Installation manual

SimradPI50
3Ensurethatmountingmaterialsonthesensordonotshortcircuitthecharginglugs.
Thismayberopes,wires,chainsorotheritemsthatobstructorshortcircuitthe
electricalconnectionsbetweenthepositiveandnegativechargerlugs.
Ifthesensorsurfaceiscoveredwithanexcessivelayerofsalt,thismayalsoactivate
thesensorandcausethebatterytorunout.Toxthis,washthesensorwithfresh
water.
4Useamultimeter,andcheckthevoltagebetweenthewaterswitchandthen
e g a t i v e
charginglug.
Ifthesensorbatteryisfullycharged,youwillmeasureapproximately12Vdc.
5Useamultimeter,andcheckthecurrentbetweenthewaterswitchandthen
e g a t i v e
charginglug.
Ifthesensorbatteryisfullycharged,youwillmeasureapproximately68µA.
6Usetheshortpieceofwire,andholditbetweenthewaterswitchandoneofthe
charginglugs.
Thiswillactivatethesensor.Ifthesensorisoperational,youwillseethatthe
internallampashes.Singlesensorswillashtheiridenticationstatus,while
dualsensorwillonlygiveasingleash.
CheckingsensorsusingthePIConguratorutility
Simradhasdevelopedadedicatedcomputerutilitytochangethesensorcongurations.
Bymeansofanordinarydesktopcomputerandaspecialinterfaceunityoucandothis
jobyourself.
YoucanalsousethePIConguratorutilitytoverifythatthesensorisoperational.
ThePIConguratorutilitycanbedownloadedfreeofchargefromw
w w . s i m r a d . c o m .It
willrunonallcomputerswithoperatingsystemsMicrosoft
®
XP
®
andMicrosoft
®
7.
YoucanrunthePIConguratorutilityonthesamecomputerasthePI50,butbo t h
p r o g r a m s m u s t n o t r u n s i m u l t a n e o u s l y .
Ifyoudonotrequirefrequentcongurations,youcancontactyoulocaldealerfor
assistance.
Checkingdepthsensors
Observethisproceduretodoasimpleoperationalcheckofdepthsensors.
1Observethegeneraltestprocedureforallsensors.
→Simpletestforallsensorsonpage99
2Attachasolidropetooneofthecharginglugsofthesensor.
3Lowerthesensorintothewaterfromtheaftdeck.
Youmustlowerthemto3to5metersdepthbeforetheyareactivated.
4VerifythatthePI50readsthedepthinformationfromthesensor.
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