Installation manual
SimradPI50
Hydrophone
Twohullmountedhydrophonesareavailable,oneforpurseseiningoperations,andone
fortrawloperations.Youcaninstallboth,andthenselectactivehydrophonebymeansof
aselectorboxonthebulkhead.
Purseseinehydrophone
Figure4Purseseinehydrophone
Thehullmountedhydrophoneforpurseseining
operationshasa90degreeshorizontalbeam
anda30degreesverticalbeamtoprovidethe
PI50withoptimalreceptionfromthesensors
onapurseseine.
Thisspecicbeampatternisespeciallysuitedfor
purseseiningandthewidecoverageareareduces
theneedforcarefulalignment.
Trawlhydrophone
Thehullmountedhydrophonefortrawlingoperationshasa50degreeshorizontalbeam
anda30degreesverticalbeamtoprovidethePI50withoptimalreceptionfromthe
sensorsonabottomorpelagictrawl.
Thisspecicbeampatternisespeciallysuitedfortrawlingandthewidecoveragearea
reducestheneedforcarefulalignment.
Portablehydrophone
Figure5Portablehydrophone
Aportablehydrophoneisalsoavailable.Itis
designedasatemporarymeasureuntilaxed
hydrophonecanbeinstalledatthevessel’snext
planneddrydocking.Ithasanomnidirectional
beamanda50meterintegratedcable.
Thecableissheathedinpolyurethaneproviding
robustexternalprotectiontocomplimentits150
kgtensilestrength.
Thecableissuppliedonareelforconvenient
retrievalandstowage,andisequippedwitha
plugforeasyattachmenttotheReceiverUnit.
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