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Chapter 3

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BlastMate III Operator Manual

To set the backlight timer, press the

Option

key and the

Special key

together when the Main

Window is displayed. Press the

Cancel

key to exit the Reset Factory Defaults Window. Press the

Enter

key repeatedly to display the Backlight On Time Window. Use the

Down Arrow

keys to change the time setting. Press the

Enter

key to save your setting.

f. Power Saving Timeout

The Power Saving Timeout is a timer that automatically turns the BlastMate III off when it has
remained in the ready to monitor mode while detecting no key presses for a specified period of
time. This conserves battery power. To turn the monitor on again, press and hold the

Enter

key.

To set the power saving timer, press the

Option

key and the

Special

key together when the Main

Window is displayed. Press the

Cancel

key to exit the Reset Factory Defaults Window. Press the

Enter

key repeatedly to display the Power Saving Timeout Window. Use the

Down Arrow

keys to change the time setting. Press the

Enter

key to save your setting.

g. Monitoring LCD Cycle

The Monitoring LCD Cycle is a timer that automatically starts a power saving mode. While in this
mode, the monitor minimizes power consumption while continuing its monitoring operations. The
monitor display cycles off for the time period set in this command, turns on momentarily, then
cycles again. To turn this feature off, set the time to zero. To reactivate the monitor and see the
display, press the

On/Off

key.

To set the monitoring LCD cycle, press the

Option

key and the

Special

key together when the

Main Window is displayed. Press the

Cancel

key to scroll through the Reset Factory Defaults

window. Press the

Enter

key repeatedly to display the Monitoring LCD Cycle Window. Use the

Down Arrow

keys to change the time setting. Press the

Enter

key to save your setting.

h. Trigger Sample Width

You can specify the number of consecutive samples that must exceed the trigger level before the
unit will start recording. The default is 2 samples.

To set the trigger sample width, press the

Option

key and the

Special

key together when the Main

Window is displayed. Press the

Cancel

key to scroll through the Reset Factory Defaults window.

Press the

Enter

key repeatedly to display the Trigger sample width Window. Use the

Down

Arrow

key to change the setting. Press the

Enter

key to save your setting.

i. Cut Cable Detection

This setting is used to automatically disable a geophone channel as a trigger if the cable is cut or
damaged. While in continuous record mode, the unit checks each geophone channel after an event
is recorded. If there is a problem, the unit automatically disables that channel as a trigger source
for subsequent events. This feature does not apply to the single-shot, manual, histogram or
histogram combo modes.

To enable cut cable detection, press the

Option

key and the

Setups

key together when the Main

Window is displayed. Press the

Cancel

key to exit the Reset Factory Defaults Window. Press the

Enter

key to scroll through the windows until the Cut Cable Detection Window appears. Use the

Up Arrow

key to change the setting. Press the