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MTU-8A
Quick Start Guide for MT
MTU-8A (components) .......................... 2
MTU-8A .............................................. 3
MT acquisition....................................... 4
Electric Channel Settings ....................... 5
Magnetic Channel Settings ..................... 6
Mixing Magnetic Sensor Types ................ 7
Saving a Configuration File .................... 8
MTU-8A Connections ........................... 9
SD Card - Recording Data ..................... 10
Stopping a recording ............................. 11
Importing - Field QC ............................. 12
Field QC ............................................. 13
Process MT Data .................................. 14
Recording Details ................................ 15
Contact Support ................................... 16
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Summary of Contents for Phoenix Geophysics MTU-8A
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
MTU-8A (components) ……...…………….. 2 MTU-8A …………………………..……..3 MTU-8A MT acquisition……...…………………..…..4 Electric Channel Settings ……...………….. 5 Quick Start Guide for MT Magnetic Channel Settings ……...……...… 6 Mixing Magnetic Sensor Types ….……...… 7 Saving a Configuration File ……………….. 8 MTU-8A Connections ……………………... 9 SD Card - Recording Data ………………... -
Page 2: Mtu-8A (Components)
Components Power/Record button and indicator Display E1 (Ex) electrode connectors E2 (Ey) electrode connectors Ground electrode connector 12V DC power input LAN connector GPS antenna connector H1 - H4 (Hx) magnetic sensor connector H2 - H5 (Hy) magnetic sensor connector H3 - H6 (Hz) magnetic sensor connector SD card button and indicator SD card slot and cover... -
Page 3: Mtu-8A
MTU-8A UMT receiver is compatible with all Phoenix magnetic sensors common three-axis fluxgate sensors in the market. This manual is intended for MT operations. The MTU-8A can also be used for CSAMT recordings. For more information on CSAMT consult the CSAMT Operation manual (DAA31). -
Page 4: Mt Acquisition
Creating a Configuration File for MT Acquisition 1. Click Prepare and select the Receiver type as MTU-8A and click the MT button 2. Select the Schedule 2.1. Manual or Automatic Start 2.2. For a specific schedule, select Single Shot, Daily or Weekly, and set the desired time and date, and Save ○... -
Page 5: Electric Channel Settings
Creating a Configuration File - Electric Channel Settings 1. Select the Electric channel 2. Enable or Disable the channel(s) ○ Disable channels that you do not plan to use during the recording. This will save space on the SD card. 3. -
Page 6: Magnetic Channel Settings
Creating a Configuration File - Magnetic Channel Settings 1. Select a Magnetic channel 2. Enable or Disable channel(s) Disable channels that are not meant to be used for ○ recording data. This will save space on the SD card. 3. Select the correct Sensor Type If the sensor type is incorrect in the configuration file, the ○... -
Page 7: Mixing Magnetic Sensor Types
H1-H3 H4-H6 Mixing Magnetic Sensor Types EMpower allows to mix different sensor types, with sets divided into two groups of three, H1-H3 and H4-H6. It is possible to work with mixed groups of Phoenix's new generation, Phoenix legacy, Bartington, or Lemi sensors. It doesn’t apply to Lemi or 1. -
Page 8: Saving A Configuration File
Saving a Configuration File 1. Insert the SD Card ○ The computer must be equipped with an SD card slot or use a USB card reader 2. Click the File menu ○ Save or Ctrl+S ○ Select the SD card ○... -
Page 9: Mtu-8A Connections
MTU-8A Connections - Single site MT 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), H3(Hz), H4(Hx), H5(Hy), and H6(Hz) as required GPS antenna 12V DC Power Source... -
Page 10: Sd Card - Recording Data
SD Card - Recording Data SD Card - Recording Data Recording Briefly press and release the power button 1. Insert the SD card and close the Starting Acquiring GPS Ready 2. To turn on the receiver, press the Power button briefly, wait until both LEDs are solid blue Automatic Start 2.1. -
Page 11: Stopping A Recording
Stopping a recording Briefly press and release the power button 1. Press the Power button briefly and release to stop Recording Saving Ready recording ○ Wait until both LEDs are steady blue 2. Turn off the receiver by pressing the Power button for Keep pressing the power button 3 sec and a few seconds, until the LEDs will flash red release... -
Page 12: Importing - Field Qc
Importing - Field QC 1. Click the Field QC button 2. Select View data 3. Select the SD card ○ The recording creates two folders, log and recdata 4. Open the recdata folder ○ Select the recording file ○ Click Choose Recording Start Time (GPS timezone) Recording... -
Page 13: Field Qc
Field QC 1. Review the Recording Information 2. Review the Electrode Resistance values and There were warnings detected in H1, H4, H5, H6 View warning icons for more details make the necessary corrections ○ Electrode Distance (m) to GND ○ Polarity This section can also be used to input ○... -
Page 14: Process Mt Data
Process Data 6. Select the local Reference type for the channels 7. Select the default group of magnetic channels to be used for processing 7.1. Or use the Select Manually button to choose specific channels, this can be done for both magnetic and electric channels 8. -
Page 15: Recording Details
View Recording Details Review that the following levels are within valid limits for quality control: 1. Battery Voltage 2. Internal Temperature 3. Number of Satellites 4. Saturated Frames for each channel ○ If saturation is not close to ~0%, review the channel configuration (see pages 5 - 7) the channel gain might be too high and/or... -
Page 16: Contact Support
Contact support Please check out the FAQs https://phoenixgeophysics.freshdesk.com/ Or email us at: support@phoenix-geophysics.com...
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