Selecting display range

Press the soft key RANGE to show the range window, and select range by the cursor. Press the soft key RETURN to finish.

RANGE

'15 ft

30 ft

60 ft

120 ft

200 ft

400 ft

1000 ft

4000 ft

Figure 2-15 Range window

Adjusting the gain

Press the soft key GAIN to show the gain window, and press or to set the gain. Current level is shown above the bar. Press the RETURN key to finish.

GAIN

57

HIGH

LOW

Figure 2-16 Gain window

Note: On the dual-frequency display, the gain can be independently set for 50 kHz and 200 kHz. This can be done with the soft keys GAIN 50kHz and GAIN 200kHz.

Normally, set the gain to the point where ex- cessive noise does not appear on screen. Use a higher gain setting for greater depths and a lower setting for shallow waters.

Range shifting

The basic range may be shifted up or down as desired.

Press the soft key SHIFT, and press or to shift the basic range. Press the soft key RETURN to finish.

Shift

Display

Figure 2-18 Shift concept

2.7Measuring Depth

The VRM functions to measure the depth to fish schools, etc., and it is always displayed.

1.Press or to shift the VRM.

2.Depth is shown just above the VRM.

VRM (white) Depth to VRM

34°

12.345' N

CSE

245.8°

SOUNDER

135° 12.345' E

SPD

16.3kt

 

 

 

 

15.0

RANGE

30

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

GAIN

20

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

SHIFT

10

 

 

40

 

 

 

 

MODE/

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

50

FREQ

 

 

 

54.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

SNDR

DGPS 3D

 

 

 

50k

 

 

FUNC

Figure 2-19 How to use the VRM

Gain too high

Gain proper

Gain too low

Figure 2-17 Examples of proper

and improper gain

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Furuno GP-1850DF, GP-1850F manual Measuring Depth, Selecting display range, Adjusting the gain, Range shifting

GP-1850F, GP-1850DF specifications

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