Faria IS0140 Commander Speedometer Owner’s Manual
- June 5, 2024
- Faria
Table of Contents
Faria IS0140 Commander Speedometer
Overview
Use with
Commander Speedometer with Depth Sounder, Commander Speedometer with Depth Sounder and PerfectPass® Cruise.
Installation
CAUTION: Disconnect the battery during installation. Tighten nuts on the backclamp only slightly more than you can tighten with your fingers. Six inch- pounds of torque are sufficient. Over-tightening could result in damage to the instrument and may void your warranty.
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Cut a 3-3/8” diameter hole in the dash and mount the gauge with the backclamp supplied. Follow the enclosed instructions for installing the sender. Once the sender is installed and you have run the cables to the Commander, connect the wires from the sender to the corresponding Small or Large connectors as illustrated using the butt connectors supplied. The butt connectors have a heat activated waterproofing. Once the butt connections have been crimped slowly apply heat with a heat gun until you see sealant coming out of the connector ends. It is recommended to wrap the connections together with electrical tape for further protection.
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Smaller Connector Socket
Speedometer with Depth Sounder: Follow the wiring diagram at the end of this manual for wiring connections. HN0353. -
Larger Connector Socket
Speedometer with Depth Sounder: Follow the wiring diagram at the end of this manual for wiring connections. HN0357. Speedometer with Depth Sounder and PerfectPass® Cruise. Follow the wiring diagram at the end of this manual for wiring connections. HN0352. Find the drawings in the back of this manual.
Description
The Commander has three push buttons;
The instrument has three push buttons; “Up,” “Down,” and “Mode” buttons; that
control the modes of operation. The “Mode” button is used to change the
function of the LCD display and to access submenus and adjustable settings.
The “Down” and “Up” buttons are used to modify the settings.
In normal operation mode, pressing the “Mode” button for a short period of
time causes the display to cycle between the Depthsounder display and the Trip
Log display. Pressing and holding the “Mode” button causes the display to
change to the “settings” submenus (see Figure 2).
When the settings menus have been selected, pressing the “Mode” button for a
short period of time causes the display to cycle through the setting options.
Within each setting selection, pressing the “Down” and “Up” buttons causes the
affected setting to change. The microprocessor will automatically record the
new settings as you adjust them.
When in a setting menu, pressing and holding the “Mode” button returns to the
main function.
Operation
Lighting
In normal operating mode the instrument lighting can be adjusted by pressing
the “Up” and “Down” buttons.
Setup Mode
The Speedometer full scale deflection setting can be changed using the Setup
Mode (see Figure 1). Use this option only if you have reason to believe that
your setting is wrong. Setting an incorrect value in this menu can result in
extremely inaccurate performance of the speedometer. To access the Setup Mode,
press and hold both the “Up” and “Down” buttons while turning on the
instrument.
The display will show “SETUP”.
Briefly pressing the “Mode” button will change the display to the setting menu.
The “Up” and “Down” buttons are used to modify the setting.
The microprocessor will automatically record the new setting as you modify it. Pressing and holding the “Mode” button sets the instrument to normal operation.
Speedometer Full Scale Selection
Refer to Figure 1 for an explanation of each of the speedometer full scale
selections.
This is normally a factory setting that needs no adjustment. The setting
adjusts the “full scale” operating range of the speedometer to match the dial
on the instrument. Using the “Up” and “Down” buttons, adjust the setting to
match the maximum reading on the speedometer dial, 50 or 70 MPH.
Speedometer
The speedometer is a digital instrument with the appearance of an analog
instrument. The speedometer is designed to be operated from a Faria® “paddle
wheel” sensor. A microprocessor controlled stepper motor moves the pointer to
display boat speed using a linear dial.
The microprocessor and stepper motor provide excellent accuracy. Variations in
the operation of the “paddle wheel” sensor are however fairly common. These
variations may be caused by the mounting location of the “paddle wheel” on the
hull which affects water flow characteristics or turbulence and air bubbles in
the area of the “paddle wheel”. Therefore calibration of the speedometer may
be required and is easily accomplished by using the Trip Log display or the
pointer (see below).
Trip Log
The Trip Log is similar to the trip odometer in an automobile. The distance
traveled, as recorded by the speedometer “paddle wheel”, is displayed.
The Trip Log may be reset to zero, the units of measure changed, or the
calibration adjusted using the sub menus.
Pressing and holding the “Mode” button while the Trip Log is displayed will
change the display to the “settings” menu (see Figure 2).
Trip Log “Settings” Menu
There are three items in the Trip Log “Settings” Menu; Reset, Units, and
Calibration. Briefly pressing the “Mode” button cycles through the menu items.
The microprocessor will automatically record the new settings as you adjust them.
Reset
Pressing the “Up” and “Down” button resets the Trip Log to zero.
Units
Pressing the “Up” or “Down” button cycles the units of measurement for the Trip Log between miles (MI) and nautical miles (NM).
Miles
Nautical Miles
Calibration
This menu item is used to simultaneously adjust the calibration of the Speedometer and the Trip Log. Two methods of calibration are possible. These methods will discussed in the Calibration Section.
Depth Sounder
The Depth Sounder displays the depth of the water under the boat. The depth
can be displayed in feet, meters, or fathoms. Audible and visual alarms can be
set to warn of shallow or deep water conditions. A “keel offset” setting
allows the operator to adjust for the difference in the location of the Depth
Sounder transducer compared to the deepest part of the boats hull. The various
settings are accessed by pressing and holding the “Mode” button while the
Depth Sounder is displayed (see Figure 2).
Depth Sounder “Settings” Menu
There are four items in the Depth Sounder “Settings” Menu; Shallow Alarm, Deep
Alarm, Keel Offset, and Units. Briefly pressing the “Mode” button cycles
through the menu items.
The microprocessor will automatically record the new settings as you adjust
them.
Shallow Alarm
Pressing the “Up” or “Down” button changes the setting for the Shallow Alarm.
Setting the Shallow Alarm to zero turns off the alarm. To have this alarm
indicate the depth of water under the deepest part of the hull, the Keel
Offset must be properly set.
Deep Alarm
Pressing the “Up” or “Down” button changes the setting for the Deep Alarm.
Setting the Deep Alarm to zero turns off the alarm.
Keel Offset
Pressing the “Up” or “Down” button changes the setting for the Keel Offset.
Negative numbers indicate that the Depth Sounder transducer is located ABOVE
the deepest part of the hull (typical). Allow for worst case boat loading when
adjusting the Keel Offset as this setting affects the Shallow Alarm.
Units
Pressing the “Up” or “Down” button cycles the units of measurement for the Depth Sounder between
feet (FT),
meters (m),
and fathoms (FA).
Loss of Signal
When the Commander looses signal from the transducer the LCD display will flash
the following;
Calibration-
Speedometer / Distance Traveled Calibration is done in the Trip Log “settings
menu”. (See Figure 2)
Calibrate
Press the “Mode” button to display the Trip Log.
Quick press the “Mode” button three (3) times to enter the Calibrate “Settings
menu”.
There are two methods of calibration;
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A GPS or radar gun can be used to obtain a fixed speed. While holding the
boat at the selected speed press the “Up” or “Down” buttons to adjust the speedometer pointer reading to match the GPS or radar gun indicated speed. -
The Trip Log can be set to zero and then a course of known distance run, such as between two buoys or by using a GPS. At the end of the run access the Calibration menu item.
Press the “Up” or “Down” buttons to adjust the recorded Trip Log distance to match the known distance. This will calibrate both Trip Log and the Speedometer.
PerfectPass® Cruise
The FARIA® Commander™ Speedometer / Depth Sounder features enhanced control
features for the PerfectPass® Cruise system as a factory installed option.
Check with you dealer.
Lighting
NOTE: When the instrument is in the PerfectPass® Cruise mode the “Up” and
“Down” buttons are used for other functions and do not affect lighting.
The PerfectPass® Cruise system works like an automotive “cruise” control with
On/Off, Resume, and Decrease/Increase functions.
In addition to the normal PerfectPass Cruise LED indications the Faria version
of the control unit displays the system status in the LCD display. Upon
entering the PerfectPass Cruise mode of operation, “PerfectPass” appears
briefly in the LCD then the current status of the PerfectPass Cruise system is
displayed. There are four status messages displayed; Off, Ready, Engaged, and
Resume.
When the system is first selected, Off is displayed. LED remains off.
Pressing the “Up” button turns the system on.
The display indicates “Ready“ and the LED blinks slowly.
Drive to the desired speed then press the “Up” button and PerfectPass Cruise
takes over (the display changes to “Engaged” and
the LED stays on). If you pull back on the throttle, the system immediately
disengages and goes into auto resume mode (the display shows “Resume” and the
LED will blink rapidly).
If you accelerate back to the previously set speed, the system will again take
over (the display changes to “Engaged” and the LED stays on).
Speed changes can be made at any time the system is “Engaged” by pressing the
“Up” or “Down” buttons.
If the Commander instrument is not in PerfectPass Cruise mode the buttons and
display will not perform PerfectPass Cruise functions. The LED indications,
however, are still active and will display the status of the PerfectPass
Cruise system as described above.
Harness HN0352 6 – pin connector PerfectPass® Cruise (optional)
To Commander
Harness HN0353 Small Connector
To Commander
Harness HN0357 Large Connector
To Commander
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