Faria Instruments FICHT Engines, 2141 Units Change the unit of measure, Speedometer Calibration

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Press and hold the “mode-M” button in for 1 second to save the new shallow setting and change the display back to the normal depth mode. To disable the alarm, set the reading to “S 0.0”.

M Mode

Button

Deep alarm - Alarm sounds when water depth equals or is greater than set value.

The display will show “d XX.X”, which is the current setting for the deep alarm. Pressing the “Up“ or “Down” buttons will

Down

Up

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Button

change the deep setting. Press and hold the “mode-M” button in for 1 second to save the new deep setting and change the display back to the normal depth mode. To disable the alarm, set the reading to “d 0.0”.

M Mode

Button

Keel offset - Adjust depth sounder to measure depth below keel instead of sensor.

The display will show “K X.X” which is the current setting for the keel offset. Pressing the “Up” or “Down” buttons will change the keel offset setting. Press and hold the “mode-M” button in for 1 second to save the new keel offset setting and change the display back to depth display mode. To disable the function, set the offset to “K 0.0”.

Down

Up

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Button

M Mode

Button

If a keel offset is entered, all depth soundings will subtract the offset from the sensor measured value. The display will show the depth of water below the keel, not the surface. Likewise, the shallow and deep alarms will automatically be measured from the keel, not the surface.

Units - Change the unit of measure.

The display will show “UNIT FT” for feet, “UNIT FA” for fathoms, or “UNIT M” for meters. Pressing the “Up” or “Down” buttons will cycle through the choices.

Down

Up

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Button

Pressing and holding the “mode-M” button will save the units shown in the display and change the display back to the normal depth mode. The default units are “feet”.

M Mode

Button

Speedometer Calibration

The analog speedometer displays the speed of the boat through water. The speedometer is calibrated at the factory for normal installations which use a Faria paddle wheel sensor. As significant variation has been found in paddle wheel installations, the speedometer can be easily field calibrated to a known reference such as a radar gun or GPS. When the unit is operating in normal mode (i.e. depth sounder), a quick push on the “mode-M” button will cause the speedometer to go

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Contents Serial Bus Table of Contents System Initial SetupFaria Serial Bus Description Operation Depth Sounder SettingsSpeedometer / Depth Sounder GeneralSpeedometer Calibration Units Change the unit of measureFuel Management Tachometer / Fuel Management / Hourmeter / SystemCheckTrip Fuel Consumed Fuel Remaining Fuel Remaining Alarm SettingSystemCheck Total Fuel Consumed Power-On ModeEngine Hourmeter SystemCheck Error Codes Instruments InstallationTypical Power Connections Evinrude Engine ECU Airmar Tri-ducer ConnectionsOil Level Sender Trim Fuel Fuel Flow and SystemCheck ConnectionsWater Pressure Fitting on Evinrude Engine Evinrude Diagnostic ComputerHN0516