L3 Comminications SERIES 5000 Operation And Maintenance Manual - 4.24 Operating The Wing
Operating the Wing
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4.24 Operating the Wing
Show/Hide Wing Control
Click this button to show or hide the Control Towfish Wing dialog box where you
can operate the Series 5000 MK IIB towfish wing. You can also open this dialog
box by choosing Show/Hide Wing Control from the Window menu. The Control
Towfish Wing dialog box is shown opened to the Control Wing tab in Figure 4-79.
A wing graphic on the tab indicates the current angle of the wing.
The wing is activated by an actuator which raises or lowers the aft section of the
wing, pivoting on the forward section. This changes the wing angle relative to the
horizontal and hence the depressive or downward force on the towfish when it is
being towed. In addition to adjusting the wing angle, an emergency feature is
included which when activated, immediately lowers the wing to within three
degrees of its horizontal position. The emergency activation can be initiated from
SonarPro or by sending a command to a COM port of the computer running
SonarPro. The COM port is selected in SonarPro, and the command is sent from an
interface board when a switch, which is connected to the board, is closed. The
interface board is provided.
To hide the Control Towfish Wing dialog box, click
Hide Window
in the dialog
box, choose Hide Wing Control from the Window menu or click the
Show/Hide
Wing Control
button. The same applies to show the hidden dialog box.
Figure 4-79:
The Control Towfish Wing Dialog Box—Control Wing Tab
NOTE
To be able to operate the wing, the Control Wing check box and the
Connect as Master option in the TPU Connection dialog box must be
selected. (See “Selecting the Connection Type” on page 4-4.)
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