ARIS EXPLORER 3000 GETTING STARTED Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ARIScope SOFTWARE WHAT’S IN THE ARIS BOX CAPTURING QUALITY IMAGES WHAT’S IN THE X2 BOX COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS PAN-TILT ASSEMBLY WARRANTY INFORMATION TILT-ROLL ASSEMBLY CONTACT US...
INTRODUCTION THE NEXT GENERATION IN CLARITY The entire ARIS line is built to deliver in the most With 128 beams operating at 3MHz, the ARIS Explorer challenging situations. A smaller size, newly devel- 3000 collects more data than any other imaging sonar oped software and more efficient power usage, makes in its class.
PAN-TILT ASSEMBLY There are other possible configurations than those shown. EXPLODED VIEW...
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PAN-TILT ASSEMBLY STEP 1 Attach Mounting Nut and Mounting Washer to shaft with Flat-Head COMPRESSED VIEW 5mm x 8mm Screws. Using 10mm x 100mm Bolt attach X2 Rotator to the customer supplied Pole. STEP 2 Attach Mounting Washer to shaft with 5mm x 8mm Screws. Attach Pan-Tilt Bracket to shaft by slipping the Mounting Nut into the shaft and tightening with the 10mm x 70mm Bolt.
TILT-ROLL ASSEMBLY STEP 1 STEP 6 Attach Mounting Nut to Roll Bracket using Using the 10mm x 100mm Bolt, Mounting Screw Flat-Head 5mm x 8mm Screws. and Mounting Nut attach the X2 shaft to the customer supplied mount. STEP 2 STEP 7 Attach Roll Bracket to ARIS using the Hex-Head 5mm x 10mm Screws.
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TILT-ROLL ASSEMBLY There are other possible configurations than those shown. COMPRESSED VIEW EXPLODED VIEW...
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ARIScope SOFTWARE TOP BAR IMAGE DISPLAY • SMC Logo • Range Control • Sonar Icon • Zoom Control • Icon Scroll Buttons • Orientation Control • Open File Icon • Acoustic Image • Files Icon • X2 Control • Settings Icon STATUS PANEL •...
CAPTURING QUALITY IMAGES The following illustrations demonstrate how to image a flat object lying on a flat bottom. ACOUSTIC VOLUME The ARIS multi-beam sonar projects a wedge shaped volume of acoustic energy much like a flashlight projects a cone shaped volume of light. ARIS...
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CAPTURING QUALITY IMAGES RANGE, CROSS-RANGE & IMAGE PERSPECTIVE Three terms concerning distance and direction relative to the acoustic wedge are Range, Cross-Range, and Image Perspective. Each of these are at 90 degrees to the other two, much like the 3 edges that come together at the corner of a box.
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CAPTURING QUALITY IMAGES ARIScope RANGE CONTROLS The width of the acoustic wedge is a fan of narrow slices. Each slice from a beam of ARIS produces a END RANGE thin strip of the image aligned with range which is placed appropriately with neighbors in cross range to produce the entire image.
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CAPTURING QUALITY IMAGES The ARIS image is from the perspective view showing Range and Cross-Range information. CROSS-RANGE ARIS...
ARIS EXPLORER In most cases, it is not advisable to open or attempt Sound Metrics Corp. (SMC) warrants the ARIS Explorer to repair the sonar in the field. However, this may be for one year according to the terms of the official the only option if time is critical.
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WARRANTY INFORMATION ARIS EXPLORER LIMITED WARRANTY Sound Metrics Corp. (SMC) warrants that the ARIS Explorer (“Product”) This limited warranty is your exclusive remedy, and applies to new Product purchased in the United States or Canada, which are will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal accompanied by or sold with this written warranty.
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