Each can be adjusted to one of 10 levels using the cursor pad arrows. I rated the screen excellent for daytime viewability.Ī quick press of the on/off pushbutton brings up the brightness and contrast menu onscreen. We noticed very little screen darkening even when viewing a steep side angles. When viewed straight-on we found the screen to be bright and sharp with excellent contrast. There is no T-Top to provide shade or cover. My review of the Furuno FCV587 took place on a bright sunny day with the unit flush mounted in the boat’s center console panel.

Especially when coupled to a 1-kw transducer like the Airnar TM260. Overall on the water performance of the FCV587 was excellent, this is one of the best recreational fishfinders on the market today. To properly set the gain manually for a particular depth you should range out to double the actual depth and set the gain high enough to see a second bottom echo, then range back to the original setting.

This information is presented whenever A-scope is displayed. The top line of data in this Furuno FCV587 screen shot shows the unit gain selected to manual with a setting of 5.4 out of 10, low frequency output being displayed, and a 1 to 1 pulse rate selected. In the window below you can see the beam width of the 50 kHz pulse is about 25 at this depth. It uses a portrait layout and carries a resolution of 640 pixels vertically and 480 pixels on the horizontal plane. The Furuno FCV587 is fitted with a color LCD screen that measures nearly 7-inches high and full 5-inches wide on the diagonal I measured it at 8.4-inches. Unfortunately there is no NMEA2000 capability built into this fishfinder. This unit can interface with NMEA 0183 devices using wiring that is part of the power cable. Twist-lock ports on the case back allow for quick and easy connection of both the power and transducer cables. I flush mounted the display unit using the provided hardware since it will participate in a long-term review going forward.

I set things up by selecting the proper transducer from a list provided on the display menu. They run the gamut from a 600-watt plastic transom-mount with built-in water temperature sensing to a 1000-watt bronze thru-hull with water temperature and speed sensors. Several transducer options are available for the Furuno FCV587. The only additional component needed for full functionality is a transducer. The display unit contains all the required electronics needed. The package shipped to us containing the display unit, power cable, operator’s manual, a 1-page plasticized card operator’s guide in English as well as 14 other languages, a beefy tilt and swivel mounting bracket, hardware to mount the bracket, plus a template and hardware to flush mount the display unit. The Furuno FCV587 display unit measures 9.2 inches wide by 9.2 inches high with a depth of 4.2 inches.

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