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- Page 1 System Assembly Open the main box; remove the Accessory Box, Cart Base and Sensor Box. Open each box and lay out all the components. RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1...
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Page 2: Using The Display Unit
Turn on the system by pressing any button on front of the Display Unit. Both red lights will illuminate and after few seconds, the splash screen and menu will appear. The menu option on the screen above the button indicates its function. RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1... - Page 3 Settings Screen then press Scan (or Pause again) to continue. If the Display Unit has Compact Flash disk, pressing the Camera button saves the current screen image to the Compact Flash. Later, transfer images to a PC for re-plotting and printing. RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1...
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Page 4: System Settings Screen
Press the Scan button to start scanning. Language Select the language for the menus. Current options are English or Icons. Units Units for the Position Axis, Depth Axis and Depth Indicator can be either Meters or Feet. RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1... - Page 5 System Settings Screen RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1...
- Page 6 System Settings Screen Scale The Scale button toggles to four different Scale options: 1) Lines means Depth Lines are plotted on the data image to assist with determining the depth of targets. RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1...
- Page 7 System Settings Screen 2) Text means Depth Values are plotted in the center of the data image every 8 metres or 26 feet. RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1...
- Page 8 System Settings Screen 3) Both means both Depth Lines and Values are plotted on the data image. 4) Off means no Depth Lines and Values are plotted on the data image. RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1...
- Page 9 System Information The top of the Systems Setting Screen displays the serial number of the GPR sensor, the software version number, the GPR Sensor frequency (in MHz) and the current battery voltage. RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1...
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Page 10: Scanning Screen
Systems Setting Screen. If the Scale or Both option is selected, horizontal depth lines appear on the image to assist with determining the depth of targets. RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1... - Page 11 Pressing the Pause button opens the Image Settings Screen to change the current Color Palette, Depth, Filter and Gain. Stopping and pulling the cart backwards along the same path automatically opens the Locating Screen used to pinpoint the position and depth of a target. RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1...
- Page 12 Depth Indicator Horizontal cross-hair found at the peak of the soil type indicator arch indicating the depth. The Depth Indicator moves up or down using the Arch Up and Down buttons. RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1...
- Page 13 Soil Type Calibration must be performed. Soil Type Calibration can be done 3 ways: Matching the shape of a target arch, Using a target at a known depth, or, Using the moisture level of the soil. RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1...
- Page 14 The depth estimation of a target will be incorrect if the soil type calibration is done on a target arch produced at an oblique angle (smaller that 90 degrees). RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1...
- Page 15 Locating Screen Estimating target depth RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1...
- Page 16 With a target arch visible on the image, back the cart up until the Position Indicator is centered on the target arch in the GPR image; preferably one with long tails because this provides the most accurate soil type calibration. RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1...
- Page 17 Locating Screen As you slow down and stop, the Indicator Arch will appear on the data image. RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1...
- Page 18 Locating Screen Use the Up and Down Arrows to move the Indicator Arch shallower or deeper in the GPR image respectively, until it lies overtop of the target arch. RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1...
- Page 19 Press the Apply button to save the Soil Type and update the Depth Axis on the Scanning Screen. The Depth axis can now be used to estimate the depth of targets while scanning in the area. RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1...
- Page 20 Use the Wide and Narrow Arch buttons to change the shape of the Indicator Arch until the depth of the target, displayed in red above the menu, is correct. Once the depth is matched, save the Soil Type value by pressing the Save button. RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1...
- Page 21 Change the soil type by pressing the Soil Moisture button until the option that best describes the soil in the area is displayed. The options are Very Dry, Dry, Moist, Wet and Very Wet Soil. RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1...
- Page 22 Soil Type. Therefore, if the widest Indicator Arch is still not wide enough to match the target arch, the target arch is from on object in the air, not the ground. RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1...
- Page 23 Locating Screen Airwave Signals RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1...
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Page 24: Image Settings Screen
Position Break will appear in the image. The position break is also indicated by a message on the bottom of the screen and the Position Axis along the top of the data image resetting to zero. RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1... - Page 25 The Gain varies from 1 to 9 with 1 being no gain and 9 being the maximum gain. Gain setting 8 Gain setting 2 RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1...
- Page 26 As the Gain changes, the current image on the display updates so it is not necessary to re-collect an image with a different gain setting. Use the lowest gain setting that shows the targets. Try to avoid over-gaining as understanding the image may become more difficult. RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1...
- Page 27 The Filter defaults to ON, so if you are looking for a layer or other flat-lying target, turn the Filter OFF. The image below shows the same scan with the Filter OFF and ON. RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1...
- Page 28 Image Settings Screen Depth The depth setting is an estimate of the total depth displayed on the Scanning Screen based on the current Soil Type setting. The depth setting ranges from 1 to 8 meters. RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1...
- Page 29 It is possible to scan with a Depth setting of, say 2 meters, pause scanning and then increase the depth setting to re-display the image to look for deeper targets. Quit Exits the Scanning and Image Settings Screens and returns to the Systems Settings Screen. RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1...
- Page 30 By moving the GPR back and forth and marking the ground where the top of the arch is observed, the alignment of the subsurface utility can be traced out as the X’s in the figure indicate. RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1...
- Page 31 (i.e. you can not see the individual tree in the middle of the forest). RD1000 Training Course COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Version 1...
- Page 32 Thank you for reading this data sheet. For pricing or for further information, please contact us at our UK Office, using the details below. UK Office Keison Products, P.O. Box 2124, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3UP, England. Tel: +44 (0)330 088 0560 Fax: +44 (0)1245 808399 Email: sales@keison.co.uk...