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Phoenix MTU-5D Quick Start Manual

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MTU-5D Quick
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Power/Record button and indicator
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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
SD card slot and cover
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  • Page 1 MTU-5D Quick Start User 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...

  • Page 2: Creating A Configuration File

    Creating a Configuration File Open EMpower and select the Prepare Module to display the Prepare window Complete the required information Recording 1.1. MT - Configuration Creator (next slide) 1.2. Available for RXU-A8 Calibration 2.1. Sensor configuration 2.2. Receiver Calibration Default config.json System tests 3.1.
  • Page 3 Configuration Creator Complete the information: Check that the Receiver type is MTU-5C Select the Schedule Receiver Settings - Define the Sampling Mode and Rate Configuration Layout *This information will be displayed on each channel This section is used for inputting the parameters and instrument details that will be used for the The Notes is useful for...
  • Page 4 Electric Channel Settings Select the Electric channel Enable or Disable the channel(s) Disable the channel(s) If you do not plan to use the channel during the recording Fill in the required information on the Electric channel settings Channel settings can be configured using right click or filling out the Electric channel settings section...
  • Page 5 Magnetic Channel Settings Select the Magnetic channel Disable or Enabled the channel(s) Disable the channel(s) if you do not plan to use during the recording Fill in the required information on the Magnetic channel settings Channel settings can be configured using right click or filling out the Magnetic channel settings section...

  • Page 6: Saving A Configuration File

    Saving a Configuration File Insert the SD card in the computer slot or use a USB memory card reader. Click File menu Save or Ctrl+S EMpower will automatically create the file “config.json” Save the configuration file in the root folder of the SD card Right click SD card drive Select Eject option Pull up the SD Card...
  • Page 7 MTU-5D Connections Start by connecting: Ground electrode Electrodes to channel E1 (N+, S-) and (Ex) channel E2 (E+, W-) (Ey) Magnetic Sensors to channels H1 , H2 (Hx) (Hy) and H3 (Hz) GPS antenna 12V DC Power Source In the field, it is often most efficient to connect the...
  • Page 8 SD Card - Recording Data Press button briefly and release Recording Starting Acquiring GPS Ready Insert the SD card To turn on the receiver, press the Power button briefly, wait until -Automatic Start both LEDs are steady blue. The recording starts automatically according to the schedule -Automatic Start recording Recording...
  • Page 9 SD Card - Stopping record Stopping record Press Power button briefly and release Press the Power button briefly and release to stop recording ○ Wait until both LEDs are steady blue Recording Saving Ready Turn off the receiver, pressing the Power button for a few seconds the LEDs will flash red ○...
  • Page 10 Importing and Evaluating Data Click the Evaluate button Select View data Select the SD card ○ The recording process creates two folders, log and recdata Open recdata folder and select the recording folder and click Choose Recording Start Time (GPS time) Recording Receiver Date...
  • Page 11 Evaluate Review and Process the recorded information Review the Electrode Resistance and make the necessary corrections to the Electrode distance with respect to the ground distance Ensure that the magnetic sensor were detected and if necessary, make corrections to the Magnetic Sensor types and serial numbers View Recording Details, see the next page Process the recorded data after review of information,...
  • Page 12 View Recording Details Review that the following levels are within valid limits for quality control: Battery Temperature GPS Timing Card Verify Channels Details If saturation is not close to 0%, review the channel configuration (see pages 4,5), the gain might be too high and/or there is artificial noise on your site Verify that there was not warning display...

  • Page 13: Process Data

    Process Data Setting up the processing parameters: Click Process Button Verify that the channels and references selected are the desired Select the desired length of the recording to be processed by decreasing the time at the beginning and ending of the recording Enable the electric power grid filter that corresponds to the site (50Hz, 60Hz or None) Click the Process button...