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4OntheSetupmenu,selectInstallation.
ObservethattheInstallationdialogboxopens.Thisdialogboxcontainsanumberof
pagesselectedfromthemenuontheleftside.
5OntheleftsideoftheInstallationdialogbox,selectSynchronization.
6SelectSynchronizationMode.
•Stand-alone
Synchronizationisturnedoff.ThissynchronizationmodeisusediftheST90is
workingbyitselfandwithnosynchronizationrequired.Thisisthedefaultsetting.
TheST90operatesusingitsinternalpingintervalparameters,independentofany
triggersignalsarrivingatthesynchronizationport.
TheSynchronizationDelaysettingisnotapplicablewhensynchronizationis
switchedoff.
•Master
MastermodeisusediftheST90isgoingtoactasthecontrollingunitina
synchronizedsystem.Theperipheralhydroacousticsystem(s)areonlypermitted
totransmitwhenenabledbytheST90.WhenMastermodeisselected,theST90
willrunusingitsinternalpingintervalparametersandsendtriggersignalstothe
peripheralsystem(s).
•Slave
SlavemodeisusediftheST90isgoingtotransmitonlywhenpermittedbya
peripheralsystem.WhenSlavemodeisselected,theST90doesnottransmit
("ping")unlessanexternaltriggerappearsonthechosensynchronizationport.The
peripheralsystemmaybeanyotherhydroacousticproduct(forexampleanecho
sounderorsonar),orevenadedicatedsynchronizationsystem.
7SelectSynchronizationDelay.
Thisdelayparameterisuseddifferentlydependingonthechosensynchronizationmode.
•Stand-alone
TheSynchronizationDelaysettingisnotapplicablewhensynchronizationis
switchedoff.
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