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Summary of Contents for Sea Scout

Page 1: ...1 OPERATION MANUAL...

Page 2: ...design decisions were made We feel proud of the Sea Scout Forward Scanning Sonar and your satisfaction is very important to us To this end we welcome any comments or suggestions that you might have i...

Page 3: ...justment 31 Sensitivity Adjustment 31 Bottom Hardness 32 Alarm Adjustment 32 Zoom Bottom Track 33 Fish Symbol ID Scrolling Speed 34 Data View 35 Range Adjustment 35 Log Reset 35 Sensitivity Adjustment...

Page 4: ...tor and fish symbol identification The Sea Scout allows operation in your choice of nine languages English French Italian Spanish German Danish Finnish Swedish or Greek Power off memory saves language...

Page 5: ...warranty registration card must be completed and returned to Interphase within 15 days of purchase so that your unit may be protected under the warranty Failure to return the warranty card may cause u...

Page 6: ...r of directions For example using an 8 element phased array transducer the Sea Scout is capable of steering the acoustic beam in any of 90 different directions Conventional fixed beam technology would...

Page 7: ...to the power supply jack located at the rear of the main display unit Connect the red wire to the positive terminal and the black wire to the negative terminal of your boat s 12 VDC battery To minimi...

Page 8: ...Brown 2nd element 3 Orange 3rd element 4 Yellow 4th element 5 Green 5th element 6 Blue 6th element 7 Violet 7th element 8 Gray 8th element 9 Shield Ground Return Speed Temperature Input 1 Speed Data...

Page 9: ...ide of the hull with the foremost face of the transducer even with the leading edge of the keel Alternatley the transducer may be placed forward of the keel ahead of the lifting strap location This sh...

Page 10: ...HE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE MAY BE SERIOUSLY DEGRADED THIS ACTION WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY NO EXCEPTIONS If you need a longer length cable than comes with the transducer 30 then purchase the optional 30 exte...

Page 11: ...ts Boats that exceed 40MPH 35knots cannot use transom mounted transducers but must use thru hull transducers Special Note The kick up feature is designed as a safety consideration to prevent the trans...

Page 12: ...holes of the mounting bracket and slide the axle in place through the spacer 5 Place one small stainless steel spacer against the transducer bracket 6 Slide two urethane spacers over the small steel...

Page 13: ...dicular from side to side and make sure the rounded shaped area is pointed towards the front of the boat Mounting the Transducer to the Boat After you have selected the optimum mounting location and h...

Page 14: ...er and minimizing propeller noise The Sea Scout s transducer can not see through aerated water and water near the bow and near the keel can be quite aerated Aeration of the transducer can be minimized...

Page 15: ...d beam would be tilted off the vertical at the same angle as the dead rise Most thru hull installations will require a fairing block to insure the transducer is mounted properly A fairing block is typ...

Page 16: ...ater flow over the transducer DANGER Wood hulls and fairing blocks will expand after the boat is put back into the water so it is important that the transducer be only hand tightened until the wood fu...

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Page 18: ...upgrades which may include new important features The use of fixed permanently labeled buttons would severely limit any future upgrade ability User Interface The Sea Scout is a very advanced product w...

Page 19: ...aving to completely re set the range gain contrast and all your other settings Because the Sea Scout contains an internal lithium memory battery it remembers all system settings with the power removed...

Page 20: ...will respond with an audible beep when it turns on Pressing this key again turns the backlight on and off each time accompanied by a beep To turn the Sea Scout off press this key and hold it down for...

Page 21: ...ked displays Cone Angle Area Covered to Side The Sea Scout s 1 2 Power Point Cone Angle is approximately 12 degrees The Chart at right shows the approximate width of the cone at different distances fr...

Page 22: ...ory and can be instantly selected from the Control Center Menu In the following sections these different displays are called Views They include Full Screen Forward View Full Screen Track Plot View Ful...

Page 23: ...23 PLOT View Track Plot DATA View Large Digits CHART PLOT View FWD View Forward Scan CHART View Conventional SET UP View Languages etc CHART SCAN View...

Page 24: ...ain control of the DEMO program to make your own selections and adjustments If you do not press any button for about 45 seconds the unit will automatically resume cycling through the different demo fe...

Page 25: ...he Sea Scout includes a feature that will allow you to compensate for some transducer installation problems where the transducer is not pointing straight forward but instead points off to the right or...

Page 26: ...d Range Adjustment soft key menu as shown at left Press the button labeled AUTO if you would like the Sea Scout s internal microprocessor to automatically select and adjust the range as bottom conditi...

Page 27: ...the soft key labeled ALARM to bring up the forward looking alarm menu choices As either the up or down keys are pressed and held down or the large knob is rotated counterclockwise a horizontal bar wi...

Page 28: ...ree horizontal sector The RESET button can be used to quickly select three popular scanning sectors If the RESET button is pressed once the Sea Scout will return to the full 90 degree horizontal secto...

Page 29: ...press the GO soft key to bring up the menu showing the features and adjustments for this view Range The RANGE soft key calls up the sub menu which lets you turn on and off an automatic plot ranging f...

Page 30: ...use Although these two track plot views are similar the user may select different ranges for each of these views For example the full screen track plotter can be set up for a 64 mile range while the s...

Page 31: ...turned off and will remain off until the button labeled AUTO is again selected Note when in the AUTO mode the soft key labeled AUTO will be shown in reverse video white on black To return to the main...

Page 32: ...vered by the alarm bar the audible alarm sounds to warn you of underwater targets or changing bottom conditions The Shallow Alarm is often used to alert the user to shallowing bottom conditions and th...

Page 33: ...dless of changes in bottom depth the left side tracks it and keeps the zoomed bottom picture in view In the Bottom Lock mode the bottom is forced to appear as a straight horizontal line across the bot...

Page 34: ...c patterns which it has been programmed to recognize as fish If it thinks it sees a fish it creates a fish symbol in place of the normal blob or arch Press the FISH softkey to turn this feature off Di...

Page 35: ...the soft key labeled AUTO will be shown in reverse video white on black To return to the main forward looking menu press the soft key labeled LAST Log Res Distance log reset If your Sea Scout is equip...

Page 36: ...ear the alarm settings press the soft key labeled ALARM to bring up the forward looking alarm menu choices As either the up or down keys are pressed and held down or the large knob is rotated counterc...

Page 37: ...out the possible 90 degree horizontal sector The RESET button can be used to quickly select three popular scanning sectors If the RESET button is pressed once the Sea Scout will return to the full 90...

Page 38: ...alls up the sub menu which lets you turn on and off an automatic plot ranging function by pressing the soft key labeled TRACK This feature will for example automatically increase the track plot range...

Page 39: ...updated automatically regardless of what display screen is in use Although these two track plot views are similar the user may select different ranges for each of these views For example the full scre...

Page 40: ...utton labeled AUTO is again selected Note when in the AUTO mode the soft key labeled AUTO will be shown in reverse video white on black To return to the main forward looking menu press the soft key la...

Page 41: ...om the bottom of the display towards the top A vertical bar will also move along the range scale The horizontal and vertical bar indicate the alarm range Any strong target between the boat at the bott...

Page 42: ...out the possible 90 degree horizontal sector The RESET button can be used to quickly select three popular scanning sectors If the RESET button is pressed once the Sea Scout will return to the full 90...

Page 43: ...ation manuals or contact the manufacturer for further information on interfacing The Sea Scout needs to be interfaced via the three pin jack on the rear panel of the display unit The pin connections a...

Page 44: ...echoes in their approximate position in relation to the boat It s important to remember that to show underwater objects the Sea Scout must be able to actually see them It can not show forward areas t...

Page 45: ...feet When looking far forward in shallow situations such as this it is advisable to adjust the gain manually Otherwise the Auto gain feature will reduce the gain because of the strong close in bottom...

Page 46: ...targets are of identical size The Sea Scout s receiver circuit includes a Time Variable Gain TVG feature where the receiver s gain is controlled by the microprocessor and increases in value as the dep...

Page 47: ...n the transducer The small vibrations in the transducer caused by the returning acoustic echo cause the transducer to send a small electrical signal back up the cable to the display unit The user can...

Page 48: ...Innovation Award in recognition of the importance of this new technology to the marine industry Although new to the sportsfishing and recreational marine industry phased array ultrasound technology ha...

Page 49: ...no moving parts it can be quickly and reliably scanned and re scanned over a large area When displayed the changing information between subsequent scans takes on an almost animated quality showing for...

Page 50: ...e polarity is correct check with the Technical Service Department at 831 477 4944 4 In order to protect your transducer from water damage paint it with one of the following brands Interlux UltraCoat F...

Page 51: ...e area which has the least amount of water turbulence LCD darkens in sunlight after Overexposed to sunlight provide shading for display prolonged use Screen is full of noise or has dots Reduce your ga...

Page 52: ...tall an alternator filter to smooth the alternator s output signal Interference may also be caused by radiation from other nearby equipment and can be detected by turning off all other equipment and o...

Page 53: ...nge Transmitter Power Over 300 watts RMS 2 400 watts peak to peak Surface Water Temperature With optional speed temperature upgrade kit installed display continuously indicates surface water temperatu...

Page 54: ...880 Research Park Drive Suite 140 Soquel CA 95073 In addition to speed your repair please fill out the following tear this page out of the manual or photocopy it and tape it to your unit for our techn...

Page 55: ...t to extreme conditions beyond control of the manufacturer and Interphase Due to these conditions the warranty on these components is limited to one year against defects in workmanship or materials Th...

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