• Simrad ME70
  • About this manual
  • Simrad ME70
    • Important
    • System description
    • Key features
    • System diagram
    • System units
      • Display description
      • Computer description
      • Transceiver description
      • Power Supply Unit
      • Transducer description
    • General safety rules
    • Network security
    • Support information
  • Getting started
    • Starting normal operation
      • Turning on the ME70 system
      • Turning off the ME70 system
      • Getting to know the user interface
      • Selecting Normal mode
    • Basic operation
      • Selecting beam mode for operational use
      • Choosing the depth range and the start depth for the echograms
      • Adjusting the minimum level (echo sensitivity)
      • Choosing the colours used to present the echograms
      • Opening the context-sensitive online help
      • Recording echo data
      • Defining the file and folder settings for raw data recording
      • Checking and/or editing the transceiver parameters
      • Target strength calibration summary
    • User interface introduction
      • User interface familiarization
      • Echogram views
      • Top bar description
      • Menu system
      • Working with depth layers
    • Setting up the ME70 Multibeam scientific echo sounder for the first time
      • Installing the ME70 operating software
      • Turning on the ME70 system for Passive mode
  • Operating procedures
    • Power on/off procedures
      • Turning on the ME70 system
      • Restarting the ME70 system
      • Turning off the ME70 system
    • Choosing operating mode and key transmit parameters
      • Selecting Normal mode
      • Selecting Inactive mode
      • Selecting Replay mode
      • Verifying that the bottom is correctly detected
      • Defining the ping (transmission) modes
      • Transmitting single pings
      • Transmitting with fixed-time intervals
      • Adjusting the output power to match varying conditions
      • Opening the context-sensitive online help
    • Controlling the gain and range settings
      • Adjusting the minimum level (echo sensitivity)
      • Adjusting the TVG (Time Variable Gain) setting
      • Choosing Range and Start Range values in a surface-related echogram
    • Setting up the echogram presentation
      • Selecting which echogram type to use
      • Changing the size of the echogram views
      • Defining the ping (transmission) modes
      • Choosing the colours used to present the echograms
      • Selecting the horizontal scale in the echograms
      • Adding scale labels to the echograms
      • Enhancing the bottom contour in the echograms
      • Adding vertical marker lines to the echogram
      • Adding automatic trawl lines to the echogram presentation
      • Adding manual trawl lines to the echogram presentation
      • Adding comments and annotations to the echograms
      • Removing noise and false echoes
    • Defining the environmental settings
      • Configuring the environmental parameters
      • Defining the sound speed close to the transducer
      • Loading a sound speed profile
      • Setting up the sound velocity probe interface
      • Setting up the input from a sound speed sensor
    • Recording and replaying raw echo data
      • Defining the file and folder settings for data recording
      • Recording echo data
      • Selecting Replay mode
      • Choosing which echo data file(s) to replay
      • Accessing the raw data files to delete, move or copy them
      • Defining range for data recording
      • Setting up depth output to an external system
    • Saving and recalling screen captures
      • Saving a screen capture
      • Recalling single echogram screen capture images
      • Accessing the screen capture images to delete, move or copy them
    • Defining settings related to user preferences and individual customizing
      • Enabling Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on the bottom bar
      • Changing the system date and time
      • Selecting the information to appear on the top bar
      • Selecting which tooltips to appear in the user interface
      • Changing the colour palette ("skin") used in the display presentations
      • Choosing the colours used to present the echograms
      • Selecting colours for echo strength
    • Saving, retrieving and handling user settings
      • Saving the current user settings
      • Choosing previously saved user settings
      • Renaming existing user settings
      • Deleting user settings that are no longer used
      • Choosing factory default settings
    • Setting up presentation modes and views
      • Enabling and disabling information fields in the Channel and Swath views
      • Placing a selected beam in a separate window
      • Selecting which beams to see in the Channel views
    • Beam Mode procedures
      • Selecting beam mode for operational use
      • Exporting and importing beam mode XML files
      • Editing a new or existing beam mode
      • Deleting a beam mode that is no longer required
      • Creating a new beam mode
    • Working with layers
      • Creating a new depth layer
      • Deleting a depth layer
      • Modifying the properties of an existing depth layer
      • Monitoring the numerical information in a depth layer
    • Setting up the interfaces to peripheral devices
      • Installing navigation sensors and other sensors
      • Defining the serial and Ethernet (LAN) port parameters
      • Configuring the sensor interface
      • Setting up the input from a navigation system (GPS)
      • Setting up the input from a sound speed sensor
      • Setting up the input from a motion reference unit (MRU)
      • Setting up the ME70 system for synchronized operation
      • Setting up a serial or LAN (Ethernet) port for annotation input
      • Setting up the interface between the ME70 and the Simrad TD50
      • Setting up interface to the ME70/BO Processing Unit
      • Setting up the input from the Simrad ITI
      • Checking the data transfer on an external interface line
    • Installing and maintaining software
      • Installing the ME70 operating software
      • Upgrading the ME70 operating software
      • Removing the ME70 operating software
      • Checking the current software version
    • Test and maintenance procedures
      • Recovering from a system crash
      • Opening the BITE (Built-In Test Equipment) utility
      • Testing the receiver channels with the BITE Matrix functionality
      • Testing the transmitter channels with the BITE Matrix functionality
      • Disabling defective transducer elements
      • Handling system messages
      • Accessing and retrieving message log files
      • Painting the transducer face
      • Rules for transducer handling
      • Approved anti-fouling paints
    • Inserting the installation parameters
      • Inserting the ship origin and dimensions
      • Inserting the installation parameters for the transducer
      • Inserting the installation parameters for the motion reference unit (MRU)
      • Inserting the installation parameters for the GPS antenna
    • Verifying the installation parameters
      • Verifying the installation parameters for the GPS antenna
      • Verifying the installation parameters for the MRU
      • Verifying the installation parameters for the transducer
    • Noise measurements at sea
      • Basic guidelines for noise measurements
      • Noise measurement procedures
        • Initial setup
        • Increasing speed
        • Decreasing speed
      • Noise measurements test results
      • Noise measurements evaluation
  • User interface
    • User interface familiarization
    • Top bar
      • Top bar overview
      • Logo and product name
      • Menu button
      • Screen Capture button
      • Record indicator description
      • Event button description
      • Navigational information
        • Geographical position read-out
        • Heading read-out
        • Speed read-out
        • Temperature read-out
        • Distance read-out
        • Salinity read-out
        • Motion read-outs (roll, pitch and heave)
      • Messages button description
      • Help button description
      • Operating system button descriptions
    • Display views
      • Swath view description
      • Channel views description
      • Information fields
        • Echogram information field description
          • About the echograms
          • Surface echogram description
          • Bottom echogram description
          • Lines and markers
        • Colour Scale information field description
        • Depth information field description
        • Single Target Position information field description
        • Single Target Histogram information field description
        • Scope information field description
        • Numerical field information description
          • About Numerical field
          • Transducer
          • Transceiver active
          • Environment
          • Depth
          • Layers
    • The ME70 menu system
    • Bottom bar description
    • Replay bar description
    • Screen capture browser description
    • Working with depth layers
    • Context sensitive on-line help
  • Calibrating the ME70
    • Calibration for target strength measurements
    • Calibration procedures
      • Preparing the ME70 for calibration
      • Preparing the vessel for ME70 calibration
      • Calibration procedure using a single sphere
      • Calibration procedure using multiple spheres
      • Merging calibration data
      • Show calibration gain adjustments difference
      • Show calibration gain adjustments
      • Edit previously recorded calibration data
      • Suspending target strength data for individual hits
    • Input of calibration sphere characteristics
    • Calibration views
      • Selected beam view
      • Beam List
      • Beam mode
      • Numerical View
    • Calibration functions and dialog boxes
      • Menu system
      • File menu
      • View Menu
      • Start/Stop Menu
      • Help Menu
      • Single Target Detection dialog box
      • Save As Dialog Box
      • Setup dialog box
      • Show Reports function
      • Exit function
      • Replay XML function
      • TS Hits function
      • Gain Adjustment Plot function
      • Start/Stop function
      • About dialog box
      • Calibration Merging dialog box
      • Beam Mode Calibration Page
  • Menu system
    • About the menus and menu buttons
    • Using the “smart” menu buttons
    • Main menu
    • Operation menu
    • Display menu
    • Setup menu
    • Active menu
    • Extras menu
    • Shortcut menus
      • Colour Scale shortcut menu
      • Depth shortcut menu
      • Echogram shortcut menu
      • Numerical View shortcut menu
      • Swath shortcut menu
      • Scope shortcut menu
      • Single Target Position shortcut menu
      • Single Target Detection Histogram shortcut menu
  • Functions and dialog boxes
    • Main menu; Functions and dialog boxes
      • User Settings dialog box
      • Beam Mode function
      • Range function
      • Start Range function
      • Minimum Level function
    • Operation menu; Functions and dialog boxes
      • Operation function
      • Ping function
      • Ping Mode function
      • Ping Interval function
      • Record function
      • File Output dialog box
      • Tx Power function
      • TX Mode function
      • View Beam Mode function
    • Display menu; Functions and dialog boxes
      • Display Options dialog box
      • Colour Setup dialog box
      • Gain Power function
      • Expansion function
      • Beam Selection function
      • Add Window dialog box
      • Tooltip dialog box
    • Setup menu; Functions and dialog boxes
      • Beam Mode Admin dialog box
      • Calibration dialog box
      • BITE (Built-In Test Equipment) dialog box
      • Calculation Interval dialog box
      • Environment dialog box
      • Manual Annotation dialog box
      • Motion Compensation dialog box
      • Transceiver On/Off dialog box
      • Output dialog box
      • Installation dialog box
      • About dialog box
    • Active menu; Functions and dialog boxes
      • TVG function
      • Ping-Ping Filter function
      • Single Target Detection dialog box
      • TS Histogram dialog box
      • Echogram dialog box
      • Colour Scale dialog box
      • New Layer dialog box
      • Layer Properties dialog box
      • Delete Layer function
      • Configure Window dialog box
      • Maximize Window function
    • Extras menu; Functions and dialog boxes
    • Pages in the Environment dialog box
      • Water Column page
      • Transducer Face page
      • Profile page
    • Pages in the Echogram dialog box
      • Echogram: Lines page
      • Echogram: Echogram page
      • Echogram: Horizontal Axis page
    • Pages in the Beam Mode dialog box
      • Beam Mode: Frequency Band
      • Beam Mode: Reference Beam Page
      • Beam Mode: Fan of Beams Page
      • Beam Mode Calibration Page
      • Beam Mode: Frequency Plot Page
      • Beam Mode: Weight Set Plot Page
      • Beam Mode: Beam Direction Plot Page
      • Beam Mode: Beam Pattern Plot Page
      • Beam Mode: Delay Plot Page
      • Beam Mode: Tx Amplitude Plot
    • Pages in the BITE dialog box
      • B-Scan page
      • Matrix page
    • Pages in the Installation dialog box
      • I/O Setup page
        • Serial Port Setup dialog box
        • Port Monitor dialog box
      • Sensor Installation page
      • Sensor Configuration page
      • Synchronization page
      • Trawl page
      • Motion Reference Unit page
      • Installation Parameters
        • Ship page
        • Transducer page
        • MRU (Motion Reference Unit) page
      • Annotations page
      • Remote Control pages
        • Application Information page
        • As Server page
        • As Client page
      • System Protection page
      • Transceiver Upgrade page
    • Secondary functions and dialog boxes
      • Beam Mode dialog box
      • New Beam Mode dialog box
      • File Output dialog box
      • Depth Output dialog box
      • Replay File dialog box
      • LAN Port Setup dialog box
      • Numerical View dialog box
      • Messages dialog box
  • Bathymetric application
    • About bathymetry application
    • Operating procedures for bathymetric system
      • Powering up the bathymetric system
      • Starting the bathymetric application
      • Changing the bathymetric mode
    • Bathymetric modes
    • Parameter control for bathymetric operation
    • Calibration for the bathymetric application
    • About the Seafloor Information System (SIS application)
    • Bathymetric hardware requirements
      • Bathymetric Processor Unit
      • Bathymetric Operator Station
  • Messages
    • About messages
    • ADA Messages
      • [ADA1] LaunchComponents - Error(s) occurred
    • ADE Messages
      • [ADE1] LaunchComponents - Error(s) occurred
    • AGB Messages
      • [AGB1] Failed to create file
      • [AGB2] Too little space. ‘n’ Mb left on ‘x’ drive
    • AJD Messages
      • [AJD1] Ts values over 0 dB not shown in Single Target Distribution
      • [AJD2] Ts values below –100 dB not shown in Single Target Distribution
    • AJH Messages
      • [AJH1] View failed to subscribe on echogram and will be empty
    • APA Messages
      • [APA1] StartOperation failed
    • APC Messages
      • [APC1] Sound Speed profile value ‘x’ differs from probe value ‘y’
      • [APC2] Mismatch in file name and content
      • [APC3] Unexpected length in arrays
      • [APC4] Beam configuration warning
      • [APC6] Beam configuration: New calibration
      • [APC7] Error when trying to store Beam Mode
    • APE Messages
      • [APE1] System ready to ping but with reduced performance
      • [APE2] TRX error at startup
      • [APE4] Unable to connect to all TRU beamformer services
      • [APE5] Failed to turn off sub-rack powers
      • [APE6] Failed to turn off sub-rack powers: 220V, 12V, 6V
      • [APE7] Failed to turn on subrack power: 75 V
    • APF Messages
      • [APF1] Cannot meet ping interval requirement
      • [APF2] Timeout waiting for external sync signal
      • [APF3] Synchronization event received, enabling synchronization
    • APL Messages
      • [APL1] Failed to communicate with Beamformer Service
    • AWB Messages
      • [AWB1] License string not valid for this computer
      • [AWB4] No LAN Adapter active, connect cable
    • AXC Messages
      • [AXC1] Initialization of Serial Port 'n' failed
      • AXC2 Initialization of LAN Port 'n' failed
      • [AXC3] Parameter change of LAN Port 1 failed
      • [AXC4] Parameter change of Serial Port 6 failed
    • AXG Messages
      • [AXG1] Protocol for Serial Port1 changed
    • AXH Messages
      • [AXH1] Supply voltage outside limits detected
      • [AXH2] Critical temperature detected in TRX’n’
    • BDA Messages
      • [BDA2] Ping lost, PingNo= ‘n’
      • [BDA3] Duplicate Ping Time
      • [BDA4] Decreasing Ping Time
      • [BDA5] Timeout waiting for SMS TRU:’n’
      • [BDA9] Timeout waiting for NTR parameter(s)
      • [BDA10] Invalid replay file ‘n’
      • [BDA11] Failed to change subscription ‘n’
      • [BDA12] Failed to close data subscription ‘n’
      • [BDA13] No calibration selected in BeamConfiguration
    • BDD Messages
      • [BDD1] Warning from TransceiverBoard...
      • [BDD2] NTR-Communication Manager...
      • [BDD3] NTR-Communication Manager...
      • [BDD4] NTR-Communication Manager...
    • BDG Messages
      • [BDG2] INFO Warning ‘n’...
      • [BDG3] INFO Warning ‘n’...
      • [BDG4] SW fuse...
      • [BDG5] INFO Warning...
      • [BDG9] INFO Warning...
    • BDH Messages
      • [BDH1] High voltage power to low
      • [BDH2] Transducer high-power failure!
      • [BDH3] Transducer high-power failure!
    • BEB Messages
      • [BEB1] Beamformer: End of ping time-out detected
      • [BEB2] ES main: FirstStage Processing...
      • [BEB3] ES main: Exception in Final Stage Processing
      • [BEB4] NormalizationFactor...
      • [BEB5] NormalizationFactor...
      • [BEB6] NormalizationFactor...
      • [BEB7] NormalizationFactor...
      • [BEB8] Lost Sequence Number
      • [BEB9] Error in Sequence Number
    • BEC Messages
      • [BEC1] Trigger received before processing ping
  • Concept descriptions
    • Arrow weight concept
      • About arrow weight concept
      • Creating a custom array weighting
      • Creating an array weighting using the built-in support
    • Beam mode concept
    • Distribution in space concept
    • Frequency distribution concept
      • About frequency distribution
      • Linear mode
      • Optimized mode
      • Manual mode
    • Pulse duration concept
    • Size of stored raw data
    • BITE (Built-In Test Equipment) theory
      • What do we measure?
      • What is sampling?
      • BITE B-Scan presentation
      • BITE Matrix presentation
      • BITE during reception
      • Weighting
      • Signal generator
    • ME70 transducer information