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Control Head Setup
Control Head Setup
GPS Diagnostic View
Fix type should
be 3D or
Enhanced
External GPS
detected
2. Set Up MEGA Live Imaging on the Control Head
APEX/SOLIX Series
Your APEX or SOLIX control head will automatically detect and subscribe to MEGA
Live Imaging. To review the selected sonar sources, open the Settings tool, and
select CHIRP Sonar > Sonar Source.
HELIX Series
Your HELIX control head will automatically detect and subscribe to MEGA Live
Imaging. Use the following instructions to confirm that MEGA Live is selected in the
Network Source Setup dialog box. It might take up to a minute for the equipment
to be detected.
1.
Main Menu:
Press the MENU key twice.
2. Select the Network tab > Network Source Setup. Press the RIGHT Cursor key.
3. Select the Live tab from the Network Source Setup dialog box.
4. Select MEGA Live from the transducer list. Press the RIGHT Cursor key. A
checkmark will display in the box to show it is selected.
5. Press the EXIT key until the dialog box is closed.
HELIX Series
1. Turn on the power source from the main switch.
2. On the control head, press the POWER key.
If you are powering on a control
head in a multiple-control head Ethernet network
, power on the control head
that is connected to the Mega Live Imaging transducer first.
3. When the Title screen is displayed, press the MENU key.
4. Select Normal. Press the RIGHT Cursor key.
5. Press and hold the VIEW key. Select System > Accessory Test. Confirm that
Mega Live
and
GPS + Heading Sensor
are listed as Connected. It will take a
minute for the equipment to be detected.
6. Press and hold the VIEW key. Select System > GPS Diagnostic View. Confirm
that External GPS is displayed and the Fix Type indicates Enhanced or 3D.
NOTE:
If the GPS Diagnostic View or Accessory Test is not displayed in the
View Rotation, press the MENU key twice to open the Main Menu. Select the
Views tab > GPS Diagnostic View or Accessory Test. Change the setting for each
view to Visible.
HELIX Accessory Test
MEGA Live
Imaging listed
as Connected
GPS Heading
Sensor listed
as Connected
