Furuno FCV-582L User's Manual
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1. eE cubitos disse 12 White MAIKEL 13 1 19 Fine Adjustment of Gain in Dual Frequency Operation 13 OPTIONAL MODE 2 Displaying the Optional Mode Menu 15 DAS Ster MEAD ertsen 15 2 3 Demonstration Display 17 24 Boon BEVEL tenten 17 2 9 TVG LOVE sese tiene 18 20 ECHO DNE 18 INTERPRETING THE DISPLAY 3 1 Zero line 19 3 2 Fish School Echoes 19 3 3 Bottom Echo a 19 3 4 Surface Noise Aeration 20 MAINTENANCE amp TROUBLESHOOTING ES Dec Ete isse vri citato C bota 2 4 2 Cleaning the Display Unit 2 4 3 Transducer Maintenance 2l 4 4 Replacing the Fuse 2 4 5 Troubleshooting 22 d 0 TES Eu pe tub eue 23 d A OSU PANEL eos 23 4 8 Clearing the Memory 24 SPECIFICATIONS SP 1 Index 1 FOREWORD A Word to FCV 582L Owners Congratulations on your choice of the FURUNO FCV 582L Color LCD Sounder We are confident you will see why the FURUNO name has become synonymous with quality and reliability For over 50 years FURUNO Electric Com pany has enjoyed an enviable reputation for innovative and dependable marine electron ics equipment This ded2. key to enlarge the data WP ABC RNG 12 0 nm BRG 123 4 XTE 1 23 m Figure 1 15 WP data window enlarged 3 Toreturn to the full data display press the key Graphic display There are two types of graphic displays graphic display 1 and graphic display 2 and you can select which one to display on the SYSTEM MENUI The graphic display 1 provides analog and digital displays of cross track error XTE course and bearing It is useful for monitor ing progress toward a waypoint The XTE scale in the center of the display graduated in increments of 0 1 nm shows cross track er ror the dird Xion and distance the boat 1s off course In the example below the XTE marker red shows the boat is off course by 0 2 nm starboard Therefore you would steer left by the same distance to return to course Bearing to waypoint Course Bearing indicator Course XTE scale Waypoint Speed Range to Trip waypoint distance Depth Temperature Figure 1 14 a Graphic display 1 Resettine trip distance indication on eraphic displays The trip distance indication displays the dis tance the boat has traveled To reset the indi cation to zero press both the A and keys together until the indication reads zero The indication can also be reset by pressing one of the arrow keys in which case it takes about five seconds Note that the trip indication is reset to zero whenever the power is turn
3. feet OPTIONAL MODE CLEAR MEMORY A DEMO w ECHO OFFSET SIG LEV key 3 times TVG SELECT ZOOM key 3 times BOTTOM LEVEL ALARM key 3 times TEST PATTERN BRILL key 3 times SYSTEM CONFIGURATION DISPLAY UNIT Ship s mains 12 24 VDC External equipment GPS navigator etc Speed temperature sensor option TRANSDUCER FCV 582L system configuration PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION The FCV 582L determines the distance be tween its transducer and underwater objects such as fish lake bottom or seabed and dis plays the results on its screen It does this by utilizing the fact that an ultrasonic wave trans mitted through water travels at a nearly con stant speed of 4800 feet 1500 meters per second When a sound wave strikes an un derwater object such as fish or sea bottom part of the sound wave is reflected back to ward the source Thus by calculating the time difference between the transmission of a sound wave and the reception of the reflected sound wave the depth to the object can be determined The entire process begins in the display unit Transmitter power is sent to the transducer as a short pulse of electrical energy The electri cal signal produced by the transmitter 1s con verted into an ultrasonic signal by the transducer and transmitted into the water Any returning signals from intervening objects such as a fish school are received by the transducer and converted i
4. p 12 Turns A scope display on off p 10 Selects range p 7 Selects display mode p 3 Turns power on off p 3 1 2 Indications Markers The figure below shows all indications and markers which may appear in the normal display The combination displays normal display plus marker or zoom display may additionally dis play the zoom marker Speed Noise Limiter Transducer frequency Alarm icon Active alarm Water 22 6 C 12kt NL1 200k temperature 35915 000 N Minute marker Nav data yellow blue 30 sec each Water temperature scale Range scale Alarm zone Water temperature marker marker orange Variable range marker green w depth readout Color bar All indications and markers are displayed Demonstration in white unless mode noted otherwise Depth Requires appropriate sensor Figure 1 2 Indications 1 3 Turning On Off the Power Press the POWER key to turn the power on off When the unit 15 turned on it proceeds in the sequence shown below ROM and RAM check displayed for several seconds PROGRAM No 02522790 Program version no You may press any key to show the sounder display immediately Sounder display Figure 1 3 Start up sequence Note Wait at least five sec before reapply ing the power 1 4 Adjusting Tone and Brilliance 1 Press the BRILL key The tone and bril liance setting display appears L
5. FURUNO OPERATOR S MANUAL COLOR LCD SOUNDER _ MODEL FCV 582L p FURUNO ELECTRIC LTD NISHINOMIYA JAPAN FURUNO ELECTRIC CO LTD 9 52 Ashihara cho Nishinomiya Japan Telephone 0798 65 2111 Telefax 0798 65 4200 All rights reserved printed in Japan PUB No OME 23590 YOSH FCV 582L Your Local Agent Dealer FIRST EDITION APR H MAR 00080827200 1998 13 2001 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS A WARNING ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD Do not open the equipment Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment Immediately turn off the power at the switchboard if water leaks into the equipment Continued use of the equipment can cause fire or electrical shock Contact a FURUNO agent for service Do not disassemble or modify the equipment Fire electrical shock or serious injury can result Immediately turn off the power at the switchboard if the equipment is emitting smoke or fire Continued use of the equipment can cause fire or electrical shock Contact a FURUNO agent for service Make sure no rain or water splash leaks into the equipment Fire or electrical shock can result if water leaks in 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 Use only a 3A fuse Use of a wrong fuse can result in equipment damage and void th
6. I 27 Interference Turn the noise limiter circuit off when no in terference exists otherwise weak echoes may be missed 1 15 Suppressing Low Level Noise Light blue dots may appear over most of screen This is mainly due to dirty water or noise This noise can be suppressed by ad justing CLUTTER on the User menu When the automatic mode is on the clutter suppression setting is fixed at AUTO To sup press low level noise in manual sounder op eration do the following Select MENU with the MODE control 2 Select CLUTTER 3 Press the 4 or key to select clutter rejection level desired The higher the number the higher the degree of suppres sion Note that weak echoes may not be displayed when the clutter circuit 1s on Figure 1 26 Clutter appearance 1 16 Selecting Background and Echo Colors 1 Select MENU with the MODE control 2 Select HUE 3 Press the or key to select hue num ber You can see the result of your selec tion on the display Table 1 2 Background and echo colors Echo Color Background Color E31 A D oe per Bock _ 9 Monochrome mess _ 11 1 17 Alarms Bottom alarm The bottom alarm sounds when the bottom is within the alarm range set To activate the bottom alarm the depth must be displayed Fish alarm There are two types of fish alarms bottom loek and normal The bottom lock fish alarm sounds when fish are within a certain distance from
7. be ad justed For example if the water temperature indication is 2 higher than actual water tem perature enter 2 Default setting 1s zero System menu 3 description MENU Selects system menu desired BASIC RANGE 1 BASIC RANGE Set range of each of the eight basic ranges De fault basic ranges are 15 30 60 120 200 400 1000 and 2500 feet Note 1 All default basic ranges are restored whenever the depth unit is changed There fore change the depth unit before chang ing the basic ranges Note 2 Ranges must be set in numerical order For example if basic range 3 1s 60 feet and basic range 5 1s 200 feet the basic range which can be set for basic range 4 1s between 60 and 200 feet ZOOM RANGE Select the range to zoom in the marker and bottom zoom modes You may select a range between 7 and 2500 feet Default setting 1s 30 feet B L RANGE The expansion width for the bottom lock display can be selected to 10 feet or 20 feet Default setting 1s 20 feet 2 3 Demonstration Display The demonstration display lets you get ac quainted with the features of the FCV 582L without connecting the transducer You can activate it as follows 1 Turn on the power while pressing any key 2 Press the V key The following display appears DEMO MODE edd ON To set condition v OPTIONAL MODE Figure 2 3 Demo mode display 3 Press the key to select ON 4 Resetthe power DEMO appears above t
8. the bottom echo because its reflection prop erty is much smaller compared to the bottom The size of the fish school can be ascertained from the density of the display Large school Small school Figure 3 2 Fish school echoes 3 3 Bottom Echo Echoes from the bottom are normally the strongest and are displayed in reddish brown color in default color arrangement but the color and width will vary with bottom com position water depth frequency sensitivity etc In a comparatively shallow depth a high gain setting will cause a second or sometimes a third or a fourth echo to be displayed at the same interval between them below the first echo trace This is because the echo travels between the bottom and the surface twice or more in shallow depths The color of the bottom echo can be used to help determine the density of the bottom ma terials soft or hard The harder the bottom the wider the trace If the gain is set to show only a single bottom echo on mud a rocky bottom will show a second or third bottom re turn The range should be chosen so the first and second bottom echoes are displayed when bottom hardness is being determined Intensity we difference in water depth Second bottom echo Rock base Mud and sand Figure 3 3 Bottom echoes 19 3 4 Surface Noise Aeration When the waters are rough or the boat passes over a wake surface noise may appear near the zero line As surface turbu
9. 0 Unit Fathoms Operate the RANGE control to select a basic range Current selection 1s shown in the range display window RANGE om Figure 1 16 Range display Range shifting The basic range may be shifted with the and keys The shift display window which appears when the or key is operated shows current shift amount Note that the SHIFT keys and RANGE control are inop erative in automatic operation SHIFT Om Figure 1 17 Shift display Note The maximum shift range is 2500 feet 500 m However the actual range will de pend on underwater conditions In the worst case echoes will not appear 1 7 Adjusting the Gain The GAIN control adjusts the sensitivity of the receiver Adjust the control so that a slight amount of noise remains on the screen Gen erally use a higher gain setting for greater depths and a lower setting for shallower wa ters Note that the GAIN control is inopera tive in automatic operation Gain too low Gain too high Gain proper Figure 1 18 Examples of proper and improper gain 1 8 Automatic Operation Automatic operation is useful when you are preoccupied with other tasks and do not have time to adjust the display How it works The automatic function automatically selects the proper gain and range scale according to depth It works as follows Therange changes automatically to locate the bottom on the lower half of the screen It
10. 4 VDC 1 5 0 5 A See Outline Drawing 6 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION 1 Temperature 2 Relative Humidity 3 Waterproofing 15 to 55 C 05 or less at 40 C IEC IPX5 4 Category of Equipment Units Display Unit 7 COATING COLOR 1 Display Unit To be installed in a protected area Panel N3 0 Newtone No 5 Chassis 2 5GY 5 1 5 SP 2 INDEX A A scope display 10 ALARM key 12 Alarm zone width 12 Automatic operation 8 B Basic range setting 16 Bearing reference 16 Bottom alarm 12 Bottom echo 19 Bottom level 17 Bottom lock display 5 Bottom lock range 17 Bottom zoom display 5 BRILL key 3 Brilliance 3 C Cleaning 21 Clutter 11 Colors 11 Control description 1 D Data display 6 Demonstration display 17 Depth unit 16 Dual frequency display 4 E Echo offset 18 F Fish alarm 12 Fish alarm level 16 Fish school echoes 19 Fuse replacement 21 G GAIN control 7 8 Graphic display 6 Indications 2 Input format 16 Marker zoom display 4 Menu tree iv MODE control 3 N Nav data enlargement 6 Nav display selection 16 Noise limiter 11 Optional mode 15 P Picture advance speed 8 POWER key 3 Power on off 3 R RANGE control 7 S SHIFT keys 7 SIG LEV key 8 9 Specifications 25 Speed indication offset 16 Speed input 16 Speed unit 16 Surface noise aeration 20 System configuration v System menu 15 I Test 23 Test pattern 23 Tone 3 Transducer maintena
11. OW HIGH TONE 5EENEN LOWW 7 EBENEN BRILL Figure 1 4 Tone and brilliance setting display 2 Press the or key to adjust display tone 3 Press the A or V key to adjust dis play brilliance Note 1 Location of arrow keys on the bril liance setting 1s opposite of same controls on the control panel Note 2 Tone or brilliance must be adjusted within about 10 seconds after pressing the BRILL key or the tone and brilliance display will be erased 1 5 Selecting a Display Six basic displays are available nav data or graphic mode selectable on the system menu low frequency dual frequency high fre quency zoom marker zoom bottom zoom bottom lock and menu An A scope display is also available with the BRILL and ALARM keys 1 Operate the MODE control to select a dis play mode 2 For zoom mode press the ZOOM key ZOOM MODE A BOTTOM ZOOM MARKER ZOOM Figure 1 5 Zoom mode selection display Normal display Low frequency 50 kHz display The sounder uses ultrasonic pulses to detect bottom conditions The lower the frequency of the pulse the wider the detection area Therefore the 50 kHz frequency is useful for general detection and judging bottom condi tion 50 kHz 77 Figure 1 6 Comparison of detection ranges of 50 kHz and 200 kHz transducers Figure 1 7 Typical 50 kHz display High frequency 200 kHz d
12. ange is used TX OUTPUT Selects transmitter output level maximum or minimum 16 System menu 2 description MENU Selects system menu desired NAV DSP Selects nav data to display on the video sounder displays position L L range and bearing R B or course CSE For the location of the nav data indication see the il lustration on page 2 Default setting is off Requires nav data input NMEA Selects NMEA data input format Ver 1 5 or Ver 2 0 Default setting 1s Ver 2 0 BEARING Ship s course and bearing to a waypoint may be displayed in true or mag netic bearing on the graphic display Mag netic bearing is true bearing plus or minus earth s magnetic deviation Default setting 1s magnetic Requires bearing data SPD SEL Selects source of speed input OFF OWN speed sensor or NMEA external Default setting is OWN Requires speed data TMP SEL Selects source of water tempera ture input OFF OWN water temperature sensor or NMEA external Default setting is OWN Requires water temperature data SPD ADJ If the speed sensor generated speed indication is wrong you can correct it here NMEA format speed data cannot be ad justed For example if the speed indication is 10 higher than actual speed enter 10 Default setting 1s zero TEMP ADJ If the water temperature sen sor generated water temperature indication 1s wrong you can correct it here NMEA for mat water temperature data cannot
13. e warranty CAUTION A warning label is attached to the equipment Do not remove the label If the label is peeling off or is illegible contact a FURUNO agent or dealer About the TFT LCD The TFT LCD is constructed using the latest LCD techniques and displays 99 99 of its pixels The remaining 0 01 of the pixels may drop out or blink how ever this is not an indication of malfunc tion TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD iii MENU TREE iv SYSTEM CONFIGURATION PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION vi OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW ket Control DescrDHIOHN ni 1 1 2 Indications Markers 2 1 3 Turning On Off the Power 3 1 4 Adjusting Tone and Brilliance 3 1 5 Selecting a Display 3 1 6 Selecting Display Range 7 1 7 Adjusting the Gain 7 1 8 Automatic 8 1 9 Selecting Picture Advance SCE 8 1 10 Erasing Weak Echoes 9 1 11 Measuring Depth 9 1 12 A scope Display 10 I 15 User Ment soit euo Ee osea 10 1 14 Suppressing Interference 11 1 15 Suppressing Low Level Noise 11 1 16 Selecting Background and BCO antenne 11 I
14. ed off The graphic display 2 mainly provides ana log speed meter and cross track error indica tion Trip distance Depth Temperature Waypoint Ship s Ship s position heading Bearing to Waypoint Range to Bearing to Waypoint relative to ship s heading Cross track error Figure 1 14 b Graphic display 2 Selecting data or graphic display Set the MODE control in the NAV position to show the data display or the graphic display You can select which display to show on the System menu 1 and the default setting is the graphic display 1 For how to preselect the display to show see page 15 1 6 Selecting Display Range The basic range and range shifting functions used together give you the means to select the depth you can see on the screen The basic range can be thought of as providing a win dow into the water column and range shift ing as moving the window to the desired depth Note that the RANGE control is inop erative in automatic operation See the next page for details mmm mmmmmm Display Figure 1 15 Range and display shift concept Basic range selection The basic range may be selected by the RANGE control from the eight ranges shown in the table below Table 1 1 Basic ranges default settings Display Range 3 4 5 6 7 8 Meters 20 150 300 800 Feet 15 60 400 1000 2500 5 10 20 40 150 Passi Braza 3 5 10 30 50 100 20
15. g display appears OPTIONAL MODE SELF TEST A CLEAR MEMORY DEMO SELECT MODE Figure 2 1 Optional mode selection display 3 Operate A V or to select item Note SELF TEST and CLEAR MEMORY are explained in the chapter on maintenance 4 To escape from the Optional mode turn off the power Note Wait at least five sec Before reapply ing the power 2 2 System Menu There are three system menus system menu system menu 2 and system menu 3 1 Select MENU by operating the MODE control 2 Press W to select GO TO SYSTEM MENU 3 Press at GO TO SYSTEM MENU The system menu 1 appears 4 With the cursor selecting MENU oper ate the or key to select system menu desired Press at MENU 3 SYSTEM MENU 1 2 3 DEPTH UNIT pb SPEED UNIT kt MPH km h TEMP UNIT ZOOM MARK F A LEVEL STRG English GRA2 DATA 20 20 TX OUTPUT MIN AV To select item To set condition SIG LEV ESCAPE Press at MENU 1 SYSTEM MENU 2 1 3 NAV DSP L L R B CSE NMEA BEARING SPD SEL TMP SEL SPD ADJ 0 50 50 TMP ADJ 0 0 F 20 20 ADJUSTABLE OWN SENSOR ONLY OWN SENSOR OWN SENSOR SPEED TEMPERATURE AV To select item To set condition SIG LEV ESCAPE Press at MENU 2 SYSTEM MENU 3 BASIC RANGE RANGE2 RANGES RANGE4 RANGE5 RANGE6 RANGE7 RANGES ZOOM RANGE AV To select item To se
16. he depth indication on the video sounder displays and at the top right hand corner on the data and graphic displays To return to normal operation turn off the demonstration display at step 3 1n the above procedure 2 4 Bottom Level If the depth indication is unstable in automatic operation or the bottom echo cannot be dis played in reddish brown by adjusting the gain controls in manual operation you may adjust the bottom echo level detection circuit for both 50 kHz and 200 kHz to stabilize the in dication Note that if the level is set too low weak echoes may be missed and if set too high the depth indication will not be displayed 1 Turn on the power while pressing any key 2 Press the ALARM key three times The start up screen appears and shortly there after the BOTTOM LEVEL display ap pears BOTTOM LEVEL 50kHz 80 20 200 200kHz 80 20 200 AY 50kHz 200kHz Figure 2 4 Bottom level display 3 Operate appropriate key among A V or to set level 4 Press the POWER key to escape 17 2 5 TVG Level TVG Time Varied Gain compensates for propagation attenuation of the ultrasonic waves It does this by equalizing echo pre sentation so that fish schools of the same size appear in the same density in both shallow and deep waters In addition it reduces sur face noise Note that if the TVG level is set too high short range echoes may not be dis played 1 Turn on the power w
17. hile pressing any key 2 Press the ZOOM key three times The start up screen appears and shortly there after the TVG SELECT display appears TVG SELECT 50kHz 5 0 9 200kHz 5 0 9 AY 50kHz 200kHz Figure 2 5 TVG select display 3 Operate appropriate key among A V or to set level 4 Press the POWER key to escape 18 2 6 Echo Offset The echo offset feature functions to compen sate for too weak or too strong echo level If the on screen echo level appears to be too weak or too strong and the level cannot be adjusted satisfactorily with the GAIN control do the following to adjust echo level 1 Turn on the power while pressing any key 2 Press the SIG LEV key three times The start up screen appears and shortly there after the ECHO OFFSET display appears ECHO OFFSET 50kHz 0 99 99 200kHz 0 99 99 AY 50kHz 200kHz Figure 2 6 Echo offset display 3 Operate appropriate key among A V or to set level 4 Press the POWER key to escape INTERPRETING THE DISPLAY 3 1 Zero Line The zero line sometimes referred to as the transmission line represents the transducer s position and moves off the screen when a deep phased range is used Zero line Shift Figure 3 1 Zero line 3 2 Fish School Echoes Fish school echoes will generally be plotted between the zero line and the bottom Usu ally the fish school fish echo is weaker than
18. ication to excellence is furthered by our extensive global network of agents and dealers This equipment 1s designed and constructed to meet the rigorous demands of the marine environment However no machine can per form its intended function unless operated and maintained properly Please carefully read and follow the recommended procedures for op eration and maintenance We would appreciate hearing from you the end user about whether we are achieving our purposes Thank you for considering and purchasing FURUNO equipment Features The FURUNO FCV 582L 1s a dual frequency 50 kHz and 200 kHz color LCD sounder Comprised of a display unit and a transducer the FCV 582L displays underwater conditions in 16 colors including background on a bright 6 5 inch color TFT Thin Film Tran sistor LCD The main features of the FCV 582L are e Compact design permits installation where space is limited Bright 6 5 inch color LCD with tempera ture compensated tone and brilliance con trol e Wide variety of display modes bottom lock dual frequency marker zoom bottom zoom nav data and graphic display Automatic function permits unattended adjustment of range and gain The range scale and gain automatically change to dis play the bottom in reddish brown on the lower half of the screen Navigation data display requires naviga tion data input from external navigator provides position course speed depth tempera
19. ing voltage correct problem 4 2 Cleaning the Display Unit Dust or dirt on the display unit can be removed with a soft cloth If desired a water moistened cloth may be used Do not use chemical clean ers to clean the display unit they can remove paint and markings 4 3 Transducer Maintenance Marine life on the transducer face will result in a gradual decrease in sensitivity Check the transducer face for cleanliness each time the boat is dry docked Carefully remove any marine life with a piece of wood or fine grade sandpaper 4 4 Replacing the Fuse The fuse on the power cable protects the sys tem from reverse polarity of the ship s mains and equipment fault If the fuse blows find the cause before replacing it Use only a 3A fuse Using the wrong fuse will damage the unit and void the warranty A WARNING Use only a 3A fuse Use of a wrong fuse can result in equipment damage and void the warranty 21 4 5 Troubleshooting The table below provides simple troubleshooting procedures which you may follow to restore normal operation If you cannot restore normal operation contact your dealer Table 4 2 Troubleshooting neither echo nor fixed range scale battery voltage appears e fuse e power supply e power cable no echo appears but fixed range e if display advance speed is set to STOP scale appears transducer plug echo appears but no zero line e if range shifting is set to sensitivity
20. is low gain setting e if air bubbles are present or marine life is stuck to the transducer e if water is dirty e if bottom is too soft to return an echo there 1s extreme interference or e if transducer or cable is close to engine noise e if unit is properly grounded e if other echo sounders of the same frequency as own are being operated nearby there is no or unrealistic sensor plug speed temperature readout there is no or unrealistic ship s connection between sounder and navigator position readout navigator itself 22 4 6 Test 4 7 Test Pattern The test checks the ROM RAM color bar This feature tests for proper display of colors and keyboard for proper operation You ma Sin testasi 3 i P 1 Turn on the power while pressing any key 2 Press the BRILL key three times Press the BRILL key again to change the test 2 Press the key The following display pattern as below appears 1 Turn on the power while pressing any key BLACK RANGE 2 GAIN 186 MODE 4 PROGRAM No 02522790 Version no Figure 4 1 Test display 3 The ROM and RAM are checked and the results are displayed as OK or NG No Good 4 Press and release each key except the Figure 4 2 Test patterns POWER key one by one If the key is normal its on screen location lights in 3 Press the POWER key to escape black and the buzzer sounds while the key is pressed 5 Operate the controls The cont
21. isplay The higher the frequency of the ultrasonic pulse the better the resolution Therefore the 200 kHz frequency is ideal for detailed ob servation of fish schools Dual frequency display The 50 kHz picture appears on the left the 200 kHz picture on the right This display is useful for comparing the same picture with two different transmitting frequencies 50 200 50 kHz picture 200 kHz picture Figure 1 8 Dual frequency display Marker zoom display This mode expands selected area of the nor mal picture to full vertical size of the screen on the left half window You may specify the portion to expand by operating the VRM Variable Range Marker which you can shift with the A or V key The area between the VRM and zoom range marker 1s expanded The length of the segment is equal to one di vision of the depth scale Normal display Variable range marker green This section is zoomed Zoomed fish school Zoom marker Marker zoom yellow display Figure 1 9 Marker zoom display plus normal display Note The zoom marker looks like white when the background 1s blue Bottom zoom display This mode expands bottom and bottom fish echoes two to five times to vertical size of the screen and is useful for determining bottom hardness A bottom displayed with a short echo tail usually means it 1s a soft sandy bot tom A long echo tail means a hard bottom Bottom zoom display Zoom
22. jumps to one step shallower range when bottom echoes reach a halfway point of the full scale from top and to one step deeper range when they come to the lower edge of the scale The gain is automatically adjusted to dis play the bottom echo in reddish brown de fault color arrangement e Clutter level on the User menu which suppresses low level noise is automatically adjusted Two types of automatic modes Two types of automatic modes are available cruising and fishing Cruising is for tracking the bottom fishing is for searching fish schools Since cruising uses a higher clutter rejection setting than fishing it is not recom mended for fish detection weak fish echoes may be deleted by clutter rejection How to enable automatic operation Push the GAIN control The auto mode display appears AUTO MODE 8 CRUISING W FISHING Figure 1 19 Auto mode display 2 Push the GAIN control again to select Cruising or Fishing 1 9 Selecting Picture Advance Speed The picture advance speed determines how quickly the vertical scan lines run across the screen When selecting a picture advance speed keep in mind that a fast advance speed will expand the size of the fish school hori zontally on the screen and a slow advance speed will contract it 1 Press the ZOOM and SIG LEV keys to gether The following display appears Figure 1 20 Picture advance speed selection display The fractions in the me
23. lar echo color in white For example you may want to display the bottom echo red dish brown in white to discriminate fish ech oes near the bottom Note that the bottom must be displayed in reddish brown for the white marker to function 1 Press the A and V keys together until the display shown below appears WHITE MARKER A UP Vv DOWN Figure 1 31 White marker display 2 Press the A or W key to select color to display in white As you press the A or W key the arrow next to the color bar shifts and selected echo color 1s dis played in white lt Arrow points to color currently displayed in white Figure 1 32 Color bar when white marker display is on To turn the white marker function off set the arrow below the weakest color in the color bar in step 2 of the above procedure 1 19 Fine Adjustment of Gain in Dual Frequency Operation The gain of the 50 kHz and 200 kHz trans ducers can be adjusted individually on the User menu as follows Select MENU with the MODE control 2 Select GAIN ADJ 200kHz or GAIN ADJ 50kHz 3 Press the or key to adjust gain 13 OPTIONAL MODE 2 1 Displaying the Optional Mode Menu The Optional mode mainly contains less of ten used functions which once preset do not require frequent adjustment You can access the Optional mode menu as follows 1 Turn off the equipment 2 Pressthe POWER key while pressing any key The followin
24. lence is acous tically equivalent to running into a brick wall the bottom echo will be displayed intermit tently Similar noise sometimes appears when a water temperature difference thermocline exists Different species of fish tend to prefer different temperature zones so the ther mocline may be useful to help identify target fish 200 kHz tends to show shallow ther moclines better than 50 kHz In rough waters the display 1s occasionally in terrupted due to below the ship air bubbles obstructing the sound path This also occurs when the boat makes a quick turn or reverses movement Lowering the picture advance speed may reduce the interruption However reconsideration of the transducer installation may be necessary if the interruption occurs frequently 20 Surface noise Caused by aerated water Thermocline Figure 3 4 Surface noise aeration MAINTENANCE amp TROUBLESHOOTING A WARNING Do not open the cover There are no user serviceable parts inside Refer any repair work to a qualified technician 4 1 Checking Regular maintenance is essential for good per formance Checking the items listed in the table below on a regular basis will keep the equipment in good shape for years to come Table 4 1 Checking Cable run If conductors are exposed replace cable Power cable If loosened transducer cable plug tighten Display unit ground If corroded clean Ship s mains If out of rat
25. marker yellow Bottom Normal display Figure 1 10 Bottom zoom display plus normal display Bottom lock display The bottom lock display provides a com pressed normal picture on the right half of the screen and a 5 or 10 meter 10 or 20 feet wide layer in contact with the bottom is expanded onto the left half of the screen This mode is useful for bottom discrimination Zoom marker yellow This section O m 5 is zoomed 3 2 Bottom 1 lock Z display Normal display Figure 1 11 Bottom lock display plus normal display Note The zoom marker is not displayed in the default setting It may be turned on in Sys tem menu 1 For further details see page 15 Data display This display provides navigation data in digi tal form Date time position course speed depth water temperature and waypoint data can be shown Requires nav data input and appropriate sensors POS POS INON 30 00 065 N 130 00 574 E Course speed 9 43 5 Depth temperature 69 4m 9 3c Waypoint Range to waypoint 12nm Bearing to waypoint BRG 123 4 Cross track error XTE 1 23nm Figure 1 12 Data display Enlarging a nav data indication You can enlarge and display one of the data indications as follows 1 Press the A or W key to select the in dication you want to display A blue cur sor circumscribes your selection For example select the waypoint data win dow 2 Press the
26. nce 21 Trip distance resetting 6 Troubleshooting 22 TVG level 18 Tx output 16 U User menu 10 V VRM 9 Index 1 W Water temperature alarm 12 Temperature graph 16 Temperature indication offset 16 Temperature input 16 Water temperature unit 16 White marker 13 Z Zero line 19 ZOOM key 3 8 Zoom marker 16 Zoomrange 17 Index 2
27. nto an electrical sig nal The signals are then amplified 1 the am plifier section and finally displayed on the screen The picture displayed 1s made up of a series of vertical scan lines one for each transmis sion Each line represents a snapshot of what has occurred beneath the boat Series of snap shots are accumulated side by side across the screen and the resulting contours of the bot tom and fish between the bottom and surface are displayed Underwater conditions and video sounder display vi OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1 1 Control Description All operations of the FCV 582L are carried out with the controls on the front panel of the display unit All controls respond immediately to your command and the unit emits a beep to signify correct key sequence Invalid key input emits several beeps e Shift VRM p 9 e Select menu items p 10 Selects zoom mode p 3 Adjusts display brilliance and tone p 3 e Rotate to adjust gain p 7 e Push to turn automatic operation on off p 7 Removing cover While pressing the center of the cover with your thumbs as illustrated pull the cover towards you to remove it m SHIFT ADVANCE ZOOM SIG LEV A SCOPE A BRILL ALARM 4 2 Je 26 2 a7 8 RANGE Figure 1 1 Controls e Shift display range p 7 e Select menu options p 10 Hemoves weak echoes p 9 Selects picture advance speed p 8 Sets alarms
28. nu denote number of scan lines produced per transmission For example 1 8 means one scan line is produced every 8 transmissions STOP freezes the display and it is convenient for observing an echo 2 Press the A or V key to select speed desired 1 10 Erasing 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 as follows l Press the SIG LEV key The following display appears SIGNAL LEVEL SIGNAL LEVEL At 8 color display At 16 color display Figure 1 21 Signal level display Press the SIG LEV key again to select sig nal level echo color to erase The color deleted disappears from the color bar and is replaced with dark blue color 511 erases the weakest echo SL6 the light blue echo HN anb MH hal NW Ww Sum a Weak Mae AEG W iN HR M W Signal level adjusted Figure 1 22 How SIG LEV works 1 11 Measuring Depth The VRM Variable Range Marker functions to measure the depth to fish schools etc 1 Press the A or W key to place the VRM on an echo 2 Readthe VRM range just above the VRM Figure 1 23 How to measure depth with the VRM 1 12 A scope Display This display shows echoes at each transmis sion with amplitudes and tone proportional to their intensities on the right 1 3 of the screen It is useful for estimating the kind of fish school and bottom c
29. omposition Normal display A scope display Figure 1 24 A scope display 1 Press the BRILL and ALARM keys to gether The A SCOPE selection display appears A ON Figure 1 25 A scope selection display 2 Pressthe A or W key to select OFF or ON 10 1 13 User Menu The User menu has several functions which require adjustment according to operating conditions Select MENU with the MODE control FICE LIMITER 2 NL NL2 CLUTTER 0 16 M ARKER WHITE MARKER HUE 1699 GAIN ADJ 200kHz 0 20 20 GAIN ADJ 50kHz 0 20 420 AV To select item To set condition Figure 1 26 User menu Press the A or W key to select menu item As you operate the A or V key the selected item and its current setting appear in reverse video Press the or key to set condition Set the MODE control in another posi tion to close the menu 1 14 Suppressing Interference Interference from other acoustic equipment operating nearby or other electronic equip ment on your boat may show itself on the dis play as shown in Figure 1 27 To suppress interference do the following 1 Select MENU with the MODE control 2 Select NOISE LIMITER 3 Press the or key to select degree of suppression desired OFF NLI NL2 or NL3 The higher the number the greater the degree of suppression Electrical inteference Interference from other sounder Figure
30. rol setting indication should be the same as actual control setting 23 4 8 Clearing the Memory The memory all menu settings can be cleared to start afresh All default menu settings are restored when the memory is cleared For your reference all default settings are shown in the menu tree at the beginning of this manual 1 Turn on the power while pressing any key 2 Press the A key The following display appears Restore factory settings YES NO Figure 4 3 Clear memory display 3 Press the key to clear the memory The following display appears while data is being cleared Set data to default Figure 4 4 Display while memory is being cleared 4 The Optional mode menu appears 24 SPECIFICATIONS OF COLOR LCD SOUNDER FCV 582L This equipment is a dual frequency 50 200 kHz color LCD video sounder which has a large variety of functions all contained in a splash proof rugged diecasting aluminum case that is compact to fit small boats 1 GENERAL 1 Transmit Frequency 50 kHz 200 kHz 2 Output Power 600 Wrms 3 Tx Rate 1500 pulse min max 4 Pulselength 0 13 to 3 6 ms 5 Transducer Dual frequency one mold type 2 DISPLAY UNIT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Indication System 6 5 inch color TFT LCD Echo Colors 8 or 16 colors depending on echo intensity Monochrome presentation is also available Display Mode Normal high low Combination displa
31. t condition SIG LEV ESCAPE Figure 2 2 System menus 15 System menu 1 description MENU Selects system menu desired DEPTH UNIT Selects unit of depth mea surement among meters feet fathoms or passi braza Default setting 1s feet SPEED UNIT Selects unit of speed measure ment among knots miles per hour or kilo meters per hour Default setting is knots Requires speed data TEMP UNIT Selects unit of temperature measurement Celsius or Fahrenheit Default setting 1s Fahrenheit Requires temperature data ZOOM MARK The zoom marker appears in the normal bottom marker and bottom zoom displays and marks the area which is expanded in the bottom marker and bottom zoom pictures You can turn on off the marker as desired The default setting 1s off F A Fish Alarm LEVEL Selects minimum echo strength level which triggers fish alarm weak medium or strong Default setting is medium TEMP GRAPH Displays current water tem perature in line graph form See illustration on page 2 Default setting 1s off Requires water temperature data LANG Selects menu language Japanese English or etc Default setting 1s English DISP SEL Selects navigation displays GRAI steering display GRA2 speed meter display DATA date display Default setting is DRAFT The zero line sometimes referred to as the transmission line represents the transducer s position and moves off the screen when a deep phased r
32. the bottom The normal fish alarm sounds when fish are within the preset alarm range Water temperature alarm There are two types of water temperature alarms IN and OUT The IN alarm sounds when the water temperature is within the range set the OUT alarm sounds when the water temperature is higher than the range set This alarm requires water temperature data Activating deactivating an alarm 1 Press the ALARM key to display the alarm settings display and select alarm desired BOTTOM ON ALARM ZONE 0 5 RANGE FISH NORMAL IOFF ON ALARM ZONE _0 5 RANGE FISH B L ON ALARM ZONE 21 RANGE TEMP IN OUT ALARM ZONE 87 RANGE AV To select item To set condition Figure 1 29 Alarm mode display 12 Table 1 3 Alarm width data Alarm Default Width m Setting m Fish Normal 1 99 m 3 1 99 Figure 1 30 Alarm zone Press the W key to set ALARM ZONE 4 Press the or key to change alarm zone Press the W key to set RANGE 6 Press the or key to change range 7 deactivate an alarm select OFF on the ALARM MODE display Note For fish alarm set F A LEVEL See page 15 Silencing the buzzer The buzzer sounds whenever an alarm is vio lated You can temporarily silence the buzzer by pressing any key However the buzzer will sound whenever the alarm setting is violated 1 18 White Marker The white marker functions to display a par ticu
33. ture and waypoint data indications e Alarms Bottom Fish bottom lock nor mal Temperature within over range set e A scope display discriminates bottom fish vital for bottom trawler and trap users Universal 10 2 31 2 VDC power supply consuming less than 20 W power MENU TREE NOISE LIMITER OFF NL1 NL2 CLUTTER 0 7 16 Default 9 MARKER VRM WHITE MARKER HUE 1 9 Default 1 GAIN ADJ 200kHz 20 20 Default 0 GAIN ADJ 50kHz 20 20 Default 0 Default settings GO TO MENU shown in bold SYSTEM MENU 1 MENU 1 2 3 DEPTH UNIT m ft fa pb SPEED UNIT kt MPH km h TEMP UNIT C F ZOOM MARK OFF ON F A LEVEL WEAK MED STRG TEMP GRAPH OFF ON LANG English 455 French Spanish German Italian DISP SEL GRA1 GRA2 DATA DRAFT 20 20 Default 0 TX OUTPUT MIN MAX SYSTEM MENU 2 MENU 1 2 3 NAV DSP OFF L L R B CSE NMEA Ver1 5 Ver2 0 BEARING TRUE MAG SPD SEL OFF OWN NMEA TMP SEL OFF OWN NMEA SPD ADJ 50 50 Default 0 TMP ADJ 20 20 Default 0 0 me Nu SYSTEM MENU 3 MENU 1 2 3 BASIC RANGE BASIC RANGE2 BASIC RANGE3 All basic ranges BASIC RANGE4 120 15 30 in feet 60 BASIC RANGES 200 BASIC RANGES 400 BASIC RANGE7 1000 Any BASIC RANGES 2500 SELF TEST ZOOM RANGE range 7 2500 30 feet B L RANGE 10 20
34. y Marker zoom Bottom zoom Bottom lock expansion Alphanumeric Data Digital display of water depth Water temperature Ship s speed position data Speed temperature sensor is required Basic Display Range Unit Range Setting 1 2 354 5 6 7 8 Metes s 10 20 40 sO 150 300 800 20800 Fet 15 60 120 200 400 1000 2500 7 02500 Fathoms 3 s 10 2f 40 sof 150 400 1to400 Range Shift to 800 m to 2500 ft O to 400 fa or 0 to 450 p b Expansion Range Bottom lock expansion 5 10m Target lock expansion 2 m to 800 m Picture Advance Speed 7 steps Lines Tx freeze 1 16 1 8 1 4 1 2 1 1 2 1 User Setting Interference rejecter Clutter Alarm Sensitivity Hue level Sensitivity SP 1 3 O DATA 1 Input Data 2 Output Data 4 POWER SUPPLY 1 Voltage and Current 5 DIMENSIONS AND MASS NMEAO0183 Ver 1 5 2 0 current loop RMA L L ground track speed advance course RMB Waypoint bearing distance cross track error RMC L L GPS ground track speed advance course BWC Waypoint bearing distance BWR Waypoint bearing distance GLL L L VTG Ground track speed advance course VHW Water track speed advance course MTW Water temperature XTE Cross track error NMEAO0183 Ver 1 5 2 0 RS 422 output period 2 sec SDDBT Verl 5 Depth ft m fa SDDPT Ver2 0 Depth m YCMTW Water temperature VWVHW Water track speed Speed temperature sensor is required 12 2
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