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Instruction Manual

Simrad WBT Mini

Miniature wideband echo sounder transceiver

MiniatureWidebandEchoSounder

Thepurposeofthismanualistoprovidethedescriptionsandprocedures
requiredtoinstall,operateandmaintaintheSimradWBTMini.This
manualisintendedforallusersoftheWBTMini.

Note

YoumustneversettheWBTMinito"ping"unlessthetransduceris
submergedinwater .

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InstructionManual

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•Product:SimradWBTMini

•Document:InstructionManual

•Documentpartnumber:425197

•DocumentISBNnumber:N/A

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•Dateofissue:6December2018

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Warning

Theequipmenttowhichthismanualappliesmustonlybeusedforthepurposeforwhichitwasdesigned.
Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetotheequipmentand/orinjurytopersonnel.Y oumustbe
familiarwiththecontentsoftheappropriatemanualsbeforeattemptingtooperateorworkontheequipment.

KongsbergMaritimedisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedbyimproperinstallation,
useormaintenanceoftheequipment.

Disclaimer

KongsbergMaritimeASendeavourstoensurethatallinformationinthisdocumentiscorrectandfairlystated,
butdoesnotacceptliabilityforanyerrorsoromissions.

Supportinformation

Ifyourequiremaintenanceorrepair,contactyourlocaldealer.Youcanalsocontactususingthefollowing
address:[e-mail]tourotherproducts,visithttps:

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InstructionManual

Tableofcontents

ABOUTTHISMANUAL..................................................................5

SIMRADWBTMINI......................................................................6

Systemdescription..................................................................................................................7

Systemdiagram.......................................................................................................................8

PowerSupplyUnit..................................................................................................................9

Supportinformation..............................................................................................................10

USINGTHEWBTMINIINEK80MODE.......................................12

AboutEK80mode................................................................................................................13

DeningtheIPaddressonthePCnetworkadapterforcommunicationwiththeWBT

Mini..................................................................................................................................13

Obtainingandinstallingthesoftwarelicense.......................................................................14

Installingoneormoretransducers........................................................................................16

Installingtransceiverchannels..............................................................................................19

Disconnectingtransceiverchannels......................................................................................21

USINGTHEWBTMINIINAUTONOMOUSMODE.........................23

AboutAutonomousmode.....................................................................................................24

SwitchingbetweenAutonomousmodeandEK80mode......................................................25

Installingthesoftwaredriverfortheserialinterfacecable...................................................26

RemovingtheUSBashdrivefromtheWBTMini............................................................27

InsertingtheUSBashdriveintheWBTMini...................................................................29

InstallingthesoftwaredriverfortheUSBashdrive..........................................................31

WakinguptheWBTMinifromSleepstate..........................................................................32

INSTALLATION..........................................................................34

InstallingtheWBTMini.......................................................................................................35

Aboutthedrawingsinthedrawingle.................................................................................36

413455WBTMinidimensions.............................................................................................37

CABLELAYOUTANDINTERCONNECTIONS.................................39

Cableplan.............................................................................................................................40

ListofWBTMinicables......................................................................................................42

Connectors............................................................................................................................43

EthernetandDCpowerconnector..............................................................................43

Transducerconnectors.................................................................................................45

Seriallineconnector....................................................................................................47

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Cabledrawingsandspecications........................................................................................49

EthernetandDCpowercable(description)................................................................49

Seriallineinterfacecableandconnector(description)...............................................50

Extensioncable(description)......................................................................................52

DCpowercable(description)......................................................................................53

SPAREPARTSANDCONSUMABLES............................................54

Orderingsparepartsandconsumables.................................................................................55

Listofconsumables..............................................................................................................56

Siliconegrease(Sparepart).........................................................................................56

Listofspareparts..................................................................................................................57

USBashdrive(Sparepart).......................................................................................57

O-ring82.27x1.78mm(Sparepart)..........................................................................58

EthernetandDCpowercable(Sparepart)..................................................................58

TransducerconnectorMCIL4M(Sparepart)..............................................................59

TransducerconnectorMCIL8M(Sparepart)..............................................................59

Seriallineinterfacecable(Sparepart)........................................................................60

Extensioncable(Sparepart)........................................................................................61

TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS....................................................62

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Aboutthismanual

Aboutthismanual

Thepurposeofthismanualistoprovidethedescriptions,proceduresanddetailedparameter
explanationsrequiredtoallowforsafeandefcientuseoftheSimradWBTMini.

Targetaudience

ThismanualisintendedforallusersoftheWBTMini.Duetothenatureofthedescriptions
andthelevelofdetailprovidedbythismanual,itiswellsuitedforthosewhoare-orwish
tobe-expertusers.

Weassumethatyouarefamiliarwiththebasicacousticprinciplesofsoundinwater.We
alsoexpectthatyouhavesomeexperiencewithmultibeam,split-beamand/orsingle-beam
echosoundersinscienticapplications.

Registeredtrademarks

Observetheregisteredtrademarksthatapply.

Simrad
ofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandothercountries.

Windows
othercountries.

Wewantyourfeedback

WewanttoimproveWBTMinicontinuously.Wealsowantourend-userdocumentationto
becomprehensiveandrelevant.Y oucanhelp.Pleaseprovidecomments,suggestionsor
constructivecriticismtoanyofoursupportofces.

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Topics

Systemdescription,page7

Systemdiagram,page8

SimradWBTMini

PowerSupplyUnit,page9

Supportinformation,page10

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Systemdescription

TheWBTMiniisacompactversionofthehighlyefcientWidebandTransceiver(WBT)
usedbymarineresearchvesselsallaroundtheworld.Itscompactsizeandenergy-efcient
designmakesitperfectforinstallationonawiderangeofplatforms.

ThetransceiverelectronicsintheWBTMini
havethelinearFM(chirp)andCWpulse
formssimilartotheWidebandTransceiver.
Itcontainsfourindividualtransceiverchannels
withmultiplexingfunctionality.Thisallows
forgreatexibilitywhenyousetupasystem
withvarioussplit-beamorsingle-beam
transducercongurations.

TheWBTMiniiscontainedinasplash-proof
cabinet.Therobustdesignallowslong-termdeploymentinchallengingenvironments.The
WBTMinicanbeoperatedintwodifferentmodes;EK80modeorAutonomousmode.

EK80mode

InEK80mode,theWBTMiniisusedwithacomputerrunningtheEK80echosounder
software.TheEK80softwareprovidesfullreal-timecontroloftheWBTMiniusingthe
Ethernetinterface.WhenusedinEK80mode,theRA Wechosounderdataarerecorded
directlytothecomputerdisk(s).

ThismoderequiresoneormoreEK80softwarelicenses.

Autonomousmode

InAutonomousmode,theWBTMiniisprogrammedtoperformapredenedmission.A
missionwillnormallyrecorddataoveraperiodoftimeusingspecicacousticsettings.
ThemissionplanisdesignedusingtheEKMissionPlannerprogram,anddownloadedto
theWBTMinibeforethemissionstarts.

Thehigh-resolutionRAWdataarestoredinternallyonahigh-capacityUSBashdrive
andretrievedafterthemissioniscompleted.

TheAutonomousmodeisanoptionthatcanbepurchasedseparately.

Theinternalstoragecapacitydependsonyouroperationalsettings.Witha70kHztransducer
operatingatCWandcollectingdataat100mrange,thediskcanstoreapproximately
9,000,000pings.

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Relatedtopics

Systemdiagram,page8
PowerSupplyUnit,page9
UsingtheWBTMiniinEK80mode,page12
UsingtheWBTMiniinAutonomousmode,page23

Systemdiagram

ThesystemdiagramidentiesthemaincomponentsofabasicWBTMinisystem.Only
themainconnectionsbetweentheunitsareshown.Inthispublication,thecomputeris
referredtoasthePC.

AEK80mode

BAutonomousmode

CPC(EK80)

DPC(EKMissionPlanner)

ECalibrationandreplay

FWBTMini

GTransducer

HPower

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TheWBTMinicanbeoperatedintwodifferentmodes;EK80modeorAutonomousmode.

InEK80mode,theWBTMiniisconnectedtothePCwithadual-purposeconnectorfor
EthernetandDCpower.

InAutonomousmode,theWBTMiniisconnectedtothePCwithaserialcable.Theserial
cableisusedtodownloadthemissionplan.ForpowerconnectioninAutonomousmode,
youusethedual-purposecable(EthernetandDCpower),oryoucanmakeadedicated
powercable.

Relatedtopics

Systemdescription,page7
PowerSupplyUnit,page9

PowerSupplyUnit

TheWBTMinirequiresanexternalpowersupplyoffering12to15VDC,minimum2.5A.

Note

MakesurethatyourpowersupplymeetstheWBTMinirequirements.Thevoltagemustnot
dropbelow+12VDC.Ifthesupplypoweristoolow ,theWBTMinimaymalfunction.
Ifyouneedtousealongpowercable,calculatethevoltagedropinthecableassuming
acurrentconsumptionof2.5A.

TheWBTMinicanalsobepoweredbyahigh-capacitybattery.Thebatterymustbeplaced
closetotheWBTMinitominimizepowerlossinthecable.

Relatedtopics

Systemdescription,page7
Systemdiagram,page8

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Supportinformation

IfyouneedtechnicalsupportforyourSimradWBTMiniyoumustcontactyourlocaldealer,
oroneofoursupportdepartments.Alistofallourofcesanddealersisprovidedonour
website.Y oucanalsocontactourmainsupportofceinNorway.

Norway(mainofce)

•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeAS/Simrad

•Address:Strandpromenaden50,N-3190Horten,Norway

•Telephone:[phone]

•Telefax:[phone]

•Website:https://www .simrad.no

•E-mailaddress:[e-mail]

Spain

•Companyname:SimradSpainS.L.U

•Address:PartidaAtalayes20,03570Villajoyosa,Spain

•Telephone:[phone]

•Telefax:[phone]

•Website:http://www.simrad.es

•E-mailaddress:[e-mail]

France

•Companyname:SimradFrance

•Address:5ruedeMenMeur,29730Guilvinec,France

•Telephone:[phone]

•Telefax:[phone]

•Website:http://www.simrad.fr

•E-mailaddress:[e-mail]

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USA

•Companyname:KongsbergUnderwaterTechnologyInc/SimradFisheries

•Address:1921033rdAveW ,Lynnwood,W A98036,USA

•Telephone:[phone]

•Telefax:[phone]

•Website:https://www .simrad.com

•E-mailaddress:[e-mail]

Malaysia

•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeMalaysiaSdn.Bhd

•Address:Unit27-5SignatureOfces,TheBoulevard,MidValleyCity,LingkaranSyed

Putra,59200KualaLumpur,Malaysia

•Telephone:[phone]

•Telefax:[phone]

•Website:https://www .simrad.com

•E-mailaddress:[e-mail]

Korea

•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeKoreaLtd

•Address:#1101-HarborT ower,113-1,Nampodong6-Ga,Jung-Gu,Busan600-046Korea

•Telephone:[phone]

•Telefax:[phone]

•Website:https://www .simrad.com

•E-mailaddress:[e-mail]

China

•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeChinaLtd

•Address:555ChuanqiaoRoad,China(Shanghai)PilotFreeTradeZone,201206,China

•Telephone:[phone]

•Telefax:[phone]

•Website:https://www .simrad.com

•E-mailaddress:[e-mail]

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UsingtheWBTMiniinEK80

Topics

mode

AboutEK80mode,page13

DeningtheIPaddressonthePCnetworkadapterforcommunicationwiththeWBT
Mini,page13

Obtainingandinstallingthesoftwarelicense,page14

Installingoneormoretransducers,page16

Installingtransceiverchannels,page19

Disconnectingtransceiverchannels,page21

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UsingtheWBTMiniinEK80mode

AboutEK80mode

WhenusedinEK80mode,theWBTMiniiscontrolledbytheSimradEK80Scientic
echosounderprogram.

TheEK80softwareprovidesfullreal-timecontroloftheWBTMiniusingtheEthernet
interface.WhenusedinEK80mode,theRA Wechosounderdataarerecordeddirectly
tothecomputerdisk(s).

ThismoderequiresoneormoreEK80softwarelicenses.

Tip

FormoreinformationabouttheEK80userinterfaceandfunctionality,refertotheEK80
ReferenceManualorcontext-sensitiveonlinehelp.

Relatedtopics

UsingtheWBTMiniinEK80mode,page12
DeningtheIPaddressonthePCnetworkadapterforcommunicationwiththeWBT
Mini,page13
Installingoneormoretransducers,page16
Installingtransceiverchannels,page19
Disconnectingtransceiverchannels,page21

DeningtheIPaddressonthePCnetwork
adapterforcommunicationwiththeWBTMini

ThecommunicationbetweenthePCandtheWBTMiniismadeusingahigh-speedEthernet
cable.Ifmorethanonetransceiverisused,anEthernetswitchisadded.IntheEK80
software,thenecessaryIPaddressisgeneratedautomatically.

Prerequisites

ThisprocedureismadefortheMicrosoft

®

Windows

youarefamiliarwiththisoperatingsystem.

Context

AslongasyoudonotchangethePCtoanothercomputer,orreplacethenetworkadapterin
yourPC,youwillonlyneedtodothisonce.

Procedure

1ClosealltheprogramsthatarerunningonthePC.

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2OpentheNetworkandSharingCenterdialogbox.

aInthebottom-leftcornerofyourdesktop,selecttheWindows

bOntheright-handsideoftheStartmenu,selectControlPanel.

cObservethattheControlPanelopens.

dSelectNetworkandSharingCenter.

(IftheControlPanelisshownwithcategories,selectViewnetworkstatusand

tasks.)

eOntheleft-handmenu,selectChangeadaptersettings.

fClickonceonyournetworkadaptertoselectit,thenright-clickandselect

Propertiesontheshortcutmenu.

gOnthelistofconnections,selectInternetProtocol4(TCP/IPv4),andthen

Properties.

3SelectUsethefollowingIPaddress,andtypetheIPaddressandnetworkmask.

®

Startbutton.

•IPaddress:157.237.15.12(Recommended)

•Subnetmask:255.255.255.0

YoucanleaveSubnetmaskblankandselectOK.Whenyouseeanerrormessagesaying
thatthemessagesubnetmaskismissing,selectOKagain.Adefaultsubnetmask
isthenautomaticallygenerated.

4SelectOKtosavethechosensettings,thencloseallthedialogboxes.

Furtherrequirements

IfyoulaterneedtochangetheIPaddress,alwayspowercycletheWBTMinibeforeyou
starttheEK80program.

Relatedtopics

UsingtheWBTMiniinEK80mode,page12

Obtainingandinstallingthesoftwarelicense

TooperatetheWBTMiniinEK80modeyouneedavalidsoftwarelicense.Beforeyoucan
usetheWBTMiniyoumustobtaina"licensestring"andinstallitonyourPC.Withouta
licenseyouwillnotbeabletocommunicatewiththetransceiver.

Prerequisites

ThisprocedureassumesthattheEK80softwarehasbeensuccessfullyinstalledonthePC.

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Context

Thesoftwarelicenseisa32characterhexadecimalstringbasedonthetransceiver’sserial
number.Itdenesseveralkeyparametersthatcontrolthefunctionalityandbehaviourofthe
transceiver(s)youuse.Eachsoftwarelicensecode"unlocks"onetransceiverforoperational
usewithasetofpredenedproperties.

ThesoftwarelicenseisnotlinkedtothephysicalPC.Youcanthereforeeasilymovethe
softwarefromonecomputertoanother,justremembertomakeacopyofthelicensestring.

InordertoobtainasoftwarelicenseyoumustcontactaSimraddealerordistributor.You
canalsousetherequestformonhttp://www.simrad.com/support,orcontactoursupport
departmentdirectly.

Note

Onceyoureceiveyoursoftwarelicensestring(s),donotlosethem.W esuggestthatyoucopy
theinformationintoatextle(forexampleNotepad),andaddrelevantinformation.Place
thetextleonthePCdesktop,andmakesurethatbackupcopiesaremade.

Procedure

1Obtainthenecessaryinformationaboutyourtransceiver(s)andtransducer(s).Write

down:

aTheserialnumberforeachtransceiver.

bThebeamtype.

cWhichtransducersyouhaveconnectedtoeachtransceiver.

2SendthenecessaryinformationtooneofSimrad'sdealersordistributors.

Youcanalsousetherequestformonhttp://www.simrad.com/support,orcontactour
supportdepartmentdirectly.

Youcanusethefollowinge-mailaddress:

•[e-mail]

Oncethesoftwarelicensestring(s)havebeenreturnedtoyou(mostlikelybye-mail),you
caninstallthelicensesintothesoftware.

3OpentheSetupmenu.

4OntheSetupmenu,selectInstallation.

ObservethattheInstallationdialogboxopens.Thisdialogboxcontainsanumberof
pagesthatyouselectfromthemenuontheleftside.

5OntheleftsideoftheInstallationdialogbox,selectSoftwareLicense.

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6SelectTypeLicenseString,andtypethelicensestringintothedialogbox.

Ifyouhavereceivedthelicensestringonanelectronicformat(e-mailortextle),
youcancopythestringfromthesourcedocumentandpasteitintotheTypeLicense

Stringdialogbox.

7SelectOKtosavethelicensestringandclosetheT ypeLicenseStringdialogbox.

8VerifythatthelicensestringisplacedintheCurrentlyactivelicenseslist.

Ifnecessary ,selectthelicensestringontheleftside,andclickthearrowbutton[>]to
moveittotheCurrentlyactivelicenseslist.

9SelectApplyandthenClosetosavealltheparametersandclosetheInstallationdialog

box.

Installingoneormoretransducers

ThetransducersyouwishtousewiththeWBTMinimustbe"installed"intheEK80
programasapartofthesoftwareconguration.Whichtransducerstousedependsonthe
numberoftransceiversinyoursystem,andthelicensesyouhaveforthese.Unlessyou
replaceabrokentransducer,oraddanew,youonlyneedtodothisonce.

Prerequisites

ItisassumedthattheEK80softwarehasbeeninstalled,andthatallrelevantlicensestrings
havebeenapplied.Y ouneedtoknowthetypeandserialnumberofeachtransducerthat
youwishtoinstall.

Context

EachtransducerisaddedusingtheTransducerInstallationpage.TheTransducerInstallation
pageislocatedintheInstallationdialogbox.

YoucanonlychooseatransducerfromtheModellist.Thelistisgeneratedfromasystem
leonyourPC.ItcontainsallthetransducersthatarecompatiblewiththeWBTMini,
butsincethesoftwareiscommonforseveralsystemstheremayalsobenon-compatible
transducersinthelist.Thelistalsoincludestechnicalspecicationsforeachtransducer.Y ou
cannotseethisinformation,butitisusedbytheEK80tosetuptheoperationalparameters.
ThisallowstheWBTMinitooptimizeitsperformancefortheindividualtransducermodels.

Ifyoucannotndyourtransduceronthelist,contactyoudealertoupgradetherelevant
softwarecomponentintheEK80.

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Note

JustmakingchangesandselectingOKatthebottomofthepagewillnotinstallanything.
Selectwhattoinstall,denetherelevantparameters,andthenselectAdd.

Thetransducerinstallationdialogboxismadeforxedinstallationonlargevessels.Not
alloftheparametersarerelevantforsmallervesselsandportableapplication.Refertothe
onlinehelpformoreinformationonparametersnotmentionedhere.

Procedure

1OpentheSetupmenu.

2OntheSetupmenu,selectInstallation.

ObservethattheInstallationdialogboxopens.Thisdialogboxcontainsanumberof
pagesthatyouselectfromthemenuontheleftside.

3OntheleftsideoftheInstallationdialogbox,selectTransducerInstallation.

4SelectthetransduceryouwishtoinstallfromtheModellist.

Note

Makesurethatyouselectatransducerthatissupportedbyyourcurrentlicense.

5Inserttheserialnumber.

Thisserialnumberisveryimportant,becauseyouwillneeditasareference
identicationwhentheWBTMiniiscalibrated.SomenewSimradtransducerswith
built-in"intelligence"willautomaticallyprovidethisserialnumber.

6TypethenameyouwishtouseintotheCustomNamebox.

Typeanynamethatyouwishtousetoidentifythetransducer.Thenameyouselect
willonlybeusedtoidentifythetransducerinotherdialogboxes.Itisnotusedinthe
echodatathatyouexport.Ifyoudonothaveacomputerkeyboardconnectedtoyour
WBTMinisystem,selecttheKeyboardbuttontoopenanon-screenkeyboard.

7Selectmountingmethod.

8Specifytheorientationofthetransducerbeam.

9Ifrelevantforyourtransducerinstallation,providetheaccuratephysicallocationofthe

transducerwithreferencetothevessel’scoordinatesystem.

Usethecentreofthetransducerfaceasreference,anddenetheoffsetvaluesrelated
totheShipOrigo.

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aSelecttheoffsetvalueintheX-axis(fore-and-aftdirection)fromtheShipOrigin.

AdjustwithapositivevalueforXifthetransducerislocatedaheadoftheship
origin.

bSelecttheoffsetvalueintheY-axis(athwartship)fromtheShipOrigin.Adjust

withapositivevalueforYifthetransducerislocatedonthestarboard
oftheshiporigin.

cSelecttheoffsetvalueintheZ-axis(vertical)fromtheShipOrigin.Adjustwitha

positivevalueforZifthetransducerislocatedunder

theshiporigin.

10SelectAddtosavetheinformationyouhaveprovided.

ThetransducerisaddedtothelistintheInstalledT ransducersbox.

11Repeatforeachtransducerthatyouwishtoinstall.

12ContinueyourworkintheInstallationdialogbox,orselectOKtocloseit.

Result

side

Onceatransducerhasbeeninstalled,itislistedintheInstalledT ransducersbox.Toseethe
informationyouhavecollectedaboutthetransducer,selecttherelevanttransducerinthelist.

TheEditfunctionalityontheTransducerInstallationpagemakesitpossibletochange
theinformationyouhaveprovidedforthetransducer.Youcannotchangethemodel
identicationandtheserialnumber.Thecustomnameisusedseveralplacesintheuser
interface,anditcanbechanged.

TheRemovefunctionalityontheTransducerInstallationpagemakesitpossibletodeletethe
informationyouhaveprovidedforthetransducer.Thereisno"undo"functionality.

Relatedtopics

UsingtheWBTMiniinEK80mode,page12
Installingtransceiverchannels,page19

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Installingtransceiverchannels

InordertousetheWBTMini,theEK80PCmustbeconnectedtooneormoreWBTMini
transceivers,andeachofthemmustinturnbeconnectedtooneormoretransducers.Each
channelmustbeinstalledbeforeitcanbeputtouse.Inthiscontext,thephrasechannelis
usedasacommontermtoidentifythecombinationoftransceiver,transducerandoperating
frequency.

Prerequisites

ItisassumedthattheEK80softwarehasbeeninstalled,andthatallrelevantlicensestrings
havebeenapplied.TheWBTMiniisinstalledasspeciedinthismanual.

•Allcablesareconnectedandtested.

•Eachtransceiverispoweredup.

•Thesoftwarelicenseforeachtransceiverisinstalledandactivated.

•TheEthernetadapterinthePCissetupwithauniqueIPaddress.

•AllrelevanttransducersareinstalledusingtheTransducerpage.

Context

TheTransceiverInstallationparameterscontroltheinstallationanddisconnectionof
transceivers.Everytimethepageisopened,theEK80softwareautomaticallyperformsa
searchontheEthernetnetworkfortransceivers.

ThelistintheupperpartontheTransceiverInstallationpageshowsyouanoverviewofthe
transceiversandchannelsthatarecurrentlyavailable.Inthiscontext,thephrasechannelis
usedasacommontermtoidentifythecombinationoftransceiver,transducerandoperating
frequency.Eachchannelisidentiedbythetransceivertypeandserialnumberandthe
transducer(s)inuse.Thecurrentstatusforeachchannelisalsoprovided.

•Busy:Thechannelisalreadyinuse,probablybyanotherechosounderonthesame

network.Youcannotconnecttothischannel.

•Installed:ThischannelisconnectedtoyourEK80system.

•Lost:Thischannelcannotbeused.

•Available:Thischannelisvacantandreadyforuse.

Note

WhenyouworkintheInstallationdialogbox,youmustalwaysselectApplytothechanges
madeonapage.Youmustdothisbefore

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