JANUARY 2010 - TD 220a DEPLOYMENT GUIDE, RDCP600 Page 5Reliable solutionsINTRODUCTIONPurpose and scopeThis operating manual describes theRecording Doppler Current Profiler, RDCP600, how it is used, maintained and serviced.The RDCP 600 is an important member ofthe family of Aanderaa Recording CurrentMeters.Together they cover the whole range of seacurrent measurements from the surfacedown to 6,000 meters depth.Besides Doppler technology, the RDCP 600retains several standard features of theAanderaa recording instruments, such as thepressure case, compass, Windows CEinterface and the electronic board.The RDCP 600 is one of the most advancedproduct of Aanderaa Data Instruments AS todate.RDCP 600 has been designed for use inbottom-mounted installations as well as inordinary string moorings where it mayreplace multiple single-point current meterinstallations.The instrument consists of a triple processorsystem capable of up to 650 MIPS,advanced signal processing algorithms and anembedded real-time, multithread, multi-pro-cess operating system.The combination of such resources producessuperior data quality as well as unsurpassedflexibility and easy operation.Although the RDCP 600 is primarily a self-contained current profiling device whichstores data internally on the MMC or CFcard, it can also be used to supply data inreal-time to e.g. port offices or vessel trafficcentres.The RDCP comes in three versions: the300m standard POM version (ShallowWater), the 2000m Titan version(Intermediate Water), and the 4000m Titanversion (Deep Water) .Document OverviewTD220a describes the deployment configuration of the instrument, maintenance andinstallation/retrieval procedures. Please refer TD220b for RDCP Studio information and TD220cfor RDCP Primer.