Defining The Ping (Transmission) Modes - Kongsberg EK80 Reference Manual

2 Change the size of the view.
a Click on the left mouse button, and keep it depressed.
b Move the mouse - or roll the control wheel - and observe that the border line
moves.
c Release the mouse button when the border line has been moved to desired position.
Related topics
Setting up the echogram presentation, page 163
Echogram views, page 465
Lines and markers, page 494

Defining the ping (transmission) modes

You can easily control how often the EK80 system shall transmit acoustic energy (a ping)
into the water. You can disable the transmission altogether, set it to operate as fast as
possible, or select a time interval.
Context
Once pinging is On, use
it to control the behaviour of the transmissions (pinging).
• Single Ping: The EK80 system transmits (pings) only when you click the ping symbol
on the
Transmission Mode
• Interval: The EK80 system transmits (pings) with a fixed time interval.
permits you to choose the time (in milliseconds) between each transmission (ping).
• Maximum: The EK80 system transmits (pings) as frequent as possible.
Note
For scientific operations, choose Interval, and select a
the survey requirements.
Procedure
1 Open the
Operation
2 On the
Operation
• Select the symbol on the right side of the button to start pinging.
• Select the symbol on the left side the button to stop pinging.
• Select the middle of the button to open it.
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to choose how often the EK80 system shall transmit. Use
Ping Mode
button.
menu.
menu, set to On.
Ping
Operating procedures
Ping Interval
value according to
Ping Interval
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