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Quick Start Guide

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

KongsbergMaritimeAS
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Documentinformation
•Product:SimradSX90
•Document:QuickStartGuide
•Documentpartnumber:386619
•DocumentISBNnumber:N/A
•Revision:C
•Dateofissue:02March2020
Copyright
TheinformationcontainedinthisdocumentremainsthesolepropertyofKongsberg
MaritimeAS.Nopartofthisdocumentmaybecopiedorreproducedinanyformorbyany
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
ourotherproducts,visithttps://www.simrad.com.Onthiswebsiteyouwillalsonda
listofourdealersanddistributors.

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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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