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Parameters

Tilt

The Tilt parameter dialogue opens when you click the Tilt button

on the

Horizontal menu.

This parameter dialogue allows you to manually control the angle

of the tilt. It also allows you to control the step and the sector

the sonar shall tilt when operating in Auto tilt mode. The tilt is

normally controlled from the Operating Panel. The transducer

can be tilted electronically from +10 degrees up to -60 degrees

down. In addition to the read-out on the

Tilt button, the tilt

angle is normally repeated on the tilt indicator in the upper left

corner of the display, and in the vertical modes; directly in the

vertical slice.

Options

↑↓: Click to tilt one degree up or down.

Tilt Step: Click on either side of the button to c ontrol the tilt

steps in Auto tilt mode. Click on the m iddle to open a dedicated

parameter dialogue to deﬁne the tilt step.

Tilt Sector: Click on either side of the button to control the tilt

sector in Auto tilt mode. Click on the middle to open a dedicated

parameter dialogue to deﬁne the tilt sector.

Manual: Click to enable manual tilt m ode. In this mode, you

can tilt the transducer within its limits by clicking the two arrow

buttons.

Auto: Click to enable Auto tilt mode. In this mode, the transducer

will automatically change tilt angle for each transmission. The

change of the tilt angle is selected by the

Tilt Step button, and the

total tilt sector is selected by the

Tilt Sector button. The centre

of the auto tilt search can be adjusted with the - (tilt down) or +

(tilt up) buttons on the Operating Panel. The tilt sector limits will

be shown on the tilt indicator with yellow lines and digits. Note

that the auto tilt i s working differently when one of the automatic

training programs are activated (Auto search, Position track or

Target track).

Close: Click to close the parameter dialogue.

Help: Click to access the on-line help.

The

Tilt buttons and the Auto tilt programs are described in the

Operating Panel chapter.