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Seiwa BB 50 User Manual

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BB 50/200
Dual Frequency 50 & 200kHz Black Box Fish Finder
CODE: A-160205
Copyright 2005 Seiwa - Hong Kong
All rights reserved. Printed in Italy. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any
means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without prior written permission of the publisher.
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  • Page 1 Dual Frequency 50 & 200kHz Black Box Fish Finder CODE: A-160205 Copyright 2005 Seiwa - Hong Kong All rights reserved. Printed in Italy. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without prior written permission of the publisher.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Important Information ................. 6 CAUTION ................. 6 About this User Manual ................. 7 INTRODUCTION ................. 7 CONVENTIONS USED ................. 7 HOW THIS USER MANUAL IS ORGANIZED ............... 8 IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE ................. 8 1. Overview ................. 9 1.1 FISH FINDER .................
  • Page 3 3.1.16.2 Depth Water ................ 25 3.1.16.3 Temperature Upper ............... 25 3.1.16.4 Temperature Lower ............... 25 3.1.16.5 Temperature Rate ..............25 3.1.16.6 Fish Alarm ................25 4. BB 50/200 ................27 4.1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ............... 27 4.2 DIMENSIONS ................28 4.3 MOUNTING THE FISH FINDER ............... 28 4.3.1 Installation...

  • Page 4: Important Information

    ♦ questions, please contact the Company's customer service or your local dealer. The BB 50/200 is not built water proof. Please make sure to avoid water ♦ intrusion into the unit. Water damage is not covered by the warranty. Extensive exposure to heat may result in damage to the BB 50/200.

  • Page 5: About This User Manual

    About this User Manual INTRODUCTION The chart plotter combined with the sonar performance of the Fish Finder is one of the most advanced marine navigation system available. Please read carefully this User Manual to learn the operating features for your unit. Refer to your chart plotter User Manual for all other unit operating instructions.

  • Page 6: How This User Manual Is Organized

    Description of the Fish Finder Setup menu. CHAPTER 4: BB 50/200 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Technical specification, dimension and installation of the BB 50/200 and set up of the hardware configuration. CHAPTER 5: Transducers ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦...

  • Page 7: Overview

    . Overview The Fish Finder consists of a high power transmitter, sensitive receiver and a transducer. The Fish Finder sends an electrical pulse to the transducer which contains an element that converts the pulse into acoustic (sound) wave which is sent through the water.

  • Page 8: Selecting The Fish Finder Port

    White Line (help distinguish between fish and bottom, when fish is swim- ♦ ming close to the bottom) STC (allows reducing or eliminating the surface clutter) ♦ Interference Rejection (allows reducing interference from other boats/ ♦ Fish Finders) Noise Filter ♦...

  • Page 9: Fish Finder

    . Fish Finder This chapter is intended to help you understand how the chart plotter with the Fish Finder connected operates to improve your fishing. UNDERSTANDING THE FISH FINDER PAGE The display on chart plotters shows a history of time of the echoes received by the transducer.

  • Page 10: Understanding The Echogram Display

    Digital Depth Readout of the current bottom depth. Water Temperature Readout of the current water temperature returned by the TEMP 1 sensor included into specific transducers. Alarm Bar Bars showing the shallow water and deep water alarm values. The alarm is triggered when depth is outside the range.

  • Page 11: Displaying The Fish Finder Page

    In fact as the boat passes over the fish the leading edge of the cone strikes the fish, causing a display pixel to be turned on. As the boat passes over the fish, the distance to the fish decreases turning each pixel on at a shallower depth on the display.

  • Page 12: Selection By Soft Key

    Fig. 2.2.1 - Fish Finder page selection by Menu NOTE On 10.4 Model: [DATA] + "FISH FINDER" + [ENTER] On 12.1 Model: [PAGE] + "FISH FINDER" + [ENTER] The screen is shown in the following figure: Fig. 2.2.1a - Fish Finder page selection by Menu On 10.4 and 12.1 Types The menu now shows four selections related to the Fish Finder, Full, Dual Fre- quency, Zoom and Chart/Fish.

  • Page 13: Fish Finder Full Page

    Fig. 2.2.1.1 - Fish Finder page selection by Soft Key Press [FF STD] to show the Full page, [FF DF] to show theDual Frequency page, [FF SPLT] to show the Zoom page and [FF +MAP] to show the Chart/Fish page. 2.2.2 Fish Finder Full page To display the Fish Finder Full Page Echogram, follow this procedure: [MENU] + "PAGE"...

  • Page 14: Dual Frequency Page

    Fig. 2.2.2a - Sensitivity sub-menu Pressing [CLEAR] turns off the Sensitivity menu. The CLEAR key By pressing [CLEAR] the Variable Depth Marker (VDM) is hidden. The ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT keys From this page pressing [ZOOM IN] once changes to Zoom 2X, pressing [ZOOM IN] twice changes to Zoom 4X, while pressing [ZOOM OUT] reverts to Zoom 2X and no zoom.

  • Page 15: Chart/Fish Page

    Fish Finder Echogram on the right half of the screen, follow this procedure: [MENU] + "PAGE" + [ENTER] + "FISH FINDER" + [ENTER] + "Zoom" + [ENTER] NOTE On 10.4 LCD: [DATA] + "FISH FINDER" + [ENTER] + "Zoom" + [ENTER] On 12.1 LCD: [PAGE] + "FISH FINDER"...

  • Page 16: Zoom Modes

    if the focus (the active window) in on the Fish Finder, the Fish Finder ♦ Setup menu is shown. Pressing again [MENU] opens the Main menu and moves the focus to the Chart. NOTE When the focus is on the Chart, all keys behave as in standard chart mode. ZOOM MODES 2.3.1 The Bottom Lock Zoom The Bottom Lock Zoom mode is activated when the Fish Finder is in Auto Range or...

  • Page 17: Info On Fish Finder: System Information

    use the cursor left/right to adjust the Shift. When in meters the step is 2 meters and it increases to 10 meters when the key is pressed for more than 1 second. If BOTTOM LOCK, use the cursor up/down to adjust the Bottom Range value by 10ft at a time.
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  • Page 19: Setup Your Fish Finder

    . Setup your Fish Finder FISH FINDER SETUP MENU The Fish Finder Setup menu provides access to additional functions, setup and layout/data field options. From the Fish Finder page, access this menu by pressing: [MENU] Fig. 3.1 - Fish Finder Setup menu 3.1.1 Preset Mode Allows applying the following Fish Finder operating mode presets: Fish, Cruise, Autorange, Bottom Lock and Manual.

  • Page 20: Depth Mode

    bottom visible in the lower left of the screen. In this mode, Shift is always set to 0. In Bottom Lock Mode the Fish Finder automatically tracks the range around the bottom specified by the Bottom Range value. [MENU] + "RANGE MODE" + [ENTER] 3.1.4 Depth Mode This option is avauilable when Range Mode is Manual.

  • Page 21: Frequency

    are related to the Frequency selected. [MENU] + "SENSITIVITY" + [ENTER] Fig. 3.1.12 - Fish Finder Sensitivity menu NOTE The Frequency value is only displayed: to select the desired frequency see the previous Par. 3.1.11. 3.1.12.1 Frequency This option is available only in the Dual Frequency page. It allows you to select the Frequency to which the Sensitivity parameters are applied.

  • Page 22: Transducer Setup

    NOTE Only Gray Scale and Reversed Gray Scale are available on the 11" Gray Levels chart plotters. 3.1.15 Transducer Setup The Transducer Setup menu contains settings that does not require frequent changes. [MENU] + "TRANSDUCER SETUP" + [ENTER] Fig. 3.1.15 - Fish Finder Transducer menu 3.1.15.1 Keel Offset It is the transducer depth offset from the surface.

  • Page 23: Depth Water

    3.1.16.2 Depth Water Triggers an alarm when depth becomes deeper than the value set. 3.1.16.3 Temperature Upper Triggers an alarm when the transducer reports a temperature (from TEMP 1 sen- sor) above the value set. 3.1.16.4 Temperature Lower Triggers an alarm when the transducer reports a temperature (from TEMP 1 sen- sor) below the value set.
  • Page 24 User Manual...

  • Page 25: Bb 50/200

    6.87" ♦ (174.30mm) x 2.19" (55.50mm) When the package containing the BB 50/200 is first opened, please check it for the following contents (if any parts are missing contact the dealer the BB 50/200 was purchased from): BB 50/200 (with Power Serial and optional devices cables already con- ♦...

  • Page 26: Dimensions

    Fig. 4.2 - BB 50/200 Dimensions MOUNTING THE FISH FINDER The BB 50/200 should be preferabily mounted in a dry and well ventilated loca- tion. Do not mount it where it will be submerged in liquids or exposed to high temperature.

  • Page 27: Installing Optional Devices

    These are described below. 1. BOOTLOADER ♦ LED Behavior: OFF The BB 50/200 is running in the bootloader, or is not powered on at all. 2. STANDALONE DST, NO TRANSDUCER MODE ♦ LED Behavior: ON, steady The BB 50/200 is in Standalone DST (Depth, Speed, Temperature) mode, but is not pinging because Transducer ID has not detected a trans- ducer.
  • Page 28 5. WAITING FOR CONT ♦ LED Behavior: 2 short flashes every 2 seconds The BB 50/200 is not pinging because it is waiting for a command from the chart plotter. 6. LOW POWER MODE ♦...

  • Page 29: External Connections

    EXTERNAL CONNECTIONS Fig. 4.5 - BB 50/200 External Wiring User Manual...

  • Page 30: Power Supply Wiring Diagram

    In the example below you will notice the positive DC power connection is run through a switch and a fuse before connecting it to the BB 50/200 and the chart plotter. Fig.4.6 - The BB 50/200 Power Connection...
  • Page 31 If the chart plotter has a 8 pin Power & I/O connector see the following picture: Fig.4.7a - Connection to the Fish Finder for chart plotter with 8 pin Power & I/O connector Only for the SEAWAVE 12 MK II chart plotter see the following picture: Fig.4.7b - Connection to the Fish Finder for SEAWAVE 12 MK II chart plotter User Manual...
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  • Page 33: Transducers

    The transducer is a device that transmits and receives sound waves into the water. The active component inside the transducer is commonly referred to as an element but actually is a piezoelectric ceramic material. Please refer to your dealer and/or installer to choose your transducer. Seiwa suggest transducers.
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  • Page 35: Frequently Asked Questions

    . Frequently Asked Questions How can I disconnect the cables from the BB 50/200 in case I need to do so for the installation? Open the BB 50/200 box unscrewing the four screws (see the following ♦ figure). Fig. 6.1 -...
  • Page 36 ♦ Push the panel towards the case (be sure to have well positioned the ♦ rubber gasket). Close the BB 50/200 box screwing the four screws. Fig. 6.1b - The BB 50/200 (III) How can I set optimal operating parameters.
  • Page 37 conditions, user feeling and intended usage of the Fish Finder (e.g. fishing or cruising), anyway a good starting point is to select a full auto preset such as CRUISE or FISH and then, after waiting a while to allow the echogram displayed to stabilize around the auto calculated parameters, switch to the MANUAL preset mode.
  • Page 38 Finder shall look to the bottom giving a correct depth reading and shall be pos- sible to return in auto range mode. Please note that if one or more of the condi- tions that reduce the echoes from the bottom listed above is true the bottom may be not visible at all, in this situation a strong thermocline or surface clutter may be interpreted by the Fish Finder as the bottom.

  • Page 39: Analytical Index

    Analytical Index 50/200kHz Full Display ......14 Mounting ..........28 A-Scope ..........9, 12 Noise Filter ........10, 38 Alarm ........... 10, 12, 24 Noise Tresohold ........23 Alarm Bar ..........12 Operating Frequency ......12, 27 Bottom Echo Profile ........13 Output Power ...........

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