COLOR SCANNING SONAR
CSH-5L/CSH-8L
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Pub. No. OME-13190
00080940402 00080940402
OME13190C10 OME13190C10
C1 OCT. 13
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD
Turn off the hull unit before using the hand crank
The zinc block attached near the transducer must be replaced yearly
2. FINE TUNING THE SONAR PICTURE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
FOREWORD
MARKS AND DATA
4. ECHOSOUNDER MODE
3. ADVANCED SONAR OPERATION
INTERPRETING THE DISPLAY
AP-1
8. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING
SP-1
INDEX
Features
FOREWORD
A Word to the Owner of the CSH-5L/CSH-8L
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
System configuration of CSH-5L
Transceiver Unit CSH-8030
System configuration of CSH-8L
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Junction Box CSH-1700
1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
1.1 Control Unit
Control unit
1.2 Remote Controller option
Remote controller
1.3.2 Lowering the transducer
1.3 Basic Operating Procedure
1.3.1 Turning on the power
Self test screen at start up example CSH-5L, 55 kHz transducer
1.3.3 Transmitting
SONAR menu
1.3.4 Adjusting backlighting of control unit
System menu
Mode
1.3.5 Choosing a display mode
Mode description
Description
Text Window For description see Chapter
Sonar display
COMBI-1 display sonar display + audio display
Range Scale
Detection range
1.3.6 Choosing the display range
COMBI-2 display sonar display + echosounder display
COMBI-2 display sonar display + echosounder display
1.3.7 Adjusting the gain
1.3.8 Retracting the transducer, turning off the power
Examples of proper and improper gain
1-10
1.4 Setting the Tilt Angle
1.4.1 Automatic tilt on/off
Tilt range
Auto tilt concept
1-11
Range and tilt angle
Range m
1.4.2 Bottom and tilt angle
1.4.3 How to discriminate fish echoes from the bottom
How to discriminate fish echoes from bottom
1-12
1-13
1.4.4 Points to consider
1.4.5 Tilt angle for surface fish
Tilt angle and surface fish example CSH-5L
1-14
1.5 Finding Range and Bearing to a Target
1.4.6 Suitable tilt angle
Depth, detection range and tilt angle
1-15
1.6.1 Operating procedure
1.6 Sonar Menu Overview
Sonar menu
1.6.2 Sonar menu description
1-16
Description of sonar menu
Description
1-17
Description of sonar menu con’t from previous page
Ref. page
1-18
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1. OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW
2. FINE TUNING THE SONAR PICTURE
2.1 Eliminating Unwanted Echoes
How TVG works
2.2 Displaying Surface Fish Clearly
2.3 Suppressing Bottom Tail
2.3.1 AGC
2.3.2 Pulse length
2.3.3 2ND AGC
Bottom echo masks
How to adjust TX output
adjusted, OUTPUT
fish echo
2.5.2 Rejecting noise with the interference rejector
2.5 Rejecting Sonar Interference and Noise
2.5.1 Identifying noise source
2.5.3 Rejecting noise with the noise limiter
2.5.4 Rejecting interference with TX cycle
Interference rings
2.8 Echo Averaging
2.6 Choosing Beamwidth
2.7 Deleting Weak Echoes
2.6.1 Horizontal beamwidth
2. FINE TUNING THE SONAR PICTURE
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3. ADVANCED SONAR OPERATION
3.1 Tracking a Fish School target lock
Target lock mark and target lock data
Target lock and tilt angle
3. ADVANCED SONAR OPERATION
3.2 Detecting Fish Schools Aurally
3.3 The Fish Alarm
Fish alarm zone
Fish alarm zones
3.4 Measuring Fish School Speed
3.4.1 Entering a fish mark
Fish mark and fish mark data
How to use the off-center function
3.5 Relocating Fish School for Easy Observation
3.4.2 Deleting individual fish marks
3.6.1 Event mark
How to use the event mark
3.6 Event Mark, Own Ship Position Mark
Event mark data, shown at bottom left corner of the display
3.6.2 Entering an own ship position mark
3.6.3 Deleting an event mark
Event marks
3.7 Collectively Deleting Marks
3.8.2 Programming for fishing ground or target fish
3.8 Function Keys F1-F4
3.8.1 Operating the function keys
3-10
3.8.3 Programming specific function
3-11
Useful programs main items only
3.8.4 Confirming function key program
3-12
Function key assignment confirmation screen
How the stabilizer works
3.9 Suppressing Effects of Pitching and Rolling Stabilizer
3-13
Stabilizer mark
3-14
3. To turn off the stabilizer, press the STABILIZER key. The stabilizer mark, stabilizer indication and stabilizer bearing data are erased. If range and bearing marks are shown they are displayed along with their data
4. ECHOSOUNDER MODE
4.1 Choosing the Range
Display range and shift concept
4.2 Adjusting the Gain
Sounder menu
4.3 Picture Advance Speed
4.4 Measuring Depth
Measuring depth
Interference
4.5 Suppressing Interference
4.6 Suppressing Low Level Noise
Clutter
4.7 Erasing Weak Echoes
Weak echoes
4.8 Other Items on the Sounder Menu
Sounder menu description
Marks and data on the normal display
5. MARKS AND DATA
5.1 Marks and Data on the Normal Display
Temperature Graph
Own Ship Position
Description of marks and data on the normal display
Heading
The own ship position mark is entered at own ship’s position, with
Page
Event
Mark
5.2 Marks and Data on the Echosounder and Audio Displays
Marks and data on the echosounder and audio displays
The depth scale and range scale provide an estimate of depth and
Description of marks and data on the echosounder and audio displays
Depth Scale, Range
Scale
6. INTERPRETING THE DISPLAY
6.1 Bottom Echo
Bottom echoes
A Sea surface fish
6.2 Fish School
Fish echoes
Fish school Sea surface reflections
Sea surface reflections
6.3 Sea Surface Reflections
6.4 Wake
Wake
Sidelobe echo
6.5 False Echo by Sidelobe
6.6 Noise and Interference
Noise and interference
7. MARKS AND SYSTEM MENUS
7.1 MARKS Menu
MARKS menu
MARKS menu description
7. MARKS AND SYSTEM MENUS
7.2 SYSTEM Menu
SYSTEM menu
Description of SYSTEM menu
Description of SYSTEM menu con’t from previous page
Description
Ref. Page
8. MAINTENANCE, TROUBLESHOOTING
8.1 General Maintenance
8.2 Cleaning the Equipment
8.3.1 Lubrication points, zinc plate
8.3 Hull Unit Maintenance
Hull unit maintenance points
HULL UNIT
Hand crank
8.3.2 Manually raising the transducer
Hull unit
1. Turn off the hull unit’s power switch 2. Open the gear cover
8.4 Fuse Replacement
8.5 Fan Replacement
Use the proper fuse
8.6 Troubleshooting
Symptom
Check, Remedy
Message
8.7 Error Messages
Error messages
Meaning, Remedy
8.8 Diagnostic Tests
8.8.1 Choosing a diagnostic test
8.8.2 Description of diagnostic tests
Continuous test example CSH-5L, 55 kHz transducer
Single test, Continuous test
Panel test
Panel test
Pattern test
8-10
Color test
Color test
8-11
SIO test
SIO test
8-12
Echo tests
Echo tests
SPECIFICATIONS OF COLOR SCANNING SONAR CSH-5L/8L
HULL UNIT
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION
POWER SUPPLY
INTERFACE
COATING COLOR
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Sounder menu
MENU TREE
Sonar menu
AP-1
AP-2
Marks menu
System menu
MENU TREE
INDEX
IN-1