Simrad SX90 - DATASHEET FOR NAVAL AND COAST GUARD REV A, Quick Start Manual

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The throw side is defined for the fishing gear you have chosen. Under
Fishing Gear
,
select
Fishing Gear Setup
to open the dialog box. For the selected purse, set throw
side to Port or Starboard .
4 At the bottom of the SX90 presentation, select a suitable presentation mode, and
activate the
Catch view.
Use the information in the Catch view to monitor the progress of the purse seine
operation. The view does not offer any echo data.
The progress bar at the top of the Catch view shows you the amount of net that has
been spent. The sequence starts when you shoot the net. You must then press
Gear
on
the operating panel or select
Place Gear Symbol
on the shortcut menu.
The estimated depth of the purse seine is shown under the progress bar. The depth is
calculated from the sink rate you have defined for the fishing gear. Under
Fishing Gear
,
select
Fishing Gear Setup
to open the dialog box. For the selected purse, set the sink rate.
• Horizontal dotted lines show the depth intervals. Use
Depth Dividers
on the
Cosmetics
menu to toggle these lines On or Off .
• Relevant information about a priority object can be found in the lower left corner of
the view.
A line of X’es in the vertical views shows the bottom of the purse seine. The depth is
defined for the fishing gear you have chosen. Under
Fishing Gear
, select
Fishing Gear
Setup
to open the dialog box. For the selected purse, select a depth value. Use
Purse
Depth
on the
Cosmetics
menu to toggle this line On or Off .
If you have connected a compatible catch monitoring system to your SX90, information
from these sensors are shown in the
Catch view.
5 At the bottom of the SX90 presentation, select a suitable presentation mode, and
activate the
Echogram view.
The Echogram view provides echo data from a horizontal beam in a common echogram
presentation. The echo data is taken from the current bearing and tilt. The beam used
to provide data is identified in the top left corner of the view. Horizontal dotted lines
show the depth intervals.
• You can change the bearing on the
Main
menu. You can also select the bearing line
in a Horizontal view and drag it sideways.
• You can change the tilt angle by means of the
Tilt
function on the
Main
menu. You
can also click on the tilt line in a Vertical view and drag it up and down.
Left-click in the Echogram view to open the tooltip. The tooltip provides the cursor
location in the echogram (slant range, true range and depth) as well as the current
pulse duration and time.
Getting started