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Installation Manual
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August2019©KongsbergMaritimeAS
SimradES38DD
Transducer
InstallationManual
Thepurposeofthismanualistoprovidetheinformation,procedures
andbasicdrawingsrequiredforthephysicalinstallationoftheSimrad
ES38DD.Themanualfurtherprovidesrelevantdescriptionsand
illustrationstoexplainthebasicprinciplesforlocationandnoise
considerations.
Note
Theinstallationshipyardmustprovideallnecessaryinstallation
drawings.Ifrequired,alldocumentsprovidedbytheshipyardfor
thephysicalinstallationoftheES38DDmustbeapprovedbythe
vessel’ snationalregistryandcorrespondingmaritimeauthority
and/orclassicationsociety.Theshipownerandshipyarddoingthe
installationareresponsibleforobtainingandpayingforsuchapproval.

KongsbergMaritimeAS
www.kongsberg.com
Documentinformation
•Product:SimradES38DD
•Document:InstallationManual
•Documentpartnumber:341701
•Revision:B
•Dateofissue:28August2019
Copyright
TheinformationcontainedinthisdocumentremainsthesolepropertyofKongsbergMaritimeAS.No
partofthisdocumentmaybecopiedorreproducedinanyformorbyanymeans,andtheinformation
containedwithinitisnottobecommunicatedtoathirdparty,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentof
KongsbergMaritimeAS.
Warning
Theequipmenttowhichthismanualappliesmustonlybeusedforthepurposeforwhichitwas
designed.Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetotheequipmentand/orinjurytopersonnel.
Youmustbefamiliarwiththecontentsoftheappropriatemanualsbeforeattemptingtooperate
orworkontheequipment.
KongsbergMaritimedisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedbyimproperinstallation,
useormaintenanceoftheequipment.
Disclaimer
KongsbergMaritimeASendeavourstoensurethatallinformationinthisdocumentiscorrectandfairly
stated,butdoesnotacceptliabilityforanyerrorsoromissions.
Supportinformation
Ifyourequiremaintenanceorrepair,contactyourlocaldealer.Youcanalsocontactususingthefollowing
address:[email protected].Ifyouneedinformationaboutourotherproducts,visithttps:
//www.simrad.com.Onthiswebsiteyouwillalsondalistofourdealersanddistributors.

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Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL..............................................................5
SIMRADES38DD.....................................................................7
Orderinformation..............................................................................................................8
Physicalandenvironmentalspecications........................................................................9
Supportinformation.........................................................................................................10
TRANSDUCERHANDLINGANDMAINTENANCE.......................12
Rulesfortransducerhandling..........................................................................................13
Approvedanti-foulingpaints...........................................................................................14
Inspectingandcleaningthetransducerface....................................................................16
Paintingthetransducerface.............................................................................................17
INSTALLINGTHETRANSDUCER.............................................20
Installationonatowedbody............................................................................................21
Installingthetransducer...................................................................................................22
Dualtransducerarrangement...........................................................................................23
Avoidprotrudingobjectsnearthetransducer..................................................................24
Usingasuitableinclinationangle....................................................................................24
Smoothsurfaceisimportant............................................................................................25
CABLELAYOUTANDINTERCONNECTIONS.............................26
Burtonunderwaterconnector...........................................................................................27
DRAWINGFILE......................................................................29
Aboutthedrawingsinthedrawingle............................................................................30
200031DimensionsES38DD..........................................................................................31
074076MountingringES38DD......................................................................................33
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Aboutthismanual
Thepurposeofthismanualistopresentthedescriptionsanddrawingsrequiredtoinstall
theSimradES38DDTransducer.
Targetaudience
Themanualisintendedfortechnicalpersonnel;suchasskilledshipyardworkers,
electricians,qualiedengineersandnavalarchitects.Itisassumedthatyouunderstand
thegeneralprinciplesofmaritimeelectronicequipment.Y oumustalsobefamiliarwith
theinstallationofelectronicandmechanicalproducts.Youareexpectedtohavebasic
mechanicalskillsandfamiliaritywithhandlingofsensitiveelectronicequipment.
Installationinstructionsanddrawings
Theinformationinthisdocumentmustberegardedasgeneralguidelinesand
recommendationsonly.Theinstallationshipyardmustdesignandmanufacture
installationhardwaretoteachindividualtransduceronthevessel.
Note
Theinstallationshipyardmustprovideallnecessarydesignandinstallationdrawings,as
wellastherelevantworkstandardsandmountingprocedures.
Ifrequired,alldocumentsprovidedbytheshipyardforthephysicalinstallationof
theES38DDmustbeapprovedbythevessel’ snationalregistryandcorresponding
maritimeauthorityand/orclassicationsociety.Suchapprovalmustbeobtainedbefore
theinstallationcanbegin.Theshipownerandshipyarddoingtheinstallationare
responsibleforobtainingandpayingforsuchapproval.
KongsbergMaritimeASwillacceptnoresponsibilityforanydamageorinjurytothe
system,vesselorpersonnelcausedbyequipmentthathasbeenincorrectlyinstalledor
maintained,orbydrawings,instructionsorproceduresthathavenotbeenpreparedby
us.TheoutlinedimensionsoftheES38DDtransducerandtherelevantinstallationitems
canbefoundintheDrawinglechapterinthismanual.
Endusermanualsandsourcedrawings(normallyinAutoCadformat)canbedownloaded
fromourwebsite.
•https://www.simrad.com
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Registeredtrademarks
Observetheregisteredtrademarksthatapply.
Windows®isaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand
othercountries.
Simrad®,SIMRAD®andtheSimrad®logoareeitherregisteredtrademarks,or
trademarksofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandothercountries.
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SimradES38DD
TheSimradES38DDisasplit-beamtransducer.
Ituses88"tonpilz"elementsdistributedoverfour
quadrants.Itislledwithaliquid,andthisenablesuse
downto1500metresdepth.Thismakesthetransducer
wellsuitedforlandersandtowedbodies.
Thetransducerisdesignedformountingthroughthe
hullusingamountingring.Thetransducercableis
1metrelongandisttedwithBurtonfemaletransducer
connector.
Relatedtopics
Drawingle,page29
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Orderinformation
ToordertheES38DD,oranyoftheoptionalitemsprovidedwithit,contactyourlocal
dealer.Ifyoudonothavearegulardealer,alistofallourdistributorsanddealerscanbe
foundonourwebsite.Yourdealerwillalsobeabletohelpyouwithadetailedquotation
includingpriceanddeliveryinformation.
Transducer
ItemPartnumberInthebox
TransducerES38DDKSV-113392•Transducer(312-113393)
•Mountingmaterial(099-203420)
Note
Thedocumentscanbedownloadedfromourwebsite:
•https://www.simrad.com/td
Optionalitems
Thislargecircularistransducerisdesignedtobemountedusingtheintegratedange
andamountingring.Boltsthroughthetransducerangeintothemountingringwill
securethetransducerinplace.
Theseoptionalitemsareavailablefortheinstallation.Theitemscanbemanufactured
locally,ororderedfromKongsbergMaritime.Theitemsarenotincludedwiththe
ES38DDdelivery,andmustbeorderedseparately.
ItemPartnumberInthebox
Mountingring499–074076Mountingring
Relatedtopics
SimradES38DD,page7
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Physicalandenvironmentalspecications
Thesetechnicalspecicationssummarizethephysicalandenvironmentalspecications.
Wearecontinuouslyworkingtoimprovethequalityandperformanceofourproducts.
Thetechnicalspecicationsmaybechangedwithoutpriornotice.
Weightandoutlinedimensions
•Physicaldimensions
–Diameter:480mm
–Height:200mm(Body)
•Weight
–Inair:58kg
–Inwater:34kg
•Cablelength:1m
Environmentalrequirements
•Storagetemperature
–Maximum:+70°C
–Minimum:-20°C
•Operatingtemperature
–Maximum:+30°C
–Minimum:-5°C
Relatedtopics
SimradES38DD,page7
200031DimensionsES38DD,page31
074076MountingringES38DD,page33
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Supportinformation
IfyouneedtechnicalsupportforyourSimradES38DDyoumustcontactyourlocal
dealer,oroneofoursupportdepartments.Alistofallourofcesanddealersisprovided
onourwebsite.Youcanalsocontactourmainsupportof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]
USA
•Companyname:KongsbergUnderwaterTechnologyInc/SimradFisheries
•Address:1921033rdAveW,SuiteB,Lynnwood,WA98036,USA
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:https://www.simrad.com
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
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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,MidV alleyCity,Lingkaran
SyedPutra,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]
China
•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeChinaLtd
•Address:555ChuanqiaoRoad,China(Shanghai)PilotFreeTradeZone,201206,
China
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:https://www.simrad.com
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
Relatedtopics
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Transducerhandlingand
maintenance
Topics
Rulesfortransducerhandling,page13
Approvedanti-foulingpaints,page14
Inspectingandcleaningthetransducerface,page16
Paintingthetransducerface,page17
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Rulesfortransducerhandling
Tosecurelonglifeandaccurateresults,thetransducermustbehandledcorrectly.
Atransducermustalwaysbehandledasadelicateinstrument.Incorrectactionsmay
damagethetransducerbeyondrepair.Observethesetransducerhandlingrules:
1Donotactivatethetransducerwhenitisoutofthewater.
2Donothandlethetransducerroughlyandavoidimpacts.
3Donotexposethetransducertodirectsunlightorexcessiveheat.
4Donotusehigh-pressurewater,sandblasting,metaltoolsorstrongsolventsto
cleanthetransducerface.
5Donotdamagetheouterprotectiveskinofthetransducerface.
6Donotliftthetransducerbythecable.
7Donotsteponthetransducercable.
8Donotdamagethetransducercable,andavoidexposuretosharpobjects.
Transportprotection
Sometransducersaredeliveredwithacoverplatetoprotectthefaceduringtransport
andinstallation.Letthisplatestayonaslongaspossible,butdonotforgettoremove
itbeforethevesselgoestosea.
Cleaningandpaintingthetransducerface
Duringnormaluse,thetransducerissubjectedtobiologicalfouling.Ifthismarine
growthisexcessive,itwillreducetheperformanceoftheES38DD.
Thetransducerhasnotbeendesignedwithanyprotectionagainstbiologicalfouling.
Wheneveropportunityarise,typicallywhenthevesselisdry-docked,thetransducerface
mustbecleanedforshellsandothermarinegrowth.
•Becarefulsothatyoudonotaccidentallymakecutsorinictotherphysicaldamage
tothetransducerface.
•Removebiologicalfoulingcarefullyusingaplasticbrush,asuitablesynthetic
detergentandfreshwater.Biologicalmaterialwhichisstronglyrootedinthesubstrate
canberemovedcarefullywithapieceofwoodorplastic.
•Donotusehigh-pressurewater,sandblasting,metaltoolsorstrongsolventstoclean
thetransducer.
Anti-foulingpaintmaybeappliedtothetransducerface.Tominimizethenegative
acousticaleffectsthelayerofanti-foulingpaintmustbeasthinaspossible.
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Note
Theanti-foulingpaintwillreducetheacousticalperformanceofthetransducer.The
surfaceroughnessofthetransducersubstrateandthethicknessofthepaintmayalso
inuencetheperformance.KongsbergMaritimecannotbeheldresponsibleforany
negativeconsequencesoftheanti-foulingpaint.
Becausesomepainttypesmaybeaggressivetothepolyurethaneinthetransducer,
consultourlistofapprovedpaints.Thelistcanalsobefoundonhttp://www.simrad.com.
Observetherelevantinstructionsandsafetyinformationprovidedbythepaint
manufacturer.
Relatedtopics
Transducerhandlingandmaintenance,page12
Approvedanti-foulingpaints
Thisisourlistofapprovedantifoulingpaintsforalltransducertypes.Alwaysreferto
themanufacturer'sdocumentationanddatasheetsforacompleteprocedureandfor
relevantsafetyinformation.
Important
Donotpaintthetransducerwithtraditionalhullplatingpaint.Useonlythecorrect
typeofapprovedpaintspecied.
Donotusehigh-pressurewater,sandblasting,metaltoolsorstrongsolventstoclean
thetransducerface.
Jotun
•Manufacturer:Jotun
•Address:P.O.Box2021,N-3248Sandefjord,Norway
•Manufacturer’swebsite:http://www.jotun.com
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Products:
•SeaQuantumUltraS
–Primer:SafeguardUniversalES
Apply80µmwetlmthickness(50µmdrylmthickness).
–Paint:SeaQuantumUltraS
Apply250µmwetlmthickness(125µmdrylmthickness).
•Seaforce200A V
–Primer:SafeguardUniversalESA V
Apply70µmwetlmthickness(50µmdrylmthickness).
–Paint:Seaforce200A V
Apply140µmwetlmthickness(90µmdrylmthickness).
Datasheetsandapplicationguidescanbedownloadedfrom:
http://www.jotun.com/ww/en/b2b/technical-info/tds/index.aspx
InternationalMarineCoatings
•Manufacturer:InternationalMarineCoatings
•Address:StoneygateLane,Felling,Gateshead,Tyne&Wear,NE100JYUnited
Kingdom
•Manufacturer’swebsite:www.international-marine.com
Products:
•Intersleek1100SR
–Primer:Intersleek737
Apply50µmdrylmthickness.
–Paint:Intersleek1100SR
Apply150µmdrylmthickness.
•Intersmooth7465SiSPC
–Primer:Intergard269
Apply40µmdrylmthickness.
–Paint:Intersmooth7465SiSPC
Apply100µmdrylmthickness.
Thelistcanalsobefoundonhttp://www.simrad.com.
Relatedtopics
Transducerhandlingandmaintenance,page12
Paintingthetransducerface,page17
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Inspectingandcleaningthetransducerface
Marinegrowth(biologicalfouling)onthetransducerfacereducestheES38DD
performance.Forthisreason,itisimportanttokeepthetransducerfaceclean.Every
timeyourvesselisindrydock,youmustremovethemarinegrowth.Atthesametime,
youmustinspectthetransducercloselyforphysicaldamage.
Prerequisites
Thefollowingtoolsandconsumablesarerequired.
•Personalprotection
•Freshwater
•Amildsyntheticdetergentandaplasticbrush
•Apieceofwoodorplasticwithoutsharpcorners
•Citricacid(<50%)(onlyifrequired)
Context
Duringnormaluse,thetransducerissubjectedtobiologicalfouling.Ifthismarine
growthisexcessive,itwillreducetheperformanceoftheES38DD.Whenever
opportunityarise,typicallywhenthevesselisdry-docked,thetransducerfacemustbe
cleanedforshellsandothermarinegrowth.
Itisimportanttocheckthetransducerforphysicaldamage.Anycracks,fracturesor
holesintheredprotectivecoatingmayresultinawaterleak,andaleakmaycause
irreparabledamagetothetransducer.
Atransducermustalwaysbehandledasadelicateinstrument.Incorrectactionsmay
damagethetransducerbeyondrepair.Observethesetransducerhandlingrules:
•Donotactivatethetransducerwhenitisoutofthewater.
•Donothandlethetransducerroughlyandavoidimpacts.
•Donotexposethetransducertodirectsunlightorexcessiveheat.
•Donotusehigh-pressurewater,sandblasting,metaltoolsorstrongsolventstoclean
thetransducerface.
•Donotdamagetheouterprotectiveskinofthetransducerface.
•Donotliftthetransducerbythecable.
•Donotsteponthetransducercable.
•Donotdamagethetransducercable,andavoidexposuretosharpobjects.
Procedure
1Allowforsufcientaccesstocleanandinspecttheentiresurfaceofthetransducer.
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2Removebiologicalfoulingcarefullyusingaplasticbrush,asuitablesynthetic
detergentandfreshwater.
Biologicalmaterialwhichisstronglyrootedinthesubstratecanberemoved
carefullywithapieceofwoodorplastic.Ifrequired,youcanalsousecitricacid.
Apply,leaveitworkingforseveralhours,andrinsethoroughlywithfreshwater.
Note
Donotusehigh-pressurewater,sandblasting,metaltoolsorstrongsolventstoclean
thetransducerface.Donotdamagetheouterprotectiveskinofthetransducerface.
3Allowthetransducersurfacetodry.
4Doathoroughvisualinspectionofthetransducer.Checkfordents,scratches,
holesorotherdamagetothesurface.
Ifyoususpectdamage,takeahighresolutionphoto.Contactyourdealerorthe
Simradsupportorganizationforadvice.
5Ifnecessary,applyanti-foulingpaintasdescribedinthededicatedprocedure.
Note
Becausesomepainttypesmaybeaggressivetothepolyurethaneinthetransducer,
consultourlistofapprovedpaints.
Relatedtopics
Transducerhandlingandmaintenance,page12
Paintingthetransducerface,page17
Paintingthetransducerface
Marinegrowth(biologicalfouling)onthetransducerfacereducestheES38DD
performance.Werecommendthatyoupaintthetransducerfaceimmediatelyafter
installation,andthenagainasoftenasrequiredtomaintaintheprotection.
Prerequisites
Thefollowingtoolsandconsumablesarerequired.
•Personalprotection
•Freshwater
•Amildsyntheticdetergentandaplasticbrush
•Fine-gradesandpaper(240inchgritsize)
•Primer
•Anti-foulingpaint
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•Wetlmgauge
•Airlessspray
Becausesomepainttypesmaybeaggressivetothepolyurethaneinthetransducer,
consultourlistofapprovedpaints.
Context
Thetransducerhasnotbeendesignedwithanyprotectionagainstbiologicalfouling.
Anti-foulingpaintmaythereforebeappliedtothetransducerface.Tominimizethe
negativeacousticaleffectsthelayerofanti-foulingpaintmustbeasthinaspossible.
Note
Theanti-foulingpaintwillreducetheacousticalperformanceofthetransducer.The
surfaceroughnessofthetransducersubstrateandthethicknessofthepaintmayalso
inuencetheperformance.KongsbergMaritimecannotbeheldresponsibleforany
negativeconsequencesoftheanti-foulingpaint.
Observetherelevantinstructionsandsafetyinformationprovidedbythepaint
manufacturer.
Procedure
1Cleanthetransducerthoroughly.
Makesurethatyouremovealloilgreaseresidues,aswellassaltandother
contamination.
2Allowthetransducersurfacetodry.
3Abradethetransducersurfaceusingasandingpaperwith240inchgritsize.
Donotexceedasurfaceroughness(Rmax)of35micronsasthiscaninuencethe
ES38DDperformance.
4Removealldust.
5Applytheprimer,andletitdry.
6Applythepaint.
Observetheinstructionsprovidedbythepaintmanufacturer.Useairlessspray.
Applytheminimumspeciedlmthicknesspercoatandforthecompletelayer.
Itisnotpossibletomeasuredrylmthicknessontransducersurface.Youmust
thereforeuseawetlmgaugetofrequentlymeasurethepaintthickness.
Note
Westronglyrecommendthatyoudonotuseapaintbrushand/oraroller .
7Allowthepainttodry.
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