User Guide
The Waterfall Display and the Sonar Station Selection buttons are described above.The Broadband
Data Display and the Button Matrix are described here.
Seawolf Broadband Data Display
Cursor, contact and tracker information is displayed here. (The cursor is the vertical line above the
bearing indicator in the waterfall display. Click the Bearing Indicator to move the cursor to that
point or click the cursor and drag it to move it along the Bearing Indicator.)
Crsr Brg:
Indicates the bearing at the location of the cursor or of the tracker when a tracker is
selected with the Tracker Review button.
Sensor:
Indicates which sensor is currently selected: Sphere or Towed.
Tracker:
Displays the tracker letter assigned to the selected contact.
Contact:
Displays the Contact ID assigned to the selected tracker or contact.
WAA RNG:
When the cursor is over a broadband contact and a WAA range can be determined for
that contact, the range to the contact displays in this field.
■ Seawolf’s Wide Aperture Arrays (WAA) can provide limited range information for contacts within
15,000 yds of Ownship if acoustic conditions in the area are favorable.
SNR:
Displays the Signal to Noise Ratio at the location of the cursor. SNR indicates the strength of
the signal.
Seawolf Broadband Button Matrix
Display Center:
Displays button options for setting the center of the waterfall display to North (000
degrees) or South (180 degrees).
Select Array:
Displays button options for selecting which sensor data will be displayed in the
waterfall:Towed or Sphere.
Assign Tracker:
Clicking here assigns a tracker to the contact at the location of the cursor.
Tracker Review:
Displays contact information in the Data Display for each assigned tracker.
Repeated clicks cycles through all trackers.
RAP LOC:
Rapid Localization. Clicking this button sends any available WAA range information on the
selected sonar contact to TMA.A tracker must be assigned to the contact.The range information
appears on the next TMA bearing line for the contact.
■ Seawolf’s Wide Aperture Arrays (WAA) can provide limited range information for contacts that
are within 15000 yards when conditions permit.
Audio:
Displays buttons to toggle the broadband audio on and off.When ON, the sound produced
by a broadband contact is audible when it is selected in the Broadband Display.
Time Scale Top:
Displays button options for setting the time average in the upper Waterfall Display:
Select STA, ITA, LTA (see below).
Time Scale Bottom:
Displays button options for setting the time interval in the bottom Waterfall
Display:
Select STA, ITA, LTA (see below).
■ STA = Short Time Average
■ ITA = Intermediate Time Average
■ LTA = Long Time Average
Sonar Selection Buttons:
Click the button of the sonar station you want to visit. Hold your cursor
over a button to display the name of the station it represents.
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