Simrad SH90 - REV B, SH90 Operator's Manual

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SimradSH90

Operatormanual

Thismanualprovidesyouwiththebasicinformation requiredtooperatetheSimradSH90.Foramoredetailed descriptionoftheoperationandfunctionality,including menusandallparameters,refertotheSimradSH90 Referencemanual.

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

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Dokumentnr:323773/RevisjonB/ISBN-13978-82-8066-112-8

Rev.A19.10.2009

Originalissue.

Rev.B

10.05.2010

ReleasedforSW2.1.X.

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Tableofcontents

ABOUTTHISMANUAL.......................................................7

SIMRADSH90...................................................................8

Importantmatters.....................................................................................................8

Basicinformation.....................................................................................................8

GETTINGSTARTED..........................................................10

OperatingPanel....................................................................................................10

Poweron/offprocedures.........................................................................................11

Howtoswitchonthesonar..........................................................................11

Howtoswitchoffthesonar.........................................................................12

Howtoperformbasicoperations...........................................................................13

Echopresentationandmenu........................................................................13

Themenustructure.....................................................................................15

Controlthecursor.......................................................................................16

Menubuttons..............................................................................................16

Changingaparametervalue.........................................................................17

Visualaids..............................................................................................................18

Commoninformationonthedisplay............................................................18

Movingtheboundarylines..........................................................................19

Cosmetics...............................................................................................................19

On-linehelp............................................................................................................22

OPERATIONALPROCEDURES..........................................24

Menuprocedures....................................................................................................24

Howtohidethemenu.................................................................................24

Howtosimplifythemenu...........................................................................24

Gainadjustmentprocedures...................................................................................25

Howtoadjustthegain.................................................................................25

HowtoadjusttheAGC...............................................................................25

HowtoadjusttheRCG...............................................................................26

HowtoadjusttheTVG...............................................................................26

Howtoadjustthedisplaygain.....................................................................27

Modeprocedures....................................................................................................27

Howtoselectoperationalmode...................................................................27

HowtodenethefunctionoftheModebuttons............................................28

Howtosorttheoperationalmodes...............................................................28

Markersandsymbolsprocedures...........................................................................28

Howtoadd’Target’and’Circle’markers.....................................................29

Howtoaddan’Ownship’symbol...............................................................29

Howtoadda’Gear’symbol........................................................................30

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Howtoinvestigatemarkerandsymbolinformation.......................................31

Howtodeleteamarkerorsymbol................................................................32

Storageprocedures.................................................................................................32

Howtostoresonarimages...........................................................................32

Howtorecallsonarimages..........................................................................33

Howtokeepsonarimages...........................................................................34

Howtodeletesonarimages.........................................................................34

Howtorenamesonarimages.......................................................................35

Howtoprintsonarimages...........................................................................35

HowtoburnsonarimagesonaCD..............................................................36

HowtocopysonarimagestoaUSBmemorystick.......................................36

Automaticsearchandtrackingprocedures............................................................37

Howtostartthehorizontalsearchprogram...................................................37

Howtostarttheverticalsearchprogram.......................................................38

Howtoenablepositiontrack.......................................................................39

Howtoenabletargettrack...........................................................................39

Howtoaddatargettrackingline..................................................................40

Usersettingprocedures..........................................................................................40

Howtosavethecurrentusersetting.............................................................40

Howtoloadausersetting...........................................................................41

Howtorenameausersetting.......................................................................41

Howtodeleteausersetting.........................................................................41

Howtoloadthefactorysettings...................................................................42

Installationofoptions.............................................................................................42

HowtoaccesstheInstallOptionsdialog.......................................................42

’InstallOptions’parameterdialog................................................................43

Addingoptionalfunctionality......................................................................43

Softwareprocedures...............................................................................................43

Backupandrestore.....................................................................................43

CreatingabackupimageDVD....................................................................44

RestorefromabackupimageDVD..............................................................44

HowtoreactivateyourWindowslicense......................................................45

DISPLAYMODES.............................................................50

OPERATINGPANEL.........................................................53

MENUDESCRIPTIONS.....................................................55

Activemenus..........................................................................................................55

Horizontalmenu.........................................................................................55

Verticalmenu.............................................................................................57

Vertical180menu.......................................................................................58

Displaymenu.............................................................................................59

Setupmenu................................................................................................61

Objectsmenu..............................................................................................63

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Temporarymenus...................................................................................................63

Cosmeticsmenu.........................................................................................63

Store/Recallmenu.......................................................................................63

SystemTestmenu.......................................................................................64

SortModesmenu........................................................................................64

BASICTHEORY................................................................65

Settings...................................................................................................................65

WhatisTVG?............................................................................................65

WhatisAGC?............................................................................................66

WhatisthePPFilter?..................................................................................66

Aboutpulseformandlength........................................................................66

Aboutbeamwidths.....................................................................................66

AboutGain.................................................................................................67

WhatisRCG?............................................................................................68

Abouttilt....................................................................................................68

Noiseandreverberation..........................................................................................69

Cavitation...................................................................................................69

Reverberation.............................................................................................70

Blocking....................................................................................................71

Checkthenoiseyourself!............................................................................71

Layersanddeections............................................................................................72

Temperatureandsalinitylayers....................................................................72

Deections.................................................................................................72

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Aboutthismanual

ABOUTTHISMANUAL

Purpose

Thepurposeofthisoperatormanualistopresentthedescriptions andproceduresrequiredtooperatetheSimradSH90inasafeand efcientmanner.

Itisnotwithinthetasksofthismanualtodescribeallfunctions andparametersindetail.Itisthereforealsoimportantthatyou studytheotherdocumentsthatareprovidedwithyoursystem. Fordetaileddescriptionsofallfunctionsandparameters,referto theSimradSH90Referencemanual.

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.

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.

TherelevantproceduresarelocatedintheSH90Reference Manual.

Ifsomethingbreaksdown

Ifyouthinkthatsomethinghasbeendamagedonthesonar, contactyourlocaldealerforadvice.

Basicinformation

TheSimradSH90isanomnidirectionalhighfrequencysonar.

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Itisdesignedforallsizedshingvessels,bothpurseseiners andtrawlers.

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

Greatemphasishasbeenplacedongivingthebestpossible presentationsonahighresolutioncolourdisplay.

TheSH90ProcessorUnitiscontrolledbyMicrosoft’sWindows XP

operatingsystem,whichresultinaexiblechoiceofdisplay

modesforalargerangeofuserapplications.

Thesignalprocessingandbeamformingisperformedinafast digitalsignalprocessingsystemusingthefulldynamicrange ofthesignals.

Inadditiontothetraditionalsinglefrequencytransceiversystem, theSimradSH90containsanadvancedfrequencymodulated ltersystem(FM).

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GETTINGSTARTED

Pleasendthebasicinformationrequiredtogetyoustartedup withtheSimradSH90.

OperatingPanel

Themostfrequentlyusedfunctionsaredirectlyaccessiblebythe designatedcontrolbuttonsontheOperatingPanel,andmayenter operationalcommandsdirectly.

Thebuttonsaregroupedineldsaccordingtotheirpurpose. Mostsonarfunctionsarealsoaccessibleandactivatedusingthe menusystemonthedisplayandthetrackballandSelectbutton ontheOperatingPanel.

Figure1OperatingPanel

AMainswitch:Powerthesonaron(andoff),lowerandhoist

thetransducer

BSymbol:Controlthetargetmarkersprovidingexactlatitude

andlongitudepositioning.

CMode:Selectyourfavouritedisplaymodeorusersetting

withthepushonabutton.

DGain:Separategaincontrolforhorizontalandverticalsonar

presentation.

ERange:Separaterangecontrolforhorizontalandvertical

sonarpresentation.

FCursor:Menuandcursorcontrol.

GTilt:Easycontrolofthesonar’stiltangle,orstartautomatic

searchprogram.

HV arious:Storeinterestingscreencaptures,andzoominon

details.

ITrain:Manualcontrolofbeamtraining,startautomatic

searchandtrackingprograms.

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Poweron/offprocedures

Theseproceduresexplainhowtoswitchthesonarsystemonand off.Theoperationismadeusingthebuttonsontheoperating panel.

Figure2OperatingPanel

Howtoswitchonthesonar

1PressthePowerbuttononthecolourdisplaymonitor.

2PressthePowerbuttonontheOperatingPanel,andkeepit

depressedforapproximatelytwoseconds.

POWER

•Thegreenlampontherightsideofthebuttonwillash toindicatedthatthepowerhasbeenswitchedon,andthat thecomputerisstartingup.

•Afterashortperiodyouwillseethesonarpictureon thedisplay.

•IfthesonarsystemhasbeendisconnectedfromAC power,theProcessorUnitmustbestartedmanually.Use theon/offswitchbehindthelidonthefrontpanel.

3Checkthatthewaterdepthbeneaththekeelissufcientto

lowerthetransducer.

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4PresstheDownbuttononthecontrolpaneltolowerthe

transducer.

Down

•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 upperbuttonintheStatusmenushowsTransducer:UP.

2PressthePowerbuttonontheOperatingPanel,andkeepit

depressedforapproximatelytwoseconds.

POWER

3Switchoffthedisplaymonitor.

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4Pleasenote:

•Ifthesonarisswitchedoffuncontrolledwiththe transducerinitsloweredposition,thetransducerwill normallybehoistedautomaticallyafterapproximately oneminute.Youmusthoweververifythatthistakes 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).

Figure3Basicmenu(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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Themenustructure

Themenucontainsseveraldifferentbuttons,tabsandparameter dialogs.

Figure4Menustructure

ASonartype:Thiseldsimplystatesthenameofthe

sonar.

BMode:Clickheretochangedisplaymode.Ifyou

clickonthemiddleofthebuttonyouwillopena dedicatedmenuformodeselection.Ifyouclickonthe rightorleftsideofthebuttonyoucanscrollthrough theavailablemodes.

CT ab:Clickonatabtobringforwardthemenu.

DMenu:Thisisthebodyofthemenu.Eachmenuholds

oneormorebuttons.

EButton:Clickonabuttontochangetheapplicable

parameter.Ifyouclickonthemiddleofthebutton youwillnormallyopenadedicatedparameterdialog forparameterselection.Ifyouclickontherightorleft sideofthebuttonyoucanscrollthroughtheavailable choices.

FParameterdialog:Whenyouclickabutton,the

relevantparameterdialogopensatthebottomofthe menu.Eachparameterdialogholdsoneormore buttonsormenus.T ocloseaparameterdialog,click theClosebutton.MostdialogsprovideaHelpbutton foraccesstotheon-linehelp.Inthisexampleyou canseetheStatusdialog,whichisreplacedwhena parameterdialogisopened.

GMessages:Thebuttonatthebottomofthemenuis

usedtoprovidemessagesfromthesonarsystem.

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Controlthecursor

CURSOR

SONAROPERA TINGPANEL

Select

View

Object

(CD015022L)

Operatethetrackball(A)ontheOperating Panel.

Observethatthecursormovesonthesonar display,andthatitchangesitsformdepending onitslocation.

ObservethelocationoftheSelectbutton(B). Pressthisbuttontomakeaselection.

TheViewandObjectbuttonsabovethetrackball areusedtoopenspecicmenus.

Menubuttons

Eachmenucontainsseveralbuttons.Eachbuttonshowsboththe functionandthecurrentparameter.Themajorityofthebuttons ineachmenueldhavethreefunctions:

•Youcanselectalowerparametervalue.

•Youcanselectahigherparametervalue.

•Youcanopentheapplicableparameterdialog.

(C )D015010A

AClickheretodecreasetheparametervalue

BClickheretoincreasetheparametervalue

CClickheretoopentheparameterdialog.

UsethetrackballontheOperatingPanel,andpositionthecursor overthel

e f t sideofthebutton(A).Observethattheshapeofthe cursorchangestoa“minus”sign.Thismeansthatthevalueof theparameterwilldecreasewhenyoupresstheSelectbutton ontheOperatingPanel.

Positionthecursoroverther

i g h t sideofthebutton(B).Observe thattheshapeofthecursorchangestoa“plus”sign.Thismeans thatthevalueoftheparameterwillincreasewhenyoupressthe

Selectbutton.

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Positionthecursoronthecentreofthemenubutton(C).Observe thattheshapeofthecursorchangestoa“menu”symbol.This meansthattheapplicableparameterdialogwillopenwhenyou presstheSelectbutton.Thedialogappearsinthelowerpartof themenueld.

Changingaparametervalue

Observethisgenericproceduretochangeaparametervalue. Onceyouhavegainedmoreexperience,andhavebecomemore familiarwiththeavailableoptions,youwillselecttheparameters directlyfromthebuttons.

Figure5Changingaparametervalue

)D015010C

1Movethecursortothemiddleofthemenubutton(A).

Observethatthecursorchangesitsshapetoamenusymbol.

2PresstheSelectbuttonontheOperatingPanel.

3Observethatthecorrespondingparameterdialog(B)opens

atthebottomofthemenu.

4Movethecursordowntothedialog,positionthecursor

overtherequestedparametervalue(C),andpresstheSelect buttonagain.

5Observethatthechangeyouhaverequestedtakesimmediate

effectonthesonar.

•Thismakesiteasytotesttheeffectofeachparameter setting.Notehoweverthattransceiverrelatedparameters willrstbeoperationalinthenextping.

6MovethecursordowntotheClosebutton(D),andpress

theSelectbuttonagain.

7Observethattheparameterdialogcloses.

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Note

Inthismanual,thephrase“Clickthebutton”meansthatyou shallpositionthecursoroverthemenubutton,andthenpress theSelectbuttonontheOperatingPanel.

Certainparametersettingsareidentiedwithanasterisk(*).This symbolindicatesthedefaultsettingknowntoperformwellunder normalconditions.Ifyouget“lost“intheparametersettings,the

Defaultsettingsfunctionwillbringupthesenormalparameters.

TheDefaultsettingfunctionisavailableontheSetupmenu,anda dedicatedparameterdialogisused.

IntheSimradSH90sonar,allparametersarestored.This functionwillcausethesonartorememberalltheselected parametersettings,evenwhenthesonarisswitchedoff.

Visualaids

Thesonardisplaycontainsnotonlythesonarpictureandthe menusystem,butalsootherinformationthatisusefulfor efcientoperation.

Commoninformationonthedisplay

Innearlyalldisplaymodes,thefollowinginformationis provided.

Figure6Visualaids

ACurrenthorizontalgain.

BCurrenthorizontalrange.

CThecursor’ scurrentgeographicalposition(providedthat

thenecessarysensorisconnectedtothesonar).

DThecursor’ scurrentbearingrelativetothevesselortrue

north.

ECurrenttilt.

FCurrentrangeanddepthofthecursorposition.

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Movingtheboundarylines

Inmostdisplaymodeswithmultipleviews,thesizeofeachview caneasilybemodiedbymovingtheboundarylinebetweenthe views.Observethefollowingprocedure:

1Placethecursorontheboundaryline.Observethatit

changesitsshapetoadoublearrow(↔).

2Pressa

n d h o l d theSelectbuttonontheOperatingPanel.

3MovethecursorwiththeSelectbuttondepressed.Observe

thattheboundarylineismoved.

4ReleasetheSelectbutton.

5Observethattheboundarylinehasbeenrelocatedtothenew

cursorposition.

Cosmetics

ThechoicesintheCosmeticsmenuallowsyoutoenableor disablearangeofvisualaidsinthesonarpicture.

1ClicktheDisplaytabtoopenthe

Displaymenu.

2ClicktheCosmeticsbuttontoopen

theCosmeticsmenu.

3Observearangeofparameters

availabletoprovideyouwith additionalinformationonthesonar picture.

•TheClosebuttonclosesthismenu.

•TheHelpbuttonopenstheon-line help.

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Figure7BearingCard(A),WindMarker(B)andDistance Rings(C)

(CD015013B)

100

200

300

400

TheBearingCard(A)showsthecurrentbearingrelativetothe vessel.Themarkersareshownasshortwhitelinesforevery10th degreealongtheoutercircleofthesonarview.

TheWindMarker(B)isshownasanarrowdrawnfromthe Compasscardpointingtowardsthecentreofthedisplay.Ifa windsensorisconnectedtothesonar,itwillautomaticallyshow thecurrentwinddirection.Otherwise,thewinddirectionmaybe enteredmanually .Thearrowhasaxedlength,itisnotscaled accordingtothecurrentwindspeed.

TheDistanceRings(C)areshownasdottedrings,eachwitha rangeread-outonthelefthandsideofthedisplaycentre.

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Figure8V ariableRangeMarker(D),CompassCard(E)and VerticalRing(F)

TheVariableRangeMarker(VRM)(D)consistsofanadjustable rangeringwithrangeread-out.Itcanbeusedforanytypeof distancemarkingrelativetothevessel.Toadjustthemarker, locatethecursoronthemarkerring,presstheSelectonthe OperatingPanel,andmovethecursorwiththeSelectbutton depressed.Whenthebuttonisreleased,thevariablerange markerradiuswillbelockedtothenewposition.

TheCompassCard(E)isshownasshortyellowlinesfor every10thdegreealongtheoutermostcircleofthesonarview. Atrianglesymbolindicateseach90thdegree.Ithaslabels indicatingNorth,East,SouthandWest.Itisupdatedwhenthe headingofownshiphaschangedmorethan1degree.

TheV erticalRing(F)showstheselectedrangeofthevertical sliceasafullcircleinthehorizontalpresentation.Thisisan indicationofwhichdistanceatargetshouldbepresentedinthe verticalview.TheV erticalRingwillonlybevisibleinthose modesthatsupportaverticalslice.

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Figure9DepthDividers(G),MinuteMarkers(H)andBow Marker(I)

TheDepthDividers(G)arehorizontaldottedlinesusedto visualizethedepthstepsintheverticalslices.

TheMinuteMarkers(H)areshownassmallcirclesonthetrack historyoftheship.

TheBowMarker(I)isheadingmarker.Itisadottedlinedrawn fromthebowofyourownship.

On-linehelp

TheSimradSH90sonarisequippedwithacomprehensive on-linehelpsystem.Helpisprovidedintwolevels:On-lineand Free.Itisavailablefromalltheparameterdialogsandmenusby clickingtheHelpbutton.

Oncepressed,thersthelptextwillappearinthebottomofthe menu.ThisistheOn-linetext.Itisshort,contextsensitive,and designednottointerrupttheoperationofthesonar.Toclosethe

Helpparameterdialog,clicktheClosebutton.

Toaccessmoredetailedinformation,clicktheFreebutton.This willopenthecompleteinteractivemanual.Itcontainsthesame informationastheprintedSH90ReferenceManual,butthe

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informationismadeavailableusingthemenuonthelefthand sideandinteractivelinksthroughoutthedocument.ClickFree inthebottomleftcornertoreturntothesmallon-lineparameter dialog,orClosetoexittheinteractivemanual.

Note

IfyouclickClosebuttontoclosethelargeinteractivemanual (Free),thismanualwillautomaticallyreappearthenexttime youclickaHelpbutton.

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OPERATIONALPROCEDURES

Thischapterpresentshowtoperformthemostcommon proceduresontheSH90sonar.Notethatthepoweron/off procedureshavebeenpreviouslyexplained.

Menuprocedures

Thissectionprovidesgeneralproceduresformenuhandling.

Howtohidethemenu

Themenuisnormallylocatedontherighthandsideofthe display,butifyoudon’tneedit,youcaneasilyremoveit.

1PresstheMenubuttonontheOperatingPanel.

TheMenubuttonactsasatoggleswitch.Pressoncetoremove themenu,andonemoretimetoretrieveit.

Alternativemethod

1ClicktheDisplaytabonthesonarmenu.

2ClicktheFullscreen:Onbutton.

Howtorecallthemenu

1Movethecursortothefarleftorfarrightsideofthedisplay

2Observethatthemenusystemappears.Itcanbeshownon

eitherside,andwillnotaffectthesonarpicture.

3OpentheDisplaymenu,andclickFullscreen:Off.

Howtosimplifythemenu

Thisprocedureexplainshowyoucaneasilyreducethenumber ofbuttonsonthesonarmenus.Thiscanbeusefulifyounever usethem.

1ClicktheDisplaytabtoopentheDisplaymenu.

2ClicktheMenubutton.

3Intheparameterdialog,selectthemenulevelyouwishto

use.

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4ClickClosetoexit.

Gainadjustmentprocedures

Thissectionexplainshowtocontrolthemanualandautomatic gainsettingsontheSH90sonar.

Howtoadjustthegain

Youcanadjustthesonargainbymeansofthecontrolbuttons ontheOperatingPanel,orbyusingtheGainbuttononthe

HorizontalandV erticalmenus.

1OntheOperatingPanel,locatetheGaineld.

2PresstheGainH+orGainH-buttonstoincreaseordecrease

thegaininthehorizontalpresentation.

Gain

H-

Gain

H+

3PresstheGainV+orGainV-buttonstoincreaseordecrease

thegainintheverticalpresentation.

Gain

V-

Gain

V+

Alternativemethod

1Inthesonar’smenusystem,clicktheGainbuttononthe

HorizontalorV erticalmenustoadjustthegain.

ClicktheleftorrightsideoftheGainbuttontodecreaseor increasethegain,orthemiddleofthebuttontoopenthe parameterdialog.

Formoreinformationaboutthisparameter,seeAboutGainon page67.

HowtoadjusttheAGC

TheAGC(AutomaticGainControl)adjuststhegaininthe sonar’spreampliercircuitry.Thisgaindependsonthestrength oftheincomingechosignal.Theresultisaltereffect,reducing noiseandreverberation.TheAGChasfourdifferentsettings.

1ClicktheHorizontalorVerticaltabtoopentherespective

menu.

2ClicktheAGCbuttontoadjusttheparameter.

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ClicktheleftorrightsideoftheAGCbuttontodecrease orincreasethesetting,orthemiddleofthebuttontoopen theparameterdialog.

Formoreinformationaboutthisparameter,seeWhatisAGC? onpage66.

HowtoadjusttheRCG

TheRCG(ReverberationControlledGain)regulatesthereceiver gainindividuallyforeachofthereceivingbeams.Ifyouselect asmallormediumvalue,echoesfrompropellers,surfaceand bottomreverberationswillbesuppressed,whiletargetechoes willremaininview.Ifyouselectastrongltersetting,itwill removethebottom,whileechoesonthebottomwillbepresented.

Note

Scatteredshcanbeperceivedasreverberation.TheRCG functionmustthereforebeusedwithcareifyouwishtond scatteredschools.

1ClicktheHorizontalorVerticaltabtoopentherespective

menu.

2ClicktheRCGbuttontoadjusttheparameter.

ClicktheleftorrightsideoftheRCGbuttontodecrease orincreasethesetting,orthemiddleofthebuttontoopen theparameterdialog.

Formoreinformationaboutthisparameter,seeWhatisRCG? onpage68.

HowtoadjusttheTVG

TheTVG(TimeV ariedGain)controlsthegaininthesignal amplier.Thegainisweakestjustaftertheping,andincreases inaccordancewithtime(andthereforerange).Anumberof standardgaincurvesareavailable,aswellasOff.ByusingTVG, thegainisadjustedinsuchwaythataschoolofshwillbe presentedwithapproximatelythesamestrengthonthescreenin anypositioninsidetheregulatedTVGrangeof1000meters.

1ClicktheHorizontalorVerticaltabtoopentherespective

menu.

2ClickTVGtoadjusttheparameter.

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ClicktheleftorrightsideoftheTVGbuttontochoosea setting,orthemiddleofthebuttontoopentheparameter dialog.

Formoreinformationaboutthisparameter,seeWhatisTVG? onpage65.

Howtoadjustthedisplaygain

TheDisplayGainincreasesordecreasesthestrengthoftheecho presentationonthedisplay .

1ClicktheDisplaytabtoopentheDisplaymenu.

2ClicktheDisplaygainbuttontoadjusttheparameter.

ClicktheleftorrightsideoftheDisplaygainbuttonto decreaseorincreasethesetting,orthemiddleofthebutton toopentheparameterdialog.

Modeprocedures

Thissectionexplainshowtochooseoperationalmodes,andhow tosetuptheModebuttonsontheSH90OperatingUnit.

ThevariousmodesaredescribedinchapterDisplaymodeson page50.

Howtoselectoperationalmode

YourSH90sonarisequippedwithseveraloperationalmodes. Observetheseprocedurestochoosethemodebesttforyour currentoperations.

1LocatetheModeeldonyourOperatingPanel

2Pressoneofthefourbuttonstochoosemode.

Alternativemethod

1LocatetheModebuttononthetopofeachmenu.

2ClicktheModebuttontochooseoperationalmode.

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ClicktheleftorrightsideoftheModebuttontochoose mode,orthemiddleofthebuttontoopentheparameter dialog.

HowtodenethefunctionoftheMode buttons

TheModebuttonsonyourSH90OperatingPanelcaneitherbe usedtoselectoperationalmode,orusersettings.Y oucanswitch betweentheseoptions.

1ClicktheDisplaytabtoopentheDisplaymenu.

2ClicktheModeButtons:buttontoselectModeorUser.

Howtosorttheoperationalmodes

YourSH90sonarprovidesyouwithaselectionofoperational modes.Thislistofmodescanbesortedtosuityourpreferences. Thetopfourmodesonyourlistcanbechosenbypressingthe fourModebuttonsontheOperatingPanel.

1ClicktheSetuptabtoopentheSetupmenu.

2ClicktheSortModesbuttontoopentheSortModesmenu.

TheSortModesmenulistsalltheavailablemodesintheir currentorder.

3Clickoneoftheoperationalmodes.

ObservethattheMovedownand/orMoveupbuttonsatthe bottomofthemenuareactivated.

4ClicktheMovedownorMoveupbuttontomovethechosen

operationalmodedownorupthelist.

5Whenthelisthasbeenarrangedintheorderyouwishto

keep,clickApply.

Thecurrentorderissavedautomatically.

6ClickClosetoexit.

Markersandsymbolsprocedures

Thissectionexplainshowtoadd,investigateanddeletesymbols andmarkersontheSH90sonarpresentation.

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Howtoadd’Target’and’Circle’markers

1Movethecursoronthesonarpicture,andpositionit

whereveryouwishtoplacethemarker.

2PresstherequestedmarkerbuttonintheSymboleldonthe

OperatingPaneltoplacethemarker.

AboutTargetmarkers

ThisbuttonplacesaTargetmarkeratthecursorlocation.

Atriangularsymbolwithacorrespondingnumberwillappearon thescreenoverthetarget,whilepositiondataforthedened markerisdisplayedintheObjectsmenu.

•Thesystemcontinuestotrackthemarkersevenwhenoutside thesonarrange.

•TheT argetmarkerbuttoncanalsobeusedformanualtarget trackingasthesystemisdesignedtocalculatethespeed, courseanddistancebetweenthelasttwochosentargets.

•Thesetargetmarkerdataaredisplayedinwhiteguresfor 15minutesinthelowerrighthandcornerofthehorizontal presentation.

•Thisfunctionisalsoaneffectivemethodfordeterminingthe distancebetweentwoselectedpointsonthescreen.

AboutCirclemarkers

ThisbuttonplacesaCirclemarkeratthecursorlocation.

Acircularsymbolwillappearonthescreenatthechosen location.Thesizeofthesymbolisequaltothatofthepurse seineselected.Thismarkermaybeusedtoestimatethesizeofa schoolofshorasanindicationofthesizeofthepurseseine.

Howtoaddan’Ownship’symbol

1PresstheOwnshipbuttonintheSymboleldonthe

OperatingPanel.

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ThesquareOwnshipsymbolisplacedonthescreenatthe vessel’scurrentlocation.

Howtoadda’Gear’symbol

1PresstheGearbuttonintheSymboleldontheOperating

Panel.

Thegearsymbolwilleitherbeapurseseinecircleoratrawl symboldependingontheparameterchosenbytheGear buttonintheSetupmenu.Theselectedgearsymbolwill bedisplayedinyellow.

Howtousetheseinecircle

1PresstheGearbuttonontheOperatingPanel.

Thepurseseinecirclewillappearontheforwardendofthe shipsymbolonthecorrespondingsideofthevesselselected intheSetupmenu.Thecirclewillfollowthevessel’s movements.

2Atthemomenttheseineisshot,presstheGearbuttonagain.

Thepurseseinecirclewillremainstationaryandindicate theidealpathforsettingtheseine.Threesquaresymbolson theship’scourselineindicatethe:shooting,onehalf,and theendoftheseinepositions.Threedifferentnetscanbe denedifyouclickGearontheSetupmenu.

3PresstheGearbuttontodeletethepurseseinecircle.

Howtousethetrawlsymbol

Thisisausefulaidinprovidinganoverviewofthetrawl operation.Trawldatacanbesetmanuallyusingthemenuor automaticallybyinterfacingaSimradFStrawlsonarorSimrad ITItrawlmonitoringsystemwiththesonar.

Inthemanualmodethetrawlsymbolwillbedisplayedwith theselectedsize,depthanddistance.WhentheFS70,FS900 orFS3000trawlsonarisconnected,thetrawlsymbolwill automaticallybedisplayedwiththecorrectdepthinthevertical modes.WhentheITItrawlsystemisconnected,thetrawlsymbol willbedisplayedwiththecorrectdistance,bearinganddepth. Ifrequired,thetrawlopening,ambientwatertemperature,and trawl-llingindicatormayalsobedisplayed.Thisisassumed thatthepropersensorsareconnectedtotheITIsystem.

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Howtodeneandchangethegearproperties

ThegearpropertiesarechangedbymeansoftheGearbutton ontheSetupmenu.

1ClickthemiddleoftheGearbuttontoopentheparameter

dialog.

2Clickonceonthegearyouwishtouse.

3ClicktheEditbuttonatthebottomoftheGearparameter

dialog.

4Foreachofthegearparametersavailable,selectthe

requestedvalue.

5ClickClosewhenalltheparametershavebeendened.

Howtoinvestigatemarkerandsymbol information

1ClicktheObjectstabtoopenthemenu.

2Observethatallthecurrentobjects(markersandsymbols)

arelisted.

•TheObjectsmenuisshowninalldisplaymodes,and displaystherange(R),bearing(B)anddepth(D)toall selectedobjects.

•Theidentication(ID)abbreviationsforthedifferent objectsare:

–A T:Automatictargettrackmarker

–Ci:Circlemarker

–M:Targetmarker

–OS:OwnShipmarker

–PT:Positiontrackmarker

–F:Radiobuoymarker

•ThenumberbehindtheIDabbreviationreferstothe samenumberontheobjectinthesonarpresentation.The “P”aftertheAutomatictargettrackmarkerindicatesthe prioritylevelwheretheaudiochannelislockedtothe target.

•WhenyouselectaT argetmarker,Automatictargettrack

markeroraRadiobuoymarkerinthelist,adottedbearing

linefromthevesseltothemarkerwillbeshown.

3Toretrievetheinformationaboutanobject,clicktheobject

abbreviationinthelist.

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4Observethatadedicatedparameterdialogwithallknown

objectinformationappearsatthebottomofthemenu.

Howtodeleteamarkerorsymbol

1ClicktheObjectstabtoopenthemenu.

2Clickontheobjectthatyouwishtodelete.

3ClicktheDeletebuttonatthebottomofthelist.

Alternativemethod

1Placethecursorontheobject.

2PresstheObjectbuttonontheOperatingPanel(orther

i g h t

mousebutton)

3ClickDeleteonthemenu.

Storageprocedures

Thissectionexplainshowtostoreandrecallsonarimageson theSH90.

Howtostoresonarimages

NotethattheRecordbuttonontheOperatingPanelcanbe pressedatanytimetostartrecording.Itisnotnecessaryto opentheStore/Recallmenurst.Whenthisbuttonisused,the currentlyselectedrecordingmodewillbeused.

Preparetherecordingparameters

1ClicktheSetuptabtoopenthemenu.

2ClicktheStore/RecallbuttontoopentheStore/Recallmenu.

3ClicktheStoremodebuttontochooserecordingmode.

ClicktheleftsideoftheStoremodebuttontoscrolldown thelistofoptions.Clickthemiddleofthebuttontoopen theparameterdialoguefordirectaccesstotherequested setting,orclicktherightsideofthebuttontoscrollupthe listofoptions.

4Recordtheimages.

5ClicktheClosebuttontoclosetheStore/Recallmenu.

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Oncetherecordinghasbeenactivated,thesonarwillsave sonarimagesasdenedbytheStoremodesetting.Each imageisaddedtothelistoftemporaryleslocatedbelow thebuttons.Eachlenamereectsthedateandtime.

Recordasingleimage

1Torecordasingleimage:

AClicktheStorebutton.

BPresstheRecordbuttonontheOperatingPanel.

2Observethatthemessageeldbelowthemenudisplaysthe

imagelenameonagreenbackground.

Recordmultipleimages

1Tostartrecording:

AClicktheStorebutton.

BPresstheRecordbuttonontheOperatingPanel.

2Observethatthemessageeldbelowthemenudisplaysthe

imagelenamesonagreenbackground.

3Tostoprecording:

AClicktheStorebutton.

BPresstheRecordbuttonontheOperatingPanel.

Howtorecallsonarimages

Observethefollowingproceduretorecallsonarimages.

Preparations

1ClicktheSetuptabtoopenthemenu.

2ClicktheStore/RecallbuttontoopentheStore/Recallmenu.

3ObservethelistofimagesintheStore/Recallmenu.

Torecallasingleimage

1ClicktheRecallmodebutton,andselectSingleshot.

2Clickoneoftheimagestoselectit.

3ClicktheRecallbuttontoviewtheimage.

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Thechosenimagewillbedisplayed.Thephrase“RECALL” isusedtoindicatethatarecalledimagehasreplacedthe sonarimage.

4ClicktheObjectbuttonontheOperatingPaneltorestore

normaloperation.

Torecallseveralimages

1ClicktheRecallmodebutton,andselecthowlongtimeyou

wishtoseeeachimage.

2Toselectanumberofimagesles,clickthetople,then

holdtheSelectbuttonontheOperatingPaneldepressed whileyoumovethecursordowntoselecttheotherlesin theeld.

3ClicktheRecallbuttontoviewtheimages.

•Thechosenimageswillbedisplayed,onebyone.The phrase“RECALL”isusedtoindicatethatarecalled imagehasreplacedthesonarimage.

•Whenallimageshasbeendisplayed,thesonarwill automaticallyresumenormaloperation.

Howtokeepsonarimages

Whenyoustorenewsonarimages,theywillbydefaultbeadded tothelistofT emporaryles.Thislistwillcontainmaximum100 images,andwhenthislimithasbeenreached,theoldestles willbeautomaticallyremoved.

1ClicktheSetuptabtoopenthemenu.

2ClicktheStore/RecallbuttontoopentheStore/Recallmenu.

3ObservethelistofimagesintheStore/Recallmenu.There

aretwolists,onefortemporaryles,andoneforpermanent.

4ClickoneoftheimagesintheTemporaryleseldtoselect

it.

5ClickthearrowonthetopofthePermanentleseldto

movetheselectedimagedown.

ThePermanentleslistdoesnotlimitthenumberoflesitcan contain.Thisishoweverlimitedbythestoragecapacityofthe harddiskintheProcessorUnit.

Howtodeletesonarimages

1ClicktheSetuptabtoopenthemenu.

2ClicktheStore/RecallbuttontoopentheStore/Recallmenu.

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3ObservethelistofimagesintheStore/Recallmenu.

4Clickoneoftheimagestoselectit.

5ClicktheDeletebuttonatthebottomoftheleeldsto

deletetheselectedimage.

Howtorenamesonarimages

1ClicktheSetuptabtoopenthemenu.

2ClicktheStore/RecallbuttontoopentheStore/Recallmenu.

3ObservethelistofimagesintheStore/Recallmenu.

4ClickoneoftheimagesinthePermanentleseldtoselect

it.

5ClicktheRenamebuttonbelowthelestorenamethe

selectedimage.

•Observethataparameterdialogueopenstopresentthe currentlename.

•Observethatanon-screenkeyboardopenstoallowyou toentercharacters.

6Placethecursoratthebeginningofthecurrentlename,

andclicktheDel(Delete)buttonontheon-linekeyboardto removethecharactersinthecurrentlename.

•Makesurethatyoud

o n o t deletethelenameextension

.bmp.

7Clickthenecessarycharactersontheon-linekeyboardto

buildanewlename.

8ClicktheClosebuttonintheparameterdialoguewhenyou

havecompletedthenewlename.

Figure10On-screenkeyboard

Youarealsopermittedtochangethelenameonimagesinthe

Temporaryleseld.However,ifyouwishtotransferthechosen

imagetothePermanentleseldafterwards,youwillndthat thenewlenameischangedbythetransferprocess.

Howtoprintsonarimages

1ClicktheSetuptabtoopenthemenu.

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2ClicktheStore/RecallbuttontoopentheStore/Recallmenu.

3ObservethelistofimagesintheStore/Recallmenu.

4Clickoneoftheimagestoselectit.

5ClickthePrintbuttonbelowthelestoprinttheselected

image.

Theimagewillbesenttothedefaultprinterconnectedtothe ProcessorUnit.Y ouarenotallowedtocontroltheoutputsize andformat.

HowtoburnsonarimagesonaCD

TheSH90ProcessorUnitisprovidedwithaCDplayercapable ofburningblankCDs.Observethefollowingproceduretoburn selectedsonarimagesonablankCD.Donotattemptthiswhile thesonarisinusesearchingforsh!

Note

Thisprocedureassumesthatyouhavebasicknowledgeofle managementinWindows.

Toaccesstheoperatingsystemfunctions,youcanclickanyHelp button.Whenthehelpwindowopens,youcanalsoaccessthe

TaskbarwiththeStartbutton.

1InsertablankrecordableCDintheProcessorUnit.

2Observethattheoperatingsystem’sauto-startfunction

opensadialoguerequestingguidance.

3SelectOpenwritableCDfolderusingWindowsExplorer,and

clickOK.

4ObservethataWindowsExplorerwindowopens.

5BymeansofnormalWindowsfunctions,navigatetothe

folderd:/winson/screendumps.

6Double-clicktoopensub-folderPermanentorT emporary.

7ClicktoselecttheimagesyouwishtoburnontheCD,and

copythemtotheCD’sWindowsExplorerwindow.

8ClickWritetheselestoCDintheWindowsExplorer

window,andwaituntiltheprocesshasnished.

9RemovetheCD,andclosetheWindowsExplorerwindow.

HowtocopysonarimagestoaUSB memorystick

TheSH90ProcessorUnitisprovidedwithseveralUSBinterface ports.Thesearelocatedontherearsideofthecabinet,andon somemodelsbelowtheCDplayerunderthefrontcover.Observe

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thefollowingproceduretocopyselectedsonarimagesoverto aUSBmemorystick.Donotattemptthiswhilethesonarisin usesearchingforsh!

Note

Thisprocedureassumesthatyouhavebasicknowledgeofle managementinWindows.

1InsertaUSBmemorystickintotheProcessorUnit.

2Observethattheoperatingsystem’sauto-startfunction

opensadialoguerequestingguidance.

3SelectOpenWindowsExplorer,andclickOK.

4ObservethataWindowsExplorerwindowopens.

5BymeansofnormalWindowsfunctions,navigatetothe

folderd:/winson/screendumps.

6Double-clicktoopensub-folderPermanentorT emporary.

7ClicktoselecttheimagesyouwishtocopytotheUSB

memorystick,andcopythemtotheUSB’sWindows

Explorerwindow.

8RemovetheUSBmemorystick,andclosetheWindows

Explorerwindow.

Toaccesstheoperatingsystemfunctions,youcanclickanyHelp button.Whenthehelpwindowopens,youcanalsoaccessthe

TaskbarwiththeStartbutton.

Automaticsearchandtrackingprocedures

TheSH90sonarprovidesyouwithtwoautomaticsearch programs,horizontalandvertical.Bothareinitiatedfromthe OperatingUnit

Howtostartthehorizontalsearchprogram

Observethefollowingproceduretoruntheautomaticsearch program.

(CD015022-008)

TRAIN

Target

Track

Position

Track

Manual

Auto

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Procedure

1PresstheAutosearchbuttonintheTraineldonthe

OperatingPaneltostartthehorizontalsearchprogram.

2HoldtheAutosearchbuttondepressedwhileyoualsopress

oneofthetwo“arrow”buttonsintheT raineld.

3Observethattheopeningangleofthesearchsectoris

adjustedaccordingly.

4ReleasetheAutosearchbutton,pressandholdoneofthe

two“arrow”buttons.

5Observethatthecentreofthesearchsectoristrained

accordingly.

Toexitthesearchprogram,presstheManualbutton.

Howtostarttheverticalsearchprogram

Observethefollowingproceduretoruntheautomaticsearch program.

Procedure

1PresstheAutobuttonintheTilteldontheOperatingPanel

tostarttheverticalsearchprogram.

Auto

2HoldtheAutobuttondepressedwhileyoualsopressoneof

thetwo“arrow”buttonsintheTilteld.

3Observethattheverticalopeningangleofthesearchsector

isadjustedaccordingly.

4ReleasetheAutobutton,pressandholdoneofthetwo

“arrow”buttons.

5Observethatthecentreoftheverticalsearchsectoris

adjustedaccordingly.

6Toexitthesearchprogram,presstheManualbutton.

Manual

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Howtoenablepositiontrack

Observethisproceduretoinitiateapositiontrack.

1Placethecursoroverthedesiredlocation.

2PressthePositiontrackbuttonintheT raineldonthe

OperatingPanel.

Ageographicallyxedcirclewillappearonthedisplay ,and itspositionwillautomaticallybetrackedbythesystemwith respecttothebearingandtiltangle.Thetrackparameterscanbe investigatedbyaccessingtheObjectsmenu.WhentheAutoTilt functionisactivatedinthePositionTrackmodethetiltsearch centreisautomaticallyadjustedwithregardtothedistanceto thetrackedposition.

Howtoenabletargettrack

Observethisproceduretoinitiateatargettrack.

1Placethecursoroverthedesiredtarget.

2PresstheT argettrackbuttonintheTraineldonthe

OperatingPanel.

Acirclewithdedicatedidentication(A)willappearonthe displayanditspositionwillautomaticallybetrackedbythe systemusingthestrongestechocentredinthetrackwindow(B) representedbythetwobarsontheaudioline.Thesizeofthe trackwindowmaybeselectedusingtheTrackWindowbutton intheSetupmenu.

Figure11Targettrackingwithrelatedsymbols

(CD015005L)

Thevector(C)originatingfromthetarget’scentreindicatesits courseandspeed.Thelengthofthevectorincreasesrelativeto thetarget’sspeed.Oneknotisrepresentedbyasmallmarkon thevector.Acourseline(D)canalsobedisplayedshowingthe target’strack.Apointaheadofthetargetindicatesyouposition

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afteragiventime,andthistimecanbesetusingtheMovements buttonontheSetupmenu.Targettrackingsymbolsanddataare displayedwithalightvioletcolour.

Howtoaddatargettrackingline

Observethisproceduretoaddatrackinglinetoatrackedtarget toindicateitsmovementhistory.

Procedure

1Chooseanoperationalmodewithahorizontalpresentation.

2Placethecursorinthehorizontalpresentation.

3PresstheViewbuttonintheCursoreldontheOperating

Panel.

4Observethatashort-cutmenuappearsonthedisplay.

5ClickViewMenu,andobservethattheGeoViewmenuopens.

6ClicktheTargettrackbuttonontheGeoViewmenu.

7ObservethattheTargettrackparameterdialogopensbelow

themenu.

8Choosethelengthofthetrackingline,andclickClosetoexit.

Usersettingprocedures

Thissectionexplainshowtohandleuseranddefaultsettings ontheSH90sonar.

Howtosavethecurrentusersetting

1ClicktheSetuptabtoopenthemenu.

2ClicktheUsersettingbuttontoopentheparameterdialog.

3ClicktheSavecurrentsettingbutton.

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Thecurrentsettingissavedwiththedefaultidentication name.

Howtoloadausersetting

1ClicktheSetuptabtoopenthemenu.

2ClicktheUsersettingbuttontoopentheparameterdialog.

3Clickthedesiredusersettingtoselectit.

4ClicktheLoadbutton.

5ClickOKinthenextparameterdialogtoconrmthe

selection.

Theselectedsettingisloaded.

Howtorenameausersetting

Note

Inprinciplesyoucanuseanyname,buttheModebuttonsonthe OperatorPanelwillonlychoosefromUser1,User2,User3 andUser4.Thesenamesmustalsobeonthetopofthelist.If youwishtoaddusers,applynameslikeforexample“User5 Charlie”.

1ClicktheSetuptabtoopenthemenu.

2ClicktheUsersettingbuttontoopentheparameterdialog.

3Clicktheoneoftheusersettingsonthelisttoselectit.

4ClicktheRenamebutton.

•Observethataparameterdialogopenstopresentthe currentname.

•Observethatanon-linekeyboardopenstoallowyouto entercharacters.

5Placethecursoratthebeginningofthecurrentname,and

clicktheDel(Delete)buttonontheon-linekeyboardto removethecharacters.

6Clickthenecessarycharactersontheon-linekeyboardto

buildanewname.

7ClicktheOKbuttonintheparameterdialogwhenyouhave

completedthenewname.

8ClicktheClosebuttonintheUserSettingparameterdialog

whenyouhavecompletedtheprocedure.

Thenewnameissavedautomatically.

Howtodeleteausersetting

1ClicktheSetuptabtoopenthemenu.

2ClicktheUsersettingbuttontoopentheparameterdialog.

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3Clickthedesiredusersettingtoselectit.

4ClicktheDeletebutton.

5ClickOKinthenextparameterdialogtoconrmthe

selection.

Theselectedusersettingisdeleted.

Howtoloadthefactorysettings

1ClicktheSetuptabtoopentheSetupmenu.

2ClicktheDefaultsettingbutton.

3ClickOKinthenextparameterdialogtoconrmtheaction.

Thefactorysettingsareloadedandimplemented.

Installationofoptions

OptionalfunctionalitymaybeaddedtotheSH90.

Alloptionsarepre-programmedintothestandardsonarversion. Whenorderingapermanentoptioninstallation,acodewordwill bereleasedfromSimrad.Forinstallationofoptions,observe thefollowingprocedures.

HowtoaccesstheInstallOptionsdialog

1SelecttheSetupmenu.

2ClicktheTestbuttontoopentheSystemtestmenu.

3ClicktheInstallationMenubutton.

4Observethattheinstallationmenubarisshownonthetop

ofthescreen.

5ClickOptions→Installoptions.

6ObservethattheInstallOptionsparameterdialogopens.

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’InstallOptions’parameterdialog

ThefollowingparametersareavailableintheInstalloptions parameterdialog.

•HWID:Thiselddisplaystheunique12-characterhardware identicationcode.ThiscodeisdifferentforeachSH90sonar. Simradusesthiscodetogeneratethe32-charactercodeword usedforapermanentoptioninstallation.

•AddLicenseString:Thisbuttonisusedforpermanent installationofthechosenoption.Whenyoupressthebutton, thiswillactivatetheon-screenkeyboardusedtotypethe required32-charactercodeword.

Addingoptionalfunctionality

Toaddanoptionpermanently

1Obtaintheoptioncodeasfollows:

1OpentheInstallOptionsparameterdialog,andwrite

downtheHWIDnumber.

2SendtheHWIDnumbertoyourdealer.Makessurethat

youwritedownthecharacterstringcorrectly!

3Usethesonarwithouttheoptionuntilyourdealer

approachesyouwithacodeword.

2OpentheInstallOptionsparameterdialog,andclicktheAdd

LicenseStringnumber.

3Placethecursorinthetexteld.

4Typethecodewordontheon-screenkeyboard.

5Checkthatthe32charactersareenteredcorrectlyintothe

texteld.

6ClicktheApplyLicenseStringbutton.

7Exittheparameterdialog,andrestartthesonar.

8Checkthattheoptionisavailableforuse.

Softwareprocedures

Backupandrestore

SoftwarebackupisprovidedusingthefollowingsetofCDsand DVDs.

•ProcessorUnitbootCD(allowsthecomputertoboot)

•ProcessorUnitimage(DVD)(generic,containsoperating system)

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•ProcessorUnitimage(DVD)(containsyourownimage backupmadeduringinstallation)

TheimageDVDprovidedwiththeProcessorUnitisgeneric.

Ifyouusethisgenericimage,youmustalsoactivatetheWindows licensewithin30days.

WestronglyadviceyoutocreateyourownbackupDVDas describedinsectionCreatingabackupimageDVDonpage44.

CreatingabackupimageDVD

ThisprocedureisusedwhenyouwishtocreateabackupDVD containingyourentireSH90installation.Theapplicationusedto dothebackupisNortonGhost8.

Note

Tocreatethebackupimage,youneedtheBootCDprovidedwith thesonar .

1ConnectacomputerkeyboardtooneoftheUSBconnectors

onthecomputer.

2PoweruptheProcessorUnitwiththefrontmountedon/off

button(behindthelid).

3InserttheBootCD,andallowthecomputertobootfromit.

4Observethemenuthatappearsonthedisplay.

5RemovetheBootCD,andinsertablankDVD.

6AttheC:prompt,press1,andthenEnter.

7Followtheinstructionsprovided.Allowthecomputerto

createthebackupimage,andburnitontheDVD.

RestorefromabackupimageDVD

ThisprocedureisusedwhenyouwishtorestoretheSH90 softwarefromapre-madebackupDVDcontainingyourentire installation.TheimageDVDmayeitherbegeneric,oritmaybe custommadetotyousystem.Theapplicationusedtorestore fromthebackupDVDisNortonGhost8.

Note

IfyourestoreyoursystemfromagenericimageDVD,youmust bothchangetheWindowslicense,andactivateit,beforeyoucan usetheSH90.Y oumustalsoreinstalltheSH90software.

Tocreatethebackupimage,youneedtheBootCDprovidedwith thesonar .

1ConnectacomputerkeyboardtooneoftheUSBconnectors

onthecomputer.

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2PoweruptheProcessorUnitwiththefrontmountedon/off

button(behindthelid).

3InserttheBootCD,andallowthecomputertobootfromit.

4Observethemenuthatappearsonthedisplay.

5RemovetheBootCD,andinsertthegenericWindowsOS

ImageDVD,oryourownbackupDVD.

Note

ThebackupsoftwarewillonlyrecognizeimageDVDsthat havebeenmadeusingthesameutility(NortonGhost8).

6AttheC:prompt,press2,andthenEnter.

7Followtheinstructionsprovided.Allowthecomputerto

installthebackupoperatingsystemand–ifavailable–the SH90software.

8Whentheoperatingsystemhasbeeninstalled,thecomputer

willrestart.

HowtoreactivateyourWindowslicense

ThisprocedureassumesthatyouhaverestoredyourProcessor UnitfromagenericWindowsOSImageDVD.Usingthismethod, theWindowslicenseontheProcessorUnitiswrong,anditisnot activated.Sinceaninactivatedlicenseonlywillworkforashort periodoftime,itisveryimportantthatitisactivated.Windows provideadedicatedutility(wizard)todothis.

YoumustactivateWindowswithin30daysofinstallation. ActivationhelpsverifythatWindowsonyourcomputeris genuineandthatithasn’tbeenusedonmorecomputers thantheMicrosoftSoftwareLicenseTermsallow.Inthis way,activationhelpspreventsoftwarecounterfeiting.Y ou canactivateeitheronlineorbyphone.Toactivateonline, you’llneedanInternetconnection.Activatingbyphone requiresinteractingwithanautomatedphonesystem.

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

Note

ThisprocedureisonlyvalidforWindowsXP .

1ConnectacomputerkeyboardtooneoftheUSBconnectors

onthecomputer.

2Allowthecomputertorestartwiththenewoperatingsystem.

3AnswerY estoreactivateWindows.

Ifthesystemfailstoask,youcanstarttheactivationwizard byclickingRuninthebottomleftcorner,andchoose

ActivateWindowsfromthemenu.

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4Observethefollowingdialog:

5ClickY es,Iwanttotelephoneacustomerservice

representative....

6ClickNext.

7Observethefollowingdialog:

8ClickChangeProductkey.

9Observethefollowingdialog:

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10Enterthelicensecode

Thelicenseisfoundonastickerontherearsideofthelid coveringtheDVDplayer.

11ClickUpdate.

12ClickBack.

13Observethefollowingdialog:

14IfyourcomputerisconnectedtotheInternet.

Note

DonotleavethecomputerconnectedtotheInternetfor longerthanabsolutelyrequired.Itisneitherprotectedby antivirusapplicationsnorrewall.

1ClickY es,let’sactivateWindowsovertheInternetnow.

2ClickNext.

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3Observethefollowingdialog:

4ClickNo,Idon’twanttoregisternow....

5ClickNext.

6Observethefollowingdialog:

15Ifyourcomputerisn o t connectedtotheInternet.

1ClickY es,Iwanttotelephoneacustomerservice

representative....

2ClickNext.

3Observethefollowingdialog:

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4Selectyourlocation.

5Callthenumberprovided.

6ProvidetheinstallationIDtotheservicedesk.

7TypeintheconrmationIDprovidedtoyou.

8ClickNext.

9Observethefollowingdialog:

16Whenactivationsucceeds,clickOK,andallowthecomputer

torestart.

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DISPLAYMODES

TheSH90sonarprovidesyouwithseveraldifferentdisplay modes.Thesehavebeencreatedtocoverallyouroperational needsforvarioustypesofshingandshinggear.

Bowup

WhenBowupmodeisselected,thevesselsymbolisstationaryon thescreenwiththebowpointingupwards.Theechopresentation covers360degreesaroundthevessel,andallechoesareupdated foreveryping.Thedistancefromthevesselsymboltotheouter echoringisequaltotheselectedrange.Themovementofthe echoesacrossthescreenarecontrolledbyacombinationofthe vessel’scourseandspeedandthetarget’sownmovements.

Bowup/Audio

WhenBowup/Audiomodeisselected,theupperhalfofthe screenshowsabow-uppresentation,whilethelowerpartis usedforarecordingoftheaudiochannel.Theaudiochannelis shownwithacontinuouswhitelineinthehorizontalpicture, anditcanbetrainedinanydirection.Therecordedechoesare adirectreplicaoftheechoesunderthewhiteaudioline.As theaudiochannelisrecordedoveraperiodoftime,thismode isespeciallyusefulfordetectionofweakechoesmixedwith reverberationornoise.Theinformationrecordedbytheaudio channelisalwaysstoredinthecomputer,evenifanothermodeis selected.Thatmeansthatthisrecordingwillalwaysbepresented whenselectingtheBowup/Audiomode.Notethatthevessel symbolcanbemovedtoanypositioninthehorizontalviewwith thecursorandOffCentrebuttonontheOperatingPanel.

BowUp/Vertical

WhenBowup/V erticalmodeisselected,thepictureisdivided intothreesections;wheretheleftsideisabow-uppresentation similartotheBowuppresentationpreviouslydescribed.The upperpartontherighthandsideisaCatchdatapresentation, whilethelowerpartisaV erticalslicepresentation.

BowUp/DualVertical

WhenBowup/Dualverticalmodeisselected,theupperpart ofthescreenshowsacurtailedbow-uppresentation,whilethe lowerpartshowstwoverticalslicepresentations.Thebearing oftheleftverticalpresentationisindicatedbythewhiteaudio lineinthehorizontalpresentation,whilethebearingoftheright verticalpresentationisindicatedbytheyellow-dashedline. Allbordersbetweenthedifferentviewsmaybemovedtoany positionbyusingthetrackball.

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Bowup/180°Vertical

WhentheBowup/180°Verticalmodeisselected,theupperpart ofthescreenshowsacurtailedBowuppresentation,whilethe lowerpartshowsa180degreesV erticalslicepresentation.This modeismainlyintendedfortrawlers,wheretheverticalview actsasamultibeamechosounder.Thebearingofthevertical slicecanbeselectedintheV erticalViewmenu.Y oucancontrol theaudioline,anindicatorline,oryoucansetittobelocked inforward,aftorathwartshipsposition.Asthecylindrical transducerhasa“blindzone”straightdown,anechopresentation inthisdirectionwillbelimitedtotwoapproximately60degrees sectors.Toavoidthis“blindzone”,theverticalsliceismade “tippable”,andbyselectinga-60degreestipangle(orless), afull180degreescoverageisobtained.Thetipanglecanbe adjustedfrom+10to-90degrees.Inadditiontotheread-outin theTipmenubutton,theselectedtipangleisshownwithadotted yellowlineinthetiltindicatorintheupperleftcorner.

Truemotion

WhenTruemotionmodeisselected,thepictureislockedtoa geographicalposition,wherethevesselmovesaroundthescreen accordingtoitspresentcourseandspeed.Allechoesarealways presentedintheircorrectpositionrelativetothevessel,andtheir movementsonthescreenwillbeatruerepresentationofthe movementsofthetargetsthroughthewater.Whenthevessel symbolreachestheedgeofthescreen,itwillautomaticallybe movedbacktothecentre,ortoapositiondeterminedbytheOff

CentrebuttonontheOperatingPanel.Thispositionisresettothe

screencentrewheneverthemodeischanged.Whenyoupress theT argetTrackbutton,thetargetwillautomaticallybemovedto thescreencentre.

Truemotion/Vertical

WhenTruemotion/V erticalmodeisselected,thepictureis dividedintothreesections;wheretheleftsideisaTruemotion presentationsimilartothetruemotionpresentationpreviously described.TheupperpartontherighthandsideisaCatchdata presentation,whilethelowerpartisaV erticalslicepresentation.

Northup

WhenNorthupmodeisselected,truenorthisalwaysuponthe screen.Thevesselsymbolisstationarywiththebowpointingin thevessel’scoursedirection.Themovementoftheechoesacross thescreenarecontrolledbyacombinationofthevessel’scourse andspeedandthetarget’sownmovements.

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Dual1

TheDual1modeisakindof“twosonarsinone”operation,where eachpresentationisupdatedforeverysecondtransmission.All settingscanbesetindividuallyforeachofthetwopresentations. Thismakesthedualmodeespeciallyusefulforoptimizing settingsbydirectlycomparingthetwopresentations.Tooptimize thehorizontalsettings,usetheHorizontalmenutotrydifferent settingsintheupperpicture.Thesesettingsareautomatically transferredtotheothermodes.Thedualoperationmayalso beusedforotheruserapplications,wheredifferentrange,tilt, frequencyandotherparameterscanbeselected.

Dual2

TheDual2modeisverysimilartotheDual1modepreviously described,butthe“twosonars”arepresentednexttoeachother. Allsettingscanstillbesetindividuallyforeachofthetwo presentations.

270°/Vertical

The270°/V erticalmodeisspeciallydesignedforpurseseining. Theverticalhalfsliceisdisplayedinthelowerleftcornerfor normalsettingwiththenetonthestarboardside.Ifthenetisset ontheportside,the60degreesverticalslicewillbedisplayed inthelowerrighthandcorner.Withthispresentation,itiseasy tokeepthebestcontactwithaschoolinboththeverticaland horizontalpresentation,andtodetermineitssizedistribution. Thepositionoftheschoolrelativetothebottomisanother importantinformationprovidedbythispresentation.TheCatch datapresentationforpurseseiningisshownontherighthand side.Itshowsallthenetdatarelativetothetargetandthebottom, aswellasallavailabletargetdata.

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OPERATINGPANEL

Thefrequentlyusedfunctionsaredirectlyaccessiblebythe designatedcontrolbuttonsontheOperatingPanel,andmay enteroperationalcommandsdirectly.Thebuttonsaregroupedin eldsaccordingtotheirpurpose.Mostsonarfunctionsarealso accessibleandactivatedusingthemenusystemonthedisplay andthetrackballandSelectbuttonontheOperatingPanel.

Figure12OperatingPanel

MainSwitch

Thisisthesonar’s“on/off”switch.Ithasbeenpreviously explained.SeePoweron/offproceduresonpage11.

Symbol

Thesebuttonsallowyoutoenterfourdifferentmarkersand symbolsonthesonarpicture;Targetmarker,Ownshipsymbol,

CirclemarkerandGearsymbol.Thetwomarkerswillbeplaced

atthecursor’slocationwhenyoupressthebutton.TheOwnship

symbolproducesasquaresymbolonthescreenatthevessel’s

currentlocationwhenthebuttonispressed,whiletheGear

symbolisusedtodeployaseineortrawlsymbol.SeeMarkers

andsymbolsproceduresonpage28.

Mode

Thesefourbuttonsprovidefastaccesstothefouroperational modesyouselect,ortofourpredenedusercongurations.Y ou mustselectwhichfourmodesorusercongurationstoselect, andinwhichordertheyshallappear.Tochoosebuttonfunction, clickModebuttonontheDisplaymenu.Todenetheorderof theoperationalmodes,clickSortmodesontheSetupmenu.See Modeproceduresonpage27andUsersettingprocedureson page40.

Gain

Thisiswhereyousetupthegaininbothhorizontalandvertical presentations.SeeGainadjustmentproceduresonpage25.

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Range

Thisiswhereyouselecttherangeinthehorizontalandvertical presentations.

Cursor

Thetrackballisusedtomovethecursoronthedisplay.TheMenu buttonisusedtohidethemenu,whiletheSelectbuttonisusedto makeselectionsonthedisplay.TheViewandObjectbuttonsopen specicshort-cutmenus.SeeControlthecursoronpage16.

Tilt

Thesearethebuttonsusedtotiltthesonarbeamupordown.You canalsostartanautomatictiltprogramtocarryoutautomatic searches,seeHowtostarttheverticalsearchprogramon page38.

Train

Thesebuttonscontrolthesidewaysmovements(training)ofthe sonarbeam.Y oucanalsostartanautomatictrainingprogram tocarryoutautomaticsearches,andyoucanlockthebeamon achosentargetorposition.SeeHowtostartthehorizontal

searchprogramonpage37andHowtoadd’T arget’and’Circle’ markersonpage29.

Various

Thesebuttonsareusedtostartarecordingandtozoominonthe sonarpicture.SeeStorageproceduresonpage32.

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MENUDESCRIPTIONS

TheSimradSH90sonarisequippedwithanextensivemenu system,andyouwillusethistochooseparametersforthevarious operationalmodes.Inordertoselectactivemenuandtoclickthe variousbuttons,youmustusethecursor.Thecursoriscontrolled bythetrackballontheOperatingPanel,andto“click”you simplypresstheSelectbutton.

Note

ThischapterdoesnotdescribeallthemenubuttonsontheSH90 sonar.Foracompletedescriptionofthese,refertotheReference Manual.

Activemenus

Theactivemenusarethoserelevantforthedifferentoperational modes.Themenusareshownwithverticalselectortabsonthe righthandside,andeachmenucaneasilybeselectedusingthe trackballandtheSelectbuttonontheOperatingPanel.Allmenus haveaccesstoon-linehelpthroughaHelpbutton.

Horizontalmenu

Menudescription

TheHorizontalmenuisusedtocontrolthe horizontalpresentations.Theparameters chosenarepresentinalldisplaymodes. Whenahorizontalparametersettingis selectedanddenedinonemode,the chosensettingswillautomaticallybe appliedtoallmodes.TheHorizontal2 menuisidenticaltotheHorizontalmenu. ItisusedduringDual1andDual2 operations.

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Menubuttons

•Range:Selecttherangeforthehorizontalpresentation.

•Tilt:Selectthesonarbeam’sverticalangle.

•Bearing:Thisbuttoncontrolsthedirectionofthewhite bearinglineonyoursonarpicture.Thislinemaybeusedto controlthedirectionoftheverticalslice.

•Gain:Thissettingcontrolstheamplicationofthereceived echoesinthehorizontalpresentation.Ifyouactivatethe

AGC(AutomaticGainControl)function,thisgainsettingis

inuenced.

•PulseForm:Usethisfunctiontoselecttheformofthe transmittedpulse.ThiscouldeitherbeFM(Frequency modulation)withdifferentpulselengths,orCWwithdifferent pulselengths.

•TXPower:Thisbuttoncontrolsthetransmissionpower.

•Beam:Thisbuttonallowsyoutochooseverticalbeamwidth inthehorizontalpresentation.

•TVG:TimeV ariedGain.Thisfunctionwillautomatically adjustthegaininthesonartocompensateforgeometric spreadandabsorption.NotethattheTVGwillonlywork withintherst1000meters.

•AGC:AutomaticGainControl.Thisfunctionwill automaticallyreducethegainifyouexperiencereverberation andnoise,orincreaseitiftheconditionspermitit.Usingthe AGCwillensurebestpossiblesignalprocessing.

•RCG:ReverberationControlledGain.Thisfunctionwill automaticallyremoveunwantedreverberationfromthe bottomorfromtheseasurface.Itmayhoweveralsoremove scatteredsh.

•NoiseFilter:Thisltercanbeusedtominimizethe interferencefromotheracousticsystems(sonarsandecho sounders)onyourownandothervessels.Itwillalsosuppress noisefromyourpropellers,andfromothersimilarnoise sources.

•PPFilter:ThePing-to-Pinglterwillonlyshowyouthe echoesiftheyarestillpresentafterseveralconsecutivepings (2,4or8).Thisfunctionwillprovideyouwithamorestable echopresentation,asspuriousechoeswillbesuppressed.

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Verticalmenu

Menudescription

TheV erticalmenuisonlyshowninmodes withaverticalslicefunction.Allrelevant settings,excepttheTXPower,canbe selectedseparatelyfortheverticalmodes independentofthehorizontalsettings. Whenanyverticalsettingisselectedand denedinonemode,thesettingwillbe appliedtoallverticalmodes.

Menubuttons

•Range:Selecttherangefortheverticalpresentation.

•Bearing:Usethisfunctiontoadjustthebearing.

•Gain:Thissettingcontrolstheamplicationofthereceived echoesintheverticalpresentation.IfyouactivatetheAGC (AutomaticGainControl)function,thisgainsettingis inuenced.

•PulseForm:Usethisfunctiontoselecttheformofthe transmittedpulse.ThiscouldeitherbeFM(Frequency modulation)withdifferentpulselengths,orCWwithdifferent pulselengths.

•TXPower:Thisbuttoncontrolsthetransmissionpower.

•TVG:TimeV ariedGain.Thisfunctionwillautomatically adjustthegaininthesonartocompensateforgeometric spreadandabsorption.NotethattheTVGwillonlywork withintherst1000meters.

•AGC:AutomaticGainControl.Thisfunctionwill automaticallyreducethegainifyouexperiencereverberation andnoise,orincreaseitiftheconditionspermitit.Usingthe AGCwillensurebestpossiblesignalprocessing.

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•RCG:ReverberationControlledGain.Thisfunctionwill automaticallyremoveunwantedreverberationfromthe bottomorfromtheseasurface.Itmayhoweveralsoremove scatteredsh.

Vertical180menu

Menudescription

TheV ertical180menuisonlyshown whentheBowup/180°V erticalmodeis chosen.Allrelevantsettings,exceptthe

TXPower,canbeselectedseparatelyfor

theverticalmodesindependentofthe horizontalsettings.Whenanyvertical settingisselectedanddenedinone mode,thesettingwillbeappliedtoall verticalmodes.TheTipbuttonisonly availableonthismenu.TheTipbuttonis usedtotiptheverticalslicetoavoidthe blindzone.

Menubuttons

•Range:Selecttherangefortheverticalpresentation.

•Tip:Usethissettingtotiptheverticalslicetoavoidtheblind zone.

•Bearing:Usethisfunctiontoadjustthebearing.

•Gain:Thissettingcontrolstheamplicationofthereceived echoesintheverticalpresentation.IfyouactivatetheAGC (AutomaticGainControl)function,thisgainsettingis inuenced.

•PulseForm:Usethisfunctiontoselecttheformofthe transmittedpulse.ThiscouldeitherbeFM(Frequency modulation)withdifferentpulselengths,orCWwithdifferent pulselengths.

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•TXPower:Thisbuttoncontrolsthetransmissionpower.

•TVG:TimeV ariedGain.Thisfunctionwillautomatically adjustthegaininthesonartocompensateforgeometric spreadandabsorption.NotethattheTVGwillonlywork withintherst1000meters.

•AGC:AutomaticGainControl.Thisfunctionwill automaticallyreducethegainifyouexperiencereverberation andnoise,orincreaseitiftheconditionspermitit.Usingthe AGCwillensurebestpossiblesignalprocessing.

•RCG:ReverberationControlledGain.Thisfunctionwill automaticallyremoveunwantedreverberationfromthe bottomorfromtheseasurface.Itmayhoweveralsoremove scatteredsh.

Displaymenu

Menudescription

TheDisplaymenuisshowninalldisplay modes,andprovidesaccesstoparameters controllingthevisualpresentationofthe sonarviews.Someofthechoicesonthe menuaresimpleon/offbuttons.

Menubuttons

•Fullscreen:Clickthisbuttontoremoveorretrievethemenu.

•Palette:Clickthisbuttontochooseapresentationcolour palettetosuityourpersonalpreferences.

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•DisplayGain:Thisfunctioncontrolstheamountofechothat aredisplayed.UsethiscontroltogetherwithGaintocontrol thesonar’ssensitivity.

•ColourThreshold:Clickthisbuttontocontrolhowmany colourstouseintheechopresentation.

•Colours:Controlhowbrightcoloursyouwishtouse.The colourbarinthemenushowsthecolourrangethatisused.

•Resolution:Select16or64coloursinthedisplaypresentation. Thechosenresolutionisshowninthecolourbarbelowthe button.

•PanelBacklight:Thisfunctioncontrolstheintensityofthe backlightintheOperatingPanel.

•Modebuttons:UsethisbuttontochoosehowtheMode buttonsontheOperatingPanelshallwork.Youcaneither choosebetweenthefourmostfrequentmodes,orthefour mostfrequentusersettings.

•Language:Choosethemenulanguage.

•Units:Allowsyoutochoosetheunitsusedbythesonar.

•Cosmetics:ClicktoaccesstheCosmeticsmenu,whichallows youtocontroltheamountofsupportinformationonthesonar picture.

•Bearing(Display):Setupthesoundchannelbearingtobe relativeorrelatedtotruenorth.

•Menu:Chooseifyouwishtoseethecompletemenus(as describedhere),orjustthemostimportantsettings.

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Setupmenu

Menudescription

TheSetupmenuisshowninalldisplay modes,andgivesaccesstoparameters controllingtheprocessingandalgorithms inthesonarsystem.Italsoprovides accesstospecicsystemparametersand functionssuchasTestandStore/Recall.

Menubuttons

•Store/Recall:Clickthisbuttontorecordandplaybacksonar images.

•T est:Clickthisbuttontoaccessthesonar’stestsoftware. Theseutilitiesareonlyprovidedforcertiedservice technicians,andtheyarenotdocumented.

•Gear:Thisbuttonisusedtoselectthetypeofshinggear youuse,andtogettherightsizeandpositionofthegearon thedisplay.

•School:Thisparameterisusedtoobtaininformationofthe volumeestimationofaschoolintheautomatictargettracking program.

•DeadReckoning:Thisisanon/offfunction.Whenoff,the GPSisusedtocalculatethepositionofyourvessel.Whenon, thecurrentspeedandtheinputfromthegyroisused.

•Stabilizer:Whenthisfunctionisactive,thesonarwill automaticallyadjustthesonarpicturetocompensateforthe ship’smovementsinthesea.

•Movements:Thisfunctionmakesitpossibletoestimatethe positionofatrackedschoolatagiventime.

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•T rackwindow:Thiscommandenablesyoutoadjustthe sizeofthewindowthesonarplacesonthechosentarget.A largertrackwindowwillenablethesystemtotrackalarge targetmoreeasily,butthesystemwillbemoresusceptibleto backgroundnoise.Smallertargetsmaybeignoredifthereisa lotofnoiseinthearea,asthesystemwilltrackthestrongest echowithinthetrackwindow.

•Winddirection:Thewindmarkerisshowintheouterarea oftheechopresentationasawhitearrow.Thisarrowcan bemanuallyadjustedforindicationofthewindorcurrent direction,orautomaticallyshowthewinddirectionifawind sensorisconnected.

•Windspeed:Thisisnotaparameter.Itisonlyaread-outofthe currentwindspeedprovidingthatawindsensorisconnected. IftheScienticOutputfunctionhasbeenimplemented,this

WindspeedbuttonisreplacedwiththeScienticOutputbutton.

•ScienticOutput:Thisisanoptionalfunctionalitydesignedto beusedwhenthesonarisusedforscienticpurposes.When enabled,thesonarwillprovidespecialinformationonan ethernetport.ThisbuttonreplacestheWindspeedbutton.

•Sortmodes:ClicktoaccesstheSortModestemporarymenu. Thismenuisusedtoselectthedisplaymodestobeactivated bythefourModebuttonsontheOperatingPanel.Thefour upperdisplaymodesintheSortModesmenuwillalwaysbe thefourmodesactivatedbythefourModebuttonsintheorder theyaresorted.

•Externalsync(hronisation):Thisfunctionmakesitpossibleto eliminateinterferencefromotherSimradsonarsonboardyour vessel.Ifthesonarsareconnectedtogether,youcanusethese settingstosynchronisetheirtransmissions.

•Fishalarm:Thisfunctionmakesitpossibletosetupthe sonartowarnyouwhenaschoolofsharedetectedinside theselectedsector.Theselectedsectorisdisplayedwithwhite dashedlinesinthehorizontalsonarpicture.

•Usersetting:Thisfunctionisusedtostoretheparameter settingsfordifferenttypeofsheries,orindividualuser relatedsettings.

•DefaultSetting:Clickthisbuttontoretrievethedefault factorysettings.

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Objectsmenu

Menudescription

TheObjectsmenuisshowninalldisplaymodes,anddisplaysthe range(R),bearing(B)anddepth(D)toallselectedobjects.The identifyingabbreviationsforthedifferentobjectsare:

•AT:AutomaticTargetTrackmarker

•Ci:Circlemarker

•M:Targetmarker

•OS:OwnShipmarker

•PT:PositionTrackmarker

•F:RadioBuoymarker(ifaGPSbuoysystemisconnected)

Foradditionalinformation,seeMarkersandsymbolsprocedures onpage28.

Temporarymenus

Thetemporarymenusarethoseselectedfromtheactivemenus. Theyarealsoshownwithverticaltabsontherightsideof themenu,andcaneasilybeselectedbythetrackballandthe

Selectbutton.Thetemporarymenusmusthoweverberemoved

manuallyusingtheClosebuttoninthebottomofmenu.All temporarymenushaveaccesstoon-linehelpthroughaHelp button.

Cosmeticsmenu

TheCosmeticsmenuisactivatedbypressingtheCosmeticsbutton intheDisplaymenu.Themenuprovidesaccesstovarious parameterscontrollingtheappearanceofthesonarpicture.All thefunctions-exceptTrackHistory-areon/offbuttons.

Store/Recallmenu

TheStore/RecallmenuisactivatedbytheStore/Recallbutton intheSetupmenu.Thismenuisusedtostoresingledisplay picturesorasequenceorpictures.Thestoredpicturescaneasily berecalledforevaluationorcomparingschools.Foradditional information,seeSetupmenuonpage61andStorageprocedures onpage32.

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SystemTestmenu

TheSystemtestmenuisactivatedbytheT estbuttonintheSetup menu.Thismenuprovidesseveralsensormeasurementsand testfunctionsforoperationalandfunctionaltests.Notethat testsaredesignedonlytobecarriedoutbyqualiedservice engineers.FromthismenuyoucanalsoaccesstheMessageBar conguration.

SortModesmenu

Thismenuisusedtoselectthedisplaymodestobeactivatedby thefourModebuttonsontheOperatingPanel.Thefourupper displaymodesinthismenuwillalwaysbethemodesselectedby thefourModebuttonsintheordertheyaresorted.Inordertosort themodes,clickonamodetoselectit,andclicktheMoveUpand

MoveDownbuttonstomovetheselectedmodeupordownthe

list.Whenthemodesareorganizedintherequestedorder,click theApplybuttontosavethesetting,andClosetoclosethemenu.

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BASICTHEORY

Thischapterexplainssomeofthebasictheoryrelatedtosettings, errorsourcesandnoiseconditions.

Settings

Asonarwilltransmitasoundwaveintothewateraroundthe vessel.Whenthissoundwavehitssh,bottom,orotherobjects inthewater,apartofthesoundwillbereturnedasechoes. Theseechoesarecollectedbythesonar,interpretedbythesonar computers,andpresentedonthedisplay .

Themostimportantinterpretationishoweverlefttoyou,and itmayoftenbedifculttodistinguishtheechoesandidentify targets.Inordertohelpyouwiththis,theSH90sonarprovides numerousadvancedlterandgainfunctions.Youcanalsotilt thesonarbeamverticallyinordertoachieveanoptimumresult, andyoucanusetheverticalslicetoview“across”intothewater.

Thischapterprovidesyouwithsomebasictheoryaboutsome ofthekeysettingsavailable.

WhatisTVG?

TVGmeansTimeV ariedGain.Asechoeswillbeweaker

whenthedistancetothemincrease,thesonarwillautomatically amplifydistantechoesmorethancloseechoes.Inpractice,the gainwillincreaseinproportionwithhowlongthesonarmust waitfortheechoes.

Figure13TheTVGprinciple:Thegainattime(B)islargerthanattime(A)

(CD015005-003)

10 100

1000

WhenyouchoosetheTVGsettingyoucaneitherswitchitoff,or choosea“XlogR”value.Thedifferentsettingsdeterminehow muchgainthesonarwilluseastimeelapsesalongtheX-axis.A highervaluefor“X”willmaketheangle(C)steeper.

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WhatisAGC?

AGCmeansAutomaticGainControl.TheAGCwill

automaticallyscalethereceivedechodatatomaintainaproper dynamicrangebasedonalltheincomingechovalues.Inaddition toOff,thestrengthoftheltercanbesettothreedifferentlevels.

WhatisthePPFilter?

PPFiltermeansPing-to-Pinglter.Whenthisfunctionis

activated,thesonarwillcomparetheechoesfromonepingwith theechoesfromthenextpings.Ifanechoispresentattherst ping,butthendisappearsatthenext,thesonarwillinterpretthis asnoiseandreverberation,andsuppressit.

IfyouchoosesettingWeak,thesonarwillonlycomparetwo consecutivepings.IfyouchoosesettingsMediumorStrongthe sonarwillcomparefourandeightpingsrespectively.

Aboutpulseformandlength

OntheSH90sonar,youcantransmitsoundmodulatedasFM orCW.

FMmeansfrequencymodulated,whichmeansthatthefrequency

ofthetransmittedpulseischangedduringthetransmission.In mostcasesthismethodwillprovidebetterechopresentationand stability,andyouwillavoidexcessivenoiseandreverberation.

CWmeanscontinuouswave,whichmeansthatthetransmission

frequencyisxedduringtheentirepulse.WhenyouuseCW transmissionyoucanchoosethelengthofthepulses.Inasearch phaseundergoodconditions,youshouldtrysettingLong.Ifthe conditionsworsen,trytoshortenthepulselength.Thiswillmake iteasiertodistinguishthevariousechoes,andthereverberation willbereduced.

ThedefaultsettingontheSH90sonarisFMAuto.Inthis transmissionmode,thesonarwillautomaticallychoosethe optimalpulselengthforthecurrentrange.

Aboutbeamwidths

Anarrowbeamwillalwaysreachfurtherthanawidebeam.This isbecausethetransmittedpowerofthesonarisconcentrated. Nevertheless,youcaneasily“miss”aschoolofshifyoumake thebeamtoonarrow.Iftherangeisreduced,itisthecommonto useawiderbeam.

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Figure14Beamwidths

ALarge

BNormal

CEtroit

ThenormalsettingontheSH90sonarisNormal.Thissettingis basicallydesignedforlongerranges.

YoumayalsotrysettingAuto.Thissettingwillautomatically adjustthebeamwidthdependingonthecurrentrange.

AboutGain

Youcanadjustthegaininmanydifferentways,butthemost importantisthesettingmadebytheGainbuttonsonthe OperatingPanelandontheHorizontalandVerticalmenus.

Ifyouhavetoomuchgain,youwillseeasonarpicturewithtoo manyechoes.Thisisbecausethelargeamplicationpresentsall kindofnoiseandreverberationthatthesonarpicksup.Ifthe gainissmallerthenoiseandreverberationwilldisappear,butifit thegainistoosmalltheshechoesmaydisappearaswell.In mostcasesyoushouldtrywithamediumvalue.

Onthissonar,youcanadjustthehorizontalandverticalgain independentofeachother.Thehorizontalgainisusedwhenthe sonaroperatesinahorizontalmode,forexampleBowuporTrue

motion.Ifyouswitchtoamodewithaverticalview,forexample Truemotion/Vertical,yoursonarwillneedadifferentgainsetting

forthebeamsdirectedtowardsthebottom.

Toadjustthegain,seeHowtoadjustthegainonpage25.

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WhatisRCG?

RCGmeansReverberationControlledGain.Thisisa

two-dimensionallteringofthereceivedechoesinorderto suppressunwantedsurfaceandbottomreverberation.

IfyouselectStrong,thebottomechoeswilldisappearaltogether ifthebottomisat,whileschoolsofshclosetothebottom willbeeasiertosee.

NotethatscatteredshmaybemoredifculttospotiftheRCG functionisactive,asthesecanbemisinterpretedasreverberation. ItisthereforeimportantthatyouusetheRCGwithgreatcareif youraresearchingforscatteredsh.

Abouttilt

Thesonarbeamcanbetiltedverticallyinstepsof1degree,and thechosentiltisshownonthesonarpicture.At0degreestilt youwilltransmitthesonarbeaminparallelwiththeseasurface, while60degreestiltwilldirectitalmoststraightdown.

Figure15Tilt

(CD015005D)

Thechallengewillalwaysbetondatiltthatpreventsthesh echoestobeburiedinreverberationandbottomechoes.

Ifyouuseahightiltvalue(A)theshwilleasilybedisguised bythebottomechoes,butastrongRCGsettingwillhelp.As thedistancefromthebottomtotheshincreases,theshwill beeasiertoseewhentheRCGremovesthebottomechoes. However,thisassumesthattheshechoesareconsiderably strongerthanthebottomechoes.

Ifyouuseaverysmalltilt(C)youwillnotbebotheredbybottom echoes.Iftheseasurfaceisgusty,youwillhowevereasilysee echoesfromthewaves.Theseechoeswillnormallyberather weak,andwillhardlymoveinrelationtoyourvessel.

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Bymeansofamediumtiltangle(B)youwillmostlikelybeable topickupscatteredshorschoolsifthesearelocatedatsome distanceabovethebottom.Theupperschoolintheillustration willappearonthesonarpicturebeforethebottomecho,whilethe lowerschoolwilleasilybedisguisedbythebottomechoes.Once againyoucanactivatetheRCGfunctiontoimprovethereading.

Noiseandreverberation

Everytimeyouusethesonarthequalityofyoursearch operationswilldependonnumerouserrorsourcescausedbythe naturalenvironmentandphysicalpropertiesofyourvessel.W e distinguishbetweenthetwotermsnoiseandreverberation.

•Noiseisgeneratedbythevessel:engine,propellers,winches,

refrigeratingplantsetc.

•Reverberationiscausedbynaturalconditionsinthesea:

temperature,salinity,seastateandbottomconditions.

Themostcommoncauseofacousticnoiseisthepropellerand thecavitationcausedbyitsrotation.Othertypicalnoisesources onboardyourvesselsarewinches,refrigeratingplants,power generators,pumpsandcranes.Ifyouexperienceproblemsyou thinkarecausedbynoise,trytondoutwhichsystemthatcauses thenoise,andcontactyourdealerforadvice.

Cavitation

Asthepropellerbladesmovethroughthewater,lowpressure areasareformedasthewateracceleratesaroundandmovespast theblades.Thefasterthebladesmove,thelowerthepressure arounditwillbecome.Asitreachesvapourpressure,thewater vaporizesandformssmallbubblesofgas.Thisiscavitation.

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Figure16Cavitation

[1]

Whenthebubblescollapse,theycauseverystronglocal shock-wavesinthewater.Thesemaybeaudibleandcanalso damagethepropellerblades.Inadditiontothis,thecavitation willgenerateverystrongreverberation,commonlyseenasared stripeofechoesbehindthevessel.

Ifyouhavebigproblemswithcavitation,trytoadjustthe propellerpitchand/orthenumberofrevolutions.

Reverberation

Reverberationisgeneratedwhentheechoesfromyoursonar transmissionarereectednotonlybyshandobjectsinthe water,butalsofromthebottomandtheseasurface.

Figure17Reverberation

(CD015005E)

1.PhotofromUSNavy/Wikipediainthepublicdomain.

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Theechoesfromthebottomwillvarywithhowuneventhe bottomis,whatkindofbottomyouhaveunderyourvessel, (rock,mud,sandetc.)aswellasyourcurrenttiltsetting.The echofromtheseasurfacewillvarywiththecurrentseastateand yourcurrenttiltsetting.

Theillustrationdemonstrateshowthebottomandtheseasurface returnechoesbacktoyoursonartransducer.Insituation(A)you willseeseveralweakechoesfromthewavesandfromtherockon thebottom,youwillstillbeabletoidentifytheschoolofsh.In situation(B)youwillbeabletoidentifytheupperschoolofsh, butthelowerschoolwillbehiddenintheshadowoftherock.

Beawareofthatothervesselsclosetoyouwillalsogenerate reverberationduetothewaterdisturbancecausedbythewake, thepropellersandthecoolingwaterspill.

Blocking

Themovementofyourvesselthroughthewaterwilloften– especiallyinhigherseastates–causeairbubblestobegenerated, andthesebubbleswillmovealongthehull.Thisiscalled blocking.Inordertopreventthisnoisefromdisturbingyour sonaroperations,itisimportanttolowerthesonartransduceras fardownbelowthehullaspossible.

Checkthenoiseyourself!

Ifyouarebotheredwithacousticorelectricnoise,youcaneasily runafewsimpleteststoidentifythecauseoftheproblem.

Howtocheckthenoise

1ClicktheSetuptabtoopenthemenu.

2ClicktheTestbuttontoopentheSystemtestmenu.

3ClicktheT estcongbutton,andselectNoiseandVRinthe

parameterdialog.

4ClicktheClosebuttonintheparameterdialogtocloseit.

5ObservetheEcholevelbuttonontheSystemtestmenu.

6Readthenoiselevel.

Thelevelyourreadinthebuttonisthecurrentnoiseinthe directionofthecursor.ThenoiseisprovidedindB,andthe numbershouldbeassmallaspossible.

Inordertoreducethenoise,trytoadjustthepropellerpitchand thenumberofrevolutions.

Howtocheckforelectricalnoise

1Switchoffallelectricequipmentthatcancauseelectrical

noise.

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Thisincludesmotor,propellers,thrusters,winches,coolingandairconditioningsystems,pumps,cranes,hydraulic systemsetc.

2Switchtheequipmentonagainoneatthetime,andcheck

thesonareverytime.

Withluck,youwillspotwhichofyourelectricalsystemsthat createthenoise.T odealwiththeproblem,consultyourdealer and/oracertiedshipselectrician.

Layersanddeections

Yoursonaroperationsmayalsobedisturbedbyenvironmental situationsthatyouareunabletocontrol.Twotypicalconditions aretemperatureandsalinitylayers,anddeectionscausedby increasingordecreasingwatertemperature.

Temperatureandsalinitylayers

Youmayexperiencethattemperatureand/orsalinitylayersexist inthewatercolumn.Sincethespeedofsoundinwaterdepends onitstemperatureandsalinity,suchlayerswillcausethesound beamtobereected.

Figure18Temperatureandsalinitylayers

(CD015005F)

Ifyoutransmitasonarbeamdowntowardsatemperature orsalinitylayer(A),itmaybereectedasindicatedinthe illustration.Theschoolofsh(B)youthoughtyouwouldsee willnotbevisibleatall.

Deections

Onwarmdays–especiallyduringsummer–theseasurfacewill beheatedbythesun,andthewatertemperaturewillgradually decreasewithincreasingdepth.

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Figure19Watertemperaturesonwarmdays

(CD015005G)

Whenthetemperaturedecreases(A)closertothebottom,the sonarbeamisdeecteddownasindicatedbytheillustration.The schoolofsh(B)youthoughtyouwouldseeisnotvisibleatall.

Oncolddays,youmayexperiencetheopposite:thecoldwater willbeclosetothesurface,andthewatertemperatureincreases withincreasingdepth.

Figure20Watertemperaturesoncolddays

(CD015005H)

Whenthetemperaturedecreases(A)closertothesurface,the sonarbeamisdeectedupasindicatedbytheillustration.The schoolofsh(B)youthoughtyouwouldseeisonceagainnot visibleatall,andyouwillalsoseearingofsurfaceechoes.

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Index

270°/Vertical

mode,52

About

on-linehelp,22 thismanual,7

Add

circlemarker,29 gearsymbol,30 ownshipsymbol,29 targetmarker,29 vesselsymbol,29

AGC

adjust,25 menubutton,56–57,59 theory,66

AutomaticTargetTrack

marker,63

Automatic

position

track,39

target

track,39

tilt

program,38

train

program,37

AutomaticGainControl

adjust,25

AutomaticT argetTrack

marker,63

Backup

ProcessorUnit,43 software,44

Basic

information,8 operations,13

Beam

menubutton,56

Beamwidth

theory,66

Bearing

displayread-out,18 menubutton,56–58

Bearing(display)

menubutton,60

BearingCard

description,20

Blocking

theory,71

Boundarylines

moving,19

BowMarker

description,22

Bowup

mode,50

Bowup/180°vertical

mode,51

Bowup/Audio

mode,50

Bowup/Dualvertical

mode,50

Bowup/V ertical

mode,50

BurnonCD

sonarimages,36

Button

basicoperation,16

Cavitation

theory,69

Circlemarker,63

Circle

marker,63 markerinvestigate,31 marker,delete,32

Circlemarker

about,29 add,29

ColourThreshold

menubutton,60

Colours

menubutton,60

CompassCard

description,21

CopytoUSB

sonarimages,36

Cosmetics

descriptions,19 menu,63 menubutton,60

Cursor

control

basicoperation,16

DeadReckoning

menubutton,61

DefaultSetting

menubutton,62

Defaultsettings

delete,42

Dene

Modebuttons,28

Deections

theory,72

Delete

marker,32 sonarimages,34 usersetting,41

DepthDividers

description,22

Description

displaymodes,50 menus,55 Operatingpanel,53

Display

gain,adjust,27 menu,59 mode270°/V ertical,52 modeBowup,50 modeBowup/180°

vertical,51 modeBowup/Audio,50 modeBowup/Dual

vertical,50 modeBowup/V ertical,50 modeDual1,52 modeDual2,52 modeNorthup,51 modeTruemotion,51 modeTrue

motion/Vertical,51 modes,50

DisplayGain

menubutton,60

DistanceRings

description,20

Dual1

mode,52

Dual2

mode,52

Electricalnoise

test,71

Externalsync(hronisation)

menubutton,62

RadioBuoymarker,63

Factorysettings

delete,42

Familiarization

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SimradSH90,8

Fishalarm

menubutton,62

Fullscreen

menubutton,59

Gain

adjust,25 displayread-out,18 menubutton,56–58 theory,67

Gear

menubutton,61 symbolinvestigate,31 symbol,delete,32

Gearproperties

change,31

Gearsymbol

add,30

Horizontal

menu,55 search

program,37

Howto

addcirclemarker,29 addgearsymbol,30 addtargetmarker,29 addvesselsymbol,29 adjustAGC,25 adjustdisplaygain,27 adjustgain,25 adjustRCG,26 adjustTVG,26 backupsoftware,44 burnsonarimageson

CD,36 changeavalue,17 changegearproperties,31 checkthenoise,71 controlthecursor,16 copysonarimagesto

USB,36 createimageDVD,44 denegearproperties,31 deneModebuttons,28 deletemarker,32 deleteonarimages,34 deleteusersetting,41 hidemenu,24 hidethemenu,13 horizontal

searchprogram,37 investigatemarker,31 keepsonarimages,34

loadfactorysettings,42 loadusersetting,41 movetheboundarylines,19 position

track,39 poweroff,12 poweron,11 printsonarimages,35 reactivateWindowsXP

license,45 recallsonarimages,33 renamesonarimages,35 renameusersetting,41 restorefromimage

DVD,44 restorefromsoftware

backup,44 retrievemenu,24 retrievethemenu,13 saveusersetting,40 selectmode,27 simplifymenu,24 sortmodes,28 storesonarimages,32 target

track,39 trackingline,40

track

position,39 target,39

trackingline

target,40 useseinecircle,30 usethetrawlsymbol,30 vertical

searchprogram,38

ImageDVD

createbackup,44 restorefrombackup,44

Images

burnonCD,36 copytoUSB,36 delete,34 keep,34 print,35 recall,33 rename,35 store,32

Information

basic,8

Interactivereference

manual,22

Introduction,8

SimradSH90,8

Investigate

marker,31

Keep

sonarimages,34

Language

menubutton,60

License

reactivateWindowsXP

license,45

Load

factorysettings,42 usersetting,41

Targetmarker,63

Marker

AutomaticT argetTrack,63 Circle,63 delete,32 investigate,31 OwnShip,63 PositionTrack,63 RadioBuoy,63 Target,63

buttons,16 Cosmetics,63 Display,59 hide,24 Horizontal,55 main,13 menubutton,60 Objects,63 retrieve,24 Setup,61 simplify,24 Sortmodes,64 Store/Recall,63 structure,15 Systemtest,64 tabs,15 Vertical,57 Vertical180,58

Menubutton

AGC,56–57,59 Beam,56 Bearing,56–58 Bearing(display),60 ColourThreshold,60 Colours,60 Cosmetics,60 DeadReckoning,61

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DefaultSetting,62 DisplayGain,60 External

sync(hronisation),

62 Fishalarm,62 Fullscreen,59 Gain,56–58 Gear,61 Language,60 Menu,60 Modebuttons,60 Movements,61 NoiseFilter,56 Palette,59 PanelBacklight,60 PPFilter,56,58–59 PulseForm,56–58 Range,56–58 RCG,56,58–59 Resolution,60 School,61 ScienticOutput,62 Sortmodes,62 Stabilizer,61 Store/Recall,61 Test,61 Tilt,56 Tip,58 Trackwindow,62 TVG,56–57,59 TXPower,56–57,59 Units,60 Usersetting,62 Winddirection,62 Windspeed,62

Menudescriptions,55 MinuteMarkers

description,22

Mode

270°/Vertical,52 Bowup,50 Bowup/180°vertical,51 Bowup/audio,50 Bowup/Dualvertical,50 Bowup/V ertical,50 denebuttons,28 Dual1,52 Dual2,52 Northup,51 select,27 Truemotion,51 Truemotion/Vertical,51

Modebuttons

menubutton,60

Modes

display,50 sort,28

Movements

menubutton,61

Noise

test,71 theory,69

NoiseFilter

menubutton,56

Northup

mode,51

Objects

menu,63

On-linehelp

about,22 Freemode,22 On-linemode,22

Operatingpanel

description,53

Operatingsystem

reactivateWindowsXP

license,45

Operation

basic,13

Operational

modes,50

OwnShipmarker,63

Ownship

markerinvestigate,31 marker,delete,32

OwnShip

marker,63

Ownshipsymbol

add,29

Palette

menubutton,59

PanelBacklight

menubutton,60

Pictures

burnonCD,36 copytoUSB,36 delete,34 keep,34 print,35 recall,33 rename,35 store,32

Position

displayread-out,18 track,39

PositionTrack

marker,63

Poweroff

procedure,12

Poweron

procedure,11

PPFilter

menubutton,56,58–59 theory,66

Presentation

270°/Vertical,52 Bowup,50 Bowup/180°vertical,51 Bowup/Audio,50 Bowup/Dualvertical,50 Bowup/V ertical,50 Dual1,52 Dual2,52 modes,50 Northup,51 Truemotion,51 Truemotion/Vertical,51

sonarimages,35

Procedure

addcirclemarker,29 addgearsymbol,30 addtargetmarker,29 addvesselsymbol,29 adjustAGC,25 adjustdisplaygain,27 adjustgain,25 adjustRCG,26 adjustTVG,26 burnsonarimageson

CD,36 changegearproperties,31 copysonarimagesto

USB,36 createimageDVD,44 denegearproperties,31 deneModebuttons,28 deletemarker,32 deleteonarimages,34 deleteusersetting,41 hidemenu,24 horizontal

searchprogram,37 investigatemarker,31 keepsonarimages,34 loadfactorysettings,42 loadusersetting,41 position

track,39 poweroff,12 poweron,11 printsonarimages,35 reactivateWindowsXP

license,45

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recallsonarimages,33 renamesonarimages,35 renameusersetting,41 restorefromimage

DVD,44

restorefromsoftware

backup,44 retrievemenu,24 saveusersetting,40 selectmode,27 simplifymenu,24 softwarebackup,44 sortmodes,28 storesonarimages,32 target

track,39 trackingline,40

track

position,39 target,39

trackingline

target,40 useseinecircle,30 usethetrawlsymbol,30 vertical

searchprogram,38

ProcessorUnit

backup,43

PositionTrackmarker,63

Pulseform

theory,66

PulseForm

menubutton,56–58

Pulselength

theory,66

Purpose

thismanual,7

RadioBuoy

marker,63

Range

displayread-out,18 menubutton,56–58

RCG

adjust,26 menubutton,56,58–59 theory,68

Recall

sonarimages,33

Referencemanual

interactive,22

Rename

sonarimages,35 usersetting,41

Resolution

menubutton,60

Restore

software,44

Reverberation

theory,69–70

ReverberationControlled

Gain

adjust,26

Salinitylayers

theory,72

Save

usersetting,40

School

menubutton,61

ScienticOutput

menubutton,62

program

horizontal,37 vertical,38

Seinecircle

use,30

Select

operationalmode,27

Setup

menu,61

SimradSH90

familiarization,8 introduction,8

Software

backup,44 reactivateWindowsXP

license,45

restore,44

Sonarimages

burnonCD,36 copytoUSB,36 delete,34 keep,34 print,35 recall,33 rename,35 store,32

Sort

modes,28

Sortmodes

menu,64 menubutton,62

Stabilizer

menubutton,61

Store

sonarimages,32

Store/Recall

menu,63 menubutton,61

Switchpoweroff

procedure,12

Switchpoweron

procedure,11

Systemtest

menu,64

Tab,15 Target

marker,63 markerinvestigate,31 marker,delete,32 track,39 tracking

line,40

Targetmarker

about,29 add,29

Temperaturelayers

theory,72

Test

menubutton,61

Theory

AGC,66 beamwidth,66 blocking,71 cavitation,69 deections,72 gain,67 noise,69 PPFilter,66 pulseform,66 pulselength,66 RCG,68 reverberation,69–70 salinitylayers,72 temperaturelayers,72 tilt,68 TVG,65

Tilt

displayread-out,18 menubutton,56 theory,68

TimeVariedGain

adjust,26

Tip

menubutton,58

Track

position,39 target,39

Trackwindow

menubutton,62

Tracking

line,40

Trawlsymbol

use,30

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Truemotion

mode,51

Truemotion/Vertical

mode,51

TVG

adjust,26 menubutton,56–57,59 theory,65

TXPower

menubutton,56–57,59

Units

menubutton,60

Usersetting

delete,41 load,41 menubutton,62 rename,41 save,40

VariableRangeMarker

description,21

Vertical

menu,57 search

program,38

Vertical180

menu,58

VerticalRing

description,21

Vesselsymbol

add,29

VRM

description,21

Whatis

AGC,66 beamwidth,66 blocking,71 cavitation,69 gain,67 PPFilter,66 pulseform,66 pulselength,66 RCG,68 reverberation,70 tilt,68 TVG,65

Winddirection

menubutton,62

WindMarker

description,20

Windspeed

menubutton,62

WindowsXPlicense

reactivate,45

XPlicense

reactivate,45

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