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