VEMCO - VR2W Manual
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Getting Started
Before the VR2W can begin recording detections, it must be powered. VR2W receivers are either shipped
with the D-cell Lithium battery inside the case but not connected to the receiver, or with no battery inside the
case. In either case, the VR2W case must be opened to power the receiver.
2.1
Open the VR2W Case
Two steel rods are necessary to properly open and close the VR2W case. Every shipment of new VR2W
receivers includes a pair of steel rods.
The procedure for opening a VR2W case is the same
regardless of the operating frequency of the receiver.
WARNING
It is vitally important that the electronics inside the receiver case
do not come in contact
with any water
or the receiver will be damaged. For this reason, VEMCO recommends the
VR2W be opened in a controlled environment and
not
in the field or on the deck of a boat.
Make sure there is
absolutely no water
on or near the VR2W case.
Water, even in a small quantity, can damage the VR2W internal circuits
beyond repair. If the VR2W is attached to a wet rope,
remove the receiver from the rope before opening the case.
STEP 1
This also means the electronics cannot be exposed to a
sudden change
in temperature and humidity
that will cause condensation to develop on
the electronics and destroy the receiver.
Want to watch this? Go to
www.vemco.com/products/vr2w-
69khz/?tutorials-and-tools
to see the video.
Place the VR2W on a clean, flat surface so the hydrophone (tapered end) is
hanging over the edge enough that the large hole is past the edge of the
surface. DO NOT let the receiver fall off the surface.
TIP: A non-slip surface, such as a rubber mat, helps keep the VR2W in place
while opening it.
STEP 2
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