OPERATION MANUAL - Scintrex

About this ManualChapter LayoutThis manual is divided into six chapters and four appendices with theinformation flow detailed in the following table.ChapterDescription1. Getting Started Gives an overview of the manual and walks you throughthe instrument’s components, and basic menus andkeypad.2. Setup Tells how to set up your CG-5 for a gravity survey,including how to set standard instrument surveyparameters.3. Operations Describes each step in a gravity survey. It includes adescription of how to start the meter, level the meter,apply terrain corrections, record data, review results, anddump data.4. Optimizing Describes the necessary steps to optimize your gravitysurvey to obtain the best quality data.5. Maintenance Reviews basic maintenance, corrections andtrouble-shooting.6. Reference Contains the technical specifications, instrument partslist and warranty information.A. Utilities Program Details the procedures on how to install the SCTUTILutilities program, how to upgrade the software versionand install the USB driver.B. Remote Reviews the remote operation of the CG-5.StartupC. Theory ofOperationD. HysteresisEffectsExplains the scientific and instrumentation theory for thegravity method and CG-5 instrument.Provides a brief description of how hysteresis effects areminimized in the CG-5.E. CG-5 Menu Maps Shows flowcharts of major setup, functional andmeasurement menus in the system.1-3CG-5 Manual - part # 867700 Revision 2