Furuno CH-250 Raising, Lowering the Transducer, Lowering the transducer, Raising the transducer

1.4Raising, Lowering the Transducer

1.4.1Lowering the transducer

With the boat at the fishing ground, press the [↓] switch to lower the transducer. The lamp above the switch blinks while the transducer is being lowered and lights when it is completely lowered. The down arrow of the transducer status indicator at the top right corner of the display is filled when the transducer is completely lowered.

CAUTION

Do not exceed 20 knots when operating the equipment and do not exceed 15 knots when lowering or raising the transducer.

The transducer may become damaged.

1.4.2Raising the transducer

Press the [↑ ] switch to raise the transducer. The lamp above the switch blinks while the transducer is being raised and lights steadily when it is fully raised. The up arrow of the transducer status indicator at the top right corner of the display is filled when the transducer is fully retracted.

Note 1: With speed input, the transducer can be raised automatically when the ship’s speed exceeds a preset speed between 5 and 15 knots. If speed data is erroneous the transducer may be raised at a speed different from the preset speed. For further details about the automatic retraction feature, see AUTO RETRACTION on page 5-12.

Note 2: An alarm may sound depending on ship’s speed. For details see page 5-13.

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