12 suppressing low level noise, 13 erasing weak echoes – Furuno Color LCD Sounder FCV-620/585 User Manual

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1. OPERATION

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1.12 Suppressing Low Level

Noise

Low intensity "speckles" may appear over most
of screen. This is mainly due to sediment in the
water or noise. These can be suppressed by
adjusting Clutter on the menu.

Clutter appearance

Note: Clutter cannot be adjusted when Fishing
or Cruising is selected on the Auto Gain setting
window.

1. Press the MENU/ESC key to open the menu.
2. Use

S

or

T

to choose Sounder and press

the ENTER key.

3. Use

S

or

T

to choose Clutter and press the

ENTER key.

Clutter setting window

4. Use

S

or

T

to choose the degree of sup-

pression desired and press the ENTER key.
The setting range is 0 to 100 % in intervals of
ten. The larger the setting value, the greater
the degree of suppression.

5. Press the MENU/ESC key twice to close the

window.

1.13 Erasing Weak Echoes

Sediment in the water or reflections from
plankton may be painted on the display in low
intensity tones.

Appearance of weak echoes

These weak echoes may be erased by using the
“Color Erase”. This function erases weaker
echoes sequentially to show only strong echoes
and clear up the picture.

1. Press the MENU/ESC key to open the menu.
2. Use

S

or

T

to choose Sounder and press

the ENTER key.

3. Use

S

or

T

to choose Color Erase and

press the ENTER key.

Color Erase setting window

4. Use

S

or

T

to choose the color to erase and

press the ENTER key. The setting range is 0
to 50 % in intervals of five. The larger the set-
ting value, the greater the degree of erasion.

5. Press the MENU/ESC key twice to close the

window.

Clutter

[ENTER] : Set
[MENU] : Cancel

Weak
echoes

Color Erase

[ENTER] : Set
[MENU] : Cancel

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