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Instruction Manual
Simrad WBT Mini
Miniature wideband echo sounder transceiver

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December2018©KongsbergMaritimeAS
SimradWBTMini
MiniatureWidebandEchoSounder
Transceiver
InstructionManual
Thepurposeofthismanualistoprovidethedescriptionsandprocedures
requiredtoinstall,operateandmaintaintheSimradWBTMini.This
manualisintendedforallusersoftheWBTMini.
Note
YoumustneversettheWBTMinito"ping"unlessthetransduceris
submergedinwater .

KongsbergMaritimeAS
www.kongsberg.com
Documentinformation
•Product:SimradWBTMini
•Document:InstructionManual
•Documentpartnumber:425197
•DocumentISBNnumber:N/A
•Revision:B
•Dateofissue:6December2018
Copyright
TheinformationcontainedinthisdocumentremainsthesolepropertyofKongsbergMaritimeAS.Nopartof
thisdocumentmaybecopiedorreproducedinanyformorbyanymeans,andtheinformationcontainedwithin
itisnottobecommunicatedtoathirdparty,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofKongsbergMaritimeAS.
Warning
Theequipmenttowhichthismanualappliesmustonlybeusedforthepurposeforwhichitwasdesigned.
Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetotheequipmentand/orinjurytopersonnel.Y oumustbe
familiarwiththecontentsoftheappropriatemanualsbeforeattemptingtooperateorworkontheequipment.
KongsbergMaritimedisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedbyimproperinstallation,
useormaintenanceoftheequipment.
Disclaimer
KongsbergMaritimeASendeavourstoensurethatallinformationinthisdocumentiscorrectandfairlystated,
butdoesnotacceptliabilityforanyerrorsoromissions.
Supportinformation
Ifyourequiremaintenanceorrepair,contactyourlocaldealer.Youcanalsocontactususingthefollowing
address:[email protected].Ifyouneedinformationaboutourotherproducts,visithttps:
//www.simrad.com.Onthiswebsiteyouwillalsondalistofourdealersanddistributors.

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Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL..................................................................5
SIMRADWBTMINI......................................................................6
Systemdescription..................................................................................................................7
Systemdiagram.......................................................................................................................8
PowerSupplyUnit..................................................................................................................9
Supportinformation..............................................................................................................10
USINGTHEWBTMINIINEK80MODE.......................................12
AboutEK80mode................................................................................................................13
DeningtheIPaddressonthePCnetworkadapterforcommunicationwiththeWBT
Mini..................................................................................................................................13
Obtainingandinstallingthesoftwarelicense.......................................................................14
Installingoneormoretransducers........................................................................................16
Installingtransceiverchannels..............................................................................................19
Disconnectingtransceiverchannels......................................................................................21
USINGTHEWBTMINIINAUTONOMOUSMODE.........................23
AboutAutonomousmode.....................................................................................................24
SwitchingbetweenAutonomousmodeandEK80mode......................................................25
Installingthesoftwaredriverfortheserialinterfacecable...................................................26
RemovingtheUSBashdrivefromtheWBTMini............................................................27
InsertingtheUSBashdriveintheWBTMini...................................................................29
InstallingthesoftwaredriverfortheUSBashdrive..........................................................31
WakinguptheWBTMinifromSleepstate..........................................................................32
INSTALLATION..........................................................................34
InstallingtheWBTMini.......................................................................................................35
Aboutthedrawingsinthedrawingle.................................................................................36
413455WBTMinidimensions.............................................................................................37
CABLELAYOUTANDINTERCONNECTIONS.................................39
Cableplan.............................................................................................................................40
ListofWBTMinicables......................................................................................................42
Connectors............................................................................................................................43
EthernetandDCpowerconnector..............................................................................43
Transducerconnectors.................................................................................................45
Seriallineconnector....................................................................................................47
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Cabledrawingsandspecications........................................................................................49
EthernetandDCpowercable(description)................................................................49
Seriallineinterfacecableandconnector(description)...............................................50
Extensioncable(description)......................................................................................52
DCpowercable(description)......................................................................................53
SPAREPARTSANDCONSUMABLES............................................54
Orderingsparepartsandconsumables.................................................................................55
Listofconsumables..............................................................................................................56
Siliconegrease(Sparepart).........................................................................................56
Listofspareparts..................................................................................................................57
USBashdrive(Sparepart).......................................................................................57
O-ring82.27x1.78mm(Sparepart)..........................................................................58
EthernetandDCpowercable(Sparepart)..................................................................58
TransducerconnectorMCIL4M(Sparepart)..............................................................59
TransducerconnectorMCIL8M(Sparepart)..............................................................59
Seriallineinterfacecable(Sparepart)........................................................................60
Extensioncable(Sparepart)........................................................................................61
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS....................................................62
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Aboutthismanual
Thepurposeofthismanualistoprovidethedescriptions,proceduresanddetailedparameter
explanationsrequiredtoallowforsafeandefcientuseoftheSimradWBTMini.
Targetaudience
ThismanualisintendedforallusersoftheWBTMini.Duetothenatureofthedescriptions
andthelevelofdetailprovidedbythismanual,itiswellsuitedforthosewhoare-orwish
tobe-expertusers.
Weassumethatyouarefamiliarwiththebasicacousticprinciplesofsoundinwater.We
alsoexpectthatyouhavesomeexperiencewithmultibeam,split-beamand/orsingle-beam
echosoundersinscienticapplications.
Registeredtrademarks
Observetheregisteredtrademarksthatapply.
Simrad®,SIMRAD®andtheSimrad®logoareeitherregisteredtrademarks,ortrademarks
ofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandothercountries.
Windows®isaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand
othercountries.
Wewantyourfeedback
WewanttoimproveWBTMinicontinuously.Wealsowantourend-userdocumentationto
becomprehensiveandrelevant.Youcanhelp.Pleaseprovidecomments,suggestionsor
constructivecriticismtoanyofoursupportofces.
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SimradWBTMini
Topics
Systemdescription,page7
Systemdiagram,page8
PowerSupplyUnit,page9
Supportinformation,page10
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Systemdescription
TheWBTMiniisacompactversionofthehighlyefcientWidebandTransceiver(WBT)
usedbymarineresearchvesselsallaroundtheworld.Itscompactsizeandenergy-efcient
designmakesitperfectforinstallationonawiderangeofplatforms.
ThetransceiverelectronicsintheWBTMini
havethelinearFM(chirp)andCWpulse
formssimilartotheWidebandTransceiver.
Itcontainsfourindividualtransceiverchannels
withmultiplexingfunctionality.Thisallows
forgreatexibilitywhenyousetupasystem
withvarioussplit-beamorsingle-beam
transducercongurations.
TheWBTMiniiscontainedinasplash-proof
cabinet.Therobustdesignallowslong-termdeploymentinchallengingenvironments.The
WBTMinicanbeoperatedintwodifferentmodes;EK80modeorAutonomousmode.
EK80mode
InEK80mode,theWBTMiniisusedwithacomputerrunningtheEK80echosounder
software.TheEK80softwareprovidesfullreal-timecontroloftheWBTMiniusingthe
Ethernetinterface.WhenusedinEK80mode,theRAWechosounderdataarerecorded
directlytothecomputerdisk(s).
ThismoderequiresoneormoreEK80softwarelicenses.
Autonomousmode
InAutonomousmode,theWBTMiniisprogrammedtoperformapredenedmission.A
missionwillnormallyrecorddataoveraperiodoftimeusingspecicacousticsettings.
ThemissionplanisdesignedusingtheEKMissionPlannerprogram,anddownloadedto
theWBTMinibeforethemissionstarts.
Thehigh-resolutionRAWdataarestoredinternallyonahigh-capacityUSBashdrive
andretrievedafterthemissioniscompleted.
TheAutonomousmodeisanoptionthatcanbepurchasedseparately.
Theinternalstoragecapacitydependsonyouroperationalsettings.Witha70kHztransducer
operatingatCWandcollectingdataat100mrange,thediskcanstoreapproximately
9,000,000pings.
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Relatedtopics
Systemdiagram,page8
PowerSupplyUnit,page9
UsingtheWBTMiniinEK80mode,page12
UsingtheWBTMiniinAutonomousmode,page23
Systemdiagram
ThesystemdiagramidentiesthemaincomponentsofabasicWBTMinisystem.Only
themainconnectionsbetweentheunitsareshown.Inthispublication,thecomputeris
referredtoasthePC.
AEK80mode
BAutonomousmode
CPC(EK80)
DPC(EKMissionPlanner)
ECalibrationandreplay
FWBTMini
GTransducer
HPower
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TheWBTMinicanbeoperatedintwodifferentmodes;EK80modeorAutonomousmode.
InEK80mode,theWBTMiniisconnectedtothePCwithadual-purposeconnectorfor
EthernetandDCpower.
InAutonomousmode,theWBTMiniisconnectedtothePCwithaserialcable.Theserial
cableisusedtodownloadthemissionplan.ForpowerconnectioninAutonomousmode,
youusethedual-purposecable(EthernetandDCpower),oryoucanmakeadedicated
powercable.
Relatedtopics
Systemdescription,page7
PowerSupplyUnit,page9
PowerSupplyUnit
TheWBTMinirequiresanexternalpowersupplyoffering12to15VDC,minimum2.5A.
Note
MakesurethatyourpowersupplymeetstheWBTMinirequirements.Thevoltagemustnot
dropbelow+12VDC.Ifthesupplypoweristoolow,theWBTMinimaymalfunction.
Ifyouneedtousealongpowercable,calculatethevoltagedropinthecableassuming
acurrentconsumptionof2.5A.
TheWBTMinicanalsobepoweredbyahigh-capacitybattery.Thebatterymustbeplaced
closetotheWBTMinitominimizepowerlossinthecable.
Relatedtopics
Systemdescription,page7
Systemdiagram,page8
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Supportinformation
IfyouneedtechnicalsupportforyourSimradWBTMiniyoumustcontactyourlocaldealer,
oroneofoursupportdepartments.Alistofallourofcesanddealersisprovidedonour
website.YoucanalsocontactourmainsupportofceinNorway.
Norway(mainofce)
•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeAS/Simrad
•Address:Strandpromenaden50,N-3190Horten,Norway
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:https://www.simrad.no
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
Spain
•Companyname:SimradSpainS.L.U
•Address:PartidaAtalayes20,03570Villajoyosa,Spain
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:http://www.simrad.es
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
France
•Companyname:SimradFrance
•Address:5ruedeMenMeur,29730Guilvinec,France
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:http://www.simrad.fr
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
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USA
•Companyname:KongsbergUnderwaterTechnologyInc/SimradFisheries
•Address:1921033rdAveW,Lynnwood,W A98036,USA
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:https://www.simrad.com
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
Malaysia
•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeMalaysiaSdn.Bhd
•Address:Unit27-5SignatureOfces,TheBoulevard,MidV alleyCity,LingkaranSyed
Putra,59200KualaLumpur,Malaysia
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:https://www.simrad.com
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
Korea
•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeKoreaLtd
•Address:#1101-HarborTower,113-1,Nampodong6-Ga,Jung-Gu,Busan600-046Korea
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:https://www.simrad.com
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
China
•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeChinaLtd
•Address:555ChuanqiaoRoad,China(Shanghai)PilotFreeTradeZone,201206,China
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:https://www.simrad.com
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
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UsingtheWBTMiniinEK80
mode
Topics
AboutEK80mode,page13
DeningtheIPaddressonthePCnetworkadapterforcommunicationwiththeWBT
Mini,page13
Obtainingandinstallingthesoftwarelicense,page14
Installingoneormoretransducers,page16
Installingtransceiverchannels,page19
Disconnectingtransceiverchannels,page21
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AboutEK80mode
WhenusedinEK80mode,theWBTMiniiscontrolledbytheSimradEK80Scientic
echosounderprogram.
TheEK80softwareprovidesfullreal-timecontroloftheWBTMiniusingtheEthernet
interface.WhenusedinEK80mode,theRAWechosounderdataarerecordeddirectly
tothecomputerdisk(s).
ThismoderequiresoneormoreEK80softwarelicenses.
Tip
FormoreinformationabouttheEK80userinterfaceandfunctionality,refertotheEK80
ReferenceManualorcontext-sensitiveonlinehelp.
Relatedtopics
UsingtheWBTMiniinEK80mode,page12
DeningtheIPaddressonthePCnetworkadapterforcommunicationwiththeWBT
Mini,page13
Installingoneormoretransducers,page16
Installingtransceiverchannels,page19
Disconnectingtransceiverchannels,page21
DeningtheIPaddressonthePCnetwork
adapterforcommunicationwiththeWBTMini
ThecommunicationbetweenthePCandtheWBTMiniismadeusingahigh-speedEthernet
cable.Ifmorethanonetransceiverisused,anEthernetswitchisadded.IntheEK80
software,thenecessaryIPaddressisgeneratedautomatically.
Prerequisites
ThisprocedureismadefortheMicrosoft®Windows®7operatingsystem.Itisassumedthat
youarefamiliarwiththisoperatingsystem.
Context
AslongasyoudonotchangethePCtoanothercomputer,orreplacethenetworkadapterin
yourPC,youwillonlyneedtodothisonce.
Procedure
1ClosealltheprogramsthatarerunningonthePC.
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2OpentheNetworkandSharingCenterdialogbox.
aInthebottom-leftcornerofyourdesktop,selecttheWindows®Startbutton.
bOntheright-handsideoftheStartmenu,selectControlPanel.
cObservethattheControlPanelopens.
dSelectNetworkandSharingCenter.
(IftheControlPanelisshownwithcategories,selectViewnetworkstatusand
tasks.)
eOntheleft-handmenu,selectChangeadaptersettings.
fClickonceonyournetworkadaptertoselectit,thenright-clickandselect
Propertiesontheshortcutmenu.
gOnthelistofconnections,selectInternetProtocol4(TCP/IPv4),andthen
Properties.
3SelectUsethefollowingIPaddress,andtypetheIPaddressandnetworkmask.
•IPaddress:157.237.15.12(Recommended)
•Subnetmask:255.255.255.0
YoucanleaveSubnetmaskblankandselectOK.Whenyouseeanerrormessagesaying
thatthemessagesubnetmaskismissing,selectOKagain.Adefaultsubnetmask
isthenautomaticallygenerated.
4SelectOKtosavethechosensettings,thencloseallthedialogboxes.
Furtherrequirements
IfyoulaterneedtochangetheIPaddress,alwayspowercycletheWBTMinibeforeyou
starttheEK80program.
Relatedtopics
UsingtheWBTMiniinEK80mode,page12
Obtainingandinstallingthesoftwarelicense
TooperatetheWBTMiniinEK80modeyouneedavalidsoftwarelicense.Beforeyoucan
usetheWBTMiniyoumustobtaina"licensestring"andinstallitonyourPC.Withouta
licenseyouwillnotbeabletocommunicatewiththetransceiver.
Prerequisites
ThisprocedureassumesthattheEK80softwarehasbeensuccessfullyinstalledonthePC.
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Context
Thesoftwarelicenseisa32characterhexadecimalstringbasedonthetransceiver’sserial
number.Itdenesseveralkeyparametersthatcontrolthefunctionalityandbehaviourofthe
transceiver(s)youuse.Eachsoftwarelicensecode"unlocks"onetransceiverforoperational
usewithasetofpredenedproperties.
ThesoftwarelicenseisnotlinkedtothephysicalPC.Youcanthereforeeasilymovethe
softwarefromonecomputertoanother,justremembertomakeacopyofthelicensestring.
InordertoobtainasoftwarelicenseyoumustcontactaSimraddealerordistributor.Y ou
canalsousetherequestformonhttp://www.simrad.com/support,orcontactoursupport
departmentdirectly.
Note
Onceyoureceiveyoursoftwarelicensestring(s),donotlosethem.Wesuggestthatyoucopy
theinformationintoatextle(forexampleNotepad),andaddrelevantinformation.Place
thetextleonthePCdesktop,andmakesurethatbackupcopiesaremade.
Procedure
1Obtainthenecessaryinformationaboutyourtransceiver(s)andtransducer(s).Write
down:
aTheserialnumberforeachtransceiver.
bThebeamtype.
cWhichtransducersyouhaveconnectedtoeachtransceiver.
2SendthenecessaryinformationtooneofSimrad'sdealersordistributors.
Youcanalsousetherequestformonhttp://www.simrad.com/support,orcontactour
supportdepartmentdirectly.
Youcanusethefollowinge-mailaddress:
•[email protected]
Oncethesoftwarelicensestring(s)havebeenreturnedtoyou(mostlikelybye-mail),you
caninstallthelicensesintothesoftware.
3OpentheSetupmenu.
4OntheSetupmenu,selectInstallation.
ObservethattheInstallationdialogboxopens.Thisdialogboxcontainsanumberof
pagesthatyouselectfromthemenuontheleftside.
5OntheleftsideoftheInstallationdialogbox,selectSoftwareLicense.
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6SelectTypeLicenseString,andtypethelicensestringintothedialogbox.
Ifyouhavereceivedthelicensestringonanelectronicformat(e-mailortextle),
youcancopythestringfromthesourcedocumentandpasteitintotheTypeLicense
Stringdialogbox.
7SelectOKtosavethelicensestringandclosetheTypeLicenseStringdialogbox.
8VerifythatthelicensestringisplacedintheCurrentlyactivelicenseslist.
Ifnecessary,selectthelicensestringontheleftside,andclickthearrowbutton[>]to
moveittotheCurrentlyactivelicenseslist.
9SelectApplyandthenClosetosavealltheparametersandclosetheInstallationdialog
box.
Installingoneormoretransducers
ThetransducersyouwishtousewiththeWBTMinimustbe"installed"intheEK80
programasapartofthesoftwareconguration.Whichtransducerstousedependsonthe
numberoftransceiversinyoursystem,andthelicensesyouhaveforthese.Unlessyou
replaceabrokentransducer,oraddanew,youonlyneedtodothisonce.
Prerequisites
ItisassumedthattheEK80softwarehasbeeninstalled,andthatallrelevantlicensestrings
havebeenapplied.Y ouneedtoknowthetypeandserialnumberofeachtransducerthat
youwishtoinstall.
Context
EachtransducerisaddedusingtheTransducerInstallationpage.TheTransducerInstallation
pageislocatedintheInstallationdialogbox.
YoucanonlychooseatransducerfromtheModellist.Thelistisgeneratedfromasystem
leonyourPC.ItcontainsallthetransducersthatarecompatiblewiththeWBTMini,
butsincethesoftwareiscommonforseveralsystemstheremayalsobenon-compatible
transducersinthelist.Thelistalsoincludestechnicalspecicationsforeachtransducer.You
cannotseethisinformation,butitisusedbytheEK80tosetuptheoperationalparameters.
ThisallowstheWBTMinitooptimizeitsperformancefortheindividualtransducermodels.
Ifyoucannotndyourtransduceronthelist,contactyoudealertoupgradetherelevant
softwarecomponentintheEK80.
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Note
JustmakingchangesandselectingOKatthebottomofthepagewillnotinstallanything.
Selectwhattoinstall,denetherelevantparameters,andthenselectAdd.
Thetransducerinstallationdialogboxismadeforxedinstallationonlargevessels.Not
alloftheparametersarerelevantforsmallervesselsandportableapplication.Refertothe
onlinehelpformoreinformationonparametersnotmentionedhere.
Procedure
1OpentheSetupmenu.
2OntheSetupmenu,selectInstallation.
ObservethattheInstallationdialogboxopens.Thisdialogboxcontainsanumberof
pagesthatyouselectfromthemenuontheleftside.
3OntheleftsideoftheInstallationdialogbox,selectTransducerInstallation.
4SelectthetransduceryouwishtoinstallfromtheModellist.
Note
Makesurethatyouselectatransducerthatissupportedbyyourcurrentlicense.
5Inserttheserialnumber.
Thisserialnumberisveryimportant,becauseyouwillneeditasareference
identicationwhentheWBTMiniiscalibrated.SomenewSimradtransducerswith
built-in"intelligence"willautomaticallyprovidethisserialnumber.
6TypethenameyouwishtouseintotheCustomNamebox.
Typeanynamethatyouwishtousetoidentifythetransducer.Thenameyouselect
willonlybeusedtoidentifythetransducerinotherdialogboxes.Itisnotusedinthe
echodatathatyouexport.Ifyoudonothaveacomputerkeyboardconnectedtoyour
WBTMinisystem,selecttheKeyboardbuttontoopenanon-screenkeyboard.
7Selectmountingmethod.
8Specifytheorientationofthetransducerbeam.
9Ifrelevantforyourtransducerinstallation,providetheaccuratephysicallocationofthe
transducerwithreferencetothevessel’scoordinatesystem.
Usethecentreofthetransducerfaceasreference,anddenetheoffsetvaluesrelated
totheShipOrigo.
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aSelecttheoffsetvalueintheX-axis(fore-and-aftdirection)fromtheShipOrigin.
AdjustwithapositivevalueforXifthetransducerislocatedaheadoftheship
origin.
bSelecttheoffsetvalueintheY-axis(athwartship)fromtheShipOrigin.Adjust
withapositivevalueforYifthetransducerislocatedonthestarboardside
oftheshiporigin.
cSelecttheoffsetvalueintheZ-axis(vertical)fromtheShipOrigin.Adjustwitha
positivevalueforZifthetransducerislocatedundertheshiporigin.
10SelectAddtosavetheinformationyouhaveprovided.
ThetransducerisaddedtothelistintheInstalledTransducersbox.
11Repeatforeachtransducerthatyouwishtoinstall.
12ContinueyourworkintheInstallationdialogbox,orselectOKtocloseit.
Result
Onceatransducerhasbeeninstalled,itislistedintheInstalledTransducersbox.Toseethe
informationyouhavecollectedaboutthetransducer,selecttherelevanttransducerinthelist.
TheEditfunctionalityontheTransducerInstallationpagemakesitpossibletochange
theinformationyouhaveprovidedforthetransducer.Youcannotchangethemodel
identicationandtheserialnumber.Thecustomnameisusedseveralplacesintheuser
interface,anditcanbechanged.
TheRemovefunctionalityontheTransducerInstallationpagemakesitpossibletodeletethe
informationyouhaveprovidedforthetransducer.Thereisno"undo"functionality.
Relatedtopics
UsingtheWBTMiniinEK80mode,page12
Installingtransceiverchannels,page19
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