DIDSON

Question 1

Connections on the DIDSON sonar are cleaned with what?

Answer 1

Silicone

Question 2

On the DIDSON
What does a red light indicate?
What does an amber light indicate?
What does a flashing amber light indicate?

Answer 2

Red Light- Charging
Amber Light - Charging is on; no batteries connected
Flashing Amber- a faulty or over charged battery

Question 3

What do you do if the DIDSON sonar has less than 1 hour remaining on the batteries? More than 1 hour?

How long do you charge batteries for during the Quarterly Inspection?

Answer 3

Run sonar to 1 hour if “time remaining” is greater than 1 hour

If “time remaining” is less than 1 hour charge batteries

30 Minutes

Question 4

How long can the DIDSON run for while on surface?

Answer 4

NO more than 30 minutes; overheating may result and equipment damage

Question 5

To view captured images on a PC from the DIDSON what do you need?

Answer 5

The PC must have the DIDSON topside software installed

Question 6

How to turn off DIDSON?

How to do a hardware shutdown?

Answer 6

F1 & F3 - off

F1 & F4 - hardware shut down