Furuno FCV-588, Operator'S Manual

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1. OPERATION
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The bottom type alarm alerts you when the
bottom type (rock, sand, mud, gravel) match-
es the bottom type selected. Available when
the bottom discrimination display is active.
The bottom alarm alerts you when the bot-
tom echo (displayed in red or reddish brown)
is within the alarm range set.
 Navigation alarms
The speed alarm* alerts you when your
boat’s speed is within (inside alarm) or under/
over (outside alarm) the preset speed.
There are two types of arrival alarms *: [In-
side] and [Outside]. The [Inside] alarm alerts
you when you are within the specified range
from a waypoint. The [Outside] alarm alerts
when your boat travels a specific distance
from the location at the activation of the alarm.
* Requires GPS navigator or applicable sen-
sor.
How to activate a fish alarm
Multiple fish alarms (ALARM1 - ALARM5, de-
fault names) can be activated. In this case,
the audio and visual alarms are released
when all alarm conditions are met. For exam-
ple, the [Bottom Type] alarm is set for [Rock]
and the [Bottom] alarm is set for 10-20 feet.
Then, if the system judges the bottom to be
rock and the depth to the bottom is 10-20 feet,
the audio and visual alarms are released. The
alarms are not released if only one condition
is met.
1. Open the menu, select [Alarm], then
press the ENTER key.
2. Select an alarm among [ALARM1] -
[ALARM5] (default alarm names), then
press the
ENTER key.
3. Select [Setting], then press the ENTER
key. If you want to change the name of an
alarm, go to step 4. Otherwise go to step
6.
4. To change the name of the
alarm, select [Name], then
press the
ENTER key.
5. Enter the name of the
alarm. (Max. of eight characters)
1) Use

or

to select a character. Use

to select a character in numerical
order followed by alphabet order. Use

to select a character in reverse or-
der of that with

.
2) Press

to move the cursor to the
next place.
3) Repeat steps 1) and 2) to complete
the name.
4) Press the ENTER key to finish.
6. Select [Sound], then press the ENTER
key.
7. Select desired alarm sound, then press
the ENTER key.
8. Select [Fish Type], [Temperature], [Bot-
tom Type] or [Bottom] as applicable, then
press the
ENTER key.
9. Do one of the following according to the
item selected at step 8.
*
*
*
* Operable when corresponding
alarm is activated.