Simrad SU90 - Adjusting the Output Power to Match Varying Conditions

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Procedure
1OpentheOperationmenu.
2SetOperationtoNormal.
3SetTransmissionModetoInterval.
4Specifytheintervalbetweeneachping.
aSelecteithersideofthebuttontochooseavalue.
bSelectthemiddleofthebuttontoopenit.
IfyouhaveakeyboardconnectedtotheSU90,youcantypetherequested
value.
Youcanalsochangethevaluebyselecting-andholding-themiddleofthe
button,andmovethecursorsideways.Dragthecursorsidewaystoincreaseor
decreasethevalue.Releasethemousebuttonwhenrequestedvalueisshown.
Relatedtopics
Choosingoperatingmodeandkeytransmitparameters,page48
SettinguptheSU90formaximumechorefreshrate,page51
Transmittingsinglepings,page52
Adjustingtheoutputpowertomatchvaryingconditions
YouarepermittedtoadjusttheoutputpowerfromtheSU90.TxPowerisusedtocontrol
theamountofpowerthatistransmittedwitheachping.
Context
MostusersoperatetheSU90withTxPowersettoMaximum.Thisallowsformaximum
range,andworkswellinopenwaterswithsufcientdepth.Certainoperatingconditions
maymakeitappropriatetoadjusttheoutputpower.UseTxPowertoreducethe
transmittedacousticenergycomparedtothemaximumoutput.
Operatingprocedures