Furuno Installation

[caine]

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Edited January 24, 2009 by CaineS

[peahead]

Hi CaineS

Just had a quick search and found it on the Furuno site.

Please follow the link to your sounders page where the downloads are at the bottom...

http://www.furuno.com.au/products/viewProduct/product/20/5

Hope this helps you out..

Jimmy.

[VA911]

caine,

if the power cable is short just connect it to a longer cable, Ensure you get good clean power, use tinned cables, connect directly to the batery with the use of supplied fuses.

enjoy!

[Evets]

Cain,

I installed my FCV 620 exactly as VA911 described.

I cut my power cable much shorter as I interfaced it with my GPS and DSC VHF radio. I was too lazy to strip the protective covering off the furuno harness to access all the interface wiring so I cut it much shorter and joined a new length of wire to the power which I connected directly to the battery. I soldered the wires together end then sealed it liquid electrical tape. This stuff is way cool. You paint it on like ummm arrr... paint and when it dries it forms a flexible waterproof rubber seal around the wire.

Just dont forget to put a fuse in as close as you can to the positive terminal of the battery.

Evets

[cruisecraft]

Hi Caine

Like the others I have recently self installed a Furuno (to a glass boat). Mine is a 1 KW transom tranny and 585(similar to the 620 but just a bit bigger screen). I just hooked up the red cable (it has a 2amp fuse on it) to the positive terminal and the black cable(also has 2amp fuse on it) to the negative terminal. There is a black shielding earth cable(no fuse on it), I rang Furuno in Queensland and they said it does not need to be connected up. I tested it on the weekend(first chance 2 weeks after installation) and it was sensational to >200ft at the Hump off Stanwell Park.Still learning how to use it to its full potential.

Regards Kit

ps got some nice mowies there, pity no snapper

[Evets]

Cain,

The other wires are to connect the sounder to other equipment such as your GPS or VHF Radio.

Dont need to connect them for the sounder to work.

Evets

[johnno]

Caine did you have a look at the install manual

http://www.furuno.com.au/products/fetch/8/brochureattach 7.5mb as pea head has given you

page 35 explains the wires or it will be page 44 in pdf page tablet

To me they are you connections for you optional sensors and equipment etc