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  • Page 1 M6 System with Mx Computer and Mac Pro Service Manual...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    History...................................4 Copyright..................................4 Disclaimer..................................5 Introduction and Presentation............6 Introduction................................6 Safety Guidelines..............................7 Description.................................. 8 M6 and Mx computer System Overview.....................8 Equipment List..............................9 Technical Specifications...........................10 Installation Steps..............................11 Computer Configuration..............12 Configuring Mac Pro Settings..........................12 Setting Up the Mac............................ 12 Disabling Automatic Updates.........................12 Disabling Sleeping Mode.........................
  • Page 4 Contents | iii Updating the Mx Receivers........................31 Changing Receiver 2 IP Address......................33 Removing M6 Protection............................ 36 Updating the Receiver Firmware........................38 Installing Hydrophones............................40 List of Marport Hydrophones.......................40 Connecting the Hydrophone to the Receiver..................42 Adding Temperature Data from the Hydrophones to the System.......... 43 Understanding Receiver LEDs...........................44...

  • Page 5: Legal

    Marport. “Marport ”, the Marport logo and Software Defined Sonar are registered trademarks of Marport. All other brands, products and company names mentioned are the trademark and property of its respective owners only. Marport is a division of Airmar Technology Corporation.

  • Page 6: Disclaimer

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Legal Disclaimer Marport endeavors to ensure that all information in this document is correct and fairly stated, but does not accept liability for any errors or omissions. U.S. Patent 9,091,790...

  • Page 7: Introduction And Presentation

    • There are 2 NMEA and 4 NTC entries to receive hydrophones' temperature data. This M6 system works with an Apple Mac Pro, an Mx computer and two Mx receivers. The SDS computer processes the signal and displays on a screen connected to the Mac Pro data received. You...

  • Page 8: Safety Guidelines

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Introduction and Presentation Safety Guidelines Important: To ensure proper and safe use of this equipment, carefully read and follow the instructions in this manual. Product installation and use Install and use this product in accordance with this user manual. Incorrect use of the product may cause damage to the components or void the warranty.

  • Page 9: Description

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Introduction and Presentation Description M6 and Mx computer System Overview Ethernet cable Marport junction box extension cable & hydrophone cable Manufacturer standard cable (Blurred) Optional elements Screens NMEA multiplexer Mac computer Power supply (recommended power supply:...

  • Page 10: Equipment List

    • 1 NMEA multiplexer to receive NMEA data and display them in Scala: ShipModul MiniPlex-3E- N2K if using NMEA2000 and NMEA0183 or Miniplex-3E if using only NMEA0183. • If using Mosa on a tablet computer: refer to Marport sales offices to know the recommended model.

  • Page 11: Technical Specifications

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Introduction and Presentation Software Application Name Definition Scala Replay Marport software application replaying data recorded in Scala. Mosa Marport software application used to configure sensors. Can be used on desktop or tablet computers.

  • Page 12: Installation Steps

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Introduction and Presentation Storage temperature -45°C ~ 70°C (-49°F ~ 185°F) Storage humidity 5~95% @ 40°C, non-condensing Power supply 9 – 36V with 3-pin terminal block Installation Steps Click an installation step to jump directly to the corresponding section.

  • Page 13: Computer Configuration

    Procedure 1. A setup assistant appears when switching on the computer for the first time. Follow the instructions. 2. From Create a Computer Account, you can use marport for full name, account name and password. Disabling Automatic Updates You need to disable automatic updates because some applications installed on the computer may not be compatible with the latest versions of OS.

  • Page 14: Disabling Sleeping Mode

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Computer Configuration b) Clear Automatically keep my Mac up to date. c) Click Advanced and clear Check for updates. Disabling Sleeping Mode You need to change Energy Saver settings. Procedure 1. From the top left corner of the screen, click Apple Menu >...

  • Page 15: Changing Security & Privacy Settings

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Computer Configuration 4. Some versions of Mac OS may also have the option Start up automatically after a power failure: select it. Changing Security & Privacy Settings You need to change the security and privacy settings to be able to open applications you downloaded.

  • Page 16: Changing Desktop Wallpaper And Screen Saver

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Computer Configuration Changing Desktop Wallpaper and Screen Saver You need to disable the screen saver and put a Marport wallpaper. Procedure 1. From the top left corner of the screen, click Apple Menu >...

  • Page 17: Adding A Virtual Keyboard

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Computer Configuration 4. Select the Downloads folder and click Choose. 5. Select Marport wallpaper in the Downloads folder (See Downloading Software Applications page 18 to know where to find Marport wallpaper). Adding a Virtual Keyboard If you do not have a keyboard, you can add a virtual keyboard to the screen and type words using the mouse.

  • Page 18: Disabling Automatic Search Of Wireless Keyboard

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Computer Configuration Procedure 1. From the top left corner of the screen, click Apple Menu > System Preferences > Keyboard. 2. Select Show Keyboard, Emoji, & Symbol Viewers in menu bar. 3. Close the window.

  • Page 19: Installing Software Applications

    Specific applications are required to correctly run the system. Downloading Software Applications Some software applications required to configure and use the M6 system are already installed on the computer. Marport offices need to download from a Marport FTP server and from the DealerWeb additional applications. About this task Marport offices only.
  • Page 20 M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Computer Configuration 2. From M6/M6_software_installation, copy the following files and paste them in your Downloads folder. • Firefox 34.0.5.dmg (see Installing Mozilla Firefox on page 20) • Marport_Wallpaper 3. To download Scala: a) From Mozilla Firefox web browser, go to the DealerWeb page: https://dealerweb.marport.fr/...

  • Page 21: Installing Mozilla Firefox

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Computer Configuration Results The files you downloaded from the DealerWeb are saved in your Downloads folder. (See Installing Scala and Scala Replay on page 21, Installing Mosa on page 22, Installing Marport Tools page 22.)

  • Page 22: Installing Scala And Scala Replay

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Computer Configuration 6. From the tab Security, select Medium. 7. To stop Java from doing automatic updates: a) Click the magnifying glass from the top right corner of your screen and type Terminal.

  • Page 23: Installing Mosa

    Procedure 1. Double-click Marport Tools installation file to unzip it. 2. In Marport Tools folder, copy Marport Tools application and paste it in the Applications folder. Marport Tools is now installed on the computer and accessible via the Launchpad . Drag its icon to the Dock for a quicker access.
  • Page 24 M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Computer Configuration 3. Click the plus sign under the list, then go in the Applications folder and select Scala. | 23...

  • Page 25: Sharing System Information

    Once the computer is configured, you can clone its hard drive and then, install the hard drive image on other computers of an M6 system, in order to save time for future installations. Refer to Cloning Disks user guide for more information.

  • Page 26: Installation

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Installation Installation Read this section to learn how to connect and configure the equipment of the M6 system. Installing the System Marport technicians or dealers need to connect the different components of the system.

  • Page 27: System Cabling

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Installation System Cabling Connect the components of the system according to the following cabling. Loudspeakers (if applicable) Up to 6 screens (thunderbolt cable) USB trackball transmitter of the wireless trackball mouse Scala software dongle...

  • Page 28: Powering The Mx Computer

    If it has the same subnet as the Mx computer (192.168.10.XXX), you need to put a different subnet to the Mx computer, such as 192.168.11.170. Procedure 1. Open Marport Tools and right-click the system in the list. Click Equipment Network Config. | 27...
  • Page 29 M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Installation 2. Change the IP Address to 192.168.10.170 and the Gateway to 192.168.10.1. 3. Reboot the equipment: click Marport > Discovery > Reboot Equipment in the toolbar, and wait for the M6 to reboot.

  • Page 30: Configuring Mac Pro Network

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Installation Configuring Mac Pro Network You need to change the IP address of the computer to be able to communicate with the Mx computer. About this task Note: If you are moving from a system without the Mx computer, you need to switch off the virtual machine: •...
  • Page 31 M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Installation 4. Click Apply. | 30...

  • Page 32: Installing A New Ethernet Cable

    Ethernet connector kit. Configuring the Receivers You need to update both Mx receivers to make them compliant with an M6 system. About this task In this procedure, the Mx receivers are called receiver 1 and receiver 2. It is up to you to choose which is 1 or 2.
  • Page 33 M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Installation 4. Wait for the receiver update to be complete. Note: You may have this error message when the receiver disconnects itself. Click OK. When the update is complete, there is a green check next to H1-H2-H3 Module.

  • Page 34: Changing Receiver 2 Ip Address

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Installation Note: It is normal that the page is the same as for receiver 1. It is because both receivers have the same IP address, so they are recognized the same way.
  • Page 35 M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Installation Note: If you pressed the button for too long and that the H3 LED lights up, press down the button until it comes back to H1, then H2. 3. Disconnect, then reconnect receiver 2 to validate the change of IP address.
  • Page 36 M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Installation 6. Click Identify to see which module corresponds to which receiver. The LEDs on the corresponding receiver blink green several times. | 35...

  • Page 37: Removing M6 Protection

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Installation Removing M6 Protection From version 06.00.05 and later of Mx receivers, you need to upload a license file into your system to make it fully operational. Before you begin For this task, you need two license files (*.zob). Refer to sales' headquarters to get them.
  • Page 38 M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Installation | 37...

  • Page 39: Updating The Receiver Firmware

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Installation Updating the Receiver Firmware This procedure applies only to technicians from Marport offices. You can update the firmware when new versions of Mx firmware are available. Before you begin • Make sure the web page of the system correctly displays the system.
  • Page 40 10. Right-click the new firmware and select Update Equipment Software. 11. Wait for the update to be complete. 12. Reboot the receiver to complete the update: from Marport Tools toolbar, click Marport > Discovery > Reboot Equipment. 13. To refresh data displayed in Marport Tools, from Marport Tools toolbar, click Marport >...

  • Page 41: Installing Hydrophones

    You need to connect hydrophones to the system. Note: For more information about Marport hydrophones, please refer to Hydrophone Installation Manual. List of Marport Hydrophones These are technical specifications for hydrophones currently sold by Marport. For information about obsolete hydrophones, please contact Marport support. Typical Product...
  • Page 42 M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Installation Typical Product Bandwidth Name Use case current Cable* reference (3 dB) consumption NC-1-07 Active hydrophone 41-44 KHz 4-6 mA Green • Vessel with normal (integrated level of noise (below preamplifier) -100 dBV).

  • Page 43: Connecting The Hydrophone To The Receiver

    Note: H3 hydrophone input allows to receive water temperature from an NMEA connection (Scanmar hydrophone or NMEA converter junction box). If you connect a Marport hydrophone to H3 without NMEA converter, you will not have temperature data from the hydrophone.

  • Page 44: Adding Temperature Data From The Hydrophones To The System

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Installation Adding Temperature Data from the Hydrophones to the System You can add the hydrophone to the receiver as a sensor in order to display in Scala the temperature of the water surface.

  • Page 45: Understanding Receiver Leds

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Installation Understanding Receiver LEDs LEDs on the receiver are useful to know if the receiver is connected to the computer and what types of hydrophones are connected to the receiver. Boot sequence When the receiver restarts, the hydrophone and PoE LEDs light up according to a specific sequence.
  • Page 46 M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Installation About this task Important: You need to have Java 7 version or lower to be able to import and export configuration settings via the system control panel on Firefox. Java version initially installed on the computer enables you to do it, but if you update Java version, you will not be able to import or export configuration settings.
  • Page 47 M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Installation 5. Click Mx to Local Disk to export a configuration file or Local Disk to Mx to import an existing configuration file. When exporting your configuration, you get a *.M4F file. Use this file when importing the configuration.

  • Page 48: Adding Te Sc Sensor To The Receiver

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Installation Adding TE SC Sensor to the Receiver You can add a TE SC sensor or a Marport TE SC compatible sensor to a Marport receiver. Before you begin To add this sensor to Marport receiver, you need to have: •...
  • Page 49 M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Installation Note: Frequency Band (1): normal = 43600 kHz / high = 45000 kHz Note: To deactivate Up sounding (2), enter 0 or clear the check box. 5. On Scala receiver page, complete Quality (3) settings according to the up and down settings:...

  • Page 50: Displaying Data On Scala

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Installation DOWN Available quality settings on Scala ≤ 150 m Worst / Medium* Yes/No > 150 m Worst Important: *Displayed as Best in TE SC application. 6. Click Apply. Results The sensor is added to Marport receiver.
  • Page 51 M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Installation 3. By default, Scala applies filters on data to reduce interference. You can remove these filters to have a display similar to a TE SC system: a) Right-click the echogram and click Filtered Data to deactivate it.
  • Page 52 M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Installation Display without filters | 51...

  • Page 53: Servicing And Maintenance

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Servicing and Maintenance Servicing and Maintenance Read this section for troubleshooting and maintenance information. Interference Check You can check if there is noise interfering with the reception of signals. Spectrum Analyzer Display The following picture explains the main parts of the spectrum analyzer page on Scala.

  • Page 54: Checking Noise Interference

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Servicing and Maintenance Checking Noise Interference You can use the spectrum analyzer to check the noise level of the hydrophones and check for interference. About this task Spectrum Analyzer Display on page 52 for details about the spectrum analyzer display.
  • Page 55 M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Servicing and Maintenance 6. To see the maximum, mean and real time measures of noise level at a specific frequency, select Marker on the left side of the screen and move the mouse over the graph.

  • Page 56: Estimating The Efficiency Of Hydrophones

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Servicing and Maintenance Estimating the Efficiency of Hydrophones You can use the page Messages to check the efficiency of the hydrophones. Noise (dBv) You will have better performance with the following levels: •...

  • Page 57: Troubleshooting

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Servicing and Maintenance Autoswitch • DIFFUSE: Hydrophone chosen by the autoswitch. The chosen selection hydrophone is the one having the higher SNR and least variation of data. Received data are used in Scala.
  • Page 58 M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Servicing and Maintenance One receiver is not connected to the Mx computer. 1. Check that receiver 1 is connected to Ethernet port 1 and receiver 2 to Ethernet port 2. See System Cabling on page 26.

  • Page 59: System Web Page Is Empty

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Servicing and Maintenance 5. If both receivers are displayed in the same module with the same IP address, follow the procedure in Changing Receiver 2 IP Address on page 33. System web page is empty You do not receive sensor data anymore on Scala and the system web page is empty or with red crosses.

  • Page 60: No Internet Access

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Servicing and Maintenance 1. The Ethernet cables must be connected to two specific ports on the Mx computer. Read System Cabling on page 26 for guidelines. No Internet Access You cannot connect to the internet or see the system control panel page on Firefox web browser.
  • Page 61 M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Servicing and Maintenance The version of Java installed on the computer is inferior to the latest version, so Mozilla Firefox warns you that the version is outdated. Do not update the version of Java as it needs to be Java 7 or lower.

  • Page 62: I Cannot Click On Some Items In The System Web Page

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Servicing and Maintenance The application is now displayed properly. I cannot click on some items in the system web page When you open the system web page on Firefox web browser, you cannot click on items such as Start Spectrum or Open Import/Export Application in the Settings part of the page.
  • Page 63 M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Servicing and Maintenance It may be because the version of Java installed on the computer is higher than Java 7. This happens if you updated Java version via an error message. In this case, you need to downgrade Java version.
  • Page 64 • sudo rm -fr /Library/PreferencePanes/JavaControlPanel.prefPane • sudo rm -fr ~/Library/Application\ Support/Oracle/Java 4. Now, you need to install Java version 7. Download the software installer jre-7u71-macosx- x64.dmg from Marport FTP server. To know how to connect to the FTP, see Downloading Software Applications on page 18.
  • Page 65 M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Servicing and Maintenance | 64...

  • Page 66: Antifouling System Causes Interferences

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Servicing and Maintenance Antifouling System Causes Interferences Sonihull™ Ultrasonic Antifouling System causes important noise interference. You can see below an example of spectrum on a hydrophone when Sonihull™ system is off (1) and when it is switched on (2).

  • Page 67: Giving Remote Access To The Computer

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Servicing and Maintenance Giving Remote Access to the Computer If you have an issue with the system, you may need to give remote access to the computer to the support team with TeamViewer software.

  • Page 68: Support Contact

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Servicing and Maintenance Support Contact You can contact your local dealer if you need maintenance on your Marport products. You can also ask us at the following contact details: FRANCE ICELAND Marport France SAS Marport EHF 8, rue Maurice Le Léon...

  • Page 69: Appendix

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Appendix Appendix Appendix A: Frequency Plan It is important to carefully plan the setup of your sensors before adding them to the system. You can create a table with a list of frequencies and complete it when you add sensors.
  • Page 70 M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Appendix C-4/CH5 42700 C-4/CH6 43300 C-5/CH1 42024 C-5/CH2 41690 C-5/CH3 41285 C-5/CH4 41060 C-5/CH5 42900 C-5/CH6 43400 C-6/CH1 39062 C-6/CH2 39375 C-6/CH3 39688 C-6/CH4 40000 C-6/CH5 40312 C-6/CH6 40625 C-7/CH1 38906 C-7/CH2...
  • Page 71 M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Appendix Frequencies and intervals The diagrams below show the bandwidth of the different types of Marport sensors and intervals you must respect when adding other sensors. Figure 1: PRP sensors (e.g. Catch sensor, Trawl Speed, Spread sensor...) Example: If the frequency of the sensor is 40kHz, there should be no sensors between 39.9-40kHz...
  • Page 72 M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Appendix Examples of frequency allocations • We recommend to allocate frequencies between 34 and 56 kHz for wideband hydrophones and between 41 kHz and 44 kHz for narrowband hydrophones. • Echosounders are usually placed around 38 kHz, make sure to allow enough distance with them.
  • Page 73 M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Appendix | 72...

  • Page 74: Appendix B: Technical Drawings

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Appendix Appendix B: Technical Drawings Technical drawings of the components of the system. Mx Receiver Dimensions Product reference: M3REC/M5REC | 73...

  • Page 75: Mx Computer Dimensions

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Appendix Mx computer Dimensions Note: Dimensions are in mm. | 74...

  • Page 76: Hydrophone Junction Box Dimensions

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Appendix Hydrophone Junction Box Dimensions Product reference: 46-055-01 | 75...

  • Page 77: Wideband Preamplifier Dimensions

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Appendix Wideband Preamplifier Dimensions Product reference: NC-2-02 | 76...

  • Page 78: Thru-Hull Penetration Dimensions

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Appendix Thru-Hull Penetration Dimensions Product reference: TH-1-XX 1. Nut / 2. Washer / 3. Rubber gasket / 4. Washer | 77...

  • Page 79: Sensor Charger Dimensions

    M6 - Mx computer System | V1 | Appendix Sensor Charger Dimensions Marport Basic II Fast Charger (BC-LIION-03) | 78...

  • Page 80: Index

    Contact Keyboard Data recording Virtual Audio recording M5 system Ethernet Upgrade to Cable specifications Mac pro Connector kit Installation New cable Marport Tools Download Installing Mosa Export Download Firmware Installing Mx computer Application Mozilla Firefox Mx computer System Downgrade Receiver...
  • Page 81 Index | 80 Connecting to Dimensions Updating Exporting configuration Mx computer Firmware Receiver H# LEDs Importing configuration Installation Wideband preamplifier Lights Dimensions PoE LED Updating ZOB file Scala Automatic opening Download Installing Scala Replay Settings Allow apps downloaded from Automatic search wireless keyboard Automatic updates Desktop wallpaper Screen saver...

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