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Phoenix Geophysics MTU-5D Quick Start Manual

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MTU-5D Quick
Start Guide
2.
MTU-5D (components)
3.
Creating a Configuration File
4. Configuration Creator
5. Electric Channel Settings
6. Magnetic Channel Settings
7.
Saving a Configuration File
8.
MTU-5D Connections
9.
SD Card - Recording Data
Stopping a recording
10.
Importing and Evaluating Data
11.
12.
Evaluate
13.
Process Data
View Recording Details
14.
Version: 200914
ID: DAA20
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Summary of Contents for Phoenix Geophysics MTU-5D

  • Page 1 MTU-5D (components) Creating a Configuration File MTU-5D Quick 4. Configuration Creator 5. Electric Channel Settings Start Guide 6. Magnetic Channel Settings Saving a Configuration File MTU-5D Connections SD Card - Recording Data Stopping a recording Importing and Evaluating Data Evaluate...
  • Page 2 Components Power/Record button and indicator Display E1 (Ex) electrode connectors E2 (Ey) electrode connectors Ground electrode connector 12VDC power input LAN connector GPS antenna connector H1 (Hx) magnetic sensor connector H2 (Hy) magnetic sensor connector H3 (Hz) magnetic sensor connector SD card button and indicator 10 SD card slot and cover...

  • Page 3: Creating A Configuration File

    Creating a Configuration File MTU-5D Open EMpower and click the Prepare button Complete the required information Select the Receiver Type Recording 2.1. MT - Configuration Creator MTU-5D Calibration 3.1. Sensor Calibration 3.2. Receiver Calibration No additional configuration needed MTU-5D System tests 4.1.
  • Page 4 Configuration Creator Check that the Receiver type is MTU-5D Select the Schedule 2.1. Manual or Automatic Start 2.2. Or for a specific schedule use, Single Shot, Daily or Weekly and click Add Schedule to define the time and date Channels Settings...
  • Page 5 Electric Channel Settings Select the Electric channel Enable or Disable the channel(s) ○ Disable the channel(s) If you do not plan to use them during the recording (This will save space on the SD card.) Complete the information in the Electric channel settings Channel settings can be configured by using...
  • Page 6 Magnetic Channel Settings Select the Magnetic channel Enable or Disable the channel(s) ○ Disable the channel(s) if you do not plan to use them during the recording ( This will save space on the SD card) Fill in the required information on the Magnetic channel settings Channel settings can be configured by using the right-click menu or by using the Magnetic channel settings section...

  • Page 7: Saving A Configuration File

    Saving a Configuration File The Computer must be equipped with an SD card slot or use a USB card reader Click the File menu ○ Save or Ctrl+S ○ Select the SD card ○ EMpower will automatically create the file “config.json” Save the configuration file (config.json) in the root folder of the SD card...
  • Page 8 MTU-5D Connections Start by connecting: Ground electrode Electrodes to channel E1(Ex) (N+, S-) and channel E2(Ey) (E+, W-) Magnetic sensors to channels H1(Hx), H2(Hy) and H3(Hz) GPS antenna 12V DC Power Source Network connector In the field, it is often most efficient to connect the...
  • Page 9 SD Card - Recording Data Recording Press the power button briefly and release Insert the SD card Starting Acquiring GPS Ready To turn on the receiver, press the Power button briefly 2.1. Wait until both LEDs are solid blue Automatic Start 2.2.

  • Page 10: Stopping A Recording

    Stopping a recording Press the Power button briefly and release Press the Power button briefly and release to stop Recording Saving Ready recording ○ Wait until both LEDs are steady blue Turn off the receiver, pressing the Power button for a few seconds the LEDs will flash red Keep pressing the power button 3 sec and ○...
  • Page 11 Importing and Evaluating Data Click the Evaluate button Select View data Select the SD card ○ The recording creates two folders, log and recdata Open the recdata folder and select the recording folder and click Choose Recording Start Time (GPS time) Recording Receiver Date...
  • Page 12 Evaluate Review and Process the recorded information Review the Electrode Resistance values and make the necessary corrections ○ Electrode Distance (m) to GND ○ E-Azimuth ○ External Filter Ensure that the magnetic sensors were This section can also be detected and make the necessary corrections used to input additional field information if desired ○...

  • Page 13: Process Data

    Process Data Click the Process button ○ Verify that the channels and references selected are the desired ones Define the time period by entering a start and end date/time Enable the electric power grid filter that corresponds to the frequency carried by the power lines in the survey region (50Hz, 60Hz or None) Click the Process button...
  • Page 14 View Recording Details Review that the following levels are within valid limits for quality control: Battery Voltage Internal Temperature Number of Satellites Saturated Frames ○ If saturation is not close to ~0%, review the channel configuration (see pages 4 - 6) the channel gain might be too high and/or there is artificial noise on your site...