User`s manual

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Glossary
FastCAT – High-accuracy conductivity, temperature, and pressure sensor.
Fouling – Biological growth in the conductivity cell during deployment.
PCB – Printed Circuit Board.
SBE Data Processing – Sea-Bird’s Win 2000/XP data processing
software, which calculates temperature, conductivity, and pressure; derives
variables such as salinity and sound velocity; and plots data.
Scan – One data sample containing temperature, conductivity, and pressure.
Seasave V7 – Sea-Bird’s Windows software used to acquire, convert, and
display real-time or archived raw data.
Seasoft V2 – Sea-Bird’s complete Windows software package, which
includes software for communication, real-time data acquisition, and data
analysis and display. Seasoft V2 includes Seaterm, Seasave V7, SBE Data
Processing.
Seaterm – Sea-Bird’s Windows terminal program used to communicate with
the FastCAT.
Super O-Lube – Silicone lubricant used to lubricate O-rings and O-ring
mating surfaces. Super O-Lube can be ordered from Sea-Bird, but should also
be available locally from distributors. Super O-Lube is manufactured by
Parker Hannifin (www.parker.com/ead/cm2.asp?cmid=3956).
Triton X-100 – Reagent grade non-ionic surfactant (detergent), used for
cleaning the conductivity cell. Triton can be ordered from Sea-Bird, but should
also be available locally from chemical supply or laboratory products
companies. Triton is manufactured by Avantor Performance Materials
(www.avantormaterials.com/commerce/product.aspx?id=2147509608).
Note:
All Sea-Bird software listed was
designed to work with a computer
running Windows XP service pack 2
or later, Windows Vista, or
Windows 7.