Simrad SL 30, Manual

Page 1: ...SL 30 35 HULL SONAR OPERATORS MANUAL 974 25007001 Issue 2 0 September 2003...

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Page 3: ...mrad Mesotech Ltd Is not responsible Underwater Equipment Warranty for Underwater Equipment that is hull mounted such as those mentioned below will be assessed on a case by case basis but shall genera...

Page 4: ...roducts equipment and or module parts is the responsibility of the servicing agent or dealer All customs duties brokerage charges and local taxes overtime expenses for meals tools launch services ferr...

Page 5: ...nada LIST OF CONTENTS Part 1 System Familiarization Part 2 System Description Part 3 Control Panel Operation and Display Modes Part 4 Menu and Software Description Part 5 Selecting Settings Part 6 SL...

Page 6: ...974 25007001 2 0 SL 30 35 Hull Sonar Operators Manual Page 4 List of Contents Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada...

Page 7: ...sue No Date Initial Comments 1 0 05 02 L F First Release 2 0 09 03 L F Second Release To assist us in making improvements to the product and this document Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech welcomes comments a...

Page 8: ...974 25007001 2 0 SL 30 35 Hull Sonar Operators Manual Page 6 List of Contents Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada...

Page 9: ...Port Coquitlam BC Canada PART 1 SYSTEM FAMILIARIZATION 1 SYSTEM FAMILIARIZATION 1 3 1 1 OVERVIEW 1 3 1 1 1 Equipment Configuration 1 3 1 1 2 System Diagram 1 4 1 1 3 Display 1 5 1 1 4 Processor Unit...

Page 10: ...974 25007001 2 0 SL 30 35 Hull Sonar Operators Manual Page 1 2 System Familiarization Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada...

Page 11: ...zontal and Vertical Planes are presented The sonar beam can be horizontally trained 360 and 180 in the Vertical Plane The automatic search features and full 90 tilt capability ensure maximum control d...

Page 12: ...Input Power 24 VDC 10 2 5m 4 5m 5 1m Com 1 RS232 Cable 2m Optional External Nav Unit Power input 110 220 VAC 10 2 5m PS 2 KBD Mouse Cables 2m each Speaker Option Optional Synchronisation Cable for Cat...

Page 13: ...ystem The rear panel of the processing unit contains the connectors for AC and DC power Monitor port two RS232 Serial Ports Keyboard Mouse Printer Network LAN and USB port The Network LAN port can be...

Page 14: ...p The optional motion sensor for the electronic stabilization of the sonar beams is also located in the sonar room A 10 meters interconnection cable is supplied WARNING If the sonar dome hits a large...

Page 15: ...s Detection Range 750m for 90kHz 450m for the 160kHz Dome Tilt Upward From 0 to 10 Downward From 0 to 90 Stabilization Pitch and Roll 30 Operating Panel Flush Mounted Integrated Interface Unit Power i...

Page 16: ...974 25007001 2 0 SL 30 35 Hull Sonar Operators Manual Page 1 8 System Familiarization Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada...

Page 17: ...Wheelhouse Units Description 2 4 2 1 4 1 Display Monitor 2 4 2 1 4 2 Processor Unit 2 4 2 1 4 3 Control Panel 2 5 2 1 4 4 Interface Unit 2 5 2 1 4 5 Interconnect Cables 2 5 2 1 5 Sonar Room Units Des...

Page 18: ...974 25007001 2 0 SL 30 35 Hull Sonar Operators Manual Page 2 2 System Description Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada...

Page 19: ...he start of the sound pulse projected through water to the reception of the sound pulse reflected back to the sonar transducer The measured time is then converted to distance by using the speed of sou...

Page 20: ...Monitor The display monitor required for the SL 30 35 can be either a VGA CRT type or any commercial LCD monitor In order to have the full benefit of high resolution we recommend that you select the...

Page 21: ...lower the intensity of the back illumination An external PC keyboard connector is also provided for use during software maintenance or upgrading The SL 30 35 Control Panel is designed for durability...

Page 22: ...he fitting of 2 clevis pins and connection of the power cable from the Transceiver Unit The travel length is available in two sizes 250 millimeters and 400 millimeters depending on the installation re...

Page 23: ...Audio Warning Speaker The Audio Warning Speaker is built into the Processor Unit If you require an external audio speaker You may purchase it locally The audio speaker connects to the rear of the Pro...

Page 24: ...sberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd disclaims any responsibility for damage or injury cause by improper installation use or maintenance of the product 2 1 9 Copyright The information contained within this docum...

Page 25: ...or Control Buttons 3 9 3 3 10 1 Move Sector Left Button 3 10 3 3 10 2 Move Sector Right Button 3 10 3 3 10 3 Narrow Sector Button 3 10 3 3 10 4 Widen Sector Button 3 10 3 3 11 Sector Aiming Mode Butto...

Page 26: ...17 4 Sounder Mode Button 3 19 3 3 17 5 Horizontal Mode with History Mode button 3 19 3 3 17 6 Horizontal Mode with Real Time Vertical Strata Mode Button 3 19 3 3 18 RX and TX Indicator LED 3 20 3 3 1...

Page 27: ...NEL A thorough understanding of the system functions and controls is necessary to optimize the overall performance Sonar conditions vary sometimes drastically and it is not possible to identify proper...

Page 28: ...wer ON button for approximately two seconds to power up the sonar The adjacent green LED will light up and remain illuminated indicating that power has been supplied to the sonar and the system is rea...

Page 29: ...ts down position The middle yellow LED will blink while the sonar dome is lowering The lower green LED will light and remain illuminated when the sonar dome has reached the full down position When the...

Page 30: ...em by means of the menu system and Tool Bar system on the display 3 3 5 Sonar Selection Buttons You do not need to use the Sonar Selection buttons if you only have one sonar hull unit These buttons ar...

Page 31: ...s the Range or buttons to increase or decrease the operating range of the sonar Note You also can control the sonar range by using the roller ball and moving the mouse cursor over the display window c...

Page 32: ...operation 3 3 8 Scan Buttons The Scan Buttons control the Horizontal and the Vertical scanning speed of the selected sonar Use the roller ball to move the mouse cursor over the sonar display you want...

Page 33: ...rd Negative tilt from 0 degrees to 90 degrees downward You also can control the sonar transducer tilt angle by using the roller ball to move the mouse cursor over the display window control panel tilt...

Page 34: ...ress the Move Sector Right button to re center the scanning sector Train heading more to the right 3 3 10 3 Narrow Sector Button Press the Narrow Sector button to reduce the width of the scanned secto...

Page 35: ...ode double arrow button to reverse the scan train direction same as Scan Reverse mode Press the Mode four quadrant button to change the sector train heading by 90 degrees Press the four quadrant butto...

Page 36: ...ll be displayed on the screen Move the mouse red marker cursor to the position that you want to extend the view and left click the mouse button the range will be doubled in that direction Press the Of...

Page 37: ...io monitor of fish and or bottom detection This option is used as an audio alert to inform the operator that detection has been made 3 3 13 Target Track and Lock Buttons Press the Target Track button...

Page 38: ...erent colour Note The Target Track and Lock option are not available at this time on the SL 35 Sonar and will be available in the near future 3 3 14 Auto and Manual Search Buttons Press the Auto Searc...

Page 39: ...cation on the sonar image then press the LAT LONG button to display a Lat Long marker with a window indicating the latitude and longitude of the selected target Press the LAT LONG button a second time...

Page 40: ...n on the image Press the Cursor 1 button to automatically display the Cursor Gauge Window and the Cursor 1 marker Use the same procedure with the Cursor 2 button to place the Cursor 2 marker To move C...

Page 41: ...control panel which contains four operator selectable set ups Frequently used tasks specific to a particular phase of the fishing operation can be pre set in the User 1 2 3 or 4 For example User 1 may...

Page 42: ...isplay Mode button to provide a sector up plane coverage of 180 degrees with the center of origin at the bottom of the screen You can change the scanned sector width by using the Sector Width button S...

Page 43: ...or to observe the history of fish movement and distribution equivalent to approximately four full 360 degrees scans It is also useful for detecting bottom fish and reefs Note The History Window cannot...

Page 44: ...LEDs are provided to indicate that communication is functioning between the Processing Unit and the Transceiver Unit If the LEDs do not blink a communication problem has occurred 3 3 19 Alarm Indicato...

Page 45: ...is provided to automatically increase or decrease brightness of the light and to turn it off completely in daylight 3 3 22 Menu Description The SL 30 35 Menu Description and Operation is described in...

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Page 47: ...F THUMB 4 12 4 15HOW TO RESET TO THE FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS 4 13 4 16HOW TO USE THE BASIC SONAR CONTROLS 4 13 4 17HOW TO SELECT UNITS OF MEASURE FEET YARDS METERS 4 14 4 18HOW TO SET OR ESTIMATE THE...

Page 48: ...P FOR AND DISPLAY GPS DATA 4 26 4 36 1 To setup the system to accept position data from a GPS receiver 4 26 4 36 2 To setup the system to display position data from a GPS receiver 4 26 4 37HOW TO SETU...

Page 49: ...gs TVG 4 57 4 59 7 Machine Name Dialog Box 4 59 4 59 8 Parameters Dialog Box 4 59 4 59 8 1 Parameters Magnetic Variation 4 60 4 59 8 2 Parameters Sound Velocity 4 60 4 59 8 3 Parameters Units of Measu...

Page 50: ...BC Canada 4 59 22 2 Sensors Ports Configuration 4 77 4 59 22 3 User Defined Sensors 4 77 4 59 22 4 Sensors Data Display Box 4 79 4 59 23 System Configuration Dialog Box 4 79 4 59 24 System Message Lo...

Page 51: ...h as DGPS 4 2 ASSUMPTIONS This manual was written with the assumption that you are already reasonably familiar with Windows operating system If not you should spend a couple of hours with the Introduc...

Page 52: ...KEY The SL 30 35 uses a software protection system that requires a hardware security key or dongle to be connected to the processing unit printer port to enable full operation of the system If you ar...

Page 53: ...Port Coquitlam BC Canada 4 6 MAIN CONTROL PANEL Head numbers indicate as well as select the active sonar head in multiple head configuration All other heads are still running in the background but th...

Page 54: ...den or put into Autohide mode through the View Control Panel menu 4 7 THE TOOLBARS A Toolbar allows you to perform certain operations with a single mouse click instead of the two or more clicks that a...

Page 55: ...k Data Begin Playback Max Playback Speed Operations Playback Data Max Speed Pause Operations Playback Data Pause Playback Start End Record Data Operations Start End Record Scan Reverse Operations Scan...

Page 56: ...Scan Horiz with History Operations Control Head Scan 4 9 MARKER TOOLBAR Button Action Menu Equivalent Select Marker 1 None Select Marker 2 None Select Marker 3 None Select Marker 4 None 4 10 THE STATU...

Page 57: ...rgets Menu are two cross hair type markers that can be placed anywhere on the sonar image to mark a point of interest The Cursors Gauge Window shows their position relative to each other and to the so...

Page 58: ...ntrol box then reboot the computer In a few seconds the head should be detected and the System Configuration Devices page should change to show the Head Name Part Number and Serial Number You can chan...

Page 59: ...to the shortest setting that allows you to see what you need to see This will give you the highest update rate and the best image quality See Control Panel Always keep in mind the overall geometry of...

Page 60: ...Units of Measure dialog box Click a radio button in the Distance group to select the distance units you want to use Click a radio button in the Temperature group to select the temperature units you w...

Page 61: ...salt water will be somewhere in between Click the Calculate button The calculated value will be entered automatically in the Value to be Used box Click the OK button 4 19 HOW TO INTERPRET THE SONAR IM...

Page 62: ...the known height of the sonar ahead 4 19 5 Noise and Interference It is usually easy to recognize interference from other acoustic sources such as echo sounders pingers or other sonars These sources...

Page 63: ...one wall to another and finally back to the sonar transducer The sound path is similar to the path of a billiard ball making multiple bounces off the sides and ends of the table Although it is not ve...

Page 64: ...erent user names This allows multiple users to save and quickly recover their preferred settings 4 22 1 To create a new user name and configuration Select Users in the Configuration menu then select D...

Page 65: ...make a customized version of this box you must make a duplicate and then modify it To make a customized head settings display window Right click anywhere in the sonar window to open the popup menu Se...

Page 66: ...Label in the Used Parameters list then pressing the Remove button Click the Close button the new gauge window will appear in the upper left corner of the sonar window and can be dragged to any desired...

Page 67: ...enerated by a remote machine in server mode Passive clients can not be operating sonar heads locally The passive mode prevents the user from controlling the remote sonar heads Display settings such as...

Page 68: ...omcnfg and press OK to open the Distribute Com Configuration Properties dialog box Click on the Default Properties tab to open the Distributed COM Configuration Properties Default Properties page Chec...

Page 69: ...rties dialog box Press OK to accept and close this dialog box Reboot the computer to make the changes take effect 4 30 HOW TO SETUP THIS SONAR AS THE SERVER To setup this sonar as the server In the Ne...

Page 70: ...enu select Request Control Note 1 The system must be enabled for a network connection before using this feature See How to Setup a Network Connection Windows XP Note 2 The active client can control an...

Page 71: ...rces you want to record Click the OK button data from the selected sources will be written to the selected file as it is received from the sensors 4 35 HOW TO EXPORT DATA TO A SERIAL PORT The data exp...

Page 72: ...e Connect button below this list An icon for the GGA sentence will appear under the selected COM port icon Note You can also use GGL RMA or RMC if your GPS does not support the GGA sentence Click the...

Page 73: ...tab to open the Sensors Ports Configuration page Click on the COM port icon that you are using for the compass Click the Use NMEA Settings button Note This will set the Bits Per Second Baud rate to 48...

Page 74: ...tup the system to accept data from a user defined sensor Select Sensors in the Configuration Menu to open the Sensors Configuration Sensors Selection page Click on the User Defined Sensors tab Create...

Page 75: ...ta as above In the View menu select Sensors 4 40 THE FILE MENU The File Menu contains the following items Save Image is used to save the image in the active window as a bitmap file Save Without Overla...

Page 76: ...ge to use the entire display area Screen Fit Image allows the sonar image to be enlarged or shrunk to the current dimensions of the display window This feature requires considerable computing time and...

Page 77: ...rsors opens the Cursors Gauge Window Head Settings opens the Head Settings Gauge Window Magnifier opens the Magnifier Window High Resolution sets the sonar to use a high resolution 1280 by 1024 displa...

Page 78: ...r the current user It is advisable to save the settings after you have setup the system as desired so that a copy of the settings is immediately saved in the registry and available the next time you r...

Page 79: ...Dialog Box 4 47 THE OPERATIONS MENU The Operations Menu contains commands required for everyday operation of the sonar Run Sonar Heads causes the detected heads to start operating Note You will see th...

Page 80: ...rding Export opens the Export Dialog Box allowing you to export data Pause Export pauses the exporting of data on a serial port End Export ends the exporting of data on a serial port Playback Data ope...

Page 81: ...and press the left mouse button Once placed the cursor overlay can be dragged with the Arrow Tool Reference Cursor 2 Identical to the Reference Cursor 1 Tool except that it refers to the secondary re...

Page 82: ...ton for calculations to start A measurement overlay is then placed on the display and you must click once when you are satisfied with its location Area and perimeter information will be displayed in t...

Page 83: ...client machine There can be multiple clients attached to a server machine The system prompts the user with the Client List dialog box to select a particular machine Beep Remote This is a diagnostic pr...

Page 84: ...e becomes the active controller Both clients are informed of the change in the active client Relinquish Control An active client may become passive through the use of this menu Remove Control Privileg...

Page 85: ...ntally arranges all of the open windows as horizontal tiles Tile Vertically arranges all of the open windows as vertical tiles Arrange Icons allows you to arrange all icons 4 52 THE HELP MENU The Help...

Page 86: ...y Settings dialog box associated with this view to change colors Select Control Head to open the Head Settings Dialog Box Select Clear Display to clear the sonar image from the screen Customize opens...

Page 87: ...ws with completely user configurable set of parameter list through the customized gauge window 4 55 ABOUT DIALOG BOX The version number is the software version of the SL30 35 sonar installed on your c...

Page 88: ...enu and Software Description Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada If the Dongle is programmed to operate a server machine it will display the Server option enabled message 4 56 ADD U...

Page 89: ...nintentionally If you select Yes and there is network connections then the system will ask you to confirm disconnecting from the remote machine If there are no network connection or you select Yes to...

Page 90: ...u select Yes you will get another dialog where you can specify to which user you want to save these settings 4 59 DISPLAY SETTINGS DIALOG BOX The Display Settings dialog box allows you to set display...

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Page 92: ...elements in the display for each view When in Fused Head display these colors are associated with the first head which is the head whose name appears first on the view title The Colors On Second Head...

Page 93: ...The Rx gain type is used to enable elementary image processing for reverberation control RCG automatic gain control AGC or a combination of the two The Rx Gain Response is the severity of the gain co...

Page 94: ...the same control as that provided by the Control Panel with the exception that this control is accessible during the playback mode 4 59 3 Distributed COM Configuration Properties Applications See HEL...

Page 95: ...o enable export of data to an available COM port Select the port to use in the combo box In the Select Sources area select a COM port or a head from which you want to export the data Individual sensor...

Page 96: ...Page 4 50 Menu and Software Description Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada 4 59 5 4 Export Ports Configuration The Export Ports Configuration page allows you to configure the commu...

Page 97: ...e set exactly the same as on the system to which you will be exporting data You can click on the Use NMEA Settings button to set all of the above settings to the standard settings used for NMEA device...

Page 98: ...ides a 360 degree plane of coverage for general search Bow Up Provides a sector up plane of coverage of 180 degrees with the center at the bottom of the screen You can change the scanned sector width...

Page 99: ...idth of the sector Use the slider controls or the increase decrease buttons for either adjustment The area to be scanned is shown graphically above these controls Tilt controls allow you to control th...

Page 100: ...ormance The option can usually be set to On due to negligible effect of the loss in color depth The Pulse Length control can be used to set the desired transmit pulse length on heads that support this...

Page 101: ...ated test tone for factory testing For the new 1071 based analog sonar heads the Test tone is automatically selected if the transmitter is turned off in low Power mode For normal operation of the sona...

Page 102: ...nsors with respect to the 0 degree reference marker on the head The values are in 0 225 degrees Theoretically the CW and CCW values should be the same and at perfect 0 400 800 and 1200 corresponding t...

Page 103: ...egrees the absolute position of the Optical Sensor is outside the acceptable 35 steps there is a 75 step placement error Even under the above conditions the system will attempt to operate the sonar he...

Page 104: ...led and provide the user with the means for adjusting individual components Gain control is used to apply a DC gain to the standard curves This control is disabled for Test and User TVG types Gain Lim...

Page 105: ...user wants to make a server connection Once the connection is established the remaining menu items become enabled In case of error an error message box will appear informing the user of the failure Th...

Page 106: ...agnetic heading offset 4 59 8 1 Parameters Magnetic Variation The Parameters Magnetic Variation page is use to set the local Magnetic Variation In this example the variation for Vancouver B C has been...

Page 107: ...allows you to estimate the sound velocity in water Enter the water Temperature Salinity and Depth then click the Calculate button You can also force the system to use a specific sound speed by enteri...

Page 108: ...974 25007001 2 0 SL 30 35 Hull Sonar Operators Manual Page 4 62 Menu and Software Description Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada 4 59 9 SL35 Properties Identity Windows NT 2000...

Page 109: ...s Manual 974 25007001 2 0 Menu and Software Description Page 4 63 Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada The SL35 Properties Identity page should be set as above 4 59 9 1 SL35 Properti...

Page 110: ...ll Sonar Operators Manual Page 4 64 Menu and Software Description Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada The SL35 Properties Location page should be set as above 4 59 9 2 SL35 Properti...

Page 111: ...Operators Manual 974 25007001 2 0 Menu and Software Description Page 4 65 Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada The SL35 Properties Security page should be set as above 4 59 10 Playb...

Page 112: ...tlam BC Canada Pressing the Play Button on the Toolbar displays the Playback Data dialog box which allows you to select a file of sonar data to playback on the system 4 59 10 1 Read Event Log File Dia...

Page 113: ...es on a single floppy This has very little effect on the recording length of time There is a total of 1000 volumes per file name which adds to a total of 1 gigabyte recording session In the Select Sou...

Page 114: ...that changing the active user restarts the sonar system with a soft reboot 4 59 11 1 File Types Used by the SL35 System The SL35 uses binary files with the smb extension for recording and playback Th...

Page 115: ...Factory Reset Settings The Factory Reset settings are as follows Sector Train Heading 0 degrees Sector Width 360 degrees Step Size X8 degrees Range 100 meters Gain 50 40 Profiling Disabled XDCR Orien...

Page 116: ...n empty gauge window appear on top of your sonar display behind the dialog box and a small yellow icon will appear in the Gauge Windows list control Clicking the Duplicate button will duplicate the cu...

Page 117: ...ifier Window This is a pixel magnification window and not a true zoom The magnification factor can be changed dynamically irrespective of the magnifier window size The magnifier is centered on the cur...

Page 118: ...he range and bearing from Reference Cursor 1 to Reference Cursor 2 This is the SL35 Cursors window 4 59 16 Pointer Gauge Window This gauge window displays the current range and bearing of the mouse wi...

Page 119: ...ing as well as provide the user with the ability to reposition and view different parts of the playback file Repositioning is done through the slider bar The markers on top of the slider bar correspon...

Page 120: ...al bar whose color and width varies with signal strength The vertical dimension represents range The horizontal width and plot color represents received signal strength 4 59 21 Security Key Warning No...

Page 121: ...r of the dongle to obtain a 16 hexadecimal character password Once the system prompts with the Key is not connected message you can press Ctrl Alt E key sequence to pop up the password dialog box You...

Page 122: ...selected standard sensors The names of the selected sensors will appear in tree below the selected COM port 3 If you have User Defined sensors you can select one or more of them Press the Connect butt...

Page 123: ...gs of the COM ports used for sensor input Select the COM port that you want to configure in the tree under My Computer You must set each of the Communications Settings Bits Per Second Data Bits Parity...

Page 124: ...Name edit box Start Character This edit box allows you to select the Start Character of the user serial string Field Delimiter This box allows you to select the Field Delimiter character typically a...

Page 125: ...The data is separated into fields using commas so we would set the Field Delimiter for this data to Hex 2C or Binary 00101100 Suppose we wanted to display only the cumulative distance and the distanc...

Page 126: ...2 0 SL 30 35 Hull Sonar Operators Manual Page 4 80 Menu and Software Description Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada For the information on the System Configuration Setup procedure...

Page 127: ...g problems with the system Note that a copy of this is stored in a text file Messages Log that is stored under the Logs directory automatically created in your current operational directory The file i...

Page 128: ...4 82 Menu and Software Description Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada 4 61 POST PROCESSING SET UP WINDOW 4 62 AUDIO AND POST PROCESSING SET UP PROCEDURE The Audio and Post Process...

Page 129: ...Vertical Fan Display Mode with Control Panel 5 9 5 3 5 Sounder Display Mode without Control Panel 5 10 5 3 6 Horizontal with History Display Mode 5 11 5 3 7 Horizontal with Strata Display Mode 5 11 5...

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Page 131: ...n the selection of appropriate settings for most fishing conditions 5 2 DEFINE USER OPERATION SETTINGS After you have completed the system configuration as per Part 6 paragraph 6 6 13 User Settings yo...

Page 132: ...o overwrite the User 1 settings protection you will have to press the U key and the 1 key at the same time then Click on OK Repeat the same process for U2 U3 and U4 If you try to overwrite the User se...

Page 133: ...Next Click on Add Operation 1 should be added then Click on OK Next Click on the Run Icon and setup the operation mode Range Gain Tilt Scan Speed Display Mode etc you want to have when you press the U...

Page 134: ...Manual Page 5 6 Selecting Settings Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada 5 3 DISPLAY MODE The following figure below shows the typical Display Mode available on the SL 35 Hull Sonar 5...

Page 135: ...SL 30 35 Hull Sonar Operators Manual 974 25007001 2 0 Selecting Settings Page 5 7 Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada 5 3 2 Horizontal Display Mode without Control Panel...

Page 136: ...974 25007001 2 0 SL 30 35 Hull Sonar Operators Manual Page 5 8 Selecting Settings Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada 5 3 3 Bow Up Display Mode...

Page 137: ...r Operators Manual 974 25007001 2 0 Selecting Settings Page 5 9 Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada 5 3 4 Vertical Fan Display Mode without Control Panel Vertical Fan Display Mode w...

Page 138: ...974 25007001 2 0 SL 30 35 Hull Sonar Operators Manual Page 5 10 Selecting Settings Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada 5 3 5 Sounder Display Mode without Control Panel...

Page 139: ...ll Sonar Operators Manual 974 25007001 2 0 Selecting Settings Page 5 11 Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada 5 3 6 Horizontal with History Display Mode 5 3 7 Horizontal with Strata D...

Page 140: ...974 25007001 2 0 SL 30 35 Hull Sonar Operators Manual Page 5 12 Selecting Settings Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada 5 3 8 Horizontal with Strata and Control Panel Display Mode...

Page 141: ...nada 5 4 NEW DISPLAY MODE The following figure below shows the typical New Display Mode available on the SL 30 and the SL35 Hull Sonar 5 4 1 Dual Sonar Bow Up and Catch Display Mode The Port Window il...

Page 142: ...sotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada 5 4 2 Dual Sonar Catch Display Mode The Port Window illustrates the SL30 or SL35 in a Catch Mode the Starboard Window also illustrates a second SL30 or SL35 in the...

Page 143: ...ull Sonar Operators Manual 974 25007001 2 0 Selecting Settings Page 5 15 Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada 5 4 3 Catch Display Mode The SL30 or SL35 Starboard Window set up in a C...

Page 144: ...gle approximately 5 degrees and for bottom fish a wide angle approximately 30 degrees 5 5 1 Discriminating Fish Echoes Tilt angle 0 degree to 8 degrees Using this tilt angle you may or may not capture...

Page 145: ...ROLL CALIBRATION For the procedure to calibrate the Pitch and Roll offset refer to Part 6 paragraph 6 6 11 5 7 KEY SETTINGS The following section will explain some of the key settings for the SL 35 H...

Page 146: ...hallow water while variation on the bottom will be displayed Scattered fish can be perceived as reverberation Note The RCG filter must be used with care if scattered schools are to be detected 5 7 4 P...

Page 147: ...etection The Peak detection feature can only be described as follows The older sonar was not capable of changing the acoustic pulse length They were generally operated at a pulse length of 100 Microse...

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Page 149: ...nting Space 6 6 6 3 2 Mounting the Transceiver unit 6 7 6 3 3 Mounting the Lower and Raise Hoist Unit 6 7 6 3 4 Mounting the Motion Sensor 6 8 6 3 5 Mounting the Tank Trunk Unit 6 8 6 4 ASSEMBLING THE...

Page 150: ...7 Readout Options 6 24 6 6 8 SL 30 35 Settings 6 25 6 6 9 Transmit Setting Page 6 26 6 6 10 TVG Setting Page 6 27 6 6 11 Info Page 6 28 6 6 12 Sensor Page 6 29 6 6 13 User Setting 6 30 6 6 14 Save Add...

Page 151: ...e following section will describe the installation procedure for the bridge unit requirements 6 2 1 Mounting of Units The display unit should be located in the wheelhouse in a place that provides a go...

Page 152: ...unit Depending on which type of monitor is used the video output type must be set accordingly An industry standard VGA monitor will connect directly to the miniature DB 15 connector located on the rea...

Page 153: ...2 6 Connecting DGPS Connect the DGPS NMEA 183 output to the COM 2 port at the rear of the processing unit Interconnect cable not supplied See Part 4 paragraph 4 59 22 2 Sensor Ports Configuration The...

Page 154: ...aragraph 0 0 for the SL 30 installation 6 3 1 Sonar Room Mounting Space The hull unit is generally placed about 1 3 1 2 in case of a small boat of the ship length from the bow on the FORE AFT line and...

Page 155: ...e above figure The Fin height should be approx 1 5cm This Fin will provide a smooth stream of water into the retraction tank 6 3 2 Mounting the Transceiver unit The transceiver is generally mounted on...

Page 156: ...the unit level to within 5 degrees in all directions See paragraph 6 6 11 for calibration procedure Note 10 meters of interconnection cable from the motion sensor to the transceiver unit is standard s...

Page 157: ...action Tank Flange NOTE Special attention must be paid to the safety strength water tightness first followed by ease of maintenance and inspection 6 4 ASSEMBLING THE FLANGE SONAR DOME SHAFT AND TANK G...

Page 158: ...per cutting procedure If you do not follow the proper procedure you will damage the shaft seals and shaft scraper when you pass the shaft through the main shaft bearing assembly See Part 8 Attachments...

Page 159: ...l Anti Seize to the threads of the hex bolts before assembling Install the Zinc anode on the flange Apply a thin coat of lubricant to the shaft then pass the sonar dome cable through the bottom flange...

Page 160: ...grees apart Sonar Dome Shaft and Tank Guide Assembly Bow Bow Mark V Guide Heading Alignment Block and Shaft Retainer Cable Gland Zinc Anode See Part 8 Attachments and Drawings for detailed assembly dr...

Page 161: ...chments and Drawings for detailed assembly information 6 4 5 Mounting the Hoist Unit A mounting pad is incorporated into the tank flange in order to secure the lower raising ram assembly To secure the...

Page 162: ...d interface unit are supplied in Part 8 Attachments and Drawings Note An interconnection drawing is fixed on the inside cover of the transceiver unit 6 5 1 Motion Sensor Electrical Connection The inte...

Page 163: ...30 or SL 35 configuration must be selected correctly In addition modification of these power up configuration parameters is done in a special mode selected after the power up of the processor unit Th...

Page 164: ...ion Start Up and Test Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada Refer to the following window Configuring the System for the first time or if you have replaced the processing unit or the...

Page 165: ...74 25007001 2 0 Installation Start Up and Test Page 6 17 Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada The next Window will pop up Go to the header menu Click on Configuration a dialogue wind...

Page 166: ...anada The following window will pop up After the System Configuration Window pops up note that COM 1 and COM 2 have not been enabled If no red check mark beside COM 1 and or COM 2 If you Click on Dete...

Page 167: ...highlight the specific COM port Note that the COM 1 and COM 2 Configuration will now be displayed Use the mouse to Enable for Head Control Left button click check mark in box to enable Click on Apply...

Page 168: ...l pop up Click on Detect Heads Click on Apply then Click OK From the Operating System window Click on the RUN Icon to start the System In the event that part of the system gets changed out with a new...

Page 169: ...Up and Test Page 6 21 Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada 6 6 4 SL 30 35 RUN UP Procedure After you Click on the RUN Icon the system will automatically detect and setup the sonar Th...

Page 170: ...anual Page 6 22 Installation Start Up and Test Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada 6 6 5 Display Settings By clicking on the appropriate key you will be able to change the color i e...

Page 171: ...6 6 Control Setting By selecting and clicking on the Control key on the above window the following window will pop up By clicking on the appropriate key you will be able to setup your control setting...

Page 172: ...Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada 6 6 7 Readout Options By selecting and clicking on the Readout Options key on the above window the following window will pop up By clicking on the appropr...

Page 173: ...BC Canada 6 6 8 SL 30 35 Settings Position the cursor on the CONTROL HEAD key The one with the small sonar head located on the TOOL BAR and CLICK The following window below will pop up By clicking on...

Page 174: ...rg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada 6 6 9 Transmit Setting Page By selecting and clicking on the Transmit key on the above window the following window will pop up By clicking on the approp...

Page 175: ...otech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada 6 6 10 TVG Setting Page By selecting and clicking on the TVG Page key on the above window the following window will pop up By clicking on the appropriate key you wil...

Page 176: ...p and Test Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada 6 6 11 Info Page By selecting and clicking on the INFO key on the above window the following window will pop up This INFO page will pr...

Page 177: ...Canada 6 6 12 Sensor Page By Clicking on the SENSOR PAGE key on the above window the following window will pop up After you have installed the Pitch and Roll Motion Sensor in a 5 degrees in bought axi...

Page 178: ...window Next Click on Apply then OK The next time you start up the system the Select User window will pop up automatically you must select the type of Fishery or User settings you want to run and Clic...

Page 179: ...SERS then Click on DEFINE The following window will pop up The next step if you want to Add a User Click on Add then type the name in the User Information window Next Click on Apply then Click on OK T...

Page 180: ...TINGS The pre defined USER settings will be explained in Part 5 Selecting Settings Note The GENERIC factory settings setting is overwrite protected and can not be changed in the field 6 8 AUDIO AND PO...

Page 181: ...Smoothing you will activate or de activate the Smoothing of the sonar picture By sliding the Minimum Step you will control the smoothing effect By Clicking on Enable Filter you will activate or de ac...

Page 182: ...Canada 6 8 2 Audio Set up By Clicking on Configuration the above dialog window will pop up then Click on Audio Set Up the following dialog window will pop up Note You must activate the Audio by click...

Page 183: ...esotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada By selecting the appropriate dialog box you will be able to change the Sound Duration control the Noise Threshold the Audio Frequency Min Max Range of the target a...

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Page 185: ...2 SYSTEM OVERVIEW 7 3 7 3 HANDLING MAINTENANCE 7 3 7 3 1 Wheelhouse Electronics 7 3 7 3 2 Hull Unit 7 3 7 4 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE 7 4 7 4 1 Lubrication SL 35 Only 7 4 7 4 2 Manually Raising Sonar Do...

Page 186: ...974 25007001 2 0 SL 30 35 Hull Sonar Operators Manual Page 7 2 Troubleshooting and Maintenance Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada...

Page 187: ...sonar dome unit the lower raise unit and the transceiver unit An optional pitch and roll sensor is also available 7 3 HANDLING MAINTENANCE The most common cause of failure is poor preventive maintenan...

Page 188: ...lled on the tank flange to facilitate the greasing Note that a VENT plug located on the opposite side must be removed prior to applying the grease If the VENT plug is not removed you will damage the O...

Page 189: ...ng and seals and re build using a special kit that contains all seals shaft scraper and a new zinc anode Using the oil level gauge supplied in the installation kit remove one of the oil plugs located...

Page 190: ...nit and transceiver Have a qualified service engineer check the system Irregular bottom echo s Distance to the bottom changes due to pitching and rolling Rough seas Long range selected and transmissio...

Page 191: ...Manual 974 25007001 2 0 Attachments and Drawings Page 8 1 PART 8 ATTACHMENTS AND DRAWINGS 8 ATTACHMENTS AND DRAWINGS 8 3 8 1 LIST OF ATTACHMENTS 8 3 8 2 LIST OF DRAWINGS 8 3 Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech...

Page 192: ...974 25007001 2 0 SL 30 35 Hull Sonar Operators Manual Page 8 2 Attachments and Drawings Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada...

Page 193: ...0121000 Assembly Drawing SL30 User Interface Box 901 60121002 Wiring Installation Drawing S30 User Interface Box 901 60121003 Wiring Drawing SL30 User Interface Box 901 60131000 Assembly Drawing SL30...

Page 194: ...974 25007001 2 0 SL 30 35 Hull Sonar Operators Manual Page 8 4 Attachments and Drawings Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd Port Coquitlam BC Canada...

Page 195: ...SL 30 35 Hull Sonar Surface Processor Setup Instructions Document Number 901 10111802 Issue 1 4...

Page 196: ...C Canada LIST OF CONTENTS SL 30 35 HULL SONAR SURFACE PROCESSOR SETUP INSTRUCTIONS 2 1 SET UP WINDOWS XP 2000 OPERATING SYSTEM 2 2 SETUP THE BOOT TIME 4 3 SETUP THE REGISTRY FOR AUTOMATIC LOGON 4 4 IN...

Page 197: ...o push Next 1 11 On Thank you screen push Finish the computer will restart 1 12 After reboot Windows starts Found new hardware wizard to install a driver for an additional serial ports board Insert a...

Page 198: ...anges 1 33 Double click on System icon in Control Panel open Advanced page by clicking on its tab and then open Performance Options dialog by pushing Performance Setting button In the Performance Opti...

Page 199: ...ing on the sign 3 4 Expand the Software key 3 5 Expand the Microsoft key 3 6 Expand the WindowsNT key 3 7 Expand the CurrentVersion key 3 8 Click on the Winlogon key You should see a list of items on...

Page 200: ...g a password 3 30 If the Explorer comes up again close it by selecting the Close entry in the File Menu 3 31 If the Matrox Online Registration dialogue box is still active click in the check box besid...

Page 201: ...The SL30 35 icon should appear 5 6 Exit the Explorer through the File Close menu 5 7 Follow the instructions for Windows 2000 section 5 9 Windows 2000 5 2 Click on the Start button in the taskbar and...

Page 202: ...the instructions for Windows 2000 In order to add a user type in Everyone in the provided dialog and press OK Windows 2000 6 2 Type in dcomcnfg and press OK The Distributed COM Configuration Properti...

Page 203: ...Port Coquitlam BC Canada 6 4 Press the Properties button The SL30 35 Properties dialog box should appear Select the Location page and set it up as shown 6 5 Go to the Security page and select Use cust...

Page 204: ...on 6 7 Pressing the Add button will pop up the Add Users and Groups dialog box as follows 6 8 Select Everyone entry from the list of names and press the Add button Press OK to accept the selection You...

Page 205: ...on by clicking on it and press OK 6 14 Connect the networking cable between this computer and another SL30 35 computer that already has the networking setup on it 6 15 Switch both computers on and exi...

Page 206: ...that described in Section 1 step 1 3 e g SL3035 1274363 6 20 The computer without the sonar head s should now also see the sonar images If not go back to the start of Section 6 Setup the Networking an...

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