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OBS-5+ System
6.2.11 Cyclic Sampling
This mode is for logging data at regular intervals such as 1, 10, 15, 30, etc.
minutes, for example.
1) Request Barometric Correction from the OBS-5+ menu. Be sure to do
this while the OBS-5+ is at the surface (see Section 6.2.10, Surveying ).
2) Open the Data Window with the View pull-down menu.
3)
Activate the lookup table for your survey area with
and
activate buttons (Step 3, Section 6.2.10, Surveying).
4) Click Cyclic Sampling and select sensors, statistics, depth units (meters or
feet), water temperature, and salinity.
5) Select Interval, Duration, Rate, and Power level; see recommendations
in Section 6.2.9, Sampling Modes and Terms.
6) Click Start Sampling to begin logging data and watch a few lines as they
are displayed in the data window to be sure the schedule is what you want.
Unplug test cable; install dummy plug and locking sleeve. The instrument
is ready for deployment.
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