KTS GOLD SCAN 3D, User Manual

Page 1: ...GOLD SCAN USERS MANUAL KTS 3D Online KTS Electronic Germany 1 ...

Page 2: ...s 10 3 7 Error signals 11 4 General hints 12 4 1 Search coil choice 12 4 1 1 45 cm coil 12 4 1 2 Cylindric coil 12 4 1 3 1 x 1 m PVC searchframe 12 4 2 Accumulator and charger 13 4 3 Care 13 4 4 Hint 13 4 5 Locationdepth GOLD SCAN 13 5 Technical data 14 5 1 Electronic unit 14 5 2 1 x 1 m coil 14 5 3 Computer condition 14 6 Computer and programstart 14 6 1 Software 14 6 1 1 Installing the software ...

Page 3: ...imer of liability 24 8 Program operations 25 8 1 Main window 25 8 2 Toolbar 25 8 2 1 File menu 25 8 2 2 Speech 25 8 2 3 Info 25 8 3 Adjustment range 26 8 3 1 Serial interface 26 8 3 2 Speed 26 8 3 3 Orientation 26 8 3 4 Start Stop 26 8 3 5 Audio output 27 8 3 6 Scaling 27 8 4 Presentation 27 9 Warranty 28 9 1 In period of warranty 28 9 2 Out period of warranty 28 10 Contact 28 3 ...

Page 4: ...carefully to avoid any errors We wish you much success with your new GOLD SCAN and we are available for you if you have more questions Your KTS Electronic Team 1 2 Delivery contents GOLD SCAN electronic unit USB Stick with preinstalled software and digital users manual 45 cm search coil Cylindric coil 1x1 m searchframe USB cabel leatherbag light Stereo headphone Fast charger Carrying case English ...

Page 5: ...uality housing On the front are 4 operating elements and the digital display MODE The MODE knob can be turned to four different positions Off The device is turned off Bat Battery control In this position the device is switched on simultaneously the battery charge control can be viewed on the display The value must be at full battery to approx 160 or more MT All metal search In this position all me...

Page 6: ...tion the RESET button must be pushed at occur of a error signal LED In the ID position the conductivity of a metal object will be captured Once the ID LED lights and the display value stops at a certain place the metal class can be read off The conductivity value and the ID LED will as long as shown until the search coil will be removed from the metal object 2 2 The back Socket for coils and charg...

Page 7: ... 3 Wrap the cable of the search coil around the lower pipe and plug the jack into the proposed connector on the electronic unit The electronic untit is in an special coverbag The plug should be determined by the lower opening of the bag to be connected The usage 1 The search coil should be kept about 2 to 5 cm in parallel on the ground level 2 After switching and regulating the volume and frequenc...

Page 8: ...and 4 meter cable that can be in or on the pipes attached It is best suited for the search for greater objects shall be used in a wide area suspects because with the help of 2 people you get much faster and more convenient to go Another advantage of this large coil is the fact that smaller disturbing metal parts do not will appear The search coil can be kept between 20 50 cm above the ground As hi...

Page 9: ...ch coil is exactly over the object the highest clay tone is reached With this method the exact place of discovery of the object can be located By the clay tone duration the form of the object can be determined For example a long lasting high clay tone stands in longitudinal direction for a narrow object e g a pipe A high claytone in any direction indicates a circular object 3 4 Hints to the search...

Page 10: ...mine The pointer excursion works in the all metals position exactly the same as the clay tone Simultaneous observing of clay tone and pointer excursion leads to the better analysis of the find object After by the intensity of the clay tone and by the pointer excursion the size of the object was determined and with the simultaneous movement of the search coil the probable form of the object can be ...

Page 11: ...balance attitude With manipulation the RESET key is to be made certain therefore that no metal part is in the soil 3 7 Error signals With the development of your GOLD SCAN special value was put on stability and failsafe characteristic so that during the search if possible few disturbances arise Despite the multiplicity of filters and modulators it is unfortunately impossible that certain soil cond...

Page 12: ...dric coil The cylindric coil is suitable by its dimensions of 5 x 20 cm special for the search in close areas The probe is supplied alternatively with 5 or 10 meters of cables 4 1 3 1 x 1 m PVC searchframe The provided 4 m special cables are fastened alternatively in or to that 1 x 1 m PVC frame The search frame is usually used for the depth sounding after medium sized and large metal objects Indi...

Page 13: ...ed much care yet there are some points which should consider you to receive in order its optimal ready status Avoid extreme temperatures since it is not to be excluded that electronic construction units are damaged thereby Invert a plastic bag over the electronics housing as soon as you come into rains nebulas or dust Always hold your equipment clean and dry and wipe off sand and dirt 4 4 Hint Met...

Page 14: ...he following conditions The software works with Windows 98 2000 NT XP or Vista As minimum requirements for the meaningful operation the PC should have following equipment Processor with a clock frequency from 1000 MHz or more Hard drive with about 10 20 MB free space Graphics card with a minimum resolution of 800 x 600 points USB interface to connect the external measuring hardware You need no ext...

Page 15: ...At the first use of GOLD SCAN the automatic driver installations will start Here select software list or specific location And now click Next VISTA please use the automatic driverinstallation 15 ...

Page 16: ... is installed This installation menu opens a second time Repeat installation for the second driver 6 1 3 Port setup at the computer Important Befor you can set the right COM port you should first find out what COM port number is set because the used COM port may set between 1 8 Open the system control You find the system contol in the windows start menu under Start system control Open system 16 ...

Page 17: ... click hardware category 17 ...

Page 18: ... Open Device manager Open COM Port Please right click on the USB port and select properties If you only want to know what COM port is current look behind USB serial port in brackets 18 ...

Page 19: ... Open tab Port Settings 19 ...

Page 20: ... Open Advanced In this marked field you can choose the COM port you want Note however only use COM ports between 1 8 because you can only chooce those in the programm 20 ...

Page 21: ...in program Under the heading serial interface you must first set the COM port in Device manager In our example it was the COM port number 5 Click first on search since only the available Com ports can be selected ill serial interface KTS Online Only the active COM ports can be selected which means the GOLD SCAN must be connected at least 1 minute and both green LEDs must light 21 ...

Page 22: ...face is not activated Then disconnect the USB connection Wait 2 minutes and then connect it again Now the COM port is active 6 3 Softwareinformation The software displays during the reception the measurement data in 2D or 3D representation ill measured data 22 ...

Page 23: ...search process During control of the ground you can commence with different search modes IMPORTANT Befor any search operation and flashing Reset LED it is essential to press the reset button otherwise a faultless measurement is not guaranteed 7 1 1 Start button By pressing the start button the search begins On the sreen the first results will be displayed in 2 Dimensional until the path ends then ...

Page 24: ...ly with a violation against the licenseregulations 7 4 Utilisation clauses After full payment of the invoice amount the user is allowed to not exclusive right of use of the program listed in the bill This right is restricted to the owner of original software Consequently the software can be used only on one single computer system at the same time All present and future copyright and or of industri...

Page 25: ...hat Tool bar that adjustment range left and the ad area right This illustration shows a demo record 8 2 Toolbar 8 2 1 File menu In the menu bar is the File menu with entries for the storage and reading of measurement files In addition the program can be terminated 8 2 2 Speech The program can be switched completely for the service to several languages 8 2 3 Info Only one single point appears in th...

Page 26: ...on The 3D display can be rotated and tilted The middle button 0 resets to the origin presentation 8 3 4 Start Stop By pressing Start on the button the search begins With the button Stop you can interrupt the measurement at any time At the beginning of the measuring process a countdown timer takes place In the display area numbers from 3 to 0 will be shown The figures are accompanied by short audio...

Page 27: ...is recommended particularly for few destinct measuring dynamics 8 4 Presentation The measurement data are color coded and in three dimensional Small measurements in accordance with the color blue medium measured values are assigned green or yellow High measurements are shown in red The representation can be rotated and tilted In the data menu is the possibility to save the measured data and respec...

Page 28: ...tute appliance if the sent product cannot be repair within an appropriate time and budget As well the product can be exchanged with another equivalent model Repairs on the spot cannot be demanded Replaced as well as traded parts change to our property The guarantee claim expires if repairs or interventions of persons that are not empowered by us to this or if they equipped our product with complem...