Standard Horizon DS41 manual

DS41 Digital Depth Sounder Owner’ s Manual Standard 2 Inch Installation Dual Station Operation NMEA Repeater Reads in Feet Fathoms or Meters Adjustable Prop or Surface Offset Shallow and Deep alarms Dual Station Operation[...]

DS41 Owner’s Manual DS41 Owner’s Manual DS41/HS/2G Contents Specifications ................................................................................................................. 2 Operation ...................................................................................................................... .. 3 Alarms ..............[...]

DS41 Owner’s Manual 2 Specifications • Size Mount 2" (51mm) diameter hole Depth behind face plate 3.75" (95mm) max. Display 3-character LCD • Color Black with texture on bezel. • Backlighting Red colored diffused lighting for displa y . • Water Integrity F ront will withstand direct water spra y . • Depth/Alarm Range 2.0 ! 600[...]

DS41 Owner’s Manual 3 Operation Whenever power is applied the depth sounder is active and water depth is displayed. If the sonar signal does not show a bottom the display will indicate “- -”. This can occur if the water is aerated or the maximum depth is exceeded. Note: The maximum depth decreases as boat speed increases. Alarms T wo types of[...]

DS41 Owner ’ s Manual 4 Deep Alarm T o set the deep alar m: 1. Press the # ke y for three seconds. The display will show: dAL OFF OFF ON ^ V V 2. After two seconds the display will indicate the current Deep Alarm depth setting. 8 8 50 3. Use the " and # keys to change the value. If either key is held depressed for more than one second the re[...]

DS41 Owner ’ s Manual 5 4. Use the " and # keys to change the value. If either key is held depressed for more than one second the reading will increase or decrease rapidly . 5. The offset can be programmed in 0.1 unit steps from -9.9 ! 9.9 feet (or equivalent). When programmed f or a negative offset, ‘ - ’ will be indicated on the left h[...]

DS41 Owner ’ s Manual 6 T roubleshooting No display: 1. Check DC po wer connections and DC polar ity with voltmeter . 2. Check fuse. No depth reading ( ## ## ## ## ## ) at all depths: 1. Check transducer for growth or multiple coats of paint. 2. Check the transducer cable for cuts and sharp bends. 3. Check that the transducer connection behind th[...]

DS41 Owner ’ s Manual 7 What comes with your Digital Depth Sounder Standard Mounting Bracket ................................................................. With mounting hardware Extension P ower Cord ......................... 6 feet long with quick-disconnect connectors T wist Lock F ace Plate .................................................[...]

DS41 Owner ’ s Manual 8 2.75" 2.125" 13 ° Note: All transducers come with 30 feet of cable. Replacement Parts The follo wing par ts may be ordered from the P ar ts Depar tment. T o order , call T oll-free Number: 1-800-487-2788. Square F ace Plate ............................................................ Part Number 568001012A Round[...]

DS41 Owner ’ s Manual 9 Installation Face Plate Installation 1. T o install a face plate: a ) Attach the face plate to the front panel of the instrument. b ) T wist the face plate cloc kwise until tight. 2. T o remov e f ace plate, twist it anticlockwise until loose and detach. Instrument Installation The instrument can be easily installed in dif[...]

DS41 Owner ’ s Manual 10 6. Connect the power cord at the back of the instrument to a 12 V power supply which is active whenever the ignition switch is on. The red lead should be connected to the positive terminal of the power supply via a 1 amp fuse or a 1 amp circuit breaker . The black lead should be connected to the negative terminal. Figure [...]

DS41 Owner ’ s Manual 11 T ransducer Installation Note: The installation of a transducer is a job for a professional boat yard that performs numerous installations. The following is an informational guide- line on the installation of transducers. General Correct installation of the transducer is essential for optimum operation of the instrument. [...]

DS41 Owner ’ s Manual 12 Sailboats On sailboats, the transducer should be mounted where the acoustic beam will not be shaded by the keel. A spot forward of the keel is usually best. T ry to find an accessible spot with a minimum deadrise angle. See Figure 4. Powerboats On IO ’ s transducers mounted close to the engine usually yield good results[...]

DS41 Owner ’ s Manual 13 RUBBER GROMMET SEAL CAP OIL DEADRISE ANGLE CUT PVC PIPE TRANSDUCER Figure 7. In-Hull Installation In-Hull Installation T ransducer installation inside a solid fiberglass hull ma y degrade perf or mance of depth sounder. Therefore, this type of installation is not preferred over thru-hull and transom installations. Should [...]

DS41 Owner ’ s Manual 14 Multiple DS41 instruments can be installed on a single vessel. These instr uments can be connected together and configured to operate in a dual station configuration. One instrument is designated as a master and all other instruments, connected to it, are configured as slav es. The master device is connected to the depth [...]

DS41 Owner ’ s Manual 15 4. Continue to hold the # key until the display indicates the current linked/ separate selection. Linked Separate 5. Use the " and # keys to change the selection. 6. T o exit this mode , press and hold both the " and # k eys sim ultaneously . Alternatively , if no keys are pressed f or a period of 5 seconds norm[...]

DS41 Owner ’ s Manual 16 The DS41 can be configured to operate as a NMEA repeater . In this mode it will display depth information from any depth sounder outputing DPT or DBT NMEA depth data (no other NMEA depth sentences are supported). Notes: 1 ) The only information displayed from the DPT and DBT sentence is depth below the transducer . The us[...]