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Simrad SY50
INSTALLATION
MANUAL

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SimradSY50
Fish-ndingsonar
InstallationManual
Thepurposeofthismanualistoprovidetheinformation,procedures
andbasicdrawingsrequiredforthephysicalinstallationoftheSimrad
SY50system.Themanualisintendedfortechnicalpersonnel;suchas
skilledshipyardworkers,electricians,qualiedengineersandnaval
architects.
ForinformationaboutthepracticaluseoftheSY50system,referto
theReferenceManualand/ortheOperatorManual.Youcanalsond
informationintheContextSensitiveOn-lineHelp.
Caution
YoumustneverpermittheSY50systemtotransmit(ping)whenthe
shipisindrydock.Thetransducersmaybedamagediftheytransmit
inopenair.
Additionalend-userdocumentsrelatedtotheSY50systemcanbe
foundonourwebsite.Thisincludespublicationsthataretranslatedto
otherlanguages.SelectedpublicationsarealsoprovidedonIETM
(InteractiveElectronicTechnicalManual)formats.
•https://www.kongsberg.com/sy50

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•Product:SimradSY50
•Document:InstallationManual
•Documentpartnumber:467020
•DocumentISBNnumber:978-82-8066-209-5
•Revision:B
•Dateofissue:18January2022
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Warning
Theequipmenttowhichthismanualappliesmustonlybeusedforthepurposefor
whichitwasdesigned.Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetothe
equipmentand/orinjurytopersonnel.Y oumustbefamiliarwiththecontentsofthe
appropriatemanualsbeforeattemptingtooperateorworkontheequipment.
KongsbergMaritimedisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedby
improperinstallation,useormaintenanceoftheequipment.
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correctandfairlystated,butdoesnotacceptliabilityforanyerrorsoromissions.
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Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL............................................................11
SIMRADSY50........................................................................13
Important..........................................................................................................................14
Systemdescription...........................................................................................................16
Systemdiagram................................................................................................................18
Systemunits.....................................................................................................................19
Display....................................................................................................................19
ProcessorUnit........................................................................................................20
PowerSupplyUnit.................................................................................................20
HullUnit.................................................................................................................21
Transducer..............................................................................................................22
Installationtrunk.....................................................................................................23
Additionalrequiredandoptionalitems............................................................................25
Installationtrunk.....................................................................................................25
Speedlog................................................................................................................26
Coursegyro............................................................................................................26
Uninterruptiblepowersupply(UPS)......................................................................27
OperatingPanel......................................................................................................27
Globalpositioningsystem(GPS)...........................................................................28
Scopeofsupply................................................................................................................29
Generalsafetyrules..........................................................................................................30
Installationrequirements..................................................................................................32
Supplyvoltagerequirements..................................................................................32
Uninterruptiblepowersupply(UPS)requirements................................................32
Cablesandwiringrequirements.............................................................................33
Compassdeviationrequirements............................................................................33
Noisesources..........................................................................................................34
Drydockingrequirements......................................................................................34
Requirementforclassicationapproval.................................................................35
Networksecurity..............................................................................................................35
Supportinformation.........................................................................................................36
PREPARATIONS.....................................................................39
Installationsummary........................................................................................................40
Generalsafetyrules..........................................................................................................42
Aboutinstallationdrawings.............................................................................................43
Tools,equipmentandconsumablesrequiredforinstallation...........................................44
Personnelqualications...................................................................................................44
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Rulesfortransducerhandling..........................................................................................45
Choosingthebestlocationforthehullunit.....................................................................47
Aboutthehullunitlocation....................................................................................47
Deningtheforeandaftlocationofthehullunit..................................................48
Deningtheathwartshipslocationofthehullunit................................................48
Importantconsiderationsrelatedtonoise...............................................................49
Sonarroomrequirements.................................................................................................50
Aboutthesonarroom.............................................................................................50
Environmentalrequirements..................................................................................50
Requirementsforwatertightintegrity....................................................................51
Sizeandaccessrequirements.................................................................................51
Requirementsforinsulation,heatingandventilation.............................................52
Requirementsforelectricalinstallations,cablesandcommunication...................53
Requirementsforbilgepumpanddecking.............................................................54
Liftingrequirements...............................................................................................54
Acousticnoise..................................................................................................................56
Introductiontotheacousticnoisechallenge..........................................................56
Contributingfactors................................................................................................56
Selfnoise................................................................................................................58
Ambientnoise.........................................................................................................60
Electricalselfnoise................................................................................................61
Reverberation.........................................................................................................61
Somemeanstoreduceacousticnoise....................................................................62
INSTALLINGTHESY50SYSTEMHARDWAREUNITS...............64
Generalsafetyrules..........................................................................................................65
Installingthedisplay........................................................................................................66
InstallingtheNexcomNISE3900EProcessorUnit........................................................67
InstallingtheOperatingPanel(Mk2)..............................................................................69
InstallingtheOperatingPanel(Mk3)..............................................................................71
InstallingthePowerSupplyUnit.....................................................................................72
MOUNTINGTHEINSTALLATIONTRUNK.................................75
Installationsummary........................................................................................................76
Abouttheinstallationtrunk.............................................................................................78
Rubbergasket.........................................................................................................78
Mechanicalsupportbrackets..................................................................................79
Designandinstallationdrawings...........................................................................80
Lengthoftransducershaftversusheightofinstallationtrunk...............................80
Mountingtheinstallationtrunk........................................................................................83
Verifyingthequalityoftheinstallation...........................................................................85
INSTALLINGTHEHULLUNIT.................................................88
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Installationsummary........................................................................................................89
Generalsafetyrules..........................................................................................................91
Hullunitfamiliarization...................................................................................................93
Aboutthehullunitinstallation........................................................................................94
Rubbergasket.........................................................................................................94
Designandinstallationdrawings...........................................................................95
Lengthoftransducershaftversusheightofinstallationtrunk...............................95
Rotatingthemountingangeontheinstallationtrunk..........................................97
Installationprocedures...................................................................................................100
Unpackingthehullunitfromitstransportbox....................................................101
Unpackingthetransducerfromitstransportcrate...............................................102
Cuttingthetransducershaft..................................................................................103
Makingrecessesforthesetscrewsusedtomountthecablegland
assembly..........................................................................................................105
Mountingthetransducerange............................................................................106
Mountingthetrunkbearing..................................................................................108
Mountingthegantry.............................................................................................111
Mountingthetransducer.......................................................................................114
Mountingthehullunitontopoftheinstallationtrunk........................................116
Lubricatingthetransducershaftsleeve................................................................117
Inspectingthetransducer......................................................................................119
Verifyingthequalityofthehullunitinstallation.................................................122
Hullunitandtransduceralignment................................................................................124
CABLELAYOUTANDINTERCONNECTIONS...........................125
Readthisrst.................................................................................................................126
Cableplans.....................................................................................................................127
Topsidecableplan................................................................................................128
Listoftopsidecables............................................................................................129
Sonarroomcableplan..........................................................................................130
Listofsonarroomcables.....................................................................................131
Comments.............................................................................................................132
Options.................................................................................................................134
InstallingtheSY50cables.............................................................................................135
Prerequisitesforcableinstallation.......................................................................136
Installingthetopsidecables.................................................................................136
Installingthesonarroomcables...........................................................................138
ProcessorUnitfrontpaneldescription:NexcomNISE3900E............................139
ProcessorUnitrearpaneldescription:NexcomNISE3900E.............................140
OperatingPanelconnectors(Mk2).......................................................................143
OperatingPanelconnectors(Mk3).......................................................................143
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Cabledrawingsandspecications.................................................................................144
C22ACPowercable............................................................................................145
C24Controlcable.................................................................................................146
C25Transducercable...........................................................................................147
ACpowercableusingIECC13inlinesocket......................................................148
Groundcable........................................................................................................150
RS-232seriallineconnectionusingthreewires..................................................151
RS-232seriallineconnectionusingvewires....................................................152
RS-232usedassynchronizationtrigger(inputoroutput)...................................153
RJ45HighspeedEthernetcable(1000Base-t).....................................................154
K-SyncinterfacetogenericRS-232synchronizationinput.................................155
SimradTU40interfacetogenericRS-232synchronizationinput.......................157
Aboutseriallines..................................................................................................159
SETTINGTOWORK..............................................................162
Settingtoworksummary...............................................................................................163
InspectingtheinstallationoftheSY50system..............................................................165
Visualinspectionofthedisplay............................................................................165
VisualinspectionoftheProcessorUnit...............................................................167
VisualinspectionoftheOperatingPanel.............................................................168
VisualinspectionofthePowerSupplyUnit........................................................170
Visualinspectionofthehullunit..........................................................................171
Checkingtheenvironmentalconditionsinthesonarroom..................................173
MakingsurethatallSY50systemcablesareproperlyconnected.......................174
TurningontheSY50systemforthersttime...............................................................176
Makingsurethattheoperatingpoweriscorrect..................................................176
Installingtheoperatingsoftware..........................................................................177
Obtainingandinstallingasoftwarelicenseforadditionalfunctionality..............178
SettinguptheOperatingPanel(Mk2)..................................................................179
UsingmorethanoneOperatingPaneltocontrolthesonar(Mk2)......................182
UsingasingleOperatingPaneltocontrolmorethanonesonar(Mk2)...............186
TurningontheentireSY50systemforthersttime...........................................190
TurningontheSY50systemfornormaluse........................................................193
Placingeachsensorinthevesselcoordinatesystem.....................................................195
Dimensionalsurveying.........................................................................................195
Surveyingthetransducerandthenavigationsensors...........................................196
Exampleprocedure...............................................................................................197
Vesselcoordinatesystem......................................................................................200
Insertingtheinstallationparameters..............................................................................203
Insertingtheshiporiginanddimensions..............................................................203
Insertingtheinstallationparametersforthetransducer.......................................205
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Insertingtheinstallationparametersforthemotionreferenceunit
(MRU).............................................................................................................208
Adjustingthebuilt-inmotionsensoroffset..........................................................210
Adjustingthestabilizationoffsetsforthemotionsensor.....................................213
Settinguptheinterfacestoperipheraldevices..............................................................217
Installingnavigationsensorsandothersensors...................................................217
DeningtheserialandEthernet(LAN)portparameters.....................................219
Settinguptheinputfromanavigationsystem(GPS)..........................................220
Settinguptheinterfaceforspeedloginput..........................................................223
Settinguptheinterfaceforcoursegyroinput......................................................225
Conguringthesensorinterface...........................................................................227
Settinguptheinputfromamotionreferenceunit(MRU)...................................229
SettinguptheSY50systemforsynchronizedoperation.....................................231
Settingupinputfrombuoys,shaggregatingdevicesandotherexternal
objects..............................................................................................................234
ConguringtheSY50systemfornormaloperation......................................................237
Selectingmeasurementunits................................................................................237
Settingupthealarmlimitsforsystemprotection.................................................238
ConguringtheSY50systemfordatarecording.................................................240
Conguringtheenvironmentalparameters..........................................................241
Selectingthelanguagedisplayedinthemenusanddialogboxes........................242
Savingthecurrentusersettings............................................................................242
Deningtheuser-selectedfeaturesontheOperatingPanel..........................................244
SelectingwhichOperatingPaneltouse...............................................................244
AssigningusersettingsorpresentationmodestotheOperatingPanel................245
AssigningfunctionstotherotaryswitchesontheOperatingPanel.....................247
AssigningfunctionstoF1,F2andF3ontheOperatingPanel(Mk2).................248
TestingtheoperatingfunctionalityoftheSY50system................................................251
Checkingthehullunitloweringandhoistingfunctionality.................................251
Measuringthenoiseinpassivemode...................................................................254
VerifyingsystemoperationbymeansoftheDiagnosticsfunctionality...............256
VerifyingsystemoperationbymeansoftheElementBITEfunctionality...........260
Makinganoise/speedcurvetodeterminevesselnoise........................................264
CreatingabackupwiththeSY50congurationandsoftwareinstallation....................268
AboutSY50softwarebackupandrestore............................................................268
CreatingacomputerimageonaUSBashdriveusingtheAcronisTrue
Imageprogram.................................................................................................268
RestoringacomputerimagefromaUSBashdriveusingtheAcronisTrue
Imageprogram.................................................................................................270
CreatingabootableUSBashdriveusingtheAcronisTrueImage
program............................................................................................................271
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Installationremarks........................................................................................................273
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS..............................................274
Introductiontotechnicalspecications.........................................................................275
Performancespecications............................................................................................275
Powerrequirements.......................................................................................................279
Displaypowerrequirements.................................................................................279
NexcomNISE3900EProcessorUnitpowerrequirements..................................279
OperatingPanelpowerrequirements(Mk2)........................................................280
OperatingPanelpowerrequirements(Mk3)........................................................280
PowerSupplyUnitpowerrequirements..............................................................280
HullUnitpowerrequirements..............................................................................281
Weightsandoutlinedimensions....................................................................................282
Displayweightandoutlinedimensions................................................................282
NexcomNISE3900EProcessorUnitweightandoutlinedimensions................282
OperatingPanelweightandoutlinedimensions(Mk2).......................................283
OperatingPanelweightandoutlinedimensions(Mk3).......................................283
PowerSupplyUnitweightandoutlinedimensions.............................................284
HullUnitweightandoutlinedimensions.............................................................284
Environmentalrequirements..........................................................................................285
Displayenvironmentalrequirements....................................................................285
NexcomNISE3900EProcessorUnitenvironmentalrequirements....................285
OperatingPanelenvironmentalrequirements(Mk2)...........................................286
OperatingPanelenvironmentalrequirements(Mk3)...........................................286
PowerSupplyUnitenvironmentalrequirements.................................................286
HullUnitenvironmentalrequirements.................................................................287
Compasssafedistance...................................................................................................288
Displaycompasssafedistance.............................................................................288
NexcomNISE3900EProcessorUnitcompasssafedistance..............................288
OperatingPanelcompasssafedistance(Mk2).....................................................289
OperatingPanelcompasssafedistance(Mk3).....................................................289
PowerSupplyUnitcompasssafedistance...........................................................289
HullUnitcompasssafedistance..........................................................................290
Minimumdisplayrequirements.....................................................................................290
DRAWINGFILE....................................................................292
Aboutthedrawingsinthedrawingle..........................................................................293
NexcomNISE3900EOutlinedimensions....................................................................294
462682PowerSupplyUnitdimensions.........................................................................296
462683HullUnitdimensionsSY50..............................................................................299
489609HullUnitdimensionsSY50C...........................................................................302
440475Installationtrunkdimensions............................................................................305
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Optionalunits.................................................................................................................308
476352OperatingPaneldimensions(Mk3).........................................................309
440689OperatingPanelcut-outdrawing(Mk2).................................................312
443179OperatingPaneldimensions(Mk2).........................................................313
439594OperatingPaneladapterplate(Mk2)......................................................316
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Aboutthismanual
Thepurposeofthismanualistopresentthedescriptionsanddrawingsrequiredtoinstall
theSimradSY50Fish-ndingsonar.
Targetaudience
Themanualisintendedfortechnicalpersonnel;suchasskilledshipyardworkers,
electricians,qualiedengineersandnavalarchitects.Itisassumedthatyouunderstand
thegeneralprinciplesofmaritimeelectronicequipment.Youmustalsobefamiliarwith
computerhardware,interfacetechnologyandinstallationofelectronicandmechanical
products.
Installationinstructions
Theinstructionsprovidedinthismanualmustbefollowedcarefullytoensureoptimal
performance.Theinstallationproceduresarepresentedintheordertheymustbedone.
Theequipmentdescribedinthismanualincludesthecompletesystemwithrelevant
cabinets,unitsanditems.Cabinets,unitsanditemsprovidedlocallybythecustomer,
installationshipyardoralocalrepresentativearenotdescribed.
Informationaboutthirdpartyproductsand/orservicesmaynotbeincludedinthis
manual,eventhoughthesemaybeprovidedasapartofthedelivery.Refertothe
relevantend-userdocumentationprovidedbythemanufacturer.
Note
KongsbergMaritimeASwillacceptnoresponsibilityforanydamageorinjurytothe
product,vesselorpersonnelcausedbyequipmentthathasbeenincorrectlyinstalled
ormaintained,orbydrawings,instructionsorproceduresthathavenotbeenprepared
byus.
Installationdrawings
Theinstallationshipyardmustprovideallnecessarydesignandinstallationdrawings,as
wellastherelevantworkstandardsandmountingprocedures.Theinstallationshipyard
mustdesignandmanufacturerelevantinstallationhardwaretoteachindividual
hardwareunit.
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Note
Ifrequired,alldocumentsprovidedbytheshipyardforthephysicalinstallationofthe
SY50systemmustbeapprovedbythevessel’ snationalregistryandcorresponding
maritimeauthorityand/orclassicationsociety.Suchapprovalmustbeobtainedbefore
theinstallationcanbegin.Theshipownerandshipyarddoingtheinstallationare
responsibleforobtainingandpayingforsuchapproval.
TheoutlinedimensionsofthesystemunitsarelocatedintheDrawinglechapterin
thismanual.
Thesourcedrawings(normallyinAutoCadformat)canbedownloadedfromourwebsite.
•https://www.kongsberg.com/sy50
Softwareversion
Thispublicationwascreatedforthefollowingsoftwareversion:21.13.X.
Onlineinformation
Allend-usermanualsprovidedforoperationandinstallationofyourSY50systemcan
bedownloadedfromourwebsite.Thisincludespublicationsthataretranslatedtoother
languages.SelectedpublicationsarealsoprovidedonIETM(InteractiveElectronic
TechnicalManual)formats.Ourwebsitealsoprovidesinformationaboutotherproducts
fromKongsbergMaritime.
•https://www.kongsberg.com/sy50
Registeredtrademarks
Observetheregisteredtrademarksthatapply.Simrad®,SIMRAD®andtheSimrad®logo
areeitherregisteredtrademarks,ortrademarksofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorway
andothercountries.Windows®isaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporation
intheUnitedStatesandothercountries.
Wewantyourfeedback
Wealwayswanttoimproveourproducts.Wealsowantourend-userdocumentationto
becomprehensiveandrelevant.Youcanhelp.Pleaseprovidecomments,suggestionsor
constructivecriticismtoanyofoursupportofces.
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SimradSY50
Topics
Important,page14
Systemdescription,page16
Systemdiagram,page18
Systemunits,page19
Additionalrequiredandoptionalitems,page25
Scopeofsupply,page29
Generalsafetyrules,page30
Installationrequirements,page32
Networksecurity,page35
Supportinformation,page36
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Important
TheSY50isanadvancedproduct.Itisusedwithotheradvancedproducts.Thereis
importantinformationthatyouneedtoknow.
Watertightintegrity
Thesize,locationanddesignofthesonarroommustfullalltherequirementstothe
vessel’swatertightintegrity.
Intheeventofamajorleak,itmustbepossibletocloseallwatertighthatchesand/or
doorstotheroomtomaintainvesselstabilityandsafety.Thephysicalsizeofthesonar
roommustbelimited,sothatintheeventofamajorleak,theoodingoftheroomwill
notinduceinstability,orcausethevesseltocapsizeorsink.
Formoreinformation,seeSonarroomrequirements.
BeforeyouturnontheSY50system
BeforeyouturnontheSY50system,makesurethatyouhavesufcientwaterdepth
tolowerthetransducer!
Caution
YoumustneverturnontheSY50systemwhentheshipisindrydock.Thetransducer
maybedamagedifittransmitsinopenair.
WhentheSY50systemisnotused
WhenyoudonotusetheSY50system,turnitoff.
Note
YoumustneverturnofftheSY50systembymeansoftheon/offswitchontheProcessor
Unit.YoumustALWAYSusetheOperatingPanel.
Whenyouaredockingyourvessel
YoumustneversettheSY50systemtonormaloperationwhentheshipisindrydock.
Thetransducermaybedamagedifittransmitsinopenair.Topreventinadvertentuseof
theSY50system,pulloutthemainsplugontheProcessorUnitwheneveryourvesselis
indrydock.Additionalprecautionarymeasurersshouldbeconsidered.
Ifsomethingbreaksdown
Ifyoubelievethatsomethinghasbrokendown,contactyourlocaldealer.Alistofall
ourdealersisprovidedonourwebsite.
•https://www.kongsberg.com/sy50
Ifyouareunabletocontactadealer,observethesupportinformationinthispublication.
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WhenyouwanttoturnofftheSY50system
YoumustneverturnofftheSY50systembymeansoftheon/offswitchontheProcessor
Unit.WhenyoudonotusetheSY50system,turnitoffwiththePowerbuttononthe
OperatingPanel.IfthetransducerisloweredwhenyouturnofftheSY50system,itis
automaticallyretractedtoitsupperposition.
Note
IfyouturnofftheSY50systembymeansoftheon/offswitchontheProcessorUnityou
candamagethesoftwareandtheinterfacesettingsusedtocommunicatewithexternal
devices.
Manualoperationofthehullunit
Intheeventofimproperoperation,thepowerfulelectricmotoronthehullunitmay
causeseriousdamagetotheequipmentand/orinjurytopersonnel.Therefore,before you
startmanualoperation,readcarefullythroughtherelevantoperatingprocedures.
Note
Youmustfamiliarizeyourselfwiththecorrecthandlingmethodsandtherelevantsafety
requirements.
Rulesfortransducerhandling
Atransducermustalwaysbehandledasadelicateinstrument.Incorrectactionsmay
damagethetransducerbeyondrepair.Aphysicalblowtothetransducerfacemayeasily
damageoneormoreelements.Observethesetransducerhandlingrules:
•Donotactivatethetransducerwhenitisoutofthewater.
•Donothandlethetransducerroughly.Avoidimpacts.
•Donotexposethetransducertodirectsunlightorexcessiveheat.
•Donotusehigh-pressurewater,sandblasting,metaltoolsorstrongsolventstoclean
thetransducer.
•Donotdamagetheouterprotectiveskinofthetransducer.
•Donotdamagetheouterprotectiveskinofthetransducerface.
•Donotsteponthetransducercable.
•Donotdamagethetransducercable.Avoidexposuretosharpobjects.
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Systemdescription
TheSY50isanomnidirectionalmediumfrequencysh-ndingsonardesignedfor
coastalsheries.
TheSY50sonarsystemismainlydesignedforsmallershingvessels.Itstilloffersthe
latesttechnologyavailable,functionalityyouhaveformerlyfoundonlyinthelarger
sonarsandotheracousticsystemswehavedesigned.
•Alltransceiverelectronicsareplacedinsidethetransducer.Thismeanslesscables,
lessnoiseandeasierinstallation.
•Thediameteroftheinstallationtrunkiseightinches.Thismakesiteasytoretrotan
oldersonarsystemwithanewSY50system.
•Thehullunitcanbeplacedonneworexistinginstallationtrunkswithdifferent
heights.Theheightoftheinstallationtrunkandthelengthofthetransducershaftcan
beadjustedtotthesizeofthevessel.
•Thetransducercanbeloweredto400or600millimetresbelowthehull.
•Maximumvesselspeedwiththetransducerfullyloweredis10knots.
Thecentreoperationalfrequencyis57kHz.Youcanselectanyoperationalfrequency
from54to60kHz.Thisfrequencyrangegivesyouanoperatingrangeofupto
2000metresdependingontheacousticconditions.
Thetransmittedsonarbeamscanbetiltedelectronically.Thisallowsyoutosearch
thewholewatercolumnandoptimisethesonarperformancetomatchtheacoustic
conditions.Abuilt-instabilizingsystemisincludedforelectronicpitchandroll
compensation,butyoucanconnecttoanexternalsensorforimprovedaccuracy.
ThecompactsizeandeaseofinstallationmakestheSY50systemidealforvesselswith
limitedroomforasonarinstallation.Thereisnotransceivercabinet,onlyasmallpower
supply.Alltransceiverelectronicsareplacedinsidethetransducer.Thecommunication
betweenthehullunitandtheProcessorUnitonthebridgeislimitedtoasingleEthernet
cable.BoththehullunitandtheProcessorUnitcanoperatefromDCpower.Thismakes
theSY50systemaperfectchoiceforcoastalshingvesselsthatdonothave3-phase
poweron-board.
TheSY50systemtransmitsandreceivesusingcentrefrequency57kHz.Thisallowsa
typicalrangeupto2000metres.Bymeansof256individualchannelstheSY50system
offersaclearandhigh-resolutionsonarpresentationnotpreviouslyseenonasonarin
thispricerange.Ourwellknown"largesonar“functionslikefullbeamstabilisation,
verticalviews,FMtransmission,single-pingtransmission(horizontalandverticalinone
ping)areincluded.Thepopularoperatingsoftwareknownfromallourlatestproducts
isused.Withtheuserinterfaceavailableinalmost20languagestheSY50systemis
exceptionallyeasytouse.
Thesystemisprovidedwithasmallandcompactcomputer.Itdoesnotcontainanyfans
orothermovingparts,andcansafelybeinstalledinahumidenvironment.Tosimplify
thebasicoperatingfeatureswecanalsoprovideasmalloperatingpanel.
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TheSY50systemoffersthesameuserinterfaceandoperatingsoftwareasourother
sonars,echosoundersandcatchmonitoringsystems.Thisenableseasierandfaster
trainingofnewusers.
•Theechopresentationsareoptimisedformultipledisplays.Providedthatyouhave
connectedadditionaldisplaystoyourProcessorUnit,youcanusetheDockingViews
functiontotakeanysonarviewandplaceitonaseparatedisplay.Whenyoumovea
viewtoanotherdisplay,itwillautomaticallybescaledforthebestpossibleresult.
•Itiscommonforsonarstorequiremanypingstobuildthevariousviewsintheecho
presentation.OntheSY50,allthesonarviewsinthepresentationarebuiltusing
theechoesfromonesingleping.Thisdramaticallyimprovestheupdaterateand
providesbetterreal-timeinformation.
•TheSY50systempermitsyoutorecordreal-timesonarsituations.Thisallowsyouto
replaycompletesequences.Theplaybackcontainstheexactsameechoinformation,
andcanbeusedformissionhistory,trainingortroubleshootingpurposes.
Greatemphasishasbeenplacedonanintuitiveuserinterfaceandthebestpossiblesonar
presentationsonahighresolutioncolourdisplay.
TheSY50systemisequippedwiththecelebratedsignalprocessingsoftwaredeveloped
byKongsbergMaritime.ThisincludesHyperbolicFM(HFM)transmissions.Thispulse
typeisalsoknownas"chirp".Itensuresaclutterfreepicturewithveryhighresolution
inrange.Thesignalprocessingandbeamformingisperformedinafastdigitalsignal
processingsystemusingthefulldynamicrangeofthesignals.
TheSY50systemsoftwareoperatesusingtheMicrosoft®Windows®operatingsystem.
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Systemdiagram
ThesystemdiagramidentiesthemaincomponentsofabasicSY50system.Only
themainconnectionsbetweentheunitsareshown.Detailedinterfacecapabilitiesand
powercablesarenotshown.
ADisplay
BProcessorUnit
COperatingPanel
DPowerSupplyUnit
EHullUnit
FHoistingmotor
GInstallationtrunk
HTransducer
Inthispublication,thecomputercanalsobereferredtoastheProcessorUnit,and
viceversa.
Unlessotherwisespeciedinacontract,thedisplayisnotincludedinthestandard
deliveryfromKongsbergMaritime.Thisisacommercialitemthatcanbepurchased
locally.
AchoiceofhullunitsisavailablefortheSY50system.Thehullunitsofferdifferent
physicalpropertiesandloweringdepths.Thesametransducerisusedonallhullunit
types.
Relatedtopics
SimradSY50,page13
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