R2Sonic 2026, Operation Manual

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Version 6.3 Rev r012
Date 05-11-2022
Part No. 96000001
5.13 Display settings
The user can customise the measurement units and colour
scheme of Sonic Control’s main window.
The Units dropdown allows for either metres or US Survey
Feet. Whichever is selected will determine the labelling of
the axes, the sound velocity and the nadir depth. NB. this is
only for display purposes; the output remains in metric.
Dot Colors provides a means to view instantaneous
information by colouring the bottom detections dots for the
detection algorithm being employed when Sounding Type is
selected.
Selecting Intensity provides a greyscale representation of the
return data’s acoustic strength. This Dot Color mode can be
very helpful in balancing the power, gain and pulse length for
optimal operation of the system. The Brightness (dB) sets a
base reference for the depiction of the acoustic return
strength.
Bathy-dot Size selection is either normal (1-pixel) or large (3-pixel); default is large. Using the 1-
pixel size is recommended when viewing the Acoustic Imagery, in the wedge display.
Under Draggable Sector Outline, the user can enable or disable the feature to use the mouse cursor
to change the opening angle and swath rotation.
Acoustic Image, the Image Enable box, turns the wedge’s acoustic imagery on and off. The drop-
down, under Image Enable, allows the user to select the colour palette for wedge’s acoustic imagery
5.13.1 US Survey Feet Unit (Display Only)
The default display units are metric. Selecting US Survey Feet will change the display to that
measurement system. This is only for display purposes. There will be a prompt to alert the user
when the units are changed.
Figure 116: Display Settings
Figure 117: US Survey Feet display