TABLE OF CONTENTS I
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................1-1
1.1
G
ENERAL
I
NFORMATION
............................................................................................................1-1
1.2
A
BOUT
T
HIS
M
ANUAL
...............................................................................................................1-1
1.3
E
CHO
S
OUNDING
P
RINCIPLES
....................................................................................................1-2
1.3.1
Underwater Acoustics ........................................................................................................1-2
1.3.1.1
Decibels..........................................................................................................................1-2
1.3.1.2
Sound Propagation .........................................................................................................1-2
1.4
S
PECIFICATIONS
.........................................................................................................................1-7
1.4.1
StrataBox Sensor Specifications ........................................................................................1-7
2.0 INSTALLATION ...............................................................................................................................2-1
2.1
- S
TRATA
B
OX
S
YSTEM
I
NSTALLATION
O
VERVIEW
...................................................................2-1
2.1.1
- Getting Started................................................................................................................2-2
2.1.2
- Installing the StrataBox Electronics ................................................................................2-3
2.1.3
- Installing the StrataBox Transducer................................................................................2-5
2.1.4
- Electrical Connections...................................................................................................2-11
2.2
- S
TRATA
B
OX
PC S
OFTWARE
I
NSTALLATION
.........................................................................2-14
3.0 OPERATION .....................................................................................................................................3-1
3.1
S
TRATA
B
OX
PC S
OFTWARE
......................................................................................................3-1
3.1.1
- The Main Window............................................................................................................3-1
3.1.2
– The Menu Bar .................................................................................................................3-5
3.1.2.1
– The File Menu.............................................................................................................3-5
3.1.2.2
– The Edit Menu ..........................................................................................................3-11
3.1.2.3
– The View Menu ........................................................................................................3-11
3.1.2.4
– The Help Menu .........................................................................................................3-13
4.0 MAINTENANCE ...............................................................................................................................4-1
4.1
– POST (P
OWER
O
N
S
ELF
T
EST
) ...............................................................................................4-1
4.2
– LED I
NDICATOR
......................................................................................................................4-1
4.3
– F
IRMWARE
U
PDATE
................................................................................................................4-1
4.3.1
– Connection ......................................................................................................................4-2
4.3.2
– Firmware Update File ....................................................................................................4-2
4.3.3
– StrataBox PC Software Firmware Update......................................................................4-2
4.4
– T
ROUBLESHOOTING
................................................................................................................4-3
4.4.1
– StrataBox Sensor Troubleshooting .................................................................................4-3
4.4.2
– StrataBox PC Software Troubleshooting ........................................................................4-3
