Raymarine DS400 & DS500 - Manuals

vi DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders Raymarine Products and Services Raymarine products are supported by a network of Authorized Service Representatives. Raymarine’s Technical Services representatives or your local dealer will be available to answer any questions you may have. For information on R...

vii Contents Preface ................................................................................................................... iii Important Information ........................................................................................iv Chapter 1: Overview .............................

viii DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders Chapter 3: Getting Started ................................................................................ 27 3.1 Introduction .................................................................................... 273.2 Powering on the Fishfinder ................

ix Transparent Menu ....................................................................... 59PALETTE... ................................................................................ 59 Selection ............................................................................... 59Background Color .....

Chapter 1: Overview 3 Figure 1-3: Basic Fishfinder System using the DS400/500 Transducer The DS400/500 requires a transducer for measuring water depth, water temperature, distance traveled, and speed. A transducer is included with some fishfinder models. It is important to position your transducer c...

Chapter 2: Installation 5 Chapter 2: Installation 2.1 Introduction This chapter provides installation instructions for your DS400/500. Note: If you wish to practice using the unit before installation, connect the power cable and use the simulator mode as described in Chapter 3. For pow-er, connect a...

6 DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders 2.2 Unpacking and Inspecting the Components Unpack your system carefully, to prevent damage to the equipment. Save the carton and packing, in case you need to return a unit for service. Check that you have all the correct system components. These depend on your ...

Chapter 2: Installation 7 2.3 Selecting the Equipment Location Mounting Location The DS400/500 is waterproof to IPX7 is and designed to be mounted either above or below deck. The unit should be protected from physical damage and excessive vibration. CAUTION: Mount the DS400/500 in a protected area a...

8 DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders 2.4 Cable Runs Consider the following before installing the system cables: • You will need to attach the power and transducer cables. • All cables should be adequately secured, protected from physical dam-age, and protected from exposure to heat. Avoid running c...

10 DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders Figure 2-3: DS500 Unit Dimensions 3.46 in (88 mm) 5.88 in (149.4 mm) 2.66 in (67.6 mm) 3.08 in (78.3 mm) 2.99 in (76 mm) 2.83 (72 m 6.37 in (161.8 mm) 3.81 in (96.7 mm) 5.9 in (150 mm) 6.22 in (158 mm) D6448-1 2.66 in (67.6 mm) 1.68 in (42.7 mm)

Chapter 2: Installation 11 2.5 Mounting the Fishfinder The DS400/500 can be mounted on a dash, chart table, bulkhead, or deckhead using the supplied hardware. The unit can also be flush mounted directly into the console. Bracket Mounting ➤ To mount the DS400/500 on the supplied bracket: 1. Loosen th...

Chapter 2: Installation 13 2.6 System Connections The rear of the display unit provides the following connection sockets: • Transducer connection. • Power , for 12 VDC power connection and NMEA connection. Figure 2-5: DS400/500 Connector Panel The following sections detail the connectors used when i...

14 DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders The RED wire must be connected to the feed from the positive (+) battery terminal and the BLACK wire to the feed from the negative (–) battery terminal. A fast blow 2 amp fuse is installed in-line on the red (positive) wire. CAUTION: If the power connections ar...

16 DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders 2.7 Installing the E66062 (P58) Transducer Please use the following installation instructions if your fishfinder is equipped with a E66062 (P58) Multisensor Transom Mount Transducer. Installation instructions for other transducer models are included with the tr...

Chapter 2: Installation 17 Pretest Connect the multisensor to the instrument and spin the paddlewheel. Check for a speed reading and the approximate air temperature. If there is no reading or it is inaccurate, return the product to your place of purchase. Figure 2-6: E66062 (P58) Multisensor Transdu...

18 DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders Figure 2-7: Mounting Location on Single Drive Boat Installation Assembling 1. Insert the transducer’s pivot posts into the recesses on the sides of the bracket (see Figure 2-8 ). 2. Press the two nuts into the slots in the back of the bracket. 3. Aligned the ho...

Chapter 2: Installation 19 Marking and Hole Drilling 1. At the selected location on the starboard side of the hull, position the transducer, so the transducer projects 3 mm (1/8") below the bottom edge of the transom (see Figure 2-10 ). 2. Being sure the bottom of the transducer is parallel to t...

20 DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders Checking the Angle and Projection • Do not position the bow of the transducer lower than the stern because aeration will occur. • Do not position the transducer farther into the water than necessary to avoid increasing drag, spray, and water noise and reducing ...

Chapter 2: Installation 21 Figure 2-10: Vertical Adjustment and Cable Routing 3. When you are satisfied with the position of the transducer, tighten the two bracket screws . Testing on the Water 1. Become familiar with your fishfinder’s performance at a speed of 4 kts (5 MPH). 2. Gradually increase ...

22 DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders High-speed operation (above 40 MPH) may require less projection in the water to improve performance. Stabilizing the Bracket Stabilize the bracket by installing the third bracket screw at the bottom of the center slot (see Figure 2-11 ). Using a 4 mm, #23, or 9...

Chapter 2: Installation 23 3. On the outside of the hull, secure the cable against the transom using the cable clamps. Position a cable clamp 50 mm (2") above the bracket and mark the mounting hole with a pencil. 4. Position the second cable clamp halfway between the first clamp and the cable ho...

24 DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders Operation and Maintenance Releasing the transducer The transducer releases easily when it is fastened to the hull. Give a sharp blow to the bottom of the transducer using the palm of the hand. CAUTION: Never strike the transducer with anything except the palm o...

Chapter 2: Installation 25 Figure 2-12: Servicing the Paddlewheel Note: The paddlewheel must be oriented correctly to measure boat speed. After cleaning, orient the short side of the paddlewheel blade as shown in Figure 2-13 . Slide the shaft through the holes in the housing and paddlewheel (see Fig...

Chapter 3: Getting Started 27 Chapter 3: Getting Started 3.1 Introduction This chapter provides basic instructions to get you started using the DS400/500 Digital Fishfinder. It describes Simulator mode and can help you to become familiar with the basic functions of the fishfinder’s operation control...

Chapter 3: Getting Started 29 Figure 3-2: Typical Fishfinder Display Screen 40 20 60 60 43 44 44 43 43 47 47 42 ft 35 36 Water surface Depth markers Target image (fish arch) Range Bottom depth Frequency Image depth D6637-1

30 DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders 3.5 Keypad Operation The DS400/500 has six keys with which you can control fishfinder operation. Figure 3-3: Keypad Functions ENTER Pressing this key when a Menu box is displayed selects the menu item currently highlighted. When no Menu box is open, pressing th...

Chapter 3: Getting Started 31 MENU Press this key to enter Main Menu setup mode. QUIT Press this key to back up one menu level. If already at the first menu level, this exits Menu mode. PAGE Press this key to display a data page containing a Temperature graph over time, boat Speed, boat’s battery Vo...

32 DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders Figure 3-4: Display Pages Press to display Nav Data Press to return to Fishfinder Screen Press to display Temp Screen 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 Minutes - + Temperature 71.5°F Speed kts 4.6 Log Trip 50.2 V 13.5 ft nm nm Positi...

Chapter 3: Getting Started 33 3.7 Main Menu DS400/500 Fishfinder Page functions can be accessed using the controls that are displayed when you press the MENU key. The Main Menu is displayed. These function control: • General Fishfinder Operations • Display Control Functions • Sounder Setup Functions...

34 DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders Selecting MENU Items This section provides an example of how to browse through the Main Menu by demonstrating how to make a change to the Gain setting. ➤ To make changes to the menu settings: 1. Press the MENU key. The MAIN MENU screen appears. The currently- s...

Chapter 3: Getting Started 35 4. To edit the highlighted menu item, press the trackpad < or > keys to scroll through the available options. Once the item is changed, the change is accepted; you need not use the ENTER key to select. 5. For some numerical settings you will press the ENTER key to...

36 DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders 6. Press the QUIT key to exit. If you are currently in a sub-menu, pressing QUIT will return you to the previous page. You may have to press QUIT more than once to exit the Menu screen completely and return to the fish-finder page. 7. If enabled in the SOUNDER ...

Chapter 3: Getting Started 37 Note: Menu items that are displayed in all caps followed by an ellipsis ( GAIN MODE ..., for example) contains sub-menus. Use the trackpad keys to scroll through the sub-menus. 3.8 Interpreting and Adjusting the Sounder Image The DS400/500 uses sound waves to find fish ...

38 DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders Fish Indications When the sounder detects a fish, it displays an arch-shaped mark. In general, a larger arch indicates a larger fish, though this rule is not always true. Let’s say that there are two fish of the same size: one is close to the surface, the other...

Chapter 3: Getting Started 39 The shape of the arch is also affected by the speed of the boat. If the boat is moving slowly, the arches tend to be longer; if the boat is moving more quickly, the arches are short and peaked. If the boat is moving very fast, a fish may be indicated by vertical lines. ...

40 DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders Figure 3-7: Using VRM 40 20 60 60 ft < 7 5 f t > < 7 5 f t > < 7 5 f t > VRM D6640-1 Distancefrom boat

Chapter 4: Menu Operation 41 Chapter 4: Menu Operation 4.1 Introduction This chapter provides basic menu functions for using the DS400/500 Digital Fishfinder. More detailed information on using the Display controls and sounder setup is provided in Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 , respectively. ➤ To access ...

42 DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders 4.2 Fishfinder Operation Controls The fishfinder operation menu items are outlined in Table 4-1 . Table 4-1: Fishfinder Menu Items Menu Sub-Menu Options Default Scroll Speed — ON,PAUSED ON Range — AUTOMATIC,MANUAL AUTOMATIC Frequency — AUTOMATIC,200 kHz MAN,50 ...

Chapter 4: Menu Operation 43 Scroll Speed This menu item enables you to start and stop the bottom graph display from moving across the screen. • ON starts the bottom graph display. • PAUSED stops the bottom graph display. Note: The PAUSED setting doesn’t stop sonar pinging. Digital depth con- tinues...

Chapter 4: Menu Operation 45 Hunt Mode The DS400/500 features a digital “Hunt mode” that automatically searches for the bottom while the sounder is in Auto Range. If bottom cannot be determined while AUTO RANGE is selected, the DS400/500 pings the last known depth, and then incrementally increases t...

48 DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders • Sounder Interference Rejection (Int. Rej.) • Second Echo Rejection • Power • Maximum Ping Rate Use the trackpad to scroll through the sub-menu items. ➤ To set a Manual Gain value in any of the following sub-menus: 1. Use the trackpad to highlight MANUAL . 2. ...

Chapter 4: Menu Operation 49 Color Gain Color Gain determines how echoes of different strengths are displayed. 128 colors per palette are available, with the strongest signals displayed in colors representing the strongest signals in the currently-selected palette. The Color Gain control sets the lo...

Chapter 4: Menu Operation 51 ZOOM... Zoom enlarges all or part of the scrolling bottom display at x2, x3 or x4 magnification. You can select automatic zoom so the sounder keeps the bottom in the lower portion of the zoom window or manually pick the area to be zoomed. The ZOOM sub-menus are: • View •...

52 DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders Figure 4-3: Zoom with Split Screen Zoom x2, x3, x4 Magnification This parameter sets the level of display magnification. The greater the zoom, the smaller the area you are viewing, so the smaller the Zoom Range Bar. Select from: • x2 • x3 • x4 Mode • AUTOMATIC ...

Chapter 4: Menu Operation 53 TRIP RESET... This option resets the trip log. Once TRIP RESET is selected you have the option to press: • QUIT to exit without resetting • ENTER to confirm the reset. DISPLAY SET UP... These settings determine how information is displayed on the screen. Options are desc...

Chapter 5: Display Controls 55 Chapter 5: Display Controls 5.1 Introduction This chapter will help you to become familiar with the functions of the display’s controls. A general discussion of the fishfinder’s menu items was provided in Chapter 4 . Information on setting up the sounder is provided in...

56 DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders Figure 5-1: Accessing Display Set Up Menu Items D6630-1 M E N U E N T E R O R Range Frequency AUTOMATIC AUTOMATIC Scroll Speed ON A-Scope OFF GAIN MODE... ZOOM... AUTO FISHING DISPLAY SET UP... SOUNDER SET UP... TRIP RESET... MAIN MENU MAIN MENU Range Frequency...

58 DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders Brightness Use the trackpad < and > keys to select the brightness value from a low of 10% to a high of 100%. Each trackpad key press changes the value in 10% increments. The default is 100%. Note: This setting will never be less than 40% at power up. Targ...

Chapter 5: Display Controls 59 Depth Digit Size This setting controls the size of the digital depth readout at the lower left of the screen. Choose from the following: • LARGE (default) • SMALL Transparent Menu This option removes the background white from the menu dialog box, enabling you to see da...

Chapter 6: Sounder Setup 63 Chapter 6: Sounder Setup 6.1 Introduction Once you have installed your DS400/500 and are familiar with its basic operation, you need to set it up so that it displays information according to your preferences. The SYSTEM SET UP option enables you to set up your system conf...

64 DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders Figure 6-1: Accessing Sounder Set Up Menu Items M E N U E N T E R O R Range Frequency AUTOMATIC AUTOMATIC Scroll Speed ON A-Scope OFF GAIN MODE... ZOOM... AUTO FISHING DISPLAY SET UP... SOUNDER SET UP... TRIP RESET... MAIN MENU MAIN MENU Range Frequency AUTOMAT...

68 DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders Note: After you have acknowledged the sounding of a shallow or deep water alarm, a minimum of 30 seconds must elapse before a another shallow/deep alarm can sound again. However, the visual indicator will continue as long as the condition exists. Target Depth I...

Chapter 6: Sounder Setup 69 Deep Range Use the < and > trackpad keys to decrement/increment the depth at which the Deep Alarm will sound. The depth units are dependent on the value set using the UNITS... parameter. ( See page 71 .) Changing the value set for Deep Range automatically enables th...

Chapter 6: Sounder Setup 71 UNITS... You can set the units for each system parameter. The units you set will be used to display all data, including information received from other instruments on the system. Depth Units • FEET (default) • FATHOMS • METERS (Available in CE models only) Temp. Units • F...

72 DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders Time Format • 12 HOUR (default) • 24 HOUR NMEA-OUT SET UP... This option lets you disable the transmission of specific NMEA sentences, which may be necessary if you have other instruments sending the same data as your sounder. The factory default for all NMEA s...

Chapter 6: Sounder Setup 73 Language Select the language in which you wish information to be displayed. The selected language will be used for all screen text. Select from the following: • ENGLISH (UK) • ENGLISH (US) (default) • DANISH • FRENCH • GERMAN • DUTCH • ICELANDIC • ITALIAN • NORWEGIAN • PO...

Chapter 7: Maintenance and Problem Solving 75 Chapter 7: Maintenance and Problem Solving This chapter provides information on routine maintenance and on possible causes of problems you may experience with your DS400/500. 7.1 Maintenance CAUTION: This unit contains high voltage . Adjustments require ...

76 DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders Use only a water-based antifouling paint, or a water-based paint specifically designed for transducers. Apply the paint with a brush. If your transducer becomes fouled or stops working because of sand or sea growth, use a stiff brush to clean it. You may sand t...

Chapter 7: Maintenance and Problem Solving 77 7.2 Problem Solving All Raymarine products are, prior to packing and shipping, subjected to comprehensive test and quality assurance programs. However, if this unit should develop a fault, please refer to the following table to identify the most likely c...

78 DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders 7.3 How to Contact Raymarine On the Internet Visit the Raymarine World Wide Web site for the latest information on Raymarine electronic equipment and systems at: www.raymarine.com Customer Support Navigate to the Customer Support page for links for: • Finding F...

Chapter 7: Maintenance and Problem Solving 79 However, if you are in need of an item not available from the retailer, please contact Raymarine Technical Services at: 800-539-5539 ext. 2333, or 603-881-5200. Technical Service is available Monday through Friday 4:00 AM to 6:00 PM Eastern Time. Please ...

80 DS400 and DS500 Digital Fishfinders The Product Repair Center is open Monday through Friday 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. All products returned to the Repair Center are registered upon receipt. A confirmation letter will be sent to you acknowledging the repair status and the product’s refe...

Appendix A: Specifications 81 Appendix A: Specifications General CE Conforms to 89/336/EEC(EMC), EN60945:1997 Size DS400DS500 H x W x D, excluding mounting bracket4.45 x 5.12 x 2.7 in (113 x 130 x 68.6 mm)5.90 x 6.37 x 3.08 in (150 x 162 x 78.3 mm) Weight DS400 DS500 1 lb (448 g)1.53 lbs (692g) Envi...

82 DS400 and DS500 Fishfinders NMEA Data Connector Received Transmitted POWER/NMEA BWC, BWR, GLL, ZDA, RMB, VTG, HDG, HDT BWC, BWR, DBT, DPT, GLL, MTW, VHW, VLW, VTG, ZDA

83 Index A Accessories 6 Obtaining 78 Alarm Clock 61 , 70 Alarms 67 Alarm Clock 70 Deep Alarm 68 Deep Range 69 Fish Alarm 68 Shallow Alarm 68 Shallow Range 68 Target Depth ID 68 Temp Alarm 69 Temp Range 69 Analog Gauges 60 A-Scope 46 Auto Scroll 60 B Background Color 59 Battery 60 Bearing 61 Bearing...