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FF520

50/200kHz BLACK BOX FISH FINDER

Owner's Manual

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Page 1: ...FF520 50 200kHz BLACK BOX FISH FINDER Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ...the equipment Consult an authorized STANDARD HORIZION dealer or other qualified service technician if the problem cannot be corrected Operation is subject to the following conditions 1 This device cannot cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation CAUTION The FF520 is designed for maritime use The FF52...

Page 3: ...80 CP180I CPV350 19 3 1 1 Customizing the Fish Finder menu selection 19 3 1 2 Soft Keys FOR CP175C CP1000C CPV350 19 3 1 3 Customizing the Soft Keys FOR CP175C CP1000C CPV350 20 3 2 Key Operation when Fish Finder page is shown 20 3 2 0 The MENU key 21 3 2 1 The ENTER key 21 3 2 2 The CLEAR key 21 3 2 3 The ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT keys 21 3 2 4 The MARK key 22 3 2 5 The SHUTTLEPOINT knob 22 3 2 6 Cont...

Page 4: ...FROM USER C CARD 30 4 10 SAVE SETTINGS TO USER C CARD 30 4 11 RESTORE CURRENT PRESET DEFAULTS 31 5 SPECIFICATIONS 33 5 0 FF520 SPECIFICATIONS 33 5 1 FF520 INTERNAL CONNECTIONS 34 6 TRANSDUCER 35 6 0 TRANSDUCER MOUNTING 35 6 0 0 Power Boats 35 6 0 1 Sailboats 35 6 0 2 Transducer Types 36 6 0 3 Low Profile Thru Hull 36 6 0 4 Transom 36 6 0 5 Fairing Block 36 6 0 6 In hull 37 6 1 OPTIONAL TRANSDUCER ...

Page 5: ...aying of surface clutter Interference rejection allows reducing interference from other boats Fish Finders Noise Filter Fish Symbol feature Transducer ID automatically selects power output and parameters for best performance Dual Frequency 50 and 200kHz with the capability to display the two frequencies at the same time Dual Power output 500 1000W 4000 8000Wpp depending on the transducer con necte...

Page 6: ...essel speed installation and specific transducer model This includes but is not limited to both minimum and maximum depth performance 1 1 PACKING LIST When the package containing the FF520 is first opened please check for the following contents 1 1 0 FF520 Packing List Replacement part Item S8101640 Tee cable FF520 S8101641 Power cable FF520 EY307X100 Owner s Manual ...

Page 7: ...he Installation Manual supplied with the transducer 2 0 INSTALLATION The FF520 must be mounted in a dry cool and well ventilated location The FF520 can be mounted horizontally or vertically After the cables have been run and connected as per Section 2 2 mount the FF520 in the desired location using the supplied hardware Figure 2 0 The FF520 Installing 2 1 CONNECTIONS Figure 2 1 The FF520 ...

Page 8: ...0 to the GPS Chart Plotters location NOTE You can disconnect the Tee cable from the FF520 to make installation easier Refer to Section 7 3 Plug in the Tee connector into the GPS Chart Plotter DC Data connector 4 Plug in the power data cable into the Tee connector Figure 2 2 CP155C Connection Figure 2 2a CP1000C Connection GPS antenna for CP180i Connector present ONLY on CP180 CP180 CP180i Tee Cabl...

Page 9: ... CP175C location 3 Strip back the black insulation on the Tee cable about three inches to expose the wires inside the cable Connect the wires from the CP175C to the FF520 Tee cable referring to Figure 2 2d CP175C Connection Figure 2 2d CP175C Connection 2 3 OPTIONAL CONNECTIONS The FF520 has one NMEA output one alarm buzzer output and a second input for a temperature sensor Figure 2 3 The FF520 Op...

Page 10: ...egrees F can to be connected 2 3 3 LED Status Indicator There are seven different LED behaviors representing seven different diagnostic condi tions These are described below OFF TheFF520isrunninginthebootloader orDCpowerisnotbeingsuppliedtotheFF520 ON CONTINUOUSLY The transducer is not connected to the GPS Chart Plotter or problem with cable of the transducer cable 1 LONG FLASH EVERY 2 SECONDS The...

Page 11: ... FF520 to be turned off so the battery will not be drained In the example below you will notice the positive DC power connection is run through a switch and a fuse before connecting it to the FF520 and the GPS Chart Plotters Figure 2 4 The FF520 Power Connection 2 4 0 Selecting the FF520 With software version 11 06 00R or later Port 2 of the GPS Chart Plotter has been set to FF520 to establish com...

Page 12: ...CP1000C 1 Press MENU 2 Select SETUP and press ENTER 3 Select ADVANCED SETUP and press ENTER 4 Select IN OUT CONNECTIONS and press ENTER 5 Select Port 2 and press ENTER select FF520 and press ENTER 5 Press CLEAR 3 times to exit Figure 2 4 0a Selecting the FF520 on CP155C CP175C CP1000C ...

Page 13: ...the wave is reflected back to the transducer depending on the composition and shape of the object When the reflected wave is returned to the transducer it is converted into a voltage and is amplified by the receiver processed and sent to the display The speed of sound in water is roughly 4800 ft sec so the time lapse between the transmitted signal and the received echo can be measured and the dist...

Page 14: ...the fish finder page allows retrieving useful information about what is under the boat See the following Par 3 0 0 for more information Color Bar The colored scale located on the left side of the screen that shows the colors used in the Fish finder page to represent the echoes strength The color on the top of the bar represents the maximum echo strength while the color on the bottom of the bar rep...

Page 15: ...otters the strongest sonar returns will be shown as red and weaker returns will be shown blue Operating Frequency Readout of the selected operating frequency 3 0 0 Understanding the Fish Finder display Figure 3 0 0 The Fish Finder display Fishes Fishes are represented as arcs because of the cone angle of the transducer In fact as the boat passes over the fish the leading edge of the cone strikes t...

Page 16: ...sed to identify objects like wrecks and weeds rising from the bottom Bottom Echo Profile Bottom profile recorded by the FF520 When the echo sounder is set in auto range mode it is automatically kept in the lower half of the screen 3 1 DISPLAYING THE FISH FINDER PAGE This section explains how to show and customize the selection of the Fish Finder display pages Legend MENU If you see brackets around...

Page 17: ...lection in the Main Menu is 200kHz Full page however this may be changed to show images as shown in the Figure 3 1 1 From the Chart page 1 Select the Fish Finder page see previous Par 3 1 0 or Par 3 1 0a 2 Press MENU move the ShuttlePoint knob down to select PAGE SELECTION and press ENTER or move the ShuttlePoint knob to the right 3 The PAGE SELECTION window will be shown Move the ShuttlePoint kno...

Page 18: ...3 1 3 Fish Finder FULL DISPLAY pages To customize a Soft Key 1 Press any of the Soft Keys 2 Press and hold one of the Soft Keys until the menu is shown below ACQUIRING Figure 3 1 3 1 Example of Fish Finder Soft Keys configuration on CP1000C 3 Move the ShuttlePoint to the desired Fish Finder page and press ENTER 3 2 KEY OPERATION WHEN FISH FINDER PAGE IS SHOWN When the Fish Finder pages are shown M...

Page 19: ...select the Chart page 3 2 1 The ENTER key 1 Pressing ENTER whenaFishFinderpageisdisplayed willshowtheSensitivityMenu Figure 3 2 1 The ENTER key Sensitivity Menu 3 2 2 The CLEAR key 1 Pressing CLEAR hides the Variable Depth Marker VDM 2 Pressing CLEAR in ZOOM mode with AUTORANGE enabled selects the BOTTOM FOLLOWING mode In such mode the ZOOMED view automatically follows the bottom contour to keep i...

Page 20: ... display shows the Fish Finder Setup then press CLEAR The FOCUS Soft Key FOR CP175C CP1000C CPV350 When the Fish Finder Chart Fish is displayed pressing one of the Soft Keys and then pressing FOCUS will allow you to move the control between the Chart and the Fish 3 2 7 Sounder Adjustments with Soft Keys FOR CP175C CP1000C CPV350 When the Fish Finder full page is displayed pressing one of the Soft ...

Page 21: ...P175C CP1000C For troubleshooting you maybe asked by a Standard Horizon Product Support Technician for the software version of Fish Finder The following procedure is how to access this information 1 From the Chart Page press MENU to open the Main Menu 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight ABOUT and press ENTER or move the ShuttlePoint knob to the right 3 A window will be shown with the system ...

Page 22: ... Press CLR to exit 3 4 0 The System Update menu The System Update menu allows downloading the Fish Finder firmware into the Fish Finder device To select this menu follow the procedure 1 From the Chart Page press MENU for two times to open the Setup Menu 2 Move the ShuttlePoint knob to highlight ABOUT and press ENT or move the ShuttlePoint knob to the right 3 A window will be shown with the system ...

Page 23: ...H CRUISE The default values are Fish Gain mode Auto Range mode Auto Range Gain Offset 0 Shift 0 STC Short Noise Level 2 Scrolling Speed 10 Fish Symbols Echo A Scope On Surface Declutter 0 Cruise Gain mode Auto Range mode Auto Range Gain Offset 10 Shift 0 STC Short Noise Level 4 Scrolling Speed 10 Fish Symbols Echo A Scope On Surface Declutter 4 NOTE For Gain and Gain Offset settings please see the...

Page 24: ... the right half of the screen It is possible to select between the 200kHz Split Fish Finder or the 50 kHz Split Fish Finder zoomed view 4 2 GAIN MODE Selects Auto or Manual 4 3 RANGE MENU The Range menu allows you to set the Fish Finder working range The Depth and Shift functions allow the Fish Finder display to be changed from showing information between the bottom of the transducer and the botto...

Page 25: ...d Shift NOTE The options under Range Mode change depending on the current Range Mode 4 4 INTERFERENCE REJECTION Selects a filter to remove noise from other sources to external noises 4 5 SENSITIVITY MENU The Sensitivity menu is accessible both from the Fish Finder Setup menu and by pressing ENTER when in Fish Finder pages All settings in the Sensitivity menu are related to the Frequency Figure 4 5...

Page 26: ...e the Fish Finder display page appearance Figure 4 6 Display Setup sub menu The Display Setup options are Color Settings Allows you to change the color of the Fish Finder display Scrolling Speed Adjusts the chart scrolling rate White Line Controls how the STANDARD HORIZON GPS Chart Plotters display information about the bottom type hard or soft When the White Line is Off the bottom return will dis...

Page 27: ...e depth below the keel we have to enter a negative value meaning the transducer is mounted above the keel So if the range scale is set to e g 20 feet the actual depth below the transducer is 15 feet and a KEEL OFFSET of 3 feet is entered then the digital depth shall report 12 feet because that is the depth below the keel and the scale on the graphic image shall change so that the range shown is no...

Page 28: ...nd depth value above and below your actual anchoring depth The alarm will sound when the depth becomes shallower or deeper than the settings Figure 4 8 Alarms sub menu Shallow Water Triggers an alarm when depth becomes shallower than the value set Depth Water Triggers an alarm when depth becomes deeper than the value set Fish The options for Fish Alarm set the size of the fishes that if detected b...

Page 29: ...FF520 Page 31 4 11 RESTORE CURRENT PRESET DEFAULTS This option restores the default values only for the current presets see Par 4 0 Preset and does not affect the other presets ...

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Page 31: ...t 457m at 50kHz Min Depth 2 5Ft 0 8m at 200kHz 5Ft 1 6m at 50kHz Max Typical 1KW 980Ft 299m at 200kHz 2700Ft 823m at 50kHz 500W 600 Ft 183m at 200kHz 1350Ft 411m at 50kHz NOTE Thisisnotaguaranteedspecification Theactualmaximumdepthcapabilityofthesystemdepends on the type of transducer fitted the reflectivity of the bottom water condition etc Data output proprietary format NMEA output sentences SDD...

Page 32: ...specific transducer model This includes but is not limited to both minimum and maximum depth performance 5 1 FF520 INTERNAL CONNECTIONS NOTE The image below is for your reference only Since the FF520 is pre wired it is recommended that the box not be disassembled Figure 5 1 FF520 Internal connections ...

Page 33: ...ning and Displacement In the pictures shown below the boxes with lines are where the transducer should be installed Figure 6 0 0 Planing The planing hull allows the boat to rise quickly out of the water allowing the boat to travel at higher speeds Figure 6 0 0a Displacement The displacement hull does not ride up on top of the water rather it pushes through the water 6 0 1 Sailboats Most sailboats ...

Page 34: ...rise Figure 6 0 3 Dead rise 6 0 4 Transom POWER BOATS ONLY The back of a boat is called the transom this is where this transducer is mounted This transducer has a bracket that is screwed down onto the hull 6 0 5 Fairing Block Used when a hull is over 10 15 degrees this type of transducer should be used What makes this transducer different from a Low Profile transducer is that it is used with a fai...

Page 35: ...20 Page 37 6 0 6 In hull This transducer is epoxyed to the inside of the hull that is not more than 1 2 inch thick and is solid not cored 6 1 OPTIONAL TRANSDUCER ID SENSORS Figure 6 1 Optional Transducers ...

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Page 37: ...owing figure Figure 7 0 The FF520 I Once the screws are removed pull out the panel and the Printed Circuit Board PCB Unscrew the cables from the PCB Figure 7 0a The FF520 II Wire the cables as needed Reconnect the cables to the PCB see the Figure 5 1 for reference Push the panel towards the case be sure to have well positioned the rubber gasket Close the FF520 box by screwing the four screws ...

Page 38: ...while underway FISH sets the Fish Finder in full auto mode with the sensitivity setting optimized for fish finding 7 3 HOW CAN I RESTORE THE FISH FINDER DEFAULT OPERAT ING PARAMETERS While the Fish Finder page is shown press MENU and move the ShuttlePoint knob to Transducer Setup and press ENTER Move the ShuttlePoint knob to Set Defaults and press ENTER Press CONFIRM on the C175C CP1000C CPV350 or...

Page 39: ...depth increase If thebottomcompositionissoftasmud iftheseaconditionsarebad iftherearethermoclines or the water is full of materials in suspension it can further decrease thus causing the digital depth readout to fail When this happens the auto range algorithm also fails To recover from this situation it is necessary to switch to manual range mode and to set the manual depth mode When manual depth ...

Page 40: ...TO GAIN MODE BUT THE PIC TURE DISPLAY TOO MANY SMALL TARGETS WHAT SHALL I DO TO REDUCE THE SCREEN CLUTTER Try increasing the NOISE LEVEL or decreasing the GAIN OFFSET 7 14 IN VERY SHALLOW WATERS WHEN THE AUTO GAIN MODE IS SELECTED THERE ARE FLUCTUATIONS IN THE BOTTOM PROFILE WIDTH AND ITS COLOR REPRESENTATION WHAT SHOULD I DO In very shallow waters the environment situation bottom water condition ...

Page 41: ...17 Frequency 17 33 Full Display 25 26 G Gain Offset Gain 27 I Installation 39 K Keel Offset 29 L LED 12 Legend 18 M MENU 21 22 23 N Noise Filter 40 Noise Treshold 28 O OperatingFrequency 17 P Packing List 8 Page Selection 25 26 27 30 Power supply 33 R Range 26 Range Mode 26 S Scrolling Speed 28 Sensitivity 27 Set Default 30 Shallow Water 30 Specifications 33 34 Status LED 12 STC 28 Structures 18 S...

Page 42: ...ser must pay any transportation expenses incurred in returning the Product to STAN DARD HORIZON for service This limited warranty does not extend to any Product which has been subjected to misuse neglect accident incorrect wiring by anyone other than STANDARD HORIZON improper installation or subjected to use in violation of instructions furnished by STANDARD HORIZON nor does this warranty extend t...

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