FLS Silver II Brochure - EchoPilot - #1

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FLS GOLD + FLS SILVER Forward Looking Sonar 150 metres range (ahead) 75 metres range (down) Digital depth Speed option Forward alarm Flush mount case Choice of standard or professional transducers Sunlight viewable transflective LCD display Cold cathode backlight Waterproof case (bulkhead mounting) Extra features for the FLS Gold GPS display NMEA input and output Repeater option Larger screen W e have spent many thousands of man hours at sea improving sonar design, and almost as much time at shows or on the phone listening to customer's needs. This information was the basis of the brief to our design department that resulted in the greatly improved EchoPilot FLS Silver and FLS Gold . The display may be switched to show GPS data (from almost any GPS), including all Waypoint information, forward sonar display or a combination of them both. NMEA0183 the world marine industry standard protocol interface allows the instrument to output speed and depth to other instruments or if appropriate to receive and display it. NEW features for both models Better performance Manual or autogain Manual or auto range change New enhanced processing software History display of sea bed Digital display not dependent on correct range being selected For larger vessels with a separate navigation area or second steering position, a full function repeater with all controls may be supplied. We have taken great care with our choice of LCD and many days were spent comparing transmissive with transflective, cold cathode lit with electroluminescent, the result is a system which is good in sunlight, darkness and (more difficult) badly lit situations. The screen is also the largest that can be fitted in the case. Simple selection of range in use is by pressing the â–² or â–¼ buttons. The shortest range for maximum detail in shallow water is 20m ahead x 10m down (60‘ x 30‘) and the longest is 150m ahead x 75m down (450‘ x 225‘). Four intermediate ranges fill the gaps. Auto ranging may also be selected. Many of our early customers loved the FLS's display of the seabed ahead, but also asked for the actual depth below too. This we now do, without adding a second vertical transducer. The software will average the left hand third of the screen (most of which is under the bow anyway) and display the mean figure in the bottom left hand corner of the screen in metres or feet, even if the bottom is off the screen. To add speed just buy our “speed kit“ of paddle wheel transducer and thru-hull fitting and a complete log with miles, trip and speed appears in the top right hand corner of the screen. Many (vertical) depth sounder alarms are a joke, often warning you many seconds after you have gone over a hazard. The Echopilot system allows you to alarm a section of the screen 2, 4, 6 or 8 metres below the transducer right up to 150m ahead. If more than a certain number of pixels above the line light up the alarm sounds (on the Repeater too, if fitted). Mounting electronics on a boat can be a worry so we have tried to make it as simple as possible for you. The EchoPilot FLS Gold is totally waterproof from the front and has a good 1.4" (6mm) flange all round to enable easy flush mounting from the front. Boat builders with routing facilities and panel manufacturers can mount from the rear to for a smart “sub flush“ look.