2 Operation ........................................................................................................................ 3 Alarms ........................................................................................................................ 3 Alarms On/Off .............................................................................................................3 Shallow Alarm ............................................................................................................ 3 Deep Alarm ................................................................................................................ 4 Instrument Setup ............................................................................................................ 4 Keel/Surface Offset .................................................................................................... 4 Transducer Setting ..................................................................................................... 5 Units of Measure ........................................................................................................5 Troubleshooting ..............................................................................................................6 What comes with your Digital Depth Sounder .............................................................7 Standard ....................................................................................................................7 Options ....................................................................................................................... 7 Replacement Parts .................................................................................................... 8 Installation ...................................................................................................................... 9 Face Plate Installation ................................................................................................ 9 Instrument Installation ................................................................................................ 9 Transducer Installation.............................................................................................11 General...............................................................................................................11 Sailboats ............................................................................................................12 Powerboats.........................................................................................................12 Transom Installation ...........................................................................................13 In-Hull Installation ..............................................................................................13 Appendix A – Dual Station Operation .........................................................................14 Master/Slave Selection ............................................................................................14 Linked or Separate Selection ..................................................................................15 Appendix B – NMEA Repeater Mode..........................................................................16 DS41 Owner’s Manual DS41/HS/2G DS41 Owner’s Manual Specifications • Size Mount 2" (51mm) diameter hole Depth behind face plate 3.75" (95mm) max. Display 3-character LCD • Color Black with texture on bezel. • Backlighting Red colored diffused lighting for display. • Water Integrity Front will withstand direct water spray. • Depth/Alarm Range 2.0!600 feet 0.6!184 meters 0.3!100 fathoms (to 9.9 in tenths) • Sensitivity 0.05mV RMS. • Transmit Power 36 W RMS nominal at 13.6 VDC. • Transducer 200 kHz 1900 pF/600 W parallel. • Display Updating 1 second. • Operating Voltage 9.5 VDC to 16.5 VDC. • Operating Temperature 0°C to 50°C (32°F to 122°F). • Current Drain 150mA max, including internal buzzer. • Data Input/Output Single wire data output/Input. Dual station mode outputs NMEA DPT sentence. Dual station inputs NMEA DPT sentence. In the linked mode a dual station pair also transfer function settings eg. Alarm on/off. • NMEA Output DPT. • NMEA Input DPT and DBT. • External Buzzer Output 12VDC Buzzer, 100 mA max. • RF Interference <6 dB quieting on any marine radio channel (with 3 dB gain antenna) within one meter of the instrument. Complies with CE EMC standards EN50081-1 and EN50082-1. OFFON Horizon Depth Display is backlit for Night Operation Alarm On/ Change Value Up Alarm Off/ Change Value Down DS41 Owner’s Manual Operation Whenever power is applied the depth sounder is active and water depth is displayed. If the sonar signal does not show a bottom the display will indicate “- -”. This can occur if the water is aerated or the maximum depth is exceeded. Note: The maximum depth decreases as boat speed increases. Alarms Two types of alarms can be set; the Deep Alarm and the Shallow ...