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Q5C Manual 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for Q5C

Page 1: ... Copyright 2015 No part of this document may be photocopied or otherwise reproduced without the prior permission in writing of US Radar Inc Q5C Manual ...

Page 2: ...ase of any warranty claims an appropriate period of time must be granted for the performance of the necessary work and the supply of spare parts Parts which have been replaced under warranty become the property of US Radar Inc Repairs and work during the warranty period which were not performed by US Radar Inc or Subsurface Imaging Systems Inc or by personnel authorized by US Radar Inc will lead t...

Page 3: ...und to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communicati...

Page 4: ...Page 4 of 17 STEP 1 TURN Power ON 1 Press the illuminating switch on back of the antenna 2 Turn on the controller PC STEP 2 From the Main Menu touch Settings ...

Page 5: ...Page 5 of 17 STEP 3 Set Up the Antenna 1 From the Settings menu touch Antenna 2 Touch the Auto Config button ...

Page 6: ...hen complete the following message will display If a valid Pulse Position is not set please redo Step 2 Note It is a good idea to perform Auto Configuration before commencing work at each new site 4 Touch the OK button ...

Page 7: ...Page 7 of 17 5 Touch the OK button to return to the Settings Menu 6 Touch the Back button to return to the Main Menu ...

Page 8: ...Page 8 of 17 STEP 4 Set Radar Survey Parameters 1 From the Main Menu touch New Survey ...

Page 9: ...ke sure that the Single Line option is selected Note Multi Line is used for acquiring 3D surveys and requires a license from US Radar C Vertical Settings affects vertical measurements For most applications default values are acceptable and do not need to be changed D Horizontal Settings affects horizontal measurements For most applications default values are acceptable and do not need to be change...

Page 10: ...Page 10 of 17 2 STEP 5 Starting and Stopping a Radar Survey Primary Functions 1 Recording Controls 2 Flat Gain 3 Depth Scales 4 Dotted Lines representing surface of the material being scanned 1 3 4 ...

Page 11: ...selected and deselected C Menu Contains the following a Image This takes a snapshot of the screen b Show interval This displays markers at a fixed interval c Measure Distance This allows you to measure between points d Depth Calibration This allows you to calibrate depth D Pass Resets distance counter only functions in Monitor Mode E Survey Filename E C D ...

Page 12: ...Page 12 of 17 To begin a survey 1 Touch the Start button to start a radar scan 2 Push the Radar System forward Data will feed right to left on the screen ...

Page 13: ...Page 13 of 17 3 Use Flat Gain to adjust contrast of displayed data Image with low Flat Gain Image with ideal Flat Gain Image with too much Flat Gain ...

Page 14: ...EP 6 Ending a Radar Survey 1 Touch the Stop button to end a radar scan 2 Press Save to save your file 3 Touch the Close button to exit the radar file 4 From the Main Menu touch the Exit button to end the survey session ...

Page 15: ...Page 15 of 17 STEP 7 Turning Off the System 1 Either Select Yes when prompted to shut down the system or select Shut Down from the Windows Start menu 2 Press the illuminated power switch on the antenna ...

Page 16: ... the radar before and after the radar is directly over it This is the reason that a point shaped object will show up as a hyperbola arc shape Since the radar signal will always have the shortest time to travel when the antenna is directly over the target the centerline of the target will always be at the highest point of the hyperbola in the data In the case of tanks and larger targets the edges c...

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