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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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©2013KongsbergMaritimeAS TheinformationcontainedinthisdocumentremainsthesolepropertyofKongsbergMaritimeAS.Nopart 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:simrad.support@simrad.com

.Ifyouneedinformationaboutourotherproducts,visit

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.Onthiswebsiteyouwillalsondalistofourdealersanddistributors.

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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

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

,andWindows

7areeitherregisteredtrademarks,or

trademarksofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand/orothercountries.

Simrad

,SIMRAD

andtheSimrad

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

wirecable

•Smallandlight-weightsystemofferseasyinstallation

•Easyoperationusingfamiliargraphicinterfaces

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

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

wirecable.

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

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Systemunits

TheSimradFX80comprisesthefollowingunits.

Topics

•Colourdisplayonpage9

•ProcessorUnitonpage9

•BridgeControlUnitonpage9

•3

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

wirecable.Thiscableisusedforbothdatacommunication

(livevideoandsonarfeed)andpower.

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

TheBridgeControlUnitisdesignedforinstallationina19"rack.Itstotalheightis4U, andthedepthisapproximately470mmincludingthehandles.

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

wire cableisconnectedtothishub,whichprovidesthe interfacestotheCameraUnitandtheTrawlUnit.

ThesecondbodyholdstheDFS75TrawlUnitwiththesonarhead.

Themountingkitsuppliedcontainsthestrainreliefcablegland,the“pigtail”,andother hardwaredevicesusedtoattachthetrawlcabletotheheadropeonthetrawl.

CameraUnit

(CD012303-001)

TheCameraUnitistheassemblythatcontainsthe underwatermonochromecameraandthepowerful LEDlamp.

TheCameraUnitisnormallymountedinsidethetrawl opening,orabovethecodend.Itisconnectedtothe ElectronicsHubinsidetheTrawlDeploymentUnit usingadedicated4

wirecable.

Tip

Onlargetrawls,thedistancebetweentheTrawlDeploymentUnitandtheCameraUnit willrequireaverylong4

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:+4733034000

•Telefax:+4733042987

•E-mailaddress:simrad.support@simrad.com

•Website:http://www.simrad.no

Spain

•Companyname:SimradSpain

•Address:PoligonoPartidaTorres38,03570V illajoyosa,Spain

•Telephone:+34966810149

•Telefax:+34966852304

•E-mailaddress:simrad.spain@simrad.com

•Website:http://www.simrad.es

USA

•Companyname:KongsbergUnderwaterTechnologyInc/SimradFisheries

•Address:1921033rdAveW,Lynnwood,WA98036,USA

•Telephone:+14257121136

•Telefax:+14257121193

•E-mailaddress:simrad.usa@simrad.com

•Website:http://www.simrad.com

Malaysia

•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeMalaysiaSdn.Bhd

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

SyedPutra,59200KualaLumpur,Malaysia

•Telephone:+6564117488

•Telefax:+60322013359

•E-mailaddress:simrad.asia@simrad.com

•Website:http://www.simrad.com

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Gettingstarted

ThischapterdescribeshowtogetstartedwiththebasicoperationoftheFX80.

Itcontainsabriefoverviewofthebasicsystemoperationandprocedures.Ifyouarea rsttimeuser,werecommendthatyoureadthroughthischapterwhileoperatingthe FX80sothatyoucanfamiliarizeyourselfwiththemenus,dialogboxesanddisplay presentations.

AreyougoingtopoweruptheSimradFX80forthersttime?

IfyouareabouttoswitchonyourSimradFX80systemfortheveryrsttime,seerst Initialinstallationandsetupproceduresonpage36.Itprovidesrelevanthardwareand softwareproceduresforinitialstart-upandconguration.

wire

ThelongcablebetweenthevesselandtheFX80unitsmountedbehindtheheadropeis knownbymanynames;thirdwire,sondecableetc.Inthismanual,werefertothis cableasthe3

wirecable.

Topics

•Poweron/offproceduresonpage15

•Operatingprinciplesonpage18

•Startingnormaloperationonpage19

•Trawldeckproceduresfordeploymentandretrievalonpage23

•Presentationoverviewonpage32

•Initialinstallationandsetupproceduresonpage36

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Poweron/offprocedures

TheseproceduresexplainhowtoswitchtheFX80systemonandoff.

Important

Inthismanual,thephrase“click”meansthatyoushallplacethecursoroverthespecied button,eldorfunction,andpresstheleftmouse(ortrackball)buttononce.Thephrase “double-click”meansthatyoushallclickthemousebuttontwicerapidly.

Thephrase“press”meansthatyoushallpressaphysicalbuttonwithyournger,for exampleacharacterbuttonortheEnterkeyonthekeyboard.

Topics

•PoweringuptheFX80onpage15

•PoweringdowntheFX80onpage17

PoweringuptheFX80

Purpose

ThisprocedureexplainshowtopoweruptheSimradFX80toestablishalivevideofeed.

Prerequisites

aAllcables-includingthe3

wireandthe4

wire-areingoodworkingorder.

bTheshinggearwiththeTrawlDeploymentUnitandCameraUnitislocatedonthe

trawldeck,andanoralcommunicationlineisopenbetweenthepersonnelonthe trawldeckandyourselfonthebridge.

DSL LINK

(LINKSTATUS)

WARNING-HIGHVOLTAGE

ThisEquipmentMUST BEEarthed

ETHERNET

PORT 1

POWER ON/OFF

DECKCABLE CONNECTION

ETHERNET

PORT 2

HVSTOP

(LIMFAULT)

(CABLEFAULT)

HVSTART

(HVON)

BridgeControlUnit

SIMRADFX80

(CD012306-002)

Relatedtopics

•MountingtheCameraUnitonthe

shinggearonpage29

•MountingtheTrawlDeployment

Unitontheshinggearonpage31

Procedure

1Powerupthesystemonthe

bridge.

aPoweruptheBridgeControlUnitusingthefrontmountedswitch(A).

Tip

TherearetwopowerswitchesontheBridgeControlUnit,oneonthefront panelandoneontherearpanel.Bothswitchesmustbesetto“On”.During normaloperation,youonlyneedtousethefrontmountedswitch(withthe safetycover)topoweron(andoff)theunit.

bPowerupthecolourdisplay.

Ifrequired,refertotheinstructionsprovidedbythedisplaymanufacturer.

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cPoweruptheFX80computer(ProcessorUnit).

Waitfortheoperatingsystemtostartup.

dDouble-clicktheFX80icononthedesktoptostarttheprogram.

eWaitwhiletheFX80programstartsonthecomputer.

fObservethattheFX80presentationllstheentirescreen.

gObservethattheFX80starts.

TheFX80startsupusingthesameoperationalparametersasthelasttimeyou usedit.Iftheseparametersareacceptable,continueoperation.Ifyouwishto alterbasicoperationalparameters,seethededicatedprocedures.

hPresstheHVSTARTbutton(B)ontheBridgeControlUnit.

Observethatthegreenlightislitafterashortmoment.TheDSLSTATUSlamp isashingawaitingcommunicationwiththeFX80ElectronicsHub.

iObservethattheblueindicatorlampontheElectronicsHubinsidetheTrawl

DeploymentUnitislit.

ThislampindicatesthatthehighvoltagefromtheBridgeControlUnitis present.

jObservethattheDSLSTATUSlampislitcontinuously(red)toindicatethatthe

communicationbetweentheElectronicsHubandtheBridgeControlUnitis operational.

Thismeansthatthecommunicationisoperational.

OntheFX80Statusbar,observethattheElectronicsHubisconnected.

SincethecameraisnotyetconnectedtotheElectronicsHub,youwillnot beabletoseeanylivefeed.

2Layouttheaftpartoftheshingnet,andmounttheCameraUnitinthechosen

position.

3Ensurethatthe4thwireisproperlyconnectedtothe“Y”cable,andthatthetwo

connectorsarermlyattachedtothecameraandLEDlamp.

4Deploythetrawl.

5Whenyoureachtheheadrope,stopthedeployment.

6MounttheTrawlDeploymentUnittoitschosenlocationorkite.

7Connectthe4thwirecabletotheElectronicsHub.

8ObservetheinformationprovidedontheStatusBar.

Theconnectionspeedwill dependonthelengthandquality ofthethirdwire.VerifythattheHubandCamerastatusindicatorsinthebottomleft corneroftheFX80presentationsbothshowConnected.

9Onthebridge,clickLiveFeedontheOperationmenu,clicktheplaybutton[►],

andobservethevideopresentationtoverifythattheFX80isoperational.

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10UsetheCameraLampfunctionalitytocheckthelamp.

11OntheFX80Operationmenu,enabletheAuxiliaryPort1.

12StarttheDA TSSprogramtoaccesstheDFS75Trawlsonar.

aClicktheDA TSSiconontheProcessorUnitdesktop,waitfortheprogram

tostart.

bOntherightsideoftheDA TSSpresentation,clicktheSetuptab.

cClickConnectSonarontheSetupmenu.

ObservethattheSystemCongurationdialogboxopens.

dClickHead1inthesystemstructure,thenclickDetectHeads.

eClickApply.

fObservethattheSystemCongurationdialogboxcloses.

gInthelowerrighthandsideofthepresentation,clickSystem→Run.

hWaitwhilethetrawlsonarstarts.

Tip

Ifyouuseonlyonedisplay ,thetrawlsonarpresentationwillnowllthe screen.PresstheWindowsbuttononyourkeyboardtoopentheoperating systemtoolbar.ThatwillallowyoutoseetheFX80programtoo.Ifyou havetwodisplays,usetheoperatingsystemfunctionalitytomoveoneofthe programstotheotherdisplay.

13Deploytherestofthetrawl,observethelivefeedwhilethisisdone.

PoweringdowntheFX80

Purpose

ThisprocedureexplainshowtopowerofftheSimradFX80.

Note

YoumustneverswitchofftheFX80onlybymeansoftheon/offswitchonthecomputer . Thismaydamagethesoftwareortheinterfaceparametersforexternaldevices.You mustALWAYSusethisprocedure.

Procedure

1Retrievetheshinggear.

2PresstheHVStopbuttonontheBridgeControlUnittopowerdownthehighvoltage

totheElectronicsHubintheTrawlDeploymentUnit.

3PressdownthePowerOn/OffbuttonontheBridgeControlUnittopoweritdown.

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4ClicktheExitbuttonintheFX80application.

ItislocatedontheTitleBarinthetoprightcorneroftheFX80presentation.

5ObservethattheFX80programclosesdown.

6Ifthecomputerdoesnotswitchitselfoffautomatically,usethe

functionalityprovidedbytheoperatingsystemtoswitchitoffmanually.

7Switchoffthecolourdisplay .

Ifrequired,refertotheinstructionsprovidedbythedisplaymanufacturer.

Operatingprinciples

Likemostcomputerizedapplications,theFX80isoperatedusingamouse(ortrackball) andanoptionalkeyboard.

Important

Thephrase“press”meansthatyoushallpressaphysicalbuttonwithyournger,for exampleacharacterbuttonortheEnterkeyonthekeyboard.

Topics

•Cursoronpage18

•Mouseonpage19

•Trackballonpage19

Relatedtopics

•Buttontypesonpage35

Cursor

Themouse(ortrackball)controlsthecursormovementontheFX80presentation.By movingthecursoroverthevariousinformationprovidedonthedisplay,andclickingthe left

mousebutton,youareabletocontrolalloperation.

Tip

Ifyouareleft-handed,theWindowsoperatingsystemallowsyoutoredenethemouse buttons.Youcanthenchoosetoclickwiththerightbutton.

Theshapeandpurposeofthecursorchangedependingonitslocation.

•MovethecursorovertheTitleBaratthetopofthepresentationandStatusBaratthe

bottom,andleft-clicktheiconsandbuttonstoaccessthefunctionalityprovided.

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•Movethecursoroverthemenuandmenubuttons,andclicktoaltertheoperational

parametersandopendialogboxes.Observethattheshapeofthecursorchangesover themenubuttonstoindicateswhichchoicesyouhavetocontroltheseparameters.

Mouse

ThecomputermousecanbeusedtocontrolthefunctionalityprovidedbytheFX80. Themousecontrolsthemovementsofthecursor,andthebuttonsareusedtoclickon buttonsandselectparameters.

Trackball

(CD010216A)

AllFX80functionscanbecontrolledwiththe trackball.Theballcontrolsthemovements ofthecursor,andthebuttonsareusedtoclick onbuttonsandselectparameters.Trackballs comeinseveralshapesandsizes.Ageneric versionisshownasanexampleonly .

AControlwheel(notused)

BTrackball,usethistocontrolthecursor's

locationonthescreen

CRightmousebutton(notused)

DLeftmousebutton

Startingnormaloperation

OnceyouhavepoweredupthecompleteFX80system,youarereadytostarttheactual operation.

Whenstartedup,theFX80willautomaticallyapplyitsprevioussetupparameters.

Theseproceduresarepartlyprovidedtogetyouacquaintedwiththebasicfunctionality providedbytheFX80,partlytosetupthesystemfornormaluse,andpartlytostart normaloperation.

Topics

•Startingavideopresentation(livefeed)onpage20

•Controllingtheambientlightconditionsforthecameraonpage20

•Recordingvideosequencesonpage21

•Replayingpreviouslyrecordedvideosequencesonpage22

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Startingavideopresentation(livefeed)

Purpose

ThemainpurposeoftheFX80systemistoprovideareal-timevideofeedfromthe chosenlocationontheshingnet.ProvidedthattheFX80systemhasbeenpowered upwiththenecessaryhardwareunitscorrectlypositioned,thisprocedureexplainshow tostartthevideopresentation.

Relatedtopics

•Controllingtheambientlightconditionsforthecameraonpage20

•Recordingvideosequencesonpage21

•Operationmenuonpage40

Procedure

1Observethemenusystem.ItislocatedontherighthandsideoftheFX80

presentation.

2ClicktheOperationicon.

ThisiconisusedtoopentheOperationmenu.

3ClicktheLiveFeedbuttontoopenthefunctions

forvideopresentation.

4Clicktheleftbutton[►]ontheplaycontrolstostartthevideofeed.

Duringthelivefeedpresentation,youcanclicktheplaybutton[►]onemoretime topausethevideo.Thesymbolinthebuttonthenchangestoapauseicon.Torestart thelivefeed,clickthisicon.

Tip

Ifyouhavestartedarecording,thiswillcontinuenormallyevenifyoupausethe visualpresentationofthelivefeed.

5Clickthemiddlebutton[■]tostopthevideofeed.

Controllingtheambientlightconditionsforthecamera

Purpose

ThisprocedureexplainshowtocontroltheLEDlamp.

Theambientlightconditionsmaybepoorinthewater.Forthisreason,theFX80Camera UnithasbeenttedwithapowerfulLEDlamp.BymeansoftheCameraLampfunction youcanadjusttheintensityoftheoodlight,orswitchitoffaltogether.

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Tip

Differentshspeciesseemtoreactdifferentlytothelight.Thelightcantherefore modifyshbehaviour.

Relatedtopics

•Operationmenuonpage40

Procedure

1Observethemenusystem.ItislocatedontherighthandsideoftheFX80

presentation.

2ClicktheOperationicon.

ThisiconisusedtoopentheOperationmenu.

3ClicktheLiveFeedbuttontoopenthefunctions

forvideopresentation.

4ClickthemiddleoftheCameraLampbuttontoswitchthelightofforon.

5ClickeithersideoftheCameraLampbuttontocontrolthelightintensity.

Recordingvideosequences

Purpose

Thisprocedureexplainshowyoucanrecordvideosequences.

Theprocedureassumesthatyouwishtousethedefaultsettingsforlenameandfolder. Ifyouwishtochangeanyofthesesettings,youneedtousetheVideodialogboxonthe

Setupmenu.ObservetherelevantprocedureintheFX80Operatormanual,theFX80

Referencemanual,andintheonlinehelp.

Note

Videodataleswillnormallybecomeverylarge.Ifyouwishtorecordlargeamountsof FX80videodata,makesurethatyouhaveenoughspaceonyouharddisk.Unlessyour computerisequippedwithaverylargediskcapacity,werecommendthatyousavethe videodatatoanexternalstoragedevice.IftheFX80detectsthatyouhavelessthan500 Mbavailableitwillautomaticallystoptherecordingandprovideamessage.

Relatedtopics

•Operationmenuonpage40

Procedure

1Observethemenusystem.ItislocatedontherighthandsideoftheFX80

presentation.

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2ClicktheOperationicon.

ThisiconisusedtoopentheOperationmenu.

3ClicktheLiveFeedbuttontoopenthefunctions

forvideopresentation.

4Clicktheleftbutton[►]ontheplaycontrolstostartthevideofeed.

5Clicktherightbutton[REC]tostarttherecording.

Tip

Youcanalsostartandstoptherecordingusingthe[REC]buttonontheTitleBar.

6Tostoptherecording,clickthe[REC/STOPREC]buttononemoretime.

Replayingpreviouslyrecordedvideosequences

Purpose

TheReplayfunctionallowsyoutorecallanypreviouslyrecordedvideoletoseeitone moretime.Duringreplay,thephraseREPLAYisshownwithredcharactersonthe

StatusBaratthebottomofthepresentation.

TheReplayfunctionalityalsoallowsyoutoexportvideo.

Thisprocedureexplainshowyoucanplaybackpreviouslyrecordedvideosequences.

Relatedtopics

•Operationmenuonpage40

Procedure

1Observethemenusystem.ItislocatedontherighthandsideoftheFX80

presentation.

2ClicktheOperationicon.

ThisiconisusedtoopentheOperationmenu.

3Iflivefeedisactive,stopit.

4ClicktheReplaybuttontoopentheplayback

functions.

5ClicktheOpenbuttontoopenthevideole.Astandardoperatingsystemdialog

boxopenstoletyouchoose.

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6Clicktheleftbutton[►]ontheplaybackcontrolstostartthepresentation.

Duringtheplayback,youcanclicktheplaybutton[►]onemoretimetopause thevideo.Thesymbolinthebuttonthenchangestoapauseicon.Torestartthe playback,clickthisicon.

7Usethededicatedreplaycontrolbuttonstocontrolthereplay.

Thededicatedreplaycontrolbuttonsareavailabletocontroltheprogressofthe playback.

Thecontrolsare(fromleft):

•Jumptostartofvideole

•Playslow

•Playfast

•Jumptoendofvideole

8Usetheprogressbartomovetospecicplacesinthevideosequence.

Theprogressbarisprovidedtoofferavisualpresentationoftheprogress.You canclickonthesmallarrowanddragitinhorizontaldirectiontomovetheview inthevideole.

9Clickthemiddlebutton[■]tostopthereplay.

Trawldeckproceduresfordeploymentand retrieval

ThesearethespecicproceduresrequiredtomountthevariousFX80unitsontothe shingnet.

Topics

•Preparingthe4

wirecableonpage24

•Connectingthe3

wirecabletotheElectronicsHubintheTrawlDeploymentUniton

page25

•MountingtheCameraUnitontheshinggearonpage29

•MountingtheTrawlDeploymentUnitontheshinggearonpage31

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Preparingthe4

wirecable

Purpose

BeforeyoucanputtheFX80system towork,youneedtopreparethe4

wirecableforuse.

Important

Itisveryimportantthatthis preparationisdoneproperly.

Description

The4

wirecableconnectsthe CameraUnittotheElectronicsHub insidetheTrawlDeploymentUnit. Onlargertrawls,thiscablecanbe verylong.

The4

wirecableisprovidedbySimrad.

Prerequisites

Inordertodothisprocedure,youwillneed:

aAnonstretchablerope(suchasSpectra

orKevlar

)withthesamelengthasthe

wirecable

bDucttape

c8”strainrelief(providedwiththeFX80delivery)

Relatedtopics

•MountingtheCameraUnitontheshinggearonpage29

Procedure

1Attachtheropetothe4

wirecableusingducttapeapproximatelyeveryonemeter.

2Makesurethatthetotallengthoftheropeisshorterthanthelengthofthe4

wire

cable.

Thiswillallowtheropetotakeupthetension.

3Rollupthe4

wirecableonaseparatedrum.

Important

Makesurethattheblockaresufcientlydimensionedtoallowthe4

wirerun

undisturbedthroughitduringdeploymentandretrieval.

4Tietheotherendoftheropetothe8”strainrelief.

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Connectingthe3

wirecabletotheElectronicsHubinthe

TrawlDeploymentUnit

Typical3

wirecable

ACoreconductorinthecoax

cable

BInsulation

CShield

DProtectivejacket

EOutersteelarmour

Thisimageisusedwithkind permissionfromNorddeutsche SeekabelwerkeGmbH.

Purpose

BeforeyoucanputtheFX80systemtowork,you needtoconnectthe3

wiretotheElectronics Hub.Thisprocedureexplainshowtosplice the3

wiretoapigtailcableprovidedwiththe FX80,andhowtoconnectthispigtailtothe ElectronicsHub.

Note

Therearemanydifferent3

wirecables available,andtherearealsomanywaysto splicethe3

wiretothepigtail.Thisprocedure

explainsonemethodsuggestedbySimrad.

Important

Itisveryimportantthatthissplicingisdone properly.Thesplicemustbecompletely waterproof,andtheremustbenoelectricalshort betweenthecoreconductorandtheshield.The qualityofthisspliceisvitalfortheoperational performanceoftheFX80.

Description

The3

wirecablecomprisesacoreconductor surroundedbyagroundingshield,together theseformacoaxialcable.Thiscoaxialcable isenclosedbyaprotectivejacketandaexible steelarmour.

The3

wirecableenterstheTrawlDeployment Unitthroughadedicatedopening,anditisthen supportedbyastrainreliefblockinaspecialcompartment.Boththecoreconductorand theshieldinthe3rdwireisconnectedtothepigtailprovidedbySimrad.Theotherendof thepigtailcableisprovidedwithawatertightplug,whichisconnectedtotheElectronics Hub.Thedesignwillnotallowyoutoplugthisintothewrongsocket.

Important

Itisveryimportantthatthe3

wirecableenterstheTrawlDeploymentUnitusingan

externalproperdimensionedstrainrelief.ThisitemisnotprovidedbySimrad.

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Prerequisites

Inordertodothisprocedure,youwillneed:

aThepigtailprovidedbySimradasapartoftheFX80delivery

bHeatshrinkingtubeswithdiameterstottheouterdiameterofthecables,minimum

totallengthis70cm.

cCrimpingsleevewithrelevantsetofpliers

dTinnedbraidfoil,lengthapproximately30cm

eOnetubewithmastic

fHeatgun

gIsolationtape

hMultimeter

Procedure

1Removetheoutersteelarmouronthe3

wirecabletoaccessthecoaxcable.Y ou

needtofreeatleast20cmofthecoaxialcable.

Wehaveseenthatthisisdoneusingagrinder,butyoumustthenbeverycareful.

2Onceyouhaveremovedtheoutersteelarmour,themetaledgeswillbeverysharp.

Lifttheseedgesofthearmourtoaccessunderneathit,andapplyseverallayersof tape–underthesteelarmour–forprotection.Afterthat,applyseverallayersof tapeoutsidethesteelarmouranditsedgestoprotectpersonnelandequipment.

3Removetheinsulationonthecoaxcable(A),andfoldbackthegroundingbraid.

20mm45mm

(CD012308-002)

Observetheillustration. Youneedtofree approximately80mm ofthecoaxialcable,and approximately20mmof thecoreconductormust bestripped.

4Removetheinsulationonthepigtailcable(B).

30mm 20mm 100mm

(CD012308-001)

Observethatthepigtail cableconsistsofoneblack andonewhitewire.The whitecableisground. Intotalyouwillneed approximately150mm cable.Cutoffandstripthe twocablesasshownintheillustration.Itdoesnotmatterifthegroundconductoris longerthannecessary,itwillbecuttotlater.

5Threadtheheatshrinkingtubesasfollows:

•Ontothepigtail:Approximately150mmlong

•Ontothe3

wirecable:Firstonewithlengthapproximately330mm,then

anotheronewithlengthapproximately150mm

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6Takethestrippedendoftheblackwireinthepigtailcable(B),andinsertitinto

thecrimpingsleeve(C).

(CD012308-003)

7Onthe3

wirecable, insertthestripped coreconductorinto theotherendofthe crimpingsleeve(C).

Makesurethatthetwo cablesarelayingnexttoeachotherinsidethecrimpingsleeve,andthataslittleas possibleofthestrippedwiresareshownoutsidethecrimpingsleeve.

Tip

Ifyouhaveproblemsinsertingthetwostrippedcables,youmayneedtoremove dustandmetalshavingsfrominsidethecrimpingsleeve.Asanalternative,usea crimpingsleevewithalargerdiameter.

8Crimpthesleevefromcentreandtowardstheendalternativelyoneachsideofthe

centre.Turnthecable180degreesaftereverysecondcrimping.

9Cleantheremainingcableinsulationoneachsideofthecrimpingsleeve.

10Pullovertherstheatshrinktube(D)thatyoupreviouslythreadedontothe3

wire cable.Makesurethatitcoversthecrimpoingsleeve,andalsoreachesasfaras possibleovertheinsulationoneachsideofthesleeve.

(CD012308-004)

Pushtheearthing braidsonthecoax cablewellback.

Important

Makesurethatyou coverthecrimpingsleevecompletely,andthatnostrippedconductorsarevisible.

11Shrinkthetube(C)usingtheheatgun.

Keeptheheatmovingconstantlytopreventoverheating,andmakesurethatyou heatthetubeallthewayaround.Startinthecentreofthetube.Whenithasshrunk, proceedtowardseachend,sothattheglueissqueezedout.Afterheating,takea shortbreaktoletthetubecooldown.

12Pulloverthesecondheatshrinktube(E)thatyoupreviouslythreadedontothe

pigtailcable.

Makesurethat thisshrinkingtube coversboththepigtail wires,aswellas approximatelyhalfof therstshrinktube (D).

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13Shrinkthetube(E)usingtheheatgun.

14Applyathinlayerofmastic(F)aroundtheendoftherstshrinkingtube(D).

Makesurethatitcoversalargepartoftheshrinkingtubeaswellaagoodpart ofthecoaxinsulation.

Windtheground conductorfromthe pigtailcablearound themastic.

15Pushthecablescreen

fromthecoaxcable (A)overthemastic(F)andthegroundconductorfromthe“pigtail”cable.

Squeezeallwell togethertoensure goodcontactbetween thegroundonthecoax cabletothegroundon thepigtailcable.

Cutoffexcessgroundwires,andmakesurethatnoloosestrandsareleftbehind.

16Windtinnedbraid(G)tightandtightlyalloverthejoint.

Makesurethateach turnoverlapsthe previousturn.Press theendofthebraid intothelayerbeyond, andremovesurplus.

Important

Makesurethatthetinnedbraidiswindedtightenoughoverthecablejoint.Thisis importanttoensurepropergroundconnection.

17Cleanthecablesandtheshrinkingtubesproperly.

18Pulloverthethirdheatshrinktubethatyoupreviouslythreadedontothe3

wire

cable.

Centretheheatsinkingtubeoverthejoint,andmakesurethatitcoverstheentire lengthofthepreviousheatsinkingtubesandthetinnedbraid.

19Shrinkthenaltubeusingtheheatgun.

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20Useamultimetertomeasuretheresistanceisthebetweenthetwopinsonthe

pigtailplug.

Theresistanceshouldbeinniteorverylarge.Ifthemultimeterindicatesashort circuityoumustcutbothcablesandstartfromscratch.

21Mountthestrainrelieftothe3

wirecable.

Placethestrainreliefsothattheseambetweenthe3

wirecableandpigtailcable comesrightinsidetheextension,ieinsidetheTrawlDeploymentUnit.Ifnecessary, adjustthethicknessofthe3

wirecablebywrappingtapetightlyaroundit.

Important

Itisveryimportantthatthe3

wirecableisconnectedtotheTrawlDeployment Unitusinganexternalandproperdimensionedstrainrelief.Thisisnotprovidedby Simrad.

22PlacethepigtailcableinsidetheTrawlDeploymentUnit,andconnectittothe

ElectronicsHub.

MountingtheCameraUnitontheshinggear

Purpose

Thisprocedureexplains thebasicprinciplesfor mountingtheCamera Unitontheshinggear.

Note

Therearemanydifferent waystomakethis installation,andmany vesselshaveestablishedtheirownproceduresand“bestpractices”forthesetasks.This procedureexplainsonemethodsuggestedbySimrad.

Description

ManyusersprefertomounttheCameraUnitatthetopofthecodendtomonitorthe catch.Y oumayhowevermountthecamerawhereveryouwantprovidedthatthelength ofthe4

wirecableissufcient

NomatterhowtheCameraUnitismountedonthegear,themostimportanttaskwill alwaysbetokeepitfromfallingoffduringuse.

Important

Simradwillnottakeanyresponsibilityforanylossofordamagetoequipment,evenif ourgeneralinstallationand/ormountingprocedureshavebeenfollowed.

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Prerequisites

Inordertodothisprocedure,youwillneedanamplesupplyofmountingmaterials (wiresandropes,hooksandshackles).Ifyouhavealongcameracable,werecommend thatyouuseaseparatewinchandcabledrumtocollectupthiscablewhilethetrawl isnotinthewater.

Procedure

1MountoatsontotheCameraUnittoensurethatitisneutrallybuoyant.

2PlacetheCameraUnitonitschosenlocationontheshingnet.

3Mounttheunittothemeshesusingminimumfourwiresorropesfromthemetal

frametothenet.

4AdjusttheangleofthecameraandtheLEDlamptottheinstallationandthe

desiredviewingangle.

5Connectthetwo“Y”cableconnectorstothesocketsonthecameraandthelamp,

andmakessuretheyareproperlyfastened.

6Connectthesingleendofthe“Y”cabletotheconnectorattheendofthe4

wire

cable.Makesurethatitconnectsproperly.

7Placethe4

wirecablearoundthe8”strainrelieftotaketheuptension.

ACameraUnit

BFloats

C“Y”-cable

D8”strainrelief

EFasteningwirebetweenstrainreliefandCameraUnit

wirecable

8Tiethenonstretchableropetothe8”strainrelief.

9Securethe8”strainrelieftotheCameraUnitframeusingwireandhooks.

Important

Allowforanamplelengthof4

wirecablebetweenthestrainreliefandtheCamera

Unit.

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MountingtheT rawlDeploymentUnitontheshinggear

Purpose

ThisprocedureexplainsthebasicprinciplesformountingtheTrawlDeploymentUnit ontheshinggear.

Note

Therearemanydifferentwaystomakethisinstallation,andmanyvesselshave establishedtheirownproceduresand“bestpractices”forthesetasks.Thisprocedure explainsonemethodsuggestedbySimrad.

Description

MostusersmounttheTrawlDeploymentUnitwhenafterthecodendofthetrawlhas beendeployed.

NomatterhowtheTrawlDeploymentUnitismountedonthegear,themostimportant taskwillalwaysbetokeepitfromfallingoffduringuse.

Important

Itisveryimportantthatthe3

wirecableenterstheTrawlDeploymentUnitusingan

externalproperdimensionedstrainrelief.ThisitemisnotprovidedbySimrad.

Simradwillnottakeanyresponsibilityforanylossofordamagetoequipment,evenif ourgeneralinstallationand/ormountingprocedureshavebeenfollowed.

Prerequisites

Inordertodothisprocedure,youwillneedanamplesupplyofmountingmaterials (wiresandropes,hooksandshackles)

Procedure

1PlacetheTrawlDeploymentUnitonitschosenlocationontheshingnet.

Thiscanforexamplebeimmediatelybehindtheheadrope,oronakite.

2Makesureitisfacingthecorrectway,thesonarheadshallfaceaft.

3Securetheunittotherelevantstructuresusingminimumfourwiresorropesfrom

themetalframetothenet.

4Connectthe4thwirecabletotheElectronicsHubpriortodeploymentofthetrawl.

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Presentationoverview

ThedisplaypresentationofferedbytheSimradFX80systemprovidesthemainreal-time videofeed.ItalsoprovideaTitleBar,aStatusBarandamenusystemtofacilitate operationusingacomputermouseoratrackball.

Topics

•Displayorganizationonpage32

•TitleBaronpage33

•StatusBaronpage33

•Themenusystemonpage35

•Buttontypesonpage35

Displayorganization

AtypicalFX80displaypresentationisshown.

NotethatthepresentationisshowninReplaymode.

ATitleBar

BVideopresentation

ThelargestpartoftheFX80presentationisusedtoprovidethevideopresentation. Thiscaneitherbethelivefeedfromthecamera,orareplayofapreviously recordedle.

Duringreplay,thephrase“REPLAY”isshownintheStatusBarasareminder.

CMenusystem

DStatusBar

TheStatusBarislocatedatthebottomoftheFX80presentation.

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Relatedtopics

→TitleBaronpage33

→StatusBaronpage33

→Themenusystemonpage35

→Buttontypesonpage35

TitleBar

TheFX80TitleBarislocatedonthetopofthedisplaypresentation,anditisstretched fromthefarlefttothefarrightside.

ThepurposeoftheTitleBaristogiveyoufastaccesstokeyfunctionalityand navigationalinformation.

ALogoandproductname.

ThiselementidentiestheSimradasthemanufactureroftheFX80,andtheproduct name.

BMenu

Clickthisbuttontohideorrecallthemenusystem.

CScreencaptureandRecord

Thesebuttonsareprovidedforeasyaccesstorecordingfunctions.

DNavigationeld

Thesearenotbuttons,butinformationeldsprovidingcurrentdatarelatedtothe vesselmovements.

EFunctionbuttons

Thesebuttonsareusedtocontrolbasicsystemfunctions.

StatusBar

TheStatusBarislocatedatthebottomoftheFX80presentation.

TheStatusBarprovidesthefollowingfunctionality(fromleft):

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AConnectionspeed

Thisstatusmessageprovidesyouwiththecurrenttransmissionspeedbetweenthe BridgeControlUnitandtheHubonthenet.

Tip

Theconnectionspeedisanindicatorofyour3

wireandslipring’sconditionand quality.Keeptrackofthesevaluestomonitorthequalityandperformanceofthe equipment.Observethepreventivemaintenanceprocedures.

BHub

ThismessagesprovidesthestatusoftheHubintheTrawlDeploymentUnit.

CCamera

Thismessagesprovidesthestatusofthevideocamera.

DREPLAY

Thistextisprovidedtoremindyouthatthecurrentvideopresentationisareplayof apreviouslyrecordedvideole.

EDate

FTime

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Themenusystem

Themenusystemisbydefaultlocatedonthe righthandsideoftheFX80presentation.

Theselectionofoperationalparametersonthe FX80isdoneusingasetofmenus,andseveral menubuttons.Someofthemenubuttonsopen dialogboxestoprovideadditionalparameters.

ATheOperationmenucontrolsthemain

operationalparameters.

BTheDisplaymenucontrolsthevisualaspects

ofthesystem,suchasparametersrelated tothedisplaypresentation.

CTheSetupmenuallowsyoutocontrol

thecongurationofthesignalprocessing,aswellassysteminstallationand maintenance,andtheinterfacestoperipheraldevices.

Tip

Youcanhidethemenufromviewifyoudonotneedit.ClicktheMenubuttononthe

TitleBartohidethemenu.Clickonemoretimetoretrieveit.

Adetailedbreakdownofthecommandsandparametersavailableinthemenusystem isprovidedintheMenusystemchapter.

Relatedtopics

•Themenusystemonpage39

Buttontypes

Eachmenucontainsseveralmenubuttons.Eachbuttonshowsthefunctionofthebutton, someofthemalsodisplaythecurrentparametersetting.Themajorityofthebuttonsin eachmenuprovideoneormoreofthesefunctions.

aYoucanincreaseanddecreaseparametervaluesbyclickingthe[+]and[–]elds

onthebutton.

bYoucanchangeparametervaluesbyclickingonthebutton,holdingthemouse

depressed,andthenmovingthecursorsideways.

cYoucanchangeparametervaluesbymeansofthescrollwheelonthemouseor

trackball.

dYoucanenterparametervaluesfromthekeyboard(ifyouhaveone).

eYoucanselectparametervaluefromthebutton'ssubmenu.

fYoucanopenadedicateddialogbox.

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Howtoselectanumericalparameterusingthe+/-buttons

1Movethecursortoeithersideofthebutton,and

observethatthebackgroundcolourchanges.

aClickontheleftsideofthebuttontodecreasethenumericalvalue. bClickontherightsideofthebuttontoincreasethenumericalvalue.

Howtoselectparametersusingadialogbox

1Clickanywhereonthebuttontoopenaseparate

dialogbox.

Initialinstallationandsetupprocedures

ThesearethespecicproceduresrequiredtogetyoustartedwiththeSimradFX80. Normally,youwillonlyneedtodotheseproceduresonce.

Topics

•InstallationoftheFX80softwareonpage36

•SettinguptheEthernetcommunicationonpage37

InstallationoftheFX80software

Purpose

UsethisprocedurewhenyouwishtoinstalltheFX80softwareonacomputer.

Procedure

1Powerupthecomputer.

2InserttheFX80softwaremedia.

IftheFX80softwareisprovidedonaCDorDVD,andyourcomputerisnottted withasuitabledrive,copythelesfromtheCD/DVDtoaUSBashdrive.

3Usealemanagerapplicationonthecomputertoaccessthesoftware.

4Double-clickontheSetup.exeletostarttheinstallation.

5Allowtheinstallationprogramtorun.Followtheinstructionsprovided.

6Oncetheinstallationhasbeencompleted,double-clicktheprogramicononthe

desktoptostarttheprogram.

7IfyouuseWindows7operatingsystem:

aObservethatWindows7Firewallwillopenadialogboxrequestinginformation

aboutthenetwork.

SelectPublic,andclickAllowaccess.

bTheoperatingsystemmayalsoopenotherdialogboxestoverifythattheFX80

softwarecanrunonthecomputer.Youmustpermitthis.

8Observetherelevantstart-upprocedure.

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SettinguptheEthernetcommunication

Purpose

UnlessyourFX80ProcessorUnit(computer) hasbeenpurchasedfromSimradyouwillneed tospecifyitscommunicationparametersbefore youcanuseitontheFX80system.Theinterface betweentheProcessorUnitandtheBridgeUnit ismadeusingahighspeedEthernetline,andyou mustspecifytheIPaddresstotheBridgeUnit.

Important

ItisveryimportantthatahighqualityEthernet cableisused,youmustuseCA T -5Equalityor better.Cableswithlowerbandwidthcapacity willreducetheFX80performance.

Prerequisites

aWeassumethatyouarefamiliarwiththeMicrosoftWindows7operatingsystem.

bAsuitablecomputerisavailable,andtheSimradFX80softwarehasbeeninstalled.

Procedure

1PoweruptheProcessorUnit(computer),loginifrequired,andwaituntilthe

operatingsystemstarts.

2ClicktheStartbuttoninthelowerleftcornerofthepresentation,andclickControl

Panel.

3IntheControlPanelwindow,clickNetworkandSharingCenter.

4Ontheleftsideofthewindow,clickChangeadaptersettings.

Observethatallthenetworkconnectionsonthecomputerarelisted.

5Right-clickthenetworkconnectionthatyouwillusetocommunicatewiththe

BridgeControlUnit,andclickPropertiesontheshort-cutmenu.

ObservethattheLocalAreaConnectionPropertiesdialogboxopens.

6ClickInternetProtocolV ersion4(TCP/IPv4),andthenclickProperties.

ObservethattheInternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)Propertiesdialogboxopens.

7ClickUsethefollowingIPaddress,andthenenter:

aIPaddress=10.0.0.1

bSubnetmask=255.255.255.0

cDefaultgateway=10.0.0.5

8ClickOktoclosethedialogbox.

9ExittheControlPanel.

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10StarttheSimradFX80software.

Tip

Writedownthecommunicationparametersinasmalltextle,andplacethele onthecomputerdesktop.Theinformationisthenreadilyavailableifyouforsome reasonneedtochangethecomputersetuplater.

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Themenusystem

ThemenunavigationemployedbytheFX80issimilartotheotherSimradapplications whichfollowthenewuserinterfacestandardsdevelopedbySimrad.

Bymeansofdedicatediconsyoucanopenandclosetherelevantmenus.Menuchoices shownindarkcoloursarenotavailableforthecurrentoperationoroperationalmode.

Topics

•Operationmenuonpage40

•Displaymenuonpage40

•Setupmenuonpage41

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Operationmenu

ThefollowingfunctionsandparametersareavailablefromtheOperationmenu.

1LiveFeed

TheLiveFeedfunctionsallowyoutocontrolthe presentationofthevideoinformationfromthe camera.Severaladditionalfunctionsareprovided whentheLiveFeedisactivated.

1Replay

TheReplayfunctionsallowyoutocontrolthepresentationofthevideoinformation thathavebeenrecordedontheFX80ProcessorUnitcomputerduringprevious sessions.SeveraladditionalfunctionsarealsoprovidedwhentheReplayisactivated.

Tip

Fordetailedinformationabouteveryfunction,buttonanddialogbox,refertotheFX80 Referencemanualortothecontextsensitiveon-linehelp.

Displaymenu

ThefollowingfunctionsandparametersareavailablefromtheDisplaymenu.

1ScreenBrightness

ThepurposeoftheScreenBrightnessfunctionis toadjusttheintensityofthelightgivenoffbythe display.

2OverlaySettings

TheOverlaySettingsdialogboxallowsyoutodenewhichinformation(date, locationetc)elementstobeplacedatthetopofthevideopresentationduringlive feedand/orplayback.

Tip

Fordetailedinformationabouteveryfunction,buttonanddialogbox,refertotheFX80 Referencemanualortothecontextsensitiveon-linehelp.

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Setupmenu

ThefollowingfunctionsandparametersareavailablefromtheSetupsubmenu.

1Video

TheVideodialogboxallowsyoutocontrolthe lelocationsandlenamesforthevideoand screencaptureles.

2Navigation

TheNavigationdialogboxcontrolswhichdata telegramstobeimportedfromthenavigationsystemtoprovidespeed,heading andpositioninformation.

3SystemSetup

TheSystemSetupdialogboxallowsyoutodenethemainfunctionalparameters fortheFX80system.Thesesettingsincludethevideoencoder,NMEAinterfaces andADSLrouterparameters.

Tip

Fordetailedinformationabouteveryfunction,buttonanddialogbox,refertotheFX80 Referencemanualortothecontextsensitiveon-linehelp.

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Index

4thwirecable

prepare,24

About

SimradFX80,8

Aftdeck

procedures,23

Ambientlight

procedure,20

Audience

thismanual,5

BridgeControlUnit

description,9

Buttons

Displaymenu,40 howtousethemenu

buttons,35 Operationmenu,40 Setupmenu,41

Cablewinch

description,10

Cameralamp

procedure,20

CameraUnit

description,11 mounting,29

CAT -5E,37 Choices

Displaymenu,40 Operationmenu,40 Setupmenu,41

Click

denition,15,18

Colourdisplay

description,9 minimumspecications,9

Commands

Displaymenu,40 Operationmenu,40 Setupmenu,41

Computermouse

description,19

Controlwheel

trackball,19

Cursor

movement,18

Date

StatusBar,34

Description

BridgeControlUnit,9 Cablewinch,10 CameraUnit,11 MainMenu,35 menusystem,39 Operatingprinciples,18 StatusBar,33 system,8 systemmenus,35 TitleBar,33 trackball,19 Trawlcable,10 TrawlDeploymentUnit,11 Winchsystem,10

Displaymenu

options,40

Double-click

denition,15,18

Ethernetcable,37

Familiarization

SimradFX80,6

Fishingnet

mountingFX80units,23

Floodlight

procedure,20

Functions

Displaymenu,40 Operationmenu,40

FX80

basicinformation,8 familiarization,6 introduction,6 mainunits,9

FX80CameraUnit

mounting,29

FX80ProcessorUnit

IPaddress,25,37

FX80TrawlDeployment

Unit

mounting,31

Gettingstarted,14

Howto

controlcameralamp,20 installFX80software,36 mountingtheCamera

Unit,29

mountingtheTrawl

DeploymentUnit,31 poweroffFX80,17 poweronFX80,15 prepare4thwirecable,24 recordvideo,21 replayrecordedvideo

sequences,22 SettinguptheEthernet

communication

betweenthecomputer

andtheBridgeControl

Unit,37 specifyFX80Processor

UnitIPaddress,25,37 startlivevideofeed,20 trackball,19 usethemenubuttons,35

Important

ifsomethingbreaks

down,7 information,7 whentheFX80isnot

used,7

Installation

procedures,36 software,36

Introduction

SimradFX80,6

IPaddress

FX80BridgeControl

Unit,25,37 FX80ProcessorUnit,

25,37

Lamp

procedure,20

LEDlamp

procedure,20

left-handed

Redenemousebuttons,18

Light

procedure,20

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Index

Livefeed

procedure,20

Livefeedrecording

procedure,21

Livevideofeed

procedure,20

MainMenu

description,35 Mainunits,9 Menubuttons

howtouse,35 Menusystem,39

description,35 Mounting

CameraUnit,29

procedures,23

TrawlDeploymentUnit,31 Mouse

description,19 Mousebuttons

redeneforleft-handed,18 Movement

Cursor,18

Off(power)

procedure,17 On(power)

procedure,15 Operatingprinciples,18 Operationmenu

options,40 Options

Displaymenu,40

functionality,12

Operationmenu,40

Setupmenu,41

systemunits,12

Parts

delivered,12 Playbackvideo

procedure,22 Poweroff

procedure,17 Poweron

procedure,15 Prepare

4thwirecable,24 Press

denition,15,18 Principles

operation,18

Procedure

controlcameralamp,20 FX80software

installation,36

mountingtheCamera

Unit,29

mountingtheTrawl

DeploymentUnit,31 poweroffFX80,17 poweronFX80,15 prepare4thwirecable,24 recordingvideo,21 replayrecordedvideo

sequences,22 SettinguptheEthernet

communication

betweenthecomputer

andtheBridgeControl

Unit,37 specifyFX80Processor

UnitIPaddress,25,37 startlivevideofeed,20 trackball,19

ProcessorUnit

IPaddress,25,37

Purpose

thismanual,5

Reader

thismanual,5

Real-timevideo

procedure,20

Recordingvideo

procedure,21

Redenemousebuttons

left-handed,18

Registeredtrademarks,5 Replayvideo

procedure,22

Scopeofsupply,12 Setupmenu

options,41

SimradFX80

basicinformation,8 familiarization,6 introduction,6

SimradFX80CameraUnit

mounting,29

SimradFX80Processor

Unit

IPaddress,25,37

SimradFX80Trawl

DeploymentUnit

mounting,31

Software

installation,36

Start-up

procedures,36

StatusBar,32

Date,34 description,33 Time,34

Switchpoweron

procedure,15

System

description,8

Systemunits,9

Targetaudience

thismanual,5

Thismanual

purpose,5 targetaudience,5

Time

StatusBar,34

TitleBar,32

description,33

Trackball

description,19 Trademarks,5 Trawl

mountingFX80units,23 Trawlcable

description,10 Trawldeck

procedures,23 TrawlDeploymentUnit

description,11

mounting,31

Units

main,9

Videofeed

procedure,20 Videoplayback

procedure,22 Videorecording

procedure,21 Videoreplay

procedure,22

Winchsystem

description,10

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