Specifications

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.3 Environmental tests for
protective capsule
Fire: 1100°C for 1 h, 260°C for 10 h (complies with ED 56A)
Shock: 50 G, duration 11 ms
Penetration: 250 kg with a pin ø100 mm dropped from 3 m (ED
56A)
Deep sea immersion: 6,000 m (60 Mpa)
Ambient temperature
Class of equipment
DCU: Equipment class: For installation in protected area
-15°C to +55°C
DRU: Equipment class: For installation in exposed area
-25°C to +55°C (+70°C storage IEC 60945)
Relative humidity 95% at +40°C
Waterproofing IEC IPX6
Vibration IEC 60945
.4 Acoustical beacon DUKANE Type DK 120 pinger emitting 10 ms pulses at 37.5 kHz.
Automatically switched on, working for 30 days. Battery life 6 years.
Maximum working depth: 6,000 m
.5 Data retrieval By playback equipment (not part of standard VR-5000)
.6 Power supply Normally taken from DCU. Integral batteries are capable of running
the beacon for 30 days and the final recording medium for 2 years.
Playback software
.1 Function Download the data in the DRU to an external medium.
.2 Audio reproducing Requires quality audio system with loudspeakers. With audio card
per channel.
.3 Facilities required Commercial PC, desktop or laptop
.4 Minimum specifications 1 GHz Pentium III 256 MHz or better, 128 MB RAM, 32 MB video
RAM, CD ROM drive
OS: Windows 2000 and XP
.5 Monitor 12.1/14/17”, Resolution 1280 x 1024, 1024 x 768, 800 x 600, 640 x
480
Physical data
See outline drawings in Installation manual.