6.4Sonartroubleshooting
Problemswiththesonarandtheirpossiblecausesandsolutionsaredescribedhere
.
Notransducerconnectedmessagedisplayed
P
ossiblecausesPossiblesolutions
Notransducerconnected.
Connectatransducerandrebootthedisplay
.
W
rongtransducertypeselected
duringinitialstartupwizard.
Tryselectingasonarchannel:
1.Pressthe
Menubutton.
2.Usethe
Up/ Downbuttonstohighlightasonarchannel.
3.PresstheOKbutton.
Ifthemessagepersistsandthereisatransducerconnected
thentheremaybeatransducerconnectionfault.
Damagedconnectors/cabling
1.Checkthatthetransducerconnectorpinsonthebackof
thedisplayarenotbentorbrok en.
2.Checkthatthetransducercableconnectoriscorrectly
orientatedandfullyinsertedintothedisplayconnector
andlockedinposition.
3.Checktheconditionofthetransducercablingand
connectorsforsignsofdamageorcorrosion,andreplace
ifnecessary.
Scrollingimageisnotbeingdisplayedorisintermittent
P ossiblecausesPossiblesolutions
Damagedconnectors/cabling
1.Checkthatthetransducerconnectorpinsonthebackof
thedisplayarenotbentorbrok en.
2.Checkthatthetransducercableconnectoriscorrectly
orientatedandfullyinsertedintothedisplayconnector
andlockedinposition.
3.Checktheconditionofthetransducercablingand
connectorsforsignsofdamageorcorrosion,andreplace
ifnecessary.
T ransducerdamagedorfouledChecktheconditionofthetransducerensuringitisnot
damagedandisfreefromdebris/fouling,cleanorreplaceas
necessary.
Incompatibletransducerfitted.
Ensuretheconnectedtransduceriscompatiblewithyour
system.
Nodepthreading/lostbottomlock
P ossiblecausesPossiblesolutions
T ransducerlocation
Checkthatthetransducerhasbeeninstalledinaccordance
withtheinstructionsthatwereprovidedwiththetransducer.
T ransducerangle
Ifthetransducerangleistoogreatthebeamcanmissthe
bottom,adjusttransducerangleandrecheck.
T ransducerkicked-up
Ifthetransducerhasakick-upmechanism,checkthatithas
notkickedupduetohittinganobject.
T ransducerdamagedorfouledChecktheconditionofthetransducerensuringitisnot
damagedandisfreefromdebris/fouling,cleanorreplaceas
necessary.
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