Furuno CSH-5L/CSH-8L Scanner User Manual


 
4. ECHOSOUNDER
5-2
Description of marks and data on the normal display
Shows own ship’s present position and points in bow direction.Own Ship Mark
When a heading sensor is connected, the North mark is displayed and
points to North.
North Mark*
The heading mark is a dashed line extending from the screen center 
to the edge of the outermost range ring and it points in the direction of
ship’s heading.
Mark/Data Description
* = Requires appropriate sensor.
Heading Mark
North mark
Heading mark
°
Sets own ship’s mark location for off-center display; sets location for
mark input; measures range and bearing. The trackball controls
this mark.
Range setting, selected with the [RANGE] control, appears at top
right corner of the sonar display.
The tilt angle appears below the range indication at the top right corner
of the sonar display. The tilt angle can be changed in 1
°
steps within
the range of 0
°
to 55
°
. In target lock* and automatic tilt control, the
instantaneous tilt angle appears in parentheses. Accordingly, both are
equal when target lock is on. In automatic tilt, the upper indication
shows the tilt angle set by the TILT lever and the lower indication the
instantaneous tilt angle at which the sonar actually works.
Relative bearing
Bearing is shown in 360° or ±180
°
indication system, relative to ship’s
heading. In the latter case, "B" isindicated as follows:
.... on the port side
.... on the starboard side
Trackball Mark
Tilt Angle Data
P
S
B
B
Trackball Mark Data
B
°
T
()
Range Data
R
Trackball mark data: , slant range;
, Horizontal range; ↓, Depth,
B, Bearing. Appears at top left corner of the sonar display.
Gain
G .
The gain chosen with the [GAIN] control appears on the top right
corner of the sonar display.
Own Ship Position
Mark
The own ship position mark is entered at own ship’s position, with
the [EVENT] key. 10 marks may be entered.
Heading
With connection of a heading sensor, heading is shown 32 compass
points (N, N/NE, etc.). The heading may also be displayed in true
bearing in which case the indication is 360
°
.
Indication format may be selected with OTHER MARKS on the MARKS
menu.
Function Key Number
F
Function key number appears at the top right corner of the sonar
display.