Kongsberg Simrad EK80 - System description

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Note
IfyouturnofftheEK80bymeansoftheon/offswitchontheProcessorUnityoumay
damagethesoftwareandtheinterfacesettingsusedtocommunicatewithexternal
devices.
Rulesfortransducerhandling
Atransducermustalwaysbehandledasadelicateinstrument.Incorrectactionsmay
damagethetransducerbeyondrepair.Observethesetransducerhandlingrules:
•Donotactivatethetransducerwhenitisoutofthewater.
•Donothandlethetransducerroughly.Avoidimpacts.
•Donotexposethetransducertodirectsunlightorexcessiveheat.
•Donotusehigh-pressurewater,sandblasting,metaltoolsorstrongsolventstoclean
thetransducerface.
•Donotdamagetheouterprotectiveskinofthetransducerface.
•Donotliftthetransducerbythecable.
•Donotsteponthetransducercable.
•Donotdamagethetransducercable,andavoidexposuretosharpobjects.
Relatedtopics
SimradEK80,page13
Supportinformation,page41
Systemdescription
TheSimradEK80isthemostmodernhigh-endsplit-beamscienticechosounderin
thescienticmarket.Basedonmorethan60yearsofresearchanddevelopmentin
closecollaborationwithleadingmarinescientiststhiswidebandechosoundersystem
hassucceededthefamousEK60,whichbecameaninternationalstandardforshstock
assessment.
TheSimradEK80isthenaturalchoiceformodernresearchvesselsandenvironmental
monitoringinstallationsrequiringhighqualityscienticdataforresourcemanagement
andcuttingedgeresearch.
TheEK80supportshullmountingtransducers,butitisalsowellsuitedforportable
use.Pulsessweepingoverawidefrequencyband(FM)andthetraditionaldiscrete
frequencies(CW)areavailable.Widebandsweepsprovidelongrangewithout
compromisingtargetresolution.Continuousfrequencyresponsesoverawideband
improvetargetidenticationanddiscrimination.Splitbeamcalibrationisimplemented
forbothFMandCWmodes.
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