OPERATOR'S MANUAL COLOR LCD SOUNDER MODEL FCV-295 www.furuno.co.
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IMPORTANT NOTICES General • The operator of this equipment must read and follow the descriptions in this manual. Wrong operation or maintenance can cancel the warranty or cause injury. • Do not copy any part of this manual without written permission from FURUNO. • If this manual is lost or worn, contact your dealer about replacement. • The contents of this manual and equipment specifications can change without notice.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The operator and installer must read the applicable safety instructions before attempting to install or operate the equipment. 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 Prohibitive Action Mandatory Action WARNING WARNING ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD Do not open the equipment.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION CAUTION Do not transmit with the transducer out of water. 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 transducer will be damaged. Do not use depth information for navigation while the picture advance speed is set to "stop".
TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ........................................ v SYSTEM CONFIGURATION .............. vi 1. 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 OPERATION ................................. 1 1.1 Control Description......................1 1.2 Power On/Off ..............................2 1.3 How to Adjust Display Brilliance and Panel Dimmer ......................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 ...............
FOREWORD A Word to FCV-295 Owners • In addition to the conventional gain setting, Gain may be applied to the whole display. Congratulations on your choice of the FURUNO FCV-295 Color LCD Sounder. We are confident you will see why the FURUNO name has become synonymous with quality and reliability. • Alarms: Bottom, Fish (bottom lock and normal), Speed*, Water Temperature*, and Arrival*. • Edge function of white marker traces the bottom contour with a thin white line.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Basic configuration is shown below with solid line. DISPLAY UNIT CV-295 Navigation Equipment Power 12-24 VDC Rectifier PR-62 100/110/115/ 220/230 VAC 1φ, 50/60 Hz Water Temp. Sensor T-02MSB, etc. Water Temp.+Speed Sensor ST-02MSB, etc. High Freq. Low Freq.
1. OPERATION 1.1 Control Description HOW TO REMOVE THE HARD COVER While pressing the center of the cover with your thumbs as illustrated, pull the cover towards you. 1 2 LF DUAL HF ZOOM ZOOM SHIFT 3 4 PUSH AUTO PUSH 5 6 5 PUSH AUTO 7 5 8 MENU ESC USER-1 ENTER USER-2 0 RANGE MODE LF FUNCTION 0 10 GAIN 10 HF MARK BRILL 10 9 No. Control Function 1 S SHIFT T Shift the display range. (Inoperative when auto range or auto shift is active.) 2 MODE Select display mode.
1. OPERATION 1.2 Power On/Off start up screen appears with the maximum brilliance.) Adjust the brilliance as necessary. Press the /BRILL key to turn on the power. The unit beeps, the startup screen appears and then the last-used display is shown. 1.4 Selecting a Display The FCV-295 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.
1. OPERATION Note: The default split is the vertical split. Horizontal split is also available. Zoom displays may also be shown on split screens. Low frequency 1.4.3 High frequency Zoom mode expands chosen area of the single frequency picture. Five modes are available: bottom lock, bottom zoom, marker zoom and two bottom discrimination modes. The default mode is bottom lock. You can preset the zoom mode to use on the Sounder menu. Beamwidth Bottom lock display Gain - Left: Low freq.
1. OPERATION Bottom zoom display Bottom discrimination 1/2 display This mode expands bottom and bottom fish on the left-half window, and is useful for determining bottom contour. When the bottom depth increases, the display automatically shifts to keep the bottom echo at the lower part of the screen. 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.
1. OPERATION 1.4.4 User 1 and 2 displays The user displays let you customize displays as desired. Two displays are provided and the default settings for each are 1.5 Selecting a Range 1.5.1 Range adjustment User 1 display: This screen is split vertically three ways and is comprised of LF, HF and MIX displays. Range can be adjusted manually or automatically. Automatic adjustment is useful when you are preoccupied with other tasks and do not have the time to adjust the display.
1. OPERATION 1.6 and high frequencies alternately. For details see “Split Range” in section 2.3 “Range Menu”. The basic range and range shifting functions used together give you the means to select the depth you can see on the screen. The basic range can be thought of as providing a "window" into the water column and range shifting as moving the "window" to the desired depth. 2. Rotate the [RANGE] control to select a range. The default ranges are as shown in the table.
1. OPERATION 1.7 Adjusting the Gain 2. Use S or T to select Fishing, Cruising or Off as appropriate. Fishing: This mode clearly displays weaker echoes and is for searching fish schools. "H (L):AF" is shown at the top left corner on the screen. Cruising: 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.
1. OPERATION 1.8 Measuring Depth 2. Use S or T to select a menu. The cursor (yellow) highlights current selection. The items in the right window change with menu selected. The VRM (Variable Range Marker) measures the depth to fish schools, etc. 3. Press the [ENTER] key to send the cursor to the menu item window. (Alternatively, you can press X.
1. OPERATION 1.10 Picture Advance Speed 3. Use S or T to select Pic. Advance and press the [ENTER] key. 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 contract 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. OPERATION 1. Press the [MENU/ESC] key to open the menu. 2. Use S or T to select Sounder and press the [ENTER] key. 2. Use S or T to select Sounder and press the [ENTER] key. 3. Use S or T to select Color Erase and press the [ENTER] key. 3. Use S or T to select Interference and press the [ENTER] key. 4. Use S or T to turn the interference rejector on or off and press the [ENTER] key. Off: Turn off the interference rejector.
1. OPERATION 3. Use S or T to select Clutter and press the [ENTER] key. the setting, the greater the degree of clutter rejection. 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 propagation attenuation of the ultrasonic wave. To compensate for this difference, use TVG.
1. OPERATION 1.15 3. Use S or T to select TVG and press the [ENTER] key. A-scope Display This display shows echoes at each transmission 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.
1. OPERATION 5. Press the [MENU/ESC] key twice to close the window. MANUAL L:2.0/H:2.0 LF Fish (normal) alarm: The fish (normal) alarm tells you when an echo above a certain strength (selectable) is within the preset alarm range or an echo is anywhere between the transducer and the bottom. 1/2 0 Weak reflection (small fish or noise) Fish (bottom lock) alarm: The fish (bottom lock) alarm sounds when fish are within a certain distance from the bottom.
1. OPERATION 3. Use S or T to select an alarm and press the [ENTER] key. the transducer, and for Fish (B/L), from the bottom. Alarm icon* Alarm range Bottom and Fish (B/L) alarms Temperature, Speed and Arrival alarms Fish (Normal) alarm 4. Use S or T to select alarm type: On: Bottom and Fish (B/L) alarms Defined Area/All Area: Fish (Normal) alarm Inside/Outside: Temperature, Speed and Arrival alarms Inside: Alarm generated when speed, water temperature or arrival distance is within the range set.
1. OPERATION 1.17 FUNCTION Control 1.17.2 The [FUNCTION] control provides for instant display of a user-defined option’s window, chosen with "FUNC Key" on the Key menu. 14 items are available: Pic. Advance, Interference, Color Erase, Clutter, White Line, White Marker, TVG (default setting), STC, Bottom Zone, A-Scope, Split Range, Auto Shift, Freq Choice and Freq Control. 1.17.1 Programming the FUNCTION control 1. Push and hold down the [FUNCTION] control until the FUNC key setting window appears.
1. OPERATION 1.18 Waypoints 3. Press the [MARK] or the [ENTER] key to save the position. A red vertical line appears at the position. The waypoint is named automatically with the next sequential waypoint number. If you want to change the waypoint name, go to step 4. Otherwise, go to step 6. Waypoints are used to: • Record the position of an important echo as a waypoint, and 20 points can be saved. • Output a waypoint position to a chart plotter to mark position on its screen.
1. OPERATION Entering a waypoint by manual entry of position 6. Enter latitude and longitude, similar to how entered waypoint name. 1. Press the [MENU/ESC] key to open the menu. 7. Press the [MENU/ESC] key to register the waypoint. 2. Use S or T to select Data and press the [ENTER] key. 8. Press the [MENU/ESC] key several times to close the window. 1.18.2 Editing waypoints 1. Press the [MENU/ESC] key to open the menu. 2. Use S or T to select Data and press the [ENTER] key. 3.
1. OPERATION 1.18.4 Setting destination waypoint Zoom Mode: Select the zoom display to show, among bottom lock, bottom zoom, marker zoom and bottom discrimination (1/2, 1/3), when "zoom" is selected with the [MODE] control. Set a destination waypoint to find range, bearing and time-to-go to that point. Range, bearing and time-to-go (to the waypoint) are shown on the nav data display. See sec. 2.2.2. Free Shift: Turn on/off independent range shift. Select Off to apply the same shift value to all ranges.
1. OPERATION Freq. Choice: You can register up to four different frequencies for a single transducer, following the procedure in "Freq. Control" in the Sounder menu. Then, you select here the high and low frequencies to use. ture for the frequency selected here is shown on the display. Freq Control: Four different transducer frequencies and frequency adjustment range are automatically set at installation.
1. OPERATION 2. Use S or T to select a frequency and press the [ENTER] key. 1. Select White Line and press the [ENTER] key. 3. Use S or T to select a frequency terminal and press the [ENTER] key. To adjust the frequency of the transducer connected to the HF terminal, select HF terminal; select LF terminal to adjust the frequency of the transducer connected to the LF terminal. 2. Use S or T to set the width and press the [ENTER] key. The higher the figure, the wider the width of the line.
1. OPERATION 1. Select White Marker and press the [ENTER] key. 1. Choose Bottom Zone and press the [ENTER] key. Boundary line (top) Bottom display area Boundary line (bottom) 2. Use W or X to select the boundary line to adjust. 3. Use S or T to adjust the boundary line. Bottom Search: Select the frequency to use to detect depth when using the dual frequency display. The choices are HF, LF, and Auto. Auto gives priority to a frequency which is giving the most accurate depth data.
1. OPERATION 1.19.2 Tx/Rx menu Std setting. Short 2 raises the detection resolution, however, detection range is shorter (pulse length is about 1/2 of Std) than the Std setting. Std is the standard pulse length, and is suitable for general use. Long Increases the detection range but resolution is two times lower compared to the Std pulse length. Manual enables manual setting of pulse length, at "Pulse Length." Pulse Length (HF/LF): Operative when Manual is selected at Tx Pulse.
1. OPERATION Depth Size: Change the size of the depth indication, to Small, Middle or Large. Off turns off the depth indication. Background: Change the background to suit your current environment. The choices are white, light blue, blue, dark blue, and black. This feature is inoperative when Hue is selected to Custom. Depth Scale: Select where to display the depth scale, Right or Center. Off turns off the depth scale. Colors: Select the number of colors to display. The choices are 8, 16, and 64.
1. OPERATION Data Box1, Data Box2: Turn on to display data at the upper left corner on the display. If several data items are turned on, they are displayed alternately at the interval (default: 4 s) chosen with Switching Cycle. Data other than Depth, Range, Timer, Scroll Time and Battery require appropriate sensor. Data box 1 information 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 as necessary. 7. Use S or T to select Switching Cycle and then press the [ENTER] key. ft 8.
2. SYSTEM MENU 2.1 How to Open the System Menu 2.2.1 User menu description User Color Press the [MENU/ESC] key to open the menu, then press S or T to select System. Arrange the display colors to your liking by changing the color arrangement on the color bar. 1. Select User Color and press the [ENTER] key to show the user color bar. Color currently selected System menu See installation manual. See Chapter 3. Background color 2.2 User Menu 2.
2. SYSTEM MENU User Clutter User 1, User 2 Select the colors to reject with the clutter rejector. Define what to show on the two user display mode screens, selectable with the [MODE] control. 1. Select User Clutter and press the [ENTER] key to show the user clutter color bar. Strong color Color 6 Color 5 Color 4 Color 3 Color 2 Color 1 Bkgd color Screen Layout: Select the screen layout, from among the following eight choices.
2. SYSTEM MENU About the mix display Smoothing, Off. Deep Sea is the same as Normal. The mix display compares echo intensity between low and high frequencies, and displays echoes from tiny fish in discriminative colors. This is done by utilizing the fact that tiny fish return a stronger echo against a high frequency rather than a low frequency. It works as follows. Nav Data Disp: Turn the nav data display On or Off and select character size, from large or small.
2. SYSTEM MENU 3. Use W or X to select the nav data item to display. Availability depends on how much nav data is displayed, as shown below.
2. SYSTEM MENU 2.3 Range Menu B/L Range Set display range for bottom lock and bottom discrimination displays. Use S or T to set B/ L range as desired. For the horizontal split screen, the range is one-half the value set. The Range menu is where you can pre-set basic ranges, zoom range, bottom lock range, and turn independent range adjustment on or off. The default values are suitable for most fishing applications, however you may wish to change pre-set ranges to suit your needs.
2. SYSTEM MENU 2.5 Language Menu 2.7 Calib Menu The Language menu selects the language to use. Select Language and press the [ENTER] key. Use S or T to select language. Sound Speed Adjust the sound velocity of the Tx/Rx signal if the depth indication is incorrect, because of water temperature or salinity density. 2.6 Units Menu The Units menu lets you select the unit of measurement for depth, temperature, speed, wind, and distance, from the choices shown below.
2. SYSTEM MENU Bottom Level Zero Line Area In the default bottom level setting (0), the equipment judges consecutive strong echoes to be bottom echoes. If, in that setting, the depth indication is unstable, adjust the bottom level. If vertical lines extend upward from the bottom echo in the bottom lock display, lower the bottom level to erase the vertical lines. If the level is too low, however, it may be difficult to distinguish bottom fish from the bottom echo.
3. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 3.2 WARNING ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD Do not open the equipment. For the chassis, dust or dirt on the cabinet can be removed with a soft, dry cloth. For stubborn dirt, water-diluted mild detergent can be used. In this case, wipe the cabinet with a dry cloth after using detergent. Do not use solvents such as thinner, acetone or benzene to clean the unit. They can remove paint and markings. Hazardous voltage exists inside the equipment.
3. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 3.4 Fuse Replacement Symptom The two fuses (Type: FGMB 125V 6A PBF, Code No.: 000-157-492-10) inside the display unit protect the equipment from overcurrent. If the equipment can not be powered, contact your dealer for advice. 3.5 LCD Backlight Life Type Lamp holder 104LHS46 complete set 3.6 No echo appears but fixed range scale appears • Check if display advance is set to "Stop". • Check transducer plug. • Check transducer cable. Code No. • Check gain setting.
3. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 2. Press S or T to select Tests to show the Tests menu. 4. Press S or T to select Test and then press the [ENTER] key. The self test results appear together with the key test screen, as shown above. 5. To escape at any time, press the [MENU/ ESC] key three times. 3. Press the [ENTER] key. ROM check SDRAM check Water temperature* Speed* 5 SDRAM NMEA check Voltage* 89321 7587 Color bar 0252365-XX.xx 0252366-XX.xx Program No.
3. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 3.9 LCD Test 3.10 The LCD test checks for proper display of all colors. To stop the test at any time, press the [MENU/ESC] key. Restoring Default Settings You may wish to restore default settings to start afresh. 1. Press the [MENU/ESC] key to open the menu. 1. Press the [MENU/ESC] key to open the menu. 2. Press S or T to select Tests to show the Tests menu and press the [ENTER] key. 2.
APPENDIX 1 MENU TREE Sounder MENU/ESC key TxRx Pic. Advance (4/1, 2/1, 1/1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, Stop) Zoom Mode (Bottom Lock, Bottom Zoom, Marker Zoom, Discrim1/2, Discrim1/3) Free Shift (Off, On) Auto Shift (Off, On) Interference (Off, Low, Medium, High, Auto) Freq Choice (Settings according to transducer connected.) Freq Control (Settings according to transducer connected.
APPENDIX 1 MENU TREE 1 Display A-Scope (Off, Normal, Peak) Depth Size (Off, Small, Middle, Large) Depth Scale (Right, Center, Off) Zoom Marker (Off, On) Temp Graph (Off, Narrow, Wide) Temp Graph Color (Std, White, Red, Black, Yellow) Pic. Adv.
APPENDIX 1 MENU TREE 2 System User Range Key Lang User Color (Adjust RGB for each color. The setting range for each color is 0 - 63.
APPENDIX 2 SCREEN LAYOUT The screen may be divided as desired with Screen Layout on the User menu.
APPENDIX 2 SCREEN LAYOUT Two-way split H Z O O M H HIGH NORMAL N O R M A L L Z O O M HIGH ZOOM L [HF]: Zm/Nor L H N O R M A L N O R M A L N O R M A L HIGH NORMAL LOW NORMAL L H Z O O M Z O O M MIX NORMAL N O R HIGH NORMAL L N O R M A L 2 N O R M A L 1 LOW ZOOM N O R M A L M I X MIX NORMAL N O R [HF]+[MIX] H HIGH ZOOM [LF]:Zm+[HF]:Zm M I X H LOW ZOOM [LF]: Zm/Nor [LF]+[HF] H LOW NORMAL N O R M A L LOW NORMAL [LF]+[MIX] H NORMAL1 H NORMAL2 H2+H1 L L N O R M A L 2
APPENDIX 2 SCREEN LAYOUT Three-way split L N O R M A L H HIGH NORMAL H N O R M A L Z O O M HIGH ZOOM L L H Z O O M N O R M A L N O R M A L LOW NORMAL [LF]+[HF]: Zm/Nor L H N O R M A L N O R M A L M I X N O R HIGH NORMAL LOW NORMAL LOW ZOOM [LF]: Zm/Nor+[HF] MIX NORMAL HIGH NORMAL LOW NORMAL [LF]+[HF]+[MIX] Four-way split LOW NOR LOW ZOOM HIGH NOR HIGH ZOOM [LF]: Zm/Nor+[HF]: Zm/Nor AP-6
APPENDIX 3 SCREEN DIVISION The display may be divided vertically and horizontally as shown below, with Disp Division in the Display menu.
FURUNO FCV-295 SPECIFICATIONS OF COLOR LCD SOUNDER FCV-295 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 ECHO SOUNDER TX frequency Output power Power reduction TX rate Pulselength 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 DISPLAY UNIT Display mode Brilliance Echo color Background color Range shift Display mode Zoom display 2.8 Picture advance speed 2.9 Alarm 2.10 Noise limiter 2.11 Automatic indication 28/38/50/68/82/88/107/150/200 kHz, select 2 channels 1, 2 or 3 kW Off/ Min/ 1 to 10/ Auto Max. 3000 pulse/min 0.1 to 5.
INDEX FUNCTION control......................................15 Fuse replacement .......................................33 A Alarms activating ...................................................13 arrival ........................................................13 bottom .......................................................13 fish (bottom lock).......................................13 fish (normal) ..............................................13 speed ......................................................
INDEX System configuration.................................... vi System menu ..............................................25 T Target echo .......................................... 22, 27 Trip distance reset.......................................24 Trip distance source....................................24 Troubleshooting ..........................................33 TVG.............................................................11 Tx power .....................................................
