COLOR LCD SOUNDER MODEL FCV-582L
C Yo u r L o c a l A g e n t / D e a l e r 9-52, Ashihara-cho, Nishinomiya, Japan Te l e p h o n e : Te l e f a x : 0 7 9 8 - 6 5 - 2 111 0798-65-4200 All rights reserved. Printed in Japan PUB. No. OME-23590 (YOSH) F C V- 5 8 2 L FIRST EDITION H : : APR. MAR.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING WARNING Keep heater away from equipment. ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD Do not open the equipment. A heater can melt the equipment’s power cord, which can cause fire or electrical shock. Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment. Use the proper fuse. Immediately turn off the power at the switchboard if water leaks into the equipment. Use only a 3A fuse. Use of a wrong fuse can result in equipment damage and void the warranty.
TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ....................................... iii MENU TREE ....................................... iv SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ....... v PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION .... vi INTERPRETING THE DISPLAY OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 3.1 Zero Line ............................................. 19 3.2 Fish School Echoes .............................. 19 3.3 Bottom Echo ........................................ 19 3.4 Surface Noise/Aeration........................ 20 1.
FOREWORD A Word to FCV-582L Owners Features Congratulations on your choice of the FURUNO FCV-582L Color LCD Sounder. We are confident you will see why the FURUNO name has become synonymous with quality and reliability. The FURUNO FCV-582L is a dual-frequency (50 kHz and 200 kHz) color LCD sounder. Comprised of a display unit and a transducer, the FCV-582L displays underwater conditions in 16 colors (including background) on a bright 6.5-inch color TFT (Thin Film Transistor) LCD.
MENU TREE MENU ESC USER MENU Any key + POWER OPTIONAL MODE NOISE LIMITER (OFF, NL1, NL2, NL3) CLUTTER (0 16) Default: 9 MARKER(VRM,WHITE,MARKER) HUE (1 9) Default: 1 GAIN ADJ 200kHz (-20 +20) Default: 0 GAIN ADJ 50kHz (-20 +20) Default: 0 GO TO SYSTEM MENU (+) Default settings shown in bold.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION DISPLAY UNIT Ship's mains 12–24 VDC External equipment (GPS navigator, etc.
PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION The FCV-582L determines the distance between its transducer and underwater objects such as fish, lake bottom or seabed and displays the results on its screen. It does this by utilizing the fact that an ultrasonic wave transmitted through water travels at a nearly constant speed of 4800 feet (1500 meters) per second. When a sound wave strikes an underwater object such as fish or sea bottom, part of the sound wave is reflected back toward the source.
OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.1 Control Description All operations of the FCV-582L are carried out with the controls on the front panel of the display unit. All controls respond immediately to your command and the unit emits a beep to signify correct key sequence. (Invalid key input emits several beeps.) • Shift display range. (p. 7) • Select menu options. (p. 10) SHIFT • Shift VRM. (p. 9) • Select menu items. (p. 10) MARKER ADVANCE Selects zoom mode. (p.
1.2 Indications, Markers The figure below shows all indications and markers which may appear in the normal display. The combination displays (normal display plus marker or zoom display) may additionally display the zoom marker. Speed* Noise Limiter Transducer frequency Alarm icon Water temperature* Nav data* 22.6°C 12kt NL1 200k 35°15.000’ N 135°07.500’ E F/NM 0 Active alarm Minute marker (yellow, blue, 30 sec.
1.3 Turning On/Off the Power Press the POWER key to turn the power on/ off. When the unit is turned on it proceeds in the sequence shown below. ROM and RAM check; displayed for several seconds. ROM: OK RAM: OK Note 1: Location of arrow keys on the brilliance setting is opposite of same controls on the control panel. Note 2: Tone or brilliance must be adjusted within about 10 seconds after pressing the BRILL key or the tone and brilliance display will be erased. 1.
Marker-zoom display 50k 0.0 0 20 Fish school 40 Bottom This mode expands selected area of the normal picture to full vertical size of the screen on the left-half window. You may specify the portion to expand by operating the VRM (Variable Range Marker), which you can shift with the [▲] or [▼] key. The area between the VRM and zoom range marker is expanded. The length of the segment is equal to one division of the depth scale. 60 0 49.
Bottom-zoom display Zoom marker (yellow) This mode expands bottom and bottom fish echoes two to five times to vertical size of the screen, and is useful for determining bottom hardness. A bottom displayed with a short echo tail usually means it is a soft, sandy bottom. A long echo tail means a hard bottom. This section 0 is zoomed 5 Zoomed fish 9.6 Fish 4 10 3 20 Bottom-zoom display 2 0 Bottomlock display 15 1 10 30 0 20.
Enlarging a nav data indication Bearing to waypoint N 0 You can enlarge and display one of the data indications as follows: Bearing 1. Press the [▲] or [▼] key to select the indication you want to display. A blue cursor circumscribes your selection. For example, select the waypoint data window. 2. Press the [+] key to enlarge the data. WP 0 ABC Course 1nm Waypoint BRG 248° CSE 323° 12.0 nm E 20 1nm WP SPD ABC 16.8 kt Range to waypoint RNG TRIP Depth DEP TMP 69.4 m 18. 1°C 12.
Selecting data or graphic display Set the MODE control in the NAV position to show the data display or the graphic display. You can select which display to show on the System menu 1, and the default setting is the graphic display 1. For how to preselect the display to show see page 15. Operate the RANGE control to select a basic range. Current selection is shown in the range display window. RANGE 5m Figure 1-16 Range display Range shifting 1.
1.8 Automatic Operation Automatic operation is useful when you are preoccupied with other tasks and do not have time to adjust the display. How it works The automatic function automatically selects the proper gain and range scale according to depth. It works as follows: • The range changes automatically to locate the bottom on the lower half of the screen.
1.10 Erasing Weak Echoes 1.11 Measuring Depth Dirty water or reflections from plankton may be painted on the display in green or lightblue. These weak echoes may be erased as follows: The VRM (Variable Range Marker) functions to measure the depth to fish schools, etc. 1. Press the SIG LEV key. The following display appears. SIGNAL LEVEL ▲ OFF SL1 SL2 SL3 SL4 SL5 ▼ SL6 1. Press the [▲] or [▼] key to place the VRM on an echo. 2. Read the VRM range just above the VRM.
1.12 A-scope Display 1.13 User Menu This display shows echoes at each transmission with amplitudes and tone proportional to their intensities, on the right 1/3 of the screen. It is useful for estimating the kind of fish school and bottom composition. The User menu has several functions which require adjustment according to operating conditions. 0 200k 0.0 10 Normal display 20 30 1. Select MENU with the MODE control.
1.14 Suppressing Interference Interference from other acoustic equipment operating nearby or other electronic equipment on your boat may show itself on the display as shown in Figure 1-27. 3. Press the [+] or [–] key to select clutter rejection level desired. The higher the number the higher the degree of suppression. Note that weak echoes may not be displayed when the clutter circuit is on. To suppress interference, do the following: 1. Select MENU with the MODE control. 2. Select NOISE LIMITER. 3.
Table 1-3 Alarm width data 1.17 Alarms Bottom alarm Alarm The bottom alarm sounds when the bottom is within the alarm range set. To activate the bottom alarm the depth must be displayed. Fish alarm There are two types of fish alarms: bottomlock and normal. The bottom-lock fish alarm sounds when fish are within a certain distance from the bottom. The normal fish alarm sounds when fish are within the preset alarm range.
1.18 White Marker The white marker functions to display a particular echo color in white. For example, you may want to display the bottom echo (reddish-brown) in white to discriminate fish echoes near the bottom. Note that the bottom must be displayed in reddish-brown for the white marker to function. 1. Press the [▲] and [▼] keys together until the display shown below appears. 1.
OPTIONAL MODE 2.1 Displaying the Optional Mode Menu The Optional mode mainly contains less-often used functions which once preset do not require frequent adjustment. You can access the Optional mode menu as follows: 1. Turn off the equipment. 2. Press the POWER key while pressing any key. The following display appears.
System menu 1 description System menu 2 description MENU: Selects system menu desired. MENU: Selects system menu desired. DEPTH UNIT: Selects unit of depth measurement among meters, feet, fathoms, or passi/braza. Default setting is feet. NAV DSP: Selects nav data to display on the video sounder displays; position (L/L), range and bearing (R/B), or course (CSE). (For the location of the nav data indication, see the illustration on page 2.) Default setting is off. Requires nav data input.
Note 1: All default basic ranges are restored whenever the depth unit is changed. Therefore, change the depth unit before changing the basic ranges. Note 2: Ranges must be set in numerical order. For example, if basic range 3 is 60 feet and basic range 5 is 200 feet, the basic range which can be set for basic range 4 is between 60 and 200 feet. ZOOM RANGE: Select the range to zoom in the marker and bottom zoom modes. You may select a range between 7 and 2500 feet. Default setting is 30 feet.
2.5 TVG Level 2.6 Echo Offset TVG (Time Varied Gain) compensates for propagation attenuation of the ultrasonic waves. It does this by equalizing echo presentation so that fish schools of the same size appear in the same density in both shallow and deep waters. In addition, it reduces surface noise. Note that if the TVG level is set too high short range echoes may not be displayed. The echo offset feature functions to compensate for too weak or too strong echo level.
INTERPRETING THE DISPLAY 3.1 Zero Line 3.3 Bottom Echo The zero line (sometimes referred to as the transmission line) represents the transducer’s position, and moves off the screen when a deep phased range is used. Echoes from the bottom are normally the strongest and are displayed in reddish-brown color (in default color arrangement) but the color and width will vary with bottom composition, water depth, frequency, sensitivity, etc.
3.4 Surface Noise/Aeration When the waters are rough or the boat passes over a wake, surface noise may appear near the zero line. As surface turbulence is acoustically equivalent to running into a brick wall, the bottom echo will be displayed intermittently. Similar noise sometimes appears when a water temperature difference (thermocline) exists. Different species of fish tend to prefer different temperature zones, so the thermocline may be useful to help identify target fish.
MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING WARNING Do not open the cover. There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Refer any repair work to a qualified technician. 4.2 Cleaning the Display Unit Dust or dirt on the display unit can be removed with a soft cloth. If desired a water-moistened cloth may be used. Do not use chemical cleaners to clean the display unit; they can remove paint and markings. 4.3 Transducer Maintenance 4.1 Checking Regular maintenance is essential for good performance.
4.5 Troubleshooting The table below provides simple troubleshooting procedures which you may follow to restore normal operation. If you cannot restore normal operation, contact your dealer. Table 4-2 Troubleshooting If... Then check... neither echo nor fixed range scale appears • battery voltage. • fuse. • power supply. • power cable. no echo appears but fixed range scale appears • if display advance speed is set to STOP. • transducer plug.
4.6 Test 4.7 Test Pattern The test checks the ROM, RAM, color bar and keyboard for proper operation. You may start the test as follows: This feature tests for proper display of colors. 1. Turn on the power while pressing any key. 2. Press the [–] key. The following display appears. 1. Turn on the power while pressing any key. 2. Press the BRILL key three times. Press the BRILL key again to change the test pattern as below.
4.8 Clearing the Memory The memory (all menu settings) can be cleared to start afresh. All default menu settings are restored when the memory is cleared. For your reference all default settings are shown in the menu tree at the beginning of this manual. 1. Turn on the power while pressing any key. 2. Press the [▲] key. The following display appears. Restore factory settings. +: YES –: NO Figure 4-3 Clear memory display 3. Press the [+] key to clear the memory.
SPECIFICATIONS OF COLOR LCD SOUNDER FCV-582L This equipment is a dual-frequency (50/200 kHz) color LCD video sounder which has a large variety of functions, all contained in a splash-proof rugged diecasting aluminum case that is compact to fit small boats. 1. GENERAL (1) Transmit Frequency 50 kHz/200 kHz (2) Output Power 600 Wrms (3) Tx Rate 1500 pulse/min max. (4) Pulselength 0.13 to 3.6 ms (5) Transducer Dual-frequency one-mold type 2. DISPLAY UNIT (1) Indication System 6.
3. I/O DATA (1) Input Data NMEA0183(Ver.1.5/2.0), current loop RMA: L/L, ground track speed, advance course RMB: Waypoint bearing/distance, cross track error RMC: L/L(GPS), ground track speed, advance course BWC: Waypoint bearing/distance BWR: Waypoint bearing/distance GLL: L/L VTG: Ground track speed, advance course VHW: Water track speed, advance course MTW: Water temperature XTE: Cross track error (2) Output Data NMEA0183(Ver.1.5/2.0), RS-422, output period: 2 sec. SDDBT(Ver1.
INDEX A M A-scope display 10 ALARM key 12 Alarm zone width 12 Automatic operation 8 Marker-zoom display 4 Menu tree iv MODE control 3 B Basic range setting 16 Bearing reference 16 Bottom alarm 12 Bottom echo 19 Bottom level 17 Bottom-lock display 5 Bottom-lock range 17 Bottom-zoom display 5 BRILL key 3 Brilliance 3 N Nav data enlargement 6 Nav display selection 16 Noise limiter 11 O Optional mode 15 P Picture advance speed 8 POWER key 3 Power on/off 3 C R Cleaning 21 Clutter 11 Colors 11 Control d
W Water temperature alarm 12 Temperature graph 16 Temperature indication offset 16 Temperature input 16 Water temperature unit 16 White marker 13 Z Zero line 19 ZOOM key 3, 8 Zoom marker 16 Zoom range 17 Index-2
