Technical information

EQ-55 Operators Manual 950-70017001/Iss 1.
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Principles of Operation of an Echo Sounder Page 3.1
Kongsberg Simrad Mesotech Ltd.
Port Coquitlam, BC - Canada
PART 3
PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION OF
AN ECHO SOUNDER
3. PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION OF AN ECHO SOUNDER ....................3.3
3.1 PARTS OF AN ECHO SOUNDER..............................................................3.3
3.1.1 Display Screen.......................................................................................3.3
3.1.2 Processor ...............................................................................................3.3
3.1.3 Receiver/Transmitter............................................................................3.3
3.1.4 Transducer(s) ........................................................................................3.4
3.2 HOW THE EQ-55 WORKS .........................................................................3.4
3.3 TRANSDUCER BEAMWIDTH...................................................................3.5
3.4 CHOICE OF FREQUENCY ........................................................................3.8
3.5 EFFECTS OF THE VESSEL'S SPEED......................................................3.8