4. ECHOSOUNDER

 

** SOUNDER MENU **

(RANGE CTRL: U/D, GAIN CTRL: L/R)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MENU MODE]

 

: SONAR

SOUNDER

 

MARKS

SYSTEM

 

COLOR

:

 

 

2

 

3

4

1

 

 

RANGE

: 160

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHIFT

: 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E/S INT REJECT

: ON

 

 

 

 

OFF

 

 

 

 

GAIN

: 3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CLUTTER

: 2.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADVANCE

: 2/1

 

 

 

1/2

1/4

 

1/1

 

 

 

 

1/8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COLOR CURVE

: LINEAR

1

 

 

 

3

 

2

 

DELETE COLOR

: 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DRAFT

: 0.0(m)

 

 

 

 

 

PRESS [MENU] KEY TO EXIT

Sounder menu

4.Use the [RANGE] control to choose RANGE.

5.Use the [GAIN] control to choose range desired among 20, 40, 80, 120, 160, 240 and 320 (meters).

6.To shift the display, use the [RANGE] control to choose SHIFT.

7.Use the [GAIN] control to choose amount of shift desired (range 0-1000 (meters)).

8.Press the [MENU] key to close the menu.

4.2Adjusting the Gain

You may adjust the display level of the echo sounder picture as below; the gain of the echo sounder itself cannot be adjusted from the sonar.

Note: Set the gain to the same setting as the echosounder connected. This setting does not affect the original echosounder setting.

1.Press the [MENU] key to open the menu.

2.Use the [RANGE] control to choose [MENU MODE] at the top of the screen.

3.Use the [GAIN] control to choose SOUNDER.

4.Use the [RANGE] control to choose GAIN.

5.The gain setting is locked so operate the [GAIN] control to choose YES and then press the [EVENT] key.

6.Use the [GAIN] control to adjust gain (setting range: 0.0-10.0).

7.Press the [MENU] key to close the menu.

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Furuno CSH-5L/CSH-8L manual Adjusting the Gain, Sounder menu

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