Marport M3 System User manual

Contents
Legal 4
History 4
Copyright 4
Disclaimer 4
Introduction and
Presentation 5
Introduction 6
Safety Guidelines 7
Description 8
System Overview 8
Equipment List 9
Technical Specifications 10
Compatibility with Apple Operating
Systems 11
Computer Configuration 14
Configuring Mac Mini Settings 15
Setting Up the Mac 15
Changing the Users & Groups Settings 15
Disabling Automatic Updates 16
Disabling Sleeping Mode 17
Changing Security & Privacy Settings 19
Changing Desktop Wallpaper and Screen
Saver 21
Adding a Virtual Keyboard 23
Removing Time Machine Destination 25
Installing Soware Applications 26
Downloading Soware Applications 26
Installing Scala2 and ScalaReplay2 27
Installing Mosa2 28
Automatically Opening Scala2 and TeamViewer
at Start Up 29
Creating Scala2 License File 30
Adding the System Components on
MASP 32
Creating Computer Backups with Time
Machine 38
Installation 39
Formatting the Mx computer - SDS-0-02 40
Installing the System 46
System Cabling 48
Powering the Mx computer 49
Configuring Mac Mini Network 49
Changing Mx computer IP Address 51
Installing a New Ethernet Cable 52
Upgrading from M3 PRO to M5 PRO
System 53
Updating the Receiver Firmware 54

Contents | iii
Installing Hydrophones 58
List of Marport Hydrophones 58
Connecting the Hydrophone to the
Receiver 61
Adding Temperature Data from the
Hydrophones to the System 62
Understanding Receiver LEDs 64
Exporting/Importing the Receiver
Configuration 65
Maintenance and
Troubleshooting 68
Checking Noise Interference 69
Estimating the Eiciency of Hydrophones
72
Troubleshooting 75
The Mx receiver does not appear on Mosa2
discovery page and the system is not displayed
in Scala2 75
The receiver configuration page is empty 76
No Internet Access 77
I cannot click on some items in the system web
page 78
Antifouling system causes interferences 79
The Mx computer does not power o
immediately 79
Giving Remote Access to the Computer 79
Recording Audio Files 80
Support Contact 81
Appendix 82
Frequency Plan 82
Index a

Legal
History
V1 04/13/23 First release
Copyright
© 2023 Marport. All Rights reserved.
No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any
form by any means; electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the express
written permission from Marport. “Marport”, the Marport logo and Soware Defined Sonar are
registered trademarks of Marport. All other brands, products and company names mentioned
are the trademark and property of its respective owners only. Marport is a division of Airmar
Technology Corporation.
Disclaimer
Marport endeavors to ensure that all information in this document is correct and fairly stated, but
does not accept liability for any errors or omissions.
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Introduction and Presentation
Introduction
The M3 PRO or M5 PRO system works with an Apple Mac mini, an Mx computer and one
Mx receiver. The Mx computer processes the signal and displays the data on a screen
connected to the Mac. You can configure the sensors and display data to suit your
needs.
The M3 PRO has a full range of capabilities:
•You can listen to 3 hydrophones simultaneously. Only data coming from the
hydrophone delivering the best signal are interpreted. As a result, you do not
need an hydrophone selection switch, as oen used in older types of receivers.
•You can have a simultaneous reception from up to 12 data (depth, pitch, roll...)
from standard sensors (such as Door Spread, Catch, Speed sensors).
•You can combine standard sensors with 1 high-definition reception sensor (such
as the Trawl Explorer, Trident or Navigator range of sensors).
•You can configure your sensors to have a net monitoring configuration that suits
your type of trawl’s gear.
•There are 1 NMEA and 2 NTC entries to receive hydrophones' temperature data.
You can upgrade the M3 PRO system to an M5 PRO system to be able to add more
standard (up to 100 PRP sensors) and high-definition sensors (up to 10).
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Safety Guidelines
Important: To ensure proper and safe use of this equipment, carefully read
and follow the instructions in this manual.
Product installation and use
Install and use this product in accordance with this user manual. Incorrect use of the
product may cause damage to the components or void the warranty.
Only qualified Marport dealers can do installation and maintenance interventions.
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Description
System Overview
Ethernet cable
Marport junction box exten
sion cable & hydrophone cable
Manufacturer standard cable
(Blurred) Optional ele
ments
1Screens 8NMEA multiplexer
2Mac computer 9Mx computer
3USB hub 10 Power supply
4Scala2 software dongle (if necessary) 11 Mx receiver
5Wireless trackball mouse 12 Junction boxes (x2)
6Ethernet switch 13 Thru-hull penetration
7Internet 14 Hydrophones
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Equipment List
Here are the hardware and soware you need to install a system with a Mx computer.
Computer
•1 Mac mini
•1 wireless trackball mouse
•1 Mac mini power cord
•1 Thunderbolt to HDMI/VGA/DVI adapter
•1 Ethernet cable for connection with Mx computer
•1 Scala2 soware dongle* (not necessary if using license file)
*From Scala2 version 02.12.03, soware dongles can not be used anymore. Use license
files instead.
Receiver
•1 Mx receiver
•2 Mx hydrophone junction boxes
•1 CAT5e network cables
•1 Ethernet connector kit
•1 Mx hardware kit (mounting screws and ground strap)
Mx computer
•1 Mx computer fanless Marport V2
•1 power supply
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Optional Equipment (not included)
•1 Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) to prevent problems if the mains power
fails (recommended). Size: 500VA.
•Additional hydrophone junction boxes
•1 test hydrophone that you can keep on board and connect to the receiver to do
functional tests.
•1 NMEA converter junction box (ref. NC-2-TEMP) to receive temperature data from
hydrophones
•1 NMEA multiplexer to receive NMEA data and display them in Scala2: ShipModul
MiniPlex-3E-N2K if using NMEA2000 and NMEA0183 or Miniplex-3E if using only
NMEA0183.
Software
Software Application Name Definition
Marport validated MacOS Operating system on computer
Scala2 Marport software application collecting, processing, storing and dis
playing data received from sensors, sounders and other connected
devices.
ScalaReplay2 Marport software application replaying data recorded in Scala2.
Mosa2 Marport software application used to configure sensors. Can be used
on desktop or tablet computers.
TeamViewer To give remote access of your computer to support service
Technical Specifications
Receiver
Frequency range 30-60 kHz
Active bandwidth 24 kHz
Number of Rx/Tx channels 3
Hydrophones 3
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