How To Set Up The Pi Bottom Contact Sensor - Simrad PI50 - REFERENCE MANUAL REV A Reference Manual

The offset value for the depth sensors are determined during calibration.
→ How to calibrate the depth sensors on page 27
→ Calibration on page 149
The offset value for the spread sensor must be entered manually based
on your knowledge about the physical locations of the sensors and the
properties of the gear.
12 Click to save the sensor configuration.
Apply
13 Check that all sensors are shown in the PI50 presentation.
14 Click to save the current settings and close the dialog.
OK
Tip
If you have several sensor configurations dedicated for different gears or different tasks,
we strongly recommend that you save these for future use.
→ How to save the current user settings on page 67
→ User Settings on page 121

How to set up the PI Bottom Contact sensor

Click the icon under the
1
Setup
→ Setup menu on page 119
Click the
2
Select Sensors
→ Select Sensors on page 142
Observe the
3
Available Sensors
the sensor types supported by the PI50.
Click once on the Bottom Contact sensor in the list, then click the [►] button to
4
copy the sensor to the
Observe that an error message appears if you try to add too many sensors to the
5
Selected Sensors
The PI50 can handle maximum six sensors. Remember that dual sensors each seize
two sensor communication channels.
6 In the
Selected Sensors
7 Click one of the [▲] or [▼] buttons to move the sensor up or down on the list in
the
Selected Sensors
The order in this list also controls the order in which the sensors are presented in the
Sensor Configuration
in the PI50 display presentation.
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menu to open the
Main
button to open the
field on the upper left side of the dialog. It lists all
Selected Sensors
field.
field, click once on the sensor to select it.
field.
field, as well as the vertical order of the Sensor view rectangles
Operational procedures
Setup
dialog.
Select Sensors
list.
sub-menu.
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