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Kongsberg Simrad CS90, Reference Manual

The Kongsberg Simrad CS90 Reference Manual is a comprehensive user guide for operating the CS90 sonar system. This essential manual can be easily downloaded for free from our website, ensuring users have all the necessary information to maximize their experience with this advanced technology.

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define the physical size of the tracking area........ 113
define the serial port parameters ..................... 197
define the transmission (ping) modes ................. 76
delete existing user settings .......................... 172
delete, copy and move echo data files............... 128
delete, copy and move processed data files ........ 136
Deleting a marker ...................................... 108
enable Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) ........ 159
Enabling and disabling the map

presentation ........................................... 152

expand the range within the sonar range.............. 98
Exporting sensor data to a peripheral

system.................................................. 183

Exporting target markers.............................. 181
Exporting technical information ..................... 184
hide the menu system ....................... 73, 157, 376
hoist the transducer from the sonar

room........................................ 188, 190, 192

hoist the transducer using hand crank............... 190
hoist the transducer using Hoist/Lower

Switch.................................................. 188

hoist the transducer using Hoisting

Contactor .............................................. 192

increase the visibility of the information

panes ................................................... 162

insert the installation parameters for the motion

reference unit ......................................... 221

insert the installation parameters for the

transducer.............................................. 218

inspect and clean the computer ...................... 281
inspect and clean the display ......................... 280
inspect and clean the Hull Unit ...................... 283
inspect and clean the Operating Panel .............. 282
inspect and clean the Processor Unit ................ 281
inspect and clean the transceiver..................... 282
inspect and clean the Transceiver Unit.............. 282
inspect sacrificial anodes.............................. 292
Inspecting and cleaning the transducer face ........ 286
install navigation and other sensors

(summary) ............................................. 195

install the operational software ...................... 231
install the software license............................ 237
lower the transducer from the sonar

room........................................ 188, 190, 192

lower the transducer using hand crank.............. 190
lower the transducer using Hoist/Lower

Switch.................................................. 188

lower the transducer using Lowering

Contactor .............................................. 192

Lowering and hoisting the transducer from the

user interface............................................ 82

make a noise/speed curve to determine vessel

noise.................................................... 263

measure flow noise .................................... 268
measure noise at different speeds.................... 263
measure the size of a school relative to the

purse seine............................................. 109

Measuring the noise in passive mode ............... 261
move the view to another display.................... 145
obtain a software license.............................. 237
place a marker using operating panel ............... 107
place data from a sea current sensor in the sonar

views ................................................... 150

place the menu on the left side of the

presentation ........................................... 158

rearrange the layout of the presentation ............ 146
record processed echo data ........................... 134
Recording echo data ................................... 127
reduce noise and false echoes ........................ 123
reduce noise and reverberation....................... 119
reduce propeller noise and interference............. 120
reduce the light emitted by the display

presentation ........................................... 161

remove the operational software..................... 233
rename saved user settings ........................... 171
replace sacrificial anodes ............................. 292
replay raw data ..................................... 86, 130
restore original views.................................. 147
restore previous views................................. 147
save the current user settings ..................... 75, 169
Saving single or sequential screen captures .......... 74
select a geographical area for accurate

tracking ................................................ 111

select best operating frequency ................... 72, 92
select inactive operating mode ......................... 87
select measurement units ............................. 164
select menu language.............................. 71, 156
select navigational information on the top

bar ...................................................... 158

select normal operating mode ..................... 61, 84
select replay file ........................................ 131
select replay operating mode ..................... 86, 130
select tooltips in the user interface .................. 160
select which operating panel to use ................. 174
Selecting where to save the video files.............. 143
Selecting which map elements to include in the

display presentation .................................. 153

set up synchronization................................. 209
set up the gyro interface............................... 203
set up the Operating Panel ...................... 243, 247
set up the speed log interface......................... 201
Setting up input from buoys, fish aggregating

devices and other external objects ................. 212

Setting up the input from a navigation system

(GPS)................................................... 198

Setting up the presentation of the depth lines in

the map ................................................ 154

Starting a position track............................... 104
Starting a target track.................................. 105
transmit single pings .................................... 89
transmit with fixed-time intervals ..................... 90
transmit with maximum ping rate ..................... 88
turn off ............................................... 70, 83
turn on ................................................ 52, 80
Turning on the CS90 system ........................... 80
Turning on the CS90 system for normal use ......... 52
Updating the online help system..................... 234
use previously saved user settings ................... 170
use the menu buttons .................................. 374

how to

Getting to know presentation modes and

views ..................................................... 57

Painting the transducer face .......................... 289

how to open

Active menu ...................................... 392, 461
Main menu.............................................. 376
Operation menu ........................................ 378
secondary menus....................................... 376
Setup menu ............................................. 385

hull unit

Simrad CS90 Reference Manual

Summary of Contents for Simrad CS90

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Page 3: ...ture of the descriptions and the level of detail provided by this publication it is well suited for those who are or wish to be expert users Caution You must never permit the CS90 system to transmit ping when the ship is in dry dock The transducers may be damaged if they transmit in open air Additional end user documents related to the CS90 system can be found on our website This includes publicat...

Page 4: ...Improper use or maintenance may cause damage to the equipment and or injury to personnel You must be familiar with the contents of the appropriate manuals before attempting to operate or work on the equipment Kongsberg Maritime disclaims any responsibility for damage or injury caused by improper installation use or maintenance of the equipment Disclaimer Kongsberg Maritime AS endeavours to ensure ...

Page 5: ...tion Mk2 42 Operating Panel description Mk3 46 Microsoft Xbox Controller description 50 Starting normal operation 52 Turning on the CS90 system for normal use 52 Getting to know the user interface 54 Getting to know presentation modes and views 57 Selecting Normal mode to start pinging 61 Adjusting the radius of the search area 62 Adjusting the echo sensitivity 64 Changing the vertical angle of th...

Page 6: ... single pings 89 Transmitting with fixed time intervals 90 Adjusting the output power to match varying conditions 91 Selecting the best operating frequency 92 Controlling the gain and range settings 94 Adjusting the gain echo sensitivity 94 Adjusting the TVG Time Variable Gain setting 96 Adjusting the sonar range 97 Expanding the range within the sonar view 98 Adjusting the intensity of the echo p...

Page 7: ...y mode 129 Choosing which echo data file s to replay 131 Recording and exporting processed echo data 133 Defining the processed data recording parameters 133 Recording processed data 134 Accessing the processed data files to delete move or copy them 136 Capturing the display presentation in image and video files 138 Capturing the display presentation in an image 138 Capturing the display presentat...

Page 8: ...ntations 163 Choosing the colours used to present the echoes 163 Selecting measurement units 164 Configuring the environmental parameters 165 Setting up the alarm limits for system protection 166 Saving retrieving and handling user settings 169 Saving the current user settings 169 Choosing previously saved user settings 170 Renaming existing user settings 171 Deleting user settings that are no lon...

Page 9: ...sducer 218 Inserting the installation parameters for the motion reference unit MRU 221 Adjusting the built in motion sensor offset 225 Adjusting the stabilization offsets for the external motion sensor 228 Installing and maintaining software 231 Installing a new version of the operating software 231 Removing the operating software 233 Updating the online help system 234 Adding online help in a new...

Page 10: ...me 308 Menu 309 Screen Recording 309 Screen Capture 310 Record 311 Hull Unit 312 Information panes overview 313 Navigational information 315 Messages 319 Help 319 Operating system functions 320 Replay bar description 322 Sonar views 324 Presentation modes 325 Horizontal view 326 Vertical view 333 Inspection view 337 Plane view 340 Using markers in the CS90 user interface 343 Place Marker 344 Targe...

Page 11: ...al Objects menu 402 Cosmetics menu 406 Shortcut menus 409 FUNCTIONS AND DIALOG BOXES 413 Main menu Functions and dialog boxes 414 User Settings dialog box 414 Range function 417 Gain function 419 Tilt function 420 Bearing function 423 Operation menu Functions and dialog boxes 426 Operation function 427 Transmission Mode function 428 Tx Power function 429 Record RAW function 430 Record Processed fu...

Page 12: ...nction 453 Screen Captures dialog box 454 Beam Visualization dialog box 456 Diagnostics dialog box 457 Export dialog box 458 Installation dialog box 459 About dialog box 460 Active menu Functions and dialog boxes 461 TVG function 462 Ping Ping Filter function 464 Pulse Type function 467 Bandwidth function 470 Frequency function 471 Horizontal TX Sector function 472 Vertical TX Sector function 474 ...

Page 13: ...505 Hull Unit Control dialog box 505 New Marker dialog box 506 Power Off dialog box 507 Pages in the Output dialog box 508 File Setup page 508 I O Setup page 511 Processed Data to File page 515 Marker Output page 518 Relay Output page 520 Screen Recording page 523 Pages in the Display Options dialog box 525 General page 525 Map Display page 528 Safety Depth page 530 Tooltip page 532 Own Ship page ...

Page 14: ...hing Gear Setup page 598 Map Setup page 599 User Settings Setup page 600 Software License page 601 Transceiver Upgrade page 603 Simrad Connect page 603 Pages in the Echogram dialog box 605 Lines page 605 Echogram page 608 Horizontal Axis page 611 Pages in the Information Pane Options dialog box 613 Size Distribution page 613 Fish Position page 616 Fish Size Adjustment page 619 School Mass Adjustme...

Page 15: ... 647 Enix Processor Unit weight and outline dimensions 647 Operating Panel weight and outline dimensions Mk1 648 Operating Panel weight and outline dimensions Mk2 648 Operating Panel weight and outline dimensions Mk3 648 Transceiver Unit weight and outline dimensions 649 Hull Unit weight and outline dimensions 649 Environmental requirements 651 Display environmental requirements 651 Processor Unit...

Page 16: ...perating Panel compass safe distance Mk2 656 Operating Panel compass safe distance Mk3 656 Transceiver Unit compass safe distance 656 Hull Unit compass safe distance 657 Minimum display requirements 657 Simrad CS90 ...

Page 17: ...nderstanding of system functions and controls is essential to fully take advantage of the functionality provided Sea conditions vary sometimes drastically The acoustic conditions are also changing Temperature and salinity layers differ from one day to the next and from one position to another It is not possible to identify settings that will provide the best data at all times A careful study of th...

Page 18: ...about other products from Kongsberg Maritime www kongsberg com cs90 Registered trademarks Observe the registered trademarks that apply Simrad SIMRAD and the Simrad logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Kongsberg Maritime AS in Norway and other countries Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries We want your feedback We alwa...

Page 19: ...CS90 Topics Important page 18 System description page 20 System diagram page 21 System units page 23 Order information page 28 General safety rules page 29 Network security page 30 Support information page 31 Simrad CS90 ...

Page 20: ...al operation when the ship is in dry dock The transducer may be damaged if it transmits in open air To prevent inadvertent use of the CS90 system pull out the mains plug on the Processor Unit whenever your vessel is in dry dock Additional precautionary measurers should be considered If something breaks down If you believe that something has broken down contact your local dealer A list of all our d...

Page 21: ...ansducer handling A transducer must always be handled as a delicate instrument Incorrect actions may damage the transducer beyond repair A physical blow to the transducer face may easily damage one or more elements Observe these transducer handling rules Do not activate the transducer when it is out of the water Do not handle the transducer roughly Avoid impacts Do not expose the transducer to dir...

Page 22: ...itional displays to your Processor Unit you can use the Docking Views function to take any sonar view and place it on a separate display When you move a view to another display it will automatically be scaled for the best possible result It is common for sonars to require many pings to build the various views in the echo presentation On the CS90 all the sonar views in the presentation are built us...

Page 23: ... The second display is optional B Processor Unit C Operating Panel D Transceiver Unit E Hull Unit F Hoisting motor G Motor Control Unit H Transducer In this publication the computer can also be referred to as the Processor Unit and vice versa Unless otherwise specified in a contract the display is not included in the standard delivery from Kongsberg Maritime This is a commercial item that can be p...

Page 24: ...the CS90 system The hull units offer different lowering depths and cable lengths The same transducer is used on all hull unit types The same installation trunk is used on all hull unit types Related topics Simrad CS90 page 17 Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 25: ...re than one display on your CS90 system The number of displays must be chosen to fit the preferences of the crew Related topics Simrad CS90 page 17 System units page 23 Processor Unit A dedicated maritime computer is provided In this publication the computer can also be referred to as the Processor Unit and vice versa The Processor Unit is a rugged and powerful computer It is designed for long lif...

Page 26: ...ments The Processor Unit must be fitted with a custom made interface board A small commercial power supply is used to provide power to the Operating Panel The Mk1 Operating Panel is no longer provided with new sonars This information is provided for legacy reasons The Mk2 Operating Panel is connected to the Processor Unit using an Ethernet cable The Operating Panel is provided with a built in powe...

Page 27: ...st case it can be broken off A broken transducer shaft will cause water leakage through the top of the shaft If you suspect that the transducer shaft is seriously damaged with holes do not retract the transducer to its upper position To prevent serious damage to the vessel or the vessel stability you must have a water pump and a warning system in the sonar room If you forget to hoist the transduce...

Page 28: ... vibrations These vibrations alter the water pressure and create an acoustic pulse that is sent into the water The acoustic signal is transmitted as a beam The duration of the acoustic pulse as well as its frequency and shape are controlled by the system software The direction and opening angle of the beam is controlled by the transmitter circuitry and the physical properties of the transducer Aft...

Page 29: ... delicate instrument Incorrect actions may damage the transducer beyond repair A physical blow to the transducer face may easily damage one or more elements Observe these transducer handling rules Do not activate the transducer when it is out of the water Do not handle the transducer roughly Avoid impacts Do not expose the transducer to direct sunlight or excessive heat Do not use high pressure wa...

Page 30: ...have a regular dealer a list of all our distributors and dealers can be found on our website Your dealer will also be able to help you with a detailed quotation including price and delivery information Relevant order information is provided on our website www kongsberg com cs90 Related topics Simrad CS90 page 17 Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 31: ...ways wear a hard hat and suitable protective footwear while handling heavy objects Power and ground You must always turn off all power before installation or maintenance work on the CS90 system Use the main circuit breaker and label the breaker with a warning sign that informs others that maintenance or installation work is in progress on the system For safety reasons two persons must always be pr...

Page 32: ...o the same network may be able to access your data Several threats may immediately occur Remote computers can read the data Remote computers can change the data Remote computers can change the behavior of the computer for example by installing unwanted software Usually two parameters are used to define the threat level 1 The likelihood that any remote computer will do any of the above 2 The damage...

Page 33: ...d CS90 page 17 Support information If you need technical support for your CS90 system you must contact your local dealer or one of our support offices A list of all our offices and dealers is available on our website You can also contact our main support office in Norway Norway main office Company name Kongsberg Maritime AS Simrad Address Strandpromenaden 50 N3190 Horten Norway Telephone 47 33 03 ...

Page 34: ...www kongsberg com simrad Email address fish usa support simrad com Canada Company name Kongsberg Mesotech Ltd Address 1598 Kebet Way Port Coquitlam BC V3C 5M5 Canada Telephone 1 604 464 8144 Telefax 1 604 941 5423 Website www kongsberg com simrad Email address simrad canada simrad com Malaysia Company name Kongsberg Maritime Malaysia Sdn Bhd Address Unit 27 5 Signature Offices The Boulevard Mid Va...

Page 35: ...1 242 9934 Website www kongsberg com simrad Email address simrad korea simrad com China Company name Kongsberg Maritime China Ltd Address 555 Chuanqiao Road China Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone 201206 China Telephone 86 21 3127 9888 Telefax 86 21 3127 9555 Website www kongsberg com simrad Email address simrad china simrad com Related topics Simrad CS90 page 17 Simrad CS90 ...

Page 36: ...34 442700 A Getting started Topics Operating panels page 35 Starting normal operation page 52 Basic operating procedures page 71 Context sensitive online help page 77 Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 37: ... Panel The Mk1 Operating Panel is no longer provided with new sonars This information is provided for legacy reasons The Mk2 Operating Panel is connected to the Processor Unit using an Ethernet cable The Operating Panel is provided with a built in power supply The Mk3 Operating Panel is connected to the Processor Unit with a USB cable A dedicated power supply unit is not required Topics Operating ...

Page 38: ...90 system by means of the on off switch on the Processor Unit You must ALWAYS use the Operating Panel or select Power Off on the top bar Up Press Up to hoist the transducer to its upper position While the transducer is moving the indicator lamp flashes and an audible signal is sounded When the requested position has been reached the indicator lamp is lit and the audible signal stops Middle Press M...

Page 39: ...ker when your echo sounder confirms that you are passing over a school Then if you should loose the school from view you will know where to start looking for it During a search your CS90 presentation may be cluttered with multiple markers and echoes Due to its shape the own ship markers are easy to see among the other markers Note The marker is stationary If your vessel moves in the CS90 presentat...

Page 40: ...a selection of views in a predefined pattern You must first find the presentation mode that meets your operational requirements then you can change the size of the individual views D Gain The Gain buttons offer separate gain controls for the horizontal and vertical views You can compare this gain setting with the volume control on your car radio When the gain is increased the echoes will appear st...

Page 41: ...menu in the active view This corresponds to the right button on a computer mouse Trackball Use the trackball to control the cursor in the user interface G Tilt The Tilt buttons allow you to control the vertical angle of the sonar beams Manual Press Manual to control the vertical angle of the sonar beams with the two arrow buttons Auto This is an on off function When Auto Tilt mode is activated the...

Page 42: ...ng programs Manual Press Manual to control the bearing of the sonar beams with the two arrow buttons Position Track If you wish to establish a marker on a geographical position use the standard marker If you wish to start position tracking press Position Track on the Operating Panel or give a selected marker priority When a marker is given priority it can be regarded as a position track The phrase...

Page 43: ...ject is automatically given priority status The bearing line is automatically locked on the object to reflects its bearing Place the cursor over the echo you wish to track Press Target Track Auto Search Press Auto Search to start the automatick search function In the Auto Bearing mode the CS90 system will automatically search within defined sector limits The sector is identified in the view using ...

Page 44: ...tion The Operating Panel allows you to assign certain functions to dedicated buttons and switches Tip A USB socket is provided in the top left corner of the Operating Panel Use this socket to connect a computer keyboard a mouse or a USB flash drive A Power Press this button to turn the CS90 system on and off Note Before you turn on the CS90 system make sure that you have sufficient water depth to ...

Page 45: ...ner of the Horizontal view The identifying number refers to the User Setting number on the Operating Panel page Click on the text to make it larger Click one more time to restore the original font size Presentation modes All echoes offered by the CS90 system are shown in rectangular views Combinations of these views are organized in presentation modes Each presentation mode offered by the CS90 sys...

Page 46: ... Switch Options assign one function to each rotary switch on the Operating Panel I Place Marker Circle Marker Gear Use these buttons to place markers in the current active view Place Marker Press Marker to place a generic marker in the active view One or more markers can be placed in the view to identify specific echoes Each marker is shown as a small triangle with or without a short identifying l...

Page 47: ... and bearing based on the movements of the chosen target It locks on the target defined by its position heading and speed The bearing and tilt settings are automatically adjusted to follow the movements of the tracked target A new manually initiated tracked object is automatically given priority status Relevant information about the priority target can be found in the lower left corner of the view...

Page 48: ...the menu system shown in the display presentation The Operating Panel allows you to assign certain functions to dedicated buttons and switches A Power Up Press and hold this button to turn the CS90 system off Press Up to hoist the transducer to its upper position Note Before you turn on the CS90 system make sure that you have sufficient water depth to lower the transducer You must never turn on th...

Page 49: ...s identified in the upper left corner of the Horizontal view The identifying number refers to the User Setting number on the Operating Panel page Click on the text to make it larger Click one more time to restore the original font size Presentation modes All echoes offered by the CS90 system are shown in rectangular views Combinations of these views are organized in presentation modes Each present...

Page 50: ...J Circle Marker Press Circle Marker to place a circular marker in the active view The circle is drawn with the same diameter as your purse By means of the circle you can see the size of the school relative to your purse K Gear Press Gear to place a gear symbol in the active view The gear symbol is provided as a tool to help you plan and shoot the purse seine The symbol is intended to be used in a ...

Page 51: ...ctivate it The changes you make are by default only valid for the active view Several of the functions offer Apply to All If you select Apply to All your setting is applied to all the views in the current presentation mode Related topics Getting started page 34 Operating panels page 35 Getting started ...

Page 52: ...a commercial item It is not included in the delivery from Kongsberg Maritime A Bearing The Bearing function controls the horizontal direction of the Vertical view and the inspection beam The current bearing applied to the Horizontal view is shown with a solid line pointing out from the sonar position B Power Press this button to turn the Xbox Controller on and off C This button is not used D This ...

Page 53: ...ly control the tilt and bearing based on the movements of the chosen target It locks on the target defined by its position heading and speed The bearing and tilt settings are automatically adjusted to follow the movements of the tracked target K Place Marker Press Marker to place a generic marker in the active view One or more markers can be placed in the view to identify specific echoes Each mark...

Page 54: ...n the CS90 system for normal use To use the CS90 system you must first turn it on To turn on the CS90 system use the Power button on the Operating Panel The CS90 program starts automatically when the Processor Unit is turned on Caution You must never permit the CS90 system to transmit ping when the ship is in dry dock The transducer may be damaged if it transmits in open air Procedure 1 Make sure ...

Page 55: ...gs as the last time you used it If these settings are acceptable continue operation If you wish to alter any of the settings see the relevant procedures 6 To lower the transducer press Down on the Operating Panel While the transducer is moving the indicator lamp flashes and an audible signal is sounded When the requested position has been reached the indicator lamp is lit and the audible signal st...

Page 56: ...ext All echoes offered by the CS90 system are shown in rectangular views Each view has a specific purpose and it can be set up with independent operational settings Combinations of these views are organized in presentation modes selectable on the bottom bar You can change the physical size of any view Tip The Docking Views function provided by the CS90 system allows you to rearrange the physical p...

Page 57: ...ns you can use The top bar is located at the top of the display presentation and stretches from the far left to the far right The top bar gives you fast access to key functionality and navigational information It provides buttons for hiding and showing the menu making screen captures opening the Messages dialog box and opening context sensitive help The top bar allows you to open the various infor...

Page 58: ...t also shows you the colour scale you are using as well as current time and date You can further monitor the operational status of the transceiver 5 Move the cursor to the views in the main part of display presentation The various presentation modes selected on the bottom bar gives you different view configurations By default the views are arranged automatically in the presentation You can change ...

Page 59: ...ay be difficult to understand the concepts How do these beams behave in the water By means of a graphic presentation the Beam Visualization dialog box attempts to give you a better understanding of how the acoustic beams are transmitted into the water Open the Beam Visualization dialog box from the Setup menu Procedure 1 At the bottom of the display presentation select a suitable presentation mode...

Page 60: ...te the Vertical view The view shows you a vertical slice of the echo data The direction of the slice is the same as the current bearing The area covered by the vertical beam is shown as a triangle in the Horizontal view You can change the bearing on the Main menu You can also select the bearing line in a Horizontal view and drag it sideways The upper horizontal line in the view represents the wate...

Page 61: ...s not offer any echo data The progress bar at the top of the Catch view shows you the amount of net that has been spent The sequence starts when you shoot the net A line of X es in the vertical views shows the bottom of the purse seine The depth is defined for the fishing gear you have chosen The depth is calculated from the sink rate you have defined for the fishing gear Use Purse Depth on the Co...

Page 62: ...lso reduce the resolution 6 At the bottom of the display presentation select a suitable presentation mode and activate the Plane view The Plane view presents the echo data in a horizontal sector fan The sector direction can be changed in both vertical and horizontal directions The tilt is drawn in the Vertical and Horizontal views as two dotted lines The same dotted lines are shown in the Horizont...

Page 63: ... in the bottom left and right corners of the view These labels show you the time in order to identify the scale of the horizontal axis When enabled equidistant horizontal scale lines are drawn in the view to indicate the range The Horizontal Scroll function controls how fast the echoes shall travel across the Inspection views Tip To fully understand how the beams behave in this view use the Beam V...

Page 64: ... This may be for example how fast your CS90 system can handle the information from each ping how fast it communicates with external peripherals or how long time it uses to save data 4 Set Tx Power to Maximum Result The CS90 system is now transmitting acoustic pulses pinging into the water Related topics Getting started page 34 Starting normal operation page 52 Operation function page 427 Adjusting...

Page 65: ...ing Procedure 1 Click in the view you want to activate The active view is identified with a thicker border Unless you use the Apply to all function all changes you make will only be applied to this view 2 Use the joystick to make the adjustment Tip Optionally Turn the relevant rotary switch to make the adjustment The Mk2 Operating Panel is fitted with three rotary switches The switches are identif...

Page 66: ...o compensate for this it is often necessary to adjust the sensitivity of the CS90 system This adjustment is commonly referred to as gain Context You can compare this gain setting with the volume control on your car radio When the gain is increased the echoes will appear stronger Weak echoes will be easier to see However since you also increase the acoustic noise in the reception the echo presentat...

Page 67: ...or example an island as reference Procedure 1 Click in the view you want to activate The active view is identified with a thicker border Unless you use the Apply to all function all changes you make will only be applied to this view 2 Use the joystick to make the adjustment Tip Optionally Turn the relevant rotary switch to make the adjustment The Mk2 Operating Panel is fitted with three rotary swi...

Page 68: ... the sonar beams The transmitted sonar beams can be tilted electronically Context The current tilt is shown with a solid line in the Vertical view In the Horizontal view the current settings for range gain and tilt are shown in the top left corner of the view With 0 tilt the sonar beam is transmitted in parallel with the sea surface With 60 degrees tilt the beam is directed towards the bottom The ...

Page 69: ...empts to give you a better understanding of how the acoustic beams are transmitted into the water Open the Beam Visualization dialog box from the Setup menu Procedure 1 In a Vertical view click on the tilt line keep the mouse button depressed and drag the line up or down Optionally 2 Click in any view to make it active The active view is identified with a thicker border Unless you use the Apply to...

Page 70: ...rizontal views you can set Bearing to two different values Both bearing lines are shown in the Horizontal view Both bearings are shown as continuous lines pointing out from the sonar position The bearing in Horizontal 1 is shown with a solid line The bearing in Horizontal 2 is shown with a dotted line If you use a presentation mode with two vertical views you can set the Bearing function to two di...

Page 71: ...ntal view select the bearing line and drag it sideways Optionally 4 Observe the Main menu Its default location is on the right side of the display presentation 5 Select Bearing 6 Make the necessary adjustment The following methods can be used to adjust this setting a Select or to choose the requested setting b Place the cursor on the button Press and hold the left mouse button Move the cursor hori...

Page 72: ...rns off the Processor Unit and the Transceiver Unit Exit to Operation System closes the CS90 program Both functions will also retract the transducer or 2 On the Operating Panel press Power and keep it depressed for a few seconds In the Power Off dialog box select Power off or Exit to Operating System 3 Wait while the CS90 program closes and the Transceiver Unit is turned off 4 Turn off the display...

Page 73: ... to select the language to be used in the display presentations menus and dialog boxes Context With a few exceptions the chosen language will also be used for all other texts in the user interface The context sensitive online help may not be available for the language you choose If your language is not supported the English help is provided Procedure 1 Open the Setup menu 2 Select the middle of th...

Page 74: ...One specific frequency may perform better than the others on your vessel To measure the noise level observe the value presented on the Noise page in the BITE dialog box We recommend that you do this test twice First do the test with all other hydroacoustic systems echo sounders ADCP sonars turned off Second do the test with normal operating conditions This allows you to see how the other hydroacou...

Page 75: ...want to hide the menu from the display presentation This gives you more space for echo information Context The menu system is by default located on the right side of the display presentation The menus are organized in a tree structure with a main menu a set of secondary menus and several menu buttons Tip The Menu on the right side option is provided in the Display Options dialog box By deselecting...

Page 76: ...the top bar allows you to make a copy of the current display presentation You can also use the Screen Capture button on the Operating Panel Procedure Choosing screen capture mode 1 Open the Setup menu 2 Select Screen Captures a Select screen capture mode Single In Single mode one screen capture is taken every time you select Screen Capture on the top bar Sequence In Sequence mode a new screen capt...

Page 77: ...ve these settings Context The User Settings dialog box is used to store your favourite settings These settings can be related to different operations environmental conditions or basic personal preferences You can use different settings to create as many user profiles as you like and give them any name All the settings you have chosen using functions and dialog boxes in the user interface are saved...

Page 78: ...ing into the water You can disable the transmission altogether set it to operate as fast as possible or select a time interval Context Once pinging is On use Transmission Mode to choose how often the CS90 system shall transmit ping Use it to control the behaviour of the transmissions pinging Single Ping The CS90 system transmits pings only when you click the ping symbol on the Transmission Mode bu...

Page 79: ...the button to choose a value Select the middle of the button to open it If you have a keyboard connected to the CS90 system type the requested value You can also change the value by selecting and holding the middle of the button and move the cursor sideways Drag the cursor sideways to increase or decrease the value Release the mouse button when requested value is shown or 5 Set Transmission Mode t...

Page 80: ...n the publication Note To open the online help on its start page select Help on the top bar To read about a dialog box and the options provided select the button in its top right corner The context sensitive online help may not be available for the language you have chosen for the user interface If your language is not supported the English help is provided Related topics Updating the online help ...

Page 81: ...ording and exporting processed echo data page 133 Capturing the display presentation in image and video files page 138 Setting up presentation modes and views page 145 Defining the visual information in the sonar views page 149 Using maps page 152 Defining settings related to user preferences and individual customizing page 156 Saving retrieving and handling user settings page 169 Defining the use...

Page 82: ...ducer 2 Turn on the display s If required refer to the instructions provided by the display manufacturer 3 On the Operating Panel press Power and keep it depressed for a few seconds The blue indicator light in the button flashes while the Operating Panel establishes contact with the Processor Unit When the connection has been made the blue indicator light is lit permanently Wait while the operatin...

Page 83: ...he indicator lamp is lit and the audible signal stops Alternatively use the Hull Unit function on the top bar to lower the transducer 7 At the bottom of the Main menu observe that the Operation icon is flashing The icon is flashing to indicate that even if the CS90 system is turned on pinging is disabled The CS90 system is in Normal mode but TX Power is set to Off to prevent transmissions This is ...

Page 84: ...spect that the transducer shaft is seriously damaged with holes do not retract the transducer to its upper position To prevent serious damage to the vessel or the vessel stability you must have a water pump and a warning system in the sonar room Procedure 1 Make sure that you have sufficient water depth below the keel before you lower the transducer 2 Select Hull Unit on the top bar to open the Hu...

Page 85: ...Power off or Exit to Operating System Power Off turns off the Processor Unit and the Transceiver Unit Exit to Operation System closes the CS90 program Both functions will also retract the transducer or 2 On the Operating Panel press Power and keep it depressed for a few seconds In the Power Off dialog box select Power off or Exit to Operating System 3 Wait while the CS90 program closes and the Tra...

Page 86: ...t pinging In order to transmit ping you must set the CS90 system to Normal operating mode This is the default mode when the CS90 system is turned on Context The Operation function controls the operating mode of the CS90 system Normal mode allows the CS90 system to transmit ping through the water and to receive the echoes Caution You must never permit the CS90 system to transmit ping when the ship ...

Page 87: ...fast your CS90 system can handle the information from each ping how fast it communicates with external peripherals or how long time it uses to save data 4 Set Tx Power to Maximum Result The CS90 system is now transmitting acoustic pulses pinging into the water Related topics Operating procedures page 79 Choosing operating mode and key transmit parameters page 84 Selecting Normal mode to start ping...

Page 88: ...eration to Replay The replay bar opens automatically It is positioned directly below the top bar at the top of the display presentation If you need to select which files to replay select Replay File under the Operation button You can also select the large button in the middle of the replay bar 3 Select Play Pause to start the playback 4 To stop the replay choose any other operating mode Related to...

Page 89: ...e mode will still allow the CS90 system to receive echoes To select passive mode set Operation to Normal Noise Filter and Tx Power to Off Procedure 1 Open the Operation menu 2 Set Operation to Inactive When the CS90 system is disabled with this function it will stop The transmission pinging stops The current echoes are removed from the display presentation Related topics Operating procedures page ...

Page 90: ...ossible Procedure 1 Open the Operation menu 2 Set Operation to Normal 3 Set Transmission Mode to Maximum The time between each ping the ping rate depends mainly on the current range How fast your Processor Unit communicates with external peripherals may also have an effect on the ping rate Related topics Operating procedures page 79 Choosing operating mode and key transmit parameters page 84 Setti...

Page 91: ... can transmit single pings by selecting the ping symbol on the right side of the button Procedure 1 Open the Operation menu 2 Set Operation to Normal 3 Set Transmission Mode to Single Ping 4 Select the ping symbol on the right side of the button to transmit one single ping Related topics Operating procedures page 79 Choosing operating mode and key transmit parameters page 84 Setting up the CS90 sy...

Page 92: ...n to Normal 3 Set Transmission Mode to Interval 4 Specify the interval between each ping a Select either side of the button to choose a value b Select the middle of the button to open it If you have a keyboard connected to the CS90 system type the requested value You can also change the value by selecting and holding the middle of the button and move the cursor sideways Drag the cursor sideways to...

Page 93: ...ed fish If you work in vicinity of other vessels using hydroacoustic systems in the same frequency range as your CS90 system interference may cause problems Reducing the output power is not a practical way to deal with interference It is more efficient to change the operating frequency To investigate unknown and or unfamiliar targets some user prefer to reset the CS90 system by turning off all the...

Page 94: ...frequency One specific frequency may perform better than the others on your vessel To measure the noise level observe the value presented on the Noise page in the BITE dialog box We recommend that you do this test twice First do the test with all other hydroacoustic systems echo sounders ADCP sonars turned off Second do the test with normal operating conditions This allows you to see how the other...

Page 95: ...s with high noise levels and try to avoid using them Tip The factory default settings include operating frequency If you apply these settings remember to make the appropriate changes afterwards Related topics Operating procedures page 79 Choosing operating mode and key transmit parameters page 84 Frequency function page 471 Operating procedures ...

Page 96: ... as gain Context You can compare this gain setting with the volume control on your car radio When the gain is increased the echoes will appear stronger Weak echoes will be easier to see However since you also increase the acoustic noise in the reception the echo presentations will also show this noise Too much gain may therefore distort the presentation Comparing the gain function with the volume ...

Page 97: ... example an island as reference Procedure 1 Click in the view you want to activate The active view is identified with a thicker border Unless you use the Apply to all function all changes you make will only be applied to this view 2 Use the joystick to make the adjustment Tip Optionally Turn the relevant rotary switch to make the adjustment The Mk2 Operating Panel is fitted with three rotary switc...

Page 98: ...nsducer and the target s the greater the loss of energy TVG Time Variable Gain compensates for the loss of acoustic energy due to geometric spread and absorption Context The TVG Time Variable Gain compensation is designed to counteract the natural phenomena of geometric spread and absorption loss In the CS90 system the TVG compensation is made using digital signal processing software The TVG compe...

Page 99: ... depend on the operational environment such as water temperature salinity interference and layers in the water column The selected range is divided into identical distances These are shown as dotted circles They are referred to as range rings An adjustable range ring can be added to the Horizontal and Vertical views This ring is referred to as the variable range ring Procedure 1 Click in the view ...

Page 100: ... setting in all the views in the current presentation mode Related topics Operating procedures page 79 Controlling the gain and range settings page 94 Range function page 417 Expanding the range within the sonar view In some situations you may wish to expand the range in the sonar presentations Use View Range to expand the range shown in the relevant views to any percentage of the original Range s...

Page 101: ...olled Gain and AGC Automatic Gain Control The Display Gain is applied at the end of the filter sequence in the CS90 system This means that you can use Display Gain if you are not completely satisfied with the results of the automatic gain functionality Context Display Gain controls the amount of echo that is displayed in other words the strength or intensity of the echo presentation The function t...

Page 102: ...f the sonar beams The transmitted sonar beams can be tilted electronically Context The current tilt is shown with a solid line in the Vertical view In the Horizontal view the current settings for range gain and tilt are shown in the top left corner of the view With 0 tilt the sonar beam is transmitted in parallel with the sea surface With 60 degrees tilt the beam is directed towards the bottom The...

Page 103: ...pts to give you a better understanding of how the acoustic beams are transmitted into the water Open the Beam Visualization dialog box from the Setup menu Procedure 1 In a Vertical view click on the tilt line keep the mouse button depressed and drag the line up or down Optionally 2 Click in any view to make it active The active view is identified with a thicker border Unless you use the Apply to a...

Page 104: ...al views you can set Bearing to two different values Both bearing lines are shown in the Horizontal view Both bearings are shown as continuous lines pointing out from the sonar position The bearing in Horizontal 1 is shown with a solid line The bearing in Horizontal 2 is shown with a dotted line If you use a presentation mode with two vertical views you can set the Bearing function to two differen...

Page 105: ...elect the bearing line and drag it sideways Optionally 4 Observe the Main menu Its default location is on the right side of the display presentation 5 Select Bearing 6 Make the necessary adjustment The following methods can be used to adjust this setting a Select or to choose the requested setting b Place the cursor on the button Press and hold the left mouse button Move the cursor horizontally ov...

Page 106: ...ks on a position defined by its latitude longitude and depth The phrase position is used to identify a fixed echo in the display presentation that you wish to act upon The echo may for example be from a shallow reef or rock You must decide which echoes that shall be classified as positions and whether you shall start position tracking The bearing and tilt settings are automatically adjusted to com...

Page 107: ...rocedures page 79 Using the markers and tracking features page 104 Starting a target track During normal operation some echoes are clearly more interesting than others In many situations specific echoes may be regarded as targets To set up the CS90 system to provide such information you can start target tracking Context A target track permits the CS90 system to automatically control the tilt and b...

Page 108: ...es if you give priority to another marker The tracking of the first target will however not stop and the target marker is still shown Tip Relevant information about the tracked object can be found in the bottom left corner of the view If you think the text is small and hard to read double click on the text field This will increase the text size Procedure 1 Place the cursor over the echo you wish t...

Page 109: ...fs To keep track of potentially dangerous places you place markers on them The marker is stationary It has a specified range bearing and depth related to your own vessel If the echo moves in the display presentation the marker will not follow Procedure 1 Place the cursor over the echo in the display presentation 2 Press Marker on the Operating Panel Result Once an echo has been provided with a mar...

Page 110: ... the shortcut menu 6 Select Delete Marker Related topics Operating panels page 35 Objects menu page 397 Shortcut menus page 409 Operating procedures page 79 Using the markers and tracking features page 104 Measuring the size of a school relative to the purse seine Estimating the size of a school can sometimes be challenging A single circle marker can be placed in the display presentation The circl...

Page 111: ...09 Operating procedures page 79 Using the markers and tracking features page 104 Using visual aids during the purse seine catch phase The gear symbol is provided as a tool to help you plan and shoot the purse seine The symbol is intended to be used in a structured sequence that starts when you plan to shoot the purse seine Prerequisites To provide an accurate visual presentation the CS90 system ne...

Page 112: ...he vessel movements and acts as a guideline for your manoeuvring The history line shows the movements of your vessel Since the CS90 system knows the length of your net it places a second marker on this line when half the length has been spent When the entire net has been spent a third rectangular marker is shown The progress bar at the top of the Catch view shows you the amount of net that has bee...

Page 113: ...ng can not be started Context Illustration A Each Tracking Area option controls the distance from the inner to the outer radius of the area B The width of the area is fixed and stretches across a predefined number of beams This means that the actual width depends on the distance from your vessel to the area The Tracking Area function is used to select the physical size of the area You can choose f...

Page 114: ...s Use the Tracking Area Setup dialog box to change the size of the predefined area sizes Related topics Operating procedures page 79 Using the markers and tracking features page 104 Defining the physical size of the tracking area page 113 Tracking Area function page 448 Tracking Area Setup dialog box page 503 Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 115: ...stance from your vessel to the area The Tracking Area function is used to select the physical size of the area You can only define the area size as the distance from the inner to the outer radius of the area The width of the area is fixed and stretches across a predefined number of beams To track a target efficiently the area should be as small as possible For example use a small area if you track...

Page 116: ...ea Setup dialog box page 503 Choosing the fishing gear in use By defining the type of fishing gear you are using the CS90 system may provide more accurate visual presentations The Fishing Gear function allows you to define the size of your trawl or purse seine Prerequisites Use the Fishing Gear Setup dialog box to change the fishing gear properties to match your own equipment Context Accurate fish...

Page 117: ...es are important for the following functionality Circle Marker Gear Symbol Catch view Procedure 1 Open the Setup menu 2 Under Fishing Gear select Fishing Gear Setup to open the dialog box 3 If the relevant gear is not listed select Add Fishing Gear a In the Add Fishing Gear dialog box select gear type and gear name b Select OK to save the selected settings and close the dialog box 4 On the list of...

Page 118: ...ng procedures page 79 Using the markers and tracking features page 104 Choosing the fishing gear in use page 114 Using visual aids during the purse seine catch phase page 109 Fishing Gear function page 449 Fishing Gear Setup page page 598 Add Fishing Gear dialog box page 504 Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 119: ...trol function page 119 Reducing propeller noise and interference with the Noise Filter page 120 Reducing bottom and surface reverberation with the RCG Reverberation Controlled Gain function page 121 Reducing noise and false echoes with the Ping Ping Filter page 123 Reducing the strong bottom echo to see fish close to the seabed page 124 Adjusting the intensity of the echo presentations page 125 Op...

Page 120: ...cluded only to illustrate the complete signal path Related topics Operating procedures page 79 Improving the recognition of fish and schools using receiver filters page 117 Reducing noise and reverberation with the AGC Automatic Gain Control function page 119 Reducing propeller noise and interference with the Noise Filter page 120 Reducing bottom and surface reverberation with the RCG Reverberatio...

Page 121: ... then activate the AGC The AGC works best with even background homogenous noise conditions and pronounced targets With uniform environmental conditions you may benefit from strong compensation However if you are looking at scattered fish reduce the automatic gain control and try to add normal gain instead If you work close to other vessels the noise from their propellers may be misinterpreted as e...

Page 122: ...nterference Even with synchronization activated the noise from other nearby vessels may cause noise Context The Noise Filter is used to minimize the interference from other acoustics systems sonars and echo sounders on your own and or other vessels The filter also suppresses noise from your propellers and from other similar noise sources The Noise Filter is very effective if you are bothered by st...

Page 123: ...Reverberation is often regarded as noise There are several types of reverberation Volume reverberation The volume reverberation is caused by minute plankton and air bubbles in the water This reverberation has often daily cycles in intensity Surface reverberation The surface reverberation depends on the weather condition and the waves Bottom reverberation The bottom reverberation depends on the rou...

Page 124: ...htly different algorithm than the other scattered fish settings Scattered Use for scattered fish This setting uses a slightly different algorithm than the other scattered fish settings 7 Use for scattered fish This setting uses an algorithm dedicated for higher bandwidth 8 Use for schools This setting uses an algorithm dedicated for higher bandwidth 9 Use for schools This setting uses an algorithm...

Page 125: ...w the filter to compare the echoes from the latest two pings For the current echo to be shown it must be present in both of these pings Medium Choose Medium to compare the echoes from the latest four pings For the current echo to be shown it must be present in all of these pings Strong Select Strong to allow the filter to compare the echoes from the latest eight pings For the current echo to be sh...

Page 126: ...th a thicker border 2 Open the Active menu 3 Select Bottom Filter Threshold 4 Select a value from the options provided Select a Bottom Filter Threshold value to control the strength of the filter A higher numerical value increases the filter efficiency and reduces the bottom echo accordingly The choice you make is by default only applied to the currently selected active view Select the middle of t...

Page 127: ...e CS90 system For all practical purposes adjusting Display Gain has the same effect as adjusting Gain Adjust the Display Gain so that you can see the targets without too much noise and reverberation The chosen setting is a matter of personal preferences Procedure 1 Open the Display menu 2 Select Display Gain 3 Adjust the setting to fit your requirements To change the setting move the cursor to eit...

Page 128: ... where you wish to store the data files If you wish to save your recorded data on an external hard disk make sure that it is connected to the computer Unless you really need to record data for playback and or training purposes you should use this function with care The data files will fill you hard disk very fast The File Setup settings control how and where the recorded files are saved on the har...

Page 129: ...CS90 system to save echo data The data files can be copied or moved to an external storage device You can keep the recorded files for future reference training purposes and calibration The recording is controlled by the Record function Prerequisites Before you start data recording make sure that you have defined where to store the files To define which disks and folders to use to save the data fil...

Page 130: ...ht side of the Record RAW button Related topics Operating procedures page 79 Recording and replaying echo data page 126 Defining the file and folder settings for data recording page 126 Record RAW function page 430 Accessing the echo data files to delete move or copy them Use the data recording functionality provided by the CS90 system to save echo data You can save the data to the hard disk or on...

Page 131: ...elect the CS90 button on the operating system taskbar to restore the application window Related topics Operating procedures page 79 Recording and replaying echo data page 126 Record RAW function page 430 Replay File dialog box page 489 Selecting Replay mode Replay mode allows you to play back previously recorded raw data The CS90 system can not operate normally while in Replay mode Neither transmi...

Page 132: ... the top of the display presentation If you need to select which files to replay select Replay File under the Operation button You can also select the large button in the middle of the replay bar 3 Select Play Pause to start the playback 4 To stop the replay choose any other operating mode Related topics Operating procedures page 79 Choosing operating mode and key transmit parameters page 84 Selec...

Page 133: ... File dialog box E Playback Progress This bar shows you the progress of the replay sequence If you have chosen to restart the replay file s automatically in a loop the green indicator starts from left every time the file restarts Procedure 1 Open the Operation menu 2 Select Operation to see the available choices 3 Select Replay File to open the dialog box The Replay File dialog box allows you to c...

Page 134: ...ar opens automatically It is positioned directly below the top bar at the top of the display presentation Related topics Operating procedures page 79 Recording and replaying echo data page 126 Replay File dialog box page 489 Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 135: ...dealer for more information Context The File Setup settings control how and where the recorded files are saved on the hard disk or on an external storage device By adding a prefix to the file names you can identify the files you have recorded during a specific survey You can also define a maximum size of the files Note The data files will normally become very large If you wish to record large amou...

Page 136: ...r to another computer on the network You can keep the recorded files for scientific studies future references or for training purposes The recording is controlled by the Record Processed function Prerequisites Before you start data recording make sure that you have defined where to store the files To define which disks and folders to use to save the data files use the File Setup page The File Setu...

Page 137: ...ke sure that the Record Processed function is available If the Record Processed function is unavailable it is most likely because you have forgotten to specify an output format Use Processed Data to File to define which processed data formats to save and where to place the files This page is located in the Output dialog box 2 To start data recording open the Record Processed button and select On A...

Page 138: ...ed data is an optional function In order to use this functionality a dedicated software license is required Contact you local dealer for more information Context Processed data files can not be played back on the CS90 system Procedure 1 Connect a suitable storage device to the Processor Unit 2 If you have a computer keyboard connected press Win E to open the file manager 3 Without a keyboard a Sel...

Page 139: ...442700 A 137 Related topics Recording and exporting processed echo data page 133 Operating procedures page 79 Record Processed function page 432 Operating procedures ...

Page 140: ...n choose either a single screen capture or a sequence with multiple screen captures Each screen capture you make is saved in jpg format on the Processor Unit hard disk The file name reflects the current date and time Procedure 1 Make sure that the screen capture mode is set to Single You can choose either a single screen capture or a sequence with multiple screen captures Open the Screen Captures ...

Page 141: ...e mode page 140 Accessing the screen capture images to delete move or copy them page 141 Screen Capture page 310 Screen Captures dialog box page 454 Capturing the display presentation using one image for each ping During normal operation it can be useful to capture a sequence of display presentations Context Each screen capture you make is saved in jpg format on the Processor Unit hard disk The fi...

Page 142: ...tation in image and video files page 138 Capturing the display presentation in an image page 138 Capturing the display presentation using one image for each ping page 139 Choosing screen capture mode page 140 Accessing the screen capture images to delete move or copy them page 141 Screen Capture page 310 Screen Captures dialog box page 454 Choosing screen capture mode While using the CS90 system y...

Page 143: ...ge page 138 Capturing the display presentation using one image for each ping page 139 Choosing screen capture mode page 140 Accessing the screen capture images to delete move or copy them page 141 Screen Captures dialog box page 454 Accessing the screen capture images to delete move or copy them When the screen capture images have been saved you may wish to delete them copy them or move them to a ...

Page 144: ...pics Operating procedures page 79 Capturing the display presentation in image and video files page 138 Capturing the display presentation in an image page 138 Capturing the display presentation using one image for each ping page 139 Choosing screen capture mode page 140 Accessing the screen capture images to delete move or copy them page 141 Screen Captures dialog box page 454 Capturing the displa...

Page 145: ...rding 3 Select Screen Recording on the top bar one more time to stop the recording Related topics Operating procedures page 79 Capturing the display presentation in image and video files page 138 Capturing the display presentation in a video file page 142 Selecting where to save the video files page 143 Screen Recording page 309 Screen Recording page page 523 Selecting where to save the video file...

Page 146: ...he Output dialog box opens This dialog box contains a number of pages selected from the menu on the left side 4 Select Screen Recording to open the page 5 Select Browse to locate the desired folder This function uses a standard operating system dialog box 6 Select OK to save the selected setting and close the dialog box Related topics Operating procedures page 79 Capturing the display presentation...

Page 147: ...re size the views in the display presentation Context The physical location and size of each view can be changed individually The content in a view that changes size will automatically be adjusted to take full advantage of the space available Procedure 1 Open the Display menu 2 Set Docking Views to On 3 Click in the title bar of the view that you want to move The frame of the selected view will ch...

Page 148: ...hanges size will automatically be adjusted to take full advantage of the space available Procedure 1 We recommend that you first save your current user settings When a complete reorganisation of the view positions and sizes have been completed you may wish to restore the presentation to what it was before you changed it You must use the User Settings dialog box to do this We suggest that you save ...

Page 149: ...you have used Docking Views to rearrange the position and size of your views you must use User Settings to restore all the views to their default positions Context With the Docking Views function you can move and re size the views in the display presentation When a complete reorganisation of the view positions and sizes have been completed you may wish to restore the presentation to what it was be...

Page 150: ...ting up presentation modes and views page 145 Moving a view to another display page 145 Rearranging the layout of the echo presentations page 146 Restoring the locations and sizes of the views page 147 Docking Views function page 445 Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 151: ...cedure 1 Open the Display menu 2 Locate the Motion function 3 Select or to choose the requested setting True Motion In True Motion mode the view is kept geographically motionless The vessel symbols moves around in the view to reflect its true movements If the symbol attempts to leave the view the presentation is automatically adjusted Relative In Relative mode the view is continuously updating its...

Page 152: ...nu 4 Set Current Vector to On If you select Apply to All your setting is applied to all the views that support the functionality 5 Select Display Options to open the dialog box This dialog box contains a number of pages selected from the menu on the left side 6 Select Current Flow to open the page The Current Flow page allows you how to present the direction of the sea current 7 Choose the require...

Page 153: ...Setup menu select Installation c On the left side of the Installation dialog box select Sensor Installation d For Type select External Objects to import information from relevant devices e Select which port you want to import the sensor information on f Type a custom name to identify the interface in other dialog boxes g Select which datagram s you want to import from the sensor h If relevant spec...

Page 154: ...t be used for navigation Context The map is only shown in Horizontal views when Range Projection is set to True Procedure 1 At the bottom of the display presentation select a suitable presentation mode and activate the Horizontal view 2 Open the Active menu 3 Set Range Projection to True The distance to a target located anywhere in the water column can be measured in two ways This can either be th...

Page 155: ...ments to include in the map presentation Context The map is only shown in Horizontal views when Range Projection is set to True Procedure 1 Open the Display menu 2 Select Display Options to open the dialog box 3 Select Map Display on the menu to open the page 4 Select which map elements you want to include Note These map settings are only valid for WMS Web Map Service maps from a KONGSBERG navigat...

Page 156: ... menu 2 Select Display Options to open the dialog box 3 Select Safety Depth to open the page 4 Select the settings you want to use Note These map settings are only valid for WMS Web Map Service maps from a KONGSBERG navigation system 5 Select OK to save the selected settings and close the dialog box Related topics Operating procedures page 79 Using maps page 152 Safety Depth page page 530 Choosing...

Page 157: ...rld Map Service maps from a KONGSBERG navigation system are supported 5 Type the correct URL to make contact with the map server 6 Select OK to save the selected settings and close the dialog box Related topics Operating procedures page 79 Using maps page 152 Map Setup page page 599 Operating procedures ...

Page 158: ...nging the colour palette skin used in the display presentations page 163 Choosing the colours used to present the echoes page 163 Selecting measurement units page 164 Configuring the environmental parameters page 165 Setting up the alarm limits for system protection page 166 Selecting menu language You may prefer to use the CS90 system with the user interface in your own language The Language func...

Page 159: ...rating parameters you may want to hide the menu from the display presentation This gives you more space for echo information Context The menu system is by default located on the right side of the display presentation The menus are organized in a tree structure with a main menu a set of secondary menus and several menu buttons Tip The Menu on the right side option is provided in the Display Options...

Page 160: ...play menu 2 Select Display Options to open the dialog box 3 Select General to open the page 4 Deselect Menu on the right side 5 Select OK to save the selected setting and close the dialog box Related topics Operating procedures page 79 Defining settings related to user preferences and individual customizing page 156 General page page 525 Selecting the information to appear on the top bar The top b...

Page 161: ...ersal Time UTC on the bottom bar You can set up the CS90 system to show Coordinated Universal Time UTC When disabled the CS90 system uses local time Prerequisites To enable UTC time your CS90 system must be set up to accept the NMEA ZDA datagram The NMEA ZDA datagram contains the universal time code UTC day month year and local time zone Context This is an on off switch The time is shown on the bo...

Page 162: ...and a small information box is shown By default the information is related to the exact position of the cursor Each tooltip represents a specific piece of information and they are listed separately The Tooltip page offers a range of on off switches Each tooltip is presented in the list and you can enable or disable each of them independently Procedure 1 Open the Display menu 2 Select Display Optio...

Page 163: ...n to open it If you have a keyboard connected to the CS90 system type the requested value Related topics Operating procedures page 79 Defining settings related to user preferences and individual customizing page 156 Panel Backlight function page 441 Reducing the light emitted from the display presentation When the bridge is dark the light emitted by the display presentation can affect your night v...

Page 164: ... provided by the CS90 system can be placed anywhere on top of the Inspection views in the presentation In order not to loose information the panes have been designed so you can see through them The degree of transparency can be controlled with this Transparency function You can adjust the setting from 0 no transparency to 90 almost full transparency in steps of 1 Procedure 1 Open the Display menu ...

Page 165: ...age 79 Defining settings related to user preferences and individual customizing page 156 Colour Setup dialog box page 444 Choosing the colours used to present the echoes Several different colour scales are predefined and available for the presentation of the echoes You can easily choose which colours to use The presentation colours have no effect on the operational performance of the CS90 system C...

Page 166: ...d to user preferences and individual customizing page 156 Colour Setup dialog box page 444 Selecting measurement units The CS90 system is prepared to work with several international standards for units of measurements From the Units page you control which units of measurements that are used Context The user interface presents many measurements These measurements are for example related to depth ra...

Page 167: ...nmental parameters such as salinity and sound speed play an important part to present accurate echo data Use the Environment parameters to define these values Depending on the current sea and weather conditions you may need to change these values frequently Context In order to obtain accurate echoes it is very important that the sound speed through the water is set correctly Several parameters are...

Page 168: ...fy alarm limits for the hull unit and the transducer Additional system protection features are also listed These function are automatically monitored by the software in the CS90 system You are not permitted to change the alarm limits If an alarm limit is exceeded a relevant message is issued by the CS90 system At the same time the relevant descriptive text is provided with a dark background Proced...

Page 169: ...tted to change the alarm limits If this voltage differs from the defined tolerances alarm message AKH11 will be initiated Transmission is inhibited due to a high voltage in the power supply Tx Inhibit Transducer Temperature For the transducer you can set a temperature warning limit Tx Inhibit Operation Mode This feature activates the system protection to make sure that the CS90 system does not tra...

Page 170: ...mmend that you do not make any changes to these settings 5 At the bottom of the page select Apply to save your settings 6 Continue your work in the Installation dialog box or select OK to close it Related topics Operating procedures page 79 Defining settings related to user preferences and individual customizing page 156 System Protection page page 594 Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 171: ... It is a good idea to save these settings Context The User Settings dialog box is used to store your favourite settings These settings can be related to different operations environmental conditions or basic personal preferences You can use different settings to create as many user profiles as you like and give them any name All the settings you have chosen using functions and dialog boxes in the ...

Page 172: ...c personal preferences You can use different settings to create as many user profiles as you like and give them any name All the settings you have chosen using functions and dialog boxes in the user interface are saved To activate either a factory setting or a saved setting select the relevant name in one of the lists then select Activate Selected Setting Tip The Operating Panel allows you to assi...

Page 173: ...em any name All the settings you have chosen using functions and dialog boxes in the user interface are saved To rename a user setting select its name in the list and then select Rename The factory settings can not be renamed Procedure 1 Observe the Main menu Its default location is on the right side of the display presentation 2 Select User Settings Observe that the User Settings dialog box opens...

Page 174: ...to create as many user profiles as you like and give them any name All the settings you have chosen using functions and dialog boxes in the user interface are saved To delete a user setting select its name in the list and then select Delete The factory settings can not be deleted Note There is no undo Procedure 1 Observe the Main menu Its default location is on the right side of the display presen...

Page 175: ...e chosen using functions and dialog boxes in the user interface are saved To activate either a factory setting or a saved setting select the relevant name in one of the lists then select Activate Selected Setting The factory settings cannot be changed When you want to apply the factory settings a small dialog box opens to request your confirmation Note Unless they are saved all your current settin...

Page 176: ... CS90 system supports three different operating panels These are referred to as Mk1 Mk2 and Mk3 The Mk1 Operating Panel is connected to the Processor Unit with three cables The dual interface cable provides power and serial communication The USB interface cable is used to read the trackball movements The Processor Unit must be fitted with a custom made interface board A small commercial power supp...

Page 177: ...e it Related topics Defining the user selected features on the Operating Panel page 174 Operating Panel page page 582 Assigning user settings or presentation modes to the Operating Panel The User Settings dialog box is used to store your favourite settings These settings can be related to different operations environmental conditions or basic personal preferences You can use different settings to ...

Page 178: ...ft corner of the Horizontal view The identifying number refers to the User Setting number on the Operating Panel page Click on the text to make it larger Click one more time to restore the original font size Procedure 1 Open the Setup menu 2 On the Setup menu select Installation Observe that the Installation menu opens This dialog box contains a number of pages selected from the menu on the left s...

Page 179: ... the programmable buttons This page is located in the Installation dialog box The Installation dialog box is located on the Setup menu The following functions can be assigned Horizontal Range This is the range setting in the Horizontal view Vertical Range This is the range setting in the Vertical view Inspection Range This is the range setting in the Inspection view Horizontal Range 2 This is the ...

Page 180: ...Switch Options assign one function to each rotary switch on the Operating Panel 6 For the Mk3 Operating Panel assign one function to each rotary switch when you press it 7 At the bottom of the page select Apply to save your settings 8 Continue your work in the Installation dialog box or select OK to close it Related topics Defining the user selected features on the Operating Panel page 174 Operati...

Page 181: ...in menu Off Centre This is the same function as Set New Ship Centre on the shortcut menu Place the cursor anywhere in the view and press the button The function moves the vessel symbol to the selected position Zoom Place the cursor anywhere in the view right click and select Zoom Only one zoom level is provided Select Zoom one more time to restore the original view Menu Off This is an on off funct...

Page 182: ...t Installation Observe that the Installation menu opens This dialog box contains a number of pages selected from the menu on the left side 3 On the left side of the Installation dialog box select Operating Panel 4 Select which operating panel to use 5 Under Button Options assign one function to each Fx button on the Operating Panel 6 At the bottom of the page select Apply to save your settings 7 C...

Page 183: ...ed with its geographical location This marker location can be very useful for other instruments For example you can export this information to a chartplotter Prerequisites A compatible instrument is connected to the CS90 system You have a vacant interface port on your Processor Unit The interface port is set up with the correct communication parameters Context In this context the phrase marker is ...

Page 184: ...n order to see this data traffic your CS90 system must be active and transmitting information to the peripheral system The Port Monitor dialog box provides one text box for incoming messages Rx Data and one for outgoing messages Tx Data Use these boxes and your knowledge of the data communication to investigate the datagrams The Port Monitor dialog box is a tool for debugging purposes It is neithe...

Page 185: ...S90 system allows you to re export this sensor information When activated the selected sensor information is sent out on the chosen communication port serial or LAN The following sensor data can be exported Navigation Procedure 1 Open the Setup menu 2 Select Output Observe that the Output dialog box opens This dialog box contains a number of pages selected from the menu on the left side 3 On the l...

Page 186: ...nical information Exporting technical information from the CS90 system to a hard disk or USB flash drive is often useful Both during normal use and perhaps preferably during software and hardware troubleshooting it can be helpful to share information Prerequisites It is assumed that you are familiar with the Microsoft operating system utilities for file handling You need a data storage device This...

Page 187: ...der name If you do not have a computer keyboard connected to your CS90 system select the Keyboard button to open an on screen keyboard 6 Select Save to start the data export Result Related topics Operating procedures page 79 Exporting sensor data marker positions and technical information page 181 Export dialog box page 458 Operating procedures ...

Page 188: ...nar room page 187 Setting up the interfaces to peripheral devices page 195 Inserting the installation parameters page 215 Installing and maintaining software page 231 Testing the noise conditions and the sonar functionality page 255 Preventive maintenance page 273 Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 189: ...m the sonar room Topics Lowering and hoisting the transducer using the Hoist Lower Switch page 188 Lowering and hoisting the transducer using the hand crank page 190 Emergency lowering and hoisting using the two contactors page 192 Maintenance procedures ...

Page 190: ...he cabinet to control lowering and hoisting For normal operation from the Operating Panel the switch must be set to REMOTE Procedure 1 Make sure that you have sufficient water depth below the keel before you lower the transducer If your vessel is in dry dock make sure that you have sufficient height between the hull and the dry dock floor The space under the hull must be free from tools scaffoldin...

Page 191: ...the switch to position HOIST Hoisting is automatically stopped when the Upper Limit Switch is activated If necessary the transducer can be stopped in any position by setting the Hoist Lower Switch to STOP b Set the switch to position STOP 6 Locate the Hoist Lower Switch S302 Set the switch to position REMOTE Note For normal operation from the Operating Panel the switch must be set to REMOTE 7 Clos...

Page 192: ...ducer is manually lowered or hoisted Note When not in use the hand crank must always be placed inside the Motor Control Unit When removed from its storage position the hand crank releases a safety switch which disables hull unit operation Procedure 1 Make sure that you have sufficient water depth below the keel before you lower the transducer If your vessel is in dry dock make sure that you have s...

Page 193: ... stub shaft through the hole in the top cover h Locate the brake release screw on the motor i Use an 4 mm Allen key to rotate the screw clockwise until the motor brake is released j Turn the crank until the transducer is fully lowered 4 Hoisting the transducer a Turn the crank until the transducer is fully retracted b Loosen the brake release screw to engage the motor brake c Check with the hand c...

Page 194: ...rewdriver 3 phase voltage for the hoisting motor is available Context The two contactors are identified as K301 and K302 The Hoisting Contactor K301 and the Lowering Contactor K302 are located on the upper DIN rail in the Motor Control Unit Left side When activated the Hoisting Contactor K301 starts the motor in order to hoist the transducer Right side The Lowering Contactor K302 starts the motor ...

Page 195: ...e Hoist Lower Switch S302 Set the switch to position STOP This is for safety reasons 4 Lowering the transducer a Locate the Lowering Contactor K302 on the right side b Open the transparent plastic cover on the front of the contactor c Use a small screw driver and press the spring return actuator to apply voltage to the motor d Lower the transducer and STOP before you reach the bottom position 5 Ho...

Page 196: ...194 442700 A Related topics Maintenance procedures page 186 Lowering and hoisting the transducer from the sonar room page 187 Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 197: ...hical position To set up the communication parameters on the serial and LAN ports use the I O Setup page To select which sensors to install use the Sensor Installation page The Sensor Configuration page allows you to define a datagram priority so that the information from the most reliable sensor is used by the CS90 system You can also define manual values in case a sensor is unserviceable or not ...

Page 198: ...uration h Define the priority of the datagrams and set up relevant configuration parameters i At the bottom of the page select Apply to save your settings 4 Repeat for each sensor interface that you need to set up 5 Continue your work in the Installation dialog box or select OK to close it Related topics Maintenance procedures page 186 Setting up the interfaces to peripheral devices page 195 Pages...

Page 199: ... Setup menu When you work in the Installation dialog box you must always select Apply to save the changes made on a page You must do this before you continue working on a different page Procedure 1 Open the Setup menu 2 On the Setup menu select Installation Observe that the Installation dialog box opens This dialog box contains a number of pages selected from the menu on the left side 3 On the lef...

Page 200: ...se the Sensor Installation page Your current position is shown on the top bar if you have enabled this in the Display Options dialog box Prerequisites This procedure assumes that You have a vacant interface port on your Processor Unit You are familiar with NMEA and other relevant datagram formats You know how to set up the parameters for serial and local area network LAN communication The interfac...

Page 201: ...PS sensor to import information from a global positioning system 6 Select which port you want to import the sensor information on 7 If you want to check the communication parameters select Inspect Port Note You cannot make any changes here To change the communication parameters use the I O Setup page 8 If you want to check that the peripheral system is transmitting data to the CS90 system select M...

Page 202: ...Adjust with a positive value for Y if the sensor is located on the starboard side of the ship origin c Select the offset value on the Z axis vertical from the Ship Origin Adjust with a positive value for Z if the sensor is located under the ship origin 13 Select Add to save the new sensor interface you have defined The sensor interface is added to the Installed Sensors list on the Sensor Installat...

Page 203: ...normally The new sensor is physically connected to the CS90 system using a serial or network cable The sensor is turned on and in normal operation Neither tools nor instruments are required Context Note The input from a speed log is essential for operation Without speed information the CS90 system will neither be able to present correct navigational information nor compensate for vessel movements ...

Page 204: ... want to check that the peripheral system is transmitting data to the CS90 system select Monitor The Port Monitor dialog box provides one text box for incoming messages Rx Data and one for outgoing messages Tx Data Use these boxes and your knowledge of the data communication to investigate the datagrams The Port Monitor dialog box is a tool for debugging purposes It is neither required nor intende...

Page 205: ...interface port on your Processor Unit You are familiar with NMEA and other relevant datagram formats You know how to set up the parameters for serial and local area network LAN communication The interface port is set up with the correct communication parameters The CS90 system is turned on and operates normally The new sensor is physically connected to the CS90 system using a serial or network cab...

Page 206: ...lect Sensor Installation 5 For Sensor Type select Gyro to import information from a global positioning system 6 Select which port you want to import the sensor information on 7 If you want to check the communication parameters select Inspect Port Note You cannot make any changes here To change the communication parameters use the I O Setup page 8 If you want to check that the peripheral system is ...

Page 207: ...Z if the sensor is located under the ship origin 13 Select Add to save the new sensor interface you have defined The sensor interface is added to the Installed Sensors list on the Sensor Installation page 14 At the bottom of the dialog box select Apply to save your settings 15 Continue your work in the Installation dialog box or select OK to close it Further requirements On the left side of the In...

Page 208: ... sensor by rearranging the datagrams in a list You can also define manual values in case a sensor is unserviceable or not installed The CS90 system can communicate with several different sensor types Use the Sensor Installation page to define which external sensors your CS90 system will import information from You must also specify which datagram formats to use Note When you work in the Installati...

Page 209: ...pheral devices page 195 Sensor Configuration page page 565 Setting up the input from a motion reference unit MRU The information from a motion reference unit MRU normally heave roll and pitch information is imported into the CS90 system to increase the accuracy of the echo data The CS90 system is provided with a built in motion sensor to provide electronic stabilization of the sonar beams It is pl...

Page 210: ...pages selected from the menu on the left side Note If you want to use a serial line to interface the motion sensor and no COM ports are available you must first release a port on the I O Setup page If you choose a serial COM port to interface the motion sensor make sure that you do not put the same COM port to other use on the I O Setup page 4 Release an unused serial port COM port a On the left s...

Page 211: ...alog box select Apply to save your settings 8 Continue your work in the Installation dialog box or select OK to close it Further requirements If you choose a serial COM port to interface the motion sensor make sure that you do not put the same COM port to other use on the I O Setup page Note To align an external motion sensor to the internal sensor you may need to adjust the stabilization offset v...

Page 212: ...zation It can be set up to operate in either Master or Slave mode Note When you work in the Installation dialog box you must always select Apply to save the changes made on a page You must do this before you continue working on a different page Procedure 1 Connect the synchronization cable from the remote system to an available communication port on your computer This is described in the Installat...

Page 213: ...elected the CS90 system will not transmit ping unless an external trigger appears on the chosen synchronization port The peripheral system may be any other hydroacoustic product for example an echo sounder or sonar or even a dedicated synchronization system 7 Select Synchronization Delay This delay parameter is used differently depending on the chosen synchronization mode Stand alone The Synchroni...

Page 214: ...gregating devices and other similar items can be imported into the CS90 system Prerequisites This procedure assumes that You have a vacant interface port on your Processor Unit A suitable receiver system must be available You are familiar with NMEA and other relevant datagram formats You know how to set up the parameters for serial and local area network LAN communication The interface port is set...

Page 215: ... Inspect Port Note You cannot make any changes here To change the communication parameters use the I O Setup page 8 If you want to check that the peripheral system is transmitting data to the CS90 system select Monitor The Port Monitor dialog box provides one text box for incoming messages Rx Data and one for outgoing messages Tx Data Use these boxes and your knowledge of the data communication to...

Page 216: ...e left side of the Installation dialog box select Sensor Configuration Define the priority of the datagrams and set up relevant configuration parameters Related topics Maintenance procedures page 186 Setting up the interfaces to peripheral devices page 195 Sensor Installation page page 560 Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 217: ...is reference point is also used to position the sonar echoes relative to the ship symbol on the display presentation Prerequisites The CS90 system has been set up with its hardware units connected as specified in the Installation Manual The CS90 system is turned on and operates normally The CS90 system is in Normal mode but TX Power is set to Off to prevent transmissions The vessel is berthed or a...

Page 218: ...p menu 2 On the Setup menu select Installation Observe that the Installation dialog box opens This dialog box contains a number of pages selected from the menu on the left side 3 On the left side of the Installation dialog box select the small white triangle next to Installation Parameters Observe that a menu opens with access to all the individual pages 4 Open the Ship page 5 Insert the physical ...

Page 219: ... You must proceed by defining the locations of the navigation system antenna the motion reference sensor and the transducer These locations are all referenced to the same reference point Related topics Maintenance procedures page 186 Inserting the installation parameters page 215 Ship page page 572 Maintenance procedures ...

Page 220: ... must be adjusted by changing the installation parameters Prerequisites Illustration CS90 A Bow B This is the alignment angle 180 C 0 transducer mark The CS90 system has been set up with its hardware units connected as specified in the Installation Manual The CS90 system is turned on and operates normally The CS90 system is in Normal mode but TX Power is set to Off to prevent transmissions The ves...

Page 221: ...ow to the 0 transducer mark The 0 transducer mark is located outermost on the mounting flange and it is marked as a red 0 Depending on the transducer mounting it can be located at any angle on the mounting flange not necessarily as shown in the illustration On the Transducer page define this angle as rotation around Z If the 0 transducer mark points to the starboard right side of the vessel s cent...

Page 222: ...o Installation Parameters Observe that a menu opens with access to all the individual pages 4 Select Transducer to open the page 5 Insert the relevant offset values Do this as accurately as possible a X Offset Insert the horizontal distance on the x axis fore and aft direction between the transducer and the Ship Origin b Y Offset Insert the horizontal distance on the y axis athwartship direction b...

Page 223: ...etween 0 and 180 degrees Examples If the alignment angle is 295 degrees insert 65 degrees If the alignment angle is 15 degrees insert 15 degrees 7 At the bottom of the page select Apply to save your settings 8 Continue your work in the Installation dialog box or select OK to close it Related topics Maintenance procedures page 186 Inserting the installation parameters page 215 Transducer page page ...

Page 224: ...nal accuracy an external motion reference unit MRU can be used offsets The offset values specify the physical location of the motion reference unit relative to the reference point origin The relevant offset values can normally be taken from the vessel drawings Rotation The values for rotation around the X Y and Z axis are used to compensate for any misalignments made during the physical installati...

Page 225: ...is In the positive horizontal direction starboard a positive rotation is clockwise C Rotation around the z axis In the positive vertical direction down a positive rotation is clockwise D Reference point Ship Origin Procedure 1 Open the Setup menu 2 On the Setup menu select Installation Observe that the Installation dialog box opens This dialog box contains a number of pages selected from the menu ...

Page 226: ...system Make sure that you do not insert them both places 6 From the information provided by the personnel installing the motion sensor obtain the relevant rotation information Insert the values Do this as accurately as possible 7 At the bottom of the page select Apply to save your settings 8 Continue your work in the Installation dialog box or select OK to close it Related topics Maintenance proce...

Page 227: ...onic stabilization of the sonar beams It is placed inside the Motor Control Unit Prerequisites CS90 A Bow B This is the alignment angle 180 C 0 transducer mark The CS90 system has been set up with its hardware units connected as specified in the Installation Manual The CS90 system is turned on and operates normally The CS90 system is in Normal mode but TX Power is set to Off to prevent transmissio...

Page 228: ...n or parallel to the vessel s centre line the built in motion sensor offset must be defined Independent of the hull unit orientation the offset of the built in motion sensor is always defined as The angle measured from the bow to the motion sensor s 0 reference On the MRU page define the offset as rotation around Z If the 0 reference mark for the built in motion sensor points to the starboard righ...

Page 229: ...x contains a number of pages selected from the menu on the left side 3 On the left side of the Installation dialog box select the small white triangle next to Installation Parameters Observe that a menu opens with access to all the individual pages 4 Select MRU to open the page 5 Insert the alignment offset angle as a rotation around Z If the 0 reference mark for the built in motion sensor points ...

Page 230: ...ence unit on your CS90 system Prerequisites Note Before you do this task you must adjust the installation offset of the motion sensor The CS90 system has been set up with its hardware units connected as specified in the Installation Manual The external motion sensor is connected to the CS90 system The CS90 system is turned on and operates normally The vessel is berthed Note We recommend that you d...

Page 231: ...causes the echoes to be distorted This error will of course be more visible on longer ranges Note Do not confuse stabilization offset with installation offset The installation offset values describe the physical location and orientation of an item and how this location is related to the vessel s coordinate system The stabilization offset values describe any misalignments related to the measurement...

Page 232: ...elect OK to save the selected settings and close the dialog box 4 Enable the input from the external motion sensor a On the Setup menu select Installation b On the left side of the Installation dialog box select Motion Reference Unit c Select the serial port you want to use d Select which protocol datagram sentence you want to use e Select the baud rate f Select Apply and then OK to save all the p...

Page 233: ...g Panel support applications Mk2 page 250 Updating the firmware on the Operating Panel Mk2 page 252 Installing a new version of the operating software A dedicated wizard is used to install the software The operating software for the CS90 system must be downloaded on a separate computer Prerequisites The following specific items are required for this task Personal computer USB flash drive Computer ...

Page 234: ...orer b Locate the application file c Copy the file to a temporary folder on the C drive d Double click the setup executable file to start the installation e Select the check box to accept the license terms and conditions f Select Install g Follow the instructions provided by the wizard We recommend that you install the software in the default folder suggested by the wizard h Close File Explorer i ...

Page 235: ...e 1 Turn on the Processor Unit 2 Select Power off to turn off the system 3 In the Power Off dialog box select Exit to Operating System to close the CS90 program 4 Uninstall the application a From the Start button in the lower left corner open the Control Panel b In the Control Panel select App c Select Programs and features d On the list provided locate the software you shall uninstall e Select it...

Page 236: ...elp is provided using a WebHelp installation using HTML format It uses the default web browser on the computer The help system comprises a large number of files Language codes Folder names da Danish is Icelandic sv Swedish de German it Italian tr Turkish el Greek ja Japanese vi Vietnamese en English ko Korean zh CHT Chinese es Spanish no Norwegian zh CN Chinese Simplified fr French pl Polish id In...

Page 237: ...SB flash drive to the language folder 6 Close File Explorer 7 Restart the CS90 system Related topics Context sensitive online help page 77 Maintenance procedures page 186 Installing and maintaining software page 231 Adding online help in a new language Installed on your CS90 system you will find a comprehensive context sensitive online help system The help system may be provided in a new language ...

Page 238: ...er b Unpack the ZIP file and place all the files in a folder named HTML c Copy the HTML folder to a USB flash drive 2 Turn on the CS90 3 Open a file manager utility a On the computer keyboard press Win E to open the file manager or a Select Power Off on the top bar b In the Power Off dialog box select Exit to Operating System to close the CS90 program c From the Windows Start button right click to...

Page 239: ...fier is generated using information from key components in the computer The software license is linked to the physical computer You cannot move the CS90 system software from one Processor Unit to another unless you also request and install a new license In order to obtain a software license you must contact one of our dealers or distributors You can also use the request form on our website or cont...

Page 240: ...r contact our support department directly You can use the following e mail address purchase order simrad com Once the software license string s have been returned to you most likely by e mail you can install the licenses into the software 5 Open the Software License page 6 Select Type License String and type the license string into the dialog box If you do not have a computer keyboard connected to...

Page 241: ...l is set up with the following communication parameters IP Address 157 237 60 20 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 157 237 60 1 To set up the Ethernet communication you must define the IP address for the panel and identify the Processor Unit in the panel software These settings allow you to use more than one Operating Panel on the Processor Unit You can also control more than one Processor Unit fr...

Page 242: ...rk Internet e Select Change adapter options f Select the relevant network adapter then right click and select Properties on the short cut menu g On the list of connections select Internet Protocol 4 TCP IPv4 and then Properties h Observe the IP address for the Ethernet adapter i Write down the information j Close all the dialog boxes Obtain the MAC address a In the bottom left corner of your deskt...

Page 243: ...icator light is lit permanently f On the Processor Unit desktop open folder SIMRAD Shortcut g Double click file IPandMACaddress txt to open it in a text editor h Double click the URL shortcut to open the Operating Panel configuration page in the default web browser i Observe that the Operating Panel configuration page opens on page 157 237 60 20 5000 3 Define the configuration parameters a Select ...

Page 244: ...f Press and or turn selected buttons and make sure that the corresponding function is activated in the user interface Related topics Maintenance procedures page 186 Installing and maintaining software page 231 Using more than one Operating Panel to control the sonar Mk2 A secondary Operating Panel may be connected to the Processor Unit This may be useful in conjunction with a second display if you...

Page 245: ...CS90 157 237 60 14 AC 1F 6B 1D 42 E6 Tip If the distance between the Processor Unit and your second display is considerable we suggest that you use KVM Keyboard Video Mouse technology to preserve the video quality Procedure 1 Make the following preparations a On the Processor Unit close any programs that are running and return to the desktop b Insert the Ethernet switch between the Operating Panel...

Page 246: ... Panel you can proceed to the next step a On the Operating Panel press Power and keep it depressed for a few seconds The blue indicator light in the button flashes while the Operating Panel establishes contact with the Processor Unit When the connection has been made the blue indicator light is lit permanently b On the Processor Unit desktop open folder SIMRAD Shortcut c Double click the URL short...

Page 247: ...lue indicator light in the button flashes while the Operating Panel establishes contact with the Processor Unit When you start the panel for the first time the interface must be configured to establish this connection When the connection has been made the blue indicator light is lit permanently c On the Processor Unit desktop open folder SIMRAD Shortcut d Double click the URL shortcut to open the ...

Page 248: ... to start the program Wait until the CS90 system operates normally c Make sure that you can control the cursor and that you can make selections in the menu system d Press and or turn selected buttons and make sure that the corresponding function is activated in the user interface Related topics Maintenance procedures page 186 Installing and maintaining software page 231 Using a single Operating Pa...

Page 249: ...and MAC addresses for your Processor Unit are contained in a text file named IPandMACaddress txt The file contains the product name IP address and MAC address in the following format example CS90 157 237 60 14 AC 1F 6B 1D 42 E6 Tip To change which sonar to control press Sonar Select on the Operating Panel If you use your Operating Panel to control more than two sonars press Sonar Select repeatedly...

Page 250: ...pressed for a few seconds The blue indicator light in the button flashes while the Operating Panel establishes contact with the Processor Unit When the connection has been made the blue indicator light is lit permanently b On the Processor Unit close any programs that are running and return to the desktop c On the Processor Unit desktop open folder SIMRAD Shortcut d Double click the URL shortcut t...

Page 251: ...mation j Close all the dialog boxes Obtain the MAC address a In the bottom left corner of your desktop select the looking glass to start a search b Type Command do the search and open the Command Prompt window c Type ipconfig all and press the Enter key d Observe the Physical Address MAC address for the relevant Ethernet adapter e Write down the information f Close the Command Prompt window Select...

Page 252: ...ures page 186 Installing and maintaining software page 231 Updating the Operating Panel support applications Mk2 For the Operating Panel to communicate with the Processor Unit certain interface applications are required Prerequisites The Operating Panel is installed as specified in the Installation manual The Processor Unit is turned on The following specific items are required for this task Perso...

Page 253: ...select Exit to Operating System to close the CS90 program 5 Uninstall the application a From the Start button in the lower left corner open the Control Panel b In the Control Panel select App c Select Programs and features d On the list provided locate the software you shall uninstall Refer to the Software changes chapter in the software release note to see which applications that needs to be upda...

Page 254: ...ecified in the Installation manual The Processor Unit is turned on The following specific items are required for this task USB flash drive Personal computer Optional Computer mouse Optional Computer keyboard Optional Ethernet cable Optional Chrome web browser A firmware update for the Operating Panel was distributed with sonar software version 3 1 8 If this update has not been implemented you will...

Page 255: ...type http 157 237 60 20 5000 Note If you have previously changed the IP Address on the Operating Panel you must use this address to open the configuration page 3 If you use the Processor Unit a Select Power off to turn off the system b In the Power Off dialog box select Exit to Operating System to close the CS90 program c If applicable Connect the keyboard and the mouse to USB sockets on the front...

Page 256: ...e The web browser will reload You may need to refresh the web browser after some time e Make sure that the correct versions have been installed Refer to the software release note 5 If you use a separate computer a Disconnect the Operating Panel from the computer b Connect the Operating Panel to the Processor Unit Ethernet cable 6 On the Processor Unit desktop double click the CS90 icon to start th...

Page 257: ...er tools nor instruments are required The CS90 system is turned on and operates normally The CS90 system is in Normal mode but TX Power is set to Off to prevent transmissions The transducer is retracted to its upper position The vessel is berthed or at sea We recommend that the test is done with the vessel at sea Caution You must never set the CS90 system to ping unless the transducer is submerged...

Page 258: ...al settings Procedure 1 Make sure that you have sufficient water depth below the keel before you lower the transducer 2 Lower the transducer to its bottom position 3 Select the default settings a On the Main menu select User Settings b Observe the Factory Settings list c Select the setting you want to use d Select Activate Selected Setting e Select OK to apply your changes and close the User Setti...

Page 259: ...ellow This is a warning A closer investigation is recommended Red This is an alarm A closer investigation is required Blue A device monitored by the diagnostic system is disabled Grey No information is available 6 Make sure that all the transceiver boards are fully functional 7 Finish the test a Close the Diagnostics dialog box b Set Tx Power to Off c Hoist the transducer back up to its upper posi...

Page 260: ...terference all other hydroacoustic instruments must be turned off Context By means of the Diagnostics functionality you can easily determine if the hardware components in the CS90 system are operational And most important you can make sure that all the transceivers channels and transducer elements are functional Each button provides a small colour coded indicator No indicator Status is OK No actio...

Page 261: ...and returns the status using a simple colour code Green The transducer element is fully operational Red The transducer element offers reduced performance Black The transducer element is not working dead For more information observe the tooltip provided for each element rectangle 7 Make sure that the number of unserviceable dead elements does not degrade the performance of the CS90 system A small n...

Page 262: ...e unreliable test results If you do this tests in a busy harbour or with noise sources present the sensitive receivers will detect all the noise in the nearby waters Excessive noise or interference may be misinterpreted as physical defects You may need to repeat the test several times and if necessary implement a silent ship to improve the conditions 9 Finish the test a Close the Diagnostics dialo...

Page 263: ... this test the ship must be silent The water must be as deep as possible Recommended minimum depth is 100 metres There must be no other vessels in the vicinity The vessel must lie still in the water As much machinery as possible must be turned off It is particularly important to turn off electrical motors as well as cooling systems and hydraulic pumps that may cause electric noise To prevent inter...

Page 264: ... following preparations a On the Main menu Set Range to 1500 m b On the Operation menu Set Tx Power to Off c On the Active menu 1 Set Pulse Type to CW Medium 2 Set Frequency to the start frequency 70 kHz 3 Set Vertical TX Sector to Narrow 4 Set Noise Filter to Off 5 Set the Bottom Filter Threshold to Off d On the Setup menu Select Diagnostics to open the dialog box 6 Select Noise to open the page ...

Page 265: ...tem is turned on and operates normally The vessel is at sea Recommended minimum depth is 100 metres If the CS90 system is operated from any other compartment than the bridge an open two way oral communication channel with the bridge is required You need the following equipment Personal computer Spreadsheet program If you wish to do the test with a silent ship the following prerequisites must be me...

Page 266: ...oise level Note When the transducer is fully lowered the speed of the vessel must not exceed the maximum speed permitted for the hull unit This maximum speed depends on the physical size of the transducer the mechanical construction of the hull unit and how far down the transducer has been lowered The System Protection page allows you to define a limit that triggers an alarm if the maximum speed i...

Page 267: ...e dialog box f Select Noise to open the page g Select Start Noise Measurements 5 Repeat for each vessel speed and operating frequency a Ask the bridge to set the speed b If possible verify the vessel speed on the top bar c Read the noise value from the noise circle d Record the values in the result table e Repeat for every 2 kHz up to and including the highest test frequency 90 kHz 1 Increase the ...

Page 268: ...h the test a Close the Diagnostics dialog box b Hoist the transducer back up to its upper position Result Speed Frequency Noise Speed Frequency Noise level 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 Sea state Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 269: ...e thickness of the boundary layer When the flow speed is high the turbulence can be violent enough to destroy the integrity of the water Small voids or cavities in the water will occur and this is called cavitation Prerequisites The CS90 system is turned on and operates normally The CS90 system is in Normal mode but TX Power is set to Off to prevent transmissions The transducer is retracted to its...

Page 270: ...n the Noise page in the Diagnostics dialog box Tip If you record all the raw data during the noise test you can repeat the test later using the replay file You may wish to make the noise speed curve under realistic conditions This means that all relevant vessels systems are in normal use If you experience very high noise levels you may wish to repeat the test with silent ship settings Note When th...

Page 271: ...a suitable presentation mode and activate the Horizontal view 5 Make the following preparations a On the Main menu Set Range to 1500 m b On the Operation menu Set Tx Power to Off c On the Active menu 1 Set Pulse Type to CW Medium 2 Set Frequency to the start frequency 70 kHz 3 Set Vertical TX Sector to Narrow 4 Set Noise Filter to Off 5 Set the Bottom Filter Threshold to Off d On the Setup menu Se...

Page 272: ...reduced read the noise If you find it more convenient type the data directly into the spreadsheet f Fill in the result table 9 When all the measurements have been made type the data speed and noise into a spreadsheet to create the curve 10 Hoist the transducer back up to its upper position Result Speed Frequency Noise Speed Frequency Noise level 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 Simrad CS90 Reference Man...

Page 273: ...Speed Frequency Noise level 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Sea state Water depth Use this table to record the values Print it out and make multiple copies Alternatively you can type the values straight into a spreadsheet Maintenance procedures ...

Page 274: ...272 442700 A Related topics Maintenance procedures page 186 Testing the noise conditions and the sonar functionality page 255 Noise page page 547 Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 275: ...reventive maintenance schedule page 274 Requirements for personnel and tools page 276 Approved anti fouling paints page 277 Preventive maintenance procedures page 279 Accessing the inside of the installation trunk page 297 Maintenance procedures ...

Page 276: ...very month page 275 Actions to be taken during dry docking page 275 Actions to be taken whenever required page 276 Actions to be taken before each use We recommend that you do these simple tasks each time you shall use the CS90 system 1 Inspect the sonar room 2 Make sure that the following systems in the sonar room are in good working order Ventilation Heating Ambient light Power Bilge pump if rel...

Page 277: ...ecting and cleaning the Processor Unit page 281 Inspecting and cleaning the Operating Panel page 282 Inspecting and cleaning the Transceiver Unit page 282 Visual inspection of the hull unit page 283 Actions to be taken during dry docking When the vessel is in dry dock you must take the opportunity to inspect and clean the transducer 1 Do a visual inspection of the transducer 2 Clean the transducer...

Page 278: ...cation of the hull unit must only take place when required 1 Make sure that the hoisting spindle is properly lubricated Lubricate if required 2 Inspect the hull unit for water intrusion 3 If necessary add grease to the transducer shaft sleeve Related topics Maintenance procedures page 186 Preventive maintenance page 273 Preventive maintenance schedule page 274 Lubricating the hoisting spindle page...

Page 279: ...Norway Manufacturer s website http www jotun com Products SeaMate M Primer Safeguard Universal ES Apply 80 µm wet film thickness 50 µm dry film thickness Paint SeaMate M Apply 250 µm wet film thickness 125 µm dry film thickness SeaQuantum Ultra S Primer Safeguard Universal ES Apply 80 µm wet film thickness 50 µm dry film thickness Paint SeaQuantum Ultra S Apply 250 µm wet film thickness 125 µm dry...

Page 280: ...w international marine com Products Intersleek 1100SR Primer Intersleek 737 Apply 50 µm dry film thickness Paint Intersleek 1100SR Apply 150 µm dry film thickness Intersmooth 7465Si SPC Primer Intergard 269 Apply 40 µm dry film thickness Paint Intersmooth 7465Si SPC Apply 100 µm dry film thickness Online information The list can also be found on our website Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 281: ...es page 292 Lubricating the hoisting spindle page 293 Lubricating the transducer shaft sleeve page 294 Checking the environmental conditions in the sonar room It is important that the sonar room is kept dry The CS90 units must not be exposed to excessive temperatures moisture or humidity Such conditions can cause corrosive attacks and subsequent failures to the electronic circuitry Visit the sonar...

Page 282: ...cleaned at regular intervals Prerequisites No special tools are required for this task You will however need a commercially available mild detergent and a lint free cloth You also need a suitable cleaning fluid for the display screen For detailed maintenance instructions observe the information provided in the display documentation Procedure 1 Turn off the unit 2 Make sure that the unit is kept cl...

Page 283: ... You will however need a commercially available mild detergent and a lint free cloth Procedure 1 Make sure that the unit is kept clean and dry 2 Make sure that the unit is not exposed to excessive dust and vibrations 3 Check for physical damage to the cabinet and or the cables 4 Remove dust and salt water residue with a soft cloth moistened in fresh water Use a mild detergent Note Do not use stron...

Page 284: ...o the panel and or the cables 4 Remove dust and salt water residue with a soft cloth moistened in fresh water Use a mild detergent Note Do not use strong solvents Related topics Maintenance procedures page 186 Preventive maintenance page 273 Preventive maintenance schedule page 274 Preventive maintenance procedures page 279 Environmental requirements page 651 Inspecting and cleaning the Transceive...

Page 285: ...Preventive maintenance schedule page 274 Preventive maintenance procedures page 279 Environmental requirements page 651 Visual inspection of the hull unit Regular inspections of the hull unit is required to make sure that it operates properly Prerequisites Neither tools nor instruments are required You will however need a commercially available mild detergent and a lint free cloth Two persons are ...

Page 286: ...cables can move freely when the transducer is lowered and hoisted 9 Bridge Hoist the transducer to its upper position Related topics Maintenance procedures page 186 Preventive maintenance page 273 Preventive maintenance schedule page 274 Preventive maintenance procedures page 279 Environmental requirements page 651 Visual inspection of the installation trunk All surfaces that are in contact with s...

Page 287: ...d 2 Cover the opening in the installation trunk with a solid wooden or steel plate to protect the transducer 3 Do a close visual inspection of the blister and the hull plating close to the installation trunk a Remove marine growth b Apply anti fouling paint to protect the hull plating and prevent marine growth c Make sure that all surfaces are protected with a high quality coating 4 Access the ins...

Page 288: ...equired Personal protection Fresh water A mild synthetic detergent and a plastic brush A piece of wood or plastic without sharp corners Citric acid 50 only if required Two persons are needed to do the task One person must stay in the sonar room to operate the hull unit One person must stay in the dry dock under the hull to make sure that the transducer is not lowered too far down Proper oral commu...

Page 289: ...t between the hull and the dry dock floor 3 Lowering the transducer a Use a spanner to open the door on the Motor Control Unit WARNING High voltages are used This equipment must be serviced only by qualified personnel familiar with high voltage equipment and the potential hazards involved Failure to observe this precaution could result in bodily injury You may be exposed to electric shock Read and...

Page 290: ...er protective skin of the transducer 6 Allow the transducer surface to dry 7 Do a thorough visual inspection of the transducer Inspect it closely for any signs of dents cracks fractures or holes If you find suspicious damage take high resolution photos that show the damage and contact Kongsberg Maritime support for advice 8 Hoisting the transducer a Turn the crank until the transducer is fully ret...

Page 291: ...ne growth Prerequisites The vessel is in dry dock The CS90 system is turned off The following tools and consumables are required Personal protection Fresh water A mild synthetic detergent and a plastic brush Fine grade sandpaper 240 inch grit size Primer Anti fouling paint Note Because some paint types may be aggressive to the polyurethane in the transducer consult our list of approved paints Wet ...

Page 292: ...or 3 Lowering the transducer a Use a spanner to open the door on the Motor Control Unit WARNING High voltages are used This equipment must be serviced only by qualified personnel familiar with high voltage equipment and the potential hazards involved Failure to observe this precaution could result in bodily injury You may be exposed to electric shock Read and understand the applicable first aid in...

Page 293: ...hickness on transducer surface You must therefore use a wet film gauge to frequently measure the paint thickness Note We strongly recommend that you do not use a paintbrush and or a roller 10 Allow the paint to dry 11 Hoisting the transducer a Turn the crank until the transducer is fully retracted b Loosen the brake release screw to engage the motor brake c Check with the hand crank to ensure that...

Page 294: ...equired for this task If the sacrificial anodes need to be replaced you will need the necessary spare items as well as mounting materials Contact your local dealer or distributor or the Kongsberg Maritime support organization for spare parts Kongsberg Maritime part number 629 204660 Mounting bolts M8x40 Spring lock washers Nuts Two persons are needed to do the task One person must stay in the sona...

Page 295: ...gantry and the transducer shaft The top of the transducer shaft is mounted to the hoisting spindle with a lifting clamp When the hoisting spindle turns in either direction the lifting clamp moves up and down and so does the transducer shaft with the transducer Prerequisites The CS90 system is turned off No special tools are required for this task The following specific consumable is required for t...

Page 296: ... procedures page 186 Preventive maintenance page 273 Preventive maintenance schedule page 274 Preventive maintenance procedures page 279 Lubricating the transducer shaft sleeve The transducer shaft sleeve is a vital part of the hull unit It supports the transducer shaft and allows the shaft to move down and up to lower and hoist the transducer The transducer shaft sleeve is filled with grease The ...

Page 297: ...r intrusion 2 Consider whether it is necessary to add grease to the transducer shaft sleeve Adding grease to the transducer shaft sleeve is only required if the shaft is dry or if water forces its way up along the shaft 3 Open the pressure relief plug You do not need to remove the pressure relief plug completely It has a groove that allows excess lubricant to drain out 4 Connect a grease gun to th...

Page 298: ...96 442700 A Related topics Maintenance procedures page 186 Preventive maintenance page 273 Preventive maintenance schedule page 274 Preventive maintenance procedures page 279 Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 299: ...s are needed to do the task One person must stay in the sonar room to operate the hull unit One person must stay in the dry dock under the hull to make sure that the transducer is not lowered too far down Proper oral communication must exist between the sonar room and the dry dock personnel Context On larger hull units the hoist motor is provided with a motor brake The motor brake must be released...

Page 300: ... familiar with high voltage equipment and the potential hazards involved Failure to observe this precaution could result in bodily injury You may be exposed to electric shock Read and understand the applicable first aid instructions related to electric shock b Locate the Motor Protecting Switch S301 c Deactivate the Motor Protecting Switch S301 by pressing the operating handle to OFF d Locate the ...

Page 301: ...it Related topics Visual inspection of the installation trunk page 284 Inspecting and replacing sacrificial anodes page 292 Accessing the installation trunk by lifting the hull unit To do a visual inspection of the inside surface of the installation trunk you need access Access is also required to inspect and or replace the sacrificial anodes This access can be achieved by lifting the entire hull ...

Page 302: ...ppropriate lifting equipment to minimize risk of personnel injury or equipment damages Only certified equipment must be used The upper parts of the hull unit include the mechanical gantry the hoisting motor the hoisting spindle and the junction box The transducer shaft is supported by the gantry and penetrates the mounting flange The transducer cable is placed inside the transducer shaft The trans...

Page 303: ...the delicate parts from being damaged stuck or hooked on to protruding objects 5 Remove the rubber gasket to protect it Note This gasket must not be damaged Mounting the hull unit on top of the installation trunk 6 Lift the hull unit and place it vertically over the installation trunk 7 Check the top of the installation trunk a Make sure that the surface of the installation trunk is clean and free...

Page 304: ...g is a vital part of the transducer It is very important that neither this coating nor the internal parts of the transducer are damaged during the handling installation or cleaning 10 Align the mounting holes carefully 11 Mount and tighten the relevant nuts and bolts First tighten all the nuts to finger tight Then work alternately on opposite sides of the construction Use the following torque 140 ...

Page 305: ...zation page 304 Top bar page 306 Replay bar description page 322 Sonar views page 324 Using markers in the CS90 user interface page 343 About target tracking page 354 About position tracking page 356 Information panes page 360 Bottom bar page 370 User interface ...

Page 306: ...ferent ways The top bar shows you navigational information and offers buttons for key functions and information panes The menu system on the right side gives you easy access to all the functionality A Top Bar The top bar is located at the top of the display presentation and stretches from the far left to the far right The top bar gives you fast access to key functionality and navigational informat...

Page 307: ...d on the right side of the display presentation On the top bar use Menu to hide or show the menu F Secondary menus The icons for opening and closing the secondary menus are located under the Main menu Select an icon to open the relevant menu Select it one more time to close the menu G Bottom Bar The bottom bar is located at the bottom of the display presentation and stretches from the left side to...

Page 308: ...ed at the top of the display presentation and stretches from the far left to the far right The top bar gives you fast access to key functionality and navigational information It provides buttons for hiding and showing the menu making screen captures opening the Messages dialog box and opening context sensitive help And more importantly from the top bar you can see when data recording is active Fro...

Page 309: ... you when recording is active Hull Unit Hull Unit is located on the left side of the top bar Select it to open the Hull Unit dialog box Information panes The CS90 system offers several information panes to provide additional and detailed data from the presentations The information panes are opened and closed from the top bar The information pane is only available when an Inspection view is active ...

Page 310: ...ext sensitive on line help The help system opens on its start page Operating system buttons Select to open the context sensitive help to minimize and maximize the presentation window and to close the CS90 program Related topics User interface page 303 Top bar page 306 Logo and product name The brand logo and product name are shown on the left side of the top bar Description This information identi...

Page 311: ... of the display presentation This is the default setting By deselecting this function the entire menu system is placed permanently on the left side of the display presentation Operating Panel Mk1 The Mk1 Operating Panel offers a dedicated Menu button The Mk1 Operating Panel is no longer provided with new sonars This information is provided for legacy reasons Related topics Hiding the menu system p...

Page 312: ...ed to its upper position The Timer function stops the recording automatically when the specified time has elapsed This page is located in the Installation dialog box To open the page select Installation on the Setup menu Related topics Capturing the display presentation in image and video files page 138 User interface page 303 Top bar page 306 Screen Recording page page 523 Screen Capture While us...

Page 313: ...ord processed echo data Related functionality Replay bar During replay the dedicated replay bar is shown immediately under the top bar The replay bar allows you to retrieve saved files and to control the playback Record RAW function The Record RAW button allows you to start and stop recording split the current recording file if it gets too large and set up the file output parameters Once all the r...

Page 314: ...dialog box Description The Hull Unit Control dialog box allows you to lower and hoist the transducer The dialog box also provides status information about the transducer position You can monitor the current position of the transducer and make changes to the position defaults The current position of the transducer is shown on the top bar The colour is used to provide status information Red colour T...

Page 315: ...istribution information pane presents a histogram with the echoes from single fish The calculations are based on the fact that different fish species have different echo strength The echo strength also depends on the operating frequency you use The histogram presents the actual size of the fish by weight length or echo strength shown in dB Fish Position The Fish Position information pane shows the...

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Page 317: ...icate the quality of the information Blue The information is good Yellow The information contains manually overwritten values Red The input from the relevant sensors is missing Tip Which navigation elements to see on the top bar is selected in the Display Options dialog box To set up the various operational parameters related to navigational inputs open the Installation dialog box and investigate ...

Page 318: ...vigation Related topics User interface page 303 Top bar page 306 Heading read out When enabled the vessel s current heading is shown on the top bar Prerequisites To see this information on the top bar you must enable it by using the Top Bar functions in the Display Options dialog box Select General to open the page The Display Options dialog box is located on the Display menu Description If a head...

Page 319: ...n the page The Display Options dialog box is located on the Display menu Description Provided that a speed log sensor is interfaced to the CS90 system the vessel s current speed can be presented in the user interface Tip By default the vessel speed is shown in knots You can change the unit of measurement on the Units page The Units page is located in the Installation dialog box Related topics User...

Page 320: ...e information shown on the top bar must not be used for vessel navigation By default the depth is shown in metres You can change the unit of measurement on the Units page The Units page is located in the Installation dialog box Related topics User interface page 303 Top bar page 306 Motion read outs roll and pitch When enabled the navigational information on the top bar includes the vessel s curre...

Page 321: ...ed with Messages on the top bar It is flashing to draw your attention The colour of the triangle reflects the severity of the most serious message Yellow This indicates a warning Red This indicates an alarm If you hold the cursor over the triangle a short list of the current messages is shown Select to open the Messages dialog box Related functionality Messages dialog box The Messages dialog box a...

Page 322: ... on line help Related topics User interface page 303 Top bar page 306 Operating system functions The operating system functions are located on the right side of the top bar Minimize Maximize Normalize and Power Off are provided Minimize Use this function to minimize the size of the application window The application is only shown as a button on the operating system taskbar Select the CS90 button o...

Page 323: ...urns off the operating power to all units closes the program and then automatically turns off the Processor Unit Exit to Operating System Exit to Operation System closes the CS90 program Related topics User interface page 303 Top bar page 306 User interface ...

Page 324: ...ct another operating mode B Play Pause Select this button to start the playback or to pause it C Replay Speed Select this slider and move it sideways to adjust the replay speed D Replay File The button shows you which file you are replaying Select the button to open the Replay File dialog box E Playback Progress This bar shows you the progress of the replay sequence If you have chosen to restart t...

Page 325: ...he current recording file if it gets too large and set up the file output parameters Once all the recording parameters have been defined you can start recording by clicking the red circle on the button and stop it by clicking the left rectangle Record RAW is located on the Operation menu User interface ...

Page 326: ...324 442700 A Sonar views Topics Presentation modes page 325 Horizontal view page 326 Vertical view page 333 Inspection view page 337 Plane view page 340 Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 327: ...open a presentation mode use the relevant tab on the bottom bar Description The various views provide the graphical presentation of the sonar data To provide the best possible visualization of the sonar data several presentation modes are available Together these modes offer a flexible choice of views for a large range of user applications The graphical information occupies most of the display pre...

Page 328: ...ion select a suitable presentation mode and activate the Horizontal view A The current settings for range gain and tilt are shown in the upper left corner of the view B The current bearing is shown with a solid line pointing out from the vessel position C The bow marker is shown as a dotted line drawn from the bow of the vessel symbol D In the Horizontal view the coverage plot identifies the area ...

Page 329: ...card does not rotate Bow Up When you select Bow Up presentation mode the vessel symbol is stationary in the middle of the Horizontal view The bow is always pointing straight up If you change the ships heading the compass card will rotate to reflect this Although the presentation of the echoes is most important in this view it also contains a number of other objects These provide you with additiona...

Page 330: ...ge gain and tilt are shown in the upper left corner of the view Click on the text to make it larger Click one more time to restore the original font size Range rings are a set of concentric circles labelled by distance from the vessel position The selected range is divided into identical distances The range rings are shown as dotted lines Each ring has a range read out Use the Range Rings function...

Page 331: ...ngle originating from the vessel symbol The Vertical Tx Sector function is used to change the vertical opening angle in horizontal and vertical swaths Bow Marker The bow marker is shown as a dotted line drawn from the bow of the vessel symbol The line reflects your vessel s current heading The bow marker can be enabled or disabled on the Visual Objects menu Cursor The position bearing and distance...

Page 332: ...al view the coverage plot identifies the area covered in the Vertical view In some situations you may wish to expand the range in the sonar presentations Use View Range to expand the range shown in the relevant views to any percentage of the original Range setting When you define a value for View Range the presentation will shift to the new range while the range defined by the Range setting is ide...

Page 333: ...ine These markers indicate how far you have sailed in the last few minutes The minute markers are shown as small circles on the vessel s track line Tip To draw the history line use the settings on the Own Ship page The Own Ship page is located in the Display Options dialog box The Display Options dialog box is located on the Display menu Course Line This function displays a dotted line drawn from ...

Page 334: ...tcut menu are mainly related to markers In this context the phrase marker is used to identify a visual symbol placed in the display presentation By placing a marker on the echo it is regarded as an object that you can act upon If relevant you can further classify the object as a target The phrase target is used to identify an echo in the display presentation that you wish to act upon The echo may ...

Page 335: ...th of the cursor location is shown in the lower left corner of the view Description By default the vertical views have the transducer located in the upper left corner of the view The presentation is made from left towards right Tip The Vertical View Orientation page allows you to decide whether the vertical views should be presented from right to left or from left to right This page is located in ...

Page 336: ...t angle by means of the Tilt function on the Main menu You can also click on the tilt line and drag it up and down When you change the tilt a dotted line presents the requested tilt while the solid line presents the actual tilt If you use a presentation mode with two vertical views you can use two different tilt values The tilt in the Vertical view is shown with a solid line The tilt in the Vertic...

Page 337: ...covered by the sonar beams is limited by the chosen transmit sector angle To make it easier to recognize the area limits dedicated border lines may be added to the presentation These lines are used to outline the sector This function is opened from the Cosmetics menu Cosmetics is located on the Display menu The coverage plot for the Vertical view shown in the Horizontal view Cursor The distance an...

Page 338: ...smetic features that used The Visual Objects menu controls which graphical elements that are shown in the different views Before you can change the settings related to a view the view must be active To activate a view click in it The active view is identified with a thicker border Related topics Sonar views page 324 Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 339: ...he Horizontal view to show the bearing How to open At the bottom of the display presentation select a suitable presentation mode and activate the Inspection view The Inspection view shows you echo data from a separate beam The opening angle of the inspection beam depend on the operating frequency You can train and tilt the beam independent of the beams displayed in the other views Since the Inspec...

Page 340: ... upper part of the view corresponds to the currently selected range The Range setting defines how far you wish the CS90 system to detect echoes This function is opened from the Main menu Equidistant horizontal scale lines are drawn in the view to indicate the range Horizontal Scroll Small labels are shown in the bottom left and right corners of the view These labels show you the time in order to i...

Page 341: ...tooltip is presented in the list and you can enable or disable each of them independently This page is located in the Display Options dialog box The Display Options dialog box is located on the Display menu Tip Before you can change the settings related to a view the view must be active To activate a view click in it The active view is identified with a thicker border To fully understand how the b...

Page 342: ...ion select a suitable presentation mode and activate the Plane view Description Although the presentation of the echoes is most important in this view it also contains a number of other objects These provide you with additional functionality as well as information that is useful or important while using the CS90 sonar system Gain The current settings for range gain and tilt are show in the lower l...

Page 343: ...nd tilt are show in the lower left corner of the view Range rings are a set of concentric circles labelled by distance from the vessel position The selected range is divided into identical distances The range rings are shown as dotted lines Each ring has a range read out Use the Range Rings function to toggle the range rings On or Off Coverage Plot When you operate with sector transmissions the ar...

Page 344: ...smetic features that used The Visual Objects menu controls which graphical elements that are shown in the different views Before you can change the settings related to a view the view must be active To activate a view click in it The active view is identified with a thicker border Related topics Sonar views page 324 Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 345: ...allow reef or rock or from fish fish schools or mammals You must decide which echoes that shall be classified as targets and whether you shall start position or target tracking The CS90 offers several different marker types You can add as many markers as you like The most common markers can be added using dedicated buttons on the Operating Panel Other markers are added using the shortcut menu in e...

Page 346: ...ified as positions and whether you shall start position tracking Example When you are manoeuvring close to the coastline or in otherwise working in confined waters you may wish to avoid shallow waters and reefs To keep track of potentially dangerous places you place markers on them To place a marker on an interesting echo 1 Place the cursor over the echo in the display presentation 2 Press Place M...

Page 347: ...e Objects menu provides a list of all current objects This includes all types of objects including those classified as targets Tip The Objects menu provides additional functionality Select the check box on the left side of the object to mark it for deletion or to save it Select the object line to activate the control buttons and to retrieve information about the object You can also click on the ma...

Page 348: ...Priority Target Position track If you wish to establish a marker on a geographical position use the standard marker If you wish to start position tracking press Position Track on the Operating Panel or give a selected marker priority When a marker is given priority it can be regarded as a position track The phrase position is used to identify a fixed echo in the display presentation that you wish ...

Page 349: ...ed and the time between each placement This location of the markers in the view will then show you the historic path of the target Related topics Using markers in the CS90 user interface page 343 About position tracking page 356 Target markers During normal operation some echoes are clearly more interesting than others In many situations specific echoes may be regarded as targets To keep track of ...

Page 350: ...y adjusted to follow the movements of the tracked target Only one single object can be given priority status If you start tracking a new target the first target will loose its priority The same applies if you give priority to another marker The tracking of the first target will however not stop and the target marker is still shown Relevant information about the tracked object can be found in the b...

Page 351: ...sified as targets Tip The Objects menu provides additional functionality Select the check box on the left side of the object to mark it for deletion or to save it Select the object line to activate the control buttons and to retrieve information about the object You can also click on the marker in the CS90 presentation to activate the control buttons The selected marker is then shown with thicker ...

Page 352: ... allows you to define the size of your trawl or purse seine This function is opened from the Setup menu Objects menu The Objects menu does not provide any information about the circle marker Note The marker is stationary Deleting a marker To delete the circle marker press Circle Marker on the Operating Panel or right click to select Remove Circle Marker on the shortcut menu Related topics Using ma...

Page 353: ... the own ship markers are easy to see among the other markers Deleting the marker There are two ways to delete the marker 1 Place the cursor on the marker you wish to delete 2 Right click to open the shortcut menu 3 Select Delete Own Ship Marker or 1 Open the Objects menu 2 In the list of objects check the box for the object you wish to delete 3 Select Delete Objects menu The Objects menu provides...

Page 354: ...function Until you proceed the marker follows the movements of the vessel by keeping its relative location to the bow This allows you to position your vessel in the best possible location before you shoot the purse seine 2 When you shoot the net Press Gear on the Operating Panel or Right click and select Place Gear Symbol on the shortcut menu The first timer starts when you select Place Gear Symbo...

Page 355: ...rse select a depth value Horizontal dotted lines show the depth intervals Use Depth Dividers on the Cosmetics menu to toggle these lines On or Off Relevant information about a priority target can be found in the lower left corner of the view The information include the location speed course and depth of the target as well as an estimate of its area and volume The coverage plot for the Plane view i...

Page 356: ... and continuously change its position relative to your own vessel You must decide which echoes that shall be classified as targets and whether you shall start manual or automatic target tracking Once an echo has been provided with a marker in the display presentation it is regarded as an object In this context the phrase track noun is used to define the movements of a target based on it geographic...

Page 357: ...irst target will however not stop and the target marker is still shown Relevant information about the tracked object can be found in the bottom left corner of the view If you think the text is small and hard to read double click on the text field This will increase the text size Tip Under certain circumstances the target tracking may not follow the intended echo This may for example happen if the ...

Page 358: ...to activate the control buttons The selected marker is then shown with thicker lines Visual Objects menu The Visual Objects menu controls which graphical elements that are shown in the different views These graphic elements include markers vectors and targets that are tracked The majority of the functions are on off buttons to enable or disable these graphic elements in the various views Related t...

Page 359: ...ill move and continuously change its position relative to your own vessel You must decide which echoes that shall be classified as targets and whether you shall start manual or automatic target tracking Each marker is identified with its geographical location Once an echo has been provided with a marker in the display presentation it is regarded as an object To start position tracking 1 Place the ...

Page 360: ...e applies if you start a new target track Relevant information about the tracked object can be found in the bottom left corner of the view If you think the text is small and hard to read double click on the text field This will increase the text size Deleting a marker There are two ways to delete a marker You can use the shortcut menu or select Delete in the Objects menu Tip You can delete a singl...

Page 361: ...n the marker in the CS90 presentation to activate the control buttons The selected marker is then shown with thicker lines Visual Objects menu The Visual Objects menu controls which graphical elements that are shown in the different views These graphic elements include markers vectors and targets that are tracked The majority of the functions are on off buttons to enable or disable these graphic e...

Page 362: ...ation panes Topics Biomass information pane description page 361 Size Distribution information pane description page 363 Fish Position information pane page 366 Zoom information pane page 368 Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 363: ...ton In these cases echo integration is used to estimate biomass Echo integration assumes that the total acoustic energy scattered by a group of targets is the sum of the energy scattered by each individual target This assumption holds well in most cases The total acoustic energy backscattered by the school or aggregation is integrated together and this total is divided by the previously determined...

Page 364: ...he physical size and shape of each information pane Click in its lower right corner and drag to a new size To reset the information pane to its default size select the Reset size button in its top right corner The Transparency function allows you to adjust how much you are able to see through the information panes you have opened You can adjust the setting from 0 no transparency to 90 almost full ...

Page 365: ...n information pane presents a histogram with the echoes from single fish Only the fish detected by the sonar beam in the Inspection view are used to create the histogram The displayed number shows the average size of all the fish in the histogram The value is presented in the unit you have chosen on the Size Distribution page For an accurate reading of the X axis place the cursor on the axis and r...

Page 366: ...ss your catch you can use the Fish Size Adjustment page to change the average size of the various species The page is opened in the Information Pane Options dialog box The Information Pane Options dialog box is located on the Active menu The Information Pane Options dialog box is only available when an Inspection view is active The Inspection view can be regarded as an echo sounder with an adjusta...

Page 367: ...ly changed the physical size of the information pane To reset the information pane to its default size select the Reset size button in its top right corner Setup Select Setup to open the Information Pane Options dialog box This dialog box allows you to change the presentation parameters related to the information pane Related topics User interface page 303 Information panes page 360 User interface...

Page 368: ... the top right corner of the pane Note Information panes are only available for Inspection views A The dotted inner circle identifies the low frequency in the sweep B The circle between them identifies the centre frequency C The outer dotted circle identifies the high frequency Description Each coloured circle in the information pane identifies a single fish You can observe how these move through ...

Page 369: ...djust the setting from 0 no transparency to 90 almost full transparency in steps of 10 Details Close Select this button to close the information pane The pane closes immediately If you wish to reopen it simply click the button on the top bar one more time Reset size You may have manually changed the physical size of the information pane To reset the information pane to its default size select the ...

Page 370: ...tangle in the view You can change the size of the zoomed area and you can move the rectangle anywhere inside the active view Click inside the rectangle hold the mouse button depressed and move the rectangle within the borders of the view Click any of the four corners hold the mouse button depressed and drag the rectangle to any other size and shape The echoes inside the zoomed area will always be ...

Page 371: ...ctive the zoomed area will be permanently positioned on the echoes The echoes shift through the area and therefore also shift through the Zoom information pane When Area Pinned To Vessel is switched off the zoomed area will follow the echo data from right towards left Close Select this button to close the information pane The pane closes immediately If you wish to reopen it simply click the button...

Page 372: ...he bottom bar sideways B Colour Scale The colour scale on the bottom bar reflects the colour choice you have made for the echo presentations To change the colour scale use the Colour Setup dialog box You open the Colour Setup dialog box from the Display menu C Transceiver Status The small circular button on the bottom bar reflects the status of the transceiver Colour codes are used A green light m...

Page 373: ...versal Time UTC When disabled the CS90 system uses local time Note To enable UTC time your CS90 system must be set up to accept the NMEA ZDA datagram The NMEA ZDA datagram contains the universal time code UTC day month year and local time zone Related topics General page page 525 User interface ...

Page 374: ...3 Using the smart menu buttons page 374 Main menu page 376 Operation menu page 378 Display menu page 381 Setup menu page 385 Active menu page 392 Objects menu page 397 Visual Objects menu page 402 Cosmetics menu page 406 Shortcut menus page 409 Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 375: ...y and how the CS90 system transmits audio pulses ping into the water B Display menu The Display menu provides basic functions related to the screen behaviour and presentation of data C Setup menu The Setup menu provides basic functions related to the installation parameters and the communication with peripheral systems D Active menu The Active menu offers parameters related to current views and da...

Page 376: ...tton to open the button menu Choose the required setting Select the button to open the dialog box Choosing a setting with the and buttons 1 To change the setting move the cursor to either side of the button 2 Observe that the background colour changes a Select the left side of the button to decrease the numerical value b Select the right side of the button to increase the numerical value Choosing ...

Page 377: ...ply to All your setting is applied to all the views simultaneously 4 Whenever applicable you can make a selection by selecting the left or right side of the button This method does not show you the menu choices a Select the left side of the button to select a lower menu choice b Select the right side of the button to select a higher menu choice Selecting settings using a dialog box Select the butt...

Page 378: ...he screen if you move the cursor to that position The icons for opening and closing the secondary menus are located under the Main menu Select an icon to open the relevant menu Select it one more time to close the menu Several of the functions offer Apply to All If you select Apply to All your setting is applied to all the views in the current presentation mode Functions and dialog boxes User Sett...

Page 379: ... The setting is by default only applied to the active view It is identified with a thick border Tilt The Tilt function allows you to control the vertical angle of the sonar beams Bearing The Horizontal view presents the 360 degrees area around your vessel from a bird s eye view For the other views you must define the horizontal direction of the beam Use Bearing to adjust the horizontal angle refer...

Page 380: ...ff This is a safety precautions to prevent inadvertent transmissions when the vessel is in dry dock Description Only brief descriptions are provided For detailed information about each function page or dialog box refer to the Functions and dialog boxes chapter in this publication Tip If you do not need to use the menu system you can hide it This allows more space for the echo presentation Use Menu...

Page 381: ... to data output in one easily accessible location The dialog box is organised in pages grouping parameters for different parts of the application The following pages are provided File Setup A useful function of the CS90 system is it ability to record echo data To retrieve the data files you need to know where they are and which file names that have been used The purpose of File Setup is to define ...

Page 382: ... used to set up and control this export functionality Screen Recording The Screen Recording function allows you to record and save the echo presentation as a video file Each screen recording you make is saved in mp4 format on the Processor Unit hard disk Use the Screen Recording page to define where the video files are saved Related topics Menu system page 372 Operation menu Functions and dialog b...

Page 383: ...ce for the echo presentation Use Menu on the top bar to hide or show the menu When the menu system is hidden it appears temporarily on the left or right hand side of the screen if you move the cursor to that position The choices in the this menu depends on which view in the display presentation that is currently active The menu may therefore change from one view to another The screen capture may n...

Page 384: ...is function can be used if you wish to move your ship symbol to the bottom of the view You can then expand the range without adding zoom Display Gain Use the Display Gain function to increase or decrease the strength of the echo presentation Panel Backlight The buttons on the Operating Panel have built in backlight to improve visibility on a dark bridge Use Panel Backlight to control the intensity...

Page 385: ...ce a map is projected on top of the echo data the depth contour lines are drawn with specific colours Tooltip When you move the cursor over the echograms in the display presentation small tooltips are shown to provide additional information The Tooltip page controls which tooltips that are shown Own Ship In order to maintain a visual presentation of your vessel s previous movements you can draw th...

Page 386: ...kin the number of colours in use and the colour scale when no TVG has been selected for the presentation Docking Views Each presentation mode offered by the CS90 system provides a selection of views in a predefined pattern These are placed at different positions with different sizes With the Docking Views function you can move and re size the views in the display presentation Once the Docking View...

Page 387: ... Tip If you do not need to use the menu system you can hide it This allows more space for the echo presentation Use Menu on the top bar to hide or show the menu When the menu system is hidden it appears temporarily on the left or right hand side of the screen if you move the cursor to that position Context sensitivity This is a highly adaptive menu The choices in the this menu depends on which vie...

Page 388: ...etup dialog box to change the fishing gear properties to match your own equipment School Select During normal operation the detection and estimation of fish schools depends on the specie and the density of the school The School Select function offers a selection of species Based on your choice the CS90 system will adjust its operating parameters to achieve optimal performance Open the School Mass ...

Page 389: ...mn Diagnostics The CS90 system is a computerized sonar There are hardly any analogue circuitry and the possibility of traditional troubleshooting is limited In order to rectify this a built in software application is available to offer test and maintenance functionality The Diagnostics dialog box controls the test and diagnose application that checks the performance of the CS90 system This dialog ...

Page 390: ...ed Sensor Installation For the CS90 system to use and offer correct navigational information one or more external sensors must be connected Typical sensors are those providing navigational information heading speed or geographical position Use the Sensor Installation page to define which external sensors your CS90 system will import information from You must also specify which datagram formats to ...

Page 391: ...ronization is required in order to avoid interference if the CS90 system is used simultaneously with other hydroacoustic instruments within the same frequency range Units The user interface presents many measurements These measurements are for example related to depth range and distance From the Units page you control which units of measurements that are used Operating Panel The Operating Panel of...

Page 392: ...e current range bearing and tilt will not be saved On the User Settings Setup page tick the box to include range bearing and tilt information the next time you save the user settings Software License The CS90 system does not need any software licenses to operate However specific software license codes unlocks additional functionality The Software License settings allow you to type a license code t...

Page 393: ...d dialog box refer to the Reference Manual or the context sensitive on line help Related topics Menu system page 372 Setup menu Functions and dialog boxes page 447 Pages in the Diagnostics dialog box page 538 Pages in the Installation dialog box page 559 Menu system ...

Page 394: ...how the menu When the menu system is hidden it appears temporarily on the left or right hand side of the screen if you move the cursor to that position The choices in the this menu depends on which view in the display presentation that is currently active The menu may therefore change from one view to another The name of the currently active view is identified at the top of the menu The screen cap...

Page 395: ...Linear Frequency Modulated LFM transmissions Frequency The Frequency function allows you set the centre frequency for the Hyperbolic Frequency Modulated HFM and Linear Frequency Modulated LFM transmissions pings and the operating frequency for the Continuous Wave CW pings Horizontal TX Sector In a horizontal swath the CS90 system transmits with the following maximum horizontal opening angle 360 de...

Page 396: ...er or lower part of the view Use Vertical Reference to hide a part of the view Echogram The Echogram dialog box allows you to control the echogram presentation in the Inspection views Two pages control the horizontal lines and the echogram type with applied TVG time variable gain One page controls how fast the echogram travels horizontally across the presentation The following pages are provided L...

Page 397: ...m with the echoes from single fish The calculations are based on the fact that different fish species have different echo strength The echo strength also depends on the operating frequency you use Use the Size Distribution page to define the properties for the histogram shown in the Size Distribution information pane Fish Position The Fish Position information pane shows the position of the detect...

Page 398: ... Related topics Menu system page 372 Active menu Functions and dialog boxes page 461 Pages in the Echogram dialog box page 605 Pages in the Information Pane Options dialog box page 613 Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 399: ...tify a visual symbol placed in the display presentation By placing a marker on the echo it is regarded as an object that you can act upon If relevant you can further classify the object as a target The phrase target is used to identify an echo in the display presentation that you wish to act upon The echo may be from a material item a shallow reef or rock or from fish fish schools or mammals You m...

Page 400: ...kers are identified with an M in the Objects menu Objects that are subjected to target tracking are identified with a T One marker can be given priority status to identify the object as the most important target or position The priority is identified with a P R This is the range in metres from the vessel and to the object identified with the marker B This is the true bearing to the object D This i...

Page 401: ...s these can be saved to a file on the hard disk If necessary you can later retrieve the file for reuse The file format is XML The file is located in the following folder c ProgramData Simrad CS90 Markers To External This function is not implemented on the CS90 system To File Select To File to save the currently selected objects to a file The file name is built automatically using date and time inf...

Page 402: ...Audio to disable the audio D Alarm History All alarms are presented under the Alarms tab in the Messages dialog box Select Alarm History to open the Messages dialog box Object information In the object list select the object line to retrieve object information about that particular object Some information is only available for an object that is subjected to target tracking Position Two fields pres...

Page 403: ...er keyboard connected to your Processor Unit Insert Relative Position Select Insert Relative Position to insert object information into the comment field The information is inserted as a text string that contains the following information UTC Time Relative bearing Range to own ship Depth Related topics Menu system page 372 Menu system ...

Page 404: ...y default only valid for the active view Several of the functions offer Apply to All If you select Apply to All your setting is applied to all the views in the current presentation mode The choices in the this menu depends on which view in the display presentation that is currently active The menu may therefore change from one view to another The screen capture may not show you all the menu choice...

Page 405: ...ve sailed in the last few minutes The minute markers are shown as small circles on the history line To draw the history line use the settings on the Own Ship page The Own Ship page is located in the Display Options dialog box The Display Options dialog box is located on the Display menu Markers The Place Marker function allows you to create a marker at the current position of the cursor Each marke...

Page 406: ...t Relevant information about the tracked object can be found in the bottom left corner of the view The information include the location speed course and depth of the target as well as an estimate of its area and volume The area is provided in m2 while the volume is presented as weight in metric tons The area and volume information is calculated from selected beams in the Horizontal view Due to the...

Page 407: ...r of the Horizontal view The Current Flow page allows you how to present the direction of the sea current This page is located in the Display Options dialog box For this functionality to work a current sensor must be connected to the CS90 system The use of an ADCP Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler is recommended Course Line This function displays a dotted line drawn from the bow of the vessel symb...

Page 408: ...he current presentation mode The choices in the this menu depends on which view in the display presentation that is currently active The menu may therefore change from one view to another The screen capture may not show you all the menu choices Tip If you do not need to use the menu system you can hide it This allows more space for the echo presentation Use Menu on the top bar to hide or show the ...

Page 409: ...ed in the inputs from a navigation sensor An update takes place when the vessel heading changes more than 1 degree Depth Dividers Depth dividers are horizontal dotted lines used to indicate depth You can only add these lines to vertical views Use this function to toggle the depth divider lines On or Off Coverage Plot When you operate with sector transmissions the area covered by the sonar beams is...

Page 410: ...408 442700 A Related topics Menu system page 372 Display menu page 381 Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 411: ... echoes that shall be classified as targets and whether you shall start target tracking If you have placed markers on several echoes to make them objects you can select one of these and give it priority status The bearing line in the relevant views will automatically be locked on the object with this priority to reflects its bearing Only one single object can be given priority status The priority ...

Page 412: ...rmation about the object is shown in the Objects menu listed as OSM Delete Own Ship Marker Use Delete Own Ship Marker on the shortcut menu to delete the marker from the current view Place Marker Continuous Place Marker Continuous is an on off switch When enabled left click in a CS90 view to add new marker Each click produces a new marker Place Circle Marker Press Circle Marker on the Operating Pan...

Page 413: ...ere the purse seine was shot The circular marker is disconnected from the vessel movements and acts as a guideline for your manoeuvring The history line shows the movements of your vessel Since the CS90 system knows the length of your net it places a second marker on this line when half the length has been spent When the entire net has been spent a third rectangular marker is shown In this phase t...

Page 414: ... Ship Centre function to move the ship symbol away from the centre of the view Reset Ship Centre This function is useful when you need to reset the view after using the Set New Ship Centre or Zoom functions Right click and Reset Ship Centre to move the vessel symbol to the centre of the presentation Set New Ship Centre Place the cursor anywhere in the view right click and select Set New Ship Centr...

Page 415: ...ialog boxes page 447 Active menu Functions and dialog boxes page 461 Secondary functions and dialog boxes page 489 Pages in the Output dialog box page 508 Pages in the Display Options dialog box page 525 Pages in the Diagnostics dialog box page 538 Pages in the Installation dialog box page 559 Pages in the Echogram dialog box page 605 Pages in the Information Pane Options dialog box page 613 Funct...

Page 416: ...his allows more space for the echo presentation Use Menu on the top bar to hide or show the menu When the menu system is hidden it appears temporarily on the left or right hand side of the screen if you move the cursor to that position Topics User Settings dialog box page 414 Range function page 417 Gain function page 419 Tilt function page 420 Bearing function page 423 User Settings dialog box Th...

Page 417: ...is chosen with a single button Press the button repeatedly to cycle through the settings or modes Any user setting selected on the Operating Panel is identified in the upper left corner of the Horizontal view The identifying number refers to the User Setting number on the Operating Panel page Click on the text to make it larger Click one more time to restore the original font size Details Factory ...

Page 418: ...ect the relevant name in one of the lists then select Activate Selected Setting Rename Use this function to rename one of your saved settings To rename a user setting select its name in the list and then select Rename A small dialog box opens to accept the new name Note The factory settings can not be renamed If you do not have a computer keyboard connected to your CS90 system select the Keyboard ...

Page 419: ...On the User Settings Setup page tick the box to include range bearing and tilt information the next time you save the user settings By default information about the current range bearing and tilt will not be saved This page is located in the Installation dialog box To open the page select Installation on the Setup menu Related topics Saving retrieving and handling user settings page 169 Functions ...

Page 420: ...terference and layers in the water column Related functionality Operating Panel The Mk1 Operating Panel offers specific Range buttons to control the range in horizontal and vertical views The Mk1 Operating Panel is no longer provided with new sonars This information is provided for legacy reasons The Mk2 Operating Panel is fitted with three rotary switches The Mk3 Operating Panel is fitted with tw...

Page 421: ... You may wish to adjust the gain on all the views of the same type To do this click the middle of the Gain button to open it and select Apply to all Do not confuse this Gain setting with the TVG Time Variable Gain setting Details Gain This setting controls the gain applied to the currently selected active view Select either side of the button to choose a value Select the middle of the button to op...

Page 422: ...s no longer provided with new sonars This information is provided for legacy reasons Related topics Controlling the gain and range settings page 94 Defining the user selected features on the Operating Panel page 174 Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Main menu Functions and dialog boxes page 414 Tilt function The Tilt function allows you to control the vertical angle of the sonar beams Specificat...

Page 423: ... selected active view Tip With the various beams provided by the CS90 system it may be difficult to understand the concepts How do these beams behave in the water By means of a graphic presentation the Beam Visualization dialog box attempts to give you a better understanding of how the acoustic beams are transmitted into the water Open the Beam Visualization dialog box from the Setup menu Details ...

Page 424: ...This page is located in the Installation dialog box Step Select Step to set the size of each tilt step in degrees in Auto Tilt mode Select either side of the button to choose a value Select the middle of the button to open it If you have a keyboard connected to the CS90 system type the requested value Sector Select Sector to set the size in degrees of the vertical tilt sector in Auto Tilt mode Sel...

Page 425: ...his function is opened from the Main menu Description The Bearing function controls the horizontal direction of the Vertical view and the inspection beam The current bearing applied to the Horizontal view is shown with a solid line pointing out from the sonar position The bearing for the Vertical view is controlled by the bearing in the Horizontal view If you use a presentation mode with two horiz...

Page 426: ...line and drag it sideways Use the Operating Panel Select either side of the button to choose a value Select the middle of the button to open it If you have a keyboard connected to the CS90 system type the requested value Auto This is an on off function Set this function to On to start the automatic search function In the Auto Bearing mode the CS90 system will automatically search within defined se...

Page 427: ...s referenced to the vessel heading The Mk1 Operating Panel is no longer provided with new sonars This information is provided for legacy reasons The Mk2 Operating Panel is fitted with three rotary switches The Mk3 Operating Panel is fitted with two rotary switches The switches are identified with numbers Each switch can be assigned a function related to range gain bearing or tilt The Operating Pan...

Page 428: ...hen the menu system is hidden it appears temporarily on the left or right hand side of the screen if you move the cursor to that position Immediately after you have turned on the CS90 system the Operation icon is flashing The icon is flashing to indicate that even if the CS90 system is turned on pinging is disabled When the CS90 system is turned on Tx Power is by default set to Off This is a safet...

Page 429: ...ack To control the actual playback use the replay bar The replay bar opens automatically at the top of the display presentation when you choose Replay mode Details Inactive Select this option to pause the operation Neither transmission nor reception takes place When the CS90 system is disabled with this function it will stop The current echoes are removed from the display presentation Normal Selec...

Page 430: ... gives you the maximum refresh rate How to open This function is opened from the Operation menu Description Select the middle of the button to open a small menu with the available options Note If you are recording raw data to a very slow external memory device this may reduce the ping rate The CS90 will not permit a new ping until all the data from the previous ping has been saved Details Single P...

Page 431: ... to the CS90 system type the requested value Related topics Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Operation menu Functions and dialog boxes page 426 Tx Power function Use Tx Power to increase or decrease the output power The output power is selected from predefined steps How to open This function is opened from the Operation menu Description Tx Power is used to control the output power in the acoust...

Page 432: ... is more efficient to change the operating frequency To investigate unknown and or unfamiliar targets some user prefer to reset the CS90 system by turning off all the receiver filters and adjust the output power To change the setting move the cursor to either side of the button Select the left side of the button to decrease the value Select the right side of the button to increase the value You ca...

Page 433: ... the data files to an external storage device The Output dialog box on the Operation menu allows you to set up the recording parameters To define which disks and folders to use to save the data files select File Setup Ways to start and stop recording You can start and stop data recording in several ways a Select the red circle on the right side of the Record RAW button b Open the Record RAW button...

Page 434: ...h file is identified with the time and date it was made To open the Replay File dialog box select Operation Select Replay File The Operation function is located on the Operation menu System Protection page The Recording protection stops the recording automatically when the transducer is hoisted to its upper position The Timer function stops the recording automatically when the specified time has e...

Page 435: ...rd large amounts of data make sure that you have enough space on your hard disk The CS90 system is not provided with unlimited disk capacity We recommend that you save the data files to an external storage device Note This is an optional function In order to use this functionality a dedicated software license is required Contact you local dealer for more information Details On Off The Record Proce...

Page 436: ...ode How to open This dialog box is opened from the Operation menu The I O Setup page can also be opened from the Installation dialog box The Installation dialog box is located on the Setup menu Description This dialog box contains a number of pages selected from the menu on the left side Related topics Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Operation menu Functions and dialog boxes page 426 File Setu...

Page 437: ...echo presentation Use Menu on the top bar to hide or show the menu When the menu system is hidden it appears temporarily on the left or right hand side of the screen if you move the cursor to that position The choices in the this menu depends on which view in the display presentation that is currently active The menu may therefore change from one view to another The screen capture may not show you...

Page 438: ...nable or disable these graphic elements in the various views The choices in the this menu depends on which view in the display presentation that is currently active The menu may therefore change from one view to another Note Before you can change the settings related to a view you must click inside the view to activate it The changes you make are by default only valid for the active view Related t...

Page 439: ...Motion function In selected views you can control how the vessel symbol shall behave in the presentation The way the vessel moves in the presentation can be chosen either true or relative How to open This function is opened from the Display menu It is not available in all the views Description The following options are available True Motion In True Motion mode the view is kept geographically motio...

Page 440: ... be placed anywhere on top of the views in the presentation In order not to loose information the panes have been designed so you can see through them The degree of transparency can be controlled with this Transparency function You can adjust the setting from 0 no transparency to 90 almost full transparency in steps of 1 To change the setting move the cursor to either side of the button Select the...

Page 441: ...elevant views to any percentage of the original Range setting When you define a value for View Range the presentation will shift to the new range while the range defined by the Range setting is identified with a thicker circle Tip This function can be used if you wish to move your ship symbol to the bottom of the view You can then expand the range without adding zoom If you increase the tilt and t...

Page 442: ...nal information for the technically minded For all practical purposes adjusting Display Gain has the same effect as adjusting Gain The effect of the Gain adjustment is minimized if you apply RCG Reverberation Controlled Gain and AGC Automatic Gain Control The Display Gain is applied at the end of the filter sequence in the CS90 system This means that you can use Display Gain if you are not complet...

Page 443: ...n is opened from the Display menu Description Adjust the background illumination to suit your preferences and the ambient light conditions To change the setting move the cursor to either side of the button Select the left side of the button to decrease the value Select the right side of the button to increase the value Select the middle of the button to open it If you have a keyboard connected to ...

Page 444: ...h 16 or 64 colours When the number of colours is reduced the CS90 system will start by removing the colours that indicate the weakest echoes The number of colours to be deleted is defined as a percentage of the total number of colours The higher the number the more colours are removed until only the strongest echoes are shown By reducing the number of colours you will therefore remove the weakest ...

Page 445: ...utton to increase the value Select the middle of the button to open it If you have a keyboard connected to the CS90 system type the requested value Related topics Defining settings related to user preferences and individual customizing page 156 Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Display menu Functions and dialog boxes page 435 Display Options dialog box The Display Options dialog box is used to s...

Page 446: ...ur Setup dialog box are organized in three groups The Palette function is used to select the overall colour theme skin used in the display presentation Under Echo Colours choose the colour scale you wish to use The chosen colours are shown on the bottom bar at the bottom of the display presentation Use the Colour Brightness setting to adjust the intensity of the colours in the display presentation...

Page 447: ...sounder Grayscale Bipolar BI500 Colours Colour Brightness You can choose between week normal strong and linear intensity to be used in the display presentations Related topics Defining settings related to user preferences and individual customizing page 156 Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Display menu Functions and dialog boxes page 435 Docking Views function Each presentation mode offered by ...

Page 448: ...tion of the view positions and sizes have been completed you may wish to restore the presentation to what it was before you changed it You must use the User Settings dialog box to do this We suggest that you save your current user settings before you activate the Docking Views function Unless you do this you will need to apply the factory defaults to reset the presentation Related topics Setting u...

Page 449: ...ore time to close the menu Topics Tracking Area function page 448 Fishing Gear function page 449 Fish Select dialog box page 450 Environment dialog box page 450 Language function page 451 Dead Reckoning function page 452 Stabilization function page 453 Screen Captures dialog box page 454 Beam Visualization dialog box page 456 Diagnostics dialog box page 457 Export dialog box page 458 Installation ...

Page 450: ...distance from your vessel to the area Description The Tracking Area function is used to select the physical size of the area You can choose from a set of predefined sizes Note To track a target efficiently the area should be as small as possible For example use a small area if you track single fish or small schools However if the target is large or moves very fast a larger area may be beneficial T...

Page 451: ...ations How to open This function is opened from the Setup menu Description The Fishing Gear function allows you to define the size of your trawl or purse seine Accurate fishing gear properties are important for the following functionality Circle Marker Gear Symbol Catch view 270 Vertical view Use the Fishing Gear Setup dialog box to change the fishing gear properties to match your own equipment Th...

Page 452: ...e information does not correspond with the actual catch the values can be modified Select the specie you are catching or looking for Tip Once you are able to assess your catch you can use the Fish Size Adjustment page to change the average size of the various species The page is opened in the Information Pane Options dialog box The Information Pane Options dialog box is only available when an Insp...

Page 453: ...ue If these parameters are not known to you use the default value 1494 m s This is a typical mean value for sound speed Related topics Defining settings related to user preferences and individual customizing page 156 Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Setup menu Functions and dialog boxes page 447 Language function You may prefer to use the CS90 system with the user interface in your own language...

Page 454: ...ng a previously determined position or fix by using estimations of speed heading direction and course over elapsed time Dead reckoning is subject to cumulative errors Advances in navigational aids that give accurate information on position in particular satellite navigation using the Global Positioning System have made simple dead reckoning by humans obsolete for most purposes However inertial nav...

Page 455: ... the sonar beams It is placed inside the Motor Control Unit For improved operational accuracy an external motion reference unit MRU can be used If the sensor is malfunctioning the input can be disabled How to open This function is opened from the Setup menu Description The Stabilization function allows you to enable or disable the input from the motion sensor Select On to enable the input Select O...

Page 456: ...ams shall also be heave compensated Related functionality Motion Reference Unit Use the Motion Reference Unit page to define the data format and the communication port used to import motion information from an external sensor Related topics Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Setup menu Functions and dialog boxes page 447 Screen Captures dialog box While using the CS90 system you may wish to make ...

Page 457: ...Single mode one screen capture is taken every time you select Screen Capture on the top bar Sequence In Sequence mode a new screen capture is created for every ping Select Screen Capture on the top bar to start the sequence Select Screen Capture one more time to stop the sequence Related topics Capturing the display presentation in an image page 138 Capturing the display presentation using one ima...

Page 458: ...ting Panel Description The beam visualization feature simulates how the acoustic beams cover the seabed and the water column Spin the scroll wheel on the mouse to zoom in and out Press and hold the right mouse button then move the mouse to change the angle Change the operating parameter while the Beam Visualization dialog is open The change you make to the beams are reflected in the presentation S...

Page 459: ...the different pages in the dialog box use the large buttons on the left hand side Each button provides a small colour coded indicator No indicator Status is OK No actions are necessary Yellow This is a warning A closer investigation is recommended Red This is an alarm A closer investigation is required Blue A device monitored by the diagnostic system is disabled Grey No information is available No...

Page 460: ...ialog box provides you with a list of file types to export You must specify where these files shall be saved Details Select information to be exported Select the information you wish to export The total size of the selected files is shown below the list Export to Select Browse to locate the desired folder You can also type the folder name If you do not have a computer keyboard connected to your CS...

Page 461: ...the Output dialog box Description This dialog box contains a number of pages selected from the menu on the left side Note When you work in the Installation dialog box you must always select Apply to save the changes made on a page You must do this before you continue working on a different page Related topics Sensor Installation page page 560 Sensor Configuration page page 565 Motion Reference Uni...

Page 462: ...ease date The version described in this publication is 21 13 X How to open This dialog box is opened from the Setup menu Description If you wish to find the latest software version for the CS90 system check our website www kongsberg com simrad Related topics Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Setup menu Functions and dialog boxes page 447 Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 463: ...he menu The screen capture may not show you all the menu choices Note Before you can change the settings related to a view you must click inside the view to activate it The changes you make are by default only valid for the active view Several of the functions offer Apply to All If you select Apply to All your setting is applied to all the views in the current presentation mode Topics TVG function...

Page 464: ...resentation as a function of range This makes the targets with the same strength appear with the same intensity independent of their physical distance from the transducer In the CS90 system the TVG compensation is made using digital signal processing software When an acoustic pulse is sent through the water it will gradually lose its energy The greater the distance between the transducer and the t...

Page 465: ...dly ever used 20 log R This setting offers weaker amplification close to the bottom It is commonly used to provide the best echoes for schools The physical size of a school allows you to detect it even with reduced gain 40 log R This setting offers larger amplification closer to the bottom It is commonly used to provide the best echoes from single fish Other options are provided when this function...

Page 466: ...y because the acoustic beam cross section increases with range The received echo increases according to r2 where r is now the radius of the acoustic beam This introduces an r2 into the two way spreading r2 r4 so that the school compensation becomes r2 or in logarithmic terms 20 log r In addition to the geometrical spreading sound energy is absorbed in water Absorption is higher in salt than in fre...

Page 467: ...fast moving target will be presented weaker than it actually is The following filter options are provided Off Select Off to disable the filter The historical information from previous transmissions pings are not used to remove noise and unwanted echoes Weak Select Weak to allow the filter to compare the echoes from the latest two pings For the current echo to be shown it must be present in both of...

Page 468: ...ime Varied Gain and Display Gain are not filters but included only to illustrate the complete signal path Details Ping Ping Filter Select the filter setting you want to use Apply to All Check this box if you wish to use the chosen setting in all the views in the display presentation Related topics Choosing operating mode and key transmit parameters page 84 Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Activ...

Page 469: ...To find out which transceiver boards your transceiver is fitted with see the Transceiver page in the Diagnostics dialog box For each pulse type you can select Short Normal or Long These options define the pulse duration This is the current duration length of the transmitted pulse Use the Frequency function to define the centre frequency used by the transmitted pulse Use the Bandwidth function to d...

Page 470: ...pulse duration You can increase the pulse duration without decreasing the resolution If you wish to investigate targets close to the bottom a short pulse duration is always recommended We recommend that you use Auto or a CW setting during normal operation Details Auto Select Auto to make the CS90 system choose pulse type and duration for you The resulting setting is based on the current range By d...

Page 471: ...ransmitted pulse Use the Bandwidth function to define the frequency range during the transmission Each frequency modulated transmission ping from the CS90 system consists of a frequency sweep around the centre frequency The difference between the lowest and the highest frequency in each transmission is referred to as bandwidth The selected bandwidth will be distributed equally on both sides of the...

Page 472: ...ction range and the range resolution is independent of the pulse duration Short pulses provide shorter detection range and they make the CS90 system more sensitive for noise Related topics Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Active menu Functions and dialog boxes page 461 Bandwidth function The Bandwidth function allows you to select the frequency range in the frequency modulated transmissions pin...

Page 473: ...change the setting move the cursor to either side of the button Observe that the background colour changes Select on the left side or on the right side to choose the requested setting Select the middle of the button to open a small menu with the available options Related topics Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Active menu Functions and dialog boxes page 461 Frequency function The Frequency func...

Page 474: ...to use different centre frequency The bandwidth used by the frequency modulated transmissions is controlled by the Bandwidth function The shape of the transmitted pulse is controlled using the Pulse Type function Note The centre frequency you choose will only be valid for the currently selected view This means that you must first click in the chosen view to select it and then choose the frequency ...

Page 475: ...y this function depend on your current active view If the Horizontal TX Sector value in a horizontal swath is smaller than its maximum value the centre of the sector is defined by the Bearing function In the Horizontal view the transmit sector is shown as a triangle originating from the vessel symbol A This is the horizontal TX sector in a horizontal swath B This is the vertical TX sector in a hor...

Page 476: ...page 461 Vertical TX Sector function The Vertical Tx Sector function is used to change the vertical opening angle in horizontal and vertical swaths Specifications Horizontal swath Maximum Wide Other options Narrow Normal Wide Auto Vertical swath Maximum 90 degrees Other options 30 60 90 degrees The options provided by this function depend on your current active view How to open You open this funct...

Page 477: ...vertical swath is smaller than its maximum value the centre of the sector is defined by the Tilt function Tip Use the Auto Configuration dialog box to define for which ranges the Vertical TX sector is set to Narrow Normal or Wide Select the middle of the Vertical Tx Sector button Select Auto Configuration Related topics Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Active menu Functions and dialog boxes pag...

Page 478: ...nge Projection function to control how the distance to a target is measured in a horizontal view This is a selector function 1 Target 2 Select Slant range to measure the distance to the target diagonally along the tilt angle 3 Select True range to measure the distance horizontally This is the distance you must sail to position yourself on top of the target Note The map is only shown in Horizontal ...

Page 479: ...ocessing algorithm This processing depends on the strength of the echo signal The image is analysed to identify reverberation and echoes Based on the analysis the weak echoes are amplified while the strong echoes are weakened The result is a normalizing effect that reduces noise and reverberation The automatic gain control is functional up to the maximum range of the CS90 system You can choose fro...

Page 480: ...the visibility of other echoes The same applies if the bottom conditions place your vessel with decreasing depth on one side of the vessel and your targets on the other side Reduce the automatic gain control If you have a large school located close to your vessel typically closer than 150 meters the school gives you a strong echo The AGC may misinterpret the school echo for noise Reduce or disable...

Page 481: ... fish and schools using receiver filters page 117 Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Active menu Functions and dialog boxes page 461 RCG Reverberation Controlled Gain function The RCG Reverberation Controlled Gain function removes unwanted reverberation from the bottom and or from the sea surface It may however also remove scattered fish from the presentation How to open You open this function fr...

Page 482: ...erpret scattered fish as reverberation Use reverberation controlled gain carefully if you wish to detect scattered fish You can choose from nine different filter settings The numerical settings do not express an increasing filter strength They represent specific settings using different algorithms The chosen RCG Reverberation Controlled Gain setting is only be applied to the currently active view ...

Page 483: ...gnal path Details Off The filter is disabled Weak Use for schools Medium Use for schools with higher density This setting can also be used in horizontal views to detect schools close to the bottom Strong Use for scattered fish located close to the bottom This setting uses a slightly different algorithm than the other scattered fish settings 4 Use for scattered fish located close to the bottom This...

Page 484: ... recognition of fish and schools using receiver filters page 117 Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Active menu Functions and dialog boxes page 461 Bottom Filter Threshold function The CS90 system provides a bottom filter to reduce the sometimes powerful echo from the seabed How to open You open this function from the Active menu Description This filter is useful if you try to find fish close to ...

Page 485: ... vessel or even from other vessels operating near you The four filter settings are used to control the efficiency of the filter To disable the filter set it to Off Tip Use weak filtering or turn the filter off if you have strong echoes on short ranges The filter may then be too powerful and distort the echo presentation Select the middle of the button to open a small menu with the available option...

Page 486: ...ote that Gain TVG Time Varied Gain and Display Gain are not filters but included only to illustrate the complete signal path Details Off Choose this setting to switch the filter off Weak The system starts using one amplifier stage and increases the number as a function of range Medium The system starts using two amplifier stages and increases the number as a function of range Strong The system sta...

Page 487: ...ndependent of the beams displayed in the other views The echo presentations in the Inspection views resemble the echograms you see on an echo sounder Each Inspection view can be regarded as an echo sounder with an adjustable direction In the CS90 system we use the phrase echogram to describe the information provided by the views Use the Horizontal Scroll function to control how fast each echogram ...

Page 488: ...lect Water Column to see the entire vertical view Select Surface to remove the bottom part of the vertical view Select Bottom to remove the upper part of the vertical view When the function is activated the vertical range depends on the physical height of the view Click on the view border hold the button depressed then drag the border up or down to change the height A taller view gives you a large...

Page 489: ...h Inspection view can be regarded as an echo sounder with an adjustable direction In the CS90 system we use the phrase echogram to describe the information provided by the views Note The dialog box is only available when an Inspection view is active To activate a view click in it The active view is identified with a thicker border Related topics Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Active menu Func...

Page 490: ...og box offers a menu on the left side and several pages for pane parameters on the right side Note The dialog box is only available when an Inspection view is active Related topics Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Active menu Functions and dialog boxes page 461 Size Distribution page page 613 Fish Position page page 616 Fish Size Adjustment page page 619 School Mass Adjustment page page 620 Sim...

Page 491: ...ge 505 Hull Unit Control dialog box page 505 New Marker dialog box page 506 Power Off dialog box page 507 Replay File dialog box The Replay File dialog box allows you to choose which file s to be used for playback The files listed were generated automatically during recording Each file is identified with the time and date it was made How to open To open the Replay File dialog box select Operation ...

Page 492: ...ns automatically at the top of the display presentation when you choose Replay mode A Stop Select this button to stop the playback B Play Pause Select this button to start the playback or to pause it C Replay Speed Select this slider and move it sideways to adjust the replay speed D Replay File The button shows you which file you are replaying Select the button to open the Replay File dialog box E...

Page 493: ...cording File Setup page The File Setup settings control how and where the recorded files are saved on the hard disk or on an external storage device You can select the disk and folder for the files the maximum file size and a prefix for the file names This page is located in the Output dialog box This dialog box is opened from the Operation menu System Protection page The Recording protection stop...

Page 494: ... species weight and size You can also add comments The comments are saved in a separate text file in the same folder as the raw data files Select Delete to cancel the recording and delete the raw data file Tip By collecting additional information about the catch you add value to your recording The catch data will help to build your own experience as you can play back the data later so study the ec...

Page 495: ... This page is located in the Output dialog box This dialog box is opened from the Operation menu System Protection page The Recording protection stops the recording automatically when the transducer is hoisted to its upper position The Timer function stops the recording automatically when the specified time has elapsed Related topics Recording and replaying echo data page 126 Record RAW function p...

Page 496: ...ters before you select input or output datagrams All navigation and motion sensors are connected using the Sensor Installation page You must also specify which datagram formats to use The Sensor Installation page is located in the Installation dialog box The Installation dialog box is located on the Setup menu Details Name This is a text box Type a suitable name for the communication port If you d...

Page 497: ... from the device the remote IP address is not required If you want to export information from the Processor Unit to one or more peripheral devices Broadcast mode set Remote IP Address to 255 255 255 255 This is the default setting If you want to use point to point communication in a closed network set the remote IP address manually Remote Port The Remote Port is important if you want to export inf...

Page 498: ...scription A serial port is a serial communication interface that is still very common between maritime systems It is very important that any serial line between the CS90 system and any external system is setup correctly with identical parameters at each end The NMEA National Marine Electronics Association standard for serial communication defines standard parameters for such interfaces According t...

Page 499: ...serial communication The standard number of data bits defined for NMEA serial line communication is 8 eight Parity Use this function to specify the parity for the serial communication The standard parity defined for NMEA serial line communication is None A parity bit or check bit is a bit added to the end of a string of binary code that indicates whether the number of bits in the string with the v...

Page 500: ...box is located on the Operation menu Description The first time the Processor Unit is turned on after a CS90 system software installation it will automatically do a search to find available serial ports Since the Processor Unit was provided by Kongsberg Maritime as a part of the delivery you can only use the ports that were fitted by the manufacturer If you need additional serial ports consult you...

Page 501: ...ed in the Installation and Output dialog boxes The Installation dialog box is located on the Setup menu The Output dialog box is located on the Operation menu Description The Port Monitor dialog box provides one text box for incoming messages Rx Data and one for outgoing messages Tx Data Use these boxes and your knowledge of the data communication to investigate the datagrams Note The Port Monitor...

Page 502: ...he port you are currently monitoring Tip If you wish to change your attention to a different serial or LAN port you can choose the communication port here instead of returning to I O Setup Related topics Setting up the interfaces to peripheral devices page 195 I O Setup page page 511 Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Secondary functions and dialog boxes page 489 Messages dialog box The Messages ...

Page 503: ...s one page for each type Message types Errors These errors are fatal Operation of the CS90 system cannot continue You need to turn off the CS90 system and attempt a restart System alarms These are messages related to the operation of the CS90 system or to major software components You can continue the operation but note that the data provided by the CS90 system may be inaccurate A restart is recom...

Page 504: ... if your Processor Unit is equipped with a loudspeaker Select Mute Message Sound to disable the audible signal Inhibit Dialog Popup Select this option to prevent the Messages dialog box from opening automatically Note When this option is enabled you must keep an eye on the icon on the top bar as new messages will only be flagged using this icon Delete Delete All Select Delete to remove the current...

Page 505: ...etup dialog box to define or change the physical size of the tracking area Illustration A Each Tracking Area option controls the distance from the inner to the outer radius of the area B The width of the area is fixed and stretches across a predefined number of beams This means that the actual width depends on the distance from your vessel to the area How to open Select Tracking Area on the Setup ...

Page 506: ...age 489 Add Fishing Gear dialog box By defining the type of fishing gear you are using the CS90 system may provide more accurate visual presentations Use the Fishing Gear Setup dialog box to change the fishing gear properties to match your own equipment Use the Add Fishing Gear to add new equipment to your fishing gear list How to open Open this dialog box from the Fishing Gear Setup dialog box Un...

Page 507: ...The Hull Unit Control dialog box allows you to lower and hoist the transducer The dialog box also provides status information about the transducer position You can monitor the current position of the transducer and make changes to the position defaults How to open To open the Hull Unit Control dialog box select the Hull Unit button on the top bar Description To lower the transducer select Down To ...

Page 508: ...o not retract the transducer to its upper position To prevent serious damage to the vessel or the vessel stability you must have a water pump and a warning system in the sonar room Related topics Getting started page 80 Hull Unit page 312 Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Secondary functions and dialog boxes page 489 New Marker dialog box The New Marker dialog box allows you to create a new mark...

Page 509: ...r Off on the top bar How to open Select Power Off on the top bar Description The Power Off dialog box offers two options One is to turn off the entire system the other is to only close the CS90 program Details Power Off Power Off hoists the transducer turns off the operating power to all units closes the program and then automatically turns off the Processor Unit Exit to Operating System Exit to O...

Page 510: ...r of pages selected from the menu on the left side Topics File Setup page page 508 I O Setup page page 511 Processed Data to File page page 515 Marker Output page page 518 Relay Output page page 520 Screen Recording page page 523 File Setup page A useful function of the CS90 system is it ability to record echo data To retrieve the data files you need to know where they are and which file names tha...

Page 511: ...nless you really need to record data for playback and or training purposes you should use this function with care The data files will fill you hard disk very fast Details Current Output Folder This text box shows you the file path that is currently used to store the data files Select Browse to choose a different output folder to store the files This function uses a standard operating system dialog...

Page 512: ...n allows you to start and stop recording split the current recording file if it gets too large and set up the file output parameters Once all the recording parameters have been defined you can start recording by clicking the red circle on the button and stop it by clicking the left rectangle Record RAW is located on the Operation menu System Protection page The Recording protection stops the recor...

Page 513: ...n or Setup menus Description The CS90 software automatically scans the Processor Unit to locate and identify the available communication ports Once the software has established a list of valid interfaces you can set up and control the communication parameters The I O Setup page provides two lists one for serial ports and one for Ethernet LAN ports Each list is supported with a set of functions to ...

Page 514: ...port By default the ports are numbered Resource The Processor Unit can have several serial ports This is the identification of the communication port The serial ports are normally named COM1 COM2 and so on Baud Rate This is the current baud rate specified for the serial line The communication parameters defined for NMEA 0183 are Baud rate 4800 bit s Data bits 8 Parity Even Stop bits 1 Some instrum...

Page 515: ... is the default setting If you want to use point to point communication in a closed network set the remote IP address manually Remote Port The Remote Port is important if you want to export information from the Processor Unit to a peripheral device on the local area network LAN The application on the peripheral device will listen to this port number If you want to establish point to point communic...

Page 516: ...acknowledgement is required the port is removed instantly The chosen port is not deleted from the system it is only taken out of the list of ports Setup In order to use a serial port or LAN Ethernet port to receive or transmit information its communication parameters must be set up to match the peripheral device Select one of the listed ports and then Setup under the table to set up the port param...

Page 517: ... Port dialog box page 498 Port Monitor dialog box page 499 Processed Data to File page The CS90 system can export several types of processed data file formats Use Processed Data to File to define which processed data formats to save and where to place the files This page is located in the Output dialog box Prerequisites The Output dialog box is not available when your CS90 system is set to Inactiv...

Page 518: ...cord Processed function on the Operation menu Details Installed Outputs The Installed Outputs box lists all the currently selected outputs To remove or edit an output type select it in the Installed Outputs box Select Remove to delete the output Select Edit to change the settings Select New to add a new output Output Select the file format you want to export Current Output Folder This text box sho...

Page 519: ...Select Add to allow export of the chosen data format Once an output type has been defined it is listed in the Installed Outputs box on the left side of the page To start data recording open the Record Processed button and select On Alternatively simply select the red circle on the right side of the button Remove Once an output type has been defined it is listed in the Installed Outputs box on the ...

Page 520: ...as both echoes and your own vessel move To ease the identification of these echoes you can use markers Each marker is identified with its geographical location If you have placed markers on several echoes to make them objects you can select one of these and give it priority status In this context the phrase marker is used to identify a visual symbol placed in the display presentation Placing a mar...

Page 521: ...anges You can not define the communication port parameters here If you need to adjust these you must select I O Setup after you have defined the data output parameters The I O Setup page is located in the Installation and Output dialog boxes Monitor Select Monitor to open the Port Monitor dialog box The Port Monitor dialog box allows you to study the communication stream on the chosen serial line ...

Page 522: ...output type has been defined it is listed in the Installed Outputs box on the left side of the page To edit the settings of a specific output select it in the Installed Outputs box and then select Edit Save Once you have finished editing the output settings select Save to keep the changes Related topics Exporting sensor data marker positions and technical information page 181 Functions and dialog ...

Page 523: ... an external device providing information This information is useful or essential for the operation of the CS90 system Typical sensors are those providing navigational information heading speed or geographical position or vessel movements in the sea motion sensors You can not define the communication port parameters here If you need to adjust these you must select I O Setup after you have defined ...

Page 524: ...at Once an output type has been defined it is listed in the Installed Outputs box on the left side of the page Remove Once an output type has been defined it is listed in the Installed Outputs box on the left side of the page To remove the output select the relevant format in the Installed Outputs box and then select Remove Edit Once an output type has been defined it is listed in the Installed Ou...

Page 525: ...me Tip Select Screen Recording on the top bar to start and stop the recording Note Video data files will normally become very large If you wish to record large amounts of data make sure that you have enough space on your hard disk Unless your Processor Unit is equipped with a very large disk we recommend that you save the data to an external storage device Everything that happens in the presentati...

Page 526: ...tically when the specified time has elapsed This page is located in the Installation dialog box To open the page select Installation on the Setup menu Related topics Capturing the display presentation in a video file page 142 Selecting where to save the video files page 143 Capturing the display presentation in image and video files page 138 Screen Recording page 309 Functions and dialog boxes pag...

Page 527: ... be used for vessel navigation Topics General page page 525 Map Display page page 528 Safety Depth page page 530 Tooltip page page 532 Own Ship page page 533 Vertical View Orientation page page 534 Off Centre page page 534 Current Flow page page 536 General page The General page in the Display Options dialog box controls the location of the menu You can select which navigational information to be ...

Page 528: ...esentation Top Bar The top bar is located at the top of the display presentation and stretches from the far left to the far right By means of these check boxes you can select which elements to be shown at the top of the presentation For each option the text in brackets is the identification used on the top bar Navigation Select this check box to see the vessel s current geographical position on th...

Page 529: ...The time is shown on the bottom bar at the bottom of the display presentation When disabled the CS90 system uses local time Note To enable UTC time your CS90 system must be set up to accept the NMEA ZDA datagram The NMEA ZDA datagram contains the universal time code UTC day month year and local time zone Coordinated Universal Time French Temps Universel Coordonné UTC is the primary time standard b...

Page 530: ...ated in the middle of the top bar These fields are separate read outs They present information related to the navigation of the vessel and operation of the CS90 system The information shown on the top bar must not be used for vessel navigation Bottom bar The bottom bar is located at the bottom of the display presentation and stretches from the left side to the right side The tabs on the bottom bar...

Page 531: ... format https en wikipedia org wiki Web_Map_Service June 2021 Note The map is only shown in Horizontal views when Range Projection is set to True Related functionality Map function This is an on off switch Use Map to enable or disable the geographical map layer This function is opened from the Cosmetics menu Safety Depth page The Safety Depth page allows you to change the safety depth settings and...

Page 532: ...splay to choose which map elements to include in the map presentation The Safety Depth page allows you to change the safety depth settings and thus the presentation of the various water depths How to open This page is located in the Display Options dialog box The Display Options dialog box is located on the Display menu Description Once a map is projected on top of the echo data the depth contour ...

Page 533: ...ed with depth values at regular intervals If the map does not have a contour for the depth value you have specified the nearest contour with a larger absolute depth value is shown This contour line will not be marked with depth values The area inside this contour line is marked with darker colours than outside Shallow Pattern Select Shallow Pattern to present the area inside the safety contour lin...

Page 534: ... to provide additional information The Tooltip page controls which tooltips that are shown How to open This page is located in the Display Options dialog box The Display Options dialog box is located on the Display menu Description Several tooltips can be shown in the sonar presentation When a tooltip is enabled the cursor location is detected and a small information box is shown By default the in...

Page 535: ...fter the vessel symbol When the history line is active the length in minutes of the line can be defined Select Clear History Line to delete the current line Set History Line Length to a value that meets your preferences Set History Line Length to 0 zero to disable the history line Tip The Minute Markers function adds markers to the history line These markers indicate how far you have sailed in the...

Page 536: ...n is made from left towards right If you wish to change the direction of the presentation make the appropriate choice on this page Certain presentation modes provide more than one vertical view You can then set up these views individually Related topics Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Display menu Functions and dialog boxes page 435 Display Options dialog box page 443 Off Centre page When the ...

Page 537: ...uttons The buttons are identified as F1 F2 and F3 Each button can be assigned a dedicated function Off Centre is one of the functions that can be assigned This is the same function as Set New Ship Centre on the shortcut menu Place the cursor anywhere in the view and press the button The function moves the vessel symbol to the selected position The Mk1 Operating Panel offers a dedicated Off Centre ...

Page 538: ... can be connected to the CS90 system This can for example be an acoustic Doppler current profiler ADCP The information from this sensor is presented in the applicable views Use the Current Flow page to define key settings for the presentation of the sensor data How to open This page is located in the Display Options dialog box The Display Options dialog box is located on the Display menu Descripti...

Page 539: ...e sea currents The direction of the arrows indicate the direction of the water currents The length of the arrows reflects their speeds The Current Vector function is located on the Visual Objects menu A numerical readout of the current vector data is provided in the top right corner of the Horizontal view Related topics Defining the visual information in the sonar views page 149 Functions and dial...

Page 540: ...nnels and transducer elements are functional To open the different pages in the dialog box use the large buttons on the left hand side Each button provides a small colour coded indicator No indicator Status is OK No actions are necessary Yellow This is a warning A closer investigation is recommended Red This is an alarm A closer investigation is required Blue A device monitored by the diagnostic s...

Page 541: ...nal transmission or reception This is achieved by combining elements in an antenna array in such a way that signals at particular angles experience constructive interference while others experience destructive interference Beamforming can be used at both the transmitting and receiving ends in order to achieve spatial selectivity The improvement compared with omnidirectional reception transmission ...

Page 542: ...fic status information for service engineers Processing Manager This function offers specific status information for service engineers Beamformer This field offers information related to the operating status of the beamforming process as well as the status of the signal processing and digital beamforming of the transmitter channels The information is provided for service engineers Transmitter The ...

Page 543: ...ut purposes is listed All relevant status information is provided Tip Use the Sensor Installation page to define which external sensors your CS90 system will import information from The Sensor Installation page is located in the Installation dialog box The Installation dialog box is located on the Setup menu The Sensor Configuration page allows you to define a datagram priority so that the informa...

Page 544: ...s transmission and reception sequence is commonly referred to as a ping How to open This page is located in the Diagnostics dialog box Open the Diagnostics dialog box from the Setup menu Description The Transceiver page provides a graphic presentation of the transceiver boards The visual presentation reflects the physical location of the boards in the Transceiver Unit Only static information is pr...

Page 545: ...e to finish the start up sequence and a short message will be provided A circuit board is creating a lot of noise Each button provides a small colour coded indicator No indicator Status is OK No actions are necessary Yellow This is a warning A closer investigation is recommended Red This is an alarm A closer investigation is required Blue A device monitored by the diagnostic system is disabled Gre...

Page 546: ...e 413 Diagnostics dialog box page 457 Transducer page Use the Transducer page to do a reception test to check the individual transducer elements Any errors are then easily detected How to open This page is located in the Diagnostics dialog box Open the Diagnostics dialog box from the Setup menu Description The Transducer page presents all the elements that are used in the transducer The presentati...

Page 547: ...isabled Grey No information is available Transducer Elements Each of the individual elements in the transducer is shown in a grid The presentation attempts to organize the elements in the same manner as in the physical transducer Individual transducer elements may be disabled or enabled To do this right click on the corresponding rectangle and use the short cut menu A disabled element is shown wit...

Page 548: ...nsducer face this may cause a visible defect in the display presentation If they are scattered the visible defect may be a lot harder to see In all cases the echoes from the neighbouring channels cause an interpolation that will restore a lot of the degraded presentation Which actions to take if single channels fail depend on the operational impact the overall performance of the CS90 system and a ...

Page 549: ... the following settings before you start the noise test Set Range to 1500 m Set Operation to Normal Set Tx Power to Maximum Set Pulse Type to CW Medium Set Vertical TX Sector to Narrow Set Noise Filter to Off Set the Bottom Filter Threshold to Off Select Start Noise Measurements This starts the noise test The test is run continuously on each of the following pings until you stop it Select Stop Noi...

Page 550: ...o the signal to noise ratio may be divided into the following types of noise Self noise Ambient noise Electrical noise Reverberation Underwater noise Fishing gear noise This is a generic illustration Any similarities with specific products are accidental A The transducer can pick up noise from Biological disturbances Interference Cavitation Propeller noise Flow noise Acoustic noise from other hydr...

Page 551: ...r operating frequency It runs through all the frequencies and then starts again with a new loop For each loop the test results are saved on the hard disk on XML format The result file specifies Vessel speed Operating frequency noise Minimum Average Maximum Noise in each beam The file is located in the following folder programdata Simrad CS90 log Related topics Pages in the Diagnostics dialog box p...

Page 552: ...y for service engineers The functionality is not required for normal use of the CS90 system The choices you make have no effect on the overall performance of the CS90 system Related topics Pages in the Diagnostics dialog box page 538 B Scan page page 550 Matrix page page 555 Testing the noise conditions and the sonar functionality page 255 B Scan page The B Scan page allows you to monitor the data...

Page 553: ...ments and or transceiver boards you must compare the rectangles When operating the CS90 system in port the colours will be less homogeneous due to the environmental noise and the shallow depth During normal operation at sea the colours will be homogeneous If a single element is dead no transmit no receive the rectangle is easily spotted because its colour is black If a single element is receiving ...

Page 554: ...llustration Any similarities with specific products are accidental Details Mode Select the operating mode of the diagnostic system Select None freeze when you have received the data and wish to freeze the presentation for a closer study of the results Select Element amplitude to start the test Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 555: ... is located several meters out Use Start Sample and Sample Range to select which range to show in the B Scan presentation Decimation Method Sample range is normally selected so that there are no space to display all measurements in the dialog box If you need to reduce the number of samples you can select decimation methods Single Average or Peak Single decimation method means that only the first s...

Page 556: ...s used are rated from the weakest in dB to the strongest If you have selected manual colour scale the values shown here will be the same as those selected 2 Every sample received will have a value representing an echo This is identified as a non zero value The Min imum non zero value specifies the weakest echo received in dB The Max imum value specifies the strongest echo received in dB If you hav...

Page 557: ...ration shows a typical matrix presentation This is a generic illustration Any similarities with specific products are accidental Description When you move the cursor over the matrix presentation of the transceiver channels each element in the transducer can be clearly identified as a rectangle If you place the cursor on top of one of these rectangles a small yellow tool tip will identify key infor...

Page 558: ... in the transmit test Details Mode Select the operating mode of the diagnostic system Select None freeze when you have received the data and wish to freeze the presentation for a closer study of the results Select Element amplitude to start the test Select Element phase to start the test and observe the element phases Start Averaging The test process collects data from all the channels and calcula...

Page 559: ... in Pixels Use Element Size in Pixels to define the width and height of each individual element in the presentation in pixels Generator In order to run this test a built in signal generator is used You must specify the amplitude and frequency to be used by this generator The signal generator creates a test signal inserted in parallel with the signal measured on the transducer Transmit Pulse Select...

Page 560: ...and zero samples are also specified The Non zeroes value specifies how many samples that contain an echo signal The Zeroes value specifies the number of samples that do not contain any echo These are dead receiver channels 3 The Average signal level value presents the average signal level calculated from all the samples Related topics Pages in the Diagnostics dialog box page 538 Element BITE dialo...

Page 561: ... be opened from the Output dialog box Description This dialog box contains a number of pages selected from the menu on the left side Note When you work in the Installation dialog box you must always select Apply to save the changes made on a page You must do this before you continue working on a different page Topics Sensor Installation page page 560 Sensor Configuration page page 565 Motion Refer...

Page 562: ...ur CS90 system is set to Replay mode How to open This page is located in the Installation dialog box To open the page select Installation on the Setup menu Description The Sensor Installation page allows your CS90 system to communicate with external sensors and systems The parameters are organized in groups Installed Sensors The Installed Sensors list contains all the sensors that are currently in...

Page 563: ... sensors that are connected to the CS90 system is provided in the Diagnostics dialog box Details Installed Sensors The Installed Sensors list contains all the sensors that are currently installed on the CS90 system Select a sensor in the list to edit its interface properties or to remove it Select New in the list to add a new sensor interface to the CS90 system Type The CS90 system can communicate...

Page 564: ...cal documentation supplied by the manufacturer Note You are not permitted to make any changes To change the communication parameters use the I O Setup page The I O Setup page is located in the Installation and Output dialog boxes Monitor This option is only available if you decided to edit the parameters of a previously installed sensor Select Monitor to open the Port Monitor dialog box The Port M...

Page 565: ... The Talker ID identifies the system that sends the datagram You can leave this box empty This means that blank characters are inserted into the datagram You may also specify two characters that identifies the CS90 system as the sender In most cases you will only need to define a Talker ID if your receiving system needs it for a specific purpose Example ESDBT x x f y y M z z F hh CR LF In this NME...

Page 566: ...to as installation angles or offset angles The sensor can be rotated around the three axis of the vessel coordinate system Rotation Around X Roll Rotation Around Y Pitch Rotation Around Z Yaw In the user interface you will only need to specify the installation angles when the parameters are shown Rotation Around X Specify an angle in degrees to compensate for any deviation from the X axis fore and...

Page 567: ...es page 195 Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Setup menu Functions and dialog boxes page 447 Installation dialog box page 459 Sensor Configuration page With multiple sensors connected to the CS90 system many of them will provide the same datagrams We cannot expect that these datagrams provide the same information The Sensor Configuration page allows you to define a datagram priority so that the ...

Page 568: ...ral sensors Due to a number of reasons environmental conditions installation configuration accuracy etc the numerical values provided can be different from one sensor to another Several sensor are provided on the Sensor Configuration page one for each type of information Select the sensor you wish to configure in the Sensor list For each type you can define a priority sensor by rearranging the dat...

Page 569: ...list using the arrow buttons Auto Select Auto to control the functionality With Auto enabled the priority list is used Information is imported from the sensor at the top of the list If the sensor fails to provide information for more than 20 seconds data from the next sensor is used With Auto disabled the priority list is not used Information is imported from the sensor at the top of the list All ...

Page 570: ...e the Motor Control Unit For improved operational accuracy an external motion reference unit MRU can be used Use the Motion Reference Unit page to define the data format and the communication port used to import motion information from an external sensor Note The sensor must be connected with a serial communication line If you don t have any available COM ports you must first release one on the I ...

Page 571: ...CII Kongsberg EM Attitude 1000 The EM Attitude 1000 is a proprietary datagram format created by Kongsberg Maritime for use with digital motion sensors It holds roll pitch heave and heading information In many new designs this datagram format has been replaced with EM Attitude 3000 format Kongsberg EM Attitude 3000 The Kongsberg EM Attitude 3000 is a proprietary datagram format created by Kongsberg...

Page 572: ...on sensor If you disable the input from the sensor the beams will not be compensated for pitch and toll movements This function is opened from the Setup menu Related topics Setting up the interfaces to peripheral devices page 195 Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Setup menu Functions and dialog boxes page 447 Installation dialog box page 459 Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 573: ...u Description The physical location and installation angles rotation of each sensor must be defined with reference to the vessel s coordinate system The position of certain sensors must be defined as an offset to the Ship Origin in the coordinate system to maximize performance The physical dimensions and offset values are all required to allow the CS90 system to give you as accurate information as...

Page 574: ... the ship s length Y position Half the ship s width Z position On the waterline If you want to change the location of the Ship Origin you can do this by providing offset values in the X Y and or Z directions To do this you will need the ship drawings Note We recommend that you place the Ship Origin at the same position as the motion reference unit MRU This will minimize the vectors when your vesse...

Page 575: ...tem Related topics Inserting the installation parameters page 215 Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Setup menu Functions and dialog boxes page 447 Installation Parameters page page 571 Transducer page Use the Transducer page to define the physical location of the transducer in the vessel coordinate system as well as the installation angles rotation The installation angles define in which directi...

Page 576: ... the transducer is located under the ship origin Rotation Around X Specify an angle in degrees to compensate for any deviation from the X axis fore and aft direction in the vessel coordinate system Rotation Around Y Specify an angle in degrees to compensate for any deviation from the Y axis athwartship direction in the vessel coordinate system Rotation Around Z Specify an angle in degrees to compe...

Page 577: ...or improved operational accuracy an external motion reference unit MRU can be used offsets The offset values specify the physical location of the motion reference unit relative to the reference point origin The relevant offset values can normally be taken from the vessel drawings Rotation The values for rotation around the X Y and Z axis are used to compensate for any misalignments made during the...

Page 578: ...s clockwise C Rotation around the z axis In the positive vertical direction down a positive rotation is clockwise D Reference point Ship Origin Details X Offset Select the offset value on the X axis fore and aft direction from the Ship Origin Adjust with a positive value for X if the sensor is located ahead of the ship origin Y Offset Select the offset value on the Y axis athwartship from the Ship...

Page 579: ...onization is required in order to avoid interference if the CS90 system is used simultaneously with other hydroacoustic instruments within the same frequency range Prerequisites The Installation dialog box is not available when your CS90 system is set to Replay mode How to open This page is located in the Installation dialog box To open the page select Installation on the Setup menu Description Wh...

Page 580: ...0 must be available to provide trigger pulses For master operation a remote hydroacoustic system sonar echo sounder is connected This remote system must be set up in slave mode Stand alone Synchronization is turned off This synchronization mode is used if the CS90 system is working by itself and with no synchronization required This is the default setting The CS90 system operates using its interna...

Page 581: ... The Synchronization Delay setting is not applicable when synchronization is switched off Master In Master mode the CS90 system waits for the delay time after the external trigger signal has been sent to the slaves before transmitting the ping This is often referred to as a pre trigger Note This delay will only work when the synchronization is set up using a serial port Slave In Slave mode the CS9...

Page 582: ...stem is set to Replay mode How to open This page is located in the Installation dialog box To open the page select Installation on the Setup menu Description The CS90 system is prepared to work with several international standards for units of measurements Use the Units options to select the units of measurements you want to work with The CS90 system uses them in all presentations You only need to...

Page 583: ...eed Choose the unit of measurement for all the presentations of vessel speed Temperature Choose the unit of measurement for all the temperature readings This may for example be the current water temperature but only if you have a suitable sensor connected to the CS90 system Fish Length Choose the unit of measurement for all presentations of fish length Related topics Defining settings related to u...

Page 584: ...em shown in the display presentation The CS90 system supports three different operating panels These are referred to as Mk1 Mk2 and Mk3 The Mk1 Operating Panel is connected to the Processor Unit with three cables The dual interface cable provides power and serial communication The USB interface cable is used to read the trackball movements The Processor Unit must be fitted with a custom made inter...

Page 585: ...on Select Mode Selection to specify what you want to use the buttons for Assign one predefined user setting or presentation mode to each button on the Operating Panel Tip Before you can assign custom user settings to the operating panel a selection of settings must be available from the User Settings dialog box The User Settings dialog box is located on the Main menu Communication This functionali...

Page 586: ...he chosen communication port is not put to other use in the I O Setup page in the Installation dialog box If you have two operating panels in use neither communication ports must be used for any other purposes Related topics Defining the user selected features on the Operating Panel page 174 Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Setup menu Functions and dialog boxes page 447 Operating Panel page pag...

Page 587: ...in power supply Details User Setting Buttons On the Mk2 Operating Panel the four buttons dedicated for user settings or presentation modes are located the top of the panel Select Mode Selection to specify what you want to use the buttons for Assign one predefined user setting or presentation mode to each button on the Operating Panel Functions and dialog boxes ...

Page 588: ...can be assigned a function related to range gain bearing or tilt Under Rotary Switch Options assign one function to each rotary switch on the Operating Panel The following functions can be assigned Horizontal Range This is the range setting in the Horizontal view Vertical Range This is the range setting in the Vertical view Inspection Range This is the range setting in the Inspection view Horizont...

Page 589: ...nd The sector and step settings are made using the Tilt function on the Main menu Off Centre This is the same function as Set New Ship Centre on the shortcut menu Place the cursor anywhere in the view and press the button The function moves the vessel symbol to the selected position Zoom Place the cursor anywhere in the view right click and select Zoom Only one zoom level is provided Select Zoom o...

Page 590: ...s identified in the view using two angular symbols The sector and step settings are made using the Bearing function on the Main menu Joystick Options Use these settings to set up the joystick operation Related topics Defining the user selected features on the Operating Panel page 174 Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Setup menu Functions and dialog boxes page 447 Operating Panel page page 582 Si...

Page 591: ...ly unit is not required Details User Settings Presentation modes On the Mk3 Operating Panel the requested user setting or presentation mode is chosen with a single button Press the button repeatedly to cycle through the settings or modes Select Mode Selection to specify what you want to use the button for Functions and dialog boxes ...

Page 592: ...ied with numbers Each switch can be assigned a function related to range gain bearing or tilt Under Rotary Switch Options assign one function to each rotary switch on the Operating Panel The following functions can be assigned Horizontal Range This is the range setting in the Horizontal view Vertical Range This is the range setting in the Vertical view Inspection Range This is the range setting in...

Page 593: ...This is an on off function Unless you need to make frequent changes to the operating parameters you may want to hide the menu from the display presentation This gives you more space for echo information Own Ship This is the same function as Place Own Ship Marker on the shortcut menu Select this function to add a square symbol to the vessel s current position in the echo presentation The own ship m...

Page 594: ... an adjustable direction In the CS90 system we use the phrase echogram to describe the information provided by the view Details Echogram Orientation The inspection beam offered by the CS90 system resembles a split beam echo sounders that you can point in the desired directions The Echogram Orientation function allows you to see the echo data with the start depth and the transmit pulse at the trans...

Page 595: ...box To open select it on the Setup menu Description The CS90 system can be provided with different hull units The main difference between these hull units is the length of the transducer shaft and thus also the physical height of the entire hull unit assembly The same transducer is used on all hull unit types Select which type of hull unit that has been installed You only need to do this once Note...

Page 596: ...limits for the hull unit and the transducer Additional system protection features are also listed These function are automatically monitored by the software in the CS90 system You are not permitted to change the alarm limits If an alarm limit is exceeded a relevant message is issued by the CS90 system At the same time the relevant descriptive text is provided with a dark background Details Transdu...

Page 597: ...re that the CS90 system does not transmit ping when you have chosen Replay or Inactive mode Hull Unit You must specify a maximum speed for the vessel This speed can match the hull unit specification or you can choose a lower speed for increased safety Hull Unit Lowering depth m Maximum speed knots CS90 1 0 20 CS94 2 1 19 Note We strongly recommend that you do not specify a higher speed than the hu...

Page 598: ... video files are saved This page is located in the Output dialog box This dialog box is opened from the Operation menu Recording Record RAW allows you to record the unprocessed echo data received by the transducer You can save the data to the hard disk or onto an external storage device The data files can be played back on the CS90 system You can keep the recorded files for future reference traini...

Page 599: ...torage media The File Setup settings control how and where the recorded files are saved on the hard disk or on an external storage device You can select the disk and folder for the files the maximum file size and a prefix for the file names This page is located in the Output dialog box This dialog box is opened from the Operation menu When the recording is stopped the Recording dialog box opens au...

Page 600: ...ishing gears select the gear you wish to set up For the selected gear select a depth value The depth value defines how deep the gear will sink when it is fully deployed Select the length of the fishing gear Set throw side to Port or Starboard Set the sink rate The sink rate defines how fast the gear will sink Tip If the relevant gear is not listed select Add Fishing Gear In the Add Fishing Gear di...

Page 601: ...G navigation system are supported The Processor Unit must be connected to the ship network Type the correct URL to make contact with the map server A Web Map Service WMS is a standard protocol developed by the Open Geospatial Consortium in 1999 for serving georeferenced map images over the Internet These images are typically produced by a map server from data provided by a GIS database A WMS serve...

Page 602: ...n defines how this distance is measured This function is opened from the Active menu Related topics Using maps page 152 Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Setup menu Functions and dialog boxes page 447 Installation dialog box page 459 Cosmetics menu page 406 Map Display page page 528 Safety Depth page page 530 User Settings Setup page The User Settings dialog box allows you to save the current us...

Page 603: ...r settings This dialog box is opened from the Main menu Related topics Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Setup menu Functions and dialog boxes page 447 Installation dialog box page 459 Software License page The CS90 system does not need any software licenses to operate However specific software license codes unlocks additional functionality The Software License settings allow you to type a licen...

Page 604: ...ply to save the changes made on a page You must do this before you continue working on a different page The following licensing option is available for the CS90 system NetCDF The CS90 system supports netCDF4 where the number refers to the version of the format SONAR NetCDF4 is a data and metadata convention for storage of data from active sonars in NetCDF4 formatted files defined by The Internatio...

Page 605: ...w to open This page is located in the Installation dialog box To open the page select Installation on the Setup menu Description If a firmware upgrade is required the necessary software will be included with the operational software Once the new CS90 system software has been installed the Upgrade button will be available If the Upgrade button is unavailable a firmware upgrade is not required Relat...

Page 606: ...e the functionality provided by the Simrad Connect functionality you need A suitable handheld device Access to the wireless network WiFi The necessary app for the relevant handheld device Visit our website for more information intro www kongsberg com cs90 Related topics Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Setup menu Functions and dialog boxes page 447 Installation dialog box page 459 Simrad CS90 R...

Page 607: ... Inspection view can be regarded as an echo sounder with an adjustable direction In the CS90 system we use the phrase echogram to describe the information provided by the views Note The dialog box is only available when an Inspection view is active To activate a view click in it The active view is identified with a thicker border Lines page The echo presentations in the Inspection views resemble t...

Page 608: ...ual bottom detection It appears as thick line in the current background colour normally white that follows the bottom contour This line will not remove information it will simply push the echo information further down in order to make the bottom easier to see You can use the white and the bottom lines simultaneously Select Normal to disable the line Hardness This is an on switch The Hardness Line ...

Page 609: ...ed echogram shown simultaneously When enabled two horizontal lines in the surface echogram indicate the range selected in the bottom echogram Biomass This is an on off switch Select the box to enable the function This function writes an extra thick and brightly coloured curve on the echogram The biomass line shows you the integrated biomass for the pings within the selected calculation interval Ch...

Page 610: ...a the annotations you have defined are stored as annotation datagrams Related topics Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Active menu Functions and dialog boxes page 461 Echogram dialog box page 487 Echogram page The echo presentations in the Inspection views resemble the echograms you see on an echo sounder The Echogram page allows you to choose which type of echogram you wish to display You can a...

Page 611: ...of geometric spread and absorption loss The TVG compensation is expressed as a logarithmic curve You can choose from a selection of curves Each curve has a different slope creating a different gain compensation Select the TVG setting you want to use Several TVG compensation settings are available No TVG TVG compensation is not implemented This option is hardly ever used School 20 log R This settin...

Page 612: ...all calculations are made from the sea surface and down to the detected sea bottom Use this echogram type to obtain correct calculation of the biomass It will also provide valid data for the Size Distribution information pane Bottom A Bottom echogram is mainly used when you want to examine the echoes from fish close to the sea bottom Since this echogram is referenced to the sea bottom the sea surf...

Page 613: ... TVG principles you can choose to use your own curve In order to use the chosen curve the TVG mode must be set to User You can also select TVG setting with the TVG function The TVG Time Variable Gain function is located on the Active menu Related topics Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Active menu Functions and dialog boxes page 461 Echogram dialog box page 487 Horizontal Axis page The echo pre...

Page 614: ...iew Size to specify that the number of horizontal pixels shall define the number of displayed horizontal pings using one ping per pixel Speed The horizontal scale is based on the relative speed you choose Select speed with the ruler Label Small labels are shown in the bottom left and right corners of the view These labels can contain time or distance to identify the horizontal axis of the echogram...

Page 615: ...s Description The Information Pane Options dialog box offers a menu on the left side and several pages for pane parameters on the right side Note The dialog box is only available when an Inspection view is active Size Distribution page The Size Distribution information pane presents a histogram with the echoes from single fish The calculations are based on the fact that different fish species have...

Page 616: ...st accuracy since the fish is then viewed from above If you use a smaller beam angle you may see the fish from the front or back This gives significantly smaller echoes and thus low measurement accuracy Details Mode The Mode function specifies if the histogram shall present the size distribution based on the fish size echo strength or fish weight Length The histogram shows the size distribution as...

Page 617: ...t mode and specifies 7000 in this spin box fish heavier than 7 kg will not be shown in the histogram Advanced Settings Resolution This function specifies accuracy of the histogram that is how many vertical bars that are used to display the target strength Max imum Percentage This function controls the vertical resolution of the histogram Apply to All Channels Check this box to apply the current se...

Page 618: ...alog box You can also select the Setup button in the relevant information pane The Information Pane Options dialog box is only available when an Inspection view is active Description Each coloured circle in the information pane identifies a single fish You can observe how these move through the beam The colours used are the same as the colours used in the colour scale and these indicate the echo s...

Page 619: ...o than the length of the transmitted pulse It is important that such multiple targets are excluded By using the echo length values you can define the maximum and minimum length of the echo compared to the transmitted pulse If the echo is too long or too short it will be excluded Example If you set Minimum Echo Length to 0 8 all echoes shorter than 0 8 times the length of the transmitted pulse will...

Page 620: ...y narrow the beam opening angles for single target detections but will normally improve the accuracy of the target strength values for the detected single targets Minimum Echo Spacing This setting only applies to CW operation This parameter defines the minimum distance between two single echoes when you are using CW pulses If they are too close the echoes are skipped The distance is defined as a r...

Page 621: ...lse compressed sample data Related topics Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Active menu Functions and dialog boxes page 461 Information Pane Options dialog box page 487 Fish Size Adjustment page The Size Distribution information pane presents a histogram with the echoes from single fish For various reasons the fish sizes presented in the Size Distribution information pane may be inaccurate Once ...

Page 622: ...x The target strength from fish varies from one specie to another The Fish Select dialog box allows you to select the fish species you expect to catch You can then manually adjust the size distribution The Fish Select dialog box is located on the Setup menu Related topics Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Active menu Functions and dialog boxes page 461 Information Pane Options dialog box page 48...

Page 623: ...iption For the selected specie adjust the density Related topics Functions and dialog boxes page 413 Active menu Functions and dialog boxes page 461 Information Pane Options dialog box page 487 Functions and dialog boxes ...

Page 624: ...622 442700 A Concept descriptions Topics Vessel coordinate system page 623 Layers and deflections page 626 What is sampling page 628 Acoustic noise page 629 Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 625: ...e amount of cargo fuel etc the physical location of the water line on the hull must either be measured at a regular basis or measured with a second sensor In order to establish a system to measure the relative distance between sensors a virtual coordinate system is established This coordinate system uses three vectors X Y and Z A The X axis is the longitudinal direction of the vessel and in parall...

Page 626: ...l s motion sensor Defining the physical location of each sensor By means of the vessel coordinate system the physical location of every sensor can be defined using three numerical values for X Y and Z These values must define the vertical and horizontal distances from a single reference point the origin The physical location of the motion reference unit MRU is often the most important sensor to de...

Page 627: ...442700 A 625 Related topics Concept descriptions page 622 Concept descriptions ...

Page 628: ...flections page 627 Temperature and salinity layers You may experience that temperature and or salinity layers exist in the water column Since the speed of sound in water depends on its temperature and salinity such layers will cause the sound beam to be reflected If you transmit a sonar beam down towards a temperature or salinity layer A it may be reflected as indicated in the illustration The sch...

Page 629: ...n a warm day When the temperature decreases A closer to the bottom the sonar beam is deflected down as indicated by the illustration The school of fish B you thought you would see will not be visible at all Water temperatures on a cold day When the temperature decreases A closer to the surface the sonar beam is deflected up as indicated by the illustration The school of fish B you thought you woul...

Page 630: ...ot a function of a time argument but a sequence of quantities a function over a domain of discrete integers Each value in the sequence is called a sample Using this technique the analogue signal is converted to a stream of discrete signals In this coordinate system the Y axis is voltage or volume and the X axis is time A This is a continuous flow of data an analogue signal for example an echo B Th...

Page 631: ...small target must be detected inside the noise It is important that we keep the noise level as low as possible This is necessary to obtain long range and dependable interpretations of the echoes Related topics Improving the recognition of fish and schools using receiver filters page 117 Concept descriptions page 622 Acoustic noise page 629 Contributing factors Several factors are contributing to t...

Page 632: ...ired signal to the level of background noise It is defined as the ratio of signal power to the noise power often expressed in decibels A ratio higher than 1 1 greater than 0 dB indicates more signal than noise While SNR is commonly quoted for electrical signals it can be applied to any form of signal Wikipedia Copied September 2013 The signal is the echo that we want to know something about while ...

Page 633: ...an create digital noise Related topics Improving the recognition of fish and schools using receiver filters page 117 Concept descriptions page 622 Acoustic noise page 629 Self noise Any vessel equipped with a hydroacoustic system for example echo sounder or sonar will produce more or less self noise There are many sources of such self noise It is necessary to analyse the different sources of self ...

Page 634: ...tic discharge from the rotating propeller shaft may be quite disturbing Cavitation Cavitation is the formation of small air bubbles close to the transducer face The bubbles appear because the local pressure becomes negative during parts of the acoustic pressure cycles The cavitation threshold increases with the hydrostatic pressure The noise is made when the bubbles implode Cavitation noise may ap...

Page 635: ...or cavities in the water will occur and this is called cavitation Rattle noise Rattle noise may be caused by loose objects in the vicinity of the transducer like fixing bolts The rattle may also come from loose objects inside the hull Interference Interference from other hydroacoustic equipment on board the same vessel may be an annoying source of disturbance Unless the same frequency is used for ...

Page 636: ...rference from hydroacoustic instruments located in other vessels may also be a limiting factor The sea noise depends on the weather conditions In bad weather the sea noise can be quite high due to the waves Related topics Improving the recognition of fish and schools using receiver filters page 117 Concept descriptions page 622 Acoustic noise page 629 Electrical self noise Electrical or electronic...

Page 637: ...ften daily cycles in intensity Surface reverberation The surface reverberation depends on the weather condition and the waves Bottom reverberation The bottom reverberation depends on the roughness and physical properties of the sea bottom Reverberation is often a limiting factor especially if you are searching for smaller targets The echoes from the bottom will always depend on the sea bottom prop...

Page 638: ...ent used on board a vessel Careful planning of the installation may reduce the acoustic noise Unfortunately it is impossible to simply provide a number of specific procedures to reduce the noise The physical location of the installation trunk and the hull unit is important This depends on the vessel s design and construction how the hull is shaped and how the water runs along the hull Other factor...

Page 639: ...on clamping between the transducer and the hull structure Reducing propeller noise The hull unit must be installed far away from the propellers Sufficient clearance between the propellers and the hull the rudder and the keel must be provided Place the sacrificial anodes in places where the water flow is the least disturbed Ensure that the propellers blades are correctly designed and without damage...

Page 640: ...correct grounding Separate the cables used by the CS90 system from other cables with high voltages large currents or transients Place all high voltage power cables in metal conduits Related topics Improving the recognition of fish and schools using receiver filters page 117 Concept descriptions page 622 Acoustic noise page 629 Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 641: ...chnical specifications page 640 Performance specifications page 640 Power requirements page 644 Weights and outline dimensions page 647 Environmental requirements page 651 Compass safe distance page 655 Minimum display requirements page 657 Technical specifications ...

Page 642: ...mmarize the main functional and operational characteristics of the CS90 system Operating frequency Start frequency 70 kHz End frequency 90 kHz Frequency steps 1 kHz Operational range Minimum 25 metres Maximum 2000 metres Even though you can choose a large range value that does not mean that you can detect your targets on the same range The range value only defines the range that is shown in the vi...

Page 643: ...ovided by this function depend on your current active view Pulse forms CW Continuous Wave transmissions HFM Hyperbolic Frequency Modulation transmissions This pulse type is also known as chirp LFM Linear Frequency Modulation transmissions This pulse type is also known as chirp Reception Number of receiver channels 480 Gain functions TVG Time Variable Gain AGC Automatic Gain Control RCG Reverberati...

Page 644: ... match the motion reference unit MRU sensors manufactured by our Seatex division Interface to an optional peripheral motion reference unit MRU is supported Interfaces Interfaces to peripheral devices Serial lines Ethernet LAN line Transceiver Unit Ethernet LAN line Optional interfaces Scientific output Ethernet line RAW data output for scientific research Ethernet line User interface Main control ...

Page 645: ...ots Type approval DnV Certificate S 6344 Installation trunk The installation trunk is not included in the standard delivery The installation trunk may be fabricated by the shipyard or supplied by us as an option Transducer The same transducer is used on all hull unit types Shape Cylindrical Number of individual elements 480 Technical specifications ...

Page 646: ...le The display is not a part of the CS90 scope of supply It is not manufactured by Kongsberg Maritime For more information refer to the end user documentation provided by the manufacturer Related topics Power requirements page 644 Technical specifications page 639 Operating Panel power requirements Mk1 Operating Panel Make and model CS90 Operating Panel Mk1 Power requirements Not applicable This u...

Page 647: ...mum voltage deviation 15 Maximum transient 20 of nominal voltage recovery time 3 s Power consumption 10 W Approximately Related topics Power requirements page 644 Technical specifications page 639 Operating Panel power requirements Mk3 Make and model CS90 Operating Panel Mk3 Voltage requirement Not applicable This unit is powered by means of the USB connection Related topics Power requirements pag...

Page 648: ... with a suitable circuit breaker The circuit breaker must be able to withstand the large starting current We recommend using circuit breaker with one of the following ratings 16D 20C The circuit breaker is labeled with the rated current in amperes but excluding the unit symbol A Instead the ampere figure is preceded by a letter B C or D which indicates the instantaneous tripping current That is th...

Page 649: ...ver Unit weight and outline dimensions page 649 Hull Unit weight and outline dimensions page 649 Display weight and outline dimensions Not applicable The display is not a part of the CS90 scope of supply It is not manufactured by Kongsberg Maritime For more information refer to the end user documentation provided by the manufacturer Related topics Weights and outline dimensions page 647 Technical ...

Page 650: ...line dimensions Depth 165 mm Width 385 mm Height 51 mm Weight 4 kg Related topics Weights and outline dimensions page 647 Technical specifications page 639 Operating Panel weight and outline dimensions Mk2 Make and model CS90 Operating Panel Mk2 Outline dimensions Depth 183 mm Width 346 mm Height 123 mm Weight 3 7 kg Related topics Weights and outline dimensions page 647 Technical specifications p...

Page 651: ...th shock absorbers Width 520 mm Without the large transceiver plug Height 750 mm With shock absorbers Weight 75 kg Approximately Related topics Weights and outline dimensions page 647 Technical specifications page 639 Hull Unit weight and outline dimensions Make CS90 Hull Unit Model CS90 Flange diameter 370 mm Number of holes in the flange 12 Total height 2340 mm Height above the installation trun...

Page 652: ...s in the flange 24 Total height 3018 mm Height above the installation trunk 3753 mm Weight 910 kg Approximately Related topics Weights and outline dimensions page 647 Technical specifications page 639 Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 653: ...onmental requirements page 653 Hull Unit environmental requirements page 653 Display environmental requirements Not applicable The display is not a part of the CS90 scope of supply It is not manufactured by Kongsberg Maritime For more information refer to the end user documentation provided by the manufacturer Related topics Environmental requirements page 651 Technical specifications page 639 Pro...

Page 654: ... 95 relative non condensing Operating Panel Power Supply Make and model CS90 Operating Panel Power Supply Operating temperature 0 to 50 C Storage temperature 40 to 70 C Relative humidity 5 to 95 relative non condensing Related topics Environmental requirements page 651 Technical specifications page 639 Operating Panel environmental requirements Mk2 Make and model CS90 Operating Panel Mk2 Operating...

Page 655: ...t environmental requirements Make and model CS90 Transceiver Unit Operating temperature 0 to 50 C Storage temperature 40 to 70 C Relative humidity 5 to 95 relative non condensing Related topics Environmental requirements page 651 Technical specifications page 639 Hull Unit environmental requirements Make CS90 Hull Unit Model All models Operating temperature 0 to 50 C Storage temperature 20 to 40 C...

Page 656: ...654 442700 A Related topics Environmental requirements page 651 Technical specifications page 639 Simrad CS90 Reference Manual ...

Page 657: ...eiver Unit compass safe distance page 656 Hull Unit compass safe distance page 657 Display compass safe distance Not applicable The display is not a part of the CS90 scope of supply It is not manufactured by Kongsberg Maritime For more information refer to the end user documentation provided by the manufacturer Related topics Compass safe distance page 655 Technical specifications page 639 Process...

Page 658: ...page 655 Technical specifications page 639 Operating Panel compass safe distance Mk3 Make and model CS90 Operating Panel Mk3 Standard compass This information is currently not available Other compass This information is currently not available Related topics Compass safe distance page 655 Technical specifications page 639 Transceiver Unit compass safe distance Make and model CS90 Transceiver Unit ...

Page 659: ...tions normally experienced on a vessel Verify that you have easy access to cables and connectors and that the display can be installed in a safe and secure way The minimum technical requirements for the display are Resolution 1280 x 1024 pixels Minimum The visual quality of the presentation depends on the quality of your graphic adapter and display We recommend that you use a large display with re...

Page 660: ... 416 activating factory default settings 173 Active menu description 392 functions and dialog boxes 461 how to open 392 461 ADCP placing sensor data in the sonar views 150 Add Marker Output page 520 Processed Data to File page 517 Relay Output page 522 Replay File dialog box 490 Sensor Installation page 564 Add Fishing Gear dialog box description 504 Add Serial Port dialog box description 498 adju...

Page 661: ...g up input from buoys fish aggregating devices and other external objects 212 buttons menu 374 C cavitation acoustic noise 632 centre frequency 471 characteristics performance 640 choosing factory default settings 173 Circle marker Shortcut menus 410 Circle Marker description 350 Operating Panel Mk1 37 Operating Panel Mk2 44 Operating Panel Mk3 48 cleaning computer 281 display 280 Hull Unit 283 In...

Page 662: ...it 655 technical specifications 655 transceiver 656 Transceiver Unit 656 Current Flow Horizontal view 330 Current Flow page description 536 Current output folder Processed Data to File page 516 Current Port Port Monitor 500 Current Vector Horizontal view 330 Visual Objects menu 405 Cursor Horizontal view 329 Microsoft Xbox Controller 51 Operating Panel Mk1 39 Operating Panel Mk2 45 Operating Panel...

Page 663: ...lp 77 Help top bar 319 Horizontal Axis page 611 Horizontal Scroll function 485 Horizontal TX Sector function 472 Horizontal view 326 Hull Unit top bar 312 Hull Unit Configuration page 593 HullUnit 25 I O Setup page 511 Information Pane Options dialog box 487 613 Inspection view 337 Installation dialog box 459 559 Installation Parameters page 571 interference 633 LAN Port Setup dialog box 493 Langu...

Page 664: ...tion 439 Visual Objects function 436 Visual Objects menu 402 Xbox Controller 50 Zoom information pane 368 description AGC Automatic Gain Control function 477 Messages 319 New Marker dialog box 506 RCG Reverberation Controlled Gain function 479 Record 311 reverberation 635 Screen Recording 309 description Marker Output page 518 Motion Reference Unit page 568 Diagnostics dialog box description 457 5...

Page 665: ...65 electrical noise acoustic noise 632 634 Element BITE Processor 540 Element Size in Pixels Matrix 557 enable Coordinated Universal Time UTC 159 navigational information on the top bar 158 Enter License String Software License 602 Environment dialog box description 450 environmental requirements 651 environmental parameters change 165 environmental requirements computer 651 display 651 hull unit ...

Page 666: ... 471 fresh water changing environmental parameters 165 select 451 function Bandwidth 470 Record RAW 430 function AGC Automatic Gain Control 477 Bearing 423 Colour Threshold 442 Context sensitive online help 77 Cosmetics 436 Dead Reckoning 452 DisplayGain 439 Docking Views 445 Fishing Gear 449 Frequency function description 471 Gain 419 Heading read out 316 Horizontal Scroll 485 Horizontal TX Secto...

Page 667: ...the RCG Reverberation Controlled Gain function 121 Setting up the input from a motion reference unit MRU 207 Setting up the Operating Panel 239 how to Accessing the screen capture images to delete move or copy them 141 activate factory default settings 173 Adding markers for external objects to the echo presentation 151 Adding online help in a new language 235 adjust horizontal direction of sonar ...

Page 668: ...icense 237 place a marker using operating panel 107 place data from a sea current sensor in the sonar views 150 place the menu on the left side of the presentation 158 rearrange the layout of the presentation 146 record processed echo data 134 Recording echo data 127 reduce noise and false echoes 123 reduce noise and reverberation 119 reduce propeller noise and interference 120 reduce the light em...

Page 669: ...d cleaning the transducer face 286 Operating Panel 282 Processor Unit 281 sacrificial anodes 292 transceiver 282 Transceiver Unit 282 inspection display 280 Inspection beam 337 Inspection view description 337 InspectPort Marker Output page 519 Relay Output page 522 Sensor Installation page 562 installation software 231 Installation Sensor Installation page 561 Installation dialog box description 4...

Page 670: ...r from the sonar room 188 190 192 the transducer using hand crank 190 the transducer using Hoist Lower Switch 188 the transducer using Lowering Contactor 192 transducer 82 Lowering Contactor lowering the transducer 192 M machinery noise acoustic noise 631 main engine acoustic noise 631 Main menu description 376 how to open 376 mains power requirements 644 maintenance preventive 274 preventive main...

Page 671: ...menus description 409 Messages description 319 Messages dialog box description 500 Microsoft Xbox Controller description 50 Middle Operating Panel Mk1 36 Operating Panel Mk2 44 Min imum Free Disk Space Processed Data to File page 517 Minimize Top bar 320 minimum requirements display 657 Minute Markers Horizontal view 331 Visual Objects menu 403 Minute Markers Tracks Visual Objects menu 404 mode de...

Page 672: ...n 534 offices support 31 offset motion sensor 228 offsets Sensor Installation page 563 on turn 52 80 on line help open 15 On Off Record RAW function 431 online information 16 Online help Adding online help in a new language 235 description 77 Updating the online help system 234 open Active menu 392 461 context sensitive on line help 15 Main menu 376 Operation menu 378 secondary menus 376 Setup men...

Page 673: ...p 598 General 525 Horizontal Axis 611 Hull Unit Configuration 593 I O Setup 511 Installation Parameters page description 571 Lines 605 Map Display 528 Map Setup 599 Marker Output 518 Matrix 555 Motion Reference Unit 568 Motion Reference Unit MRU 575 Noise 547 Off Centre 534 Operating Panel 582 Own Ship 533 Processor 539 Relay Output 520 Safety Depth 530 School Mass Adjustment 620 Sensor Configurat...

Page 674: ...ver 645 Transceiver Unit 645 preferences defining the file and folder preferences for processed data recording 133 defining the file and folder preferences for raw data recording 126 presentation changing the colour palette 163 enable Coordinated Universal Time UTC 159 overview 304 placing the menu on the left side of the presentation 158 rearranging the layout 146 reducing the light emitted by th...

Page 675: ...e unit 221 inserting the installation parameters for the transducer 218 inspecting and cleaning the computer 281 inspecting and cleaning the display 280 inspecting and cleaning the Hull Unit 283 inspecting and cleaning the Operating Panel 282 inspecting and cleaning the Processor Unit 281 inspecting and cleaning the transceiver 282 inspecting and cleaning the Transceiver Unit 282 Inspecting and cl...

Page 676: ...weight 647 product name top bar 308 propeller noise reducing 120 propellers acoustic noise 632 Protocol I O Setup page 512 Motion Reference Unit page 569 publication purpose 15 target audience 15 Pulse Type function description 467 purpose this manual 15 Purse Depth Cosmetics menu 407 Q qualifications preventive maintenance personnel 276 R range adjusting 63 97 adjusting the radius of the search a...

Page 677: ...e I O Setup page 512 reverberation 119 description 635 reducing 119 Reducing bottom and surface reverberation with the RCG Reverberation Controlled Gain function 121 Reverberation Controlled Gain RCG description 479 Right mouse button Microsoft Xbox Controller 51 Operating Panel Mk1 39 48 Operating Panel Mk2 44 roll top bar 318 Roll Offset Stabilization function 454 rotary switches assigning funct...

Page 678: ... which operating panel to use 174 Select Operating Panel Mk1 39 selecting best operating frequency 72 92 inactive operating mode 87 measurement units 164 navigational information on the top bar 158 normal operating mode 61 84 replay file 131 replay operating mode 86 130 tooltips in the user interface 160 self noise acoustic noise 631 sensitivity adjusting 65 95 sensor configuring 206 Sensor Sensor...

Page 679: ...sting horizontal direction of sonar beam 68 102 Sonar beam deflections description 627 sonar head anti fouling paints 277 sonar range adjusting 63 97 sonar room Checking the environmental conditions in the sonar room 279 hoisting the transducer 188 190 192 lowering the transducer 188 190 192 sound speed changing environmental parameters 165 manual 451 specifications compass safe distance 655 outli...

Page 680: ...n adjusting 96 Tooltip page description 532 tooltips selecting tooltips in the user interface 160 top bar depth 318 geographical position 315 Help 319 Hull Unit 312 information panes 313 logo 308 navigational information 315 product name 308 selecting navigational information 158 vessel pitch 318 vessel roll 318 Top bar Screen Capture 310 Top bar description 306 Heading read out 316 Menu 309 Navig...

Page 681: ...9 transparency increasing the visibility of the information panes 162 Transparency function description 438 increase the visibility of the information panes 162 turn off 70 83 on 52 80 turning on 52 80 TVG adjusting 96 Time Variable Gain 462 TVG function description 462 Tx Data Port Monitor 499 Tx Power function description 429 Type Sensor Installation page 561 U units selecting measurement units ...

Page 682: ...he visibility of the information panes 162 Visual Objects function description 436 Visual Objects menu description 402 voltage requirements Operating Panel 644 645 Operating Panel Power Supply 644 Volume reverberation 121 479 635 VRR RangeVariable Range Ring Range Cosmetics menu 407 W water fresh 451 salt 451 water depth top bar 318 water temperature changing environmental parameters 165 Weak AGC ...

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Page 684: ... 2021 Kongsberg Maritime ISBN 978 82 8066 213 2 ...

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