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Standard Horizon FF525 Operation Manual

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  • Page 2 Owner’s Manual may be slightly different from what you see. When plugging in or unplugging a transducer to the FF525 make sure power is turned off. Copyright 2012. YAESU MUSEN CO., LTD. All rights reserved. Printed in Italy.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1 - INTRODUCTION ........................7 CONVENTIONS USED ..................7 GENERAL INFORMATION ................7 1.1.0 PRODUCT SUPPORT INQUIRIES ............. 7 2 - CONNECTING THE FF525 ....................8 CPN700i ......................8 CPN1010i ......................9 3 - OPERATION ........................10 UNDERSTANDING THE FISH FINDER PAGE ..........10 FISH FINDER DISPLAY .................
  • Page 4 4.9.0 Shallow Water ..................26 4.9.1 Deep Water ..................26 4.9.2 Fish ..................... 26 4.9.3 Temperature Upper ................27 4.9.4 Temperature Lower ................27 4.9.5 Temperature Rate ................27 4.10 SAVE SETTINGS TO USER SD CARD ............27 4.11 LOAD SETTINGS FROM USER SD CARD ..........27 4.12 RESTORE CURRENT PRESET DEFAULTS ..........

  • Page 5: Introduction

    1 - INTRODUCTION This manual provides basic information in becoming familiar with the advanced functions of the FF525 before you start using it combined with the STANDARD HORIZON CPN Series Chart Plotters. 1.0 CONVENTIONS USED Any menu operation and functions activation in this Operation Manual is related to the 7inch CPN700i and 10inch CPN1010i Multimedia Chart Plotters models with software capable to operate with FF525.

  • Page 6: Connecting The Ff525

    The FF525 must be properly installed according the following instructions to get the best possible performance. For more information on installation please see the FF525 Installation Manual. 2.0 CPN700i Gray and White wires should not be connected to other devices when the FF525 is connected. Page 8...

  • Page 7: Cpn1010I

    2.1 CPN1010i Gray and White wires should not be connected to other devices when the FF525 is connected. CPN and FF525 Operation Manual Page 9...

  • Page 8: Operation

    3 - OPERATION 3.0 UNDERSTANDING THE FISH FINDER PAGE The display on CPN Series Chart Plotters shows a history of time of the echoes received by the transducer. The CPN Series Chart Plotters have a menu that allows adjustments to receiver sensitivity, Depth Range and Scrolling Speed of the Fish Finder display.
  • Page 9 Colored scale located on the left side of the screen that shows the colors used in the Fish Finder page to represent the echoes strength. The color on the top of the bar FF525 represents the maximum echo strength, while the color on the bottom of the bar represents the minimum echo strength.

  • Page 10: Fish Finder Display

    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. Page 12...

  • Page 11: Displaying The Fish Finder Page

    3.2.0 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 400 Ft (200 kHz) and greater than 400 Ft (50 kHz).

  • Page 12: 200 Khz And 50 Khz Zoom

    3.2.2 200 kHz AND 50 kHz ZOOM PAGES Allows the user to zoom into the 200 kHz or 50 kHz Fish Finder display to show detail of the area selected by the VDM (Variable Depth Marker). Referring to the image below, the left display shows the zoomed display and the right display shown the unzoomed display.
  • Page 13 Soft Key shows the Interference Rejection window: Tap on to reach the desired value, than tap on (the Interference Rejection window disappears). Soft Key Tapping on the Soft Key shows the Range window: CPN and FF525 Operation Manual Page 15...
  • Page 14 The range window allows to adjust the Shift and Depth value. Tap on the relative to reach the desired value, than tap on (the Range window disappears). Soft Key Tapping on the Soft Key shows the Frequency window: Tap on to reach the desired value, than tap on (the Frequency window disappears).

  • Page 15: Fish Finder Setup Menu

    4.0 FISH FINDER COLOR Allows you to choose the Fish Finder color between 16 and 256 colors. Select the Fish Finder page then follow the procedure below: 1. Tap anywhere on the screen. CPN and FF525 Operation Manual Page 17...

  • Page 16: Presets

    Please wait, the system will now apply the new setting. 4.1 PRESETS To simplify menu selections, the FF525 has two presets that can be easily selected for fishing or cruising. Select the Fish Finder page then follow the procedure below: 1.

  • Page 17: Gain Mode

    Allows the Fish Finder to automatically adjust receiver Gain depending on water depth. · Manual Mode Allows the user to change the Gain manually to fine tune the FF525’s receiver. 4. When the item you want has been selected, press the key or tap on to exit the menu.

  • Page 18: Range Mode

    4. Tap on the desired item (see the following paragraphs). 5. When the item you want has been selected, press the key or tap on to exit the menu. 4.4.0 RANGE MODE · Manual Mode Used to set the Depth Range (from the surface) the Fish Finder display will show. ·...

  • Page 19: Sensitivity Menu

    (reading shallow, example 3 Ft). Its default value is SHORT for the 200 kHz frequency and MID for the 50 kHz frequency. CPN and FF525 Operation Manual Page 21...
  • Page 20 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. In some situations it may be necessary to adjust the STC so the sounder can read through the surface noise and show the bottom.

  • Page 21: Surface Noise Filter

    COLOR SETTINGS, SCROLLING SPEED, WHITE LINE, FISH SYMBOLS, A-SCOPE and WATER TEMPERATURE. 4. Tap on the desired item (see the following paragraphs). 5. When the item you want has been selected, press the key or tap on to exit the menu. CPN and FF525 Operation Manual Page 23...

  • Page 22: Color Settings

    4.7.0 COLOR SETTINGS Allows you to change the color of the Fish Finder display from Blue (default), White, Black, Gray scale. 4.7.1 SCROLLING SPEED Controls the rate the Fish Finder scrolls and updates the Fish Finder display. 4.7.2 WHITE LINE Controls how the bottom type (hard or soft) is shown on the display.

  • Page 23: Transducer Setup

    4.8.2 CALIBRATE WATER TEMP Used to calibration on the Water Temperature sensor in the transducer. 4.8.3 CALIBRATE AUX TEMP Allows the calibration of the Aux Temperature sensor connected to the Optional Connection wires. CPN and FF525 Operation Manual Page 25...

  • Page 24: Set Defaults

    4.8.4 SET DEFAULTS Restores the factory settings. 4.9 ALARMS The Alarms menu allows you to define alarm settings for Shallow Alarm, Depth Alarm and Temperature Upper/Lower/Rate. To set an Anchor Alarm, enter in a shallow water and deep water value above and below your actual anchoring depth. The alarm will sound when the depth becomes shallower or deeper than the settings.

  • Page 25: Temperature Upper

    3. Tap on SAVE SETTINGS TO USER SD CARD. 4. When saving is complete tap on 4.11 LOAD SETTINGS FROM USER SD CARD This option loads the complete set of Fish Finder settings from the User SD CARD (memory CPN and FF525 Operation Manual Page 27...

  • Page 26: Restore Current Preset Defaults

    Card that may be used to backup the User Points and Tracks too). Select the Fish Finder page then follow the procedure below after inserting a SD CARD into the slot. 1. Tap anywhere on the screen. 2. Tap on the Soft Key.

  • Page 27: Operation Tips

    Auto Range to hook to the second or third echo from the bottom (since in shallow waters the sound bounces more times back and forth the CPN and FF525 Operation Manual Page 29...
  • Page 28 surface to the bottom). Try decreasing the STC value to SHORT in shallow waters or to switch it to VERY SHORT or OFF. Auto Range fails, and the digital depth readout displays a very shallow reading. What should I do? This usually happens if the STC is off or is set to a low value causing disturbance from Surface Clutter to be stronger than bottom echoes.
  • Page 29 The CPN Series 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 30: Index

    INDEX 16 colors ........... 11, 18 current presets ..........28 200 kHz ............14 customers ............7 200 kHz Fish/Chart Page ........ 14 200 kHz Full ............ 13 200 kHz Full page ........... 13 dealer ..............7 200 kHz Zoom Page ........14 Deep Alarm Bar ..........
  • Page 31 SET DEFAULTS ........25, 29 Set Defaults ............. 26 Zoom ............... 13 Setup menu ..........17, 29 zoom ............... 14 Shallow Alarm ..........26 ZOOM 200kHz ..........13 Shallow Alarm Bar ........... 11 ZOOM 50kHz ..........13 CPN and FF525 Operation Manual Page 33...
  • Page 32 United States: To receive warranty service, the purchaser must deliver the Product, transportation and Insurance prepaid, to STANDARD HORIZON (Marine Division of YAESU USA) - Attention Factory Service - 6125 Phyllis Drive - Cypress, CA 90630, include proof of purchase indicating model, serial number and date of purchase.

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