Kongsberg Simrad SY50 User manual

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Simrad SY50
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MANUAL

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SimradSY50
Fish-ndingsonar
ReferenceManual
Release21.13.X
Thepurposeofthispublicationistoprovidethedescriptions,
proceduresanddetailedparameterexplanationsrequiredtoallowfor
safeandefcientuseoftheSY50system.Thismanualisintended
forallregularusersoftheSY50system.Duetothenatureofthe
descriptionsandthelevelofdetailprovidedbythispublication,itis
wellsuitedforthosewhoare-orwishtobe-expertusers.
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•DocumentISBNnumber:972-82-8066-208-8
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•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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