Kongsberg Simrad SY50 User manual

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Simrad SY50
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MANUAL

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November2021©KongsbergMaritimeAS
SimradSY50
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ReferenceManual
Release21.13.X
Thepurposeofthispublicationistoprovidethedescriptions,
proceduresanddetailedparameterexplanationsrequiredtoallowfor
safeandefcientuseoftheSY50system.Thismanualisintended
forallregularusersoftheSY50system.Duetothenatureofthe
descriptionsandthelevelofdetailprovidedbythispublication,itis
wellsuitedforthosewhoare-orwishtobe-expertusers.
Caution
YoumustneverpermittheSY50systemtotransmit(ping)whenthe
shipisindrydock.Thetransducersmaybedamagediftheytransmit
inopenair.
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foundonourwebsite.Thisincludespublicationsthataretranslatedto
otherlanguages.SelectedpublicationsarealsoprovidedonIETM
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•DocumentISBNnumber:972-82-8066-208-8
•Revision:A
•Dateofissue:20November2021
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Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL............................................................15
SIMRADSY50........................................................................17
Important..........................................................................................................................18
Systemdescription...........................................................................................................19
Systemdiagram................................................................................................................22
Systemunits.....................................................................................................................24
Display....................................................................................................................24
ProcessorUnit........................................................................................................24
OperatingPanel......................................................................................................25
PowerSupplyUnit.................................................................................................25
HullUnit.................................................................................................................26
Transducer..............................................................................................................26
Orderinformation............................................................................................................28
Generalsafetyrules..........................................................................................................29
Networksecurity..............................................................................................................30
Supportinformation.........................................................................................................31
GETTINGSTARTED................................................................34
Operatingpanels..............................................................................................................35
OperatingPaneldescription(Mk2)........................................................................36
OperatingPaneldescription(Mk3)........................................................................40
MicrosoftXboxControllerdescription..................................................................44
Startingnormaloperation................................................................................................46
TurningontheSY50systemfornormaluse..........................................................46
Gettingtoknowtheuserinterface.........................................................................47
Gettingtoknowpresentationmodesandviews.....................................................50
SelectingNormalmodetostartpinging.................................................................54
Adjustingtheradiusofthesearcharea..................................................................55
Adjustingtheechosensitivity................................................................................56
Changingtheverticalangleofthesonarbeams.....................................................58
Adjustingthehorizontaldirectionofthesonarbeam............................................60
TurningofftheSY50system..................................................................................62
Basicoperatingprocedures..............................................................................................63
Selectingthelanguagedisplayedinthemenusanddialogboxes..........................63
Selectingoperatingfrequencyforminimumnoise................................................64
Hidingthemenusystemwhenyoudonotneedit.................................................65
Savingsingleorsequentialscreencaptures...........................................................66
Savingthecurrentusersettings..............................................................................67
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Deningtheping(transmission)modes.................................................................68
Context-sensitiveonlinehelp...........................................................................................69
OPERATINGPROCEDURES.....................................................70
Gettingstarted..................................................................................................................71
TurningontheSY50system..................................................................................71
Loweringandhoistingthetransducerfromtheuserinterface...............................72
TurningofftheSY50system..................................................................................73
Choosingoperatingmodeandkeytransmitparameters..................................................75
SelectingNormalmodetostartpinging.................................................................75
SelectingReplaymode...........................................................................................76
SelectingInactivemode.........................................................................................77
SettinguptheSY50systemformaximumechorefreshrate.................................78
Transmittingsinglepings.......................................................................................79
Transmittingwithxed-timeintervals...................................................................80
Adjustingtheoutputpowertomatchvaryingconditions......................................81
Selectingthebestoperatingfrequency...................................................................82
Controllingthegainandrangesettings...........................................................................84
Adjustingthegain(echosensitivity)......................................................................84
AdjustingtheTVG(TimeV ariableGain)setting..................................................86
Adjustingthesonarrange.......................................................................................87
Expandingtherangewithinthesonarview...........................................................88
Adjustingtheintensityoftheechopresentations...................................................89
Changingthetilt.....................................................................................................90
Adjustingthebearing.............................................................................................91
Usingthemarkersandtrackingfeatures..........................................................................94
Startingapositiontrack..........................................................................................94
Startingatargettrack..............................................................................................95
Placinganewmarker.............................................................................................97
Deletingamarker...................................................................................................98
Measuringthesizeofaschoolrelativetothepurseseine.....................................98
Usingvisualaidsduringthepurseseinecatchphase.............................................99
Selectingageographicalareaforaccuratetargettracking...................................101
Deningthephysicalsizeofthetrackingarea.....................................................102
Choosingtheshinggearinuse...........................................................................103
Changingtheshinggearpropertiestomatchyourownequipment...................104
Improvingtherecognitionofshandschoolsusingreceiverlters.............................106
AboutthereceiverltersequenceintheSY50system........................................106
ReducingnoiseandreverberationwiththeAGC(AutomaticGainControl)
function............................................................................................................107
ReducingpropellernoiseandinterferencewiththeNoiseFilter.........................109
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ReducingbottomandsurfacereverberationwiththeRCG(Reverberation
ControlledGain)function................................................................................110
ReducingnoiseandfalseechoeswiththePing-PingFilter.................................111
Reducingthestrongbottomechotoseeshclosetotheseabed.........................112
Adjustingtheintensityoftheechopresentations.................................................113
Recordingandreplayingechodata................................................................................115
Deningtheleandfoldersettingsfordatarecording........................................115
Recordingechodata.............................................................................................116
Accessingtheechodatalestodelete,moveorcopythem................................117
SelectingReplaymode.........................................................................................118
Choosingwhichechodatale(s)toreplay..........................................................119
Recordingandexportingprocessedechodata...............................................................121
Deningtheprocesseddatarecordingparameters...............................................121
Recordingprocesseddata.....................................................................................122
Accessingtheprocesseddatalestodelete,moveorcopythem........................123
Capturingthedisplaypresentationinimageandvideoles.........................................125
Capturingthedisplaypresentationinanimage...................................................125
Capturingthedisplaypresentationusingoneimageforeachping......................126
Choosingscreencapturemode.............................................................................127
Accessingthescreencaptureimagestodelete,moveorcopythem....................128
Capturingthedisplaypresentationinavideole................................................129
Selectingwheretosavethevideoles.................................................................130
Settinguppresentationmodesandviews......................................................................132
Movingaviewtoanotherdisplay........................................................................132
Rearrangingthelayoutoftheechopresentations................................................133
Restoringthelocationsandsizesoftheviews.....................................................134
Deningthevisualinformationinthesonarviews.......................................................135
Selectingtrueorrelativemotionbehaviourintheviews.....................................135
Placingdatafromaseacurrentsensorinthesonarview.....................................136
Addingmarkersforexternalobjectstotheechopresentation.............................137
Usingmaps....................................................................................................................138
Enablinganddisablingthemappresentation.......................................................138
Selectingwhichmapelementstoincludeinthedisplaypresentation.................139
Settingupthepresentationofthedepthlinesinthemap.....................................139
Choosingamapprovider.....................................................................................140
Deningsettingsrelatedtouserpreferencesandindividualcustomizing.....................141
Selectingmenulanguage......................................................................................141
Hidingthemenusystem.......................................................................................142
Placingthemenuontheleftsideofthedisplaypresentation..............................143
Selectingtheinformationtoappearonthetopbar..............................................143
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EnablingCoordinatedUniversalTime(UTC)onthebottombar........................144
Selectingwhichtooltipstoappearintheuserinterface.......................................145
AdjustingthebacklightintensityontheOperatingPanel....................................145
Reducingthelightemittedfromthedisplaypresentation....................................146
Increasingthevisibilityoftheinformationpanes................................................147
Changingthecolourpalette("skin")usedinthedisplaypresentations...............147
Choosingthecoloursusedtopresenttheechoes.................................................148
Selectingmeasurementunits................................................................................149
Conguringtheenvironmentalparameters..........................................................150
Settingupthealarmlimitsforsystemprotection.................................................150
Saving,retrievingandhandlingusersettings................................................................153
Savingthecurrentusersettings............................................................................153
Choosingpreviouslysavedusersettings..............................................................154
Renamingexistingusersettings...........................................................................155
Deletingusersettingsthatarenolongerused......................................................156
Choosingfactorydefaultsettings.........................................................................157
Deningtheuser-selectedfeaturesontheOperatingPanel..........................................158
SelectingwhichOperatingPaneltouse...............................................................158
AssigningusersettingsorpresentationmodestotheOperatingPanel................159
AssigningfunctionstotherotaryswitchesontheOperatingPanel.....................161
AssigningfunctionstoF1,F2andF3ontheOperatingPanel(Mk2).................162
Exportingsensordata,markerpositionsandtechnicalinformation..............................165
Exportingtargetmarkers......................................................................................165
Exportingsensordatatoaperipheralsystem.......................................................166
Exportingtechnicalinformation...........................................................................168
MAINTENANCEPROCEDURES..............................................169
Loweringandhoistingthetransducerfromthesonarroom..........................................170
Loweringthetransducerusingaspanner.............................................................170
Hoistingthetransducerusingaspanner...............................................................171
Settinguptheinterfacestoperipheraldevices..............................................................172
Installingnavigationsensorsandothersensors...................................................172
DeningtheserialandEthernet(LAN)portparameters.....................................174
Settinguptheinputfromanavigationsystem(GPS)..........................................175
Settinguptheinterfaceforspeedloginput..........................................................178
Settinguptheinterfaceforcoursegyroinput......................................................180
Conguringthesensorinterface...........................................................................182
Settinguptheinputfromamotionreferenceunit(MRU)...................................184
SettinguptheSY50systemforsynchronizedoperation.....................................186
Settingupinputfrombuoys,shaggregatingdevicesandotherexternal
objects..............................................................................................................188
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Insertingtheinstallationparameters..............................................................................191
Insertingtheshiporiginanddimensions..............................................................191
Insertingtheinstallationparametersforthetransducer.......................................193
Insertingtheinstallationparametersforthemotionreferenceunit
(MRU).............................................................................................................196
Adjustingthebuilt-inmotionsensoroffset..........................................................198
Adjustingthestabilizationoffsetsforthemotionsensor.....................................201
Installingandmaintainingsoftware...............................................................................205
Installinganewversionoftheoperatingsoftware...............................................205
Removingtheoperatingsoftware.........................................................................206
Updatingtheonlinehelpsystem..........................................................................207
Addingonlinehelpinanewlanguage.................................................................209
Obtainingandinstallingasoftwarelicenseforadditionalfunctionality..............211
SettinguptheOperatingPanel(Mk2)..................................................................212
UsingmorethanoneOperatingPaneltocontrolthesonar(Mk2)......................216
UsingasingleOperatingPaneltocontrolmorethanonesonar(Mk2)...............219
UpdatingtheOperatingPanelsupportapplications(Mk2)..................................223
UpdatingthermwareontheOperatingPanel(Mk2).........................................225
Testingthenoiseconditionsandthesonarfunctionality...............................................228
Checkingthestatusofthetransceiverboards......................................................228
CheckingthetransducerbymeansoftheDiagnosticsfunctionality...................230
Measuringthenoiseinpassivemode...................................................................234
Makinganoise/speedcurvetodeterminevesselnoise........................................236
Measuringownoise...........................................................................................239
Preventivemaintenance.................................................................................................244
Preventivemaintenanceschedule.........................................................................245
Requirementsforpersonnelandtools..................................................................248
Approvedanti-foulingpaints................................................................................248
Preventivemaintenanceprocedures.....................................................................250
Accessingtheinsideoftheinstallationtrunk.......................................................270
USERINTERFACE.................................................................275
Userinterfacefamiliarization........................................................................................276
Topbar...........................................................................................................................278
Topbaroverview..................................................................................................278
Logoandproductname........................................................................................280
Menu.....................................................................................................................280
ScreenRecording.................................................................................................281
ScreenCapture.....................................................................................................282
Record..................................................................................................................282
HullUnit...............................................................................................................284
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Informationpanesoverview.................................................................................284
Navigationalinformation.....................................................................................286
Messages..............................................................................................................289
Help......................................................................................................................290
Operatingsystemfunctions..................................................................................290
Replaybardescription...................................................................................................292
Sonarviews....................................................................................................................294
Presentationmodes...............................................................................................295
Horizontalview....................................................................................................296
Verticalview.........................................................................................................303
Inspectionview.....................................................................................................307
Planeview............................................................................................................310
Echogramview.....................................................................................................313
Catchview............................................................................................................315
270V erticalview..................................................................................................317
UsingmarkersintheSY50userinterface.....................................................................322
PlaceMarker.........................................................................................................323
Targetmarkers......................................................................................................326
CircleMarker.......................................................................................................328
OwnShipMarker.................................................................................................329
GearSymbol.........................................................................................................330
Rulers....................................................................................................................332
Abouttargettracking.....................................................................................................332
Aboutpositiontracking.................................................................................................334
Informationpanes..........................................................................................................338
Biomassinformationpanedescription.................................................................339
SizeDistributioninformationpanedescription....................................................341
FishPositioninformationpane.............................................................................344
Zoominformationpane........................................................................................346
Bottombar.....................................................................................................................347
MENUSYSTEM.....................................................................350
Aboutthemenusandmenubuttons...............................................................................351
Usingthe“smart”menubuttons....................................................................................352
Mainmenu.....................................................................................................................354
Operationmenu..............................................................................................................356
Displaymenu.................................................................................................................359
Setupmenu....................................................................................................................363
Activemenu...................................................................................................................369
Objectsmenu.................................................................................................................374
VisualObjectsmenu......................................................................................................378
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Cosmeticsmenu.............................................................................................................382
Shortcutmenus..............................................................................................................384
FUNCTIONSANDDIALOGBOXES.........................................388
Mainmenu;Functionsanddialogboxes.......................................................................389
UserSettingsdialogbox.......................................................................................389
Rangefunction.....................................................................................................392
Gainfunction........................................................................................................393
Tiltfunction..........................................................................................................394
Bearingfunction...................................................................................................397
Operationmenu;Functionsanddialogboxes................................................................400
Operationfunction................................................................................................400
TransmissionModefunction................................................................................402
TxPowerfunction................................................................................................403
RecordRAWfunction..........................................................................................404
RecordProcessedfunction...................................................................................406
Outputdialogbox.................................................................................................407
Displaymenu;Functionsanddialogboxes...................................................................408
VisualObjectsfunction........................................................................................409
Cosmeticsfunction...............................................................................................409
Motionfunction....................................................................................................410
Transparencyfunction..........................................................................................411
ViewRangefunction............................................................................................411
DisplayGainfunction..........................................................................................412
PanelBacklightfunction......................................................................................413
ColourThresholdfunction...................................................................................414
ScreenBrightnessfunction...................................................................................415
DisplayOptionsdialogbox..................................................................................416
ColourSetupdialogbox.......................................................................................416
DockingViewsfunction.......................................................................................418
Setupmenu;Functionsanddialogboxes......................................................................420
TrackingAreafunction.........................................................................................420
FishingGearfunction...........................................................................................422
FishSelectdialogbox..........................................................................................423
Environmentdialogbox.......................................................................................423
Languagefunction................................................................................................424
DeadReckoningfunction.....................................................................................425
Stabilizationfunction...........................................................................................426
ScreenCapturesdialogbox..................................................................................427
BeamVisualizationdialogbox.............................................................................428
Diagnosticsdialogbox.........................................................................................429
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Exportdialogbox.................................................................................................430
Installationdialogbox..........................................................................................431
Aboutdialogbox..................................................................................................432
Activemenu;Functionsanddialogboxes.....................................................................434
TVGfunction.......................................................................................................435
Ping-PingFilterfunction......................................................................................437
PulseTypefunction..............................................................................................439
Bandwidthfunction..............................................................................................442
Frequencyfunction...............................................................................................443
HorizontalTXSectorfunction.............................................................................444
VerticalTXSectorfunction..................................................................................445
RangeProjectionfunction....................................................................................447
AGC(AutomaticGainControl)function.............................................................448
RCG(ReverberationControlledGain)function..................................................451
BottomFilterThresholdfunction.........................................................................453
NoiseFilterfunction.............................................................................................454
HorizontalScrollfunction....................................................................................456
VerticalReferencefunction..................................................................................456
Echogramdialogbox............................................................................................457
InformationPaneOptionsdialogbox..................................................................458
Secondaryfunctionsanddialogboxes...........................................................................459
ReplayFiledialogbox.........................................................................................459
Recordingdialogbox...........................................................................................461
LANPortSetupdialogbox..................................................................................463
SerialPortSetupdialogbox.................................................................................465
AddSerialPortdialogbox...................................................................................467
PortMonitordialogbox.......................................................................................468
Messagesdialogbox............................................................................................469
TrackingAreaSetupdialogbox...........................................................................472
AddFishingGeardialogbox...............................................................................473
AutoCongurationdialogbox.............................................................................474
HullUnitControldialogbox................................................................................474
NewMarkerdialogbox........................................................................................475
PowerOffdialogbox...........................................................................................476
PagesintheOutputdialogbox......................................................................................477
FileSetuppage.....................................................................................................477
I/OSetuppage......................................................................................................479
ProcessedDatatoFilepage..................................................................................483
MarkerOutputpage..............................................................................................486
RelayOutputpage................................................................................................488
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ScreenRecordingpage.........................................................................................490
PagesintheDisplayOptionsdialogbox.......................................................................493
Generalpage.........................................................................................................493
MapDisplaypage.................................................................................................496
SafetyDepthpage................................................................................................498
Tooltippage..........................................................................................................500
OwnShippage.....................................................................................................501
VerticalViewOrientationpage............................................................................502
OffCentrepage....................................................................................................502
CurrentFlowpage................................................................................................504
PagesintheDiagnosticsdialogbox..............................................................................506
Processorpage......................................................................................................507
Sensorspage.........................................................................................................508
Transceiverpage...................................................................................................509
Transducerpage....................................................................................................511
Noisepage............................................................................................................514
ElementBITEdialogbox.....................................................................................516
B-Scanpage..........................................................................................................517
Matrixpage...........................................................................................................520
PagesintheInstallationdialogbox...............................................................................524
SensorInstallationpage........................................................................................525
SensorCongurationpage...................................................................................530
MotionReferenceUnitpage................................................................................532
InstallationParameterspage.................................................................................535
Synchronizationpage...........................................................................................540
Unitspage.............................................................................................................543
OperatingPanelpage............................................................................................545
EchogramSettingspage......................................................................................552
HullUnitCongurationpage...............................................................................553
SystemProtectionpage........................................................................................553
FishingGearSetuppage.......................................................................................557
MapSetuppage....................................................................................................558
UserSettingsSetuppage.....................................................................................559
SoftwareLicensepage..........................................................................................560
TransceiverUpgradepage....................................................................................561
SimradConnectpage...........................................................................................562
PagesintheEchogramdialogbox.................................................................................564
Linespage.............................................................................................................564
Echogrampage.....................................................................................................567
HorizontalAxispage............................................................................................570
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PagesintheInformationPaneOptionsdialogbox........................................................572
SizeDistributionpage..........................................................................................572
FishPositionpage................................................................................................575
FishSizeAdjustmentpage...................................................................................578
SchoolMassAdjustmentpage.............................................................................579
CONCEPTDESCRIPTIONS....................................................580
Vesselcoordinatesystem...............................................................................................581
Layersanddeections....................................................................................................583
Temperatureandsalinitylayers............................................................................583
Sonarbeamdeections.........................................................................................584
Whatissampling?..........................................................................................................585
Acousticnoise................................................................................................................586
Introductiontotheacousticnoisechallenge........................................................586
Contributingfactors..............................................................................................586
Selfnoise..............................................................................................................588
Ambientnoise.......................................................................................................591
Electricalselfnoise..............................................................................................591
Reverberation.......................................................................................................591
Somemeanstoreduceacousticnoise..................................................................593
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS..............................................595
Introductiontotechnicalspecications.........................................................................596
Performancespecications............................................................................................596
Powerrequirements.......................................................................................................600
Displaypowerrequirements.................................................................................600
NexcomNISE3900EProcessorUnitpowerrequirements..................................600
OperatingPanelpowerrequirements(Mk2)........................................................601
OperatingPanelpowerrequirements(Mk3)........................................................601
PowerSupplyUnitpowerrequirements..............................................................601
HullUnitpowerrequirements..............................................................................602
Weightsandoutlinedimensions....................................................................................603
Displayweightandoutlinedimensions................................................................603
NexcomNISE3900EProcessorUnitweightandoutlinedimensions................603
OperatingPanelweightandoutlinedimensions(Mk2).......................................604
OperatingPanelweightandoutlinedimensions(Mk3).......................................604
PowerSupplyUnitweightandoutlinedimensions.............................................605
HullUnitweightandoutlinedimensions.............................................................605
Environmentalrequirements..........................................................................................606
Displayenvironmentalrequirements....................................................................606
NexcomNISE3900EProcessorUnitenvironmentalrequirements....................606
OperatingPanelenvironmentalrequirements(Mk2)...........................................607
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OperatingPanelenvironmentalrequirements(Mk3)...........................................607
PowerSupplyUnitenvironmentalrequirements.................................................607
HullUnitenvironmentalrequirements.................................................................608
Compasssafedistance...................................................................................................609
Displaycompasssafedistance.............................................................................609
NexcomNISE3900EProcessorUnitcompasssafedistance..............................609
OperatingPanelcompasssafedistance(Mk2).....................................................610
OperatingPanelcompasssafedistance(Mk3).....................................................610
PowerSupplyUnitcompasssafedistance...........................................................610
HullUnitcompasssafedistance..........................................................................611
Minimumdisplayrequirements.....................................................................................611
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Aboutthismanual
Thepurposeofthispublicationistoprovidethedescriptions,proceduresanddetailed
parameterexplanationsrequiredtoallowforsafeandefcientuseoftheSY50system.
Thepublicationalsoprovidesyouwithathoroughunderstandingoftheparametersand
adjustmentsprovidedbytheSY50system.
Targetaudience
ThispublicationisintendedforallusersoftheSY50system.Duetothenatureofthe
descriptionsandthelevelofdetailprovidedbythispublication,itiswellsuitedfor
thosewhoare-orwishtobe-expertusers.Thismanualisareferencebook,andas
suchitisnotintendedforsequentialreading.Usethetableofcontent,theindex,the
searchfunctionalityaswellastheinteractivelinkstoseekouttheinformationyou
needwhenyouneedit.
Agoodunderstandingofsystemfunctionsandcontrolsisessentialtofullytake
advantageofthefunctionalityprovided.Seaconditionsvary,sometimesdrastically.The
acousticconditionsarealsochanging.Temperatureandsalinitylayersdifferfromone
daytothenext,andfromonepositiontoanother.Itisnotpossibletoidentifysettings
thatwillprovidethebestdataatalltimes.Acarefulstudyoftheinformationinthis
manualishighlyrecommended,preferablywhileexploringthefunctionalityofferedby
theSY50system.
Weassumethatyouarefamiliarwiththebasicacousticprinciplesofsoundinwater.We
alsoexpectthatyouhavesomeexperiencewithsonaroperation.
UsetheHelpbutton
InstalledonyourSY50systemyouwillndacomprehensivecontext-sensitiveonline
helpsystem.Everythingyoucanreadinthispublicationcanalsobefoundintheonline
help.Toopenthecontextsensitiveon-linehelp,selectHelponthetopbar,ortheHelp
buttoninoneofthedialogboxes.
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Softwareversion
Thispublicationwascreatedforthefollowingsoftwareversion:21.13.X.
Onlineinformation
Allend-usermanualsprovidedforoperationandinstallationofyourSY50systemcan
bedownloadedfromourwebsite.Thisincludespublicationsthataretranslatedtoother
languages.SelectedpublicationsarealsoprovidedonIETM(InteractiveElectronic
TechnicalManual)formats.Ourwebsitealsoprovidesinformationaboutotherproducts
fromKongsbergMaritime.
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Observetheregisteredtrademarksthatapply.Simrad®,SIMRAD®andtheSimrad®logo
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andothercountries.Windows®isaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporation
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Topics
Important,page18
Systemdescription,page19
Systemdiagram,page22
Systemunits,page24
Orderinformation,page28
Generalsafetyrules,page29
Networksecurity,page30
Supportinformation,page31
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Important
TheSY50isanadvancedproduct.Itisusedwithotheradvancedproducts.Thereis
importantinformationthatyouneedtoknow.
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.
WhenyouwanttoturnofftheSY50system
YoumustneverturnofftheSY50systembymeansoftheon/offswitchontheProcessor
Unit.WhenyoudonotusetheSY50system,turnitoffwiththePowerbuttononthe
OperatingPanel.IfthetransducerisloweredwhenyouturnofftheSY50system,itis
automaticallyretractedtoitsupperposition.
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