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March2020©KongsbergMaritimeAS
SimradSX90
Fish-ndingsonar
QuickStartGuide
Thepurposeofthismanualistoprovideanintroductiontosafeand
efcientuseoftheSimradSX90Fish-ndingsonar.Thismanualis
intendedforallinexperiencedandnewusersoftheSimradSX90.
Caution
YoumustneverstartSX90transmissions(pinging)whentheshipisindry
dock.Thetransducersmaybedamagediftheytransmitinopenair.
Allend-usermanualsprovidedforoperationandinstallationofyour
SimradSX90canbedownloadedfromourwebsite.
•https://www.simrad.com

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Documentinformation
•Product:SimradSX90
•Document:QuickStartGuide
•Documentpartnumber:386619
•DocumentISBNnumber:N/A
•Revision:C
•Dateofissue:02March2020
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means,andtheinformationcontainedwithinitisnottobecommunicatedtoathirdparty,
withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofKongsbergMaritimeAS.
Warning
Theequipmenttowhichthismanualappliesmustonlybeusedforthepurposeforwhich
itwasdesigned.Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetotheequipmentand/or
injurytopersonnel.Youmustbefamiliarwiththecontentsoftheappropriatemanuals
beforeattemptingtooperateorworkontheequipment.
KongsbergMaritimedisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedbyimproper
installation,useormaintenanceoftheequipment.
Disclaimer
KongsbergMaritimeASendeavourstoensurethatallinformationinthisdocumentis
correctandfairlystated,butdoesnotacceptliabilityforanyerrorsoromissions.
Supportinformation
Ifyourequiremaintenanceorrepair,contactyourlocaldealer.Youcanalsocontactus
usingthefollowingaddress:[email protected].Ifyouneedinformationabout
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Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL..................................................................5
SIMRADSX90..............................................................................6
Important.................................................................................................................................6
Systemdescription..................................................................................................................9
Generalsafetyrules...............................................................................................................10
Supportinformation...............................................................................................................11
GETTINGSTARTED....................................................................14
OperatingPaneldescription..................................................................................................15
Startingnormaloperation.....................................................................................................18
TurningontheSX90fornormaluse...........................................................................18
Gettingtoknowtheuserinterface..............................................................................20
Gettingtoknowpresentationmodesandviews..........................................................22
SelectingNormalmodetostart"pinging"...................................................................26
Adjustingtheradiusofthesearcharea.......................................................................28
Adjustingtheechosensitivity.....................................................................................29
Changingtheverticalangleofthesonarbeams..........................................................31
Adjustingthehorizontaldirectionofthesonarbeam.................................................33
TurningofftheSX90...................................................................................................35
Basicoperatingprocedures...................................................................................................36
Selectingthelanguagedisplayedinthemenusanddialogboxes...............................36
Selectingoperatingfrequencyforminimumnoise.....................................................37
Hidingthemenusystemwhenyoudonotneedit......................................................38
Savingsingleorsequentialscreencaptures................................................................39
Savingthecurrentusersettings...................................................................................40
Deningtheping(transmission)modes......................................................................41
MENUSYSTEM...........................................................................43
Aboutthemenusandmenubuttons......................................................................................44
Usingthe“smart”menubuttons...........................................................................................44
Mainmenu............................................................................................................................45
Operationmenu.....................................................................................................................47
Displaymenu........................................................................................................................49
Setupmenu...........................................................................................................................51
Activemenu..........................................................................................................................53
Objectsmenu........................................................................................................................56
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VisualObjectsmenu.............................................................................................................60
Cosmeticsmenu....................................................................................................................63
Shortcutmenus.....................................................................................................................65
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Aboutthismanual
Thepurposeofthismanualistoprovideanintroductiontosafeandefcientuseofthe
SimradSX90Fish-ndingsonar.Themanualdoesnotcontaindetailedinformationabout
functions,dialogboxesandoperatingparameters.
Targetaudience
ThismanualisintendedforallinexperiencedandnewusersoftheSimradSX90.We
assumethatyouarefamiliarwiththebasicacousticprinciplesofsoundinwater.Wealso
expectthatyouhavesomeexperiencewithsonaroperation.
Registeredtrademarks
Observetheregisteredtrademarksthatapply.
Simrad®,SIMRAD®andtheSimrad®logoareeitherregisteredtrademarks,ortrademarks
ofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandothercountries.
Windows®isaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand
othercountries.
Wewantyourfeedback
WewanttoimproveSX90continuously.Wealsowantourend-userdocumentationto
becomprehensiveandrelevant.Youcanhelp.Pleaseprovidecomments,suggestionsor
constructivecriticismtoanyofoursupportofces.
Onlineinformation
Allend-usermanualsprovidedforoperationandinstallationofyourSimradSX90can
bedownloadedfromourwebsite.
•https://www.simrad.com/sx90
OurwebsitealsoprovidesinformationaboutotherSimradproducts.
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SimradSX90
Topics
Important,page6
Systemdescription,page9
Generalsafetyrules,page10
Supportinformation,page11
Important
TheSX90isanadvancedproduct.Itisusedwithotheradvancedproducts.Thereis
importantinformationthatyouneedtoknow.
BeforeyouturnontheSX90
BeforeyouturnontheSX90,makesurethatyouhavesufcientwaterdepthtolower
thetransducer!
Caution
YoumustneverturnontheSX90whentheshipisindrydock.Thetransducermaybe
damagedifittransmitsinopenair.
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WhentheSX90isnotused
WhenyoudonotusetheSX90,turnofftheentiresystem.
Note
YoumustneverturnofftheSX90bymeansoftheon/offswitchontheProcessorUnit.
YoumustALWAYSusetheOperatingPanel.
Whenyouaredockingyourvessel
YoumustneversettheSX90tonormaloperationwhentheshipisindrydock.The
transducermaybedamagedifittransmitsinopenair.Topreventinadvertentuseofthe
SX90,pulloutthemainsplugontheProcessorUnitwheneveryourvesselisindrydock.
Additionalprecautionarymeasurersshouldbeconsidered.
Ifsomethingbreaksdown
Ifyoubelievethatsomethinghasbrokendown,contactyourlocaldealer.Alistofallour
dealersisprovidedonourwebsite.
•https://www.simrad.com
Ifyouareunabletocontactadealer,observethesupportinformationinthispublication.
WhenyouwanttoturnofftheSX90
YoumustneverturnofftheSX90bymeansoftheon/offswitchontheProcessorUnit.
WhenyoudonotusetheSX90,turnitoffwiththePowerbuttonontheOperatingPanel.
IfthetransducerisloweredwhenyouturnofftheSX90,itisautomaticallyretractedto
itsupperposition.
Note
IfyouturnofftheSX90bymeansoftheon/offswitchontheProcessorUnityoumaydamage
thesoftwareandtheinterfacesettingsusedtocommunicatewithexternaldevices.
Manualoperationofthehullunit
Intheeventofimproperoperation,thepowerfulelectricmotoronthehullunitmaycause
seriousdamagetotheequipmentand/orinjurytopersonnel.Therefore,beforeyoustart
manualoperation,readcarefullythroughtherelevantoperatingprocedures.
Note
Youmustfamiliarizeyourselfwiththecorrecthandlingmethodsandtherelevantsafety
requirements.
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Rulesfortransducerhandling
Atransducermustalwaysbehandledasadelicateinstrument.Incorrectactionsmaydamage
thetransducerbeyondrepair.Aphysicalblowtothetransducerfacemayeasilydamageone
ormoreelements.Observethesetransducerhandlingrules:
•Donotactivatethetransducerwhenitisoutofthewater.
•Donothandlethetransducerroughlyandavoidimpacts.
•Donotexposethetransducertodirectsunlightorexcessiveheat.
•Donotdamagetheouterprotectiveskinofthetransducer.
•Donotusehigh-pressurewater,sandblasting,metaltoolsorstrongsolventstoclean
thetransducer.
•Donotsteponthetransducercables.
•Donotdamagethetransducercables,andavoidexposuretosharpobjects.
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Systemdescription
TheSimradSX90isalongrangeomnidirectionallowfrequencysonar.TheSX90is
designedformediumandlargesizedshingvessels.Itwasoriginallydevelopedforpurse
seiners,butexperiencehasproventhatitisalsowellsuitablefortrawlers.
ADisplay(Theseconddisplayis
optional.)
BProcessorUnit
COperatingPanel
DTransceiverUnit
EHullUnit
FHoistmotor
GMotorControlUnit
HTransducer
Achoiceofhullunitsisavailableforthe
SX90Fish-ndingsonar.Thehullunits
offerdifferentphysicalpropertiesand
loweringdepths.Thesametransducer
isusedonallhullunittypes.
TheSX90isdesignedforshing
vesselsofallsizes,bothpurseseiners
andtrawlers.Thecentreoperational
frequencyis26kHz,butyoucanselect
anyoperationalfrequencyfrom20to30
kHzinstepsof1kHz.Thecylindrical
multi-elementtransducerallowsthe
omnidirectionalsonarbeamstobetilted
electronicallyfrom-10to+60°in1°
steps.Thisallowsyoutoautomatically
trackschoolsofsh,andtoobservethe
wholewatervolumearoundthevessel.
Astabilizingsystemisincludedforelectronicpitchandrollcompensation.
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Generalsafetyrules
Safetyisimportant.Thesafetyprecautionsmustbefollowedatalltimesduringinstallation
andmaintenancework.
WARNING
TheSX90operateson115VACand/or230VACat50/60Hz.Thisvoltageislethal!
Youmustneverworkaloneonhigh-voltageequipment!
Thehullunitispoweredbya3-phasehighvoltage.
Thisequipmentmustbeservicedonlybyqualiedpersonnelfamiliarwiththe
constructionandoperationoftheSX90,aswellasthepotentialhazardsinvolved.
Failuretoobservethisprecautioncouldresultinbodilyinjury.
1Youmustalwaysswitchoffallpowerbeforeinstallationormaintenanceworkon
theSX90system.
Usethemaincircuitbreaker,andlabelthebreakerwithawarningsignthatinforms
othersthatmaintenanceorinstallationworkisinprogressonthesystem.
2Forsafetyreasons,twopersonsmustalwaysbepresentduringtroubleshootingwith
powerON.
3Readandunderstandtheapplicablerstaidinstructionsrelatedtoelectricshock.
4Whenevermaintenanceisinprogress,itisessentialthatarstaidkitisavailable,and
thatallpersonnelarefamiliarwiththerstaidinstructionsforelectricalshock.
5Thevariouspartsofthesystemmaybeheavy.
Makesurethattheappropriatetoolsandcertiedliftingequipmentareavailable.The
personnelmustbetrainedinrelevantinstallationandmaintenancework.
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Supportinformation
IfyouneedtechnicalsupportforyourSimradSX90youmustcontactyourlocaldealer,
oroneofoursupportdepartments.Alistofallourofcesanddealersisprovidedonour
website.Y oucanalsocontactourmainsupportofceinNorway.
Norway(mainofce)
•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeAS/Simrad
•Address:Strandpromenaden50,N-3190Horten,Norway
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:https://www.simrad.no
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
Spain
•Companyname:SimradSpainS.L.U
•Address:PartidaAtalayes20,03570Villajoyosa,Spain
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:http://www.simrad.es
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
France
•Companyname:SimradFrance
•Address:5ruedeMenMeur,29730Guilvinec,France
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:http://www.simrad.fr
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
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USA
•Companyname:KongsbergUnderwaterTechnologyInc/SimradFisheries
•Address:1921033rdAveW,SuiteA,Lynnwood,W A98036,USA
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:https://www.simrad.com
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
Canada
•Companyname:KongsbergMesotechLtd.
•Address:1598KebetWay,PortCoquitlam,BC,V3C5M5,Canada
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:https://www.simrad.com
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
Malaysia
•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeMalaysiaSdn.Bhd
•Address:Unit27-5SignatureOfces,TheBoulevard,MidValleyCity,LingkaranSyed
Putra,59200KualaLumpur,Malaysia
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:https://www.simrad.com
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
Korea
•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeKoreaLtd
•Address:#1101-HarborTower,113-1,Nampodong6-Ga,Jung-Gu,Busan600-046,Korea
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:https://www.simrad.com
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
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China
•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeChinaLtd
•Address:555ChuanqiaoRoad,China(Shanghai)PilotFreeTradeZone,201206,China
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:https://www.simrad.com
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
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Gettingstarted
Topics
OperatingPaneldescription,page15
Startingnormaloperation,page18
Basicoperatingprocedures,page36
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OperatingPaneldescription
TheSX90OperatingPanelisthemostimportantdeviceforfastandefcientuser
interface.TheOperatingPaneloffersallnecessarycontrolfunctionsfornormaloperationof
theSX90.
ThecontrolsprovidedbytheOperatingPanelarearrangedinlogicalfunctionalgroups.This
offersyouclearandeasyoperationwithfastaccesstokeyfunctionality.Themajorityofthe
SX90functionscanbeaccessedusingthetrackballontheOperatingPanelandthemenu
systemshownintheSX90presentation.TheOperatingPanelallowsyoutoassigncertain
functionstodedicatedbuttonsandswitches.
Tip
AUSBsocketisprovidedinthetopleftcorneroftheOperatingPanel.Usethissocketto
connectacomputerkeyboard,amouseoraUSBashdrive.
APower:PressthisbuttontoturntheSX90onandoff.
•BeforeyouturnontheSX90,makesurethatyouhavesufcientwaterdepthto
lowerthetransducer!
•YoumustneverturnontheSX90whentheshipisindrydock.Thetransducermay
bedamagedifittransmitsinopenair.
•YoumustneverturnofftheSX90bymeansoftheon/offswitchontheProcessor
Unit.YoumustALWAYSusetheOperatingPanel.
BSonarSelect:SincetheOperatingPanelusesEthernettocommunicatewiththe
ProcessorUnit,youcanuseonesinglepaneltocontrolmorethanonesonarsystem.To
changewhichsonartocontrol,pressSonarSelectontheOperatingPanel.Ifyouuse
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yourOperatingPaneltocontrolmorethantwosonars,pressSonarSelectrepeatedly
toselect.
CUserSettings:PressoneoftheUserSettingsbuttonstoapplyapredenedusersetting.
TochoosewhichfunctiontoapplyopentheOperatingPanelpage.UnderUserSetting
Buttons,assignonepredenedsettingtoeachbuttonontheOperatingPanel.The
OperatingPanelpageislocatedintheInstallationdialogbox.
DF1F2F3:PressoneoftheFxbuttonstoapplyapredenedfunction.Tochoosewhich
functiontoapplyopentheOperatingPanelpage.UnderButtonOptions,assignone
functiontoeachFxbuttonontheOperatingPanel.
ScreenCapture:PressthisbuttontomakeacopyofthecurrentSX90presentation.Y ou
canchooseeitherasinglescreencaptureorasequencewithmultiplescreencaptures.
OpentheScreenCapturesdialogboxtoselectscreencapturemode.
EJoystick:Pressthejoystickforwardtoincreasethetiltangleintheactiveview.Turn
thebuttononthetopofthejoysticktochangethebearingintheactiveview.
FMousebuttons:Thesebuttonscorrespondtothetwomostcommonbuttonsona
standardcomputermouse.Whenaninstructiontellsyouto"select"or"left-click",press
theleftbutton.Whenaninstructiontellsyouto"right-click",presstherightbutton.
GUsethesebuttonstolowerandhoistthetransducer.Whilethetransducerismovingthe
indicatorlampashes,andanaudiblesignalissounded.Whentherequestedposition
hasbeenreached,theindicatorlampislit,andtheaudiblesignalstops.
•Up:PressUptohoistthetransducertoitsupperposition.
•Middle:PressMiddletoplacethetransducerinapredenedmiddleposition.
•Down:PressDowntolowerthetransducertoitsbottomposition.
HRotaryswitches:Turnarotaryswitchtoapplyapredenedfunction.Tochoosewhich
functiontoapplyopentheOperatingPanelpage.UnderRotarySwitchOptions,assign
onefunctiontoeachrotaryswitchontheOperatingPanel.
IUsethesebuttonstoplacemarkersinthecurrentactiveview.
•Marker:PressMarkertoplaceagenericmarkerintheactiveview.Oneormore
markerscanbeplacedintheviewtoidentifyspecicechoes.Eachmarkerisshown
asasmalltrianglewithorwithoutashortidentifyinglabel.Itispositionedbasedon
thetwoknownaxesintheviewaswellasthetiltandbearingofthecurrentping.
•CircleMarker:PressCircleMarkertoplaceacircularmarkerintheactiveview.The
circleisdrawnwiththesamediameterasyourpurse.Bymeansofthecircleyou
canseethesizeoftheschoolrelativetoyourpurse.
•Gear:PressGeartoplaceagearsymbolintheactiveview.Thegearsymbolis
providedasatooltohelpyouplanandshootthepurseseine.Thesymbolisintended
tobeusedinastructuredsequencethatstartswhenyouplantoshootthepurseseine.
JPressthesebuttonstostartpositionortargettracking.
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•PositionTrack:UsethetrackballtocontrolthecursorintheSX90userinterface.A
positiontrackpermitstheSX90toautomaticallycontrolthetiltandbearingbased
onthemovementsofyourvessel.Itlocksonapositiondenedbyitslatitude,
longitudeanddepth.Thebearingandtiltsettingsareautomaticallyadjustedto
compensateforthemovementsofyourvessel.
•TargetTrack:AtargettrackpermitstheSX90toautomaticallycontrolthetiltand
bearingbasedonthemovementsofthechosentarget.Itlocksonthetargetdened
byitsposition,headingandspeed.Thebearingandtiltsettingsareautomatically
adjustedtofollowthemovementsofthetrackedtarget.
Anewtrackedobjectisautomaticallygivenprioritystatus.Relevantinformationabout
thepriorityobjectcanbefoundinthelowerleftcorneroftheview.Ifyouchangethe
tiltorbearingsettingsmanuallytheprioritystatusislost.
KTrackball:UsethetrackballtocontrolthecursorintheSX90userinterface.
Note
TheSX90supportstwodifferentoperatingpanels.Thesearereferredtoas"Mk1"and
"Mk2".Inthispublicationalldescriptionsandreferencesarerelatedto"Mk2".
Beforeyoucanchangethesettingsrelatedtoaview,youmustclickinsidetheviewto
activateit.Thechangesyoumakearebydefaultonlyvalidfortheactiveview.Severalof
thefunctionsofferApplytoAll.IfyouselectApplytoAllyoursettingisappliedtoall
theviewsinthecurrentpresentationmode.
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Startingnormaloperation
Topics
TurningontheSX90fornormaluse,page18
Gettingtoknowtheuserinterface,page20
Gettingtoknowpresentationmodesandviews,page22
SelectingNormalmodetostart"pinging",page26
Adjustingtheradiusofthesearcharea,page28
Adjustingtheechosensitivity,page29
Changingtheverticalangleofthesonarbeams,page31
Adjustingthehorizontaldirectionofthesonarbeam,page33
TurningofftheSX90,page35
TurningontheSX90fornormaluse
InordertousetheSX90,youmustrstturniton.ToturnontheSX90usethePower
buttonontheOperatingPanel.TheSX90programstartsautomaticallywhentheProcessor
Unitisturnedon.
Caution
YoumustneverstartSX90transmissions(pinging)whentheshipisindrydock.The
transducermaybedamagedifittransmitsinopenair.
Procedure
1Makesurethatyouhavesufcientwaterdepthbelowthekeelbeforeyoulowerthe
transducer.
2Turnonthedisplay(s).
Ifrequired,refertotheinstructionsprovidedbythedisplaymanufacturer.
3OntheOperatingPanel,pressPower,andkeepitdepressedforafewseconds.
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