Raymarine AXIOM XL 16 - Sonar Troubleshooting

6.4Sonartroubleshooting
Problemswiththesonarandtheirpossiblecausesandsolutionsaredescribedhere.
Scrollingimageisnotbeingdisplayed
PossiblecausesPossiblesolutions
Sonardisabled
Select
PingEnablefromtheSonarapp’sSoundermenu.
Incorrecttransducerselected
CheckthatthecorrecttransducerisselectedintheSonar
app’sTransducermenu.
Damagedcables
1.Checkthatthetransducercableconnectorisfullyinserted
andlockedinposition.
2.Checkthepowersupplycableandconnectorsforsigns
ofdamageorcorrosion,replaceifnecessary.
3.Withtheunitturnedon,tryflexingthecablenearto
thedisplayconnectortoseeifthiscausestheunitto
re-boot/loosepower,replaceifnecessary.
4.Checkthevessel’sbatteryvoltage,theconditionofthe
batteryterminalsandpowersupplycables,ensuring
connectionsaresecure,cleanandfreefromcorrosion,
replaceifnecessary.
5.Withtheproductunderload,usingamulti-meter,check
forhighvoltagedropacrossallconnectors/fusesetc(this
cancausetheSonarapplicationstostopscrollingorthe
unittoreset/turnoff),replaceifnecessary.
DamagedorfouledtransducerChecktheconditionofthetransducerensuringitisnot
damagedandisfreefromdebris/fouling,cleanorreplaceas
necessary.
Wrongtransducerfitted
Ensurethetransduceriscompatiblewithyoursystem.
Externalsonarmodule:
SeaTalkhs™/RayNetnetwork
problem.
•Checkthattheunitiscorrectlyconnectedtothe
multifunctiondisplayorRaymarinenetworkswitch.Ifa
crossovercouplerorothercouplercable/adapterisused,
checkallconnectionsensuringconnectionsaresecure,
cleanandfreefromcorrosion,replaceifnecessary.
Externalsonarmodule:Software
mismatchbetweenequipment
maypreventcommunication.
EnsureallRaymarineproductscontainthelatest
availablesoftware,checktheRaymarinewebsite:
www.raymarine.com/softwareforsoftwarecompatibility.
Nodepthreading/lostbottomlock
PossiblecausesPossiblesolutions
Transducerlocation
Checkthatthetransducerhasbeeninstalledinaccordance
withtheinstructionsprovidedwiththetransducer.
Transducerangle
Ifthetransducerangleistoogreatthebeamcanmissthe
bottom,adjusttransducerangleandrecheck.
Transducerkicked-up
Ifthetransducerhasakick-upmechanism,checkthatithas
notkickedupduetohittinganobject.
Powersourceinsufficient
Withtheproductunderload,usingamulti-meter,checkthe
powersupplyvoltageasclosetotheunitaspossibleto
establishactualvoltagewhenthecurrentisflowing.(Check
yourproduct’sT echnicalspecificationforpowersupply
requirements.)
DamagedorfouledtransducerChecktheconditionofthetransducerensuringitisnot
damagedandisfreefromdebris/fouling.
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