Simrad ST90 - Choosing Operating Mode and Key Transmit Parameters; Selecting Normal Mode to Start Pinging

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Choosingoperatingmodeandkeytransmit
parameters
Topics
SelectingNormalmodetostart"pinging",page52
SelectingReplaymode,page53
SelectingInactivemode,page54
SettinguptheST90formaximumechorefreshrate,page55
Transmittingsinglepings,page56
Transmittingwithxed-timeintervals,page57
Adjustingtheoutputpowertomatchvaryingconditions,page58
Selectingthebestoperatingfrequency,page59
SelectingNormalmodetostart"pinging"
Inordertotransmit("ping")youmustsettheST90toNormaloperatingmode.Thisisthe
defaultmodewhentheST90isturnedon.
Context
TheOperationfunctioncontrolstheoperatingmodeoftheST90.Y oucansetittoNormal,
ReplayorInactive.NormalmodeallowstheST90totransmit("ping")throughthewater,
andtoreceivetheechoes.
Caution
YoumustneverstartST90transmissions(pinging)whentheshipisindrydock.The
transducermaybedamagedifittransmitsinopenair.
Oncestarted,theST90transmissionsarecontrolledbytheTransmissionModeandTX
Powerfunctions.
Procedure
1OpentheOperationmenu.
2SetOperationtoNormal.
SimradST90OperatorManual