Simrad EQ60 - Manual (Page 44)

Simrad EQ60
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Operation
Overview
This chapter describes a few of the most common functions used
during normal operation.
Selecting operational mode
You are now ready to start the actual operation of the EQ60
echo sounder. The first thing to do is to choose operational
mode.
Open the File menu, choose Operation to open the Operation
dialogue box. In the Mode group, click Normal for normal
mode.
(You may alternatively click Replay for replay mode, but you
must then also click Files to choose a replay file. Note that
operating in replay mode will restrict you from changing certain
parameters during operation.)
Next, you need to define the ping rate. To do this, locate the
Ping Rate group box, and set the ping rate to Interval for
manual setting of the ping interval. For this exercise, set the
ping interval time to 1 second, and click OK to finish.
The echo sounder will now start pinging, and after a few
moments the echogram field on the display will present a new
echo line. The various fields on the display are explained in
detail in the
Display views
chapter.
Transceiver settings
The operational mode and the transceiver frequency are
displayed to the far left in the
Header view. A dedicated
dialogue box -
Transceiver Settings
- is used to define various
parameters associated with the transceiver. These settings
include transceiver mode, the depth of the transducer surface,
the transmit power, and the pulse length.
Note that if you operate in Replay mode, the transceiver settings
can not be changed.
Additional information about the transceiver settings are
available if you press the Advanced button in the Transceiver
Settings dialogue box.