MAQ SONAR 22KHz, Technical And Installation Manual

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Page 2: ...missions in this document or for any damage or injury as a result of the operation of the system The information contained herein is subject to change without notice 2014 MAQ Sonar Company Division of Helo Enterprises 9 Church Street Finch Ontario Canada K0C 1K0 Phone 613 984 9000 Fax 613 984 0909 www maqsonar com info maqsonar com Revised June 2014 ...

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Page 5: ...ing shipyard engineers and dealers Further information about MAQ Sonar can be found in the MAQ Sonar Operators Manual Manuals This manual must be kept aboard the vessel at all times The information contained herein is subject to change without notice Introduction The main purpose of this manual is to provide the information and basic drawings required for installation of the MAQ Sonar system In ad...

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Page 7: ...ages 39 40 Screen Layout Pages 41 46 Chapter 5 System Setup Pages 47 54 Navigation Setup NMEA Sentences Pages 55 56 Chapter 6 Basic Operation Pages 57 58 Chapter 7 Menu Panels RAW Rawdata Panel Pages 57 58 TIM Time Panel Pages 59 60 AFL Automatic Fault Locator Panel Pages 61 62 NAV Navigation Panel Pages 63 68 SYS Systems Panel Pages 69 74 Chapter 8 Electronic Descriptions Pages 69 71 Troubleshoot...

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Page 9: ...DA K0C 1K0 Phone 613 984 9000 Fax 613 984 0909 E Mail info maqsonar com MAQ SONAR COMPANY DIVISION OF HELO ENTERPRISES INC Chapter 1 Requirements Basic Installation Requirements Sea Chest Installation Requirements Hoist and Transducer Illustrations ...

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Page 11: ...Dry Dock Ensure proper clearance under Sea Chest for sonar installation Avoid placing supporting blocks in the area of the Sea Chest In the Note section of this manual log the position of the Sea Chest for future reference 4 Wiring All cables must be supported or protected along its entire length Conduit or cable trays should be used Cables must be installed so as not to run in the areas of high p...

Page 12: ...t Processor with Joystick unit An optional Keypad Control is Available 2 Hoist with Hoist Control unit 60 KHz and 90 KHz unit the same hoist system 3 Transceiver Unit 4 Optional RDT Transmitter Unit not Shown 5 Transducer 90 KHz 60 KHz or 22 KHz 6 Monitor not supplied by MAQ Sonar 2 ...

Page 13: ...t extend properly out of the Sea Chest in order that the active face is fully exposed Short Stroke When it is extended farther below the keel it will not be exposed to air bubbles which may be driven under the vessel which will reduce Sonar performance Long Stroke Many vessels do not have an issue with air bubbles from the Bow of the vessel and short stroke installations are more than adequate The...

Page 14: ...ed on installations in new or existing Sea Chests Sea Chest and Hoist Size Listings MODEL 60 90KHz 22KHz Sea Chest Size 8 18 pipe Flange 16 Inside Diameter Sea Chest Pipe 7 625 194mm to 7 981 203mm 16 8 427mm to 18 406mm CONSULT FACTORY FOR MINIMUM SEA CHEST LENGTHS AS SHORT SEA CHEST MAY CAUSE EXCESSIVE VIBRATION CONSULT FACTORY WITH SEA CHEST DIMENSIONS FOR APPROVAL FLANGE 60 90KHz 22KHz Outside...

Page 15: ...s Transducer Pipe Transceiver and Processor Units must be electrically connected to the ships main ground Zinc Anodes must be installed on Transducer pipes and inspected and replaced yearly Poor grounding will cause excessive zinc erosion ...

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Page 21: ...EET FINCH ONTARIO CANADA K0C 1K0 Phone 613 984 9000 Fax 613 984 0909 E Mail info maqsonar com MAQ SONAR COMPANY DIVISION OF HELO ENTERPRISES INC Chapter 2 Drawings and Diagrams Mechanical Drawings Installation Wiring Diagrams ...

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Page 40: ...PROCESSOR UNIT CASE DIMENSIONS TRANSCEIVER UNIT CASE DIMENSIONS 28 ...

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Page 44: ...KA1802 TRANSCEIVER ASSEMBLY Note KA1891 BOARDS MUST BE INSTALLED IN THESE SLOTS AS SHOWN 32 2 KA1891 RECEIVER BOARDS BLUE MUST BE INSTALLED AS SHOWN IN THIS TRANSCEIVER TYPE ...

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Page 48: ...es The following NMEA data sentences are recognized by the system Heading Information RMC Recommended Minimum Navigation Information HDT Heading True HDM Heading Magnetic HDG Magnetic heading deviation variation VHW Water Speed and Heading VTG Track Made Good and Ground Speed ATT Proprietary Heading Pitch and Roll information Speed Information RMC Recommended Minimum Navigation Information VHW Wat...

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Page 51: ... the inclinometer so the This Side Stern Label is aligned with the vessel s stern as accurately as possible While do this align the bubble on the top of the Inclinometer to the vertical position Tighten adjustable arm firmly If Inclinometer is not aligned correctly the stabilization TR Track SR Search Modes will not be effective Inclinometer Alignment Once the Inclinometer has been correctly posit...

Page 52: ...diagram shown above Repeat the measurement for the roll measurement 5 Now using the joystick adjust the Bow pitch and Port roll angles shown in the menus of the Sys Panel display to match the transducer pipe measured angles The Inclinometer offsets are displayed on the circular omni display The Inclinometer offsets are a combination of the adjustment for the transducer position and the slight misa...

Page 53: ...ONTARIO CANADA K0C 1K0 Phone 613 984 9000 Fax 613 984 0909 E Mail info maqsonar com MAQ SONAR COMPANY DIVISION OF HELO ENTERPRISES INC Chapter 4 System Power Up System Power Up Initialization Sequence Screen Layouts Menu Panels Display ...

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Page 55: ...or The power on indicator presents the status of the system NOTE The transducer is designed to operate immersed in water only The unit can be damaged if the system is forced to transmit when exposed to open air The system must NOT be powered up while the vessel is in dry dock unless the Transceiver Unit HIGH VOLT switch is in the OFF position Disconnecting Main Power to the system is recommended w...

Page 56: ...lete The system has performed diagnostics to determine the status of the switchover unit If the sonar system is unable to establish communications between the Computer Interface Unit and the Transceiver Unit the computer will sound an audible alarm and following message will appear Initializing Transceiver Failed Possible errors No power in the Transceiver Unit One or more of the cables between th...

Page 57: ...ystick up or down while holding this button will shift the focus of the control to a new menu item Moving the joystick left or right while holding this button will alter the menu parameter setting Sonar Display The Sonar Display provides the sonar presentation as well as current information on the system status To change the position of the cursor the crosshair symbol highlighted in the upper righ...

Page 58: ...imes from the Navigation Panel while holding the menu select button on the joystick This is to minimize the risk of the operator unintentionally changing the vital system parameters 42 Panel Select Menu Item Description Current menu selection Menu Items The Panel Select area provides user access to the array of menu panels for operation and configuration of the MAQ Sonar System At system start the ...

Page 59: ...43 Operate Panel Setup Panel Display Panel Picture Panel Raw Data Panel Time Panel ...

Page 60: ...44 Auto Fault Locator Panel Navigation Panel System Panel Tonnage Panel Net Panel Trawl Panel Present only in Trawl Mode ...

Page 61: ...area is also used to display certain system messages Should the communications link between the Computer Interface Unit and the Transceiver Unit fail a NO DATA RECEIVED message will flash in alternating colors When using the Auto Mark feature the target speed and heading will be displayed in this area Operate Panel only 45 ...

Page 62: ...ticular screen shot the Operator OPR panel is on the display This is the panel the operator will use the majority of the time for fishing operations Items which are highlighted are Water temperature cursor position GPS coordinates wake trail true north indicator range rings compass rings vessel heading and speed relative to true north depth at cursor cursor range and bearing from vessel and displa...

Page 63: ...P O BOX 199 9 CHURCH STREET FINCH ONTARIO CANADA K0C 1K0 Phone 613 984 9000 Fax 613 984 0909 E Mail info maqsonar com MAQ SONAR COMPANY DIVISION OF HELO ENTERPRISES INC Chapter 5 System Set Up ...

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Page 65: ...OMNI mode and adjust the Range Gain Near Gain and Far Gain controls on the Operate panel to obtain a stable target on the display of medium strength Choose a fixed position target such as the shoreline or a standing vessel Switch to the System Panel and vary the Frequency Adjust to ensure maximum target strength DO NOT attempt to adjust the Frequency while the vessel is underway 47 FQ Frequency Adj...

Page 66: ...he top of the Sonar display 12 o clock position In port the dock or wharf may be used to align the dock or wharf with the boat When at sea noise from the vessel s propeller may be used to position the noise immediately to stern 6 o clock on the Sonar display TA Temperature Adjust Compensates for any offset in the water temperature readout on the Sonar display Use a known reference to calibrate the ...

Page 67: ... the Processor Unit The type chosen must match the inclinometer type installed in the system Selections OFF Inclinometer disabled E The system will use FEC sentences from a satellite compass at the GPS terminals of the Sonar for pitch and roll information F or G The system will use the MAQ gyro inclinometer sensor for pitch and roll information Adjusting Inclinometer Orientation Type F The menu di...

Page 68: ...er to make this adjustment the system must be in stabilized mode 50 On the Operate Panel select either Tracking mode TR Search mode SR or Vertical Tracking mode VTR Ensure that the correct inclinometer type is selected on the System Panel When correctly adjusted the readout on the display should reflect the current pitch offset of the vessel ...

Page 69: ...der to make this adjustment the system must be in stabilized mode 51 On the Operate Panel select either Tracking mode TR Search mode SR or Vercal Tracking mode VTR Ensure that the correct inclinometer type is selected on the System Panel When correctly adjusted the readout on the display should reflect the current roll offset of the vessel ...

Page 70: ...ntly available standard Eng English Fra French Esp Spanish Sve Swedish Pt Portuguese Tür Turkish Ita Italian Rus Russian Nor Norwegian Dan Danish CH Chinese Range Units Feet Meters Fathoms Yards The setting for the Range Units is located on the Setup Panel Sets the unit of measurement for range and depth Selections available are feet feet m meters fm fathoms yd yards 52 ...

Page 71: ...ightness levels for the menu text and the Sonar display can be independently preset on the Display DIS Panel Brightness Levels Adjust the brightness level of the Sonar display Menu Panel Adjust the brightness level of the text 53 ...

Page 72: ...tamp tonnage pictures stored for easier identification on retrieval Settings are found on the Time TIM Panel Sets the current year for the system Sets the current month for the system Sets the current day of the month for the system Sets the current hour for the system Sets the current minute for the system 54 ...

Page 73: ...he following NMEA data sentences are recognized by the system Heading Information RMC Recommended Minimum Navigation Information HDT Heading True HDM Heading Magnetic HDG Magnetic heading deviation variation VHW Water Speed and Heading VTG Track Made Good and Ground Speed ATT Proprietary Heading Pitch and Roll information Speed Information RMC Recommended Minimum Navigation Information VHW Water S...

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Page 75: ...P O BOX 199 9 CHURCH STREET FINCH ONTARIO CANADA K0C 1K0 Phone 613 984 9000 Fax 613 984 0909 E Mail info maqsonar com MAQ SONAR COMPANY DIVISION OF HELO ENTERPRISES INC Chapter 6 Basic Operation ...

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Page 77: ...cating power to the system After a brief screen describing system version and startup status the Operate Panel will be presented the Tilt menu item is selected by default on startup Pick a nearby target such as a wharf or some other stationary object Press the fire button on the top of the joystick and set the Tilt TL control to 3 This setting Main Screen will place the upper region of the transmit...

Page 78: ... distance while the bandwidth reduces correspondingly to reduce the effect of greater power on the insignificant targets With the pulse length set to Short pulse adjust the gain control until the background clutter is easily viewed Move up to the top of the menu panel and right click to the Display menu Adjusting the Color Resolution CR will affect the appearance and discrimination of the display 8 c...

Page 79: ...A K0C 1K0 Phone 613 984 9000 Fax 613 984 0909 E Mail info maqsonar com MAQ SONAR COMPANY DIVISION OF HELO ENTERPRISES INC Chapter 7 Menu Panels RAW Rawdata Panel TIM Time Panel AFL Automatic Fault Locator Panel Nav Navigation Panel SYS Systems Panel ...

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Page 81: ...from the Transceiver Unit Provision is made for saving this data to a memory device for transfer back to the MAQ Research facility Sav Save Raw data Saves the current raw data to the computer system Ld Load Raw data Load previously stored raw data for viewing RS Restore Settings Restores the system settings used for the current raw data loaded Save Raw data To HD 59 ...

Page 82: ...nd to time stamp tonnage pictures stored for easier identification on retrieval YR Year Adjust Sets the current year for the system MO Month Adjust Sets the current month for the system DA Date Adjust Sets the current day of the month for the system HR Hour Adjust Sets the current hour for the system MN Minute Adjust Sets the current minute for the system 60 ...

Page 83: ...ived or transmitted by the sonar system For use diagnosing GPS or Compass and Ships Log data Each data string received will be displayed as it is received This data will be the only information on the display Press the Joystick Menu Select Button to exit Selections OFF Normal operation IN Displays NMEA data entering the sonar through the GPS input terminals data strings will fill display OUT Displa...

Page 84: ...ftware version date of release and the Transceiver Unit software versions to be overlaid on the sonar display Setting Process Message to 2 will cause the mark history for both Event Marks and Vessel Marks to be overlaid on the sonar display in latitude longitude coordinates 62 ...

Page 85: ...d by the system are also available Navigation Status The current status of the navigation system is also reflected in the HD heading Spd speed and L L latitude longitude menu item selection text Selections presented in the green color indicate a valid choice while selections presented in red were not found to be present in the navigation data and therefore should not be used 63 In this example the ...

Page 86: ...inting to the top of the screen Echoes move through a combination of the target movement and the speed and course of the vessel NUp North Up Display This feature requires that latitude longitude information is available through the GPS port The display is rotated to position true north at the top of the screen Echoes move through a combination of the target movement and the speed and course of the...

Page 87: ... as true target data from the Transceiver Unit is replaced by system generated data This feature simulates target information A number of simulated targets of varying size and depth may be seen at ranges of about 200 meters and 1500 meters at tilt angles from 10 16 Simulator Mode with target Simulator Mode with target 65 ...

Page 88: ...he system NH Net Height Adjust Presets the height of the trawl net in use by the vessel If an ITI net monitoring system is connected the Vertical Profile option in the Auto Operations AO feature Operate Panel will present the depth and height of the net in the display The operator can then determine if the net is in proper position and depth to capture the school of fish Net height units are always ...

Page 89: ...el is coming around on a slow turn Provision is made to allow the operator to preset a minimum speed to be acknowledged by the system W00 W25 G00 G25 Below this preset speed the system will Ignore any Event Marker selections Disable the wake trail Use the Vessel Speed VS selection preset on the Setup Panel for filtering and the speed indication on the sonar display 67 White range rings wake trail d...

Page 90: ...C Inclinometer Type Adjust to indicate which type of inclinometer is connected to the system Reference Inclinometer Setup Procedure for Type G Inclinometer Except for the E type sensor which is external to the system each inclinometer is marked with the appropriate letter and can be found located inside the Processor Unit The type chosen must match the inclinometer type installed in the system Sel...

Page 91: ...er to make this adjustment the system must be in stabilized mode On the Operate Panel select either Tracking mode TR Search mode SR or Vertical Tracking mode VTR Ensure that the correct inclinometer type is selected on the System Panel When correctly adjusted the readout on the display should reflect the current pitch offset of the vessel 69 ...

Page 92: ...er to make this adjustment the system must be in stabilized mode On the Operate Panel select either Tracking mode TR Search mode SR or Vertical Tracking mode VTR Ensure that the correct inclinometer type is selected on the System Panel When correctly adjusted the readout on the display should reflect the current pitch offset of the vessel 70 ...

Page 93: ...e transducer frequency is displayed above FQ e g 20 500 kHz The optimum frequency will vary slightly for each unit The frequency changes in discrete steps e g 0 500 kHz steps for a 90 kHz transducer Initially set this to the frequency stenciled on the transducer cable near the Transceiver Unit connections This setting is calibrated at the factory and may need minor adjustment to compensate for tra...

Page 94: ... angles for shielded transducers Adjustment OFF Stainless Steel transducer shield removed or 60 90 kHz ABS shield installed ON 22 KHz Stainless Steel shield installed CP Communications Port Selects the serial port on the Computer Interface Unit which communicates with the Transceiver Unit hardware cable connection This setting should not be altered unless a change in the system wiring is causing a...

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Page 97: ...iver Unit Analog circuitry for transmit and receive Typically in Sonar room or engine Room Room temperature but not mounted near engine or heat source Several meters from the Hoist unit KA9004 90KHz Transducer 8 Sea Chest KA6004 60KHz Transducer 8 Sea Chest KA2204 22KHz Transducer 18 Sea Chest KA1805 Joystick Assembly Mounted near operator KA1896 Processor Unit Motherboard 73 ...

Page 98: ...s Isolating and Controlling Charging voltage for Transmitters KA1849 Transceiver Interface Board Black Interfaces the Processor to Transceiver I O data The VCO s Voltage Controlled Oscillators which allow Different Frequency Transducer to connect to the same set of electronics are also on the board KA1845 Transceiver Control Board Yellow Contains the Microcontroller and software as well the bus co...

Page 99: ...hannels per board Receiver all Analog Receive Data filters and amplifies the Data for the A D converters KA1890 Transmitter Board Red 2 per system 8 channels per board 8 per RDT system Generates 350V outputs for the transmitter pulses of the transducer Inputs from the KA1803 Tilt boards All paired boards can be interchanged Revisions should not be mixed Newest revision Boards are backward compatib...

Page 100: ...he computer on power up MAQ Sonar Operator s panel must appear on the monitor LED1 Flashing Trans LED1 will flash at a steady rate This indicates the proper computer serial port is sending messages to the KA1872 and it is sending the message to the Transceiver this will vary with range scales If LED1 is not flashing change CP Com Port Select setting on SYS system panel ref operators manual Ensure ...

Page 101: ...9 and understands the message If not Flashing ensure correct software revisions Replace KA1845 Replace motherboard LEDS4 KA1890 32 Lights all flashing Indicates transmitters are operating properly and there are no damaged channels Transmitter channels are damaged when transducers are damaged LEDs flash rate must match 1845 LED flash rate If no lights on the KA1890 are flashing check High Voltage s...

Page 102: ...flashing in synchronization replace KA1872 Replace KA1849 Check cable connection KA1837 Interface cable Replace KA1837 Interface Cable Replace motherboard If No Data Received is still flashing check the connection of the 100pin SCSI cable from the Computer to the motherboard of the Processor unit If not change PCI 7300 I O board I O board must be detected on the BIOS start up page of the Computer ...

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Page 105: ...mprove support to Sea Chest 4 Hoist pipes must be connected to ships electrical ground at all times ensure pipe is properly grounded 5 Hoist pipe openings must not be exposed to water or spray If water is detected inside hoist pipes this may indicates problems with the transducer to pipe interface and should be corrected immediately Electronics 1 All cases must be connected to ships electrical gro...

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