Furuno 585
Submitted by easyrider on Thu, 2011-01-20 08:18
Hi Everyone......Have had the Furuno out on the water several times over the past six months and steadily tuning every trip. The below settings are currently what I am using and if anyone has any further suggestions to tweek it would be greatly appreciated.
Black Background
Clutter 10%
Colour Erase 10%
Chart Speed 1/1
Interference Auto
TVG Medium
Smoothing Auto
I am fishing between 20 and 60 metres off the South West Coast.
Thanks in advance Darren.
harro
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settings
Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 ok mate here we go...
pic advance - 2/1
zoom mode - bottom lock
shift - set to 5m
interference - auto
color erase - 10%
clutter - 0%
white line - 0%
tvg - medium
tx power - 100%
tx rate - 10
symbols - off
info - off
colors - 16
set depths to - 5m,15m,30m,40m,50,m60,m80,120 (set for me down south)
zoom - 5metres
bottom lock - 3 mtres
background color - blue
good luck mate !!! any more questions hit me up, we can usually pick what fish are down there now, and almost all the time we are bang on it,
also soft corals show up very nice with this setting,
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till
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MicrosoftInternetExplorer4Tim
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Time to update your browser Harro ;)
I know there is one more 585 in the FW community today, the owner just needs to get some tranny mounts sorted.
easyrider
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Thanks Harro.... Wow! Ask
Thanks Harro.... Wow! Ask for something and you may receive.
Will try hopefully adjusting a few more settings Saturday if the winds stay where they are around the Cape again.
Thanks again, will let you know how I go! Cheers
snappermiles
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harro have you tried it with the symbols
on?? it shows small and large fish when just singles but still shows up as a school when there is a large school there! its very accurate and i would highly recommend it!
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Twinfisher
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585 Setting
Hi Mate
Nice info here.
Can you tell me why you prefer the Blue B/G
I have tried it and found it hard to see the pic when standing away from and on an angle to the Soundsr.
Is it just a personal preference.
Have a great day
Regards
Rob
Lamby
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Hey Rob, thought I would
Hey Rob, thought I would reply in lieu of Harro (the boys are flying out to Malaysia for the moto GP... pricks)
Personal preference mate & what works for him with identifying data. Personally I flick between white b/g & blue depending on light etc
Oceanside Tackle
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looks good
Looks good Darren to what we do here with our units when we set them up for clients.
We go Colour Erase 15% to reduce plenty of weak returns but 10% minimuim.
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easyrider
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Thanks Oceanside.....Between
Thanks Oceanside.....Between your comments and Harro's, I should have the 585 humming, especially with the 1 KW Trannie.
Thanks to the pair of you. Cheers
harro
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stay away
from my white blobs .. :-)
dunno what the internet exp 4 is from i use mozzilla, very strange ...
your first white blob/dhuie is worth a carton to me .. hahaha J/K
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thesupervisor
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looks like great help to tune
looks like great help to tune a sounder
does any one have some settings for the hds 10 to help fine tune?
getting the bottom line final answer from a bunch of blokes that use false names and put smiley faces at the end of paragraphs is not the best place in the world to get the information you seek.
Lamby
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ask steve231 mate he has
ask steve231 mate he has that shit sussed
Tandawg
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range settings
Just a query regarding the Range and Shift button.
Hypothetically - I am fishing in 35m. Do I use a 40m range scale (thinner trace, less definition) without the shift button, or say a 15m Range scale and then use the shift button to bring the required window into view. The latter obviously gives a thicker bottom trace as its using the 15m scale.
Thank you
Chris
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Shift/Range
Pick the range of water you want to look at then use the SHIFT button to bring the bottom reading up.
For demersal fish in shallower depths ie 45m & under we use 10m range then SHIFT.
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harro
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yoyo snapper
nah snapper, I hate the fish symbols, definately not as accurate mate, when ur trying to distinguish types of fish you need it off mate,
i,ll take a pic of my screen tomorrow , and post it, give you some more tips, :-)
when i start my trip I goto menu and enter the shift 5m key, then it brings up the 5m range, as you go deeper or shallower you just tap your arrow key, keeps the bottom nice and zoomed,
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ledge64
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Would these setting be OK for
Would these setting be OK for a Furuno FCV-600L?
harro
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give it a go
not sure on that model mate, but here is a good link to try
http://www.cruisecraft.com.au/electronics/furuno/PDF%27s/Furuno%20Tech%20Talk.pdf
paste that into ur browser,
but if that model has some of these settings/options give it a go mate
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Tandawg
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Furuno 600L
Hi Ledge64, I have a Furuno 600L and the jargon above is suitable for your (and my) machine.
Just an underpowered version of the 620 I guess
Chris
Tandawg
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Thanks Honsu
I guess that with a depth of 35m, you will use a 10m range, then when it starts getting deeper (greater than 10m), you use the shift button till you get approx 40m on your screen, and the bottom trace is about the bottom third of screen.
My shift is set to 5m increments so the "shift button" should be pressed 6 times to get 40m assuming the range has been set to 10m.
Is that correct?
If so, its something I have been doing, but not with a range as small as 10m.
Kind regards
Chris
Oceanside Tackle
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No problemo Chris, yes thats
No problemo Chris, yes thats correct and when discecting ground the 10m range is very good but no more than 12m. When in slightly deeper water say the back edge of the drop off where it goes 60-100m etc then look at using 15-20m range, more suitable due to the depth varience.
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grayzeee
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If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
easyrider
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Great Info
Gentlmen........Thank you all for the input. Some really god info and tips to try on my next outing(hopefully Saturday from Canal Rocks). No doubt will be a few more trips to get it right.
Harro....Should be a good day off the Cape for you today.
Once again, thanks everyone for the knowledge shared. Just puts me in the right direction.
Thanks Darren
Simo_
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What does TVG do? I had a
What does TVG do? I had a look at mine and it's set on low. Should I change it?
I'm also running 64 colours, I thought that would be better than 16 colours, what the reasoning behind puting it lower?
Bring on April
grayzeee
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TVG as i understand it ,
TVG as i understand it , would paint certain fish species , e.g snapper , the same colour no matter what the depth , so they appear the same. i got advised to run on medium by ryan t
i can't see the diff between 64 colours being a bit colour blind so 16 colours is plenty. how many shades of the same colour do you need??
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
Tim
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TVG
Graham - as you go out deeper try changing the TVG up to high and you will get much better bottom readings. The best depth to change will vary from unit to unit but I dont go to high till after 100m.
Simo_
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Hey Guys, just wondering
Hey Guys, just wondering would it be best to put the TVG on medium for under 100 or just leave it on low?
Bring on April
grayzeee
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well , i'll give that a go
well , i'll give that a go then.
If I spent half as long fishing , as I do reading this bloody forum , I'd be twice the fisherman I am.
Simo_
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Thanks guys. Good to hear
Thanks guys.
Good to hear from you Tim, doesnt seem like your on here as much anymore.
Bring on April