Simrad FX80 Quick Start Manual

Quick start guide

TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES

www.simrad.com

Simrad FX80

Catch monitoring system with live video feed

SimradFX80

Quickstartguide

Release1.1.4

Thismanualprovidesyouwiththebasicinformation
requiredtogetyoustartedwiththeSimradFX80.Fora
moredetaileddescriptionoftheoperation,seetheSimrad
FX80Operatormanual.Ifyouwishtoinvestigatethe
completefunctionality,includingmenusandallparameters,
refertotheSimradFX80Referencemanualortheonline
help.

Pleasenotethatthismanualdoesnotprovideany
informationrelatedtotheoperationoftheSimradDFS75
Trawlsonar.Forsuchinformation,pleaserefertothe
relevantDFS75enduserdocumentation.

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Revisionstatus

Document:380419/ISBN-13:978-82-8066-153-1/Rev.A

Rev.A02.02.2013

FirstreleasewithSWversion1.1.4.

Copyright

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ofthisdocumentmaybecopiedorreproducedinanyformorbyanymeans,andtheinformationcontained
withinitisnottobecommunicatedtoathirdparty,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofKongsberg
MaritimeAS.Thedocument,oranypartofit,maynotbetranslatedtoanyotherlanguagewithoutthe
writtenapprovalfromKongsbergMaritimeAS.

Disclaimer

KongsbergMaritimeASendeavourstoensurethatallinformationinthisdocumentiscorrectandfairly
stated,butdoesnotacceptliabilityforanyerrorsoromissions.

Warning

Theequipmenttowhichthismanualappliesmustonlybeusedforthepurposeforwhichitwas
designed.Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetotheequipmentand/orinjury
topersonnel.Allusersmustbefamiliarwiththecontentsoftheappropriatemanualsbefore
attemptingtoinstall,operate,maintainorinanyotherwayworkontheequipment.
KongsbergMaritimeASdisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedbyimproper
installation,useormaintenanceoftheequipment.

Supportinformation

Ifyourequiremaintenanceorrepair,contactyourlocaldealer.Youcanalsocontactususingthe
followingaddress:[e-mail]

.Ifyouneedinformationaboutourotherproducts,visit

http://www.simrad.com

.Onthiswebsiteyouwillalsondalistofourdealersanddistributors.

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Quickstartguide

Tableofcontents

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

SIMRADFX80...................................................................6

Important..................................................................................................................7

WhentheFX80isnotused............................................................................7

Ifsomethingbreaksdown..............................................................................7

WhenyouswitchofftheFX80......................................................................7

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

Systemunits.............................................................................................................9

Colourdisplay..............................................................................................9

ProcessorUnit..............................................................................................9

BridgeControlUnit......................................................................................9

3rdwirecable..............................................................................................10

Winchsystem.............................................................................................10

TrawlDeploymentUnit...............................................................................11

CameraUnit...............................................................................................11

Scopeofsupply......................................................................................................12

Supportinformation...............................................................................................13

GETTINGSTARTED..........................................................14

Poweron/offprocedures.........................................................................................15

PoweringuptheFX80................................................................................15

PoweringdowntheFX80............................................................................17

Operatingprinciples...............................................................................................18

Cursor........................................................................................................18

Mouse........................................................................................................19

Trackball....................................................................................................19

Startingnormaloperation.......................................................................................19

Startingavideopresentation(livefeed)........................................................20

Controllingtheambientlightconditionsforthecamera.................................20

Recordingvideosequences..........................................................................21

Replayingpreviouslyrecordedvideosequences............................................22

Trawldeckproceduresfordeploymentandretrieval.............................................23

Preparingthe4thwirecable.........................................................................24

Connectingthe3rdwirecabletotheElectronicsHubintheTrawl

DeploymentUnit........................................................................................25

MountingtheCameraUnitontheshinggear..............................................29

MountingtheTrawlDeploymentUnitontheshinggear..............................31

Presentationoverview............................................................................................32

Displayorganization...................................................................................32

TitleBar.....................................................................................................33

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StatusBar...................................................................................................33

Themenusystem........................................................................................35

Buttontypes...............................................................................................35

Initialinstallationandsetupprocedures.................................................................36

InstallationoftheFX80software.................................................................36

SettinguptheEthernetcommunication........................................................37

THEMENUSYSTEM.........................................................39

Operationmenu......................................................................................................40

Displaymenu..........................................................................................................40

Setupmenu.............................................................................................................41

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Aboutthismanual

Aboutthismanual

Purpose

Thepurposeofthisquickstartguideistoprovideanintroductiontosafeandefcient
useoftheSimradFX80.

Agoodunderstandingofsystemfunctionsandcontrolsisessentialtofullytake
advantageofthefunctionalityprovided.Seaconditionsvary,sometimesdrastically,
anditisnotpossibletoidentifysettingsthatwillprovidethebestdataatalltimes.
Carefulstudyoftheinformationinthismanualishighlyrecommended,preferably
whileexploringthesystem’sfunctionality.

Ifyouneedmoredetailedinformationaboutthisproduct,refertotheSimradFX80
OperatormanualortheSimradFX80Referencemanual.

Pleasenotethatthismanualdoesnotprovideanyinformationrelatedtotheoperation
oftheSimradDFS75Trawlsonar.Forsuchinformation,pleaserefertotherelevant
DFS75enduserdocumentation.

Targetaudience

ThemanualisintendedforallinexperiencedandnewusersoftheSimradFX80.

Weassumethatyouarefamiliarwiththebasicacousticprinciplesofsoundinwater,and
thatyouhavesomeexperiencewiththeoperationofcatchmonitoringsystems

Onlineinformation

AlloperationandinstallationenduserdocumentationprovidedforyourSimradFX80
canbedownloadedfromhttp://www.simrad.com

.

Registeredtrademarks

Windows

®

,Windows

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XP

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,andWindows

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7areeitherregisteredtrademarks,or

trademarksofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand/orothercountries.

Simrad

®

,SIMRAD

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andtheSimrad

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logoareeitherregisteredtrademarks,or

trademarksofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandothercountries.

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SimradFX80

StudythischaptertofamiliarizeyourselfwiththeSimradFX80.

Topics

•Importantonpage7

•Systemdescriptiononpage8

•Supportinformationonpage13

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Important

Aswithallotheradvancedinstruments,thereareafewimportantthingsthatyoumustbe
awareof.

Topics

•WhentheFX80isnotusedonpage7

•Ifsomethingbreaksdownonpage7

•WhenyouswitchofftheFX80onpage7

WhentheFX80isnotused

Whenyouarenotshing,andtheFX80unitsareonboard,switchofftheentiresystem.

Ifsomethingbreaksdown

Ifyoubelievethatsomethinghasbrokendown,contactyourlocaldealer.Hewillbe
abletoassist.

Alistofallourdealersisprovidedonhttp://www.simrad.com.Ifyouareunableto
contactadealer,observethesupportinformationinthischapter.

→Supportinformationonpage13

WhenyouswitchofftheFX80

YoumustNEVERswitchofftheFX80bymeansoftheon/offswitchonthe
computer.

YoumustALW A YSexittheFX80applicationbyclickingtheExiticonon
theTitleBar.

IfyoupowerdowntheFX80bymeansofthecomputerswitchyoumaydamagethe
softwareapplicationandtheinterfaceparameterstoexternaldevices.

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Systemdescription

TheSimradFX80isaninnovativeandadvancedcatchmonitoringsystemthatallows
youtomonitortheshactivityinsideyourshinggearusingalivevideostream.

Keyfeaturesinclude

•Revolutionizesyourabilitytoidentify,analyzeandcatch

•Livevideofeedfrominsidethetrawl

•SystemincludeshighresolutionSimradDFS75Trawlsonar

•Videorecording,editing,exportandplayback

•Usesstandard3

rd

wirecable

•Smallandlight-weightsystemofferseasyinstallation

•Easyoperationusingfamiliargraphicinterfaces

Areal-timevideofeedfromthetrawlhaslongbeendesiredbyshermenandresearchers
alike.Cablingandslip-ringshavebeentheissue.Oneoftheprimarydesigncriteriaof
theSimradFX80systemwastomakeitworkonexisting3

rd

wirecables.Wehave
achievedthisgoalusingcoppercorecoaxcables.Theuseofexistingcoppercorecoax
cableseasesthecostandreducestheinstallationtime.

Real-timevideoisandwillbeofsignicantusewhenaddressingby-catchandby-catch
avoidanceissues.TrawlbehaviourcanbeviewedinrealtimewiththeFX80system.
Fishbehaviourcanalsobeobservedinrealtime.Thereal-timeaspectsandadvantages
oftheFX80takesthespeculationandguessworkoutoftheequation.Thishasthe
potentialtoincreasetheefciencyofanytrawlingoperationandwillstimulatethe
creativityofshermen,trawlandgearmanufacturersandofcourse,Simrad.

TheSimradDFS75TrawlsonarisintegratedintotheSimradFX80systemtoestablishan
efcientandaccuratemonitoringsystemforyourgearandyourcatch.Thecombination
ofthehighresolutionimagesfromthetrawlsonarandthelivevideofeedprovides
youwithanunparalleledopportunitytoidentifyandanalyzebothtrawlmovements
andshbehavior.

TheSimradFX80isbasedonKongsbergMaritime’swellprovenhighresolutionsubsea
cameras.SupportedwithahighintensityLEDbasedlightunit,thecameraisnormally
positionedundertheheadropeoratthecodend,pointinginthedesiredangle.The
camerafeedstheinformationtotheElectronicsHubinsideaTrawlDeploymentUnit,
whichisnormallypositionedneartheheadrope.Thecommunicationbetweenthe
ElectronicsHubandtheBridgeControlUnitismadeusingcommercial3

rd

wirecable.

TheentireFX80systemiscontrolledfromastandardcomputerprovidedbySimrad.The
systemdesignwillallowsyoutousetwodisplays.Manyuserspreferthisconguration,
asitallowsthemtouseonedisplaysystemforthetrawlsonarpresentations,andanother
forthelivevideofeed.

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Systemunits

TheSimradFX80comprisesthefollowingunits.

Topics

•Colourdisplayonpage9

•ProcessorUnitonpage9

•BridgeControlUnitonpage9

•3

rd

wirecableonpage10

•Winchsystemonpage10

•TrawlDeploymentUnitonpage11

•CameraUnitonpage11

Colourdisplay

AcommercialcolourdisplayisusedwiththeSimradFX80system.

Manytrawlsonarusersprefertousetwodisplaysonthecomputer.Thismaybea
practicalsolution.Onedisplayisthensetuptomonitorthevideofeed,whiletheotheris
usedtooperatethetrawlsonar.

NotethatthecolourdisplayisnotastandardpartoftheFX80delivery.

ProcessorUnit

TheProcessorUnitisamarinecomputerbasedonthe
MicrosoftWindows

®

7operatingsystem.Itisdesigned

forruggeduse.

Thecomputerisnormallymountedinthewheelhouse.

TheFX80designallowsyoutousetwodisplays.This
maybeanadvantageforusewiththeDFS75Trawl
sonar.Onedisplayisthensetuptooperateandmonitorthelivevideofeed,whilethe
otherisusedtooperatethetrawlsonar.

Note

TheFX80ProcessorUnit(MarineComputer)doesnotcontainanyfans.Itwillbe
verywarm,evenduringnormaloperation.

BridgeControlUnit

TheBridgeControlUnitprovidesalltheinterfaceandpowersupplyfunctionalityforthe
SimradFX80system.ItisconnectedtotheElectronicsHubintheTrawlDeployment
Unitwithahighquality3

rd

wirecable.Thiscableisusedforbothdatacommunication

(livevideoandsonarfeed)andpower.

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TheBridgeControlUnitisconnectedtothecomputerwithanEthernetcable.Additional
Ethernetconnectionsallowyoutoconnectasecondcomputer,and/orinterfacetheship’s
network.Aseriallineisprovidedtocommunicatewiththeship’snavigationsystem.

TheBridgeControlUnitisdesignedforinstallationina19"rack.Itstotalheightis4U,
andthedepthisapproximately470mmincludingthehandles.

3

rd

wirecable

ThethirdwirecableisnotapartoftheSimradFX80delivery.Itmustbeprovided
bytheinstallationshipyardortheclient.

Thethirdwirecableischosenformaximummechanicalstrength,durabilityand
minimumattenuationofthesignals.Cablesincommonusearecoaxialwithbreaking
pointsof1500and6000kg.

ThequalityofthetrawlcableisimportantfortheoverallSimradFX80performance.
Thelowerthequalityofthetrawlcable,thelowerthequalityofthevideothatcanbe
receivedandthehigherthechanceoftrawlsonardataloss.

Winchsystem

ThecablewinchisnotapartoftheSimradFX80delivery.Itmustbeprovidedbythe
installationshipyardortheclient.

Thechosenwinchmustofferahighqualityslip-ringfortheelectricalinterfacebetween
theBridgeControlUnitandtheHubintheTrawlDeploymentUnit.

Cablewinchesaredeliveredindifferenttypesandwithdifferentcapacities;low-pressure
hydraulic,high-pressurehydraulicandelectricallydriven.

Thechoiceofwinchdependsonprevailingconditions;thetypeandlengthofcableand
theavailablesourceofpower.Mosttypesoperateautomatically-thecableispulled
out,kepttightduringtowing,andhauledintogetherwiththetrawl.Thecontrolofthe
winchisdoneremotelyfromthebridge.

Anycommerciallyavailablepulleyblockmaybeusedtoproperlyalignthecableonto
thewinch.Asnatchblockhastheadvantagethatitmaybeinstalledwithouthavingto
threadthecablethroughit.Aunitwithtwomovablesteeringarms(oneoneachside
ofthepulley)isrecommendedtopreventthecablefromcomingoffthepulleyand
causingdamagetothecable.

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TrawlDeploymentUnit

TheTrawlDeploymentUnitismadefrom
polyurethane.Ithasbeendesignedfortoughuseand
theharshestofenvironments,yetitiseasytohandle.

TheTrawlDeploymentUnitisthemainunderwater
containerfortheSimradFX80system.Itcomprises
twoseparatebodiesassembledwithinasteelframe.
OnebodyholdstheElectronicsHub.The3

rd

wire
cableisconnectedtothishub,whichprovidesthe
interfacestotheCameraUnitandtheTrawlUnit.

ThesecondbodyholdstheDFS75TrawlUnitwiththesonarhead.

Themountingkitsuppliedcontainsthestrainreliefcablegland,the“pigtail”,andother
hardwaredevicesusedtoattachthetrawlcabletotheheadropeonthetrawl.

CameraUnit

(CD012303-001)

TheCameraUnitistheassemblythatcontainsthe
underwatermonochromecameraandthepowerful
LEDlamp.

TheCameraUnitisnormallymountedinsidethetrawl
opening,orabovethecodend.Itisconnectedtothe
ElectronicsHubinsidetheTrawlDeploymentUnit
usingadedicated4

th

wirecable.

Tip

Onlargetrawls,thedistancebetweentheTrawlDeploymentUnitandtheCameraUnit
willrequireaverylong4

th

wirecable.Werecommendtheuseofasecondwinchwith

drumtoholdthiscable.

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Scopeofsupply

PleaseobservethestandardandoptionalpartsprovidedwiththeSimradFX80delivery.

Standardpartsincludedwitheachdelivery

PartnumberPartname

Inthebox/Comments

342160

FX80ProcessorUnit(computer)N/A

—

RollerballN/A

—

KeyboardN/A

0478–6026

FX80BridgeControlUnitN/A

0478–6025Camera 0500–FR

FX80CameraUnit

OE11–150C-0478Lamp

172–0069

FX80TrawlDeploymentUnitUpperhalf

172–0070

FX80TrawlDeploymentUnitLowerhalf

0478–6005

ElectronicsHubMountedinsideFX80TrawlDeploymentUnit

0478–6100

FX80SoftwareMediaunitincludessoftwareandenduser

documentation

0478–4048

CableCamera/LampSplicedN/A

-

PigtailcableN/A

599–033304.7

8”strainrelieffor4thwirecableN/A

436–00410000

TestcableN/A

DFS75–SW

DFS75SoftwareSoftwaremediaanddongle

975–24030001

DFS75SonarHeadMountedinsideDFS75TrawlDeployment

Unit

422–4096000KithardwareFS70

422–40960000Installationhardwarekit

974–8016000

DFS75TrawlDeploymentUnit

422–42210000DFS75Sonarinstallationkit

Cameracables(oneisneeded)

PartnumberPartname

Inthebox/Comments

0478–4045

Cameracable,60mN/A

0478–4047

Cameracable,400mN/A

Optionalparts

PartnumberPartname

Inthebox/Comments

-

Colourdisplay(s)N/A

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Supportinformation

IfyouneedtechnicalsupportforyourSimradFX80youmustcontactyourlocal
dealer,oroneofoursupportdepartments.Alistofallourdealersisprovidedon

http://www.simrad.com.

Norway(Mainofce)

•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeAS/Simrad

•Address:Strandpromenaden50,3190Horten,Norway

•Telephone:[phone]

•Telefax:[phone]

•E-mailaddress:[e-mail]

•Website:http://www.simrad.no

Spain

•Companyname:SimradSpain

•Address:PoligonoPartidaTorres38,03570V illajoyosa,Spain

•Telephone:[phone]

•Telefax:[phone]

•E-mailaddress:[e-mail]

•Website:http://www.simrad.es

USA

•Companyname:KongsbergUnderwaterTechnologyInc/SimradFisheries

•Address:1921033rdAveW,Lynnwood,WA98036,USA

•Telephone:[phone]

•Telefax:[phone]

•E-mailaddress:[e-mail]

•Website:http://www.simrad.com

Malaysia

•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeMalaysiaSdn.Bhd

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

SyedPutra,59200KualaLumpur,Malaysia

•Telephone:[phone]

•Telefax:[phone]

•E-mailaddress:[e-mail]

•Website:http://www.simrad.com

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