Furuno FI503 Operator's Manual

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Pub. No. OME-72680-C

(DAMI ) FI-503

FURUNO Authorized Distributor/Dealer

A : OCT. 2007

C : JAN. 26, 2011

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IMPORTANT NOTICES

General

•The operator of this equipment must read and follow the descriptions in this manual. Wrong operation or maintenance can cancel the warranty or cause injury.

•Do not copy any part of this manual without written permission from FURUNO.

•If this manual is lost or worn, contact your dealer about replacement.

•The contents of this manual and equipment specifications can change without notice.

•The example screens (or illustrations) shown in this manual can be different from the screens you see on your display. The screens you see depend on your system configuration and equipment settings.

•Save this manual for future reference.

•Any modification of the equipment (including software) by persons not authorized by FURUNO will cancel the warranty.

•All brand and product names are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective holders.

How to discard this product

Discard this product according to local regulations for the disposal of industrial waste. For disposal in the USA, see the homepage of the Electronics Industries Alliance (http://www.eiae.org/) for the correct method of disposal.

How to discard a used battery

Some FURUNO products have a battery(ies). To see if your product has a battery(ies), see the chapter on Maintenance. Follow the instructions below if a battery(ies) is used.

In the European Union

The crossed-out trash can symbol indicates that all types of batteries must not be discarded in standard trash, or at a

trash site. Take the used batteries to a battery collection Cd site according to your national legislation and the Batteries

Directive 2006/66/EU.

In the USA

The Mobius loop symbol (three chasing arrows) indicates that Ni-Cd and lead-acid rechargeable batteries must be

recycled. Take the used batteries to a battery collection site Ni-Cd Pb according to local laws.

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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

The operator of this equipment must read these safety instructions before attempting to operate the equipment.

		WARNING	Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not
			avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
		CAUTION	Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not
			avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury.
		Warning, Caution	Prohibitive Action		Mandatory Action
Safety instructions for the operator				Safety instructions for the installer

WARNING

Do not open the equipment.

Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment.

Do not disassemble or modify the equipment.

Fire or electrical shock can result if the equipment is modified.

Do not operate the equipment with wet hands.

Electrical shock can result.

Make sure no rain or water splash leaks into the equipment.

Fire or electrical shock can result if water leaks into the equipment.

Immediately turn off the power at the switchboard if water leaks into the equipment.

Continued use of the equipment can cause fire or electrical shock.

WARNING

Turn off the power at the switchboard before beginning the installation.

Turn off the power to prevent electrical shock.

Make sure the installation site is not subject to water spray.

Fire or electrical shock can result if water leaks into the equipment.

CAUTION

Observe the following compass safe distances to prevent interference to the instruments:

Standard Steering

compass compass

	FI-50 series		0.35 m 0.30 m
	Instruments

Warning Label

A warning label is attached to the equipment. Do not remove the label. If the label is missing or damaged, contact a FURUNO agent or dealer about replacement.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD...............................................................................................		iv
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION .......................................................................		v
1. OPERATION............................................................................................		1
1.1	Operating Controls, Display Layout......................................................................	1
1.2	Turning the Power On/Off ....................................................................................	2
1.3	Adjusting Brilliance and Contrast .........................................................................	2
1.4	Selecting a Display...............................................................................................	3
1.5	Selecting Apparent or True Wind Angle, Wind Speed..........................................	6
1.6	Alarms ..................................................................................................................	7
1.7	Timers ..................................................................................................................	9
1.8	Resetting Counters and Indications ...................................................................	10
2. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING ..............................................		11
2.1	Preventive Maintenance.....................................................................................	11
2.2	Troubleshooting..................................................................................................	12
3. INSTALLATION.....................................................................................		13
3.1	Equipment Lists..................................................................................................	13
3.2	Mounting.............................................................................................................	14
3.3	Wiring .................................................................................................................	16
3.4	Setting Up...........................................................................................................	20
SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................		SP-1
PACKING LIST........................................................................................		A-1
OUTLINE DRAWINGS.............................................................................		D-1
INTERCONNECTION DIAGRAM ............................................................		S-1

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FOREWORD

A Word to the Owner of the FI-503

Congratulations on your choice of the FURUNO FI-503 Digital Display, a member of the FI-50 series of marine instruments. We are confident you will see why the FURUNO name has become synonymous with quality and reliability.

For over 60 years FURUNO Electric Company has enjoyed an enviable reputation for quality marine electronics equipment. This dedication to excellence is furthered by our extensive global network of agents and dealers.

This equipment is designed and constructed to meet the rigorous demands of the marine environment. However, no machine can perform its intended function unless operated and maintained properly. Please carefully read and follow the recommended procedures for operation and maintenance.

Thank you for considering and purchasing FURUNO equipment.

Features

The FI-503 Digital Display provides depth, speed, trip and timer information, all on a high quality, backlit LCD. The sturdy weather-proof case is built to stand up to even the harshest of environments.

The main features are

•Three displays in one

•Three levels of backlighting.

•Timers: Stopwatch and count-down

•Depth alarms: Shallow alarm, Deep alarm.

•Anchor alarms: Shallow alarm, Deep alarm

•Wind alarms: High apparent wind angle, Low apparent wind angle, Max. true wind speed, Low true wind speed

•Speed indications: Max. STW, Average STW, SOG, Max. SOG, Average SOG, Wind speed, Max. true wind speed.

•Velocity Made Good (VMG).

•Log indication from 0 to 99,999 nm

•Resettable trip counter, from 0 to 999 nm

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

Standalone configuration

CAN bus Device or

NMEA 2000 Sensor (ex. Smart Sensor)

:Standard Supply

:Optional Supply

: Local Supply	12 VDC

NOTICE: Turn on the terminal resistor in the instrument when connecting an NMEA 2000 sensor of CAN bus device. For the procedure, see the section on setting up, in the installation chapter.

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

CAN bus network

FI-5001 WIND

TRANSDUCER

SELECT CLEAR

APP

TRUE

MODE

DISP

TERMINAL BOX

(where necessary)

FI-507

FI-501*

MULTI XL

FI-503

and/or

FI-505

FI-506

FI-504

DIGITAL

FI-502

COURSE PILOT

RUDDER

MULTI

30

CAN bus

CAN bus

CAN bus

CAN bus

CAN bus

Device

Device

Device

Device

Device

or

or

or

or

or

NMEA 2000

NMEA 2000

NMEA 2000

NMEA 2000

NMEA 2000

SENSOR*

SENSOR*

SENSOR*

SENSOR*

SENSOR*

JUNCTION BOX

FI-5002

* NMEA 2000 SENSORS

- Boat speed

- Depth

- Heading

12 VDC

- Navigation

(not necessary if powered

- Environment

by CAN bus network)

- Autopilot

- Engine

: Standard Supply

*FI-501 Wind Angle

: Optional Supply

: Local Supply

FI-502 Close Hauled Wind Angle

NOTICE: Turn on the terminal resistor in the terminator of the CAN bus network.

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1.OPERATION

The FI-503 Digital instrument provide depth, wind, boat speed and environmental information, on three separate displays. Various navigation alarms and distance counters are also provided.

1.1Operating Controls, Display Layout

UPPER display

(Depth and wind angle information and associated alarms)

MIDDLE display

(Boat speed and wind speed information and associated alarms)

LOWER display

(Environmental information, timer alarms, distance counters)

SELECT/CLEAR

-Select menu option.

-Select apparent or true wind.

-Silence alarm.

-Clear data.

-Reset counters and indications.

-Increment value.

LOWER

-Select data for lower display.

-Decrement value.

MIDDLE

Select data for middle display.

UPPER

-Turn on power.

-Select data for upper display.

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1. OPERATION

1.2Turning the Power On/Off

To power the instrument, press the UPPER key. All LCD segments go on and off and then the last-used display appears.

To power off the instrument, press the UPPER and MIDDLE keys together. The timer appears and counts down from three seconds to one second, and then the power goes off.

Press UPPER and MIDDLE keys together

	OFF				OFF				OFF
	3				2				1

POWER

OFF

Power OFF sequence

1.3Adjusting Brilliance and Contrast

1.Press the UPPER and MIDDLE keys together. The display for adjustment of brilliance appears, with current brilliance setting flashing.

brL

2

brl=brilliance

Brilliance setting (flashing)

2.Within seven seconds of completing step 1, press the LOWER key to lower the brilliance, or the SELECT/CLEAR key to raise it.

3.Press the UPPER and MIDDLE keys together. The display for adjustment of contrast appears, with current contrast setting flashing.

CON

3

CON=Contrast

Contrast setting (flashing)

4.Within seven seconds of completing step 3, press the LOWER key to lower the contrast, or the SELECT/CLEAR key to raise it.

5.Press the UPPER and MIDDLE keys together to save the settings and restore normal operation.

The brilliance and contrast will be the same on all units which are synchronized. (For how to synchronize instruments, see page 24.)

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1. OPERATION

1.4Selecting a Display

Use the UPPER, MIDDLE and LOWER keys to select the item to display in the upper, middle and lower displays.

Current depth

DPTH

Low apparent		ANG				50m
			180°					DPTH	Shallow
wind angle		APP
						UPPER		SHALLOW 020m alarm
alarm
High apparent ANG		150°		- Depth information				DEEP	Deep
wind angle
alarm	APP							DPTH	150m alarm
				- Depth alarms
				- Wind angle info					Shallow anchor
Wind		ANG		- Wind angle alarms SHALLOWDPTH
angle		APP 150° - Anchor alarms						010m alarm
					DPTH
					DEEP 020m
				Deep anchor alarm
								Boat speed
								SPD	5.2kt
			Beaufort				O				MAX
									SPD
			wind speed BFT						MAX 10.2kt STW*
			Low true wind WSPD							SPD	AVG
			speed alarm			TRU	5.1kt
						LO		MIDDLE		AVG	6.8kt STW
		Max. true wind WSPD
		speed alarm			TRU	5.1kt				SOG
					MAX			- Boat speed information			6.2kt SOG*
			Max. true		WSPD			- Wind speed information
								- Wind speed alarms			MAX
						TRU	5.8kt			SOG
			wind speed MAX
										MAX	6.2kt SOG
					Wind		TRUWSPD				AVG
					speed		3.8kt		SOG
*SOG=Speed Over Ground									AVG	6.2kt SOG
								VMG	5.2kt
STW=Speed Thru Water								VMG* to windward
VMG=Velocity Made Good
			Log distance						Scrolling speed and
										scrolling direction

				LOG 18432nm
Dewpoint		13.1°c				Trip
	DEWPOINT				TRIP	50nm distance
Wind						Count-up
Chill CHILL 2.0 °c					LOWER	TIMER 00.0 timer
						Count-
Humidity HUMID	60 %		- Environmental info			TIMER 15:00.0 down
			- Timer alarms			timer1
Air AIR PRESS			- Distance counters			Count-
pressure	1000					TIMER 15:00.0 down
						timer2
	Air	AIR			WATER	Water
						°c temperature
temperature		17.4		°c	20.2

Scrolling speed and direction can be changed by the length of key push.

Short push: Scroll in forward order.

Medium push: Go back one display. Several beeps sound and then previous display appears.

Hold down: Rapid scrolling, in forward direction. Several beeps sound and then speed is changed.

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1. OPERATION

Upper display

Display

Function

Display

Function

DPTH

Current depth, in meters,

DPTH

Set deep anchor alarm.

50m

feet or fathoms.

020m

The alarms are released

DEEP

when depth goes higher

than threshold value.

DPTH

Set shallow alarm. The

ANG

Apparent (or true) wind

020m

alarms are released

150°

angle, in degrees.

SHALLOW

APP

when depth goes lower

than threshold value.

DPTH

Set deep alarm. Alarms

ANG

Set high apparent wind

150m

released when depth

150°

angle alarm. The alarms

DEEP

APP

goes higher than thresh-

are released when wind

old value.

angle goes higher than

threshold value.

DPTH

Set shallow anchor

ANG

Set low apparent wind

010m

alarm. The alarms are

180°

angle alarm. The alarms

SHALLOW

APP

released when depth

are released when wind

goes lower than thresh-

angle goes lower than

old value.

threshold value.

Middle display

Display

Function

Display

Function

SPD

5.2kt

Boat speed, in kt or m/s.

5.2kt

Velocity made good.

VMG

SPD

Maximum boat speed.

WSPD

Apparent (or true) wind

10.2kt

Resettable with the

speed.

MAX

SELECT/CLEAR key.

APP

3.8kt

SPD

Average boat speed.

WSPD

Maximum true wind

6.8kt

Resettable with the

speed. Resettable with

AVG

SELECT/CLEAR key.

TRU

5.8kt

the SELECT/CLEAR

MAX

key.

SOG

Speed over ground.

TRU

Set maximum true wind

speed alarm. The alarms

6.2kt

WSPD

MAX

5.1kt

are released when true

wind speed is higher than

threshold value.

SOG

Maximum speed over

WSPD

Set low true wind speed

6.2kt

ground. Resettable with

alarm. The alarms are

MAX

the SELECT/CLEAR key.

TRULO

5.1kt

released when true wind

speed is lower than

threshold value.

SOG

Average speed over

BFT O

Beaufort wind speed.

6.2kt

ground. Resettable with

Beaufort speeds up to 12

AVG

the SELECT/CLEAR key.

are shown. See the table

at the top of the next

page for Beaufort no. and

wind speed.

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									1. OPERATION
			Beaufort no. and wind speed
Beaufort			Wind speed			Beaufort		Wind speed
no.						no.
		kt		m/s			kt		m/s
0		0		0-0.2		7	28-33		14.4-17.4
1		1-3		0.5-2.0		8	34-40		17.5-21.0
2		4-6		2.1-3.5		9	41-47		21.1-24.6
3		7-10		3.6-5.6		10	48-55		24.7-28.8
4		11-16		5.7-8.6		11	56-63		28.9-32.6
5		17-21		8.7-11.2		12	64		32.7-32.9
6		22-27		11.3-14.3

Lower display

Display		Function	Display		Function
		Log distance, up to			Air temperature, in °C or
LOG 18432nm		99,999 nm.	AIR		°F.
			17.4 °c
		Trip distance, up to 999	AIR PRESS		Air pressure, in hecto-
	50nm	nm. Resettable with the			pascals.
			1000
TRIP		SELECT/CLEAR key.
		Count-up timer. Counts			Relative humidity, in per-
TIMER	00.0	up, like a stopwatch.	HUMID	60 %	centage.
		Count-down timer 1.			Wind chill temperature,
TIMER 15:00.0		Counts elapsed time.	CHILL	2.0 °c	in °C or °F.
		Count-down timer 2.			Dewpoint.
TIMER 15:00.0		Counts elapsed time,	DEWPOINT 13.1°c
		from 99:59.0
		Water temperature, in °C
WATER		or °F.
20.2 °c

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1. OPERATION

1.5Selecting Apparent or True Wind Angle, Wind Speed

You can show wind angle and wind speed in apparent or true wind. The apparent wind is the actual flow of air acting upon a sail, or the wind as it appears to the sailor. True wind is the wind seen by a stationary observer in velocity and direction.

With a wind angle or wind speed indication displayed, long-push the SELECT/CLEAR key to change the wind angle or wind speed to apparent and true alternately. A beep sounds after the change is completed. (Wind angle and wind speed displays are mutually changed.) True wind requires boat speed input. If there is no speed input, three dashes appear.

WSPD		ANG
APP	HI	APP	HI
5.0kt		135
SELECT		SELECT
CLEAR		CLEAR
WSPD		ANG
TRU	HI	TRU	HI
9.6kt		157
Apparent and true		Apparent and true
wind speeds		wind angles

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