Simrad FX80 User manual

Quick start guide
TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES
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Simrad FX80
Catch monitoring system with live video feed

SimradFX80
Quickstartguide
Release1.1.4
Thismanualprovidesyouwiththebasicinformation
requiredtogetyoustartedwiththeSimradFX80.Fora
moredetaileddescriptionoftheoperation,seetheSimrad
FX80Operatormanual.Ifyouwishtoinvestigatethe
completefunctionality,includingmenusandallparameters,
refertotheSimradFX80Referencemanualortheonline
help.
Pleasenotethatthismanualdoesnotprovideany
informationrelatedtotheoperationoftheSimradDFS75
Trawlsonar.Forsuchinformation,pleaserefertothe
relevantDFS75enduserdocumentation.
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Warning
Theequipmenttowhichthismanualappliesmustonlybeusedforthepurposeforwhichitwas
designed.Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetotheequipmentand/orinjury
topersonnel.Allusersmustbefamiliarwiththecontentsoftheappropriatemanualsbefore
attemptingtoinstall,operate,maintainorinanyotherwayworkontheequipment.
KongsbergMaritimeASdisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedbyimproper
installation,useormaintenanceoftheequipment.
Supportinformation
Ifyourequiremaintenanceorrepair,contactyourlocaldealer.Youcanalsocontactususingthe
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.Ifyouneedinformationaboutourotherproducts,visit
http://www.simrad.com.Onthiswebsiteyouwillalsondalistofourdealersanddistributors.
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Quickstartguide
Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL.......................................................5
SIMRADFX80...................................................................6
Important..................................................................................................................7
WhentheFX80isnotused............................................................................7
Ifsomethingbreaksdown..............................................................................7
WhenyouswitchofftheFX80......................................................................7
Systemdescription...................................................................................................8
Systemunits.............................................................................................................9
Colourdisplay..............................................................................................9
ProcessorUnit..............................................................................................9
BridgeControlUnit......................................................................................9
3rdwirecable..............................................................................................10
Winchsystem.............................................................................................10
TrawlDeploymentUnit...............................................................................11
CameraUnit...............................................................................................11
Scopeofsupply......................................................................................................12
Supportinformation...............................................................................................13
GETTINGSTARTED..........................................................14
Poweron/offprocedures.........................................................................................15
PoweringuptheFX80................................................................................15
PoweringdowntheFX80............................................................................17
Operatingprinciples...............................................................................................18
Cursor........................................................................................................18
Mouse........................................................................................................19
Trackball....................................................................................................19
Startingnormaloperation.......................................................................................19
Startingavideopresentation(livefeed)........................................................20
Controllingtheambientlightconditionsforthecamera.................................20
Recordingvideosequences..........................................................................21
Replayingpreviouslyrecordedvideosequences............................................22
Trawldeckproceduresfordeploymentandretrieval.............................................23
Preparingthe4thwirecable.........................................................................24
Connectingthe3rdwirecabletotheElectronicsHubintheTrawl
DeploymentUnit........................................................................................25
MountingtheCameraUnitontheshinggear..............................................29
MountingtheTrawlDeploymentUnitontheshinggear..............................31
Presentationoverview............................................................................................32
Displayorganization...................................................................................32
TitleBar.....................................................................................................33
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StatusBar...................................................................................................33
Themenusystem........................................................................................35
Buttontypes...............................................................................................35
Initialinstallationandsetupprocedures.................................................................36
InstallationoftheFX80software.................................................................36
SettinguptheEthernetcommunication........................................................37
THEMENUSYSTEM.........................................................39
Operationmenu......................................................................................................40
Displaymenu..........................................................................................................40
Setupmenu.............................................................................................................41
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Aboutthismanual
Aboutthismanual
Purpose
Thepurposeofthisquickstartguideistoprovideanintroductiontosafeandefcient
useoftheSimradFX80.
Agoodunderstandingofsystemfunctionsandcontrolsisessentialtofullytake
advantageofthefunctionalityprovided.Seaconditionsvary,sometimesdrastically,
anditisnotpossibletoidentifysettingsthatwillprovidethebestdataatalltimes.
Carefulstudyoftheinformationinthismanualishighlyrecommended,preferably
whileexploringthesystem’sfunctionality.
Ifyouneedmoredetailedinformationaboutthisproduct,refertotheSimradFX80
OperatormanualortheSimradFX80Referencemanual.
Pleasenotethatthismanualdoesnotprovideanyinformationrelatedtotheoperation
oftheSimradDFS75Trawlsonar.Forsuchinformation,pleaserefertotherelevant
DFS75enduserdocumentation.
Targetaudience
ThemanualisintendedforallinexperiencedandnewusersoftheSimradFX80.
Weassumethatyouarefamiliarwiththebasicacousticprinciplesofsoundinwater,and
thatyouhavesomeexperiencewiththeoperationofcatchmonitoringsystems
Onlineinformation
AlloperationandinstallationenduserdocumentationprovidedforyourSimradFX80
canbedownloadedfromhttp://www.simrad.com.
Registeredtrademarks
Windows®,Windows®XP®,andWindows®7areeitherregisteredtrademarks,or
trademarksofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand/orothercountries.
Simrad®,SIMRAD®andtheSimrad®logoareeitherregisteredtrademarks,or
trademarksofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandothercountries.
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SimradFX80
StudythischaptertofamiliarizeyourselfwiththeSimradFX80.
Topics
•Importantonpage7
•Systemdescriptiononpage8
•Supportinformationonpage13
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Important
Aswithallotheradvancedinstruments,thereareafewimportantthingsthatyoumustbe
awareof.
Topics
•WhentheFX80isnotusedonpage7
•Ifsomethingbreaksdownonpage7
•WhenyouswitchofftheFX80onpage7
WhentheFX80isnotused
Whenyouarenotshing,andtheFX80unitsareonboard,switchofftheentiresystem.
Ifsomethingbreaksdown
Ifyoubelievethatsomethinghasbrokendown,contactyourlocaldealer.Hewillbe
abletoassist.
Alistofallourdealersisprovidedonhttp://www.simrad.com.Ifyouareunableto
contactadealer,observethesupportinformationinthischapter.
→Supportinformationonpage13
WhenyouswitchofftheFX80
YoumustNEVERswitchofftheFX80bymeansoftheon/offswitchonthe
computer.
YoumustALW AYSexittheFX80applicationbyclickingtheExiticonon
theTitleBar.
IfyoupowerdowntheFX80bymeansofthecomputerswitchyoumaydamagethe
softwareapplicationandtheinterfaceparameterstoexternaldevices.
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Systemdescription
TheSimradFX80isaninnovativeandadvancedcatchmonitoringsystemthatallows
youtomonitortheshactivityinsideyourshinggearusingalivevideostream.
Keyfeaturesinclude
•Revolutionizesyourabilitytoidentify,analyzeandcatch
•Livevideofeedfrominsidethetrawl
•SystemincludeshighresolutionSimradDFS75Trawlsonar
•Videorecording,editing,exportandplayback
•Usesstandard3rdwirecable
•Smallandlight-weightsystemofferseasyinstallation
•Easyoperationusingfamiliargraphicinterfaces
Areal-timevideofeedfromthetrawlhaslongbeendesiredbyshermenandresearchers
alike.Cablingandslip-ringshavebeentheissue.Oneoftheprimarydesigncriteriaof
theSimradFX80systemwastomakeitworkonexisting3rdwirecables.Wehave
achievedthisgoalusingcoppercorecoaxcables.Theuseofexistingcoppercorecoax
cableseasesthecostandreducestheinstallationtime.
Real-timevideoisandwillbeofsignicantusewhenaddressingby-catchandby-catch
avoidanceissues.TrawlbehaviourcanbeviewedinrealtimewiththeFX80system.
Fishbehaviourcanalsobeobservedinrealtime.Thereal-timeaspectsandadvantages
oftheFX80takesthespeculationandguessworkoutoftheequation.Thishasthe
potentialtoincreasetheefciencyofanytrawlingoperationandwillstimulatethe
creativityofshermen,trawlandgearmanufacturersandofcourse,Simrad.
TheSimradDFS75TrawlsonarisintegratedintotheSimradFX80systemtoestablishan
efcientandaccuratemonitoringsystemforyourgearandyourcatch.Thecombination
ofthehighresolutionimagesfromthetrawlsonarandthelivevideofeedprovides
youwithanunparalleledopportunitytoidentifyandanalyzebothtrawlmovements
andshbehavior.
TheSimradFX80isbasedonKongsbergMaritime’swellprovenhighresolutionsubsea
cameras.SupportedwithahighintensityLEDbasedlightunit,thecameraisnormally
positionedundertheheadropeoratthecodend,pointinginthedesiredangle.The
camerafeedstheinformationtotheElectronicsHubinsideaTrawlDeploymentUnit,
whichisnormallypositionedneartheheadrope.Thecommunicationbetweenthe
ElectronicsHubandtheBridgeControlUnitismadeusingcommercial3rdwirecable.
TheentireFX80systemiscontrolledfromastandardcomputerprovidedbySimrad.The
systemdesignwillallowsyoutousetwodisplays.Manyuserspreferthisconguration,
asitallowsthemtouseonedisplaysystemforthetrawlsonarpresentations,andanother
forthelivevideofeed.
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