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386619/C

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Menu system

Topics

About the menus and menu buttons, page 44

Using the “smart” menu buttons, page 44

Main menu, page 45

Operation menu, page 47

Display menu, page 49

Setup menu, page 51

Active menu, page 53

Objects menu, page 56

Visual Objects menu, page 60

Cosmetics menu, page 63

Shortcut menus, page 65

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Summary of Contents for SX90 - DATASHEET FOR NAVAL AND COAST GUARD REV A

Page 1: ...Simrad SX90 www simrad com TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES Fish finding sonar Quick Start Guide...

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Page 3: ...d SX90 Fish finding sonar This manual is intended for all inexperienced and new users of the Simrad SX90 Caution You must never start SX90 transmissions pinging when the ship is in dry dock The transd...

Page 4: ...Improper use or maintenance may cause damage to the equipment and or injury to personnel You must be familiar with the contents of the appropriate manuals before attempting to operate or work on the...

Page 5: ...itivity 29 Changing the vertical angle of the sonar beams 31 Adjusting the horizontal direction of the sonar beam 33 Turning off the SX90 35 Basic operating procedures 36 Selecting the language displa...

Page 6: ...4 386619 C Visual Objects menu 60 Cosmetics menu 63 Shortcut menus 65 Simrad SX90...

Page 7: ...d trademarks that apply Simrad SIMRAD and the Simrad logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Kongsberg Maritime AS in Norway and other countries Windows is a registered trademark of Mic...

Page 8: ...is used with other advanced products There is important information that you need to know Before you turn on the SX90 Before you turn on the SX90 make sure that you have sufficient water depth to low...

Page 9: ...ntact a dealer observe the support information in this publication When you want to turn off the SX90 You must never turn off the SX90 by means of the on off switch on the Processor Unit When you do n...

Page 10: ...Do not activate the transducer when it is out of the water Do not handle the transducer roughly and avoid impacts Do not expose the transducer to direct sunlight or excessive heat Do not damage the o...

Page 11: ...ish finding sonar The hull units offer different physical properties and lowering depths The same transducer is used on all hull unit types The SX90 is designed for fishing vessels of all sizes both p...

Page 12: ...re installation or maintenance work on the SX90 system Use the main circuit breaker and label the breaker with a warning sign that informs others that maintenance or installation work is in progress o...

Page 13: ...n 50 N 3190 Horten Norway Telephone 47 33 03 40 00 Telefax 47 33 04 29 87 Website https www simrad no E mail address simrad support simrad com Spain Company name Simrad Spain S L U Address Partida Ata...

Page 14: ...tps www simrad com E mail address simrad canada simrad com Malaysia Company name Kongsberg Maritime Malaysia Sdn Bhd Address Unit 27 5 Signature Offices The Boulevard Mid Valley City Lingkaran Syed Pu...

Page 15: ...ngsberg Maritime China Ltd Address 555 Chuanqiao Road China Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone 201206 China Telephone 86 21 3127 9888 Telefax 86 21 3127 9555 Website https www simrad com E mail address si...

Page 16: ...14 386619 C Getting started Topics Operating Panel description page 15 Starting normal operation page 18 Basic operating procedures page 36 Simrad SX90 Quick Start Guide...

Page 17: ...switches Tip A USB socket is provided in the top left corner of the Operating Panel Use this socket to connect a computer keyboard a mouse or a USB flash drive A Power Press this button to turn the SX...

Page 18: ...ansducer is moving the indicator lamp flashes and an audible signal is sounded When the requested position has been reached the indicator lamp is lit and the audible signal stops Up Press Up to hoist...

Page 19: ...llow the movements of the tracked target A new tracked object is automatically given priority status Relevant information about the priority object can be found in the lower left corner of the view If...

Page 20: ...on the SX90 for normal use In order to use the SX90 you must first turn it on To turn on the SX90 use the Power button on the Operating Panel The SX90 program starts automatically when the Processor U...

Page 21: ...arts up using the same settings as the last time you used it If these settings are acceptable continue operation If you wish to alter any of the settings see the relevant procedures 6 To lower the tra...

Page 22: ...ffered by the SX90 are shown in rectangular views Each view has a specific purpose and it can be set up with independent operational settings Combinations of these views are organized in presentation...

Page 23: ...nality and navigational information It provides buttons for hiding and showing the menu making screen captures opening the Messages dialog box and opening context sensitive help 2 Move the cursor to t...

Page 24: ...ngly 5 Click inside one of the views Before you can change the settings related to a view you must click inside the view to activate it The changes you make are by default only valid for the active vi...

Page 25: ...e Bearing function on the Main menu You can also select the bearing line and drag it sideways The bow marker is shown as a dotted line drawn from the bow of the vessel symbol The line reflects your ve...

Page 26: ...cation is shown in the lower right corner of the view The current tilt is shown with a solid line You can change the tilt angle by means of the Tilt function on the Main menu You can also click on the...

Page 27: ...orner 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 ope...

Page 28: ...earing line in a Horizontal view and drag it You can change the tilt angle by means of the Tilt function on the Main menu Horizontal Tx Sector defines the opening angle of the sector It can be set to...

Page 29: ...imum The Transmission Mode function enables or disables the SX90 transmissions into the water If you choose Maximum the SX90 will transmit ping continuously and as often as possible This gives you the...

Page 30: ...erence and layers in the water column The selected range is divided into identical distances These are shown as dotted circles They are referred to as range rings Tip An adjustable range ring can be a...

Page 31: ...me echoes are weak while others are stronger To compensate for this it is often necessary to adjust the sensitivity of the SX90 This adjustment is commonly referred to as gain Context You can compare...

Page 32: ...f the gain adjustments While you adjust the gain you may find it useful to have a known target for example an island as reference Procedure 1 Click in the view you want to activate The active view is...

Page 33: ...chosen setting in all the views in the current presentation mode Related topics Starting normal operation page 18 Changing the vertical angle of the sonar beams In order to detect fish or schools in...

Page 34: ...bottom echo while the lower school will easily be disguised by the bottom echoes Once again you can activate the RCG function to improve the reading Tip With the various beams provided by the SX90 it...

Page 35: ...rizontal direction of the beam Context In the Horizontal view the current bearing is shown with a continuous line pointing out from the vessel position The area covered by the vertical beam is shown a...

Page 36: ...n menu Its default location is on the right side of the SX90 presentation 5 Select Bearing 6 Make the necessary adjustment Select or to choose the requested setting or Place the cursor on the button P...

Page 37: ...to Operating System Power Off turns off the Processor Unit and the Transceiver Unit Exit to Operation System closes the SX90 program and turns off the Transceiver Unit Both functions will also retract...

Page 38: ...lows you to select the language to be used in the SX90 presentations menus and dialog boxes Context With a few exceptions the chosen language will also be used for all other text on the SX90 The SX90...

Page 39: ...equency may perform better than the others on your vessel To measure the noise level observe the value presented on the Noise page in the BITE dialog box We recommend that you do this test twice First...

Page 40: ...pace for echo information Context The menu system is by default located on the right side of the SX90 presentation The menus are organized in a tree structure with a main menu a set of secondary menus...

Page 41: ...rent SX90 presentation You can also use the Screen Capture button on the Operating Panel Procedure Choosing screen capture mode 1 Open the Setup menu 2 Select Screen Captures a Select screen capture m...

Page 42: ...e different settings to create as many user profiles as you like and give them any name All the settings you have chosen using functions and dialog boxes in the SX90 user interface are saved Procedure...

Page 43: ...Open the Operation menu 2 Set Operation to Normal 3 Set Transmission Mode to Maximum Select the symbol on the right side of the button to start pinging Select the symbol on the left side the button to...

Page 44: ...ag the cursor sideways to increase or decrease the value Release the mouse button when requested value is shown or 5 Set Transmission Mode to Single Ping The SX90 transmits pings only when you select...

Page 45: ...ttons page 44 Using the smart menu buttons page 44 Main menu page 45 Operation menu page 47 Display menu page 49 Setup menu page 51 Active menu page 53 Objects menu page 56 Visual Objects menu page 60...

Page 46: ...rieve the menu select Menu one more time When the menu is hidden it is temporarily shown on the left or right side of the SX90 presentation if you move the cursor to that position Using the smart menu...

Page 47: ...o not need to use the menu system you can hide it This allows more space for the SX90 presentation Use Menu on the top bar to hide or show the menu When the menu system is hidden it appears temporaril...

Page 48: ...applied to currently selected echogram It is identified with a thick border Tilt The Tilt function allows you to control the vertical angle of the sonar beams Bearing The Horizontal view in the SX90 p...

Page 49: ...menu are self explanatory Only specific functions of particular interest are explained with brief descriptions For detailed information about each function and dialog box refer to the SX90 Reference m...

Page 50: ...audio output on or off The audio information is generated based on the echoes retrieved from the bearing defined by the bearing line If you need to adjust the volume use the controls on the audio equi...

Page 51: ...s currently active The menu may therefore change from one view to another The screen capture may not show you all the menu choices Visual Objects Visual Objects is an on off button used to open the Vi...

Page 52: ...bar gives you fast access to key functionality and navigational information It provides buttons to hide or show the menu to monitor data recording to open the Messages dialog box and to open the cont...

Page 53: ...in An invisible area the tracking area is created as an acquisition area In order for the SX90 to find and lock on the intended target it needs to be kept within this tracking area If the intended tar...

Page 54: ...With the various beams provided by the SX90 it may be difficult to understand the concept How do these beams behave in the water The beam visualization feature simulates how the acoustic beams cover t...

Page 55: ...y active view is identified at the top of the menu The screen capture may not show you all the menu choices Note Before you can change the settings related to a view you must click inside the view to...

Page 56: ...h maximum vertical opening angle 90 By means of the Vertical Tx Sector function you can change this opening angle to N A The function is only available in the Vertical and Navigation views Range Proje...

Page 57: ...m the propellers Horizontal Scroll The Horizontal Scroll function controls how fast the echo presentation shall move from right towards left in the Echogram view The speed is controlled by adjusting t...

Page 58: ...e phrase target is used to identify an echo in the SX90 presentation that you wish to act upon The echo may be from a material item a shallow reef or rock or from fish fish schools or mammals You must...

Page 59: ...ol buttons and to retrieve information about the object Select All Click Select All to select all the markers in the list Delete Select Delete to delete all the markers you have selected in the object...

Page 60: ...dio to disable the audio D Alarm History All alarms are presented under the Alarms tab in the Messages dialog box Select Alarm History to open the Messages dialog box Object information In the object...

Page 61: ...f you have computer keyboard connected to your Processor Unit Insert Relative Position Select Insert Relative Position to insert object information into the comment field The information is inserted a...

Page 62: ...m one view to another The screen capture may not show you all the menu choices Note Before you can change the settings related to a view you must click inside the view to activate it The changes you m...

Page 63: ...mbols are shown in the currently active view Select Apply to all if you wish to use the chosen setting in all the views in the SX90 presentation Tracks When you start target or position tracking a mar...

Page 64: ...bow of the vessel symbol The line reflects your vessel s current heading Do not confuse this line with the bearing line Current Vector This function shows you the speed and direction of the water cur...

Page 65: ...eral of the functions offer Apply to All If you select Apply to All your setting is applied to all the views in the current presentation mode Range Rings This function enables range rings to be shown...

Page 66: ...ggle the depth divider lines On or Off Coverage Plot When you operate with sector transmissions the area covered by the sonar beams is limited by the chosen transmit sector angle To make it easier to...

Page 67: ...be classified as targets and wether you shall start target tracking If you have placed markers on several echoes to make them objects you can select one of these and give it priority status The bearin...

Page 68: ...menu listed as OSM Delete Own Ship Marker Use Delete Own Ship Marker on the shortcut menu to delete the marker from the current view Place Marker Continuous Place Marker Continuous is an on off switch...

Page 69: ...s allows you to delete all the rulers in the current view Ship To Centre Select Ship to Centre to move the own ship symbol back to the centre of the view This function is typically used when you have...

Page 70: ...60 Bow Marker function 62 Cosmetics menu 63 Current Vector function 62 Delete All Rulers function 67 Delete Marker function 66 Delete Own Ship Marker function 66 Delete Ruler function 67 Display menu...

Page 71: ...ow Gear Symbol function description 66 Speed Vector function description 61 Track History function description 61 Tracks function description 61 Zoom function description 67 G gain adjusting 30 genera...

Page 72: ...cting 27 note before you power up 6 important reminders 6 support if something breaks down 7 when the system not in use 7 when you are docking your vessel 7 when you wish to switch off 7 O Objects men...

Page 73: ...Remove Ruler function description 66 Reset Ship Centre function description 67 rules safety 10 transducer handling 8 S safety rules 10 save screen capture 39 sequential screen captures 39 saving curr...

Page 74: ...istered 5 transducer hoist lower manually 7 transducer handling important rules 8 transmission defining the ping mode 41 turn off 35 on 18 U user interface select language 36 user settings save 40 usi...

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