Furuno 587 with Airmar 1kw
Submitted by Rob_Seed on Sun, 2015-05-10 09:54
A queston for all you sounder guru's out there.
I recently installed a transommount 1kw Airmar with a 587 furuno amd am having heaps of surface clutter...
close to a fourth of the screen is red at the top.
bottom lock and the picture is fine.
Surface clutter doesnt improve with gaon settings at all.
Have I installed the transducer incorrectly?
Or is this just a setting I dont know about?
Thanks
Rob
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D_d_001
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hard to tell without seeing
hard to tell without seeing the screen but have you tried upping the TVG slightly ....is it only in deep water ?
Rob_Seed
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nah its in all depths...
nah its in all depths... haven't tryed tvg... I will give it a go and take a screen shot next time im out
cheers
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on the Drift
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Far as I know the 587 has
Far as I know the 587 has automatic surface clarity/clutter control. Just installed one myself with P66 600w but getting a perfect picture at all speeds and depths I've been in. (Only 1 trip but 0-70m and up to 30 knots)
I'd be looking at install, tranny angle, depth etc, trailing edge lower than leading edge. . .
at all speeds? or does it get worse with speed?
some of the more knowledgable guys on here will sort it for you!
Rob_Seed
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might try a angle wedge
might try a angle wedge thingie that they supply with the transducer...
cheers
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MattMiller
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Chuck some pics up
of the transducer setup and some screen shots of this 'surface clutter' that your talking about.
RobertMc
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Tvg won't help your surface
Tvg won't help your surface clutter, sounds like Tranny install to me