VEMCO - VR2 Manual
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7.
Watch the LED on the VR2 receiver. The LED will flash briefly for each acoustic ping received. A long
flash occurs when the receiver is writing information to the memory.
8.
Verify that the “Detections” and “Pings” numbers in the
Receiver Control Window
are increasing.
Stop recording and retrieve the stored data (see the VUE manual for details).
2.1.2
In-Water Test
Tests performed in water are almost identical to the in-air test explained above. The only difference is that
the tags should be positioned farther from the receivers – 5 meters is suggested. In-water tests are often
performed to establish an ideal range for the VR2 receivers in the environment in which they are moored.
1.
Initialize a study with your watch synchronized to the PC time.
2.
Perform a Range Test. Details pertaining to Range Testing are found at