Page 3 - iiiiiiiiiiiii; SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS; About the TFT LCD; WARNING; Do not open the equipment.; CAUTION
iiiiiiiiiiiii i SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING Keep heater away from equipment. A heater can melt the equipment’s powercord, which can cause fire or electricalshock. Use the proper fuse. Use only a 3A fuse. Use of a wrong fusecan result in equipment damage and voidthe warranty. The TFT LCD is construct...
Page 4 - ii; TABLE OF CONTENTS
ii FOREWORD ....................................... iii MENU TREE ....................................... iv SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ....... v PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION .... vi OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.1 Control Description ............................... 11.2 Indications, Markers .............................
Page 5 - iii; A Word to FCV-600L Owners; FOREWORD; Features
iii A Word to FCV-600L Owners C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s o n y o u r c h o i c e o f t h eFURUNO FCV-600L Color LCD Sounder.We are confident you will see why theFURUNO name has become synonymouswith quality and reliability. For over 50 years FURUNO Electric Com-pany has enjoyed an enviable reputa...
Page 6 - iv; MENU TREE
iv MENU TREE MENU ESC NOISE LIMITER (OFF, NL1, NL2, NL3)CLUTTER (0~16) Default: 9MARKER (VRM,WHITE MARKER)HUE (1~9) Default:1GAIN ADJ 200kHz (-20~+20) Default: 0GAIN ADJ 50kHz (-20~+20) Default: 0GO TO SYSTEM MENU ( s ) SELF TEST ( t ) USERMENU MENU (1, 2, 3)DEPTH UNIT (m, ft, fa, pb)SPEED UNIT (kt,...
Page 7 - SYSTEM CONFIGURATION; TRANSDUCER; FCV-600L system configuration
v SYSTEM CONFIGURATION Ship's mains12-24 VDC External equipment(GPS navigator, etc.) TRANSDUCER Speed, temperaturesensor (option) DISPLAYUNIT FCV-600L system configuration
Page 8 - PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION; Underwater conditions and video sounder display
vi The FCV-600L determines the distance be-tween its transducer and underwater objectssuch as fish, lake bottom or seabed and dis-plays the results on its screen. It does this byutilizing the fact that an ultrasonic wave trans-mitted through water travels at a nearly con-stant speed of 4800 feet (15...
Page 9 - OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW; Control Description; Cursor Pad
1 OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW 1.1 Control Description All operations of the FCV-600L are carried out with the controls on the front panel of thedisplay unit. All controls respond immediately to your command and the unit emits a beep tosignify correct key sequence. (Invalid key input emits several beeps.) M...
Page 10 - Figure 1-2 Indications
2 1.2 Indications, Markers The figure below shows all indications and markers which may appear in the normal display.The combination displays (normal display plus marker or zoom display) may additionally dis-play the zoom marker. Watertemperature* Speed* Noise Limiter Transducer frequency Alarm icon...
Page 11 - Adjusting Tone and Brilliance; Figure 1-4 Tone and brilliance; Selecting a Display; Figure 1-5 Select sounder mode screen; Normal display; Figure 1-6 Comparison of detection ranges
3 1.3 Turning On/Off the Power Press the POWER key to turn the power on/off. When the unit is turned on it proceeds inthe sequence shown below. Sounderdisplay ROM and RAMcheck; displayed forseveral seconds. ** Program version no. ROM: OKRAM: OK PROGRAM No: 02522800** 200k 0 20 40 60 80 49.6 0.0 You ...
Page 12 - Figure 1-7 Typical 50 kHz normal display; Dual-frequency display; or
4 50k 49.6 0.0 Fishschool Bottom 0 20 40 60 80 Figure 1-7 Typical 50 kHz normal display 200 kHz The higher the frequency of the ultrasonicpulse the better the resolution. Therefore, the200 kHz frequency is ideal for detailed ob-servation of fish schools. Dual-frequency display The 50 kHz picture app...
Page 13 - normal display; Data display; Figure 1-12 Data display
5 Bottom-zoom display This mode expands bottom and bottom fishechoes two to five times to vertical size of thescreen, and is useful for determining bottomhardness. A bottom displayed with a shortecho tail usually means it is a soft, sandy bot-tom. A long echo tail means a hard bottom. 0 10 20 30 40 ...
Page 14 - Enlarging a nav data indication; ABC; Figure 1-13 WP data window enlarged; Graphic displays; Figure 1-14a Graphic display 1
6 Enlarging a nav data indication You can enlarge and display one of the dataindications as follows: 1. Press ▲ or ▼ to select the indication you want to display. A blue cursor circum-scribes your selection. For example, se-lect the waypoint data window. 2. Press s to enlarge the data. 0 20 40 60 80...
Page 15 - Selecting Display Range; Basic range selection; RANGE 5m; Range shifting; SHIFT 0m; Adjusting the Gain
7 1.6 Selecting Display Range The basic range and range shifting functionsused together give you the means to select thedepth you can see on the screen. The basicrange can be thought of as providing a “win-dow” into the water column and range shift-ing as moving the “window” to the desireddepth. Dis...
Page 16 - Automatic Operation; How it works; • The range changes automatically to locate; Two types of automatic modes; Figure 1-20 Auto mode display; Figure 1-21 Picture advance
8 1.8 Automatic Operation Automatic operation is useful when you arepreoccupied with other tasks and do not havetime to adjust the display. How it works The automatic function automatically selectsthe proper gain and range scale according todepth. It works as follows: • The range changes automatical...
Page 17 - Erasing Weak Echoes; Figure 1-22 Signal level display
9 1.10 Erasing Weak Echoes Dirty water or reflections from plankton maybe painted on the display in green or light-blue. These weak echoes may be erased asfollows: 1. Press the SIG LEV key. The following display appears. SIGNAL LEVEL OFFSL1 SL2 SL3SL4SL5SL6 ▲ ▼ SIGNAL LEVEL OFFSL1 SL2 SL3 ▲ ▼ (At 16...
Page 18 - Figure 1-27 User menu
10 1.12 A-scope Display This display shows echoes at each transmis-sion with amplitudes and tone proportional totheir intensities, on the right 1/3 of the screen.It is useful for estimating the kind of fishschool and bottom composition. 32.3 10 20 30 40 A-scope display Normal display 200k 0.0 0 Figu...
Page 19 - Suppressing Interference; Figure 1-28 Forms of interference
11 1.14 Suppressing Interference Interference from other acoustic equipmentoperating nearby or other electronic equip-ment on your boat may show itself on the dis-play as shown in Figure 1-28. To suppress interference, do the following: 1. Press the MENU ESC key to display the User menu. 2. Select N...
Page 20 - Table 1-3 Alarm width data; Silencing the buzzer
12 1.17 Alarms Bottom alarm The bottom alarm sounds when the bottom iswithin the alarm range set. To activate thebottom alarm the depth must be displayed. Fish alarm There are two types of fish alarms: bottom-lock and normal. The bottom-lock fish alarmsounds when fish are within a certain distancefr...
Page 21 - Figure 1-33 Color bar when white
13 1.18 White Marker The white marker functions to display a par-ticular echo color in white. For example, youmay want to display the bottom echo (red-dish-brown) in white to discriminate fish ech-oes near the bottom. Note that the bottom mustbe displayed in reddish-brown for the whitemarker to func...
Page 23 - Figure 2-1 Optional mode selection display; Figure 2-2 System menus
15 2.1 Displaying the Optional Mode Menu The Optional mode mainly contains less-of-ten used functions which once preset do notrequire frequent adjustment. You can accessthe Optional mode menu as follows: 1. Turn off the equipment. 2. Press the POWER key while pressing any key. The following display ...
Page 24 - higher than actual water tem-; System menu 3 description
16 System menu 1 description MENU: Selects system menu desired. DEPTH UNIT: Selects unit of depth mea-surement among meters, feet, fathoms, orpassi/braza. Default setting is feet. SPEED UNIT: Selects unit of speed measure-ment among knots, miles per hour, or kilo-meters per hour. Default setting is ...
Page 25 - Demonstration Display; Turn on the power while pressing any key.; Figure 2-3 Demo mode display; Figure 2-4 Bottom level display
17 Note 2: Ranges must be set in numericalorder. For example, if basic range 3 is 60feet and basic range 5 is 200 feet, the basicrange which can be set for basic range 4 isbetween 60 and 200 feet. ZOOM RANGE: Select the range to zoomin the marker and bottom zoom modes. Youmay select a range between ...
Page 26 - Figure 2-5 TVG select display; Figure 2-6 Echo offset display
18 2.5 TVG Level TVG (Time Varied Gain) compensates forpropagation attenuation of the ultrasonicwaves. It does this by equalizing echo pre-sentation so that fish schools of the same sizeappear in the same density in both shallowand deep waters. In addition, it reduces sur-face noise. Note that if th...
Page 27 - Fish School Echoes; Figure 3-2 Fish school echoes; INTERPRETING THE DISPLAY
19 3.1 Zero Line The zero line (sometimes referred to as thetransmission line) represents the transducer’sposition, and moves off the screen when adeep phased range is used. Zeroline Shift Figure 3-1 Zero line 3.2 Fish School Echoes Fish school echoes will generally be plottedbetween the zero line a...
Page 29 - MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING; Do not open the cover.; Cleaning the Display Unit
21 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING Do not open the cover. There are no user-serviceable parts inside.Refer any repair work to a qualifiedtechnician. WARNING WARNING 4.1 Checking Regular maintenance is essential for good per-formance. Checking the items listed in thetable below on a regular basis w...
Page 30 - Table 4-2 Troubleshooting
22 4.5 Troubleshooting The table below provides simple troubleshooting procedures which you may follow to restorenormal operation. If you cannot restore normal operation, contact your dealer. Table 4-2 Troubleshooting . . . f I . . . k c e h c n e h T e l a c s e g n a r d e x i f r o n o h c e r e ...
Page 31 - Figure 4-1 Test display; Figure 4-2 Test patterns
23 4.6 Test The test checks the ROM, RAM, color barand keyboard for proper operation. You maystart the test as follows: 1. Turn on the power while pressing any key. 2. Press t . The following display appears: PROGRAM No. 02522800** ** = Version no. ROM: RAM: Figure 4-1 Test display 3. The ROM and RA...
Page 32 - Clearing the Memory; Figure 4-3 Clear memory display
24 4.8 Clearing the Memory The memory (all menu settings) can be clearedto start afresh. All default menu settings arerestored when the memory is cleared. For yourreference all default settings are shown in themenu tree at the beginning of this manual. 1. Turn on the power while pressing any key. 2....
Page 33 - SPECIFICATIONS OF COLOR LCD SOUNDER
SP - 1 SPECIFICATIONS OF COLOR LCD SOUNDER FCV-600L This equipment is a dual-frequency (50/200 kHz) color LCD video sounder which has a large variety of functions, all contained in a splash-proof rugged plastic case that is compact to fit small boats. 1. GENERAL (1) TX Frequency 50 kHz/200 kHz (2) O...
