406273/C
81
Choosingoperationalmodeandkeytransmit
parameters
Topics
SelectingNormalmode,page81
SelectingInactivemode,page82
SelectingReplaymode,page83
Verifyingthatthebottomiscorrectlydetected,page84
Deningtheping(transmission)modes,page85
Transmittingsinglepings,page87
Transmittingwithxedtimeintervals,page87
Conguringtheenvironmentalparameters,page88
Openingthecontextsensitiveon-linehelp,page89
SelectingNormalmode
Inordertotransmit("ping")youmustsettheES80toNormalmode.
Context
TheOperationfunctioncontrolstheoperatingmodeoftheES80.Y oucansetitto
Inactive,NormalorReplay.NormalmodeallowstheES80totransmit("ping")through
thewater,andtoreceivetheechoes.
Caution
YoumustneverstartES80transmissions("pinging")whentheshipisindrydock.The
transducermaybedamagedifittransmitsinopenair.
Thetransmission("pinging")fromtheES80canbeturnedonoroff.ThePingfunction
enablesordisablestheES80transmissionsintothewater.OncepingingisOn,usethe
PingModefunctiontochoosehowoftentheES80shalltransmit.UsethePingInterval
functiontochoosethetime(inmilliseconds)betweeneachtransmission("ping")when
PingModeissettoInterval.
Procedure
1OpentheOperationmenu.
2SelectOperation,andsetittoNormal.
Operatingprocedures