Simrad EK15 Reference Manual page 65

echo sounders the pen spent a long time on the rear side of the paper tray, and that
reduced the ping rate. The EK15 is a lot faster, and you may send out a ping even before
the energy from the previous ping has disappeared.
When transmission is enabled, you can choose from these ping modes:
1
Single step
This option allows the EK15 to transmit single pings.
To transmit a single ping, click the ping symbol on the right side of the
2
Interval
This option allows the EK15 to transmit once every chosen time interval.
The time interval (in milliseconds) is chosen with the
3
Maximum
This option allows the EK15 to transmit at maximum speed.
The ping interval is basically only limited by the maximum depth range.
It will also be dependant on hardware issues. This may be, for example, how fast
your computer can handle the information from each ping, how fast your system
communicates with external peripherals, or how long time the system uses to save
data.
Related topics
• Ping function on page 151
• Ping Mode function on page 152
• Ping Interval function on page 153
Procedure
1 Click the
Operation
This icon is located under the
menu.
Operation
Click , and select On.
2
Ping
The two icons provided by this button can also be used to enable or disable
transmission.
• The left icon (rectangle) is "Off".
• The right icon is "On". It is also used to initiate single pings when Single Step
mode is selected.
3 Choosing maximum ping rate:
Click
a
Ping Mode
This will make the EK15 ping with maximum speed. The time between each
ping is automatically determined by a number of parameters, including the
current depth, the pulse duration and the chosen range.
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icon.
menu. It is used to open the
Main
, and select Maximum.
Operational procedures
Ping
function.
Ping Interval
button.
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