...if we switch searam between rosette and standalone. There are a few settings to check or change, here's a ds showing what should be set for the rosette: ds> SBE17plus version 2 SEARAM V1.6 (date) (time) batt type = NICAD ncasts = (X) samples = (Y) free bytes = (Z) number of frequency channels suppressed = 0 number of voltage channels suppressed = 0 number of scans averaged = 1 primary conductivity advanced 2 scans secondary conductivity advanced 2 scans To change rosette use: SF=0 SV=0 For standalone SF=0 SV=2 that should be all... Sarah