VDO Kienzle Vertrieb und Service GmbH
06/97-
MONTAGEANLEITUNG
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Geber N01 430 401 für VDO Echolot
Sensor N01 430 401 for VDO Depth Sounder
08 601 099
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Technische Änderungen vorbehalten - Technical details subject to change
Safety Instructions
Please respect all instructions of this manual . They are of impor-
tance for your own and your ships safety.
When selecting the location of the sending unit check that no stringers will be
damaged and similary furniture, floor boards, cables, etc.
Respect the instructions of the tool manufacturer.
Solvent vapours can be produced by the sending unit sealant. Provide sufficient
ventilation.
Respect the instructions of the sealant manufacturer.
Please note that a considerable quantity of water can enter the ship while the
sounder is being removed.
Never remove the sounder with the ship in the water. Never pull on the cable to
remove the echo sounder. Insert the blind plug after removal of the echo sounder.
Installation of the Depth Sounder
The echo sounder unit must be installed in a turbulence-free zone in the hull.
It should be mounted vertically.
Do not install the sending unit close to external valves, anodes,
log sending units, etc. to avoid influences by turbulence.
Measure the distance between echo sounder and keel bottom and record this
value. You will need it later on for the basic setting (see installation and operating
instructions N08 601 103).
On sailing boats
the installation should always be made directly in front of the
keel, as close to the longitudinal axis as possible. On boats with a long keel the
installation should be at the end of the first third of the hull, but not at the widest
location of the hull.
A vertical installation of the echo sounder is especially important for sailing boats.
If the installation is not vertical, it may be impossible to measure the depth, due
to heeling of the ship.
On powerboats
the sending unit should be installed at about the beginning of the
last third of the hull, never towards the stern, or in a zone of strong turbulence or
up front, where strong disturbances by air introduction must be expected.
An ideal installation is near the longitudinal axis of the ship and in the zone of the
first stringer directly in front of the engine compartment, if possible. At higher
speed this is the only location where a disturbance-free echo sounder operation
can be expected.
The deviation from the vertical should not exceed 10 degrees, but measurements
may not be available at high speed, in tight curves and in deep water.
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Installation on sailing boats:
Echo sounder
Installation on powerboats:
Depth sending unit
First Stringer
