Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit 491 du fabricant NorthStar
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491 E CHO S OUNDER I NSTALLATION M ANUAL Rev A P art Number G M495 Northstar a unit of Brunswick New Technologies Marine Electronics 30 Sudbury Road Acton, Massachusetts 01720 www.
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T able of C ontents S ECTI O N O N E — Intr oduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 W elcome to the N orthstar 491 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Who should read this manual - - - - .
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491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A PAGE 1 S ECTI O N O N E — Intr oduction W elcome to the Northstar 49 1 An echo sounder is a device that pro vides information about the water directly beneath a vessel.
S E CTI ON O N E — Introduction PAGE 2 491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A • connecting the 491 to a transducer (see also the T ransducer Connec- tor Instructions —G M492) • troubleshooting and.
491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A PAGE 3 S ECTI O N T WO — Installing the tr ansducer Saf ety consider ations WARNING! Be sure to turn the power off before starting the installation. Further , it is highly recommended that you keep power off while you’re performing the installation.
S E CTI ON T WO — Inst alling the transducer PAGE 4 491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A Selecting a tr ansducer Northstar recommends using an Airmar transducer with the N orthstar 491 echo sounder. The Airmar B260, B7 4 4 and P66 can be obtained from Northstar as an installation kit with connectors installed.
S E CTI ON T WO — Inst alling the transducer 491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A PAGE 5 Installation consider ations The f ollowing basic setup inf ormation isn’t a substitute for the installa- tion instructions provided b y the transducer’ s manufacturer .
S E CTI ON T WO — Inst alling the transducer PAGE 6 491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A • the path for running the transducer’ s cable is reasonably direct—keep in mind that the transducer cable is 33 feet long (10 meters).
S E CTI ON T WO — Inst alling the transducer 491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A PAGE 7 FI GURE 1: R ecommended installation locations for a tr ansducer Installing the tr ansducer A flat- bottom hul.
S E CTI ON T WO — Inst alling the transducer PAGE 8 491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A FI GURE 2: R ecommended transducer incline angle FI GURE 3: T ypical finished thru-hull installation with a fa.
S E CTI ON T WO — Inst alling the transducer 491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A PAGE 9 FI GURE 4: A nti-fouling paint ar eas (for A irmar B7 44V) Cleaning a tr ansducer T o clean the transducer of heavy debris or foul sea gro wth, use a stiff brush or putty knife, but don’t scratc h the surfaces.
S E CTI ON T WO — Inst alling the transducer PAGE 10 491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A.
491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A PAGE 11 S ECTI O N TH R E E — Installing the 4 9 1 Saf ety consider ations WARNING! Be sure to turn the power off before starting the installation. Further , it is highly recommended that you keep the power off while you’re performing the installation.
SEC TI ON THREE — Installing the 49 1 PAGE 12 491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A.
SEC TI ON THREE — Installing the 49 1 491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A PAGE 13 S ystem components Figure 5 on page 13 shows a configured 961/962 ec ho sounder system, and Figure 6 on page 13 shows a configured 957 /95 8/6 000i echo sounder system.
SEC TI ON THREE — Installing the 49 1 PAGE 14 491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A Choosing a mounting location Before an y drilling or cutting takes place, carefully c hoose a mounting location for t.
SEC TI ON THREE — Installing the 49 1 491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A PAGE 15 W iring the 49 1 The majority of installation problems are caused b y shortcuts taken with system cables.
SEC TI ON THREE — Installing the 49 1 PAGE 16 491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A FI GURE 8: Interface cable connection fr om 96 1 /962 to 4 9 1 Violet Black Blue Brown Orange White Green Red (not co.
SEC TI ON THREE — Installing the 49 1 491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A PAGE 17 Connecting the 4 91 to the 957 /95 8/ 6 000i The connection between the 95 7 /95 8/6 000i and the 4 91 requires the 10- foot (3- meter) data cable supplied with the 4 91.
SEC TI ON THREE — Installing the 49 1 PAGE 18 491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A Connecting the 4 91 to a tr ansducer T ransducers purchased from N orthstar (see page 4) are shipped with a connector installed.
SEC TI ON THREE — Installing the 49 1 491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A PAGE 19 Plug the transducer cable into the TRANSDUCER connector of the 491. If your transducer doesn’t support speed, you can connect a separate speed sensor , such as the Airmar ST650, to pins 1, 2 and 3, as shown in the table.
SEC TI ON THREE — Installing the 49 1 PAGE 20 491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A For the 957 /95 8/6 000i Y ou must set the navigator’ s AU X port to “Sounder”: 1. Press the STAR key to display the OPTIONS/SERVICE INFO screen, then press the PORT SETUP OPTIONS key .
491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A PAGE 21 S ECTI O N F O U R — T r oubleshooting and servicing the 4 9 1 C ommon 49 1 installation pr oblems T ypical problems you may encounter either during or after the 491 installation process are outlined in Figure 12 on page 22 and Figure 13 on page 23.
S E CTI ON F O U R — T roubleshooting and servic ing the PAGE 22 491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A Figur e 1 2: 9 6 1 /962 echo sounder system troubleshooting No echoes display ed when ST AR ke y is pressed.
S E CTI ON F O U R — T roubleshooting and servic ing the 491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A PAGE 23 Figur e 1 3: 957 /95 8/6 000i echo sounder system troubleshooting No echoes displayed on sounder screen.
S E CTI ON F O U R — T roubleshooting and servic ing the PAGE 24 491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A Getting technical support After you’ ve follo wed the instructions in this manual, if you need a.
S E CTI ON F O U R — T roubleshooting and servic ing the 491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A PAGE 25 Hearing fr om you Y our f eedback is important and helps N orthstar ensure that this manual is a valuable resource for all marine tec hnicians. Send your questions, comments, or suggestions about this manual to: docs@northstarcmc.
S E CTI ON F O U R — T roubleshooting and servic ing the PAGE 26 491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A Returning a 4 9 1 f or service If you have overnight or second-day shipping requirements, before ship- ping the 491, please call Northstar for turnaround time, freight c harges, and payment arrangements.
491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A PAGE 27 A PPEN DIX A — T echnical specifications T able 8: 4 9 1 technical specifications Perf ormance characteristics Frequencies 50 and 200 kHz Output power 1 000 watts with dual-element transducers 600 watts with single-element transducers Pulse lengths 0.
AP P E N DI X A — T echnical spec ific ations PAGE 28 491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A Manual controls Gain 0 to 75 dB Clutter 0 to 9 Signal level 0 to 5 Noise limiter ON /OF F White level Backg .
491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A PAGE 29 Glossary cavit ation The f ormation of bubbles, which may negativel y impact a transducer’ s readings by reducing its ability to put energy into the water .
Glossary PAGE 30 491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A.
491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A PAGE 31 Inde x A Airmar Technology Corporation 4 C Cable 491 and 961/962 14 491 and ship’s power 14 491 to 957/958/6000i 16 Cautions installation 2, 3, 11 interfer.
Index PAGE 32 491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A overview 11 safety considerations 11 troubleshooting 21 wiring 14 transducer cautions 3, 5, 19 cavitation 5 hull thickness limits 6 noise problems 5 pr.
Index 491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A PAGE 33 U Upgrades, obtaining software 18 W Water column, definition of 29 Website addresses Airmar Technology Corporation 4 Northstar 24 Northstar Technologie.
Index PAGE 34 491 INSTALLATION MANUAL Revision A.
Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté NorthStar 491 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du NorthStar 491 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation NorthStar 491, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le NorthStar 491 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le NorthStar 491, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du NorthStar 491.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le NorthStar 491. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei NorthStar 491 ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
