Simrad ST90 - Operating Panel Description

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Manualoperationofthehullunit
Intheeventofimproperoperation,thepowerfulelectricmotoronthehullunitmay
causeseriousdamagetotheequipmentand/orinjurytopersonnel.Therefore,beforeyou
startmanualoperation,readcarefullythroughtherelevantoperatingprocedures.
Note
Youmustfamiliarizeyourselfwiththecorrecthandlingmethodsandtherelevantsafety
requirements.
Rulesfortransducerhandling
Atransducermustalwaysbehandledasadelicateinstrument.Incorrectactionsmay
damagethetransducerbeyondrepair.Aphysicalblowtothetransducerfacemayeasily
damageoneormoreelements.Observethesetransducerhandlingrules:
•Donotactivatethetransducerwhenitisoutofthewater.
•Donothandlethetransducerroughlyandavoidimpacts.
•Donotexposethetransducertodirectsunlightorexcessiveheat.
•Donotdamagetheouterprotectiveskinofthetransducer.
•Donotusehigh-pressurewater,sandblasting,metaltoolsorstrongsolventstoclean
thetransducer.
•Donotsteponthetransducercables.
•Donotdamagethetransducercables,andavoidexposuretosharpobjects.
Relatedtopics
Generalsafetyrules,page46
Installationrequirements,page47
Networksecurity,page50
Supportinformation,page51
Systemdescription
TheSimradST90isalongrangeandlowfrequencyshndingsonarwitha360degrees
coverage.TheST90isdesignedformediumandlargesizedshingvessels.
Ifhighperformanceisyournumber1criteriawhenchoosingasonar;suchaslongrange,
highresolution,narrowbeamsandhighsourcelevels,thisisyournaturalchoice.We
madenocompromisesduringthedesignoftheST90.Ourgoalwassimplytomakethe
ultimatehighperformanceshndingsonar.WiththeSimradST90,weuselower
frequenciesthantheSX90andSU90sonars.Inordertoachievethis,acompletelynew
transducerhasbeendesigned.EachelementislargerthanthepreviousSX90andSU90
elements,butthenumberofelementsisthesameastheSU90.Thisallowsforthesame
narrowbeam,andultimatelyalongerrange.TheST90hasbeendesignedtosearchwith
SimradST90