Interphase PC/View, Operation Manual

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The diagram at left shows a typical installation of the
PC/View using an on-board desktop or laptop PC.
In this manual the PC/View installation procedures
have been divided into three major sections;
1) Location and Installation of the Transducer(s)
2) Installation of the Acoustic Interface Module
3) Installation of the PC/View Software .
Transducer Installation
The PC/View can be ordered with one of several
transducer configurations; two transom mount trans-
ducers, two bronze thru-hull transducers, a special
single bronze thru-hull transducer, or with no trans-
ducer (if you already have an Interphase scanning
transducer installed).
The PC/View uses two 8-element phased transducer
arrays (a total of 16 elements). The arrays are
“potted” in a smooth-surfaced plastic material that is
acoustically transparent.
DO NOT allow any sol-
vents (i.e. gasoline, acetone) to come in contact
with the transducer(s) as this may dissolve the
plastic housing.
In the single thru-hull configuration all 16 elements
are enclosed in a single transducer. For transom-
mount applications two transducers are required,
each containing an 8-element array. One of the 8-
element arrays is positioned to scan vertically from
straight ahead to directly below the boat, while the
other array is positioned to scan forward horizontally
from side to side. When the two thru-hull configura-
tion is chosen, each transducer contains an 8-element
array. One is positioned for vertical scanning and
the other for horizontal scanning.
2 Installing PC/View
PARALLEL PORT
V E RT IC A L
SCA N
HORIZONTAL
SCAN
1 2 V D C
1 A M P
SE A SC O U T
T RA N SD U CE R
PRO B E
T R A N SD U C E R
P/N X1-VIEW-PC1N made in Santa Cruz, CA, USA
To Computer’s
Parallel Port
12 VDC
Vertical Scanning
Transducer Cable
Horizontal
Scanning Trans-
ducer Cable
+/-
12
VDC
Acoustic Interface Module