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ABOUT THIS MANUAL ....................................................... 5
SIMRAD 38-7 .................................................................... 6
WHERE TO MOUNT THE TRANSDUCER ............................... 7
HOW TO INSTALL THE TRANSDUCER .............................. 11
Transducer installation in blister ............................................................................ 11
Use the mounting ring ................................................................................. 11
Smooth surface is important ........................................................................ 11
Use a horizontal support bar on large transducers.......................................... 11
Example: Large circular transducer.............................................................. 12
Common guidelines .................................................................................... 12
Toe-in ........................................................................................................ 13
Physical location......................................................................................... 13
Transducer installation in box keel.........................................................................14
Use the mounting ring ................................................................................. 14
Smooth surface is important ........................................................................ 14
Use a horizontal support bar on large transducers.......................................... 15
Example: Box keel installation .................................................................... 15
Transducer flush mounted in a steel tank ...............................................................15
Use the mounting ring ................................................................................. 16
Smooth surface is important ........................................................................ 16
Use a horizontal support bar on large transducers.......................................... 16
Water filled................................................................................................. 16
Example: Flush mounting in a steel tank ...................................................... 17
Transducer with acoustic window ..........................................................................17
Use the mounting ring ................................................................................. 17
Smooth surface is important ........................................................................ 17
Example: Acoustic window......................................................................... 18
Transducer mounted inside the hull .......................................................................18
Use the mounting ring ................................................................................. 19
Smooth surface is important ........................................................................ 19
Example: Mounting inside the hull .............................................................. 19
Transducer mounted on a drop keel .......................................................................20
Retractable transducer ............................................................................................21
STEEL CONDUIT .............................................................. 22
TRANSDUCER HANDLING AND MAINTENANCE ................ 23
Rules for transducer handling.................................................................................23
Approved anti-fouling paints..................................................................................24
Using self-locking taps ...........................................................................................24
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