Edgetech 2000-CSS, User Manual

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3-10 3.0: SETUP AND ACTIVATION
2000-CSS COMBINED SONAR 0017423_REV_C
6. Attach the eyelet of the tow rope and the loop of the safety grip to the shackle on the towing arm
and secure the shackle bolt with seizing wire or a tie wrap.
7. Secure the tow cable to the tow bridle and properly stress relieve the connection and splice.
3.7.2 Connecting the 2000 Topside computer
To connect the 2000 Topside computer:
1. Verify that the Topside Computer and the STARMUX III are not connected to AC power.
2. Verify that the tow cable is properly connected and attached to the towfish, and then connect the
tow cable adapter to the tow cable and to the SEA CABLE connector of the STARMUX III Digital
Telemetry Link.
3. If an external source will used to trigger the sonar, connect the trigger output of this source to the
SYNC connector.
4.
Connect one LCD monitor to the MONITOR 1 connector of the Topside Computer and the second
LCD monitor to the MONITOR 2 connector.
5. Connect the trackball to the USB port.
6. Connect the keyboard to the USB port.
7.
If a printer will be used, connect it to a free USB port. For information on the printers that can be
connected to the Topside Computer, refer to the
PRINTERS appendix.
8. If a navigation system will be used, connect the navigation system output to the COM 1-NAV
connector.
9. Connect the Ethernet patch cable to the DATA connector of the STARMUX III and to the ETHERNET
1 connector of the Topside Computer. This cable may be extended up to 100 feet using a Category
5 Ethernet crossover or straight patch cable.
10. Connect an AC power cord to the VAC INPUT connector of the Topside Computer and to the AC
power source.
11. Connect an AC power cord to the LINE VAC connector of the STARMUX III and to the AC power
source.
12.
Connect an AC power cord to each of the LCD monitors and to the AC power source.
3.8 System Activation and Test
After the connections to the 2000 Topside computer and the STARMUX III Digital Telemetry Link have
been completed, the 2000 Series Combined Side Scan Sonar and Sub-Bottom Profiling System can be