No. + OM-E2243-04 NOVEMBER, 1983 FURUN@® OPERATOR'S MANUAL ECHOSOUNDER mover FE —-600 . FURUNO ELECTRIC CO, LTD. NISHINOMIYA, JAPANCONTENTS SPECIFICATIONS CHAPTER 1. CHAPTER 2. CHAPTER 3. CHAPTER 4, CHAPTER 5, INSTALLATION 4-1. Recorder Unit 4-2. Power Supply 4-3. Transducer OPERATION 2-1, Description of Controls and Switches 2-2. Operating Procedure 2-3. Adjustment of Zero Line 2-4, Loading of Recording Paper OBSERVATION OF RECORDING 3-1. Detecting Area 3-2, Obsorvation of Recording MAINTENANCE 4-1, Cleaning & Lubrication 4-21 Replacement of Stylus Assembly TROUDLESHOOTING 5-1. Troubleshooting Flow Chart 5-2. Parts Location SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMSPECIFICATIONS OF FE~600 ib DEPTH RANGES (Guidance only) SOKHz_200KHZ Ben Tish 30m — 35m 70cm fish 50m 55m Seabed (sandy) 650m 300m - POWER SUPPLY (a) DC1I-15V, (b) 0c19-4ov (a or b by simple change of internal ring) 0.5 at Dcl2v. AC110/220V, 50-60He with rectifier unit. lype idl SOUNDING RATES | PULSE LENGTH T Wo- 80 # 360 per min. 0.5 ms lFr-6o0a | 2 B0- 160 # 180 1 3 160-320 90 2 T 20-40 FAR | 39h 05 IFe-eoonr | 2. 4o- 80 FAM | 197 1 3 80-160 FAM | 98.5 a T 120-20 FT | —39h Os E-600aT | 2. 2ho- 480 FT | 197 1 3 80-960 FT 58.5 2 T Bo- 160 # 80 0.5 Fe-coos | 2 160- 320 4 90 1 3. 320- 640M is 2 T- To- 80 FAR | 197 oO Fe-cooar | 2. 80- 160 FAM | 98.5 1 3. 160- 320 FAM | _ 9.3 2 ie BhO= WBO-FT | 197 Os Fe-6oost | 2. 480- 960 FT 98.5 1 3. 480-1440, 960-1920 FT. 49.3 2 + RECORDING PAPER 8. contRoLs Dry electrosensitive paper External type PD-1510. 150mm x 10m Range, White Line, Gain, Power, Paper Speed, Fuent Marker PAPER SPEED Internal 5-30 nm/nin adjustable. TTunination, TVG Time and Level, Power Reduction, Zero-Line Shift + OUTPUT POWER (on ranges starting at zero only). 125W with reduction to 10W. 9. EQUIPMENT LIST TRANSDUCER STANDARD Freq. Type _Beamwidth TY Recorder 365 x 295 x 155 mm S0KHz —50B-5NR 50° (W/viny! cover and bracket) 200KH2 2008-5NR 10” 2) Transducer 2008-5NR or 50B-SNR |. MAXIMUM SOUNDING (W/8m cable and connector) 3) Spare parts Lamp (P12) Fuse (F761, 28) Recording stylus (FDW-2250-4) Recording paper (3 rolls, PO-1510) Sandpaper Brush OPTION 1) Rectifier for AC110/220VChapter 1. INSTALLATION 4-1, Recorder Unit Prior to mounting, select a place easy and convenient for operation, for example, dashboard of steering room. Fix the mounting bracket at a suitable place with four wood- screws or bolts and nuts. Note that the recorder unit is connected to the transducer, power supply and ship's struc- ‘ture (grounding). In case that the recorder resonates with boat's vibration, cut off the rubber cushion attached to the outside of re- corder chassis. See below. ‘Mounting Bracket Power Supply The recurder can be operated from DC11-15V ac standard. For operation from DC19-40V, optional built-in power adaptor is required. Be careful of the polarlity when connecting to the power supply. ‘Transducer Fig. 1-1 shows examples of transducer installations. The transducer is usually installed through the hull bottom after making a small hole. Precautions for transducer installation: 1, Select a place as far from engine and generator as possible. In small boat, the mid-boat position is usually a good plece for the transducer. 2, Make a hole of 25mm dia. on the hull platc. Refer to tho drawing C2241-006-A on page 1-5. 3. Pass the transducer cable through attached nut and washers.— FURUNO WASHER [wou rate, / LEVELING WASHER wu etate \ N ORK WASHER CORK WASEER To minimize effect fom TT parted wet, prope | | projection is required cmeven, with ine of (a) (bo) thetects ewer poi Fig. 1-2 4, Fix the transducer with the nut hand-tight. 5. When the hull bottom is slant, make the transducer face straight down by adding leveling blocks. See Fig. 1-1 (b). NOTE: When making a hole thru leveling block, take into account that the hole may become smaller in water due lo expansion, Fig. 1-2 shows the example of sideboard installation. In this case, the transducer should be submerged deep enough to avoid the effect of air bubbles during cruisiFURUNO EM IRTI— (zr) 29- Power comecToR “Sok otnitcvog oad alt nn nin-martan MAUMITING. DIMENSiON g- 07 80 stevotia|” A i ® FE-600 eof eo tron Fe Teng RECORDER C2243-00I1-B FURUNO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. ie ae Saawht fect | 6.7 | Bonk& RECORDER &% & 2tes-4 7-70 2C VINYL CABLE 3.5m De 1e/ea/sev 2he ar Sr 79A0 7-7 I ARB coprion) PR-60 | RECTIFIER 2C SHIELDED CABTYRE CABLE am AC 100/ 1101 2200 50~ 60112, 19 KERS #5 TRANSDUCER eeRBIETD Bom aK79- heer creed POWER CONNECTOR Fu-/43§ N 2 |e * |e 8) oe oty | owa.no, a TITLE oe «eB | “ FE-600 CABLING DIAGRAM = a THIRD ANGLE PROJECTION ovens C 2243-003-D FURUNO ELECTRIC CO, LTD.a7 yea AUBBER BUSH M242 —_—_—+| FM -143P 1ag2t ™s08-Swe = 8. BLK 2008-$ne RED = = 2 eT 2d fet NAME MATERIAL. oWwe.ne Mit a p) ro ANGLE FROME TION LTTE 5OB-5NR i 38 200B-5NR TRANSDUCER oa «| Geni ©2241- 006-8 FURUNO ELECTRIC CO, LTD.CHAPTER 2, OPERATION 2n1, Description of Controls and Switches ~ MARKER DEPTH RANGE WHITE-LINE PAPER SPEED Fig. 2-1 Front Panel Controls POWER 5 Turning this switch to the position "—l" will energize the equipment, causing the recording belt to rotate. Placing the switch to the position "O" will turn off the equipment. CAUTION: Be:ore turning the POWER switch on, confirm that the transducer cable is connected to the recorder. Operation without connecting the transducer may e the transmitter circuit. veer kanes A desired depth range is selected by this switch among the ranges prov-ded. Examp1 FE-600A (a) (>) (c) @ O- 40m 20- 60m 40 - 80m @ O- 80m 40 = 120m 80 - 160m o O- 160m 80 - 240m 160 ~ 320mMARKER CH Depressing this button will draw a straight line on the record- ing paper. It is used to examine the condition of the record- ing ‘stylus or belt, and also to make reference to any feature during operation. a | The sensitivity of the amplifier is controlled by this knob. Turn this knob clockwise to get clear and distinct recording. WHITE-LINE Turn this knob clockwise, and a white-line appears just below the seabed contour, Tis’ function facilitates detecting fish schools near or in contact with the seabed, If not required, turn it fully counterclockwise(O£f position). The paper advance speed is controlled by this knob. It varies from Smm/min. (<4) to 30mm/min. (44). POWER REDUCTION TVG LEVEL PCB _O2r-5641-4 PCB 02P-5669-4 ILLUMINATION Fig. 2-2 Internal Controls & Switches a2POWER REDUCTION The transducer output power can be reduced by turning this switch from "BY (125W) to "A" (10W). In most cases, full output power (position "B") is recommended for ample detection even in shallow waters. In case that the echogran is utterly blackened and the target recognition is difficult with full output power, it should be reduced. This is also helpful to minimize the interference to the other echosounders. ILLUMINATION When illumination is required, turn this switch to ON. TVG LEVEL POT. & TVG TINE POT. TVG(Time Varied Gain) function is incorporated to improve the echo presentation, namely to eliminate surface noise which may mask small object. Refer to Fig. 2-2 which shows the location of these POTS They are set at fully counterclockwise(minimum) position at the factory. Uherefore, they are required to adjust with respect to fishing ground condition or customer's request. TVG LEVEL PUT. controls the degree of ‘VG effect. Refer to Fig. 2-3(a). Turn it clockwise for reducing the amplifier gain at close range. Fig. 2-3(b) shows the examples of TVG LEVEL setting. ‘Time (Depth) 6 a 3 8 Z) wren 9 6 ) ise 1s (a) TVG LEVEL (b) Setting of TVG LEVEL Fig. 2-3VEL (by TVGIFVEL. (0) TVG TEVEL (a) TVG TIM set 100 low sot properly set too high et too low Fig. 2-4 TVG Effect When the surface noise cannot be effectively eliminated es in Fig. 2-4(d), adjust TVG TIME POT. control for proper TVG range, Refer to vig, 2-5(a).. Turn it clockwise for expend- ing the effective range(depth) of TVG. Fig. 2-5(b) shows the examples of TVG TIME setting. y) Suppression summed CM potenti (a) TVG TIME (b) Setting of TVG TIME 2-2, Operating Procedure 1, Turn on POWER switch, and the recording belt starts rotating. Set DEPTH RANGE selector to a desired sounding range. 3. Turn GAIN control kmob clockwise until noise slightly ap- pears on the recording paper, then turn it counterclock- wise a little. 4, If the zero line is plotted outside "0" of scale for the range (a), correct its position referring to the para. 2-3, below. 5. Turn WHITE-LINE control knob clockwise when the detection of fish schools near or in contact with the seabed is re- ulred. If nul reyulred, keep it Cully cuuntercluckwise (ote position).6, Adjust the PAPER SPEED knob for desired paper advance speed. 7, Depress the MARKER button when the reference mark or checking of stylus contact is required. 8. For sounding in crowded shallow fishing ground, it is recommended to reduce the output power with POWER REDUCTION switch to minimize interference to other echosounders, 2-3, Adjustment of Zero Line When the zero line is plotted outside "0" of scale, it can be corrected by the zero line adjuster. To do this 1. Remove the plastic front panel by loosening the fixing screw. See Fig. 2-7. 2. Loosen the setscrew of zero line adjuster by hand, and move it until the zero line comes to "O" reading Of scale. See Fig. 2-6. 3. Tighten the setscrew and put back the front panel as it = = (a) Zero Line plotted (b) Zero line plotted above "0" of scale, below "0" of scale. Fig. 2-6 The zero line can be shifted up to the half of paper width only on basic ranges, starting at zero. This feature enables the recording paper to be used two or more times. When re-using the used-up paper, wind it tightly with its reel core held by hand, then set it again referring to Fig, 2-8 in para. 2-4, 2-5Front Panel Zero Line Adjuster () Fig. 2-7FURUNOD | 2-4, Replacement of Recording Paper Prior to the replacement, curn the POWER svitch to "O" (OEF position), anc open the cabsnet dior towards you efter releasing the clasp. Paper windin Paper feed Procedure spool fs spol 1 Send the recording belt to the rotating direction by lad uuti2 the elylus iS clear of the paper. 2. Rotate the paper wineing roller knob clockwise to wind-vp the used paper. 3. Pull out the brims and -emove the used paper out of the paper winding spool. Easy removal vill be secured by turning the paper back. NOTE: "Since the paper winding fool 1s used Later, do ict throw it away. Recording plate ZPaper winding roller a 4. Remove the resained spool from the paper feeding shaft, and you can throw it awy. 5. Set a new papar roll to the paper feeding shaft. 6. Insert the ent of the paper inte the slot ofthe winding spool, and wind it"tye or three turns, chen set it to the paper winding shaft, Pig. 2.8 Recording Paper Set-up 7. Put beck the brims and correct the paper sag by the paper winding roller. 8. Lock the clasp as it was. cay Remained Pipe (a) Pig, 29 FURUNO ELECTRIC CO, LTD.CHAPTER 3, OBSERVATION OF RECORDING Detecting Area the detecting area varies depending on th> main beamwidth (beam extent) as shown below, The objects out of the main beam but close to the beam, may also be presented in less dense and size. Generally beamwidth depends on transmission frequency; narrower beamwidth is obtained with higher frequency. SEA, 200183 Unit: Meter om DEPTH (2008-5NR) Fathom 1/6 of Sea Depth Fig. 3-1 3.2. Observation of Recording Refer to Fig. 3-2, an example of recording. 1, Zero Line The zero line appears at the upper edge of recording aper when the DEPTH RANGE selector is set to @-a, Bre or@-a. No zero line appears for other range shifted range) settings. The line shows the position Of transducer installed on the ship's bottom or side- board of boat.!WHYTE-LINE ‘operating ! Shifted Range oe —__ Fish schoo 4 Zero Line seabed, 2nd eho Fig. 3-2 Example of Recording 2. Echoes from Fish School Fish echoes will generally be plotted between the zero line(no zero Line in case of shifted ranges) and first echo of seabed. Usually the fish echo trace is weaker thar ‘the seabed echo trace because the reflection surface of fish ie smaller and its reflection property is weaker com paring with seabed. The size of fish school is ascertained from the density of the recording. The GAIN control should be adjusted carefully in order to get a clear recordings. The strongest echo is coming from the seabed. Under the shallow depth sounding, the second or third reflection may appear at recurring intervals. The intensity of the seabed echo can be used to determine the feature of the bottom(e.g. soft or hard). Tne harder the bottom is, the wider the bottom trace is. Beauwidth and amplifier gain ffect the seabed echotrace, Refer to Fig. 3-3 & 3-4, Jo fst Echo > . LR | aw tte (a). I (co), LTP ent Este) The transmitted pulse The seunding pulse coming back from seabed is ie reflected by seabed reflected by ship's full (Fig, 6) or ea surface (Fig.c) and travels in the same path again 3-2Wide Narrow The seabed sometimes appears on the recording paper as if it is very much diminiched in oizc in paper advancing rection, “This is based on the relation between ship's speed and paper advancing speed. At a constant paper advancing speed, the appearance of the echo Lrace varies with the change of ship's speed as shown below. (a), Slow Speed (b). Fast Speed Fig. 3-5 When the sounding an frequency is dif- ferent, Uv seabed echo is also traced in different form as shown in Fig. 3-6. Lower Freauency Fig. 3-6 3-34, Surface Noise Noise appearing noar tho zcro line ic cauocd by the wake of another boat or aeration, Similar noise sometimes ap— ears when a plancton layer or water temperature difference Uthermociine) exists. the function of TVG is to eliminate the noise masking surface fish and to give clear identification of fish echoe: 5. White-Line Generally, fish schools on or close to the seabed are plotted on the recording paper as if they were small rising of seabed. For the identification of such fish schools, while-line fuuvllun Ls useful. When the while-line circuit is active, the echotrace of seabed is discriminated by a white bedt following a thin and feeble line, on which fish close to or in contact with the seabed is recorded, If the seabed line is shaped as shown in Fig. 3-7(a), it is difficult to judge what the rising portion is} rock, any wreckage or bottom fish. The white-line function will then give a suggestion to make a correct judgement. If the rising portion is either rocks, wreckage or protruding parts of the seabed, the seabed line will become like Fig. 3-7(b). If it is a Pig. 3-7 group of bottom fish, the seabed trace will be ai ce). not operated operated. No bollom fish present Fig. 3-7 6, Interference and Induction Fig. 3-8 shows the noise caused by the acoustic effect by the swing of the ship, screw noise, induction fri other electric wirings, spark and interference from other echosounders. In some cases, reduction of amplifier gain may moderate the appearence of these noises, but it is hard Bauto eliminate the noise completely without rectifying the noise source. Noise caused by electric induction, such as Uy uuu from generator or molor Drusnes, 1s plotted in irregular dots or blackening over the recording paper. The interference noise is shown in form of parallel broken lines having regular interval. 7. Acoustic Effect/ Sciew Noise (6), Interference from (€). Interference from Echoraunder oper- Echoscunder oper~ ating simultaneos ating on Adjacent Ship. Effect of Pitching and Rolling If the boat rolls and pitches on rough sea, the normal echotrace becomes a zigzag; sawtooth recording. Effect of Sidelobes When the shape of the seabed is steep, a ghost image is caused by the sidelobe of the beam but this should not cause confusion as it is almost lighter than the actual seabed trace. Refer to Fig. 3-9(a). The effect of sidelobes may also appear on a flat seabed as shown in Fig. 3-9(b). nr — \ 4 (CHAPTER 4, MAIN! ANCE To expect full performance for a long period, periodic inspection and maintenance are necessary. Also connection at the plug-Jjacks should be kept clean and tight. 4-1, Cleaning & Lubrication 41. Clean ing As dry electrosensitive paper is used in this set, some carbon powier will pile up on the inner parts around the Fecording belt. Sweep oft’ the carbon powder with a brush to avoid possible malfunction. When cleaning, open the front door towards you afler re- leasing the clasp & support string, then sweep off the carbon powder. Refer to Fig. 4-1, Frequently wipe a cloth damped with fresh water over the front panel. Do NOT use chemicals, e.g., thinner, silicone et al., for this purpose to prevent the panel from chemical change. 2, Lubrication When paper winding can not be done smoothly or mechanical noise is encountered, unhook the support string and check the gear engagement, then, if necessary, apply @ thin coat of grease lo Lhe portions’ as shown in Fig. 4-1. Confirm that the connection at the plug-jacks is kept clean and tight. ‘Sweep off the carbon powder around the recording belt. Support string te BP crease here het4-2, Replacement of Stylus Assembly Fig. 4-2 shows the stylus assembly. When the stylus has worn and becomes shortened causing a poor recording, replace the whole stylus assembly. In case that the stylus assembly is replaced, seat the sandpaper on the recording paper and rotate the recording belt two or three turns to round the nib of the otyluo. Type: wnw-2250~ Ad, 12mm approx. collector stylus Fig. 4-2 Stylus Assembly coalCHAPTER 5, TROUBLESHOOTING b-L. ‘troubleshooting Flow Chart flee POWER switch on Not working at all [—* 1) Check that 2P power con- — hector is securely plucaed 2) Open the front panel and check F4201 Tilumination Lamp 1) Shin's mains voltage drops. Le) 1it but motor not |= 2) Motor or drive circuit de~ rotating fective. 3) Check that application of ship's mains voltage is correct in polarlity. ‘Set DEPTH RANE to No zero line, marker 1) Check the trigger pulse baste range, and Line and target echoes—= "is produced by reed sw. Increase GAIN control and magnet, for echoes, 2) Check collector/recording styli for contact. Zero line and marker line appear but no 1) Check 314402 for contact. target echoes 2) Check the transducer cable = if the inner lead is short circuited or corroded. 3) Faulty transducer 4) Check cR4i01, 4102 & gator. Zero line appears 1) In the following bottom but poor sensitivity condition, the recording ——— becomes Eeeble hecanse the radiated energy is absorbed. * muddy bottom * algae growing bottom * bottom where the rapid current ie eurging- 2) Replace the transducer with new one for quick check. 3) Check that the recording/ collector styli are in con- tact with the paper in good condition.5-2. Parts Location Recording Belt Paper Advancing Bd Oh Motor Gear ‘ransducer Connector sas (P4402) Fig. 5-2 Fig. 51 Power Adaptor PCB 02P=5671-0. * Used DC19-L0V only Transducer Connector (4402 Paper Advancing Motor Paper Winding ~ Roller Fuse (#4201) PCB _02P-5669-4mee ee mo ae FE-600 ECHOSOUNDER on" ¢2243-002-H FURUNO ELECTRIC CO, LTD.