FE-800 Navigational Echo Sounder

 

Dual Frequency Navigational Echosounder, with a wide range of display modes and connection for Bridge Alarm and PC. 

 

  • Fully IMO-approved, incl. approvement for high notations. 

  • Dual frequency display (50/200 kHz). 
    The depth at the FORE and AFT positions can be displayed simultaneously.

  • A variety of display modes available: NAV, OS DATA and HISTORY

  • High contrast 8.4" LCD

  • When interfaced with FURUNO remote display RD-20/50, depth information can be observed at a remote location

  • Optional printer interface available for printing out echogram

  • Connecting a PC with the optional data recording software allows you to store, compile and print out the past data of the echogram via PC

  • BAM (Bridge Alert Management) ready.
    Meets the specific requirements for alerts and interconnection with Bridge Alert Management in IMO MSC.302 (87) 

  • Depth data for the past 24 hours is storable in the internal memory
    For the amount of data for storage and playback on the FE-800, please refer to “HISTORY” on the right page. With the optional PC software, the sounding information can be stored and played back for 24 hours, when the recording interval is set at 5 sec. Visual and audible alerts screenshot

  • Visual and audible alerts
    The FE-800 generates alerts when the water depth below transducer is shallower than a preset depth. When the seabed is lost due to the lowered power supply or out of range scale, an alert is generated.
     

Modes


(A) Current range setting, reference point for the depth reading (Transducer/Surface/Keel) as well as currently selected mode are displayed.

(B) This area shows the information specifi-c to the display mode currently selected. Please refer to each of the display modes for details.

(C) Guide to currently available actions is displayed. Under an alert situation, the information about the most imminent alert is displayed.

OS DATA

OS DATA Displays Own Ship Data (OS DATA) only available if the FE-800 is connected to an external EPFS (Electronic Position-Fixing System), such as a GPS navigator.

LOGBOOK:
LOGBOOK Displays the stored time, depth and own ship position. The logbook is capable of storing data for up to 720 log entries.

HISTORY:
HISTORY Displays a combination of Contour and Strata echo readings taken. Recording interval setting Amount of data for storage and playback 5 sec 1 h 1 min 12 h 2 min 24 h

Alert Log
List: Displays the alert history (containing up to 100 alerts).   

Optional printer and PC software to utilize the stored data

The past data can be stored on a PC with the optional software. Also, printout function of the echogram is available via the optional printer PP-505-FE.

 

 

Echo mode

Graph mode Log mode

 

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