Furuno GP-7000F User Manual
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10. VIDEO SOUNDER OPERATION
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Surface noise
When the sea is rough or the ship passes over a wake, surface noise may
appear at the top of the screen.
Surface noise
Surface noise
Aerated water
When the sea is rough or the ship makes a quick turn, gaps in the bottom echo
on the screen may appear. This is caused by air bubbles which block
propagation of the sound wave. Generally low frequency ultrasonic waves are
interrupted more easily than high ones.
Ultrasonic wave
blocked by
aerated water
Aerated water
False echo
Every time ultrasonic pulse is transmitted, some radiation escapes on each side
of the beam, called “side lobes.” Echoes from side lobes show on the display as
false images as below.
False echo
Main
Lobe
Side
Lobe
See also other documents in the category Furuno GPS receiver:
- MARINE RADAR 1953C (100 pages)
- GP-1650D (2 pages)
- GP-1650WD (96 pages)
- GP-1650W (96 pages)
- NAVNET 1943C-BB (92 pages)
- GD-3300 (137 pages)
- DUAL GPS GP-150-DUAL (130 pages)
- GP-1650WF (113 pages)
- CH-300 (124 pages)
- NX-300 (65 pages)
- NX-300 (2 pages)
- GP-1850WDF (115 pages)
- GP-3500 (192 pages)
- GP-1850WD (44 pages)
- GP-1850W (98 pages)
- GP-1850WD (98 pages)
- GP-1850W (4 pages)
- GP-1850W (98 pages)
- INTERFACE UNIT IF-2500 (12 pages)
- GP-31 (2 pages)
- GP-33 (98 pages)
- GP-7000 (28 pages)
- GP-7000 (2 pages)
- GP37 (2 pages)
- GP-90 (36 pages)
- CI-35 (69 pages)
- GP-1850DF (63 pages)
- GP-1850F (110 pages)
- GP-30 (2 pages)
- FCV-30 (110 pages)
- BACK GP-80 (103 pages)
- LC-90 MARK-II (2 pages)
- GP-1650W (44 pages)
- DD-80 (119 pages)
- RP-250 (73 pages)
- GP-1650 (94 pages)
- GP-185F (4 pages)
- GP-1600F (97 pages)
- GP-1850D (94 pages)
- GP-7000F (52 pages)
- GP-36 (81 pages)
- GP-150-DUAL (123 pages)
- GP-80 (37 pages)
- 1650WDF (4 pages)