Simrad ST90 Installation Manual

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Verifyingtheinstallationparameters
Topics
Verifyingvesseloriginandshipdimensions,page374
Verifyingtheinstallationparametersforthetransducer,page376
Verifyingtheinstallationparametersfortheglobalpositioningsystem(GPS)antenna,
page377
Verifyingtheinstallationparametersforthemotionreferenceunit(MRU),page378
Verifyingvesseloriginandshipdimensions
Thephysicallengthandwidthoftheshipareimportantparametersthatneedtobe
recordedintheST90software.
Prerequisites
Foraccuratelocationoftheshipdimensions,youneedthedetailedvesseldrawings.
Neithertoolsnorinstrumentsarerequired.TheST90isturnedon,anditisworking
normally.
Context
ItiscommonpracticetoplacetheShipOriginatthesamepositionasthemotion
referenceunit(MRU).Thiswillminimizethevectorswhenyourvesselismoving.Use
thevesseldrawingstoestablishtheoffsetvaluesbetweenthebasicpositionoftheShip
OriginandtheMRUlocation.
IfyoudonothaveamotionsensoryoucanplacetheShipOriginatanylocationonthe
vessel.Wesuggestthatyouplacetheoriginunderthecaptain’sseatonthebridge.All
sensorswillthenbereferencedtothisposition.Wheneverasonarisusedwithshort
ranges,thiswillprovideamoreprecisepresentation.
Procedure
1OpentheSetupmenu.
2OntheSetupmenu,selectInstallation.
ObservethattheInstallationdialogboxopens.Thisdialogboxcontainsanumber
ofpagesselectedfromthemenuontheleftside.
SimradST90InstallationManual

Simrad ST90 Specifications

General

Brand	Simrad
Model	ST90
Category	Sonar
Language	English