Table of Contents
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1.
Introduction.................................................................1
2.
Cautionary Statements...............................................1
3.
Initial Inspection .........................................................1
3.1
Ships With............................................................................................2
4.
Overview......................................................................2
4.1
OBS Sensor ..........................................................................................2
4.2
Temperature and Optional Sensors ......................................................3
4.3
Optics and Turbidity Measurements ....................................................3
5.
Specifications .............................................................4
5.1
Measurement Range.............................................................................5
5.2
Accuracy ..............................................................................................5
5.3
OBS Sensor ..........................................................................................5
5.4
Other Data ............................................................................................5
5.5
Physcial ................................................................................................6
6.
Operations...................................................................6
6.1
Instrument Setup ..................................................................................6
6.1.1
Mounting Suggestions...................................................................6
6.1.2
Battery Installation........................................................................8
6.2
Software Installation ............................................................................9
6.3
Running HydroSci..............................................................................10
6.4
Testing Sensors ..................................................................................12
6.5
Water-Density and Barometric Corrections .......................................13
6.6
Menus.................................................................................................13
6.7
Connection .........................................................................................14
6.8
OBS-3A Configuration ......................................................................14
6.8.1
Information .................................................................................14
6.8.2
Operations...................................................................................15
6.8.3
Survey Configuration..................................................................20
6.8.4
Cyclic Configuration...................................................................23
6.8.5
Scheduled Configuration.............................................................26
6.8.6
Setpoint Configuration................................................................30
6.9
Monitor...............................................................................................32
6.10
View Data ..........................................................................................35
6.10.1
Data Retrieval .............................................................................35
6.10.2
Graphing and Printing.................................................................38
6.11
Show Terminal...................................................................................40
6.12
Shutdown ...........................................................................................41
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