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Klein Marine Systems, Inc. MA-X VIEW 600, Operation And Maintenance Manual

The MA-X VIEW 600 by Klein Marine Systems, Inc. is a cutting-edge underwater imaging system. For detailed instructions on how to operate and maintain this product, download the free Operation And Maintenance Manual from manualshive.com. Get the most out of your equipment with this comprehensive manual.

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Disassembling and Reassembling the Towfish

4-13

4.3.6 Removing the 

Gap-filling 
Transducers

To remove the gap-filling 
transducers:

1.

Using the 2.5-mm hex key, 
remove the seven socket 
head cap screws securing 
the gap-filling transducer 
fairing.

2.

Carefully slide the fairing 
off the gap-filling 
transducer.

3.

Disconnect the gap-filling 
transducer connector.

Figure 4-19:  

Removing the Seven Socket Head 

Cap Screws Securing the Gap-filling Transducer 

Fairing 

Gap-filling transducer
fairing

Figure 4-20:  

Disconnecting the Gap-filling 

Transducer Connector

Summary of Contents for MA-X VIEW 600

Page 1: ...MA X VIEW 600 SONAR SYSTEM Operations and Maintenance Manual P N 11210097 Rev 00 11 Klein Drive Salem NH 03079 1249 U S A Tel 603 893 6131 Fax 603 893 8807 www KleinMarineSystems com...

Page 2: ...umes no responsibility or liability for any errors inaccuracies or omissions that may be present in this document The SonarPro software program may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms...

Page 3: ...s Let the sonar cool 15 minutes or longer between operations Protect the sonar towfish from direct exposure to the sun prior to and during operation in high temperature climates CAUTION The depth rati...

Page 4: ...nual xvi Note Warning and Caution Notices xvii Customer Service and Technical Support xvii CHAPTER 1 Overview 1 1 1 1 Main Features 1 1 1 2 Equipment 1 1 1 2 1 Towfish 1 2 1 2 2 Splashproof Transceive...

Page 5: ...fish 3 4 3 4 3 Disconnecting the Tow Cable from the Towfish 3 4 3 5 Topside System Connections 3 5 3 5 1 SP III TPU Connections 3 5 3 5 2 Rack Mount TPU Connections 3 7 3 5 3 SonarPro Workstation Conn...

Page 6: ...e Side Scan Transducers 4 12 4 3 6 Removing the Gap filling Transducers 4 13 4 3 7 Installing the Gap filling Transducers 4 16 CHAPTER 5 Technical Description 5 1 5 1 Towfish 5 1 5 1 1 Sonar Electroni...

Page 7: ...on C 1 C 1 Overview C 1 C 2 Required Items C 1 C 3 Procedure C 1 APPENDIX D Rigging Guide D 1 APPENDIX E Drawings E 1 APPENDIX F Towfish Towing Characteristics F 1 APPENDIX G System Setup Diagram with...

Page 8: ...one 4 5 Figure 4 5 Disconnecting the Transducer Cables 4 5 Figure 4 6 Tightening the Locking Screws in the Towfish Housing Forward End Cap 4 6 Figure 4 7 Screwing the Tail Cone Retaining Bolt into the...

Page 9: ...Plates 4 15 Figure 4 25 Gap filling Transducer Separated from the Spring Plates 4 16 Figure 5 1 The MA X View 600 Sonar System Towfish Electronics Block Diagram 5 2 Figure 5 2 The MA X View 600 Sonar...

Page 10: ...Jumper Cable Connector Pinout 3 11 Table 3 3 LAN Connector Pinouts 3 12 Table 3 4 12 VDC Connector Pinouts 3 12 Table 3 5 120 240 VAC Connector Pinouts 3 12 Table 3 6 TOWFISH Connector Pinouts 3 12 T...

Page 11: ...will be performed in a good and workmanlike manner but its liability under this warranty is limited to the obligation to remedy at Seller s expense any such service work not performed satisfactorily u...

Page 12: ...g f Except where Seller has performed the installation of specific equipment Seller assumes no responsibility for damage incurred during installation of equipment or by damage caused by no fault of th...

Page 13: ...he dispute If Seller and Buyer are unable to resolve the dispute by good faith negotiation either Seller or Buyer may refer the matter to litigation LIMITATION OF LIABILITY TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMI...

Page 14: ...ased to you provided that the Software is used only in connection with one KMS Series 3000 UUV 3500 3900 4900 5000 5000 V2 5900 HydroChart 3500 HydroChart 5000 D3500TF or MA X View 600 Sonar System Yo...

Page 15: ...oftware Technical data is provided with limited rights only as provided in DFAR 252 227 7015 Nov 1995 or FAR 52 227 14 June 1987 whichever is applicable You agree not to remove or deface any portion o...

Page 16: ...ystem Chapter 3 Setup and Test Provides instructions for unpacking setting up and testing the MA X View 600 Sonar System components It also includes descriptions of all the connectors and operator con...

Page 17: ...ystem Provides the system setup diagram for installations with an acoustic positioning system Note Warning and Caution Notices Where applicable note warning and caution notices are included throughout...

Page 18: ...chnical support Customer service and technical support can be contacted using any of the following means Mail Klein Marine Systems Inc 11 Klein Drive Salem NH 03079 Email customerservice kleinmarinesy...

Page 19: ...60 meters respectively Advanced electronics and transducers that produce superior high resolution imagery 12 bit digital multiplexer for transmission of sonar and control data over a single coaxial ca...

Page 20: ...ng reliable mechanical termination to the towfish tow bracket and an underwater connector connects to a jumper cable on the towfish Four carrying handles two forward and two aft are included for lifti...

Page 21: ...Operations and Maintenance Manual P N 11210097 Rev 00 Figure 1 1 Towfish Port side scan Jumper Tow bracket Safety cable tab Carrying handle 4 Tail cone Stabilizing fins Nose cone Stainless steel hous...

Page 22: ...nally available and is shown in Figure 1 3 This TPU is housed in a 19 inch rack mountable 2U chassis and connects to the towfish directly using an optional coaxial tow cable or to an optionally suppli...

Page 23: ...is optionally available and is shown in Figure 1 4 It is an industrial grade Intel Pentium Dual Core based computer housed in a 19 inch rack mountable 2U chassis that inputs processed and time tagged...

Page 24: ...is 50 meters long Kevlar reinforced and includes a single coaxial conductor It is used to tow and to provide power to the towfish to transmit commands from the SP III TPU to the towfish and to transm...

Page 25: ...se controls for each frequency Maximum range Up to 120 m per side Horizontal beam width 0 23 side scan sonar Vertical beam width 40 side scan sonar Tilt angle Down 25 from horizontal Swath width 240 m...

Page 26: ...Sonar Data Format SDF Extended Triton Format XTF or both Operating system Linux Navigation input NMEA 0183 Input voltage 88 264 VAC 47 63 Hz or 12 VDC Power consumption 75 w nominal Operating temperat...

Page 27: ...O ports 2 Ethernet 10 100 1000baseT 6 USB 2 0 2 RS 232 1 VGA 1 DVI dual display support Operating system Windows Monitor 21 5 inch diagonal 2560 x 1440 resolution 16 9 aspect ratio Operator I O Keybo...

Page 28: ...ensor Pressure range 0 450 psi Pressure accuracy 1 0 of full scale Temperature sensor Temperature range 40 125 C 2 7 Tow Cables Both lightweight and armored coaxial tow cables are available A 50 meter...

Page 29: ...l length 1500 m 4920 ft maximum Voltage rating 1200 VDC Termination Stainless steel shackle at towfish end 2 7 3 Armored Coaxial Tow Cable 0 40 inch Type Double layer counter helical galvanized improv...

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Page 31: ...ged or missing immediately contact Klein Marine Systems Inc or your KMS sales representative In addition record the serial numbers for the towfish the SP III TPU or Rack Mount TPU and the laptop compu...

Page 32: ...brackets shelves or slides as needed and secure the front panels to the front of the rack where possible using standard 19 inch rack front panel mounting hardware 3 3 Power Requirements The SP III TP...

Page 33: ...one on the Rack Mount TPU is located on the front panel on the far right as shown in Figure 3 4 on page 3 16 The one on the SonarPro Workstation is located on the back panel just to the right of the...

Page 34: ...r cord is disconnected WARNING Before connecting the tow cable verify that the SP III TPU or Rack Mount TPU is turned off and that its power cord is disconnected Failure to follow this practice may re...

Page 35: ...pin female bulkhead connector that connects to the towfish using the tow cable LAN RJ 45 connector that connects to the Ethernet port of the laptop computer The SP III TPU uses a 100BaseTx Ethernet c...

Page 36: ...Side Panel PWR indicator T F PWR indicator indicator T F TRIG RESP TRIG indicator LOCK LOSS indicator D C POLARITY indicator NAV connector DEBUG connector MAG connector TOWFISH connector 120 240 VAC...

Page 37: ...ts to a serial port of the magnetometer control computer The baud rate is 9600 COM C DB9 male RS 232 serial port connector that is available as a spare and is not used NAV DB9 male RS 232 serial port...

Page 38: ...l P N 11210097 Rev 00 Figure 3 2 Rack Mount TPU Back Panel TOWFISH connector NOTE Connectors that are not called out are not used or are for factory use only NAV connector AC INPUT connector 1PPS IN c...

Page 39: ...hown in Figure 3 5 on page 3 19 DVI DVI connector that connects to the monitor ETHERNET RJ 45 connectors 2 Any one connects to the LAN connector on the SP III TPU or Rack Mount TPU AC INPUT IEC type A...

Page 40: ...Maintenance Manual P N 11210097 Rev 00 Figure 3 3 SonarPro Workstation Back Panel ON OFF switch AC INPUT connector ETHERNET connector 2 USB connector 4 NOTE Connectors that are not called out are not...

Page 41: ...putting NMEA 0183 formatted data strings at 4800 baud no parity 8 data bits and 1 stop bit In addition the GPS should be outputting the following messages GLL or GGA VTG RMC optional WARNING Before co...

Page 42: ...Connector Pinouts PIN FUNCTION 1 Neutral 2 GND 3 Line Table 3 7 NAV DEBUG and MAG Connector Pinouts PIN FUNCTION 3 TX 2 RX 5 GND Table 3 4 12 VDC Connector Pinouts PIN FUNCTION 1 Return 2 12 VDC Table...

Page 43: ...BNC to BNC cable is required 3 6 2 Connecting the Rack Mount TPU and the SonarPro Workstation The following supplied cables are used to connect the Rack Mount TPU and the SonarPro Workstation Etherne...

Page 44: ...Mount TPU and the SonarPro Workstation and to the AC power source The following connections are optional 8 Connect the 1PPS IN connector on the Rack Mount TPU to the 1PPS output of the shipboard GPS A...

Page 45: ...s disconnected T F PWR Blue indicator that is illuminated when 200 VDC is being applied to the towfish T F TRIG Yellow indicator that flashes when the sonar pings RESP TRIG Yellow indicator that flash...

Page 46: ...System Operations and Maintenance Manual P N 11210097 Rev 00 Figure 3 4 Rack Mount TPU Front Panel POWER indicator SYS READY indicator T F POWER indicator OPTIONS indicators TOWFISH indicators POWER...

Page 47: ...is on when data are being transfered from the towfish to the Rack Mount TPU EQUALIZATION IN PROCESS Green LED that is on when cable equalization is being executed EQUALIZATION COMPLETE Green LED that...

Page 48: ...reset it switch it to the ON position HARD DRIVE ACTIVITY Green LED that flashes when the hard drive is being accessed ETHERNET Green LED that flashes when there is activity on Ethernet port POWER Bl...

Page 49: ...tem Activation and Test 3 19 Figure 3 5 SonarPro Workstation Front Panel HARD DRIVE ACTIVITY indicator POWER ON indicator DVDRW optical drive ETHERNET indicator RESET switch POWER switch USB connector...

Page 50: ...indicator should turn off the EQUALIZATION COMPLETE and T F POWER indicators should turn on the SYS READY indicator should stop flashing and remain on and the STATUS TRIGGER indicator should begin fla...

Page 51: ...the tow cable is connected to the SP III TPU or Rack Mount TPU and the towfish 4 Turn on the laptop computer and wait for the Windows desktop to appear 5 Do one of the following Turn on the SP III TP...

Page 52: ...own in Figure 3 6 9 Deploy the towfish 10 Adjust the towfish within the water column so that it is at a safe altitude off the bottom and under the boat wake about 15 percent of range A good starting v...

Page 53: ...System Activation and Test 3 23 Figure 3 6 Towfish with Gap filling Transducers Deployed Gap filling transducers unfolded...

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Page 55: ...ers of the major components such as the SP III TPU or Rack Mount TPU the laptop computer or the SonarPro Workstation and the towfish Store the shipping boxes in a safe place so they can be reused when...

Page 56: ...plugs and jacks 4 Inspect the towfish for signs of corrosion or other damage 5 Check the underwater connectors on the towfish The contacts should be clean and shiny Contacts may be cleaned with a rub...

Page 57: ...commended 2 5 mm hex key 4 mm hex key 5 mm hex key 8 mm hex key Tail cone retaining bolt to be removed from towfish during disassembly Phillips screw driver Lint free cloth or paper towels Silicone gr...

Page 58: ...il cone away from the towfish housing and then reach inside the housing and disconnect the jumper cable 5 Set the tail cone aside and then remove the tail cone retaining bolt which is shown in Figure...

Page 59: ...Using the 8 mm hex key loosen the nose cone retaining bolt and remove the nose cone The bolt is accessed from the tip of the nose 7 Disconnect the two transducer cables Figure 4 4 Removing the Nose Co...

Page 60: ...y tighten the three locking screws in the towfish housing forward end cap 9 Screw the tail cone retaining bolt into the threaded hole in the middle of the forward end cap Figure 4 6 Tightening the Loc...

Page 61: ...one retaining bolt and carefully pull the forward end cap out of the towfish housing 11 Set the forward end cap aside as shown in Figure 4 9 Figure 4 8 Pulling the Forward End Cap out of the Towfish H...

Page 62: ...he threaded hole in the middle of the aft end cap 14 Grasp the tail cone retaining bolt and carefully pull the electronics chassis completely out of the towfish housing Be careful not to scratch the O...

Page 63: ...Loosen the three locking screws until the heads of the screws are flush with the outside surface of the housing 4 Connect the jumper cable to the connector on the aft end cap 5 Slide the tail cone in...

Page 64: ...r pin on the nose cone with the slot in the housing and threading the nose cone retaining bolt into the forward end cap as shown in Figure 4 14 12 Tighten the nose cone retaining bolt Figure 4 13 Alig...

Page 65: ...he towfish 2 Using the Phillips head screw driver remove the three screws securing the skid plate to the towfish 3 Carefully separate the skid plate from the towfish and set it aside Figure 4 15 The T...

Page 66: ...wfish housing 5 Carefully separate the transducer assembly from the towfish housing 6 Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to remove the other side scan transducer 4 3 5 Installing the Side Scan Transducers To instal...

Page 67: ...n socket head cap screws securing the gap filling transducer fairing 2 Carefully slide the fairing off the gap filling transducer 3 Disconnect the gap filling transducer connector Figure 4 19 Removing...

Page 68: ...r bracket to the side scan transducer 5 Using the 4 mm hex key remove the two socket head cap screws securing the gap filling transducer bracket to the towfish and remove the bracket Figure 4 21 Remov...

Page 69: ...block 7 Using the 2 5 mm hex key remove the six socket head cap screws securing the gap filling transducer to the two spring plates Figure 4 23 Gap filling Transducer Bracket and Mounting Block Remove...

Page 70: ...de the gap filling transducer between the spring plates such that the cable lays into the slot of the mounting block 2 Reverse Steps 1 through 8 in Removing the Gap filling Transducers on page 4 13 fo...

Page 71: ...n optional magnetometer and responder can also be included The compass and the pressure and temperature sensors are located on the electronics chassis 5 1 1 Sonar Electronics A block diagram depicting...

Page 72: ...5 2 CHAPTER 5 Technical Description MA X View 600 Sonar System Operations and Maintenance Manual P N 11210097 Rev 00 Figure 5 1 The MA X View 600 Sonar System Towfish Electronics Block Diagram...

Page 73: ...A X View 600 Sonar System Towfish Electronics Chassis 12 VDC Power Subsea Telemetry board Receiver board Transmitter board Supply board Control Sensor Interface CSI board Transition board 12 VDC Power...

Page 74: ...tures Transmitter board The Transmitter board includes two independent transmitters each of which outputs a chirp transmit waveform to a transducer array during each ping cycle in accordance with a tr...

Page 75: ...ion is from JP2 of the Power Filter board to JP19 24 V of the CSI board Subsea Telemetry board The Subsea Telemetry board provides the cable interface for the towfish Specifically the Subsea Telemetry...

Page 76: ...board The CPU board functions as the command and data interface between the laptop computer running SonarPro and the tow fish It executes a real time data server which outputs sonar and sensor data t...

Page 77: ...SP III TPU 5 7 Figure 5 3 SP III TPU Electronics Block Diagram...

Page 78: ...System Operations and Maintenance Manual P N 11210097 Rev 00 Figure 5 4 SP III TPU Electronics 12 VDC power supply Demux board under Telemetry Power Integration board CPU board Panel Interconnect boa...

Page 79: ...viding all of the external input and output signal and data connections for the Rack Mount TPU It also provides the required recovery of signal and clock detects trigger inputs and 1 PPS signals gener...

Page 80: ...5 10 CHAPTER 5 Technical Description MA X View 600 Sonar System Operations and Maintenance Manual P N 11210097 Rev 00 Figure 5 5 The MA X View 600 Sonar System Rack Mount TPU Electronics Block Diagram...

Page 81: ...The MA X View 600 Sonar System Rack Mount TPU Electronics Chassis Topside Telemetry board CPU board Demultiplexer High Voltage Power Supply 200V Power Filter board 12V Power Filter board 12V Power Sup...

Page 82: ...reformats the data as required for the Demultiplexer board Generates command and timing signals for the towfish Matches the time references at the tow fish and the Rack Mount TPU 12V Power Filter boar...

Page 83: ...el should be revolved and the rope taken off the way it was put on the reel as shown in Figure A 1 for two effective methods Place a shaft through the reel center and jack it up so that the reel revol...

Page 84: ...kinking are discussed below A 3 1 Cause of Cable Kinking Kinking is caused when the cable takes a spiral shape as the result of an unnatural twist One of the most common causes of twisting is improper...

Page 85: ...nking is that strands and wires are displaced creating uneven tension which causes excessive wear at the point of the kink The kink can be straightened out so that the damage appears slight however si...

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Page 87: ...ling SonarPro 14 0 and can be used to perform the following tasks Query or change the IP address of the SP III TPU Edit the startup file of the SP III TPU Download and install software updates to the...

Page 88: ...t for the Windows desktop to appear 3 Turn on the SP III TPU by switching the A C D C switch to A C for AC operation or to D C for DC operation 4 Start Linux TPU Updater The Klein Linux TPU Updater di...

Page 89: ...e startup file 1 Connect the supplied Ethernet cable to the LAN connector of the SP III TPU and to the Ethernet port of the laptop computer 2 Turn on the laptop computer and wait for the Windows deskt...

Page 90: ...s and a window opens confirming the file update B 4 Updating the SP III TPU Software Updates to the SP III TPU software are supplied as compressed archive files and must reside on the laptop computer...

Page 91: ...An dialog box opens that enables file selection 7 Select and open the update file to download and install The file is downloaded to the SP III TPU and installed and the SP III TPU software restarts I...

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Page 93: ...or 14 2 installed The TPU Updater software must be available it is normally installed as a part of the SonarPro installation An SP III or Rack Mount TPU to provide power and communications between So...

Page 94: ...e appropriate usually the default TPU address and select View TPU Log File TPU Serial Log 14 Scroll to the bottom of the Notepad window 15 Search up for lines containing four stars and look for lines...

Page 95: ...is successful enter the following command to write the results to the sensor memory SI SMC1 CCS Table C 1 ICCSTAT Result Codes ICCSTAT RESULT 0 Successful calibration 1 Too much disturbance noise 2 N...

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Page 97: ...D 1 APPENDIX D RIGGING GUIDE This appendix includes the towfish rigging guides for a towfish without an optional K wing depressor and for a towfish with a K wing I or K wing II depressor...

Page 98: ...D 2 APPENDIX D Rigging Guide MA X View 600 Sonar System Operations and Maintenance Manual P N 11210097 Rev 00...

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Page 100: ...D 4 APPENDIX D Rigging Guide MA X View 600 Sonar System Operations and Maintenance Manual P N 11210097 Rev 00...

Page 101: ...dix includes the following outline drawings They are provided for reference purposes Drawing 14606114 Outline MA X View 600 Towfish Sheets 1 and 2 Drawing 14605270 Outline Splashproof II and III Drawi...

Page 102: ...E 2 APPENDIX E Drawings MA X View 600 Sonar System Operations and Maintenance Manual P N 11210097 Rev 00...

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Page 107: ...1 APPENDIX F TOWFISH TOWING CHARACTERISTICS This appendix describes the towing characteristics of the towfish as graphical plots of the towfish depth versus tow cable length for various towfish speed...

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Page 127: ...G 1 APPENDIX G SYSTEM SETUP DIAGRAM WITH ACOUSTIC POSITIONING SYSTEM This appendix comprises the system setup diagram shown in Figure G 1 for installations with an acoustic positioning system...

Page 128: ...Figure G 1 System Setup Diagram with Towfish Navigation Acoustic Positioning System and Laptop Computer Connections Acoustic Positioning System Output Format RMC and TLL or GLL VTG and TLL or GGA VTG...

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