Lowrance StructureScan 3D User manual

ENGLISH
StructureScan 3D
Transducer
Installation manual
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Preface
Warning: It is your sole responsibility to install and
use the instrument and transducer(s) in a manner that
will not cause accidents, personal injury or property
damage. Always observe safe boating practices.
Sonar performance: The accuracy of the sonar depth display can
be affected by many factors, including the type and location of the
transducer and water conditions. Never use this instrument to
gauge depth or other conditions for swimming or diving.
The choice, location, and installation of transducers and other
components of the system are critical to the performance of the
system as intended. If in doubt, consult your Navico dealer.
To reduce the risk of misusing or misinterpreting this instrument,
you must read and understand all aspects of the Installation and
Operation manuals. We also recommend that you practice all
operations using the built-in simulator before using this instrument
on the water.
Disclaimer: Navico Holding AS and its subsidiaries, branches and
affiliates disclaim all liability for any use of this product in a way that
may cause accidents, damage or that may violate the law.
Compliance Statements: The StructureScan 3D Transducer
complies with:
•CE under EMC directive 2014/30/EU
•The requirements of level 2 devices of the Radiocommunications
(Electromagnetic Compatibility) standard 2008
The relevant Declaration of Conformity is available at the following
websites under the StructureScan 3D Transducer documentation
section:
•http://www.lowrance.com/
•http://www.simrad-yachting.com/
Trademarks: Lowrance®and Navico®are registered trademarks of
Navico. Simrad®is used by license from Kongsberg.
This manual refers to the following Navico products: DownScan
Imaging™ (DownScan), DownScan Overlay™ (DownScan Overlay),
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StructureScan®(StructureScan), and StructureScan®HD
(StructureScan HD).
Copyright: Copyright © 2015 Navico Holding AS.
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Check the contents
Included with the StructureScan 3D Transducer, is the transom
mounting bracket, and a hardware mounting kit. The transducer has
a 6 m (20 ft) cable attached.
Hardware mounting kit (included)
Transom mount screws #10x1-1/4" (3)
Bracket assembly bolts M6x12mm (2)
Bracket assembly washers M6 (4)
Bracket assembly nylon lock nuts M6 (2)
Transducer attachment screws M4x8mm (6)
Transducer attachment lock washers M4 (6)
Required tools and supplies (not included)
Drill Phillips (slotted-head screwdriver)
Drill bits Marine high-grade above- or below-
waterline sealant/adhesive compound
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Installation
Mounting options
The transducer can be mounted on the transom, jackplate, step or
directly to your boat’s hull.
ÚNote: Step and direct to hull mount requires the separately
sold ‘Direct/Step mount (Flush bracket)’ mounting bracket.
Use the following table to determine which mounting option is
best suited to your boat/installation preferences.
ÚNote: When mounting the transducer, make sure there is
nothing around the mounting location that could interfere
with its sonar beams.
ÚNote: If mounting where the transducer comes out of the
water, for example when the boat is on plane, the sonar will
not work while the transducer is out of the water.
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3
4
1Jackplate mount (Transom bracket)
2Direct Step mount (Flush bracket)
3Step mount (Transom bracket)
4Transom mount (Transom bracket)
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StructureScan 3D Transducer mounting options
"Transommount(Transom
bracket)" on page 9
•Keeps transducer in the water when the
boat is on plane, allowing you to track
bottom at high speeds
•Transducer angle can be adjusted so it is
parallel with the water
•Transducer more likely to collide with
obstructions in the water and adds drag
to the boat
"Jackplatemount(Transom
bracket)" on page 10
•Transducer is not in the water when boat
is on plane; protects transducer and
prevents drag from transducer
•Transducer angle can be adjusted so it is
parallel with the water
•Allows you to mount transducer without
drilling holes in your boat
•Sonar does not track bottom when
transducer comes out of the water
"Stepmount(Transom
bracket)" on page 12
•Transducer is not in the water when boat
is on plane; protects transducer and
prevents drag from transducer
•Transducer angle can be adjusted so it is
parallel with the water
•Sonar does not track bottom when
transducer comes out of the water
"DirectStepmount(Flush
bracket)" on page 13
•Transducer is not in the water when boat
is on plane; protects transducer and
prevents drag from transducer
•Transducer angle cannot be adjusted so
it is parallel with the water
•Sonar does not track bottom when
transducer comes out of the water
Transom mount bracket assembly
The transom mount bracket assembly comes with four washers, two
bolts and two nuts.
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ÚNote: Ensure the cable has been threaded through the
bracket before running the cable through the boat.
ÚNote: The inside washer must be placed in the groove on
the curved shield before putting the bolt through from the
outside.
Flush mount bracket assembly
To mount the transducer directly to the step (Direct Step mount),
use the flush mount bracket (sold separately).
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Transducer angle
After mounting the transducer, make sure the transducer is adjusted
so it will be parallel with the waterline in both the horizontal and
vertical axis when moving at trolling speed.
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Downscan Overlay
The StructureScan 3D transducer should be installed within
approximately 0.3 m (1 ft) of the broadband sounder transducer to
get optimum performance from the Downscan Overlay feature.
Downscan overlay feature performance could be degraded if the
StructureScan 3D transducer is too far away from the broadband
sounder transducer.
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< 0.3m (1ft)
Transom mount (Transom bracket)
The transducer can be mounted on a transom bracket. With this
mounting option the transducer can be in the water when you are
on plane, or can be mounted so it is only in the water when you are
moving at trolling speed.
Transom mount (fiberglass) supplies (not included)
3 mm (1/8”) Drill bit (Transom
mount pilot holes)
Marine high-grade above- or
below-waterline sealant/
adhesive compound
Transom mount (aluminum hull) supplies (not included)
M4 Machine Screws Marine high-grade above- or
below-waterline sealant/
adhesive compound
Plastic isolating material such as King Starboard (prevents
corrosion between bracket and aluminum hull)
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To mount on transom using the transom bracket:
1. Choose a transducer location and then route the transducer
cables through the bracket and to the location where the
module will be installed.
2. Place the transducer bracket against the transom and then align
the bottom of the transducer with the bottom of boat. Use a
pencil to mark the pilot holes through the slots in the
transducer bracket.
3. Drill the pilot holes into the boat’s transom.
4. Apply a marine high-grade above- or below-waterline sealant/
adhesive compound to the pilot holes.
5. Align the bracket slots over the pilot holes and fasten the
bracket to the transom using the supplied screws.
6. To make adjustments to transducer position, loosen the screws
and slide bracket up or down.
7. Connect the transducer cables to the module sonar ports.
After the transducer is connected and your boat is in the water, turn
on the Flip Left/Right feature in your display unit to ensure what is
shown on the left and right side on your display corresponds with
what is on the left and right side of your boat. Refer to your display
unit's Operation manual for more information.
Jackplate mount (Transom bracket)
The transducer transom bracket can be mounted inside or outside
of the jackplate by drilling through the jackplate and then running
bolts through the hinge hole in the side of the bracket into the
jackplate. The illustration above shows the transom bracket
mounted inside the jackplate.
ÚNote: Sonar does not track bottom when the transducer is
out of the water.
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Jackplate mount supplies (not included)
6 mm (1/4”) Drill bit (Jackplate
Mount)
M6 (1/4”) jackplate mount bolts
Warning: Before installing the transducer on the
jackplate, lower the jackplate to its lowest setting to
make sure there is enough clearance between the
jackplate, engine, transom, and the transducer. Lack of
clearance could damage the transducer when the
engine is all the way down.
To mount transducer on jackplate using transom bracket:
1. Choose a transducer location on the inside or outside of the
jackplate.
2. Adjust the jackplate up and down to make sure the transducer
will not obstruct jackplate movement.
3. Make sure nothing blocks the sonar beam on either side of the
transducer.
4. Route the transducer cables through the bracket to the location
where the module will be installed.
5. Move the transducer bracket into the desired position and use a
pencil to mark the holes through the hinge hole and hole in the
side of the bracket.
6. Using a 6mm or equivalent drill bit, drill the holes into the
jackplate.
7. Slide the bracket inside the jackplate and align the bracket holes
with holes you drilled in the jackplate.
8. Slide M6 bolts with washers into each hole on the side of
jackplate.
9. Guide the bolts through the Transducer mounting bracket
holes.
10. Place a washer over the end of the bolts and tighten the nuts.
11. Connect the transducer cables to the module ports.
After the transducer is connected and your boat is in the water, turn
on the Flip Left/Right feature in your display unit to ensure what is
shown on the left and right side on your display corresponds with
what is on the left and right side of your boat. Refer to your display
unit's Operation manual for more information.
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Step mount (Transom bracket)
The transducer can be mounted on a transom bracket. With this
mounting option the transducer can be in the water when you are
on plane, or can be mounted so it is only in the water when you are
moving at trolling speed.
Step mount supplies (not included)
3 mm (1/8”) Drill bit (Transom
mount pilot holes)
Marine high-grade above- or
below-waterline sealant/
adhesive compound
To step mount using transom bracket:
1. Choose a transducer location.
2. Route the transducer cables through the bracket to the location
where the module will be installed.
3. Move the transducer bracket into the desired position and then
use a pencil to mark the pilot holes through the slots in the
bracket.
4. Drill the pilot holes.
5. Apply a marine high-grade above- or below-waterline sealant/
adhesive compound to the pilot holes.
6. Align the bracket slots over the pilot holes and fasten the
bracket to the transom using the supplied screws.
7. To make adjustments to transducer position, loosen the screws
and slide bracket up or down.
8. Connect the transducer cables to the module ports.
After the transducer is connected and your boat is in the water, turn
on the Flip Left/Right feature in your display unit to ensure what is
shown on the left and right side on your display corresponds with
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what is on the left and right side of your boat. Refer to your display
unit's Operation manual for more information.
Direct Step mount (Flush bracket)
X
ÚNote: Do not install the transducer under the hull.
You can mount the transducer in either direction; with the cable
coming out towards or away from the transom when installing with
the direct step (Flush bracket) mount.
ÚNote: Sonar does not track bottom when the transducer is
out of the water.
Direct step mount bracket and supplies (not included)
Pilot hole drill bit (Direct Step
mount pilot holes for self-
tapping metal screws)
Marine high-grade above- or
below-waterline sealant/
adhesive compound
Maximum 5 mm (#10 or 3/16”)
self-tapping metal screws
To direct step mount using flush bracket:
1. Make sure the boat’s step is the same length or longer than the
transducer.
2. After selecting a mounting location, route the transducer cable
to the location where the display will be installed.
3. Attach the transducer to the surface bracket and hold in the
desired position. Use a pencil to mark pilot holes through the
mounting holes on the surface bracket.
4. Drill the pilot holes.
5. Apply a marine high-grade above- or below-waterline sealant/
adhesive compound to the pilot holes.
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6. Align the transducer mounting holes over the pilot holes and
mount the transducer to the step using self-tapping metal
screws (not supplied). Do NOT overtighten the screws;
otherwise you could strip out the fiberglass pilot holes or crack
the mounting holes on the transducer.
7. Connect the transducer cables to the module ports.
After the transducer is connected and your boat is in the water, turn
on the Flip Left/Right feature in your display unit to ensure what is
shown on the left and right side on your display corresponds with
what is on the left and right side of your boat. Refer to your display
unit's Operation manual for more information.
Connecting the transducer
TRANSDUCER1 TRANSDUCER2
TRANSDUCER 1
Transducer cable 1
TRANSDUCER 2
Transducer cable 2
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Dimensions
Transducer and transom mount bracket
272.86 mm (10.74 “)
66.25 mm
(2.60 “)
258.30 mm (10.17“)
81.80 mm (3.22 “)
Transducer cable
70 mm (2.75”) 230 mm (9.05”)
6 m (20’)
60 mm (2.36”)
60 mm (2.36”)
325 mm (12.79”)
29 mm (1.14”)
18 mm (0.70”)
33 mm (1.3”)
A 33mm (1.3”) diameter hole is recommended for cable clearance.
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Parts and accessories
The most up-to-date parts and accessories are available at:
simrad-yachting.com or lowrance.com.
StructureScan 3D Transducer (000-12396-001)
Includes transducer, transom mounting bracket, and assembly and
mounting screws, washers, and nuts.
StructureScan 3D, StructureScan HD & TotalScan Skimmer
Transom mount kit (000-12603-001)
Includes transom mounting bracket, and bracket assembly and
mounting screws, washers, and nuts.
StructureScan 3D & TotalScan Skimmer Flush mount kit
(000-12602-001)
Includes 2 piece Flush mount mounting bracket. Use assembly and
mounting hardware supplied with the transducer.
10-FT 12-PIN Transducer Extension cable (000-12752-001)
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Specifications
Sidescan specifications
Max Range 455 kHz - 365 m (1200 ft) total, 182 m (600
ft) on each side
Max Speed 56 kph (35 mph)
Mark objects 24 kph (15 mph)
Optimum speed 16 kph (10 mph) or less
Downscan specifications
Max Depth 60 m (200 ft)
Max Speed 88 kph (55 mph)
Mark objects 56 kph (35 mph)
Optimum speed 16 kph (10 mph) or less
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Troubleshooting tips
Troubleshooting tips
StructureScan 3D
data not displayed
•Make sure StructureScan 3D module is
powered
•Check unit software is compatible
•Make sure yellow wire is connected to
switched power source
•Check fuse
No Depth Check range or turn on auto range
Data washed out /
same color Turn down contrast; try different palettes
Left/right data
swapped on screen Toggle the Flip Left/Right feature
No Source is
displayed
•Make sure the Multi-Function Display and
StructureScan 3D module are powered
and connected to Ethernet network
•Make sure all switches are powered
•Check Ethernet LED to see which units
are not communicating
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