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Appendix C. H
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rdware Utilities
The Hardware Utilities tools requires an active connection to an RS5 system. If the user
is not connected to a system, the connection dialog will appear before moving forward
to the Hardware Utilities dialog, shown below:
C-1.
Beam Check
The Beam Check is a standard diagnostic tools accompanying all SonTek systems. It is
generally used to observe site conditions and diagnose any site or instrument issues. It
is good practice to collect a Beam Check file when arriving at a new site to understand
the response of the ADP transducers and to ensure that the acoustic signals are getting
the quality and range that are expected.
The Beam Check displays the reflected Amplitude (counts) of each beam versus range
from the system. If a measurement has not been started, clicking the Beam Check
button will simply display the Beam Check data, as shown below.
