Furuno FSV-84 manual

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    COLOR SCANNING SONAR FSV -84[...]

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    The paper used in this manual is elemental chlorine free. FURUNO Authorized Distributor/Dealer FURUNO Authorized Distributor/Dealer 9-52 Ashihara-cho, 9-52 Ashihara-cho, Nishinomi y a 662-8580, JAPAN Nishinomi y a 662-8580, JAPAN Tele p hone : Tele p hone : 0798-65-2111 0798-65-2111 Fax Fax 0798-65-4200 0798-65-4200 : : FIRST EDITION : FIRST EDITIO[...]

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    i IM PORT A NT NO TIC ES • T h is m anual is int ended for use by nati v e sp eak ers of E ngl is h. • No part of thi s m anual may be copied or r epr o duc ed w it hout w ritten per m i ssi on. • If t h is m anual is los t or w orn, cont act your deal er about repl ace m ent . • T he content s of t his manual and eq uipment spec i ficat i [...]

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    SA FE TY I NSTRUCT IONS ii 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, may result in minor or moderate injury. Warning, Caution Mandatory Action Prohibitive Action SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS The operator of th[...]

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    SA FE TY I NSTRUCT IONS iii CAUTION Observe the following precautions when using industrial use lubricant. Precautions Q Keep lubricant away from eyes. Wear protective goggles when working with the lubricant. The lubricant can cause inflammation of the eyes. Q Do not touch the lubricant. Wear protective gloves when working with the lubricant. The l[...]

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    SA FE TY I NSTRUCT IONS i v T h is p age int entional ly lef t blank .[...]

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    v T A BLE OF C ONT ENT S FOREWORD .......................................................................................................... xi SYSTEM CONFIGUR A TION ................................................................................ xiii 1. OPER A TION AL OV ERVIEW .....................................................................[...]

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    SA FE TY I NSTRUCT IONS vi 2.9.6 Echo av er a ge ............................................................................................ 2-23 2.9.7 Rever berati on r e ductio n ............................................................................ 2-23 2.9.8 Setti ng re feren ce be aring for frequ ency change ............................[...]

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    T ABLE OF C ONTEN TS vii 3. VERTIC AL MODE ..........................................................................................3-1 3.1 Basic Op er ating Pr oc ed ure ................................................................................... 3- 1 3.2 V erti cal M ode Concep t............................................................[...]

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    SA FE TY I NSTRUCT IONS viii 4.6 M easu ring Ra nge and Be arin g to a T a rg et ......................................................... 4 -1 1 4.7 Elimina ting W ea k Ec hoes.................................................................................... 4-1 2 4.8 Suppr essi ng Bott om T ail ..................................................[...]

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    T ABLE OF C ONTEN TS ix 4.22. 3 Sea sur face re f lecti ons............................................................................. 4-46 4.22. 4 W ak e........................................................................................................ 4-46 4.22. 5 F alse ech o by sid e lo be ................................................[...]

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    SA FE TY I NSTRUCT IONS x 9.2.2 DI SPLA Y SET TING m enu descr ipti on ......................................................... 9-2 9.3 ALAR M & A UD IO me nu ........................................................................................ 9-4 9.3.1 Openi ng t he ALARM & AUD IO m enu.................................................[...]

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    xi FOREWORD A Word to the O w ner of the FURUNO FSV -84 Congr at ulat i ons on y our c hoi ce of t he F URUNO F SV -84 Color Sc anni ng So nar . We are c onfi dent y ou w ill see w h y t he FURUNO nam e has b ecom e s y nony mous wit h quali ty and rel iabili ty . For ov er 50 y ears F URU NO El ectri c Comp any has enjoy ed an en vi abl e reput at[...]

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    FORE W O RD xii • Audi o f uncti on all ow s moni toring of ec hoes al ong user - s el ecte d area thro ugh buil t-i n loudspeak er . • Fi sh mark est imat es fish speed. • Fi sh esti mate f eat ure comp ar es v ol ume of tw o fis h sc hool s. • T arget lock aut omat i cally t racks fish school. • Net cour s e m ark show s pr obabl e drif[...]

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    xiii SYSTEM CONFIGU R A T ION S ystem wi th lo cal l y sup plie d m on ito r Note 1: Power Kit (option, installed in processor unit) required to connect CS-120A. 220 VAC, 3 φ, 50/60 Hz Loudspeaker Echo Sounder, Current Indicator, other Navigator 1 Navigator 2 AD Converter AD-100 Current Indicator E/S Interface VI-1100A Net Recorder VI-1100A Net So[...]

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    SYSTEM CON FIGUR A T ION xi v S ys t em wi th FURU NO m on itor PROCESSOR UNIT FSV-8402 Current Indicator E/S Interface VI-1100A Net Sonde Junction Box CS-170 E/S Interface VI-1100A External Interface CS-120A (Note 1) Net Recorder VI-1100A 100-115/ 220-230 VAC, 1 φ, 50/60 Hz 220 VAC, 3 φ, 50/60 Hz HULL UNIT FSV-8432 FSV-8442 Note 1: Power Kit (op[...]

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    1-1 1. OPER A TI ON A L OVERVIEW 1.1 C ontrol Descri ption Note t hat the [A UDI O] control is not operati v e from t he 2 nd control unit w hen two contr ol unit s are i nst a ll ed. T urns power on. T urns power off . Raise, lo wer the transducer . : Raises the transducer . : Lowers the tr ansducer (mid protrusion). : Lowers the tr ansducer (full[...]

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    1. OPERA T ION A L OVERVIEW 1-2 1.2 T urning the Power On/Off 1.2. 1 T urni n g t he pow er o n Press t he PO W ER ON (|) s w it ch. A beep sou nds , t he lamp abo ve the swi tch li ght s, and the las t -used mod e is pres ent ed. 1.2. 2 T urni n g t he pow er o ff 1. Fi rst ret ract the tr ans duc er w it h t he [ ] ke y . T he lamp ab o ve the sw[...]

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    1. OPERA T ION A L OVERVIEW 1-3 1.3 Lo w ering, Rai sing the T rans ducer CAUTION Maximum speed while the transducer is projected and being raised or lowered is as below, to prevent damage to the transducer. Projected Raising/ Lowering 800 mm stroke Max. 18 kt Max. 15 kt 1100 mm stroke Max. 18 kt Max. 15 kt 1.3. 1 Loweri ng the tr an sd uc er W it [...]

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    1. OPERA T ION A L OVERVIEW 1-4 1.5 Control Panel Dimm er T he dimm er f or t he control panel may be adj us t ed on t he DI S P LA Y SETTI NG menu as b elow . 1. Press t he [M ENU] key t o open the mai n menu. MENU QUIT H-SCAN SETTING... V-SCAN SETTING... OTHERS... TX PULSE LENGTH-H : 9 TX POWER-H : 9 TVG-NEAR-H : 0 TVG-MEDIUM-H : 0 TVG-FAR-H : 0 [...]

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    1. OPERA T ION A L OVERVIEW 1-5 3. Use the t rackb all t o select DI SPLA Y SETTI NG a nd press t he [M ENU] key . DISPLAY SETTING DISPLAY MODE... MODE SELECTION : MODE KEY TX/RX MODE : ALTERNATIVE H2/S DISPLAY : LANDSCAPE PRESENTATION MODE : HEAD UP TM DISPLAY RANGE : 1.6R BEARING REF : SHIP HEADING TILT LEVER : TILT S AUTO OFF CENTER : OFF H-SLIC[...]

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    1. OPERA T ION A L OVERVIEW 1-6 1.6 Display Mode, Disp la y Div isi on T h is s onar pr o vides a tot al of ten di splay m ode sel ecti ons: Hori zont al, Hori z ont al 2, S, S c om bi nati on, V er ti cal1, V erti cal1, V er ti cal2, V erti cal 1 + ES1 (echo so under ) , V ert i cal 1 + E S 2 (net recorder), Hist ory , ES 1, ES2, and E S 1 + ES2. [...]

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    1. OPERA T ION A L OVERVIEW 1-7 1.6. 2 S ample d ispla y mode pict ur es Bel ow are ty pi cal pic t ures. F or s ak e of brev it y , indicat i ons and mark s ar e not show n. F or meaning of marks and i ndicat ions, s ee r es p ecti v e indi cati ons and marks des c ri pti on ill us t rati on in appl i cabl e chapt er . Hor izontal m ode T h is m o[...]

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    1. OPERA T ION A L OVERVIEW 1-8 H2 mode T h is m ode pr o vides tw o hor i zont al screens i n one of the c onf igurat i ons show n belo w . T he defau lt confi gurati on, LANDSCAPE, sho w s two ho rizont al display s up and dow n. Other conf i gurati ons avai l able are as show n bel ow . Desi red confi gurati on may be c hos e n wi th H2 DIS P LA[...]

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    1. OPERA T ION A L OVERVIEW 1-9 Slant mode , s ingle dis play T he Slant mode show s a 180-degree c r oss sec t i on, usi ng c hos en t il t angle and trai n sett i ng. Bottom Fish school Sea surface reflection Slant di splay (si ngle) Slan t mod e, co mbin ation disp lay 7.5 G 678m 346m B 278˚ R2 00 0 m AUTO 17˚ T (21˚ ) G 10.0 N-UP B1 2 8 ˚ ([...]

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    1. OPERA T ION A L OVERVIEW 1-1 0 V1 a nd V2 mode s T he V1 and V2 modes s h ow a vertic al slic e of t he bear i ng selec t ed by the verti c al bearing m ar k o n the hori zont al displ a y . T he verti c al 2 mode pro v ides t w o verti c al sli ces. Chapt er 3 di scuss es t he verti cal mode. N W S E 2000 NUMERIC/ GRAPHIC D ATA DISPLA Y 1000 15[...]

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    1. OPERA T ION A L OVERVIEW 1-1 1 His tor y m ode T he hist or y mode s how s the hori zont al and hi story di spl ays . Ec ho dat a f or t he echoe s w it h in the hi story marker on t he hor i zont al displ a y s c r oll do w n the hi s t or y dis pl ay in t he dow n w ard di r ec t i on – the l atest echoes at t he top an d t he oldest at the [...]

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    1. OPERA T ION A L OVERVIEW 1-1 2 ES2 mode T he ES2 mode show s t he net recor der di splay . T he net recorder di spl ay can show the dow n w ard look i ng pic t ur e al one or both t he dow nw ard and upw ard look i ng pic t ur es . Note that t his m ode c an al so show the ec ho sound er pi c t ure. N W S E NUMERIC/GRAPHIC D A T A DISPLA Y Horiz[...]

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    1. OPERA T ION A L OVERVIEW 1-1 3 1.7 A djusting the Gain T he [GAI N ] cont r ol adjus t s rec ei ver gain (sens i tivit y ) f or the hori zont al, slant verti c al modes. Adj us t it so fi sh echoes are c l ear ly dis pl a y ed wi th mini mal noi se on the sc r ee n. T oo hi gh a gai n sett i ng not onl y displ ay s exces s noi se and mak es it d[...]

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    1. OPERA T ION A L OVERVIEW 1-1 4 1. 8 M e n u Over vi ew M os t operati ons ar e c ar r i ed out thr o ugh the me nu. T his s ec t i on provides bas i c menu o per at ing i nformat i on. 1. Press t he [ ME NU] key to open t he m ai n menu. USER MENU This menu may be programmed as desired (max. 10 items). Shown here are the items of the default use[...]

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    1. OPERA T ION A L OVERVIEW 1-1 5 2. Sel ec t menu desir ed w it h t he trackbal l and pr es s the [ ME NU] ke y . (For exampl e, sel ec t the H-SCA N SE T T I NG menu.) H-SCAN SETTING TX INTERVAL TX PULSE LENGTH TX POWER TVG-NEAR : 9 : 9 : 9 : 0 TVG-MEDIUM TVG-FAR NOISE LIMITER AGC 2ND AGC ECHO AVERAGE : 0 : 0 : 2 : 0 REVERBERATION SIDE LOBE SUPPR[...]

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    1. OPERA T ION A L OVERVIEW 1-1 6 3. Sel ec t menu it em des i red wi th the trac k bal l and pr ess t he [M ENU] key . (For exampl e, sel ec t NOI SE LIMIT ER.) A dialog box f or the corr es p onding m e nu it em appears. QUIT CANCEL How to set numeric data 1. Select or as desired. 2. Press the [MENU] key to change setting. 3. Select QUIT and pres[...]

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    1. OPERA T ION A L OVERVIEW 1-1 7 Note : In t he default setti ng, the sub menu i tem INIT I AL SETTI NG in t he OT HE RS m enu a nd som e item s i n the I NITI AL IZ A TI ON menu are sh ow n in red. T h is m eans t heir i tems are l ocked t o pr eve nt ac ci dent al change of set ting. When y ou open on e of t hes e s ub me nus a nd s el ect an it[...]

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    1. OPERA T ION A L OVERVIEW 1-1 8 T h is p age int entional ly lef t blank .[...]

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    2-1 2. HORIZONT A L M ODE 2.1 Basic O perating Proc edure 1. T urn on power . 4. Select horizontal displa y . 6. Select range. 3. Adjust display brilliance. 5. Press to choose the screen (horizontal or v er tical, or horizontal1 or horizontal2) to adjust gain and range . 7. Adjust gain. 8. Set tilt angle. FSV-84 HSV V1/S 2. Low er transducer . : Mi[...]

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    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-2 2.2 Indications and Marks 2.2. 1 H orizo nt a l mo de T he horiz ont al m ode pr ovi d es a 360 ° pi cture ar o und the b oat . T o di sp lay the hori z ont al mode pict ure, press t he [M ODE] k ey . 142m 45m B 115 ° R 400m AUTO 17 ° T (21 ° ) G1 0 N-UP H B 330 ° (210m) 48m 158m 148m N W S E C 262 ° S 12.3kt 230m 70m[...]

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    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-3 2.2. 2 H orizo nt a l2 m ode T he H2 mode show s one of f our ki nds of hor i zont al di splay c ombi nati ons: LANDS CAPE, PORT RAIT , R IGHT INSET and L EFT I NSE T . Follow the proce dure bel ow to sel ect a combi nati on displ a y . 1. Press t he [ ME NU] key to open t he m ai n menu. MENU QUIT H-SCAN SETTING... V-SCAN [...]

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    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-4 3. Sel ec t DI S P LA Y SETTI NG and press t he [ ME NU] key t o open the DI SPLA Y SET T I NG menu. DISPLAY SETTING DISPLAY MODE... MODE SELECTION : MODE KEY TX/RX MODE : ALTERNATIVE H2/S DISPLAY : LANDSCAPE PRESENTATION MODE : HEAD UP TM DISPLAY RANGE : 1.6R BEARING REF : SHIP HEADING TILT LEVER : TILT S AUTO OFF CENTER :[...]

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    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-5 7. Sel ec t QU IT at the t op of the menu scr een and pr es s t he [M E NU] key to cl os e al l menus . 3678m 1346m B 278˚ R 4000m AUTO 17˚ T (21˚ ) G1 0 . 0 N-UP B 128˚ (164m) 156m 2975m 3902m 85 C 256˚ S 12.3kt 2975m 153m 5:32 9.83NM 2 1 1 P 8 B 234˚ R 1056m W 12m/s N N R 1000m 24˚ T G 7 . 5 P 6 2 1 1 1 32˚52 .150[...]

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    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-6 N W S E 3 300 2 3 1 3 2 1 N W S E 3 2 1 3 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 3 2000 2 3 1 3 2 1 1 85 1 2 NUMERIC/ GRAPHIC DA T A DISPLA Y LEFT INSE T N W S E 3 300 2 3 1 3 2 1 N W S E 3 2 1 3 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 3 2000 2 3 1 3 2 1 1 85 1 2 NUMERIC/ GRAPHIC DA T A DISPLA Y RIGH T INSET[...]

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    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-7 2.3 D ispla y Range T he [RANG E ] c ont rol s el ects t he detecti on range. T he range sel ecte d is moment ari ly di splay ed i n large c har ac t er s at the t op of the sc r een. Range i s alw ay s di s pl a y ed at t he top ri ght hand corner of t he s cr een. SEA SURFACE Range indicated on the screen. BOTTOM SEA SURF[...]

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    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-8 2.4 T ilt A ngle T he tilt angl e show s the dir ec t ion to w h ic h t he s ound w ave is emi tted. W hen the sound w ave is em i tted hor i zont ally , the ti lt angle i s s ai d to be 0 ° and w hen verti c al ly , 90 ° . T he til t angl e c an be s et betw een –5°(upw ard) t o 90° (dow nw ar d) , in i ncrement s of[...]

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    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-9 2.4. 2 A utom a tic til t T he [AUT O TIL T ] key aut omati c ally scans t he til t angl e wi t h in t he s el ected w idt h. T h is i s useful w hen y ou w ant t o fi nd the center dept h of a fi sh school . 1. Press t he [ AUT O TI L T] key t o se lec t aut o til t angl e desired. Each ti me the [AUT O T IL T] key is pr e[...]

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    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-1 0 For ex am pl e, w hen the [ RANGE] c ont rol, [TI L T ] control and [ AUT O T IL T] key ar e set t o 800 m, 8 ° and wi dt h ( 1) r es pec t ively , the til t angl e changes at eac h trans m i ssi on as f oll ow s: 8 ° → 9 ° → 8 ° → 7 ° → 8 ° Tilt angle setting Auto tilt c on ce pt Note : T he [AUT O TI L T] [...]

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    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-1 1 2.4. 3 Rel a tio n be tw ee n bo ttom e ch o a n d t i lt a n gle T he figure at t he top of t he nex t page illus tr at e s h o w two f is h s ch o o ls “a ” and “b” are di s pl ay ed on t he s c r ee n usi ng t hr ee di f feren t tilt angl es. Case 1 : Til t an g le 30 ° to 40 ° T h is ti lt angl e wi ll displ[...]

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    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-1 2 2.4. 4 Tilt angle for sur f ac e fis h Sound em i tt ed f rom the sonar t ransduc er f orms an o val-sha ped beam w i th a wi dth of appr oxi matel y 18 ° in t he v erti cal di rection ( verti cal beam w id th at - 6dB ) . T he tilt angl e is indi cated by the angle bet w een the cent er l ine of the beam a nd the hori z[...]

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    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-1 3 2 .4.5 S uit abl e t ilt ang le T he figure bel ow ill ustr at es the rel ationshi p am o ng ti lt angle, depth and d et ecti on rang e. Refer t o i t to fi nd out the suit abl e tilt angl e for a gi v en dept h/det ecti on rang e. Range(m) Vertical width of sonar beam 18 ° 31 m 100 m 100 m 300 m 93 m 200 m Depth (m) 62 [...]

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    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-1 4 2.5 Meas uring Range a nd Beari ng to a T arg et Operat e the trac k b all to place t he t rackbal l mark on t he t arget you w ant to measur e the ran ge and bea ring. T he range, bea ri ng and de pth t o t he t arget appear at the upp er l ef t corner of t he s c r een. T rackball positi on m ay al s o be show in l atit[...]

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    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-1 5 2.6 Eliminati ng Weak Echo es Echoes f rom t arget s such as b ottom and f ish ret urn to the t ransd uc er i n order of dis t ance t o them, and w hen w e comp ar e t heir i n tensi ti es at the t r ans duc er f ac e, those f rom nea rer t arget s are ge neral l y st ronger w hen t heir ref lecti ng pr oper t ies are ne [...]

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    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-1 6 1. Press t he [ ME NU] key to open t he m ai n menu. 2. Sel ec t H-SCAN SE T TI NG with t he track bal l and pres s t he [M ENU] key t o open th e H-SCA N SETT I NG menu. H-SCAN SETTING TX INTERVAL TX PULSE LENGTH TX POWER TVG-NEAR : 9 : 9 : 9 : 0 TVG-MEDIUM TVG-FAR NOISE LIMITER AGC 2ND AGC ECHO AVERAGE : 0 : 0 : 2 REVER[...]

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    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-1 7 Note : W hen a f ish s chool is l ocated on a l ong-r ange s ett i ng (about 80 0 meters ) and is appr o achi ng ow n shi p do as fol low s : Adj us t the til t to keep the f ish sc hool in t he c enter of the sonar b eam, nam ely , fi sh school i s displ a yed i n stronges t colors pos s i ble. Conf irm t hat the fis h e[...]

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    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-1 8 2.7. 2 D ecre ase p uls e l engt h T he pulse l ength deter m i nes the l ength of t he transmi ssi on pul se emi tted i nto the w a ter . W hil e a longer pul se is advant ag eous for long-r an ge sou ndi ng, i t has the dis ad vantag e of bei ng po or i n di scri minati on of target s, that i s, the abi li ty to separat[...]

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    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-1 9 2.7. 4 A dj ust Ne ar AGC W he n an exc es s i vely strong echo i s recei ved in shal low or heavil y sedi mented w a ters , you m ay not be able t o s uppr es s i t by the T VG contr ol a lone. I n t hi s case, a fi sh school w hic h is displ ay ed at more than 30 0 m aw a y m ay di sappear grad ual ly w hen the shi p is[...]

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    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-2 0 2.8 Suppressi ng Bottom and Sea Sur face Reflections in S hallo w W aters I n shallow fi shing grounds w it h har d or r oc k y bott om , bottom r ef lect i ons oft en int erfere w ith w ant ed fis h ec hoes and t hey can not be eli minat ed s uf f i ciently wit h the af or em e nti oned T VG and AGC f unc t i ons, especi[...]

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    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-2 1 2.9 Rejecting Sonar Inter ference and Noise W hi le obser ving the s o nar pi c t ure, y ou may enc ount er oc c asi onal or i ntermi ttent nois e and i nterf er e nce. T hese are most l y c aus ed by on-board el ectro nic equipm e nt, engi ne or pro pel ler noi se, or el ectri cal noi s e f r om ot her sonars b eing oper[...]

  • Page 56

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-2 2 2.9. 3 Cha ng in g Tx in ter val W he n other so nars n earby ar e op erati ng the sa me transm i ssi on inter val as t hat of ow n ship’ s sonar , an i nt erference r i ng appe ars on t he displ ay . T o erase t he int erference r i ng from t he s c r ee n, reduc e the TX I NT ERV AL on the H-SCA N SET T I NG menu. Int[...]

  • Page 57

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-2 3 2.9. 5 N oise lim iter Weak, unw anted refl ecti ons, col ored li ght-bl ue or green, ap pear w hen the w at er is di rty , plankt on lay ers exi s t s, or due t o s hi p’s noi se. T he noi s e li mit er can reduc e the ef fect s of t hese unw anted ref l ections. Raisi ng the set t ing causes unw anted ref lect i ons t[...]

  • Page 58

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-2 4 2.9. 10 Sidel o be sup pr essio n Si del obes are f ai rly em i ssi ons gener at ed out si de t he main beam. T he energy of the si delobe i s fai r ly w eak but w hen the w at er is comp arati v ely shal l o w and t he bott om i s rocky and hard, st rong si gnal s are det ected by the si delobe. T o reduce the ef fect of[...]

  • Page 59

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-2 5 2.10 A djusting Beam wid th T he horiz ont al beamw i dt h of the Rx beam c an b e adjust ed at the O T HE RS menu as b elow to rai s e t he horizont al resoluti on. 1. Press t he [ ME NU] key to open t he m en u. 2. Sel ec t H-SCAN SE T TI NG and press t he [M ENU] key . 3. Sel ec t OTHE RS and pr es s t he [M E NU] key [...]

  • Page 60

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-2 6 2.1 1 T rackin g a Fish Sc hool (t arg et lock) T he target lock functi on automatically tracks a fish sch ool so you won’t lose si ght of i t on the dis pl a y . T w o types of t arget lock ar e avai l able: pos i ti on tracking (T ARGET MARK) and f ish s chool trac k i ng (FI SH) and y ou may s el ect one f r om the m[...]

  • Page 61

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-2 7 2.1 1.2 Fis h sc ho ol tr ac ki ng m o de T he automatic echo t arget lock functi on automatically tracks the oper at or-sel ec t ed fi s h sc hool . W hen men u optio n T IL T I N T E RLO CK on the T ARGET LOCK m enu ( pr e vious p ag e) i s s et to TI L T & RANGE, and the tr ac k ed fi sh school goes out of the z on[...]

  • Page 62

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-2 8 2.1 1 .3 P osi tio n trac ki ng m o de T h is mode t racks a st ati onary posit ion (suc h as a reef ) usi ng posit i on dat a f ed from a na vigator . Depth AB C D E How pos i ti on tracki ng m ode t arget loc k w orks 1. Sel ec t T ARGET M A RK at step 7 i n the proc ed ure i n sect i on 2.1 1.1. 2. Use the t rackb al l[...]

  • Page 63

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-2 9 2.1 1.4 T ARGET L OCK men u INITIAL SETTING MENU QUIT QUIT QUIT TARGET LOCK OTHERS TRACKING METHOD : FISH TILT INTERLOCK : TILT&RANGE MARK INTERLOCK : ESTIMATE MARK TRACKING DATA : H&V THRESHOLD : 16 BOTTOM THRESHOLD : 3 TARGET SPEED LIMIT : 5kt SMOOTHING : 0.5 TARGET SPD UPDATE : 60SEC TARGET LOCK WINDOW : NORMAL[...]

  • Page 64

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-3 0 2.12 Detecting Fish S chool s A urall y Someti mes you may be preoccupied w it h ot her t asks and unabl e t o concent rat e on w atchi ng the sonar pi ctur e. I n such cases i t w ould be a good choi ce to use the audi o funct i on. T hi s funct i on enables y ou to monit or echoe s f r om f ish school s and se ab ed thr[...]

  • Page 65

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-3 1 2.12 .2 S elec ti ng a udi o se ct or 1. Press t he [M ENU] key t o open the men u. 2. Sel ect OT HERS and press t he [M ENU] key . 3. Sel ect ALARM & A UDI O and press t he [M ENU] key . ALARM & AUDIO MENU QUIT QUIT OTHERS FISH ALARM : OFF ALARM LEVEL : 16 ALARM ZONE... SHIP SPEED ALARM : ON AUDIO : ON AUDIO SECT[...]

  • Page 66

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-3 2 2.12 .3 A ut oma tic trai ni ng Y ou ma y aut omati cally s c an t he audio sect or and audi o beari ng mark i n the sect or of 12 ° , 24 ° or 36 ° as bel ow . 1. Fi rs t activate the r ang e and audi o bear i ng mark s w ith the [ R/B AUDI O] key . 2. W hi l e pressi ng and hol ding dow n the [ AUT O T R AI N] key , p[...]

  • Page 67

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-3 3 2.13 Pr esent ation Mode 2.13 .1 Prese ntatio n m o de d es cr ipt io n T h is s onar has f our pres ent at i on modes , head-u p, nort h- up, cours e- u p and tru e moti on, and y ou may select one wi th PRESEN T A TI ON MODE in t he OT HERS - DI SPLA Y SETTI NG menu. N N N Head-up North-up True Motion N Course-up Presen[...]

  • Page 68

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-3 4 2.13.2 How to se le ct a pr ese n t a ti on m o de 1. Press t he [ ME NU] key to open t he m en u. 2. Sel ec t OTHE RS and pr es s t he [M E NU] key . 3. Sel ec t DI S P LA Y SETTI NG and press t he [ ME NU] key . DISPLAY SETTING DISPLAY MODE... MODE SELECTION : MODE KEY TX/RX MODE : ALTERNATIVE H2/S DISPLAY : LANDSCAPE P[...]

  • Page 69

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-3 5 2.14 Fish A larm T he fish al arm sounds t he aur al al arm w hen a f ish echo abo ve a preset stren gth enters t he operat or - s et al arm zone. 1. Press t he [ ME NU] key to open t he m en u. 2. Sel ec t OTHE RS and pr es s t he [M E NU] key . 3. Sel ec t ALA RM & AUDI O and press t he [ ME NU] key . ALARM & AU[...]

  • Page 70

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-3 6 <<ALARM ZONE SETTING>> PLACE CURSOR AT STARTING POINT AND PRESS MENU KEY TO SET. PRESS R/B KEY TO CANCEL. <<ALARM ZONE SETTING>> PLACE CURSOR AT ENDING POINT AND PRESS MENU KEY TO COMPLETE ALARM ZONE SETTING. How t o set t he f i sh alarm z one Note 1 : T here mus t be at leas t three degre es dif [...]

  • Page 71

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-3 7 2.15 Relocating Fis h School for E as y O bservation Use the of f c ent er f eatur e to rel oc at e a fi sh s c hool . 1. Operat e the trac k b all to place t he t r ac k bal l m ark on t he posit ion w her e y ou w ant to r eloc ate the o w n ship ma rk. 2. Press t he [OF F CENTE R] ke y . 3. T o move the ow n ship m ar [...]

  • Page 72

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-3 8 2.16 Comp aring Fish S chool Con centration Y ou can get an est i mate of t he v olum e of two fi sh school s by us i ng the tw o ESTIMA TE ke ys as fo llo ws: 1. Operat e the trac k b all to place t he t r ac k bal l m ark on a f ish s chool , and t hen press t he [EST I MA TE 1] ke y . 2. T he esti m at e mark appears o[...]

  • Page 73

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-3 9 2.17 Measuring Fi sh School Spee d T o ensure a goo d ha ul, it is i mport ant to est i mate the di r ec t ion and spe ed of the fi sh school bef ore shooti ng the n et . Y ou can do thi s wi th the [FI SH] key . W i t h ti dal cur rent dat a pl us fish s peed dat a, y ou can deter m i ne the ti mi ng of the net shooti ng[...]

  • Page 74

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-4 0 Note 3 : Each t i me the [ F I SH] key i s pressed the lat est fish mar k and shi p’s speed m ark cha nge in the s eq uenc e s how n bel o w . ke y pressed once twice three times f our times [FISH] This data is the latest fish mark data. Fish m ark 2.17.2 D eletin g fis h mar ks Fi sh marks c an be del eted i ndividu al[...]

  • Page 75

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-4 1 2.18 Event Mar k, Own Ship Position Mark T he ev ent mar k i s useful for f i nding t he horizont al range, depth and b eari ng t o a loc at ion some di st ance from c ur r ent posit i on. 10 such marks m ay be ins c r i bed on the hori zont al di splay . T h is f uncti on requires s peed and headi ng dat a. T here are tw[...]

  • Page 76

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-4 2 Pl ot ti ng an event mar k o n the di splay is equi val ent to droppi ng a buoy w ith an ancho r i ng chai n t hat extend s from s ur f ace to bo t tom. T he buoy is fi xed at it s geogr ap hic al locat ion, but the marker on t he dis play moves to a poi nt w here prese nt beam pl ane i nt ersect s the anc hor c h ain of [...]

  • Page 77

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-4 3 Deleti ng even t mar ks, o w n sh i p po si tion mark fro m the men u 1. Press t he [ ME NU] key to show the menu. 2. Sel ec t OTHE RS and pr es s t he [M E NU] key . 3. Select ERASE M ARKS and press the [ M ENU] key . ERASE MARKS MENU QUIT QUIT OTHERS EVENT MARK : DELETE FISH MARK : DELETE OWN SHIP POS MARK : DELETE SHIP[...]

  • Page 78

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-4 4 2.19 N et Course Mark Befor e s ho oti ng the net, dec i de the sho ot ti ming consi dering t i de dir ec t ion, dis t ance t o the fi sh school and m ovi ng dir ec t i on of t he f ish sc hool . Use t he net course m ar k as a guide t o decide t he t imi ng. T his func t ion requi res spee d and headin g dat a. In scri b[...]

  • Page 79

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-4 5 2.20 Observ ing Net Behav ior W it h n et sonde c onn ect ion y ou can obser ve net beha v ior af ter t he throw i ng of the net . Ac cur at e depict ion of net sonde pos i ti on depen ds on pr oper set ti ng of the di st ances betw een net s onde t ransm i tter s . Y ou can set t hose dis t ances o n the OTHERS - INITIA [...]

  • Page 80

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-4 6 2.21 S toring, Recalli ng Picture T he current pi cture c an be s t or ed i n the mem o ry , and r ec al led w henever d es i red. T h is f eature i s us ef ul for anal y zing echoes . 2.21 .1 Stori ng th e pi c tur e 1. Press t he [ ME NU] key to open t he m en u. 2. Sel ec t OTHE RS and pr es s t he [M E NU] key . 3. Se[...]

  • Page 81

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-4 7 2.22 O THERS Menu T h is s ec t ion present s an o verview of the OT HERS menu o n the H-SCA N SET T I NG menu. 2.22.1 D ispla yin g the O TH ERS me n u 1. Press t he [M ENU] key t o open the men u. 2. Sel ect H-S CA N S E T T I NG and press t he [ MENU] key to open t he H- S CA N SET T I NG menu. 3. Sel ect OT HERS and p[...]

  • Page 82

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-4 8 2.22.2 OTH ER S m en u descr ip ti on COL OR: Select color ar r an gem ent to use. T he defaul t setti ng is CO LOR 1. COL O R SETTING… : Cu st o miz e s c o lo rs . 1. Sel ec t COLOR S E T TI N G fr om the OT HERS menu and press t he [ ME NU] key . T he f ollowi ng di spl ay appear s. 2. Use the t rackb al l t o s elec[...]

  • Page 83

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-4 9 COLOR RESPONSE…: A dj ust s refl ected echo s t rength versu s echo col or le vel for c ur r ent ly selec t ed c ol or respons e num ber . T o adjust the curve, pl ace the tr ac k bal l at t he point des i red and press t he [M ENU] k ey . On the hori zont al axi s input level relat ive val ue i s show n in the rang e f[...]

  • Page 84

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-5 0 TVG DI S T ANCE : Set s t he T VG eff ective dis t ance f or near , m edi um and far rang es. Sett ing range NEAR: 50- 1 50 m, 10 m i ncrement s M E D: 300-500 m, 20 m i ncrement s F AR: 600-100 0 m, 40 m i ncrement s T o adjust a T VG cur ve, s el ect S or T of item desi red and pr ess the [ MENU] key to chang e the set [...]

  • Page 85

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-5 1 2.23 Interpreting the Hori zont al D ispla y T h is s ec t ion provides i nformat ion nec essary for i nterpret ing the hor i zont al display . 2.23.1 B ottom echo es W he n the ti lt angl e is changed, the bott om ec ho il lust rated bel o w will appear on the di splay . W hen the t il t is decrease d ( t ow ard 0 °) , [...]

  • Page 86

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-5 2 2.23.2 Fis h sc hool s A fish school appears as a m as s of echoes on t he sc ree n. T he c ol or of the mass show s t he dens i ty of fi sh school s on t he sonar beam . T o find di stribut ion and center poi nt of a f ish s c hool , try several di f f er ent t ilt angl es . (A) Sea surface fish Tilt angle: 0 ° to 10 (B[...]

  • Page 87

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-5 3 2.23.3 S ea s urf ace r efl ec ti on s T o reduce sea sur f ac e ref l ecti ons, set t he tilt angl e to 5 ° or hi gher , so the upper edge of t he s o nar b eam do es not hi t the s ea sur fac e, or adjust T V G . W hen a decre ased ti lt angl e is used, sea s ur f ace refl ecti ons cover a l arge ar ea as ill ustrat ed[...]

  • Page 88

    2. HO RIZONT AL MODE 2-5 4 2.23.5 S idel o be ec hoes (f als e e c ho es) An ul t rasoni c w ave is emi tted only i n the di recti o n set by the [TI L T] c ont rol, how ever there are some em i ssi ons out si de the mai n beam. T hese ar e c al led si del obes. T he ener gy of t he s idel obe is f airly weak but w hen t he w ater i s comparat ivel[...]

  • Page 89

    3-1 3. VERTIC AL MODE 3.1 Basic O perating Proc edure 1. T ur n on power . 4. Select v er tical 1 or vertical 2 display . 8. Select r ange. 3. Adjust displa y brilliance. 7. Press to select v er tical display if necessary . 9. Adjust gain. 5. Set v er tical bearing mar k to displa y in ver tical displa y . 6. Press appropriate ke y . FSV -84 HSV V1[...]

  • Page 90

    3. V ERT ICAL MODE 3-2 3.2 V ertical Mod e Concept 3.2. 1 O ver view T he v erti cal mode s how s a vert i cal s ec ti on of the hori zont al di splay sel ected wi th the ver t ical bearing m ar k . T he f i gure bel ow illustrat es the conce pt of t he v erti cal mode, i n comp arison w it h the hori z ont al m ode. T he vert i cal m ode hel ps y [...]

  • Page 91

    3. V ERT ICAL MODE 3-3 3.3 V ert ical Mod e Indicatio ns and Mark s 3.3. 1 T y p ica l ver tic al di spl a y T he v erti cal mode pr o vides a v erti cal s ec t ion of the hori zont al pi cture. Y ou may show the di splay on t he r ight or lef t s ide of the screen i n case of t he verti c al 1 mode. An exp ansio n mode is a vail abl e to enl ar ge[...]

  • Page 92

    3. V ERT ICAL MODE 3-4 3. 3.2 V e rt ical bearin g ma rk, ti l t ma rk T he v erti cal beari ng mark i s dis pl a y ed wi th soli d and dashed l ines and i t show s the beari ng sel ect ed on t he h ori z ont al di spl ay . The cir c l e at the t op of the verti cal beari ng m ar k has a “V” i nsi de of i t in t he vert i cal 1 mode, or “ 1?[...]

  • Page 93

    3. VER TI CA L MODE 3-5 3. 3.3 T rackb all ma rk posit i on re fere nc e mark T he track bal l mark posi ti on r ef erence mark, a sol id ci rcle, is ins c r i bed on the verti c al bearing m ar k w hen t he t rackbal l mark i s placed i n t he v erti cal di spl ay . It s purp os e i s to show corres pon ding t r ac k bal l mar k pos i ti on on t h[...]

  • Page 94

    3. V ERT ICAL MODE 3-6 3.5 D ispla y Range T he [RANG E ] c ont rol s el ects t he detecti on range. T he range sel ecte d is moment ari ly di splay ed i n large c har ac t er s at the c ent er of the vert ical 1 displ a y . Range i s alw ays di sp lay ed at t he low er p art of the verti c al 1 dis pl a y . Bel ow are the def ault r anges ( i n me[...]

  • Page 95

    3. VER TI CA L MODE 3-7 3.7 Eliminati ng Weak Echo es Echoes f rom t arget s such as b ottom and f ish ret urn to the t ransd uc er i n order of dis t ance t o them, and w hen w e comp ar e t heir i n tensi ti es at the t r ans duc er f ac e, those f rom nea rer t arget s are ge neral l y st ronger w hen t heir ref lecti ng pr oper t ies are ne ar [...]

  • Page 96

    3. V ERT ICAL MODE 3-8 V-SCAN SETTING TX PULSE LENGTH TVG-NEAR : 7 : 0 TVG-MEDIUM TVG-FAR NOISE LIMITER AGC ECHO AVERAGE : 0 : 0 : 2 : 0 MENU QUIT INT REJECT : 0 : 0 QUIT OTHERS... REVERBERATION : 0 FREQ SHIFT : 0 2ND AGC : 0 NEAR AGC : 0 BOTTOM SUPPRESS : 0 SIDELOBE SUPPRESS : 0 V -SCA N S E T TING menu 3. Sel ec t T V G -NEAR wi t h the tr ac k b[...]

  • Page 97

    3. VER TI CA L MODE 3-9 W he n a fi s h s c hool is loc at ed on a long-r ange s et ting ( about 800 met ers) an d is appr oac hi ng ow n shi p do as foll o w s: Adj us t the til t to keep the f ish sc hool in t he c enter of the sonar b eam, nam ely , fi sh school i s displ a yed i n stronges t colors pos s i ble. Conf irm t hat the fis h echo i s[...]

  • Page 98

    3. V ERT ICAL MODE 3-1 0 3.8 Suppressi ng Bottom T ail 3.8. 1 A dj ust AGC T he AG C funct i ons to aut om at ical ly reduce the r ecei ver gain onl y agai nst st rong echoe s s uc h as t he bott om or a l arge f ish s c hoo l. Si nc e w eak echoes rem ai n unaf fect ed, a small fi sh school bec om es eas i er to det ect. Adj us t it so t hat the A[...]

  • Page 99

    3. VER TI CA L MODE 3-1 1 3.8. 3 A dj ust 2 nd AG C W he n an exc es s i vely strong echo i s recei ved in shal low or heavil y sedi mented w a ters , you m ay not be able t o s uppr es s i t by the T VG contr ol a lone. I n t hi s case, a fi sh school w hic h is displ ay ed at more than 30 0 m aw a y m ay di sappear grad ual ly w hen the shi p is [...]

  • Page 100

    3. V ERT ICAL MODE 3-1 2 3.9 Rejecting Interfer ence and N oise W hi le obser ving the verti c al mode dis pl ay , you may enc ount er occ as i onal or int ermi t t ent noi s e and i nterf er enc e. T hese are mos t ly caus ed by on-boar d elec t ronic equi pment, engin e or propel ler noi se, or el ectri cal noi se from ot her sonars b eing ope ra[...]

  • Page 101

    3. VER TI CA L MODE 3-1 3 3.9. 3 N oise lim iter Weak, unw anted refl ecti ons, col ored li ght-bl ue or green, ap pear w hen the w at er is di rty , plankt on lay ers exi s t s, or due t o s hi p’s noi se. T he noi s e li mit er can reduc e the ef fect s of t hese unw anted ref l ections. Raisi ng the set t ing causes unw anted ref lect i ons to[...]

  • Page 102

    3. V ERT ICAL MODE 3-1 4 3.9. 7 S up pr es si ng gai n of bo tt om ech o None- m o ving ec hoes suc h as bot tom ec ho, pl ank t on echo, et c., may be suppr essed by the sett ing of BOTT OM SUPPRESS i n the V -SCAN SE TTI NG menu (mo vin g ec ho es such as f ish sc hool are n ot eff ected by this set ting). T he sett ing range i s 0 to 10. T he gr[...]

  • Page 103

    3. VER TI CA L MODE 3-1 5 3.10 A djusting Beam wid th T he v erti cal beamw id th of the Rx beam c an b e adjus t ed on the OT HERS m enu to reduc e s ur f ace ref lect i ons. 1. Press t he [ ME NU] key to open t he m en u. 2. Sel ec t V -S CA N S E T TI N G and press t he [M E NU] ke y . 3. Sel ec t OTHE RS and pr es s t he [M E NU] key . MENU QUI[...]

  • Page 104

    3. V ERT ICAL MODE 3-1 6 3.1 1 V ertical E xp ansion D isplay T he v erti cal exp ansi on di splay enl ar ges t he select ed verti cal di splay . S et the trac k bal l mar k on t he desired l ocati on in t he vert i c al 1 or verti c al 2 display as desi r ed an d then pr ess the [ V1/S] or [V2] k ey , whiche ver i s appro pr i ate. 1300m 850m B 12[...]

  • Page 105

    3. VER TI CA L MODE 3-1 7 3.12 O THERS Menu T h is s ec t ion present s an o verview of the OT HERS menu o n the V -SCAN SET T I NG menu. 3.12.1 D ispla yin g the O TH ERS me n u 1. Press t he [ ME NU] key to open t he m ai n menu. 2. Sel ec t V -S CA N S E T TI N G and press t he [M E NU] key to open the V -SCA N SET T I NG menu. 3. Sel ec t OTHE [...]

  • Page 106

    3. V ERT ICAL MODE 3-1 8 3.12.2 OTH ER S m en u descr ip ti on COL OR: Select color ar r an gem ent to use. T he sett i ng range 1- 4. COL O R SETTING : Cust om i zes col ors on the verti cal di splay . Operat ion i s same as that for the hor i zont al di splay . For furt her detai ls see “ CO LOR SETTI NG … ” on pag e 2-48. COLOR RESPONSE: C[...]

  • Page 107

    3. VER TI CA L MODE 3-1 9 TVG DI S T ANCE … : Set s t he T VG eff ective dis t ance f or near , m edi um and f ar rang es. Sett ing range NEAR: 50- 1 50 m, 10 m i ncrement s M E D: 300-500 m, 20 m i ncrement s F AR: 600-100 0 m, 40 m i ncrement s T o adjust a T VG cur ve, s el ect ▲ or ▼ of i t em desi red and press t he [ M ENU] key to chang[...]

  • Page 108

    3. V ERT ICAL MODE 3-2 0 VERTICAL SIZE: Selec t s di splay si ze f rom full and half . Choose “ hal f” t o ex p and the ef fec t ive view ing ar ea on t he horizont al displ ay , T he rati o f or the f ull -si z e dis pl ay is H4: V3 and H4:V2 f or the hal f -si z e di splay . Full Size Half Size 2 1 4 3 Display siz e[...]

  • Page 109

    3. VER TI CA L MODE 3-2 1 3.13 A pplication to Bonito an d T una Fish ing T racking of boni to and tuna pr esent s a speci al c hal lenge t o t he sonar oper ator: He must t ry to keep t hem wi thi n the sonar be am, a formi dable t ask c ons i dering thei r high s peed a nd pencha nt f or l eaping and d iving. T he F S V -84, how ever , wit h it s[...]

  • Page 110

    3. V ERT ICAL MODE 3-2 2 3.13.4 C atc hi ng W hi le t he s onar o perator m oni t ors the sonar f or ot her f ish sc hool s, t he crew c an scat t er bait and w at er to at t r ac t fish to t he boat. Catchi ng[...]

  • Page 111

    4-1 4. SL ANT M ODE 4.1 Basic O perating Proc edure 1. T urn on power . 4. Select single "S" mode or combination "S" mode. 6. Select range. 3. Adjust display brilliance. 5. Select mode (horizontal/v er tical, H1/H2) f or range and gain adjustment. 7. Adjust gain. 8. Adjust tilt. FSV -84 HSV V1/S 2. Low er transducer . : Mid p[...]

  • Page 112

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-2 4.2 Indications and Marks 4.2. 1 Slan t m o de si ngle di spl ay T he slant mode provides a half - ci rcl e (180°) pi cture, w i th ow n shi p at the center . T o choose the s l ant mode si ngle di splay , press the [ M ODE ] ke y t o choose “S” . (Pres et ti ng of DI S P LA Y MODE on t he DI SP LA Y SETT ING menu i s requi [...]

  • Page 113

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-3 4.2. 2 Slan t m ode c om bi nati on di sp la y T he slant mode combi nat ion di splay show s one of f our k i nds of hori zont al display comb inati ons: LANDSCAPE, PORT RA IT , RIGH T I NSET and LEFT IN S E T . 1. Press t he [ ME NU] key to open t he m ai n menu. MENU QUIT S-SCAN SETTING... V-SCAN SETTING... OTHERS... TX PULSE L[...]

  • Page 114

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-4 3. Sel ec t DI S P LA Y SETTI NG and press t he [ ME NU] key t o open the DI SPLA Y SET T I NG menu. DISPLAY SETTING DISPLAY MODE... MODE SELECTION : MODE KEY TX/RX MODE : ALTERNATIVE H2/S DISPLAY : LANDSCAPE PRESENTATION MODE : HEAD UP TM DISPLAY RANGE : 1.6R BEARING REF : SHIP HEADING TILT LEVER : TILT S AUTO OFF CENTER : OFF H[...]

  • Page 115

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-5 7. Sel ec t QU IT at the t op of the menu scr een and pr es s t he [M E NU] key to cl os e al l menus . 3678m 1346m B 278˚ R 4000m AUTO 17˚ T (21˚ ) G1 0 . 0 N-UP B 128˚ (164m) 156m 2975m 3902m 85 C 256˚ S 12.3kt 2975m 153m 5:32 9.83NM 2 1 1 P 8 B 234˚ R 1056m W 12m/s N N R 1000m 24˚ T G 7 . 5 P 6 2 1 1 1 32˚52 .150N 132?[...]

  • Page 116

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-6 N W S E 3 300 2 3 1 3 2 1 N W S E 3 2 1 3 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 3 2000 2 3 1 3 2 1 1 85 1 2 NUMERIC/ GRAPHIC D ATA DISPLA Y LEFT INSE T N W S E 3 300 2 3 1 3 2 1 N W S E 3 2 1 3 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 3 2000 2 3 1 3 2 1 1 85 1 2 NUMERIC/ GRAPHIC D ATA DISPLA Y RIGH T INSET[...]

  • Page 117

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-7 4.3 D ispla y Range T he [RANG E ] c ont rol s el ects t he detecti on range. T he range sel ecte d is moment ari ly di splay ed i n large c har ac t er s at the t op of the sc r een. Range i s alw ay s di s pl a y ed at t he top ri ght hand corner of t he s cr een. SEA SURFACE Range indicated on the screen. BOTTOM SEA SURF ACE R[...]

  • Page 118

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-8 4.4 T ilt A ngle T he tilt angl e show s the dir ec t ion to w h ic h t he s ound w ave is emi tted. W hen the sound w ave is em i tted hor i zont ally , the ti lt angle i s s ai d to be 0 ° and w hen verti c al ly , 90 ° . T he til t angl e c an be s et betw een –5°(upw ard) t o 90° (dow nw ar d) , in i ncrement s of 1 ° [...]

  • Page 119

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-9 4.4. 2 A utom a tic til t T he [AUT O TIL T ] key aut omati c ally scans t he til t angl e wi t h in t he s el ected w idt h. T h is i s useful w hen y ou w ant t o fi nd the center dept h of a fi sh school . 1. Press t he [ AUT O TI L T] key t o se lec t aut o til t angl e desired. Each ti me the [AUT O T IL T] key is pr es s ed[...]

  • Page 120

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-1 0 For ex am pl e, w hen the [ RANGE] c ont rol, [TI L T ] control and [ AUT O T IL T] key ar e set t o 800 m, 8 ° and wi dt h ( 1) r es pec t ively , the til t angl e changes at eac h trans m i ssi on as f oll ow s: 8 ° → 9 ° → 8 ° → 7 ° → 8 ° Tilt angle setting Auto tilt c on ce pt Note : T he [AUT O TI L T] key is[...]

  • Page 121

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-1 1 4.5 A uto T raining T h is f eature pro v ide aut omat ic t r ai ning of the T x and Rx beams i n lef t and ri ght dir ec t ions t o enabl e searc h over a w i de ar ea. 1. Press the [ V1/S] or [V2] k ey t o set cent er angl e for automat i c trai ning. Each pres s of thos e k ey s di splays c ent er angle f or aut omati c t ra[...]

  • Page 122

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-1 2 4.7 Eliminati ng Weak Echo es Echoes f rom t arget s such as b ottom and f ish ret urn to the t ransd uc er i n order of dis t ance t o them, and w hen w e comp ar e t heir i n tensi ti es at the t r ans duc er f ac e, those f rom nea rer t arget s are ge neral l y st ronger w hen t heir ref lecti ng pr oper t ies are ne ar l y[...]

  • Page 123

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-1 3 1. Press t he [ ME NU] key to open t he m ai n menu. 2. Sel ec t S-SCAN S E T TI NG wi t h the tr ac k bal l and pres s t he [M ENU] key t o open th e S-SCAN S E T TI NG menu. S-SCAN SETTING TX INTERVAL TX PULSE LENGTH TX POWER TVG-NEAR : 9 : 9 : 9 : 0 TVG-MEDIUM TVG-FAR NOISE LIMITER AGC 2ND AGC ECHO AVERAGE : 0 : 0 : 2 REVERB[...]

  • Page 124

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-1 4 Note : W hen a f ish s chool is l ocated on a l ong-r ange s ett i ng (about 80 0 meters ) and is appr o achi ng ow n shi p do as fol low s : Adj us t the til t to keep the f ish sc hool in t he c enter of the sonar b eam, nam ely , fi sh school i s displ a yed i n stronges t colors pos s i ble. Conf irm t hat the fis h ec ho i[...]

  • Page 125

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-1 5 4.8. 2 D ecre ase p uls e l engt h T he pulse l ength deter m i nes the l ength of t he transmi ssi on pul se emi tted i nto the w a ter . W hil e a longer pul se is advant ag eous for long-r an ge sou ndi ng, i t has the dis ad vantag e of bei ng po or i n di scri minati on of target s, that i s, the abi li ty to separate seve[...]

  • Page 126

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-1 6 4.8. 4 A dj ust Ne ar AGC W he n an exc es s i vely strong echo i s recei ved in shal low or heavil y sedi mented w a ters , you m ay not be able t o s uppr es s i t by the T VG contr ol a lone. I n t hi s case, a fi sh school w hic h is displ ay ed at more than 30 0 m aw a y m ay di sappear grad ual ly w hen the shi p is appr [...]

  • Page 127

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-1 7 4.9 Suppressi ng Bottom and Sea Sur face Reflections in S hallo w W aters I n shallow fi shing grounds w it h har d or r oc k y bott om , bottom r ef lect i ons oft en int erfere w ith w ant ed fis h ec hoes and t hey can not be eli minat ed s uf f i ciently wit h the af or em e nti oned T VG and AGC f unc t i ons, especi ally [...]

  • Page 128

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-1 8 4.10 Rejecting Sonar Inter ference and Noise W hi le obser ving the s o nar pi c t ure, y ou may enc ount er oc c asi onal or i ntermi ttent nois e and i nterf er e nce. T hese are most l y c aus ed by on-board el ectro nic equipm e nt, engi ne or pro pel ler noi se, or el ectri cal noi s e f r om ot her sonars b eing oper at e[...]

  • Page 129

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-1 9 4.10.3 Cha ngin g Tx in ter val W he n other so nars n earby ar e op erati ng the sa me transm i ssi on inter val as t hat of ow n ship’ s sonar , an i nt erference r i ng appe ars on t he displ ay . T o erase t he int erference r i ng from t he s c r ee n, reduc e the TX I NT ERV AL on the H-SCA N SET T I NG menu. Interf ere[...]

  • Page 130

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-2 0 4.10.5 Nois e lim iter Weak, unw anted refl ecti ons, col ored li ght-bl ue or green, ap pear w hen the w at er is di rty , plankt on lay ers exi s t s, or due t o s hi p’s noi se. T he noi s e li mit er can reduc e the ef fect s of t hese unw anted ref l ections. Raisi ng the set t ing causes unw anted ref lect i ons to be d[...]

  • Page 131

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-2 1 4.1 1 A djusting Beam wid th T he horiz ont al beamw i dt h of the Rx beam c an b e adjust ed at the O T HE RS menu as b elow to rai s e t he horizont al resoluti on. 1. Press t he [ ME NU] key to open t he m en u. 2. Sel ec t S-SCAN S E T TI NG and press the [ ME NU] ke y . 3. Sel ec t OTHE RS and pr es s t he [M E NU] key . M[...]

  • Page 132

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-2 2 4.12 T rackin g a Fish Sc hool (t arg et lock) T he t arget l ock functi on automati c al ly tracks a f ish school so you w on’t lose si ght of i t on the dis pl a y . T w o types of t arget lock ar e avai l able: pos i ti on tracking (T ARGET MARK) and f ish s chool trac k i ng (FI SH) and y ou may s el ect one f r om the me[...]

  • Page 133

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-2 3 4.12 .2 Fis h sc ho ol tr ac ki ng m o de T he automatic echo t arget lock functi on automatically tracks the oper at or-sel ec t ed fi s h sc hool . W hen men u optio n T IL T I N T E RLO CK on the T ARGET LOCK m enu ( pr e vious p ag e) i s s et to TI L T & RANGE, and the tr ac k ed fi sh school goes out of the z one i n [...]

  • Page 134

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-2 4 4.12.3 P osi tio n tr ac ki ng m o de T h is mode t racks a st ati onary posit ion (s uch as a reef) usi ng posit i on dat a fed from a na vigator . Depth AB C D E How pos i ti on tracki ng m ode t arget loc k w orks 1. Sel ec t T ARGET M A RK at step 7 i n the proc ed ure i n sect i on 4.12.1. 2. Use the t rackb al l t o s ele[...]

  • Page 135

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-2 5 4.12.4 T ARGET L OCK men u INITIAL SETTING MENU QUIT QUIT QUIT TARGET LOCK OTHERS TRACKING METHOD : FISH TILT INTERLOCK : TILT&RANGE MARK INTERLOCK : ESTIMATE MARK TRACKING DATA : H&V THRESHOLD : 16 BOTTOM THRESHOLD : 3 TARGET SPEED LIMIT : 5kt SMOOTHING : 0.5 TARGET SPD UPDATE : 60SEC TARGET LOCK WINDOW : NORMAL DIMENS[...]

  • Page 136

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-2 6 4.13 Detecting Fish S chool s A urall y Someti mes you may be preoccupied w it h ot her t asks and unabl e t o concent rat e on w atchi ng the sonar pi ctur e. I n such cases i t w ould be a good choi ce to use the audi o funct i on. T hi s funct i on enables y ou to monit or echoe s f r om f ish school s and se ab ed throu gh [...]

  • Page 137

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-2 7 4.13 .2 S elec ti ng a udi o se ct or 1. Press t he [ ME NU] key to open t he m en u. 2. Sel ec t OTHE RS and pr es s t he [M E NU] key . 3. Sel ec t ALA RM & AUDI O and press t he [ ME NU] key . ALARM & AUDIO MENU QUIT QUIT OTHERS FISH ALARM : OFF ALARM LEVEL : 16 ALARM ZONE... SHIP SPEED ALARM : ON AUDIO : ON AUDIO SE[...]

  • Page 138

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-2 8 4.14 O ffcenter 4.14.1 Manu al of fce nter T he manual of fc ent er feat ur e i s useful for rel ocati ng fi s h s c hool on the di s pl a y . 1. Operat e the trac k b all to place t he t r ac k bal l m ark on t he posit ion w her e y ou w ant to r eloc ate the o w n ship ma rk. 2. Press t he [OF F CENTE R] ke y . 3. T o move t[...]

  • Page 139

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-2 9 4.14.2 A utom a tic of fc en ter T he slant mode displ a y in t he slant m ode c om bi nati on di spl ay (port r ai t or lands c ap e) can b e automati cal l y of f center ed when t he trai n i s change d w hile usi ng aut o trai n or t arget lock or t he user chan g es the t rain angl e manual ly . Thi s is us ef ul to m ai n [...]

  • Page 140

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-3 0 4.15 Fish A larm T he fish al arm sounds t he aur al al arm w hen a f ish echo abo ve a preset stren gth enters t he operat or - s et al arm zone. 1. Press t he [ ME NU] key to open t he m en u. 2. Sel ec t OTHE RS and pr es s t he [M E NU] key . 3. Sel ec t ALA RM & AUDI O and press t he [ ME NU] key . ALARM & AUDIO ME[...]

  • Page 141

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-3 1 <<ALARM ZONE SETTING>> PLACE CURSOR AT STARTING POINT AND PRESS MENU KEY TO SET. PRESS R/B KEY TO CANCEL. <<ALARM ZONE SETTING>> PLACE CURSOR AT ENDING POINT AND PRESS MENU KEY TO COMPLETE ALARM ZONE SETTING. How t o set t he f i sh alarm z one Note 1 : T here mus t be at leas t three degre es dif f er e[...]

  • Page 142

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-3 2 4.16 Comp aring Fish S chool Con centration Y ou can get an est i mate of t he v olum e of two fi sh school s by us i ng the tw o ESTIMA TE ke ys as fo llo ws: 1. Operat e the trac k b all to place t he t r ac k bal l m ark on a f ish s chool , and t hen press t he [EST I MA TE 1] ke y . 2. T he esti m at e mark appears on t he[...]

  • Page 143

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-3 3 4.17 Measuring Fi sh School Spee d T o ensure a goo d ha ul, it is i mport ant to est i mate the di r ec t ion and spe ed of the fi sh school bef ore shooti ng the n et . Y ou can do thi s wi th the [FI SH] key . W i t h ti dal cur rent dat a pl us fish s peed dat a, y ou can deter m i ne the ti mi ng of the net shooti ng more [...]

  • Page 144

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-3 4 Note 3 : Each t i me the [ F I SH] key i s pressed the lat est fish mar k and shi p’s speed m ark cha nge in the s eq uenc e s how n bel o w . ke y pressed once twice three times f our times [FISH] This data is the latest fish mark data. Fish m ark 4.17.2 D eletin g fis h mar ks Fi sh marks c an be del eted i ndividu all y wi[...]

  • Page 145

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-3 5 4.18 Event Mar k, Own Ship Position Mark T he ev ent mar k i s useful for f i nding t he horizont al range, depth and b eari ng t o a loc at ion some di st ance from c ur r ent posit i on. 10 such marks m ay be ins c r i bed on the hori zont al di splay . T h is f uncti on requires s peed and headi ng dat a. T here are tw o typ[...]

  • Page 146

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-3 6 Pl ot ti ng an event mar k o n the di splay is equi val ent to droppi ng a buoy w ith an ancho r i ng chai n t hat extend s from s ur f ace to bo t tom. T he buoy is fi xed at it s geogr ap hic al locat ion, but the marker on t he dis play moves to a poi nt w here prese nt beam pl ane i nt ersect s the anc hor c h ain of t he b[...]

  • Page 147

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-3 7 Deleti ng even t mar ks, o w n sh i p po si tion mark th r ough the me nu 1. Press t he [ ME NU] key to show the menu. 2. Sel ec t OTHE RS and pr es s t he [M E NU] key . 3. Select ERASE M ARKS and press the [ M ENU] key . ERASE MARKS MENU QUIT QUIT OTHERS EVENT MARK : DELETE FISH MARK : DELETE OWN SHIP POS MARK : DELETE SHIP&a[...]

  • Page 148

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-3 8 4.19 N et Course Mark Befor e s ho oti ng the net, dec i de the sho ot ti ming consi dering t i de dir ec t ion, dis t ance t o the fi sh school and m ovi ng dir ec t i on of t he f ish sc hool . Use t he net course m ar k as a guide t o decide t he t imi ng. T his func t ion requi res spee d and headin g dat a. In scri bin g t[...]

  • Page 149

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-3 9 4.20 Observ ing Net Behav ior W it h n et sonde c onn ect ion y ou can obser ve net beha v ior af ter t he throw i ng of the net . Ac cur at e depict ion of net sonde pos i ti on depen ds on pr oper set ti ng of the di st ances betw een net s onde t ransm i tter s . Y ou can set t hose dis t ances o n the OTHERS - INITIA L SETT[...]

  • Page 150

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-4 0 4.21 O THERS Menu T h is s ec t ion present s an o verview of the OT HERS menu o n the H-SCA N SET T I NG menu. 4.21.1 D ispla yin g the O TH ERS me n u 1. Press t he [ ME NU] key to open t he m en u. 2. Sel ec t S-SCAN S E T TI NG and press the [ ME NU] key to open t he H- S CA N SET T I NG menu. 3. Sel ec t OTHE RS and pr es [...]

  • Page 151

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-4 1 4.21.2 OTH ER S m en u descr ip ti on COL OR: Select color ar r an gem ent to use. T he defaul t setti ng is CO LOR 1. COL O R SETTING… : Cu st o miz e s c o lo rs . 1. Sel ec t COLOR S E T TI N G fr om the OT HERS menu and press t he [ ME NU] key . T he f ollowi ng di spl ay appear s. 2. Use the t rackb al l t o s elec t col[...]

  • Page 152

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-4 2 COLOR RESPONSE…: A dj ust s refl ected echo s t rength versu s echo col or le vel for c ur r ent ly selec t ed c ol or respons e num ber . T o adjust the curve, pl ace the tr ac k bal l at t he point des i red and press t he [M ENU] k ey . On the hori zont al axi s input level relat ive val ue i s show n in the rang e f rom 0[...]

  • Page 153

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-4 3 TVG DI S T ANCE : Set s t he T VG eff ective dis t ance f or near , m edi um and far rang es. Sett ing range NEAR: 50- 1 50 m, 10 m i ncrement s M E D: 300-500 m, 20 m i ncrement s F AR: 600-100 0 m, 40 m i ncrement s T o adjust a T VG cur ve, s el ect S or T of item desi red and pr es s t he [M E NU] key to chang e the set tin[...]

  • Page 154

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-4 4 4.22 Interpreting the Slant Dis play 4.22.1 B ottom echo es W he n the ti lt angl e is set at 90 degrees w it h t he sector c ent er face d dead ah ead, the pi ctures i llus t rated bel ow wil l appear on t he sc r een. T he bottom echo i s repres ented o n the scree n as a thi ck l i ne w h ic h reali sti cally show s the bott[...]

  • Page 155

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-4 5 4.22.2 Fis h sc hool s A fish school appears as a m as s of echoes on t he sc ree n. T he c ol or of the mass show s the densi t y of the fis hes and t he siz e of the mass how t hey are dis t r ibut ed. I n the fol lowi ng figures, the same f i sh school is obser ved wi th tw o dif f erent t il t angles . From t he l ef t figu[...]

  • Page 156

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-4 6 4.22.3 S ea s urf ace r efl ec ti on s As ul trasoni c puls es at both edges of t he 180° s ect or beam ar e al w ay s emit ted hori z ont al ly al ong the sea sur f ac e r eg ardl es s of the ti lt angl e s et ti ng, sea surfac e refl ecti ons appear as a t hi ck l i ne extendi ng acro s s t he ow n s hip m ar k . W hen the s[...]

  • Page 157

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-4 7 4.22.5 Fal se ec ho b y sidel ob e An ul t rasoni c w ave is emi tted only i n the di recti o n set by the TI L T lever , how ever there ar e s om e emi s s i ons out side t he main bea m. T hese are cal led s i delobes. T he energy of the si del obe is fai rly w eak but w h en the w ater is c omp arati vely shall o w and the b[...]

  • Page 158

    4. SLAN T MODE 4-4 8 T h is p age int entional ly lef t blank .[...]

  • Page 159

    5-1 5. ECHO SOUNDE R M ODE T he echo sound er pi cture i s avail abl e wi th connect ion of an ec ho so under . 5.1 Basic O perating Proc edure 1. T ur n on power . 4. Select appropriate echosounder mode. 3. Adjust displa y br illiance. 5. Adjust range , gain and picture adv ance speed on the ES1 SETTING (or ES2 SETTING) menu. FSV -84 HSV 2. Low er[...]

  • Page 160

    5. E CHO SOUNDE R MODE 5-2 5.2 T y pical Echo Sou nder Displ a y s 5.2. 1 Ech o s oun der 1 dis pla y T h is di spl ay s how s the pict ure from an echo s o under o n the ri ght-han d side of the di splay . N W S E NUMERIC/GRAPHIC D A T A DISPLA Y Bottom Depth of trackball mark Distance from own ship to trackball mark Trackball mark Color bar Range[...]

  • Page 161

    5. E CHO SOUNDE R MODE 5-3 5.2. 2 Ech o s o un der 2 ( ne t r ec ord er or ec ho s o un der ) di spla y W it h n et rec or d er conn ec t ion, t he echo so und er 2 di spl ay c an s how the pi c t ure from t he net record er . (The pi cture f rom an echo s ound er may also be s how n. ) Y ou ma y s how the net rec or der’s d ow n w ar d- l ooki n[...]

  • Page 162

    5. E CHO SOUNDE R MODE 5-4 5.2. 3 Ech o s oun der com bi nat io n m od e (E S 1 + E S2) T h is di spl ay s how s the pict ure from t he ec ho s o under and t he net rec or d er . A l so tw o echo sound er pi ctures c an b e displ ay ed, or upw ard and dow n w ard l ook i ng dis pl ay of t he net r ec or der c a n be displ ay ed. Echo s ounde r + ne[...]

  • Page 163

    5. E CHO SOUNDE R MODE 5-5 Upw ard + dow nwa r d looking ne t r ec orde r di s pla y (E S2 mode ) T he marks and i ndicat ions w hich appear on t he dow nw ar d l ooki ng di splay ar e als o c om m on t o the upw ard + dow nw ard looki n g dis pl ay . N W S E Downward Looking Picture Upward Looking Picture NUMERIC/GRAPHIC DATA DISPLAY 60 30 30 60 0[...]

  • Page 164

    5. E CHO SOUNDE R MODE 5-6 5.3 Selectin g an Echo So under Mode An echo so under m od e may be s el ected w it h the [ M ODE] key , how ever no ec ho sound er m od e is avail able i n the def aul t set t ing. T o enabl e selec t i on of an echo sound er m od e wi th the [M ODE] key , foll o w t he proced ur e bel ow . Enabling a n ec ho s oun der m[...]

  • Page 165

    5. E CHO SOUNDE R MODE 5-7 5. Selec t des i red ES m odes (y ou may sel ect as many modes as y ou w i sh) refer r i ng to the i llus t r at ion bel o w and press the [ ME NU] ke y . T he check mark s in t he dial og box denote act i ve mod es. ES1: E c ho s oun der pi ct ure ES2: Net record er pict ure (or echo s ounder pi cture) Dependi ng on t he[...]

  • Page 166

    5. E CHO SOUNDE R MODE 5-8 5.4 Selectin g Display Range T he basic r ange and ra nge s hi f ting funct ions t ogether gi v e y ou the means t o sel ec t the depth y ou can see o n the scree n. T he basic r ange c a n be thou ght of as pro v idi ng a “w i ndow ” int o the wat er column and ran ge shif t i ng as moving t he “w i ndo w ” to th[...]

  • Page 167

    5. E CHO SOUNDE R MODE 5-9 4. Select RANGE (or R ANGE UPPER N ET , RAN GE BELO W NET in case o f net rec or d er on the ES 2) a nd pr es s t he [M E NU] key . QUIT CANCEL 20m 40m 60m 80m 120m 160m 240m 320m QUIT CANCEL 20m 40m 60m 80m 120m 160m 240m 320m INTERLOCK RANGE menu (ES1 SETTING menu) RANGE menu (ES2 SETTING menu) Range di alog box 5. Use [...]

  • Page 168

    5. E CHO SOUNDE R MODE 5-1 0 5.5 A djusting the Gain Y ou ma y adj ust t he displ a y level of the echo sou nder pic t ur e as b elow ; the gai n of t he ec ho s ou nder i t s elf cannot be adj us t ed fro m the sonar . Note : Set t he r ange a nd shif t s o t hey are t he same as thos e s et on the ec ho sound er . T hi s setti ng does not aff ect[...]

  • Page 169

    5. E CHO SOUNDE R MODE 5-1 1 5.6 Pictur e Adv ance Spee d T he pict ure advance spe ed det er m i nes how quickl y the verti cal sc an li nes run across t he scre en. When sel ec t ing a pi cture ad vance sp eed, kee p i n mi nd t hat a fast advance sp ee d wil l exp and a f i sh school hori zont ally and a s l o w advance speed w il l cont ract i [...]

  • Page 170

    5. E CHO SOUNDE R MODE 5-1 2 5.7 Meas uring Dept h, Dist anc e Y ou can measure de pth an d di st ance (pic t ure advanc e set for “ s peed s y nc”) from ow n s hip t o a l ocation w ith the t rackbal l mark. Use t he t rackbal l to pl ace the trac k bal l mar k on t he locat i on. T he trac k bal l m ark show s dept h on it s horizont al axi s[...]

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    5. E CHO SOUNDE R MODE 5-1 3 5.8 Comp aring Fish S chool Con centration Y ou can get an est i mate of t he v olum e of two fi sh school s by us i ng the tw o EST I MA TE k eys as bel o w . Y ou may use these k ey s i n the ES 1 and E S 2 m od es. 1. Use the tr ac k b all to set the t rackbal l mark at the cent er of fi sh school and press t he [EST[...]

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    5. E CHO SOUNDE R MODE 5-1 4 Fish his to gr am T he fish hi stogram s how s , i n gr aph f orm, si gnal str engt h di str i buti on f or the f i sh school (s) mark e d wi th an est i mate mar k on t he horizont al and echo s oun der dis pl ay s . T he his t ogram dis pl ay for each of those di splay s will be di ffer ent since the cal cul at i on m[...]

  • Page 173

    5. E CHO SOUNDE R MODE 5-1 5 5.9 ES1 SETTING Me nu Overv iew Dis pl ay the ES 1 S E T T I NG menu as f ol lows . 1. Press t he [ ME NU] key to open t he m en u. 2. Selec t OTHE RS and pres s t he [M ENU] key . 3. Selec t ES1 SETTI NG and pr es s t he [M ENU] key . MENU QUIT OTHERS QUIT GAIN : 5 RANGE : 160 m SHIFT : 0 m CLUTTER : 0 SIGNAL LEVEL : 0[...]

  • Page 174

    5. E CHO SOUNDE R MODE 5-1 6 5.10 ES2 SETTING Menu Ov erview Dis pl ay the ES 2 S E T T I NG menu as f ol lows . 1. P r ess t he [M ENU] key t o open the men u. 2. S el ect OT HERS and pres s t he [M ENU] key . 3. S el ect E S 2 S ETT I NG and pr es s t he [M ENU] key . MENU QUIT OTHERS QUIT GAIN : 5 RANGE BELOW NET : 160 m RANGE UPPER NET : 160 m [...]

  • Page 175

    6-1 6. HIST OR Y M ODE 6.1 Basic O perating Proc edure 1. T urn on power . 4. Select histor y mode. 5. Select range. 3. Adjust display brilliance. 6. Adjust gain. 7. Set tilt angle. 8. Set position. FSV -84 HSV V1/S 2. Low er transducer . : Mid protrusion : Full protrusion Contro l unit[...]

  • Page 176

    6. HI ST O RY MODE 6-2 6.2 Sample Hi stor y Display T he hist or y displ ay show s echo dat a for t he ec h oes wi thi n the his t ory marker , w h ic h i s a 120 ° arc cent ered on t h e ow n shi p pos i tion on the hor i zont al di splay . T he hist or y mar k er s c r ol ls do w n w ard on the hi story di s pl a y – the l atest echoes at the [...]

  • Page 177

    6. HIST ORY MODE 6-3 6.3 How to Interpret, S et the History Displa y 6.3. 1 Int er pre tin g th e his tor y dis pla y Color bar Horizontal range Depth Scroll direction Sync with ship speed or KP transmission Echo data inside history marker History marker width* History marker Distance from own ship position to bow (or stern) Distance from own ship [...]

  • Page 178

    6. HI ST O RY MODE 6-4 6.3. 2 Setti n g t he hi st or y m ar ker Use the t rackb al l t o locat e the trac k bal l mar k er on t he horizont al displ ay and then pres s t he [R/B AUDI O] k ey . The hi story marker m o ves to the t r ac k b all marker an d is c ent ered on t he ship’ s bow , extending 60 ° i n both port an d st arboard di recti o[...]

  • Page 179

    6. HIST ORY MODE 6-5 6.3. 3 Setti n g t he wi dth of t he hi st or y mark er Y ou ma y s et the widt h of the hi story m ar k er as fol low s: 1. Press t he [ ME NU] key to open t he m en u. 2. Selec t OTHE RS and pres s t he [M ENU] key . 3. Selec t DI S P LA Y SETTI NG and press t he [ ME NU] key . DISPLAY SETTING DISPLAY MODE... MODE SELECTION :[...]

  • Page 180

    6. HI ST O RY MODE 6-6 6.3. 4 Setti n g t he pi ct ure ad va nc e m ode Y ou may choos e t o adv ance the pi ctur e at each tr ansmis sio n (KP SYN C) or in prop ortio n to s hip s peed (SPEED SY NC). 1. Press the [ ME NU] key to open t he m en u. 2. Select OTHERS and pr es s t he [M ENU] key . 3. Select DIS P LA Y SETTI NG and press t he [M E NU] [...]

  • Page 181

    7-1 7. NUM ERIC/GR A P HI C D A T A DISPL A Y 7.1 Full Num eric/Graphi c Dat a D ispla y T h is di spl ay pr ovi des c om pr ehens i ve Num eric/ graphic dat a and a pp ears w ith t he hori z ont al and verti cal di splay s , at the right s ide of the dis pl a y . HEADING 321 ° SHIP COURSE 335 ° SHIP SPEED 12.5kt LAT/LON[DGPS] DEPTH 321m WATER CU[...]

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    7. NUME RIC/GRA PHI C DA T A DISP LA Y 7-2 7.2 A bbreviated N umeric/Graphi c Dat a Di spla y T h is di spl ay appear s at the top ri ght-han d corne r w hen the hi s t or y , ES 1 and ES 2 dis pl ay s are ac t ive. T he items s how n depend on w hether t he f ish esti mate mar k o r n et sh oot m ark is ON o r OF F a s b elo w . Fish estimate mark[...]

  • Page 183

    7. NU MER IC/GRAPHIC DA T A DISPLA Y 7-3 7.3 Numer ic/Graphi c Dat a Descr iption W he n a dat a i s l os t it s las t -entered val ue is s how n in r ed. Data di spl ay s c an be turned o n or of f thr ough t he DA T A D IS P LA Y menu. Num er i c/graphi c dat a descri pti on Nume ric/ grap hic dat a item Descrip tion Disp lay rang e A vail abl e [...]

  • Page 184

    7. NUME RIC/GRA PHI C DA T A DISP LA Y 7-4 Num er i c/graphi c dat a descri pti on ( c on’ t . f r om pr evi ous p age) Nume ric/ grap hi c dat a ite m Descrip tion Disp lay rang e A vaila ble fo rmats W her e to ch an ge form at Wa ter tem p. Shows wat er t emp erat ure inpu t from a temper at ure sens or . -10. 0 ° C t o +40. 0 ° C, 14. 0 ° [...]

  • Page 185

    8-1 8. CUST OM IZING THE EQUIPM ENT 8.1 U ser Men u Y ou ma y pr ogr am 10 of ten- us ed me nu it ems t o the user me nu ar ea in t he menu. T he defaul t user men u cont ains pul se len gth, T x pow er , TVG near , T VG medi um, TVG far , AGC, 2 nd AG C, echo averag e, color , and col or respon se from t he H-SCAN S E T T I NG menu. User menu area[...]

  • Page 186

    8. CU ST OM IZIN G T H E EQUIPM ENT 8-2 8.1. 2 P r ogram m i ng th e us er men u T he procedure bel ow show s you how to add the menu i tem PRESENT A TIO N M O DE (for sel ecting pr es ent ati on mode) t o t he user men u. Not al l m enu i tems may be programm ed to the us er m enu. See t he menu t ree on p age AP-1 t o AP-4 for i tems w h ic h c a[...]

  • Page 187

    8. CU ST OM IZIN G T H E EQUIPM ENT 8-3 Af ter t he dial og box di sappears t he f oll owi ng m es s age a ppear s . USER MENU REGISTRATION SELECTED ITEM WILL BE REGISTERED IN MAIN MENU. NO YES M es s age f or regis t rati on of user m enu item Note : If 10 i tems are al ready regist ered to the us er m enu t he foll owi ng messag e appear s . Del [...]

  • Page 188

    8. CU ST OM IZIN G T H E EQUIPM ENT 8-4 8.2 Function Ke y s (F1-F6) T he funct i on key s provide o ne-touc h dis pl ay of desi r ed m en u it em or ent ire menu. T he default funct i on key set t ings are as bel o w . Not all menu i tems and menus may be pro gramm ed t o the funct ion key s. S ee t he menu tree o n page AP-1 t o AP - 4 f or it em [...]

  • Page 189

    8. CU ST OM IZIN G T H E EQUIPM ENT 8-5 F2: Rec al li ng pict ure Press t he [F2] k ey to recal l the pi cture st ored in t he memory . <<PLAYBACK MODE>> PRESS FUNCTION KEY AGAIN TO CANCEL. Funct ion di alog box for rec alli ng pict ure Note : If a pi cture i s not st ored, the m es s age “ War ni ng! T he pi cture i s not st ored” [...]

  • Page 190

    8. CU ST OM IZIN G T H E EQUIPM ENT 8-6 F6: E r as e s hi p’s t rack 1. Press the [ F6] key . T he foll o wi ng di alog box app ears. <<ERASE SHIP TRACK>> 100 % Dialog b ox f or erase shi p track 2. Press t he [ F6] k ey again. T he ol dest p art of the trac k w ill be er ased. Eac h pressi ng eras es ap proxi matel y 10% of t he trac[...]

  • Page 191

    8. CU ST OM IZIN G T H E EQUIPM ENT 8-7 8.2. 3 Er asing pr o gram s 1. Press t he [ ME NU] key to open t he m en u. 2. Selec t OTHE RS and pres s t he [M ENU] key . 3. Select PRESET , MEM O RY CARD and press the [ M ENU] key . PRESET, MEMORY CARD OTHERS MENU QUIT QUIT QUIT ASSIGN USER PROG... CLEAR F-KEY SETTING... H/S-SCAN RANGE V-SCAN RANGE PICTU[...]

  • Page 192

    8. CU ST OM IZIN G T H E EQUIPM ENT 8-8 8.3 USER PROG Control The [US ER PR OG] con tro l pro v id es fo r in stant s e tu p o f the eq u ipment a cc ording to f i shi ng ground or t arget fis h. T en programs m ay be s et up, and vert i cal and hori z ont al displ ay setti ngs m ay be programm ed t ogether or i ndi v idual ly . (The defaul t set t[...]

  • Page 193

    8. CU ST OM IZIN G T H E EQUIPM ENT 8-9 6. Selec t YE S and pr es s t he [M E NU] key to conf irm the CA UT I O N indi cated. One of t he fol l o wi ng displ a y s appears de pendi ng on y our sel ecti on. QUIT CANCEL P1-H/S P2-H/S P3-H/S P4-H/S P5-H/S P6-H/S P7-H/S P8-H/S P9-H/S P10-H/S QUIT CANCEL P1-V P2-V P3-V P4-V P5-V P6-V P7-V P8-V P9-V P10-[...]

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    8. CU ST OM IZIN G T H E EQUIPM ENT 8-1 0 T h is p age int entional ly lef t blank .[...]

  • Page 195

    9-1 9. OTHERS M ENU T h is c hapt er provi des de scri pti ons f or the OT HERS menu, w hi ch consi s t s of 16 menus. T o displ a y t he OTHERS m enu, press t he [ ME NU] ke y , select OTHERS and pr es s t he [M E NU] key agai n. OTHERS MENU QUIT QUIT ES1 SETTING... ES2 SETTING... ERASE MARKS... DISPLAY SETTING... ALARM & AUDIO... PRESET, MEMO[...]

  • Page 196

    9. O THE RS MENU 9-2 9.2 DISPLA Y SETTING menu T he D I S P LA Y SETT ING menu s et s vari ous di sp l ay par am et ers. 9.2. 1 Openi n g t he DIS PL A Y SE T TIN G m e nu 1. Press t he [ ME NU] key to open t he m en u. 2. Sel ec t OTHE RS and pr es s t he [M E NU] key . 3. Sel ec t DI S P LA Y SETTI NG and press t he [ ME NU] key . DISPLAY SETTING[...]

  • Page 197

    9. OTHE RS MENU 9-3 TM DISP L A Y RA NGE : Sel ect s ho w man y ti mes to exp and the di splay range i n the t r ue m ot ion mode. 1. 3R (R = Ran ge) an d 1. 6R are av ai labl e and the defa ult sett ing i s 1.6R. BEARING R E F: Select s how t o reference beari ng for t he v ertic al beari ng mark er . T he choic es are s hi p’s headi ng (def aul[...]

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    9. O THE RS MENU 9-4 9 . 3 AL ARM & AU D I O m e n u 9.3. 1 Ope ni n g t he ALARM & A U D IO m en u T he ALA RM & AUDIO m enu s et s t he fish al ar m and the a udio beari ng mar k sector . 1. Press t he [ ME NU] key to open t he m en u. 2. Sel ec t OTHE RS and pr es s t he [M E NU] key . 3. Sel ec t ALA RM & AUDI O and press t he [[...]

  • Page 199

    9. OTHE RS MENU 9-5 9.4 PRESET , ME M OR Y CARD menu 9. 4 .1 Op en i ng th e PRESET , MEMOR Y CARD menu T h is m enu pr es et s var i ous funct ions an d pro vid es memor y card oper ati ons. 1. Press t he [ ME NU] key to open t he m en u. 2. Selec t OTHE RS and pres s t he [M ENU] key . 3. Select PRESET , MEM O RY CARD and press the [ M ENU] key .[...]

  • Page 200

    9. O THE RS MENU 9-6 9.5 INITIA L SETTING menu 9.5. 1 Openi n g t he INI TI AL SET TIN G me nu T h is menu pro vides 10 s ub menus w hi ch perf orm such tasks as mark confi gurati on and si ze. 1. Press t he [ ME NU] key to open t he m en u. 2. Sel ec t OTHE RS and pr es s t he [M E NU] key . 3. Sel ec t I NIT I AL SETT ING and pr es s t he [M ENU][...]

  • Page 201

    9. OTHE RS MENU 9-7 HEA DING M ARK: T he headi ng mark i s a dash ed li ne w hic h indi cates t he headin g in al l present ati on modes. I t ex t ends from ow n s hip posi ti on to the outer edge of t he di spl ay and appear s at zero degr ees i n the head-up m ode. I t chang es t he orient ati on depen ding on s hi p’s or i ent ati on in t he n[...]

  • Page 202

    9. O THE RS MENU 9-8 D A T A ON TR ACK: Show s depth or w at er temper at ur e o n the shi p’s t rack. T he dis pl ay r ange f or t emperature a nd dept h are Wa ter T emperatur e: -10 ° C to 4 0.0 ° C (+ 14 ° F to 105.0 ° F) Depth: 0 t o 9999 m 120 124 125 Track Depth (or water temperature) Data on ship’ s track NE T MO V E ME N T PL O T :[...]

  • Page 203

    9. OTHE RS MENU 9-9 T ARGET VECTOR : T hi s i s a li ne ex t ending fr o m t arget l ock mark w h ich s how s speed and di rect i on of tr ac k ed f i sh school . See t he illust ra t io n b e lo w for appear ance. FISH TRACK PLOT : T races t arget m ove m ent in t arget l ock. Requi res shi p’s speed and c o urse d ata. Fish trac k plot T arget [...]

  • Page 204

    9. O THE RS MENU 9-1 0 T ARGET VECTOR : Y ou may di splay the t arget vect o r in s hor t , normal or long lengt hs. Set “long” f or slow moving t arget and “ s hort ” f or fast er moving t arg et . EVENT M ARK: Chooses event mark size; l arge or small. FI S H MA RK: Displ ays t he fish mar k i n lar ge or smal l size. OWN SHIP PO S M A RK [...]

  • Page 205

    9. OTHE RS MENU 9-1 1 D A T A DISP LA Y m enu T h is m enu s et s t he r eadout format f or marks o n the di splay . Defaul t set t i ngs are show n i n the il l ustr ati on bel o w . INITIAL SETTING OTHERS MENU QUIT QUIT RANGE & BEARING : ON CURSOR POSITION : OFF COURSE : 32 CMPS CURRENT DATA : 360˚TRUE EVENT MARK : 32 CMPS OTHER MARKS : ±18[...]

  • Page 206

    9. O THE RS MENU 9-1 2 CURRE N T VEC & WI ND men u T h is m enu s et s up t i dal c ur rent and wi nd dat a. INITIAL SETTING OTHERS MENU QUIT QUIT CURRENT DATA : ABSOLUTE ON OWN SHIP MARK : ON ON SHIP POS MARK : ON ON NET SHOOT MARK : ON CURRENT FLOW DIR : TO WIND : OFF QUIT CURRENT VEC & WIND QUIT CURRE NT VE C & WI N D m enu CURRE N T[...]

  • Page 207

    9. OTHE RS MENU 9-1 3 NET SONDE SETTING me nu T h is m enu s et s up t he net sonde ( opt ion). INITIAL SETTING OTHERS MENU QUIT QUIT NUMBER OF XMTR : 3 XMTR DISTANCE... NET LENGTH : 1800 m WIRE LENGTH : 100 m DEPTH DISPLAY... QUIT NET SONDE SETTING QUIT NET SONDE S E T TNG m enu NUM B ER OF XM TR: Set s num b er of t r ans m i tter uni t s used, f[...]

  • Page 208

    9. O THE RS MENU 9-1 4 DEPTH DISPLA Y : Sel ect s w hic h sonde dept h dat a to s how . Select t his item and press t he [M E NU] key to sel ect net s ondes . T he check m ar k show s current sel ec t ion (M ax. 3) . QUIT CANCEL S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 DEPT H DI SPLA Y m enu NE T S HOO T S ET TI NG m e n u Set s up net s hoot param eters . I[...]

  • Page 209

    9. OTHE RS MENU 9-1 5 ST A BIL IZ A T ION me nu T h is m enu c om pe nsates f or pit c hi ng and ro lling . INITIAL SETTING OTHERS MENU QUIT QUIT STABILIZATION : ON PITCH ANGLE COR : 0.0 ROLL ANGLE COR : 0.0 SENSOR : STANDARD QUIT STABILIZATION QUIT ST ABILI Z A TIO N menu ST A BIL IZ A T ION : T urns st abili zati on on/of f. PITCH A NGL E COR: Of[...]

  • Page 210

    9. O THE RS MENU 9-1 6 INIT IALIZ A TION m enu T h is m enu r es t ores defa ult set ti ngs and of fs et s ti me to use l ocal ti m e. INITIAL SETTING OTHERS MENU QUIT QUIT SAVE SHIP'S ORG : EXECUTE RECALL SHIP'S ORG : EXECUTE SET TO DEFAULT : EXECUTE ITEM ATTRIBUTION : NON-CHANGEABLE TIME OFFSET... QUIT INITIALIZATION QUIT INI TIALI ZA T[...]

  • Page 211

    10-1 10. MEM OR Y C A RD OP ER A TION S T h is c hapt er provi des t he inf orm at ion nec essary for us i ng the memor y cards, w h ic h pr ovi de f or storag e of pi ctures and c o nfi gur at ions ( set ti ngs ) . 10.1 S toring Image, Configuratio n T he memory card can st ore up to 49 fi les f or image dat a (max 3 2 fil es) and confi gurati on [...]

  • Page 212

    10. MEMORY CAR D OPER A TIONS 10-2 6. Sel ec t MEM ORY CARD and pres s t he [M ENU] key . Note : Never remove a memory card w hi le the a ccess lamp (red) is lit. CARD OPERATION FORMAT SAVE PICT SAVE CONFIG QUIT Formats memory card. Stores image data. Stores current settings. Quits card operation menu. File list Operation READING SAVING FORMATTING [...]

  • Page 213

    10. MEMORY CAR D OPER A TIONS 10-3 10.2 Loading, Deleti ng Files T h is s ec t ion show s y ou how to load and d el ete f i les. Y ou may l oad files on t he dis pl ay to anal y ze echoes . When a memory car d becom es f ull , you m ay wi sh to delet e unneces s a ry fi les. 1. I nsert memo ry card. 2. Press the [ ME NU] key to open t he m en u. 3.[...]

  • Page 214

    10. MEMORY CAR D OPER A TIONS 10-4 10.3 Formatting Me mory Cards Form at ting pr ep ares t he m emory card f or us e w ith t he sy st em . Not e t hat if y ou erase t he c o ntent s of a m em or y card i t must be re-f or m at t ed. 1. Insert a formatted memory card in the memory card slot i n the processor u nit. 2. Press t he [ ME NU] key to open[...]

  • Page 215

    11 - 1 11. M A INTEN A N CE, TROUBLESHOO TIN G T h is c hapt er provi des i nformat ion nec essary for k eepi ng the e qui pme nt in good w orking order . WARNING Do not open the equipment. Hazardous voltage which can cause electrical shock exists inside the equipment. Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment. 1 1.1 Pr eventive Mai[...]

  • Page 216

    1 1. M AINTENANC E, T ROU BLESHOO TING 11 - 2 1 1.2 Hull Unit Mainte nance Fol low t he poi nt s m ent ioned bel ow to keep t he hull uni t in good w orking or der . Raise transducer and coat main shaft with Daphne Eponex Grease No.2 (IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.)* 1 every six months. Apply MOLYTONE grease #2 every six months. Dry dock ship and clean tr[...]

  • Page 217

    1 1. M AINTENANC E, T ROU BLESHOO TING 11 - 3 1 1.3 Fuse R eplacement T he fuses i n the proces s o r uni t , transc ei ver unit and hul l uni t prot ec t them fr om overcur r ent an d equipme nt f aul t. If t he po w er cannot be a ppli ed, fi rst check t he fuse i n the proces s or u nit and transcei ver uni t . If t he pow er s til l cannot be t[...]

  • Page 218

    1 1. M AINTENANC E, T ROU BLESHOO TING 11 - 4 1 1.4 T roubleshootin g T he t abl e below provides com m on sy mptoms of equipment t roubl es and the means t o r ec t ify them. T roubles hooti ng S ymp to m Ch e c k , Re me dy Cann ot tur n o n th e po we r . • C heck ca bles be tw ee n tr ans c eiver uni t, proc e ss or unit and moni tor u nit. ?[...]

  • Page 219

    1 1. M AINTENANC E, T ROU BLESHOO TING 11 - 5 1 1.5 W arning Messages T he t abl e below shows t he w arning mes s ages w hich m ay appear o n the di splay . Al l w arni ng m ess ages ar e accomp anied by an a udio al arm, w hic h y ou m ay si l ence wi t h the [R/ B A UDI O] key . Error m essages M essag e Mean ing , Rem edy Power suppl y OV E RVO[...]

  • Page 220

    1 1. M AINTENANC E, T ROU BLESHOO TING 11 - 6 Error m essages ( c on’ t from prev i ous page) M essag e Mean ing , Rem edy Hull unit, transduc e r (c on’t) WA RNI NG!! TRANSDUCE R IS KEPT A T W R O NG POSI TI ON . SET BAC K T R ANSD U C ER POSI TION T O NORM AL BY USI NG ↑ OR ↓ KEY . PRESS [R/B] KEY TO TURN O FF ALARM . This mess age blink [...]

  • Page 221

    1 1. M AINTENANC E, T ROU BLESHOO TING 11 - 7 1 1.7 S t atus Messag es S t atus mes s age s app ear at the scree n center t o al ert t he operat or . Thes e ar e as below . S t atus m es sages an d thei r meani ngs St atus mess a ge M e aning TX OFF T ransm ission turne d of f from the m enu. RAISE /LOW ER TEST* Raise/lo wer command re ceived from [...]

  • Page 222

    1 1. M AINTENANC E, T ROU BLESHOO TING 11 - 8 1 1.8 .2 Boar d test Sel ec t BOARD T EST from t he T E ST m enu and pr es s t he [M E NU] key to do t hi s test. OK: Normal NG: Abnormal XX: Version No. BOARD TEST KEY1-0 DCON-0 DUAL-X SCAN2-0 IFES-0 SCAN-0 TRCPU-0 PWR 105-0788-XX.XX 105-0789-XX.XX 105-0796-XX.XX 105-0685-1XX 105-0790-XX.XX 105-0791-XX[...]

  • Page 223

    1 1. M AINTENANC E, T ROU BLESHOO TING 11 - 9 In t erp retin g t h e board test resul t s • Boa rd na me a nd its revis ion no. are show n in whi te. If a board i s not ins er t ed or inser t ed improp erl y “F ” is show n as progr am num ber . When a revisi on no. i s i mproper a hex adeci m al from 0- E appea r s . When an err or is found, [...]

  • Page 224

    1 1. M AINTENANC E, T ROU BLESHOO TING 11 - 1 0 1 1.8 .3 Pane l test T h is test checks the key s, control s and trackbal l of t he control uni t. Select P ANEL TEST f rom the T E ST m enu and pr es s t he [ M ENU] k ey t o do thi s tes t . PANEL TEST PRESS MENU KEY TO QUIT TEST MODE. 00 X = 0 Y = 0 0 00 00 0000 00 0 0 00 00 00 00 00 0000 1 00 X = [...]

  • Page 225

    1 1. M AINTENANC E, T ROU BLESHOO TING 11 - 11 1 1.8 .4 T es t p att er n T h is test checks f or proper di splay of co lors and bri lli ance. Sel ect T ES T P A TT ERN fr om t he TE ST menu and pr ess the [ ME NU] key to do t hi s test. Use the [ M ODE ] key to change t he test p att er n. PRESS MENU KEY TO QUIT TEST MODE. PRESS MODE KEY TO CHANGE[...]

  • Page 226

    1 1. M AINTENANC E, T ROU BLESHOO TING 11 - 1 2 1 1.8 .5 R x t est ( For ser vi ce te ch ni cia n) T h is t est input s dummy dat a to each board an d each b oard o utput s a t est pat tern (32 c ol or). S el ect RX T EST f rom the T EST menu and pr ess the [ ME NU] key to do thi s test. S elec t t he board to t es t wi t h the [M O DE] key , in t [...]

  • Page 227

    1 1. M AINTENANC E, T ROU BLESHOO TING 11 - 1 3 1 1.9 Raising the T ransdu cer from the Hull Unit If t he transducer c an not be rai sed w ith t he swi tches on the c o ntrol unit , because it is t angled i n t he net or it s shaf t is bent , try to r aise it fro m th e h u ll uni t, automat ical ly or m anual ly , w hi chever w orks. 1 1.9 .1 R ai[...]

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    1 1. M AINTENANC E, T ROU BLESHOO TING 11 - 1 4 1 1.9 .2 Raisi n g the tr ans du cer m a nual l y 1. Open t he l id on t he r ai se/l o w er contr ol box of t he hull unit and t urn of f the motor br eak er . Confi rm that t he pow er lam p i s off . (See the ill ustrat ion on the pre vi ous p age f or locat ion of m ot or br eak er a nd pow er l a[...]

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    1 1. M AINTENANC E, T ROU BLESHOO TING A P-1 M ENU TREE TX PULSE LENGTH-H TX POWER-H TVG-NEAR-H TVG-MEDIUM-H TVG-FAR-H AGC-H 2ND AGC-H ECHO AVERAGE-H COLOR-H COLOR RESPONSE-H H-SCAN SETTING... *2, *3 V-SCAN SETTING...*2 OTHERS... *2 (See next page.) Default user menu TX INTERVAL (0-9, 9 ) *1, *2 TX PULSE LENGTH (0-9, 7 ) *1, *2 TX POWER (0-9, 9 ) *[...]

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    APPEND IX AP - 2 ES1 SETTING... *2 GAIN (0-10, 5 ) *1, *2 RANGE (20-320 m, 160 m ) *1, *2 SHIFT (0-1000 m, 0 m ) *1, *2 CLUTTER (0-10, 0 ) *1, *2 SIGNAL LEVEL (0-9, 0 ) *1, *2 INT REJECT ( OFF , ON) *1, *2 PICTURE ADVANCE ( 1/1 , 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, SPEED SYNC) PICT ADVC AT SHOOT (ADV AT SHOOT, SPEED SYNC ) COLOR SETTING... (Sets echo level of selected [...]

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    APPEND IX A P-3 MARK DISPLAY... *2 HEADING MARK (OFF, ON ) RANGE RINGS (OFF, ON ) BEARING SCALE (OFF, ON ) SHIP'S TRACK (OFF, ON ) DATA ON TRACK ( OFF , WATER TEMP, DEPTH) NET MOVEMENT PLOT (OFF, ON ) FISH MARK CONNECT (OFF, ON ) TARGET VECTOR (OFF, ON ) FISH TRACK PLOT (OFF, ON ) FISH HISTOGRAM (OFF, ON ) MARK SIZE... *2 TRACKBALL MARK ( +SMA[...]

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    APPEND IX AP - 4 TARGET LOCK... *2 TRACKING METHOD (TARGET MARK, FISH ) *1, *2 TILT INTERLOCK (OFF, TILT, TILT&RANGE ) MARK INERLOCK (OFF, ESTIMATE MARK , EST&HISTOGRAM) TRACKING DATA (HORIZONTAL/SLANT, H&V ) THRESHOLD (1-30, 16 ) BOTTOM THRESHOLD (0-5, 3 ) TARGET SPEED LIMIT (1-15 kt, 5 kt ) SMOOTHING (0.0-1.0, 0.5 ) TARGET SPD UPDATE [...]

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    FURUNO FSV-84 SP - 1 E1329S01B SPECIF I C A T IONS OF THE COLOR SCA N NING SONAR FSV -8 4 1 GE NER A L 1.1 Scanni ng m ethod Conti nuous s ca nni ng b eam f ormi ng 1.2 Fr eq uency 80 kHz 1.3 Rang e, TX c ycle a nd P ul se- l eng th Basic Range Range (m) ( m ) Off cent er ‘O N’ Offc ent er ‘OFF’ 60 0-60 0-96 100 0-100 0- 160 150 0-150 0- 24[...]

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    FURUNO FSV-84 SP - 2 E1329S01B 2.5 Feat ures Cus tom m ode, i nter f er ence r ej ect or, af ter glow , noi se l im i ter , col or er as ure, m em or y car d (s av e and r ecal l of pic ture, s etti ng dat a) , autom at ic ti lt , autom atic tar g et tr ac ki ng * ( tar g et l ock) , f ish al arm , ov er -v ol tage w arni ng , unr etr ac ted tr ans[...]

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    FURUNO FSV-84 SP - 3 E1329S01B 6 POW ER SU PPLY 6.1 Proc e ssor Un it, Co n trol Un it, Displa y Unit 100-115 /20 0- 230 V AC , 1 p hase, 50/ 60 Hz, 5 A Pro cesso r Unit, Co ntro l Unit 100-115 /20 0- 230 V AC , 1 p hase, 50/ 60 Hz, 2 A 6.2 Trans cei v er Uni t 100/ 1 10/ 115/ 200/ 230 VAC , 1 p has e, 50 /60 H z, 15 A 6.3 Hul l Uni t 200-220 VAC ,[...]

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    IN-1 INDEX A Abs orption c oef ficient hori zont al m ode ................................ 2-49 slant m ode ........................................ 4-42 verti cal mo de .................................... 3-18 AGC 2 nd AGC dist anc e, hor iz ont al mod e ... 2-50 2 nd AGC dist anc e, slan t mo de ........... 4-43 2 nd AGC dist anc e, ver tical m [...]

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    IND EX IN-2 Dis tance measur em ent .........................5-12 E Ech o aver age hori zont al m ode.................................2-23 slant m ode ........................................4-20 verti cal mo de .....................................3-13 ERAS E MAR KS men u ............................9-1 Err o r codes ..............................[...]

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    IND EX IN-3 slant m ode ........................................ 4-18 verti cal mo de .................................... 3-12 K Key beep vo lum e.................................... 9-3 M M AIN m enu .......................................... 1-14 M ainten ance cl eaning ............................................ 1 1- 1 fuse r eplacem en t ....[...]

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    IND EX IN-4 Rang e an d bear i n g data........................ 9-1 1 RANGE contro l horiz ontal mod e ...................................2-7 slant m ode ..........................................4-7 vertic al mod e .......................................3-6 Rang e rin gs inter val ..............................................9-10 on/o ff ........[...]

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    IND EX IN-5 far TVG cur ve, v ertic al m ode ............ 3-18 TVG distan ce, h orizont al mode ......... 2-50 TVG distan ce, sl ant mo de................. 4-43 TVG distan ce, ver tic al mode ............. 3-19 Tx freq uenc y hori zont al m ode ................................ 2-22 verti cal mo de .................................... 3-13 slant m o[...]