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Appendix A: Health & Safety Certification

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is 200 to 10,000 times lower than mandated limits. As such, Radiodetection products pose no
health and safety risk when operated in the normal manner of intended use.

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Summary of Contents for Radiodetection RD1100

Page 1: ...RD1100 Ground Penetrating Radar for Locating Buried Utilities Operation Manual 90 RD1100 OPMAN ENG 01...

Page 2: ...mbled 9 Section 5 Getting Started 10 5 1 Powering up 10 5 2 Shutting down 11 5 3 Interacting with the Display Unit 12 5 4 Swipe Down menu 13 Section 6 Tools Setup 15 6 1 Preferences 15 Language 16 Uni...

Page 3: ...Capturing Screens 43 9 2 Screenshot Gallery 44 9 3 Using the Hotspot on your SmartPhone 46 9 4 Mini Reports 46 Section 10 Transferring Data to a PC 48 Section 11 Troubleshooting 50 11 1 Power Supply 5...

Page 4: ...tion 15 Appendix A Health Safety Certification 59 Section 16 Appendix B GPR Emissions Interference and Regulations 61 Section 17 Appendix C Instrument Interference 69 Section 18 Appendix D Safety arou...

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Page 6: ...utilities 1 1 Important notices General This instrument or family of instruments will not be permanently damaged by reasonable electrostatic discharge and has been tested in accordance with IEC 801 2...

Page 7: ...y rated leads Do not position the Display Unit such that it is difficult to disconnect the 37 pin GPR connector The exterior of this product should be cleaned using a damp cloth 1 2 Intellectual prope...

Page 8: ...es with Wi Fi data transfer allow locate professionals and surveyors to both mark artefacts and to generate and deliver customer field reports while on site 2 3 Manual outline Section 1 includes an ov...

Page 9: ...at any component or accessory is damaged or faulty Use authorized accessories only Incompatible accessories may damage the equipment or give inaccurate readings Keep this equipment clean and arrange f...

Page 10: ...ultra wide band Antenna producing highest data quality Lightweight fibreglass cart frame Built in WiFi capability Integrated GPS receiver for geo referencing data Ability to draw arrows on the screen...

Page 11: ...2016 Section 4 Assembly 4 1 Out of the box You will find the following components in your RD1100 box Some of these may already be assembled Attach the Cart Handle to Cart Base using the Handle Pins En...

Page 12: ...cle board or Styrofoam on a level surface under the sensor before securing the Sensor Support Straps Attach the Display Unit onto the Display Unit Tray on the Cart The Display unit slides down into th...

Page 13: ...the jackscrews then connect the other end of the cable to the Sensor Ensure the cable is routed as shown below Attach the Odometer and Battery Cables The Odometer Cable connects to the closest recept...

Page 14: ...Assembly Radiodetection 2016 9 RD1100 Operation Manual 4 2 Fully Assembled The fully assembled RD1100 will look like the following Simply reverse the directions above to disassemble for transport...

Page 15: ...of Display Unit Once boot up is complete the color of the LED will indicate the amount of battery power remaining green 100 to 20 orange 20 to 10 red 10 to 0 The first time you turn on the RD1100 you...

Page 16: ...n for RD1100 5 2 Shutting down To power down press the red power button on the display unit once A confirmation message will appear after which you can press Yes to proceed If necessary a hard shutdow...

Page 17: ...o perform various tasks Most operations can be done using either the touch screen or the keypad Use the following table as a guide to working with the keypad on the Display Unit Item Description Menu...

Page 18: ...f power remaining in the battery If the battery power is getting low the icon will change color to orange and red to match the LED color on the keypad GPS Shows the status of the GPS receiver and the...

Page 19: ...Operation Manual 14 Radiodetection 2016 NOTE Increasing the screen brightness also increases power consumption thus reducing battery life To close the Swipe Down menu touch anywhere on the screen bel...

Page 20: ...ls to enter this sub menu Here you can set preferences adjust system settings perform system tests and manage files You will see the screen shown in Figure 6 1 Figure 6 1 Tools menu 6 1 Preferences Se...

Page 21: ...ge the volume and brightness as well as turn the Screen Saver on and off You can set the time interval to either 1 minute or 5 minutes before the screen turns off Once the screen turns off simply touc...

Page 22: ...ok like they are coming from this account This account will contain all the SENT messages in its sent box The second step is to connect to a wireless network This connection gives you access to the in...

Page 23: ...networks networks that do not require a password o Connect Connects to the desired network If the connection is successful this can take a minute or so a screen appears asking for the password for th...

Page 24: ...been saved or that the setup has failed If the address has been saved you are ready to send mini reports If setup failed there are 3 possible reasons 1 Email address or password was entered incorrect...

Page 25: ...g Allow less secure apps is set to ON Locale Pressing Locale allows you to set the country or region that you are operating in Use the and buttons to move alphabetically to the next or previous countr...

Page 26: ...settings when the system was shipped Pressing this will ask you to confirm the Reset to Defaults If Yes is selected the next screen will ask if you would like to remove all saved wireless networks and...

Page 27: ...m Information is the only option in System Test which is not actually a test Here information such as the version serial numbers temperature and battery power is displayed Figure 6 10 If a USB key is...

Page 28: ...begin the test which requires the user to press each button once within a 20 second timeframe Figure 6 9 Figure 6 9 Keypad Test Once that is complete a short LED test will ensue which checks the prop...

Page 29: ...lowed by a test by pressing Calibrate Both involve touching targets on the screen in the allotted time Figure 6 11 Touch screen test on the left Touch screen calibration test on the right Sensor Test...

Page 30: ...s Choose a set distance from the screen press Start and then move the system that exact distance using a measuring tape or other known distance indicator Press Finish when you have travelled that dist...

Page 31: ...t will fail The odometer calibration value is stored in the Display Unit If the Display Unit is changed or swapped out you will need to run the Odometer Calibration test again Figure 6 14 Results of O...

Page 32: ...etup Radiodetection 2016 27 RD1100 Operation Manual The basic position and time information is displayed on the screen On the screen the Fix Type notes if there are any corrections being applied such...

Page 33: ...l is different from the host material eg PVC pipe in gravel 7 2 Hyperbolas The GPR display shows signal amplitude versus depth time and sensor position along a line This is called a Line Scan Since ra...

Page 34: ...on the velocity with which the wave travels to the target and back To calculate depth 2 For the RD1100 velocity is indicated by the Soil Calibration Value known as Soil Cal Once the Soil Cal values a...

Page 35: ...ollowing image displays how air wave reflections affect data An important part of understanding the data image is learning to recognize these unwanted air targets and distinguish them from the targets...

Page 36: ...e 8 1 Data Collection screen 8 1 Acquiring Data The system is ready to collect data as soon as you see this screen As the system is pushed along a straight line the collected GPR data scrolls onto the...

Page 37: ...lected data and axis labels 8 2 Back up Indicator Line Scan mode incorporates a back up feature to enable you to accurately locate targets and mark them on the ground After acquiring some data on the...

Page 38: ...Up and Down arrows on the 4 way directional keypad NOTE make sure you have done a Soil Cal to ensure depth accuracy see Section 8 6 To locate a feature simply roll the system back along the same path...

Page 39: ...gure 8 5 Figure 8 5 Inserting Flags 8 4 Line Scan menu options All the settings described below change the way the data is viewed on the screen This can be useful for optimizing the appearance of diff...

Page 40: ...to 1 5 2 times the depth you expect the deepest target to be Position Pressing and under the Position button allows you to change the length of data display on a single screen This is also known as h...

Page 41: ...Data Collection RD1100 Operation Manual 36 Radiodetection 2016 Figure 8 7 Varying position or horizontal scaling...

Page 42: ...Figure 8 8 Figure 8 8 Changing Color palettes Filter When the filter is ON flat lying responses in the data are filtered out so that hyperbolic responses from objects are enhanced Figure 8 9 Filtering...

Page 43: ...signals and making deeper targets appear stronger in the image Gain values vary from 1 to 9 where 1 means a minimal amplification has been applied and 9 means that maximum amplification has been appl...

Page 44: ...pe is calibrated on a target hyperbola produced at an oblique angle rather than 90 degrees Once you have a hyperbola on the screen from a subsurface target press Soil Cal The menu at the bottom of the...

Page 45: ...of the horizontal scroll bar by touching the screen and dragging it or using the up down keypad arrows Move the scroll bar such that it lines up with the top of the hyperbola in question Figure 8 11 F...

Page 46: ...gain without clearing the data from the screen This might be useful if you want to collect a series of parallel lines over a target and show all the passes on the screen for comparison Once you collec...

Page 47: ...finger towards the top to create the arrows Touch any arrow to remove it Figure 8 14 Drawing arrows on the screen to highlight targets and features Saving images as screenshots Pressing the Camera but...

Page 48: ...age displayed after pressing the camera button on the Display Unit to capture the screen no WiFi present If you are connected to a wireless network and have a sending e mail address configured the use...

Page 49: ...wireless network The user can enter an email address to send the mini report to 9 2 Screenshot Gallery The screenshot gallery allows you to manage all screenshots saved on your RD1100 If you have at l...

Page 50: ...i report provided you re connected to a WiFi network and have a sending e mail address saved on the system You will see the same e mail prompts as shown in Section 9 1 Expand This will enlarge the sel...

Page 51: ...Hotspot Ensure that the Personal Hotspot setting is turned on and wait on this screen until the RD1100 connection has been established Once you have received confirmation on the Display Unit the cell...

Page 52: ...Screenshots Mini reports Radiodetection 2016 47 RD1100 Operation Manual Figure 9 5 Example of a Mini Report...

Page 53: ...nsert a USB memory stick into the USB port on the Display Unit to export data Once the USB drive is recognized a message will appear telling you that a drive has been inserted and ask you if you wish...

Page 54: ...Each successive export of data will create a new directory called ExportXX where XX is incremented by 1 from the previous directory All screenshots are saved as JPG files in the Screenshots folder Th...

Page 55: ...ng the system again If the battery does not charge up to 12 Volts or more it should be replaced Batteries are fused to protect the system Open the battery case and check that the 10 Amp fuse is OK If...

Page 56: ...meter insert a large slotted screwdriver into the end of the axle there s already a slot there for it and use a large wrench to slightly tighten the wheel nut The nut only has to be turned slightly 1...

Page 57: ...Troubleshooting RD1100 Operation Manual 52 Radiodetection 2016 3 system_summary pdf this is downloaded to your computer during data export Section 10...

Page 58: ...nput voltage drops below 10 8 volts If a battery has been deeply discharged or left in a discharged condition for some period of time it may not accept charge immediately when it is connected to the c...

Page 59: ...rasive wear If the pad wears down enough the less resistant plastic housing may start to wear If this occurs it is best to replace the skid pad It is easily removed with a screwdriver and a new one ca...

Page 60: ...see a list on the screen showing all software installations The USB key may hold one or more packages which are displayed as numbered items Select app to run 1 PACKAGE_NAME 7 Select the package to run...

Page 61: ...eaker w volume control Battery Lead acid gel cell Battery Life 4 6 hours Battery Capacity 9 0 Ah Charger Built in charger with status indicator Universal AC mains charger input 100 240V 1 5A 50 60Hz O...

Page 62: ...n warranty contract tort or any other legal theory Warranty services will be provided only with the original invoice or sales receipt indicating the date of purchase model name and dealer s name withi...

Page 63: ...signed to be used with the product vii Use of the product with accessories peripheral equipment and other products of a type condition and standard other than prescribed by Radiodetection viii Repair...

Page 64: ...milar power levels are mandated by corresponding agencies in other countries Maximum permissible exposures and time duration specified by the FCC and OSHA vary with excitation frequency The lowest thr...

Page 65: ...endix A Health Safety Certification 60 is 200 to 10 000 times lower than mandated limits As such Radiodetection products pose no health and safety risk when operated in the normal manner of intended u...

Page 66: ...rmed stop using the GPR Where specific jurisdictions have specific GPR guidelines you must comply with them Some of these are described below B 1 FCC Regulations This device complies with Part 15 of t...

Page 67: ...s listed in the regulations but are operated under contract by personnel specifically trained in the operation of these devices We do not believe that the recent adoption of the UWB rules should disru...

Page 68: ...ion c The manufacturers or their authorized sales agents must inform purchasers and users of their systems of the requirement to undertake detailed coordination of operational areas with the FCC prior...

Page 69: ...2002 as amended at 68 FR 19751 Apr 22 2003 Effective Date Note At 68 FR 19751 Apr 22 2003 Sec 15 525 was amended by revising Page 925 paragraphs b and e This amendment contains information collection...

Page 70: ...ONTACT NAME AND PHONE NUMBER AREA OF OPERATION COUNTIES STATES OR LARGER AREAS FCC ID QJQ NG250 EQUIPMENT NOMENCLATURE NG250 Send the information to Frequency Coordination Branch OET Federal Communica...

Page 71: ...ecommend that users check with the Radio and Telecoms Licensing authority in the country of use Radiodetection sales and support staff can help with contact details and information For those who wish...

Page 72: ...ruction companies and emergency rescue or firefighting organizations Should the ground penetrating radar be used in a wall penetrating mode then the following restriction should be noted by the user T...

Page 73: ...es organisations de lutte contre les incendies Si le g oradar est utilis dans un mode de p n tration au mur la restriction suivante est noter par l utilisateur Ce dispositif d imagerie radar doit tre...

Page 74: ...electromagnetic fields such as TV stations radio stations and cell phones can cause signals detectable by a GPR which may degrade the quality of the data that a GPR device records and displays Such in...

Page 75: ...alysis we recommend keeping the GPR transmitters at least 6 feet 2m from blasting cap leads as a precaution Some customers do experimental trials with their particular blasting devices to confirm safe...

Page 76: ...ence in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his her own expense Industry Canada Notice This device complies with Industry Canada s license exempt RSSs Operation is subj...

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