Raymarine E70085 Dragonfly Operating instructions

D

r a g o n fly

TM

Installation and operation

instructions

English

Date: 03-2013

Document number: 81345-1-EN

Dragony

E70085 Dragonfly No Chart

E70085-EU Dragonfly EU Silver Chart

E70085-GD Dragonfly EU Small Gold Chart

E70085-28XG Dragonfly UK Large Gold Chart

E70085-SLV Dragonfly USA Silver Chart

E70085-GLD Dragonfly USA Gold Chart

E70085-RW Dragonfly ROW Silver Chart

E70085-AUS Dragonfly Australia Gold Chart

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Documentnumber:81345-1

Date:03-2013

Contents

Chapter1Importantinformation........................7

TFTDisplays.............................................................7

Wateringress............................................................7

Disclaimers...............................................................7

Chartcardsandmemorycards...................................8

EMCinstallationguidelines........................................8

Thirdpartysoftwarelicenseagreements.....................8

Declarationofconformity............................................8

Pixeldefectpolicy......................................................8

Warrantypolicy..........................................................8

Warrantyregistration..................................................8

Productdisposal........................................................9

IMOandSOLAS........................................................9

Technicalaccuracy....................................................9

Chapter2Handbookandproduct

information...........................................................11

2.1Handbookinformation..........................................12

2.2Handbookconventions.........................................12

2.3Productinformation..............................................13

Chapter3Planningtheinstallation...................15

3.1Installationchecklist.............................................16

3.2Partssupplied......................................................16

3.3T oolsrequiredforinstallation.................................17

3.4Installationprocess..............................................17

Chapter4Locationandmounting.....................19

4.1Selectingalocationforthetransducer...................20

4.2Mountingthetransducer.......................................21

4.3Cablerouting.......................................................22

4.4Selectingalocationforthedisplay........................23

4.5Bracketmounting.................................................24

4.6Removingthedisplayfromthebracket..................25

4.7Surfacemounting.................................................26

4.8T estingthetransducer..........................................27

4.9Finishingthetransducermounting.........................27

Chapter5Cablesandconnections....................29

5.1Generalcablingguidance.....................................30

5.2Cableconnection.................................................30

Chapter6Gettingstarted...................................33

6.1Displaypower......................................................34

6.2Controls...............................................................34

6.3Initialsetupprocedures........................................35

6.4GPSCheck..........................................................36

6.5Sonarcheck........................................................37

6.6DownVisioncheck................................................38

6.7Shortcutspage.....................................................38

6.8Applications.........................................................39

6.9Viewswitcher.......................................................40

Chapter7Managingdisplaydata......................41

7.1Memorycardsoverview........................................42

7.2Savinguserdataandusersettings........................42

7.3Resettingyoursystem..........................................44

Chapter8Chartapplication................................45

8.1Chartapplicationoverview....................................46

8.2Chartapplicationcontrols.....................................47

8.3Chartcontextmenu..............................................47

8.4Chartdetail..........................................................48

8.5Chartorientation..................................................48

8.6Boatposition........................................................49

8.7COGVector.........................................................49

8.8DeepWater.........................................................50

8.9Chartobjects.......................................................50

8.10ChartSettingsmenu...........................................51

Chapter9WaypointsandTracks.......................53

9.1Waypoints...........................................................54

9.2Tracks.................................................................56

9.3Waypointsandtracksstoragecapacity..................58

Chapter10Sonarapplication.............................59

10.1Sonarapplicationoverview.................................60

10.2SonarandDownVisionapplicationcontrols...........61

10.3Range...............................................................62

10.4Displayoptions..................................................62

10.5Sensitivityadjustments.......................................64

Chapter11DownVisionapplication...................65

11.1DownVisionapplicationoverview.........................66

11.2SonarandDownVisionapplicationcontrols...........66

11.3Range................................................................67

11.4Displayoptions...................................................68

11.5Sensitivityadjustments.......................................69

Chapter12Tools&Settings...............................71

12.1Alarms...............................................................72

12.2SystemSettingsmenu........................................74

Chapter13Maintenance.....................................79

13.1Serviceandmaintenance...................................80

13.2Cleaning............................................................80

13.3Transducercleaning...........................................81

Chapter14Troubleshooting...............................83

14.1Troubleshooting.................................................84

14.2Poweruptroubleshooting...................................85

14.3GPStroubleshooting..........................................86

14.4Sonar/DownVisiontroubleshooting....................87

14.5Miscellaneoustroubleshooting............................88

Chapter15Technicalsupport............................89

15.1Raymarinecustomersupport..............................90

Chapter16Technicalspecication....................91

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16.1T echnicalspecication........................................92

Chapter17Sparesandaccessories..................93

17.1Accessories.......................................................94

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Chapter1:Importantinformation

Warning:Readtheexpanded

handbook

Thisdocumentisanabbreviated("quickstart")

handbook,containingonlythebasicinformation

requiredtogetyoustartedwithyournew

product.Forthecompletedocumentationand

safetyinformationforyourproduct,pleaserefer

totheexpandedhandbook,availableonthe

documentationCD(ifsupplied),ortheRaymarine

website(www.raymarine.com).

Warning:Productinstallationand

operation

Thisproductmustbeinstalledandoperatedin

accordancewiththeinstructionsprovided.Failure

todosocouldresultinpersonalinjury,damageto

yourvesseland/orpoorproductperformance.

Warning:Potentialignitionsource

ThisproductisNOTapprovedforusein

hazardous/ammableatmospheres.DoNOTinstall

inahazardous/ammableatmosphere(suchasin

anengineroomornearfueltanks).

Warning:Highvoltages

Thisproductcontainshighvoltages.DoNOT

removeanycoversorotherwiseattempttoaccess

internalcomponents,unlessspecicallyinstructed

inthisdocument.

Warning:Powersupplyvoltage

Connectingthisproducttoavoltagesupplygreater

thanthespeciedmaximumratingmaycause

permanentdamagetotheunit.Refertothe

Technicalspecicationsectionforvoltagerating.

Warning:Productgrounding

Beforeapplyingpowertothisproduct,ensureithas

beencorrectlygrounded,inaccordancewiththe

instructionsinthisguide.

Warning:Switchoffpowersupply

Ensurethevessel’spowersupplyisswitchedOFF

beforestartingtoinstallthisproduct.DoNOT

connectordisconnectequipmentwiththepower

switchedon,unlessinstructedinthisdocument.

Warning:Sonaroperation

•NEVERoperatethesonarwiththevesseloutof

thewater.

•NEVERtouchthetransducerfacewhenthe

sonarispoweredon.

•SWITCHOFFthesonarifdiversarelikelytobe

within7.6m(25ft)ofthetransducer.

Caution:Serviceandmaintenance

Thisproductcontainsnouserserviceable

components.Pleasereferallmaintenance

andrepairtoauthorizedRaymarinedealers.

Unauthorizedrepairmayaffectyourwarranty.

Caution:Transducercable

•DoNOTcut,shorten,orsplicethetransducer

cable.

•DoNOTremovetheconnector.

Ifthecableiscut,itcannotberepaired.Cuttingthe

cablewillalsovoidthewarranty.

Caution:Powersupplyprotection

Wheninstallingthisproductensurethepower

sourceisadequatelyprotectedbymeansofa

suitably-ratedfuseorautomaticcircuitbreaker.

Caution:Careofchartandmemory

cards

Toavoidirreparabledamagetoand/orlossofdata

fromchartandmemorycards:

•Ensurethatchartandmemorycardsaretted

thecorrectwayaround.DONOTtrytoforcea

cardintoposition.

•DONOTsavedata(waypoints,tracks,and

soon)toachartcard,asthechartsmaybe

overwritten.

•DONOTuseametallicinstrumentsuchasa

screwdriverorplierstoinsertorremoveachart

ormemorycard.

Caution:Ensurecardreaderdoor

issecurelyclosed

Topreventwateringressandconsequentdamage

totheproduct,ensurethatthecardreaderdooris

rmlyclosed.

Caution:Cleaning

Whencleaningthisproduct:

•DoNOTwipethedisplayscreenwithadrycloth,

asthiscouldscratchthescreencoating.

•DoNOTuseabrasive,oracidorammoniabased

products.

•DoNOTuseajetwash.

TFTDisplays

Thecolorsofthedisplaymayseemtovarywhenviewedagainst

acoloredbackgroundorincoloredlight.Thisisaperfectly

normaleffectthatcanbeseenwithallcolorThinFilmTransistor

(TFT)displays.

Wateringress

Wateringressdisclaimer

Althoughthewaterproofratingcapacityofthisproductmeets

theIPX6&IPX7standard,waterintrusionandsubsequent

equipmentfailuremayoccuriftheproductissubjectedto

commercialhigh-pressurewashing.Raymarinewillnotwarrant

productssubjectedtohigh-pressurewashing.

Disclaimers

Thisproduct(includingtheelectroniccharts)isintendedtobe

usedonlyasanaidtonavigation.Itisdesignedtofacilitateuse

ofofcialgovernmentcharts,notreplacethem.Onlyofcial

governmentchartsandnoticestomarinerscontainallthe

currentinformationneededforsafenavigation,andthecaptain

Importantinformation

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isresponsiblefortheirprudentuse.Itistheuser’sresponsibility

touseofcialgovernmentcharts,noticestomariners,caution

andpropernavigationalskillwhenoperatingthisoranyother

Raymarineproduct.Thisproductsupportselectroniccharts

providedbythirdpartydatasupplierswhichmaybeembedded

orstoredonmemorycard.Useofsuchchartsissubjectto

thesupplier’sEnd-UserLicenceAgreementincludedinthe

documentationforthisproductorsuppliedwiththememorycard

(asapplicable).

Raymarinedoesnotwarrantthatthisproductiserror-freeorthat

itiscompatiblewithproductsmanufacturedbyanypersonor

entityotherthanRaymarine.

Thisproductusesdigitalchartdata,andelectronicinformation

fromtheGlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)whichmaycontain

errors.Raymarinedoesnotwarranttheaccuracyofsuch

informationandyouareadvisedthaterrorsinsuchinformation

maycausetheproducttomalfunction.Raymarineisnot

responsiblefordamagesorinjuriescausedbyyouruseor

inabilitytousetheproduct,bytheinteractionoftheproductwith

productsmanufacturedbyothers,orbyerrorsinchartdataor

informationutilizedbytheproductandsuppliedbythirdparties.

Chartcardsandmemorycards

Memorycardsareusedforarchivingdataandchartcards

provideadditionalorupgradedcharts.

Compatiblecards

Thefollowingtypesofmemoryorchartcardarecompatiblewith

yourRaymarineproduct:

•microSecureDigitalStandard-Capacity(microSDSC)

•microSecureDigitalHigh-Capacity(microSDHC)

Note:Themaximumcardcapacitysupportedis32GB.

Chartcards

Yourproductispre-loadedwithelectroniccharts(worldwide

basemap).Ifyouwishtousedifferentchartdata,youcaninsert

compatiblechartcardsintotheunit'scardslot.

Usebrandedchartcardsandmemorycards

Whenarchivingdata,Raymarinerecommendstheuseofquality

brandedmemorycards.Somebrandsofmemorycardmaynot

workinyourunit.Pleasecontactcustomersupportforalist

ofrecommendedcards.

EMCinstallationguidelines

Raymarineequipmentandaccessoriesconformtothe

appropriateElectromagneticCompatibility(EMC)regulations,

tominimizeelectromagneticinterferencebetweenequipment

andminimizetheeffectsuchinterferencecouldhaveonthe

performanceofyoursystem

CorrectinstallationisrequiredtoensurethatEMCperformance

isnotcompromised.

ForoptimumEMCperformancewerecommendthatwherever

possible:

•Raymarineequipmentandcablesconnectedtoitare:

–Atleast1m(3ft)fromanyequipmenttransmittingor

cablescarryingradiosignalse.g.VHFradios,cablesand

antennas.InthecaseofSSBradios,thedistanceshould

beincreasedto7ft(2m).

–Morethan2m(7ft)fromthepathofaradarbeam.A

radarbeamcannormallybeassumedtospread20degrees

aboveandbelowtheradiatingelement.

•Theproductissuppliedfromaseparatebatteryfromthatused

forenginestart.Thisisimportanttopreventerraticbehavior

anddatalosswhichcanoccuriftheenginestartdoesnot

haveaseparatebattery.

•Raymarinespeciedcablesareused.

•Cablesarenotcutorextended,unlessdoingsoisdetailedin

theinstallationmanual.

Note:Whereconstraintsontheinstallationprevent

anyoftheaboverecommendations,alwaysensurethe

maximumpossibleseparationbetweendifferentitemsof

electricalequipment,toprovidethebestconditionsforEMC

performancethroughouttheinstallation

Thirdpartysoftwarelicense

agreements

Thisproductissubjecttocertainthirdpartysoftwarelicense

agreementsaslistedbelow:

•GNU—LGPL/GPL

•JPEGlibraries

•OpenSSL

•FreeType

Thelicenseagreementsfortheabovecanbefoundon

thewebsitewww.raymarine.comandontheaccompanying

documentationCDifsupplied.

Declarationofconformity

RaymarineUKLtd.declaresthatthisproductiscompliantwith

theessentialrequirementsofEMCdirective2004/108/EC.

TheoriginalDeclarationofConformitycerticatemaybeviewed

ontherelevantproductpageatwww.raymarine.com.

Pixeldefectpolicy

IncommonwithallTFTunits,thescreenmayexhibitafew

wrongly-illuminated(“dead”)pixels.Thesemayappearasblack

pixelsinalightareaofthescreenorascoloredpixelsinblack

areas.

IfyourdisplayexhibitsMOREthanthenumberof

wrongly-illuminatedpixelsstatedbelow,pleasecontactyour

localRaymarineservicecenterforfurtheradvice.

Maximumacceptablewrongly-illuminatedpixels

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Warrantypolicy

Yourproductiswarrantedtobefreefromdefectsinmaterials

andworkmanshipforaperiodof1yearfromthedateofrst

purchaseoftheproductor,ifinstalledonanewboat,thedateof

rstboatdeliverytotheOriginalCustomer(pleaseretainproof

ofpurchaseincaseyouneedtoclaim).

ThefulldetailsoftheLimitedWarrantyPolicy

andregistrationprocessareavailableonlineat:

www.raymarine.com/warranty-dragony.

IfyoudonothaveaccesstotheInternet,pleasephonethe

relevantnumberbelowtoobtainwarrantypolicyinformation:

IntheUSA:

•Tel:+16033247900

•TollFree:+18005395539

IntheUK,Europe,theMiddleEast,orFarEast:

•Tel:+44(0)1329246777

Warrantyregistration

ToregisteryourRaymarineproductownership,pleasevisit

www.raymarine.comandregisteronline.

Itisimportantthatyouregisteryourproducttoreceivefull

warrantybenets.Yourunitpackageincludesabarcodelabel

indicatingtheserialnumberoftheunit.Youwillneedthisserial

numberwhenregisteringyourproductonline.Youshouldretain

thelabelforfuturereference.

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Productdisposal

DisposeofthisproductinaccordancewiththeWEEEDirective.

TheWasteElectricalandElectronicEquipment(WEEE)

Directiverequirestherecyclingofwasteelectricalandelectronic

equipment.WhilsttheWEEEDirectivedoesnotapplytosome

Raymarineproducts,wesupportitspolicyandaskyoutobe

awareofhowtodisposeofthisproduct.

IMOandSOLAS

Theequipmentdescribedwithinthisdocumentisintendedfor

useonleisuremarineboatsandworkboatsnotcoveredby

InternationalMaritimeOrganization(IMO)andSafetyofLifeat

Sea(SOLAS)CarriageRegulations.

Technicalaccuracy

Tothebestofourknowledge,theinformationinthisdocument

wascorrectatthetimeitwasproduced.However,Raymarine

cannotacceptliabilityforanyinaccuraciesoromissionsit

maycontain.Inaddition,ourpolicyofcontinuousproduct

improvementmaychangespecicationswithoutnotice.Asa

result,Raymarinecannotacceptliabilityforanydifferences

betweentheproductandthisdocument.Pleasecheckthe

Raymarinewebsite(www.raymarine.com)toensureyouhave

themostup-to-dateversion(s)ofthedocumentationforyour

product.

Importantinformation

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Chapter2:Handbookandproductinformation

Chaptercontents

•2.1Handbookinformationonpage12

•2.2Handbookconventionsonpage12

•2.3Productinformationonpage13

Handbookandproductinformation

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2.1Handbookinformation

Thishandbookcontainsimportantinformationregardingyour

Dragonydisplayandtransommounttransducer.

Thishandbookisintendedforusersofvaryingmarineabilities,

butassumesagenerallevelofknowledgeofdisplayuse,

nauticalterminologyandpractices.

Handbooks

Thefollowinghandbooksareapplicabletoyourproduct.

Handbooks

AlldocumentsareavailabletodownloadasPDFsfrom

www.raymarine.com

DescriptionPartnumber

DragonyMountingandGetting

StartedGuide

88015

DragonyInstallationandOperation

Handbook

81345

DragonySurfaceMounting

Template

87175

DragonyTransducerMounting

Template

87185

UsermanualsPrintShop

RaymarineprovidesaPrintShopservice,enablingyouto

purchaseahigh-quality,professionally-printedmanualforyour

Raymarineproduct.

Printedmanualsareidealforkeepingonboardyourvessel,asa

usefulsourceofreferencewheneveryouneedassistancewith

yourRaymarineproduct.

Visithttp://www.raymarine.co.uk/view/?id=5175toordera

printedmanual,delivereddirectlytoyourdoor.

ForfurtherinformationaboutthePrintShop,pleasevisitthePrint

ShopFAQpages:http://www.raymarine.co.uk/view/?id=5751.

Note:

•Acceptedmethodsofpaymentforprintedmanualsare

creditcardsandPayPal.

•Printedmanualscanbeshippedworldwide.

•FurthermanualswillbeaddedtothePrintShopoverthe

comingmonthsforbothnewandlegacyproducts.

•Raymarineusermanualsarealsoavailabletodownload

free-of-chargefromtheRaymarinewebsite,inthepopular

PDFformat.ThesePDFlescanbeviewedonaPC/

laptop,tablet,smartphone,oronthelatestgenerationof

Raymarinemultifunctiondisplays.

2.2Handbookconventions

Thefollowingconventionsareusedthroughoutthishandbook.

Select

Theterm‘Select’isusedthroughoutthishandbooktodescribe

theactionofusingtheRotarycontrolorJoysticktohighlight

anobject,icon,ormenuitemandthenPressingtheOKbutton

toconrmtheselection.

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2.3Productinformation

Informationrelatingtoyourproductisshownbelow

Part

numberFeatures

0

00

0

E70085

•InternalGPS.

•Internal2channelCHIRPsonar

module

–Sonar—Centred200KHz

–DownVision—Centred350KHz

.

CHIRPSonaroverview

Sonarinterpretssignalsfromthetransducerandbuildsupa

detailedunderwaterview.Thetransducersendspulsesof

soundwavesintothewaterandmeasuresthetimeittakesfor

thesoundwavetotraveltothebottomandback.Thereturning

echoesareaffectedbybottomstructureandbyanyotherobjects

intheirpath,forexamplereefs,wrecks,shoalsorsh.

Sonarproducesa25°conicalshapedbeam,thecoverageofthe

conicalbeamisthewatercolumndirectlybeneaththevessel.

Conicalbeam

D12784-1

Sonariseffectiveatarangeofspeeds.Indeeperwatersthe

CHIRPbandwidthisautomaticallyrestrictedtoimprovebottom

lockandthedetectionofmovingobjects(e.g.sh)inthewider

watercolumn.

CHIRPsonarscreenexample

CHIRPDownVisionoverview

DownVisioninterpretssignalsfromthetransducerandbuildsup

adetailedunderwaterview.Thetransducersendspulsesof

soundwavesintothewaterandmeasuresthetimeittakesfor

thesoundwavetotraveltothebottomandback.Thereturning

echoesareaffectedbybottomstructureandbyanyotherobjects

intheirpath,forexamplereefs,wrecks,shoalsorsh.

DownVisionproducesa60°sidetosideand1.4°foretoaft

beam.ThecoverageoftheDownVisionbeamisawatercolumn

directlybeneathandtothesidesofthevessel.

DownVisionbeam

D12777-1

DownVisioniseffectiveatlowervesselspeeds.Indeeper

waterstheCHIRPbandwidthisautomaticallyrestrictedto

improvebottomlockandthedetectionofmovingobjects(e.g.

sh)inthewiderwatercolumn.

Thewide,thinbeamproducescleartargetreturns.Theuseof

CHIRPprocessingandahigheroperatingfrequencyprovide

amoredetailedimage,makingiteasiertoidentifybottom

structuresaroundwhichshmayreside.

CHIRPDownVisionscreenexample

Handbookandproductinformation

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Chapter3:Planningtheinstallation

Chaptercontents

•3.1Installationchecklistonpage16

•3.2Partssuppliedonpage16

•3.3Toolsrequiredforinstallationonpage17

•3.4Installationprocessonpage17

Planningtheinstallation

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3.1Installationchecklist

Installationincludesthefollowingactivities:

InstallationTask

1Planyoursystem.

2

Obtainallrequiredequipmentandtools.

3

Siteallequipment.

4Routeallcables.

5

Drillcableandmountingholes.

6Makeallconnectionsintoequipment.

7

Secureallequipmentinplace.

8Poweronandtestthesystem.

3.2Partssupplied

Thepartssuppliedwithyourproductareshownbelow.

00

0

00

1 2 3

6

8 9

4 5

7

10

D12686-1

1Displaycradle.

2Display.

3

Transducer(includingttedtransducer/powercable

notshown).

4

Cradlesecuringbolt.

5

Documentationpack.

6

Escutcheonand2xmountingscrews(forthrough

transomcableinstallation).

7

Displaycradlebase.

83xtransducerbracketmountingscrews.

93xp-clipsandscrews.

10

3xxingsforcradlemounting.

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3.3Toolsrequiredforinstallation

D12785-1

1

4

6

2

3

5

7

1.Powerdrill.

2.Pozidrivescrewdriver.

3.3mm(5/32)Allenkey.

4.Marinegradesealant.

5.Suitablesizeddrillbit.

6.Adhesivetape.

7.18mm(23/32”)Holesaw(onlyrequiredifyouarerouting

thecablethroughthetransom.

Additionaltoolsrequired

Whensurfacemountingthedisplaythefollowingadditionaltools

arerequired.

D12776-1

1 2

4

3

1.Jigsaw.

2.32mm(11/4”)holesaw.

3.7mm(9/32”)spanner.

4.File.

3.4Installationprocess

Thestepslistedbelowarerequiredtosuccessfullyinstallyour

productandensureoptimumperformance.

1.Mountingthetransducer.

2.Mountingthedisplay.

3.Testingthetransducer.

4.Finishingthetransducermounting.

Planningtheinstallation

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Chapter4:Locationandmounting

Chaptercontents

•4.1Selectingalocationforthetransduceronpage20

•4.2Mountingthetransduceronpage21

•4.3Cableroutingonpage22

•4.4Selectingalocationforthedisplayonpage23

•4.5Bracketmountingonpage24

•4.6Removingthedisplayfromthebracketonpage25

•4.7Surfacemountingonpage26

•4.8Testingthetransduceronpage27

•4.9Finishingthetransducermountingonpage27

Locationandmounting

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4.1Selectingalocationforthe

transducer

Thisproductissuppliedwithatransommounttransducer.The

guidelinesbelowshouldbefollowedwhenselectingalocation

forthetransducer.

Note:Thetransducerisnotsuitableformountingonvessels

wherethetransomisaftofthepropeller(s).

Forbestperformancethetransducermustbeinstalledina

locationwiththeleastturbulenceandaeration.Themost

effectivewaytodeterminethisisbycheckingthewaterow

aroundthetransomwhilstunderway.

•Thetransducershouldbemountedclosetothekeel

(centreline)ofthevessel,sothatthetransducerremainsfully

submergedwhenthevesselisturning.

•Thetransducermustbemountedasuitabledistancefrom

thepropeller(s)toavoidwake.

•Forclockwiserotatingpropellersthetransducershouldbe

mountedonthestarboardside,foranti-clockwiserotating

propellersthetransducershouldbemountedontheportside.

D12 64 0-1

•Onatwinenginevesselthetransducershouldbemounted

betweentheengines.

D12 64 1-1

•Turbulencecanalsobecausedbyanumberofotherfactors

suchassteps,ribs,strakes,androwsofrivets.Theturbulence

appearsaftoftheselocations.

1

2

4

3

D12 63 6-1

1

Step

2Rib

3

Rowofrivets

4

Strake

•Airtrappedunderthefrontofthevesselcantravelunderthe

hullandappearasaerationaft.

•Ifinstallingonthestepofasteppedtransom,allowsufcient

roomabovethetransducerfortransducerkick-up.

D12 64 4-1

Note:Optimumtransducerlocationwillvarydepending

onvesseltype.Optimumtransducerheightandangle

shouldbeobtainedbytestingthetransducerwiththe

vesselinthewaterbeforelockingthetransducer’s

position.

Transducerdimensions

Thetransducer’sdimensionsincludingthemountingbracket

areshownbelow.

A

B

D12 63 8-1

A

202.6mm(8in)

B

117.4mm(4.6in)

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