH NORMAL HIGH ZOOM ETR/ TELESOUNDER NORMAL E T[...]

AP -9 A PPENDIX 3 DISPLA Y DIVISION The di splay i s ar ranged as shown bel ow thr ough DI SP DIVI SION on the SY STEM SETTI NG menu. LO W/HIGH LF or HF DU AL LO W HIGH ZOOM ZOOM LO W/ HIGH LO W/ HIGH LO W LO W/HIGH NORMAL SONDE W A TER TEMP "ON" A-SCOPE "ON" HIGH LO W HIGH Z O O M H I G H / L O W S O N D E S O N D E S O N D E Z[...]

SP - 1 SPECIFI CA TIONS O F T HE COL OR LCD VI DEO SOUNDER FCV-1200L/1200LM 1. ECHO S OUNDER (FCV - 1200L ONLY ) (1) T X Fre que nc y 15/28/38/45/50/68/88/107/150/200/400 k Hz, se l e ct 2 ch a n ne ls 400 k Hz re q ui res o ptio nal transm it board (2) Output Pow e r 1, 2 or 3 kW rm s (3) T X Rate 5 to 1000 pulse /m in (20 to 1000 m ra ng e, n o r[...]

SP - 2 5. E NVIRONMENTAL CO NDITI ON (1) T e mpe r ature -15 °C to +55 °C (2) Re l ativ e Hum i d ity Le ss than 95% (at 40°C) (3 ) Wa t er R esis ta nc e Dis pla y Unit a nd Cont r ol Unit : IE C I P X5 P r ocess or Unit: I EC IP X 2 6. COATING COL OR (1) Pr oc e sso r Un it 2.5GY5/1.5 (2 ) D is pla y Unit a nd C ont r ol Unit Pane l: N3.0 Sle [...]

IN-1 INDEX A A A A a d va n c e s p e e d ........................................ 1-19 A e r a te d w at e r .......................................... 4-5 A - s co pe di sp l a y ...................................... 1- 21 B B B B b a ck g r o u n d co l o r ...................................... 2-3 b a s i c ra ng e ...........................[...]

AP-10 LO W/HIGH LF or HF DU AL HIGH LO W ZOOM ZOOM LO W/HIGH LO W/ HIGH LO W/ HIGH LO W/ HIGH HIGH ZOOM LO W LO W/ HIGH HIGH LO W ZOOM NORMAL SONDE W A TER TEMP "ON" A-SCOPE "ON" S O N D E A S C O P E S O N D E S O N D E A S C O P E A S C O P E The w idth of the sonde temper ature di splay may be s et to 1/4 or 1/2 the s creen s[...]

IN-2 T V G ...................................................... 1-1 6 U U U U U S ER - 1 , 2................................................. 1-9 V V V V V R M ...................................................... 1-13 W W W W wh it e l i ne .................................................2-3 W H IT E M A R K E R ...............................[...]