Reson Seabat 8101

System Operation3.10 Modes MenuThe modes menu is accessible only through the BITEscreen. Modes menu items are made available to allowthe operator to integrate the SeaBat 8101 system intoany specific survey vessel or platform.3.10.1 FormatThis selection controls the format/contents of each output profile data packet.There are currently two formats available. See Chapter 6, Interface SpecificationDocument, for additional details.Rθ:RIθ:R-Theta (range and beam angle) provides all soundings,their quality values, date/time, and the selectedspeed of sound.RI-Theta (range, intensity, and beam angle) providesthe same information as R-Theta with the addition of a16-bit intensity value for each bottom detect sounding.3.10.2 TestPtrnThis item allows the operator to select a test pattern for testing interfaces to adata acquisition system. The operator selection is either ON or OFF.A flat seafloor is displayed with a block moving from beam 0 to the last beam,across the display. The seafloor is displayed at the widest part of the wedge andthe block height is approximately 4% of that depth.3.10.3 SidescanThis menu item allows the operator to select the desired sidescan operatingmode. This menu is active only if the sonar has the Backscatter/Sidescan optioninstalled.Off:Full-Old:RMS-Old:Average-Old:No sidescan data is output from the 81-P processor.Sidescan data is not compressed. All data points areused for the sidescan image. Note that this can resultin a very large number of data points.At longer ranges, sidescan data is compressed to1024 samples for each side (port and starboard) usingan RMS value process.At longer ranges, sidescan data is compressed to1024 samples for each side (port and starboard) usingan average value process.______________________________________________________________________SeaBat 8101 Operator's Manual 3-14 Version 3.02