Teledyne BENTHOS UDB-9000 User manual

UDB-9000 Universal Deck Box
UDB-9000-M (Portable)
and
UDB-9000-MR (Rack Mount) Configurations
User’s Manual
P/N M-270-10, Rev. B
Teledyne Benthos, Inc.
49 Edgerton Drive
North Falmouth, MA 02556
U.S.A.
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
www.benthos.com

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Preface
Congratulations on your purchase of a Teledyne Benthos UDB-9000
Universal Deck Box! This portable (UDB-9000-M) or rack mount
(UDB-9000-MR) deck box combines all of the features of the Teledyne
Benthos DS-8750, DS-8000 and DS-7000 Acoustic Deck Sets and the
ATM-891 Acoustic Telemetry Modem Deck Box into one unit. This capability
enables the UDB-9000 to operate with all of the Teledyne Benthos acoustic
releases, transponders and pop-up buoys, and to operate with the Teledyne
Benthos acoustic telemetry modems, including Compact Modems. In
addition, the deck box operates with EdgeTech/EG&G and the University of
Rhode Island (URI) acoustic releases or with any transponder that replies to
pings in the frequency range 7–16 kHz. The deck box employs the same
digital processing technology used in the acoustic telemetry modems for
reliable wireless digital communications underwater.
This manual provides information on setting up and operating the
UDB-9000. It is divided into the following six sections:
Section 1 - Overview reviews the operational features, the operator
functions and the external connections provided by the UDB-9000.
Section 2 - Specifications lists the specifications for the UDB-9000.
Section 3 - Installation and Setup provides instructions on how to
unpack the UDB-9000, install the rack mount configuration in a 19-inch
rack and make the required connections.
Section 4 - Operation using the Touch Screen Display provides
instructions on how to operate all the functions of the UDB-9000 using
the touch screen display, including acquiring and displaying ranges and
sending commands.
Section 5 - Operation using Serial Interface Commands provides
instructions on how to send commands to the UDB-9000 and receive
round trip travel times and status information over a serial port using the
same command set and syntax as that used for the DS-7000 Acoustic
Deck Set.
Section 6 - Care and Maintenance provides recommended care and
maintenance procedures and a procedure on how to replace the
batteries in the portable configuration of the UDB-9000.

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Customer Service
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documentationas well asdevelopingbetterways of servingyouwithacoustic
technology. Therefore, please contact Customer Service should you have
any comments or suggestions about this manual or the UDB-9000 Universal
Deck Box, or if you require service or support.
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TELEDYNE BENTHOS, INC.
Attention: Customer Service
49 Edgerton Drive
North Falmouth, MA 02556
U.S.A.
Telephone: [phone]
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NOTE A referral to another part of this manual or to another reference; a
recommendation to check that certain criteria are met before proceeding
further in a step or sequence; or general information applicable to the setup
and operation of the UDB-9000 Universal Deck Box.
WARNING A reminder that dangerous or damaging consequences could
result if certain recommended procedures are not followed.

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Contents
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Proprietary Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Warranty and Intellectual Property Rights Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
Notes and Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
List of Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
1Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
General Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
UDB-9000-M and UDB-9000-MR Universal
Deck Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Transducer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Transducer Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
AUX Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Accessories Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
External Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Operator Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Operator Functions—Portable Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Operator Functions—Rack Mount Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Connections—Portable Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Connections—Rack Mount Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
2Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Acoustic Telemetry Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Transponder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

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Physical Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Portable Configuration Physical
Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Rack Mount Configuration Physical Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Portable Configuration Power
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Rack Mount Configuration Power
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Input/Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Transducer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
LF/Release Band Transducer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Medium Frequency (MF) Transducer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Hi Frequency (HF) Transducer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Band C Transducer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
3Installation and Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Unpacking and Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Setting up the Deck Box—Portable Configuration . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Setting up the Deck Box—Rack Mount Configuration . . . . . . 3-1
Connecting the Deck Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Deploying the Transducer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
4Operation using the Touch
Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Activating the Touch Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Touch Screen Display Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Main Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Save and Help Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Status and Control Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
General Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Selecting the Local Modem Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Selecting the Transmit Power Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Adjusting the Headphones Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Adjusting the Speaker Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Setting the Time and Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Viewing the Battery Level/Charge and
External AC/DC Power Source Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Viewing the Time and Date Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

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Adjusting the Touch Screen Display Backlight and Contrast . . . 4-11
Configuring the Power Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Configuring the Serial Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Selecting the Beep and Units Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Touch Screen Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Working with Information Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Locked Information Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Unlocked Information Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Waking up a Compact Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Selecting the Wakeup Period for a
Compact Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Transmitting a Wakeup Signal to a
Compact Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Ranging to a Remote Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Acquiring and Displaying the Range to a
Remote Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Acquiring and Displaying Ranges to a
Remote Modem Continuously . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Acquiring and Displaying Status Information
from a Remote Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Releasing a SMART Release or Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Configuring and Checking a Remote Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Selecting the Remote Modem Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Configuring the Baud Rate and Transmit Power Level
of a Remote Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Checking the Baud Rate, Transmit Power Level and
Firmware Version of a Remote Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Checking the Battery Level of a Remote Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Acquiring and Displaying Ranges in the Modem
Config Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Testing the Acoustic Link with a Remote Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Communicating with a Remote Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Selecting the Remote Modem Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Sending Commands to an Instrument that is Connected
to a Remote Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
Acquiring and Displaying Ranges in the Modem
Comms Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Receiving Messages from Remote Modems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Saving to a Log File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Limiting the Size of the Log File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Exporting the Log File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Clearing the Log File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33

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Transponder Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Configuring the Transponder Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
Acquiring and Displaying Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Acquiring and Displaying Ranges Continuously . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
Acquiring and Displaying Ranges using "Silent Ping" . . . . . . . . . 4-39
Sending Commands To Acoustic Releases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Sending Commands to Teledyne Benthos
Acoustic Releases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Sending Commands to EdgeTech/EG&G Acoustic Releases . . . 4-42
Sending Commands to URI Acoustic Releases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
5Operation using Serial Interface
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
COM1 Serial Port Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
COM2 Serial Port Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Sending Commands and Receiving Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Serial Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
6Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Deck Box Cleaning and Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Transducer Cleaning and Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Battery Maintenance and Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Replacing the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Calibrating the Touch Screen Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

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List of Figures
Figure 1-1 The UDB-9000 Universal Deck Box—Portable and
Rack Mount Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Figure 1-2 UDB-9000 Operator Functions and
Connections—Portable Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Figure 1-3 UDB-9000 Operator Functions—Rack Mount
Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Figure 1-4 UDB-9000 Rear Panel Connections—Rack Mount
Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Figure 3-1 UDB-9000 Outline Dimensions—Portable
Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Figure 3-2 UDB-9000 Outline Dimensions—Rack Mount
Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Figure 3-3 Transducer Outline Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Figure 3-4 PWR Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Figure 3-5 XDCR Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Figure 3-6 AUX Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Figure 3-7 COM2 Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Figure 3-8 COM1 Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Figure 4-1 Opening Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Figure 4-2 UDB-9000 Touch Screen Main Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Figure 4-3 Help for the Release/Range Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Figure 4-4 About and System Info Pop-ups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Figure 4-5 Status and Control Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Figure 4-6 Modem Config Screen—Deck Box Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Figure 4-7 Modem Address Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Figure 4-8 Transmit Power Control Drop-Down List . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Figure 4-9 Phones Vol Pop-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Figure 4-10 Speaker Vol Pop-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Figure 4-11 Set Time and Date Pop-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

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Figure 4-12 Month Pop-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Figure 4-13 Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Figure 4-14 Timeout Drop-Down List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Figure 4-15 COM1 Configuration Pop-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Figure 4-16 COM2 Configuration Pop-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Figure 4-17 Example of a Locked Information Window . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Figure 4-18 Example of Unlocked Information Window . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Figure 4-19 Modem Config Screen—Wakeup Period Selected . . . . . 4-16
Figure 4-20 Compact Modem Button in the
Release/Range Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Figure 4-21 Waking up a Compact Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Figure 4-22 Release/Range Screen—Benthos Smart
Release/Modem Selected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Figure 4-23 Remote Address Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Figure 4-24 Transpond Parameters Pop-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Figure 4-25 Information Window with Displayed
Range Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Figure 4-26 Information Window Acknowledging Receipt
of Status Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Figure 4-27 Displayed Status Information and Type of SMART
Release or Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Figure 4-28 Release Code Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Figure 4-29 Released CONFIRMED—SMART Release . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Figure 4-30 Burn Wire Activated—SMART Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Figure 4-31 Modem Config Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Figure 4-32 Remote Address Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Figure 4-33 Remote Additional Info Pop-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Figure 4-34 Information Window with Displayed Battery Level . . . . . 4-26
Figure 4-35 Displayed Ranges in the Modem Config Screen . . . . . . . 4-26
Figure 4-36 Acoustic Link Stats Pop-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Figure 4-37 Modem Comms Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28

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Figure 4-38 Address Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
Figure 4-39 Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Figure 4-40 Command to be Sent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Figure 4-41 Sent Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Figure 4-42 Confirm Log Clear Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Figure 4-43 Range Options Pop-Up in the Modem
Comms Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Figure 4-44 Displayed Ranges in the Modem Comms Screen . . . . . 4-31
Figure 4-45 Modem Comms Logging Options Window . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Figure 4-46 Release/Range Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Figure 4-47 Benthos FSK Pop-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Figure 4-48 EdgeTech/EG&G Pop-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Figure 4-49 University of Rhode Island Pop-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Figure 4-50 Transpond Parameters Pop-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Figure 4-51 Advanced Transponder Parameters Pop-Up . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Figure 4-52 Transpond Data Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Figure 4-53 Transponder Filter Editing Pop-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
Figure 4-54 Transponder Filter Editing Pop-Up—Blocked
Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Figure 4-55 Transpond Data Screen—Displayed Ranges . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Figure 4-56 Transpond Data Screen—Transpond Options
Pop-Up Closed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
Figure 4-57 Release/Range Screen—Benthos FSK Selected . . . . . . 4-40
Figure 4-58 Benthos FSK Pop-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Figure 4-59 Command Code Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41
Figure 4-60 Duration Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41
Figure 4-61 Release/Range Screen—EdgeTech/EG&G Selected . . . 4-42
Figure 4-62 EdgeTech/EG&G Pop-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Figure 4-63 Release/Range Screen—University of Rhode
Island Selected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44

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Figure 4-64 University of Rhode Island Pop-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
Figure 6-1 Removing the Front Panel Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Figure 6-2 Lifting the Edge of the Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Figure 6-3 Lifting the Front Panel and Electronics Chassis
Out of the Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Figure 6-4 Loosening the Battery Bracket Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Figure 6-5 Removing the Battery Bracket Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Figure 6-6 Disconnecting the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Figure 6-7 Case Gasket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Figure 6-8 Lowering the Electronics Chassis into the Case . . . . . . . 6-6
Figure 6-9 Display Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Figure 6-10 Confirm Screen Calibration Pop-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

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List of Tables
Table 3-1 PWR Connector Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Table 3-2 XDCR Connector Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Table 3-3 AUX Connector Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Table 3-4 COM2 Connector Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Table 3-5 COM1 Connector Pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Table 4-1 PSNR Value and Required Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Table 5-1 DS-7000 Read Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Table 5-2 DS-7000 Write Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

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1Overview
1Overview
The Teledyne Benthos UDB-9000 Universal Deck Box is an all-purpose,
multi-receive deck box that operates with any of the Teledyne Benthos
acoustic transponders, releases and acoustic telemetry modems. The
UDB-9000 is available in both a portable (UDB-9000-M) and a rack mount
(UDB-9000-MR) configuration as shown in Figure 1-1.
The deck box combines all
of the features of the
following existing Teledyne
Benthos deck boxes
already in service into one
easy to operate unit:
DS-8750 Acoustic
Deck Set. A deck box
that can send FSK
commands, including
release commands, to
the Teledyne Benthos
875-A Shallow Water
Release and the
875-PUB Pop Up Buoy.
DS-8000 Acoustic
Deck Set. A single
channel deck box that
can send FSK
commands, including
release commands, and
receive replies from the
TeledyneBenthos865-A
DeepSea Transponding
Release, the 866-A
Continental Shelf
Transponding Release
and the 867-A Shallow
Water Transponding
Release. The DS-8000
can also send release
Figure 1-1 The UDB-9000 Universal
Deck Box—Portable and Rack Mount
Configurations
UDB-9000-M
UDB-9000-MR
(RACK MOUNT)
(PORTABLE)

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commands to the Teledyne Benthos 875-A Shallow Water Release and
receive replies from the Teledyne Benthos 6000/6001 Series
Transponders.
DS-7000 Acoustic Deck Set. A multichannel deckboxthatcan sendFSK
commands to any of the Teledyne Benthos transponders and releases,
and in addition, receive up to 16 replies simultaneously.
ATM-891 Deck Box. A deck box that can send and receive data from the
Teledyne Benthos ATM-88X and ATM-89X Series Acoustic Telemetry
Modems, the Compact Modems and the Smart Modem Acoustic Release
Technology (SMART) releases. The SMART releases combine a
transponding release with an acoustic telemetry modem and include the
SM-75 SMART Modem and the SR-50 and SR-100 SMART Releases.
General Description
The UDB-9000 can send commands to and acquire and display ranges to
any of the Teledyne Benthos acoustic transponders, releases and acoustic
telemetry modems, including the Compact Modems, plus transponders and
releases provided by EdgeTech/EG&G and the University of Rhode Island
(URI). In addition, the UDB-9000 can acoustically transmit data to and
receive data from any of Teledyne Benthos acoustic telemetry modems. The
deck box can also send the wakeup signal required to wake up Compact
Modems.
The UDB-9000 includes the following components:
•UDB-9000-M (portable) Universal Deck Box
or
UDB-9000-MR (rack mount) Universal Deck Box
•Transducer
•Transducer cable
•Accessories case
•AC power cable
•AUX cable (optional)
•Manual

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1Overview General Description
UDB-9000-M and UDB-9000-MR Universal
Deck Boxes
The portable (UDB-9000-M) Universal Deck Box is contained in an impact
resistantcase witha splashprooffront panel.The frontpanelincludes a touch
screen display, operator controls, connectors for making all the external
connections, a speaker, and two vent plugs. This manual is also included
behind the foam cushioning inside the case cover.
The rack mount (UDB-9000-MR) Universal Deck Box easily mounts to a
standard 19-inch rack using standard 19-inch rack front panel mounting
hardware. The 6U high front panel requires 10.5 in. (26.7 cm) of height in the
rack, and a minimum of 10 in. (25.4 cm) of depth is required for electronics
and cabling. The front panel includes a touch screen display, operator
controls and a speaker. All the connections to the deck box are made using
connectors that are located on the rear panel.
Each deck box, portable or rack mount, is configured to operate with the
selected transducer.
Transducer
The UDB-9000 includes one of four available transducers:
LF/Release Band: Low frequency transducer that operates in the
7–16 kHz frequency band. Standard with a UDB-9000.
MF: Medium frequency transducer that operates in the
16–21 kHz frequency band.
HF: High frequency transducer that operates in the
25–30 kHz frequency band.
Band C: Medium-high frequency transducer that operates in
the 22–27 kHz frequency band.
Transducer Cable
The transducer cable is available in any one of the following lengths:
25 m (82 ft)
50 m (164 ft)
75 m (246 ft)
100 m (328 ft)
200 m (656 ft)

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AUX Cable
TheAUXcableisoptional.Thiscableenablestheconnectionofheadphones,
external DC power and a transmit sync output.
Accessories Case
The accessories case contains the transducer, the transducer cable, the AC
power cable, and the optional AUX cable. This manual is also included in the
case for the rack mount configuration of the deck box only.
Operation
Atouch screen displayonthefrontpanelofthedeckbox enables localcontrol
of all the deck box functions and the display of status and data. The deck box
can also be operated remotely from as many as two computers.
Power Requirements
The UDB-9000 is powered externally from 85–264 VAC, 47–63 Hz at
50 watts typical. The portable configuration of the deck box can also be
powered from its two internal rechargeable batteries. Optionally, external
10–30 VDC power can be used to power both the portable and rack mount
configurations.
Aminimum12 VDCis required to chargethe batteries.Conversionto internal
power is automatic when external power is removed, and the batteries
recharge automatically when external power is connected. In addition, the
deck box can be operated while the batteries are being charged.
External Connections
The UDB-9000 provides for the connection of external components, which
include the transducer, headphones and one or two PCs. Connections for
additional inputs and outputs are also provided, where one output functions
as a transmit sync for triggering an external transmitter. The inputs and the
other outputs are available for future expansion. The PC connections allow
commands and data to be sent and received.
WARNING Do not operate the UDB-9000 to range or send commands
without a transducer connected as the deck box could be damaged.