Odom ECHOSCAN, Manual

04/26/02 

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Revision 1.11 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 
INTRODUCTION............................................................................... 2 

General .............................................................................................................2 
Specifications ....................................................................................................4 

INSTALLATION................................................................................ 5 

System Components .........................................................................................5 
Power Supply Considerations ...........................................................................6 
Transducer Installation ......................................................................................7 
SPU Connections ..............................................................................................9 

CONTROLS AND INDICATORS .................................................... 11 

SPU.................................................................................................................11 
LCDU ..............................................................................................................11 
Startup Screen ................................................................................................12 
File ..................................................................................................................13 
Display ............................................................................................................13 
Setup...............................................................................................................14 
Gain.................................................................................................................15 
Digitizer Settings .............................................................................................16 
Help.................................................................................................................16 
Control Panel...................................................................................................17 

OPERATION................................................................................... 20 

Power-Up Procedure

.......................................................................................20 

Example Survey System Configuration

...........................................................21 

HYPACK ......................................................................................................21 
ECHOSCAN Setup ......................................................................................21 
HYSWEEP...................................................................................................25 

Non-Standard System Configurations

.............................................................26 

COMMUNICATION CPU - Dip Switch Settings ............................ 29 
MULTIBEAM CALIBRATION ......................................................... 31 

Bar Check

.......................................................................................................31 

Referencing to a Single Beam Echo Sounder

.................................................31 

Combined Velocimeter and Single Beam Calibration

......................................31 

Flux Gate Compass Alignment

........................................................................33 

COMPUTER INTERFACE .............................................................. 34 

Serial Output Strings .......................................................................................34 
ECHOSCAN Output Simulators ......................................................................35 
Side Scan Recorder / Processor Interfacing ...................................................36 

EXTENDER CABLE WIRING ......................................................... 38 
TRANSDUCER CABLES................................................................ 39 
JUNCTION BOX WIRING............................................................... 42 
HEADING SENSOR WIRING ......................................................... 44