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Page 1: ... SS590 SERIES Installation Operation Manual August 2017 WESMAR Western Marine Electronics 14120 NE 200th Street P O Box 7201 Woodinville WA 98072 4001 425 481 2296 fax 425 486 0909 sonar wesmar www wesmar com ...

Page 2: ...TION 2 1 A Console and Monitor Installation 2 2 B Seachest C Leadscrew Hoist Installation 2 14 2 7 D Ram Hoist Installation 2 22 E Anti Fouling Paint 2 27 III OPERATION 3 1 A Operation 3 2 B Options Menu Settings 3 2 C Console Controls 3 3 D Introduction 3 6 E Menu 3 Langua ge and Soundome Selection 3 6 F Menu 1 Main Options 3 7 IV FIELD ADJU STMENT 4 2 ...

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Page 5: ...INSTALLATION AND OPERATION WESMAR I 3 Page Section I INTRODUCTION ...

Page 6: ...ent and sends it to the console The console finally translates the information one converts that energy into an electrical current and sends it to the console more time and displays it on a VGA video screen Wherever an object appears on the screen it means that the soundwave has bounced back to the transducer from exactly that angle and at that strength A red target on the screen means that the re...

Page 7: ...like bushes they do not always reflect well and so can be difficulttofind This is why you need to practice with your sonar to learn bow to see and recognize fish PART C UNPACKING AND INSPECTION The Wesmar sonar should be carefully unpacked and examined for any damage that may have resulted from shipping Report anydamagepromptly to thecarrierand save the packing materials until you are certain that...

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Page 10: ...ticated computer equipment must be protected from severe temperature conditions 2 0 ACCEPTABLE POWER SOURCES All SS590 consoles operate on a universal power supply of 12 to 24 VDC voltage The Slimline console has an AGC 32V fast blow fuse which varies according to input voltage FUSE 12v 24V 7 5 AMP AGC 3 2 AMP AGC NOTE Before connecting the console to ship s power check fuse to see if it has the c...

Page 11: ...erlace VGA Moni tor This type of monitor provides excellent colorin great detail Definition is superb with more pixel information than other sonars VGA non interlace monitors have the follow ing sync frequencies OUTPUT Pin 1 Red Drive Pin 2 Green Drive Pin 3 Blue Drive Pin 4 Ground Pin 5 Not Connected Pin 6 Red Return Pin 7 Green Return Pin 8 Blue Return Pin 9 12 Not Connected Pin 13 Horizontal Sy...

Page 12: ...0 CONNECTING THE INTERCONNECT CABLE Route the interconnect cable from the console to the hoist assembly Follow these precautions Do not run the cable near heat sources or electric motors Route the cable through conduit in areas where it may be damaged Do not bend the interconnect cable into a radius less than 10cm 4 inches NOTE Wrap the interconnect cable terminal lugs in paper and seal with tape ...

Page 13: ...onnector sothat the key way points toward the top of the con sole when installed 6 1 5 Place one half of the outer shell in the desired cable run direction and align OUTER CONNECTOR SHEL L INTERCONNECT CABLE LOCKING SCREWS the key with the appropriate notch 6 1 6 Install the other half of the outer shell and clamp the halves together by inserting the two locking screws or by screwing on the lockin...

Page 14: ... WESMAR Page II 6 Solder the second wire to the jack terminal that is connected to the conducting area just behind the tip No connection is made to the jack ground Install the speaker where it can be heard by the sonar operator ...

Page 15: ...f noise and can limit sonar performance Locate the seachest away fromwater intakes discharge lines or zinc plates welded to the hull Air bubbles and water turbulence caused by these objects during vessel movement will reduce sonar performance Avoid installing the seachest in the vicinity of existing transducers Sounders and other sonar equipment when operated at the same time may interfere and cau...

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Page 20: ...the top of the seachest rises above the waterline then the soundome can be re moved while the vessel is in the water For the top of the seachest to be above the water line the seachest must be at least as long as vessel draft plus 5cm 2 inches Measure the draft where the seachest is to be installed taking into account the effect of fully loading the vessel 3 0 SEACHEST DIAMETER CLEARANCE BETWEEN T...

Page 21: ...rocedures Support the seachest with gussets or stringers to minimize vibration The bottom of the seachest must be 1cm 5 inches above the bottom of the keel 6 0 FAIRING This section only applies to seachests that ex tend outside the hull Build a 1 meter long fairing around the seachest to reduce turbulence and air bubbles at high speeds Turbulence and air bubbles reduce sonar performance For seache...

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Page 23: ... soundbeam Run metal rods or plates cut at a 45 degree angle from the fairing to the hull to pre vent hang ups on wire rope or debris Cover the bottom of the fairing around the seachest This will help prevent turbulence caused by open cavities INSTALLATION NEXT TO KEEL INSTALLATION AWAY FROM KEEL ...

Page 24: ... threaded end cut and file the rough edges off If overhead clearance is adequate the extra length of soundome tube may be left uncut 2 0 ATTACHING SOUNDOME TUBE TO SOUNDOME Place the jam nut on the soundome tube Run the soundome cable through the soundome tube starting at the threaded end Screw the soundome tube into the top of the soundome assembly until it fits snugly Avoid cross threading Tight...

Page 25: ...rease the diameter of the hole in the top hoist clamp Do this by pressing a wedge into the slot between the hole for the soundome tube and the hole for the lead screw DO NOT remove the clamp from the lead screw to do this see Special Note LEAD SCREW HOLE TOP HOIST CLAMP Special Note If you must remove the top hoist clamp from the lead screw to insert the tube follow these steps 1 Remove thebronze ...

Page 26: ...t The clearance around the soundome should not be greater than 1 6mm 1 16 inch 4 0 POSITIONING THE SOUNDOME To determine how high or low to position the soundome tube within the seachest go below the boat and measure the distance between the bottom of the soundome boot and the base of the seachest The correct position of the soundome boot is 3 8cm 1 5inches within the seachest Ifthe soundome is to...

Page 27: ...correct polarity 6 0 SOUNDOME WIRING Route the soundome cable through one of the large strain reliefs in the bottom of the Junction Box Connect the numbered lugs of the soundome to thesamenumbered terminals onthe HoistBoard in the Junction Box Place the urethane strain relief on top of the soundome 7 0 LEAD SCREW HOIST OPERATION CHECK The hoist motor is calibrated at the factory for correct travel...

Page 28: ... 3 Disconnect the upper hoist limit switch wire blue from Terminal 27 on the hoist board Once this is disconnected the hoistwill only move down when performing Step 7 1 7 7 1 4 Disconnect the 12VDC wire of the interconnect cable from Terminal 2 on the hoist board DO NOT let this wire touch any other terminal wire or ship s ground 7 1 5 When performing the next steps do not let the hoist safety cla...

Page 29: ... When the hoist stops there must be at least1 25cm 5inches betweenthesafety clamp and the packing gland The hoist shouldautomatically stop lowering before it reaches bottom If the safety clamp does not stop or if it is less than 1 25cm 5 inches above the packing gland you must reposition the top hoist clamp on the lead screw To Reposition Top Hoist C1amp STAINLESS STEEL BOLTS I I I I Determine how...

Page 30: ...o beneath the boat and measure the length of soundome boot extending be low the keel If the soundome is not extended the proper length go back to the hoist Loosen the top hoist clamp and safety clamp Slide the tube up or down the neces sary distance 7 1 10 Turn off the console to check the rais ing of the soundome Touch Terminal 27 with the blue wire labeled 27 Top Limit Switch This will power the...

Page 31: ...2 Leave at least 10 2cm 4 inches between the top of the soundome and the ceiling 3 The bottom of the seachest must be 1cm 5 inches above the bottom of the keel 4 The 4 inch and 6 inch soundomes must extend below the keel by at least 15cm 6 inches The 8 inch soundome must extend below the keel by at least 23cm 9 inches 5 The top hoist clamp of the 4 inch and 6 inch soundomes must travel at least 20...

Page 32: ...ded end cut and file the rough edges off If overhead clearance is adequate the ex tra length of soundome tube may be left uncut 2 0 ATTACHING SOUNDOME TUBE TO SOUNDOME Place the jam nut on the soundome tube Runthesoundomecablethroughthesoundome tube starting at the threaded end Screw the soundome tube into the top of the soundome assembly until it fits snugly Avoid cross threading Tighten the jam ...

Page 33: ...lacetheneoprene gasketontheseachestflange Lower the soundome into the seachest Position the hoist assembly so that you can easily reach the Junction Box RAM HOIST Usetheboltsprovidedtosecurethehoistflange to the seachest NOTE It may be necessary to file down the finsof the soundome sothat it fitsinto the seachest The clearance around the soundome should not be greater than 1 6mm l 16 inch 4 0 POSI...

Page 34: ...oes not have to be the same as the power source for the console Route the hoist power cable through one of the small strain reliefs in the bottom of the Junction Box For DC hoist attach positive lead to Terminal 30 and negative to Terminal 31 Be sure of correct polarity 6 0 SOUNDOME WIRING Route the soundome cable through one of the large strain reliefs in the bottom of the Junction Box Connect th...

Page 35: ...eturning your vessel to the water 7 1 1 Be sure there is enough room beneath the boat to lowerthe soundome 7 1 2 Turn off power to the hoist system and console 7 1 3 Disconnect the upper hoist limit switch wire blue from Terminal 27 on the hoist board Once this is disconnected the hoistwill only move down when performing Step 7 1 7 7 1 4 Disconnect the 12VDC wire of the inter connect cable from Te...

Page 36: ...ist motor lowering the soundome NOTE The soundome should not move because it was shipped from the factory in the Down position Do not let the motor run continuously 7 1 8 Turn off the console to check the raising of the soundome Touch Terminal 27 with the blue wire labeled 27 Top limit Switch This will power the hoist motor and raise the soundome The hoist will rise to the Up position and stop If ...

Page 37: ... PART E ANTI FOULING PAINT ONLY apply a thin even layer of anti fouling paint to the soundome boot if marine growth is substantial A thicker layer can be applied to the soundome bell NOTE Use a non lead base paint designed for plastic surfaces ...

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Page 39: ...SMAR is famous for designing sonar that are easy to operate The SS590 follows this tradition by having a minimum of controls The technician or operator can adapt the system to a variety of soundomes and sonar parameters by selecting functions from a preprogrammed menu ...

Page 40: ...he options menu func tions If this happens TURN THE SONAR OFF WAIT A FEW SECONDS AND TURN IT BACK ON It may be necessary to re set the menus for normal operation according to the guidelines to the right To access the Options Menus press down on the RANGE RING and TILT Switches at the same time Check Menu 3 Language and Soundome Se lection to be sure the correct soundome fre quency is still selecte...

Page 41: ...n thesoundomewilllower when the console is turned on and raise when the console is turned off 1 1 Hoist Down Light When the Hoist Down Light is on it indi cates that the soundome is in the down position 2 0 VOLUME This control is used to raise and lower the volume of the external speaker 3 0 BRIGHTNESS The BRIGHTNESS Control allows you to adjust the intensity of the sonar display 4 0 TILT The TILT...

Page 42: ... Low Power settings see Part F Page 3 10 8 0 NEAR GAIN Rotating this control clockwise will increase the preamp gain on close to mid range targets 9 0 FAR GAIN Rotating this control clockwise will increase the preamp gain on mid range to long range targets 10 0 SECTOR 10 1 SECTOR Knob The SECTOR Knob lets you chose the size for the scanning area in the sonar mode of operation By using the SCAN POS...

Page 43: ...r will automatically tilt down to 90 degrees and rotate in bearing to 90 degrees When the transducer is at 90 degrees in bearing the soundbeam is stabilized for vessel rolling providing excellent fish detection off of the bottom 11 0 RANGE The RANGE Control selects the scanning distance of the soundbeam There are 10 available ranges to select from Menu 2 ...

Page 44: ...correct follow this procedure to select the correct language and or soundome Turn the sonar off While pressing down on the TILT Switch turn on the sonar with the POWER Control to either HI or LO Continue to hold TILT down for 4 or 5 seconds until Menu 3 appears on the screen Press the TILT Switch up or down to move the arrow to the function you wish to change Select language by placing the arrow n...

Page 45: ...press down the TILT and RANGE RING Switches at the same time The first menu to appear on the display is called Menu 1 Main Options 1 2 3 4 5 6 RETURN TO SONAR SOUNDER RANGS SELECT UNITS AUDIO MUTE NOISE FILTEA PULSE WIDTH YES NO 100 The TILT and RANGE RING Switches will perform all actions Use the TILT Switch to move the pointer arrow up or down to the option of your choice Once you have positione...

Page 46: ...will return back to Menu 2 2 8 Selecting Ranges You must select exactly 10 ranges If you choose more or less than 10 ranges the sonar will not let you leave the Ranges Menu and a message will appear at the bottom of the screen in red Please select 10 At the bottom of the screen you can see how many ranges have been selected Selected ranges appear in red all other ranges are in white To select or r...

Page 47: ...rget 5 0 NOISE FILTER When Yes the NOISE FILTER will reduce interference from any other sonar sounder equipment on board and from other boats in the area The NOISE FILTERdoesthisbyeliminating targets that are not present in two consecutive transmits at the same range 6 0 PULSEWIDTH Select 100 50 25 12 6 3 or 0 of the pre programmed pulsewidth At the beginning of each new sweep the transmitter tran...

Page 48: ...splay Selected Power Output appears in the lower right corner of the display between Speed and Pulsewidth readouts 8 0 TVG MILLISECONDS The TVG Time Time Variable Gain is preset at the factory according to frequency Frequency 160kHz Milliseconds 400 You can raise or lower TVG Time here in Menu 1 As a soundwave travels through water it loses strength due to attenuation This makes distant objects se...

Page 49: ...theVariable Range Marker 10 0 BACKGROUND COLOR With the Background function you can choose to have a blue or black background on the sonar screen Press the RANGE RING Control up or down to select blue or black The black background provides better tar get contrast and easier nighttime viewing With the dark blue background only the area being scanned is blue not the entire screen The blue background...

Page 50: ...the five screen colors not including dark red and dark blue Press the RANGE RING Control up toremove colors and down to add colors Colors can only be removed or added consecutively By deleting lighter colors from the screen you can eliminate small targets or clutter from the screen likefish scales small fish and surface noise ...

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Page 52: ... the sonar to scan the smallest sector and adjust the tilt and scan position for the best target presentation on the display Adjust Near and Far Gain up or down until the target is of any color other than red Use a tuning instrument to turn T2 When the target turns red stop and re adjust Near and Far Gain so that the target is again not red Turn T2 until the target is red adjust Near and Far Gain ...

Page 53: ...lt Meter Method Connect the positive lead of a VOM to TP1 or DVM to TP2 Use terminal 14 as ground Adjust L1 L2 L3 for maximum deflection or voltage reading Repeat this adjustment NEAR and FAR gain controls may need to be reduced to keep the monitoring circuit from saturating 3 0 RECEIVER ADJUSTMENT Follow the same procedure used for the transmitter above to adjust the receiver Proceed by adjusting...

Page 54: ...ximum NG 100 5 3 With FAR gain set at FG 75 adjust RV5 for light noise on the screen 5 4 Check adjustment by rotating the FAR gain fully clockwise FG 100 the screen should not saturate in red 6 0 POWER SUPPLY FREQUENCY ADJUSTMENT 6 1 Select a TVG of 200 milliseconds anda range of 200 meters 600 feet 6 2 Set NEAR GAIN to maximum NG 100 6 3 Adjust FAR GAIN for light noise on the screen 6 4 Adjust RV...

Page 55: ...ble Shield Hoist Hoist Transmit Hot Also wide beam on 670E 14 Transmit Ground Also wide beam on 670E 14 Transmit Hot Transmit Ground Near Gain Receiver Receiver HD670E 14 Only 2 WHITE B5 F 3 GR EEN BS B 4 RED B5 A 5 6 GREEN BLACK M N 7 BLUE K 8 YELLOW B5 T 9 RED WHITE s 10 RED C 11 YELLOW D 12 WHITE H 13 VIOLET J 14 WHITE GREEN z 15 ORANGE u 16 BROWN V 17 18 19 VIOLET R 20 YELLOW w 21 BLUE B3 y 22...

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Page 57: ...Holst Hoist Transmit Hot Also wide beam on 670E 14 Transmit Ground Also wide beam on 670E 14 Transmit Hot Transmit Ground TVG Receiver Receiver HD670E 14 Only 2 WHITE B F 3 GR EEN B6 B 4 RED B6 A 5 GREEN o M 6 BLACK N 7 BLUE B6 K 8 YELLOW B6 T 9 RED WHITE s 10 RED C 11 YELLOW D 12 WHITE H 13 VIOLET J 14 WHITE GREEN z 15 ORANGE u 16 BROWN V 17 18 19 VIOLET R 20 YELLOW w 21 BLUE B3 y 22 ORANGE B3 L ...

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Page 62: ...t except components manufactured byothersforwhichSellerassigns as permitted the original manufacturer s warranty SELLER S WARRANTY PERIOD SHALL BE ONE 1 YEAR AFTER DATE OF SHIPMENT TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER during which time nonconforming equipment returned to Seller at Buyer s expense and risk shall be repaired or replaced at Seller s option THE DURATION OF ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES SHALL BE ONE 1 Y...

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