974-25007001/2.0
SL 30/35 Hull Sonar Operators Manual
Page 4.12
Menu and Software Description
Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd.
Port Coquitlam, BC - Canada
4.13
HOW TO CONNECT AND SETUP A HEAD (FIRST TIME OPERATION)
The first time you run the SL35 Sonar program, you must configure the system for
your hardware as follows:
•
Be sure the dongle is connected to a printer port on your computer
•
Be sure the sonar head has been connected to a serial port and has power
•
Start the SL35 program by double clicking on its icon
•
In
the
Configuration
menu, select
Connect Heads
. The System Configuration
dialog box should appear showing every COM port that is available on your
computer
•
Click on the COM port you want to use for connection to the sonar head. For the
example, we will select COM2
•
The
box
COM2 Configuration
should appear showing the
Port Hardware
Address
for COM2.(Click here to see example)
•
Check
the
Enable for Head Control
box, then reboot the computer
•
In a few seconds, the head should be detected, and the System Configuration:
Devices page should change to show the
Head Name
,
Part Number
and
Serial
Number
•
You can change the name of the sonar head at this point. Just select the head in
the tree structure and then click in the
Head Name
edit box and type the name
you want to give that head. Note that this name will be used from this point on to
reference the selected head through out the operational life time of the system
The name is persistent and will be used the next time you run the sonar system.
It will however, be replaced by a generic name the next time you go through
automatic detection of the heads on the telemetry line
•
Click
the
OK
button
4.14
HOW TO USE THE SONAR (SOME RULES OF THUMB)
Following are some general guidelines on how to use and adjust the sonar for many
applications:
Most of the palettes have a unique 'saturation' color to indicate maximum echo
strengths. Any echo with a strength beyond this is shown in the same color. If
large parts of the image are being shown in this saturation color, you have
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