Kongsberg Simrad CS90 User manual

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Simrad CS90
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MANUAL

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SimradCS90
Fish-ndingsonar
ReferenceManual
Release21.13.X
Thepurposeofthispublicationistoprovidethedescriptions,
proceduresanddetailedparameterexplanationsrequiredtoallowfor
safeandefcientuseoftheCS90system.Thismanualisintended
forallregularusersoftheCS90system.Duetothenatureofthe
descriptionsandthelevelofdetailprovidedbythispublication,itis
wellsuitedforthosewhoare-orwishtobe-expertusers.
Caution
YoumustneverpermittheCS90systemtotransmit(ping)whenthe
shipisindrydock.Thetransducersmaybedamagediftheytransmit
inopenair.
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foundonourwebsite.Thisincludespublicationsthataretranslatedto
otherlanguages.SelectedpublicationsarealsoprovidedonIETM
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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...........................................................................................................19
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.........................................................................53
Gettingtoknowpresentationmodesandviews.....................................................56
SelectingNormalmodetostartpinging.................................................................60
Adjustingtheradiusofthesearcharea..................................................................61
Adjustingtheechosensitivity................................................................................62
Changingtheverticalangleofthesonarbeams.....................................................64
Adjustingthehorizontaldirectionofthesonarbeam............................................66
TurningofftheCS90system..................................................................................68
Basicoperatingprocedures..............................................................................................69
Selectingthelanguagedisplayedinthemenusanddialogboxes..........................69
Selectingoperatingfrequencyforminimumnoise................................................70
Hidingthemenusystemwhenyoudonotneedit.................................................71
Savingsingleorsequentialscreencaptures...........................................................72
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Savingthecurrentusersettings..............................................................................73
Deningtheping(transmission)modes.................................................................74
Context-sensitiveonlinehelp...........................................................................................75
OPERATINGPROCEDURES.....................................................76
Gettingstarted..................................................................................................................77
TurningontheCS90system..................................................................................77
Loweringandhoistingthetransducerfromtheuserinterface...............................78
TurningofftheCS90system..................................................................................79
Choosingoperatingmodeandkeytransmitparameters..................................................81
SelectingNormalmodetostartpinging.................................................................81
SelectingReplaymode...........................................................................................82
SelectingInactivemode.........................................................................................83
SettinguptheCS90systemformaximumechorefreshrate.................................84
Transmittingsinglepings.......................................................................................85
Transmittingwithxed-timeintervals...................................................................86
Adjustingtheoutputpowertomatchvaryingconditions......................................87
Selectingthebestoperatingfrequency...................................................................88
Controllingthegainandrangesettings...........................................................................90
Adjustingthegain(echosensitivity)......................................................................90
AdjustingtheTVG(TimeVariableGain)setting..................................................92
Adjustingthesonarrange.......................................................................................93
Expandingtherangewithinthesonarview...........................................................94
Adjustingtheintensityoftheechopresentations...................................................95
Changingthetilt.....................................................................................................96
Adjustingthebearing.............................................................................................97
Usingthemarkersandtrackingfeatures........................................................................100
Startingapositiontrack........................................................................................100
Startingatargettrack............................................................................................101
Placinganewmarker...........................................................................................103
Deletingamarker.................................................................................................104
Measuringthesizeofaschoolrelativetothepurseseine...................................104
Usingvisualaidsduringthepurseseinecatchphase...........................................105
Selectingageographicalareaforaccuratetargettracking...................................107
Deningthephysicalsizeofthetrackingarea.....................................................108
Choosingtheshinggearinuse...........................................................................109
Changingtheshinggearpropertiestomatchyourownequipment...................110
Improvingtherecognitionofshandschoolsusingreceiverlters.............................112
AboutthereceiverltersequenceintheCS90system........................................112
ReducingnoiseandreverberationwiththeAGC(AutomaticGainControl)
function............................................................................................................113
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ReducingpropellernoiseandinterferencewiththeNoiseFilter.........................115
ReducingbottomandsurfacereverberationwiththeRCG(Reverberation
ControlledGain)function................................................................................116
ReducingnoiseandfalseechoeswiththePing-PingFilter.................................117
Reducingthestrongbottomechotoseeshclosetotheseabed.........................118
Adjustingtheintensityoftheechopresentations.................................................119
Recordingandreplayingechodata................................................................................121
Deningtheleandfoldersettingsfordatarecording........................................121
Recordingechodata.............................................................................................122
Accessingtheechodatalestodelete,moveorcopythem................................123
SelectingReplaymode.........................................................................................124
Choosingwhichechodatale(s)toreplay..........................................................125
Recordingandexportingprocessedechodata...............................................................127
Deningtheprocesseddatarecordingparameters...............................................127
Recordingprocesseddata.....................................................................................128
Accessingtheprocesseddatalestodelete,moveorcopythem........................129
Capturingthedisplaypresentationinimageandvideoles.........................................131
Capturingthedisplaypresentationinanimage...................................................131
Capturingthedisplaypresentationusingoneimageforeachping......................132
Choosingscreencapturemode.............................................................................133
Accessingthescreencaptureimagestodelete,moveorcopythem....................134
Capturingthedisplaypresentationinavideole................................................135
Selectingwheretosavethevideoles.................................................................136
Settinguppresentationmodesandviews......................................................................138
Movingaviewtoanotherdisplay........................................................................138
Rearrangingthelayoutoftheechopresentations................................................139
Restoringthelocationsandsizesoftheviews.....................................................140
Deningthevisualinformationinthesonarviews.......................................................141
Selectingtrueorrelativemotionbehaviourintheviews.....................................141
Placingdatafromaseacurrentsensorinthesonarview.....................................142
Addingmarkersforexternalobjectstotheechopresentation.............................143
Usingmaps....................................................................................................................144
Enablinganddisablingthemappresentation.......................................................144
Selectingwhichmapelementstoincludeinthedisplaypresentation.................145
Settingupthepresentationofthedepthlinesinthemap.....................................145
Choosingamapprovider.....................................................................................146
Deningsettingsrelatedtouserpreferencesandindividualcustomizing.....................147
Selectingmenulanguage......................................................................................147
Hidingthemenusystem.......................................................................................148
Placingthemenuontheleftsideofthedisplaypresentation..............................149
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Selectingtheinformationtoappearonthetopbar..............................................149
EnablingCoordinatedUniversalTime(UTC)onthebottombar........................150
Selectingwhichtooltipstoappearintheuserinterface.......................................151
AdjustingthebacklightintensityontheOperatingPanel....................................151
Reducingthelightemittedfromthedisplaypresentation....................................152
Increasingthevisibilityoftheinformationpanes................................................153
Changingthecolourpalette("skin")usedinthedisplaypresentations...............153
Choosingthecoloursusedtopresenttheechoes.................................................154
Selectingmeasurementunits................................................................................155
Conguringtheenvironmentalparameters..........................................................156
Settingupthealarmlimitsforsystemprotection.................................................156
Saving,retrievingandhandlingusersettings................................................................159
Savingthecurrentusersettings............................................................................159
Choosingpreviouslysavedusersettings..............................................................160
Renamingexistingusersettings...........................................................................161
Deletingusersettingsthatarenolongerused......................................................162
Choosingfactorydefaultsettings.........................................................................163
Deningtheuser-selectedfeaturesontheOperatingPanel..........................................164
SelectingwhichOperatingPaneltouse...............................................................164
AssigningusersettingsorpresentationmodestotheOperatingPanel................165
AssigningfunctionstotherotaryswitchesontheOperatingPanel.....................167
AssigningfunctionstoF1,F2andF3ontheOperatingPanel(Mk2).................168
Exportingsensordata,markerpositionsandtechnicalinformation..............................171
Exportingtargetmarkers......................................................................................171
Exportingsensordatatoaperipheralsystem.......................................................172
Exportingtechnicalinformation...........................................................................174
MAINTENANCEPROCEDURES..............................................175
Loweringandhoistingthetransducerfromthesonarroom..........................................176
LoweringandhoistingthetransducerusingtheHoist/LowerSwitch.................177
Loweringandhoistingthetransducerusingthehandcrank................................179
Emergencyloweringandhoistingusingthetwocontactors................................181
Settinguptheinterfacestoperipheraldevices..............................................................183
Installingnavigationsensorsandothersensors...................................................183
DeningtheserialandEthernet(LAN)portparameters.....................................185
Settinguptheinputfromanavigationsystem(GPS)..........................................186
Settinguptheinterfaceforspeedloginput..........................................................189
Settinguptheinterfaceforcoursegyroinput......................................................191
Conguringthesensorinterface...........................................................................193
Settinguptheinputfromamotionreferenceunit(MRU)...................................195
SettinguptheCS90systemforsynchronizedoperation......................................197
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Settingupinputfrombuoys,shaggregatingdevicesandotherexternal
objects..............................................................................................................199
Insertingtheinstallationparameters..............................................................................202
Insertingtheshiporiginanddimensions..............................................................202
Insertingtheinstallationparametersforthetransducer.......................................204
Insertingtheinstallationparametersforthemotionreferenceunit
(MRU).............................................................................................................207
Adjustingthebuilt-inmotionsensoroffset..........................................................210
Adjustingthestabilizationoffsetsfortheexternalmotionsensor.......................213
Installingandmaintainingsoftware...............................................................................216
Installinganewversionoftheoperatingsoftware...............................................216
Removingtheoperatingsoftware.........................................................................217
Updatingtheonlinehelpsystem..........................................................................218
Addingonlinehelpinanewlanguage.................................................................220
Obtainingandinstallingasoftwarelicenseforadditionalfunctionality..............222
SettinguptheOperatingPanel(Mk2)..................................................................223
UsingmorethanoneOperatingPaneltocontrolthesonar(Mk2)......................227
UsingasingleOperatingPaneltocontrolmorethanonesonar(Mk2)...............230
UpdatingtheOperatingPanelsupportapplications(Mk2)..................................234
UpdatingthermwareontheOperatingPanel(Mk2).........................................236
Testingthenoiseconditionsandthesonarfunctionality...............................................239
Checkingthestatusofthetransceiverboards......................................................239
CheckingthetransducerbymeansoftheDiagnosticsfunctionality...................241
Measuringthenoiseinpassivemode...................................................................245
Makinganoise/speedcurvetodeterminevesselnoise........................................247
Measuringownoise...........................................................................................250
Preventivemaintenance.................................................................................................255
Preventivemaintenanceschedule.........................................................................256
Requirementsforpersonnelandtools..................................................................258
Approvedanti-foulingpaints................................................................................258
Preventivemaintenanceprocedures.....................................................................261
Accessingtheinsideoftheinstallationtrunk.......................................................277
USERINTERFACE.................................................................283
Userinterfacefamiliarization........................................................................................284
Topbar...........................................................................................................................286
Topbaroverview..................................................................................................286
Logoandproductname........................................................................................288
Menu.....................................................................................................................288
ScreenRecording.................................................................................................289
ScreenCapture.....................................................................................................290
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Record..................................................................................................................291
HullUnit...............................................................................................................292
Informationpanesoverview.................................................................................293
Navigationalinformation.....................................................................................295
Messages..............................................................................................................298
Help......................................................................................................................299
Operatingsystemfunctions..................................................................................299
Replaybardescription...................................................................................................301
Sonarviews....................................................................................................................303
Presentationmodes...............................................................................................304
Horizontalview....................................................................................................305
Verticalview.........................................................................................................312
Inspectionview.....................................................................................................316
Planeview............................................................................................................319
UsingmarkersintheCS90userinterface......................................................................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
Cosmeticsmenu.............................................................................................................382
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Shortcutmenus..............................................................................................................384
FUNCTIONSANDDIALOGBOXES.........................................388
Mainmenu;Functionsanddialogboxes.......................................................................389
UserSettingsdialogbox.......................................................................................389
Rangefunction.....................................................................................................392
Gainfunction........................................................................................................393
Tiltfunction..........................................................................................................395
Bearingfunction...................................................................................................397
Operationmenu;Functionsanddialogboxes................................................................401
Operationfunction................................................................................................401
TransmissionModefunction................................................................................403
TxPowerfunction................................................................................................404
RecordRAWfunction..........................................................................................405
RecordProcessedfunction...................................................................................407
Outputdialogbox.................................................................................................408
Displaymenu;Functionsanddialogboxes...................................................................409
VisualObjectsfunction........................................................................................410
Cosmeticsfunction...............................................................................................410
Motionfunction....................................................................................................411
Transparencyfunction..........................................................................................412
ViewRangefunction............................................................................................412
DisplayGainfunction..........................................................................................413
PanelBacklightfunction......................................................................................414
ColourThresholdfunction...................................................................................415
ScreenBrightnessfunction...................................................................................416
DisplayOptionsdialogbox..................................................................................417
ColourSetupdialogbox.......................................................................................417
DockingViewsfunction.......................................................................................419
Setupmenu;Functionsanddialogboxes......................................................................421
TrackingAreafunction.........................................................................................421
FishingGearfunction...........................................................................................423
FishSelectdialogbox..........................................................................................424
Environmentdialogbox.......................................................................................424
Languagefunction................................................................................................425
DeadReckoningfunction.....................................................................................426
Stabilizationfunction...........................................................................................427
ScreenCapturesdialogbox..................................................................................428
BeamVisualizationdialogbox.............................................................................429
Diagnosticsdialogbox.........................................................................................430
Exportdialogbox.................................................................................................431
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Installationdialogbox..........................................................................................432
Aboutdialogbox..................................................................................................433
Activemenu;Functionsanddialogboxes.....................................................................435
TVGfunction.......................................................................................................436
Ping-PingFilterfunction......................................................................................438
PulseTypefunction..............................................................................................440
Bandwidthfunction..............................................................................................443
Frequencyfunction...............................................................................................444
HorizontalTXSectorfunction.............................................................................445
VerticalTXSectorfunction..................................................................................447
RangeProjectionfunction....................................................................................448
AGC(AutomaticGainControl)function.............................................................449
RCG(ReverberationControlledGain)function..................................................452
BottomFilterThresholdfunction.........................................................................454
NoiseFilterfunction.............................................................................................455
HorizontalScrollfunction....................................................................................457
VerticalReferencefunction..................................................................................457
Echogramdialogbox............................................................................................458
InformationPaneOptionsdialogbox..................................................................459
Secondaryfunctionsanddialogboxes...........................................................................460
ReplayFiledialogbox.........................................................................................460
Recordingdialogbox...........................................................................................462
LANPortSetupdialogbox..................................................................................464
SerialPortSetupdialogbox.................................................................................466
AddSerialPortdialogbox...................................................................................468
PortMonitordialogbox.......................................................................................469
Messagesdialogbox............................................................................................471
TrackingAreaSetupdialogbox...........................................................................474
AddFishingGeardialogbox...............................................................................475
AutoCongurationdialogbox.............................................................................476
HullUnitControldialogbox................................................................................476
NewMarkerdialogbox........................................................................................477
PowerOffdialogbox...........................................................................................478
PagesintheOutputdialogbox......................................................................................479
FileSetuppage.....................................................................................................479
I/OSetuppage......................................................................................................481
ProcessedDatatoFilepage..................................................................................485
MarkerOutputpage..............................................................................................488
RelayOutputpage................................................................................................490
ScreenRecordingpage.........................................................................................492
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PagesintheDisplayOptionsdialogbox.......................................................................495
Generalpage.........................................................................................................495
MapDisplaypage.................................................................................................498
SafetyDepthpage................................................................................................500
Tooltippage..........................................................................................................502
OwnShippage.....................................................................................................503
VerticalViewOrientationpage............................................................................504
OffCentrepage....................................................................................................504
CurrentFlowpage................................................................................................506
PagesintheDiagnosticsdialogbox..............................................................................508
Processorpage......................................................................................................509
Sensorspage.........................................................................................................510
Transceiverpage...................................................................................................511
Transducerpage....................................................................................................513
Noisepage............................................................................................................516
ElementBITEdialogbox.....................................................................................518
B-Scanpage..........................................................................................................519
Matrixpage...........................................................................................................522
PagesintheInstallationdialogbox...............................................................................526
SensorInstallationpage........................................................................................527
SensorCongurationpage...................................................................................532
MotionReferenceUnitpage................................................................................534
InstallationParameterspage.................................................................................537
Synchronizationpage...........................................................................................542
Unitspage.............................................................................................................545
OperatingPanelpage............................................................................................547
EchogramSettingspage......................................................................................555
HullUnitCongurationpage...............................................................................556
SystemProtectionpage........................................................................................556
FishingGearSetuppage.......................................................................................560
MapSetuppage....................................................................................................561
UserSettingsSetuppage.....................................................................................562
SoftwareLicensepage..........................................................................................563
TransceiverUpgradepage....................................................................................564
SimradConnectpage...........................................................................................565
PagesintheEchogramdialogbox.................................................................................567
Linespage.............................................................................................................567
Echogrampage.....................................................................................................570
HorizontalAxispage............................................................................................573
PagesintheInformationPaneOptionsdialogbox........................................................575
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SizeDistributionpage..........................................................................................575
FishPositionpage................................................................................................578
FishSizeAdjustmentpage...................................................................................581
SchoolMassAdjustmentpage.............................................................................582
CONCEPTDESCRIPTIONS....................................................583
Vesselcoordinatesystem...............................................................................................584
Layersanddeections....................................................................................................586
Temperatureandsalinitylayers............................................................................586
Sonarbeamdeections.........................................................................................587
Whatissampling?..........................................................................................................588
Acousticnoise................................................................................................................589
Introductiontotheacousticnoisechallenge........................................................589
Contributingfactors..............................................................................................589
Selfnoise..............................................................................................................591
Ambientnoise.......................................................................................................594
Electricalselfnoise..............................................................................................594
Reverberation.......................................................................................................594
Somemeanstoreduceacousticnoise..................................................................596
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS..............................................598
Introductiontotechnicalspecications.........................................................................599
Performancespecications............................................................................................599
Powerrequirements.......................................................................................................603
Displaypowerrequirements.................................................................................603
OperatingPanelpowerrequirements(Mk1)........................................................603
OperatingPanelpowerrequirements(Mk2)........................................................604
OperatingPanelpowerrequirements(Mk3)........................................................604
TransceiverUnitpowerrequirements..................................................................604
HullUnitpowerrequirements..............................................................................605
Weightsandoutlinedimensions....................................................................................606
Displayweightandoutlinedimensions................................................................606
EnixProcessorUnitweightandoutlinedimensions............................................606
OperatingPanelweightandoutlinedimensions(Mk1).......................................607
OperatingPanelweightandoutlinedimensions(Mk2).......................................607
OperatingPanelweightandoutlinedimensions(Mk3).......................................607
TransceiverUnitweightandoutlinedimensions.................................................608
HullUnitweightandoutlinedimensions.............................................................608
Environmentalrequirements..........................................................................................609
Displayenvironmentalrequirements....................................................................609
ProcessorUnitenvironmentalrequirements........................................................609
OperatingPanelenvironmentalrequirements(Mk1)...........................................610
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OperatingPanelenvironmentalrequirements(Mk2)...........................................610
OperatingPanelenvironmentalrequirements(Mk3)...........................................610
TransceiverUnitenvironmentalrequirements.....................................................611
HullUnitenvironmentalrequirements.................................................................611
Compasssafedistance...................................................................................................612
Displaycompasssafedistance.............................................................................612
ProcessorUnitcompasssafedistance..................................................................612
OperatingPanelcompasssafedistance(Mk1).....................................................612
OperatingPanelcompasssafedistance(Mk2).....................................................613
OperatingPanelcompasssafedistance(Mk3).....................................................613
TransceiverUnitcompasssafedistance...............................................................613
HullUnitcompasssafedistance..........................................................................613
Minimumdisplayrequirements.....................................................................................614
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Aboutthismanual
Thepurposeofthispublicationistoprovidethedescriptions,proceduresanddetailed
parameterexplanationsrequiredtoallowforsafeandefcientuseoftheCS90system.
Thepublicationalsoprovidesyouwithathoroughunderstandingoftheparametersand
adjustmentsprovidedbytheCS90system.
Targetaudience
ThispublicationisintendedforallusersoftheCS90system.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
theCS90system.
Weassumethatyouarefamiliarwiththebasicacousticprinciplesofsoundinwater.We
alsoexpectthatyouhavesomeexperiencewithsonaroperation.
UsetheHelpbutton
InstalledonyourCS90systemyouwillndacomprehensivecontext-sensitiveonline
helpsystem.Everythingyoucanreadinthispublicationcanalsobefoundintheonline
help.Toopenthecontextsensitiveon-linehelp,selectHelponthetopbar,ortheHelp
buttoninoneofthedialogboxes.
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Softwareversion
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Onlineinformation
Allend-usermanualsprovidedforoperationandinstallationofyourCS90systemcan
bedownloadedfromourwebsite.Thisincludespublicationsthataretranslatedtoother
languages.SelectedpublicationsarealsoprovidedonIETM(InteractiveElectronic
TechnicalManual)formats.Ourwebsitealsoprovidesinformationaboutotherproducts
fromKongsbergMaritime.
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SimradCS90
Topics
Important,page18
Systemdescription,page19
Systemdiagram,page21
Systemunits,page23
Orderinformation,page28
Generalsafetyrules,page29
Networksecurity,page30
Supportinformation,page31
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Important
TheCS90isanadvancedproduct.Itisusedwithotheradvancedproducts.Thereis
importantinformationthatyouneedtoknow.
BeforeyouturnontheCS90system
BeforeyouturnontheCS90system,makesurethatyouhavesufcientwaterdepth
tolowerthetransducer!
Caution
YoumustneverturnontheCS90systemwhentheshipisindrydock.Thetransducer
maybedamagedifittransmitsinopenair.
WhentheCS90systemisnotused
WhenyoudonotusetheCS90system,turnitoff.
Note
YoumustneverturnofftheCS90systembymeansoftheon/offswitchontheProcessor
Unit.YoumustALWAYSusetheOperatingPanel.
Whenyouaredockingyourvessel
YoumustneversettheCS90systemtonormaloperationwhentheshipisindrydock.
Thetransducermaybedamagedifittransmitsinopenair.Topreventinadvertentuseof
theCS90system,pulloutthemainsplugontheProcessorUnitwheneveryourvesselis
indrydock.Additionalprecautionarymeasurersshouldbeconsidered.
Ifsomethingbreaksdown
Ifyoubelievethatsomethinghasbrokendown,contactyourlocaldealer.Alistofall
ourdealersisprovidedonourwebsite.
•www.kongsberg.com/cs90
Ifyouareunabletocontactadealer,observethesupportinformationinthispublication.
WhenyouwanttoturnofftheCS90system
YoumustneverturnofftheCS90systembymeansoftheon/offswitchontheProcessor
Unit.WhenyoudonotusetheCS90system,turnitoffwiththePowerbuttononthe
OperatingPanel.IfthetransducerisloweredwhenyouturnofftheCS90system,itis
automaticallyretractedtoitsupperposition.
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