Sea-bird scientific Sbe 33 User manual

Back Panel –connectors & fuses

Front Panel –switches & LEDs

SBE 33 Carousel Deck Unit

For use with PDIM, SBE 32 Carousel Water Sampler,

or SBE 55 ECO Water Sampler

Product Manual

Release Date

Version

Firmware

Software

01/30/18

017

3.0c & later

Seasave V7 7.26.7 & later

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Limited Liability Statement

Extreme care should be exercised when using or servicing this equipment. It should be used or serviced

only by personnel with knowledge of and training in the use and maintenance of oceanographic

electronic equipment.

SEA-BIRD ELECTRONICS, INC. disclaims all product liability risks arising from the use or servicing

of this system. SEA-BIRD ELECTRONICS, INC. has no way of controlling the use of this equipment

or of choosing the personnel to operate it, and therefore cannot take steps to comply with laws

pertaining to product liability, including laws which impose a duty to warn the user of any dangers

involved in operating this equipment. Therefore, acceptance of this system by the customer shall be

conclusively deemed to include a covenant by the customer to defend, indemnify, and hold SEA-BIRD

ELECTRONICS, INC. harmless from all product liability claims arising from the use or servicing of

this system.

Manual revision 017 Declaration of Conformity SBE 33

Declaration of Conformity

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Table of Contents 
Limited Liability Statement................................................................ 2 
Declaration of Conformity .................................................................. 3 
Table of Contents................................................................................. 4 
Section 1: Introduction........................................................................ 6 
About this Manual .............................................................................................6
Unpacking SBE 33.............................................................................................7
Section 2: Description of SBE 33........................................................ 8 
System Description............................................................................................8
Specifications...................................................................................................11 
PDIM Dimensions and Connectors..................................................................12 
SBE 33 Front Panel..........................................................................................13 
SBE 33 Back Panel..........................................................................................13 
Cables and Wiring ...........................................................................................14 
System Communications .................................................................................17 
NMEA and Surface PAR.................................................................................18 
Section 3: Setting Up System............................................................. 20 
Installing Software...........................................................................................20 
Setting CTD Baud Rate and Operating Parameters .........................................21 
SBE 19, 19plus (not 19plus V2), 25 (not 25plus), or 49...........................21 
SBE 19plus V2 or 25plus..........................................................................23 
Setting Up and Testing System........................................................................24 
Changing Communication Settings between SBE 33 and Computer ..............27 
Checking CTD Configuration (.xmlcon or .con) File in Seasave ....................28 
Section 4: Mounting and Wiring System......................................... 29 
Cable, Winch, and Deck Gear (not supplied by Sea-Bird) ..............................29 
Mounting SBE 33 ............................................................................................29 
Wiring System .................................................................................................30 
Water Sampler or PDIM to CTD..............................................................30 
Sea Cable from SBE 33 to Water Sampler or PDIM................................30 
SBE 33 to Computer.................................................................................30 
Power to SBE 33.......................................................................................31 
NMEA Navigation Device to SBE 33 ......................................................31 
Surface PAR Sensor to SBE 33................................................................31 
Section 5: Operating System............................................................. 32 
Acquiring Real-Time Data and Firing Bottles from Seasave...........................32 
Firing Bottles from SBE 33 Front Panel..........................................................36 
Recovering CTD and Water Sampler ..............................................................37 
Uploading CTD Data from Memory................................................................38 
Processing Data Using SBE Data Processing..................................................38 
Editing Raw Data File......................................................................................39 
Section 6: Routine Maintenance....................................................... 40 
Connector Mating and Maintenance................................................................40 
Cleaning SBE 33 Deck Unit ............................................................................40 
Section 7: Troubleshooting................................................................ 41 
Problem 1: Unable to View Data in Seasave (Real-Time Data Acquisition 
program) ..........................................................................................................41 
Problem 2: SBE 33 Completely Inoperable.....................................................41 
Problem 3: Water Sampler or CTD Does Not Respond...................................42 

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Problem 4: Unsupported Modem Message (FFFFFFFF Unsupported 
modem message: XX XX XX) from Water Sampler................................42 
Problem 5: Yellow NMEA Transmit LED Not Flashing..................................43 
Problem 6: Yellow NMEA Transmit LED Flashing, but Lat/Lon Data Not 
Displaying........................................................................................................43 
Glossary .............................................................................................. 44 
Safety and Electrical Symbols .........................................................................45 
Appendix I: NMEA Navigation Device Message and Data Formats46 
Message Formats .............................................................................................46 
Data Formats....................................................................................................47 
Appendix II: NMEA Message Simulation Program...................... 48 
Appendix III: PDIM Electronics Disassembly/Reassembly........... 50 
Appendix IV: Replacement Parts..................................................... 51 
Appendix V: Manual Revision History............................................ 52 
Index.................................................................................................... 54 
 