Simrad FX80 User manual

Quick start guide
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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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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
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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Systemunits
TheSimradFX80comprisesthefollowingunits.
Topics
•Colourdisplayonpage9
•ProcessorUnitonpage9
•BridgeControlUnitonpage9
•3rdwirecableonpage10
•Winchsystemonpage10
•TrawlDeploymentUnitonpage11
•CameraUnitonpage11
Colourdisplay
AcommercialcolourdisplayisusedwiththeSimradFX80system.
Manytrawlsonarusersprefertousetwodisplaysonthecomputer.Thismaybea
practicalsolution.Onedisplayisthensetuptomonitorthevideofeed,whiletheotheris
usedtooperatethetrawlsonar.
NotethatthecolourdisplayisnotastandardpartoftheFX80delivery.
ProcessorUnit
TheProcessorUnitisamarinecomputerbasedonthe
MicrosoftWindows®7operatingsystem.Itisdesigned
forruggeduse.
Thecomputerisnormallymountedinthewheelhouse.
TheFX80designallowsyoutousetwodisplays.This
maybeanadvantageforusewiththeDFS75Trawl
sonar.Onedisplayisthensetuptooperateandmonitorthelivevideofeed,whilethe
otherisusedtooperatethetrawlsonar.
Note
TheFX80ProcessorUnit(MarineComputer)doesnotcontainanyfans.Itwillbe
verywarm,evenduringnormaloperation.
BridgeControlUnit
TheBridgeControlUnitprovidesalltheinterfaceandpowersupplyfunctionalityforthe
SimradFX80system.ItisconnectedtotheElectronicsHubintheTrawlDeployment
Unitwithahighquality3rdwirecable.Thiscableisusedforbothdatacommunication
(livevideoandsonarfeed)andpower.
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TheBridgeControlUnitisconnectedtothecomputerwithanEthernetcable.Additional
Ethernetconnectionsallowyoutoconnectasecondcomputer,and/orinterfacetheship’s
network.Aseriallineisprovidedtocommunicatewiththeship’snavigationsystem.
TheBridgeControlUnitisdesignedforinstallationina19"rack.Itstotalheightis4U,
andthedepthisapproximately470mmincludingthehandles.
3rdwirecable
ThethirdwirecableisnotapartoftheSimradFX80delivery.Itmustbeprovided
bytheinstallationshipyardortheclient.
Thethirdwirecableischosenformaximummechanicalstrength,durabilityand
minimumattenuationofthesignals.Cablesincommonusearecoaxialwithbreaking
pointsof1500and6000kg.
ThequalityofthetrawlcableisimportantfortheoverallSimradFX80performance.
Thelowerthequalityofthetrawlcable,thelowerthequalityofthevideothatcanbe
receivedandthehigherthechanceoftrawlsonardataloss.
Winchsystem
ThecablewinchisnotapartoftheSimradFX80delivery.Itmustbeprovidedbythe
installationshipyardortheclient.
Thechosenwinchmustofferahighqualityslip-ringfortheelectricalinterfacebetween
theBridgeControlUnitandtheHubintheTrawlDeploymentUnit.
Cablewinchesaredeliveredindifferenttypesandwithdifferentcapacities;low-pressure
hydraulic,high-pressurehydraulicandelectricallydriven.
Thechoiceofwinchdependsonprevailingconditions;thetypeandlengthofcableand
theavailablesourceofpower.Mosttypesoperateautomatically-thecableispulled
out,kepttightduringtowing,andhauledintogetherwiththetrawl.Thecontrolofthe
winchisdoneremotelyfromthebridge.
Anycommerciallyavailablepulleyblockmaybeusedtoproperlyalignthecableonto
thewinch.Asnatchblockhastheadvantagethatitmaybeinstalledwithouthavingto
threadthecablethroughit.Aunitwithtwomovablesteeringarms(oneoneachside
ofthepulley)isrecommendedtopreventthecablefromcomingoffthepulleyand
causingdamagetothecable.
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TrawlDeploymentUnit
TheTrawlDeploymentUnitismadefrom
polyurethane.Ithasbeendesignedfortoughuseand
theharshestofenvironments,yetitiseasytohandle.
TheTrawlDeploymentUnitisthemainunderwater
containerfortheSimradFX80system.Itcomprises
twoseparatebodiesassembledwithinasteelframe.
OnebodyholdstheElectronicsHub.The3rdwire
cableisconnectedtothishub,whichprovidesthe
interfacestotheCameraUnitandtheTrawlUnit.
ThesecondbodyholdstheDFS75TrawlUnitwiththesonarhead.
Themountingkitsuppliedcontainsthestrainreliefcablegland,the“pigtail”,andother
hardwaredevicesusedtoattachthetrawlcabletotheheadropeonthetrawl.
CameraUnit
(CD012303-001)
TheCameraUnitistheassemblythatcontainsthe
underwatermonochromecameraandthepowerful
LEDlamp.
TheCameraUnitisnormallymountedinsidethetrawl
opening,orabovethecodend.Itisconnectedtothe
ElectronicsHubinsidetheTrawlDeploymentUnit
usingadedicated4thwirecable.
Tip
Onlargetrawls,thedistancebetweentheTrawlDeploymentUnitandtheCameraUnit
willrequireaverylong4thwirecable.Werecommendtheuseofasecondwinchwith
drumtoholdthiscable.
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Scopeofsupply
PleaseobservethestandardandoptionalpartsprovidedwiththeSimradFX80delivery.
Standardpartsincludedwitheachdelivery
PartnumberPartnameInthebox/Comments
342160FX80ProcessorUnit(computer)N/A
—RollerballN/A
—KeyboardN/A
0478–6026FX80BridgeControlUnitN/A
0478–6025Camera 0500–FRFX80CameraUnit
OE11–150C-0478Lamp
172–0069FX80TrawlDeploymentUnitUpperhalf
172–0070FX80TrawlDeploymentUnitLowerhalf
0478–6005ElectronicsHubMountedinsideFX80TrawlDeploymentUnit
0478–6100FX80SoftwareMediaunitincludessoftwareandenduser
documentation
0478–4048CableCamera/LampSplicedN/A
-PigtailcableN/A
599–033304.78”strainrelieffor4thwirecableN/A
436–00410000TestcableN/A
DFS75–SWDFS75SoftwareSoftwaremediaanddongle
975–24030001DFS75SonarHeadMountedinsideDFS75TrawlDeployment
Unit
422–4096000KithardwareFS70
422–40960000Installationhardwarekit
974–8016000DFS75TrawlDeploymentUnit
422–42210000DFS75Sonarinstallationkit
Cameracables(oneisneeded)
PartnumberPartnameInthebox/Comments
0478–4045Cameracable,60mN/A
0478–4047Cameracable,400mN/A
Optionalparts
PartnumberPartnameInthebox/Comments
-Colourdisplay(s)N/A
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Supportinformation
IfyouneedtechnicalsupportforyourSimradFX80youmustcontactyourlocal
dealer,oroneofoursupportdepartments.Alistofallourdealersisprovidedon
http://www.simrad.com.
Norway(Mainofce)
•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeAS/Simrad
•Address:Strandpromenaden50,3190Horten,Norway
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
•Website:http://www.simrad.no
Spain
•Companyname:SimradSpain
•Address:PoligonoPartidaTorres38,03570Villajoyosa,Spain
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
•Website:http://www.simrad.es
USA
•Companyname:KongsbergUnderwaterTechnologyInc/SimradFisheries
•Address:1921033rdAveW,Lynnwood,W A98036,USA
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
•Website:http://www.simrad.com
Malaysia
•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeMalaysiaSdn.Bhd
•Address:Unit27-5SignatureOfces,TheBoulevard,MidV alleyCity,Lingkaran
SyedPutra,59200KualaLumpur,Malaysia
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
•Website:http://www.simrad.com
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Gettingstarted
ThischapterdescribeshowtogetstartedwiththebasicoperationoftheFX80.
Itcontainsabriefoverviewofthebasicsystemoperationandprocedures.Ifyouarea
rsttimeuser,werecommendthatyoureadthroughthischapterwhileoperatingthe
FX80sothatyoucanfamiliarizeyourselfwiththemenus,dialogboxesanddisplay
presentations.
AreyougoingtopoweruptheSimradFX80forthersttime?
IfyouareabouttoswitchonyourSimradFX80systemfortheveryrsttime,seerst
Initialinstallationandsetupproceduresonpage36.Itprovidesrelevanthardwareand
softwareproceduresforinitialstart-upandconguration.
3rdwire
ThelongcablebetweenthevesselandtheFX80unitsmountedbehindtheheadropeis
knownbymanynames;thirdwire,sondecableetc.Inthismanual,werefertothis
cableasthe3rdwirecable.
Topics
•Poweron/offproceduresonpage15
•Operatingprinciplesonpage18
•Startingnormaloperationonpage19
•Trawldeckproceduresfordeploymentandretrievalonpage23
•Presentationoverviewonpage32
•Initialinstallationandsetupproceduresonpage36
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Poweron/offprocedures
TheseproceduresexplainhowtoswitchtheFX80systemonandoff.
Important
Inthismanual,thephrase“click”meansthatyoushallplacethecursoroverthespecied
button,eldorfunction,andpresstheleftmouse(ortrackball)buttononce.Thephrase
“double-click”meansthatyoushallclickthemousebuttontwicerapidly.
Thephrase“press”meansthatyoushallpressaphysicalbuttonwithyournger,for
exampleacharacterbuttonortheEnterkeyonthekeyboard.
Topics
•PoweringuptheFX80onpage15
•PoweringdowntheFX80onpage17
PoweringuptheFX80
Purpose
ThisprocedureexplainshowtopoweruptheSimradFX80toestablishalivevideofeed.
Prerequisites
aAllcables-includingthe3rdwireandthe4thwire-areingoodworkingorder.
bTheshinggearwiththeTrawlDeploymentUnitandCameraUnitislocatedonthe
trawldeck,andanoralcommunicationlineisopenbetweenthepersonnelonthe
trawldeckandyourselfonthebridge.
DSL LINK
(LINK STATUS)
WARNING - HIGH VOLTAGE
This Equipment MUST BE Earthed
ETHERNET
POR T 1 POWER
ON/OFF
DECK CABLE
CONNECTION
ETHERNET
POR T 2
HV STOP
(LIM FAULT)
(CABLE FAULT)
HV START
(HV ON)
Bridge Control Unit
SIMRAD FX80
(CD012306-002)
Relatedtopics
•MountingtheCameraUnitonthe
shinggearonpage29
•MountingtheTrawlDeployment
Unitontheshinggearonpage31
Procedure
1Powerupthesystemonthe
bridge.
aPoweruptheBridgeControlUnitusingthefrontmountedswitch(A).
Tip
TherearetwopowerswitchesontheBridgeControlUnit,oneonthefront
panelandoneontherearpanel.Bothswitchesmustbesetto“On”.During
normaloperation,youonlyneedtousethefrontmountedswitch(withthe
safetycover)topoweron(andoff)theunit.
bPowerupthecolourdisplay.
Ifrequired,refertotheinstructionsprovidedbythedisplaymanufacturer.
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cPoweruptheFX80computer(ProcessorUnit).
Waitfortheoperatingsystemtostartup.
dDouble-clicktheFX80icononthedesktoptostarttheprogram.
eWaitwhiletheFX80programstartsonthecomputer.
fObservethattheFX80presentationllstheentirescreen.
gObservethattheFX80starts.
TheFX80startsupusingthesameoperationalparametersasthelasttimeyou
usedit.Iftheseparametersareacceptable,continueoperation.Ifyouwishto
alterbasicoperationalparameters,seethededicatedprocedures.
hPresstheHVSTARTbutton(B)ontheBridgeControlUnit.
Observethatthegreenlightislitafterashortmoment.TheDSLSTATUSlamp
isashingawaitingcommunicationwiththeFX80ElectronicsHub.
iObservethattheblueindicatorlampontheElectronicsHubinsidetheTrawl
DeploymentUnitislit.
ThislampindicatesthatthehighvoltagefromtheBridgeControlUnitis
present.
jObservethattheDSLSTATUSlampislitcontinuously(red)toindicatethatthe
communicationbetweentheElectronicsHubandtheBridgeControlUnitis
operational.
Thismeansthatthecommunicationisoperational.
OntheFX80Statusbar,observethattheElectronicsHubisconnected.
SincethecameraisnotyetconnectedtotheElectronicsHub,youwillnot
beabletoseeanylivefeed.
2Layouttheaftpartoftheshingnet,andmounttheCameraUnitinthechosen
position.
3Ensurethatthe4thwireisproperlyconnectedtothe“Y”cable,andthatthetwo
connectorsarermlyattachedtothecameraandLEDlamp.
4Deploythetrawl.
5Whenyoureachtheheadrope,stopthedeployment.
6MounttheTrawlDeploymentUnittoitschosenlocationorkite.
7Connectthe4thwirecabletotheElectronicsHub.
8ObservetheinformationprovidedontheStatusBar.
Theconnectionspeedwill
dependonthelengthandquality
ofthethirdwire.VerifythattheHubandCamerastatusindicatorsinthebottomleft
corneroftheFX80presentationsbothshowConnected.
9Onthebridge,clickLiveFeedontheOperationmenu,clicktheplaybutton[►],
andobservethevideopresentationtoverifythattheFX80isoperational.
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10UsetheCameraLampfunctionalitytocheckthelamp.
11OntheFX80Operationmenu,enabletheAuxiliaryPort1.
12StarttheDA TSSprogramtoaccesstheDFS75Trawlsonar.
aClicktheDATSSiconontheProcessorUnitdesktop,waitfortheprogram
tostart.
bOntherightsideoftheDA TSSpresentation,clicktheSetuptab.
cClickConnectSonarontheSetupmenu.
ObservethattheSystemCongurationdialogboxopens.
dClickHead1inthesystemstructure,thenclickDetectHeads.
eClickApply.
fObservethattheSystemCongurationdialogboxcloses.
gInthelowerrighthandsideofthepresentation,clickSystem→Run.
hWaitwhilethetrawlsonarstarts.
Tip
Ifyouuseonlyonedisplay,thetrawlsonarpresentationwillnowllthe
screen.PresstheWindowsbuttononyourkeyboardtoopentheoperating
systemtoolbar.ThatwillallowyoutoseetheFX80programtoo.Ifyou
havetwodisplays,usetheoperatingsystemfunctionalitytomoveoneofthe
programstotheotherdisplay.
13Deploytherestofthetrawl,observethelivefeedwhilethisisdone.
PoweringdowntheFX80
Purpose
ThisprocedureexplainshowtopowerofftheSimradFX80.
Note
YoumustneverswitchofftheFX80onlybymeansoftheon/offswitchonthecomputer .
Thismaydamagethesoftwareortheinterfaceparametersforexternaldevices.You
mustALWAYSusethisprocedure.
Procedure
1Retrievetheshinggear.
2PresstheHVStopbuttonontheBridgeControlUnittopowerdownthehighvoltage
totheElectronicsHubintheTrawlDeploymentUnit.
3PressdownthePowerOn/OffbuttonontheBridgeControlUnittopoweritdown.
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4ClicktheExitbuttonintheFX80application.
ItislocatedontheTitleBarinthetoprightcorneroftheFX80presentation.
5ObservethattheFX80programclosesdown.
6Ifthecomputerdoesnotswitchitselfoffautomatically,usethe
functionalityprovidedbytheoperatingsystemtoswitchitoffmanually.
7Switchoffthecolourdisplay.
Ifrequired,refertotheinstructionsprovidedbythedisplaymanufacturer.
Operatingprinciples
Likemostcomputerizedapplications,theFX80isoperatedusingamouse(ortrackball)
andanoptionalkeyboard.
Important
Inthismanual,thephrase“click”meansthatyoushallplacethecursoroverthespecied
button,eldorfunction,andpresstheleftmouse(ortrackball)buttononce.Thephrase
“double-click”meansthatyoushallclickthemousebuttontwicerapidly.
Thephrase“press”meansthatyoushallpressaphysicalbuttonwithyournger,for
exampleacharacterbuttonortheEnterkeyonthekeyboard.
Topics
•Cursoronpage18
•Mouseonpage19
•Trackballonpage19
Relatedtopics
•Buttontypesonpage35
Cursor
Themouse(ortrackball)controlsthecursormovementontheFX80presentation.By
movingthecursoroverthevariousinformationprovidedonthedisplay,andclickingthe
leftmousebutton,youareabletocontrolalloperation.
Tip
Ifyouareleft-handed,theWindowsoperatingsystemallowsyoutoredenethemouse
buttons.Youcanthenchoosetoclickwiththerightbutton.
Theshapeandpurposeofthecursorchangedependingonitslocation.
•MovethecursorovertheTitleBaratthetopofthepresentationandStatusBaratthe
bottom,andleft-clicktheiconsandbuttonstoaccessthefunctionalityprovided.
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