Simrad SH90 - REFERENCE MANUAL REV A Reference Manual

Reference manual

Simrad SH90

Fish nding sonar

TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES

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SimradSH90

Referencemanual

Thismanualprovidesyouwithreferenceinformation
requiredtooperateandfullyunderstandthecommands,
menus,operationalmodesandoptionsprovidedbythe
SimradSH90.Foruserinformationinbrief,refertothe
SimradSH90Operatormanual.

WARNING:TheSimradSH90sonarmustneverbe
poweredupwhentheshipisindrydock.Thetransducer
willbedamagedifittransmitsinopenair.Toprevent
inadvertentuseofthesonar,pulloutthemainsplugon
theProcessorUnitwheneverthevesselisindrydock.

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Warning

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wasdesigned.Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetotheequipmentand/orinjury
topersonnel.Theusermustbefamiliarwiththecontentsoftheappropriatemanualsbefore
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KongsbergMaritimeASdisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedbyimproper
installation,useormaintenanceoftheequipment.

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Ifyourequiremaintenanceorrepair,contactyourlocaldealer.Y oucanalsocontactususingthefollowing
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Tableofcontents

ABOUTTHISMANUAL.....................................................11

SIMRADSH90.................................................................12

Importantmatters...................................................................................................12

Basicinformation...................................................................................................13

Mainunits...............................................................................................................13

Wheelhouseunits........................................................................................14

Sonarroomunits.........................................................................................15

Systemdiagram......................................................................................................17

Basicfunctionality..................................................................................................17

Omnibeam.................................................................................................18

Stabilisationsystem....................................................................................19

Reception...................................................................................................20

Transmission..............................................................................................21

Optionalfunctionality.............................................................................................21

Scienticoutput..........................................................................................22

Peripheralequipment..............................................................................................22

Supportinformation...............................................................................................23

GETTINGSTARTED..........................................................24

OperatingPanel....................................................................................................24

Poweron/offprocedures.........................................................................................25

Howtoswitchonthesonar..........................................................................25

Howtoswitchoffthesonar.........................................................................26

Howtoperformbasicoperations...........................................................................27

Echopresentationandmenu........................................................................27

Themenustructure.....................................................................................29

Controlthecursor.......................................................................................30

Menubuttons..............................................................................................30

Changingaparametervalue.........................................................................31

Visualaids..............................................................................................................32

Commoninformationonthedisplay............................................................32

Movingtheboundarylines..........................................................................33

Cosmetics...............................................................................................................33

On-linehelp............................................................................................................36

OPERATIONALPROCEDURES..........................................38

Poweron/offprocedures.........................................................................................38

Howtoswitchonthesonar..........................................................................38

Howtoswitchoffthesonar.........................................................................39

Menuprocedures....................................................................................................40

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Howtohidethemenu.................................................................................40

Howtosimplifythemenu...........................................................................40

Gainadjustmentprocedures...................................................................................41

Howtoadjustthegain.................................................................................41

HowtoadjusttheAGC...............................................................................42

HowtoadjusttheRCG...............................................................................42

HowtoadjusttheTVG...............................................................................43

Howtoadjustthedisplaygain.....................................................................43

Modeprocedures....................................................................................................43

Howtoselectoperationalmode...................................................................43

HowtodenethefunctionoftheModebuttons............................................44

Howtosorttheoperationalmodes...............................................................44

Markersandsymbolsprocedures...........................................................................45

Howtoadd’Target’and’Circle’markers.....................................................45

Howtoaddan’Ownship’symbol...............................................................46

Howtoadda’Gear’symbol........................................................................46

Howtoinvestigatemarkerandsymbolinformation.......................................47

Howtodeleteamarkerorsymbol................................................................48

Storageprocedures.................................................................................................48

Howtostoresonarimages...........................................................................48

Howtorecallsonarimages..........................................................................50

Howtokeepsonarimages...........................................................................51

Howtodeletesonarimages.........................................................................51

Howtorenamesonarimages.......................................................................51

Howtoprintsonarimages...........................................................................52

HowtoburnsonarimagesonaCD..............................................................52

HowtocopysonarimagestoaUSBmemorystick.......................................53

Automaticsearchandtrackingprocedures............................................................54

Howtostartthehorizontalsearchprogram...................................................54

Howtostarttheverticalsearchprogram.......................................................54

Howtoenablepositiontrack.......................................................................55

Howtoenabletargettrack...........................................................................55

Howtoaddatargettrackingline..................................................................56

Usersettingprocedures..........................................................................................57

Howtosavethecurrentusersetting.............................................................57

Howtoloadausersetting...........................................................................57

Howtorenameausersetting.......................................................................57

Howtodeleteausersetting.........................................................................58

Howtoloadthefactorysettings...................................................................58

Installationofoptions.............................................................................................58

HowtoaccesstheInstallOptionsdialog.......................................................58

’InstallOptions’parameterdialog................................................................59

Addingoptionalfunctionality......................................................................59

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Softwareprocedures...............................................................................................60

Backupandrestore.....................................................................................60

CreatingabackupimageDVD....................................................................60

RestorefromabackupimageDVD..............................................................60

HowtoreactivateyourWindowslicense......................................................61

DISPLAYMODES.............................................................67

Howtochoosedisplaymode..................................................................................67

Bowup...................................................................................................................69

Bowup/Audio........................................................................................................70

Bowup/Vertical......................................................................................................71

Bowup/DualVertical.............................................................................................72

Bowup/180°Vertical.............................................................................................73

Truemotion............................................................................................................74

Truemotion/V ertical...............................................................................................75

Northup..................................................................................................................76

Dual1.....................................................................................................................77

Dual2.....................................................................................................................78

270°/Vertical...........................................................................................................79

OPERATINGPANEL.........................................................80

’Mainswitch’eld.................................................................................................81

’Symbol’eld.........................................................................................................82

’Mode’eld............................................................................................................84

’Gain’eld.............................................................................................................84

’Range’eld...........................................................................................................85

’Cursor’eld..........................................................................................................85

’Train’eld.............................................................................................................87

’Tilt’eld................................................................................................................88

’Various’eld.........................................................................................................90

MENUDESCRIPTIONS.....................................................91

Aboutthemenus.....................................................................................................91

Activemenus..........................................................................................................92

Horizontalmenu.........................................................................................92

Verticalmenu.............................................................................................94

Vertical180menu.......................................................................................95

Displaymenu.............................................................................................97

Setupmenu................................................................................................98

Objectsmenu............................................................................................100

Temporarymenus.................................................................................................101

Cosmeticsmenu.......................................................................................102

Store/Recallmenu.....................................................................................103

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SystemTestmenu.....................................................................................104

SortModesmenu......................................................................................106

Pop-upmenus.......................................................................................................106

Viewpop-upmenu....................................................................................107

CatchViewpop-upmenu..........................................................................108

Objectpop-upmenu..................................................................................108

Viewmenus..........................................................................................................110

GeoViewmenu..........................................................................................110

VerticalViewmenu.....................................................................................111

CatchViewmenu.......................................................................................112

Messages..............................................................................................................113

Warningsmenu..........................................................................................114

OperatorAlarmsmenu...............................................................................115

SystemAlarmsmenu.................................................................................116

Errorsmenu...............................................................................................117

PARAMETERS................................................................118

Abouttheparameterdialogs.................................................................................118

Alphabeticallistofparameters.............................................................................120

Parameterdescriptions.........................................................................................121

About.......................................................................................................121

AGC........................................................................................................121

Beam.......................................................................................................122

Bearing(Display).....................................................................................123

Bearing(Horizontal).................................................................................124

Bearing(V ertical).....................................................................................125

ColourThreshold......................................................................................125

Colours....................................................................................................126

DataSource..............................................................................................127

Dateandtimeproperties............................................................................128

DeadReckoning.......................................................................................128

DefaultSetting.........................................................................................129

Density....................................................................................................130

DirectionIndicator....................................................................................130

DisplayGain............................................................................................131

EditGear(Purse)......................................................................................132

EditGear(Trawl)......................................................................................133

EditSchool...............................................................................................134

ExternalSynchronisation...........................................................................134

FishAlarm...............................................................................................135

Gain.........................................................................................................137

Gear.........................................................................................................137

Heading...................................................................................................138

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InspectObject...........................................................................................139

Language.................................................................................................140

Menu.......................................................................................................141

MessageBar.............................................................................................141

MiddlePos(ition)......................................................................................142

Mode.......................................................................................................143

ModeButtons...........................................................................................144

Movements..............................................................................................144

NoiseFilter..............................................................................................145

Palette......................................................................................................146

PanelBacklight........................................................................................146

PPFilter...................................................................................................147

PulseForm...............................................................................................148

Range......................................................................................................150

Range(CatchView)...................................................................................151

RCG........................................................................................................152

Recall......................................................................................................153

RecallMode.............................................................................................153

Ruler........................................................................................................154

Scale........................................................................................................155

SchoolData..............................................................................................156

ScienticOutput.......................................................................................156

SearchSector............................................................................................157

SearchStep..............................................................................................158

SlantRange..............................................................................................158

Speed.......................................................................................................159

Stabilizer..................................................................................................160

Status.......................................................................................................161

Store........................................................................................................162

StoreMode...............................................................................................163

TargetTrack.............................................................................................164

Tilt...........................................................................................................165

Tip...........................................................................................................166

TrackHistory...........................................................................................167

TrackWindow..........................................................................................168

Transducer...............................................................................................168

TRUOn/Off.............................................................................................169

TrueRange...............................................................................................171

TVG........................................................................................................171

TXPower.................................................................................................172

Units........................................................................................................172

UserSetting..............................................................................................173

WindDirection.........................................................................................174

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Zoom.......................................................................................................175

ZoomScale..............................................................................................176

BASICTHEORY..............................................................177

Settings.................................................................................................................177

WhatisTVG?..........................................................................................177

WhatisAGC?..........................................................................................178

WhatisthePPFilter?................................................................................178

Aboutpulseformandlength......................................................................178

Aboutbeamwidths...................................................................................178

AboutGain...............................................................................................179

WhatisRCG?..........................................................................................180

Abouttilt..................................................................................................180

Noiseandreverberation........................................................................................181

Cavitation.................................................................................................181

Reverberation...........................................................................................182

Blocking..................................................................................................183

Checkthenoiseyourself!..........................................................................183

Layersanddeections..........................................................................................184

Temperatureandsalinitylayers..................................................................184

Deections...............................................................................................184

ON-BOARDMAINTENANCE............................................186

Preventivemaintenanceschedule.........................................................................187

Regularormonthlybasis...........................................................................187

Everythreemonths...................................................................................187

Whenindrydock.....................................................................................188

Afterdrydocking......................................................................................188

Wheneverrequired....................................................................................188

Wheelhouseunitson-boardmaintenance.............................................................189

Colourdisplayon-boardmaintenance........................................................189

ProcessorUniton-boardmaintenance........................................................189

OperatingPanelon-boardmaintenance......................................................189

TransceiverUniton-boardmaintenance...............................................................190

Ambienttemperatureandhumidity............................................................190

TransceiverUnitcleaning..........................................................................190

TransceiverUnitfuses...............................................................................190

TransceiverUnitHeatExchanger...............................................................191

TransceiverUnitserviceableparts..............................................................191

PowerSupplyUnitmaintenance..........................................................................192

PowerSupplyUnitcleaning......................................................................192

PowerSupplyUnitserviceableparts..........................................................192

PowerSupplyUnitfuses...........................................................................192

HullUnitmaintenance..........................................................................................193

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Hullunitfamiliarization............................................................................194

MotorControlUnitfamiliarization.............................................................195

FusesintheMotorControlUnit.................................................................196

Hoistingandloweringfromthesonarroom................................................197

Motorprotectingswitch(S301).................................................................201

Dockingthevessel....................................................................................201

Cleaningthetransducer.............................................................................203

Airbleeding.............................................................................................205

Hullunitlubrication..................................................................................206

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Aboutthismanual

ABOUTTHISMANUAL

Purpose

Thepurposeofthisreferencemanualistoprovidethe
descriptions,proceduresanddetailedparameterexplanations
requiredtoallowforsafeandefcientuseoftheSimradSH90,
aswellasathoroughunderstandingofthesystemparameters
andadjustments.

Agoodunderstandingofsystemfunctionsandcontrolsis
essentialtofullytakeadvantageofthefunctionalityprovided.
Seaconditionsvary,sometimesdrastically,anditisnot
possibletoidentifysettingsthatwillprovidethebestdataat
alltimes.Carefulstudyoftheinformationinthismanualis
highlyrecommended,preferablywhileexploringthesystem’s
functionality.

Systemoperationisadynamicactivityrequiringregular
adjustmentsandnetuningtoachievethebestpossibleresults
undervaryingenvironmentalconditions.

Softwareversion

Thismanualcompliestosoftwareversion2.1.X.

Registeredtrademarks

Windows,WindowsXP ,andWindows7areeitherregistered
trademarks,ortrademarksofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnited
Statesand/orothercountries.

References

ThefollowingusermanualshavebeenprovidedfortheSimrad
SH90.EnglishmanualsareprovidedwiththeSH90whenitis
shipped.Whenavailable,manualsinotherlanguagesmaybe
downloadedfromh

t t p : / / w w w . s i m r a d . c o m .

•SimradSH90InstallationManual,English[323776]

•SimradSH90OperatorManual,English[323773]

•SimradSH90ReferenceManual,English[323775]

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SIMRADSH90

StudythischaptertofamiliarizeyourselfwiththeSimradSH90.

Topics

•Importantmattersonpage12

•Basicinformationonpage13

•Mainunitsonpage13

•Systemdiagramonpage17

•Basicfunctionalityonpage17

•Optionalfunctionalityonpage21

•Peripheralequipmentonpage22

Importantmatters

Aswithalladvancedinstruments,thereareafewimportant
mattersabouttheSH90thatyoumustremember.

Beforeyouswitchonthesonar

Beforeyoupowerupthesonar,makesurethatyouhavesufcient
waterdepthtolowerthetransducer!

Whenthesonarisnotinuse

Toprotectthesonarwhenitisnotinuse,westronglyadviceyou
tohoistthetransducer,eventhoughyoumaynotswitchoffthe
power.Innarroworshallowwatersthisisveryimportant,since
youmay-inworstcase-runthetransducerintothebottom.
Thiswilldamagethetransducerandthetransducershaft,and
extensiverepairisrequired.

Whenyoudockthevessel

Itisveryimportantthatthesonarsystemremainss

w i t c h e d o f f
whenthevesselisindrydock.Ifthetransducerissubjected
totransmitpowerwhenitisinopenair,itwillbedamaged.
Asasafeguardingmeasure,youcanremovethepowerfuses
onthesonarsystembeforethevesselisdocked.Asanextra
safeguardingmeasure,thesonarisbydefaultpoweredupwith
thetransmitpowerswitchedoff.

Manualoperationofthehullunit

Intheeventofimproperoperation,thepowerful3kWelectric
motormaycauseseriousdamagetotheequipmentand/orinjury
topersonnel.

Therefore,b

e f o r e youstarttheoperation,readcarefullythrough
therelevantprocedure(s).Youwillthenfamiliarizeyourself
withthemethod.

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Ifsomethingbreaksdown

Ifyouthinkthatsomethinghasbeendamagedonthesonar,
contactyourlocaldealerforadvice.

Basicinformation

TheSimradSH90isanomnidirectionalhighfrequencysonar.

Itisdesignedforallsizedshingvessels,bothpurseseiners
andtrawlers.

Theoperationalfrequencyis114kHz.Thecylindrical
multi-elementtransducerallowstheomnidirectionalsonarbeam
tobetiltedelectronicallyfrom+10to–60degrees.Thisallows
youtoautomaticallytrackschoolsofsh,andtoobservethe
wholewatervolumearoundthevessel.Astabilisingsystemis
includedforelectronicpitchandrollcompensation.

Greatemphasishasbeenplacedongivingthebestpossible
presentationsonahighresolutioncolourdisplay .

TheSH90ProcessorUnitiscontrolledbyMicrosoft’sWindows
XP

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operatingsystem,whichresultinaexiblechoiceofdisplay

modesforalargerangeofuserapplications.

Thesignalprocessingandbeamformingisperformedinafast
digitalsignalprocessingsystemusingthefulldynamicrange
ofthesignals.

Inadditiontothetraditionalsinglefrequencytransceiversystem,
theSimradSH90containsanadvancedfrequencymodulated
ltersystem(FM).

Mainunits

TheSimradSH90comprisesthefollowingunits:

Normallyinstalledinthewheelhouse:

•DisplayUnit

•OperatingPanel

•ProcessorUnit

•OperatingPanelpowersupply

Normallyinstalledinthesonarroom:

•TransceiverUnit

•PowerSupplyUnit

•HullUnit

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Wheelhouseunits

DisplayUnit

Thecolourdisplayisahigh-resolutionmonitor.Inaddition
tothesonarpicture,themonitorwillalsodisplaythemenu
systemfortheinteractiveoperation.Inordertoeasethesituation
comprehension,certaincolourshavebeenchosentobetterthe
distinctionbetweenthevariouselementsinthepresentation.

Thecolourdisplayisnotapartofthesonardelivery,anditmust
bepurchasedlocally.

OperatingPanel

Figure1OperatingPanel

TheOperatingPanelcontainsallnecessarycontrolfunctionsfor
normaloperationofthesonar.

Thecontrolsarearrangedinlogicalfunctiongroups,thisgivesa
clearandeasyoperation.

Notethatallsonaroperationcanalsobemadeusingthetrackball
ontheOperatingPanelandthemenusystem.Youcanalsousea
standardcomputermouse.

ProcessorUnit

TheProcessorUnitisamarinecomputerbasedontheMicrosoft
WindowsXP®operatingsystem.Itisdesignedforruggeduse.

Thecomputerisbasedonacommercialdesign,butthesoftware
andhardwarehasbeenspeciedandassembledbySimradtosuit
theSH90requirements.

ThecomputerholdsaDVDplayerforusewithfuturesoftware
upgrades.

Figure2ProcessorUnit

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Thepurposeofthiscomputeristoallowyoutocontrolthesonar.
Thecomputerservesseveralfunctions.

•Itcontrolstheoveralloperationofthesonarfunctions.

•Itprovidesthegraphicpresentationofthesonarmodesand

echoes.

•Itholdsthemenusystem.

•ItcommunicateswiththeOperatingPaneltoreadthebuttons

andtrackballmovements.

•Itperformstheadvancedsignalprocessingandbeamforming

requiredtopresenttheinformationonthedisplay .

•Itcommunicateswithperipheraldevicesandsensorsusing

seriallines.

•ItcommunicateswiththeTransceiverUnit.

OperatingPanelpowersupply

Asmallpowersupplyisimplementedtoprovidestand-bypower
totheOperatingPanel.Thepowersupplyisconnectedtothe
ProcessorUnit.

Sonarroomunits

TransceiverUnit

TheSH90TransceiverUnitislocatedinthesonarroom,closeto
theHullUnit.

Thetransceiverperformsthetransmissionandreceptioncontrol
ofthe480transmittersand480receiverchannels.16identical
transceiverboardsareused.Adedicatedpowersupplyis
providedtosupplytherequiredDCvoltagestothetransceiver.
OneEthernetcableisusedforcommunicationwiththeProcessor
Unitinthewheelhouse,andasecondEthernetcableisusedto
controlthehullunit.ThethirdEthernetcableconnectstothe
PowerSupplyUnit.

Thetransducercablesfromthehullunitarepluggedintotheside
walloftheTransceiverUnitcabinetusingaspecialplug.

TheTransceiverUnitismountedonthebulkheadusingpowerful
shockabsorbers.Theconnectorsforpowerandinterfaceare
locatedatthebottomofthecabinet.

PowerSupplyUnit

Adedicatedpowersupplycabinetisusedtoprovidethe
TransceiverUnitwithoperationalpower.

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WARNING

Thepowersupplycabinetcontainshighvoltages.
DonotopenthecabinetdoorwhiletheSH90is
switchedon.

HullUnit

TheHullUnitisdesignedtolowerthetransducer1.0meters
belowtheship’shull.

Thetransducercanalsobeloweredtoanyselectedmiddle
position.Incaseofvoltagefailure,thetransducercanberaised
orloweredmanuallybymeansofahandcrank.

Thesensorfortheelectronicstabilisationofthesonarbeams
ishousedintheMotorControlUnit,whichismountedonthe
HullUnit.

WARNING

Ifthetransducerhitslargerobjectsorbottom,the
transducershaftmaybebent,or-inworstcase­itcanbebrokenoff.Abrokentransducershaftwill
causewaterleakagethroughthetopoftheshaft.

Insuchcases,d

o n o t raisethetransducershaftto

itsupperposition.

Topreventseriousdamage,youmusthaveawater
pumpandawarningsysteminthesonarroom.

Transducer

ThecylindricalTransducerallowsthesonarbeamtogivefull
360degreescoverageofthewatervolumefrom+10anddown
to-60degrees.

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Systemdiagram

Figure3SH90Simpliedsystemdiagram

AProcessorUnit

BDisplayUnit

COperatingPanel

DOperatingPanelpowersupply

ETransceiverUnit

FPowerSupplyUnit

GMotorControlUnit

HHullUnit

ITransducer

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Basicfunctionality

ThebasicprinciplesoftheSimradSH90areuniquebecause
ofthe480transmitterand480receiverchannelswiththeir
transducerelementsspreadaroundonthecylindricaltransducer.

Thetransmission,receptionanddataprocessingareunder
computercontrol,andthepowerfulcapabilitiesofthesonarare
theresultsofsophisticateddigitalsignalprocessingsoftware
andstateofthearthardware.

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Omnibeam

WhentheOmnibeamistilted,thetotalbeampicturecanbe
comparedwithfoldinganumbrella,whichmeansthatallbeams
in360degreesaroundthevesselhavethesametiltangle.

Figure4Omnibeamprinciple

Thebeamcanbetiltedfrom+10upto-60degreesdown.

Inadditiontoseeingthetargetfromabove,itisalsopossible
toseethetargetfromtheside,byusingtheverticalslice
presentation.Inthiscasethebeamcoversacontinuousvertical
beamfrom0to-60degreesinonetransmission.

Figure560degreesverticalslice

Thisverticalslice,whichispresentedbythewhiteaudioline
inthehorizontalpicture,canbeselectedtoanybearingbythe
manualtrainingcontrol.ThecombinationoftheOmnimode
andtheverticalslicewillgiveanoptimalvisualizationofthe
catchsituation.

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Figure6Omni/verticalcombination

InadditiontotheOmnipicture,theverticalsliceisespecially
usefulforvisualizingtheverticaldistributionofaschoolof
sh.Inthatway,itisnotnecessarytogooverthetargettosee
thedistributionontheechosounder,whichoftenresultsina
spreadingoftheschool.

Stabilisationsystem

TheSimradSH90isprovidedwithastabilisationsystem.

Whenthebeamstabilizerisactivated,bothhorizontaland
verticalbeamswillbestabilizedelectronicallyforrollandpitch
movementsupto±20degrees.Thebeamdirectionwillthen
changecontinuouslyaccordingtothevessel’smovements,and
secureanoptimalcontactwiththetargetseveninroughseas.

Figure7Stabilisationsystem

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Reception

Agreatefforthasbeenmadetoreduceunwantednoisetogeta
cleanandstableechopresentation.Toachievethisgoalthesonar
receiverhasthefollowinglteringpossibilities:

•FMCorrelationlter

•AGC(AutomaticGainControl)

•RCG(ReverberationControlledGain)

•Ping-to-pinglter

•TVG(TimeV ariableGain)

•Noiselter

FMCorrelationlter

TheFM(frequencymodulation)isasweepinfrequencies.
Thereceiverltersoutthosesignalsthatarethesameasthe
transmitted.Thisprovidesalteringeffect,whichefciently
reducesinterference,noiseandreverberation.Inadditionto
givingacleanandstableechopresentation,thiswillnormally
alsoincreasethesonar’sdetectionrange.Theadvantageof
theFMcorrelationlteristhatitretainsthehighresolutionin
rangewithlongpulselengthsandhighenergy,andthatitisnot
sensitivetomovingtargets.

AGC(AutomaticGainControl)

TheAGC(AutomaticGainControl)sensestheecholevelin
severaldirections,andusethisasabasisforadjustingallthe
receiverbeams.TheAGCwillthusprovideautomaticscaling
ofthedatainordertomaintainproperdynamicrangebasedon
allechovalues

Thestrengthoftheltercanbeselectedinthemenu.

RCG(ReverberationControlledGain)

TheRCGfunctionadjustthepicturetominimizeinuencefrom
bottomandsurfacereverberation.

Thestrengthoftheltercanbeselectedinthemenu.With
maximumstrengthisselected,theRCGwilleffectivelyreduce
thebottominshallowwater,whilevariationsonthebottom
willbedisplayed.Notethatscatteredshcanbeperceivedas
reverberation.TheRCGltermustthereforebeusedwithcareif
scatteredschoolsaretobedetected.

Ping-to-pinglter

TheeSimradSH90isequippedwithaping-to-pinglter(PP
Filter)toprovideacleanandsteadypresentationbyreducingthe
interferenceandnoise.Thisltercomparestheechoesfroma

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selectedamountoftransmissions(pings),andanechohastobe
presentintheselectedamountofpingsinordertobepresented
onthedisplay .

Notethatinroughseas,whenthebeameasilycanmissthetarget
inseveralpings,thePPFiltermustbeusedwithcare.

TVG(TimeVariableGain)

TheTimeV ariableGain(TVG)functioncontrolsthegainof
thereceiversothataschoolwithagivensizeanddensityis
presentedwithapproximatelythesamestrengthonthedisplay,
insidetheregulatedTVGrange.Thiscanalsobeseenasalter,
becauseitreducesthenoiseclosetothevessel.Theregulated
strengthoftheTVGcanbeselectedinthemenu.

Noiselter

Thenoiselterisdesignedtoremoveunwantedacousticnoise
fromthesonarpicture.Itwillreducetheinterferencefromother
acousticsystems(sonarsandechosounders)onyourownvessel
andfromothervesselsinthevicinity.Itwillalsosuppressthe
noisefromyourownpropellersandfromothersimilarnoise
sources.

Transmission

ThetransmissioniscontrolledfromtheProcessorUnit.The
parametersyouhavechosenaretransferredtotheTransceiver
UnitbymeansoftheEthernetcable.

TheTransceiverUnitcontains480transmitterchannelswhich
aredistributedon16identicaltransceivercircuitboards.Each
transmitterchannelisindividuallyloadedwiththeparametersfor
therelevanttransducerelementposition.Theparametersinclude
poweroutputandtimedelaytoformabeamwiththeselected
beamangle.

Whenthestabilisingsystemisactive,thetiltangleforeachbeam
willautomaticallybecorrectedrelativetothevessel’spitchand
rollmovements.

Optionalfunctionality

TheSimradSH90isasingle114kHzsonarwithbeam
stabilisation.

Theoptionsdescribedbelowarepreprogrammedintothe
standardsoftwareversion,andacodewordisrequiredtomake
theactualoptionavailable.

•Scienticoutput

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Scienticoutput

TheScienticOutputisdesignedforresearchpurposes.When
activated,thefollowingdataareavailableonanEthernet(LAN)
output:

•Beamdata

•Targetdata

•Ownshipdata

•Geardata

Thescienticoutputoptionmayalsoincludesoftwarefora
ScienticDataLogger.

Peripheralequipment

TheSimradSH90requiresconnectiontoaspeedlogandacourse
gyro.Aninaccuratelogorgyroinputwillcauseinaccurate
indicationofthevesselandtargetmovements.

Inadditiontologandgyro,thefollowingperipheralequipment
canbeconnectedtothesonar:

•A(D)GPSmaybeconnectedtothesonartoestablishthe

vesselspositionandprovidecursorandmarkerlatitudeand
longitude.

•ASimradcatchmonitoringsystemwillprovidethenetdepth

indigitsandbarsonthecatchdatapresentation.

•Simradtrawlinstrumentation:

–SimradFS70,FS900andFS3300:Thetrawlwillbe

displayedincorrectdepth.

–SimradITI:Thetrawlwillbedisplayedincorrectsize,

depth,distanceandbearing.

•Acurrentmetersystemwillindicatethecurrentspeedand

directionforuptothreedifferentdepthsinthesonarpicture.

•Aradiobuoysystem(GPStype)willprovidethegeographical

positionofthebuoy(s)inthesonarpicture.

Forconnectionofanyofthisperipheralequipment,contactyour
localdealer.

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Supportinformation

IfyouneedadditionaltechnicalsupportforyourSimradSH90
youmustcontactyourlocaldealer,oroneofoursupport
departments.

Norway(Mainofce)

•Address:Strandpromenaden50,3190Horten,Norway

•Telephone:[phone]

•Telefax:[phone]

•E-mailaddress:s

i m r a d . s u p p o r t @ s i m r a d . c o m

•Website:h t t p : / / w w w . s i m r a d . n o

Spain

•Address:PoligonoPartidaTorres38,03570Villajoyosa,

Spain

•Telephone:[phone]

•Telefax:[phone]

•E-mailaddress:s

i m r a d . s p a i n @ s i m r a d . c o m

•Website:h t t p : / / w w w . s i m r a d . e s

USA

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

•Telephone:[phone]

•Telefax:[phone]

•E-mailaddress:s

i m r a d . u s a @ s i m r a d . c o m

•Website:h t t p : / / w w w . s i m r a d . c o m

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GETTINGSTARTED

Pleasendthebasicinformationrequiredtogetyoustartedup
withtheSimradSH90.

Topics

•OperatingPanelonpage24

•Poweron/offproceduresonpage25

•Howtoperformbasicoperationsonpage27

•Visualaidsonpage32

•Cosmeticsonpage33

•On-linehelponpage36

OperatingPanel

Themostfrequentlyusedfunctionsaredirectlyaccessiblebythe
designatedcontrolbuttonsontheOperatingPanel,andmayenter
operationalcommandsdirectly.

Thebuttonsaregroupedineldsaccordingtotheirpurpose.
Mostsonarfunctionsarealsoaccessibleandactivatedusingthe
menusystemonthedisplayandthetrackballandSelectbutton
ontheOperatingPanel.

Figure8OperatingPanel

AMainswitch:Powerthesonaron(andoff),lowerandhoist

thetransducer

BSymbol:Controlthetargetmarkersprovidingexactlatitude

andlongitudepositioning.

CMode:Selectyourfavouritedisplaymodeorusersetting

withthepushonabutton.

DGain:Separategaincontrolforhorizontalandverticalsonar

presentation.

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ERange:Separaterangecontrolforhorizontalandvertical

sonarpresentation.

FCursor:Menuandcursorcontrol.

GTilt:Easycontrolofthesonar’stiltangle,orstartautomatic

searchprogram.

HV arious:Storeinterestingscreencaptures,andzoominon

details.

ITrain:Manualcontrolofbeamtraining,startautomatic

searchandtrackingprograms.

Poweron/offprocedures

Theseproceduresexplainhowtoswitchthesonarsystemonand
off.Theoperationismadeusingthebuttonsontheoperating
panel.

Figure9OperatingPanel

Howtoswitchonthesonar

1PressthePowerbuttononthecolourdisplaymonitor.

2PressthePowerbuttonontheOperatingPanel,andkeepit

depressedforapproximatelytwoseconds.

•Thegreenlampontherightsideofthebuttonwillash
toindicatedthatthepowerhasbeenswitchedon,andthat
thecomputerisstartingup.

•Afterashortperiodyouwillseethesonarpictureon
thedisplay.

•IfthesonarsystemhasbeendisconnectedfromAC
power,theProcessorUnitmustbestartedmanually.Use
theon/offswitchbehindthelidonthefrontpanel.

3Checkthatthewaterdepthbeneaththekeelissufcientto

lowerthetransducer.

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4PresstheDownbuttononthecontrolpaneltolowerthe

transducer.

•Thegreenlampnexttothebuttonwillash,andan
audiblesignalindicatesthatthetransducerislowered.

•Whenthelowerpositionhasbeenreached,thelamp
willbelitcontinuously,theaudiblesignalstops,and
thetopbuttonintheStatusparameterdialogshows

Transducer:Down.

•Bydefaultthetransmitpowerisdisabledwhenthe
sonarispoweredup.Thisisforsafetyreasons.Onthe

Horizontalmenu,youwillseethattheTXpowerbutton

ashestoremindyouofthis.

5ClicktheTXpowertoselectFull.

Howtoswitchoffthesonar

1PresstheUpbuttonontheOperatingPanel.

•Thegreenlampnexttothebuttonwillash,andan
audiblesignalindicatesthatthetransducerishoisted.

•Whentheupperpositionhasbeenreached,thelampwill
illuminatecontinuously,theaudiblesignalstops,andthe
upperbuttonintheStatusmenushowsT ransducer:UP.

2PressthePowerbuttonontheOperatingPanel,andkeepit

depressedforapproximatelytwoseconds.

3Switchoffthedisplaymonitor.

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4Pleasenote:

•Ifthesonarisswitchedoffuncontrolledwiththe
transducerinitsloweredposition,thetransducerwill
normallybehoistedautomaticallyafterapproximately
oneminute.Y oumusthoweververifythatthistakes
place.Ifthetransducerisn

o t hoistedautomatically,itcan
beraisedmanuallybymeansofthehoist/lowerswitchin
theMotorControlUnit.Ifmainspowerislost,youcan
alsousethehandcrankprovided.

Howtoperformbasicoperations

Observethisbriefproceduretofamiliarizeyourselfwiththe
basicoperationswithechopresentationsandmenuoperations.

Echopresentationandmenu

1Oncethesonarsystemisupandrunning,observethelayout

ofthedisplaypresentation:

•Onther

i g h t side,observethemenusystem(A).

•Onthel

e f t side,observethesonarechopresentation(B).

Figure10Basicmenu(A)andechopresentation(B)

2OntheOperatingPanel,presstheMenubutton(located

abovethelargetrackball).

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3Onthedisplay ,observethatthemenudisappears.

Whenthemenuisremovedtheechopresentationisextended
tocovertheentiredisplay.

4Usethetrackball,andmovethecursorovertotheleftor

rightsideofthedisplay.

5Observethatthemenureappearsontheselectedside,and

thattheremainingechopresentationareaisn

o t re-scaled.

6Movethecursortowardsthecentreofthedisplay,and

observethatthetemporarymenudisappears.

7OntheOperatingPanel,presstheMenubuttononemore

time,andobservethatthemenureappears.

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