Simrad EK15 - Ping Mode Function

SimradEK15
previouspingwillhavedisappearedbeforeyoutransmitthenext.Onoldpaperbased
echosoundersthepenspentalongtimeontherearsideofthepapertray,andthat
reducedthepingrate.TheEK15isalot
faster,andyoumaysendoutapingevenbefore
theenergyfromthepreviouspinghasdisappeared.
Parameters
1On
TheEK15“pings”(transmitsaudioenergyintothewater).
ThepingmodeifcontrolledbythePingModeandPingIntervalparameters.
2Off
TheEK15doesnot“ping”.
Whentheaudiotransmissionhasbeendisabledusingthisfunction,theEK15will
stopwiththecurrentechogramshownonthescreen.
Relatedprocedures
•Settingoperationalmode'Normal'tostart'pinging'onpage24
•Changingthe‘ping’parametersonpage62
•Choosingpassivemodeofoperationonpage78
•Adjustingthepulseduration(length)onpage78
Relatedtopics
•Operationmenu;functionsanddialogsonpage149
•PingModefunctiononpage152
•PingIntervalfunctiononpage153
PingModefunction
ThePingModefunctionisactivatedbyclickingthePingModebuttonontheOperation
menu.
Purpose
ThePingModefunctionisusedtocontrolhowoftentheEK15shalltransmititsenergy
intothewater.Fornormaluse,chooseMaximum.ThiswillallowtheEK15totransmit
continuouslyandasoftenaspossible.
Description
Thisfunctionallowsyoutocontrolthebehaviorofthe
transmission(“pinging”).
IfyouchooseSingleStep,youcantransmitsingle
pingsbyclickingthepingsymbolonthePingbutton.
IfyouchooseInterval,youmustdenetheinterval
usingthePingIntervalfunction.
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