M
™
Commander
Speedometer / Depth Sounder
Owner’s Manual
Digital Speedometer with Analog Appearance
Digitally displays
Depth in Feet, Meter, or Fathoms
Shallow or Deep Water Alarms
Alarms are Audible and Visual
Programmable Keel Offset
Trip Log
IS0140
ISO140B ECR#2672 07/25/02
Installation
Smaller Connector Page 1
Larger Connector Page 1
Description
Lighting Page 2
Set-Up Mode Page 2
Speedometer Scale Selection Page 3
Operation
Speedometer Page 4
Trip Log Page 4
Reset Page 4
Units Page 4
Calibration Page 5
Depth Sounder Page 5
Shallow Alarm Page 6
Deep Alarm Page 6
Keel Offset Page 6
Units Page 6
Loss of Signal Page 6
Calibration Page 6
PerfectPass® Cruise Page 7
Operation Page 8
Figure 1 Set- Up Mode Page 3
Figure 2 Speedometer LCD Display Modes Page 7
HN0352 Larger Connection PerfectPass Wire Diagram Page 10
HN0353 Smaller Socket Connection Wire Diagram Page 16
HN0357 Larger Connection Wire Diagram Page 17
Used for all splices.
Heat Shrink Tube
(red or blue)
Metal Butt Connector
(red or blue).
Used for all splices.
Wires
Smaller
Connector
Note: For wiring
diagram for the
Smaller Connector
Socket see HN0353.
Larger
Connector
Socket
Smaller
Connector
Socket
Larger
Connector
Note: For wiring
diagram for the
Larger Connector
Socket see HN0357
or HN03352 for
PerfectPass® Cruise.
Use with:
Commander Speedometer
with Depth Sounder,
Commander Speedometer
with Depth Sounder and
PerfectPass® Cruise.
Installation:
CAUTION: Disconnect the battery during
installation. Tighten nuts on the backclamp
only slightly more than you can tighten
with your fingers. Six inch-pounds of
torque are sufficient. Over-tightening could
result in damage to the instrument and
may void your warranty.
1. Cut a 3-3/8” diameter hole in the dash
and mount the gauge with the backclamp
supplied.
Follow the enclosed instructions for
installing the sender. Once the sender is
installed and you have run the cables to the
Commander, connect the wires from the
sender to the corresponding Small or
Large connectors as illustrated using the
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butt connectors supplied. The butt
connectors have a heat activated
waterproofing. Once the butt connections
have been crimped slowly apply heat with
a heat gun until you see sealant coming
out of the connector ends. It is
recommended to wrap the connections
together with electrical tape for further
protection.
2. Smaller Connector Socket
Speedometer with Depth Sounder:
Follow the wiring diagram at the end of
this manual for wiring connections.
HN0353.
3. Larger Connector Socket
Speedometer with Depth Sounder:
Follow the wiring diagram at the end of
this manual for wiring connections.
HN0357.
Speedometer with Depth Sounder and
PerfectPass® Cruise.
Follow the wiring diagram at the end of
this manual for wiring connections.
HN0352.
Find the drawings in the back of this
manual.
Description
The Commander has three push buttons;
When in a setting menu, pressing and
holding the “Mode” button returns to the
main function.
M
Down
Button
The instrument has three push buttons;
“Up,” “Down,” and “Mode” buttons; that
control the modes of operation. The
“Mode” button is used to change the
function of the LCD display and to access
submenus and adjustable settings. The
“Down” and “Up” buttons are used to
modify the settings.
In normal operation mode, pressing the
“Mode” button for a short period of time
causes the display to cycle between the
Depthsounder display and the Trip Log
display. Pressing and holding the “Mode”
button causes the display to change to the
“settings” submenus (see Figure 2).
Mode
Button
Up
Button
Operation
Lighting
In normal operating mode the instrument
lighting can be adjusted by pressing the
“Up” and “Down” buttons.
Setup Mode
The Speedometer full scale deflection
setting can be changed using the Setup
Mode (see Figure 1). Use this option only
if you have reason to believe that your
setting is wrong. Setting an incorrect value
in this menu can result in extremely
inaccurate performance of the
speedometer. To access the Setup Mode,
press and hold both the “Up” and “Down”
buttons while turning on the instrument.
When the settings menus have been
selected, pressing the “Mode” button for a
short period of time causes the display to
cycle through the setting options. Within
each setting selection, pressing the
“Down” and “Up” buttons causes the
affected setting to change. The
microprocessor will automatically record
the new settings as you adjust them.
The display will show “*SETUP*”.
Briefly pressing the “Mode” button will
change the display to the setting menu.
The “Up” and “Down” buttons are used to
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modify the setting.
Screen shows:
“
*
SET UP*”
U
.
The microprocessor will automatically
record the new setting as you modify it.
Pressing and holding the “Mode” button
sets the instrument to normal operation.
Speedometer Full Scale Selection
Refer to Figure 1 for an explanation of each
of the speedometer full scale selections.
This is normally a factory setting that
needs no adjustment. The setting adjusts
the “full scale” operating range of the
speedometer to match the dial on the
instrument. Using the “Up” and “Down”
buttons,
adjust the setting to match the maximum
reading on the speedometer dial, 50 or 70
MPH.
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SETUP MODE
ENTER SETUP MODE:
Press both the “Up” and “Down” buttons while turning on instrument
To exit the setup mode, press and hold the “
SETUP start screen,
shows that setup m ode
has bee n en tered .
Flashes “S SCALE” and
then shows current
speedometer scale
selection.
Figure 1
Mode” Button
Screen shows:
“50”, or “70” Default = 70
se the “Up” or “Down” button to adjusts
Speedometer full scale reading to match dial
Operation
Speedometer
The speedometer is a digital instrument
with the appearance of an analog
instrument. The speedometer is designed
to be operated from a Faria® “paddle
wheel” sensor. A microprocessor controlled
stepper motor moves the pointer to display
boat speed using a linear dial.
The microprocessor and stepper motor
provide excellent accuracy. Variations in
the operation of the “paddle wheel” sensor
are however fairly common. These
variations may be caused by the mounting
location of the “paddle wheel” on the hull
which affects water flow characteristics or
turbulence and air bubbles in the area of
the “paddle wheel”. Therefore calibration
of the speedometer may be required and is
easily accomplished by using the Trip Log
display or the pointer (see below).
Trip Log
Trip Log “Settings” Menu
There are three items in the Trip Log
“Settings” Menu; Reset, Units, and
Calibration. Briefly pressing the “Mode”
button cycles through the menu items.
The microprocessor will automatically
record the new settings as you adjust them.
Reset
Pressing the “Up” and “Down” button
resets the Trip Log to zero.
The Trip Log is similar to the trip
odometer in an automobile. The distance
traveled, as recorded by the speedometer
“paddle wheel”, is displayed.
The Trip Log may be reset to zero, the
units of measure changed, or the
calibration adjusted using the sub menus.
Pressing and holding the “Mode” button
while the Trip Log is displayed will change
the display to the “settings” menu (see
Figure 2).
Units
Pressing the “Up” or “Down” button cycles
the units of measurement for the Trip Log
between miles (MI) and nautical miles
(NM).
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Miles
Nautical Miles
Calibration
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.
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).
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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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.
Water line
Transducer
Lowest part of boat.
= -Keel offset
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;
Units
Pressing the “Up” or “Down” button cycles
the units of measurement for the Depth
Sounder between
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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boat at the selected speed press the
“Up” or “Down” buttons to adjust the
speedometer pointer reading to match the
GPS or radar gun indicated speed.
Quick press the “Mode” button three (3)
times to enter the Calibrate “Settings
menu”.
There are two methods of calibration;
1) A GPS or radar gun can be used to
obtain a fixed speed. While holding the
-
-Settings Menus-
2) The Trip Log can be set to zero and then
a course of known distance run, such as
between two buoys or by using a GPS.
At the end of the run access the
Calibration menu item.
Press the “Up” or “Down” buttons to adjust
the recorded Trip Log distance to match
the known distance. This will calibrate
both Trip Log and the Speedometer.
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-Settings Menus-
PerfectPass® Cruise
The FARIA® Commander™ Speedometer
/ Depth Sounder features enhanced control
features for the PerfectPass® Cruise system
as a factory installed option. Check with
you dealer.
Lighting
NOTE: When the instrument is in the
PerfectPass® Cruise mode the “Up” and
“Down” buttons are used for other
functions and do not affect lighting.
The PerfectPass® Cruise system works like
an automotive “cruise” control with On/Off,
Resume, and Decrease/Increase functions.
In addition to the normal PerfectPass
Cruise LED indications the Faria version of
the control unit displays the system status
in the LCD display. Upon entering the
PerfectPass Cruise mode of operation,
“PerfectPass” appears briefly in the LCD
then the current status of the PerfectPass
Cruise system is displayed. There are four
status messages displayed; Off, Ready,
Engaged, and Resume.
The display indicates “Ready“ and the
LED blinks slowly.
Drive to the desired speed then press the
“Up” button and PerfectPass Cruise takes
over (the display changes to “Engaged” and
the LED stays on). If you pull back on the
throttle, the system immediately disengages
and goes into auto resume mode (the
display shows “Resume” and the LED will
blink rapidly).
When the system is first selected, Off is
displayed. LED remains off.
Pressing the “Up” button turns the system
on.
If you accelerate back to the previously set
speed, the system will again take over (the
display changes to “Engaged” and the LED
stays on).
Speed changes can be made at any time
the system is “Engaged” by pressing the
“Up” or “Down” buttons.
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If the Commander instrument is not in
PerfectPass Cruise mode the buttons and
display will not perform PerfectPass Cruise
functions. The LED indications, however,
are still active and will display the status of
the PerfectPass Cruise system as described
above.
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To Commander
Harness HN0352
6 - pin connector
PerfectPass® Cruise
(optional)
6- pin connector(CN0083)
Pin A Blue Depth Sounder Signal
Pin B Black Depth Sounder Ground
Pin C Red LED Signal
Pin D Blue Up Button
Pin E White Down Button
Pin F Black Ground
ECR 1903 12/21/01
PerfectPass® Cruise
Master Module
Dash Gauge
Connector
Black
White
(Ground)
(Down Button)
Blue
Red
Black
(Depth Sounder Ground)
Blue
(Depth Sounder Signal)
(Up Button)
(LED Signal)
Paddle Wheel Sender
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To Commander
Harness HN0353
Small Connector
Small Plug(CN0082)
Pin A Purple +12 Ignition Power
Pin B Purple +12 Ignition Power
Pin C Black Ground
Pin D White/Blue Speedometer Input
ECR 1903 12/21/01
Shrink Tubing
or Wrap
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Purple
(Ignition)
(Ground)
Black
White
w/ Blue Stripe
(Paddle Wheel Signal)
(Paddle Wheel +12 vDc)
(Paddle Wheel Ground)
Green
Red
Bare
Paddle Wheel Sender
Blue
(Depth
Sounder
Signal)
Black
(Depth
Sounder
Ground)
To Commander
Harness HN0357
Large Connector
Small Plug(CN0082)
Pin A Blue Depthsounder Signal
Pin B Black Depthsounder Ground
Pin C Not Used
Pin D Not Used
ECR 1903 12/21/01
Blue
Blue
(Depth
Sounder
Signal)
Black
(Ground)
Black
(Depth
Sounder
Ground)
Shrink Tubing
or Wrap
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Copyright 2002 by the Thomas G. Faria Corporation, Uncasville CT
No part of this publication may by reproduced in any form, in an electronic retrieval system or otherwise, without
the prior written permission of the company.
Faria® is the trademark of the Thomas G. Faria Corporation
RidersCruise® and PerfectPass® is trademarks of PerfectPass Control Systems Inc., Canada
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