Control

Function

 

 

NORM, E/S, HIST

Select display mode: NORM, normal sonar picture; E/S, Echosounder

(Mode keys)

combination; HIST, Historical display.

 

Lamp above a key lights to show current selection.

 

 

RECALL, MEMO

RECALL: Replays saved picture.

 

MEMO: Saves picture to memory card or internal memory.

 

 

RANGE

Selects a picture display range. Range selected appears on the display.

 

 

GAIN

Adjusts receiver sensitivity.

 

 

TRAIN

Rotates the transducer. The center of the sounding beam can be

 

oriented in any direction between 165° port and 165˚ starboard.

 

 

AUTO TRAIN

Press AUTO TRAIN to train the transducer automatically within

WIDTH

±30°, ±60°, ±90° or ±120° sector as selected with the WIDTH key.

 

The lamp above the switch lights during the automatic training

 

operation.

 

 

TILT

Changes the tilt angle of the sounding beam between 0°and 90°.

 

 

AUTO TILT,

Automatically tilts the sounding beam up and down in 2° steps within

WIDTH

the tilt angle selected by the WIDTH key. The lamp above the key

 

lights when automatic tilt is on.

 

 

NET COURSE

Marks location of net.

 

 

TARGET LOCK

Tracks a fish school.

 

 

EVENT ,

Inscribe event mark on the display, to find horizontal range, depth and

 

bearing to a target. Note that the EVENT key can function the

 

same as the SHOOT key of the remote control box. This can be done

 

on OTHER sub-menu in the INIT/SET menu

 

 

ESTIMATE 1, 2

Compares volume of two fish schools.

 

 

FISH

Measures fish school speed.

 

 

OFF-CENT

Relocates selected target.

 

 

DIM

Adjusts the backlighting of the control panels and the brightness of

 

the lamps above keys.

 

 

CONT

Adjusts screen contrast.

 

 

BRILL

Adjusts screen brilliance.

 

 

AUDIO

Adjusts volume of built-in loudspeaker, which monitors a target

 

appearing along the bearing marker.

 

 

TRACKBALL

Follows on-screen movement of trackball mark, to enter marks and

 

off-center the screen.

 

 

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Furuno MODEL CSH-73 manual Control Function

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