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	Sonardyne International Ltd 
Blackbushe Business Park
Yateley, Hampshire
GU46 6GD United Kingdom 
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Version History for Marksman and Ranger 2 V4.04.01
Contents
·	Version History
·	Installation Notes
·	Known Problems and Limitations
·	System hardware and firmware requirements

A copy of this Version History is on the software DVD and should be read before use.  Major changes between versions and a current list of known problems / limitations are listed here. The changes below are listed in reference number (PPR number) order.
	
Version History
Marksman LUSBL and Marksman MRAMS V4.04.01.5011 changes 
Mini-Ranger, 2 Ranger 2 and Ranger 2 Pro V4.04.01.5011 changes
Number	Summary	
24762	In 5G systems with Dual Transceivers, a rare Transceiver Failure could lead to Data Loss from the other Transceiver - this has been fixed	
24609	Mini-Ranger 2 now supports the WSM6+, WRT and WMT by default	
24608	A problem with using the AHRS Alignment Tool for separate Pitch/Roll and Heading devices without Time Sync has been fixed	
24536	Support for a new Mobile Tracking Mode when using SMS Telemetry through the PAN port has been added	
24498	Support for the ‘Ranger 2 Survey’ product has been added	
24450	The Noise Plot Waterfall Display Colours have been corrected	
24434	Tracking is now Held Off while Releasing a Beacon	
24304	Remote Control now supports adding OBC Beacons 	
24283	Mini-Ranger2 Tools Menu now offers an ESH Firmware Download Tool	
24210	Waypoint Watch Circles now support Warning and Alarm Levels (shown in Amber and Red on the Chart)	
24063	The Output Telegram Index can optionally be Non-Unique	
23990	A Position Difference between 1-way and 2-way Ranging with Depth Aiding has been corrected	
23947	Override UI Lock now offers a 30-minute option 	
23772	A problem with the Manual Depth option on a Surface Vessel has been fixed	
23639	Basic Windows 10 Support is included - see Installation Notes	
23396	The Beacons Table now shows Compatt Activity Time settings	
23393	The SSB Telegram is now optionally available for Subsea Vehicles	
23361	SST Reply Signals are now listed as 1-16 instead of 1-9 and A-G	
23292	Remote Control ‘Add Beacon’ can now set the Output Telegram default Frame of Reference, Source and Orientation	
22935	The Beacons Table ‘Beacon Name’ now shows 5 characters for the Prefix	
22933	The Beacons Table now provides a Get Sensor Data function	
22603	Filezilla FTP Software has been added to the Install DVD	
22596	Support for the Compatt 6 Mega Beacon has been added	
22590	Support for the PGT6 Beacon has been added	
22445	Support for the WRT Beacon has been added	
21938	Output Telegrams are now Automatically enabled for new Mobile Beacons	
21936	A new Quick Track Tool offers Single-Click Operation of 6G Beacons	
21805	Start Tracking for Mobiles when using a Sound Speed Profile, has been improved	
21556	PSONALL was not reporting Beacon Pitch, Roll and Heading correctly	
20248	A Tracking problem on systems without an NSH has been fixed	
18777	A dedicated Output Telegram has been created for enhanced SPRINT Performance	
9575	An NSH Firmware Download Tool has been added	

Marksman LUSBL and Marksman MRAMS V4.03.01.4896 changes 
Ranger 2 and Ranger 2 Pro V4.03.01.4896 changes
Number	Summary	
24599	A problem with the AHRS Alignment Tool when using separate Pitch/Roll, Heading Devices and not Time Synced has been fixed	
24528	The ability to set the DP Telegram Fixed Reference flag in Ranger 2 has been restored	
24470	Menu items were occasionally greyed out - this has been fixed	
24468	The PAN Port was sometimes losing its Transceiver setting on Start-up	
24135	The alignment of Time between the HPT Transceiver and UTC has been improved	

Marksman LUSBL and Marksman MRAMS V4.03.00.4816 changes 
Ranger 2 and Ranger 2 Pro V4.03.00.4816 changes
Number	Summary	
23904	Characters such as "/" are no longer accepted in Device Names	
23440	Adding a Beacon by Remote Control could occasionally fail - this has been fixed	
23403	The HPT Firmware Downloader has had some Speed and Reliability improvements	
23342	A Job Name could revert to 'JOB' after a Dongle change - this has been fixed	
23309	A 'Waterfall' view of the Noise Plot has been added to show how noise varies over time	
22918	The PPS setting for Pulse Before/After has been removed as this is now set automatically	
22893	The minimum NSH Firmware Version for this version is now V2.0.0.101	
22859	For Time-Synchronised Systems using NSH_Time_Sender/Receiver, the PPS signal is no longer needed, just the ZDA	
22691	The Interrogation Signals for some SST Addresses were incorrect - these have been fixed	
22604	A new Tool for Import of Waypoints has been added	
22350	A problem seen when tracking one ROV from another ROV if GPS is enabled has been fixed	
21939	The Ruler Tool within the Navigation Chart now shows Slant Range	
21915	The ability to change the Channel of a PGT or HPR Beacon in the Beacon Table has been restored	
21789	The Ignore/Retry/Cancel Buttons shown after Failed Operations are now shown Highlighted	
21764	Tools/Options now includes a 'Disable Fast Tracking' switch for simple applications not requiring Interleaved Cycles	
21492	The Depth reported for an ROV in a 309 Telegram has been corrected	
21178	Support for WSM6+ Beacons has been added	
21122	A Calibration feature has been added to the ERA Tool	
20720	The Mini-Ranger2 Product is now supported	
20703	Waypoints can now be entered in Latitude/Longitude	
20702	The Array Planning Tool now defaults the Array Centre to the Current Vessel Position	
20701	The Array Planning Tool supports Array Coordinates in Latitude/Longitude	
20590	Array Calibration is no longer available by default in Ranger 2 and Ranger 2 Pro	
20589	Support for the Ranger 2 DP product is introduced	
20458	The $PASHR Time-tagged AHRS Telegram is now supported	
20176	The System Auto Start option can now be switched Off/On in Tools/Options Menu	
19307	A Disk Clean-up Tool has been added - see Tools/Maintenance	
18829	The number of System PAN Ports is no longer restricted to one	
18738	Beacon Diagnostics (XC, SNR, SL, dBV) have been added to the Time Series Plot Tool	
18392	USBL Diagnostics (Jx, Jy, QjSum) have been added to the Travel Time Plot Tool	
15487	The Positions Panel nows includes a Cycle-by-Cycle Ranging Status Display	
12162	The User can now Hide/Show entries in the User Interface Menus - see Tools/Options/Menu	

Marksman LUSBL and Marksman MRAMS V4.02.02.4534 changes 
Ranger 2 and Ranger 2 Pro V4.02.02.4534 changes
Number	Summary	
22403	Adding a high-speed PRDID with Pitch, Roll only (no Heading) could cause high CPU loading	
22401	A PAN Interface Device was sometimes not enabled after a System Restart	
22396	USBL Phase Calibrations on 5G (GDT) Systems when not Tracking could fail in some cases	

Marksman LUSBL and Marksman MRAMS V4.02.01.4494 changes 
Ranger 2 and Ranger 2 Pro V4.02.01.4494 changes
Number	Summary	
22230, 22213	A WSM6 Responder Beacon was getting the Reply Signal and Wideband2 TAT set incorrectly	

Marksman LUSBL and Marksman MRAMS V4.02.00. 4451 changes 
Ranger 2 and Ranger 2 Pro V4.02.00. 4451 changes
Number	Summary	
20562	All Serial Comms Ports now use a simple Data-Parity-Stop Bits Setting	
20372	Inverted USBL tracking enhanced to support ROV tracking via USBL on ROV and Beacon on a Vessel	
20148	Can now add more than one SST Beacon on the same Interrogate Channel using Remote Control	
20076	It is possible to set the Max Operating Range using Remote Control	
19762	It is possible to get the current Sound Speed and Convergence values using Remote Control	
19723	The Beacons Table now wraps up all Beacon Management Functions which have migrated from the System Setup Tool	
19719	Support for the HF GDT Transceiver and OBC Beacon has been added	
19570	Support for Electronic Riser Angle (ERA) has been added	
19329	All User Interface Checkboxes have been converted to a new Touch-Friendly Style	
19249	The GNSS HDOP Alarm is not raised if the Use In Tracking Flag is Off	
19026,
19133, 19347, 19728, 20357, 20371, 20931	Beacons Table improvements:
- Can now Select All to make changes to Telemetry Settings
- Added 'Get Status' option
- Added User Defined Beacon Groups
- iWand now Imports Battery Info
- Added options to Identify Beacon Type, or Get Full Status when adding Beacons
- Initial Beacon Power & Gain set according to Max Range	
18919	An Alarm is raised to tell the User that USBL Calibration Offsets have no been entered	
18528	SQL Server used by the Data Logger is now Windows 8 compatible	
18244	The Travel Time Graph now shows Pulse-Position replies from Depth or Pitch & Roll reporting Beacons	
17581	GNSS-aided Ship Position is now denoted on the User Interface using Underscore (__)	
15785	Support has been added for 6G Multi-User Beacons; a separate Tool is provided to setup the System Connection Number	
15320	The Sonardyne Acoustic Frequency Chart has been added to the Help Menu	
15209	The Position Quality reported in DP Telegrams is now forced to be Non-Zero to avoid False Alarms on some DP Systems	
13819	Scheduling of MRAMS Telemetry for Compatt 6's has been improved to reduce disruption of Navigation	
13814	A Comms Ports Table has been added to manage all Non-Acoustic Devices	
11385	An Alarm is raised if the Predicted Replies to a CIS are likley to coincide and compromise the Acoustics	
9815	Most User Functions that affect system operations are now locked while the system is tracking to protect the System Integrity. A Temporary Override is provided in the System Menu, with a Master Override in the Dongle.	

Known Problems and Limitations

-	If the user sees a Windows dialog warning about potentially harmful programs when making a software configuration change, it is recommended to set Windows to ‘Never Notify’. See ‘Control Panel/User Accounts/Change user account control settings’.	
-	When installing a new video display screen or making configuration changes to the screen resolution, this software does not automatically reconfigure itself to suit the new layout. Please shutdown and restart the software to force a refresh. 	
18669	Due to a bug in Windows 8, some parts of the User Interface are drawn with white instead of black background. 	
18338	Occasionally it has been observed that the uninstall fails with an error similar to "Cannot open database file. System error -2147257035". Windows installer may be need to be updated. 

Try and disable your antivirus and re-try to uninstall again. Otherwise, please contact Sonardyne Support for assistance.	
11303	The Main UI Position Display does not change when NorthUp/BowUp/SternUp is selected on the Chart (when frame of reference = Ship)	
11102	This software does not support IPV6 at this time – this must be disabled in Windows	
-	RovNav5 support is limited to:
o	“implied responder” only
o	single transducer on port 1
o	fixed vehicle update period of 2 seconds
o	fixed High Power
o	no LBL tracking within an array	
-	Use of the NSH chassis on a shared network where there are other potential PTP time sources is not recommended at this time	
-	This version has not been verified using USBL transceiver tilt adaptors.	
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This happens on machines without .Net Framework 3.5. To install it, please run 'dotnetfx35.exe' found on the DVD under folder structure
Installers\UnifiedInstallerR2MM\{074EE22F-2485-4FED-83D1-AAC36C3D9ED0}
	
-	You cannot type your password in the “Welcome” logon screen in Windows XP.
To work around this problem when it occurs, temporarily use the classic logon screen to log on. To do this, follow these steps:
1.	Press CTRL+ALT+DEL two times while the Welcome screen is displayed. For example, press all three keys at the same time, release all three keys, and then press the three keys again.
2.	Type your account name in the User name box.
3.	Type your password in the Password box.
4.	Click OK.

Source: http://support2.microsoft.com/kb/917556	

Installation Notes
General
o	Before upgrading, 
•	take a note of all devices, ports, etc for System Setup
•	all applications should be closed 
•	any antivirus software should be temporarily disabled
•	any previous versions of the application must be uninstalled from the target computer. 
o	This software should only be installed on a computer running Windows XP SP3 or later, Windows7 or Windows 10 (32-bit or 64-bit) (UK English version) with English regional settings. Installation on other versions of Windows is not recommended.
o	A dedicated Sonardyne Navigation Computer running Windows 7 is recommended for best performance.
o	For installation on Windows 8.x or Windows 10, .NET 3.5 is required and is not present by default. The guidance note ‘Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Deployment consideration.rtf’ is included on this installation media under Utilities\Windows 8 folder, which details how to install or enable it.
o	If during installation the following error is seen: “Setup.exe - Application Error - The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135). Click on Ok to terminate the application” then please follow the .NET 3.5 guidance note above.
o	If running on Windows XP, this software requires Service Pack 2 (SP2) as a minimum. This is not automatically installed by the installer as this may contravene your local IT policy; however both SP2 and SP3 have been included on the DVD under the Utilities folder so they can be installed manually.  
o	Please note that there may be significant differences in the User Interface when running on Windows XP and Windows 7 (or later). Please consult the User Manual for guidance.
o	There is no need to uninstall the prerequisite installation MS SQL Server 2005 Express SP3, however should this program be removed, then ensure all of its child installations are also removed. These include as named in ‘Add or Remove Programs’, Microsoft SQL Server 2005/Native Client/Setup Support Files (English)/VSS Writer. Please ensure that existing database files are removed from the SQL Server folder structure prior to a re-installation. This will ensure a successful re-installation. 
o	If the installer detects SQL Server 2005 was previously installed on the machine, it may not handle the installation of a Sonardyne instance correctly. In that case, please contact Sonardyne Support.
o	If the installation fails due to SQL Server ‘unable to connect’ or ‘access is denied’, please contact Sonardyne Support.
o	 If installing the software from a network drive rather than DVD, if the error 'The installation of SonardyneDESKey appears to have failed...' appears, this can be resolved by copying the DESKey Drivers from the ISSetupPrerequisites folder, onto the target PC, and then running this installer locally. Once this has been installed, then continue with the installation of the main software.
o	Should you need to update your security key, then please use the Sonardyne Security Tool, select ‘Request Update’ and send the resulting security key code, reference code and details of the required update to the Sonardyne Support team using the email address support@sonardyne.com.
o	If the user sees the following Deskey installer dialog, please select the checkbox and then click install. This installs Deskey drivers, which are required by our software.

 
o	On successful startup, it is recommended that a new System Setup is created using the Setup information recorded at the top of this note.

Installing a Patch Version
•	Make sure the user running the installation has admin rights on the pc. 
•	Install the formally released version from the DVD/ISO image.
•	Always run the installer and the patches by right clicking and selecting "Run as an Administrator". 
You might need the DVD in the DVD drive if running subsequent patches.
Hardware Requirements
Sonardyne Navigation Computer is highly recommended.

The following hardware requirements should be used as a guideline if the software is to be installed on a computer other than the Sonardyne supplied Navigation Computer:
 
Minimum Spec:
o	Core-2 Duo 2.8GHz processor
o	8 GB RAM
o	17” Monitor
o	Graphics card 32-bit colour, minimum 1280 x 1024, Direct-X V10 or later
o	DVD-ROM (read / write)
o	320 GB hard disk
o	4 USB Port
o	Minimum 3 serial ports (if running simulation)
Software Requirements
o	Windows XP SP2 (UK English), or
o	Windows 7 (UK English) 
o	Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
Dependencies
The following instrument firmware versions have been tested with this software version. As a minimum, these firmware versions must be installed in each component when used with this version:
 
Instrument 	Firmware Version	
Navigation Sensor Hub (NSH) 	2.0.0.102	
6G USBL Transceiver (type 8142)	3.05.01.07***	
HPT3000	3.07.00.12	
Compatt 6 CPU	3.05.07.09 	
Compatt 6 DAS	2.06L	
WMT	3.05.00.05 	
ROVNav 6	3.05.06.12/2.06L	
Lodestar INS	2.08.00.908	
5G USBL Transceiver (type 8021 and 8023)	8.08.00.02	
Compatt 5 	10.12c/3.08A	
ROVNav5	8.07.02/2.04D	
BOP AVC	2.04.02.06	
*** HPT’s with serial numbers prior to 280000-001 may have old bootloaders which will need upgrading prior to any software / firmware update. See Technical Bulletin TB15-001 for guidance.