10 erasing weak echoes, 11 measuring depth – Furuno COLOR LCD SOUNDER FCV-600L User Manual

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1.10 Erasing Weak Echoes

Dirty water or reflections from plankton may
be painted on the display in green or light-
blue. These weak echoes may be erased as
follows:

1. Press the SIG LEV key. The following

display appears.

SIGNAL LEVEL

OFF
SL1

SL2

SL3
SL4
SL5
SL6

SIGNAL LEVEL

OFF
SL1

SL2

SL3

(At 16-color display)

(At 8-color display)

Figure 1-22 Signal level display

2. Press the SIG LEV key again to select sig-

nal level (echo color) to erase. The color
deleted disappears from the color bar and
is replaced with dark-blue color. SL1
erases the weakest echo; SL6 the light-
blue echo.

3. Press the MENU ESC key.

Weak
echoes

Signal level
adjusted

Figure 1-23 How SIG LEV works

1.11 Measuring Depth

The VRM (Variable Range Marker) functions
to measure the depth to fish schools, etc.

1. Press ▲ or ▼ to place the VRM on an

echo.

2. Read the VRM range just above the VRM.

200k

0

20

40

60

80

49.6

0.0

39.8

VRM (green)

Figure 1-24 How to measure depth

with the VRM

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