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Furuno FCV-30 Operator's Manual

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  • Page 1 Back COLOR SOUNDER FCV-30...
  • Page 2 Printed in Japan All rights reserved. All rights reserved. Pub. No. OME-23730 Pub. No. OME-23730 ( ( DAMI DAMI ) ) FCV-30 FCV-30 The paper used in this manual is elemental chlorine free. FURUNO Authorized Distributor/Dealer FURUNO Authorized Distributor/Dealer FIRST EDITION : FIRST EDITION : FEB.

  • Page 3: Important Notices

    • This manual is intended for use by native speakers of English. • FURUNO will assume no responsibility for the damage caused by improper use or modification of the equipment or claims of loss of profit by a third party.

  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    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.
  • 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 ... vi SYSTEM CONFIGURATION... vii 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 use the pop-up menus ... 1-5 1.3 Turning the Power On/Off... 1-6 1.4 Transmitting, Receiving ...
  • Page 7 1.21.3 Converting recorded data to HAC format... 1-38 1.21.4 Playing back data ... 1-39 1.21.5 Saving screen shot... 1-41 1.21.6 Loading a screen shot ... 1-42 2. WINDOW DISPLAYS... 2-1 2.1 Turning on Window Displays... 2-1 2.2 Interpreting the Window Displays... 2-3 2.2.1 Status window ...

  • Page 8: 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 9: System Configuration

    SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Control Unit CV-301 100-240 VAC φ , 50/60 Hz Transceiver Unit CV-302 100-120/200-240 VAC φ , 50/60 Hz Processor Unit CV-300 POWER Junction Box (option) CV-304 Transducer CV-303 System configuration Monitor Unit MU-151C/MU-201C (option) OR commercially available monitor Navigator Satellite Compass Net Sonde...
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  • Page 11: Operational Overview

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

  • 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...
  • Page 13 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. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Tenkey Close Tenkey panel Place the cursor on the desired numeric key and then push the left button. Repeat to enter all data required. Changing setting using a check box Bottom alarm 1. Place the pointer on the check box of the item you want to enable or disable. 2.

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

    1.2.2 How to use the pop-up menus 1. Right-click anywhere on the screen, and a pop-up menu appears. Indicates an option menu is available Pop-up menu 2. Click the item desired. An item with ► indicates an option window; “…” (ellipsis) a setting window.

  • Page 16: 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 ® comes on, Windows * starts up, the FCV30 application launches and then the last-used display appears.

  • Page 17: 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 18: 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. In the Display Mode window choose the mode you wish to use. See the next several sections for display descriptions.

  • Page 19: Split-Beam Display

    1.5.2 Split-beam display The split-beam display shows the underwater images captured with the split-beam. With display of appropriate window you can discern single fish distribution (with the fish size histogram) and monitor fish movement (with the target graph). Timer marker (each 30 sec.) Mode indicator Color bar...

  • Page 20: 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) B:270 T: 10 <3> Beam 3 (Port) Changing display area...

  • Page 21: Split-Beam + Two-Beam Display

    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 22: User 1, User 2, User 3 Display

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Deep mode, Simul. TX Menu bar 1.5.5 User 1, User 2, User 3 display These displays show the product of displays created with “Display mode change” button in the Mode window. The default settings are as follows: User 1: Split beam display User 2: 3-beam (port, starboard and downward directions) User 3: Split beam + two-beam (port and starboard directions)

  • Page 23: Choosing A Display Range

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Choosing a Display Range 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 set ranges as desired.
  • Page 24 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 3. Click ▼ in the Range box. Range options 4. Click the range you wish to use. For example, choosing “80”, the display will show underwater conditions from the transducer down to 80 m. 5. Click the OK button. 1-14...

  • Page 25: Shifting The Display Range

    Shifting the Display Range You may shift the display in order to look at a shallower or deeper depth without changing the current range. Shift the start depth to watch shallow or deep 1. Click Setting. 2. Click Echo image. 3.

  • Page 26: Adjusting The Gain

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Adjusting the Gain Adjust the gain according to signal strength. Adjust so noise just disappears from the screen. 1. Click Setting. 2. Click Echo image. 3. Click ◄ or ► in the Gain box to choose the gain setting desired. Gain too high Gain proper Examples of gain settings and resulting pictures...

  • Page 27: Find Depth And Position Of A Fish Echo

    Find Depth and Position of a Fish Echo You may measure the depth to a fish school or bottom with the horizontal line marker, called the horizontal VRM (Variable Range Marker) marker. Further, you may measure elapsed time with the vertical VRM. For example, you can measure how many minutes before the current time a fish echo appeared.

  • Page 28: Inscribing Lines

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.10 Inscribing Lines You may inscribe vertical lines on the display to mark fish schools, 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 29 Number of fish within vertical axis Number of fish within measuring area Vert. axis 125/247 Fish size histogram window Fish size histogram window Note 1: The fish size histogram window can be moved as desired. For details, see Chapter Note 2: When the fish size histogram window is closed, all data measured is deleted. How to read the fish histogram The bar graph shows size and proportion of fish in measuring area.

  • Page 30: Setting Measuring Area

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.12 Setting Measuring Area 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 • Measure specific depth range •...

  • Page 31: Measuring Fish In All Areas

    5. Click ◄ or ► in the 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. 6. Click ◄ or ► in the Area Horizontal box to set the horizontal width of the area marker. (Setting range: 10-100(%)).
  • Page 32 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Bottom 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 an arrow ( ) to double-ended arrow ( 9. Using the left button, drag the measurement range marker(2) to the location desired and the release the left button.

  • Page 33: Suppressing Low Level Noise (Clutter Suppression)

    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 34: Eliminating Weak Echoes

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

  • Page 35: Picture Advance Speed

    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 fish school horizontally on the screen and a slow advance speed will contract it.
  • Page 36 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Ship’s speed dependent picture advance With speed data provided by a speed-measuring device, picture advance speed may be set according to ship’s speed, the ship’s speed dependent mode. As shown in the figure below the horizontal scale of the display is not influenced by the change of ship’s speed, thus the speed-dependent picture advance permits judgment of fish school size and abundance at any speed.

  • Page 37: A-Scope Display

    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. Use the trackball to choose the desired A-scope display and then push the left button. Small: A-scope display shown on right 1/10 of the screen.

  • Page 38: Alarms

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.18 Alarms This sounder has four alarms: 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 39: Enabling, Disabling An Alarm

    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 40: Setting Audio Alarm Volume

    1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 7. Click the OK button. 00:00:28 34 42.616' N 135 19.740' E Alarm range The alarm marker appears at the right edge of the display, and the color is green for the bottom fish alarm and orange for the fish alarm. To disable an alarm, remove the check mark from the box at step 3 in the above procedure.

  • Page 41: Function Keys

    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 2. Click the item on the menu bar which you want to use. For example, “Alarm” in the Setting menu.

  • Page 42: 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 1.

  • Page 43: Loading User Settings

    1.20.2 Loading user settings Note that you cannot load user settings while transmitting. 1. Click File. 2. Click Load user setting. This window shows chosen display settings Thumbnail of display settings Read display 3. Click the ◄ or ► button to choose the display settings you wish to display. The chosen display setting is highlighted in dark blue.
  • Page 44 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW Note: You may use the Details button to display detailed information about the chosen display settings. This window shows display settings in detail Read display, details shown 4. Click the Read button to activate chosen settings. 1-34 Asterisk indicates saved display settings Details button...

  • Page 45: Recording, Replaying Data

    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 * USB 1.1 Cannot be used. Connecting a hard disk 1.21.1 Choosing where to record data...
  • Page 46 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 47: Recording Data

    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 48: 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 49: 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 50 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 11. Click the Open button to start playback. Sliding bar Check to repeat playback. Play dialog box Notes on playing back data • Use the Play Mode Manual and Play Mode Auto radio buttons to change setting data: Auto: Use settings used at the time of the recording.

  • Page 51: Saving Screen Shot

    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 52: 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 53 1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 11. To erase the screen shot. click the Close button. 1-43...
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  • 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 2. WINDOW DISPLAYS Automatically arranging windows 1. Click Window on the menu bar. Window currently displayed. (Click to bring window to front.) 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.

  • Page 57: Interpreting The Window Displays

    Interpreting the Window Displays 2.2.1 Status window The Status window shows current settings and data input from external sensors. You may choose the items to display in the Status window by selecting them from the status setting window. Depth is indicated at the lower left-hand corner regardless of Status window presence or absence.
  • Page 58 2. WINDOW DISPLAYS This window shows which indications are currently displayed. 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 59 Item 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. 99 min. 59 sec.) since the left button was pushed.

  • Page 60: Fish Size Histogram Window

    2. WINDOW DISPLAYS 2.2.2 Fish size histogram window The fish size histogram shows fish size within the selected measuring area. The SPLIT (split beam) display must be active to show the fish size histogram window. Unit of measurement Setting up the fish size histogram dialog box 1.
  • Page 61 Note: If the Target graph dialog box appears, click the Fish size histogram tab. Menu item Display tab Horizontal axis scale Choose the horizontal axis scale, from 10-100(%). Vertical axis area Choose the vertical axis scale from 1-6. Vertical zoom rate Choose the vertical zoom rate for the fish histogram display from 100, 200 or 400(%).

  • 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 Own ship Setting up the target graph window 1. Click Setting. 2.
  • Page 63 2. WINDOW DISPLAYS Fish size dialog box, Display tab Note 1: If the Measurement or Unit dialog box appears, click the Display tab to open the Display dialog box. Note 2: “Radius scale” sets the width of the area in degrees (2-5) to display below the transducer (beam center).

  • Page 64: 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 65: Bottom-Lock Zoom Window

    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 66: Bottom Zoom Window

    2. WINDOW DISPLAYS Setting bottom lock zoom range 1. Click Setting. 2. Click Echo image. 3. Click ▼ in the Zoom range box and push the left button. Zoom range options 4. Click the setting you wish to use. 5. Click the OK button. 2.2.6 Bottom zoom window The bottom zoom window expands bottom and bottom fish echoes by the zoom range...

  • Page 67: Marker Zoom Window

    2.2.7 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. Marker change button Note: When the divided screen is in use, click the Marker change button to shift the expansion marker between beams.

  • Page 68: Bottom Discrimination Graph Window

    2. WINDOW DISPLAYS 2.2.8 Bottom discrimination graph window The bottom discrimination graph plots bottom nature, and it can be plotted on the bottom zoom, bottom lock and zoom marker windows. Right click one of those windows to show a pop-up menu, and choose (check) Hardness and/or Roughness from the menu to show respective 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 Display window Status Record Fish size Alarm External output, calibration, comm. settings, date Mode Dialog Box The Mode dialog box lets you choose an A-scope format and the displays to show.
  • Page 70 3. CHANGING SETTINGS 4. Click the Display mode change button. 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 User ranges If the factory-prepared display ranges or zoom ranges are not to your liking, you may use your own ranges, by following the procedure below. 1. Click the User Setting button below the Range box or Zoom range box. User range dialog boxes 2.

  • Page 74: Multi 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 75: Temp Dialog Box

    Depth/Distance: This function compensates for depth difference between the picture from the downward beam and other that from other directions when the sonar beam is oriented in a direction other than downward. Depth: Compensation applied (range scale shows depth) Distance: No compensation (range scale shows distance from transducer) TX power: Sets output power.

  • Page 76: 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. You may adjust colors to meet various operating environments.
  • Page 77 Color Basic colors: Custom colors Define Custom Colors >> Cancel Standard color choices 3. Choose a color from the Basic colors. If the color is suitable to you, go to step 7. To further customize the color, go to the next step. 4.

  • Page 78: Unit Dialog Box

    3. CHANGING SETTINGS 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. Pane: Choose the color of the border around windows.

  • Page 79: 3.8 Target Sphere Calibration Dialog Box

    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 80 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 81: External Echo Sounder

    External Echo Sounder This equipment can show the image from the FURUNO echo sounder 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 82: File Menu

    3. CHANGING SETTINGS 3.9.2 File menu Click File on the external echo sounder window’s menu bar. Load user setting: Recall saved user settings. Save user settings: Three sets of user settings can be saved. For further details, see paragraph 1.20.1. Close: Stop Tx/Rx by ETR-30N and close external echo sounder window.

  • Page 83: Display Menu

    3. CHANGING SETTINGS 3.9.3 Display menu Click Display on the external echo sounder window’s menu bar. ETR setting window Display mode: Choose display mode among High frequency-single, Low frequency-single, Dual frequency, High frequency-zoom and Low frequency-zoom. Zoom mode: Choose the zoom mode among Bottom lock, Bottom zoom and Marker zoom. The display mode must be high frequency zoom or low frequency zoom, otherwise this feature is inoperative.
  • Page 84 3. CHANGING SETTINGS ETR display item dialog box Show or hide Color bar, Time marker, Mode indicator, V-VRM, H-VRM and Depth indication. Display item: Choose to display or hide color bar, time marker, mode indicator, horizontal VRM, vertical VRM and depth. Display size: The size of the external echo sounder window may be set to small, medium or large.

  • 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. 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

    3.9.5 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 Tx pulse length (Manual): Operative when TX pulse length is set to Manual. The pulse length range is 0.2-5(ms). The smaller the figure, the better the resolution, however the detection range is shorter. Conversely the larger the figure, the better the detection but the lower the resolution.
  • 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: 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. 4.1.1 Check points The items to check on a regular basis are tabulated below. Check point Cabling Check for damage.

  • Page 92: 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. Use the proper fuse. Use of a wrong fuse can result in damage to the equipment or cause fire.

  • Page 93: Trackball

    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 2. Clean the ball with a soft lint-free cloth, and then blow carefully into the ball-cage to dislodge dust and lint.

  • Page 94: 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. Symptom No echo sounder Battery may be dead.

  • Page 95: 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 96: 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. Version information 2. Click the Close button to quit. 0252349-XX.XX 0252336-XX.XX 0252337-XX.XX 0252338-XX.XX...

  • Page 97: 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 setting (1 - 20) Save user setting (1 - 20) Convert to HAC format Quit Display Mode Display Item DIsplay...

  • Page 98: Status

    APPENDIX Multi-beam Status Fish size (Display) AP-2 Zoom range (2m, 5m, 10m , 20m, 40m) User setting Range1 (2-200: 2m ) Range2 (2-200: 5m ) Range3 (2-200: 10m ) Range4 (2-200: 20m ) Range5 (2-200: 40m ) Shift (0-5000; 0m ) Gain (0.0-10.0;...

  • Page 99: Alarm

    (Measurement) Fish gain (-12.0-12.0; 0 ) Measurement threshold (2-20; 4 (cm)) Measuring area (Manual, All, Specific range, Bottom trace) Manual area (Vertical) (10-100; 10 (%)) Manual area (Horizontal) (10-100; 10 (%)) Bottom trace area (2m, 5m, 10m , 20m, 50m, 100m, 200m) Calibration value (-30.0-30.0;...
  • Page 100 APPENDIX Color Unit Communication Date (Year/Month/Day/Hr/Min/Sec) Test/ Initialization Window Auto arrange Deep mode Simul. TX Marker line AP-4 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.)
  • Page 101 File Load user setting (1-3) Save user setting (1-3) Close Disp Mode Display item Window size ( Small , Medium, Large) Setting Echo image 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) ETR display item (Color bar, Time marker, Mode indicator, V-VRM, H-VRM, Depth)
  • Page 102 APPENDIX System TX/RX Comp- ensation Color Unit ( m , ft, fa, hiro, P/B) Test/Initialization AP-6 Low/High freq. Gain adjustment (-50-50; 0 ) Freq adjustment (-10.0-10.0; 0 ) TX power reduction ( OFF , ON) TX pulse length (Short1, Short2, Standard , Long Manual) TX pulse length [Manual] (0.2-5.0;...

  • Page 103: Screen Division

    Screen Division A-scope display ON PIC1 PIC1 A-scope PIC1 PIC2 PIC1 A-scope PIC1 PIC3 PIC2 PIC1 A-scope PIC1 PIC4 PIC3 PIC2 PIC1 A-scope PIC5 PIC4 PIC3PIC2 PIC1 Division: Left, Right PIC1 PIC1 A-scope PIC2 PIC2 A-scope PIC1 PIC2 PIC3 PIC1 PIC2 PIC3 PIC4...
  • Page 104 APPENDIX A- scope display OFF PIC1 PIC2 PIC1 PIC3 PIC2 PIC1 Division: Left, Right AP-8 PIC1 PIC2 PIC1 PIC2 PIC3 PIC3 PIC1 PIC2 PIC3 PIC4 PIC4 PIC1 PIC2 PIC3 PIC4 PIC5 PIC4 PIC3 PIC5 Division: Up, Down Division: Combination PIC1 PIC2 PIC1 PIC3...

  • Page 105: Specifications

    Water temperature, Net depth, Sonde number 3.4 NMEA Output Sentences IEC61162-1, NMEA 0183 Ver. 1.5/2.0/3.0 SDDBS, SDDBT, SDDPT, SDTLL, YCMTW, SDvrm, SDbtm POWER SUPPLY 4.1 Processor Unit 100-240 VAC: 3A-2A 4.2 Transceiver Unit 100-120/200-240 VAC: 5A-3A FCV-30 SP - 1 FCV-30 E2373S01E 060414...
  • Page 106 5.4 Vibration (IEC60945 Ed. 4) From 2 Hz-5 Hz to 13.2 Hz: Amplitude ±1 mm ±10% 13.2 Hz to 100 Hz: Max. acceleration 7m/s COATING COLOR 6.1 Processor Unit 2.5GY5/1.5 6.2 Transceiver Unit 2.5GY5/1.5 6.3 Control Unit N2.0 (max. acceleration at 13.2 Hz is 7m/s SP - 2 FCV-30 (fixed) E2373S01E 060414...

  • Page 107: Index

    INDEX Alarms audio volume ...1-30 bottom alarm ...1-28 bottom fish alarm...1-28 enabling, disabling...1-29 fish alarm...1-28 temperature alarm...1-28 vertical temperature alarm...1-28 A-scope display...1-27 Bottom alarm ...1-28 Bottom discrimination graph window ...2-14 Bottom fish alarm...1-28 Bottom zoom window ...2-12 Bottom-lock zoom window ... 2-11 Cleaning ...4-1 Clutter ...1-23 Color dialog box ...3-8...
  • Page 108 INDEX Target graph window ... 2-8 Temperature alarm ... 1-28 Three-beam display... 1-10 Trackball maintenance ... 4-3 Transducer maintenance ... 4-2 Transmitting... 1-7 Troubleshooting ... 4-4 Unit dialog box ... 3-10 Units of measurement ... 3-10 User display... 1-12 Vertical temperature alarm... 1-28 VRM...
  • Page 109 • 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 110 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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