Simrad FM90 Quick Start Manual

Quick Start Guide

Simrad FM90
Multibeam Trawl Sonar

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SimradFM90

MultibeamTrawlSonar

Quickstartguide

Thismanualprovidesyouwiththebasicinformationrequiredtoget
youstartedwiththeSimradFM90MultibeamTrawlSonar.

Formoreinformationaboutthepracticaluseoftheproduct,aswellas
detailedinformationaboutthefunctionsanddialogboxesprovided,
refertotheSimradFM90Referencemanual.

KongsbergMaritimeAS

www.kongsberg.com

Documentinformation

•Product:SimradFM90

•Document:Quickstartguide

•Documentpartnumber:922-00027021

•Revision:2.2

•Dateofissue:01January2018

Copyright

TheinformationcontainedinthisdocumentremainsthesolepropertyofKongsbergMaritimeAS.No
partofthisdocumentmaybecopiedorreproducedinanyformorbyanymeans,andtheinformation
containedwithinitisnottobecommunicatedtoathirdparty,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentof
KongsbergMaritimeAS.

Warning

Theequipmenttowhichthismanualappliesmustonlybeusedforthepurposeforwhichitwas
designed.Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetotheequipmentand/orinjurytopersonnel.
Youmustbefamiliarwiththecontentsoftheappropriatemanualsbeforeattemptingtooperate
orworkontheequipment.

KongsbergMaritimedisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedbyimproperinstallation,
useormaintenanceoftheequipment.

Disclaimer

KongsbergMaritimeASendeavourstoensurethatallinformationinthisdocumentiscorrectandfairly
stated,butdoesnotacceptliabilityforanyerrorsoromissions.

Supportinformation

Ifyourequiremaintenanceorrepair,contactyourlocaldealer.Y oucanalsocontactususingthefollowing
address:[e-mail]tourotherproducts,visithttps:

//www.simrad.com.Onthiswebsiteyouwillalsondalistofourdealersanddistributors.

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Tableofcontents

ABOUTTHISMANUAL..............................................................5

SIMRADFM90.........................................................................7

Systemdescription.............................................................................................................8

Keyfeatures.......................................................................................................................9

Systemdiagram................................................................................................................10

Supportinformation.........................................................................................................11

GETTINGSTARTED................................................................13

PoweringtheFM90onandoff........................................................................................14

PoweringuptheFM90fornormaluse...................................................................14

PoweringofftheFM90..........................................................................................15

Gettingtoknowtheuserinterface...................................................................................16

Topbardescription..........................................................................................................17

Startingnormaloperation................................................................................................23

Introductiontothebasicprocedures......................................................................23

StartingoperationoftheSonarHead.....................................................................23

Customizingthesonarapplications........................................................................24

Choosingthesonarrange.......................................................................................26

Adjustingthesonarviews......................................................................................26

Conguringyourpreferences.................................................................................29

Settingupthecatchmonitoringsensors.................................................................30

Exportingsensordata.............................................................................................32

Importingsensordata.............................................................................................33

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Aboutthismanual

Thepurposeofthismanualistoprovideanintroductiontosafeandefcientuseofthe
SimradFM90MultibeamTrawlSonar.

Targetaudience

ThismanualisintendedforallinexperiencedandnewusersoftheSimradFM90.

Agoodunderstandingofsystemfunctionsandcontrolsisessentialtofullytake
advantageofthefunctionalityprovided.Seaconditionsvary ,sometimesdrastically,
anditisnotpossibletoidentifysettingsthatwillprovidethebestdataatalltimes.
Carefulstudyoftheinformationinthismanualishighlyrecommended,preferably
whileexploringtheFM90functionality.

Weassumethatyouarefamiliarwiththebasicacousticprinciplesofsoundinwater.

Onlineinformation

AllendusermanualsprovidedforoperationandinstallationofyourSimradFM90can
bedownloadedfromourwebsite.

•https://www.simrad.com/fm90

OurwebsitealsoprovidesinformationaboutotherSimradproducts.

Licenseinformation

TheFM90isnotalicensedproduct.

Softwareversion

ThisFM90QuickstartguidecompliestoFM90softwareversion1.2.

Registeredtrademarks

Observetheregisteredtrademarksthatapply.

Simrad

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,SIMRAD

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andtheSimrad

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logoareeitherregisteredtrademarks,or

trademarksofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandothercountries.

Windows

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isaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand

othercountries.

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Wewantyourfeedback

WewanttomaketheFM90asgoodaspossible.W ealsowantourenduser
documentationtobecomprehensiveandappropriate.Youcanhelp.Pleaseprovide
comments,suggestionsorconstructivecriticismtoanyofoursupportofces.

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SimradFM90

Topics

Systemdescription,page8

Keyfeatures,page9

Systemdiagram,page10

Supportinformation,page11

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Systemdescription

TheSimradFM90isathird-wireMultibeamTrawlSonar.Itallowsforaccurateand
efcientmonitoringofthenetopening,thecatchsituation,andtheshingconditions.
TheFM90hasafastrefreshratethatallowsyoutoviewthesonarimagesinrealtime.

TheSimradFM90Multibeam
TrawlSonarprovides
signicantimprovementsover
theSimradFS70TrawlSonar
andotherscanningsonars.The
FM90Sonarcommunicates
withthevesselbymeansofa
third-wiresystemusingvery
highbit-ratedigitalsubscriber
line(VDSL2)communication,
transmittingreal-timeimages
ofthenetopeningatrapidrefreshrates.Inaddition,anechosounderlookingup("up
sounder")monitorsshescapingoverthenet,whileanotherechosoundershowsthe
foot-rope,theseabottom,andtheshenteringthenet.

BymeansofthesubmergedTrawlUnit,theFM90communicateswithanumberof
SimradPI/PX40kHzcatchmonitoringsensorsbymeansofhydroacousticlinks.Upto
sixmeasurementscanbemadesimultaneously.TheFM90supportspitch,roll,depth,
catch,bottom-contact,temperature,spread,height,andgeometrysensors.Standard
pitch,roll,depth,andtemperaturesensorsarealsobuiltintotheTrawlUnit.

TheFM90isasolid-statesonarsystem.Thisdesigneliminatesmovingparts,and
increasesreliabilityandavailabilityduringshingoperations.

TheFM90DeploymentPackhasayellow
topandblackbottomtoassistyouinvisual
conrmationpriortolaunchandtoassistin
visualsightingduringrecovery.Itisquicklling
andquicktodrain.Ithasimprovedhandholds
toassisthandling—evenwithgloveson.The
strainreliefcanbeaccessedusingstandardtools
withoutopeningtheentireDeploymentPack.

Specicationsandfunctionality

TheFM90isauniquesonar,bothindesignandfunctionality.WhentheFM90sonar
pings,itsendsoutsoundenergyina240-degreesector.Thisenergyisreectedfrom
thenet,fromsh,andfromothertargetsinthewatercolumn.Thereectedenergyis
receivedbythetransducer,processed,andshownonthedisplay .BecausetheFM90
pingsacrossawideareainoneping,therefreshratetogenerateapictureofthenet
openingisalmostinstantaneous.Thisgivesyoureal-timeimages,allowingyoutoadjust
toveryfastmovementsofshschools.

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TheFM90usesanupdatedversionofKongsbergMesotech’striedandtestedM3Sonar

®

multibeamprocessingsoftware,successfullydeployedworld-wideformanyyears.The
softwareusesinnovativeprocessingalgorithmstoautomaticallyoptimizetheimage
qualityspecicallyforshingapplications.ItincludesFMtransmissions(alsoknownas
“Chirp”)toensureaclutter-freepicturewithaveryhighresolutioninrange.

TheFM90ProcessorUnitiscontrolledbytheMicrosoft

®

Windows

®

operatingsystem.
Thisallowsforaexiblechoiceofpresentationmodes,andforalargerangeofuser
applications.

Keyfeatures

TheSimradFM90isaexibleandfeature-packedthird-wireMultibeamTrawlSonar.It
operatesequallywellinthewatercolumnandclosetothebottom.TheFM90enables
useofyourexistingPI/PXcatchmonitoringsensors.

•Real-timenetpicture

•Superiorbottompicture

•Simpliedsoftwarewithautomaticadjustments

•TrawlandPI/PXsensorexporttoSerialPortorEthernetPort

•Nodonglerequiredtooperatesoftware

•ConvenientlifthandlesonDeploymentPack

•High-visibilityconrmationofDeploymentPackorientationduringnetlaunch

•Easyaccesstothird-wireconnector

•FastoodinganddrainingoftheDeploymentPack

•Nomovingpartsmeanslessmaintenance

•CompatiblewithSimradPI/PXcatchmonitoringsensors

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Systemdiagram

ThesystemdiagramidentiesthemaincomponentsofabasicFM90system.Onlythe
mainconnectionsbetweentheunitsareshown.Detailedinterfacecapabilitiesandpower
cablesarenotshown.ThedisplayisnotastandardpartoftheFM90delivery.Thisisa
commercialitemthatcanbepurchasedlocally .

AProcessorUnit

BEthernetcable

CPower/VDSLUnit

DThird-wireorT estcable

ETrawlUnit

FAft-lookingCatchHydrophone

G(Optional)Forward-lookingPIHydrophone

H40kHzPI/PXSensors

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Supportinformation

IfyouneedtechnicalsupportforyourSimradFM90youmustcontactyourlocaldealer,
oroneofoursupportdepartments.Alistofallourofcesanddealersisprovidedonour
website.Y oucanalsocontactourmainsupportofceinNorway.

Norway(Mainofce)

•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeAS/Simrad

•Address:Strandpromenaden50,3190Horten,Norway

•Telephone:[phone]

•Telefax:[phone]

•Website:https://www.simrad.no

•E-mailaddress:[e-mail]

Spain

•Companyname:SimradSpainS.L.U

•Address:PartidaAtalayes20,03570Villajoyosa,Spain

•Telephone:[phone]

•Telefax:[phone]

•Website:http://www.simrad.es

•E-mailaddress:[e-mail]

France

•Companyname:SimradFrance

•Address:5ruedeMenMeur,29730Guilvinec,France

•Telephone:[phone]

•Telefax:[phone]

•Website:http://www.simrad.fr

•E-mailaddress:[e-mail]

USA

•Companyname:KongsbergUnderwaterTechnologyInc/SimradFisheries

•Address:1921033rdAveW,Lynnwood,W A98036,USA

•Telephone:[phone]

•Telefax:[phone]

•Website:https://www.simrad.com

•E-mailaddress:[e-mail]

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Malaysia

•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeMalaysiaSdn.Bhd

•Address:Unit27-5SignatureOfces,TheBoulevard,MidV alleyCity,Lingkaran

SyedPutra,59200KualaLumpur,Malaysia

•Telephone:[phone]

•Telefax:[phone]

•Website:https://www.simrad.com

•E-mailaddress:[e-mail]

Korea

•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeKoreaLtd

•Address:#1101-HarborTower,113-1,Nampodong6-Ga,Jung-Gu,Busan600-046

Korea

•Telephone:[phone]

•Telefax:[phone]

•Website:https://www.simrad.com

•E-mailaddress:[e-mail]

China

•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeChinaLtd

•Address:555ChuanqiaoRoad,China(Shanghai)PilotFreeTradeZone,201206,

China

•Telephone:[phone]

•Telefax:[phone]

•Website:https://www.simrad.com

•E-mailaddress:[e-mail]

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Gettingstarted

Topics

PoweringtheFM90onandoff,page14

Gettingtoknowtheuserinterface,page16

Topbardescription,page17

Startingnormaloperation,page23

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PoweringtheFM90onandoff

Topics

PoweringuptheFM90fornormaluse,page14

PoweringofftheFM90,page15

PoweringuptheFM90fornormaluse

TopoweruptheFM90,usetheON/OFFpowerswitchonthefrontpanelofthe
Power/VDSLUnit.

Context

TheON/OFFswitchontherearpanelpowersupthePower/VDSLUnit.TheON/OFF
switchonthefrontpanelpowersuptheSonarHead.

Note

AfterpoweringuptheFM90,therewillbeabriefdelaybeforetheProcessorUnit
discoverstheSonarHead.Thelengthofthisdelaydependsonexternalfactors,such
asthelengthofyourthird-wiretrawlcable.W aitfortheVDSL/STATUSlightonthe
Power/VDSLUnittoturnsolidgreenbeforeattemptingtoconnecttotheSonarHead.

Procedure

1TurntheSonarHeadonusingtheON/OFFpowerswitch(A)onthePower/VDSL

Unitfrontpanel.

2Switchthevoltageselector(B)to200VDC.

3Conrmthatthevoltagemeter(C)shows200VDCandthecurrentmeter(D)

showsthecurrentislessthan0.5A.

4WaitfortheVDSL/STA TUSlight(E)toturnsolidgreen.

Thelightashesslowly ,thenquickly,thenstayscontinuouslyonwhenthesystem
isready.

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5PoweruptheProcessorUnit.

6ConrmthattheLINK/ACT3light(F)isashing.

TheashinglightindicatesalinkwiththeProcessorUnitEthernetport.

Relatedtopics

StartingoperationoftheSonarHead,page23

PoweringofftheFM90

TopowerofftheFM90,usetheON/OFFpowerswitchonthefrontpanelofthe
Power/VDSLUnit.

Context

WhenyoudonotusetheFM90,switchofftheentiresystem.

Procedure

1ClicktheRunbuttontostopoperationanddisconnecttheSonarHead.

ThisbuttonislocatedonthetopbaroftheFM90software.

2ClosethesoftwareandshutdownWindows

®

.

3Turnoffthedisplay.

Ifrequired,refertotheinstructionsprovidedbythedisplaymanufacturer.

4PresstheON/OFFpowerswitchonthefrontpanelofthePower/VDSLUnitto

theOFFposition.

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Gettingtoknowtheuserinterface

TheFM90consistsofspecicvisualelementsthatworktogether.Thevisual
elementsprovideyouwiththeechoinformationyouneed,theyhelpyoutocontrol
thefunctionalityneededtounderstandthisinformation,andnally,theyallowyouto
controltheoperationalparameters.

Context

AT opbar

BSonarviews

CDeploymentPackwindow

DStatusbar

Procedure

1Movethecursortothetopbar,andinvestigatethefunctionsprovided.

Observethatsmalltooltipsopentoidentifythevariousfunctionsyoucanuse.Y ou
canmakescreencaptures,selectoverlays,opencongurationdialogboxes,showor
hidewindows,andstartandstopthesonar.

2MovethecursortothesonarviewsinthemainFM90presentation.

Observethesmallcirculariconswithineachsonarview.Clickontheseiconsto
opentheInformationWidgetandDisplayWidget.

3Youcanchangethephysicalsizeofthewindowsbyclickingonthewindowborder,

thendraggingittocreatealargerwindow .Notethatthesizeoftheotherwindows
willbereducedaccordingly.

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Youcanalsodragthewindowstoanylocationonthedisplay,ordockthewindows
bydraggingthewindowtooneofthearrowiconswhichappear.

4MovethecursortotheDeploymentPackwindowontherightsideoftheFM90

presentation.

ObservetheTrawlUniticon,trawlsensorstatuspane,andPIsensorpane.

5MovethecursortothestatusbaratthebottomoftheFM90presentation.

Observethetextonthebottom-rightside.Clickingthesystemstatustextwillopen
aHeadStatuswindowshowingtelemetryinformation.

Relatedtopics

Topbardescription,page17

Topbardescription

TheFM90topbarislocatedonthetopofthedisplaypresentation,andstretchesfrom
thefarlefttothefarrightside.

Thetopbargivesyoufastaccesstokeyfunctionality .Itprovidesdedicatedbuttonsto
openvariousmenus,accesstools,andhideorshowvariouswindows.Italsoprovidesa
fewbuttonsrelatedtooperatingsystemfeatures.

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Tools

ASaveimagewithoverlays

Clickthisbuttontosavesonarviewimages,includinganyoverlaysyou’veplaced
inthesonarviews.

BArrow

Clicktousethedefaultarrowcursor.Withthedefaultcursoryoucanselectand
manipulateobjectsonthescreen.

CWiper

Removesitemsfromthesonarview.Whenselected,clickoneachoverlayyou
wishtodelete.

DT apeMeasure

Measuresdistancesonthesonarview.Alsoallowsyoutoplaceameasurement
overlayonthesonarview.

EStringMeasure

Denesandmeasuresperimetersandareas.Allowsyoutoplaceanareaoverlay
onthesonarview.

FReferenceCursor1

GReferenceCursor2

Youcanplaceoneortworeferencecursorsasoverlaysonthesonarview.When
youplacetwocursors,anadditionaloverlaywillappearwithinformationaboutthe
cursors.

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Sonarsetupandoperation

APreferencesdialogbox

ThePreferencesdialogboxisusedtosetupsystempreferencessuchasunitsof
measure,timeformat,etc.Thisdialogboxalsoallowsyoutoselectthesave
locationforscreenshotimagesandrecordedsonardatales.

BSonarSetupdialogbox

YoucandiscoverandconnecttotheSonarHeadusingtheSonarSetupdialogbox.
YoucanalsoviewtheSonarHeadnetworkpropertiesandadjustthenetworklink
speed.

CRun

ClicktoconnectandruntheFM90SonarHead.Whenrunning,clicktodisconnect
andstoptheFM90SonarHead.

DSonarapplicationslist

Thisdrop-downlistdisplaysvarioussonarapplicationsusedfordifferenttypesof
trawling.

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Filters

APingtoPinglter

ClickingthisbuttonwillenableordisablethePingtoPinglter.Thislterreduces
noiseandshowsamorepersistentnetprole.

BNoiseReductionlter

ClickingthisbuttonwillenableordisabletheNoiseReductionlter.Thislter
reducesnoisebyboostingweakechoesandsuppressingstrongechoes.

CLimitStrongT argetslter

ClickingthisbuttonwillenableordisabletheLimitStrongTargetslter.Thislter
reducesnoisebysuppressingstrongechoes,butdoesnotchangeweakechoes.

DTVGCorrectionlter

ClickingthisbuttonwillenableordisabletheTVGCorrectionlter.Thislter
reducesTVG-ampliednoiseatfurtherrangeswherenotargetsappear.

EShow/hideGrid

Turnsthedisplaygridonoroff.

FShow/hideUp-Sounderwindow

Clickthisbuttontoshoworhidetheup-sounderwindow.

GShow/hideDown-Sounderwindow

Clickthisbuttontoshoworhidethedown-sounderwindow.

HShow/hideOutputMessageswindow

ClickthisbuttontoshoworhidetheOutputMessageswindow.

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Sensors

ASensorSetupdialogbox

Thisdialogboxallowsyoutodeneyourcatchmonitoringsensors,improvethe
catchmonitoringsensorreceivesignal,andentersensoroffsetstocorrectreadings.

BSensorExportdialogbox

TheSensorExportdialogboxallowsyoutocontrolthepropertiesofeachavailable
communicationchannelprovidingoutputfromtheFM90ProcessorUnit,andto
selectwhichdatatoexport.

CExternalSensorImportdialogbox

TheSensorImportdialogboxallowsyoutocongureexternalsensorssuchasthe
GPSandHeadingsensortoprovidenavigationinformation.

DDepthgraph

ClickthisbuttontoopentheDepthgraph.TheDepthgraphshowstherecorded
depthasafunctionoftime.

ETemperaturegraph

ClickthisbuttontoopentheTemperaturegraph.TheT emperaturegraphshowsthe
recordedtemperatureasafunctionoftime.

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Recordingandplayback

APlayback

Clickingthisbuttonwillallowyoutoplaybackapreviouslyrecordedsonarsession.

BPause

Pausesplaybackwhenplayingbackale.PausestheSonarHeadwhenrunning
theFM90.

CPlaybackConsole

ClicktoshoworhidethePlaybackConsole.

DRecord

Clicktostartrecording.Clickagaintostoprecording.Thisbuttoncanbeused
whenrunningtheSonarHeadorwhenplayingbackale.

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Startingnormaloperation

Topics

Introductiontothebasicprocedures,page23

StartingoperationoftheSonarHead,page23

Customizingthesonarapplications,page24

Choosingthesonarrange,page26

Adjustingthesonarviews,page26

Conguringyourpreferences,page29

Settingupthecatchmonitoringsensors,page30

Exportingsensordata,page32

Importingsensordata,page33

Introductiontothebasicprocedures

OnceyouhavepoweredupthecompleteFM90system,andstartedtheFM90program,
youarereadytostarttheactualoperation.

Observethesebriefprocedurestofamiliarizeyourselfwiththebasicoperation.

Whenstartingup,theFM90willautomaticallyapplyitsprevioussettings.The
proceduresarepartlyprovidedtogetyouacquaintedwiththebasicfunctionality
offeredbytheFM90,andpartlytosetuptheFM90fornormaluse.Ifyoualready
knowthecurrentoperationalsettingsareacceptable,youmaynotneedtodoanyof
theseprocedures.

StartingoperationoftheSonarHead

TostartoperationoftheFM90sonar,youmayneedtoverifythattheSonarHeadhas
beendiscovered.

Context

Note

AfterpoweringuptheFM90,therewillbeabriefdelaybeforetheProcessorUnit
discoverstheSonarHead.Thelengthofthisdelaydependsonexternalfactors,such
asthelengthofyourthird-wiretrawlcable.W aitfortheVDSL/STATUSlightonthe
Power/VDSLUnittoturnsolidgreenbeforeattemptingtoconnecttotheSonarHead.

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Procedure

1Double-clicktheFM90iconontheProcessorUnitdesktoptostartthesoftware.

2ClicktheRunbuttontoconnecttotheSonarHead.

Thisbuttonislocatedonthetopbar.

Note

Ifthesonarisoperating,clickingtheRunbuttonstopsoperationanddisconnects
theSonarHead.

3VerifythattheSonarHeadconnectsandthesonarviewsupdate.

4IfyouseeanerrorintheOutputMessageswindow,verifythattheSonar

Headhasbeendiscovered.

aClicktheSonarSetupbutton.

Thisbuttonislocatedonthetopbar.

ObservethattheSonarSetupdialogboxopens.

bClickDiscoverSonarHeadstosearchforthesonaronthenetwork.

cIftheFM90SonarHeadisfound,selectit,thenclickUseDiscoveredHead.

AdiscoveredSonarHeadappearsintheOnlineSonarHeadslist.IftheSonar
Headdoesnotappear,theEthernetconnectionbetweentheProcessorUnitand
SonarHeadhasnotbeenestablished.

dClickClose.

Relatedtopics

PoweringuptheFM90fornormaluse,page14

Customizingthesonarapplications

Youcanselectwhichsonarapplicationswillappearinthesonarapplicationslist.T oget
thebestnetpicture,choosethesonarapplicationsthatdescribethekindoftrawling
thatyoudo.

Context

TherearetwogroupsofsonarapplicationsdesignedfortheFM90system—Bottom
andMidwater.

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TheBottomsonarapplicationsallowyoutoseeaclearnetpicture,evenwhentrawling
closetothebottom.

TheMidwatersonarapplicationsallowyoutoseethenetpicturewithafastupdaterate.

Note

Allsonarapplicationsapplytotheup-sounderanddown-sounderviews,aswellasthe
netopeningview .

•Bottom

Usethisapplicationfornormalbottomtrawling.

•Bottom-Hard

Usethisapplicationforbottomtrawlingonahardbottom.

•Bottom-MidWaterColumn(MWC)

Usethisapplicationforbottomtrawlingwhenthesonarisinthemid-watercolumn.

•Bottom-Shallow

Usethisapplicationforbottomtrawlinginshallowwater.

•Midwater

Usethisapplicationfornormalmidwatertrawling.

•Midwater-MidWaterColumn(MWC)

Usethisapplicationformidwatertrawlingwhenthesonarisinthemid-watercolumn.

•Midwater-Shallow

Usethisapplicationformidwatertrawlinginshallowwater.

•MidwaterNoise

Usethisapplicationformidwatertrawlinginanoisyenvironment.

NotethatMidwaterNoiseisatestapplicationthatdoesnottransmit—itonly
receives.Usethisapplicationtodetermineifthereisenvironmentalnoisepresent(for
example,fromthegeartouchingthebottom,orfromothersonarspinging).

Procedure

1SelectCustomizeAppsfromthesonar

applicationslist.

2UsetheAddandRemovebuttonsto

managethelist.

3SelectOKtosavethechosensettingsand

closethedialogbox.

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Choosingthesonarrange

TheRangefunctionallowsyoutospecifythemaximumtheoreticalverticaldepthand
horizontaldistancecoveredbytheFM90.

Context

TheFM90SonarHeadcanoperateatdifferentpredened
nearandfarranges.

TherangevalueisdenedfromtheSonarHead.

Note

Eventhoughyoucanchoosealargerangevalue,thatdoes
notmeanthatyoucandetectyourtargetsonthesamerange.
Therangevalueonlydenestherangethatisshowninthe
views.Actualtargetdetectionwillalwaysdependonthe
operationalenvironment,suchaswatertemperature,salinity,
interferenceandlayersinthewatercolumn.

Procedure

1Right-clickinoneofthesonarviewwindowstodisplay

therangemenu.

2Selectthedesirednearandfarrangefromthemenu.

Note

Youcanchangetheunitsofmeasurementinthe

Preferencesdialogbox.

Result

Therangeisdisplayedwithmeasuredintervalsinthesonarview.Thecurrentrangewill
beupdatedwhentheSonarHeadisrunning.

Adjustingthesonarviews

TheFM90offersthreedifferentsonarviews:anetopeningview,anup-sounderview ,
anddown-sounderview .Thesounderviewsareshowninwindowsthatcanberesized,
docked,oroatedanywhereonthedisplay.

Context

ThecurrenttemperatureanddepthoftheTrawlUnitisshowninanoverlayatthetopof
thenetopeningview.Youcanright-clickonthisoverlaytoincreasetheoverlaysize.

TheDisplayWidgetallowsyoutoadjustthelterstrength,changethedisplaygain,
chooseyourechocolours,andchangethecolourthreshold.Youcanapplydifferent

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settingstoeachsonarview.TheDisplayWidgeticonappearsinthenetopeningview,the
up-sounderview ,andthedown-sounderview.Clicktheiconinthebottom-rightcorner
ofeachsonarviewtoopentheDisplayWidget.

Additionalcontrolstorotateandresizethenetopeningviewareavailableinthe
bottom-leftcorneroftheview .

Tip

Youcandragsliderswiththemousetoincreaseordecreaseparametervalues.Forne
adjustments,usethemousescrollwheeltomovethesliderbyoneincrement.

Procedure

1Foraclearerviewofthenet,rotate

andresizetheimageinthenet
openingview.

aDragtheHeadingsliderto

therighttorotatetheimage
clockwise.DragtheHeading
slidertothelefttorotatethe
imagecounterclockwise.

Rotatethenetopeningviewuntilthenetappearstherightwayup.Y oucan
rotatetheimageuptothirtydegreesineitherdirection.Right-clickonthe
controltoresetittothedefaultvalue.

bDragtheSectorSizeslidertoincreaseordecreasethesizeoftheareadisplayed.

Youmay,forexample,wishtohidedistractingfeatures(suchasthewater
surface)andfocusonlyonthenet.Right-clickonthecontroltoresetitto
thedefaultvalue.

2Adjusttheimageinthenetopeningview.

aClicktheDisplayWidgeticon.

Thisiconislocatedinthebottom-rightcornerofeachsonarview.

ObservethattheDisplayWidgetopens.

bToadjusttherangeofthe

TVGCorrectionlter,dragthe

TVGCorrslidertoincreaseor

decreasethepercentagetobe
appliedtotherange.

Forexample,ifyourcurrent
rageis0.5mto10m,thena
TVGCorrectionof80percent
willapplytheltertothesonar
viewbeyondthe8mrangerings.TheTVGCorrectionrangewillappearasan
overlayinthesonarview(usingyourpreferredunitsofdistance).

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Note

TheTVGCorrsliderwillnotappearifTVGCorrectionisdisabled.

cToadjustthestrengthofthePingtoPinglter,dragtheFilterslidertoincrease

ordecreasetheltereffectinthesonarview.

Note

TheFiltersliderwillnotappearifthePingtoPinglterisdisabled.Notethat
ltersettingswillnotbesavedwhenthesoftwareisclosed.

dToadjustthedisplaygainmanually ,checktheboxanddragtheGainsliderto

increaseordecreasethegain.

Unchecktheboxifyouwantthesoftwaretoadjustthegainautomatically.

Note

TheDisplayGaincontrolsthe"visualamount"ofechothataredisplayed,in
otherwordsthestrengthoftheechopresentation.

eTochooseyourechocolours,right-clickonthePalettebartocyclethroughthe

colourscaleoptions.

Whichcolourscaletouseismainlyapersonalpreferencebasedonambient
lightconditions,thenatureoftheechoesandyourownexperience.

fTochangethecolourthreshold,dragthePaletteslidertoincreaseordecrease

thenumberofcolours.

Note

Decreasingcolourswillreducethemaximumdetectionrange.Thiswill
providealteringeffectthatremovestheweakestechoes.

gClicktheDisplayWidgeticontohidethewidget.

3Adjusttheimageintheupanddownsounderviews.

aClicktheDisplayWidgeticon.

Thisiconislocatedinthebottom-rightcornerofeachsonarview.

ObservethattheDisplayWidgetopens.

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bTheNRbuttonshowsthestatus

oftheNoiseReductionlterin
thesounderview.Clickingthis
buttonwillenableordisablethe
NoiseReductionlter.

Thislterreducesnoiseby
boostingweakechoesand
suppressingstrongechoes.In
thesounderviews,usethislter
toseethesh,footrope,and
bottomatthesametime.

cToadjusttheRCG(ReverberationControlledGain),checktheboxanddrag

theRCGslidertoincreaseordecreasethegain.

UnchecktheboxifyouwanttodisabletheRCG.

Note

TheRCG(ReverberationControlledGain)controlsthereceiverprocessing
individuallyforthereceivingbeams.Itwillautomaticallyremoveunwanted
reverberationfromthebottomorfromtheseasurface.TheRCGwillhelpyou
toseethefootropewhentherearealotofsh.Itmayhoweveralsoremove
scatteredshfromthepresentation.

dToadjustthedisplaygainmanually ,checktheboxanddragtheGainsliderto

increaseordecreasethegain.

Notethatautomaticgainadjustmentisnotavailablefortheupand
down-sounderviews.

eTochooseyourechocolours,right-clickonthePalettebartocyclethroughthe

colourscaleoptions.

fTochangethecolourthreshold,dragthePaletteslidertoincreaseordecrease

thenumberofcolours.

gClicktheDisplayWidgeticontohidethewidget.

Conguringyourpreferences

Usethetime,temperature,andmeasurementunitsthatareappropriateforyourcountry .

Context

ThePreferencesdialogboxisusedtosetupsystempreferencessuchasunitsofmeasure,
timeformat,etc.Thisdialogboxalsoallowsyoutoselectthesavelocationfor
screenshotimagesandrecordedsonardatales.

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Procedure

1ClickthePreferencesbutton.

Thisbuttonislocatedonthetopbar.

ObservethatthePreferencesdialogboxopens.

2Choosetheunitofmeasurementforallthereadoutsrelatedtorangeanddistances

intheFM90userinterface.

3Choosetheunitofmeasurementforallthetemperaturereadings.

4Enterthesoundvelocitytoensureaccuratedepthdetermination.

5ChooseyourdesiredFileSavingsettings.

6SelectClosetosavethechosensettingsandclosethedialogbox.

Settingupthecatchmonitoringsensors

TheFM90supportsuptosixmeasuresonsixchannels.

Prerequisites

•ThephysicalinstallationofyourPI/PXcatchmonitoringsensorsmustbecomplete.

•TheSonarHeadmustberunningtodothisprocedure.Ifnot,theSensorSetupicon

willbegreyedout.

Context

TheFishSensorspageisthersttabintheSensorSetupdialogbox.Thispageallows
youtodenewhichPI/PXcatchmonitoringsensorsshallbeusedwiththeFM90system.

Procedure

1ClicktheSensorSetupbutton.

Thisbuttonislocatedonthetopbar.

ObservethattheSensorSetupdialogboxopens.

2SelecttheFishSensorstab.

3Selecteachsensoryouwanttosetup(fromsensoronetosix)andclicktheAdd

Measurebuttontoaddameasureforeachsensor.

4Setthesensorpropertiesforeachmeasurethatyouadd.

aSelecttheUpdateRateforthecatchmonitoringsensor.

ThisparameterisusedtoselecthowoftentheFM90canexpecttoreceive
informationfromthesensor.Afasterupdaterategivesyouinformationmore
often,butwilldecreasethebatterylife.

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Note

TheUpdateRateparameterisveryimportant.Thevalueyouchoose
heremust

complytothevalueprogrammedintothesensor .Ifthesedonot

match,thecommunicationbetweentheFM90andthesensorwillnotwork.

IfyouusetheSimradPXMultiSensor ,theUpdateRateisxed.Y oumust
alwayschooseNormalupdaterate.

bSelectthePosition.

Forsensorsthatmeasurerollorpitch,chooseeitherPortorStarboard.Forall
othermeasurements,setthisvaluetoOther.

5Foreachnewcatchmonitoringsensoryouadd,repeatthefollowingsteps.

aSelectthemeasurementType.

Thissettingdenesthetypeofmeasurementthatisexpectedfromthecatch
monitoringsensor.Thetypemust

matchtheactualtypeofmeasurementmade

bythesensor.

bSelectthecommunicationChannel.

Thisisthecommunicationchannelusedbetweenthecatchmonitoringsensor
andtheFM90.

Ifyouusemorethanonesensorofthesametypeatthesametime,thechannel
numberononeofthesensorsmust

bechangedtomakeituniqueforthat

particularsensor.Thismustbechangedboth intheactualsensor,and inthe

SensorSetupdialogboxduringconguration.

Note

Thechannelnumberparameterisvital.Thechannelyouchoosemustcomply
withthechannelprogrammedintothecatchmonitoringsensor .Ifthesedonot
match,thecommunicationbetweentheFM90andthesensorwillnotwork.

Tochangethechannelnumberinthecatchmonitoringsensor,usetherelevant
softwareprogram.

cSelectEnabledtoactivatethecommunicationbetweenthecatchmonitoring

sensorandtheFM90.

dSelecttheOffsetvaluefordepthandspreadmeasurements.

Thissettingdenestheoffsetvalueforcatchmonitoringsensorsthatmeasure
spreadanddepth.

Theoffsetvalueforthedepthsensorsaredeterminedduringcalibration.The
offsetvalueforthespreadsensormustbeenteredmanuallybasedonyour
knowledgeaboutthephysicallocationsofthesensorsandthepropertiesof
thegear.

6SelectOKtosavethechosensettingsandclosethedialogbox.

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Exportingsensordata

Ifyouhavethird-partysoftwarethatrequiressensordata,thensetupsensordata
exporting.

Prerequisites

TheSonarHeadmustberunningtodothisprocedure.Ifnot,theSensorExporticon
willbegreyedout.

Context

TheSensorExportdialogboxallowsyoutocontrolthepropertiesofeachavailable
communicationchannelprovidingoutputfromtheFM90ProcessorUnit,andtoselect
whichdatatoexport.

Procedure

1ClicktheSensorExportbutton.

Thisbuttonislocatedonthetopbar.

ObservethattheSensorExportdialogboxopens.

2Setupsensordataexport.

aClick<<Selecttoaddthesensorsyouwanttoexportdatafrom.

bVerifythatEnabledOutputOnPortischecked.

cIntheCommunicationsSettingssection,conguretheserialportsettingsthat

areusedforsensordataexporting.

dIntheUDPExportSettingssection,conguretheUDPportsettingsthatare

usedforsensordataexporting.

Tip

IftheLocalPortsettingdoesnotconictwithanotherprogram,leaveitas
thedefault20009.

3SelectOKtosavethechosensettingsandclosethedialogbox.

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Importingsensordata

Ifyouhaveanyexternalsensors,thenyoucanimportyoursensordataforuseinthe
FM90software.

Context

TheSensorImportdialogboxallowsyoutocongureexternalsensorssuchastheGPS
andHeadingsensortoprovidenavigationinformation.

Procedure

1ClicktheSensorImportbutton.

Thisbuttonislocatedonthetopbar.

ObservethattheExternalSensorImportdialogboxopens.

2ClickAddDevice,thensettheProtocol,suchasGGAforGPS,orHDTforheading.

3ConguretheBaudRateifusingaserialporttoreceiveexternalsensordata.

Alternatively,ifyouareusingUDPEthernettoreceiveexternalsensordata,switch
thePortLocationtoconguretheUDPPort.

4ClickT estDevicetoconrmthatyouarereceivingsensordata.

5SelectClosetosavethechosensettingsandclosethedialogbox.

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