KT 10v1 6

KT-10 Magnetic Susceptibility Meter
with
Users Guide
Rev 1.6
Phone: (905) 764-5505 Fax: (905) 764-8093 Web: http://www.terraplus.ca
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction: 1.1 1.2 1.3 List of Figures General Information Operational Theory 1.3.1 1.3.2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 3.1 3.2 Theory Operating Principles Chapter 2: The KT-10 Specifications Features Layout Controls Menus Icons Chapter 3: Operating the KT-10 Battery Installation Power 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.3 3.4 Settings Measure 3.4.1 3.4.2 3.4.3 3.4.4 3.4.5 Taking a reading Storing a reading Measurement Menu Measure Flow Chart Measure Sequence Power On Power Off Page 17 Page 18 Page 18 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 23 Page 24 Page 26 Page 27 Page 9 Page 10 Page 13 Page 13 Page 14 Page 16 Page 5 Page 7 Page 7 Page 7 Page 8
3.5
Measure core 3.5.1 3.5.2 3.5.3 3.5.4 3.5.5 Take a reading Store a reading Measurement Menu Measure Core Flow Chart Measure Core Sequence Take a reading Store a Reading Measurement Menu Scanner Flow Chart Scanner Sequence
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3.6
Scanner 3.6.1 3.6.2 3.6.3 3.6.4 3.6.5
3.7 3.8
Voice Recorder PC Connections 3.8.1 3.8.2 USB Bluetooth
3.9 3.10
Pin Installation Calibration
4.1
GeoView 4.1.1 4.1.2 4.1.3 4.1.4 4.1.5 4.1.6 Installation GeoView Calendar Interface GeoView Data Interface Data Download Data Export Device Settings
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4.2
Console
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Chapter 5: Troubleshooting 5.1 5.2 Note about Switching off the unit Contact Page 93 Page 93
Chapter 1
Introduction
1.1 List of Figures

Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 13 Figure 14 Figure 15 Figure 16 Figure 17 Figure 18 Figure 19 Figure 20 Figure 21 Figure 22 Figure 23 Figure 24 Figure 25 Figure 26 Figure 27 Figure 28 Figure 29 Figure 30 Figure 31 Figure 32 Figure 33 Figure 34 Figure 35 Figure 36 Figure 37 Figure 38 Figure 39 Figure 40 Figure 41 Figure 42 Figure 43 Figure 44 Figure 45 Figure 46 Figure 47 Figure 48 Figure 49 Figure 50 Figure 51 Figure 52 Figure 53 Figure 54 Figure 55 Figure 56 KT-10 layout Start-up Screen Main Menu Battery Installation Power On Power Off Measure Voice Record Store Voice Record Saved Record Measure Menu Measure Flow Chart Measure Sequence Core Selection Voice Record Store Voice Record Saved Record Measure Menu Measure Core Flow Chart Measure Core Sequence Start Scanner with Core Corrections Voice Record Store Voice Record Saved Record Measure Menu Scanner Flow Chart Scanner Sequence Start Driver Installation Complete Driver Install Windows New Hardware Wizard Install Automatically Start file copy Continue Anyways Driver Files Copied Bluetooth Icon Add a device Bluetooth Wizard Search for device Select Device Pass key Installing Bluetooth Device Completed Installation Confirm Bluetooth Device Pouch PIN Storage KT-10 PIN Coil Cap and Thread Protector Coil Cap removed and PIN Installed Coil Cap and PIN Installed Coil Cap and PIN Installed Selecting Calibration No PIN Calibration Screen Calibration Progress Indicator Completed No PIN Calibration PIN Calibration Setup.exe Request for Administrator Credentials Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 17 Page 18 Page 18 Page 21 Page 23 Page 23 Page 24 Page 24 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 30 Page 31 Page 31 Page 32 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 38 Page 39 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 44 Page 44 Page 45 Page 45 Page 46 Page 46 Page 46 Page 47 Page 47 Page 48 Page 48 Page 48 Page 49 Page 49 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 52 Page 53 Page 53 Page 54 Page 54 Page 56 Page 57 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 59
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Install Splash Screen Begin GeoView Installation Folder Location Folder and Installation confirmation Install Progress Window GeoView Installation Complete GeoView Icon Calendar Interface Create Local Database Open Local Database Create Remote Database Open Remote Database Log into Remote Database Exit Dialogue View Selection Connections Status File Menu Database Creation Dialogue Database connection Updated Data view When First Opened USB and Bluetooth Connections KT-10 Connection updated Synchronizing with Device Downloading Voice note Downloading Records Downloading Complete Calendar with Data Populated Data Export Data Export Location Default Database Fields Enter New Database Fields Field Type Selection Integer Setup Real Number Setup String Setup Custom Fields added to GeoView Database New Fields appended to the end of Columns Scanner Data Plotted and Charted Zooming on Scanner Data Device Settings Memory Functions Memory Read Maintenance Console First Run Console with Device Connections Connection Command Disconnect Device Command Firmware Version Command Get Time Command Set Time Command Get Serial Number Command Get Parameters Command Get Revision Command Status Command Measurement Log Command
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1.2 General Information

The KT-10 is a hand-held, field magnetic susceptibility meter, which takes advantage of recent developments in semiconductor technology and manufacturing processes. The KT10 was developed as a joint venture by Terraplus Inc. located in Richmond Hill Ontario Canada, a Geophysical Equipment Supplier and Georadis S.R.O. a Czech Republic based design and manufacturing company. The KT-10 is best utilized for obtaining accurate and precise measurements from outcrops, drill cores and rock samples. The KT-10 is superior in measuring uneven rock surfaces and is well suited to automated drill-core logging with a digitally recorded scanning mode. With its leading edge technology, the KT-10 offers higher sensitivity, higher operational comfort and excellent communication capabilities.
1.3 Operating Principle and Theory

1.3.1. Theory
Magnetic susceptibility is defined as, the degree to which a substance can be magnetized. In mathematical terms, it is the ratio k of the intensity of the magnetization I to the magnetic field H that is responsible for the magnetization, i.e.
kH = I From Amperes law, it is known that a current (i.e. a moving electrical charge) generates a magnetic field. The inverse corollary to this is that a magnetic field can also influence a
moving electrical charge. Therefore, put in simple terms, an oscillating EM field will be influenced to varying degrees by magnetically susceptible material.
1.3.2. Operating principle

The KT-10 utilizes a 10 kHz LC oscillator with an inductive coil to measure the magnetic susceptibility. The susceptibility is calculated from the frequency difference between that of the sample and the free air measurements. It also takes into account geometric corrections to determine the true susceptibility. The frequency of the oscillator is extremely sensitive to temperature deviations. Any temperature instability is propagated in frequency deviations and has a direct impact on maximum sensitivity. To minimize these effects, the KT-10 takes many measurements in free air before measurement of the sample and many after it as well. Then using a sophisticated algorithm, the negative impact of temperature shift is minimized.
The sequence required to obtain a measurement of magnetic susceptibility is: Step 1 The frequency of the oscillator is determined in free air. Step 2 The oscillator frequency is then measured when the coil is placed on a rock sample, drill core, or outcrop. Step 3 The frequency of the oscillator is then measured again in free air and then the results are displayed.
Chapter 2
The KT-10
2.1 Specifications
Sensitivity: Measurement range: Operating frequency: Measurement Frequency Display: Memory: Control: Connectors: Battery: Battery life: Operating temperature: Dimensions: Coil Diameter: Weight: 1x10-6 SI Units 0.001 x 10-3 to 999.99 x10-3 SI Units Auto-Ranging 10 kHz 20 times per second. In Scan mode (5 readings averaged together with 4 readings / second stored) High Contrast LCD Graphic Display with 104 x 88 pixels Up to 2000 measurements with voice notes. 1 button with up / down function & pin for rough surfaces USB, Bluetooth and GPS link via Bluetooth Two AA Batteries Rechargeable or Non-rechargeable 100 hours -20 C to 60 C 200mm x 57mm X 30mm 65 mm 0.30 kg
2.2 Features
The KT-10 has many features that make it stand out in the crowd of available hand held magnetic susceptibility meters, and they are as follows:
High sensitivity
The KT-10 is one order of magnitude more sensitive than its predecessor when used on smooth surfaces. The maximum sensitivity is 1x10-6 SI units. The largest value that can be read is 9999x10-3 SI units. The auto-ranging capability of the unit gives it the best sensitivity range available.
True susceptibility
The KT-10 uses automated correcting routines to display true susceptibility.
Uneven samples
The KT-10 is offered with a PIN for rough surface measurements. When pressing the PIN against field samples or outcrops, and when the susceptibility meter is kept parallel to the surface, it provides a reading with increased accuracy. It also automatically corrects and displays the true magnetic susceptibility.
Fast scanning
The KT-10 scans up to 20 readings per second, increasing the amount of information per location or sample. Please note: 4 readings per second are stored on the KT-10. 5 readings are averaged together for each of the 4 readings per second.
Variable audio
When used in the SCAN MODE, the KT-10 loudspeaker allows the operator to monitor the variation in the magnetic susceptibility measurements with a variable audio tone,
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which reflects the relative intensity of the reading. The voice recorder allows the recording and replaying of voice messages through the loudspeaker as well.
Data storage
The KT-10, stores up to 2000 readings on its internal non-volatile memory. Average readings and standard deviation are also stored. The operator can record comments associated to specific readings through the KT-10 digital voice recorder.
Data averaging
Stored results of measurement are automatically added in an averaging buffer. The average value is displayed on the LCD along with standard deviation. The operator can erase the buffer and control how many results will be averaged together.
USB data transfer

The KT-10 uses USB communication standards as the default mode of communication. It allows fast data transfer of measured values and digital voice streams from the unit to any Windows PC. The USB connection can be also used for firmware upgrades and device parameter setting.
Bluetooth Connectivity
Bluetooth is already standard with the KT-10. So when an operator uses a Bluetooth enabled GPS, it allows them to store the GPS coordinates in the KT-10s memory along with the readings. Bluetooth can also be used to download readings from the unit along with the voice streams.
Rain and dust proof

The KT-10 meets IP65 standards, so is therefore protected against dust and provides additional protection in rainy or high humidity conditions.
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Large LCD display

A high contrast LCD is utilized for the display of the magnetic susceptibility readings and it also serves as the interface for operating the instrument. Together with two buttons and graphical menus, operators can interactively navigate the different functions. On screen icons allow the operator to monitor the battery status, Bluetooth connectivity, GPS support and more.
Power
The special power saving techniques with low consumption components allow for the use of high speed communication standards (USB, Bluetooth), and supports the large LCD display with an expected 100 operational hours when the optional voice recorder is not being used. The unit is powered by 2 AA type batteries. The user can use any brand of rechargeable or non-rechargeable battery. The unit does not contain a battery charger so the user must charge batteries outside the unit in suitable charger.
Storage / Transportation.
The KT-10 is delivered in small pouch with a foam insert. The pouch can be mounted on a belt and comfortably carried on the waist. A set of spare batteries and PINS can be also placed in the pouch for storage. Even though the KT-10 has been designed to be a rugged instrument, it still can be damaged by severe impacts. Also, please note that the KT-10 is only water resistant, not water proof. Consequently, total immersion in water or long exposure in heavy rain is not advisable for the instrument.
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2.3 Layout
LCD Graphic Display Associated Button Up/Down Oscillator Coil Microphone Speaker Figure 1. KT-10 layout
2.4 Controls
To control the KT-10, there is one button with associated UP/DOWN functions. There are five different options to use this button and they are as follows:
SBP
Short Button Press UP Is a single short push of the button in its upper half. This symbol will be used through out this document to represent this button press SBP Long Button Press UP hold the button in its upper half for more then one second or until a reaction appears on display. This symbol will be used through out this document to represent this button press LBP
LBP
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SBP
Short Button Press DOWN Is a single short push on the button in its lower half. This symbol will be used through out this document to represent this button press SBP Long Button Press DOWN hold the button in its lower half for more then one second or until a reaction appears on display. This symbol will be used through out this document to represent this button press LBP
LBP
LBP LBP
Both buttons pressed together will turn the unit off at any time during operation. This symbol will be used through out this document to represent this button press LBP LBP
2.5 Menus
The first screen you will see when you power on the KT-10 will be a start up screen which can be seen in Figure 2.
Figure 2. Start-up Screen
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The information displayed on the Start-up screen will be the units serial number and firmware revision, which currently is at v 0.28 at the time of this writing. The start-up screen will be displayed for about 2 seconds and then the main menu will appear, seen in Figure 3 below.
Figure 3. Main Menu
Measure, Measure core and Scanner are the three modes of operation for the KT-10. Selecting one of these options will activate the measurement routine for it. For Measure and Measure core modes, a PIN can be installed to assist in the operation of the KT-10 on rough surfaces with no additional steps. The KT-10 will differentiate between pin contact and button press to take the measurements. Setup is used to configure the KT10s date, time, connection of Bluetooth GPS unit, and battery selection along with calibration information. Shutdown will turn the unit off. For detailed information on each measurement selection and the settings menu please refer to Chapter 3 for Operation of the KT-10 starting on Page 17.
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2.6 Icons
There are several icons used on the KT-10, which are displayed in the top bar of the instrument, known as the notification area. The time and battery indicator are displayed in this location and are displayed permanently during operation of the instrument. Below you will find a list of the other icons you will see used on the KT-10 and the meaning for each of them.
Pin used for measurement
Readings have been saved
Button used for measurement
USB is connected
Core diameter selected
Bluetooth is connected
GPS is connecting
GPS is connected
Voice message
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Chapter 3
Operating the KT-10
3.1 Battery Installation

Battery Housing
Battery Housing Lid
Rubber Protective Cover Figure 4. Battery Installation To install batteries follow this procedure. 1. Bend the rubber protection cover on the rear of the instrument to gain access to the battery housing lid. 2. Use any suitable coin to open the lid. 3. Insert two AA cell batteries. The positive side goes in first! 4. Close the battery housing with the lid. 5. Attach the rubber cover back in position. NOTE. If you are going to store your KT-10 for long term, please remove the batteries from the unit to prevent damage from electrolyte leakage. It is also recommended that you visually inspect the batteries after any long storage interval.
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3.2 Power
3.2.1 Power ON
To power the unit ON, use SBP. An introductory screen, seen below, accompanied by a melody will be presented.
Figure 5. Power On
3.2.2 Power OFF

To power the unit off, use LBP or LBP on the shutdown option from the main menu. You will see the following screen and the unit will power down.
Figure 6. Power Off
Alternatively
Press LBP and LBP at the same time, to turn the unit off at any time during operation. You will not see this shut down screen. Instead the unit will immediately turn off Hint. Place your finger or thumb tip between the two buttons to simplify this task.
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3.3 Settings Menu

The settings menu contains several different parameters to setup the KT-10s operation. The selections in this menu are: Year, Month, Day, Hour, Min, Select GPS, Battery type, Main Menu and Calibration. To navigate to the desired parameter use the SBP or SBP, then when the parameter is highlighted use LBP or LBP to activate it.
Year: - Contains a list of years, starting at 2008 and ending in 2024. Use either the
SBP or SBP to navigate to the desired selection and the press either LBP or LBP to make the selection.
Month: - Contains a list of months. Use either the SBP or SBP to navigate to the
desired selection and the press either LBP or LBP to make the selection.
Day: - Contains a list of the days of the month. Use either the SBP or SBP to
navigate to the desired selection and the press either LBP or LBP to make the selection.
Hour: - Contains a list of the hours in a 24-hour format. Use either the SBP or SBP
to navigate to the desired selection and the press either LBP or LBP to make the selection.
Minute: - Contains a list of the minutes to be selected. Use either the SBP or SBP
to navigate to the desired selection and the press either LBP or LBP to make the selection.
Select GPS: - Entering this option will start a search for Bluetooth capable GPS units.
A search screen will be presented and when all the bluetooth enabled devices have been
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detected a named list of all the devices will be displayed. Use SBP or SBP to navigate through the list to the desired selection and use LBP or LBP to select the device from the list. Please consult the GPS users manual for detailed information on settings for the bluetooth GPS and any name it may use for its discovery. Please note: Some bluetooth GPS units require a PIN for secure pairing. To facilitate this, the KT-10 allows entry of a PIN for this purpose.
Battery Type: - There are two choices for battery selection, Rechargeable and Nonrechargeable. Use SBP or SBP to highlight the desired selection and then press LBP or LBP to select the option.
Main Menu: - This selection will take you back to the Main Menu by pressing LBP
or LBP when highlighted.
3.4 Measure
Selecting the Measure option will activate the first of three different modes of operation for the KT-10. This mode does not apply geometric corrections to the readings and is best utilized for quick recognisance of rock samples or outcrops with no specific geometry. In Measure mode you can add or remove the PIN at any time without the need to change any settings on the unit. You can use either the PIN or SBP to activate the sample portion of the measurement sequence.
3.4.1 Take a reading
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If Measure has not already been selected, use SBP or SBP to highlight it and select it with the use of LBP or LBP.
Figure 7. Measure
When you enter measurement mode, the screen above Figure 7 will be displayed and will indicate the KT-10 is ready to start the measurement process. Figure 12 on page 26 contains a flow chart for the measurement process it shows all functions associated with the measurement routine and how to access them. Figure 12 references Figure13 for the measurement sequence and can be seen on the page following Figure12. Figure 13 shows that three steps are involved in the measurement sequence. The first step is a free air measurement, the second is the sample measurement and the final is another free air measurement. To start the measurement process follow the steps below, ensure your KT10 is on the screen of Figure 7 and is positioned in free space void of all metallic objects first. Step One With the KT-10 in Free Air, use SBP to start the measurement
process. After about 1 second you will hear a short tone indicating the free air measurements are complete and the KT-10 can be positioned on the sample.
With PIN Installed
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Step Two
With-in five seconds of the first tone, press and release the KT-10s
PIN on the samples surface, which starts the sample portion of the measurement. When the reading is complete you will hear a sound, different from the sound in Step one, this indicates the KT-10 has completed the measurement. This will take approximately one second after contact has been made. Position the KT-10 in free air once again for the final free air measurements. Note: The PIN icon will be in the notification area confirming PIN contact. With PIN Removed Step Two With-in five seconds of the first tone, use SBP with the KT-10s
coil on the samples surface. This will start the sample portion of the measurement. When the reading is complete you will hear a sound, different from the sound in Step one, which indicates the KT-10 has completed the measurement. This will take approximately one second. Position the KT-10 in free air once again for the final free air measurements. Note: Button icon will be in the notification area confirming button press.
Step Three
Wait for the final tone, which will be the same as the first tone heard in
Step one, this will indicate the final free air measurements are complete and the reading will be displayed on screen.
To repeat the measurement process without saving the results, position the unit in free air and go directly to Step One.
3.4.2 Store a reading
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To store the reading, there are two different options available. With the results displayed on screen, you can quickly store the reading by using LBP. To store the reading with an optional voice record use LBP. This will invoke the voice recorder and the screen shown in Figure 8 will be displayed. Position the KT-10 about 10 cm from your mouth and speak at a normal volume. You can end the voice record by using either SBP or SBP or by allowing the time to elapse. (45 seconds)
Figure 8. Voice Record Once the recording has ended, it will automatically be replayed. This will allow its contents to be confirmed, at this time the message can be discarded or stored.
Figure 9. Store voice record
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When a reading is stored, by either method, a confirmation will be displayed, showing the record number date and time along with any GPS positions available if the optional bluetooth GPS is enabled.
Figure 10. Saved Record
3.4.3 Measurement Menu

The Measurement menu can be accessed with SBP only when the results are displayed on the screen. The menu is shown below in Figure 11. This menu allows for storing of the reading, storing of the reading with a voice record, returning to the measure routine, disabling the GPS positions, clearing of the average buffer or returning to the main menu.
Figure 11. Measure Menu
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To store the reading navigate to the Store option with the use of SBP or SBP and select it by using LBP or LBP when it is highlighted. To store the reading with a voice record, navigate to the Store with note option with the use of SBP or SBP and select it by using LBP or LBP when it is highlighted. Selecting Continue measure will return the display to the results page. This is accomplished with the use of SBP or SBP to highlight the selection and to select it use LBP or LBP.
Disable GPS will remove the GPS positions from the data set but will not remove the pairing of the bluetooth GPS from the KT-10. Highlight this option by moving the curser with SBP or SBP and when highlighted select it with LBP or LBP. When you return to the measurement menu after you Disable GPS the menu will show Enable GPS and the same procedure will enable the GPS positions in the data again if selected. Clear average is selected to clear the averaging buffer. Each reading that has been saved is used to calculate the average and standard deviation of the saved readings. The averaged values and standard deviations are stored along with the readings for later retrieval. Clearing the average will enable the user to select which set of readings will be averaged together.
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MAIN MENU
Measure Measure core Scanner Setup Shutdown
3.4.4 Measure Flow Chart
LBP ______ LBP Start Measure
SBP SBP
Start Measurement Return to Main menu
Measurement Sequence (Figure 13)
Back to Measurement Screen
Start Measurement without storing values
Measurement Sequence (Figure 13) Data Stored
SBP
45.61
1= 56.21
Store Current Values 10 SI

-3
LBP
Measure Menu
SBP 0.04 LBP

Start Voice Recording
Store Store with note Continue measure Clear average Main menu
Recording On
SBP
RECORDING OFF AUTO REPLAY
Figure 12. Measurement Flow
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3.4.5 Measurement Sequence
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
BEEP 1
BEEP 2 BEEP 1
AIR
SAMPLE
AIR
END
MEAS
SBP or PIN
MEAS
MEAS
MEAS
45.61 SAMPLE AIR 2

AIR MEASUREMENT, REMOVE FROM SAMPLE AND WAIT UNTIL END (TONE) AVG cnt
AIR 1
AIR MEASUREMENT IN PROGRESS
56.21
AIR MEASUREMENT HAS BEEN FINISHED ADJUST KT-10 TO A SAMPLE AND TRIGGER WITH SBP or PIN
Please note: MAXIMUM OF 7 SECONDS BEFORE TIMEOUT ERROR WILL BE SEEN ON SCREEN.
Measurement Sample must be started before this time has elapsed
Figure 13. Measurement Sequence
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3.5 Measure Core

The Measure core option will activate the second of three different modes of operation for the KT-10. This mode uses geometric corrections applied to the readings to display true magnetic susceptibility values. This mode is best utilized for taking repeat measurements on drill cores. In Measure core mode you can add or remove the PIN at any time without the need to change any settings on the unit. You can use either the PIN or SBP to activate the sample portion of the measurement sequence.

If Measure Core has not already been selected, use SBP or SBP to highlight it and select it with the use of LBP or LBP.
Figure 14. Core Selection
When you enter Measure core mode, the screen above in Figure 14 will be displayed. Use SBP or SBP to navigate to the core diameter selection and then use LBP or LBP to make the selection. After the selection you will see the start measurement screen displayed with the core icon in the notification area indicating the KT-10 is ready
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to start the measurement process in core mode. Figure 19 on page 34 contains a flow chart for the measure core process. It shows all functions associated with the measurement routine and how to access them. Figure 19 references Figure 20 for the measurement sequence and can be seen on the page following Figure 19. Figure 20 shows, there are three steps involved in the measurement process. The first step is a free air measurement, the second is the sample measurement and the final is another free air measurement. To start the measurement process follow the steps listed below, ensure your KT-10 is on the screen of Figure 7 and is positioned in free space void of all metallic objects first.
Step One
With the KT-10 in free air, use SBP to start the measurement
process. After about 1 second you will hear a short tone indicating the free air measurements are complete and the KT-10 can be positioned on the sample. With PIN Installed Step Two With-in five seconds of the first tone, press and release the KT-10s
PIN on the samples surface to start the sample portion of the measurement. When the reading is complete you will hear a sound, different from the sound in Step one, to indicate the KT-10 has completed the measurement. This will take approximately one second after PIN contact. Position the KT-10 in free air once again for the final free air measurements. Note: Pin icon will be in the notification area confirming pin contact. With PIN Removed Step Two With-in five seconds of the first tone, use SBP with the KT-10s
coil on the samples surface, to start the sample portion of the measurement. When the reading is complete you will hear a sound, different from the sound in Step one, to indicate the KT-10 has completed the measurement. This will take approximately one second after the button press. Position the KT-10 in free air
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once again for the final free air measurements. Note: The button icon will be in the notification area confirming button press. Step Three Wait for the final tone, which will be the same as the first tone heard in
Step one, this will indicate the final free air measurements are complete and the reading will be displayed on screen.
To repeat the measurement process without saving the results, position the unit in free air and go directly to Step One.

To store the readings, there are two different options available. With the results displayed you can quickly store the reading by using LBP. To store the reading with an optional voice record use LBP. This will invoke the voice recorder and the screen shown in Figure 15 will be displayed. Position the KT-10 about 10 cm from your mouth and speak at a normal volume. You can end the voice record by using either SBP or SBP or by allowing the time to elapse. (45 seconds)
Figure 15. Voice Record
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Once the recording has ended, it will automatically be replayed. This will allow its contents to be confirmed, at this time the message can be discarded or stored.
When a reading is stored a confirmation will be displayed, showing the record number date and time along with any GPS positions available if the optional bluetooth GPS is enabled.
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3.5.3 Measurement Menu

The measurement menu can be accessed only when the results are displayed on the screen; this is accessed with the use of SBP. The menu is shown below in Figure 18. This menu allows for the storing of the reading, storing of the reading with a voice record, returning to the measure routine, disabling of the GPS positions, clearing the average buffer or returning to the main menu.
To store the reading navigate to the Store option with the use of SBP or SBP and select it by using LBP or LBP when it is highlighted. To store the reading with a voice record, navigate to Store with note option with the use of SBP or SBP and select it by using LBP or LBP when it is highlighted. Selecting Continue measure will return the display to the results page. This is accomplished with the use of SBP or SBP to highlight the selection and to select it use LBP or LBP.
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Disable GPS will remove the GPS positions from the data set but will not remove the pairing of the bluetooth GPS from the KT-10. Highlight this option by moving the curser with SBP or SBP and when highlighted select it with LBP or LBP. When you return to the measurement menu the Disable GPS will be Enable GPS and the same procedure will place the positions in the data again. Clear average is selected to clear the averaging buffer. Each reading that has been saved is used to calculate the average and standard deviation of the saved readings. The averaged values and standard deviations are stored along with the readings for later retrieval. Clearing the average will enable the user to select which set of readings will be averaged together.
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MAIN MENU
3.5.4 Measure Core Flow Chart
LBP LBP
Diameter 1cm Diameter 2cm Diameter 3cm Diameter 4cm Diameter 5cm
LBP ______ LBP Start Measure
SBP SBP
Measure Core Sequence (Figure 20)
Start Measurement without storing values
Measure Core Sequence (Figure 20)
SBP
45.61
1= 56.21

-3
Data Stored Store Store with note Continue measure Clear average Main menu
LBP
Measure Menu
SBP 0.04 LBP

Recording On
SBP
Figure 19. Measurement Flow Core mode
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3.5.5 Measure Core Sequence
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
BEEP 1
BEEP 2 BEEP 1
AIR
SAMPLE
AIR
END
MEAS
SBP or PIN
MEAS
MEAS
MEAS
45.61 SAMPLE AIR 2

AIR MEASUREMENT, REMOVE FROM SAMPLE AND WAIT UNTIL END (TONE) AVG cnt
AIR 1
AIR MEASUREMENT IN PROGRESS
56.21
AIR MEASUREMENT HAS BEEN FINISHED ADJUST KT-10 TO A SAMPLE AND TRIGGER WITH SBP or PIN
Please note: MAXIMUM OF 7 SECONDS BEFORE TIMEOUT ERROR WILL BE SEEN ON SCREEN.
Measurement Sample must be started before this time has elapsed
Figure 20. Measurement Sequence Core mode
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3.6 Scanner
The Scanner option will activate the third of the three modes of operation for the KT-10. This mode can apply geometric corrections to the readings to display true magnetic susceptibility values. This mode is best utilized for logging drill cores or prospecting. In Scanner mode the SBP is used to activate the Scanner measurement sequence and to add markers to the data set, SBP is used to end the scanner process. The PIN can be installed but it is not recommended for this mode of operation.

There are two different ways to start the Scanner mode. For core logging, enter the Measure core mode first and select the diameter of the core. Exit Measure core mode and then enter Scanner mode. This will display the core icon in the notification area and correct the readings for the core geometry selected. Activating the scanner selection on its own will take readings but they are not correct for core diameter. To select Scanner mode with no core corrections applied, use SBP or SBP to highlight Scanner in the main menu and select it with the use of LBP or LBP. The screen shown in Figure 21 below will be displayed.
Figure 21. Start Scanner with Core Corrections
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To select the Scanner mode with a core diameter selection follow the procedure below. Step One From the main menu, use SBP or SBP to highlight the Measure core
option and select it with LBP or LBP.
Step Two
Navigate to the desired core diameter with SBP or SBP and make the
selection with LBP or LBP.
Step Three Step Four
Press SBP. To exit back to the main menu. Use SBP or SBP to highlight Scanner mode and use LBP or
LBP to select it. The KT-10 is ready to start the measurement process in Scanner mode. Figure 26 on page 41 contains a flow chart for the Scanner mode; it shows the functions associated with the Scanner routine and how to access them. Figure 26 references Figure 27 for the Scanner sequence and can be seen on the page 42. Figure 27 shows, there are two steps involved in the Scanner process. The first step is a free air measurement; the second is the sample measurement which will last for 45 seconds unless stopped with the use of SBP. To start the measurement process follow the steps listed below, ensure your KT10 is on the screen of Figure 21 and is positioned in free space void of all metallic objects first.
Step One
With the KT-10 in free air use SBP to start the Scanner process.
After about 0.5 second you will hear a short tone indicating the free air measurements are complete and the KT-10 can be positioned on the sample.
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Step Two
Begin to move the KT-10 along the surface of your sample. The KT-
10s load speaker will indicate the relative intensity of the reading by the pitch of the audio. Place a marker in the data set with SBP. To end scanning use SBP at any time during the scanning process. Markers are special symbols that are added to the scanner data stream while scanned values are being stored to memory. These can be used for fast correlation of the recorded samples which may help to synchronize measured values with important positions of anomalies in your samples. Markers can be used as often or as sparingly as needed. To repeat the Scanner process without saving the results, position the unit in free air and go directly to Step One.

To store the readings, there are two different options available. With the results displayed you can quickly store the reading by using LBP. To store the reading with an optional voice record use LBP. This will invoke the voice recorder and the screen shown in Figure 22 will be displayed. Position the KT-10 about 10 cm from your mouth and speak at a normal volume. You can end the voice record by pressing either SBP or SBP or by allowing the time to elapse. (45 seconds)
Figure 22. Voice Record
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Once the recording has ended, it will automatically be replayed. This will allow its contents can be confirmed, at this time the message can be discarded or stored.
When a reading is stored a confirmation will be displayed, showing the record number date and time along with any GPS positions available if the optional bluetooth GPS is enabled.
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3.6.3
Measurement Menu
The measurement menu can be accessed only when the results are displayed on the screen; this is accomplished by a SBP. The menu is shown below in Figure 25. This menu allows for the storing of the reading, storing of the reading with a voice record, returning to the measure routine, disabling the GPS, clearing the average or returning to the main menu.
To store the reading navigate to the Store option with the use of SBP or SBP and select it by using LBP or LBP when it is highlighted. To store the reading with a voice record, navigate to the Store with note option with the use of SBP or SBP and select it by using LBP or LBP when it is highlighted. Selecting Continue measure will return the display to the results page. This is accomplished with the use of SBP or SBP to highlight the selection and to select it use LBP or LBP. Disable GPS will remove the GPS positions from the data set but will not remove the pairing of the Bluetooth GPS from the KT-10. Highlight this option by moving the curser with SBP or SBP and when highlighted select it with LBP or LBP. When you return to the measurement menu the Disable GPS will be Enable GPS and the same procedure will place the positions in the data again. Clear average is selected to clear the averaging buffer. Each reading that has been saved is used to calculate the average and standard deviation of the saved readings. The averaged values and standard deviations are stored along with the readings for later retrieval.
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MAIN MENU
3.6.1. Scanner Flow Chart
LBP LBP
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Scanner Sequence (Figure 27)
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Scanner Sequence (Figure 27) Data Stored
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Store Store with note Continue measure Clear average Main menu
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Figure 26. Scanner Measurement Flow
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3.6.2. Scanner Sequence
BEEP 1
BEEP 2
BEEP 2
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SBP
SBP
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Stop Scanner Function
Figure 27. Scanner Measurement Sequence
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3.7. Voice Recorder

The voice recorder can be accessed after a measurement from any mode has been completed. To access this option you must use the SBP, which will bring you into the measurement menu seen in Figure 25 on page 40. Select Store with note and the voice recorder will begin immediately. For best recording the KT-10 should be positioned approximately 10 centimetres from the operators mouth, and a normal speaking volume should be adequate. Speaking loudly will only cause distortion in the recording, which may make it difficult to understand when the file is played back. Using SBP will end the voice recording also please note, currently there is a 45 second limit on the voice recordings. The voice recorder can add complimentary information to a set of core measurements or field measurements. As one such example of its use, when the first measurement has been completed the operator can then indicate from which borehole the sample came from along with any location information, if optional gps is not connected. Information such as physical characteristics of the rock, sample interval on a drill core and number of boxes to complete the borehole could also be added here. All voice records are saved and transferred to the personal computer in wave format and can be replayed in any standard audio program such as Windows Media Player.
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3.8. PC Connection
3.8.1. USB
The KT-10 can be connected to a PC via the USB cable provided. You must run geousb.exe, which are the USB drivers for communications with the KT-10. The following screen will be seen when you run the geousb.exe. Press the Next> button to continue the installation. Please note: You will only need to run the driver install file once to install the driver files.
Figure 28. Start Driver Installation You will be presented this screen when the driver install has been completed.
Figure 29. Complete Driver installation
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At this time, plug the KT-10 USB cable into the computer so as to have windows recognize the drivers and copy the files to the appropriate location. Windows will respond by showing you that a new USB device has been recognized. The new hardware wizard will start. Note: You should be logged in as an administrator to complete this part of the install.
Figure 30. Windows New Hardware Wizard
You will not need to go to the internet, as the previous step has copied the files to your PC already, so select No, not at this time and then select Next.
Figure 31. Install Automatically Select Install software automatically and then press Next>
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The drivers will start to be copied to the windows/system32/drivers folder but you will be warned that the drivers have not passed Windows Verification.
Figure 32. Start File copy Select Continue Anyways
Figure 33. Continue Anyways The files will then be copied to your PC and you will be able to communicate between the PC and KT-10.
Figure 34. Driver Files Copied
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3.8.2. Bluetooth
The KT-10 also has the ability to connect to the PC via bluetooth, if your PC is bluetooth capable. If you have the bluetooth icon in the system tray of your PC you will have bluetooth connectivity.
Figure 35. Bluetooth Icon By right clicking on the icon you will receive the menu below
Figure 36. Add a Device
Select Add Bluetooth Device and the following window will be seen.
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Figure 37. Bluetooth Wizard Check the box My device is set up and ready to be found, and then select Next
Figure 38. Search for Device Allow the bluetooth search to finish, seen above. When it has completed the following screen will be presented. Select the KT-10 with the correct serial number and choose Next>
Figure 39. Select Device
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No passkey is needed for the KT-10 communications.
Figure 40. Bluetooth Passkey The KT-10 will then be connected to your PC
Figure 41. Installing Bluetooth Device When completed, you will be presented with a list of the ports associated with the KT-10 bluetooth connection.
Figure 42. Installation Complete
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Finally, if you right click on the bluetooth icon in the system tray and select show devices, the KT-10 will now be listed.
Figure 43. Confirm Bluetooth Device
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3.9 Pin Installation

The KT-10 can be equipped with a PIN for rough surface measurements. The PIN will activate a switch in the head of the unit allowing for measurements to be taken with very little user intervention. There will be two PINS located in the carrying case at the time of purchase, located near the back left. Seen below in Figure 44
PIN Storage
Figure 44. KT-10 Pouch PIN Storage On the following page Figure 45 is a picture of the KT-10 PIN. The rubber protector has been removed for ease of installation.
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PIN Rubber protector
PIN retaining clip
Figure 45. KT-10 PIN Remove the coil cap and thread protector from the head of the KT-10.
Coil Cap
PIN Thread Protector
Figure 46. Coil Cap and Thread Protector
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When the cap and thread protector have been removed insert the KT-10 PIN into the center hole where the thread protector came from, seen to the left. When installed, confirm operation by pressing in the PIN with your finger to confirm there is some resistance and a click of the button when reaching the end. You do not need to apply a lot of force for confirmation.
Figure 47. Coil Cap removed and PIN installed
Replace the coil cap onto the KT-10 with the PIN in place; thread the cap down until it is snug.
Figure 48. Coil Cap and PIN installed
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Replace the rubber cover over the PIN and you are ready to use your KT-10 on rough surfaces.
Figure 49. Coil Cap and PIN install complete
3.10 KT-10 Calibrations

The KT-10 has a built in calibration functionality. To access this function, Select Setup under the Main Menu then choose Calibration from the list of options, seen below in Figure 50. If calibration is not available in the list you will have to enable this feature with the use of the console program. On the next page you will see a listing of the commands involved to enable the calibration mode on your KT-10.
Figure 50. Selecting Calibration
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Upon launching KT10con.exe you will select a connection type. 2, which is the default connection for USB, press enter to continue.
Select, from the list, the correct serial number. 1 is the default when only one unit is connected. Press enter to continue
ca is the command to enable the calibration on the KT-10. Type c a and press enter. You will then be asked to confirm that you want to change the calibration constants. Type y and then press enter
Calibration mode = 1 for the calibration option to appear in the menu on the KT-10. Type 1 then enter Change Params.calib.nominal to your calibration standard value for both PIN and NO PIN modes The other two values should be left as is. Params.calib.calib will be changed with the calibration procedure on the following pages. Params.calib.num_calib should remain at 1
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When calibration mode has been enabled and selected on your device, the following screen will be displayed.
Figure 51. No PIN Calibration Screen The calibration procedure is as follows. 1: through 5: are representative of the number of times the system is to be calibrated on the calibration source. When all 5 reading sequences have been completed the average of all five will be taken and stored in the location. This process has to be completed for both NO PIN and PIN modes, and also stored. When you receive a message on screen stating calibration saved, you have then completed the calibration process. If no message appears something has happened during the calibration process and no calibration information has been changed or lost. The calibration sequence is the same as the measurement sequence; please refer to Section 3.4 Measure for detailed information. Calibration Procedure 1. Place the unit in free Air 2. Use a SBP short button press up to begin the sequence with the unit in free air. A tone will sound. 3. Within five seconds after the tone, you must bring the unit down to the calibration source and use another SBP short button press up to take the calibration reading 4. When you hear a sound, remove the unit from the calibration sample to free air again and wait for a third and final tone that indicates a complete measurement. 5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 for each reading in the calibration window.
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During each reading a progress bar will indicate how far along you are in the measurement process, this can be seen below in Figure 52
Figure 52. Calibration progress indicator When the reading has been completed you will see numbers replace the progress bar, at this point you are ready to repeat this procedure for the next reading number until all five have been completed. When all five have been completed the average at the bottom will be populated as seen below in Figure 53
Figure 53. Completed No PIN calibration
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When the No PIN calibration has been completed, the same process is used for the PIN calibration. Install the PIN in your KT-10 and then continue, refer to Section 3.9 on page 51 for further details on PIN installation. The display will be identical to the No PIN calibration with the exception of PIN at the end of the value you are calibrating to, seen below in Figure 54
Figure 54. PIN mode Calibration
For each PIN calibration you will follow the same procedure 1. Place the unit in free Air 2. Use a SBP short button press up to begin the sequence with the unit in free air. A tone will be heard 3. Within five seconds after the first tone, you must bring the unit down to the calibration source and use another SBP short button press up to take the calibration reading. 4. When you hear a sound, remove the unit from the calibration sample to free air again and wait for a third tone which will indicate a complete measurement. 5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 for each reading in the calibration window.
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Chapter 4
Software
4.1 GeoView
GeoView is an easy to use Windows based GUI (Graphical User Interface) which allows for data on a KT-10 to be downloaded, stored and viewed on a Windows PC. It also supports data export functionality which allows the KT-10 data to be converted into an ASCII file format that can then be easily imported into database or spreadsheet software. All data retrieved from the KT-10 are stored in a database, which is an integral part of the Geoview software. The Geoview database can be a local or a networked copy, with the added possibility to have several databases existing for separating projects. Voice notes that are recorded and stored on the KT-10s internal memory can be replayed from with-in the software interface. This allows for the voice notes and visual observations that have been recorded from the field to be added and stored along side the readings from the KT-10 for a complete picture.
4.1.1 Installation
To install GeoView locate the install package provided to you. The file name will be setup.exe. It will be 13444 Kilo Bytes in size as seen in Figure 55. Double click the icon to run the installation package. Please note: You must be an administrator to install the software and you will be prompted for this information if your Windows user account does not have administrator credentials. Seen in Figure 56
Figure 55. Setup.exe
Figure 56. Administrator credentials
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The setup file contains installation packages for both the GeoView Software and the USB drivers for the KT-10. If this is the first time connecting your KT-10 to your PC it is recommended to install the drivers first, and then install GeoView software. To begin either operation, select the appropriate option from the menu shown in Figure 57 and for detailed information on USB and Bluetooth connections, please see Chapter 3.8 PC Connections on page 45.
Figure 57. Install Splash Screen When selecting Install Georadis GeoView, you will be presented with the following screen seen in Figure 58, select Next> to continue the installation or Cancel to exit.
Figure 58. Begin GeoView Installation
You will then be prompted for the location of the installation directory. You may either leave this as default (C:\Program Files\Geoview) or use the browse button to find a new directory to install the Geoview software too. Select Next> when the correct path has been chosen.
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Figure 59. Folder Location
You will then confirm the destination folder by selecting Install or if you wish to change this location use the <Back button to make the necessary changes.
Figure 60. Folder and Installation Confirmation
An installation progress window, seen in Figure 61, will then be presented which is followed by a confirmation dialogue, seen in Figure 62. Selecting Finish completes the installation process.
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Figure 61. Install progress window
Figure 62. GeoView Installation Complete
4.1.2 GeoView Calendar Interface

To start using GeoView, double click on the softwares icon which can be seen in Figure 63. When GeoView is first opened, a calendar is presented to the user, seen in Figure 64. This allows for the KT-10 data to be organized by the date it was collected on, which allows for the quick retrieval of data from previous recordings.
Figure 63. GeoView Icon
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Figure 64. Calendar Interface Let us get acquainted with the GeoView calendar interface. As is the case with most Windows software programs, there are menus located at the top row of the main window. On GeoView these are labelled File, Device and Program. Under each menu are several selections, which are outlined below in detail. Some of these selections that are used most often also have icons for quick access to the function. These are located directly below the menus and the associated icons are included below with the description of the selection.
Under the File menu you will find the following selections: Create local database, Open local database, Create remote database, Open remote database and Exit. The function of each selection is listed below.
Create local database: - This allows for the creation of a local database to store KT-10 data into. The location and the name of the database are user definable but must be a location on your personal computer. One can use the default database name (KT-10.FBD) or choose a name for the database. Seen in Figure 65 is the dialog for this task. Enter the desired name and then press the Save button when complete.
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Figure 65. Create local database
Open local database: - This will open an already created local database which contains data from one or many KT-10 units. Select the database file that you wish to work with and then select open.
Figure 66. Open local database
Create remote database: - This allows for the creation of a remote database to store KT10 data into. The location and the name of the database are user definable and the
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location can be on a server or networked PC. Enter the path and server name into the following box as seen in Figure 67 and then press create when complete.
Figure 67. Create Remote database Please note: The Firebird Super Server will have to be installed and setup correctly on the Server or networked PC which will hold the remote database. This must be completed for remote database option to work correctly, for further details please contact Terraplus Technical Support for assistance. Contact information can be found on the last page of this manual. Open remote database: - This will open an already created remote database which contains data from one or many KT-10 units. Fill in the server name, path to the database file and then press the open button to connect to the database.
Figure 68. Open Remote Database
Figure 69. Log into remote Database
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Exit: - Will exit the program. You will be prompted to confirm this selection seen in Figure 70
Figure 70. Exit Dialog Under the Device menu you will find: Connect device, Disconnect device, Download data, and Device settings. Each selections function is listed below. Connect device: - Connect your Personal Computer to a KT-10 with a USB cable or a bluetooth connection. There is also an icon for quick access to this function and it can be seen below
Connect to Device Icon Disconnect device: - Disconnect your Personal Computer from a KT-10s USB or bluetooth connection, icon seen below.
Disconnect from Device Icon Download data: - Begin the process to download data from a connected KT-10, icon seen below. Further details on this can be found in section 4.1.4 Data download on Page 70.
Download data Icon Device settings: - Open the device settings window to make changes to KT-10 operations, icon seen below. More details on device settings can be found in Section 4.1.6 on Page 77.
Device Settings Icon
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Under the Program menu you will find Options and About, details for each selection can be found below. Options: - This selection allows for additional fields to be added to the database. These new fields will be stored along with your KT-10 readings. More details on this option are later this section starting on page 74. There is an icon on the main window for quick access to this function and it can be seen below. Program Options Icon About: - This shows program version, database version and is the location for performing a GeoView software upgrade. There is also a quick link icon to this feature and it can be seen below.
About Geoview Icon Directly below the quick link icons you will see a pull down menu with a date beside it. This can be seen below in Figure 71. This allows you to switch between different years in the database. You will also notice two tabs, one labelled Calendar and the other labelled Measured data which are directly above the year. This will change the interface between the calendar view and the data view.
Figure 71. View Selection Down at the bottom of the window you will also notice additional information being presented. This shows details on device and database connections along with system or device date and time and user credentials for database login. Figure 72 shows an example of this portion of the screen.
Figure 72. Connections Status To start adding data to the Geoview software, a database must be created for the storage of the KT-10 data. This is accomplished by navigating to the file menu seen in Figure 73
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and then selecting either Create local database or Create remote database. (Most users will want to use the local database option)
Figure 73. File Menu A Windows file browser window will open, seen in Figure 74. Select the location and file name for the database file. Select Save when finished.
Figure 74. Database creation dialogue You will notice at the bottom of the main window that a database connection is now shown.
Figure 75. Database Connection Updated
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4.1.3 GeoView Data Interface

Switching to data view changes the bottom three quarters of the screen only, with all icons and menus still available while in the data view or calendar view. To switch back to the calendar view, select the calendar tab directly above the displayed date. Below this you will see the data view window and we will now get familiar with this part of the interface.
Figure 76. GeoView Data View Directly below the Measure data and Calendar tabs is where you will start to notice the changes to the interface. The displayed date has two buttons on either side of it. These two buttons allow for you to move forwards and backwards through the calendar while remaining in the data view display. Please note: Only days that contain data for the serial number shown will be viewable. To the right of the date you will see a pull down menu which contains a serial number list of units with data being displayed. If you have data from other units on the same day this is where you would change between the different units. Pull the menu down with a left click of the mouse and all serial numbers that contain data for that day will be displayed. Select the serial number you wish to view the data for, with a left click of the mouse. which is used to export Following the unit serial numbers drop down box is an icon data from GeoView to an ASCII format for use in another database system or spread sheet program.
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4.1.4 Data Download

Once you have the database created and connected, you can then download data from your KT-10 and store it on your PC. To accomplish this, connect your KT-10 to your PC via the USB cable provided or by performing a bluetooth pairing between your PC and KT-10 unit. Use the Device menu and select Connect device or press the icon to connect the KT-10 to the GeoView software. A window will open prompting you to select the method and serial number for the unit you are connecting to.
Figure 77. Connection dialog for USB and Bluetooth connections The tabs at the top of the window are used to select either a USB connection or Bluetooth connection. The unit you have connected to your Personal Computer will show up in the list. In the case of a bluetooth connection, you may have to use the discover button to bring the serial number up. Select a serial number from the list with a left click of the mouse, which will cause the listing to be highlighted, then press the connect button at the bottom of the window. Once the KT-10 is connected you will notice the bottom of the screen will be updated with the KT-10 units serial number, as seen in Figure 78.
Figure 78. KT-10 connection Updated You may then proceed by pressing the download button icon or use the Device menu and select Download data. When the download process starts the following window shown in Figure 79 will be presented.
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Figure 79. Synchronising with Device GeoView will synchronize with the KT-10 unit to determine how much data is on the device that is also not currently in the GeoView database. At this point the data will be downloaded and the dialogue box display will show the details of the operation. The display will change depending on which type of readings is being downloaded. The record # / total # of records will be presented when data is being downloaded and Downloading note # will be displayed when downloading a voice record. The Unique record ID will be used for referencing voice notes to the recorded readings.
Figure 80. Downloading voice note
Figure 81. Downloading Records
When all the data has been downloaded from your unit you will be presented with a small window confirming data transfer is complete.
Figure 82. Download Complete When data is loaded into the GeoView database, the day in which data is stored on will change its color to indicate that data is present for that day. When the cursor is over that will be shown for the instrument and the serial number will also be day an icon present. If multiple instruments are used on the same day these are also separated and a list of serial numbers will be presented on that day.
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Figure 83. Calendar with data populated To view the data on any of the days, double click on the day or click once on the day and select the Measure data tab.
4.1.5 Data Export

When the icon is pressed, the window of Figure 84 will open. This dialogue is used to select the data that is to be exported over a definable period of time and to which location.
Figure 84. Data Export
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A list of units in the database will be presented with a check box beside each unit serial number, populate the box for each unit the data is to be exported from. Then select a date range, if desired, and choose the folder location for the data to be exported too. When selecting the export folder button a windows explorer window will open to choose the location, seen in Figure 85. Select a location and then press OK then the Export button to complete the task.
Figure 85. Data Export location window
is used to add notes or information to the day. These will The final icon on this row be displayed directly to the right of this icon when populated. Over on the right hand side of the window you will notice two more icons. This icon is used to edit the custom fields in the database for the record that has been highlighted in icon is used to play the voice notes associated with a data record. the display. This icon my not appear until a record with a voice note is available in Please note: This the database and will remain greyed out until voice records are available in the database. The upper portion of the data view window shows the data in numerical format which contains column headers to define what each value represents. Measure and Measure Core data will be displayed in this manner and will have the following fields by default.
Figure 86. Default Database Field Names
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Custom fields can be added to the database which will be appended to the end of each reading this information will also be exported along with the stored KT-10 data. There are three types of data that can be added to the database and these are: Integer numbers, Real numbers and String data. Each data type has a name and a description associated with it and the user must define these when setting up the custom fields. With the numerical data you also have the ability to add a range of acceptable values, with values outside this range being rejected at entry. To add custom fields to the database select the icon. This will bring up a dialog box for options under program menu or select the adding fields to the database, which can be seen below.
Figure 87. Enter new field into database This dialog will list all fields that have been added to the database. To enter a new field select the New field button on the right of the window. This will open another window to select the type and particulars to the field, seen below in Figure 88
Figure 88. Field type Selection Select the field type from the pull down list and select next. The next dialogue window will allow for you to enter the particulars for the field depending on the type selection. The different windows can be seen in Figures 89, 90, and 91.
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Figure 89. Integer field setup
Figure 90. Real number field setup
Figure 91. String Setup
Give the field a name and brief description, for numerical values provide the range of valid entries. When complete, select the Add field button at the bottom to complete the task. Repeat these steps for each new field that is to be added to the database.
Figure 92. Custom fields added to Geoview database
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Once you have added the fields into the Program options window, press the close button at the bottom and the database will be updated with the new fields. The new fields will be appended to the end of the default columns. This can be seen in Figure 93
Figure 93. New fields added to the end of the columns The custom fields can also have their location in the database listing moved but they will always be at the end of the default columns. Use the Move up and Move down to change the location of a single record in the database. Edit field will allow you to change the description and number range for a field. The field name cannot be changed when stored. To remove fields use Delete field, a confirmation window will be presented to confirm the deletion of a record.
Scanner records will also be listed in the upper numerical display and are blue in color. The values are given in the bottom left hand corner of the screen, only when a scanner record has been highlighted. When selected, the scanner record will also be plotted in the graph window directly to the right of the numerical display. This can be seen on the following in Figure 94.
Figure 94. Scanner data plotted and charted
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To control the scanner graph use the icons to the right of the graph window, seen in Figure 94 and 95. There are four zoom function buttons, and three scale buttons. The first of the zoom buttons, which is located at the top of the graph control pane, is used to zoom on a selected section. To use this feature click on the icon then navigate your mouse pointer to the section of the graph you wish to zoom in on, left click and hold the button down while dragging the mouse to the end of the section you wish to zoom to. When you release the mouse button the section highlighted will be seen as the entire graph plot. An example of this can be seen below in Figure 95
Figure 95. Zooming on scanner graph The next two buttons are for zooming in and out. Left click on the button to increase the zoom level and left click on the button to decrease the zoom level. To reset the zoom level to default and look at the entire scan record, use the To apply an auto-scale to the plot, which is the default view, use the increase the scale use the button and to decrease the scale use the button.
button. To button.
Markers entered while scanning samples are presented in the plotted data and are visible in the numerical data as well. The numbers that are in red are denoted as a marker and in the plotted data the graphical representation of the marker is seen here as a cross .
4.1.6 Device Settings

Entering the Device options, allows for settings on your KT-10 to be changed or saved. The KT-10 will have to be connected to the PC for this menu to be accessible. Settings that can be changed with this menu are as follows: Sound, PC Authorization, GPS Pin, GPS, Shutoff timer, Automatic voice note replay, Battery selection and Time synchronization. Below you will see the window that is used to make these changes. This also allows for this information to be saved to a file for later use or loaded from a file to
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be sent to the KT-10. With the exception of the GPS Pin setting each will only have two options available. The GPS Pin setting should be used when a bluetooth GPS is to be used with the KT-10 and has a documented PIN (pairing identification number) or (Personal identification number). Consult with the documentation for your GPS to find this PIN and enter the number in the box provided. When all settings are changed to your preferences use the Write to Device at the bottom of the window to update the KT-10
Figure 96. Device Settings The Memory window will show the readings currently stored on your KT-10 and allows for individual readings to be deleted
Figure 97. Memory Functions
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Select the read records button to have GeoView list all readings currently stored on your KT-10 unit. Highlighting a record and pressing the delete record, will remove it from the KT-10s memory. Delete all records will format the complete memory on the KT-10 and all data will be lost.
Figure 98. Memory Read The Maintenance window has a firmware upgrade process and an additional assistance method which can be used to assist persons in the field to correct issues that may be unforeseen. Session to maintainer is used for just this purpose. This will send the parameters file from the KT-10 unit to the manufacturer for further analysis and possible correction. This file can then be sent back to the end user to correct issues that maybe present.
Figure 99. Maintenance
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4.2 Console
The console program is called KT10con.exe and is still available for those who do not or want or need to use the GUI version of the software. This will allow for download of the data from the unit and also allows for setting of all parameters on the KT-10. To launch the console program run KT10con.exe by double clicking on it. When the software starts the following screen will be seen in Figure 100.
Figure 100. Console First Run A connection dialogue is presented to the user. Please select from the connection type listed above the prompt, enter the listed number at the prompt and then press the enter key. The default selection in the above example is 2. USB, if this is your preferred choice simply press the enter key at the prompt, without entering 2. The number in the brackets at the end of the prompt will be the selection used if the enter key is pressed alone. If your connection choice is different, then enter the number from the list above and then press the enter key. When the enter key has been pressed the console will ask you which device to connect to the console with a list presented containing all of the serial numbers connected to your PC. In most cases it will be only one unit connected to your PC, so using the default entry [1] will adequate. Press enter at the prompt unless you have more than one KT-10 connected to your PC. This can be seen on the following page in Figure 101
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Figure 101. Console with Device Connection When the unit has been correctly connected to the console you will see Connecting device...Ok. which confirms the connection, when it is complete. You will then be presented with a list of available commands, which is shown above in Figure 101 Below you will find a description of the available commands and the use of each of them.
Help Command (he)

Usage: - Type h e Enter (with out the brackets) This command is used to display the help dialog, which can be seen in Figure 101 above. This is also displayed at the launch of the program.
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Connection (co)
Usage: - Type c o Enter (with out the brackets) This command will start the connection between the console software and the KT-10. When this command is issued it requires further feedback from the user. The following figure shows the series of events to complete the connection to the KT-10
>co
1. No device 2. USB 3. COM port 4. Bluetooth Select connection type[2]: 0. No device 1. '50000001' Select device[1]: Connecting device...Ok. > Please Note: [2] Indicates the default input and the enter key can be pressed if it is correct. If you need to change the connection method then type the number from the list above and press the enter key. A serialized list of available devices will be listed to select from. Please Note: [1] is the default selection and if it is correct press the enter key. The device will be connected and you will see the following confirmation when complete.
Figure 102. Connection Command
Disconnect (di)
Usage: - Type d i Enter (with out the brackets) This command will disconnect the KT-10 from the console program. A confirmation message will be displayed.
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>di Device disconnected! >
Figure 103. Disconnect Device Command
Firmware Version (ve)

Usage: - Type v e Enter (with out the brackets) This command will retrieve the version information from the unit and will display it in the console screen.
>ve FW Version=0.28 >
Figure 104. Firmware Version Command
Get Time (gt)

Usage: - Type g t Enter (with out the brackets) This command will retrieve the time from the KT-10 and display it on the Console screen
>gt Device time: 2009/04/14 15:49:52 >
Figure 105. Get Time Command
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Set Time (st)

Usage: - Type s t Enter (with out the brackets) This command retrieves the system time from your PC. It then sets the KT-10 time equal to that of your PC time. You will have to enter an offset to store the time into, press enter for the default value of 0 and the time will be displayed in the Console window. It will also be sent to the KT-10.
>st Enter offset[0]: Setting device time: 2008/05/15 15:49:51 ...Ok. >
Figure 106. Set Time Command
Get Serial Number (gs)

Usage: - Type g s Enter (with out the brackets) This command will retrieve the units serial number and display it in the Console window.
>gs Serial = 50008241 >
Figure 107. Get Serial Number Command
Get Parameters (gp)

This command will retrieve the parameters from the KT-10 and display them on the Console screen, the parameters can also be saved to a text file. On the following page you will see a detailed description of each parameter and its intended use.
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>gp Extended parameters[no]: Save to file[no]: Params.mute_sound =0 Params.calib_mode =1 Params.pc_auth =0 Params.gps_on =1 Params.gps_paired =1 Params.gps_pin_enable = 0 Params.gps_pin = '' Params.battery_type =1 Params.replay_note =1 Params.calib[1]: 54.000[SI-3] -> 20549.3 Params.calib_pin[1]: 54.000[SI-3] -> 8976.6 >
Figure 108. Get Parameters Command
KT-10 Parameters
The KT-10 parameters are used to control the way in which the KT-10 operates. Some parameters are used for information only and others are user configurable. Params.mute_sound Set this parameter equal to 1 to mute the sound on the KT-10. Set it to 0 to enable the sound. Params.calib_mode Set this parameter to 1 to enable calibration mode of the KT-10. It is recommended to disable calibration mode by returning this value to 0 when the calibration of the unit has been completed. Params.pc_auth Set this parameter if you would like to have a PIN assigned for the bluetooth connection between the KT-10 and your PC. When this parameter is 1 a PIN must be used for bluetooth pairing. If this value is 0 then no PIN is required for bluetooth pairing.
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Params.gps_auth Set this parameter if you would like to have a PIN assigned for the bluetooth connection between the KT-10 and your GPS unit. When this parameter is 1 a PIN must be used for bluetooth pairing. If this value is 0 then no PIN is required for bluetooth pairing. Params.gps_on This parameter shows if gps is connected and providing position information to the KT10. Params.gps_paired This parameter shows if a gps is connected to the KT-10 with a bluetooth pairing. If this parameter equals 1 then a pairing has taken place and if this value is 0 then no GPS pairing has been completed. Params.gps_pin Set this parameter value equal to the PIN for your bluetooth GPS. Consult with the GPS manual for this PIN number. Params.battery_type Set this parameter equal to 1 for rechargeable and 0 for non rechargeable batteries. Params.calib[1]: This parameter shows the calibration values for No Pin mode of operation. Params.calib_pin[1]: This parameter shows the calibration values for Pin mode of operation. Please note: To change any of these parameters above you must use the following command.
Set Parameters (sp)

Usage: - Type s p Enter (with out the brackets) This command is used to set the parameters on the KT-10. Each parameter will be presented one at a time, with the current setting in brackets, if you wish to make a change type the appropriate value after the prompt. If the current value is correct press the enter
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key to move to the next selection. See the list of parameters above under the Get Parameters command for more details on each parameter.
Get Revision (gr)

Usage: - Type g r Enter (with out the brackets) This command will retrieve the CPU revision level and display it in the Console window.
>gr CPU Rev = 0x00 >
Figure 109. Get Revision Command
Get Status (sa)

Usage: - Type s a Enter (with out the brackets) Command to get the status of the KT-10. On the following page list is the values that will be presented to you
>sa Status.error Status.bat_voltage Status.bat_perc Status.contrast Status.bt_status Status.gps_status Status.flash_size > = 0x00000000 = 3030mV = 100 =0 =1 =0 = 1018691584
Figure 110. Status Command
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Status Messages
Status.error:- This message shows any of the error codes that are present on the KT-10 when this command is issued. Status.bat_voltage:- This message shows the current battery voltage level. Status.bat_perc:- This message shows the current battery capacity in percentage. Status.contrast:-This message shows the contrast level of the display. Status.bt_status:-This message shows the status of the Bluetooth device 1 for connected and 0 for not connected. Status.gps_status:- This message shows the gps status 1 for valid fix and 0 for no data. Status.flash_size:- This message shows the size of the memory on the KT-10 in bytes.
Erase (er)
Usage: - Type e r Enter (with out the brackets) Command to erase all the data of the KT-10s memory.
Upload (up)
Usage: - Type u p Enter (with out the brackets) Command to upload firmware to the KT-10 must be used in conjunction with the fl command.
Flash (fl)
Usage: - Type f l Enter (with out the brackets) Command to flash the KT-10 with the firmware that has been uploaded to the external memory.
Measure Log (ml)

Usage: - Type m l Enter (with out the brackets)
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This is the command to download data from the KT-10. You will be asked if you would like to save the different data types from your KT-10 to a file other wise data will be displayed on screen only. See below for further details.
>ml Save to file[yes]: Save notes[no]: Save raw data[no]: Downloading entry table....................... Meas log num entries = 4
Figure 111. Measurement Log Command Save to file[yes]: Prompt to save the data to file. Enter y or yes to save the data to file and n or no to have the data displayed to the screen only. The data will be saved in a folder with the unit serial number. As an example, for unit serial number 0001 the folder name would be kappa_0001. In that folder you will have a file named kappa.dat which will contain all data from the unit in all modes. Save notes[no]: Prompt to save the voice records to file. Press enter if there are no notes on the KT-10 that you wish to save. This will enter the default n or no and the notes will not be saved. Type y or yes and press enter to save the voice records to file. Audio files will be saved on the PC in wave format and each voice record will be in a separate file. The voice records will be saved with the unique reading ID number in the file name. As an example, if reading number 1471 was saved with a voice record, a voice record with the file name rec00001471.wav will be in the kappa_0001 folder. Save raw data[no]: Prompt to save the raw data to file. The raw data files contain a listing of oscillator counts for each reading over the measurement time. The first numbers in the list is the measurement time, the second number in the list is the total time, and then the oscillator
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measurements start. Each reading stored on the KT-10 will have its own raw measurement file corresponding to it and they are saved using the unique measurement ID. Using the example above, for the reading number 1471, the raw data file would be named data00001471.dat and be located in the kappa_0001 folder. Downloading entry table....................... This display shows the progress of the data table download. Meas log num entries= 4 This displays the number of records on the KT-10 that were stored and will be downloaded. In this case, four records will be downloaded from the unit. Clear Log (cl) Usage: - Type c l Enter (with out the brackets) This command is used clear the measurement log. After this command is issued it is no longer possible to download any further data from the unit. The unique measurement ID is not reset but all data is removed from memory. Restart (re) Usage: - Type r e Enter (with out the brackets) This Command will restart the KT-10 unit from the PC console. This will also disconnect the unit from the interface. Quit (q) Usage: - Type q Enter (with out the brackets) Command to exit the Console program.
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Chapter 5
Troubleshooting 5.1 Notes about Switching OFF.
Like other instruments that are based on a microcomputer core, the unit may be sensitive, in some specific circumstances, on external distortion (strong electromagnetic field, discharge) and may show any improper behaving. The most common symptom is no reaction on any of the button presses. To bring the unit in order it is necessary to switch OFF/ON the unit. User can switch OFF the unit in situation there is no software switch accessible the way of contemporary push of button up and down. This way the unit will switch OFF every time regardless of any working status of the unit.
5.2 Contact
If you are experiencing problems with your KT-10 or the application software please contact Terraplus Technical Support. Contact information is provided below; please try to contact us between the hours of 9 am and 5:30 pm E.S.T. otherwise please leave a voice message or send an email and someone will be in touch with you shortly.
Terraplus
52 West Beaver Creek Unit 12 Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 1L9 (Canada) Phone: (905) 764-5505 x 228 Fax: (905) 764-8093 E-mail: sales@terraplus.ca support@terraplus.ca Website: http://www.terraplus.ca/
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1.1 List of Figures

1.2 General Information

1.3 Operating Principle and Theory

1.3.2. Operating principle

USB data transfer

Rain and dust proof

Large LCD display

Figure 2. Start-up Screen

Figure 3. Main Menu

Pin used for measurement

Readings have been saved

Button used for measurement

Core diameter selected

3.1 Battery Installation

Battery Housing Lid

3.2.2 Power OFF

Figure 6. Power Off

3.3 Settings Menu

3.4.1 Take a reading

With PIN Installed

3.4.2 Store a reading

Figure 9. Store voice record

Figure 10. Saved Record

3.4.3 Measurement Menu

Figure 11. Measure Menu

3.4.4 Measure Flow Chart

LBP ______ LBP Start Measure

Start Measurement Return to Main menu

Measurement Sequence (Figure 13)

Back to Measurement Screen

Start Measurement without storing values

Measurement Sequence (Figure 13) Data Stored

Back to Measurement Screen

Store Current Values 10 SI

SBP 0.04 LBP

RECORDING OFF AUTO REPLAY

Figure 12. Measurement Flow

3.4.5 Measurement Sequence

45.61 SAMPLE AIR 2

Figure 13. Measurement Sequence

3.5 Measure Core

3.5.1 Take a reading

Figure 14. Core Selection

3.5.2 Store a reading

Figure 15. Voice Record

Figure 16. Store voice record

Figure 17. Saved Record

3.5.3 Measurement Menu

Figure 18. Measure Menu

3.5.4 Measure Core Flow Chart

LBP ______ LBP Start Measure

Start Measurement Return to Main menu

Measure Core Sequence (Figure 20)

Back to Measurement Screen

Start Measurement without storing values

Measure Core Sequence (Figure 20)

Back to Measurement Screen