Furuno TS-331A manual

WIRED TRA WL SONAR TS-331A[...]

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i SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS Do not place liquid-filled containers on the top of the surface processor unit. Fire or electrical shock can result if a liquid spills into the unit. Immediately turn off the power at the switchboard if the surface processor unit is emitting smoke or fire. Continued use can cause fatal damage to the equipment. Contact a FURUN[...]

ii T A BLE OF C ONT ENT S FOREW ORD ........................................... iii SYST EM CON FIGURA TION ................... iv OPERA TI ONA L INF ORMA TION .............. v 1. OPERA TI ONA L OVER VIEW ................. 1 1. 1 Surface Processor Unit ........................... 1 1. 2 Underwate r U nit ...................................... 2 1.2[...]

iii FOREWORD Introduction FURUNO Electric Com pany thanks you f or considering and purcha sing the TS-331A W ired T rawl Sonar . We are confident you will discover why the FURUNO name has becom e synonym ous with qualit y and reliabilit y . The TS-331A is a wired tra wl m onit oring system designed to im prove control and efficiency in pelagic and [...]

iv SYSTEM CONFIGURA TION PC Monitor (User supply) Surf ace Processor Unit Winch Po w e r source 100-240V AC 1 φ , 50-60 Hz Underwater Unit Catch Sensor (option) (4 max.) : Standard supply : Optional supply : Local, user supply Cable Bloc k UNDER W A TER SECTION SHIPBO ARD SECTION Mouse K eyboard System configuratio n[...]

v OPERA TIONAL INFORMA TION The following may occur during ope ration. Follow the recommended proce dure to restore normal operation. Cannot restore unit of temperature measurement to Celsius Remedy 1. Choose Load Configur ation from the File menu. 2. Find the file Default.cfg in the Imag enex program files and click Open. If Fahrenheit is selected[...]

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1 1. OPERA T IONAL OVER VIEW 1.1 Surface Proce ssor Unit The Surface Processor Unit (sometimes referred to as “Processor”) has a built-in PC mother board, W indow s XP ® * operat ing syst em, and a hard drive wit h at least 2GB disk space. The sy stem provides a control and dis pla y application TS331A.exe (installed on t he Processor), which [...]

1. OPERA TIONAL OVERVIEW 2 1.2 Underwater Unit 1.2.1 Component s of the underwater unit The underwater unit mainly cons ists of a red polyurethan e case and three transducers. The vertical sonar transducer is the cylindric al red housing which extends from the back of the case. The (gray) echo sou nder transducer is mounted near the front of the un[...]

1. OPERA TIONAL OVERVIEW 3 1.2.3 Mounting the underwater unit on the trawl Usually the underwater unit is fixed either on the head rope of the trawl or on the belly just above the ground rop e. The advant age of the former position is that the under water unit is held horizont al almost throughout the towing oper ation and consequently a good, stab[...]

1. OPERA TIONAL OVERVIEW 4 1.3 S t arting Up, Shuttin g Down 1.3. 1 St arti n g up 1. Check t he co nne cti on bet w een the underw ater uni t and the w i nch. 2. M ount the underw ater uni t on t he t raw l, referr i ng to par agr ap h 1.2.3. 3. Shoot t he traw l. 4. T urn on the pr oc es s or u nit and t he m oni tor . Adj ust di splay bril lianc[...]

1. OPERA TIONAL OVERVIEW 5 1.4 Catch Sensor CS-400 (option) Mounted on the cod end of the tra wl, the catch sensor monitors the catch of fish. Four catch sensors may be mo unted. The dat a from each catch sensor is transmitted to the underwater unit via the acoustical link and sent to th e Processor . Tx frequency for each senso r is selectable wit[...]

1. OPERA TIONAL OVERVIEW 6 1.5 Screen Layout The fully configured TS-331A provides five viewing windo ws (V ertical sonar image, Depth/water temperatur e information, Echo sounder image, Catch sensor information, and Pitch/r oll information) plus a Settings dialog box *. * The V ertical Sonar Settings dialog box is initially shown. Menu bar T oolba[...]

1. OPERA TIONAL OVERVIEW 7 Note 2: Cert ain devices or sensors can b e manually disabled by turning them of f from the Options menu. See the figure belo w . The vertical sonar imag e cannot be disabled; it is always displayed. These displa ys can be turned on or off. Options menu, Echo Sounder sele cted 1.5.1 Menu bar The menu bar is the horizont a[...]

1. OPERA TIONAL OVERVIEW 8 T ool Function Main T oolbar Connects to sonar head. Opens an existing .331 data file to p lay back. Saves real-time acquired sonar data to a .331 file. S top saving real-time data. Increases operating range by one level. V ertical sonar range: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80, 100, 150, 200, 250 (meters) or equivalent feet/fat[...]

1. OPERA TIONAL OVER VIEW 9 1.6 Display In dications Below are all the indicat ions which appear on t he displa y screen. 2 Ship's Course : Ship's Speed : T rawl Direction : T r. W ater spd : CE Water spd : Tr a w l Pitch: +0.0 Roll : +0.0 Cod End Pitch:---- Roll :---- Sonar settings Range, gain, speed, mode, frequency Scale Depth Bottom [...]

1. OPERA TIONAL OVERVIEW 10 1.7 Pop-up Windows The TS-331 A provides convenient pop-up windows from which to conduct various operations for the v ertical sonar window , echo sounder window , depth/temperature window , pitch/roll window and catch s ensor window . T o activate a pop-up wind ow , place the cursor in the window corre sponding to the po[...]

11 2. SONAR OPERA TION 2.1 Choosing a Sonar Mode The TS-33 1A has three sonar display modes: polar , sector and locked. Choose desired mode from the Mode me nu. 2.1.1 Polar mode This mode is used for oper ating the sonar to scan a 360° area. The transducer location is in the middle of the sonar image display with the zero heading vertically down o[...]

2. SONAR OPERA TION 12 2.1.2 Sector mode This mode is used for oper ating the sonar to scan in a sector area. The transducer location is in the middle of the son ar image display with the zero heading vertically down on the display . The user can adjust the scan sector size by selecting the desired sector siz e from the Sector combo box in the V er[...]

2. SONAR OPERA TION 13 2.1.3 Locked mode This mode functions to operate the sonar as an echo sounder , with the transducer locked at 0° sector size. The tr ansducer location is at the top of the sonar image display an d the image dat a is displayed across the screen from right to left. Ground rope of trawl Bottom Individual fish (angular echoes) i[...]

2. SONAR OPERA TION 14 2.2 Adjusting the Sonar Image from the V ertical Sonar Settings Dialog Box The vertical sonar settings dia log box contains all th e controls for adjustment of the sonar image. T o display this box if it is not displayed, click th e sonar image with the lef t mouse button and then choos e Show Sonar Settings from the V iew me[...]

2. SONAR OPERA TION 15 2.2.2 Adjusting gain Adjust the gain from the Dat a Gain combo box. The gain range is 0-100(%). Data gain is used to increase or decreas e the intensity (color levels) of the vertical sonar and soun der images. 2.2.3 Choosing train angle Select the scan train an gle from 0° to 360° in 10° increment s. T rain angle is used [...]

2. SONAR OPERA TION 16 2.3 Monitoring T rawl Position The Locked mode can be a valuable tool for monitoring trawl location in order to prevent damage to the trawl by s hoal or other protrusion. Ground rope If the ground rope is positione d in the coverage area of the sound ing beam it is displayed as a lin e almost parallel wit h th e transmission [...]

2. SONAR OPERA TION 17 4. The ship has acceler ated to clear a shoal. The trawl is rising o ff the bottom and the bottom is displa yed as if it has a sharp undulation though it actually does not. 5. The trawl is passing ov er the shoal. The groun d rope seen off the bottom indicates that the shoal has been c leared. 6. The trawl has settled on the [...]

2. SONAR OPERA TION 18 2.4 Drawing Lines and Symbols Using the draw tool bar or the Draw menu, you can draw lines a nd symbols on the sonar display (to mark import ant echoes). This can be done fr om the Draw menu or with the Draw toolb ar . 2.4.1 Drawing a sy mbol Choose Symbol from t he Draw menu or click the + button on the draw toolbar . Roll t[...]

2. SONAR OPERA TION 19 2.4.3 Choosing line/symbol color The default line/sym bol color is white. However , you may choose line/symbol color as desired. Choose Line/Sy mbol Color from the Draw menu, and the dia log box shown below appe ars. Choose the desired color and then click the OK button. Color dial og box 2.4.4 Clearing line/symbol art Cleari[...]

2. SONAR OPERA TION 20 2.5 Finding Range and Bearing from Own Ship to a Point Choose Range / Bearing from th e Draw menu or click the button on the draw toolbar . Roll the mouse to position the cursor wher e you want to measure the range and bearing and click the left mouse button. Th e range and bearing from own ship to the point is show n. T o fi[...]

2. SONAR OPERA TION 21 2.7 Choosing Display Color Y ou may choose the color arrangement for the v ertical sonar image. Open the Color T able menu an d check color desired. Color T able menu Color table menu description Normal High: This scale map s echo data amplitude to 1 18 colors, ranging from black (low strength) through blue, green, orange, ye[...]

2. SONAR OPERA TION 22 2.8 Grid Y ou may configure the grid on the vertical son ar display as desired from the Grids menu. Grids menu, Scale Options, Scale T ext Size selected Grids menu description Circular grid: Check to display a circular grid. Square grid: Displays a square grid. Circular grid Square grid Circular and sq uare grids No Grid: Che[...]

2. SONAR OPERA TION 23 2.9 Unit of Depth, Range Measurement The unit of depth/range measure ment may be chosen from meters, f eet and fathoms, on the Options menu. Check the u nit desired. Options menu, Unit s, Depth/Range selected 2.10 Noise Filter Y ou may encounter occasional or intermittent noise and interfer ence on the vertical sonar display [...]

2. SONAR OPERA TION 24 2.1 1 Recording Sonar Dat a Y ou may save real-time data to a file. T o save real-time data, do the following: 1. Choose Record Sona r Data from the File men u. The Save as dialog box appears. 2. Choose location wh ere to save the file and enter file nam e. 3. Click the Save button to save the dat a. The TS-33 1A automaticall[...]

2. SONAR OPERA TION 25 Once a sonar dat a file has been opened, the ope ration of real-time sonar dat a acquisition will termin ate. Although only one sonar dat a file may be opened at a time, another dat a file may be opened, closing the current file. Y ou can once again change the operation to re al time data interrogat ion by selecting “menu-&[...]

2. SONAR OPERA TION 26 2.13 Saving, Loading System Configuration 2.13.1 Saving system configuration Y ou may save sonar settings, window layout s and sensor st atus to a configuration file (file extension .cfg ). Y ou may then load the settings into the system. This is convenient for setting up the equipment acco rding to fishing ground, tar geted [...]

27 3. ECHO SOUNDER OPERA TION 3.1 Echo Sounder Image The echo sounder ima ge is displayed in the echo sounde r window at the right side of the screen. Ground rope of trawl Fish in trawl VER TICAL SONAR IMAGE ECHO SOUNDER IMA GE Fish in trawl Ground rope of trawl Echo Sounder: Range: 50 M, Gain:10 dB Sonar settings: Range: 30 M, Gain: 70%, Speed: 03[...]

3. ECHO SOUNDER OPERA TION 28 3.2 Adjusting the Echo Sounder Image from the Sounder Settings Dialog Box The echo sounder settings d ialog box contain s all the controls for adjustment of the echo sounder imag e. T o display this box, click the echo sounder image wit h the left mou se button and then choose Show Sonar Settin gs from the View menu. E[...]

3. ECHO SOUNDER OPERA TION 29 3.3 Using the Echo Sounder Image to Monitor T rawl Location If the ground rope is positione d in the coverage area of the sound ing beam it is displayed as a lin e almost parallel wit h th e transmission line. If a fish school appears betwe en the transmission line and the ground rope it can be considere d to be enteri[...]

3. ECHO SOUNDER OPERA TION 30 3.4 Drawing Lines and Symbols The procedure for dra wing lines and symbols o n the echo sounder is similar to that for the sonar display . For deta ils, see paragraph 2.4. 3.5 Grid Y ou may display a line grid on the echo sounder display . Check Line Grid on the Grids menu to display t he grid. 10 M 20 M 30 M 40 M 50 M[...]

31 4. DEPTH/TEMPERA TURE DISPLA Y The depth and water temperatur e display graphs depth and water temperatur e, from right to lef t across the screen. This display uses a 3- second interrogation timer to determine when to ask the unde rwater unit for information. When this timer expires, the current interrog ation is completed and the next two inte[...]

4. DEPTH/TEMPERA TURE DISPLA Y 32 4.2 Setting Depth/T emperature Limit s Y ou may set the depth and temperature disp lay limits with Depth/T emp Limit s on the Options menu. Set low and high lim its with the spin buttons and then click the OK button. Set Depth/T emperature Scales dialog box 4.3 Depth/T emperature Offset If the depth and/or temperat[...]

4. DEPTH/TEMPERA TURE DISPLA Y 33 4.4 Depth/T emperature Scale T ext Size Y ou may choose the size of the depth/temperat ure scale text with DT Scale T ext on the Options menu. Options menu, DT Scale T ext selected[...]

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35 5. MENU DESCRIPTION This chapter provides men u information not discussed in prev ious chapters. 5.1 File Menu Connect to Sonar head Use this command to communicate with the TS331A underwater unit. The control software begins to interr ogate the sonar unit for data in real-time through an RS-232 connection. The sy stem uses COM2 as the default s[...]

5. MENU DESCRIPTION 36 5.2 V iew Menu Clear Screen Use this command to clear the image in one of vertical sonar , echo sounder and DT (Depth/T emperature display windows. Which window contents will be cleared depends on which window is active. T o activate a window (set it on focus), click on that window . Full Screen Use this command to toggle ful[...]

5. MENU DESCRIPTION 37 5.3 Communication Menu Choose Sonar Com Port Choose another serial communication port for sonar dat a acquisition. Choose desired port from the combo box and click the OK button. GPS Dat a-In No use. Dat a-Out No use. 5.4 Sonar Menu BowScan Sets TS-331A.exe to Bowscan mode. All sensors are disabled except vertical sonar . TS-[...]

5. MENU DESCRIPTION 38 5.5 Options Menu Color Threshold The Color Threshold dia log box allows the user to adjust the color table for the echo sounder and vertical sonar windows individually . Note that the sonar return data is not compromised and is recorded to file independent of the color thresholding. Thu s on file playback, the threshold may b[...]

5. MENU DESCRIPTION 39 5.6 Help Menu The Help menu offers the following commands, which provide you assist ance with this application: Help T opics Provides a list of help topics. Help Contents Offers you a list of conte nts on which you can get help. Use this command to display the opening screen of Help. From the opening screen, you can jump to s[...]

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41 6. CA TCH SENSOR OPERA T ION 6.1 Catch Sensor Dialog Box The Catch Sensor Setup dialog b ox provides a tool for you to configure the catch sensors on a trawl net. Y ou can install up to four catc h sensors on the TS-331A system. TS-331A program default settings display four catch sensors. Y ou can click the Delete button in this dialog box to re[...]

6. CA TCH SENSOR OPERA TION 42 Catch Sensor relative position (edit boxes) Input the relative length between two catch se nsors in meters. T otal Length of Cod-End Input the total lengt h of the trawl net in meters. Add (button) Add another catch sensor (max imum of 4) in catch sensor display . Delete (button) Delete one sensor . After chang es are[...]

6. CA TCH SENSOR OPERA TION 43 6.3 T esting for Switch Activation T o test for proper switch activation, do the following: 1. Submerge the unit in SAL T water or short the electrode and trigger bolt. 2. W ait for about 20 seconds, then pull the lanyard for a few seconds and let go. The LED should flash 13 seco nds after the lany ard was pulled. Thi[...]

6. CA TCH S ENSO R OPE RA TION 44 6.6 Inst alling the Batteries and O-ring The catch sensor is powered b y three “D ” alkaline batt eries an d battery life is about 1,000 ho urs. When the batt ery voltage is low , the appropriate ( yellow) “active indicator” on the catch status indicat or does not appe ar . W hen this occurs, replace the ba[...]

6. CA TCH S ENSO R OPE RA TION 45 3. Pull out the bat t ery cap together with t he m ain housing f r om t he polyurethane housing. Battery  Cap Main  Housing Main housing and bat t ery cap 4. Unscrew the battery cap fr om t he main housing to access the bat tery holder . Battery  Holder Battery cap separated from main housing 5. If you are[...]

6. CA TCH SENSOR OPERA TION 46 8. Use your finger to remov e the O-ring from the battery cap. O-ring Battery cap, inside view 9. Coat the O-ring seat and the inde nted area below it with silicone grease. 10. Coat the new O-ring with silicone gr ease and set it in its seat. 11. Reverse step s 1-4 to reassemble the unit. Note: Do not overtighten the [...]

47 7. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD Do not open the surface processor unit. Only qualified personnel should work inside the equipment. WARNING 7.1 General Maintenance This equipment is desi gned and constructed to provid e many years of trouble-free performan ce when properly operat ed and maintain ed. However , no machi[...]

7. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 48 7.3 Replacement of Internal Battery A lithium battery on the Mother Boa rd inside the Surface Processor Unit preserves settings wh en the power is of f. When the voltage of the batt ery is low , the date and time will be wrong. W hen this happens, have a qualified techn ician replace the battery , at your ear[...]

6. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 49 3. Unscrew the connecto r and then connect the test cable as shown belo w . BLK WHT (CABLE-) CASE < A < CABLE+ < B < CABLE- < C < SHIELD RED BLA CK BELDEN 8424 or 8404 TEST CABLE RED BLK (CABLE+) > 1 > 2 Underwater splice T o Surface Processor Unit Pigtail Connections (see pin descript[...]

7. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 50 7.5 T roubleshooting The table b elow provides simple troubles hooting procedures which the ope rator may follow to restore normal operation. If norma l operation cannot be restored, do not attempt to check inside the equip ment. There are no user -serviceable part s inside. Refer any rep air work to a qualif[...]

6. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 51 7.6 Diagnostic T est The diagnostic test, which is mainly fo r use by service technicians, checks the equipment for proper operation. If you feel something is wrong with the equipment, run the test and r eport the results to the servic e technician, to aid in diagnosis. 7.6.1 Executing the diagnostic test 1. [...]

7. MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING 52 7.6.2 Diagnostic test description Header: Sent by the sonar system (wet end) to tell the Processor what kind of data form at it sent, IGX for image data and ITX for norm al digital dat a . Dat a T ype: (same as Run-T ype ) sent by the sonar system (wet end) to tell the processor this set of dat a is coming fr[...]

53 MENU TREE Connect to Sonar Head Open File to Pla yback Record Sonar Data Stop Data Recording Sav e Configuration Load Configuruation Print Print Previe w Print Setup Exit File Def ault Window Settings Clear Screen Full Screen Zoom F actor (100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 300, 400) Main Menu Main T oolbar Dra w T oolbar File Pla yback Bar Show Sonar Set[...]

APPENDIX 54 Symbol Line Range/Bearing Measure T arget Height (no use.) Clear Line Ar t Stop Dra wing Choose Line Symbol Color Dra w P olar , Sector , Locked Mode Choose Sonar Com P or t GPS Data-In (No use.) Data-Out (No use.) Commu- nication Diag- nostics All V er tical Sonar Echo Sounder Catch Sensor Depth T emperature Pitch/Roll Options Units (T[...]

FURUNO TS-331A SP-1 E1321S01A00 SPECIFICA TIONS OF WIRED TRA WL SONAR TS-331A 1. GENERAL 1.1 Display PC monitor (SXGA), 1280(H)x1024(V) pixels 1.2 Display Mode Combination with Full Circle (Polar) or Sector 1.3 Presentation Color Nine patterns 2. UNDERWATER UNIT 2.1 Operating Depth 2,000 m 2.2 Vertical Scanning Sonar Frequency High or Low Sector si[...]

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IN-1 INDEX B Battery installation (catch sensor)................ 44 Battery repl acement .................................... 48 C Catch sensor battery inst allati on .................................... 44 catch sensor dialog box ........................... 41 descripti on ................................................. 5 LED sequen ce .........[...]

INDEX IN-2 P Play back sp eed butt ons ............................. 24 Playing back sonar data file progr ess bar ....................................... 24 play back s peed butt ons .......................... 24 Polar mode (s onar) ...................................... 1 1 Pop-up wi ndows .......................................... 10 Printi ng .[...]