System Overview; Key Facts; Main Units - Simrad ES70 - REFERENCE MANUAL REV A Reference Manual

When you switch off the echo sounder
You must NEVER switch off the echo sounder by means of the on/off switch on the
computer. You must ALWAYS exit the ES70 application by clicking the
the . If you power down the sounder by means of the computer switch you may
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damage the ES70 application and the electronic interface parameters for the external
devices.

System overview

This section provides the key facts about the ES70 Fish finding echo sounder system, as
well as a brief introduction to the main units.

Key facts

The Simrad ES70 Fish finding echo sounder is designed for the professional fishery
community implementing the latest innovations. Echo sounders ranging from relatively
low-cost single beam to large multi-frequency systems containing several split-beam
channels can be realised.
• The Simrad ES70 Fish finding echo sounder system is flexible and easy to set up
due to its modular design.
• Menus and dialogs are operated using a standard computer mouse or a trackball.
• Additional user input can be facilitated using a standard computer keyboard.
• The ES70 supports large colour display monitors.
• The ES70 uses the Microsoft Windows® operating system. It complies to Windows
XP® and Windows 7®.
• The ES70 provides you with an award winning user interface. Menu system, dialogs
and structure have been created using innovative design, and in close cooperation
with customers.
• A store/replay function reduces the need for echogram printout on paper. The
unprocessed transducer signal is recorded on the internal hard disk. During replay,
this signal is injected into the ES70 processing software as if it arrived directly from
the transceiver.

Main units

The basic ES70 Fish finding echo sounder consists of:
• Display
• Computer (The ES70 Marine Computer may be provided)
• One or more General Purpose Transceiver (GPT) units
• One or more standard single beam transducers
• One or more split-beam transducers
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