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SeapiX – Operation Manual
SSD-C-1302 Ed. A – 01/2020 12
Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 14
1.1 SEAPIX SYSTEM OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................... 14
1.2 SEAPIX PRINCIPLE .................................................................................................................... 15
1.2.1 Downward-Looking Swath ................................................................................................. 16
1.2.2 Forward-Looking Swath ..................................................................................................... 16
1.2.3 Side-Looking Swath ........................................................................................................... 16
2 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS .................................................................................... 17
2.1 SEAPIX-F ................................................................................................................................. 17
2.2 SEAPIX-R ................................................................................................................................. 18
2.3 SEAPIX-L ................................................................................................................................. 19
3 SEAPIX PACK ............................................................................................................. 20
3.1 PACK CONTENTS ...................................................................................................................... 20
3.2 DESCRIPTION OF THE PACK ITEMS ............................................................................................. 21
4 SEAPIX INSTALLATION OVERVIEW................................................................................ 23
4.1 ARCHITECTURE AND CONNECTIONS ........................................................................................... 23
4.1.1 SeapiX Antenna Unit (SAU) and Transducer Cable .......................................................... 24
4.1.1.1 Cooling Down the SAU ...................................................................................................... 25
4.1.1.2 Corrosion Protection of the SAU ........................................................................................ 25
4.1.1.3 Cable Gland and Watertightness ....................................................................................... 25
4.1.1.4 Transducer Bending and Attachment ................................................................................ 25
4.1.2 Transducer Cable and Interface Unit (ITU)........................................................................ 26
4.1.3 Beam Former Unit (BFU) ................................................................................................... 27
4.1.4 Viewer Processor Unit (VPU)............................................................................................. 28
5 SEAPIX GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) ................................................................ 29
5.1 BASICS TO SEAPIX GUI ............................................................................................................ 29
5.1.1 Prerequisite ........................................................................................................................ 29
5.1.2 Using the trackball ............................................................................................................. 30
5.1.3 Displaying the Information ................................................................................................. 31
5.1.4 Toolbars & Buttons ............................................................................................................ 36
5.1.4.1 Toolbars & Buttons Standard Display ................................................................................ 36
5.1.4.2 Toolbars & Buttons Customization .................................................................................... 40
5.1.5 Main Menu ......................................................................................................................... 42
5.1.5.1 System menu ..................................................................................................................... 42
5.1.5.2 Display menu ..................................................................................................................... 43
5.1.5.3 Mobile menu ...................................................................................................................... 44
5.1.5.4 Navigation menu ................................................................................................................ 44
5.1.5.5 User Objects menu ............................................................................................................ 45
5.1.5.6 Bathy menu ........................................................................................................................ 45
5.1.5.7 Biomass menu ................................................................................................................... 46
5.1.5.8 SeapiX menu ..................................................................................................................... 50
5.1.5.9 Sediments menu ................................................................................................................ 55