Simrad SH90 - REV A User manual

Reference manual
Simrad SH90
Fish nding sonar
TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES
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SimradSH90
Referencemanual
Softwareversion2.1.8
Thismanualprovidesyouwithreferenceinformation
requiredtooperateandfullyunderstandthecommands,
menus,presentationmodesandoptionsprovidedbythe
SimradSH90Sonar.Foruserinformationinbrief,referto
theSimradSH90Operatormanual.
AlluserdocumentationisincludedontheUSBmemory
devicethatisprovidedwiththeSimradSH90.Themanuals
canalsobedownloadedfromhttp://www.simrad.com/sh90.
WARNING:TheSimradSH90sonarmustneverbe
poweredupwhentheshipisindrydock.Thetransducer
willbedamagedifittransmitsinopenair.Toprevent
inadvertentuseofthesonar,pulloutthemainsplugon
theProcessorUnitwheneverthevesselisindrydock.
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Revisionstatus
Documentno:323775/Revisjon:E/ISBN:-
Rev.A2010–05–10Firstrelease.
Rev.B2010–08–20Newproceduresforsoftwarebackupandrestore.SeeProcessorUnit
backupandrestoreonpage109.
Rev.C2012–06–14
RevisedforSWversion2.1.2.Structuralchanges,aswellaschanges
tothecontenttoreectchangesinthesoftware.Newpagelayout.
Newchapter:Messagesonpage350.Newsection:Installationmenu
onpage335
Rev.D2013–12–13RevisedforSWversion2.1.5.Newfunctionality,newinformation
added.Formoreinformation,seeAboutthismanualonpage15.
Rev.E2015–01–19RevisedforSWversion2.1.8.Newinformationadded.Formore
details,seeAboutthismanualonpage15.
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Warning
Theequipmenttowhichthismanualappliesmustonlybeusedforthepurposeforwhichitwas
designed.Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetotheequipmentand/orinjury
topersonnel.Allusersmustbefamiliarwiththecontentsoftheappropriatemanualsbefore
attemptingtoinstall,operate,maintainorinanyotherwayworkontheequipment.
KongsbergMaritimeASdisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedbyimproper
installation,useormaintenanceoftheequipment.
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Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL.....................................................15
SIMRADSH90.................................................................17
Important................................................................................................................17
BeforeyouswitchontheSH90....................................................................17
WhentheSH90isnotused..........................................................................18
Whenyouaredockingyourvessel...............................................................18
Ifsomethingbreaksdown............................................................................18
WhenyouswitchofftheSH90....................................................................18
Manualoperationofthehullunit.................................................................19
Transducerhandling....................................................................................19
Systemdescription.................................................................................................19
Systemdiagram......................................................................................................21
Systemunits...........................................................................................................22
Display......................................................................................................22
ProcessorUnit............................................................................................22
OperatingPanel..........................................................................................22
OperatingPanelpowersupply.....................................................................23
TransceiverUnit.........................................................................................23
PowerSupplyUnit......................................................................................23
HullUnit....................................................................................................23
Transducer.................................................................................................24
Keyfunctionality....................................................................................................25
Omnibeampresentation..............................................................................25
Verticalslicepresentation............................................................................25
Combinationofomniandverticalslice........................................................26
Multiplefrequencyoperation.......................................................................26
Stabilizationsystem....................................................................................27
Receptionltersandfunctionality................................................................27
Supportinformation...............................................................................................29
GETTINGSTARTED..........................................................31
OperatingPanel......................................................................................................32
Poweron/offprocedures.........................................................................................32
PoweringuptheSH90................................................................................32
PoweringofftheSH90................................................................................34
Operatingprinciples...............................................................................................35
Controllingthecursor.................................................................................35
Understandingthemenubuttonprinciples....................................................36
Changingaparametervalue.........................................................................37
Understandingthemenustructure................................................................38
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Investigatingtheechopresentationandmenu...............................................39
Startingnormaloperation.......................................................................................41
Selectingthepresentationmode...................................................................41
Changingthemenulanguage.......................................................................42
Changingthepresentationcolours................................................................42
Changingtheoperationalrange....................................................................43
Adjustingtheverticalandhorizontalgain.....................................................44
Changingtheoperationalfrequency.............................................................45
Savingthecurrentusersettings....................................................................46
AdjustingtheAutomaticGainControl(AGC)..............................................46
AdjustingtheReverberationControlledGain(RCG).....................................47
AdjustingtheTimeV ariableGain(TVG).....................................................48
Typicalparametersettings......................................................................................50
Settingthenet.............................................................................................50
Herring......................................................................................................51
Pollockandsaithe.......................................................................................51
Bluewhiting...............................................................................................51
Mackerel....................................................................................................52
Scatteredsh..............................................................................................52
Echopresentations..................................................................................................52
Investigatingtheomnipresentation..............................................................53
Investigatingtheverticalslicepresentation...................................................56
Investigatingthecatchdatapresentation.......................................................58
Visualaidsandcosmetics.......................................................................................61
Investigatingthecommoninformationonthedisplay....................................61
Movingtheboundarylines..........................................................................62
Adjustingthevariablerangemarker.............................................................62
Movingthebearing(audio)line...................................................................63
Modifyingtheamountofvisualaids(cosmetics)onthepresentation..............64
Visualaids(cosmetics):BearingCard,WindMarkerandDistance
Rings.........................................................................................................65
Visualaids(cosmetics):V ariableRangeMarker,CompassCardand
VerticalRing..............................................................................................66
Visualaids(cosmetics):DepthDividers,MinuteMarkersandBow
Marker.......................................................................................................67
Onlinehelp.............................................................................................................67
PreparingtheSH90forvesseldocking..................................................................69
OPERATIONALPROCEDURES..........................................70
Poweron/offprocedures.........................................................................................71
PoweringuptheSH90................................................................................71
PoweringofftheSH90................................................................................72
Makingmenuchoices.............................................................................................73
Hiding(andretrieving)themenu.................................................................73
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Simplifyingthemenusystemwithfewerbuttons..........................................74
Savingandretrievingusersettings.........................................................................74
Savingthecurrentusersetting.....................................................................75
Loadingapreviouslystoredusersetting.......................................................75
Renamingausersetting..............................................................................75
Deletingausersetting.................................................................................76
Loadingthefactorysettings.........................................................................77
Presentationmodeprocedures................................................................................77
Selectingpresentationmode........................................................................78
Deningthefunctionofthe'Mode'buttonsontheOperatingPanel................78
Sortingthepresentationmodes....................................................................79
Gainandlteradjustments.....................................................................................80
Adjustingtheverticalandhorizontalgain.....................................................80
AdjustingtheAutomaticGainControl(AGC)..............................................81
AdjustingtheReverberationControlledGain(RCG).....................................82
AdjustingtheTimeV ariableGain(TVG).....................................................83
Adjustingthedisplaygain...........................................................................84
Removingunwantedbottomechoes.............................................................85
Usingmarkersandsymbols...................................................................................86
Adding'Target'and'Circle'markerstothesonarpresentation........................86
Addingan'Ownship'symboltothesonarpresentation.................................87
Addinga'Gear'symboltothesonarpresentation..........................................87
Investigatingmarkerandsymbolinformation...............................................89
Deletingamarkerorsymbolfromthesonarpresentation..............................89
Savingandretrievingscreencaptures....................................................................90
Savingsonarimagesonthecomputerharddisk............................................90
Recallingsonarimagestoviewthem............................................................91
Keepingsonarimagesfrombeingdeletedwhenthesonarisswitched
off..............................................................................................................92
Deletingsonarimagesthatarenolongerrequired.........................................93
Renamingthesonarimagesthatyouwishtokeep.........................................93
Printingsonarimages..................................................................................94
CopyingsonarimagestoaUSBmemorydevice...........................................95
Usingtheautomaticsearchandtrackingfeatures..................................................95
Startingthehorizontalsearchprogram.........................................................96
Startingtheverticalsearchprogram.............................................................96
Enablingpositiontrack................................................................................97
Enablingtargettrack...................................................................................97
Addingatargettrackingline........................................................................98
ExportingRAWdata..............................................................................................99
Mainprocedure..........................................................................................99
Addingthesoftwarelicenseforrawdataexport............................................99
Deningthetargetfolderforrawdataexport..............................................100
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Startingandstoppingtherawdataexport...................................................101
Secondaryprocedures...............................................................................101
Usingthebuilt-insimulator..................................................................................104
Startingthebuilt-insimulator....................................................................104
Stoppingthebuilt-insimulatortorestartnormaloperation...........................105
Settingupthesimulatorinmanualmode....................................................106
Installationofoptionalfunctionality....................................................................107
Openingthe'InstallOptions'parameterdialog............................................107
Addingoptionalfunctionality....................................................................107
ProcessorUnitbackupandrestore.......................................................................109
AboutSH90backupandrestore.................................................................109
Creatingabackupimageofallthesonarsoftware.......................................110
Restoringthesonarsoftwarefromabackupimage......................................113
ReactivatingtheWindowslicense..............................................................116
CreatingabootableUSBmemorystick......................................................120
HullUnitprocedures............................................................................................123
Preparingthesonarsystemforvesseldocking............................................124
Lowerthetransducerfromthesonarroomusinghoist/lowerswitch
S302........................................................................................................125
Hoistthetransducerfromthesonarroomusinghoist/lowerswitch
S302........................................................................................................126
Loweringandhoistingthetransducermanuallyusingthehandcrank...........127
EmergencyloweringandhoistingusingtheK301andK302
contactors.................................................................................................128
Externalinterfaceprocedures...............................................................................129
Overviewofinterfacesandsupportedtelegramformats...............................129
Monitoringandchangingtheinterfacesettings...........................................131
Synchronisationwithotheracousticsystems...............................................138
Synchronisationofthesonarclockwithanexternalclock...........................143
Connectingthespeedlogandcoursegyro..................................................144
Connectinganexternalmotionreferenceunit(MRU)..................................147
ConnectingasecondaryOperatingPanel....................................................151
Establishingemergencyhoistfunctionality.................................................159
Testingtheinterfacestoperipheraldevices.................................................161
PRESENTATIONMODES................................................168
Choosingpresentationmode................................................................................169
'Bowup'presentationmodedescription...............................................................170
'Bowup/Audio'presentationmodedescription....................................................171
'Bowup/V ertical'presentationmodedescription.................................................172
'Bowup/DualV ertical'presentationmodedescription........................................173
'Bowup/180°V ertical'presentationmodedescription.........................................174
'Truemotion'presentationmodedescription........................................................175
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'Truemotion/Vertical'presentationmodedescription..........................................176
'Northup'presentationmodedescription.............................................................177
'Dual1'presentationmodedescription.................................................................178
'Dual2'presentationmodedescription.................................................................179
'270°/Vertical'presentationmodedescription......................................................180
OPERATINGPANEL.......................................................181
OperatingPaneloverview....................................................................................182
'Mainswitch'eld.................................................................................................182
'Power'button...........................................................................................183
'Up'button................................................................................................183
'Middle'button..........................................................................................184
'Down'button...........................................................................................184
'Symbol'eld........................................................................................................184
'Targetmarker'button................................................................................185
'Ownshipsymbol'button..........................................................................185
'Circlemarker'button................................................................................185
'Gearsymbol'button.................................................................................186
'Mode'eld...........................................................................................................187
Selectmode..............................................................................................187
Selectuser................................................................................................187
'Gain'eld.............................................................................................................188
'Range'eld..........................................................................................................189
'Cursor'eld..........................................................................................................189
'Menu'button............................................................................................190
'Select'button...........................................................................................190
'View'button............................................................................................190
'Object'button..........................................................................................190
Trackball..................................................................................................190
'Train'eld............................................................................................................191
'Manual'(train)button...............................................................................192
'Autosearch'button...................................................................................192
'Positiontrack'button................................................................................192
'Targettrack'button...................................................................................193
'Tilt'eld...............................................................................................................193
'Manual'(tilt)button..................................................................................194
'Auto'(tilt)button.....................................................................................194
'Various'eld........................................................................................................195
'Mute'button............................................................................................195
'Record'button..........................................................................................195
'Zoom'button...........................................................................................196
'Offcentre'button.....................................................................................196
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MENUSYSTEM..............................................................197
Aboutthemenus...................................................................................................198
Activemenus........................................................................................................198
Horizontalmenu.......................................................................................199
Verticalmenu...........................................................................................202
Vertical180menu.....................................................................................204
Displaymenu...........................................................................................206
Setupmenu..............................................................................................208
Objectsmenu............................................................................................211
Temporarymenus.................................................................................................212
Cosmeticsmenu.......................................................................................213
Store/Recallmenu.....................................................................................215
SystemTestmenu.....................................................................................217
SortModesmenu......................................................................................219
Shortcutmenus.....................................................................................................220
‘View’shortcutmenu................................................................................220
‘CatchView’shortcutmenu......................................................................221
‘Object’shortcutmenu..............................................................................222
Viewmenus..........................................................................................................225
‘GeoView’menu......................................................................................226
‘VerticalView’menu.................................................................................227
‘CatchView’menu....................................................................................228
‘Message’menus..................................................................................................229
Warningsmenu.........................................................................................230
OperatorAlarmsmenu..............................................................................231
SystemAlarmsmenu................................................................................232
Errorsmenu..............................................................................................233
FUNCTIONSANDDIALOGBOXES..................................234
Abouttheparameterdialogs.................................................................................235
'Horizontal'menu;functionsandparameterdialogs............................................236
'Mode'parameterdialog............................................................................237
'Range'parameterdialog...........................................................................237
'Tilt'parameterdialog................................................................................239
'Bearing'(Horizontal)parameterdialog......................................................240
'Gain'parameterdialog..............................................................................241
'PulseForm'parameterdialog....................................................................242
'TXPower'parameterdialog......................................................................244
'Beam'parameterdialog............................................................................245
'Frequency'parameterdialog.....................................................................246
'TVG'parameterdialog.............................................................................247
'AGC'parameterdialog.............................................................................248
'RCG'parameterdialog.............................................................................250
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'NoiseFilter'parameterdialog...................................................................251
‘BottomFilter’parameterdialog................................................................252
'PPFilter'parameterdialog........................................................................253
'Status'parameterdialog............................................................................254
'Vertical'menu;functionsandparameterdialogs.................................................256
‘Bearing’(V ertical)parameterdialog.........................................................257
'Vertical180'menu;functionsandparameterdialogs..........................................258
‘Tip’parameterdialog...............................................................................259
'Display'menu;functionsandparameterdialogs.................................................260
‘Palette’parameterdialog..........................................................................261
‘DisplayGain’parameterdialog................................................................262
‘ColourThreshold’parameterdialog..........................................................263
‘Colours’parameterdialog........................................................................264
‘PanelBacklight’parameterdialog............................................................265
‘ModeButtons’function...........................................................................265
‘Language’parameterdialog.....................................................................266
‘Units’parameterdialog............................................................................267
‘Bearing’(Display)parameterdialog.........................................................268
‘Menu’parameterdialog...........................................................................269
'Setup'menu;functionsandparameterdialogs....................................................270
‘Gear’parameterdialog............................................................................271
‘School’parameterdialog..........................................................................271
‘DeadReckoning’parameterdialog...........................................................272
‘Stabilizer’parameterdialog.....................................................................273
‘Movements’parameterdialog..................................................................274
‘TrackWindow’parameterdialog..............................................................274
‘WindDirection’parameterdialog.............................................................275
‘WindSpeed’parameterdialog..................................................................275
‘ExternalSync’parameterdialog...............................................................276
‘ScienticOutput’parameterdialog...........................................................277
‘FishAlarm’parameterdialog...................................................................278
‘UserSetting’parameterdialog.................................................................279
‘DefaultSetting’parameterdialog.............................................................280
'Objects'menu;functionsandparameterdialogs.................................................281
‘Delete’(object)function..........................................................................282
‘DeleteAll’(objects)function...................................................................282
‘InspectObject’parameterdialog..............................................................283
'Cosmetics'menu;functionsanddialogs..............................................................285
Slant/TrueRange......................................................................................286
TrackHistory...........................................................................................286
'Store/Recall'menu;functionsandparameterdialogs..........................................288
‘Store’(screencapture)function................................................................289
‘StoreMode’parameterdialog..................................................................290
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‘Recall’(screencapture)function..............................................................291
‘RecallMode’parameterdialog.................................................................292
Temporaryles(savedscreencaptures)......................................................293
Permanentles(savedscreencaptures)......................................................293
‘Delete’(le)function...............................................................................294
‘Rename’(le)function............................................................................294
‘Print’(le)function.................................................................................295
'SystemTest'menu;functionsandparameterdialogs..........................................296
‘MessageBar’parameterdialog.................................................................298
‘TRUOn/Off’dialogbox..........................................................................299
‘About’parameterdialog...........................................................................302
'SortModes'menu;functionsandparameterdialogs...........................................303
'View'shortcutmenu;functionsandparameterdialogs.......................................304
‘SetNewDisplayCentre’function.............................................................305
‘ShipToCentre’function..........................................................................305
‘Zoom’(Viewshortcut)function................................................................306
‘Eraseechoes’function.............................................................................306
‘Synchronize’function..............................................................................307
‘Makesamesize’function.........................................................................307
‘Grayscaledata’function..........................................................................308
‘Viewmenu’function...............................................................................308
'CatchView'shortcutmenu;functionsandparameterdialogs.............................310
'Object'shortcutmenu;functionsandparameterdialogs.....................................311
‘NewRuler’function................................................................................312
‘MakeObjectPriorityTarget’function.......................................................313
‘InspectRuler’parameterdialog................................................................313
‘DeleteRuler’function.............................................................................314
'GeoView'menu;functionsandparameterdialogs..............................................315
‘Scale’parameterdialog............................................................................316
‘TargetTrack’parameterdialog.................................................................316
'VerticalView'menu;functionsandparameterdialogs........................................318
‘Zoom’parameterdialog(V erticalView)....................................................318
‘ZoomScale’parameterdialog..................................................................319
‘DataSource’parameterdialog..................................................................320
‘DirectionIndicator’parameterdialog........................................................321
'CatchView'menu;functionsandparameterdialogs............................................323
‘Range’parameterdialog(CatchView).......................................................324
'Message'menus;functionsandparameterdialogs..............................................325
Secondaryfunctionsandparameterdialogs.........................................................327
‘Transducer’parameterdialog...................................................................327
‘MiddlePos(ition)’parameterdialog..........................................................328
‘Heading’parameterdialog.......................................................................329
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‘Speed’parameterdialog...........................................................................329
‘Date/TimeProperties’dialogbox..............................................................330
‘EditGear(Purse)’parameterdialog..........................................................331
‘EditGear(Trawl)’parameterdialog..........................................................332
‘EditSchool’parameterdialog..................................................................333
'InstallOptions'parameterdialog...............................................................333
Installationmenu..................................................................................................335
OpeningtheInstallationmenu...................................................................335
Installationmenuoverview........................................................................335
Installationmenu......................................................................................336
I/OSetupmenu.........................................................................................337
OwnShipmenu.........................................................................................339
Environmentmenu....................................................................................340
Optionsmenu...........................................................................................340
Built-insimulator.................................................................................................341
Simulatorprocedures................................................................................341
Simulatormodes.......................................................................................341
SimulatorCongurationmenu...................................................................343
‘SeaState'parameterdialog.......................................................................344
'BottomDepth'parameterdialog................................................................345
'BottomType'parameterdialog..................................................................345
'OwnSpeed'parameterdialog....................................................................346
'OwnCourse'parameterdialog..................................................................346
'TargetNumber'parameterdialog...............................................................347
'SimulateTarget'parameterdialog..............................................................347
'ResetTargets'function..............................................................................348
MESSAGES....................................................................350
MessageBar.........................................................................................................351
Allmessages.........................................................................................................352
AAAmessages.........................................................................................352
ADAmessages.........................................................................................353
ADEmessages.........................................................................................353
APEmessages..........................................................................................353
APJmessages...........................................................................................354
A VLmessages..........................................................................................354
AWBmessages.........................................................................................355
AXCmessages.........................................................................................356
AXGmessages.........................................................................................357
BDAmessages.........................................................................................357
BDHmessages.........................................................................................358
Hullunitmessages....................................................................................358
PREVENTIVEMAINTENANCEPROCEDURES...................360
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Preventivemaintenanceschedule.........................................................................361
Personnelforpreventivemaintenancetasks........................................................362
Displaypreventivemaintenance..........................................................................363
ProcessorUnitpreventivemaintenance...............................................................363
OperatingPanelpreventivemaintenance.............................................................363
TransceiverUnitpreventivemaintenance............................................................364
CleaningtheTransceiverUnit....................................................................364
Checkingtheenvironmentalconditionsinthesonarroom...........................364
Checkingthesonarroomfordustandvibrations.........................................364
PowerSupplyUnitpreventivemaintenance........................................................365
CleaningthePowerSupplyUnit................................................................365
ReplacingPowerSupplyUnitfuses...........................................................365
HullUnitpreventivemaintenance........................................................................367
Hullunitfamiliarizationandmainpartsidentication.................................368
MotorControlUnitfamiliarization.............................................................369
FusesintheMotorControlUnit.................................................................370
Functionaltestofthehullunitafterdrydocking.........................................371
ResettingtheMotorProtectingSwitch(S301)............................................372
Cleaningthetransducerfaceformarinegrowth..........................................373
Inspectingandreplacingthesacricialanodes............................................374
Verifyingcorrectairbleeding.....................................................................375
Lubricatingthehullunit............................................................................376
HullUnitoperationalprocedures.........................................................................377
Preparingthesonarsystemforvesseldocking............................................378
Lowerthetransducerfromthesonarroomusinghoist/lowerswitch
S302........................................................................................................379
Hoistthetransducerfromthesonarroomusinghoist/lowerswitch
S302........................................................................................................380
Loweringandhoistingthetransducermanuallyusingthehandcrank...........381
EmergencyloweringandhoistingusingtheK301andK302
contactors.................................................................................................382
BASICSONARTHEORY..................................................383
Parameters............................................................................................................384
WhatisTVG?..........................................................................................384
WhatisAGC?..........................................................................................385
WhatisthePPFilter?................................................................................386
Aboutpulseformandlength......................................................................386
Aboutbeamwidths...................................................................................387
AboutGain...............................................................................................388
WhatisRCG?..........................................................................................388
Abouttilt..................................................................................................389
Noiseandreverberation........................................................................................389
Cavitation.................................................................................................390
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Reverberation...........................................................................................391
Blocking..................................................................................................391
Checkthenoiseyourself!..........................................................................391
Layersanddeections..........................................................................................392
Temperatureandsalinitylayers..................................................................392
Deections...............................................................................................393
Acousticnoise......................................................................................................394
Contributingnoisefactors.........................................................................394
Selfnoise.................................................................................................395
Ambientnoise..........................................................................................397
Fishinggearnoise.....................................................................................398
Electricalnoise.........................................................................................398
Reverberation...........................................................................................398
Somemeanstoreducethenoise.................................................................398
TELEGRAMFORMATS....................................................401
TelegramsreceivedandsentbytheSH90............................................................402
Coursegyrotelegrams...............................................................................402
Speedlogtelegrams..................................................................................402
GPStelegrams..........................................................................................403
ITIandtrawlsystemtelegram....................................................................403
Echosoundertelegrams.............................................................................404
Windsensortelegrams..............................................................................405
Seacurrenttelegrams................................................................................405
Catchmonitoringsystemtelegrams............................................................405
Buoytelegrams.........................................................................................405
Targetoutputtelegrams.............................................................................405
AbouttheNMEAtelegramformat.......................................................................406
NationalMarineElectronicsAssociation(NMEA)......................................406
NMEAtelegramprinciples........................................................................407
StandardNMEA0183communicationparameters......................................407
NMEAsentencestructure..........................................................................407
SpecicationofNMEAtelegrams.......................................................................408
DBSDepthbelowsurface.........................................................................409
DBTDepthbelowtransducer.....................................................................409
DPTDepth...............................................................................................409
GGAGlobalpositioningsystemxdata.....................................................410
GLLGeographicalpositionlatitude/longitude............................................411
HDGHeading,deviationandvariation.......................................................411
HDMHeading,magnetic...........................................................................412
HDTHeading,true...................................................................................412
MWDWinddirectionandspeed................................................................413
MWVWindspeedandangle.....................................................................413
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RMCRecommendedminimumspecicGNSSdata....................................413
VBWDualgroundandwaterspeed...........................................................414
VHWWaterspeedandheading.................................................................415
VTGCourseoverground&groundspeed..................................................415
VWRRelative(apparent)windspeedandangle..........................................415
ZDATimeanddate..................................................................................416
Proprietarytelegramsandformats.......................................................................417
DBSDepthoftrawlbelowsurface.............................................................417
FS3300Binarydepth................................................................................417
GLLTrawlposition..................................................................................418
HFBTrawlheadropetofootropeandbottom..............................................418
MDSMeasureddatashoal.........................................................................418
MTWWatertemperatureatthetrawl.........................................................420
PSIMP-DPISensordata...........................................................................420
PSIMP-FPISensordata............................................................................421
TDSTrawldoorspread.............................................................................422
TFITrawllling.......................................................................................422
TPCTrawlpositionincartesiancoordinates...............................................422
TPPTrackedtargetpositionormarker.......................................................423
TPTTrawlpositiontruevessel..................................................................423
TS2Trawlspread2...................................................................................424
TTSTrawltoshoaldistance......................................................................424
Proprietarythirdpartytelegramsandformats......................................................425
FurunoCIFSeacurrent.............................................................................425
KaijoVDVCDV ectorcurrentdirection......................................................428
RyokoseiRBYBuoyinput........................................................................428
SerpeBSCBuoyinput..............................................................................429
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Aboutthismanual
Purpose
Thepurposeofthisreferencemanualistoprovidethedescriptions,proceduresand
detailedparameterexplanationsrequiredtoallowforsafeandefcientuseoftheSimrad
SH90,aswellasathoroughunderstandingofthesystemparametersandadjustments.
Agoodunderstandingofsystemfunctionsandcontrolsisessentialtofullytake
advantageofthefunctionalityprovided.Seaconditionsvary,sometimesdrastically,
anditisnotpossibletoidentifysettingsthatwillprovidethebestdataatalltimes.
Carefulstudyoftheinformationinthismanualishighlyrecommended,preferably
whileexploringthesystem’sfunctionality.
SH90operationisadynamicactivityrequiringregularadjustmentsandnetuningto
achievethebestpossibleresultsundervaryingenvironmentalconditions.
Targetaudience
ThemanualisintendedforallusersoftheSimradSH90.Duetothenatureofthe
descriptionsandthelevelofdetailprovidedbythismanual,itiswellsuitedforthose
whoare–orwishtobe–expertusers.
Weassumethatyouarefamiliarwiththebasicacousticprinciplesofsoundinwater,
andthatyouhavesomeexperiencewithsonaroperation.
Click“Help”!
InstalledonyourSimradSH90youwillndacomprehensiveon-linehelpsystem.
Youmaynotnditinyourlanguage,buteverythingyoucanreadintheSimradSH90
Referencemanualcanalsobefoundinthecontextsensitiveon-linehelp.
ToaccessthisinformationclicktheHelpbuttonintheparameterdialogboxes.
Notethatwhenyouopenthehelpsystemitwillplaceitselfonthetopofthedisplay
presentation!
Onlineinformation
AlloperationandinstallationenduserdocumentationprovidedforyourSimradSH90
canbedownloadedfromhttp://www.simrad.com/sh90.
Softwareversion
Thismanualcompliestosoftwareversion2.1.8.
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Registeredtrademarks
Windows®,WindowsXP®,andWindows®7areeitherregisteredtrademarks,or
trademarksofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand/orothercountries.
Simrad®,SIMRAD®andtheSimrad®logoareeitherregisteredtrademarks,or
trademarksofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandothercountries.
Recordofchanges
A2010–05–10:Firstrelease
B2010–08–20:Newproceduresforsoftwarebackupandrestore.
C2012–06–14:
•NewSWversion2.1.2.
•Structuralchangestothemanual,newpagelayout.
•NewchapterMessages.
•NewsectionInstallationmenuinchapterFunctionsanddialogboxes.
D2013–12–13:
•NewSWversion2.1.5.
•PreparedfornewtypeofProcessorUnitcomputer.
•Softwarebackupprocedureschangedduetonewprogram.
•NewfunctionBottomFilterexplained.
•NewsectionUsingthebuilt-insimulatorinchapterOperationalprocedures.
•NewsectionExternalinterfaceproceduresinchapterOperationalprocedures.
•NewsectionBuilt-insimulatorinchapterFunctionsanddialogboxes.
E2015–01–19
•NewSWversion2.1.8.
•NewsectionExportingRAWdatainchapterOperationalprocedures.
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StudythischaptertofamiliarizeyourselfwiththeSimradSH90.
Topics
•Importantonpage17
•Systemdescriptiononpage19
•Systemdiagramonpage21
•Systemunitsonpage22
•Keyfunctionalityonpage25
•Supportinformationonpage29
Important
Aswithallotheradvancedinstruments,thereareafewimportantthingsthatyoumustbe
awareof.
Topics
•BeforeyouswitchontheSH90onpage17
•WhentheSH90isnotusedonpage18
•Whenyouaredockingyourvesselonpage18
•Ifsomethingbreaksdownonpage18
•Manualoperationofthehullunitonpage19
•Transducerhandlingonpage19
BeforeyouswitchontheSH90
BeforeyoupoweruptheSH90,makesurethatyouhavesufcientwaterdepthtolower
thetransducer!
Relatedtopics
•PoweringuptheSH90onpage32
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WhentheSH90isnotused
ToprotecttheSH90whenitisnotinuse,westronglyadviceyoutohoistthetransducer,
eventhoughyoumaynotswitchoffthepower.Innarroworshallowwatersthisisvery
important,sinceyoumay-inworstcase-runthetransducerintothebottom.Thiswill
damagethetransducerandthetransducershaft,andextensiverepairisrequired.
Relatedtopics
•PoweringofftheSH90onpage34
Whenyouaredockingyourvessel
ItisveryimportantthattheSH90systemremainsswitchedoffwhenthevesselisindry
dock.Ifthetransducerisactivatedwhenoutofwateritmaybedamagedbeyondrepair.
Asasafeguardingmeasure,werecommendthatyouremovethepowerfusesonthe
SH90systembeforethevesselisdocked.Asanextrasafetymeasure,theSH90isby
defaultpoweredupwiththetransmitpowerswitchedoff.
Relatedtopics
•PreparingtheSH90forvesseldockingonpage69
Ifsomethingbreaksdown
Ifyoubelievethatsomethinghasbrokendown,contactyourlocaldealer.Hewillbe
abletoassist.
Alistofallourdealersisprovidedonhttp://www.simrad.com.Ifyouareunableto
contactadealer,observethesupportinformationinthischapter.
Relatedtopics
•Supportinformationonpage29
WhenyouswitchofftheSH90
YoumustNEVERswitchofftheSH90bymeansoftheon/offswitchonthecomputer.
IfyoupowerdowntheSH90bymeansofthecomputerswitchyoumaydamagethe
softwareapplicationandtheinterfaceparameterstoexternaldevices.
TheSH90transceiverwillnotpowerdown,butthebuilt-insafetysystemwillhoistthe
transducerautomatically.
Important
Observetheprocedure!
Relatedtopics
•PoweringofftheSH90onpage34
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