Kongsberg Simrad EK80 - Support information

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Electricalnoise
Thequalityofthepowersupplyiscrucialtoreducenoise.Electricalorelectronicself
noiseispickeduporgeneratedinanyotherpartoftheequipmentthanthetransducer.
Themostcommonsourceofelectricalselfnoiseishum.Thehumisnormallygenerated
byapowersupply.Itisthenpickedupbythetransducercableand/orsensitiveelectronic
circuitry.Athigherfrequencies–whereratherwidebandwidthsarenecessary–the
noisefromcomponents,transistorsorotheranalogueelectronicmaybealimitingfactor.
Note
EnsuremaximumphysicaldistancebetweentheWideBandTransceiver(WBT)andthe
PowerSupplyUnit.Thisisimportanttoreducenoise.
Relatedtopics
Installationrequirements,page37
SimradEK80,page13
Drydockingrequirements
Wheneveroneormoretransducersaremountedunderthevessel’shull,special
considerationsmustbemadepriortodrydocking.
Makesurethatampleclearanceisprovidedunderthetransducerswhenyouareplacing
thevesselindrydock.Donotplacesupportingblocksorstructuresinthevicinityof
thetransducers.
Notedownthelocationofeachtransduceronthevessel’sdockingplan.
Priortodrydocking,turnofftheEK80.Ifnecessary,disengagethecircuitbreaker.
LabeltheProcessorUnitand/orthecircuitbreakerclearlytopreventanyonefrom
accidentallyturningontheEK80.
Relatedtopics
Installationrequirements,page37
SimradEK80,page13
Requirementforclassicationapproval
ClassicationapprovalisrequiredfortheEK80installation.
Thetransducerinstallationmustbeapprovedbythevessel’snationalregistryand
correspondingmaritimeauthorityand/orclassicationsociety.Theshipownerand
shipyarddoingtheinstallationareresponsibleforobtainingandpayingforsuchapproval.
Relatedtopics
Installationrequirements,page37
SimradEK80,page13
SimradEK80