Kongsberg Simrad ST90 User manual

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Simrad ST90
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SimradST90
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ReferenceManual
Release21.13.X
Thepurposeofthispublicationistoprovidethedescriptions,procedures
anddetailedparameterexplanationsrequiredtoallowforsafeandefcient
useoftheST90system.Thismanualisintendedforallregularusersof
theST90system.Duetothenatureofthedescriptionsandthelevelof
detailprovidedbythispublication,itiswellsuitedforthosewhoare-or
wishtobe-expertusers.
Caution
YoumustneverpermittheST90systemtotransmit(ping)whentheshipis
indrydock.Thetransducersmaybedamagediftheytransmitinopenair.
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onourwebsite.Thisincludespublicationsthataretranslatedtoother
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•DocumentISBNnumber:978-82-8066-211-8
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•Dateofissue:20November2021
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Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL................................................................15
SIMRADST90............................................................................17
Important...............................................................................................................................18
Systemdescription................................................................................................................20
Systemdiagram.....................................................................................................................22
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
TurningontheST90systemfornormaluse...............................................................52
Gettingtoknowtheuserinterface..............................................................................54
Gettingtoknowpresentationmodesandviews..........................................................57
SelectingNormalmodetostartpinging......................................................................61
Adjustingtheradiusofthesearcharea.......................................................................62
Adjustingtheechosensitivity.....................................................................................64
Changingtheverticalangleofthesonarbeams..........................................................66
Adjustingthehorizontaldirectionofthesonarbeam.................................................68
TurningofftheST90system.......................................................................................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
TurningontheST90system........................................................................................80
Loweringandhoistingthetransducerfromtheuserinterface....................................82
TurningofftheST90system.......................................................................................83
Choosingoperatingmodeandkeytransmitparameters.......................................................84
SelectingNormalmodetostartpinging......................................................................84
SelectingReplaymode................................................................................................85
SelectingInactivemode..............................................................................................87
SettinguptheST90systemformaximumechorefreshrate......................................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ltersequenceintheST90system..............................................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
SettinguptheST90systemforsynchronizedoperation...........................................209
Settingupinputfrombuoys,shaggregatingdevicesandotherexternal
objects...................................................................................................................212
Insertingtheinstallationparameters...................................................................................215
Insertingtheshiporiginanddimensions...................................................................215
Insertingtheinstallationparametersforthetransducer............................................218
Insertingtheinstallationparametersforthemotionreferenceunit(MRU)..............221
Adjustingthebuilt-inmotionsensoroffset...............................................................224
Adjustingthestabilizationoffsetsfortheexternalmotionsensor............................226
Installingandmaintainingsoftware....................................................................................230
Installinganewversionoftheoperatingsoftware....................................................230
Removingtheoperatingsoftware..............................................................................232
Updatingtheonlinehelpsystem...............................................................................233
Addingonlinehelpinanewlanguage......................................................................234
Obtainingandinstallingasoftwarelicenseforadditionalfunctionality...................236
SettinguptheOperatingPanel(Mk2).......................................................................238
UsingmorethanoneOperatingPaneltocontrolthesonar(Mk2)...........................241
UsingasingleOperatingPaneltocontrolmorethanonesonar(Mk2)....................245
UpdatingtheOperatingPanelsupportapplications(Mk2).......................................249
UpdatingthermwareontheOperatingPanel(Mk2)..............................................251
Testingthenoiseconditionsandthesonarfunctionality....................................................254
Checkingthestatusofthetransceiverboards...........................................................254
CheckingthetransducerbymeansoftheDiagnosticsfunctionality........................256
Measuringthenoiseinpassivemode........................................................................260
Makinganoise/speedcurvetodeterminevesselnoise.............................................262
Measuringownoise................................................................................................266
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Preventivemaintenance......................................................................................................272
Preventivemaintenanceschedule..............................................................................273
Requirementsforpersonnelandtools.......................................................................275
Approvedanti-foulingpaints.....................................................................................276
Preventivemaintenanceprocedures..........................................................................278
Accessingtheinsideoftheinstallationtrunk............................................................299
USERINTERFACE.....................................................................305
Userinterfacefamiliarization.............................................................................................306
Topbar................................................................................................................................308
Topbaroverview.......................................................................................................308
Logoandproductname.............................................................................................310
Menu...........................................................................................................................311
ScreenRecording.......................................................................................................311
ScreenCapture..........................................................................................................312
Record.......................................................................................................................313
HullUnit....................................................................................................................314
Informationpanesoverview......................................................................................315
Navigationalinformation..........................................................................................317
Messages...................................................................................................................321
Help...........................................................................................................................321
Operatingsystemfunctions.......................................................................................322
Replaybardescription........................................................................................................324
Sonarviews.........................................................................................................................326
Presentationmodes....................................................................................................327
Horizontalview.........................................................................................................328
Verticalview..............................................................................................................336
Inspectionview..........................................................................................................340
Planeview.................................................................................................................343
UsingmarkersintheST90userinterface...........................................................................346
PlaceMarker..............................................................................................................347
Targetmarkers...........................................................................................................350
CircleMarker............................................................................................................353
OwnShipMarker......................................................................................................353
GearSymbol..............................................................................................................355
Rulers.........................................................................................................................356
Abouttargettracking..........................................................................................................357
Aboutpositiontracking......................................................................................................359
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Informationpanes...............................................................................................................363
Biomassinformationpanedescription......................................................................364
SizeDistributioninformationpanedescription.........................................................366
FishPositioninformationpane..................................................................................369
Zoominformationpane.............................................................................................371
Bottombar..........................................................................................................................373
MENUSYSTEM.........................................................................375
Aboutthemenusandmenubuttons....................................................................................376
Usingthe“smart”menubuttons.........................................................................................377
Mainmenu..........................................................................................................................379
Operationmenu...................................................................................................................381
Displaymenu......................................................................................................................384
Setupmenu.........................................................................................................................388
Activemenu........................................................................................................................395
Objectsmenu......................................................................................................................400
VisualObjectsmenu...........................................................................................................405
Cosmeticsmenu..................................................................................................................409
Shortcutmenus...................................................................................................................412
FUNCTIONSANDDIALOGBOXES.............................................416
Mainmenu;Functionsanddialogboxes............................................................................417
UserSettingsdialogbox............................................................................................417
Rangefunction..........................................................................................................420
Gainfunction.............................................................................................................422
Tiltfunction...............................................................................................................423
Bearingfunction........................................................................................................426
Operationmenu;Functionsanddialogboxes.....................................................................430
Operationfunction.....................................................................................................431
TransmissionModefunction.....................................................................................432
TxPowerfunction.....................................................................................................433
RecordRAWfunction...............................................................................................434
RecordProcessedfunction........................................................................................436
Outputdialogbox......................................................................................................438
Audiofunction...........................................................................................................438
Displaymenu;Functionsanddialogboxes........................................................................440
VisualObjectsfunction.............................................................................................441
Cosmeticsfunction....................................................................................................441
Motionfunction.........................................................................................................442
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Transparencyfunction...............................................................................................443
ViewRangefunction.................................................................................................444
DisplayGainfunction...............................................................................................444
PanelBacklightfunction...........................................................................................446
ColourThresholdfunction........................................................................................447
ScreenBrightnessfunction........................................................................................447
DisplayOptionsdialogbox.......................................................................................448
ColourSetupdialogbox............................................................................................449
DockingViewsfunction............................................................................................450
Setupmenu;Functionsanddialogboxes...........................................................................452
TrackingAreafunction..............................................................................................453
FishingGearfunction................................................................................................454
FishSelectdialogbox...............................................................................................455
Environmentdialogbox............................................................................................455
Languagefunction.....................................................................................................456
DeadReckoningfunction..........................................................................................457
Stabilizationfunction................................................................................................458
ScreenCapturesdialogbox.......................................................................................459
BeamVisualizationdialogbox..................................................................................461
Diagnosticsdialogbox..............................................................................................462
Exportdialogbox......................................................................................................463
Installationdialogbox...............................................................................................464
Aboutdialogbox.......................................................................................................465
Activemenu;Functionsanddialogboxes..........................................................................466
TVGfunction............................................................................................................467
Ping-PingFilterfunction...........................................................................................469
PulseTypefunction...................................................................................................472
Bandwidthfunction...................................................................................................475
Frequencyfunction....................................................................................................476
HorizontalTXSectorfunction..................................................................................477
VerticalTXSectorfunction.......................................................................................479
RangeProjectionfunction.........................................................................................481
AGC(AutomaticGainControl)function..................................................................482
RCG(ReverberationControlledGain)function.......................................................484
BottomFilterThresholdfunction..............................................................................487
NoiseFilterfunction..................................................................................................488
HorizontalScrollfunction.........................................................................................490
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VerticalReferencefunction.......................................................................................491
Echogramdialogbox.................................................................................................492
InformationPaneOptionsdialogbox.......................................................................492
Secondaryfunctionsanddialogboxes................................................................................494
ReplayFiledialogbox..............................................................................................494
Recordingdialogbox................................................................................................497
LANPortSetupdialogbox.......................................................................................498
SerialPortSetupdialogbox......................................................................................501
AddSerialPortdialogbox........................................................................................503
PortMonitordialogbox............................................................................................504
Messagesdialogbox.................................................................................................505
TrackingAreaSetupdialogbox................................................................................508
AddFishingGeardialogbox....................................................................................509
AutoCongurationdialogbox..................................................................................510
HullUnitControldialogbox.....................................................................................510
NewMarkerdialogbox..............................................................................................511
PowerOffdialogbox................................................................................................512
PagesintheOutputdialogbox...........................................................................................513
FileSetuppage..........................................................................................................513
I/OSetuppage...........................................................................................................516
ProcessedDatatoFilepage.......................................................................................520
MarkerOutputpage...................................................................................................523
RelayOutputpage.....................................................................................................525
ScreenRecordingpage..............................................................................................528
PagesintheDisplayOptionsdialogbox............................................................................530
Generalpage..............................................................................................................530
MapDisplaypage......................................................................................................533
SafetyDepthpage.....................................................................................................535
Tooltippage...............................................................................................................537
OwnShippage..........................................................................................................538
VerticalViewOrientationpage.................................................................................539
OffCentrepage.........................................................................................................539
CurrentFlowpage.....................................................................................................541
PagesintheDiagnosticsdialogbox...................................................................................543
Processorpage...........................................................................................................544
Sensorspage..............................................................................................................546
Transceiverpage........................................................................................................547
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Transducerpage.........................................................................................................549
Noisepage.................................................................................................................552
ElementBITEdialogbox..........................................................................................554
B-Scanpage...............................................................................................................555
Matrixpage................................................................................................................560
PagesintheInstallationdialogbox....................................................................................564
SensorInstallationpage.............................................................................................565
SensorCongurationpage........................................................................................570
MotionReferenceUnitpage.....................................................................................573
InstallationParameterspage......................................................................................576
Synchronizationpage................................................................................................582
Unitspage..................................................................................................................585
OperatingPanelpage.................................................................................................587
EchogramSettingspage...........................................................................................597
HullUnitCongurationpage....................................................................................598
SystemProtectionpage.............................................................................................599
FishingGearSetuppage............................................................................................602
MapSetuppage.........................................................................................................603
UserSettingsSetuppage..........................................................................................605
SoftwareLicensepage...............................................................................................606
TransceiverUpgradepage.........................................................................................607
SimradConnectpage................................................................................................608
PagesintheEchogramdialogbox......................................................................................609
Linespage..................................................................................................................609
Echogrampage..........................................................................................................612
HorizontalAxispage.................................................................................................615
PagesintheInformationPaneOptionsdialogbox.............................................................617
SizeDistributionpage...............................................................................................617
FishPositionpage.....................................................................................................620
FishSizeAdjustmentpage........................................................................................623
SchoolMassAdjustmentpage..................................................................................624
CONCEPTDESCRIPTIONS........................................................626
Vesselcoordinatesystem....................................................................................................627
Layersanddeections.........................................................................................................630
Temperatureandsalinitylayers.................................................................................630
Sonarbeamdeections..............................................................................................631
Whatissampling?...............................................................................................................632
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Acousticnoise.....................................................................................................................633
Introductiontotheacousticnoisechallenge.............................................................633
Contributingfactors...................................................................................................633
Selfnoise...................................................................................................................635
Ambientnoise............................................................................................................638
Electricalselfnoise...................................................................................................638
Reverberation............................................................................................................639
Somemeanstoreduceacousticnoise.......................................................................640
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS..................................................643
Introductiontotechnicalspecications..............................................................................644
Performancespecications.................................................................................................644
Powerrequirements............................................................................................................648
Displaypowerrequirements......................................................................................648
OperatingPanelpowerrequirements(Mk1).............................................................648
OperatingPanelpowerrequirements(Mk2).............................................................649
OperatingPanelpowerrequirements(Mk3).............................................................649
TransceiverUnitpowerrequirements.......................................................................649
HullUnitpowerrequirements...................................................................................650
Weightsandoutlinedimensions.........................................................................................651
Displayweightandoutlinedimensions.....................................................................651
EnixProcessorUnitweightandoutlinedimensions.................................................651
OperatingPanelweightandoutlinedimensions(Mk1)............................................652
OperatingPanelweightandoutlinedimensions(Mk2)............................................652
OperatingPanelweightandoutlinedimensions(Mk3)............................................652
TransceiverUnitweightandoutlinedimensions......................................................653
HullUnitweightandoutlinedimensions..................................................................653
Environmentalrequirements...............................................................................................655
Displayenvironmentalrequirements.........................................................................655
ProcessorUnitenvironmentalrequirements.............................................................655
OperatingPanelenvironmentalrequirements(Mk1)................................................656
OperatingPanelenvironmentalrequirements(Mk2)................................................656
OperatingPanelenvironmentalrequirements(Mk3)................................................657
TransceiverUnitenvironmentalrequirements..........................................................657
HullUnitenvironmentalrequirements......................................................................657
Compasssafedistance........................................................................................................659
Displaycompasssafedistance..................................................................................659
ProcessorUnitcompasssafedistance.......................................................................659
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OperatingPanelcompasssafedistance(Mk1)..........................................................660
OperatingPanelcompasssafedistance(Mk2)..........................................................660
OperatingPanelcompasssafedistance(Mk3)..........................................................660
TransceiverUnitcompasssafedistance....................................................................660
HullUnitcompasssafedistance...............................................................................661
Minimumdisplayrequirements..........................................................................................661
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Aboutthismanual
Thepurposeofthispublicationistoprovidethedescriptions,proceduresanddetailed
parameterexplanationsrequiredtoallowforsafeandefcientuseoftheST90system.
Thepublicationalsoprovidesyouwithathoroughunderstandingoftheparametersand
adjustmentsprovidedbytheST90system.
Targetaudience
ThispublicationisintendedforallusersoftheST90system.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,preferablywhileexploringthefunctionalityofferedbytheST90system.
Weassumethatyouarefamiliarwiththebasicacousticprinciplesofsoundinwater.We
alsoexpectthatyouhavesomeexperiencewithsonaroperation.
UsetheHelpbutton
InstalledonyourST90systemyouwillndacomprehensivecontext-sensitiveonlinehelp
system.Everythingyoucanreadinthispublicationcanalsobefoundintheonlinehelp.
Toopenthecontextsensitiveon-linehelp,selectHelponthetopbar,ortheHelpbuttonin
oneofthedialogboxes.
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Softwareversion
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Onlineinformation
Allend-usermanualsprovidedforoperationandinstallationofyourST90systemcan
bedownloadedfromourwebsite.Thisincludespublicationsthataretranslatedtoother
languages.SelectedpublicationsarealsoprovidedonIETM(InteractiveElectronic
TechnicalManual)formats.Ourwebsitealsoprovidesinformationaboutotherproducts
fromKongsbergMaritime.
•https://www.kongsberg.com/st90
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Observetheregisteredtrademarksthatapply.Simrad®,SIMRAD®andtheSimrad®logo
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Topics
Important,page18
Systemdescription,page20
Systemdiagram,page22
Systemunits,page23
Orderinformation,page28
Generalsafetyrules,page29
Networksecurity,page30
Supportinformation,page31
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Important
TheST90isanadvancedproduct.Itisusedwithotheradvancedproducts.Thereis
importantinformationthatyouneedtoknow.
BeforeyouturnontheST90system
BeforeyouturnontheST90system,makesurethatyouhavesufcientwaterdepthto
lowerthetransducer!
Caution
YoumustneverturnontheST90systemwhentheshipisindrydock.Thetransducer
maybedamagedifittransmitsinopenair.
WhentheST90systemisnotused
WhenyoudonotusetheST90system,turnitoff.
Note
YoumustneverturnofftheST90systembymeansoftheon/offswitchontheProcessorUnit.
YoumustALWAYSusetheOperatingPanel.
Whenyouaredockingyourvessel
YoumustneversettheST90systemtonormaloperationwhentheshipisindrydock.The
transducermaybedamagedifittransmitsinopenair.Topreventinadvertentuseofthe
ST90system,pulloutthemainsplugontheProcessorUnitwheneveryourvesselisindry
dock.Additionalprecautionarymeasurersshouldbeconsidered.
Ifsomethingbreaksdown
Ifyoubelievethatsomethinghasbrokendown,contactyourlocaldealer.Alistofallour
dealersisprovidedonourwebsite.
•https://www.kongsberg.com/st90
Ifyouareunabletocontactadealer,observethesupportinformationinthispublication.
WhenyouwanttoturnofftheST90system
YoumustneverturnofftheST90systembymeansoftheon/offswitchontheProcessor
Unit.WhenyoudonotusetheST90system,turnitoffwiththePowerbuttononthe
OperatingPanel.IfthetransducerisloweredwhenyouturnofftheST90system,itis
automaticallyretractedtoitsupperposition.
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