Activating And Testing The System At Sea - Klein 4000 Series Operation And Maintenance Manual

Perform a rub test on the port and starboard transducers to confirm that the
9.
receivers are operating properly. Do this test by vigorously rubbing each
transducer, one at a time, while observing the Sonar Viewer window in
SonarPro for returns.
Exit SonarPro and turn off the SonarPro Workstation and the TPU or the
10.
SP-III TPU and the laptop computer.
3.8.2

Activating and Testing the System at Sea

To activate and test the system at sea:
Verify that the towfish has been properly set up and the system components
1.
connected.
Turn on the navigation system and let it acquire its location.
2.
Verify that the tow cable is connected to the towfish and to the TPU or to the
3.
SP-III TPU.
Turn on the SonarPro Workstation or the laptop computer and wait for the
4.
Windows desktop to appear.
NOTE For the SP-III TPU, should the DC power cable be connected with
the polarities reversed, the D/C POLARITY indicator will illuminate when
the A/C-D/C switch is switched to D/C. Should this situation occur, reverse
the connection.
Do one of the following:
5.
• Turn on the TPU. The POWER and EQUALIZATION IN PROCESS
indicators should illuminate, and the SYS READY indicator should flash.
Then after approximately 1 minute, the and EQUALIZATION IN
PROCESS indicator should turn off, the EQUALIZATION COMPLETE
and T/F POWER indicators should turn on, the SYS READY indicator
should stop flashing and remain on, and the STATUS TRIGGER indicator
should begin flashing at the ping rate of the sonar.
• Turn on the SP-III TPU by switching the A/C-D/C switch to A/C for AC
operation or to D/C for DC operation. The PWR indicator should flash, and
the LOCK LOSS indicator should illuminate. After approximately
1 minute, the T/F PWR indicator should turn on. After an additional
15 seconds, the LOCK LOSS indicator should turn off, and the PWR
indicator should become steady.
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