E-TRAK/R 5000, Manual

Page 1: ...RDF Pulse and GPS Enhanced Tracking System...

Page 2: ...itional clarification or instruction or to order parts contact Customer Service is available Monday through Friday between the hours of 9 00 AM and 5 00 PM EST at Tel 603 880 4411 Fax 603 880 6965 Web...

Page 3: ...st Updates This is useful when you want to close in on the target The beacon can also be com manded to sleep and awake with motion The key advantage gained by combining RDF and GPS techniques is the i...

Page 4: ...programming and mapping interface Local Status LED indicators for GPS UHF VHF Active Fault Wireless Command Transmitter Power LED Conditioned Power input for 10 32 VDC power Support for EVB and VB 3S...

Page 5: ...the array on the centerline of the roof of the tracking vehicle with the arrow pointing directly forward Strong magnets are built into the feet of the antenna array for vehicles with steel roofs WARNI...

Page 6: ...es The Wireless Antenna for communication with the Control Head is built into the E TRAK R 5000 and no connections are necessary If using cabled mode connect the PDA Interface Cable between the PDA Se...

Page 7: ...the active tracking graphical interface Flashing tail lights on the silhouetted car icon illuminate each time a signal is received from the beacon The Grey pie shaped arch Bearing History indicator re...

Page 8: ...ED Command Transmitter LED GPS Antenna Connector E TRAK R 5000 Front Panel Connections Command Transmitter Antenna Connector UHF Receiver Antenna Connector VHF Receiver Antenna Connector Data Output S...

Page 9: ...tor COMPONENTS ON OFF Switch The ON OFF Switch is the main power control for the E Trak R 5000 DC Power Connector The DC Power Input Connector accepts 10 to 32 VDC vehicular power POWER STATUS LED The...

Page 10: ...he PDA Port is the RS 232 link for the PDA Control Head UHF Antenna Connector The UHF Antenna Connec tor attaches to the UHF receiver antenna cable UHF LED The UHF LED displays when the UHF receiver i...

Page 11: ...DO NOT attempt to install other software into the PDA Control Head The PDA should be RESET occasionally switch on bottom of PDA to take advantage of the memory management program within After 60 hours...

Page 12: ...6 Channel Selector Channel Number Mission Name Filtered Averaged Bearing ON OFF Bearing History Averaged Bearing Instantaneous Bearing Blue RAW Bearing Red or Yellow GPS Pointer Beacon Pulse Indicator...

Page 13: ...is good 7 Instantaneous Bearing In RDF Tracking mode with Filter set to RAW data blue arrow indicates bearing of each received signal In GPS Tracking mode arrowhead turns red indicating absolute dire...

Page 14: ...a fast rate GPS Track commands the beacon to send GPS coordinates to the E TRAK R When changing channels you do not have to reset the GPS mode GPS data transfer from the beacon uses more power than si...

Page 15: ...h Toggles ON OFF Sound User defined volume settings can be made through the Tracker Preferences Control Head settings See page 19 15 Battery Indicator Shows charge condition of Control Head battery Re...

Page 16: ...icantly larger than GROUND mode Tracker Version Number This is the reference number for the version software installed in the E TRAK R To determine the version number for the Control Head software cli...

Page 17: ...the antenna cable to the correct antenna connector on the E TRAK R front panel either UHF or VHF Attach a Command Trans mitter Antenna or the Terminator to the CMD TX connector You do not have to att...

Page 18: ...ID s identified with the NEXT button In the text field choose ID selected is All You are now set to track any beacon within range for the chosen frequency 11 Turn off other modes that may interfere w...

Page 19: ...ll be used in close proximity such as a training exercise be sure to turn on one E TRAK R and one PDA at a time to establish a paired wireless connection Otherwise cross communication may happen Contr...

Page 20: ...ty and availability of satellite access need to be inter preted by an experienced operator Following are several examples to help you understand and predict your course of action during a tracking mis...

Page 21: ...aring bar and Instantaneous Bearing blue arrow which now represents the direction of each RDF signal received In low multipath environments the blue arrow offers the most responsive display of the dat...

Page 22: ...ideal tracking distance is around 0 1 to 0 2 miles This keeps the tracking vehicle out of the target vehicles sight while maintaining relatively reliable two way communications between the E TRAK R an...

Page 23: ...once every 8 seconds Divided by 3600 586 feet 195 yards Based on GPS updates every 8 seconds or even longer be aware that on interstate highways and similarly constructed roads it is possible to over...

Page 24: ...aypoint has passed when the direction of the GPS arrow flips from straight ahead to straight behind Figure 5 Concur rently the distance to target will read 0 0 miles GPS Arrow flops back and forth may...

Page 25: ...lly this is only when something unexpected has happened such as the target getting on the freeway and heading away at a rapid speed The experienced tracker will always close the gap to the 0 2 0 3 mil...

Page 26: ...ral things to consider that will help you to sort out the discrepancies Chief among these is the Received Signal Strength Indica tion of the RDF signals on the PDA Control Head Although the bearing in...

Page 27: ...ck up another unit operating in your vicinity It is more likely that it will pick up secondary signals from your tracking operation The E beacon ID and E TRAK R sensitivity allows you to minimize the...

Page 28: ...which can be effective in extending your search One method is to shade in an area on the local map which presents a commanding view of the vicinity Commanding the Beacon Height also can assist in com...

Page 29: ...35 NOTES...

Page 30: ...ch defects exist and have not been caused by misuse misapplication neglect improper installation improper storage alteration physical damage or accidents The warranty shall not apply to microphones ba...