Vessel Editor : Create Vessel File : Sensors : Sweep
 

Sweep

Sweep systems typically contain multiple vertical beam transducers mounted on a boom and pointed straight down. The reference point for a sweep system can be anywhere on the X-Y plane, but must be on the water surface.

1. Click Sweep in the Sensors list box to highlight the selection and display the data fields.

2. Type data as needed in the following fields:

Date: The year and Julian day of the current sweep time stamp.

Time: The hour and minute of the current sweep time stamp.

Time Correction: The time correction value.

Transducers: Number of beams mounted on the boom.

3. Click the Edit button in the Transducer Status field.

The table of values for individual beams on the boom is displayed.

4. Type values in the fields and click OK.

5. Click Edit in the TPU Status field.

The TPU Settings dialog box is displayed. Enter TPU values for each beam on the boom and edit values entered during creation of the new vessel file in the wizard.

6. Type values as needed and click OK.