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Furuno FCV-30 Operator's Manual

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  • Page 1 OPERATOR'S MANUAL COLOR SOUNDER FCV-30 MODEL www.furuno.co.jp...
  • Page 2 *00015183514* *00015183514* *00015183514* *00015183514*...

  • Page 3: Important Notices

    (http://www.eiae.org/) for the correct method of disposal. How to discard a used battery Some FURUNO products have a battery(ies). To see if your product has a battery(ies), see the chapter on Maintenance. Follow the instructions below if a battery(ies) is used.
  • Page 4 Continued use of the equipment can cause Do not operate the equipment with wet fire or electrical shock. Contact a FURUNO hands. agent for service. Electrical shock can result. Do not disassemble or modify the equipment.
  • Page 5 CAUTION Do not transmit when the transducer is out of water. The transducer may become damaged. The picture does not advance when the picture advance speed is set for "STOP". A dangerous situation may result if the vessel is navigated while monitoring the depth indication since it is not updated when the picture is stopped.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ....................... vii SYSTEM CONFIGURATION................viii 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW................. 1-1 1.1 Controls........................1-1 1.2 Menu Operation ......................1-2 1.2.1 How to use the main menu................1-2 1.2.2 How to show the title bar..................1-4 1.2.2 How to use the pop-up menus................1-5 1.3 Turning the Power On/Off ....................1-7 1.4 Transmitting, Receiving....................1-8 1.5 Displays ........................1-9...
  • Page 7 1.20 Saving, Recalling User Settings ................1-33 1.20.1 Saving user settings ..................1-33 1.20.2 Loading user settings..................1-34 1.21 Recording, Replaying Data..................1-36 1.21.1 Choosing where to record data..............1-36 1.21.2 Recording data....................1-38 1.21.3 Converting recorded data to HAC format............1-39 1.21.4 Playing back data...................
  • Page 8 APPENDIX ...................... AP-1 Menu Tree ......................... AP-1 Screen Division ......................... AP-7 SPECIFICATIONS................... SP-1 INDEX....................... IN-1...

  • Page 9: Foreword

    Thank you for considering and purchasing FURUNO. Features The FCV-30 is a high-performance echo sounder designed for fishing as well as oceanographic research. Its newly developed multi-beam transducer provides multi-directional and long-range detection. Consisting of a processor unit, control unit, transceiver unit and transducer, the FCV-30 provides high definition underwater images on the monitor of your choice.

  • Page 10: System Configuration

    SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Monitor Unit MU-151C/MU-201C (option) OR Control Unit Processor Unit commercially available monitor CV-301 CV-300 POWER Navigator Satellite Compass Net Sonde 100-240 VAC Hard Disk φ , 50/60 Hz USB Memory Transceiver Unit CV-302 100-120/200-240 VAC φ , 50/60 Hz Network Sounder ETR-30N Junction Box...

  • Page 11: Operational Overview

    OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Controls Scrollwheel Shifts cursor position in setting window. Left button Confirms menu selection. Right button Displays pop-up Turns the power menu. on/off. User-programmable function keys. Trackball Moves trackball pointer. Control unit...

  • Page 12: Menu Operation

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Menu Operation The FCV-30 is controlled from a menu system. Two types of menus are available: Main menu: All menu options are contained in pull-down menus. Pop-up menu: Contains most frequently used menu functions. 1.2.1 How to use the main menu Menu bar Menu bar appears when you put trackball pointer at screen top.
  • Page 13 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 3. Change settings as appropriate, referring to the information below. 4. After changing settings, roll the trackball to place the pointer on the OK button and then push the left button to save settings and close the dialog box. (See Note 3 below.) Note 1: To restore previous settings, click the Cancel button instead of the OK button at step 4.

  • Page 14: 1.2.2 How To Show The Title Bar

    1.2.2 How to show the title bar The title bar shows equipment name, date and time. Set the cursor at the bottom left-hand corner to show the title bar. Monday June 21, 2009 15:01 FCV-30 Date, time Title bar Equipment name...

  • Page 15: How To Use The Pop-Up Menus

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.2.3 How to use the pop-up menus Pop-up menus are provided for general use and with window displays. This procedure shows how to operate the general use pop-up. See the next page for a description of all pop-ups.
  • Page 16 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Pop-up menus Pop-up How to display See paragraph; Put cursor anywhere on screen (except a 1.2.3 window, menu bar, title bar) and right-click. Put cursor on fish histogram window and 1.11, 2.2.2 right-click. Put cursor on status window and right-click. 2.2.1 Status ALARM...

  • Page 17: Turning The Power On/Off

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Turning the Power On/Off Turning on the power 1. Turn on the monitor. 2. Open the power switch cover on the Control Unit and push the switch. The power comes on, Windows starts up, the FCV30 application launches and then the last-used display appears.

  • Page 18: Transmitting, Receiving

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Transmitting, Receiving Follow the procedure below to start transmitting and receiving, after turning on the power. 1. Click File. File menu 2. Click TX start. Transmission starts and images from underwater appear. To stop transmission, choose TX stop at step 2. It is recommended that, after stopping transmission, wait three seconds before using the menu.

  • Page 19: Displays

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Displays 1.5.1 Choosing a display Six display modes are available. Choose the display mode which matches your current needs. 1. Click Disp. Disp menu 2. Click Mode. Mode dialog box 3. From the Display mode list box, choose the mode you wish to use. See the next several sections for display mode descriptions.

  • Page 20: Split-Beam Display

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 4. From the Screen Layout list box, select the layout to use. The Preview window shows the results of your selection. Note that the split-beam display cannot be divided. 5. Click the OK button to finish. 1.5.2 Split-beam display The split-beam display shows the underwater images captured with the split-beam.

  • Page 21: Three-Beam Display

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.5.3 Three-beam display The three-beam display shows the images captured from the port, downward and starboard directions. * Beam direction B: Bearing (angle from bow direction) T: Tilt angle (angle from downward direction) Horizontal range B: 90 B:270 B: 0 T: 10...

  • Page 22: Split-Beam + Two-Beam Display

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Note: Normally, pulses are fired from beam 1, beam 2 and beam 3 in that order and displayed on the screen as the port, downward and starboard images. When the display range of the 3-beam display is higher than 1000 m, the menu bar shows “Simul.

  • Page 23: User 1, User 2, User 3 Display

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Note:When the display range for the split beam + two beam presentation is 500 m or higher, “Deep Mode” appears in the menu bar and when it is 1000 m or higher, “Simul. TX” appears. If the deep mode activation method (set with "Deep mode" on the Echo image menu) is "Auto", no further action is necessary.

  • Page 24: Choosing A Display Range

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Choosing a Display Range 1.6.1 Changing display range selection method The range can be selected automatically or manually. Turn on Bottom search in the Echo image dialog box to enable this function. 1. Click Setting. 2. Click Echo image. Erase color Echo image dialog box 3.
  • Page 25 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Line 1 (gray dashed line) Bottom echo displayed within this range Line 2 (gray dashed line) 54.8 6. Use the trackball to put the trackball pointer on Line 1 or Line 2. The trackball pointer becomes a double-ended arrow. 7.

  • Page 26: Manual Range Selection

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.6.2 Manual range selection Choose the detection range (from the transducer to the bottom), in 12 preset choices. The default ranges are shown in the table below. Display ranges Display Range Unit 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 Note: You may preset ranges as desired.

  • Page 27: Shifting The Display Range

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Shifting the 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 "window"...

  • Page 28: Adjusting The Gain

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Adjusting the Gain The Gain control adjusts the sensitivity of the receiver. Generally, use a higher setting for deep waters and a lower setting for shallow waters. In any case, adjust the control so that a slight amount of noise remains on the screen. CAUTION Use the proper gain setting.

  • Page 29: Find Depth And Position Of A Fish Echo

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Find Depth and Position of a Fish Echo You may measure the depth to a school of fish or bottom with the horizontal line marker, called the horizontal VRM (Variable Range Marker). Further, you may measure elapsed time with the vertical VRM.

  • Page 30: Inscribing Lines

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.10 Inscribing Lines You may inscribe vertical lines on the display to mark schools of fish, shoals, etc. When an echo of interest appears, click Marker line on the menu bar to inscribe a vertical line on the display. If TIMER is turned on in the Status window, elapsed time is counted from the moment the mark is inscribed.
  • Page 31 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Measuring area 00:00:28 34 42.616' N 135 19.740' E Fish size histogram window 54.8 Fish size histogram window Note 1: The fish size histogram window can be moved as desired. See "Moving windows" on page 2.2. Note 2: When the fish size histogram window is closed, all data measured for it is deleted. For how to interpret the fish size histogram, see paragraph 2.2.2.

  • Page 32: Setting Measuring Area For Fish Size Histogram

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.12 Setting Measuring Area for Fish Size Histogram There are four ways to set the measurement area for the fish size histogram: • Measure fish at specific location • Measuring depth shallower than bottom in all directions •...

  • Page 33: Measuring Fish In All Areas

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 6. Click ◄ or ► in the Manual Area (Vertical) box to set the vertical width of the area marker. (Setting range: 10-100(%)). Represents the percentage of the vertical width of the fish histogram display. 7. Click ◄ or ► in the Manual Area (Horizontal) box to set the horizontal width of the area marker.
  • Page 34 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Measurement range marker(2) ashed yellow vertical line) Measurement range marker(1) (Short yellow horizontal dashes) Range of measurement Bottom 54.8 Measurement range markers on the fish size display 8. Place the cursor on the measurement range marker(2) (yellow vertical line). The shape of the cursor changes from a single arrow ( ) to a double-ended arrow ( 9.

  • Page 35: Suppressing Low Level Noise (Clutter Suppression)

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.13 Suppressing Low Level Noise (Clutter suppression) Light-blue dots may appear over most of screen. This is mainly due to dirty water or noise. This noise can be suppressed by adjusting the Clutter suppression function. Appearance of clutter on the display 1.

  • Page 36: Eliminating Weak Echoes

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.14 Eliminating Weak Echoes Sediments in water or reflections from plankton may be painted on the display in green or light-blue. These weak echoes may be erased with the erase color function. 1. Click Settings. 2. Click Echo image. 3.

  • Page 37: Picture Advance Speed

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.16 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 school of fish horizontally on the screen and a slow advance speed will contract it.
  • Page 38 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Speed-dependent picture advance (SYNC) The speed-dependent picture advance (SYNC) uses speed data from a speed-measuring device to advance the picture according to ship's speed. As shown in the figure below the horizontal scale of the display is not influenced by the change of ship’s speed, thus the speed-dependent picture advance permits judgment of the size and abundance of a school of fish at any ship's speed.

  • Page 39: A-Scope Display

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.17 A-scope Display The A-scope display shows echoes at least at each transmission with amplitudes and tone proportional to their intensities. It is useful for estimating fish specifies and bottom composition. 1. Click Disp. 2. Click Mode. 3.

  • Page 40: Alarms

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.18 Alarms This sounder has five alarms: fish alarm, bottom alarm, bottom fish alarm, water temperature alarm and vertical temperature alarm. When the bottom echo or fish echo comes into the alarm range or the water temperature is within or out of the range of the temperature value set, the equipment generates audio and visual alarms to alert you.

  • Page 41: Enabling, Disabling An Alarm

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.18.2 Enabling, disabling an alarm 1. Click Settings. 2. Click Alarm. Alarm dialog box 3. Check the box in Bottom alarm, Fish alarm, Temp alarm or V-temp alarm as appropriate. 4. For the Fish alarm, choose alarm type with the radio buttons Fish or Bottom fish. For the Temp alarm or V-temp alarm, choose alarm type with the radio buttons Out of range or Within range.

  • Page 42: Setting Audio Alarm Volume

    Mode dialog box 1.19.2 Programming the function keys 1. Press the appropriate function key until the menu title looks something like the one shown below. Pressed function key FCV-30 [F1 Key Registration] File Disp Setting System Window 2. Click the item on the menu bar which you want to use. For example, “Alarm” in the Setting menu.

  • Page 43: Saving, Recalling User Settings

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.20 Saving, Recalling User Settings You may save echo sounder settings, and recall them when desired. This is useful when you want to set up the equipment quickly for a specific objective; for example, certain fish species. 1.20.1 Saving user settings User settings can be saved to the internal memory or a file.

  • Page 44: Loading User Settings

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.20.2 Loading user settings User settings can be loaded from the internal memory or a file. The procedure below shows how to load them from a file. Note that you cannot load user settings while transmitting. 1. Click File. 2.
  • Page 45 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Note: You may use the Details button to display detailed information about the chosen display settings. Asterisk indicates saved display settings This window shows display settings in detail Details button Read display, details shown 4. Click the Read button to activate chosen settings. 1-35...

  • Page 46: Recording, Replaying Data

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.21 Recording, Replaying Data The USB port on the processor unit connects to a USB 2.0 hard disk (user supplied) to record and replay raw data and picture data. Hard Disk (USB 2.0)* Processor Unit Power * USB 1.1 Cannot be used. Connecting a hard disk 1.21.1 Choosing where to record data...
  • Page 47 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 4. Click the Reference button. Volume (E): 5. Choose location of data recording and then close the Reference window. 6. Click ◄ or ► successively in the Recording time box to set recording time (1-24 hours). 7. Click ◄ or ► successively in the Recording free space box to set required free space (512-32767 MB).

  • Page 48: Recording Data

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.21.2 Recording data 1. Connect a USB hard disk to the USB port on the processor unit. 3. Click File. File menu 3. Click Record. When a file is recorded it is automatically assigned a file name comprised of date and time of the recording plus the extension .lst.

  • Page 49: Converting Recorded Data To Hac Format

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.21.3 Converting recorded data to HAC format Recorded data can be converted to HAC format data, the standard archiving and playback format for fisheries acoustics data. This HAC format is nonrestrictive and independent of the computer platform. It can accommodate most echo sounders. Note that this feature is not available when transmitting or receiving.

  • Page 50: Playing Back Data

    File Choosing file to replay 5. Click ▼ in the file location box. 6. Click the hard disk drive connected to the FCV-30. Folder(s) showing year, month and as folder name appear. 7. Double-click desired folder, and “EchoData” folder appears.
  • Page 51 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 11. Click the Open button to start playback. Playback start point slider bar Date of recording Play mode Current time in recording Select recording Current ping no./ settings. Total no. of pings recorded Auto: Recording's settings Manual: User settings Play interval Check to repeat playback.

  • Page 52: Saving Screen Shot

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.21.5 Saving screen shot You may take a screen shot to save the current window. Compared to raw data, the size of the screen shot is small, thus loading time is much shorter. 1. Connect a USB hard disk to the USB on the processor unit. 2.

  • Page 53: Loading A Screen Shot

    File Image(*.jpg) 4. Click ▼ in the file location box. 5. Click the hard disk drive connected to the FCV-30. Folder(s) showing year, month and as folder name appear. 6. Double-click desired folder, and “ImageData” folder appears. 7. Double-click the EchoData folder, and “hour, minute” folder appears.
  • Page 54 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 11. To erase the screen shot, click the Close button. 1-44...

  • Page 55: Window Displays

    WINDOW DISPLAYS The FCV-30 has eight window displays: status, fish size histogram, target graph, V-temp graph, bottom zoom, bottom lock, marker zoom, and bottom discrimination. You may locate these windows anywhere on the screen. Further, right clicking at the upper right side of a window displays associated pop-up menu.

  • Page 56: Interpreting The Window Displays

    2. WINDOW DISPLAYS Automatically arranging windows 1. Click Window on the menu bar. 2. Click Auto arrange to relocate windows to their default locations. Moving windows 1. Use the trackball to place the pointer in the window. 2. Roll the trackball while holding down the left button to move the window. Interpreting the Window Displays 2.2.1 Status window...
  • Page 57 2. WINDOW DISPLAYS This window shows which indications are currently displayed. Status dialog box 3. Click items in the Display Item window as appropriate. Enabled items are highlighted in blue. Note 1: “Default” restores default Status window items; “Select all” enables all items; Release all disables all items.
  • Page 58 2. WINDOW DISPLAYS Data display description Item Description Picture Show current picture advance setting. advance Shift Show current shift value. Alarm Show current alarm content. Gain Show current gain setting. Choose Marker line from the menu bar and push the left button. The timer Timer then counts up the number of minutes (max.

  • Page 59: Fish Size Histogram Window

    2. WINDOW DISPLAYS 2.2.2 Fish size histogram window The fish size histogram is a bar graph that shows fish length and distribution within the selected measuring area. The SPLIT (split beam) display must be active to show the fish size histogram window. Percentage of fish of the mean length within vertical axes markers Number of fish...
  • Page 60 2. WINDOW DISPLAYS Setting up the fish size histogram dialog box 1. Click Setting. 2. Click Fish size. Fish size histogram dialog box Note: If the Target graph dialog box appears, click the Fish size histogram tab. Description of Fish size dialog box Menu item Description Display tab...
  • Page 61 2. WINDOW DISPLAYS (Continued from previous page) Menu item Description Measurement tab Fish gain The strength of the returning echo varies with fish species. Adjust the fish gain according to fish species to get actual fish length distribution on the fish histogram display. Measurement threshold Set measurement threshold (2-20(cm)) for the fish histogram display.

  • Page 62: Target Graph Window

    2. WINDOW DISPLAYS 2.2.3 Target graph window The target graph window plots fish echo position (latest three scans). It is available when the SPLIT display is active. Target graph Radius scale Latest three data are shown. Color of circle indicates strength of individual fish echo. Own ship (Large circle): latest data (Medium circle): 2nd latest data...

  • Page 63: V-Temperature Graph Window

    2. WINDOW DISPLAYS 2.2.4 V-temperature graph window The V-temperature graph window plots depth and water temperature data fed from a net sonde or trawl sonar. (Max. 6 units.) Water temperature is plotted on the horizontal axis; depth on the vertical axis. You may adjust the minimum and maximum horizontal axis figures on the Net dialog box.
  • Page 64 2. WINDOW DISPLAYS Setting up the v-temp graph 1. Click System. 2. Click Net. Input data: Choose the format of data fed from net sonde or trawl sonar. CIF: Water temperature and net depth fed from net sonde. NMEA: Water temperature and net depth fed from trawl sonar Horizontal axis Min and Horizontal axis Max: These set the minimum and maximum temperature scale, and the range is –5 to 35(°C).

  • Page 65: Zoom Windows

    2. WINDOW DISPLAYS 2.2.5 Zoom windows Three types of zoom windows are available: bottom-lock, bottom zoom, and marker zoom. The zoom window can be located anywhere desired, by dragging it to the desired location, or fixed at the bottom of the screen. The zoom window location can be selected with Zoom location on the Mode dialog box.
  • Page 66 2. WINDOW DISPLAYS Bottom zoom window The bottom zoom window expands bottom and bottom fish echoes by the zoom range selected. It is useful for determining bottom hardness. A bottom displayed with a short echo tail usually means it is a soft, sandy bottom. A long echo tail means a hard bottom. 00:00:28 34 42.616' N 135 19.740' E...
  • Page 67 2. WINDOW DISPLAYS Marker zoom window The marker zoom window zooms echoes within the expansion marker (blue dashed line). This marker is operated the same as the horizontal VRM. 00:00:28 34 42.616' N 135 19.740' E Expansion marker School of fish Marker change Marker pos change button...

  • Page 68: Bottom Discrimination Graph

    2. WINDOW DISPLAYS 2.2.6 Bottom discrimination graph The bottom discrimination graph plots bottom nature, hardness and/or roughness, and it can be plotted on any of the zoom windows. Right click the zoom window to show the pop-up menu then select (check) Hardness and/or Roughness from the menu to show the related graph.

  • Page 69: Changing Settings

    CHANGING SETTINGS This chapter provides the information necessary for changing equipment settings. For details about specific dialog boxes, see the table below. Dialog box See para.; Display window Status 2.2.1 Record 1.21 Fish size 2.2.2 Alarm 1.18 External output, calibration, comm. settings, date Installation manual 2.2.4 Mode Dialog Box...
  • Page 70 3. CHANGING SETTINGS 4. Click the Display mode change button. Shows direction of detection beam. Display mode change dialog box 5. In the Display Item window, blue-highlight the display(s) you wish to use. In the Beam information window you may set the tilt angle and bearing for beams 1 through 5. 6.

  • Page 71: Display Item Dialog Box

    3. CHANGING SETTINGS Display Item Dialog Box The Display Item dialog box lets you choose what indications to display. 1. Click Disp. 2. Click Display item. Display item dialog box 3. In the Display Item window, blue-highlight the items you wish to display. 4.

  • Page 72: Echo Image Dialog Box

    3. CHANGING SETTINGS Temp graph scale: Choose where to display the temperature graph scale: Left, Left-Mid, Center, Right-Mid, Right. Bottom discrimination scale: Choose where to display the bottom discrimination scale: Left, Left-Mid, Center, Right-Mid, Right. Beam direction: Choose how to show beam direction: Letters, Figures or Letters + Figures.
  • Page 73 3. CHANGING SETTINGS Echo image dialog box description Auto range/shift: Set up for automatic bottom tracking. "Bottom search" must be on to use auto range or auto shift. OFF turns off automatic range and automatic shift. Auto range automatically changes the range with depth change. Auto shift automatically places the bottom echo at the bottom of the screen without changing the basic range.
  • Page 74 3. CHANGING SETTINGS User TVG setting: Effective when “TVG curve” is set for Manual. This allows you to set a different TVG from those provided. Noise threshold: Adjusts noise present on long range (deep depth). The larger the figure, the more noise is erased. Color resolution: Effective when “Clutter curve”...

  • Page 75: Beam Dialog Box

    TX frequency: Sets TX frequency, and the choices are Low, Standard and High. For normal use, choose Standard. When interference exists because your vessel is near another vessel whose echo sounder operates on the same frequency as the FCV-30, choose Low or High as appropriate to remove this interference.

  • Page 76: Temp Dialog Box

    3. CHANGING SETTINGS Temp Dialog Box The temp dialog box sets up temperature data (fed from temperature sensor). With connection of a temperature sensor, temperature change over time can be plotted on a graph. 1. Click System in the menu bar. 2.

  • Page 77: Color Dialog Box

    3. CHANGING SETTINGS Color Dialog Box The Color dialog box lets you set the colors to use. 1. Click System. 2. Click Color. Color dialog box Day/Night Chooses window background color. Daytime color provides a white background; Nighttime color a black background.
  • Page 78 3. CHANGING SETTINGS You may adjust colors to meet various operating environments. User1 and User2 let you custom-adjust colors to suit your needs. 1. Choose User1 or User2 as appropriate. 2. Click the Change button corresponding to the color you want to adjust. Color Basic colors: Custom colors...

  • Page 79: Unit Dialog Box

    3. CHANGING SETTINGS Marker line: Choose color of marker line. The procedure is the same as for “Hue”. VRM: Choose the color of the VRM. Temp graph: Choose the color of the graph line in temperature graph. Bottom discrimination: Choose the color of the graph line in bottom discrimination graph. Net: Choose the color of the color of each net sonde or trawl sonar marker.

  • Page 80: 3.8 Target Sphere Calibration Dialog Box

    3. CHANGING SETTINGS 3.8 Target Sphere Calibration Dialog Box To accurately analyze fish distribution, it is necessary to calibrate target strength using a calibration sphere. The calibration is done to jibe the target strength (TS) value displayed in the fish histogram dialog box with the TS of the calibration sphere. Follow the procedure below to perform the calibration.
  • Page 81 3. CHANGING SETTINGS 8. Click Target sphere calibration. 9. In the Target sphere TS box, use ◄ or ► to set the TS value (fixed value) of the target sphere. 10. Click the Start measurement button. The TS value of the calibration sphere inside the area marker is calculated and is displayed in the Setting value box.

  • Page 82: External Echo Sounder

    3. CHANGING SETTINGS External Echo Sounder This equipment can show the image from an external FURUNO echo sounder, such as the ETR-30N. 3.9.1 Displaying image from external echo sounder 1. Click File on the menu bar. 2. Click ETR. The ETR-30N starts transmitting and the image from it appears in the “external echo sounder”...

  • Page 83: File Menu

    3. CHANGING SETTINGS 3.9.2 File menu Click File on the external echo sounder window’s menu bar. Load user setting: Load saved user settings. For details, see paragraph 1.20.2 Save user settings: Three sets of user settings can be saved. For further details, see paragraph 1.20.1.
  • Page 84 3. CHANGING SETTINGS Screen layout: Show the external echo sounder image in horizontal or vertical split. The low frequency-zoom, high frequency-zoom display or dual frequency display must be active, otherwise this feature is inoperative. A-scope: Turn the A-scope display on or off. ETR display item dialog box Show or hide Color bar, Time marker, Mode indicator, V-VRM, H-VRM and Depth indication.

  • Page 85: Setting Menu

    3. CHANGING SETTINGS 3.9.4 Setting menu 1. Click Setting on the echo sounder window’s menu bar. 2. Click Echo image. Erase color Range: Choose display range among eight ranges. Display range is automatically chosen when the Auto mode (Fishing or Cruising) is active. Shift: Set amount of display range shift.
  • Page 86 3. CHANGING SETTINGS STC: Help distinguish surface fish from surface echoes. The setting range is 0-10; the higher the setting the greater the extent of suppression. Setting 10 suppresses noise up to 5 m. Turn off the STC when there is no noise on the screen, otherwise weak echoes may be missed.

  • Page 87: System Menu

    3. CHANGING SETTINGS 3.9.5 System menu 1. Click Setting on the menu bar 2. Click System. ETR TX/RX dialog box Click TX/RX on the System menu to show this dialog box. Gain adjustment: Compensate for too high or too low gain and adjust gain balance of low and high frequency.
  • Page 88 3. CHANGING SETTINGS Long: Detection resolution is lower, however detection range is longer (2x normal). Depending on the range, the TX rate is 1/2 of the normal. Manual: Operator chooses pulse length. TX pulse length (Manual): Operative when TX pulse length is set to Manual. The pulse length range is 0.2-5(ms).
  • Page 89 3. CHANGING SETTINGS ETR Color dialog box Day/Night: Choose background color of the echo sounder window. Choose “Day” for white background; “Night” for black background. Hue: Choose color arrangement for the echo sounder image. The procedure is the same as that shown in paragraph 3.6.
  • Page 90 3. CHANGING SETTINGS Unit menu Choose unit of depth measurement. Test/Initialization menu Simulation: The simulation mode provides simulated echo sounder operation to help acquaint with the features of this equipment, without the need for connecting the transducer. The echo sounder image stored in the memory is played back on the echo sounder window. “Demo”...

  • Page 91: Dual Monitor

    3. CHANGING SETTINGS 3.10 Dual Monitors Dual monitors can be used by connecting a monitor to the USB port on the processor unit with a USB-VGA (or SVGA) adapter. For monitor connection and display setting, see your dealer. Do the procedure below to use dual monitors. 1.
  • Page 92 3. CHANGING SETTINGS Shown on main monitor Shown on sub monitor 6. To change the display position of the bottom zoom, bottom lock and marker zoom window, click ▼ in the Zoom location window and choose Manual or Fixed. Manual: Move zoom window in main or sub monitor. Fixed: Fix main or sub monitor at bottom of the display.

  • Page 93: Maintenance & Troubleshooting

    MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING Maintenance Regular maintenance is important for maintaining good performance. Follow the recommended procedures to keep the equipment in good working order. WARNING Do not open the equipment. Hazardous voltage which can cause electrical shock exists inside the equipment. Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment.

  • Page 94: Replacing Fuses

    4. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 4.1.3 Replacing fuses Fuses protect the processor unit and transceiver unit from overvoltage and internal fault. If a fuse blows find the cause before replacing it. If it blows again after replacement, request service. WARNING Use the proper fuse. Use of a wrong fuse can result in damage to the equipment or cause fire.

  • Page 95: Trackball

    4. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 4.1.5 Trackball If the trackball does not roll smoothly it may require cleaning. Do the following to clean the trackball. 1. Turn the ring on the trackball 45°. Trackball Ring Trackball 2. Clean the ball with a soft lint-free cloth, and then blow carefully into the ball-cage to dislodge dust and lint.

  • Page 96: Troubleshooting

    4. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting The section provides information which the user can follow to restore normal operation. If normal operation cannot be restored, do not attempt to check inside any unit. Any repair work is best left to a qualified technician. Troubleshooting Symptom Cause...

  • Page 97: Restoring Default Settings

    4. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING Restoring Default Settings You may wish to restore all default settings to start operation afresh or to clear stray data. If you want to restore your previous settings, jot them down and restore them after clearing the memory.

  • Page 98: Finding Software Version

    4. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 4. Click the Yes button. 5. Click the Yes button to restore all default settings. Finding Software Version 1. Click System > Test/Initialization > Version Information. 0252349-XX.XX 0252336-XX.XX 0252337-XX.XX XX.XX = Version and version no. 0252338-XX.XX 0252339-XX.XX X = Board version no.

  • Page 99: Appendix

    APPENDIX Menu Tree Menu bar File TX Start TX Stop Record Play Stop Pause Load the screen shot Save the screen shot Load user settings (From internal memory, From file) Save user settings (To internal memory, To file) Convert to HAC format Quit Disp Mode...
  • Page 100 APPENDIX Zoom range (2m, 5m, 10m, 20m, 40m) User setting Range1 (2-200) Range2 (2-200) Range3 (2-200) Range4 (2-200) Range5 (2-200) Shift (0-5000; 0m) Gain (0.0-10.0; 5.0) TX rate (0-20; 20) STC (0-10; 0) User TVG setting (0-40) TVG curve (10, 20, 30, 40, manual) Noise threshold (-30 - +30) Clutter curve (Standard, Straight, OFF) Clutter (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
  • Page 101 APPENDIX (Measurement) Fish gain (-12.0-12.0) Measurement threshold (2-20) Measuring area (Manual, All, Specific range, Bottom trace) Manual area (Vertical) (10-100) Manual area (Horizontal) (10-100) Bottom trace area (2m, 5m, 10m, 20m, 50m, 100m, 200m) Calibration value (-30.0-30.0) (Unit) Unit (TS, L(cm), L(inch), W(g)) Alarm Volume (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) Bottom alarm...
  • Page 102 APPENDIX Color Day/Night (Day, Night) Hue (Standard, Mono, USER1, USER2) Marker line (Change color.) VRM (Change color.) Temp graph (Change color.) Bottom discrimination (Change color of Hardness and Flatness graph lines.) Net (Change color of Net marks 1-6.) Pane (Change color of window border.) Unit Depth (m, ft, fa, hiro, P/B) Temperature (°C, °F)
  • Page 103 APPENDIX File Load user settings Save user settings Close Disp Mode Display mode (HF single, LF single, Dual freq, HF zoom, LF zoom) Zoom mode (Bottom lock, Bottom zoom, Marker zoom) Screen layout (Vertical, Horizontal) A-scope (OFF, ON) Display item ETR display item (Color bar, Time marker, Mode indicator, V-VRM, H-VRM, Depth) Window size (Small, Medium, Large) Setting...
  • Page 104 APPENDIX System TX/RX Low/High freq. Gain adjustment (-50-50) Freq adjustment (-10.0-10.0) TX power reduction (OFF, ON) TX pulse length (Short1, Short2, Standard, Long Manual) TX pulse length [Manual] (0.2-5.0) Comp- Draft (-15.0-60.0) ensation Sound velocity (200-2000) Color Day/Night (Day, Night) Hue (Standard, Mono, USER1, USER2) VRM (Change color of VRM.) Unit (m, ft, fa, hiro, P/B)

  • Page 105: Screen Division

    APPENDIX Screen Division A-scope display ON PIC1 PIC1 A-scope PIC1 PIC1 A-scope PIC1 PIC2 PIC1 A-scope PIC2 PIC2 A-scope PIC1 PIC1 PIC1 A-scope PIC1 PIC3 PIC2 PIC1 PIC2 A-scope PIC3 PIC2 PIC2 PIC3 A-scope PIC1 PIC1 PIC1 A-scope PIC2 PIC1 PIC4 PIC3 PIC2 PIC1 A-scope...
  • Page 106 APPENDIX A- scope display OFF PIC1 PIC1 PIC2 PIC1 PIC2 PIC1 PIC1 PIC3 PIC2 PIC1 PIC2 PIC3 PIC2 PIC3 PIC1 PIC1 PIC2 PIC3 PIC4 PIC3 PIC2 PIC4 PIC1 PIC1 PIC2 PIC3 PIC4 PIC5 PIC4 PIC3 PIC2 PIC5 Division: Left, Right Division: Up, Down Division: Combination AP-8...

  • Page 107: Specifications

    FURUNO FCV-30 SPECIFICATIONS OF THE COLOR VIDEO SOUNDER FCV-30 DISPLAY 1.1 Display Optional supply or commercial monitor XGA (1024x768), SXGA (1280x1024) 1.2 Display Range Range: 10-5000 m, Shift: 0-5000 m, Zoom range: 2-200 m 1.3 Display Mode SPLIT, 3 beam, SPLIT + 2 beam, User1, User2, User3 1.4 Display Window...
  • Page 108 FURUNO FCV-30 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION 5.1 Useable Temperature Range Processor Unit 0°C to +40°C Transducer -5°C to +35°C Transceiver Unit -15°C to +45°C (with Motion Sensor) -15°C to +55°C (no Motion Sensor) Control Unit -15°C to +55°C 5.2 Relative Humidity Less than 95% (at 40°C) 5.3 Water Resistance...

  • Page 109: Index

    INDEX Alarms Gain ........... 1-17 audio volume ........1-31 bottom alarm ........1-29 Line marking ........1-19 bottom fish alarm......1-29 Loading user settings......1-33 enabling, disabling......1-30 fish alarm ........1-29 Main menu ........... 1-2 temperature alarm ......1-29 Maintenance vertical temperature alarm....
  • Page 110 INDEX Status window........2-2 System configuration ......viii Target graph window ......2-8 Temperature alarm ......1-29 Three-beam display......1-11 Trackball maintenance ......4-3 Transducer maintenance......4-2 Transmitting ..........1-8 Troubleshooting........4-4 Unit dialog box........3-11 Units of measurement ......3-11 User display........1-13 Vertical temperature alarm ....1-29 VRM............1-18 V-temperature window......2-9 Window displays auto arrange........2-2...
  • Page 111 • You have acquired a device (“DEVICE”) that includes software licensed by Furuno Electric Co., Ltd from an affiliate of Microsoft Corporation (“MS”). Those installed software products of MS origin, as well as associated media, printed materials, and “online” or electronic documentation (“SOFTWARE”) are protected by international intellectual property laws and treaties.
  • Page 112 Microsoft “Proof of License”/Certificate of Authenticity label with a genuine copy of the SOFTWARE identifies a licensed copy of the SOFTWARE. To be valid, the label must be affixed to the DEVICE, or appear on Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.’s, software packaging. If you receive the label separately other than from Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.., it is invalid. You should keep the label on the DEVICE or packaging to prove that you are licensed to use the SOFTWARE.

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