On the transponding
Status
menu, select
Detections…
(#3).
Make selection based on desired information:
Total Detects
– amount of detections stored in the VRTx/
VR2AR receiver since last initialization
Since Offload
– amount of detections stored since data was last offloaded to VUE
Since Marking
– amount of detections stored since the receiver was last “marked”
Detection amounts and times are rounded for easier transmission.
Detections
1 Total Detects...
2 Since Offload...
3 Since Marking...
Select
1 Get Range
2 Get Health
3 Detections...
Select
Marking
clears the
Since Marking
counters (detections, pings, sync tag transmissions) as well as the entire Watch Table.
1. After selecting/adding a receiver, select
Acoustic Release
(#3).
2.
Verify Status:
a. To view the VR2AR’s release status, select
Release Status
. It should report
Unarmed
at
this stage. Press
MENU
to go back to the menu.
3.
Arm receiver:
a. Select
Arm
and wait for the status to change to
Armed
.
NOTE:
A VR2AR with firmware 1.2.5 and up does not require this arming step.
4.
Activate release:
a. Select
Activate
to send the release command. After reading the confirmation screen, select
Activate
again.
b. Wait while the mooring lug is ejected from the VR2AR. The status is reported as
Opening
until
the VR2AR’s motor has completed the task, at which time the status changes to
Open
.
5. Press
MENU
to go back a screen and then select
Status
. The current status is reported and
refreshing the information (Resend) allows you to view the progress to surface.
6. To refresh the depth value, select
Resend
and “watch” the VR2AR ascend. This also reports
the horizontal distance to the receiver for easier retrieval.
Acoustic Release (VR2AR only)
1 Status
2 Arm
3 Activate
Select
VR2AR:000001 150m
Status: Opened
hRange: 80m
Depth: 130m
Resend
If receivers do not respond to commands, try the following suggestions:
•
Move the research vessel closer to the VR2Tx/VR2AR.
•
Check the power level setting of the VR100-200. On the main
screen, select
Transpond
and then
Hydrophone Power
(#4). If the power is
low
,
increase the power level
and scan for receivers
again. If the power level is
high
and you are working
in shallow water, decrease
the power level and scan again (high power may cause
echoes under certain conditions such as shallow water,
reflective environments, or when too close to the receiver).
•
Manually increase the Gain on the VR100.
•
Check the receiver’s transmit power level (
Settings
>
Power
Level
) and increase it if possible. If power is high, lower
power to decrease echo effects.
•
A successful release will report
Opening
and then
change to
Open
; all other values will warrant a Retry
(i.e. “Jammed”, “Unarmed”, “ERROR”).If you still don’t have
success, contact VEMCO.
•
If
Unarmed
is reported when trying to release, select
Acoustic Release
(#3) and then
Arm
(#2) to arm the
receiver and prepare it for release. Select
Activate
to
perform the release.
Trouble?
Transmit power level
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
*
Set
VR2AR:000001 170m
Detects: 91,072
Last: May26/14 17:02
TOTAL
Resend
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VR2AR/VR2Tx Receivers
Field Communication Quick Guide
