Faria Instruments Commander - Manual (Page 8)

Miles
Nautical Miles
Calibration
This menu item is used to simultaneously
adjust the calibration of the Speedometer
and the Trip Log. Two methods of
calibration are possible. These methods
will discussed in the Calibration Section.
Depth Sounder
The Depth Sounder displays the depth of
the water under the boat.
The depth can be displayed in feet, meters,
or fathoms. Audible and visual alarms can
be set to warn of shallow or deep water
conditions. A “keel offset” setting allows
the operator to adjust for the difference in
the location of the Depth Sounder
transducer compared to the deepest part of
the boats hull. The various settings are
accessed by pressing and holding the
“Mode” button while the Depth Sounder is
displayed (see Figure 2).
Depth Sounder “Settings” Menu
There are four items in the Depth Sounder
“Settings” Menu; Shallow Alarm, Deep
Alarm, Keel Offset, and Units. Briefly
pressing the “Mode” button cycles through
the menu items.
The microprocessor will automatically
record the new settings as you adjust them.
Shallow Alarm
Pressing the “Up” or “Down” button
changes the setting for the Shallow Alarm.
Setting the Shallow Alarm to zero turns off
the alarm. To have this alarm indicate the
depth of water under the deepest part of
the hull, the Keel Offset must be properly
set.
Deep Alarm
Pressing the “Up” or “Down” button
changes the setting for the Deep Alarm.
Setting the Deep Alarm to zero turns off
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Lowest part of boat.
Transducer
= -Keel offset
Water line
the alarm.
Keel Offset
Pressing the “Up” or “Down” button
changes the setting for the Keel Offset.
Negative numbers indicate that the Depth
Sounder transducer is located ABOVE the
deepest part of the hull (typical). Allow
for worst case boat loading when adjusting
the Keel Offset as this setting affects the
Shallow Alarm.
Units
Pressing the “Up” or “Down” button cycles
the units of measurement for the Depth
Sounder between
feet (FT),
meters (m),
and fathoms (FA).
Loss of Signal
When the Commander looses signal from
the transducer the LCD display will flash
the following;
Calibration-
Speedometer / Distance Traveled
Calibration is done in the Trip Log
“settings menu”. (See Figure 2)
Calibrate
Press the “Mode” button to display the Trip
Log.
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