Installation manual

SimradPI50
Mainunits
TheSimradPI50comprisesthefollowingunits:
Colourdisplay
ProcessorUnit(ThePI50MarineComputermaybeprovided)
SensorReceiver
Hydrophone
Colourdisplay
AnycommercialcolourdisplaycanbeusedwiththeSimradPI50system.However,
thechosendisplaymustbettedformaritimeuse,anditmustmeettheminimum
performancespecications.
Thesespecicationsare:
Minimumscreenresolution:1280x1024
InadditiontothePI50presentation,thecolourdisplaywillalsodisplaythemenu
systemfortheinteractiveoperation.Inordertoincreasereadabilityandcomprehension,
dedicatedcolourpaletteshavebeenchosentoimprovethedistinctionbetweenthe
variousechoesandpresentationelements.
NotethatthecolourdisplayisnotastandardpartofthePI50delivery.
ProcessorUnit
Figure2PI50Marine
Computer
Note
ThePI50MarineComputerdoesnotcontainanyfans.
Itwillbeverywarm,evenduringnormaloperation.
Minimumcomputerrequirements
Observethefollowingminimumcomputer
requirements.
Operatingsystem:Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP
®
(32–bit)orMicrosoft
®
Windows
®
7(32–bit)
[1]
Onnewinstallations,werecommendthatMicrosoft
®
Windows
®
7isused.
Processorspeed:2GHzDualcore
Memory:2Gb
Freeharddiskspace:30Gb
Graphicadapter:DirectX9.0ccompatiblewithDirect3dandOpenGL
[2]
1.ThePI50softwaredoesnotsupportMicrosoft©Windows©NTorolderoperatingsystems.
2.Alargenumberofcommercialgraphicadaptersareavailable,andSimradhasnottestedallofthem.
EvenadaptersmeetingtheminimumspecicationsmayinsomecasesprovetofailwiththePI50
software.Wewelcomeanyfeedbackwithcommentsorexperienceswithgraphicadapters.
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