5. MARKS AND DATA

5.2Marks and Data on the Echosounder and Audio Displays

N

N

SONAR MARKS AND INDICATIONS

SAME AS ON NORMAL DISPLAY

Range and

Bearing Marks

500

S

R 552 B 60S

SHIP SPEED

12.4 kt

DEPTH

126m

Speed*, Depth

SHIP￿COURSE

246￿￿

 

 

Course*

LAT/LON

 

32 52.150N

 

Position*

 

 

132￿12.150E

 

WATER TEMP

20min 10

0

 

12.4￿C

 

14

 

 

Temperature*,

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Temperature

 

 

 

 

Graph*, *1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0 -

 

E

 

Net Sonde

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark (orange)*, *2

 

 

 

 

 

100 -

 

 

 

 

 

-

Color

 

 

 

 

Bar

 

Cross-hair Cursor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200 -

 

205

Depth to

 

-

 

 

cross-hair cursor

 

 

intersection *3

 

 

 

Depth Scale *4

300-

 

 

 

 

Range and Bearing Data

* = Requires appropriate sensor.

*1 = Water current data may be displayed instead of temperature graph.

See DISP SELECT on the SYSTEM menu.

 

WATER CURRENT

 

WATER TEMP

C1

1.2kt

342

 

12.4￿C

 

 

￿C2

0.8kt

298

￿

 

C3

0.4kt

256￿

 

*2 = Echosounder display only

*3 = Depth on echosounder display; range on audio display.

*4 = Depth scale on echosounder display; range scale on audio display.

Note:Range and bearing marks are used to choose the location to display in the audio display.

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Furuno CSH-5L/CSH-8L manual Marks and Data on the Echosounder and Audio Displays

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