Setup menu
The Setup menu provides basic functions related to the installation parameters and the communication with peripheral systems.
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How to open
Select the Setup icon.
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The icon is located under the Main menu. Select the icon one more time to close the menu.
Description
•  Beam Mode Admin
The Beam Mode Administration dialog box allows you to create and delete beam modes for the ME70.
•  Calibration
The purpose of the Calibration button is to start the "wizard" that takes you through the calibration process.
•  BITE (Built-In Test Equipment)
The ME70 is a computerized echo sounder. There are hardly any analogue circuitry, and the possibility of traditional troubleshooting is limited. In order to rectify this, a built-in software application is available to offer test and maintenance functionality. The purpose of the BITE (Built-In Test Equipment) dialog box and utility is to allow on-line test and verification of the individual elements in the transducer.
•  Calculation Interval
The Calculation Interval settings define the parameters that are used to calculate the biomass and the size distribution. You can base the calculations on sailed distance, elapsed time, or a number of pings.
•  Environment
Environmental parameters such as salinity, sound speed and water temperature all play an important part to present accurate echo data. Use the Environment parameters to define these values. Depending on the current sea and weather conditions, you may need to change these values frequently.
•  Manual Annotation
Sometimes it can be useful to place a single written comment on the echogram. The Manual Annotation dialog box offers that function. Type a text string. Select OK in the dialog box to add the text to your echogram.
•  Motion Compensation
The Motion Compensation dialog box allows you to monitor the motion values in current use.You can also enable/disable heave, roll and pitch compensation.
•  TRU On/Off
The TRU On/Off dialog box opens automatically when you turn the ME70 system on and off.The dialog box offers progress information. You can monitor the progress as the Transceiver Unit is turned on. You can also use this dialog box to manually start, restart and stop the Transceiver Unit. Additional information is available if you select Advanced.
•  Output
The output dialog box gives you the opportunity to chose how you want to receive the output data of the survey. The output data is saved in a file, sent to a LAN port.
•  Installation
The Installation dialog box allows you to configure the physical placement of the sonar and the related sensors, as well as their interfaces.
•  About
The dialog box contains the current ME70 software version, the software release date and a link to the Simrad web site.
Tip
For detailed information about each function and dialog box, refer to the Reference manual or the context sensitive on-line help.