Kongsberg Simrad CS90 User manual

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Simrad CS90
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MANUAL

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SimradCS90
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ReferenceManual
Release21.13.X
Thepurposeofthispublicationistoprovidethedescriptions,procedures
anddetailedparameterexplanationsrequiredtoallowforsafeandefcient
useoftheCS90system.Thismanualisintendedforallregularusersof
theCS90system.Duetothenatureofthedescriptionsandthelevelof
detailprovidedbythispublication,itiswellsuitedforthosewhoare-or
wishtobe-expertusers.
Caution
YoumustneverpermittheCS90systemtotransmit(ping)whentheshipis
indrydock.Thetransducersmaybedamagediftheytransmitinopenair.
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onourwebsite.Thisincludespublicationsthataretranslatedtoother
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•Document:ReferenceManual
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•DocumentISBNnumber:978-82-8066-213-2
•Revision:A
•Dateofissue:20November2021
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Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL................................................................15
SIMRADCS90............................................................................17
Important...............................................................................................................................18
Systemdescription................................................................................................................20
Systemdiagram.....................................................................................................................21
Systemunits..........................................................................................................................23
Display.........................................................................................................................23
ProcessorUnit.............................................................................................................23
OperatingPanel...........................................................................................................24
TransceiverUnit..........................................................................................................24
HullUnit......................................................................................................................25
Transducer...................................................................................................................26
Orderinformation.................................................................................................................28
Generalsafetyrules...............................................................................................................29
Networksecurity...................................................................................................................30
Supportinformation..............................................................................................................31
GETTINGSTARTED....................................................................34
Operatingpanels...................................................................................................................35
OperatingPaneldescription(Mk1).............................................................................35
OperatingPaneldescription(Mk2).............................................................................42
OperatingPaneldescription(Mk3).............................................................................46
MicrosoftXboxControllerdescription.......................................................................50
Startingnormaloperation.....................................................................................................52
TurningontheCS90systemfornormaluse...............................................................52
Gettingtoknowtheuserinterface..............................................................................54
Gettingtoknowpresentationmodesandviews..........................................................57
SelectingNormalmodetostartpinging......................................................................61
Adjustingtheradiusofthesearcharea.......................................................................62
Adjustingtheechosensitivity.....................................................................................64
Changingtheverticalangleofthesonarbeams..........................................................66
Adjustingthehorizontaldirectionofthesonarbeam.................................................68
TurningofftheCS90system.......................................................................................70
Basicoperatingprocedures...................................................................................................71
Selectingthelanguagedisplayedinthemenusanddialogboxes...............................71
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Selectingoperatingfrequencyforminimumnoise.....................................................72
Hidingthemenusystemwhenyoudonotneedit......................................................73
Savingsingleorsequentialscreencaptures................................................................74
Savingthecurrentusersettings...................................................................................75
Deningtheping(transmission)modes......................................................................76
Context-sensitiveonlinehelp................................................................................................77
OPERATINGPROCEDURES.........................................................79
Gettingstarted.......................................................................................................................80
TurningontheCS90system.......................................................................................80
Loweringandhoistingthetransducerfromtheuserinterface....................................82
TurningofftheCS90system.......................................................................................83
Choosingoperatingmodeandkeytransmitparameters.......................................................84
SelectingNormalmodetostartpinging......................................................................84
SelectingReplaymode................................................................................................85
SelectingInactivemode..............................................................................................87
SettinguptheCS90systemformaximumechorefreshrate......................................88
Transmittingsinglepings............................................................................................89
Transmittingwithxed-timeintervals........................................................................90
Adjustingtheoutputpowertomatchvaryingconditions...........................................91
Selectingthebestoperatingfrequency........................................................................92
Controllingthegainandrangesettings................................................................................94
Adjustingthegain(echosensitivity)...........................................................................94
AdjustingtheTVG(TimeV ariableGain)setting.......................................................96
Adjustingthesonarrange............................................................................................97
Expandingtherangewithinthesonarview................................................................98
Adjustingtheintensityoftheechopresentations........................................................99
Changingthetilt........................................................................................................100
Adjustingthebearing................................................................................................102
Usingthemarkersandtrackingfeatures.............................................................................104
Startingapositiontrack.............................................................................................104
Startingatargettrack.................................................................................................105
Placinganewmarker................................................................................................107
Deletingamarker......................................................................................................108
Measuringthesizeofaschoolrelativetothepurseseine........................................108
Usingvisualaidsduringthepurseseinecatchphase................................................109
Selectingageographicalareaforaccuratetargettracking.........................................111
Deningthephysicalsizeofthetrackingarea...........................................................113
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Choosingtheshinggearinuse.................................................................................114
Changingtheshinggearpropertiestomatchyourownequipment.........................115
Improvingtherecognitionofshandschoolsusingreceiverlters...................................117
AboutthereceiverltersequenceintheCS90system..............................................118
ReducingnoiseandreverberationwiththeAGC(AutomaticGainControl)
function..................................................................................................................119
ReducingpropellernoiseandinterferencewiththeNoiseFilter..............................120
ReducingbottomandsurfacereverberationwiththeRCG(Reverberation
ControlledGain)function.....................................................................................121
ReducingnoiseandfalseechoeswiththePing-PingFilter......................................123
Reducingthestrongbottomechotoseeshclosetotheseabed..............................124
Adjustingtheintensityoftheechopresentations......................................................125
Recordingandreplayingechodata.....................................................................................126
Deningtheleandfoldersettingsfordatarecording.............................................126
Recordingechodata..................................................................................................127
Accessingtheechodatalestodelete,moveorcopythem.....................................128
SelectingReplaymode..............................................................................................129
Choosingwhichechodatale(s)toreplay...............................................................131
Recordingandexportingprocessedechodata....................................................................133
Deningtheprocesseddatarecordingparameters....................................................133
Recordingprocesseddata..........................................................................................134
Accessingtheprocesseddatalestodelete,moveorcopythem.............................136
Capturingthedisplaypresentationinimageandvideoles..............................................138
Capturingthedisplaypresentationinanimage........................................................138
Capturingthedisplaypresentationusingoneimageforeachping...........................139
Choosingscreencapturemode..................................................................................140
Accessingthescreencaptureimagestodelete,moveorcopythem.........................141
Capturingthedisplaypresentationinavideole.....................................................142
Selectingwheretosavethevideoles......................................................................143
Settinguppresentationmodesandviews...........................................................................145
Movingaviewtoanotherdisplay.............................................................................145
Rearrangingthelayoutoftheechopresentations.....................................................146
Restoringthelocationsandsizesoftheviews..........................................................147
Deningthevisualinformationinthesonarviews............................................................149
Selectingtrueorrelativemotionbehaviourintheviews..........................................149
Placingdatafromaseacurrentsensorinthesonarview..........................................150
Addingmarkersforexternalobjectstotheechopresentation..................................151
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Usingmaps.........................................................................................................................152
Enablinganddisablingthemappresentation............................................................152
Selectingwhichmapelementstoincludeinthedisplaypresentation......................153
Settingupthepresentationofthedepthlinesinthemap..........................................154
Choosingamapprovider..........................................................................................154
Deningsettingsrelatedtouserpreferencesandindividualcustomizing..........................156
Selectingmenulanguage...........................................................................................156
Hidingthemenusystem............................................................................................157
Placingthemenuontheleftsideofthedisplaypresentation...................................158
Selectingtheinformationtoappearonthetopbar...................................................158
EnablingCoordinatedUniversalTime(UTC)onthebottombar.............................159
Selectingwhichtooltipstoappearintheuserinterface............................................160
AdjustingthebacklightintensityontheOperatingPanel.........................................161
Reducingthelightemittedfromthedisplaypresentation.........................................161
Increasingthevisibilityoftheinformationpanes.....................................................162
Changingthecolourpalette("skin")usedinthedisplaypresentations....................163
Choosingthecoloursusedtopresenttheechoes......................................................163
Selectingmeasurementunits.....................................................................................164
Conguringtheenvironmentalparameters...............................................................165
Settingupthealarmlimitsforsystemprotection......................................................166
Saving,retrievingandhandlingusersettings.....................................................................169
Savingthecurrentusersettings.................................................................................169
Choosingpreviouslysavedusersettings...................................................................170
Renamingexistingusersettings................................................................................171
Deletingusersettingsthatarenolongerused...........................................................172
Choosingfactorydefaultsettings..............................................................................173
Deningtheuser-selectedfeaturesontheOperatingPanel...............................................174
SelectingwhichOperatingPaneltouse....................................................................174
AssigningusersettingsorpresentationmodestotheOperatingPanel.....................175
AssigningfunctionstotherotaryswitchesontheOperatingPanel..........................177
AssigningfunctionstoF1,F2andF3ontheOperatingPanel(Mk2)......................178
Exportingsensordata,markerpositionsandtechnicalinformation...................................181
Exportingtargetmarkers...........................................................................................181
Exportingsensordatatoaperipheralsystem............................................................183
Exportingtechnicalinformation................................................................................184
MAINTENANCEPROCEDURES..................................................186
Loweringandhoistingthetransducerfromthesonarroom...............................................187
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LoweringandhoistingthetransducerusingtheHoist/LowerSwitch......................188
Loweringandhoistingthetransducerusingthehandcrank.....................................190
Emergencyloweringandhoistingusingthetwocontactors.....................................192
Settinguptheinterfacestoperipheraldevices...................................................................195
Installingnavigationsensorsandothersensors........................................................195
DeningtheserialandEthernet(LAN)portparameters..........................................196
Settinguptheinputfromanavigationsystem(GPS)...............................................198
Settinguptheinterfaceforspeedloginput...............................................................201
Settinguptheinterfaceforcoursegyroinput...........................................................203
Conguringthesensorinterface................................................................................205
Settinguptheinputfromamotionreferenceunit(MRU)........................................207
SettinguptheCS90systemforsynchronizedoperation...........................................209
Settingupinputfrombuoys,shaggregatingdevicesandotherexternal
objects...................................................................................................................212
Insertingtheinstallationparameters...................................................................................215
Insertingtheshiporiginanddimensions...................................................................215
Insertingtheinstallationparametersforthetransducer............................................218
Insertingtheinstallationparametersforthemotionreferenceunit(MRU)..............221
Adjustingthebuilt-inmotionsensoroffset...............................................................225
Adjustingthestabilizationoffsetsfortheexternalmotionsensor............................228
Installingandmaintainingsoftware....................................................................................231
Installinganewversionoftheoperatingsoftware....................................................231
Removingtheoperatingsoftware..............................................................................233
Updatingtheonlinehelpsystem...............................................................................234
Addingonlinehelpinanewlanguage......................................................................235
Obtainingandinstallingasoftwarelicenseforadditionalfunctionality...................237
SettinguptheOperatingPanel(Mk2).......................................................................239
UsingmorethanoneOperatingPaneltocontrolthesonar(Mk2)...........................242
UsingasingleOperatingPaneltocontrolmorethanonesonar(Mk2)....................246
UpdatingtheOperatingPanelsupportapplications(Mk2).......................................250
UpdatingthermwareontheOperatingPanel(Mk2)..............................................252
Testingthenoiseconditionsandthesonarfunctionality....................................................255
Checkingthestatusofthetransceiverboards...........................................................255
CheckingthetransducerbymeansoftheDiagnosticsfunctionality........................257
Measuringthenoiseinpassivemode........................................................................261
Makinganoise/speedcurvetodeterminevesselnoise.............................................263
Measuringownoise................................................................................................267
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Preventivemaintenance......................................................................................................273
Preventivemaintenanceschedule..............................................................................274
Requirementsforpersonnelandtools.......................................................................276
Approvedanti-foulingpaints.....................................................................................277
Preventivemaintenanceprocedures..........................................................................279
Accessingtheinsideoftheinstallationtrunk............................................................297
USERINTERFACE.....................................................................303
Userinterfacefamiliarization.............................................................................................304
Topbar................................................................................................................................306
Topbaroverview.......................................................................................................306
Logoandproductname.............................................................................................308
Menu..........................................................................................................................309
ScreenRecording......................................................................................................309
ScreenCapture..........................................................................................................310
Record........................................................................................................................311
HullUnit....................................................................................................................312
Informationpanesoverview......................................................................................313
Navigationalinformation..........................................................................................315
Messages...................................................................................................................319
Help...........................................................................................................................319
Operatingsystemfunctions.......................................................................................320
Replaybardescription........................................................................................................322
Sonarviews.........................................................................................................................324
Presentationmodes....................................................................................................325
Horizontalview.........................................................................................................326
Verticalview..............................................................................................................333
Inspectionview..........................................................................................................337
Planeview.................................................................................................................340
UsingmarkersintheCS90userinterface...........................................................................343
PlaceMarker..............................................................................................................344
Targetmarkers...........................................................................................................347
CircleMarker............................................................................................................350
OwnShipMarker......................................................................................................350
GearSymbol..............................................................................................................352
Rulers.........................................................................................................................353
Abouttargettracking..........................................................................................................354
Aboutpositiontracking......................................................................................................356
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Informationpanes...............................................................................................................360
Biomassinformationpanedescription......................................................................361
SizeDistributioninformationpanedescription.........................................................363
FishPositioninformationpane..................................................................................366
Zoominformationpane.............................................................................................368
Bottombar..........................................................................................................................370
MENUSYSTEM.........................................................................372
Aboutthemenusandmenubuttons....................................................................................373
Usingthe“smart”menubuttons.........................................................................................374
Mainmenu..........................................................................................................................376
Operationmenu...................................................................................................................378
Displaymenu......................................................................................................................381
Setupmenu.........................................................................................................................385
Activemenu........................................................................................................................392
Objectsmenu......................................................................................................................397
VisualObjectsmenu...........................................................................................................402
Cosmeticsmenu..................................................................................................................406
Shortcutmenus...................................................................................................................409
FUNCTIONSANDDIALOGBOXES.............................................413
Mainmenu;Functionsanddialogboxes............................................................................414
UserSettingsdialogbox............................................................................................414
Rangefunction..........................................................................................................417
Gainfunction.............................................................................................................419
Tiltfunction...............................................................................................................420
Bearingfunction........................................................................................................423
Operationmenu;Functionsanddialogboxes.....................................................................426
Operationfunction.....................................................................................................427
TransmissionModefunction.....................................................................................428
TxPowerfunction.....................................................................................................429
RecordRAWfunction...............................................................................................430
RecordProcessedfunction........................................................................................432
Outputdialogbox......................................................................................................434
Displaymenu;Functionsanddialogboxes........................................................................435
VisualObjectsfunction.............................................................................................436
Cosmeticsfunction....................................................................................................436
Motionfunction.........................................................................................................437
Transparencyfunction...............................................................................................438
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ViewRangefunction.................................................................................................439
DisplayGainfunction...............................................................................................439
PanelBacklightfunction...........................................................................................441
ColourThresholdfunction........................................................................................442
ScreenBrightnessfunction........................................................................................442
DisplayOptionsdialogbox.......................................................................................443
ColourSetupdialogbox............................................................................................444
DockingViewsfunction............................................................................................445
Setupmenu;Functionsanddialogboxes...........................................................................447
TrackingAreafunction..............................................................................................448
FishingGearfunction................................................................................................449
FishSelectdialogbox...............................................................................................450
Environmentdialogbox............................................................................................450
Languagefunction.....................................................................................................451
DeadReckoningfunction..........................................................................................452
Stabilizationfunction................................................................................................453
ScreenCapturesdialogbox.......................................................................................454
BeamVisualizationdialogbox..................................................................................456
Diagnosticsdialogbox..............................................................................................457
Exportdialogbox......................................................................................................458
Installationdialogbox...............................................................................................459
Aboutdialogbox.......................................................................................................460
Activemenu;Functionsanddialogboxes..........................................................................461
TVGfunction............................................................................................................462
Ping-PingFilterfunction...........................................................................................464
PulseTypefunction...................................................................................................467
Bandwidthfunction...................................................................................................470
Frequencyfunction....................................................................................................471
HorizontalTXSectorfunction..................................................................................472
VerticalTXSectorfunction.......................................................................................474
RangeProjectionfunction.........................................................................................476
AGC(AutomaticGainControl)function..................................................................477
RCG(ReverberationControlledGain)function.......................................................479
BottomFilterThresholdfunction..............................................................................482
NoiseFilterfunction..................................................................................................483
HorizontalScrollfunction.........................................................................................485
VerticalReferencefunction.......................................................................................486
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Echogramdialogbox.................................................................................................487
InformationPaneOptionsdialogbox.......................................................................487
Secondaryfunctionsanddialogboxes................................................................................489
ReplayFiledialogbox..............................................................................................489
Recordingdialogbox................................................................................................492
LANPortSetupdialogbox.......................................................................................493
SerialPortSetupdialogbox......................................................................................496
AddSerialPortdialogbox........................................................................................498
PortMonitordialogbox............................................................................................499
Messagesdialogbox.................................................................................................500
TrackingAreaSetupdialogbox................................................................................503
AddFishingGeardialogbox....................................................................................504
AutoCongurationdialogbox..................................................................................505
HullUnitControldialogbox.....................................................................................505
NewMarkerdialogbox.............................................................................................506
PowerOffdialogbox................................................................................................507
PagesintheOutputdialogbox...........................................................................................508
FileSetuppage..........................................................................................................508
I/OSetuppage............................................................................................................511
ProcessedDatatoFilepage.......................................................................................515
MarkerOutputpage...................................................................................................518
RelayOutputpage.....................................................................................................520
ScreenRecordingpage..............................................................................................523
PagesintheDisplayOptionsdialogbox............................................................................525
Generalpage..............................................................................................................525
MapDisplaypage......................................................................................................528
SafetyDepthpage.....................................................................................................530
Tooltippage...............................................................................................................532
OwnShippage..........................................................................................................533
VerticalViewOrientationpage.................................................................................534
OffCentrepage.........................................................................................................534
CurrentFlowpage.....................................................................................................536
PagesintheDiagnosticsdialogbox...................................................................................538
Processorpage...........................................................................................................539
Sensorspage..............................................................................................................541
Transceiverpage........................................................................................................542
Transducerpage.........................................................................................................544
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Noisepage.................................................................................................................547
ElementBITEdialogbox..........................................................................................549
B-Scanpage...............................................................................................................550
Matrixpage................................................................................................................555
PagesintheInstallationdialogbox....................................................................................559
SensorInstallationpage.............................................................................................560
SensorCongurationpage........................................................................................565
MotionReferenceUnitpage.....................................................................................568
InstallationParameterspage......................................................................................571
Synchronizationpage................................................................................................577
Unitspage..................................................................................................................580
OperatingPanelpage.................................................................................................582
EchogramSettingspage...........................................................................................592
HullUnitCongurationpage....................................................................................593
SystemProtectionpage.............................................................................................594
FishingGearSetuppage............................................................................................598
MapSetuppage.........................................................................................................599
UserSettingsSetuppage..........................................................................................600
SoftwareLicensepage...............................................................................................601
TransceiverUpgradepage.........................................................................................603
SimradConnectpage................................................................................................603
PagesintheEchogramdialogbox......................................................................................605
Linespage..................................................................................................................605
Echogrampage..........................................................................................................608
HorizontalAxispage..................................................................................................611
PagesintheInformationPaneOptionsdialogbox.............................................................613
SizeDistributionpage...............................................................................................613
FishPositionpage.....................................................................................................616
FishSizeAdjustmentpage........................................................................................619
SchoolMassAdjustmentpage..................................................................................620
CONCEPTDESCRIPTIONS........................................................622
Vesselcoordinatesystem....................................................................................................623
Layersanddeections.........................................................................................................626
Temperatureandsalinitylayers.................................................................................626
Sonarbeamdeections..............................................................................................627
Whatissampling?...............................................................................................................628
Acousticnoise.....................................................................................................................629
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Introductiontotheacousticnoisechallenge.............................................................629
Contributingfactors...................................................................................................629
Selfnoise...................................................................................................................631
Ambientnoise............................................................................................................634
Electricalselfnoise...................................................................................................634
Reverberation............................................................................................................635
Somemeanstoreduceacousticnoise.......................................................................636
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS..................................................639
Introductiontotechnicalspecications..............................................................................640
Performancespecications.................................................................................................640
Powerrequirements............................................................................................................644
Displaypowerrequirements......................................................................................644
OperatingPanelpowerrequirements(Mk1).............................................................644
OperatingPanelpowerrequirements(Mk2).............................................................645
OperatingPanelpowerrequirements(Mk3).............................................................645
TransceiverUnitpowerrequirements.......................................................................645
HullUnitpowerrequirements...................................................................................646
Weightsandoutlinedimensions.........................................................................................647
Displayweightandoutlinedimensions.....................................................................647
EnixProcessorUnitweightandoutlinedimensions.................................................647
OperatingPanelweightandoutlinedimensions(Mk1)............................................648
OperatingPanelweightandoutlinedimensions(Mk2)............................................648
OperatingPanelweightandoutlinedimensions(Mk3)............................................648
TransceiverUnitweightandoutlinedimensions......................................................649
HullUnitweightandoutlinedimensions..................................................................649
Environmentalrequirements...............................................................................................651
Displayenvironmentalrequirements.........................................................................651
ProcessorUnitenvironmentalrequirements.............................................................651
OperatingPanelenvironmentalrequirements(Mk1)................................................652
OperatingPanelenvironmentalrequirements(Mk2)................................................652
OperatingPanelenvironmentalrequirements(Mk3)................................................653
TransceiverUnitenvironmentalrequirements..........................................................653
HullUnitenvironmentalrequirements......................................................................653
Compasssafedistance........................................................................................................655
Displaycompasssafedistance..................................................................................655
ProcessorUnitcompasssafedistance.......................................................................655
OperatingPanelcompasssafedistance(Mk1)..........................................................656
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OperatingPanelcompasssafedistance(Mk2)..........................................................656
OperatingPanelcompasssafedistance(Mk3)..........................................................656
TransceiverUnitcompasssafedistance....................................................................656
HullUnitcompasssafedistance...............................................................................657
Minimumdisplayrequirements..........................................................................................657
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Aboutthismanual
Thepurposeofthispublicationistoprovidethedescriptions,proceduresanddetailed
parameterexplanationsrequiredtoallowforsafeandefcientuseoftheCS90system.
Thepublicationalsoprovidesyouwithathoroughunderstandingoftheparametersand
adjustmentsprovidedbytheCS90system.
Targetaudience
ThispublicationisintendedforallusersoftheCS90system.Duetothenatureofthe
descriptionsandthelevelofdetailprovidedbythispublication,itiswellsuitedforthose
whoare-orwishtobe-expertusers.Thismanualisareferencebook,andassuchitisnot
intendedforsequentialreading.Usethetableofcontent,theindex,thesearchfunctionality
aswellastheinteractivelinkstoseekouttheinformationyouneedwhenyouneedit.
Agoodunderstandingofsystemfunctionsandcontrolsisessentialtofullytakeadvantage
ofthefunctionalityprovided.Seaconditionsvary,sometimesdrastically.Theacoustic
conditionsarealsochanging.Temperatureandsalinitylayersdifferfromonedaytothe
next,andfromonepositiontoanother.Itisnotpossibletoidentifysettingsthatwill
providethebestdataatalltimes.Acarefulstudyoftheinformationinthismanualishighly
recommended,preferablywhileexploringthefunctionalityofferedbytheCS90system.
Weassumethatyouarefamiliarwiththebasicacousticprinciplesofsoundinwater.We
alsoexpectthatyouhavesomeexperiencewithsonaroperation.
UsetheHelpbutton
InstalledonyourCS90systemyouwillndacomprehensivecontext-sensitiveonlinehelp
system.Everythingyoucanreadinthispublicationcanalsobefoundintheonlinehelp.
Toopenthecontextsensitiveon-linehelp,selectHelponthetopbar,ortheHelpbuttonin
oneofthedialogboxes.
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Softwareversion
Thispublicationwascreatedforthefollowingsoftwareversion:21.13.X.
Onlineinformation
Allend-usermanualsprovidedforoperationandinstallationofyourCS90systemcan
bedownloadedfromourwebsite.Thisincludespublicationsthataretranslatedtoother
languages.SelectedpublicationsarealsoprovidedonIETM(InteractiveElectronic
TechnicalManual)formats.Ourwebsitealsoprovidesinformationaboutotherproducts
fromKongsbergMaritime.
•www.kongsberg.com/cs90
Registeredtrademarks
Observetheregisteredtrademarksthatapply.Simrad®,SIMRAD®andtheSimrad®logo
areeitherregisteredtrademarks,ortrademarksofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorway
andothercountries.Windows®isaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporationinthe
UnitedStatesandothercountries.
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Topics
Important,page18
Systemdescription,page20
Systemdiagram,page21
Systemunits,page23
Orderinformation,page28
Generalsafetyrules,page29
Networksecurity,page30
Supportinformation,page31
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Important
TheCS90isanadvancedproduct.Itisusedwithotheradvancedproducts.Thereis
importantinformationthatyouneedtoknow.
BeforeyouturnontheCS90system
BeforeyouturnontheCS90system,makesurethatyouhavesufcientwaterdepthto
lowerthetransducer!
Caution
YoumustneverturnontheCS90systemwhentheshipisindrydock.Thetransducer
maybedamagedifittransmitsinopenair.
WhentheCS90systemisnotused
WhenyoudonotusetheCS90system,turnitoff.
Note
YoumustneverturnofftheCS90systembymeansoftheon/offswitchontheProcessorUnit.
YoumustALWAYSusetheOperatingPanel.
Whenyouaredockingyourvessel
YoumustneversettheCS90systemtonormaloperationwhentheshipisindrydock.The
transducermaybedamagedifittransmitsinopenair.Topreventinadvertentuseofthe
CS90system,pulloutthemainsplugontheProcessorUnitwheneveryourvesselisindry
dock.Additionalprecautionarymeasurersshouldbeconsidered.
Ifsomethingbreaksdown
Ifyoubelievethatsomethinghasbrokendown,contactyourlocaldealer.Alistofallour
dealersisprovidedonourwebsite.
•www.kongsberg.com/cs90
Ifyouareunabletocontactadealer,observethesupportinformationinthispublication.
WhenyouwanttoturnofftheCS90system
YoumustneverturnofftheCS90systembymeansoftheon/offswitchontheProcessor
Unit.WhenyoudonotusetheCS90system,turnitoffwiththePowerbuttononthe
OperatingPanel.IfthetransducerisloweredwhenyouturnofftheCS90system,itis
automaticallyretractedtoitsupperposition.
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