VDO DEPTH SOUNDER, Ocean Line Echolot DEPTH SOUNDER User Manual

VDO Kienzle Vertrieb und Service GmbH

Montage- und Bedienungsanleitung

Installation and Operating Instructions

Echolot

Depth Sounder

CONTENTS

Contents

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

for installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

for maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

The VDO Depth Sounder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

System components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Spare parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

The functions of the VDO Depth Sounder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Basic calibration of the VDO Depth Sounder . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Selection of the unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Setting the keel depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Setting and activating the shallow water alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Maintenance of the VDO Depth Sounder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Installation of the VDO Depth Sounder system . . . . . . . . . 37

Installation of the indicating unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Installation of the Depth Sounder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

for internal installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

for through-hull installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Electrical installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

System power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Connection of a repeater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Circuit diagram legend. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Cable lengths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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PREFACE

Manual should always be kept on

board!

Preface

With the purchase of an instrument of the VDO marine program you sel­ected a high-quality product, made to the accepted State of the Art.
Advanced production methods and the respect of the applicable quality
assurance standards guarantee that our products are shipped in excel­lent condition.
Thank you for your wise decision. We are certain that this system will
provide you with valuable assistance and safety at sea.

You should be familiar with all functions of the system to guarantee easy
and safe use of your VDO depth sounder.
Please take the time to study this manual completely.

Your VDO Kienzle agent will be pleased to help you, if you have any fur­ther questions or problems.

VDO Kienzle Vertrieb und Service GmbH

© Copyright by VDO Kienzle Vertrieb und Service GmbH 1997.
All rights reserved.

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SAFETY

Safety Instructions

Please respect all instructions of this manual .
All texts marked with this symbol should have your particu-

lar attention. They are an indication of particular impor­tance regarding the operation of the system and for your
safety.

Good seamanship is essential! The use of the depth sounder does not
relieve you of your responsibility for your ship.
Always use your personal seafaring experience when interpreting the
displayed values.

Safety Instructions concerning the installation

The system components should be installed by your shipyard or by a
specialist.
Use adequate working clothes if you install the system yourself. Avoid
loose clothing. Use a hair net if you have long hair . Clothing and hair can
be caught by moving or rotating parts.
Remove all metallic or electrically conductive jewellery, such as chains,
bracelets, rings, etc. when working on the on-board electronics.
Disconnect the minus polarity at the battery before starting work to pre­vent the risk of short-circuiting. Short-circuiting can cause cable harness
fires, battery explosions and damage to other electronic systems.
Please note that all volatile electronic memories will lose their contents,
and will have to be re-programmed if you disconnect the battery. The
VDO instruments are not equipped with volatile memories.
Risk of explosion! Run the engine compartment blower for a certain time
before starting work in a gasoline engine compartment.
Check that there is enough space behind the installation opening. Pre­drill the opening and complete the opening with keyhole saw (respect
the safety instructions of the hand tool manufacturer).
When selecting the location of the sending unit check that no stringers
will be damaged and similary furniture, floor boards, cables, etc.
Solvent vapours can be produced by the sending unit sealant. Provide
sufficient ventilation. Respect the instructions of the sealant manufactu­rer.
Use insulated tools if you must work without disconnecting the power

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SAFETY

supply.
The electrical outputs of the depth sounder indicating instrument and the
connected cables must be protected against any direct contact or dama­ge.
Capacitors in the unit can retain their charge, even if the unit is separa­ted from its power supply.
The cables must have a sufficient insulation resistance or voltage rating,
and touching the contact points should be prevented.
Electrically conductive parts of the connected loads must also be protec­ted against direct contact by adequate measures. The use of non-insula­ted wires and contacts is strictly forbidden.

Safety Instructions concerning the maintenance

Repairs of depth sounder components may only be made by specialists
authorized by VDO Kienzle. The VDO depth sounder system fulfills the
applicable safety regulations.

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VDO DEPTH SOUNDER

The VDO Depth Sounder

Analog scale

Display

Pushbutton

The VDO depth sounder is an advanced depth measuring instrument
designed for sport navigation.
The pointer indicates the water depth below the keel in meters or feet
on an analog scale when the system is active. This value is also shown
as a digital value by the display in the lower dial section.
Alarm triggering is indicated by an integrated alarm buzzer. An additio­nal external alarm buzzer can be connected.
The indicating unit has a front pushbutton for the necessary basic set­tings, and a shallow water alarm. Using the instrument is simple.

Up to two repeaters can be connected to the main instrument.

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System components

The system, as supplied, consists of:

- Indicating instrument

- Nut for indicating instrument fixation

- Echo sounder with cable, length 1 m

- Connecting cable between echo sounder and indicating unit,
length 10 m

- Hull sleeve with sealing washers, fixation nut, retainer pin and
rings (only for systems with through-hull echo sounder)

- Blind plug with control rope (only for systems with through-hull
echo sounder)

- Installation and operating instructions

Accessories (not supplied with the system):

- Fixation parts kit (studs and bracket) N05 800 792

- Illumination parts kit (24V /1.2W) N05 800 550

- Repeater instrument VDO Depth Sounder N01 410 702

- Alarm buzzer (12/24 V) N03 230 702

Spare parts:

- O-Ring for depth sounder / blind plug (2x) N05 801 418

- Illumination parts kit (12V / 1.2W) N05 800 552

Other spare parts are available on request.

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