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1. The setting of accuracy might be deleted when the power was off for more than one month In this case you should confirm whether the setting is held or not following the procedure below Adjusting value is shown on a sticker in the battery housing If adjusting value is not kept input it Or adjust the accuracy following the steps below How to do 1 Select 9 AXIS ADJUST from the Setting screen The display appears as below 13 5023 0o 0 0o Oo DAzimuth angle in 360 Adjusting value at N 0 dAdjusting value at S 180 O meaning dip 0 aAdjusting value at E 90 Adjusting value at W 270 2 Press HOLD button the cursor sifts to Q NM 9 13 600 90 Azimuth angle in 360 MAdjusting value at N 0 Adiusting value at S 180 90 meaning dip 90 aAdjusting value at E 90 Adjusting value at W 270 3 Press UP button then figure indicated by the arrow increases By pressing DOWN button it decreases 4 Press SAVE button to indicate the new value Press CANCEL button to get back to the measurement mode in ignoring the correction Adjustment procedure 1 Place GeoClino horizontally 2 Direct the arrow in the upper right of the face of GeoClino toward North North should be looked for previously by other compass SAVE Pre 2 2 y 3 Change the value to get the value T to be 0 Similar pr2. K GeoClino About 142 X 69 X 26mm K GeoClino G About 142 x 69 X 31mm Weight K GeoClino About 150 g excluding batteries K GeoClino G About 180 g excluding batteries Packing list GeoClino a serial cable specially for GeoClino CD ROM Certificate USER SUPPORT Address any questions or inquiries to GSI Co Ltd 2 8 37 Chuo Mito Ibaraki 310 0805 Japan Ibaraki Miso Kaikan 2F Telephone 81 29 302 5238 Fax 81 29 302 5248 E mail gsi support po gsinet co jp URL http www gsinet co jp
3. Finished SAVE CANCEL mode The arrow X1G the arrow Y1G indicate arrow drawn right down at main body N Confirmation of calibration 1 Place GeoClino horizontally and confirm that the dip shows about 0 Other settings Other settings are described below First show the setting menu screen and choose setting you want to do 4 DECLINATION When the magnetic declination angle is entered adjusted data will be shown on display gt ON Value 7 OFF 1 Press UP or DOWN button to move the cursor 2 If you want to adjust for magnetic declination put the cursor on ON If you not put the cursor on OFF 3 Holding the cursor on ON press HOLD button to move the cursor below the already entered angle value Then you can input the magnetic declination angle gt ON Value 7 OFF 4 Press UP or DOWN button to increase or decrease the value Value to be input ranges from 180 to 180 When the magnetic declination is on W put the angle in minus figure For magnetic declination on E put it in positive figure 5 Press HOLD button again to clear the cursor You can select ON or OFF 6 Press SAVE button to move to the measurement mode you have set up before the calibration The letter showing the mode is highlighted W001 05 25 18 00 N39W 15W W001 05 25 18 00 NSQWIOW S44E7 M001 05 25 18 00 N19E 16W O 5 DISPLAY MODE In this mode you can
4. gt DIGITAL CLINOMETER GeoClino USERS MANUAL 2007 GSI Co Ltd CONTENT FCC Compliance Statement SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read the instructions carefully PACKING LIST MAIN FEATURES WATER TIGHT NAMES OF PARTS BEFORE USE Placing batteries Life of batteries POWER ON AND OFF MODES OF MEASUREMENT There are three modes of measurement How to use GeoClino in each mode Saving the data in memory Checking the data in memory Fixing the alphabet code in memory Simplified direction indicator Displaying present latitude and longitude GeoClino G only Transferring the data to your computer using GeoAssist software which comes with GeoClino SETTING OF MENUS Operation in common List of Menus Switching modes of measurement Calibration Other settings TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS COMMUNICATION Setting for communication List of commands Data format TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS FAQ What is the basic principle of measurement 32 Explain about the necessity of calibration Does shaking of GeoClino at the time of measurement affect the values obtained 35 IF SOMETHING LOOKS WRONG SPECIFICATIONS USER SUPPORT FCC Compliance Statement NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can
5. 05 17 13 05 N20W 52W LINEATION This is the mode in which trend and plunge of a lineation are measured in a single action as well as the strike and dip of the plane on which the lineation lies The letter L on display shows this mode is acting L001 05 17 13 05 N24E41W N68W40 MANUAL This is the mode in which you can measure separately strike and dip of a plane and trend and plunge of a lineation See Measuring in MANUAL mode on Page 9 The letter M shows this mode is acting M001 05 17 13 05 N34W 38W 0 Calibration You need to make calibration before using for precise measurements Calibration is done on the menu 2 CALIB STRIKE and 3 CALIB DIP Wait for a minute after power on until the sensor becomes stable then carry out calibration 2 CALIB STRIKE Follow the indications below Carry out calibration before the first measurement on site every day You do not need to do more than once to keep the calibration throughout that day Never forget to do calibration after you have replaced the batteries Calibration should be carried out in a place where there is no magnetic influence Avoid places for calibration where the temperature is much different from the working place At high latitude over 60 degrees the geoclino is very touchy about its strike calibration because of the depression So please do the strike calibration every 3 hours 1 Press SAVE button to proceed to the next step Pre
6. change the display format on display Two formats are available p NORTH MODE 360 MODE NORTH MODE Strike is shown by bearing from North P001 05 17 13 05 N20W 52W 360 MODE Strike is shown by azimuth angle P001 05 17 13 05 340 52 6 CLEAR MEMORY CLEAR CANCEL Press UP or DOWN button to select the action Put the cursor on CLEAR and press SAVE button to clear the memory Number of measurement is changed to 001 If you put the cursor on CANCEL and press SAVE button you get back to the normal measurement mode without deleting the content of memory If you want to move back to normal measurement mode press CANCEL button 7 SET CALENDAR To set the date and time 2007 02 22 17 00 1 Press UP button to increase the figure by 1 indicated by an arrow 2 Press DOWN button to decrease by 1 3 Every time you press HOLD button the arrow shifts to Year Month Day Hour Minute Year You put the correct figure on the selected place 4 After finished press SAVE button to save the setting New dates etc will appear 5 If you want to cancel the setting press CANCEL button Normal measurement mode will come back Range for year setting is from 2000 to 2079 GeoClino counts seconds inside When you press SAVE button to save the setting second is set back to 0 GeoClino G GPS receiver built in GeoClino G uses date and time data received from GPS If it can t recei
7. for 140 28 1563 E TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS FAQ The instructions will be given in FAQ style below What is the basic principle of measurement Magnetic and acceleration sensors are built in this product Magnetic sensor calculates the orientation from the detected geomagnetic field Acceleration sensor calculates the dip from the detected gravitational field Basic principle of the measurements is as below Basic principle of the calculation of orientation by magnetic sensor Grey arrow in the Figure indicates the geomagnetic north Angle is calculated from MagX and Magy by the equation tan MagX MagY Basic principle of the calculation of dip by acceleration sensor Grey arrow in the Figure shows the gravitational field Let the gravitational acceleration be G detected value along the X axis be gX that along the Y axis be gY then the angle to the horizontal plane is calculated by the equation sin 0 gX G cos 0 gY G Explain about the necessity of calibration Calibration means adjustment of accuracy of sensors Brief explanation below Calibration of magnetic sensor Let detected value of X axis component be MagX that of Y axis be MagY After one horizontal rotation these two values should make a circle as in the Figure 1 in the ideal case Magy Fig1 However according to the differences of sensitivity voltage at the original point fluctuation of individ
8. radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Warning Change or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Model Number GC001U MS Trade Name GeoClino Responsible party Miners Incorporated PO Box 1301 Riggins ID 83549 1301 USA Tel 208 628 3247 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS First read the following safety instructions to ensure your own safety and to protect your dev
9. 1 When pressing SAVE button GeoClino G gets GPS data latitude and longitude Now getting GPS data 2 If GeoClino G received GPS signals GPS lamp lighted Good sign appears on display as well as the latitude and longitude data which are saved automatically in memory Good 36 21 9748N 140 28 1793E 3 If GeoClino G can t catch GPS signals Bad sign appears on display and no data of latitude and longitude appear However the data of strike and dip of the surface are saved in Bad memory 4 Up to 999 data can be stored in built in memory If you press CANCEL button while fixing the data you get back to the normal measurement mode Data saved in memory are preserved for about 30 days without batteries Data displayed by pressing HOLD button are those obtained in the static state immediately before pressing button not the data at the time of pressing There is no problem even if the GeoClino is shaken when pressing HOLD button See more information in Technical Information pages Checking the data in memory 1 Press DOWN button to confirm the data in memory PO02C05 17 16 42 N35W 32W 2 Press DOWN button to see the previous data Press DOWN button once more to see still earlier data Repeat the same action to see successively earlier data POO1A05 17 11 54 NSTE 59N GeoClino G GPS receiver built in The latitude and longitude data are saved when HOLD button is pressed P001 36 21 9662N G
10. HOLD button is pressed the displayed values are fixed Then the displayed values are saved in memory by pressing SAVE button After pressing SAVE button no measurement is carried out Basically there is no effect of shaking of GeoClino to the values displayed on screen Process of measurement will be explained in more detail below About 0 4 s About 0 1 s AboutO 5 s A CE Action time sec Remarks Measure about 0 4 Show in Display about 0 1 HOLD button prohibited Wait about 0 5 Above measuring sequence 1 is repeated The values on display are fixed instantaneously by pressing HOLD button during the whole sequence Pressing HOLD button during the action does not work Action by pressing HOLD button will be as follows Let the sequence proceed as below About 0 4 s About 0 1 s About 0 5 s About 0 4 s About 0 1 s About0 5 s ee OF it X Il Xx When pressing HOLD button in step Values on display are those in step Y which are values before GeoClino is shaken When pressing HOLD button in step Pressing HOLD button does nothing in step until all the measured values are shown on display When pressing HOLD button in step Values on display are those in step D which are values before GeoClino is shaken Measurement is designed to prevent any influence from shaking because the values on display are always taken from the va
11. MODE 3 CALIB DIP Follow the following indications Carry out calibration in door on the horizontal place Avoid a place where the temperature is much different from the working place You only do calibration when the dip seems erroneous No need to repeat it in different places 1 Proceed to the next step by pressing SAVE button To get back to the normal mode press Calib Dip SAVE CANCEL 2 You see the display as below Place GeoClino on the horizontal plane with the front side upward Keep pressing HOLD button until the next message appears on display or until the green level lamp is lighted Put Me Horizonta lly amp Push HOLD 3 You see the display as below Hold it in the position where the arrow Y1G in the lower right of the front side is vertical and press HOLD button Keep pressing it until the green level Put Me Y1G Posit ion amp Push HOLD j awe _ 4O oro 139NVI G7I0H i 4 You see the display as below Then hold GeoClino in the position where the arrow X1G is vertical and press HOLD button Keep pressing it until the next message appears on display or green level lamp is turned on Put Me X1G Posit ion amp Push HOLD ILA 733 a aAvs 10 Cine sh OO ee gt 5 Press SAVE button to finish Calibration Press CANCEL button to get back to the normal
12. UP button for a while GeoClino G displays the latitude and longitude of the present location updated at one second Good 36 21 9748N 140 28 1793E 2 Press CANCEL button to get back to the normal mode Examples of sending data GPGSA A 3 05 06 12 14 18 22 30 03 2 01 7 02 7 0F GPGSV 3 1 12 01 21 313 00 05 73 059 47 06 17 156 36 07 14 162 00 75 GPGSV 3 2 12 09 23 069 27 12 51 049 50 14 58 324 38 18 25 188 41 7A GPGSV 3 3 12 22 46 230 52 30 82 162 49 31 18 274 00 32 43 284 00 7D GPRMC 021959 A 3621 9751 N 14028 1740 E 000 0 119 0 220807 A 71 GPGGA 022000 3621 9751 N 14028 1740 E 1 07 01 7 00014 0 M 038 1 M 60 Transferring the data to your computer using GeoAssist software which comes with GeoClino 1 Remove the battery housing lid 2 Insert the serial cable into the outlet 3 Connect the other end of the cable to RS232C port of your computer 4 Start up GeoAssist then follow the indications SETTING OF MENUS Operation in common Keep pressing for one second to move to Setting Menu screen Common basic operations are as follows 1 Keep pressing SET button for a second to get the Setting Menu screen p 1 MEASURE MODE 2 CALIB STRIKE 2 Move the cursor by pressing UP or DOWN button and press either HOLD or SAVE button to show the menu you want 3 Press CANCELL button to cancel the menu List of Menus Menu list is as below 1 MEASURE MODE to switch the mode of measu
13. agnetic declination can be done Adjusted values are shown when already adjusted Geographic coordinates obtained with the mesurement XGeoClino G only GeoClino G with built in GPS Geographic coordinates latitude and longtitude of the measuring location are obtained when measuring strike and dip or trend and plunge Of course you can save them in memory WATER TIGHT JIS 6th class of water protection is adopted Usable in wet conditions You can touch the device with wet hands You can use in rain or by rivers Caution Close the battery housing lid tightly You can not use GeoClino in water Remove neatly any dust or soil from the rubber packing ring Take care of the battery housing Water tight property is reduced when dusted Wipe out cleanly when the device gets wet Open battery housing lid holding the device upside down when getting wet Water might have invaded into the housing If water penetrated into the housing wipe it out as soon as possible Never shower the device with water containing soap detergent bathing chemicals or sea water NAMES OF PARTS Main body xX1G 9 YIG 10 1 Battery lamp red 7 SET button 2 Level lamp green 8 SAVE button 3 Display 9 HOLD button 4 POWER button 10 CANCEL button 5 UP button 11 Hole for strap 6 DOWN button 12 Battery housing 14 Battery h
14. e strike dip roll angle plunge trend plunge year month day hour minute second category ON or OFF of adjustment of magnetic declination declination angle correction value END Item Explanation Number 1 999 Mode P PLANE L LINEATION M MANUAL Strike Dip Roll angle plunge Trend Shown only in LINEATION mode in other cases 0 in NORTHMODE 0 360 MODE Plunge Date Time Category A Z ON or OFF O Adjusting for declination done 1 No adjusting Correction value Values shown only in the case of ON 0 in the case of OFF GeoClino G GPS receiver built in Data strike and dip are sent to PC addition to longitude and latitude data Examples of sending data 1 P N48W 16S 15 0 15 2007 8 22 15 29 18 A 1 0 A 3621 9679 N 14028 1762 E 2 P N5W 4W 4 0 4 2007 8 22 15 29 22 A 1 0 A 3621 9822 N 14028 1540 E 3 P N10W 5W 4 0 4 2007 8 22 15 29 26 A 1 0 A 3621 9800 N 14028 1563 E END Format Number mode strike dip roll angle plunge trend plunge year month day hour minute second category ON or OFF of adjustment of magnetic declination declination angle correction value status latitude longitude END Item Explanation Status A data of latitude and longitude follow V no data of latitude and longitude Latitude Expressed in degree minute direction e g 3621 9679 N for 36 21 9679 N Longitude Expressed in degree minute direction e g 14028 1563 E
15. e arrow on upper right of GeoClino to the plunging direction 2 Measured data come up on display automatically L shows LINEATION mode followed by number of measurement then date and time in the upper line Next come the strike and dip of the bedding plane on which the lineation lies followed by the trend and plunge of the lineation in the lower line Read as the plane strikes in N24 E with dip 41 to W the trend of lineation is N68 W with the plunge of 40 for example in L001 05 17 13 05 N24E41W N68W40 Measuring in MANUAL mode Use this mode to measure strike and dip of a bedding plane or else and trend and plunge of a lineation separately lt To measure strike and dip of a plane gt 1 Place the back of GeoClino onto the bedding plane SAVE OLD cance L 2 Rotate GeoClino to make the long edge horizontal keeping the back on the plane until the plunge becomes zero Green Level light 2 is turned on when the plunge becomes zero Strike and dip of the plane are on display 3 On display M shows MANUAL mode followed by number of measurement then date and time in the upper line Strike and dip of the surface in the lower line Plunge is of course 0 Read as strike in N34 E and dip 38 to W for example in the Figure below MOO1 05 17 13 05 N34W 38W 0 lt To measure trend and plunge of a lineation gt 1 Place the back of GeoClino on the bedding plane or else Align the longer edge onto the li
16. ice MPICTUE SIGNS READ N WARN ING Fatally dangerous It can cause death or grave injury ANCAUT ON Very dangerous It can cause serious injury or damage of your device FOR SAFETY ANMARN ING Never disassemble or remodel There is a danger of fire or electric shock Do not use under extreme conditions Do not use under 0 C or over 50 C Do not use in very humid place There is a danger of fire or electric shock Caution for the place Do not leave in very humid place or within the steam flow Do not leave in a car tightly closed under direct sun shin where the temperature might be very high There is a danger of fire or breakdown of the device ZA CAUTION Do not place in proximity to strong magnetized things Precise measurement might be impossible BATTERIES Two AA type batteries are needed to use this product Purchase them before use Read the instructions carefully We have no guarantee for any possible damages or lost of data during the time of measuring or saving the data We have no responsibility for any lost of data during repair PACKING LIST The pack contains the followings Check it before use OGeoClino 8 tee eee Serial cable for specially designed for GeoClino 1 CD ROM of application mu verres Warranty certificate MAIN FEATURES You can measure strike and dip in a single action You only place GeoClino on the bedding plane and see the readi
17. inks when GPS signals can t be received Generally GPS signals are not received in the building Automatic power off Automatic power off after about 10 minutes if you do nothing on the GeoClino MODES OF MEASUREMENT There are three modes of measurement PLANE mode to measure strike and dip of a bedding plane or any other surface automatically by simply placing the GeoClino onto the plane LINEATION mode to measure trend and plunge of a lineation and simultaceously the strike and dip of the plane on which the lineation lies MANUAL mode to measure orientations of plane and lineation separately with higher resolution How to use GeoClino in each mode First carry out the calibration at the site of measurement Measuring in PLANE mode 1 Place the back of GeoClino onto the bedding plane or else in any direction The strike and dip of any surface of any orientation are measured automatically 2 Measured data come up digitally on display P shows PLANE mode followed by number of measurement then date and time in the upper line Strike and dip on the lower line Read as Strike in N20 W and dip 52 to west for example in the Figure below P001 05 17 13 05 N20W 52W Accuracy of dip is low in PLANE mode Use MANUAL mode for higher accuracy Measuring in LINEATION mode 1 Place the back of GeoClino on a bedding plane or else and align the longer edge onto a lineation with th
18. lues slightly before the actual measurement IF SOMETHING LOOKS WRONG Check by yourself when something goes wrong It may not be a mechanical trouble Power on unable Check batteries Replace with new batteries Buttons do not work Try followings 1 Remove batteries 2 Leave for about 30 seconds 3 Place batteries Try power on Communication with computer does not work Check the followings Powered on Is the serial cable firmly inserted into the outlet Is the serial cable firmly connected with computer Setting of the port of the software is good SPECIFICATIONS Power source Two AA type alkali dry batteries or two nickel hydrogen rechargeable dry batteries Life of batteries at 25 C K GeoClino About 20 hours with alkali dry batteries in use About 17 hours with nickel hydrogen batteries in use K GeoClino G About 10 hours with alkali dry batteries in use About 8 hours with nickel hydrogen batteries in use Battery life can be different according to the environment of use Water tight JIS 6th class of water protection is adopted Measurable range Strike 0 359 Dip 179 179 Trend 0 359 Plunge 89 89 Resolution Strike 1 Dip 1 Trend 1 Plunge 1 o interface K GeoClino GeoClino G RS232 C serial communication Operating temperature About 0 50 C Storage temperature About 20 70 C Dimensions
19. neation with the arrow in the upper right to the plunging direction Read the data on display 2 On display you see M showing MANUAL mode followed by number of measurement then date and time in the upper line In the lower line you read the trend of the lineation maximum dip of the plane and plunge of the lineation Read as the trend of the lineation is N30 W maximum dip of the plane on which the lineation lies is 72 to W and the plunge of the lineation is 24 for example in the Figure MOO1 05 17 13 05 N3OW 72W 24 Caution Place the longer edge of GeoClino parallel to the lineation holding the arrow to the plunging direction If you want to measure the upward direction of the lineation for instance the direction of fault movement place GeoClino with the arrow to that direction The plunge angle is shown with minus sign The dip of the overturned plane is shown as 180 measurement angle An overturned plane dipping 30 is shown as 150 Saving the data in memory 1 Press HOLD button to fix the data of measurements otherwise the data fluctuate P001 A SAV CANCL N37W 40W 2 Press UP or DOWN button to select letters A Z in the upper line Selected letter can be used as the mark of the geologic bed you measured P001 C SAV CANCL N3 W 40W 3 Press SAVE button to save the fixed data The number of measurement increases by one P002 05 17 16 42 NS5W 32W GeoClino G GPS receiver built in
20. ngs on display Working time is greatly reduced You do not need to wait for settling of the needle as in a conventional compass Very effective for collecting a great number of data You can measure trend and plunge of a lineation very easily You get also the strike and dip of the plane on which the lineation lies You can save the data in memory by a single action of pressing a button Up to 999 data sets are saved in memory You can retrieve the data anytime It is water tight You can use the device safely in fields and in all weathers lt is provided with calendar function Your data will be attached with the date when saved in memory If you have date bearing GPS data you can register a geographic location automatically You can transfer the data to your computer You can send the data to your computer connected with a serial cable Data handling is so quick and easy The data transferred can be displayed by symbols on maps This sequence of works is done using GeoAssist an attached mapping software It is also possible for this software to make a simplified geologic map A ruler on the lower margin An orange colored broken line on the lower margin of the device is used as ruler in cm Simplified direction indicator digital with 16 directions Simplified direction indicator digital in 16 directions N S NE NNE etc is attached Adjusting for magnetic declination Adjusting for m
21. ocedure should be repeated for South East and West as follows Place GeoClino toward South and change the value to get the value to be 180 place GeoClino toward East and change the value to get the value D to be 90 place GeoClino toward West and change the value to get the value D to be 270 4 Place GeoClino vertically as in Figure and direct the arrow toward North Aa0 POWER SET Save HOLD e ANGEL Sa 5 Change the value to get the value to be 0 Similarly placing GeoClio toward South and change value to get the value to be 180 placing GeoClino toward East change the value to get the value to be 90 placing GeoClino toward West change the value to get the value to be 270 6 Place GeoClino vertically as in Figure and direct the arrow to North 739 Nvo 10H save 10 O O 435 amoa lt i O YO O ETE 7 Change the value to get the value to be 0 Similarly placing GeoClino toward South change the value to get the value to be 180 placing GeoClino toward East change the value to get value to be 90 placing GeoClino toward West change the value to get the value to be 270 Note that the last case is different in procedure from 5 TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS COMMUNICATION Setting for serial communication and specifications of command is shown below Useful for original application development Setting for communication Se
22. ood140 28 1 20E 3 Press UP button to see the next data Press UP button once more to see the following data Repeat the same action to see successively later data 4 Press CANCELL button to get back to the normal measurement mode Fixing the alphabet code in memory 1 Press DOWN button or UP button to display data in memory PO02C05 17 16 42 NSoW 32W 2 Keep pressing the SAVE button Then the alphabet code gets blinking POOZCD5 17 16 42 NSOW 32W The alphabet code indicated circle gets blinking 3 Press DOWN button or UP button to change the alphabet PO02T05 17 16 42 N3oW 32W 4 Press SAVE button to save the alphabet and stop blinking Press CANCEL button to stop blinking without saving the modification Simplified direction indicator A simplified direction indicator is built in If you have adjusted already for the magnetic declination true direction is shown on display 1 Keep pressing SAVE button during the measurement then you see the display as below 2 Arrow on display indicates rough direction you are measuring 3 OFF or ON in the lower left corner of the display shows whether the magnetic declination was adjusted or not ON means the adjusting was done and OFF not 4 Press CANCEL button to get back to the normal measuring mode Displaying present latitude and longitude GeoClino G only GeoClino G can display present latitude and longitude 1 After GeoClino is powered on keep pressing
23. ousing lid 13 Outlet for serial cable 22000 O POWER y SAVE HOLD CANCEL 15 GeoClino G GPS compatible only 15 GPS lamp red 16 GPS antenna Display A001 05 17 13 05 N20W 52W 1 Mode of measurement 4 Time Hour Minute 2 Number of measurement 5 Data 3 Date Month Day BEFORE USE Placing batteries 1 Unscrew the battery housing lid 2 Place two AA type batteries 1 5V in correct direction 3 Close the battery housing lid Life of batteries GeoClino AA type alkali dry batteries About 20 hours at 25 C AA type nickel hydrogen rechargeable dry batteries About 17 hours at 25 C xK GeoClino G GPS receiver built in AA type alkali dry batteries About 10 hours at 25 C AA type nickel hydrogen rechargeable dry batteries About 8 hours at 25 C Red light of the battery lump 1 suggests the batteries life is expiring Replace with new batteries Life of nickel hydrogen battery can be shorter POWER ON AND OFF Keep pressing the POWER button 4 for one second to power on Welcome comes up on display We come Keep pressing the POWER button 4 for a second to power off GeoClino G GPS receiver built in After powered on GeoClino G starts to receive GPS signals The GPS lamp 15 remains lighted when signals are received Where the conditions are good enough GPS signals can be caught in about 10 seconds GPS lamp bl
24. procedure 1 Remove the battery housing lid 2 Insert the serial cable into the outlet 3 Connect the other end of the cable to RS232C port of your computer 4 The data received from GPS are sent to your computer GPS data sending Baudrate 4800 5 Press CANCEL button to get back to the normal mode Examples of sending data GPGSA A 3 05 06 12 14 18 22 30 03 2 01 7 02 7 0F GPGSV 3 1 12 01 21 313 00 05 73 059 47 06 17 156 36 07 14 162 00 75 GPGSV 3 2 12 09 23 069 27 12 51 049 50 14 58 324 38 18 25 188 41 7A GPGSV 3 3 12 22 46 230 52 30 82 162 49 31 18 274 00 32 43 284 00 7D GPRMC 021959 A 3621 9751 N 14028 1740 E 000 0 119 0 220807 A 71 GPGGA 022000 3621 9751 N 14028 1740 E 1 07 01 7 00014 0 M 038 1 M 60 10 GPS ON OFF Only GeoClino G This function can select to get or not GPS data Using this function you can reduce the time to measure Shortcut Operaton At first press CANCEL Button in measuring mode Then keep pressing CANCEL Button and press SAVE Button You can see same display 1 GPS ON 2 GPS OFF 1 GPS ON You can get data from GPS 2 GPS OFF You can t get data from GPS Press UP Button or DOWN Button to move the cursor to 1 GPS ON or 2 GPS OFF and press SAVE Button 11 AXIS ADJUST This is to adjust the accuracy of orientation sensor It was already done at the time of delivery No need to do it again except in necessary case
25. rement 2 CALIB STRIKE to make calibration for precise measurement of strikes p 1 MEASURE MODE 2 CALIB STRIKE 3 CALIB DIP to make calibration for precise measurement of dips 4 DECLINATION to adjust the device for the magnetic declination 3 CALIB DIP 4 DECLINATION 5 DISPLAY MODE to change data format on display 6 CLEAR MEMORY to clear the memory p 5 DISPLAY MODE 6 CLEAR MEMORY 7 SET CALENDAR to set the date and time 8 AUTO POWEROFF to set the automatic power on or off 7 SET CALENDAR 8 AUTO POWEROFF 9 SEND GPS DATA to send the data received from GPS only GeoClino G 10 GPS ON OFF to select getting data from GPS only GeoClino G p 9 SEND GPS DATA 10 GPS ON OFF 11 AXIS ADJUST to adjust the axis of orientation sensor p 11 AXIS ADJUST Switching modes of measurement Three modes are available See Methods of measurements and How to measure in each mode for details p 7 Switching starts from 1 MEASURE mode screen Select 1 MEASURE MODE Press HOLD or SAVE button to move to the screen below Select the mode you want to use by pressing UP or DOWN button and press SAVE button to change the mode Press CANCEL button to get back to the current mode 1 PLANE 2 LLINEATION 3 MANUAL PLANE This is the mode in which strike and dip of a plane are measured in a single action by placing GeoClino onto the plane The letter A on display shows this mode is acting P001
26. ss CANCEL button to get back to the Calib Strike SAVE CANCEL 2 Hold GeoClino horizontal and press HOLD button Then rotate slowly twice for about 15 seconds horizontally in any sense Press HOLD button 3 You see the display as below The upper line shows what to do Strike in azimuth angle and maximum dip are shown in the lower line Set 0 and 2Rot HOLD Strike Maximum dip Holding GeoClino horizontal rotate it until the strike becomes about 0 10 Then rotate twice around the axis parallel to the shorter edge Press HOLD button Set 0 and 2Rot 0 HOLD This value becomes about 0 410 4 You see the display as below Holding GeoClino horizontal rotate it horizontally to the direction in which the strike becomes about 90 10 Then rotate GeoClino twice around the axis parallel to the longer edge Press HOLD button to finish Set 90 and 2Rot HOLD This value becomes about 90 Confirming the calibration 1 Holding GeoClino horizontal rotate it horizontally to the position in which the strike is directed in N S display shows NOS in the NORTH MODE 0 in the 360 MODE 2 Holding GeoClino horizontal rotate it about 180 horizontally and check that the strike becomes about N S NOS in the NORTH MODE 180 in the 360
27. t as below Baud rate 9600bps Data bit 8 bit Parity None Stop bit 1 bit Flow control Xon Xoff software control List of commands Send command when measurement mode is used One sending should be done within 2 msec Command Action Transmission mode Remarks Send the data in memory to PC a Send the value by acceleration sensor in real time d 555 572 873 detected values along X Y and Z axes Send the data detected by magnetic sensor in real time 1851 2440 1798 detected values along X Y Z axes Send the data in memory to PC data from the last data to those of XXX three digits minutes before Stop sending data from sensor Send continuously strike and dip values shown on display to PC strike dip plunge date time END in 360 mode Send once strike and dip values shown on display to PC strike dip plunge date time END in 360 mode Show the version number of firmware Data format Formats of data to be sent are cited below Examples of sending data NORTH MODE 1 P N78W 31S 3 0 3 2007 4 3 10 19 57 A 0 7 2 L N79W 31S 3 S74E 3 2007 4 3 10 20 3 A 0 7 3 M N73W 31S 3 0 3 2007 4 3 10 20 11 A 0 7 END 360 MODE 1 P 102 31 3 2 L 101 31 3 3 M 107 31 3 END Format 0 3 2007 4 3 10 19 57 A 0 7 106 3 2007 4 3 10 20 3 A 0 7 0 3 2007 4 3 10 20 11 A 0 7 Number mod
28. ual sensor magnetism in the main device and outside magnetic field etc both values make a deformed circle as in Figure 2 MagY Fig2 In this case correct measurement of the orientation becomes impossible Then it becomes necessary for the circle to be true circle of which the center should be at the original point Fig 1 Calibration includes adjustment of the original point of sensor outcomes and adjusting of sensitivity of sensor to let the eccentricity be approximately zero Rotating the sensor axes along the geomagnetic orientations enables to get the maximum and minimum values Intermediate value between these two values is to be the original point for adjusted values Difference between the maximum and minimum values can give the basis for adjustment of the sensitivity of sensors Calibration of acceleration sensor Acceleration sensor needs also to be calibrated because of the difference of sensitivity difference of voltage at the original point and individuality of sensor For calibration gravitational acceleration along every axis should be measured By directing every axis to the gravitational direction gravitational acceleration in each axis can be measured From these data adjustment of the original point and sensitivity of sensor can be done Does shaking of GeoClino at the time of measurement affect the values obtained GeoClino makes the measurements of strike and dip and others every one second When
29. ve GPS signals the data of the built in clock are used The built in clock of GeoClino is synchronized with the time of GPS when signals are received The time signals from GPS is in UTC Universal Time Coordinated so that you should change it to the Japanese standard time Time difference between UTC and JST is 09 00 Here is how to adjust time difference UTC 09 00 1 Press UP button to increase time by 15 minutes 2 Press DOWN button to decrease time by 15 minutes 3 Press SAVE button to save the setting The measurement mode will get back to the normal with adjusted time 4 Press CANCEL button to get back to the normal mode without saving the adjusted time 8 AUTO POWEROFF You can either activate the Auto Power off function or inactivate it by setting from this window Select the action below by putting the cursor and press SAVE button Press CANCEL button to get back to the normal mode gt 10min OFF 10min Auto Power off runs If you do nothing on GeoClino power will be turned off after 10minutes OFF Cancel the Auto Power off 9 SEND GPS DATA Only GeoClino G GeoClino G can be used as an ordinary GPS receiver The data obtained can be transferred to a computer by serial communication Combined with mapping software you can make a traverse map or use it as a navigator to your destination Communication format is NMEA 0183 GGA GSV GSA RMC compatible with Baud rate of 4800bps See below for
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