Specifications

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3.3.6 HELP MENU ................................................................................................... 3-59
3.4 TRACKING TRANSPONDERS, RESPONDERS AND PINGERS ...................................... 3-60
3.4.1 TRANSPONDER MODE .................................................................................... 3-61
3.4.2 RESPONDER MODE ........................................................................................ 3-63
3.4.3 FIXED (ARTIFICIAL) TARGET ........................................................................... 3-64
3.5 ERROR AND WARNING CODES ............................................................................ 3-69
3.6 TROUBLESHOOTING ACOUSTIC PROBLEMS .......................................................... 3-77
3.6.1 TRANSPONDER MODE .................................................................................... 3-77
3.6.2 ACOUSTIC PROBLEMS IN RESPONDER MODE .................................................... 3-79
3.7 RS-232C INTERFACE, BATS TRANSCEIVER ........................................................... 3-80
3.7.1 HARDWARE ................................................................................................... 3-80
3.7.2 TRACKMAN (PC) RS-232 DATA OUTPUT FORMATS ............................................. 3-81
3.7.2.1 “PORE” DATA OUTPUT PARAMETER DESCRIPTION ....................................... 3-82
3.7.2.2 “POREB” DATA OUTPUT FORMAT ............................................................... 3-84
3.7.2.3 “POREG” DATA OUTPUT FORMAT ............................................................... 3-87
3.7.2.4 “TTM” DATA OUTPUT FORMAT ................................................................... 3-92
3.7.2.5 “STANDARD” DATA OUTPUT FORMAT ......................................................... 3-93
3.7.2.6 “STANDARD-EC” DATA OUTPUT FORMAT .................................................... 3-94
3.7.2.7 “STD W/PR” DATA OUTPUT FORMAT .......................................................... 3-96
3.7.2.8 “STD-EC W/PR” DATA OUTPUT FORMAT ..................................................... 3-97
3.7.2.9 “NCSC” DATA OUTPUT FORMAT................................................................. 3-99
3.7.2.10 “REV-4” DATA OUTPUT FORMAT .............................................................. 3-100
3.7.2.11 “NUWC-1” DATA OUTPUT FORMAT........................................................... 3-102
3.7.2.12 RS-232 PARAMETER DESCRIPTION .......................................................... 3-105
3.7.2.13 TRACKMAN REMOTE INTERFACE ............................................................. 3-107
3.7.2.14 NCSC COMMAND STRUCTURE ................................................................. 3-107
3.8 SHUTDOWN .................................................................................................... 3-115
4. PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION .................................................................... 4-1
4.1 HYDROPHONE ..................................................................................................... 4-6
5. SYSTEM MAINTENANCE ............................................................................ 5-1