StructureScan TM Mini HR Quick Start Guide A Fast Check List For Field Operation StructureScan Mini HR ....................................................................................................1 Section 1: Getting Started ................................................................................................3 Section 2: Configuring the Structure Scan Mini HR .........................................................5 Section 3: Collecting Data...............................................
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Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR StructureScan Mini HR Front/Top View 1 4 3 2 4 Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Back View 5 6 7 8 Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Section 1: Getting Started 1 Preparing the StructureScan Mini HR. • Remove the protective plastic cover. • Remove the blue tape from the wheels. • Attach the wrist strap to the back of the Mini HR. The wrist strap should go around your wrist to prevent the Mini from being dropped. • Attach the lanyard to the back of the MiniHR. The battery lanyard will attach to this lanyard to prevent the battery from falling out. Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc.
Quick Start Guide • StructureScan Mini HR Insert the battery into the battery slot in back of the Mini HR. Lift the tab upward and “snap” the tab into place. • Attach the battery lanyard to the lanyard on the Mini HR. Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc.
Quick Start Guide 2 StructureScan Mini HR • Powering up the StructureScan Mini HR. • Press the power button. A green light will illuminate on the power button. • After a few seconds, the system will boot up and the splash screen (Main Menu) is displayed. • The Green/Gray bar that is displayed on the lower left hand corner is a battery life indicator. This will display how much battery time is remaining. • The current time (as stored in the Mini HR) is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR 3 To power off the Mini HR, simply press and hold the power button for approximately 2 seconds. Then you may remove the battery by pressing down on the tab of the battery and pulling down. 4 Note the buttons on the handle of the Mini HR. They will be referred as Left ArrowÍ, Right Arrow Î, Up Arrow Ï, Down Arrow Ð, and the Enter buttons relative to the screen.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Section 2: Configuring the Structure Scan Mini HR Before collecting any data, configure your Mini HR for 2D or 3D data collection by pressingSystem Menu Options 1 2 From the Main Menu, select System by pressing Ï. Use Ï and Ð buttons to highlight the appropriate options under the System Menu. Date/Time: Configuring Date and Time 1 Highlight Date/Time and then press . 2 Highlight any of the options you wish to change and then press .
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Configuration: Configuring Orientation, Language, Units, Laser, and Sound 1 Highlight Configuration and then press . 2 Press Ï Ð to select the appropriate options: 3 • Orientation – Press to toggle between Right or Left. This will flip the screen to allow for either right or left handed operation. • Language – Press to select your language preference. • Units – Press to toggle between English or Metric. • Laser – Press to toggle laser On or Off.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Calibration: Auto Calibrations for Surface and Brightness 1 Highlight Calibration and press a) Hold the Mini HR upside down about 1 meter (3 ft) from any surface. b) Press . The Auto-Calibration will take several seconds. 2 Press Î to return to the previous menu. The Mini HR will then shut down after calibration and will require a re-startClearing Storage: Deleting Saved Data A project is a folder which holds individual files.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Specific Projects: If you wish to delete a specific project or specific files within a project: 1 2 3 4 Press Ï Ð to select the specific project. Press Í to delete that entire project (and all the files associated with that project). Press Ï to confirm, Ð to cancel. At any time, you may press Î to quit. Specific Files in a Specific Projects: Deleting specific files within a specific project: 1 Press Ï Ð to select a specific project.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Scan Density: Selecting the Scan Density Highlight Scan Density. 1 2 Press to toggle between High and Normal. • High – The Mini HR will scan at 8 scans/cm (approximately 240 scans/ft). Use this is when you are looking for very small objects. • Normal – The Mini HR will scan at 4 scans/cm (approximately 120 scans/ft). Use this is when you are looking for normal size objects.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Section 3: Collecting Data After the configuration is complete, you are now ready to collect data. Important Note: To assure consistency of StuctureScan Mini HR’s naming of the files collected and saved, it is highly recommended that the SD card be inserted prior to any data collection. Collect Menu Options 1 2 From the Main Menu, select Collect by pressing Í. Use Ï Ð buttons to highlight the appropriate options under the Collect Menu.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Dielectric: Selecting the Approximate Dielectric of the Area You are Scanning 1 Highlight Dielectric and press . Change the Dielectric value by: • Press Í to change the number after the decimal point. • Press Ï Ð to change the number before the decimal point. • Press Î to quit WITHOUT saving the new value. • Press to set your new value. Having the correct value will improve your depth accuracy.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Auto target: Allowing the Mini HR to Automatically Pick Your Targets 1 Highlight Auto Target. 2 Press to toggle between On and Off. • On – The Mini HR will place dots on what it interprets as targets as you collect data, and when pulling the Mini straight back. • Off – No dots and no interpretation will be done by the Mini HR Display: While Collecting Data, Display Data Only or Data + O-Scope Highlight Display.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Color: Choosing the Colors You Want Displayed During Data Collection 1 Highlight Color. 2 Press to toggle between five the different color schemes available for data display during collection. Collecting Data and Marking Your Targets 1 Highlight Start Collect and press . This screen is displayed. 2 Note the information at the top of the screen: • • • • 3 4 Depth – The depth you have chosen for this scan. Dist. – The distance you have scanned. Diel.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR 5 The center of the antenna is directly under the Mini HR. After marking the location of the target on the ground using the laser (if configured On) at each side of your cart as a guide (or the groove on each side of the cart as a guide if the laser is configured Off). Push the cart straight forward or move the cart to do another line scan. No data will be collected until you have passed the spot where you started to reverse.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR 7 Auto Gain Feature At times, while collecting data, the screen may be over or under gained. To correct this, backup the Mini HR and press Ï Auto Gain. This will correct the gain without changing the dielectric. Continue forward to collect data with the new gain setting. 8 Save Image ` Over Gained To save an image of the data that was collected, backup the Mini HR and press Ð Save Image. The file will save as a Bitmap file.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Section 4: Data Playback and Review The Playback menu provides tools to help you interpret your data. None of these functions are required to get interpretable data. They are simply meant to help you in the interpretation of the data. These functions do not permanently change your data or affect your saved data in any way. More intensive processing can be done in the RADAN processing program (sold separately).
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Auto Depth: Automatically Adjusting Depth Scale 1 Highlight Auto Depth. 2 Press to toggle between Auto and Orig. • • Auto – The Mini HR will estimate the depth of targets and automatically adjust the Depth Scale. Orig – The Mini HR will use the original value set during collection. Auto Target: Allowing the Mini HR to Automatically Pick Your Targets Highlight Auto Target. 1 2 Press to toggle between On and Off.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Display: While Viewing Data, Display Data Only or Data + O-Scope Highlight Display. 1 2 Press to toggle between B (data only) and A+B (data + O-scope). Data only display during collection Data + O-Scope display during collection Color: Choosing the Colors to Display during Data Collection 1 Highlight Color. 2 Press to toggle between five different color schemes to be displayed during collection. Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Playing Back the Selected File 1 Highlight Playback. 2 Press to play back the selected file. Note at the top of the screen the following information: • Depth • Distance • Dielectric • File name Data with Auto Target OFF While in Playback, you will have an option to toggle between four different modes by simply pressing the Enter button. The mode you are in will be displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Scroll Mode Í Î – Scroll through your data. Ï – Run Stop, while your data is scrolling, press Up Arrow to stop and start the scrolling. Hold this button for 2 seconds will load the next file in the project. Ð – Exit back to the Playback menu. If you added or deleted any targets, the system will prompt you to save your targets. Press Ï for Yes, Ð for No. – Switch to Distance Cursor Mode. Distance Cursor Mode Í Î – Move the vertical line left and right.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Depth Cursor Mode Horizontal Line Ï Ð – Move the horizontal line up and down. Í – Toggles between placing and deleting a dot to mark a target where the cross hairs are. Î – Return to Distance Cursor Mode. - Switch to Set Depth Mode. Set Depth Mode Ï Ð – Entering a known depth for the target in the crosshairs. The upper left hand corner displays the depth Í – Once the correct depth is displayed, set the depth.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Section 5: Reset to Factory Settings This will reset the Mini HR to the factory settings. This will NOT delete the data you have saved. Simply press the Down Arrow from the Main Menu. Ï to Confirm. Ð to Cancel. Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Section 6: StructureScan Mini HR 3D - Collecting and Processing 3D Data The StructureScan Mini HR comes with 3D collecting and processing if you have purchased this feature. You may also upgrade to this feature with your current StructureScan Mini HR if you did not originally purchase this feature. Contact your GSSI sales representative for upgrade information.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Configuring the StructureScan Mini HR for 3D Collection 1 2 From the Main Menu, select System by pressing Ï. Use Ï and Ð buttons to highlight the appropriate options under the System Menu. Date/Time: Configuring Date and Time 1 Highlight Date/Time and press . 2 Highlight any of the options you wish to change and press The following options will appear at the bottom of the screen: 3 • Change Value – Use Ï and Ð to change the value.
Quick Start Guide 2 StructureScan Mini HR Press Ï Ð to select the appropriate options: • Orientation – Press to toggle between Right or Left. This will flip the screen to allow for either right or left handed operation.. • Language – Press to select your language preference. • Units – Press to toggle between English or Metric. • Laser – Press to toggle laser On or Off. If configured On, the laser will light up in the Collect Menu only.
Quick Start Guide 3 StructureScan Mini HR Press Î to return to the previous menu. Calibration: Auto Calibrations for Surface and Brightness 1 Highlight Calibration and press . a) Hold the Mini HR upside down about 1 meter (3 ft) from any surface. b) Press . The Auto-Calibration will take several seconds. 2 Press Î to return to the previous menu. Clear Storage: Deleting Saved Data A project is a folder which holds individual files. 1 Highlight Clear Storage and press .
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Deleting All Projects or Deleting Specific Projects All Projects: If you wish to delete ALL of your projects and all the files associated with each project: 1 2 Press Í when Clear All is displayed. Press Ï to confirm, Ð to cancel the deletion. Specific Projects: If you wish to delete a specific project or specific files within a project: 1 Press Ï Ð to select the specific project.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Specific Files in a Specific Projects: Deleting specific files within a specific project: 1 Press Ï Ð to select a specific project. 2 Press to select that project. 3 4 5 6 Press Ï Ð to select a specific file. Press Î to delete the selected file. Press Ï to confirm, Ð to cancel. At any time, you may press Î to quit. Backlight: Setting the Brightness of the Mini HR Backlight 1 Highlight Backlight. 2 Press to toggle between 25%, 50%, 75%, or 100%.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Collecting 3D Data After your configuration is complete, you are now ready to 3D collect data. Important Note: To assure consistency of StuctureScan Mini HR’s naming of the files collected and saved, it is highly recommended that the SD card is inserted prior to any data collection. Collect Menu Options 1 2 From the Main Menu, select Collect by pressing Í. Use Ï Ð buttons to highlight the appropriate options under the Collect Menu.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Dielectric: Selecting the Approximate Dielectric of the Area You are Scanning 1 Highlight Dielectric and press Change the Dielectric value by: • Í to change the number after the decimal point. • Ï Ð to change the number before the decimal point. • Î to quit WITHOUT saving the new value. • Press to set your new value. Having the correct value will improve your depth accuracy.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Grid Type: Toggle to Select Grid Size Highlight Grid Type. 1 2 Press to toggle between 1 x 1, 2 x 2, or 4 x 2 (30 x 30, 100 x 100, 60 x 60, 120 x 60 cm) Color: Choosing the Colors You Want Displayed During Data Collection 1 Highlight Color. 2 Press to toggle between five different color schemes to be displayed during collection. Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Collect: Collect 3D Grid Highlight Collect and press enter to begin collecting 3D data 1 Begin by lining up the Mini HR with the appropriate pad. Using the lasers, line up the laser pointing forward with Line 1. Line up the side lasers with the start line of the pad. 2 Once you have lined up the Mini HR, Press the Start Button Ï and then roll the Mini HR to the other end of the grid.
Quick Start Guide 7 8 StructureScan Mini HR During collection, you may: • Press the Mark Button Ï to place a mark in the data as a reference point. • Press the Stop Button Ð and hold for two seconds to stop collecting that particular line because of an obstacle. When you are done collecting all the lines, press and hold the Exit Button Ð for two seconds. The Mini HR will save, process, and display the grid (See Playback section for processing saved data). Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Playback: Processing and Drawing the 3D Grid There are two ways to process and draw the 3D Grid. 1 After you finished collecting the data by pressing and holding the Exit Button Ï for two seconds, The Mini HR will save, process, and display the grid. OR 2 From the Main Menu,press Î to select Playback a) Highlight 3D Project and press to select the appropriate project and then select the appropriate Grid.
Quick Start Guide • StructureScan Mini HR Off – The Mini HR will use the gain used during data collection. Contrast - Press to toggle between Lowest, Low, Medium, High, Highest. • The lower the contrast, the more “positive” colors are displayed. • The higher the contrast, the more “negative” colors are displayed. • See the color scale below to see how much color is displayed as you toggle through these options. Low or Medium are good defaults.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Modes You may press the Enter button to toggle between different modes for display and edit purposes. They are: Depth Slice Mode, Cursor Mode, Color Mode, and Select Profile Mode. Depth Slice Mode The initial display will be the Full Range of the grid. Pressing the Ï from the Full Range will 1 decrease the range depth by ½ inch (1.27 cm) increments. Pressing the Ð will slice down through the image in ½ inch (1.27 cm) increments. Note the top of the screen.
Quick Start Guide 5 StructureScan Mini HR • Press Ð to place a dot at the location of the crosshairs. • Press Í to place a line following the vertical line of the crosshairs. • Press to return back to Edit Mode View. Press to toggle to Color Mode. Color Mode: Allow to change data color and contrast 1 Press Í to toggle between different colors. 2 Press Ï Ð to change the contrast of the screen. 3 Press to toggle to Select Profile Mode.
Quick Start Guide 3 • Press Î to change the gain • Press to set the new Dielectric. StructureScan Mini HR Press to return to Depth Slice Mode Note: When changing and setting the dielectric, the system will redisplay the data. The goal is to have “dots” instead of hyperbolas’. Dielectric Too High, Hyperbola tails point down. Adjust Dielectric Down Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc. Dielectric Too Low, Hyperbola tails point up .
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Appendix A: Inventory of Your System • StructureScan Mini HR • SD card (already inserted into the back of the Mini) • Battery charger (2 slots) • Battery charger adapter • International plugs for the battery charger adapter (3) • Quick Start Guide (this manual) • USB cable • Batteries (2) • GSSI wrist strap • Training DVD • Resource CD • Transit case Note: If you wish to transfer any saved data to your PC, simply remove the card and transfer
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Appendix B: Battery/Charger Information Your system comes with a two-slotted battery charger and adapter. It also comes with three international interchangeable plugs. • To charge your batteries, simply attach the adapter to the charger and plug in the adapter. Insert one or both batteries. The batteries will charge one at a time. The bars located at the top of the batteries will indicate how much charge is left in the battery.
Quick Start Guide • StructureScan Mini HR If the charger remains plugged in and there are NO batteries in the charger, the charger will eventually begin to “beep.” Since this can be annoying, it is recommend that you unplug the charger when not in use. Appendix C: Sample Data These examples are presented for informational use only. Conditions may be different at your site that may cause the images to look different from the data shown here.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Example 2 – Rebar Data This is an example of rebar. Note the distance between the peaks here (as well as at the location if you marked the area) is approximately 8 inches. Also note the approximate depth, the brightness of the hyperbolas, and they tend to be at a constant depth over short distances. Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Example 3 – Mesh Data This is an example of mesh. Note the distance between the peaks here (as well as at the location if you marked the area) is approximately 6 inches. Note the approximate depth and the brightness of the hyperbolas. Wire mesh depths may be more uneven than rebar. Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Example 4 – PVC This is an example of two PVC pipes. Note that they tend to be dimmer than rebar. Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Appendix D: Laser Information Laser Information: General • Do not intentionally point the laser into your eye. Do not look directly into the laser light source. • Do not place the laser in a position that may cause anyone to stare into the laser beam intentionally or unintentionally. • Always power down the unit when not in use. • Never view a laser through an optical device such a binoculars or a microscope.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR 4 Press to toggle the laser On or Off. • This product is designed to be opened by Field Service Professionals employed and/or trained by Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc only. Do not open this product. Tampering with this product voids all warranties. • The laser has no serviceable parts. • The laser will flash several times during system boot up.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Laser Information: Projected Laser Beam Layout Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc.
Quick Start Guide StructureScan Mini HR Laser Information: Label Placement Diagrams Front/Bottom View Back/Bottom View Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc.
