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OPERATIONS MANUAL
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Operations Manual
SARIS Manual - part # 735700 Revision 1.1
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Document Part No. 735-700, Revision 1.1 Printed and bound in Canada
Foreword
Congratula tions on purcha sing the SARI S resistivity sy stem from Scin trex Ltd.! You are in poss ess io n of one of the most versatile and ad vanc ed r es ist i v it y sy st ems for groundwater, geotechnical, engineering and archaeological applications available.
The SARIS can be configured t o suit your own unique requiremen ts. In addition to the standard 4-electrode mode, the SARIS can use intelligent multi-electrode cables, supporting a wide variety of arrays such as:
)RUHZRUG
•Schlumberger
•
Wenner
•
Offset Wenner
•Pole-Dipole
• Dipole-Dipole
•
In-line Pole -Pole
• Lateral Pole-Pole
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Table of Contents

Foreword Getting Started
About this manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Page numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Type styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
2nd Draft
Chapter layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
About the instrument. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Important Safety Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
2
Operation principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Instrument overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
2nd
Console and Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Keyboard description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Function keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Function/Alphanumeric keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Direction/Sign keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Powering up the SARIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Adjusting the contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Preset contrast values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Manually set contrast values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
On-line display screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
On-line help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
System information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Keyboard operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Entering values in fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Fields with preset values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Alphanumeric entry, example 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Alphanumeric entry, example 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
Your survey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23
Sounding configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23
Profiling configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-25
Automated soundings and profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28
Dumping data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29
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Dumping data in USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29
Mimimum system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-29
Resetting the SARIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-30
Resetting the default parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-30

Instrument Setup

Set-up screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Cable setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Selecting a cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Detecting a new cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Deleting a cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Copying a cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Creating a virtual cable, example 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Transmitter screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Options screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
Presets setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
Creating a new preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-31
Selecting a preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-35
Copying a preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-39
Deleting a preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-43
Service screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-45
Service and support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-46
Software upgrade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-48
Database errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-48
GPS screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-50
GPS setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-51
Choosing your map datum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-52
Choosing differential mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-52
Clock screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-53
Survey screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-55
Optional parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-56
Optional header parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-57
Optional survey reference point parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-57
Reading coordinates with the GPS module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-58
Survey parameter setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-59
Survey array setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-64
Sounding arrays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-65
Profiling arrays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-66
Borehole logging arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-67
Survey cable setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-68

Field Operation

Field setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
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Manual survey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Automated survey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Resistivity surveys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Example 1: Schlumberger sounding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Automated cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Preset table of positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Manual entry of electrode positions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Starting a Schlumberger sounding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
Performing the next measurement: Schlumberger sounding. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Inverting your Schlumberger sounding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
Example 2: Wenner profiling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Automated cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Manual entry of electrode positions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Beginning a Wenner profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
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Performing the next measurement: Wenner profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Viewing your Wenner profile results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Entering notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-27
Recording notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Recording notes using the pre-defined list of notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
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Recording notes using available macros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Recording manually entered notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Recalling data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
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Scrolling through your surveys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
Scrolling through your soundings and profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
Dumping data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
Dumping data from your SARIS using the USB port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
Dumping data using the RS-232 port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44
Setting the communication parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
Memory clear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-53
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Maintenance and Trouble-shooting

Customer service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Battery charging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Charging procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Basic maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Fuse replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Console disassembly and reassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Trouble shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Saris operation error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Inversion routine error messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
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Reference Information

Saris technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Saris system components list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Warranty and repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Shipping instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Appendix A: Offset Wenner Sounding
Offset Wenner Theory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A-1
Technical Description of the Offset Sounding & Schlumberger Cables . . . . . . . . . .A-3
SCS-64 Cable System (Part no. 735030). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
SCS-128 Cable System (Part no. 735031). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
SCS-256 Cable System (Part no. 735032). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
SCS-96 Cable System (Part no. 735033). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
SCS-192 Cable System (Part no. 735034). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7
SCS-384 Cable System (Part no. 735035). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-11
Appendix B: Imaging Techniques
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-1
Example: Wenner array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B-1
Appendix C: Scintrex Utilities Program
Installing SCTUTIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-2
Reprogramming your SARIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-9
Using the RS-232 cable to upgrade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .C-11
Installing your USB driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-13
Appendix D: The Induced Polarization Method
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D-1
Historical Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3
Description of the I.P. phenomenon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D-4
The Time Domain Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-6
The Frequency Domain Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-8
Field Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-9
Electrode arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D-13
Data presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-15
Model responses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-15
Case Histories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-18
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Limitations of I.P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-24
Decay curve analysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-26
Time versus frequency domain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-31
Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-35
Appendix E: SARIS GPS Datums
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About this manual

Page numbering

The numbering scheme used consists of two parts: the chapter number and page number. For example,
For your convenience, each chapter has a thumb-tab on the right-hand side allowing you to quickly locate a chapter of interest. The thumb-tabs are arranged in descending order, with Chapter 1 always starting at the top.
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Type styles

The following typeface conventions will be used throughout the manual.
Convention Use
Bold Italic
Indicates an action to be taken
Italic
ALL CAPS

Chapter layout

This manual i s divid ed into five chapt ers with the info rmation flow deta iled in the following table.
Chapter Description
1. Getting Started
2. Setup
3. Operations
4.Maintenance
5.Reference
A.Offset Wenner
Technique
B.
Denotes a new term being introduced
Denotes the name of a method or mode
Gives an overview of the manual and the SARIS.
Describes how to setup your SARIS for a resistivity survey.
Describes each step in a resistivity survey. Thorough examples of a Schlumberger sounding and Wenner profile are given
Describes basic maintenance, trouble-shooting and basic repairs
Contains the technical specifications, instrument parts list and warr anty information.
C.
D.
E.
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Symbols

The following symbols will be used to highlight specific sections of text throughout the manual.
Symbol Meaning
About this manual
Warning:
Denotes an important point concerning safety
Important:
Indicates a important topic, particular attention should be paid to this section
Note:
Denotes a point of interes t, or info rmatio n you s hould read
Tip:
Denotes an interesting hint for smoother operation
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Indicates a relevant question concerning an important topic
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About the instrument

Important Safety Notice

Warning:
TX.
STOP
The SARIS can produce
touch current terminal A(C1) and B(C2) or any
NOT
bare wires or current electrodes while transmitting current.
INJURIES.
Whereas Scintrex has taken reasonable precautions in its design to minimize the possibility of personal injury in its normal and proper use, Scintrex can bear no responsibility in this regard.
All users are cautioned to establish and adhere scrupulously to safe operating procedures in the field, as well as safe practices in the maintenance and repair of this unit.
It is recommended that all field operators be fully advised of the potential hazard from these currents and of the operating procedures necessary to avoid accidents.
Positive communication between the operator and all field personnel will help ensure that accidents do not occur.
In case of an emergency, you can interrupt the injection of current by pressing and holding the Tx Stop key until an acknowledgement message appears
THIS CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS
LETHAL
currents.
DO
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This will shut down the transmitter and avoid any further injuries.
Do not touch the electrodes or any section of bare wire when the SARIS is injecting current.

Operation principles

The SARIS has a structured database allowing you to enter as many surveys as you want. You are only limited by the physical size of the memory, which at 1008 Kilobytes will al low yo u to store more than a week’s worth of data in your SARIS. Each survey is comprised of several soundings and/or profiles that contain individual readings. The following flowchart illustrates how the surveys ar e structure d in the memory.
Survey 1
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readings readings
readings
Profile 2
readings readings
and so on.
readings
Sounding 1
readings readings
readings
Profile 3
readings readings
readings
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Instrument overview

The SARIS resistivity system consists of an electronics console, optional multi-electrode or borehole interfaces which allow you to connect to intelligent multi-electrode or borehole cables and a power supply module. The following picture illustrates a SARIS system with a multi-electrode interface.
Electronics
Console
Multi-Electrode Cable Module
Power Supply
Module

Console and Keypad

The following picture shows the front panel of the console.
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Keyboard description

About the instrument
Function keys
On
Off
Enter
CXL
BKSP
TX.
STOP
↵↵↵↵
The On key turns the instrument on.
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The Enter key is used to acknowledge a particular keystroke sequence. This is commonly used when entering numeric parameters such as the value of the AB spacing in a Schlumberger sounding.
The CANCEL key is used to either clear the data field or to move the cursor back one space.
The arrow keys move the cursor either, right, left up or down.
Emergency Stop:
Will immediately stop the injection of current.
F1
TO
SOUNDING
PROFILE
F5
The F1 to F5 function keys access the sub-menu options. These options will vary according to the current menu. For instance in the surveys screen the F1 key allow you to access the parameters sub-menu.
Press the Sounding/Profile key to begin a sounding or a profile.
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READING
Starting a resistivity reading once a sounding or profile has been properly set up.
Function/Alphanumeric keys
SETUP
1
ABC
SURVEY
2
DEF
MEMORY
3
GHI
CONTRAST
4
JKL
HELP
5
MNO
DUMP
6
PQR
INFO
7
STU
Keying in the number 1, letters a, b and c as well as accessing the Setup screen.
Keying in the number 2, letters d, e and f as well as accessing the Survey screen.
Keying in the number 3, letters g, h and i as well as accessing the Memory screen.
Keying in the number 4, letters j, k and l as well as accessing the Contrast Setting screen.
Keying in the number 5, letters m, n and o as well as accessing the On-line help screen.
Keying in the number 6, letters p, q and r as well as accessing the Dump screen.
Keying in the number 7, letters s, t and u as well as accessing the Information screen.
NOTE
8
VWX
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Keying in the number 8, letters v, w and x as well as accessing the Notes screen.
About the instrument
RECALL
9
YZ
N
.
S
0
E
.
W
0
Keying in the number 9, letters y and z as well as accessing the Data Recall screen.
Direction/Sign keys
Keying in the nort h d ir ect io n, i n cr ea si ng t he contrast and entering a + sign.
Keying in the south direction, decreasing the contrast and entering a - sign.
Keying in the east direction, increasing the contrast and entering a + sign.
Keying in the west direction, decreasing the contrast and entering a - sign.
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Powering up the SARIS

PRESS
PRESS
On
CONTRAST
4
JKL
To turn your SARIS on,
Note:
If your SARIS does not turn on, or the screen is either totall y blank o r dark, ple ase refer to “Trouble shooting” on page 4-7.
press
the On key.
Adjusting the contrast
If the screen is either too dark or too light, CONTRAST key.
The following screen will then appear.
press
the
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Important:
Polarizing sunglasses may prevent you from seeing the screen, it will appear as all dark.
About the instrument
Preset contrast values
The preset contrast values are 30, 50 70 and 90% contrast. The default value for the contrast is 50%.
PRESS
PRESS
PRESS
PRESS
F1 F2
F3 F4
To set the contrast to 30%,
To set the contrast to 50%,
To set the contrast to 70%,
To set the contrast to 90%,
press
press
press
press
the F1 key.
the F2 key.
the F3 key.
the F4 key.
Manually set contrast values
The user can also manually set the contrast on a scale of 1 to 16, from lighest to darkest.
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E
.
S
0
W
0
To increase the contrast you can keys illustrated on the left.
To decrease the contrast you can keys illustrated on the left.
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any of the
any of the
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PRESS
Press
the F5 key to exit the Contrast Adjustment
F5
screen.
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On-line display screens

In addition to the Contrast Screen previously described, there are two other on-line display screens. These screens can be accessed at any time during the operation of the SARIS.
About the instrument
PRESS
HELP
5
MNO
On-line help
The help key line allows you to access help topics about the current screen being displayed.
To access the on-line Help screen, key.
The screen that will then appear will depend on the context in which the help key is pressed.
Example 1:
For instance, if the HELP key was pressed in the Survey Screen (Survey key), the following screen would appear as an overlay.
press
the HELP
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If the HELP key was pressed in the SetUp Screen (SetUp key), the following screen would appear as an overlay.
HELP
PRESS
PRESS
4047
5
MNO
INFO
7
STU
To exit the on-line help
press
the HELP/5/MNO key
to return to the previous screen.
System information
The information on-line screen presents information about your SARIS.
To show the on-line information screen, INFO key.
press
the
About the instrument
The following screen will then appear as an overlay to the screen being presently displayed.
The informat ion topics illustrat ed on the screen are in order:
•
Instrument model number,
•
Instrument version,
•
Software version,
•
Serial number,
•
Quantity of RAM available,
•
Quantity of flash memory available
•
Percentage of free memory,
•
Battery voltage
•
Inner temperature of the unit.
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INFO
7
STU
Press
the INFO key to return t o the previous screen.
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Keyboard operations

There are several basic keyboard operations that will be repeated throughout the manual. These operations are as follows:
For purposes of clarity and briefness, we shall enumerate these procedures only once. Where in the manual these procedures are called upon, we shall refer to the present sec tion.

Entering values in fields

There are two types of parameter fields:
•
Fields with preset values.
•
Fields with no preset values.
As a general example, let us consider a screen that has both types of fields.
In the Transmitter SetU p scree n, you can selec t the opera ting opt ions for the transmitted current.
•
entering v alues in field,
•
editing fields,
•
entering alphanumeric values.
SETUP
PRESS
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1
ABC
With the SARIS turned on, access the Set-Up screen.
press
the SETUP key to
About the instrument
The following screen will then appear.
Press
the arrow keys to bring your cursor to the
transmitter icon.
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Enter
↵↵↵↵
The word Transmitter will then be highlighted, as illustrated below.
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the Enter ke y.
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The following screen will then appear.
PRESS
F3
Press
the F3 key to toggle between the Function
mode and the edit mode.
When in the EDIT mode, the word EDIT will be highlighted, as illustrated below.
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Fields with preset values
Press
the up or down arrow keys to bring your
cursor to the maximum current parameter.
PRESS
SURVEY
2
DEF
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Press
the right o r left arrow key to set the value of the maximum current. The preset values are 50, 100, 200, 500, 750 or 1000 mA.
Alphanumeric entry, example 1
The alphanumeric keys allow you to enter four characters per key. The entered character depends on the number of times the key is pressed. For instance as you toggle the 2/DEF key you will successively obtain 2, d, e or f
Press
the up or down arrow keys to bring your cursor to the maximum measurement time parameter.
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Key in the value. For instance for 20
press
the 2 key,
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PRESS
0
Enter
↵↵↵↵
and then
Press
press
the 0 key.
the Enter key to acknowledge your choice.
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PRESS
Press
the F5 key to return to the SETUP screen.
F5
Alphanumeric entry, example 2
PRESS
SURVEY
2
DEF
With the SARIS turned on, to access the Survey Header screen.
The following screen will then appear.
Press
the up or down arrow keys to bring your
cursor to the Survey parameter. The Survey parameter will then be highlighted as
illustrated below.
press
the SURVEY key
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PRESS
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F3
Press
the F3 key to toggle between the function
mode and edit mode. When in the EDIT mode, the word EDIT will be
highlighted as illustrated below,
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About the instrument
and the flashi ng c ur sor will mo ve into the data fie ld, as illustrated below.
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5
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PARAMETER DATA FIELDDATA FIELD
PRESS
PRESS
PRESS
PRESS
F2
F1
INFO
7
STU
F1
To enter a new survey name, will clear the data field.
Key in the desired survey name, this can be any alphanumeric value up to 19 characters long.
For instance, if you were to write Test as the survey name, you would first LOCK is on, in order to get uppercase characters, as illustrated below.
press
press
the F2 key. This
the F1 key unt il CAPS
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/2&.
RQ
press
Then
To return to lowercase, toggle back to lowercase characters, CAPS LOCK will then be set to off, as illustrated below.
the STU key until you obtai n th e l ett er T.
RII
press
the F1 key again to
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To advance your cursor,
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the right arrow key.
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PRESS
SURVEY
Press
2
DEF
the 2/DEF key until you obtain the letter e.
PRESS
PRESS
PRESS
PRESS
PRESS
PRESS
INFO
7
STU
INFO
7
STU
Enter
F3
↵↵↵↵
Press
the right arrow key to advance your cursor.
Press
the 7/STU key until you obtain the letter s.
Press
the right arrow key to advance your cursor.
Press
the 7/STU key until you obtain the letter t.
Press
the ENTER key to acknowledge your choice.
When you are finished editing the parameter, the F3 key to exit the EDIT mode.
press
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Your survey

The SARIS can be configured to suit your many needs. In order to optimize your survey you must first determine if either a sounding or profile are the appropriate survey methods to be used.
A sounding would be carried out if you would to get vertical resistivity information at a giv en point, wher eas an i magi ng surve y would be c arried out to get two-dimensional information of the sub-surface.
Furthermore, the SARIS can be configured to carry out soundings and profiles automatically with the help of the Automated Sounding Cables, as illustrated below.
Your survey
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Sounding configuration

The following electrode arrays can be used for soundings:
•
•
•
•
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.
I
V
na
M
N
na
B
a
The Schlumberger electrode array
I
V
A
M
a
N
a
a
The Wenner electrode array
1. For a complete description of the Offset Wenner Array, see Appendix A,
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B
1
“Offset Wenner Sounding”
.
Your survey
V
NP1P2
a
M
The dipole-dipole electrode array

Profiling configuration

The following electrode arrays can be used for profiling:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
A
na
C1
Schlumberger Wenner Dipole-dipole Pole-dipole Axial Pole-pole Lateral Pole -pole Gradient
I
C2
a
B
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N
NP1P2
P2
V a
M
The Pole-dipole electrode array
na
A
C1
V
M
P1
The Axial Pole-pole electrode array
na
A
C1
B
∞
I
C2
a
B
∞
I
C2
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∞
N
P2
P1
V
M
A
C1
P1
V
The lateral P ole-pole electrode array
P2
N
M
C1
A
∞
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∞
I
C2
∞
B
C2
I
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Automated soundings and profiles

As mentioned previously, resistivity surveys can be fully automated with the use of the intelligent cables.
The survey cables which are commonly available are the following:
SCS-64 Wenner Sounding SCS-128 Wenner Sounding SCS-256 Wenner Sounding SCS-96 Wenner & Schlumberger Sounding SCS-192 Wenner & Schlumberger Sounding SCS-384 Wenner & Schlumberger Sounding ICS-1 Imaging/Profiling ICS-2 Imaging/Profiling ICS-3 Imaging/Profiling ICS-5 Imaging/Profiling ICS-10 Imaging/Profiling ICS-12.5 Imaging/Profiling ICS-15 Imaging/Profiling ICS-20 Imaging/Profiling
Furthermore, Scintrex can custom build and type of cable to fit your own specific requirements.
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Dumping data

Important:
The SCTUTIL Scintrex Utilities program that is supplied along with your SARIS must be installed t o allow you to transfer data from your SARIS. Please refer to “Installing SCTUTIL” on page C-2 for further instructions.

Dumping data in USB

Important:
In order for you to transfer data from your SARIS using the USB mode, you have the following in your PC:
Dumping data
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USB Port
•
USB Host Driver

Mimimum system requirements

Important:
The SCTUTIL Scintrex Utilities program
function in a Windows 3.x environment
The Minimum requirements for your PC are as follows:
•
WINDOWS 95 or better
•
8 MB of RAM
•
3 MB of Hard Disk space
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Resetting the SARIS

Important:
Should your SARIS lock-up, i.e. that it does not respond to any keystroke,
PRESS
Off
press
the OFF key
hold
and
The instrument will then reset itself. However, your data
for approximately five seconds.
will not
be lost.

Resetting the default parameters

Important:
In the extremely rare event that your database becomes corrupted, ( also see “Trouble shooting” on page 4-7), you will have to reset your SARIS to the
PRESS
TX.
STOP
default parameters.
entirely your data, list of cables and presets .
To reset the SARIS to the default paramete rs: First, shut the SARIS off by pressing the Off key
press
the Tx Stop
However, this will erase
AND
PRESS
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On
and
On keys together. The unit will then reset itself to the default parameter setting and all data, list of cables and presets will be erased.
4
2

Set-up screen

Before you can initiate a resistivity survey, you must adjust certain parameters such as the cables (if any) that will be used, the transmitted current settings, the line frequency notch filter to use, the sleep time, adjustment of the real-time clock, and connection to an internal GPS unit.
SETUP
PRESS
1
ABC

Instrument Setup

Press
the SETUP key to access the Setup screen.
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Instrument Setup

Cable setup

The Cable screen allows you t o choo se which imaging or sounding cable that you want to use.
The following screen will then appear.
PRESS
505
Enter
↵↵↵↵
In the Setup screen,
press
the arrow keys to bring
your cursor to the cables icon.
The word Cables will then be highlighted, as illustrated below.
&DEOHV
Press
the Enter key to access the cables screen.
Set-up screen
The following screen will then appear.
You have then the choice to either select a cable, read a new cable, delete an existing cable from the list of available cables or copy an existing cable for editing.
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When your power up your SARIS and if you have a multi-electrode cable module in place, it will automatically recognize the cable connected to it and enter th e cable and its pa rameters in the li st of available cables . I f your cable is not con nected to the module you can also detect this cable (see “Detecting a new cable” on page 2-7).
PRESS
Enter
↵↵↵↵
In the Cable Setup screen,
press
the arrow keys to
bring your cursor to the Select icon.
The word Select will then be highlighted, as illustrated below.
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Press
the Enter key to access the cable list screen.
The following screen will then appear.
507
Set-up screen
Press
the up or down arrow keys to bring the cursor to the chosen cable.
The cable will then be highlighted as illustrated below.
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PRESS
PRESS
F4
F3
To select this cable,
The cable will then be selected as illustrated below.
press
the F4(SELECT) key.
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To show the parameters of this cable, F3(SHOW) key.
The following screen will then appear.
press
the
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You cannot edit cable parameters, these are illustrated for information purposes only.
PRESS
F5
To exit the Cable Parameters screen, F5(OK) key to return to the Cable List screen.
Once the selection is acceptable, key to return to the Cable screen.
press
press
the F5(OK)
the
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Detecting a new cable
During the course of your survey, you may want to add a new cable to the list of available cables.
Note:
If you turn your SARIS on and a cable is already connected to your multi-electrode cable module, the SARIS will automatically recognize this cable and its parameters in the list of available cables.
PRESS
PRESS
Enter
Enter
↵↵↵↵
↵↵↵↵
In the Cable screen, your cursor to the New icon.
The word New will then be highlighted, as illustrated below.
press
the arrow keys to bring
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Connect
module.
Press
You wi ll th en be w arn e d th at th e c a bl e w as ad de d to the list of available cables. To view the list of available cables, see “Selecting a cable” on page 2-4.
Press
to the Cable screen.
your new cable to the multi-electrode cable
the Enter key to access the new cable screen.
the Enter key to close this window and return
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Deleting a cable
PRESS
Enter
↵↵↵↵
In the Cable screen,
press
the arrow keys to bring
your cursor to the Delete icon.
The word Delete will then be highlighted, as illustrated below.
'HOHWH
Press
the Enter key to access the cable del ete scree n.
The following screen will then appear.
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the up or down arrow keys to bring the cursor
to the chosen cable.
Set-up screen
The cable will then be highlighted as illustrated below.
,&604#,PDJLQJ
PRESS
F4
To select this cable,
The cable will then be selected as illustrated below.
And the following screen will then appear.
Note:
press
the F4(SELECT) key.
,&604#,PDJLQJ
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PRESS
F4 F5
If you marked the wrong cable by mistake, you can always unmark a cable by pressing the F3(MARK) key again.
To delete this cable,
Once the selection is acceptable, key to return to the Cable screen.
press
the F4(DELETE) key.
press
the F5(OK)
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Copying a cable
When you are daisy-chaining imaging cables, i.e. connecting several imaging cables end to end, you will find it much more practical to create a new virtual cable comprising the totality of all the electrodes on the daisy-chained cables.
What is a virtual cable?
A virtual cable is a list of electrode positions. A virtual cable is treated like a real cable in the sense, but does not exist in a physical sense. For a detailed example on how to create a virtual cable, see “Creating a virtual cable, example 1” on page 2-15.
Hint:
When you are modifying your cable separation, i.e. using a smaller separation than the standard separation of your standard imaging cable, you will find it much more practical to create a new virtual cable indicating the new electrode separation.
PRESS
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↵↵↵↵
In the Cable screen,
press
the arrow keys to bring
your cursor to the Copy icon.
The word Copy will then be highlighted, as illustrated below.
&RS\
Press
the Enter ke y.
Set-up screen
The following screen will then appear.
Press
the up or down arrow keys to bring the cursor to the chosen cable.
The cable will then be highlighted as illustrated below.
,&604#,PDJLQJ
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F4
To copy this cable, The following screen will then appear.
press
the F4(COPY) key.
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Press
the up or down arrow keys to bring the cursor
to the chosen parameter you wan t to edit.
PRESS
PRESS
F3
F2
Press
the F3(FUNCT/EDIT) key to choose the
EDIT mode.
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Press
the F2(CLEAR ALL) key to clear the name
field.
Enter
the cable name as an alphanumeric value; this
can be up to 19 characters long. Please refer to “Alphanumeric entry, example 2” on
page 1-20 if you are unsure of the procedure.
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You can choose either Imaging or Sounding as your cable type.
Press
the right or left arrow key to toggle between
sounding and imaging.
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You cannot edit your type of cable. This is indicated for information purposes only. All other cable parameters are fully editable.
Set-up screen
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The number of electrodes a cable has refers to the number of takeouts on the cable. In the case of two 25 takeout cable which are dai sy-ch ained e nd to e nd, the total number of electrodes will then be 50 electrodes.
Enter
the number of electrodes as a numeric parameter. Please refer to “Alphanumeric entry, example 1” on page 1-19, if you are unsure of the procedure.
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The number of sections usually depends on the type of cable: for instance a sounding will always need two cable sections because the sounding point is always in the center of the array. For imaging, the user can employ either one or two cables.
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Important:
For the time being, only one-section imaging is supported.
Press
the right or left arrow key to toggle between
one or two sections.
You will also notice the following icons appearing besides the number of sections:
For one section.
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For two sections.
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The base spacing between the electrodes can be set to any number as long as it is compatible with your cable. This value can be set from 0.1 to 10000.
Hint:
You can use a smaller spacing with any imaging cable. Remember, however, to measure your electrode spacing precisely, otherwise your apparent resistivities could be erroneous.
Enter
the electrode spacing as a numeric parameter. Please refer to “Alphanumeric entry, example 1” on page 1-19, if you are unsure of the procedure.
PRESS
PRESS
PRESS
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F3 F5
F5
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The units will be either in metres or in feet.
Press
the right or left arrow key to toggle between
meter and feet.
Press
the F3(FUNCT/EDIT) key to exit the EDIT
mode.
Once the cable parameter values are acceptable,
press
the F5(SAVE) key to accept them, save the
new cable and to return to the cable list screen.
Press
the F5(CANCEL) key to exit to cable screen.
PRESS
SETUP
1
ABC
Set-up screen
Press
the SETUP key to return to the Set-Up screen.
Creating a virtual cable, example 1
As mentioned earlier, when you are daisy-chaining imaging cables, i.e. connecting several imaging cables end to end, you will find it much more practical to create a new virt ual cab le compri sing t he totality of all the electrodes on the daisy-chained cables.
The following example illustrates a typical example of a virtual cable. Where a two standard ICS-1 cables with 25 takeout s e ach are daisy-chained and a virtual cable containing 50 electrodes is created.
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PRESS
Enter
↵↵↵↵
In the Cable screen, your cursor to the Copy icon.
The word Copy will then be highlighted, as illustrated below.
press
the arrow keys to bring
&RS\
Press
the Enter ke y.
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The following screen will then appear.
Press
the up or down arrow keys to bring the cursor
to the chosen cable.
The cable will then be highlighted as illustrated below.
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PRESS
5049
F4
To copy this cable,
press
the F4(COPY) key.
Set-up screen
The following screen will then appear.
Press
the up or down arrow keys to bring the cursor
to the chosen parameter you want to edit.
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PRESS
PRESS
F3
F2
Press
the F3(FUNCT/EDIT) key to choose the
EDIT mode.
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Press
the F2(CLEAR ALL) key to clear the name
field.
Enter
the cable name “ICS-1 50 electrodes” as an
alphanumeric value. Please refer to “Alphanumeric entry, example 2” on
page 1-20 if you are unsure of the procedure.
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You will not change the type, it will remain as an imaging cable.
Press
the right or left arrow key to toggle between
sounding and imaging.
Important:
You cannot edit your type of cable. This is indicated for information purposes only. All other cable parameters are fully editable.
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The number of electrodes a cable has refers to the number of takeouts on the cable. In the case of two 25 takeout cable which a re dai sy-cha ined e nd to en d, the total number of electrodes will then be 50 electrodes.
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Enter
the number of electrodes (50) as a numeric parameter. Please refer to “Alphanumeric entry, example 1” on page 1-19, if you are unsure of the procedure.
6HFWLRQ=
The number of sections usually depends on the type of cable: for instance a sounding will always need two cable sections because the sounding point is always in the center of the array. In this case you will be using one section of cables.
Important:
For the time being, only one-section imaging is supported.
Set-up screen
Press
the right or left arrow key to toggle between
one or two sections.
You will also notice the following icons appearing besides the number of sections:
For one section.
For two sections.
6SDFLQJ=
The base spacing between the electrodes can be set to any number as long as it is compatible with your cable. This value can be set from 0.1 to 10000.
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Hint:
You can use a smaller spacing with any imaging cable. Remember, however, to measure your electrode spacing precisely, otherwise your apparent resistivities could be erroneous.
Enter
the electrode spacing as a numeric parameter. Please refer to “Alphanumeric entry, example 1” on page 1-19, if you are unsure of the procedure.
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The units will remain as metres.
Press
the right or left arrow key to toggle between
meter and feet.
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PRESS
F3
Press
the F3(FUNCT/EDIT) key to exit the EDIT
mode. Your edit cable screen should resemble the
following.
PRESS
5053
F5
Once the cable parameter values are acceptable,
press
the F5(SAVE) key to accept them, save the new virtual cable and to return to the cable list screen.
Set-up screen
When you return to the Cable Select menu (see “Selecting a cable” on page 2-4), you will notice that your virtual cable is in the list of available cables, as illustrated below.
You can now select it as any other cable.
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Transmitter screen

The transmitter screen allows the user to select the operating options for the transmitted current.
PRESS
Enter
↵↵↵↵
In the Setup screen,
press
the arrow keys to bring
your cursor to the transmitter icon.
The word Transmitter will then be highlighted, as illustrated below.
7UDQVPLWWHU
Press
the Enter ke y.
The following screen will then appear.
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Set-up screen
Press
the up or down arrow keys to bring the cursor
to the chosen parameter you want to edit.
PRESS
F3
Press
the F3(FUNCT/EDIT) key to choose the
EDIT mode.
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The approximate maximum current value that you will be able to inject can be set to values of 50, 100, 200, 500, 750 and 1000mA.
Press
the right o r left arrow key to set the value of
the maximum current.
0LQ1#&XUUHQW=
In all instances, the SARIS will inject the minimum current possible, while still preserving the utmost data quality, in order to preserve battery power. You can also override this feature by setting a minimum current value which is higher than the SARIS would normally inject.
The approximate minimum current value that you will be able to inject can be set to values of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 750 and 900 mA.
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Press
the right o r left arrow key to set the value of
the minimum current.
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Note:
The SARIS will use approximate values for the current. You may very well have a current value slightly under the selected minimum.
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The noise threshold is understood as the maximum variance of signal. The number of cycles that the measurement will take wil l depe nd on th is thr eshol d. The lower the threshold and higher the ambient electrical noise, the longer the measurement will take until it is acceptable.
The threshold can be set to OFF, LOW, M ED or HI. These thresholds respectively correspond to maximum variance values of 0, 0.01, 0.1 and 0.5.
Press
the right o r left arrow key to set the value of
the noise threshold.
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The maximum fast measurement time parameter determines what maximum length of time the unit will carry out a resistivity measurement for each reading.
Enter
the maximum m easurement time as a numeric parameter. Please refer to “Alphanumeric entry, example 1” on page 1-19, if you are unsure of the procedure.
Set-up screen
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The maximum number of IP cycles determines what maximum number of full cycles (ex. 8 seconds for a 2 sec cycle) the unit will carry out a resistivity/IP measurement for each reading.
Enter
the maximum number of IP cycles as a numeric parameter. The maximum number of IP cycles can be set from 3 to 100. Please refer to “Alphanumeric entry, example 1” on page 1-19, if you are unsure of the procedure.
Note:
The noise threshold always has precedence over any other setting, either the maximum fast measurement time or the maximum number of IP cycles. Therefore, the measurement will stop when the noise threshold is attained before either the maximum fast measurement time or the maximum number of IP cycles.
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PRESS
PRESS
F3 F5
Hint:
If you want your SARIS to carry out the maximum number of IP cycles without stopping because of the noise threshold, set this threshold to 0.
Press
the F3(FUNCT/EDIT) key to exit the EDIT
mode.
After you are satified with the chosen transmitter parameter values, them and to return to the Setup menu.
press
the F5(OK) key to accept
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Options screen

The options screen allows you t o selec t four opt ions: the lin e frequ ency notc h filter, the sleep time , whether to fla g the warnings.
PRESS
Enter
↵↵↵↵
In the setup screen,
press
the arrow keys to bring the
cursor to the options icon.
The word Options will then be highlighted, as illustrated below.
2SWLRQV
Press
the Enter ke y.
The following screen will then appear.
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PRESS
F3
Set-up screen
Press
the F3(FUNCT/EDIT) key to choose the
EDIT mode.
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You have the choice between 60 and 50 Hz notch filters.
Press
the right or left arrow key to select the power line frequency of the area in which your SARIS is being used.
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You can choose to have the unit turn itself off if no keys are pressed after 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 or 30 minutes. Furthermore, if you choose NO, the unit will not turn itself off unless you do so by pressing the OFF key.
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Press
the right or left arrow key to toggle between values.
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You can have your SARIS warn you if there are bad contacts or open loops when using intelligent electrode cables. The unit wi ll the automat ically s top to allow you to verify the contacts or connect the appropriate electrode.
Press
the right or left arrow key to toggle between YES and NO.
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You can have your SARIS calculate the Wenner intermediary points when you are performing Offset Wenner Soundings. For more information, see Appendix A "Offset Wenner Sounding".
Press
the right or left arrow key to toggle between
YES and NO.
PRESS
F5
Press
the F5(OK) key to return to the SETUP menu.
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Presets setup

The presets menu allows you to choose a preset list of electrode positions. This is most convenient in the sounding mode, when you are not using a sounding cable. Thus, the preset positions can be thought of as a virtual sounding cable. Furthermore, the presets are applicable while performing Wenner and Schlumberger soundings.
Set-up screen
Note:
Presets have no use in imaging. An imaging cable has takeouts at constant intervals, therefore using a preset list of positions in imaging is redundant; the next position is attained simply by incrementing from the keypad.
6HWXS
PRESS
Enter
↵↵↵↵
In the Setup screen, your cursor to the presets icon.
The word Presets will then be highlighted, as illustrated below.
press
the arrow keys to bring
3UHVHWV
Press
the Enter key to access the presets menu.
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You have then the choice to either select a preset already created, create a new preset, delete an existing preset from the list of available presets or copy an existing p reset for edit ing.
The following screen will then appear.
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Set-up screen
Creating a new preset
During the course of your survey, you may want to create a new preset list of electrode positions.
PRESS
Enter
↵↵↵↵
In the Preset screen, your cursor to the New icon.
The word New will then be highlighted, as illustrated below.
press
the arrow ke ys to bring
1HZ
Press
the Enter ke y.
The following screen will then appear.
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You will then be prompted to enter the name of your new preset list of positions, its type and the number of points in the preset list.
Note:
You will already be in the edit mode, therefore there will be no need to press the F3(FUNCT/EDIT) key to access the edit mode.
Press
the up or down arrow keys to bring the cursor
to the chosen parameter you wan t to edit.
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PRESS
5065
F2
Press
the F2(CLEAR ALL) key to clear the name
field.
Enter
the preset name as an alphanumeric value;
this can be up to 19 characters long. Please refer to “Alphanumeric entry, example 2” on
page 1-20 if you are unsure of the procedure.
7\SH=
You can choose either Wenner or Schlumberger as your sounding type.
Press
the right or left arrow key to toggle between
:(11(5 and 6&+/80.
PRESS
F1
Set-up screen
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The number of points on a preset refers to the number of electrode positions in the preset list.
Enter
the number of electrode positions as a numeric parameter. Please refer to “Alphanumeric entry, example 1” on page 1-19, if you are unsure of the procedure.
Press
the F1(POSITS) key to access the position
table.
Press
the arrow keys to bring your cursor to selected
location in t he table.
Enter
the electrode posit i ons as numeric parameters. Please refer to “Alphanumeric entry, example 1” on page 1-19, if you are unsure of the procedure.
As an example, a completed Schlumberger 10 position preset table would resemble the following.
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PRESS
PRESS
F5
F5
Note:
If your table contains more than 10 electrode positions, you will be able to scroll through the pages by using either the F2(NEXT PAGE) or F1(PREV PAGE) keys.
Press
the F5(OK) key to return to the New Preset
screen.
Press
the F5(SAVE) key to save the new preset
table of positions and return to the Preset screen.
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Set-up screen
Selecting a preset
If you have already entered and saved a preset list of electrode positions , you can now use it as you would a cable.
PRESS
Enter
↵↵↵↵
In the Preset screen, your cursor to the Select icon.
The word Select will then be highlighted, as illustrated below.
press
the arrow ke ys to bring
6HOHFW
Press
the Enter key to access the list of available
presets.
A list of available presets will then appear, similar to the following screen.
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Press
the up or down arrow keys to bring the cursor
to the chosen preset.
The preset will then be highlighted as illustrated below.
0*6
PRESS
PRESS
F4
F3
To select this preset,
The preset will then be selected as illustrated below.
press
the F4(SELECT) key.
0*6
To show the positions of this preset, F3(SHOW) key.
The following screen will then appear.
press
the
5069
PRESS
F3
Set-up screen
Note:
You cannot edit preset parameters, these are illustrated for information purposes only.
Press
the F3(POSITS) key to access the position
table.
As an example, a completed Schlumberger 10 position preset table would resemble the following.
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PRESS
PRESS
F5 F5
Note:
If your table contains more than 10 electrode positions, you will be able to scroll through the pages by using either the F2(NEXT PAGE) or F1(PREV PAGE) keys.
Press
the F5(OK) key to return to the Preset
Parameters screen.
To exit the Preset Parameters screen, F5(OK) key to return to the Preset List screen.
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the
Instrument Setup
PRESS
F5
After having selected an acceptable preset table,
press
the F5(OK) key to return to the Preset screen.
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Copying a preset
Set-up screen
PRESS
Enter
↵↵↵↵
In the Cable screen, your cursor to the Copy icon.
The word Copy will then be highlighted, as illustrated below.
press
the arrow keys to bring
&RS\
Press
the Enter key to access the preset copy menu.
The following screen will then appear.
6HWXS
Press
the up or down arrow keys to bring the cursor
to the chosen preset.
The preset will then be highlighted as illustrated below.
0*6
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PRESS
F4
To copy this preset,
The following screen will then appear.
Press
the up or down arrow keys to bring the cursor
to the chosen parameter you wan t to edit.
press
the F4(COPY) key.
PRESS
5073
F2
1DPH=
Press
the F2(CLEAR ALL) key to clear the name
field.
Enter
the cable name as an alphanumeric value; this
can be up to 19 characters long. Please refer to “Alphanumeric entry, example 2” on
page 1-20 if you are unsure of the procedure.
7\SH=
PRESS
F1
Set-up screen
You can choose either Wenner or Schlumberger as your sounding type.
Press
the right or left arrow key to toggle between
:(11(5 and 6&+/80.
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The number of points on a preset refers to the number of electrode positions in the preset list.
Enter
the number of electrode positions as a numeric parameter. Please refer to “Alphanumeric entry, example 1” on page 1-19, if you are unsure of the procedure.
Press
the F1(POSITS) key to access the position
table.
6HWXS
Press
the arrow keys to bring your cursor to selected
location in t he table.
Enter
the electrode posit i ons as numeric parameters. Please refer to “Alphanumeric entry, example 1” on page 1-19, if you are unsure of the procedure.
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As an example, a completed Schlumberger 10 position preset table would resemble the following.
Note:
If your table contains more than 10 electrode positions, you will be able to scroll through the pages by using either the F2(NEXT PAGE) or F1(PREV PAGE) keys.
PRESS
PRESS
5075
F5
F5
Press
the F5(OK) key to return to the Edit Preset
screen.
Press
the F5(SAVE) key to save the new preset
table of positions and return to the Preset screen.
Deleting a preset
Set-up screen
PRESS
Enter
↵↵↵↵
In the Preset screen, your cursor to the Delete icon.
The word Delete will then be highlighted, as illustrated below.
press
the arrow ke ys to bring
'HOHWH
Press
the Enter key to access the preset delete
screen.
A list of available presets will then appear, similar to the following screen.
6HWXS
Press
the up or down arrow keys to bring the cursor to the chosen preset. For instance the copy of the preset you had defined in the New Pres et sec tion an d copied in the Copy Preset section.
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The preset will then be highlighted as illustrated below.
0*6#&RS\
PRESS
PRESS
PRESS
F3
F4 F5
To select this cable,
The cable will then be selected as illustrated below.
[
Note:
If you marked the wrong preset by mistake, you can always unmark a preset by pressing the F3(MARK) key again.
To delete this preset,
Once the selection is acceptable, key to return to the Preset screen.
press
the F3(MARK) key.
0*6#&RS\
press
the F4(DELETE) key.
press
the F5(OK)
SETUP
PRESS
5077
1
ABC
Press
the SETUP key to return to the Set-Up screen.

Service screen

The service screen allows you to view the adresses of the Scintrex offices throughout the world, upgrade your current software version, and run a diagnostic program to detect and correct data base errors.
Set-up screen
PRESS
Enter
↵↵↵↵
In the set-up screen, the cursor to the service icon.
The word Service will then be highlighted, as illustrated below.
press
the arrow ke ys to bring
6HUYLFH#
Press
the ENTER key.
The following screen will appear.
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Press
the up or down arrow keys to toggle between the available options.
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PRESS
Enter
↵↵↵↵
Press
the ENTER when you have chosen which
operation you want to perform.
Service and support
The service and support menu lists the locations of our offices worldwide.
Press
the arrow keys to bring the cursor to the
service and support menu.
The phrase “service and support” will then be highlighted, as illustrated below.
6HUYLFH#DQG#6XSSRUW
PRESS
5079
Enter
↵↵↵↵
Press
the ENTER key.
The following screen will then appear.
Set-up screen
Canada
To find contact information about the Canadian office, use the right or left arrows to toggle to the word Canada.
The word Canada will then be highlighted, as illustrated below.
&DQDGD
PRESS
PRESS
F3
F3
Press
the F3(SHOW INFO) key to show the information about this office.
The following screen will appear.
Press
the F3(SHOW INFO) key to close this window.
You can repeat the above-mentioned steps for our USA, and Australia offices.
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Software upgrade
The software upgrade selection allows you to upgrade your SARIS to th e c urrent software version. For a complete description of the upgrade procedure, refer to “Reprogramming your SARIS” on page C-9.
Database errors
The SARIS detects and corrects data base errors. Under most circumstances, a database error will not affect the integrity of your data. Furthermore, the SARIS is programmed to normally detect and correct database errors on its own, without user intervention. The database error detection feature provides a detailed list of the detected errors which is mainly for the use of customer service personnel. As a user , yo u nee d not be concerned by this feature .
Press
the arrow keys to bring the cursor to the data
base errors menu.
PRESS
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Enter
↵↵↵↵
The phrase “data base errors” will then be highlighted, as illustrated below.
'DWD#EDVH#HUURUV
Press
the ENTER key.
Set-up screen
If no errors are detected, the following screen will then appear.
If database errors are detected, they will be listed. These may be required by Customer Service personnel when you contact your nearest Scintrex Service & Support office. See “Service and support” on page 2-46.
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PRESS
F5
Press
the F5(OK) key to return to the SETUP menu.
Note:
You cannot access the Enable factory tests menu; this is reserved for Scintrex Customer Service personnel only.
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GPS screen

The GPS menu allows you to control an internal GPS receiver.
PRESS
Enter
↵↵↵↵
In the SetUp screen,
press
the arrow keys to bring
the cursor to GPS icon.
The word GPS will then be highlighted, as illustrated below.
*36
Press
the ENTER key.
The following screen will then appear.
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Important:
If your antenna is not connected or the line of sight to the satel lites is blocked, th e number of satell ites will be zero.
Set-up screen
If no GPS unit is detected, the following message will appear at the bottom of the screen.
(UURU+1R#&RPP1#ZLWK#*36#+WPRXW,
If there is miscommunication between the GPS antenna and the internal GPS board, the follwoing message will appear at the bottom of the screen.
&KHFN#6XP#(UURU
GPS setup
The GPS setup screen, as its name indicates allows the user to choose the appropriate datum and set the GPS mode to either single of differential.
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PRESS
F3
In the GPS screen, SETUP) key,, the following screen will then appear.
press
the F3(GPS OPTION
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Choosing your map datum
Press
the up or down arrow keys to bring your
cursor to the map datum parameter. The selected parameter will then be highlighted as
illustrated below.
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PRESS
PRESS
F3
F3
Press
the F3(FUNCT/EDIT) key to choose the
EDIT mode.
Enter
the datum number as a numeric parameter. Please refer to “Alphanumeric entry, example 1” on page 1-19, if you are unsure of the procedure.
Note:
Please refer to Appendix E "SARIS GPS Datums" for a complete li st of d atu ms av ai lab le in th e S AR IS and their corresponding datum numbers.
Choosing differential mode
Important:
The differential mode is not yet supported in the SARIS.
When you have completed your GPS setup, the F3(FUNCT/EDIT) key to exit the EDIT mode.
press
PRESS
5085
F1
Press
the F1(SEND TO GPS) key to return to the
GPS screen to take a GPS measurement.

Clock screen

The clock screen allows you to adjust the internal real-time clock.
Set-up screen
Note:
Time and date as determined by this clock will be included in the data files.
PRESS
Enter
↵↵↵↵
In the Setup scre en, cursor to th e clock icon.
The word Clock will then be highlighted, as illustrated below.
press
the arrow keys to br ing the
&ORFN
Press
the ENTER key
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The following screen will then appear.
Press
the up or down arrow keys to move between
the time and th e date.
PRESS
PRESS
5087
F3
F5
Press
the right or left arrows to move between either of the three parameters ex. Hours, minutes or seconds.
Press
the F3(FUNCT/EDIT) key to choose the EDIT mode.
Enter
the time as a numeric parameter. Please refer to “Alphanumeric entry, example 1” on page 1-19, if you are unsure of the procedure.
Repeat the previous procedure for the minutes and seconds values.
When you are finished editing the parameters, the F5(OK) key to return to the SETUP menu.
press

Survey screen

The survey screen allows you to create the survey heade r i ncl uded in the data file. This will include the survey name, the name of the client, the name of the operator, the grid reference point as well the survey parameters such as the units, electrode array, cable used and the waveform.
Survey screen
PRESS
SURVEY
2
DEF
To access the Survey screen, key.
The following screen will then appear.
Press
the up or down arrow keys to bring your
cursor to the parameter you want to modify. The selected parameter will then be highlighted as
illustrated below.
press
the SURVEY
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PRESS
F3
Press
the F3(FUNCT/EDIT) key to choose the
EDIT mode.
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PRESS
PRESS
F2
Enter
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Optional parameters

To enter a new survey name, ALL) key . This will cle ar the data fi el d.
Enter
the survey name as an alphanumeric value; this can be up to 19 characters long.
Please refer to “Alphanumeric entry, example 2” on page 1-20 if you are unsure of the procedure.
Important:
The Survey name is required for any data file. Moreover no duplicate names will be accepted.
When the survey name is correct, key to acknowledge your choice.
press
the F2(CLEAR
press
the ENTER
The remaining parameters in this screen, i.e. client name, operator and the grid reference point parameters are optional, i.e. you can choose to not enter any value for these paramet ers.
Should you wish to enter values follow the same steps as mentioned for the survey name.
Press
the up or down arrow keys to bring your
cursor to the next parameter you want to modify.
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Optional header parameters
&OLHQW=
The client name can be any alphanumeric value up to 19 characters long.
2SHUDWRU=
The operator name can be any alphanumeric value up to 19 characters long.
Optional survey reference point parameters
(DVWLQJ=
The easting is the east coordinate of your grid reference point. This number can be set to any value from -9999999 to 9999999 (or E/W).
6HWXS
1RUWKLQJ=
The northing is the north coordinate of your grid reference point. This number can be set to any value from -9999999 to 9999999 (or N/S).
$]LPXWK=
The azimuth value is the direction, clockwise from true North, of your grid system.
$OWLWXGH=
The altitude is the val ue o f t he e lev at ion of your grid reference point, either above mean sea level or relative to any particular point. This number can be set to any value from -9999999 to 9999999.
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The UTM zone of your grid reference point. Consult the topographic map of your sector.
87&#'LII1=
The difference between your time zone and UTC time (Coordina ted Universal Time).
PRESS
PRESS
F3
F2
When you are finished editing the parameters, the F3(FUNCT/EDIT) key to exit the EDIT mode.
Note:
The reference point parameters can also be filled in by the internal GPS if it is installed.
press
Reading coordinates with the GPS module
If a GPS module is installed, antenna to the coaxial connector located on the top of your SARIS console.
Press
the F2(READ GPS) key.
Once the number of satellites is sufficient and the antenna has cl ear l i ne of s igh t t o t he s at el lites , a GPS reading will be acquired. A GPS icon as illustrated below,
connect
your GPS
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will appear beside the Easting and Northing coordinates, and the following message will appear at the bottom of the screen.
*36#UHDGLQJ#DFTXLUHG
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