Back COLOR LCD SOUNDER FCV-1200L/1200LM
The paper used in this manual is elemental chlorine free. FURUNO Authorized Distributor/Dealer 9-52 Ashihara-cho, Nishinomiya 662-8580, JAPAN Telephone : 0798-65-2111 Fax 0798-65-4200 : All rights reserved. Printed in Japan FIRST EDITION : APR. 2000 R : FEB. 21, 2007 Pub. No.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD Do not open the equipment. Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment. WARNING Keep heater away from equipment. A heater can melt the equipment's power cord, which can cause fire or electrical shock. Use the proper fuse. Immediately turn off the power at the switchboard if water leaks into the equipment or something is dropped in the equipment. Continued use of the equipment can cause fire or electrical shock.
FOREWORD A Word to FCV-1200L/1200LM Owners Congratulations on your choice of the FURUNO FCV-1200L/FCV-1200LM COLOR LCD SOUNDER. We are confident you will see why the FURUNO name has become synonymous with quality and reliability. FCV-1200L is a dual-frequency color LCD sounder, and FCV-1200LM is a monitor which displays the signal from an external video sounder. For over 50 years FURUNO Electric Company has enjoyed an enviable reputation for innovative and dependable marine electronics equipment.
TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD .................................................................................................................. ii CONTENTS BY INDICATIONS ...................................................................................... v SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ......................................................................................... vi 1. BASIC OPERATION.............................................................................................1-1 1.
3. SYSTEM MENU....................................................................................................3-1 3.1 SYSTEM Menu Operation .................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 SYSTEM SETTING Menu .................................................................................................... 3-2 3.3 ES/DRAFT SETTING Menu ................................................................................................. 3-4 3.
CONTENTS BY INDICATIONS The illustration below shows the indications as they appear on the portrait-type monitor unit. Their locations are also the same on the landscape-type monitor unit. This manual shows all display screen illustrations using the portrait-type monitor unit. The numbers in parentheses are page numbers. Picture advance speed (p. 1-19) Frequency (p. 1-4) Noise limiter (p. 1-22) Shift (p. 1-12) Water temperature (p. 3-9) Minute marker Elapsed time (p.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Note: This equipment is intended for marine use only. Standard type Monitor unit MU-101C is supplied as standard. The illustration below shows the portrait-type monitor unit and control unit. MONITOR UNIT MU-101C CONTROL UNIT CV-1201: Portrait type CV-1202: Landscape type Navigator *4 NMEA 0183 External Monitor PROCESSOR UNIT CV-1203 (FCV-1200L) CV-1203M (FCV-1200LM) Water Temp. Sensor (T-02MSB, etc.
Blackbox type Monitor unit MU-101C is not supplied. The external monitor is required. Connect the control unit CV-1201 or CV-1202 to the interface unit IF-8000. MONITOR UNIT MU-101C External Monitor Navigator NMEA 0183 Interface Unit IF-8000 PROCESSOR UNIT CV-1203 (FCV-1200L) CV-1203M (FCV-1200LM) CONTROL UNIT CV-1201: Portrait type CV-1202: Landscape type *4 Water Temp. Sensor (T-02MSB, etc.
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1. BASIC OPERATION 1.1 Key/Control Operation 1.1.1 Portrait-type control unit Monitor Unit Correct key operation: One beep Wrong key operation: Two beeps Control Unit COLOR LCD SOUNDER FCV– 1200L Adjusts dimmer of the display and control panel. (P. 1-3) MARKER TLL BRILL PWR Inscribes marks on the display (P. 1-14). SHIFT Turns power on/off. (P. 1-3) • Shifts the display area. (P. 1-12) • Changes the menu setting. (P.
1.1.2 Landscape-type control unit Monitor Unit Control Unit Adjusts dimmer of the display and control panel (P. 1-13). Correct key operation: One beep Wrong key operations:Two beeps · Shifts the display area. (P. 1-12) · Changes menu setting. (P. 2-1) Inscribes marks on the display (P. 1-14). MARKER TLL Selects the display. (P.
1.2 1. Turning the Power On/Off Press the [PWR] key to turn the power on. Beep sounds, and then the power turns on. The display selected with the [MODE] switch appears. 2. Press the [PWR] key again to turn the power off. Note: Wait for five seconds before turning on the power again. 1.3 Adjusting the Brilliance of LCD and Key Panel The brilliance of the LCD and the dimmer of key panel may be adjusted as below. The LCD brilliance is adjustable 10 steps; the panel dimmer in 5 steps. 1.
1.4 Presentation Mode Seven presentation modes are available with the [MODE] switch. M O D E LF-ZOOM LF DUAL HF HF-ZOOM USER-1 USER-2 Currentry selected mode shown in reverce video Display mode window Single picture (low frequency or high frequency) Low frequency (LF) The lower the frequency of the ultrasonic pulse the wider the detection area. Thus, the low frequency is suitable for general search and judging bottom condition.
Dual Provides the low frequency picture on the left 1/2 of the screen; the high frequency on the right 1/2. LF HF 1/1 0 0.0 0 0 Low frequency High frequency 20 20 40 40 60 60 49.
ZOOM The “single picture” (high or low frequency) appears on the right 1/2 of the screen and the zoom picture on the left 1/2. The zoom picture may be selected among BOTTOM LOCK, BOTTOM ZOOM, MARKER ZOOM, DISCRIM (discrimination) 1/2 and DISCRIM (discrimination) 1/3. The default zoom picture is BOTTOM LOCK. You can select through the menu. See page 2-3.
BOTTOM ZOOM The bottom zoom display shows the zoomed bottom (automatically tracked) on the left 1/2 of the screen. When the bottom depth increases, the display shifts to keep the bottom echo at the lower part of the screen. LF 1/1 Bottom zoom display 0 00 24 26 10 Single frequency display 28 Zoom marker (current) 20 Bottom 30 30 32 Zoom marker (past) 29.
DISCRIM 1/2 The discrim(ination) 1/2 screen shows the single picture on the right 1/2 of the screen and the bottom lock display and discriminator display occupy the left 1/2 of the screen. The discriminator display shows the bottom as a straight line, which is useful for determining bottom hardness. 1/1 Bottom lock display LF 0 00 2 10 1 Bottom trail Long tail=Hard bottom Short tail=Soft bottom Bottom discrimination display 0 20 10 30 Single frequency display 21.
USER 1, 2 The display set at the user 1 (user 2) menu appears. Default setting is as follows. USER 1: Vertical split three screens (LF + HF + MIX) USER 2: Vertical and horizontal split four screens (LF + HF + LF bottom lock +HF bottom lock displays) This setting may be changed through the menu. For further details see page 2-11. LF 0 1/1 HF MIX 0 0 0 10 10 10 20 20 20 30 30 30 40 40 40 ft 24.
High frequency Low frequency Blue Green YEL GRN R-BRN RED ORG + Descriminator These echoes are likely to be Blue small fish. YEL Reddish-brown Displayed in blue since high freq. echo is weaker. BLU Displayed in reddishbrown since high freq. echoes are red or reddish brown. How the mix display works LF 1/1 0 Low frequency display Bottom zoom display (LF) HF 0.0 10 10 20 20 30 30 40 40 21 21 22 22 23.
1.5 Selecting Basic Range The basic range may be selected with the [RANGE] switch from the eight ranges listed below. (The default unit of depth measurement is feet.) These eight ranges may be programmed as desired. For details, see page 3-7. RANGE 30f 60f 120f 250f 500f 1000f 1600f 3000f t t t t t t t t Range setting window (ex.
1.6 Shifting the Basic Range The [-] and [+] keys determine the start depth of the picture. Start depth (shift) is shown at the top of the screen. The shift value setting is reflected on all other range by default. This function is not available when AUTO SHIFT is ON in DISP menu. Shift the start depth to watch shallow or deep.
1.7 Adjusting Gain The [GAIN] control adjusts the sensitivity of the receiver. Adjust it so excessive noise just disappears from the screen. Gain too high Gain proper Gain too low Examples of proper and improper gain levels 1.8 Measuring Depth Use [!] or ["] key to place the VRM on the object to measure depth. Depth is digitally displayed above the VRM. Note: This operation is not available when the white marker window appears (by pressing the [!] or ["] key).
1.9 Marker Line The [MARKER/TLL] key inscribes a vertical line when pressed. It may be used to denote a fish school or other important echo. At the same moment the key is pressed latitude and longitude position may be output to connected navigation plotter and marked on its screen. (This feature requires a navigation plotter.) For further details see TLL OUTPUT on page 3-16. Elapsed time from the moment that the [MARKER/TLL] key is pressed may be displayed at the upper-left corner of the screen.
1.10 Adjusting Clutter When blue dots appear over the entire screen (mainly caused by dirty water), use the clutter function to eliminate them. 1. Rotate the [FUNCTION] switch to select CLUTTER. The clutter menu appears. C L U T T E R HF•CLUTTER HF•CURVE LF•CLUTTER LF•CURVE : 4 (0 : STD : 4 (0 : STD 7) 7) Color changes depending on clutter level. LOW HIGH Change echo color assignment. [-/+]: Change setting [EXIT (knob)]: Exit Clutter menu • • For dual display → Go to step 2.
4 Clutter setting window 7. Rotate the [FUNCTION] switch fully counterclockwise to select EXIT. Note: To use the user clutter setting menu setting is reflected on this function, select CUSTOM at step 3. 1.11 Adjusting TVG The TVG compensates for propagation loss of sound, so that the echoes from the same size fish schools are displayed in the same color. Avoid excessive TVG; weak echoes may not be displayed. The TVG is also useful for reducing surface noise. 0 ft 0 ft 100 100 How TVG works 1.
• • For dual display → Go to step 2. For other modes → Go to step 3. Note: When only the picture of the external equipment is displayed, an error message appears on the menu. 2. Press the [!] or ["] key to select HF TVG DIST or LF TVG DIST as appropriate. 3. Press the [-] or [+] key to set the TVG available distance. The larger the setting, the longer the range at which TVG works. The scale on the menu synchronizes with the rate setting. 4. Press the [!] or ["] key to close the window. 5.
1.12 Eliminating Weak Echoes Dirty water or reflections from plankton may be painted on the display in green or light-blue. These weak echoes may be erased with the signal level function. 1. Rotate the [FUNCTION] switch to select SIG LEVEL. The SIGNAL LEVEL menu appears. SIGNAL LEVEL SIGNAL LEV : OFF OFF current Echo colors disappear from weakest to strongest. Eliminate low intensity echoes. [-/+]: Change setting [EXIT (knob)]: Exit Signal level menu 2.
1.13 Picture Advance Speed The ADVANCE/A-SCOPE function selects picture advance speed. 1. Rotate the [FUNCTION] switch to select ADVANCE/A-SCOPE. The PIC ADVNC/A-SCOPE menu appears. PIC ADVNC/A-SCOPE PIC ADVNC : 1/1 A-SCOPE : OFF For picture advance and A-SCOPE setting. [-/+]: Change setting [EXIT (knob)]: Exit PIC ADVNC/A-SCOPE menu 2. Press the [-] or [+] key to select the speed desired.
Ship’s speed dependent mode With speed data provided by a speed log, current indicator or navigation equipment, the display advance speed may be set according to ship’s speed, the ship’s speed dependent mode. As shown in the figure below the horizontal scale of the display is not influenced by the change of ship’s speed, thus the speed-dependent picture advance permits judgement of fish school size and abundance at any speed.
1.14 A-Scope Display The A-scope picture displays echoes at each transmission with amplitudes and colors proportional to their intensities on the right 1/4 of the screen. This feature is useful for close observation of small fish and fish near the bottom,. Note: For the dual mode display and vertical split screen, the A-scope display is available of the high frequency only. In case of the horizontal split screen, high and low frequency A-scope displays appear. 1.
1.15 Suppressing Interference Interference from other acoustic equipment operating nearby or other electronic equipment on your boat may show itself on the display as shown in the figure below. You may suppress these types of interference with the noise limiter. Interference from other sounder Electrical interference Interference 1. Rotate the [FUNCTION] key to select NL. The NOISE LIMITER menu appears. NOISE LIMITER HF·FREQ ADJ : +0.0% -10 0 +10 HF·NOISE LIM : OFF LF·FREQ ADJ : +0.
2. Press the [!] or ["] to select HF•FREQ ADJ or LF•FREQ ADJ whichever is appropriate. 3. Press the [-] or [+] key to set appropriate value in the setting window so that interference disappears. (The setting range is -10.0% to +10.0%, however the lowest setting available for the 68 and 200 kHz transducers is -4.5%.) To adjust interference suppression level finely, go to step 4. If the interference suppression is sufficient, go to step 7. 4. Press the [!] or ["] key to close the setting window. 5.
1.16 Adjusting the External Video Sounder Picture The USER-1/USER-2 display can show the picture from external equipment, and you can adjust the picture as below. 1. Display the picture of the external equipment. “EXT” appears at the top of the screen. 2. Rotate the [FUNCTION] switch to select GAIN-EXT. The EXTERNAL (3 rd) ECHO menu appears. EXTERNAL (3rd) ECHO GAIN : 5.
2. MENU OPERATION 2.1 Basic Menu Operation The main menu, consisting of the DISP (display), ALM (alarm), TX/RX, USER-1/2 and SYSTEM menus, contains various items which once preset do not require frequent adjustment. 1. Rotate the [FUNCTION] switch fully clockwise to select MENU. The last-used menu among DISP, ALM, TX/RX, USER-1/2 and SYSTEM appears. The illustration below shows the DISP menu. Menu titles Description for selection. DISP ALM TX/RX USER-1/2 SYSTEM ZOOM MODE : BOTTOM LOCK NO.
6. Press the [-] or [+] key to change the setting. For many items having several options, a scroll bar (blue) appears. This bar shows the current cursor position in relation to the entire option range. This bar shifts with operation of [-] or [+] key. Blue bar CUSTOM STD HUE1 HUE2 HUE3 HUE4 The blue bar shows the current cursor position in relation to the option range. This bar shifts with operation of [-] or [+] key. Selecting window (for item having several options, ex. HUE) 7.
2.2 DISP Menu DISP ALM TX/RX USER-1/2 SYSTEM ZOOM MODE : BOTTOM LOCK NO. OF COLORS HUE BACKGROUND WHITE LINE : : : : 16 STD BLUE OFF (OFF, 1~10) DEPTH INFO BOTTOM SEARCH MARKER SELECT AUTO SHIFT : : : : STD AUTO VRM OFF DISPLAY DATA SCROLL TIME : TIMER : OFF SMOOTHING-1 : SMOOTHING-2 : OFF (OFF,1~8) Menu for display setting.
DEPTH INFO Changes the size and position of the depth indication. BOTTOM SEARCH On the dual frequency display, select transducer which is to measure depth. AUTO, automatic; LOW, low frequency, HIGH, high frequency. MARKER SELECT Selects the marker function, VRM or WHITE MARKER. VRM: Measures depth to an echo. WHITE MARKER: The echo from a fish school or the bottom can be displayed in white. (White marker operation) 1.
AUTO SHIFT Selects manual or automatic depth shift. OFF: Shift manually with the [+] or [-] key. 1/4: The display is automatically shifted to place the bottom echo on the lower half of the screen. 1/2 3/4 3/4 Range changes automatically to locate the bottom on the lower half of screen. The equipment shifts to a deeper range when the bottom comes to the lower edge of the depth scale. Automatic shift (1/4) 1/2: The display is automatically shifted to display the bottom echo on the screen.
SCROLL TIME Turns the display scroll time on/off. Scroll time displays, at the screen bottom, the amount of time a scan line stays on the screen as it passes from one side of the screen to the other. Time varies with the range and picture advance speed. SMOOTHING-1 This setting can only be changed when the picture advance speed is set to 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 or 1/1. (See page 1-19.) This function smoothes echo presentation. The higher the number, the greater the smoothing.
2.3 ALM Menu Sets the alarms; BOTTOM, FISH and TEMP (temperature). To silence the alarm beep, press the [-], [+], [ ] or [ ] key. BOTTOM ALARM When your ship comes in the area of the selected depth, the beep sounds and the indication BTM flashes at the top right corner to draw your attention. FISH ALARM FISH ALARM: Fish echoes of yellow or stronger colors (default setting) trigger the alarm.
DISP ALM TX/RX USER-1/2 SYSTEM BOTTOM ALARM : OFF ALARM DEPTH : 0 ft * ALARM ZONE : 10 ft FISH ALARM ALARM DEPTH ALARM ZONE ALARM LEVEL : OFF : 0 ft : 10 ft * : MID TEMP ALARM : OFF TEMP LIMIT : 65.0 F(20~95) * ALARM ZONE : 1.0 F Menu for alarm setting. [-/+]: Change set, [EXIT (knob)]: Exit *: The setting is not available when ALARM is OFF. ALM (Alarm) menu 4. Press the [ ] or [ ] key to select the alarm which you want to set. 5. Press the [-] or [+] key to show the alarm setting window.
Selected alarm (flashing) BTM Alarm area Start line Alarm marker Bottom alarm (green): right side 12.5 ft Fish alarm (white): right side Bottom-fish alarm (white): left side (vertical screen division) right side (horizontal screen division) Setting of alarm zone (ex. Bottom alarm) 10. Press the [ ] key to select ALARM ZONE. 11. Press the [-] or [+] key to show the alarm zone setting window. 10 ft Alarm zone setting window (ex. Bottom alarm) 12. Press the [-] or [+] key to set the alarm zone.
2.4 TX/RX Menu DISP ALM TX/RX USER-1/2 SYSTEM *1 *1 PRR LEVEL : STC : GAIN ADJ : RX BAND : TX PULSE : PULSE LENGTH : STC : GAIN ADJ : RX BAND : TX PULSE : PULSE LENGTH : (0~20,S) (0~10) + STD STD 0.2msec (0.2~5.0)*2 (0~10) + STD STD 0.2msec (0.2~5.0)*2 Menu for TX/RX setting. [-/+]: Change set, [EXIT (knob)]: Exit *1: FCV-1200L only *2: The setting becomes available when MANUAL is selected at TX PULSE. TX/RX menu PRR LEVEL Changes pulse repetition rate.
RX BAND (High and Low Frequencies) Sets amplifier bandwidth of high and low frequency Rx amplifier. When NARROW is selected, the noise suppression is greater however resolution is lower in shallow water. Normally, set to STD. For more effective resolution, select WIDE. TX PULSE (High and Low Frequencies) Sets TX pulselength for high and low frequencies. The available choices are SHORT1, SHORT2, STD, LONG, and MANUAL. Pulselength (without MANUAL) automatically changes with range and shift.
2.5 USER-1/2 Menu Sets screen division for the dual frequency picture. This setting can be selected with USER-1, 2 of the [FUNCTION] switch. Default settings are as below. USER-1: ( [LF]+[HF] +[MIX]) USER-2: ([LF]ZM/NOR+[HF]ZM/NOR) DISP ALM TX/RX USER-1/2 SYSTEM SCREEN LAYOUT : DISP MODE : [LF]+[HF]+[MIX] ZOOM MODE : BOTTOM ZOOM *1 SCREEN LAYOUT : DISP MODE : [LF]Zm/Nor+[HF]Zm/Nor ZOOM MODE : BOTTOM ZOOM EXT DEVICE : ETR*2 DEFAULT SET : NO Menu for user-preset mode setting.
DISP MODE Selects the picture to display in respective screen layout. See the Appendix 2 at the back of this manual for detailed information.
EXT DEVICE Selects the equipment to use for EX in use mode EX of SCREEN LAYOUT. “EXT” appears at the top of the screen. ETR: External Transceiver Unit TS/OTHER: telesounder, external echo sounder, sonar, picture recorder. Note: When selecting or screen, the above equipment (low frequency echo) should be connected to the EXT_H port. The EXT_L port signal cannot be displayed on those screen layouts. DEFAULT SET Restores default settings of the user-1/2 menus. Select YES to restore default settings.
3. SYSTEM MENU 3.1 SYSTEM Menu Operation 1. Rotate the [FUNCTION] switch fully clockwise to select MENU. 2. Press the [ ] key to select the menu title area. 3. Press the [+] key to select SYSTEM to show the system menu. DISP ALM TX/RX USER-1/2 SYSTEM SYSTEM SETTING ES/DRAFT SETTING RANGE SETTING TEMP SETTING NET SONDE SETTING USER COLOR SETTING USER CLUTTER SETTING ECHO LEVEL SETTING NAV DATA SETTING TARGET ECHO STABILIZATION TEST MODE DEFAULT SETTING Menu for system setting.
3.2 SYSTEM SETTING Menu This menu mainly sets picture layout parameters. DISP ALM TX/RX USER-1/2 SYSTEM SYSTEM SETTING LANGUAGE : ENGLISH PICT ADV DIR : LEFT DEPTH SCALE : RIGHT DISP DIVISION : ZOOM MARKER : ON FREE SHIFT : OFF ECHO STRETCH : OFF DEPTH UNIT : ft SPEED UNIT : kt TEMP UNIT : ˚F BOTTOM LEVEL :+0 (-40 ~ +40) RANGE HOLD : 4(4 - 20) Setting may be changed when AUTO SHIFT in the DISP menu is turned on. Select system language.
ZOOM MARKER Turns zoom marker on/off. FREE SHIFT Set shift value independently for each range (ON) or commonly for all range (OFF). ECHO STRETCH Displays the strong echoes long though the pulse length setting is short. It is useful for distinguishing individual fish (e.x. squid) in plankton. DEPTH UNIT Selects unit of depth measurement; meters, feet, fathoms, hiro (Japanese), passi/braza. SPEED UNIT Selects unit of ship’s speed; kt, km/h, sm/h.
RANGE HOLD RANGE HOLD, effective when AUTO SHIFT in the DISP menu is turned on, sets the number of transmissions (4-20) to wait before changing the range when the bottom is lost. Change the setting when it is necessary to have the range changed often (for example, the distance to the bottom changes suddenly) or it is difficult to keep the bottom echo “connected.” 3.3 ES/DRAFT SETTING Menu This menu sets up the transducer and ship’s draft.
TX POWER (High and Low Frequencies) Reduces the power output on high and low frequency (FCV-1200L only).
appears at the bottom of the screen when MIN is selected. When interference from near another shipborne transducer occurs, set this item appropriately. (MAX→1/2→ 1/4→ 1/8→ 1/16→MIN) DRAFT Sets the ship’s draft, to show the depth between the sea surface and the bottom (rather than from transducer to bottom). When the picture recorder MT-12 is used to replay the recording data, set the draft to –2.
E/S SIG OUT Outputs selected video sounder signal to external equipment. Default setting is OFF (no output). In the following cases, the optional EXIF assy. is required for FCV-1200L. • • • When telesounder is connected on sister ship. When recording video sounder signal by picture recorder. When FCV-1200L outputs video sounder signal to other color video sounder. LF: Outputs the low frequency signal. HF: Outputs the high frequency signal. LF/HF: Outputs both the high and low frequency signals.
3.4 RANGE SETTING Menu This menu allows the user to preset the range selected with the [RANGE] control. DISP ALM TX/RX USER-1/2 SYSTEM RANGE SETTING RANGE1 RANGE2 RANGE3 RANGE4 RANGE5 RANGE6 RANGE7 RANGE8 M/Z RANGE B/L RANGE B/L DETECT : 30 ft (16 : 60 ft : 120 ft : 250 ft : 500 ft : 1000 ft : 1600 ft : 3000 ft : 16 ft (16 : 16 ft : STD 6000) 600) SPLIT RANGE: OFF Set preset range scales. [-/+]: Change set, [EXIT (knob)]: Exit RANGE SETTING Menu Note: Hiro is the Japanese unit of depth measurement.
B/L RANGE Sets display range of bottom-lock, discrim-1/2, discrim-1/3 picture. (5-200 m, 16-600 ft, 2-120 fa, 4-160 hiro, 3-120 P/B) Note: For the vertical split screen, halve the above values. B/L DETECT When vertical lines appear at the bottom of the bottom lock display, you can erase them with B/L DETECT. Enter the length of the lines in the menu. In the example below, the length of the lines is 0.5 meters, so enter “0.5.” The setting range is 0.1-20.0.
3.5 TEMP SETTING Menu This menu sets up water temperature sensor. DISP ALM TX/RX USER-1/2 SYSTEM TEMP SETTING TEMP INPUT TEMP ADJUST : SENSOR : +0.0 F(-20 +20) TEMP READOUT : ON TEMP GRAPH : OFF TEMP COLOR : STD Select temperature sensor. [-/+]: Change set, [EXIT (knob)]: Exit TEMP SETTING menu TEMP INPUT Selects source of water temperature data; net sonde, sensor, NMEA or CIF. TEMP ADJUST Offsets water temperature indication to improve accuracy.
3.6 NET SONDE SETTING Menu This menu sets up the Net Sonde. DISP ALM TX/RX USER-1/2 SYSTEM NET SONDE SETTING SONDE MARK COLOR WIDTH : OFF :1 :2 SONDE GRAPH : OFF GRAPH MODE : SURFACE GRAPH WIDTH : 1/4 GRAPH RESET : NO Indication of sonde mark. [-/+]: Change set, [EXIT (knob)]: Exit NET SONDE SETTING menu SONDE MARK Selects where to display the sonde mark; HIGH frequency picture, LOW frequency picture or OFF. 1/1 LF 0 0 0.
SONDE GRAPH Turns on/off the net sonde water temperature graph. 10 15 20 0 5 10 Water temperature graph Horizontal lines show depth. Net sonde water temperature graph (at the left-hand side of display) GRAPH MODE Selects the display starting position of the net sonde water temperature graph. SURFACE is the first-water temperature (surface condition); BOTTOM the last-written water temperature (net sonde position). The display range is 12 °C and scale interval is 5 °C.
Scale (5 C) Display Range(12 C) 10 0 15 5 20 10 Surface 15 20 25 5 10 15 Scale shifts with temperature Bottom Net sonde water temperature graph (SURFACE/BOTTOM) GRAPH WIDTH Selects the width of sonde water temperature graph; 1/4 of the screen or 1/2 of the screen. Note: When turning on both of sonde water temperature graph and A-scope, 1/2 is not available. GRAPH RESET Select ON to reset the graph.
3.7 USER COLOR SETTING Menu In addition to the standard and factory programmed color sets, the user may set and store display colors as desired and recall them from the DISP menu. DISP ALM TX/RX USER-1/2 SYSTEM USER COLOR SETTING COLOR NO. : BKGD RED GREEN BLUE : 0 (0 :2 :9 15) DEFAULT SET: NO Color setting for 16-color presentation. [-/+]: Change set, [EXIT (knob)]: Exit USER COLOR SETTING menu 1. Press the [-] or [+] key to show the color setting window.
3. Press the [!] or ["] key to close the color setting window. 4. Press the ["] key to select RED, GREEN or BLUE (level). 5. Press the [-] or [+] key to show the level setting window. 0 Level setting window 6. Press the [-] or [+] key to select color strength. The higher the number, the darker the color. 7. Press the [!] or ["] key to close the level setting window. 8. Do steps 4-7 to adjust other color.. 9. To return to original color, select YES at DEFAULT SET.
3.8 USER CLUTTER SETTING Menu The USER CLUTTER SETTING menu lets you emphasize weak to medium strength echoes. The settings of this menu are active when selecting CUSTOM on the CLUTTER menu. DISP ALM TX/RX USER-1/2 SYSTEM USER CLUTTER SETTING COLOR-7 COLOR-6 COLOR-5 COLOR-4 COLOR-3 COLOR-2 COLOR-1 BACKGROUND : : : : : : : : 3 (1 14) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 DEFAULT SET : NO The larger setting value, the wider ratio of the color selected. When the value is not suitable, weak level is automatically adjusted.
3.9 NAV DATA SETTING Menu This menu selects source of position data and heading data. DISP ALM TX/RX USER-1/2 SYSTEM NAV DATA SETTING SPEED INFO : OFF NMEA VERSION : Ver 2.0 NAV DATA : AUTO COURSE : TRUE TLL OUTPUT : OFF Indication of speed data. [-/+]: Change set, [EXIT (knob)]: Exit NAV DATA SETTING menu SPEED INFO Turns on/off the ship’s speed indication. NMEA VERSION Selects NMEA version of external equipment; Ver 1.5, Ver 2.0 or SPECIAL.
3.10 TARGET ECHO SETTING Menu The TARGET ECHO menu sets equipment objective. Four choices are available: NORMAL, SURFACE, SQUID and DEEP SEA. DISP ALM TX/RX USER-1/2 SYSTEM TARGET ECHO TARGET ECHO : NORMAL SURFACE is valid when proper transducer is connected. Select target echo to optimize sounding parameters. [-/+]: Change set, [EXIT (knob)]: Exit TARGET ECHO menu Note: Select SURFACE only when both of the transducers (1 kW) below are used. The SURFACE can be used to detect small surface fish.
3.11 STABILIZATION Menu The stabilization feature offsets heaving (ship's vertical movement) to give you steady images in rough seas. This feature requires connection of a satellite compass. NOTICE: The stabilizer cannot be used in the following instances: • Picture from external source is being displayed • • Two-split screen of LOW: ZOOM+HIGH: ZOOM • • Four-split screen of LOW: ZOOM/NORMAL+ HIGH: ZOOM/NORMAL • • NMEA VERSION in the NAV DATA menu is set for SPECIAL.
4. INTERPRETING THE DISPLAY This section provides, using typical examples, information necessary for interpreting the display. 1/1 LF 0.0 Surface noise 0 Zero line 0 20 Color bar Fish school Bottom 40 60 49.6 ft 80 Typical display 4.1 Color Bar The color bar shows the relation between echo intensity and echo color on the screen. The top color (reddish brown) is the strongest color and the lower colors the weakest.
4.2 Zero Line The zero line represents the transducer’s position. It moves off the screen when a shifted range is used, or is shown at draft depth when ship’s draft is entered. Zero Line Range shifted Zero line 4.3 Bottom Echoes Bottom echoes are normally strongest and displayed in reddish brown or red, but colors and width will vary with bottom material, depth, sea condition, installation, frequency, pulselength and sensitivity.
Bottom nature The nature of the bottom is known from the intensity and length of the bottom tail. Generally, when observing the bottom nature, the lower sounding frequency is used, the pulselength is set to long, and the gain setting is not disturbed. In the hard and craggy bottom, the bottom appears more reddish and with a long tail. However, the bottom with a sediment may give a short tail if a low frequency sounding is used. Rock base Mud & sand Bottom nature 4.
Fish school density If two fish scools appear with the same color at different depths, the one in deeper water is denser because the ultrasonic wave attenuates as it propagates and the fish school in deep water tends to be displayed in a weaker color. Fish Echo Less Reddish (Sparse echo) Reddish (Dense echo) Difference in signal strength Strong Echo Weak Echo Fish school density 4.5 Other Echoes Plankton A plamkton layer, a likely place to find fish, is displayed in green or blue dots.
Surface noise When the sea is rough or the ship passes over a wake, surface noise may appear at the top of the screen. It can be suppressed with the CLUTTER function. Surface Noise Surface noise Aerated water When the sea is rough or the ship makes a quick turn, gaps in the bottom echo on the screen may appear. This is caused by air bubbles which block propagation of the sound wave. Generally low frequency ultrasonic waves are interrupted more easily than high ones.
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5. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING WARNING ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD Do not open the equipment. Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment. 5.1 Maintenance Regular maintenance is important for continued performance. Important points to be checked from time to time are shown below. Check point Action Interval Transducer cable If conductors are exposed, replace cable. Monthly Power cable plug, transducer cable plug If loosened, secure tightly. Monthly Grounding If corroded, clean.
5.2 Fuse Replacement A fuse in the display unit and processor unit protects the equipment against overcurrent and reverse polarity of the ship’s mains or internal fault. If a fuse blows find the cause before replacing it. CAUTION Use the proper fuse. Use of a wrong fuse can cause fire or equipment damage. Location of fuse Replacement Type On the circuit board in the display unit Contact your dealer.
5.3 Troubleshooting This section provides simple troubleshooting procedures which the user may follow to restore normal operation.
5.4 Diagnostic Test The diagnostic test checks the equipment for proper operation. 1. Rotate the [FUNCTION] switch fully clockwise to select MENU. 2. Press the [!] key to select the menu title area at the top of screen. 3. Press the [+] key to select SYSTEM. 4. Press the [!] or ["] key to select TEST. 5. Press the [+] key to open the test menu. DISP ALM TX/RX USER-1/2 SYSTEM TEST MODE DIAGNOSTICS : NO TEST PATTERN : NO Press and hold [MARKER] key more than 3 sec to exit from TEST MODE.
Program No. Panel Unit RO M S R A M D R A M E S 1 E S 2 E X I F N M E A SONDE (CIF) Temp. SENSOR Temp. SONDE 0252296-0XX Ver XX OK OK OK OK OK 15-200* OK 15-200* OPEN OK OK +32.6 F +31.6 F * 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 5 61 86 Press and hold [MARKER] key more than 3 sec to exit. XX: Version No. *: Frequency from the transducer connected. • • ROM, SRAM, DRAM test results are shown as OK or NG (No Good). ES1, ES2: ES1/2 Board connection test results are shown as OK or OPEN. (For FCV-1200LM, OPEN only.
5.5 Test Pattern The test pattern tests for proper display of colors. 1. Rotate the [FUNCTION] switch fully clockwise to select MENU. 2. Press the [ ] key to select the menu title area at the top of the screen. 3. Press the [+] key to select SYSTEM. 4. Press the [ ] or [ ] key to select TEST. 5. Press the [+] key. 6. Press the [+] key to select TEST PATTERN. 7. Press the [+] key twice to select YES in the dialog box. [ ] : NO [ ] : YES Test pattern selection dialog box 8.
5.6 Default Setting The memory (all menu settings) can be cleared to start afresh. All default menu settings are restored when the memory cleared. For your reference all default settings are shown in the menu tree at the back of this manual. Note: User color setting, language, target echo setting and user clutter setting are not disturbed. 1. Rotate the [FUNCTION] switch fully clockwise to select MENU. 2. Press the [ ] key to select the menu titles at the top of the menu. 3.
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APPENDIX 1 MENU TREE [FUNCTION] switch CLUTTER HF CLUTTER (0-7, 4) HF CURVE (STD, LINEAR, CUSTOM) LF CLUTTER (0-7, 4) LF CURVE (STD, LINEAR, CUSTOM) TVG HF TVG LEV (0-10, 5) Underline: default setting HF TVG DIST (100ft-3000ft, 600ft) LF TVG LEV (0-10, 5) LF TVG DIST (100ft-3000ft, 600ft) SIG LEVEL SIGNAL LEV (OFF, 16 colors: 1-9, 8 colors: 1-4) ADVANCE/A-SCOPE PIC ADVNC (STOP, 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1/1, 2/1, 3/1, 4/1) A-SCOPE (OFF, ON) NL *1 HF FREQ ADJ (-10.0-+10.0% , +0.
(Continued from previous page) 1 DISP ZOOM MODE (BOTTOM LOCK, BOTTOM ZOOM, MARKER ZOOM, DISCRIM-1/2, DISCRIM-1/3) NO.
(From the previous page) TX/RX PRR LEVEL (0-20, S, 20) STC (0-10, 0) GAIN ADJ (-50-+50, +0) RX BAND* (NARROW, STD, WIDE) TX PULSE (SHORT1, SHORT2, STD, LONG, MANUAL) PULSE LENGTH (0.2msec-5.0msec, 0.2msec) HF and LF should be set.
(Continued from the previous page) SYSTEM SETTING LANGUAGE (ENGLISH, JAPANESE) PICT ADV DIR (LEFT, RIGHT, L/R) DEPTH SCALE (RIGHT, CENTER, OFF) DISP DIVISION ( ) ZOOM MARKER (OFF, ON) FREE SHIFT (OFF, ON) ECHO STRETCH (ON, OFF) DEPTH UNIT (m, ft, fa, hiro, P/B) SPEED UNIT (kt, km/h, sm/h) TEMP UNIT ( C, F) BOTTOM LEVEL (-40-+40, +0) RANGE HOLD (4-20, 4) ES/DRAFT SETTING XDCR CONNECT (INTERNAL, ETR, TS/OTHER) TX POWER (MAX, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, MIN) DRAFT (-15ft-+90ft; +0ft) FREQ CHOICE (XXX kHz) HF and
(Continued from the previous page) NET SONDE SETTING SONDE MARK (OFF, LF, HF) COLOR (1, 2, 3) WIDTH (2dots, 3dots, 4dots, 5dots) SONDE GRAPH (OFF, ON) GRAPH MODE (SURFACE, BOTTOM) GRAPH WIDTH (1/4, 1/2) GRAPH RESET (NO, YES) USER COLOR SETTING COLOR NO.
APPENDIX 2 SCREEN DIVISION The screen divisions are arranged as below through the SCREEN LAYOUT on the USER-1/2 menu. (full screen) HIGH NORMAL LOW NORMAL ETR/ TELESOUNDER NORMAL HIGH ZOOM [HF]: Normal [LF]: Normal *[Ex]: Normal [HF]: Zoom LOW ZOOM ETR/ TELESOUNDER ZOOM MIX NORMAL [LF]: Zoom *[Ex]: Zoom [Mix]: Normal *: For FCV-1200L with EXIF assy. (option). Select INTERNAL at HF/LF XDCR CONNECT on ES/DRAFT SETTING menu.
(two split screen) (1:2) (half) H Z O O M H HIGH NORMAL N O R M A L HIGH ZOOM L L Z O O M [HF]: Zm/Nor E T T / S R Z O O M E T T / S R N O R M A L ETR/ TELESOUNDER NORMAL ETR/ TELESOUNDER ZOOM N O R M A L H N O R M A L L H N O R M A L N O R M A L H Z O O M Z O O M HIGH NORMAL ETR/ TELESOUNDER NORMAL E T T / S R N O R M A L M I X N O R N O R M A L N O R M A L L S U B N O R M A L LOW NORMAL ETR/ TELESOUNDER NORMAL *[Ex]+[LF] HIGH ZOOM LOW ZOOM MIX NORMAL LOW NORMAL [LF]+[Mix]
(three split screen) L N O R M A L H H N O R M A L Z O O M HIGH NORMAL L L H HIGH ZOOM Z O O M N O R M A L N O R M A L LOW NORMAL N O R M A L H H N O R M A L Z O O M HIGH NORMAL HIGH ZOOM ETR/ TELESOUNDER NORMAL E T T/S R N O R M A L Z O O M N O R M A L H N O R M A L N O R M A L L H N O R M A L N O R M A L N O R M A L Z O O M HIGH NORMAL ETR/ TELESOUNDER NORMAL ETR/ TELESOUNDER ZOOM E T E T T/S T/S R R Z O O M N O R M A L N O R M A L H H N O R M A L S U B LOW NORMAL LOW
APPENDIX 3 DISPLAY DIVISION The display is arranged as shown below through DISP DIVISION on the SYSTEM SETTING menu. LF or HF NORMAL SONDE WATER TEMP "ON" DUAL LOW/HIGH S O N D E LOW S O N D E LOW/ HIGH HIGH LOW HIGH LOW/HIGH S C O P E ZOOM S O N D E A A A-SCOPE "ON" ZOOM LOW HIGH S C O P E Z O O M LOW/ HIGH H I G H / L O W Z O O M H I G H / L O W A S C O P E The width of the sonde temperature display may be set to 1/4 or 1/2 the screen size.
LF or HF NORMAL DUAL ZOOM ZOOM HIGH LOW/HIGH LOW/HIGH NORMAL LOW ZOOM LOW/HIGH ZOOM SONDE WATER TEMP "ON" S O N D E S O N D E LOW/ HIGH A A-SCOPE "ON" LOW/ HIGH S C O P E HIGH S O N D E LOW HIGH LOW A S C O P E LOW/ HIGH ZOOM LOW/ HIGH ZOOM A S C O P E The width of the sonde temperature display may be set to 1/4 or 1/2 the screen size. Selection is made with SONDE GRAPH in the NET SONDE SETTING menu.
FURUNO SPECIFICATIONS OF THE COLOR LCD VIDEO SOUNDER FCV-1200L/FCV-1200LM 1. ECHO SOUNDER (FCV-1200L ONLY) (1) TX Frequency 15/28/38/45/50/68/88/107/150/200/400 kHz, select 2 channels 400 kHz requires optional transmit board (2) Output Power 1, 2 or 3 kWrms (3) TX Rate 5 to 1000 pulse/min (20 to 1000 m range, normal mode) Max. 2400 pulse/min (5 m range, surface mode) (4) Pulselength 0.2 to 5.0 msec 2. DISPLAY UNIT (1) Display Mode 10.
FURUNO 5. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION (1) Temperature -15 °C to +55 °C (2) Relative Humidity Less than 95% (at 40°C) (3) Water Resistance Display Unit and Control Unit: IEC IPX5 Processor Unit: IEC IPX2 6. COATING COLOR (1) Processor Unit 2.5GY5/1.5 (2) Display Unit and Control Unit Panel: N3.0 Sleektone No.535, Chassis: 2.5GY5/1.
INDEX advance speed ............................................1-19 language ...................................................... 3-2 aerated water .............................................. 4-6 A-scope display...........................................1-21 marker Line............................................... 1-14 MARKER ZOOM ......................................... 1-6 background color ......................................... 2-3 MARKER/TLL key ....................................
USER-1,2 ....................................................... 1-9 white line....................................................... 2-3 WHITE MARKER......................................... 2-4 VRM .............................................................
