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.

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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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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

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

TheFM90ProcessorUnitiscontrolledbytheMicrosoft

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Windows

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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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