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

Models: 2141 FICHT Engines

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Units - Change the unit of measure.

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”.

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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

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change the deep setting. Press and hold the “mode-M” button in for 1 second Speedometer Calibrationto 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”.

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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”.

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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.

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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”.

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