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  • Page 1 FF525 INSTALLATION and OPERATION GUIDE...
  • Page 2 WARNING - When plugging in or unplugging a transducer to the FF525 make sure power is turned off. Copyright 2009. VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD. All rights reserved. Printed in Italy.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ....................7 GENERAL INFORMATION ................7 PACKING LIST ....................8 1.1.0 Replacement Parts ................8 CONVENTIONS ....................8 2. MOUNTING THE FF525 ....................9 INSTALLATION ....................9 CONNECTIONS ....................9 POWER CONNECTIONS ................10 GPS CHART PLOTTER CONNECTIONS ............. 10 TEE CABLE ....................
  • Page 4 Temperature Rate ................37 SAVE SETTINGS TO USER C-CARD ............37 5.10 LOAD SETTINGS FROM USER C-CARD ............. 38 5.11 RESTORE CURRENT PRESET DEFAULTS ..........38 FF525 SPECIFICATIONS ..................39 TIPS OF OPERATIONS ..................... 41 INDEX ....................45 Page 6 FF525...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    FF525 before you start using it combined with the STANDARD HORIZON GPS Chart Plotters. GENERAL INFORMATION This Owner's Manual covers the Fish Finder functions of the FF525 when used with the STANDARD HORIZON GPS Chart Plotters. The FF525 advanced features include: ·...

  • Page 6: Packing List

    This includes but is not limited to both minimum and maximum depth performance. PACKING LIST When the package containing the FF525 is first opened, please check for the following contents. 1.1.0 Replacement Parts...

  • Page 7: Mounting The Ff525

    TRANSDUCER: refer to Chapter 3 and to the Installation Manual supplied with the Transducer. INSTALLATION The FF525 is designed to be mounted horizontally or vertically to enable it to be installed in the most convenient position. After the cables have been run, mount the FF525 in the desired location using the supplied hardware.

  • Page 8: Power Connections

    5. Route the Tee cable as need through the vessel and or add additional cable if needed. 6. If the cap was removed, insert it onto the Tee cable, then insert the cable into the FF525. 7. Reinstall the wires into the terminal strip. From left to right with the wires are Gray, White and Green.
  • Page 9 Cable GPS chart plotter Function strip color Function chart plotter Gray FF TX+ Input2+ White FF RX+ Output2+ Green FF GND Figure 2.4a - Internal connections IMPORTANT Refer to software setup section after connections have been made. FF525 Page 11...

  • Page 10: Cp180 And Cp180I

    Port1 Output Gray Port2 Input White Port2 Output Note: Gray and White wires should not be connected Yellow Port3 Output to other devices when the FF525 is connected. 2.4.1 CP300 and CP300i Switch Fuse BATTERY Accessory cable FF525 Fish Finder...

  • Page 11: Cpv350

    Port1 Output Gray Port2 Input White Port2 Output Note: Gray and White wires should not be connected Yellow Port3 Output to other devices when the FF525 is connected. 2.4.3 CP500 Switch Fuse BATTERY GPS ANT PWR & ACC 1 ACC 2...

  • Page 12: Cpv550

    SOFTWARE SETUP NOTE On software version v. 16.00.00R port 2 of the GPS Chart Plotter has be set to FF525 by default. If the software in the GPS Chart Plotter is earlier than v. 16.00.00R, follow the steps below. After connections have been made, the GPS Chart Plotter must be setup to communicate with the FF525.

  • Page 13: Optional Connections

    OPTIONAL CONNECTIONS The FF525 is supplied with connections that allow the FF525 to be connected to the following external devices: a. NMEA device capable of listening to DBT, DPT, VHW, VLW, MTW b. Temperature sensor (10K ohms at 77°F) c. 12VDC alarm buzzer (400mA max current draw)
  • Page 14 Page 16 FF525...

  • Page 15: Transducer

    3. TRANSDUCER WARNING WHEN PLUGGING IN OR UNPLUGGING A TRANSDUCER TO THE FF525 MAKE SURE POWER IS TURNED OFF. 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.

  • Page 16: Transducer Types

    3.0.2 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. 3.0.3 Low Profile Thru-Hull If 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.

  • Page 17: Fish Finder Basics

    3.0.8 Fish Finder Basics The FF525 consists of a high power transmitter, sensitive receiver and a transducer. The FF525 sends an electrical pulse to the transducer, which contains an element that converts the pulse into acoustic (sound) waves, which is sent through the water. As this wave travels from the transducer to the bottom, it may strike fish, structures, thermalclines (temperature changes in the water).
  • Page 18 Page 20 FF525...

  • Page 19: Operation

    4. OPERATION 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 that allows adjustments to receiver sensitivity, depth range and scrolling speed of the Fish Finder display.

  • Page 20: Understanding The Fish Finder Display

    Shows the selected depth transmit frequency. As a reference, 200kHz selection is normally used to see targets in depth up to 400Ft, and 50kHz is used in water over 400Ft. UNDERSTANDING THE FISH FINDER DISPLAY Figure 4.1 - The Fish Finder display Page 22 FF525...

  • Page 21: Displaying The Fish Finder Page

    Generally, the term “structure” is used to identify objects like wrecks and weeds rising from the bottom. Bottom Echo Profile Bottom profile recorded by the FF525. When the echo sounder is set in Auto Range mode, the bottom is kept in the lower half in the display. DISPLAYING THE FISH FINDER PAGE This section explains how to show and customize the selection of the Fish Finder display pages.

  • Page 22: Auto Full Page

    4.2.0 Auto Full Page When this page is selected, the FF525 automatically changes the transmit frequency to show depths. Automatic switching occurs when depth of water is less than 400Ft (200kHz) and greater than 400Ft (50kHz).

  • Page 23: 200 Khz And 50 Khz Zoom

    Figure 4.2.3 - Fish/Chart Page 4.2.3.0 Soft Key on FISH/CHART Page CP180/CP180 OCUS EXCEPT When the Fish/Chart Page has been selected and one of the Soft Keys is pressed, a [F OCUS Soft Key will be shown. FF525 Page 25...

  • Page 24: Except Cp180/Cp180

    Figure 4.2.4.0 - Fish/Radar/Chart Page 4.2.4.1 RADAR COMBO Page Selects the Chart Plotters display to show the Chart, the Fish Finder, the Radar and the Higway Page on the screen. Figure 4.2.4.1 - Radar Combo Page Page 26 FF525...

  • Page 25: Focus Soft Key

    Figure 4.3 - Example of Fish Finder page selection by Soft Keys 4.3.1 Customizing the Soft Keys To customize a Soft Key, from Chart page: 1. Press any of the Soft Keys. 2. Press and hold the Soft Key you want to customize. The following menu appears: FF525 Page 27...
  • Page 26 Figure 4.3.1 - Customizing Soft Keys 3. Move the ShuttlePoint knob to the desired Fish Finder page and press [ENT]. Page 28 FF525...

  • Page 27: Fish Finder Setup Menu

    1. From the Full Fish Finder page, press [MENU]. The following menu appears: Figure 5 - Fish Finder Setup menu PRESETS To simply menu selections, the FF525 has two presets that can be easily selected for Fishing or Cruising: FISH...

  • Page 28: Gain Mode

    Auto Mode Allows the FF525 to automatically adjust receiver Gain depending on water depth. 5.2.1 Manual Mode Allows the user to change the Gain manually to fine tune the FF525’s receiver. RANGE MENU Figure 5.3 - Range menu Page 30...

  • Page 29: Range Mode

    You want to display to 10Ft area around the fish. Shift would be set to 25Ft and Depth would be set to 35Ft shown in example below. Figure 5.3.2 - Example of Depth and Shift FF525 Page 31...

  • Page 30: Interference Rejection

    Such values are good in most conditions. However when navigating in very shallow waters it may be necessary to switch it to OFF, while in very deep waters with a lot of Surface Clutter it may be better to increase it to MID or LONG. Page 32 FF525...
  • Page 31 Fish Finder. In the latter case this may happen if the bottom composition is soft as mud, if the sea conditions are bad, there are thermoclines or the water is full of suspended materials (silt, plankton). All these factors may affect considerably the performance of the FF525 Page 33...

  • Page 32: Surface Noise Filter

    Allows the Fish Finder’s display page appearance to be changed. Figure 5.6 - Display Setup menu 5.6.0 Color Settings Allows you to change the color of the Fish Finder display from Blue (default), White, Black, Gray scale. Page 34 FF525...

  • Page 33: Scrolling Speed

    Optional Connection wires. Refer to Par. 2.6.2. TRANSDUCER SETUP This menu allows you to calibrate the speed through the water, water temperature and the keel/prop offset of the transducer. FF525 Page 35...

  • Page 34: Keel Offset

    Allows the calibration of the Aux Temperature sensor connected to the Optional Connection wires. 5.7.4 Set Defaults Restores the factory settings. ALARMS The Alarms menu allows you to define alarm settings for Shallow Alarm, Depth Alarm and Temperature Upper/Lower/Rate. Page 36 FF525...

  • Page 35: Shallow Water

    This option saves the complete set of Fish Finder settings to an optional User C-CARD available from C-Map. This is useful to avoid the user having to retune up Fish Finder after a RAM Clear operation or a software update. FF525 Page 37...

  • Page 36: Load Settings From User C-Card

    Figure 5.10 - C-Card - Load settings 5.11 RESTORE CURRENT PRESET DEFAULTS This option restores the default values only for the current presets (see Par. 5.0, Preset) and does not affect the other presets. Figure 5.11 - C-Card - Restore settings Page 38 FF525...

  • Page 37: Ff525 Specifications

    : 2.20 LBS (1 kg) Operating temperature range: 32°F to 122°F (0°C to +50°C) Storage temperature range : -4°F to 158°F (-20°C to +70°C) Dimensions - mm (inch) 164.96mm [6.5”] 196.4mm [7.73”] Figure 6 - FF525 Dimensions [mm/inch] FF525 Page 39...
  • Page 38 Page 40 FF525...

  • Page 39: Tips Of Operations

    7. TIPS OF OPERATIONS How can I disconnect the cables from the FF525 in case I need to do so for the installation? · Open the FF525 box by unscrewing the four screws (see Figure on Par. 2.4). · Once the screws are removed, pull out the panel and the Printed Circuit Board (PCB).
  • Page 40 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. Page 42 FF525...

  • Page 41: Led Status Indicator

    7.16 GPS Chart Plotter shows no data when viewing the Fish Finder page This may be due to the FF525 having an issue. To confirm, listen to the depth transducer for the transmit pulse. If the pulse is not heard the FF525 is defective.
  • Page 42 Page 44 FF525...

  • Page 43: Index

    FF525 .............. 19 FF525 Dimensions .......... 39 FF525 Installing ..........9 C-Card - Load settings ........38 FF525 Optional Connections ......15 C-Card - Restore settings ........ 38 Fin Keel ............17 C-Card - Save settings ........37 Fish ............. 7, 37, 41 Calibrate Aux Temp .........
  • Page 44 Soft Keys ........27 working principle ..........19 Sensitivity menu ..........32 Sensitivity Time Control ......7, 32 sentences ............15 Zoom ............7, 25 Set Defaults ............. 36 Zoom Full page ..........25 Shallow Alarm ..........22 Page 46 FF525...
  • Page 45 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 Product with any ancillary equipment, and all such equipment is expressly excluded from this warranty.

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