Simrad ES80 User Manual

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Start/EndFrequency
TheStartFrequencyandEndFrequencyparametersareusedtosetupafrequency
sweep("chirp").Iftheparametersforstartandendfrequenciesareunavailable,the
transducerusedontherelevantchanneldoesnotsupportwidebandtransmissions.
Inordertousethefrequencysweep("chirp")functionality,youmustusefrequency
modulated(FM)pulses.
Note
Frequencymodulated(FM)transmissionisanoptionalfunction.Inordertouse
thisfunctionality,adedicatedsoftwarelicenseisrequired.Contactyoulocal
dealerformoreinformation.
Itisveryimportantthatthetransduceryouareusingcompliestothefrequencies
youchoose.Thefrequencyrangeofeachtransducerisdenedinthetransducer
setuple.Ifyouchooseafrequencyrangethatisnotsupported,anderrormessage
willappear .
ThecurrentsettingofthisparameterisalsoshownintheExtrasmenu.
Relatedtasks
Checkingand/oreditingthetransceiverparameters,page37
SelectingPassivetransceivermode,page159
Adjustingtheoutputpower,page160
Adjustingthepulseduration,page160
Deningthefrequencysweep(chirp)withineachtransmission,page161
DeningthepulsetypefortheES80transmissions,page162
Relatedtopics
Extrasmenu,page301
Pingfunction
ThepurposeofthePingfunctionistoenableordisabletheES80transmissionsintothe
water.Suchtransmissionsareoftenreferredtoas"pinging".
Prerequisites
ThePingfunctionisonlyavailablewhentheES80operatesinNormalmode.
Howtoopen
ThisfunctionisopenedfromtheOperationmenu.
Functionsanddialogboxes

Simrad ES80 Specifications

General

Operating Temperature	-15°C to +55°C
Type	Echosounder
Transceiver	External
Applications	Fisheries research, commercial fishing
Depth Range	Up to 3000 meters
Interface	Ethernet, NMEA 2000
Frequency Range	18 kHz, 38 kHz, 70 kHz, 120 kHz, 200 kHz, 333 kHz