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3.2  The settings menu 

 
The settings menu is entered through the wrench button on the 
main menu; it is shown in figure below.  
 

 

 
Activating  the  green  text-fields,  but  turning  the  push-turn 
button,  and  then  depressing  it  gives  the  user  means  for 
changing  the  settings.  Below  the  different  options  are 
described. 
 

-  Color, the user can switch between gray-scale and color 

scale for the  displayed radar data. The vast majority of 
users  prefer  the  grey-

scale,  since  there’s  no  natural 

interpretation of color for this type of data. It can actually 
be quite confusing. 

-  The  sun-symbol  is  for  setting  of  the  backlight  of  the 

screen,  default  is  100%.  By  lowering  this  parameter, 
battery-life can be extended by up to 1 hour. 

Summary of Contents for EasyLocator

Page 1: ...Draft MALA EasyLocator WideRange Operating manual Version 1 0...

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Page 3: ...Inspection 5 1 2 Repacking and Shipping 5 1 3 Limited Warranty and Liability 5 1 4 Important information regarding the use of this MALA GPR unit 6 2 Hardware and Start Up 7 2 1 Hardware 7 2 2 Start u...

Page 4: ...comments from you concerning the use and experience of this equipment as well as the contents and usefulness of this manual Please take the time to read through the assembling instructions carefully...

Page 5: ...ermit the instruments to move around inside the package 1 3 Limited Warranty and Liability Mal Geoscience warrants that for a period of 12 months from the delivery date to the original purchaser Mal G...

Page 6: ...adian regulations states that whenever GPR antennas are in use the following note apply This Ground penetrating Radar device shall be operated only when in contact with or within 1 m of the ground Thi...

Page 7: ...atteries The system is preferable powered with one battery and data communication between the GPR transducer and the monitor is managed with an Ethernet link on a cable which carries power to the moni...

Page 8: ...re below Press and release the button the GPR transducer shortly do keep it pressed This will start up the unit the LED s on the panel will start to blink as well as the LED inside the button see figu...

Page 9: ...Draft www malags com 9 After these simple steps the monitor will display the screen shown in figure below and the system is ready for operation...

Page 10: ...d lid with the MAL logo Once the unit is un folded and started as described in previous paragraph operation is very straight forward and self explanatory some details will be described in the followin...

Page 11: ...nce just pulling the power cable may harm the internal memory of the unit Pressing the Start button will immediately put the unit into data collection mode and a radar image of the subsurface will sta...

Page 12: ...trigger type field The trigger type field explains what controls the data acquisition there s three different types of control forward wheel backward wheel and time triggering Time triggering means th...

Page 13: ...ows the high frequency part of the data the lower the low frequency part An important feature in the instrument is the track cursor pointed to by the red arrow in the figure This cursor will move with...

Page 14: ...r changing the settings Below the different options are described Color the user can switch between gray scale and color scale for the displayed radar data The vast majority of users prefer the grey s...

Page 15: ...ectromagnetic waves in ground The depth displayed on the scales is estimations only Variations in normal ground are between 80 to 120 meters microseconds A user must be aware of this fact The System P...

Page 16: ...emperature 20 to 50 0 C Data acquisition Wheel or time based Environmental IP67 Certifications ETSI FCC pending ICC pending This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to t...

Page 17: ...If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interferenc...

Page 18: ...nna of a type and maximum or lesser gain approved for the transmitter by Industry Canada To reduce potential radio interference to other users the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that th...

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