Features

By adding the FURUNO Sounder Plus Pack to TIMEZERO software*, the PC display is turned into a powerful, dual-frequency digital fish finder. The following FURUNO Ethernet Sounders models are natively compatible with TIMEZERO software: DFF1, DFF3, BBDS1, DFF1-UHD, DFF3-UHD or FCV1150 .

This Plus Pack unlocks a range of advanced integration features within the software, allowing you to:

• Display the sounder image directly in Trident software (in the Sounder Workspace)
• Enjoy full control of the Furuno sounder directly from Trident software, with a dedicated sounder Tool Bar in the User Interface
• Historic data: the user can scroll backwards to view sounder data received within the past 3 minutes (approximately) to identify interesting echoes
• Add a mark: by double-clicking on the sounder image, a mark will automatically be created in the corresponding point on the navigation chart too
• Geolocation: by clicking the Event Tool in the Sounder workspace, a mark will be instantly created at the boat's current location
• Event Management (available with Catch only): By clicking on the Event tool, you can “drop” a mark in the current boat position as soon as you see something interesting on the Sounder image. The Event Management tools then let you filter and organize these marks. For example, you can set up shortcut keys so that each time you hit a particular shortcut, a specific type of mark symbol will be “dropped”, and automatically added to a specific layer. This saves time and maximizes efficiency.

Bottom Discrimination feature - available with the FURUNO BBDS1 and DFF1-UHD only:
The bottom discrimination window can be displayed from the Sounder workspace. This information is helpful in spotting the rich fishing ground where you can boost your catch of the day.

Bottom components:
The BBDS1 and DFF1-UHD sounders classify the sea bottom into the following categories of sediment: mud, sand, gravel, and rock. This is achieved by analyzing echo characteristics from the bottom components such as particle size and hardness. In addition to providing the seabed information, they also display its level of certainty in relation to the type of sediment that is shown in your software. This information appears in the discrimination window and lets you know how reliable the data is in particular areas.

Bottom Component Localization:
Rolling the cursor over the bottom discrimination window will automatically display a “red cross” cursor on the Chart allowing the user to geo-localize any bottom component.

Bottom hardness:
As the BBDS1 and DFF1-UHD receive bottom hardness data, it is also possible to record this information within the software, along with the bottom depth. You can then display bottom hardness on your chart using a color spectrum, or just in black and white. These colors will indicate the softest bottom (mud) to the hardest bottom sediment (rock).
Integrating the FURUNO BBDS1 or DFF1-UHD Sounders with TIMEZERO Catch offers professional fishermen the ultimate fishing software.

Connection of these sounder models is very simple - the compact network sounder unit connects directly to your PC via a single Ethernet cable.

(*)Without adding the FURUNO Sounder Plus Pack to TIMEZERO software, you will only be able to share standard NMEA0183 or NMEA2000 digital depth data between the Sounder and TIMEZERO.