Standard Horizon Ff520 User's Manual
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1. 12 2 99 LED StAtUs Ndi reprae ort viera tan ea 12 24 POWER CONNEGCTIONS Dese etn 13 2 4 0 Selecting the FF520 DO een ra a EU 13 14 3 FISH FINDER ce 15 3 0 UNDERSTANDING THE FISH FINDER PAGE eren 15 3 0 0 Understanding the Fish Finder display 17 3 1 DISPLAYING THE FISH FINDER PAGE errem eat tte antis 18 3 1 0 Menu selection FoR CP155C CP175C CP1000C 18 3 1 0a Menu selection FoR 180 180 50 19 3 1 1 Customizing the Fish Finder menu selection 19 3 1 2 Soft Keys ron CP175C CP1000C CPV350 19 3 1 3 Customizing the Soft Keys For CP175C CP1000C CPV350 20 3 2 Key Operation when Fish Finder page is shown 20 320 THe MEINUOKG V usce retro ttt aae 21 3 22 Me ENTEIS KO On ev suadet 21 29 22 he CLEAR SOW section dec pe t 21 3 2 3 ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT keys 21 S24 he MARI KEY ade ERE 22 322. T 8 Chaises 25 26 Page Selection 25 26 27 30 Color Settings s eer ette 28 POWER SUDDIV cse on eus 33 CGONNEGTIGONS 34 R D slo T 26 Data actores 33 Range tri lie dic deeds 26 Depth 27 30 33 Depth Cursor 17 5 Depth rulet 16 28 Digital Depth 16 det 27 Dimensions Rn s 39 40 SOU DS AUNT RES 30 Display Colors ceci evi a ee Ep 33 Shallow Water 30 Display Setup recu ia Race dep remi a t 28 29 Specifications bL 33 34 Display Vertical Resolution 33 Status ro 12 STO E 28 StructUreS 18 Echogram WINDOW 2 16 Surface 18 EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS 34 T F temperature correre inerat ern 33 teatre S on 7 Temperature Lower 30 RARI RES 17 Temperature Rate 30 FIO QUGNICY Guests 17 33 Temperature Upper 22 2 30 F Ull DISDISY sje ea e eet wean ees 25 26 Thermoslities 17 G Gain Offset
3. 27 Warning Message 16 Water Temperature 16 CR 33 TA STAN AGN 39 WV ITE IGS o oe s blades 18 28 K Z sis DE TN E ar tas 29 Z oo ior BR CT 17 Zoom Full page vocero dixo vean atl 26 L ZOOM IN cr 21 LED ee E EAN 12 ZOOM QUT i icc Deere e e toe eet 21 Legend eter eee 18 FF520 Ss STANDARD HORIZON Page 43 STANDARD HORIZON LIMITED WARRANTY STANDARD HORIZON a division of Vertex Standard USA warrants to the original purchaser only each new Marine Product Product manufactured and or supplied by STANDARD HORIZON against defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service for a period of 3 years from the date of purchase In the event of a defect malfunction or failure of the Product during the warranty period Standard Horizon s liability for any breach of contract or any breach of express or implied warranties in connection with the sale of Products shall be limited solely to repair or replacement at its option of the Product or part s therein which upon examination by STANDARD HORIZON appear to be defective or not up to factory specifications STANDARD HORIZON may at its option repair or replace parts or subassemblies with or reconditioned parts and subassemblies To receive warranty service the purchaser must deliver the Product transportation and Insurance prepaid to STANDARD HORIZ
4. STANDARD HORIZON The following are examples of Color Settings FISH FINDER SETUP PRESETS PAGE SELECTION GAIN MODE RANGE MENU INTERF REJECT SENSITIVITY MENU DISPLA Y TRANSD ALARMS Ses a ees White Background SCROLLING SPEED H WHITE LINE Off H FISH SYMBOLS Echo A SCOPE MATER TEMPERATURE Primary Blue Background Black Background Grayscale 15 217 Reversed Grayscale Figure 4 6a Color Settings item 506 1 0 ts cos 000 E 292 200kHz Figure 4 6b Examples of Color Settings white on the left and blue on the right 4 7 TRANSDUCER SETUP This menu allows you to calibrate the speed through the water water temperature and the keel prop offset of the transducer SETS PAGE SELECTION GAIN MODE INTERF REJECT SENSITIVITY MENU DISPLAY SETUP d KEEL OFFSET 00 0 Ft SAVE SETTING E 000 RESTORE CURR CALIBRATE AUX TEMP SET DEFAULTS Figure 4 7 Transducer Setup sub menu Keel Offset The keel offset can be set as to cause the Fish Finder to report either the depth below the keel or the actual water depth from the surface If we want the Fish Finder to report the depth below the keel we have to enter a negative value meaning the transducer is mounted above the keel So if the range scale is set to e g 20 feet the actual depth below the transducer is 15 feet and a KEEL OFFSET of 3 feet is entered then the
5. Page 8 We STANDARD HORIZON 2 MOUNTING THE FF520 The FF520 must be properly installed according the following instructions to get the best possible performance NOTE TRANSDUCER refer to Chapter 6 and to the Installation Manual supplied with the transducer 2 0 INSTALLATION The FF520 must be mounted in a dry cool and well ventilated location The FF520 can be mounted horizontally or vertically After the cables have been run and connected as per Section 2 2 mount the FF520 in the desired location using the supplied hardware Figure 2 0 The FF520 Installing 2 1 CONNECTIONS Tee 5 GPS Chart Plotter Status LED Temp2 Input NMEA Alarm Output Figure 2 1 The FF520 S STANDARD HORIZON Page 2 2 CONNECTING THE GPS CHART PLOTTERS TO THE FF520 CP155C CP1000C CP180 CP180i CPV350 connections to FF520 1 Ifthe power data cable is plugged into the CP155C CP1000C CP 180 CP180i CPV350 remove it 2 Route the cable from the FF520 to the GPS Chart Plotters location NOTE You can disconnect the Tee cable from the FF520 to make installation easier Refer to Section 7 3 Plugin the Tee connector into the GPS Chart Plotter DC Data connector 4 Plug in the power data cable into the Tee connector Tee Cable Figure 2 2a CP1000C Connection GPS antenna for CP180i Connector present Tee Cable
6. uem Figure 6 0 1a Full Keel SS Figure 6 0 1b Mounting Area 6 0 2 Transducer Types Since there are many different shapes and sizes of hulls STANDARD HORIZON offers a range of Depth transducers to fit the vessels requirements 6 0 3 Low Profile Thru Hull lf the user is planning to mount a thru hull transducer first he has to know the dead rise angle where the transducer will be located on the boat The dead rise is a nautical term that refers to the angle of the hull where the transducer will be mounted see picture below Specific transducers are designed to be installed on boats with different dead rises See Par 6 1 dead rise a Figure 6 0 3 Dead rise 6 0 4 Transom POWER BOATS ONLY The back of a boat is called the transom this is where this transducer is mounted This transducer has a bracket that is screwed down onto the hull 6 0 5 Fairing Block Hes when a hull is over 10 15 degrees this type of transducer should be used What makes this transducer different from a Low Profile transduceris thatit is used with a fairing block The Fairing block is used to compensate the dead rise of the hull The fairing block STANDARD HORIZON offers is made from hard plastic which fits around the transducer To install the transducer and fairing block the user measures the dead rise of the hull and cuts the fairing block to that angle One half ofthe fairing block mounts on the inside while the other part
7. 1KW 1200Ft 365m at 200kHz 4000Ft 1219m at 50kHz 500W 700Ft 213m at 200kHz 1500Ft 457m at 50kHz Min Depth 2 5Ft 0 8m at 200kHz 5Ft 1 6m at 50kHz Max Typical 1KW 980Ft 299m at 200kHz 2700Ft 823m at 50kHz 500W 600 Ft 183m at 200kHz 1350Ft 411m at 50kHz NOTE Thisis nota guaranteed specification The actual maximum depth capability ofthe system depends on the type of transducer fitted the reflectivity of the bottom water condition etc Speed Sensor if available on transducer Dual temperature inputs Sensor One channel TEMP1 Optional second channel TEMP2 if available on transducer Trip log External buzzer connections buzzer not supplied Alarms Shallow Depth Temp Upper Temp Lower NOTE Transducer ID is only available with STANDARD HORIZON DST520 DST521 DST523 DST525 DST526 DST527 and DST528 transducers S STANDARD HORIZON Page Performance of the FF520 used in conjunction with optional transducers sold separately will vary based on water conditions bottom composition boat hull vessel speed installation and specific transducer model This includes but is not limited to both minimum and maximum depth performance 1 1 PACKING LIST When the package containing the FF520 is first opened please check for the following contents 1 1 0 FF520 Packing List Replacement part Item 58101640 Tee cable FF520 58101641 Power cable FF520 EY307X100 Owner s Manual
8. 1 Select the Fish Finder page see previous Par 3 1 0 or Par 3 1 0a 2 Press MENU move the ShuttlePoint knob down to select PAGE SELECTION and press ENTER or move the ShuttlePoint knob to the right 3 The PAGE SELECTION window will be shown Move the ShuttlePoint knob up down or left right to select the desired display and press ENTER FISH FINDER SETUP 4 PRESETS Fish BRG PAGE SERE PAGE SELECTION 4 GAIN AUTO SOkHz 200kHz SO 200kMz ull Display o ase o o RANGE j TRANSDUCER SETUP lg utar EN RRO Lar win Pal BLATT TENET 200kHz Figure 3 1 1 Page Selection menu 3 1 2 Soft Keys for CP175C CP1000C CPV350 1 Press any of the soft keys to show the key discriptions then press the 200kHz Full Soft Key 7 752 STANDARD HORIZON Page 19 SIMULATION gt CURSOR 118 55 341W Eg 1 0 Kt coo 39 63 42 EJ 25 20Nm EB Figure 3 1 2 Example of Fish Finder page selection by Soft Keys on CP1000C 3 1 3 Customizing the Soft Keys for CP175C CP1000C CPV350 All of the Soft Keys may be customized to select the three Fish Finder display to be able to quickly select each mode 200kHz 50kHz 50 200kHz 506 1 0 000 506 4 0 lee 000 0M 70 Figure 3 1 3 Fish Finder FULL DISPLAY pages To customize a Soft Key 1 Pre
9. CARD SAVE SETTINGS TO USER C CARD RESTORE CURRENT PRESET DEFAULTS for Main Menu Figure 4 1 Page Selection sub menu The Page Selection options are Auto Full Display Chart Fish Zoom Full page Selects automatically the 50kHz if depth is greater than 400 ft and selects 200kHz if depth is less than 300 ft Shows the full Fish Finder page allowing to select among the 200kHz Standard Fish Finder 50 kHz Standard Fish Finder or 200 50 kHz Dual Fish Finder Shows the Chart page on the left half ofthe screen and the Fish Finder on the right half ofthe screen It is possible to select among the 200kHz Standard Fish Finder or 50 kHz Standard Fish Finder Showsthe zoomed Fish Finder on the left half of the screen and the unzoomed Fish Finder on the right half of the screen It is possible to select between the 200kHz Split Fish Finder or the 50 kHz Split Fish Finder zoomed view 4 2 GAIN MODE Selects Auto or Manual 4 3 RANGE MENU The Range menu allows you to set the Fish Finder working range The Depth and Shift functions allow the Fish Finder display to be changed from showing information between the bottom of the transducer and the bottom to a range you want to select LOAD SETTINGS FROM USER C CARD SAVE SETTINGS TO USER C CARD RESTORE CURRENT PRESET DEFAULTS Figure 4 3 Range sub menu The Range options are Range Mode Page 26 Selects among Manual Auto Range a
10. Figure 2 2b CP180 CP180i Connection Bags 0 STANDARD HORIZON F3 Tee Cable Figure 2 2c CPV350 Connection CP175C connections to FF520 1 Cut off the Tee connector on the FF520 as close to the Tee connector as possible 2 Route the cable from the FF520 to the CP175C location 3 Stripbackthe black insulation on the Tee cable aboutthree inches to expose the wires inside the cable Connectthe wires from the CP175C tothe FF520 Tee cable referring to Figure 2 2d CP175C Connection Green NMEA common Green Tee Cable Gray Fish Finder Output Gray J mite Fish Finder Input White Figure 2 2d CP175C Connection 2 3 OPTIONAL CONNECTIONS The FF520 has one NMEA output one alarm buzzer output and a second input for a temperature sensor mu orae C BLUE Alarm OUTPUT Not connected Figure 2 3 The FF520 Optional Connections 1 77 752 STANDARD HORIZON Page 11 White NMEA output Green common Black ground Yellow Ext temp sensor External Temp Sensor 12V Battery Blue Alarm output 45ypc Buzzer Figure 2 3a The FF520 Optional Connections 1 2 3 0 NMEA Output The following sentences are outputted DPT and DBT Depth VHW Speed VLW Trip Log MTW Water Temperature XDR External Sensor Temperature
11. WA STANDARD HORIZON FF520 50 200 2 BLACK BOX FISH FINDER Owner s Manual Congratulations on you purchase of the FF520 The STANDARD HORIZON organization is committed to ensuring your enjoyment of this unit STANDARD HORIZON technical support personnel stand behind every product we sell and our Product Support team invites you to contact us should you require technical advice or assistance at 800 767 2450 FC FCC Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC limits for Class A digital devices This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed orused in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference with radio communications There is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular instance If this equipment does cause harmful interference to other equipment try to correct the problem by relocating the equipment Consult an authorized STANDARD HORIZION dealer or other qualified service technician if the problem cannot be corrected Operation is subject to the following conditions 1 This device cannot cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CAUTION The FF520 is designed for maritime use The FF520 contains dangerous high voltage circuits which only experienced technicians can handle STANDARD HORIZON will not be liabl
12. digital depth shall report 12 feet because that is the depth below the keel and the scale on the graphic image shall change so that the range shown is not 0 to 20 feet but 3 to 17 feet If we want the Fish Finder to report the actual water depth from the surface we have to enter a positive value meaning the transducer is mounted below the surface Assume that the transducer is mounted say 5 feet below the water line and we want the unit to report the water depth from the surface 7 752 STANDARD HORIZON Page 29 we would enter an offset of 5 feet Then in this example the digital depth would report a depth of 20 feet from the surface and the graphic image scale range would shift from 0 to 20 to 5 to 25 Calibrate Water Speed Allows calibrating the value of Water Speed coming from the transducer The calibration value the range between 10 to 1096 will be applied to the water speed from the transducer Calibrate Water Temp Allows the calibration on the Water Temperature sensor Using the readings from a precise temperature measuring device insert a positive negative offset to display the correct temperature Calibrate Aux Temp Allows the calibration of the Aux Temperature sensor Using the readings from a precise temperature measuring device insert here a positive negative offset to display right value on FF screens Set Default Restores the factory settings 4 8 ALARMS The Alarms menu allows you to define a
13. open the Setup Menu Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight ABOUT and press ENT or move the ShuttlePoint knob to the right A window will be shown with the system information on the Fish Finder Library version and on the Fish Finder module type and version Press CLR to exit 3 4 0 The System Update menu The System Update menu allows downloading the Fish Finder firmware into the Fish Finder device To select this menu follow the procedure n 2 3 4 5 From the Chart Page press MENU for two times to open the Setup Menu Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight ABOUT and press ENT or move the ShuttlePoint knob to the right A window will be shown with the system information Press MENU Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight BBFF FIRMWARE SOFTWARE and press ENT or move the ShuttlePoint knob to the right The current Fish Finder firmware version is shown in the System Update window that appears on the screen Insert the C CARD with the firmware in one of the GPS Chart Plotter available slots and the press ENT to update Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight YES and press ENT to confirm Press CLR to exit WARNING Turn Off and after few seconds turn On the Fish Finder in case of failed firmware upload 7 STANDARD HORIZON 4 FISH FINDER SETUP MENU From the Full Fish Finder page press MENU to show the Fish Finder Setup menu FISH FINDER SETUP Fish ETS PAGE SELEC
14. pressing RANGE the window switches to the next RANGE status MANUAL BOTTOM LOCK and AUTO If MANUAL is selected move the ShuttlePoint knob up or down will adjust the depth value in 10 Ft steps To adjust the Shift move the ShuttlePoint knob to the Left or Right When BOTTOM LOCK is selected move the ShuttlePoint knob up or down to adjust the Bottom range 10 Ft at a time If AUTO RANGE the range value is set automatically by the FF520 and it cannot be changed by the user The Frequency Soft Key Pressing the FREQUENCY Soft Key toggles the FF520 output frequency between 50 200kHz and Auto The current value or Frequency is shown on a window right over the FREQUENCY label FREQUENCY is not shown when the Fish Finder shows 50 and 200kHz Dual page The Sensitivity Time Control STC Soft Key STC changes the STC value between OFF SHORT MID LONG CUSTOM The current value of STC is shown on a window right over the STC label Move the ShuttlePoint knob left or right will adjust the value 3 3 SYSTEM INFORMATION PAGE FOR CP155C CP175C CP1000C For troubleshooting you maybe asked by a Standard Horizon Product Support Technician for the software version of Fish Finder The following procedure is how to access this information 1 From the Chart Page press MENU to open the Main Menu 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight ABOUT and press ENTER or move the ShuttlePoint knob to the right 3 A window will be shown with t
15. 0 he SHUTTEEPOIHNNT 2 t e right tese Dee ehm htt 22 3 2 6 Controls on Chart page or Fish page in Chart Fish dual mode 22 The Focus Soft Key for CP175C CP1000C CPV350 22 3 2 7 Sounder Adjustments with Soft Keys 950 22 The Gea SOM KR CY fe 22 TNE NOISE SOM tain acem astute eun iu bra rmt 22 The Range SOn 2r 23 The Frequency Soft Key 23 The Sensitivity Time Control STC Soft Key 23 3 3 SYSTEM INFORMATION PAGE For CP155C CP175C CP1000C 23 3 30 The System Update menu 23 3 4 SYSTEM INFORMATION PAGE For CP180 CP180 CPV350 24 3 4 0 The System Update 24 FF520 Ss STANDARD HORIZON Page 5 4 FISHFINDER SETUP MENU erae o tu tin rau e quads es uu gu Buts sue UE ettet asd 25 4 0 PRESETS Axis CELA Le ctc e 25 4 1 PAGE SELECTION dictis CILE 25 4 2 GAIN MODE 26 4 3 RANGE MENU a m 26 4 4 2 27 4 5 SENSITIVITY MENU tede tono ab bcati 27 4 6 DISPLAY Dea easi a oo de cts 28 4 7 TRANSDUCER SETUP id ie draco obs 29 4 8 ALARMS 30 4 9
16. 2 3 1 Alarm Buzzer This connection has the capability to drive a buzzer that draws 400mA Any 12VDC buzzer within the current draw requirements can to be connected 2 3 2 Second temp sensor Any thermistor type temp sensor that produces 10K ohms at 77 degrees F can to be connected 2 3 3 LED Status Indicator There are seven different LED behaviors representing seven different diagnostic condi tions These are described below OFF The FF520 is running in the boot loader or DC poweris not being supplied to the FF520 ON CONTINUOUSLY The transducer is not connected to the GPS Chart Plotter or problem with cable of the transducer cable 1 LONG FLASH EVERY 2 SECONDS The FF520 is not connected with the GPS Chart Plotter 1 SHORT FLASH EVERY 2 SECONDS The FF520 is connected to the GPS Chart Plotter and is operating correctly 2 SHORT FLASHES EVERY 2 SECONDS The FF520 is connected to the GPS Chart Plotter and is operating correctly Pa 2 7 STANDARD HORIZON Fa SHORT FLASHES EVERY 2 SECONDS A non Standard Horizon transducer without transducer ID has been connected 4 SHORT FLASHES EVERY 2 SECONDS No transducer connected 2 4 POWER CONNECTIONS It is recommended the installation of a switch and a 5A fuse not supplied in the positive DC supply to the FF520 The FF520 is designed to remain in stand by mode even when the power of the GPS Chart Plotter is turned off The installation of the switch allows the FF
17. 520 to be turned off so the battery will not be drained In the example below you will notice the positive DC power connection is run through a switch and a fuse before it to the FF520 and the GPS Chart Plotters MONO le Figure 2 4 The FF520 Power Connection Chart Plotter Switch 12V DC Battery 2 4 0 Selecting the FF520 With software version 11 06 00R or later Port 2 of the GPS Chart Plotter has been set to FF520 to establish communications between the GPS Chart Plotter and Fish Finder CP180 CP180i CPV350 Press MENU 2 times Select ADVANCED SETUP and press ENT Select IN OUT CONNECTIONS and press ENT Select Port 2 and press ENT select FF520 and press ENT Press CLR 3 times to exit S STANDARD HORIZON Page 13 SETUP MENU GENERAL SETUP MAP CONFIGURATIONS SETTE RTS SET NAVIGATE COMPASS PORT1 INPUT PORTI OUTPUT SENTENCES DISABLED 2 F528 PORTZ OUTPUT SENTENCES gt PORTS OUTPUT SENTENCES b SEND REC RTE amp MRRKS PORT1 Figure 2 4 0 Selecting the FF520 on CP180 CP180i CPV350 CP155C CP175C CP1000C Press MENU Select SETUP and press ENTER Select ADVANCED SETUP and press ENTER Select IN OUT CONNECTIONS and press ENTER OI eo em Press CLEAR 3 times to exit MENU PRGE SELECTION CHRRT FISH FINDER NAVIGATION HAY CELESTIAL GPS STATUS UHF DSC POLLING gt
18. HERE ARE FLUCTUATIONS IN THEBOTTOM PROFILE WIDTH ANDITS COLOR REPRESENTATION WHAT SHOULD I DO In very shallow waters the environment situation bottom water condition change very quickly thus causing the auto gain algorithm to create oscillations while trying to set optimal GAIN value for each situation To avoid this itis advisable to switch to MANUAL GAIN mode and fine tune the GAIN to a fixed setting 7 15 IN VERY DEEP WATERS EVEN SETTING THE GAIN TO ITS MAXIMUM VALUE 1 CANNOT SEE THE BOTTOM WHAT SHALL I DO Try decreasing the NOISE LEVEL If still the bottom is not visible there is nothing you can do the bottom echo is simply too weak to be detected 7 16 GPS CHART PLOTTER SHOWS NO DATA WHEN VIEWING THE FISH FINDER PAGE This may be due to the FF520 having an issue To confirm listen to the depth transducer for the transmit pulse If the pulse is not heard the FF520 is defective Pa a2 NSS STANDARD HORIZON F520 A M PES COPS ceo iati deese cie t ace eet 17 MENU 21 22 23 Bal 16 IANS Sets in lads 30 N Noise gli tv 40 B Noise Treshold uota d vec t itn 28 Bottom Echo Profile 18 O Operating Frequency 17 Calibrate Aux Temp 30 Calibrate Water Speed 30 P Calibrate Water 30 Packing
19. LOAD SETTINGS FROM USER C CARD 30 4 10 SAVE SETTINGS TO USER C CARD 2 30 411 RESTORE CURRENT PRESET 4DEFAULTS 31 5 SPECIFICATION S Na ea Mua abd di dan a fca once heu ei s 33 5 0 FE520 SPEGCIBPIGATIONS 33 5 1 FE520 INTERNAL CONNECTIONS wa keenest 34 6 TRANSDUCER 35 6 0 TRANSDUCER x5 eto Ste Seated eoe eats uo 35 5 0 0 POWERBOAS etico CI LEAL CREE 35 0 35 6002 d dedos eiut 36 6 03 Low Profile ea 36 36 ba 36 6 0 6 toco 37 6 1 OPTIONAL TRANSDUCER ID SENSORS 37 T TIPS OF i rnt rg aua DX diu Ra UR RR Ru n n ad 39 INDEX ined sewn FUA EN DU dau Ui Deu CEU 43 Page 6 We STANDARD HORIZON 1 INTRODUCTION This chapter provides basic information in be
20. MEA A 4 POWER SUPPLY 5Vdc 1A max 5 SENSE L 6 DEPTH SHIELD M ALARM Output 7 DEPTH Not connected 8 Not connected Not connected Not connected Not connected c IE 91 EL GPS Power amp CHART PLOTTER Cable chart plotter VO cable GPS chart plotter CU Stip color Function chart plotter A Gray FF TX Input2 B White FF RX Output2 C Green FF GND GND Figure 5 1 FF520 Internal connections Bu dS STANDARD HORIZON 6 TRANSDUCER The transducer is a device that transmits and receives sound waves into the water The active component inside the transducer is commonly referred to as an element but actually is a piezoelectric ceramic material 6 0 TRANSDUCER MOUNTING 6 0 0 Power Boats Basically there are 2 hull types of powerboats Planing and Displacement In the pictures shown below the boxes with lines are where the transducer should be installed Figure 6 0 0 Planing The planing hull allows the boat to rise quickly out of the water allowing the boat to travel at higher speeds Figure 6 0 0a Displacement The displacement hull does not ride up on top of the water rather it pushes through the water 6 0 1 Sailboats Most sailboats that use digital depth sounders transducers are displacement hulls There are two basic hull types of sailboats ME Figure 6 0 1 Fin Keel 250 77 752 STANDARD HORIZON Page 35
21. NMEA DISPLAY gt USER POINTS gt snout NMER 0155 4 81 IN OUT PORTI INPUT RIS 38400 About PORTI OUTPUT SENTENCES DISABLED 9155 4888 81 PORT2 OUTPUT SENTENCES gt PORTS OUTPUT SENTENCES gt SEND REC RTE amp MRRKS PORT1 A Figure 2 4 0a Selecting the FF520 on CP155C CP175C CP1000C Select Port 2 and press ENTER select FF520 and press ENTER page 1 47 75 STANDARD HORIZON FF520 3 FISH FINDER This chapter is intended to help you understand how STANDARD HORIZON GPS Chart Plotters with the FF520 connected operate The FF520 consists of a high power transmitter sensitive receiver and a transducer The FF520 sends an electrical pulse to the transducer which contains a element that converts the pulse into acoustic sound wave which is sent through the water As this wave travels from the transducer to the bottom it may strike fish structures thermal clines temperature changes in the water When the wave strikes an object s a certain amount of the wave is reflected back to the transducer depending on the composition and shape of the object When the reflected wave is returned to the transducer it is converted into a voltage and is amplified by the receiver processed and sent to the display The speed of sound in water is roughly 4800 ft sec so the time lapse between the transmitted signal and the received echo can be measured and the distance to the object de
22. O AUTO GAIN AND AUTO RANGE MODE Yes but note that the full auto mode suits the 9096 of the cases however in extreme situations the auto modes mail fail and thus it is necessary to switch to the Manual mode 7 5 WHAT ARE EXTREME SITUATIONS IN WHICH AUTO MODES MAY FAIL When the bottom is very deep at high boat speed when the bottom is very shallow lt 5 feet STANDARD HORIZON F520 when the water is full of materials in suspension with bad sea conditions 7 6 WHAT SHOULD I DO IF THE AUTO MODES FAIL Failure of auto modes can happen for various reasons Hereafter you can find a range of possibilities 7 7 AUTO RANGE FAILS IN VERY SHALLOW WATERS DIS PLAYING A DIGITAL DEPTH READOUT DEEPER THAN THE ACTUAL VALUE WHAT SHOULD I DO This usually happens if the STC is set to LONG or MID and the bottom is shallow or SHORT if the bottom is very shallow causing the auto range to hook to the second or third echo from the bottom since in shallow waters the sound bounces more times back and forth the surface to the bottom Try decreasing the STC value to SHORT in shallow waters or to switch it to VERY SHORT or OFF 7 8 AUTO RANGE FAILS AND THE DIGITAL DEPTH READOUT DISPLAYS A VERY SHALLOW READING WHAT SHOULD DO This usually happens if the STC is off or is set to a low value causing disturbance from surface clutter to be stronger than bottom echoes Try increasing the STC value As general rule STC has to be set as in sha
23. ON Marine Division of Vertex Standard Attention Factory Service 10900 Walker Street Cypress CA 90630 include proof of purchase indicating model serial number and date of purchase STANDARD HORIZON will return the Product to the purchaser freight prepaid STANDARD HORIZON will not warrant installation maintenance or service of the Products In all instances STANDARD HORIZON s liability for damages shall not exceed the purchase price of the defective Product This warranty only extends to Products sold within the 50 States of the United Stated of America and the District of Columbia STANDARD HORIZON will pay all labor and replacement parts charges incurred in providing the warranty repair service except where purchaser abuse or other qualifying exceptions exist The purchaser must pay any transportation expenses incurred in returning the Product to STAN DARD HORIZON for service This limited warranty does not extend to any Product which has been subjected to misuse neglect accident incorrect wiring by anyone other than STANDARD HORIZON improper installation or subjected to use in violation of instructions furnished by STANDARD HORIZON nor does this warranty extend to Products on which the serial number has been removed defaced or changed STANDARD HORIZON cannot be responsible in any way for ancillary equipment not furnished by STANDARD HORIZON which is attached to or used in connection with Products or for the operation of the Pr
24. SDDPT VWVHW VWVLW YXMTW YXXDR 1 kg 2 20 LBS Operating temperature range 32F to 122F OC to 50C Storage temperature range Dimensions mm inch 193 30 7 62 4F to 158F 20C to 70C 174 30 6 87 174 30 6 87 55 50 2 19 i 2 19 Figure 5 0 FF520 Dimensions mm inch NOTE Performance ofthe FF520 used in conjunction with optional transducers sold separately will vary S STANDARD HORIZON Page 33 based on water conditions bottom composition boat hull vessel speed installation and specific transducer model This includes but is not limited to both minimum and maximum depth performance 5 1 FF520 INTERNAL CONNECTIONS NOTE The image below is for your reference only Since the FF520 is pre wired it is recommended that the box not be disassembled 1111121 gt Pame r strip color E Red POWER SUPPLY 10 35 VDC TRANSDUCER Connector OPTIONAL DEVICES Cable Pin strip color 1 F GND 2 G NMEA 3 H N
25. TION ni GAIN MODE INTERF REJECT Off SENSITIVITY MENU DISPLAY SETUP j TRANSDUCER SETUP ALARMS LOAD SETTINGS FROM USER C CARD SAVE SETTINGS TO USER C CARD RESTORE CURRENT PRESET DEFAULTS Ft is 22 200kHz Figure 4 Fish Finder Setup menu From the Chart page to access this menu 1 Press MENU move the ShuttlePoint knob to SETUP and press ENTER 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to FISH FINDER SETUP and press ENTER The following paragraphs describe the Fish Finder Setup menu sub options 4 0 PRESETS Allows selection of the following preset modes FISH CRUISE The default values are Fish Gain mode Auto Range mode Auto Range Gain Offset 0 Shift 0 STC Short Noise Level 2 Scrolling Speed 10 Fish Symbols Echo A Scope On Surface Declutter 0 Cruise Gain mode Auto Range mode Auto Range Gain Offset 10 Shift 0 STC Short Noise Level 4 Scrolling Speed 10 Fish Symbols Echo A Scope On Surface Declutter 4 NOTE For Gain and Gain Offset settings please see the Sensitivity menu Par 4 5 For Range and Shift settings see the Range menu see Par 4 3 4 1 PAGE SELECTION The Page Selection menu allows you to adjust the Fish Finder display page to your preference sizing the Chart and Fish Finder page see also Par 3 1 0a S STANDARD HORIZON Page 25 TRANSDUCER SETUP ALARMS LOAD SETTINGS FROM USER C
26. TUP INTERF REJECT SENSITIVITY MENU COLOR SETTINGS White Background SCROLLING SPEED WHITE LINE RESTORE FISH SYMBOLS A SCOPE WATER TEMPERATURE Figure 4 6 Display Setup sub menu The Display Setup options are Color Settings Allows you to change the color of the Fish Finder display Scrolling Speed Adjusts the chart scrolling rate White Line Controls how the STANDARD HORIZON GPS Chart Plotters display information about the bottom type hard or soft When the White Line is Off the bottom return will display as red When the White Line is On it can be used to determine bottom hardness Fish Symbols Allows determining the graphical representation of underwater suspended targets See below Echo shown as arches echoes Icon Echo shown as arches with the Fish icon Icon Echo Depth shown as arches with the Fish icon and relative depth values Echo Depth shown depth values Icon shown as Fish icons without the arches Icon Depth shown as Fish icons and their relative depth values shown accordingly to currently selected depth unit A Scope displays Sonar Echo in real time Water Temperature Allows you to choose the Water Temperature label displayed over the echogram between Primary and Auxiliary NOTE Note that the max scrolling rate is limited by the sound speed and the depth according with the following relation the deeper the setting the slower the scrolling rate 08
27. coming familiar with the advanced functions of the FF520 before you start using it combined with the STANDARD HORIZON GPS Chart Plotters 1 0 GENERAL INFORMATION The STANDARD HORIZON GPS ChartPlotters combined with the sonar performance of the FF520 creates the most advanced marine navigation system available This Owner s Manual covers the Fish Finder functions of the FF520 when used with the STANDARD HORIZON GPS Chart Plotters one FF520 advanced features include A Scope displays Sonar Echo in real time Preset modes Fish Cruise 2x and 4x Zoom capability to magnify any part of the Fish Finder image of a fixed rate Bottom Lock capability to magnify a user defined range around the bottom White Line help distinguish between fish and bottom when fish are swimming close to the bottom Sensitivity Time Control STC reduces surface clutter show on the display by reducing echoes from water disturbances Advanced Surface Declutter Function suppresses the displaying of surface clutter Interference rejection allows reducing interference from other boats Fish Finders Noise Filter Fish Symbol feature Transducer ID automatically selects power output and parameters for best performance Dual Frequency 50 and 200kHz with the capability to display the two frequencies at the same time Dual Power output 500 1000W 4000 8000Wpp depending on the transducer con nected Refer to Sec 6 1 Optional Transducers MaxDepth
28. e Fish 1 Touse the keys on the Chart Page press MENU until the Main Menu is shown then press CLEAR 2 the keys to control Fish Finder operations press MENU to until the display shows the Fish Finder Setup then press CLEAR The Focus Soft Key ror CP175C CP1000C CPV350 When the Fish Finder Chart Fish is displayed pressing one of the Soft Keys and then pressing Focus will allow you to move the control between the Chart and the Fish 3 2 7 Sounder Adjustments with Soft Keys roR CP175C CP1000C CPV350 When the Fish Finder full page is displayed pressing one of the Soft Keys will allow control of Gain receiver gain Noise Noise threshold Range manual depth range Frequency 200kHz or 50kHz and Sensitivity Time Control If no key is pressed the Soft Keys will disappear 5 seconds To manually hide the Soft Keys press CLEAR The Gain Soft Key By pressing Gain the Gain changes between AUTO GAIN and MANUAL GAIN If MANUAL GAIN use the ShuttlePoint knob left right to adjust it a bar with the symbol is displayed on the screen above the Gam label If AUTO GAIN use the ShuttlePoint knob left right to adjust the Gain Offset a bar with the symbol is displayed on the screen above the Gain label The Noise Soft Key Pressing Noise and moving the ShuttlePoint knob to the right or left will increase or decrease the Noise threshold level page 7 STANDARD HORIZON Fa The Rance Soft Key By
29. e for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the performance or use of this material WARNING When plugging in or unplugging a transducer to the FF520 make sure power is turned off Copyright 2006 STANDARD HORIZON rights reserved Printed in Italy No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means or stored in a database or retrieval system without prior written permission of the publisher CODE Issue F 280906e TABLE OF CONTENTS T INTRODUGTION aw Rat x edu tc cand Rx xu d eau Y bx aav iud 7 1 0 GENERAL INFORMA FION alee 7 1 1 PACKING HEIST aE 8 ETO TEROZO PICKIN LIST RT 8 2 MOUNTING THE 520 ryan has iro ra REX UE Ceu Copa x x ka Re TREE die aoa e 9 240 INSTALLATION satt eae ada bti tows 9 2 1 es zepen M ate 9 2 2 CONNECTING THE GPS CHART PLOTTERS TO THE FF520 10 2 9 OPTIONAL CONNECTIONS eats 11 BONES zo e9 Ue 12 BUZZER teh inicia sn Pk E PERO ties 12 2 32 Second temp SOL SOF
30. e well positioned the rubber gasket Close the FF520 box by screwing the four screws FF520 STANDARD HORIZON Page 39 Figure 7 06 The FF520 Ill 7 1 HOW CAN I SET OPTIMAL OPERATING PARAMETERS Optimal operating parameters can be set accordingly with the intended use of the Fish Finder to quickly get optimal operational parameters for fishing it is may be best to select the FISH preset from the Fish Finder Setup menu while for cruising itis may be best to select the CRUISE preset 7 2 WHAT ARE PRESET MODES Preset modes are pre defined settings of the Fish Finder operating parameters You can use them to quickly set the Fish Finder in the most commonly used operating modes These are CRUISE sets Fish Finder in full auto mode with the sensitivity settings GAIN OFFSET NOISE level and STC optimized for displaying the bottom while underway sets the Fish Finder in full auto mode with the sensitivity setting optimized for fish finding 7 3 HOW CANIRESTORE THE FISH FINDER DEFAULT OPERAT ING PARAMETERS While the Fish Finder page is shown press MENU and move the ShuttlePoint knob to Transducer Setup and press ENTER Move the ShuttlePoint knob to Set Defaults and press ENTER Press the C175C CP1000C CPV350 or on the CP155C CP180 CP180i press ENTER Note that this operation set all default settings not only the working defaults 7 4 I ALWAYS LEAVE THE FISH FINDER IN FULL AUT
31. e zones where two layers of different water temperatures meet The greater the temperature differential the denser the thermocline shows on the screen Ther moclines are represented as horizontal stripes of noise They are very important for 7 752 STANDARD HORIZON Page 17 fishing since often many species of game fish like to suspend in just above or just below the thermoclines 3 white Line The White Line shows the difference between hard soft bottoms and even distinguish es between fishes and structures located near the bottom In this way it is easier to tell the difference between a hard and soft bottom and even to distinguish fishes and structures located nearby the bottom For example a soft muddy or weedy bottom returns a weaker echo that is shown with a narrow white line while a hard bottom returns a strong echo that causes a wide white bottom line 4 Surface Clutter Appears like noise at the top of the screen extending many feet below the surface It s caused by many things including air bubbles bait fish plankton and algae 8 Structures Generally the term structure is used to identify objects like wrecks and weeds rising from the bottom 6 Bottom Echo Profile Bottom profile recorded by the FF520 When the echo sounder is set in auto range mode it is automatically kept in the lower half of the screen 3 1 DISPLAYING THE FISH FINDER PAGE This section explains how to show and customize the selection of t
32. ed window A Scope Real time representation of fish and bottom features passing through the beam of the transducer It is drawn as column of horizontal lines whose length and hue is proportional to the echo strength returned The stronger the echo the larger shall be the line height The hue depends on the currently selected palette When the default palette is selected on the color Chart Plotters the strongest sonar returns will be shown as red and weaker returns will be shown blue Operating Frequency Readout of the selected operating frequency 3 0 0 Understanding the Fish Finder display Fishes Thermoclines White Line 4 Surface Clutter 2 Structures Bottom Echo Profile 9 WO Figure 3 0 0 The Fish Finder display 1 Fishes Fishes are represented as arcs because of the cone angle of the transducer In fact as the boat passes over the fish the leading edge of the cone strikes the fish causing a display pixel to be turned on As the boat passes over the fish the distance to the fish decreases turning each pixel on at a shallower depth on the display When the boat is directly over the fish the first half of the arch is formed and since the fish is closer to the boat the signal is stronger and the arch is thicker As the boat moves away from the fish the distance increases and the pixels appear at progressively deeper depths forming the remaining half of the arch 2 Thermoclines Are th
33. eft side of the screen that shows the colors used in the Fish finder page to represent the echoes strength The color on the top of the bar represents the maximum echo strength while the color on the bottom of the bar represents the minimum echo strength 4 Digital Depth Readout of the current bottom depth 8 Water Temperature Readout of the current water temperature returned by the temperature sensor located in the depth transducer TEMP1 sensor 6 Alarm Bar Range located on the right side of the depth ruler showing the range outside of which the depth measurement will trigger an alarm condition Alarm can be set as to alert the user of shallow water conditions deep water conditions or both 7 Depth ruler Vertical graduated bar that is located along the right side of the screen It is a scale which reflects the depth of the area being displayed STANDARD HORIZON Variable Depth Marker VDM Horizontal line on to the Fish finder page window with a depth label Move the ShuttlePoint knob Up or Down to change the position of the VDM The label displays the depth of the cursor position The VDM can be moved to any location pinpointing the depth of a target 9 Zoom Bar Range bar that is located on the left side of the Depth Ruler representing the current zoom range Itis turned on in the un zoomed window ofthe Standard zoomed split view to indicate which portion of the Fish finder page is currently represented in the zoom
34. ge is displayed will show the Sensitivity Menu SENSITIVITY MENU SURF NOISE Figure 3 2 1 The ENTER key Sensitivity Menu 3 2 2 The CLEAR key 1 Pressing CLEAR hides the Variable Depth Marker 2 Pressing CLEAR in ZOOM mode with AUTORANGE enabled selects the BOTTOM FOLLOWING mode In such mode the ZOOMED view automatically follows the bottom contour to keep it always displayed in the lower half of the screen 3 2 3 The ZOOM and ZOOM OUT keys Pressing ZOOM IN when any of the Fish Finder displays are shown allows the page to be zoomed into 2X or 4X the normal display 752 STANDARD HORIZON Page 21 Move the ShuttlePoint knob up or down to move the VDM to the area you wish to zoom into Press ZOOM IN once and 2X will be shown in the bottom left corner of the display Pressing ZOOM IN again switches to 4X and again to normal operation Pressing ZOOM OUT switches from 4X to 2X and normal 3 2 4 The MARK key With the Fish Finder page is displayed pressing MARK places a Mark on the chart page under the boat position 3 2 5 The SHUTTLEPOINT knob Moving up or down the ShuttlePoint knob when any of the Fish Finder displays are shown will move the Variable Depth Marker VDM up and down 3 2 6 Controls on Chart page or Fish page in Chart Fish dual mode When the GPS Chart Plotter is in the Chart Fish display mode it is possible to move the control between the Chart and th
35. he Fish Finder display pages Legend MENU If you see brackets around a bold and capital letter word this refers to a key press CHART If you see brackets around a bold and small capital letter word this refers to a Soft Key press PAGE SELECTION An underlined word refers to a selection in the menu NOTE ron 180 1801 50 In the following the ENTER key is the same of the ENT key CLEAR is the same of CLR 3 1 0 Menu selection for CP155C CP175C CP1000C 1 From all pages except the Fish Finder page press MENU 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight FISH FINDER or move the ShuttlePoint knob to the right SIHULRTION FIX gt CURSOR 118 29 702W EJ 10 12 x 1 52 21 74 arn Figure 3 1 0 Example of Fish Finder page selection by MENU CP1000C Pags d8 7 STANDARD HORIZON F3 3 Press ENTER to select the Fish Finder Setup menu 3 1 0a Menu selection for CP180 CP180i CPV350 1 From all pages except the Fish Finder page press MENU 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight FISH FINDER MAIN MENU Figure 3 1 0a Example of Fish Finder page selection by MENU on CP180 CP180i 3 Press ENT to select the Fish Finder Setup menu 3 1 1 Customizing the Fish Finder menu selection The default setting of the FISH FINDER selection in the Main Menu is 200kHz Full page however this may be changed to show images as shown in the Figure 3 1 1 From the Chart page
36. he system information on the Fish Finder Library version and on the Fish Finder module type and version 4 Press CLEAR to exit 3 3 0 The System Update menu The System Update menu allows downloading the Fish Finder firmware into the Fish Finder device To select this menu follow the procedure 1 From the Chart Page press MENU to open the Main Menu 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight ABOUT and press ENTER or move the ShuttlePoint knob to the right 3 A window will be shown with the system information 4 Press MENU 5 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight BBFF FIRMWARE SOFTWARE and press ENTER or move the ShuttlePoint knob to the right 6 The current Fish Finder firmware version is shown in the System Update window that appears on the screen Insert the C CARD with the firmware in one of the GPS Chart Plotter available slots and the press ENTER to update 77 752 STANDARD HORIZON Page 23 f 8 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight YES and press ENTER to confirm Press CLEAR to exit WARNING Turn Off and after few seconds turn On the Fish Finder in case of failed firmware upload 3 4 SYSTEM INFORMATION PAGE FOR CP180 CP180i CPV350 For troubleshooting you maybe asked by a Standard Horizon Product Support Technician for the software version of Fish Finder The following procedure is how to access this information 1 2 3 4 From the Chart Page press MENU for two times to
37. ion saves the complete set of Fish Finder settings to the User C CARD This is useful to avoid the user having to retune up Fish Finder after a Clear RAM operation or a software update 05 CWe amp STANDARD HORIZON 4 11 RESTORE CURRENT PRESET DEFAULTS This option restores the default values only forthe current presets see Par 4 0 Preset and does not affect the other presets 7 752 STANDARD HORIZON Page 31 b SPECIFICATIONS 5 0 FF520 SPECIFICATIONS Power supply Max stand by current draw Max current draw Sounder Power Display Colors Display Vertical Resolution Frequency Max Depth Min Depth Max Typical 10 35 Volt dc 1KW 142mA at 12 Volt dc 500W 100mA at 12 Volt dc 1KW 1 42A at 12 Volt dc 5OOW 1A at 12 Volt dc 500 1000W 4000 8000Wpp 16 colors 400 pixels on CP1000C CPV350 200 pixels on CP155C CP175C CP180 CP1980i Dual 50 and 200kHz 1KW 1200Ft 365m at 200kHz 4000Ft 1219m at 50kHz 500W 700Ft 213m at 200kHz 1500Ft 457m at 5OkHz 2 5Ft 0 8m at 200kHz 5Ft 1 6m at 50kHz 1KW 980Ft 299m at 200kHz 2700Ft 823m at 2 500W 600 Ft 183m at 200kHz 1350Ft 411m at5OkHz NOTE Thisis nota guaranteed specification The actual maximum depth capability ofthe system depends on the type of transducer fitted the reflectivity of the bottom water condition etc Data output NMEA output sentences Weight proprietary format SDDBT
38. larm settings for Shallow Alarm Depth Alarm and Temperature Upper Lower Rate To set an Anchor Alarm enter in a shallow water and depth value above and below your actual anchoring depth The alarm will sound when the depth becomes shallower or deeper than the settings PRESETS 4 PAGE SELECTION GAIN MODE INTERF REJECT SENSITIVITY MENU DISPLAY SETUP TRANSDUCER SETUP RESTORE DEEP F TEMPERATURE UPPER TEMPERATURE LOHER TEMPERATURE RATE 71 200kHz Figure 4 8 Alarms sub menu Shallow Water Triggers an alarm when depth becomes shallower than the value set Depth Water Triggers an alarm when depth becomes deeper than the value set Fish The options for Fish Alarm set the size of the fishes that if detected by the unit switches an alarm to sound These options are Off Small Medium Big and Huge The alarm sounds if the set size or bigger is detected Temperature Upper Triggers an alarm when the transducer reports a temperature above the value set Temperature Lower Triggers an alarm when the transducer reports a temperature below the value set Temperature Rate Triggers an alarm when the transducer reports a temperature variation rate above the value set 4 9 LOAD SETTINGS FROM USER C CARD This option loads the complete set of Fish Finder settings from the User C CARD Memory card that may be used to backup the User Points and Tracks too 4 10 SAVE SETTINGS TO USER C CARD This opt
39. llow waters and LONG in depth waters 7 9 AUTO RANGE FAILS IN VERY DEEP WATERS DISPLAYING A DIGITAL VERY SHALLOW DEPTH READOUT WHAT SHOULD I DO The Fish Finder capability to detect the bottom decreases as the bottom depth increase If the bottom composition is soft as mud if the sea conditions are bad if there are thermoclines or the water is full of materials in suspension it can further decrease thus causing the digital depth readout to fail When this happens the auto range algorithm also fails To recover from this situation it is necessary to switch to manual range mode and to set the manual depth mode When manual depth mode is selected the algorithm that calculates the digital depth readout searches for the bottom within the range manually selected by the user At this point it is necessary to increase manually the range until the bottom becomes graphically visible If the echoes from the bottom are strong enough the Fish Finder shall look to the bottom giving acorrect depth reading and shall be possible to return in auto range mode Please note that if one or more of the conditions that reduce the echoes from the bottom listed above is true the bottom may be not visible at all in this situation a strong thermocline or surface clutter may be interpreted by the Fish Finder as the bottom 7 10 ATAVERY SHALLOW RANGE UPPER HALF OF THE SCREEN APPEARS ALMOST COMPLETELY FILLED BY THE SUR FACE CLUTTER HOW CAN I ELIMINATE IT This is normal i
40. n shallow waters To clean up the surface clutter without degrading the digital depth readout algorithm functionality there are two modes 1 If Surface Declutter OFF it is possible to set the STC value to custom setting the STC length to the same size of the 77 752 STANDARD HORIZON Page 41 surface clutter and increasing the STC strenght until the image on the screen cleans up Please note that in very shallow waters it is usually better to switch to manual gain mode to reduce gain fluctuation due to rapidly changing bottom conditions 2 Using Surface Declutter increase the Surface Declutter value until the surface declutter disappears completely 7 11 WHY DO I NEVER SEE FISHES IN THE RANGE BETWEEN O TO 2 FEET The minimum range of the Fish Finder is 2 Feet In this interval the Fish Finder can detect neither the bottom nor any target 7 12 CAN I REDUCE THE SURFACE CLUTTER You can act by properly setting the STC as described at 7 10 and also by increasing the NOISE LEVEL and reducing the GAIN or the GAIN OFFSET if you are in auto gain mode However please note that a strong attenuation of surface clutter may also reduce the capability to detect targets 7 13 THE FISH FINDER IS IN AUTO GAIN MODE BUT THE PIC TURE DISPLAY TOO MANY SMALL TARGETS WHAT SHALL I DO TO REDUCE THE SCREEN CLUTTER Try increasing the NOISE LEVEL or decreasing the GAIN OFFSET 7 14 IN VERY SHALLOW WATERS WHEN THE AUTO GAIN MODE IS SELECTED T
41. nd Bottom Lock In Manual Range Mode is possible to set Shift the offset from the surface and depth on which the Fish Finder shall operate In Auto Range Mode the Fish Finder determines automatically the range as to keep the bottom visible in the lower bottom of the screen In this mode Shift is always set to O In Bottom Lock Mode the Fish Finder Ss STANDARD HORIZON FF520 automatically tracks the range around the bottom specified by the Bottom Range value Depth Moves the display from showing the bottom to the depth value entered Shift Shifts the display from the bottom of the transducer to the depth value entered Example Your vessel is in about 57FT of water however there is fish suspended in 35FT of water You wantto display to 10FT area around the fish Shiftwould be setto 25FT and Depth would be set to 35FT shown in example below 57 2 67 3 F 200kHz Figure 4 3a Example of Depth and Shift NOTE The options under Range Mode change depending on the current Range Mode 4 4 INTERFERENCE REJECTION Selects a filter to remove noise from other sources to external noises 4 5 SENSITIVITY MENU The Sensitivity menu is accessible both from the Fish Finder Setup menu and by pressing ENTER when in Fish Finder pages All settings in the Sensitivity menu are related to the Frequency SENSITIVITY MENU Surface Clutter Figure 4 5 Sensitivity sub menu Gain Allows you to control the se
42. nsitivity of the unit s receiver To see more detail increase the receiver sensitivity by selecting a higher gain percentage If there is too much detail or if the screen is cluttered lowering the sensitivity may increase the clarity of the display S STANDARD HORIZON Page 27 STC Sensitivity Time Constant it is a time varying gain curve which attenuates the sonar receiver gain in shallow water increasing the gain gradually as the depth increases This is for the purpose of filtering out surface clutter STC Length If STC is Custom it is possible to change the Length of the Sensitivity Time Constant STC Strength If STC is Custom it is possible to change the Strength of the Sensitivity Time Constant Surface Noise Filter This function implements an advanced time varying filter that allows suppressing the surface clutter efficiently while leaving fish targets visible NOTE If the Gain Mode option is set to Auto the Gain Offset field is active The default Gain Offset 5 zero If the Gain Mode option is set to Manual the Gain field is active When switching from Automatic to Manual mode the Gain Offset value is copied into the Manual Gain setting of the receiver NOTE Thus imposing the capability ofthe Fish Finder to correctly detect the weakest echoes coming from a very deep bottom 4 6 DISPLAY SETUP The Display Setup menu allows you to change the Fish Finder display page appearance FISH FINDER SE
43. oduct with any ancillary equipment and all such equipment is expressly excluded from this warranty STANDARD HORIZON disclaims liability for range coverage or operation of the Product and ancillary equipment as a whole under this warranty STANDARD HORIZON reserves the right to make changes or improvements in Products during subsequent production without incurring the obligation to install such changes or improvements on previously manufactured Products The implied warranties which the law imposes on the sale of this Product are expressly LIMITED in duration to the time period specified above STANDARD HORIZON shall not be liable under any circumstances for consequential damages resulting from the use and operation of this Product or from the breach of this LIMITED WARRANT Y any implied warranties or any contract with STANDARD HORIZON IN CONNEC TION WITH THE SALE OF ITS PRODUCTS STANDARD HORIZON MAKES NO WARRAN TIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED AS TO THE MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR OTHERWISE EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or limitation on how an implied warranty lasts so the above limitation or exclusions may not apply This warranty gives specific legal right and there may be other right which may vary from state to state
44. of the fairing block mounts on the outside of the hull 0 C We amp STANDARD HORIZON F3 6 0 6 In hull This transducer is epoxyed to the inside of the hull that is not more than 1 2 inch thick and is solid not cored 6 1 OPTIONAL TRANSDUCER ID SENSORS DST 520 DST 521 DST 523 DST 525 DST 526 Nylon depth temp Transom depth temp Bronze depth temp In Hull Depth50kHz Bronze tri Ducer 50 2 45 200kHz 12 50kHz 45 200kHz 12 50 2 45 200kHz 12 45 200kHz 1 4 50kHz 45 200kHz 14 500W 1000W DST 527 DST 528 In Hull depth Bronze depth temp 5OkHz 19 200kHz 6 2 23 200kHz 5 Figure 6 1 Optional Transducers 77 752 STANDARD HORIZON Page 37 7 TIPS OF OPERATIONS 7 0 HOW I DISCONNECT THE CABLES FROM THE FF520 IN CASE 1 NEED TO DO SO FOR THE INSTALLATION Open the FF520 box by unscrewing the four screws see the following figure Figure 7 0 The FF520 1 Once the screws are removed pull out the panel and the Printed Circuit Board PCB Unscrew the cables from the PCB Power amp I O Cap cable a GPS Chartplotter Cap WEN 4 Panel ss Grommet Figure 7 0a The FF520 Il Wire the cables as needed Reconnect the cables to the PCB see the Figure 5 1 for reference Push the panel towards the case be sure to hav
45. ss any of the Soft Keys 2 Press and hold one of the Soft Keys until the menu is shown below ACQUIRING FIX gt CURSOR 55 21 812N 142 53 752W 505 105 A COG DST 1674 Mn 3 200Nm NAVIGATION E 2 HIGHWAY CELESTIAL Ff GPS STATUS DSC LOG i p DSC DIRECTORY 2 6 B NMEA DISPLAY i ae NMEA DATA DEPTH TREND WIND SPEED TREND TEMP TREND SOG TREND MARKS MAYPOINTS USER C CARD FISH FINDER 200kHz 1 FISH FINDER 50 200kHz Figure 3 1 3 1 Example of Fish Finder Soft Keys configuration on CP1000C 3 Move the ShuttlePoint to the desired Fish Finder page and press ENTER 3 2 KEY OPERATION WHEN FISH FINDER PAGE IS SHOWN When the Fish Finder pages are shown MENU ENTER CLEAR MARK ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT are used to perform specific functions described below 00 7 STANDARD HORIZON Fo 3 2 0 The MENU key 1 Pressing MENU when a Fish Finder page is displayed will show the Fish Finder Setup FISH FINDER SETUP 200kHz Figure 3 2 0 The MENU key Fish Finder Setup 2 f pressed again the GPS Chart Plotters Main Menu will be displayed NOTE Tochange to the Chart page MENU must be pressed 2 times to show the Main Menu Then move the ShuttlePoint Knob to select the Chart page and press ENTER or move the ShuttlePoint knob to select the Chart page 3 2 1 The ENTER key 1 Pressing ENTER whenaFish Finder pa
46. termined Figure Fish Finder working principle 3 0 UNDERSTANDING THE FISH FINDER PAGE The display on STANDARD HORIZON GPS Chart Plotters shows a history of time of the echoes received by the transducer The STANDARD HORIZON GPS Chart Plotters have a menu thatallows adjustments to receiver sensitivity depth range and scrolling speed of the Fish Finder display 77 752 STANDARD HORIZON Page 18 Warning message Fish Finder window Color Bar Digital Depth Water temperature Alarm Bar Depth ruler Variable Depth Marker VDM Zoom Bar A Scope 2 6 0 C 9 8 S Operating Frequency Figure 3 0 The Fish Finder page Following there is a brief description of terms listed in the previous Figure 3 0 0 Warning Message This is a flashing label that is turned on when the echo sounder is in Simulation mode 2 Fish Finder window It is the graphic presentation of sonar soundings recorded as a continuous profile scrolling across the screen from right to left Such recordings represent the image of the water beneath your boat items appear as they pass under your transducer the items on the right side of the screen are closer to you than those on the left The correct interpretation of the fish finder page allows retrieving useful information about what is under the boat See the following Par 3 0 0 for more information 3 Color Bar The colored scale located on the l
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