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Part Number 788 711

November, 1994

Copyright Information

The software supplied as the ENVIMAP processing system and


described in this manual is furnished under license and may only be
used or copied in accordance with the terms oof this license.
Copyright SCINTREX Limited 1994. All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval
system or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, electronic,
mechanical, photo-copying, recording, or otherwise, without prior
consent from SCINTREX Limited.

ENVI-MAG, WALKMAG and ENVIMAP are trademarks of SCINTREX Limited.

November, 1994

Manual designed and produced by GEO F/X.

Printed and bound in Canada.

Table of Contents

ENVI-MAG
Table of Contents

Preface
Features ....................................................................... vii
Upgrades and options.................................................. viii
ENVIMAP software included ..........................................ix
How to use this manual .................................................ix
HELP-Line ......................................................................xi

The ENVI-MAG Instrument


Introduction
Cold boot ..................................................................A1-2
Instrument overview .................................................A1-2

Preparing the ENVI-MAG


Unpacking .................................................................A2-2
Repacking .................................................................A2-3
Assembly ..................................................................A2-3

The Instrument
Pre-defined operating modes ....................................A3-1
Console description ..................................................A3-3
Keypad description ...................................................A3-4
Display screens ........................................................A3-8
Operating displays ..................................................A3-12

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Setting-up the ENVI-MAG


First time operation .................................................A4-1
General setup principles ...........................................A4-4
How to: .....................................................................A4-5
Line and Station setup .............................................A4-7
Basic Mode ...............................................................A4-9
Search Mode ..........................................................A4-11
Advanced Mode .......................................................A4-12

Operating the ENVI-MAG


Accurate and meaningful measurements .................A5-1
Repeated surveys lines .............................................A5-4
WALKMAG
Total-field/Gradiometer
(Automatic mode) .....................................................A5-5
Manual mode
Total-field/Gradiometer
(Semi-automatic) ......................................................A5-8
Base-station operation...........................................A5-11
Search mode ..........................................................A5-13
Survey data correction procedures ........................A5-15
Remote operation ...................................................A5-20

Data output
Output formats ........................................................A6-1
Basic mode ...............................................................A6-7
Advanced mode .........................................................A6-8

Maintenance and Repair


Battery charging ......................................................A7-1
Periodic maintenance ...............................................A7-4
Fuse replacement .....................................................A7-5
Instrument disassembly/assembly ............................A7-6
Cable repair ..............................................................A7-7
Trouble shooting .......................................................A7-8

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Reference information
ENVI-MAG technical specifications...........................A8-1
Instrument parts list ...............................................A8-4
Warranty & Repair ...................................................A8-5

Applications for the ENVI-MAG


Magnetic surveying overview
Introduction ..............................................................B1-1
Basic magnetic theory..............................................B1-1
Magnetic targets ...................................................B1-11

Survey planning
Introduction ..............................................................B2-1
Sampling intervals ....................................................B2-1
Precision and Accuracy of surveys ...........................B2-3
Grid layout and orientation .......................................B2-7

Survey procedures and a sample survey


Introduction ..............................................................B3-1
Survey dos and donts .............................................B3-1
Post-survey procedures .........................................B3-11
Field example ..........................................................B3-12
Bibliography ...........................................................B3-17

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The ENVIMAP Software


Introduction
The ENVIMAP software ............................................C1-1
Processing system steps .........................................C1-1
Conventions used in this section ..............................C1-2

Installation and getting started


Before you begin .......................................................C2-1
Installation procedure ...............................................C2-2
If you have problems ...............................................C2-13

ENVIMAP Reference
Limitations ...............................................................C3-2
Menuing system .......................................................C3-2
Menu Reference......................................................C3-10

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ENVI-MAG
Preface

Preface

Preface
Congratulations on purchasing the ENVI-MAG environmental magnetometer/
gradiometer from SCINTREX Ltd! You are in possession of one of the most
advanced magnetometers for environmental, geotechnical, archaeological and
mineral exploration uses of today.
The ENVI-MAG is a portable, proton-precession magnetometer that also is
inexpensive, lightweight and rugged. In its trademarked WALKMAG mode, it is
ideal for applications where high production, fast reading and high sensitivity are
required. It is quite versatile and can be optionally configured as a total-field
magnetometer, a gradiometer or as a base-station.

Features
The main features of the ENVI-MAG include:

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interactive menus for easy operator use


selectable sampling rates as fast as 2 times per second
WALKMAG mode for rapid data acquisition
true simultaneous gradiometer option with the WALKGRAD mode for rapid
data acquisition
large internal memory, expandable to 188,000 readings
easy to read, large LCD screen that displays data both graphically and
numerically
easy review of the data and Datacheck quality control
ENVIMAP software for processing and mapping of the data

Preface

The complete ENVI-MAG system consists of several basic modules:

lightweight console with a large screen alphanumeric display and high


capacity memory
staff or back-pack mounted sensor and sensor cable
rechargeable lead-acid battery and battery charger
RS-232 cable for downloading data
ENVIMAP processing and mapping software

Upgrades and options


There are optional upgrade kits available for the ENVI-MAG to provide the
following:
1. True simultaneous gradiometery
An additional processor module is installed in the console, a second sensor
with a staff extender and a ruggedized backpack for the WALKGRAD mode
are provided in this kit.
2. Base-station applications
An accessory kit allows the sensor and staff to be converted into a basestation sensor and the cabling allows a field ENVI-MAG to be connected for
automatic magnetic diurnal-variation corrections.
3. Low temperature operations
An external battery pouch along with a thermostatically controlled display
heater will permit field operations down to minus 40C.
4. Expanded memory
Larger capacity memory chips are available to provide additional data
storage (up to 5 times the data of the base unit.), allowing you to collect up
to 188,000 readings in the WALKMAG mode. This is a factory installed option.
5. External trigger interface
This kit provides a tool for acquiring evenly spaced data when no survey grid
has been established in advance. The kit is an interface between the
ENVI-MAG and a triggering device (such as a measuring wheel or a hip-chain
that you supply). It works by triggering a station increment at intervals in the
WALKMAG mode. Detailed instructions for installation, interfacing and
usage are provided with the kit.

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ENVIMAP software included

The ENVIMAP software provided with your ENVI-MAG is an easy to use, userfriendly, menu-driven system. It will download your data from the ENVI-MAG and
produce report quality contour maps of your survey on a variety of printers. A
complete description of the software and its use can be found in the third section
of this manual.

How to use this manual


Sections
This manual is divided into three sections, labelled A to C:
A. The ENVI-MAG Instrument
B. Applications for the ENVI-MAG
C. The ENVIMAP Software

Type styles
The following typeface conventions will be used throughout the manual. There
may be additional conventions used in the specific sections. These will be
described in the introduction for the section.
Convention

Use

Bold

1. An action you are required to perform


2. A proper name.

Italic

1. A new term is being introduced


2. An item of importance is being emphasized.

Dot
Matrix

1. A prompt on the ENVI-MAG console


2. Text that you are required to input to the console.

ALL CAPS

1. A display or key on the ENVI-MAG console


2. The name of a method, item or mode.

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ENVIMAP software included

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Symbols
The following symbols will be used to highlight
specific sections of text throughout the manual.
Symbol

Meaning
Indicates an item in a list/
grouping or a single-step
procedure
Indicates specific information
that you should read.

Indicates a tip, new idea or


helpful hint.

Indicates a note of caution.


You should pay special
attention to this section.
Indicates a warning. You
should read this section very
carefully.
Indicates a typical question
you may have and provides an
answer.

Please read this! Indicates a


very important message.

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HELP-Line

The page numbering scheme used consists of three parts; the section label,
chapter number and page number. For example, A3-1 would refer to Section A
(the instrumentation section), Chapter 3, page 1.
For your convenience, each chapter in a section has a thumb-tab on the righthand side allowing you to quickly locate a chapter of interest. The thumb-tabs are
arranged in descending order within each section, with Chapter 1 always starting
at the top.

HELP-Line
In order to provide a high-degree and quality of technical support, a special
HELP-Line is available for ENVI-MAG users. If you need any help with the
instrument, applying the instrument to a particular problem or help with the
ENVIMAP software, please contact SCINTREX ENVI-support, Monday to Friday
from 0900 to 1600 (Eastern Standard Time) at the following numbers:
Telephone:

(905) 669-2280

Fax:

(905) 669-6403
(905) 669-5132

Telex:

06-964570

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Table of Contents

The ENVI-MAG
Instrument

Introduction ...................................................................... A1-1


Cold boot ........................................................................... A1-2
Instrument overview ........................................................ A1-2

Preparing the ENVI-MAG ............................................... A2-1


Unpacking .......................................................................... A2-2
Repacking .......................................................................... A2-3
Assembly ........................................................................... A2-3
Connecting the sensor(s) to the cable .............................. A2-3
Total-field sensor ....................................................... A2-4
Base-station sensor.................................................. A2-5
Gradiometer sensors................................................. A2-6
Lower sensor ...................................................... A2-6
Upper sensor ...................................................... A2-7
Installing the terminal protective cover ............................. A2-8
Assembling the sensor staff ............................................ A2-8
Back-pack installation ...................................................... A2-9
Battery installation/exchange ......................................... A2-10
Using the external battery pack................................ A2-11
Using an external power supply................................. A2-12

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The Instrument ................................................................ A3-1


Pre-defined operating modes.......................................... A3-1
Basic mode..................................................................... A3-1
Search mode .................................................................. A3-1
Advanced mode ............................................................... A3-1
Console description ......................................................... A3-3
Keypad description........................................................... A3-4
Key Functions ................................................................. A3-5
Display screens ................................................................ A3-8
General information ......................................................... A3-8
Cursor ..................................................................... A3-9
Display blocks ........................................................... A3-9
Pop-up windows ...................................................... A3-10
Help screens .......................................................... A3-11
Operating displays ......................................................... A3-12
Basic mode configuration displays................................... A3-12
Basic mode data collection displays .......................... A3-17
Search mode configuration display .................................. A3-18
Search mode data collection displays ........................ A3-21
Advanced mode configuration displays ............................. A3-22
Main operating display ............................................. A3-22
Instrument setup display ......................................... A3-23
Magnetometer setup display .................................... A3-25
Advanced mode data displays ......................................... A3-29
Numeric data display ............................................... A3-29
Graphic data display ................................................ A3-31
Recall displays .............................................................. A3-32
Recall setup display ................................................. A3-32
Recall data display................................................... A3-33
Modifying the display window .................................... A3-34
Auxiliary display ............................................................. A3-35
Data output display ....................................................... A3-36
Data output formats ............................................... A3-38
Notes display ................................................................ A3-39
Information display ........................................................ A3-40

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Setting-up the ENVI-MAG .............................................. A4-1


First time operation ........................................................ A4-1
Cold Boot ....................................................................... A4-2
Configuration menu ......................................................... A4-3
General setup principles ................................................. A4-4
How to:.............................................................................. A4-5
Access the main operating display .................................... A4-5
Access display sub-panels/blocks ...................................... A4-5
Access the parameter fields ............................................ A4-5
Change parameters ......................................................... A4-5
Select! and Enter! ........................................................... A4-6
Select! ..................................................................... A4-6
Enter! ...................................................................... A4-6
Line and Station setup .................................................... A4-7
Entering the starting station ........................................... A4-8
Entering the starting line................................................. A4-8
Basic Mode ....................................................................... A4-9
Sample total-field setup................................................... A4-9
Search Mode .................................................................. A4-11
Sample search mode setup ............................................ A4-11
Advanced Mode .............................................................. A4-12
Instrument setup .......................................................... A4-12
Sample total-field setup
(WALKMAG or WALKGRAD) ........................................... A4-14
Sample stop-and-go gradiometer setup .......................... A4-17
Sample base-station setup ............................................ A4-20
Information display ........................................................ A4-23
Note entry.................................................................... A4-25
Display intensity control ................................................ A4-27
Parameter lock ............................................................. A4-28
Reprogramming the operating system ............................ A4-29
At the computer ..................................................... A4-29
At the ENVI-MAG .................................................... A4-29

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Operating the ENVI-MAG ............................................... A5-1


Accurate and meaningful measurements ..................... A5-1
Orientation ..................................................................... A5-2
Effects of gradient .......................................................... A5-2
Other sources of noise .................................................... A5-3
On the staff.................................................................... A5-3
On the back plate ............................................................ A5-3
Base-station................................................................... A5-3
Repeated surveys lines ................................................... A5-4

WALKMAG
Total-field/Gradiometer
(Automatic mode)............................................................. A5-5
Check your setup ............................................................ A5-6
Start survey ................................................................... A5-6
WALKGRAD gradiometer survey ....................................... A5-7

Manual mode
Total-field/Gradiometer
(Semi-automatic) ............................................................. A5-8
Check your setup ............................................................ A5-9
Start survey ................................................................... A5-9
Automating your measurements..................................... A5-10
Base-station operation ................................................. A5-11
Check your setup .......................................................... A5-11
Start operation............................................................. A5-12
Search mode................................................................... A5-13
Basic ........................................................................... A5-13
Advanced...................................................................... A5-13
Survey data correction procedures ............................. A5-15
Using base-station data ................................................ A5-15
Tie-point (TIE-PT) mode .................................................. A5-16
Loop typecollecting data....................................... A5-16
Line typecollecting data........................................ A5-17
Tie-point correction procedure ....................................... A5-19
Basic modes (Loop only) ........................................... A5-19
Advanced modes ..................................................... A5-19
Remote operation .......................................................... A5-20

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Data output ...................................................................... A6-1


Output formats ................................................................ A6-1
XYZ................................................................................ A6-2
XYZ+ ............................................................................. A6-3
XYZ++........................................................................... A6-4
PRN ............................................................................... A6-5
NOTES ........................................................................... A6-6
Basic mode ....................................................................... A6-7
Advanced mode................................................................. A6-8
Output setup.................................................................. A6-8
Dumping data ............................................................... A6-10
All data .................................................................. A6-10
Specific data........................................................... A6-11
Line by line.............................................................. A6-12
Erasing data from memory ............................................. A6-13
Basic mode ............................................................. A6-13
Advanced mode ....................................................... A6-14

Maintenance and Repair................................................ A7-1


Battery charging .............................................................. A7-1
One battery .................................................................... A7-2
Two batteries.................................................................. A7-3
Periodic maintenance ...................................................... A7-4
Cleaning the sensors ....................................................... A7-4
Desiccant exchange......................................................... A7-4
Fuse replacement ............................................................ A7-5
Instrument disassembly/assembly ................................. A7-6
Cable repair ...................................................................... A7-7
Trouble shooting ............................................................... A7-8

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Reference information ................................................... A8-1


ENVI-MAG technical specifications................................ A8-1
Instrument parts list ...................................................... A8-4
Warranty & Repair ........................................................... A8-5
Warranty........................................................................ A8-5
Repair ............................................................................ A8-5
When to ship the unit ................................................ A8-5
Description of the problem ......................................... A8-5
Shipping instructions....................................................... A8-6
U.S.A. ...................................................................... A8-6
Canada ..................................................................... A8-6
Outside Canada/U.S.A................................................ A8-6

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Introduction

ENVI-MAG

Introduction
This section is the reference for the ENVI-MAG instrument itself. You will find all
the information you need to know about setting-up the unit for field use, its operation, maintenance and trouble-shooting. It is divided into eight chapters with
the information flow from chapter to chapter following a natural progression, as
shown in the following table:
CHAPTER

Description

Introduction

Outlines what the instrument can do.

Preparation

Describes the assembly of the system for use.

Description

Describes the physical parts of the ENVI console, keypad


and display menus. It also describes the function of each
key and the various modes and parameters shown on all
the display screens.

Setting up

Gives step-by-step instructions on how to set up the


instrument as either a Total Field Magnetometer, a
Gradiometer or a Magnetic Base Station.

Operations

Guides you through typical instrument operation using


basic and advanced configurations in a WALKMAG and a
stop-and-go type of survey.

Data Output

Shows examples of data output formats and explains how


to dump the acquired data.

Maintenance

Describes basic maintenance, trouble-shooting and


repair.

Reference

Contains the instrument parts list and warranty


information.

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Cold boot
Note:

Please read the section First time operation on page A4-1 so that you
will know how to do a cold boot of the instrument. This is needed the first
time you use it, whenever you wish to change operating configurations,
or after the batteries have been removed for more than 10 minutes.

Instrument overview
The SCINTREX ENVI-MAG is an easy-to-use, light-weight, battery-powered, portable magnetometer. It is a total-field instrument using the proton-precession
technique to measure the local magnetic field. Optional upgrade kits allow the
instrument to be used as a gradiometer or as a base-station. The standard configuration has the sensor mounted in a back-pack mode permitting rapid data acquisition in the trademarked WALKMAG mode.
Measured data is stored in memory along with the coordinates where the measurement took place. In the advanced configuration modes, you can also enter
descriptive notes of up to 32 characters at any station. The data can be displayed
either numerically or graphically for quick inspection of the data quality and
spotting of anomalies. Data can also be recalled from memory for visual inspection, dumped to the serial port (RS-232) of a computer or directly to a printer. In
addition to this, the base-station data can be recorded on a strip-chart recorder.
You can also automatically correct your magnetic data for diurnal variations
when another ENVI-MAG is used as a base-station or when you conduct your
survey in the TIE mode.
To make the ENVI-MAG easy to use, there are preset configurations for site
characterization, drum location, archaeology, general search, ground water,
mineral, oil and gas exploration. These configurations fall into two categories:
basic (where you only need to set a few parameters) and advanced (where you
have complete control over all operating modes).
The operating modes of the ENVI-MAG can be manual, semi-automatic or fully
automatic. In the WALKMAG (walking magnetometer) mode, data are acquired
and recorded at rates of up to two readings per second, as you walk at a steady
pace along the survey line. At desired intervals, you trigger a station marker by
pressing a single button and the co-ordinates are automatically assigned to the
recorded data. You can even introduce delays in the automatic recording to
compensate for walking over rugged terrain.

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Chapter

2
Preparation

Preparing the ENVI-MAG


This chapter describes:

how the ENVI-MAG is packaged,


how to connect the components to get an operational unit,
the various options you may have for powering the unit.

The following two photographs show all the components (less packing
materials) of the standard ENVI-MAG and the ENVI-MAG Gradiometer.

Figure A-1 The complete ENVI-MAG total-field kit.

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Figure A-2 The complete ENVI-MAG gradiometer kit

Unpacking
The standard ENVI-MAG is shipped in a durable cardboard box that should be
retained for storage and shipping. There is an optional carrying/shipping case
available as SCINTREX P/N 140 161. The ENVI-MAG with its accessories is
packaged in die-cut layers (slabs) of foam. This provides a proper place for every
item when you repack your instrument for shipping or storage. These foam layers
are disassembled in the following order, starting at the top:
Layer

Description

Contains

1inch (25mm) slab

Full slab at top

2 inch (50mm) slab

ENVI-MAG Console
Back Plate with harness

1inch (25mm) slab

Full slab with cutout

2 inch (50mm) slab

Staff
Standard Battery (1 or 2)
Cables

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Layer

Contains

inch (12.5mm)
slab

Slab can be cut to obtain:


2 Cushions for Back Plate
2 Cushions for Strap

3 inch (75mm) slab

Total Field Sensor


Gradiometer Sensor
Heavy Duty Battery
Charger

1inch (25mm) slab

Full slab at bottom

8*

3 inch (75mm) slab

Optionally, another layer containing the


Base Station Cable or the Heavy Duty
Battery Pack

Repacking
Repacking should follow the above order in reverse, that is, start with layer 7
(or 8 depending on your options) and proceed upwards. Please make certain
that the batteries are removed and stored in the appropriate places on layer 4.
Failing to do so may result in damaged batteries and possibly a damaged console.
Warning: The batteries must be removed from the unit prior to shipping or storage.
FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE.

Assembly
In order to make the system as compact as possible for shipment and storage, and
considering the various sensor configurations available, the ENVI-MAG system
requires you to connect up the external components. This section will describe
the steps required to completely assemble your instrument.

Connecting the sensor(s) to the cable


The sensors are located in layer 6 of the packing materials, while the cables are
located in layer 4.
The following illustrations show the proper cable connections for each of the
different sensor configurations. The sensors are shown being viewed from their
bottoms looking at the screw terminals.
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Description

Preparation

Caution: All parts near the sensor are non-magnetic. It is highly recommended
that you use only the brass screws and wire connectors supplied by
SCINTREX. There are additional screws for the terminals and cable
hold-down in the minor spare parts kit (SCINTREX P/N 788 030).
If you ever need to replace any of these parts under field conditions,
please ensure that they are made of non-magnetic materials.

Total-field sensor
1. Orient the sensor so that as you look at the bottom of the sensor

(the end with the terminals), the large square plug is at the 9 oclock
position.
2. Use either SCINTREX cable number 780 547 (the shorter one) for the back-

pack configuration or cable number 780 550 for the staff configuration.
3. Remove the cable hold-down plate by unscrewing the screws at the

2 oclock and 4 oclock positions.


4. Connect the black spade-lug on the bare wire of the cable to the

terminal at the 11 oclock position.


5. Connect the red spade-lug on the white wire to the terminal at the

1 oclock position.
6. Place the cable in the smaller slot just below the 3 oclock position.
7. Re-attach the cable hold-down plate.

Figure A-3 Total-field sensor cabling


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Base-station sensor
1. Orient the sensor so that as you look at the bottom of the sensor

(the end with the terminals), the large square plug is at the
9 oclock position.
3. Remove the cable hold-down plate by unscrewing the screws at the

2 oclock and 4 oclock positions.


4. Connect the black spade-lug on the black wire of the cable to the

terminal at the 11 oclock position.


5. Connect the red spade-lug on the white wire to the terminal at the

1 oclock position.
6. Place the cable in the larger slot just above the 3 oclock position.
7. Re-attach the cable hold-down plate.

Figure A-4 Base-station sensor cabling

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2. Use SCINTREX cable number 780 546.

Preparation

Gradiometer sensors
Lower sensor
1. Orient both the sensors so that as you look at the bottom of the

sensors (the end with the terminals), the large square plug is at the
9 oclock position.
2. Use SCINTREX cable number 788 028it has four conductors.
3. Select the lower sensorit has pairs of terminals at the 12 oclock

and 6 oclock positions, as well as an attached cable to the terminals


at the 6 oclock position. (See Figure A-5Gradiometer sensor cabling
on page A2-7.)
4. Remove the cable hold-down plate by unscrewing the screws at the

2 oclock and 4 oclock positions.


5. Connect the red wire of the cable to the terminal at the 1 oclock position.
6. Connect the black wire of the cable to the terminal at the 11 oclock

position.
7. Connect the green wire of the cable to the terminal at the 5 oclock

position. Please ensure that the already attached bare wire of the
smaller two-conductor cable remains attached.
8. Connect the white wire of the cable to the terminal at the 7 oclock

position. Please ensure that the already attached white wire of the
smaller two-conductor cable remains attached.
9. Place the smaller two-conductor cable into the smaller slot just below

the 3 oclock position.


10. Place the larger four-conductor cable into the larger slot just above the

3 oclock position.
11. Re-attach the cable hold-down plate.

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Upper sensor
12. Select the upper sensorit only has a pair terminals at the 12 oclock

position. (See Figure A-5Gradiometer sensor cabling on page A2-7.)


13. Attach the upper sensor to the lower one by placing the shaft of the

Warning: Both sensors must have their directional marks aligned in the same
manner, i.e. the N on the top sensor must be in-line with the N on the
bottom sensor.
14. Remove the cable hold-down plate of the upper sensor by unscrewing

the screws at the 2 oclock and 4 oclock positions.


15. Connect the white wire of the two-conductor cable coming from the

lower sensor to the terminal at the 1 oclock position.


16. Connect the bare wire of the two-conductor cable coming from the

lower sensor to the terminal at the 11 oclock position.


17. Re-attach the cable hold-down plate.

Figure A-5 Gradiometer sensor cabling

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lower sensor into the socket of the upper one while rotating slightly
counter-clockwise. When they are fully engaged, firmly twist them
clockwise against each other.

Preparation

Installing the terminal protective cover


A plastic cup-like assembly is include to slide over the base of the sensor(s) to
protect the terminal connections from the elements.
To install the cover:
1. Slide it over the sensor shaft the widest end points towards the sensor.
2. Slide the supplied O-ring into the grove on the shaft to lock it into place.

To remove the cover, just reverse the above procedure. First remove the O-ring
and slide the cup away from the sensor.

Assembling the sensor staff


You can disregard this section if you are going to be using the ENVI-MAG in the
back-pack mode.
The sensor staff is shipped in four sections. These sections are located in layer 4
of the packing materials. You should note that one of the sections has a sealed
bottom, and you should start assembling the staff with this section.
Staff sections are assembled individually and connected to the sensors as follows:
1. Insert the male end partially into the female end and rotate counter-clock-

wise while gently pushing the two parts together.


2. When they are fully engaged firmly twist them clockwise against each other.

Note:

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The lower sections of the staff are interchangeable with those of the
SCINTREX MP-3/4 magnetometers. The section nearest to the sensor,
however, must be a section supplied with the ENVI-MAG. These sections
can be distinguished by their black ends.

Assembly

Back-pack installation
The back-pack mounting configuration is the most convenient, providing a
hands-free operation for the WALKMAG mode.

The following steps are required to properly assemble the unit for back-pack:
1. Select the back-plate and the carrying harnessboth are found in layer 2.
2. Select the foam cushion for the back-plateit is cut from part of layer 5.
3. Fit the four buckles at the back of the harness through the slots in the

cushion and the back-plate to secure both to the harness.


4. Attach the total field sensor to the connector at the top of the back-plate.

About a quarter-turn clockwise will secure the sensor to the back-plate.


Caution: You need to consider your travel direction while surveying when you
attach the sensor. The magnetometer's performance is a function of the
sensor's orientation with respect to the earth's magnetic field.
Therefore, you must ensure that the N mark on the sensor faces either
magnetic north (or southeither is allowed due to symmetry). Please
see Orientation on page A5-2 for more details.

Figure A-6 Sensor installed in Back-pack mode

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Preparation

Warning: Please do not attempt to connect the gradiometer configuration sensors


to this connector. It will not support this load. Instead, please use the
specially designed WALKGRAD backpack for this purpose.

Preparation

Battery installation/exchange
The ENVI-MAG is shipped without the battery installed. This is the proper
procedure, while shipping and storing the instrument, to prevent deep discharge
of the battery. Deep discharge can possibly cause permanent damage to the
battery and will always shorten the battery life. This situation will occur because
a small current is being drawn even if the instrument is turned off.
The following steps outline the battery installation:
1. Turn the instrument face down on a clean and even surface.
2. Unscrew both knurled screws on either side of the battery cover and lift the

cover off.
3. Place the battery into the recess in the rear panel of the instrument.
4. Connect it carefully to the MAIN BATTERY connector. It is not important

which side of the plug is up, as long as the connector pins are properly
aligned.
5. Replace the cover and tighten both knurled screws.
6. If this is the first time installation proceed with battery charging.

The small size and low cost of the battery makes it convenient to carry an
additional battery along as a spare.
Warning: An internal battery keeps the memory and the internal clock alive for
about 10 minutes. It is strongly advised that the switching to the spare
battery be done quickly, TO PREVENT THE LOSS OF YOUR DATA!
You need not worry about a low battery causing data loss, since the memory
power requirements are much less than those needed to make a valid reading
of the magnetic field.

Figure A-7 ENVI-MAG battery pack

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Assembly

Using the external battery pack

To connect the external battery you must proceed as follows:


1. Turn the instrument face down on a clean and even surface.
2. Unscrew both knurled screws on either side of the battery cover.
3. Lift off the cover and store it somewhere convenient for future use with

the standard battery configuration.


4. Remove the standard battery.
5. Connect the connector in the dummy battery cover carefully to the

MAIN BATTERY connector. It is not important which side of the plug is


up, as long as the connector pins are properly aligned.
6. Place the new cover on to the console by gently pushing it into its

place and tighten the knurled screws on both sides.


7. Please check the battery voltage condition at this stage and charge the

battery, if it is required.

Battery Cable
Dummy Battery Cover
External Heavy Duty
Battery Pack

Main Battery Connector

ENVI-MAG Console
(Face-down)
Figure A-8 External heavy duty battery connection

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Preparation

Cold weather use and extended WALKMAG surveys may require more power
than the standard battery together with a spare can provide. To satisfy this
additional requirement, the External Heavy Duty Battery Pack (SCINTREX
part number 788 026) is available. It provides about three times as much
power as the standard battery. This battery pack can be carried by the strap
or attached to a belt.

Preparation

Using an external power supply


More demanding applications, such as an extended base-station operation,
may require more power than can be provided with the either of the
SCINTREX supplied battery packs. In this case you have two options:

1. AC-power
If a source of AC-power is available, the instrument can be run while the
charger is connected to it. You will also be charging the standard
internal battery, if it is installed, at the same time.

Note:

Please be aware of possible magnetic noise from generators, and


ensure that all cabling and sensors are as far away as possible from
the generator as possible.

2. 12-volt battery (car or marine)


A 12-volt car battery may be more appropriate for other applications.
The special External Power Cable (SCINTREX P/N 788 029) should be
used for this purpose.
1. The standard internal battery may be left in place.
2. Plug in the end of the cable with the single plug into the Charger
Connector at the right-rear side of the ENVI-MAG console. (See item
6 in Figure A-9 on page A3-2.)
3. Connect the end with the clips to the battery terminals. The red
cable-clip goes to the positive battery terminal. The black cable-clip
goes to the negative battery terminal.

Caution: The correct polarity must be used for the instrument to


operate properly.

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ENVI-MAG
Chapter

The Instrument
This chapter is about the instrument itself and fully describes:

Instrument

the ENVI-MAG console,


the keypad functions,
the various display menus,
the display formats that you will encounter.

Pre-defined operating modes


To make the ENVI-MAG easier to use, it has a menu of seven pre-defined
configurations, in three modes, to choose from. The menu is obtained by
pressing the SETUP + ON keys simultaneously.

Basic mode

used for site characterization, drum location and archaeology


operates in the WALKMAG mode (continuous reading)
does not have on-line data recall features; you have to dump the data to a
computer to inspect ityou can still see a graphical display of the data
data correction is from a base-station or the TIE-PT Loop mode only

Search mode

operates in a continuous reading mode, but the data is not stored in memory
you can see a graphical display of the data as it is collected

Advanced mode

used for ground water, mineral, oil and gas exploration or detailed site
characterization, drum location, archaeology, etc.
allows you to adjust all possible parameters of the ENVI-MAG

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Instrument

1
3

2
3

10

11
Figure A-9 The ENVI-MAG console.

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Console description

Console description
Item

Description

Keypad

The fully sealed Keypad has 19 keys and a sound port.

Liquid Crystal
Display (LCD)

The large 8 line by 40 character (64 x 240 dots)


Supertwist LCD (with a wide temperature range)
presents status and data in numeric or graphic format.

Carrying Strap
Attachment

Four rings at the side of the console allow attachment of


the carrying harness.

Sensor
Connectors

Up to two sensor connectors may be present at the left


hand side of the console. The nearer one (J102) is
reserved for the magnetometer.

Data Output
Connector

The data output connector carries RS-232 data dump


signals, as well as the analog signal for a strip chart
recorder and is located at the right hand side of the
console.
It has the following pin assignments:
A - common (ground),
C - RS-232 transmit data,
B - RS-232 receive data. D - analog out O - 1 Volt,

Charger/
External
Power
Connector

This connector accepts the charger to recharge either


the standard battery or the external heavy-duty battery
pack. It also accepts external, well filtered, 11 to 16
Volt DC input.
The center pin is negative (-).
The shell is positive (+).

Charging Light

The charging light is visible through a window at the left


side of the console. It is lit while the battery is charging
at a high rate.

Battery
Compartment

The battery compartment is located at the back of the


console and contains one rechargeable lead-acid
battery, the desiccant cartridge and the fuse. The
battery cover is replaced with another cover with a
cable attached when the external battery is used.

Desiccant
Cartridge

The desiccant cartridge is a cylindrical re-usable capsule


filled with a drying agent. It absorbs any moisture that
may get inside the instrument.

10

Battery

A rechargeable lead-acid battery in the standard


ENVI-MAG configuration.

11

Fuse

The standard 1.5A fuse to use with the standard


battery.

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Instrument

Instrument

Keypad description
The keypad has 19 keys. Two of the most used keys are duplicated on the right
and left sides of the console for easy access. Some keys have up to three separate
functions assigned to them. The response of these multi-function keys depends
upon the operation in progress.
Note:

The function mode of the keys has precedence over the alpha-numeric
mode of the keys

Figure A-10 The ENVI-MAG keypad.

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Keypad description

Key Functions
Key

q
w

Turns the instrument on and off. Turning the instrument off


during a reading abruptly terminates a reading with the loss
of the current data.
Starts or stops an operation, such as data acquisition, data
dumping, data recall, etc.

*When the instrument is in the Notes operation, this button


acts as a backspace key to delete entries.
*Accesses the various setup displays. The actual setup menu
that will be displayed depends upon the display screen in
which this key is pressed.
*Accesses the Auxiliary Functions display allowing:

1
23

setting of the LCD intensity,


data output,
locking of the setup parameters
reprogramming of the main system software (EEPROM).

Moves the cursor to the left or up; to the right or down,

2 identical keys:

e
0

- opens and closes the parameter fields during setups


- opens and closes the scaling option field for the graphics
display
- toggles the sample rate in the walking type survey.
Allows escape from a deeper level in a program to a higher
level, ultimately to the top level, which is signified by the
Main operating display.
Aborts a data dump.

*Accesses the Info. Display, which allows:

- setting of data and time,


- entering of serial and job numbers, and operator identification,
- observation of memory availability.

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Instrument

Description

Instrument

Key

Description
2 identical keys:

scrolls sequentially through numeric data display pages,


scrolls sequentially through graphic data display pages,
moves the cursor from one sub-page to the next sub-page,
moves the cursor to the next character location during note
entry,
- advances the station number by station separation in the
walking mode.

*Accesses the Note Entry display, which allows:

- the entry of five common notes (macros) to be recorded


repeatedly with selected readings
- the entry of unique notes to be recorded with a particular
reading.

Toggles the data display between numerical and graphic data


presentation during data acquisition only.

*Presents the Recall display for selection of:

9
r
8

- data item to be recalled


- setting of the starting location or time of the recall.

*Manually records measured data and notes in internal


memory.
Acts as the START key at a Tie-point. This is used for the
Tie-point line and loop mode corrections.
Facilitates the scrolling forward or backward through a list of
items:

=1-9, ., A-Z
BEEPER
PORT

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- allows sign entry to numbers,


- allows panning along a line of data during recall,
- increments or decrements the line and station number in
the Stop-and-Go mode.

*Allows alpha-numeric entry for setups and notes.


This blank key in the upper left corner of the console is not
actually a key, but a flexible membrane to enhance the
loudness of the beeper.

Keypad description

Key

q1
+

q5
+

Description
Pressing the ON and AUX/LCD keys simultaneously
performs the COLD BOOT operation, resetting the
instrument to factory defaults.
Pressing the ON and SETUP keys simultaneously allows
you to select between Basic, Search or Advanced modes.

* These items/key functions are only operational when you select the advanced operating modes
(options 5 to 7) from the initial configuration menu.

Instrument
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Instrument

Display screens
The ENVI-MAG currently has seven preset configurations. Depending upon which
of the configurations you choose to survey with, you may not see all of the various
types of displays:
configuration selection menus
help screens
confirmation screens
parameter selection screens
note entry screens
numeric data displays
graphical data displays
pop-up options and confirmations

General information
Most of the screens consist of three bands of information as shown below:

Title Line

WELCOME TO ENVI APPLICATIONS MENU

Specific
Display
Info.

1-Site Characterization
2-Drum Location
3-Archaeology
4-Search Magnetometer

Prompts

more +Please Select Your Application #:


Figure A-11 General display information bands

1. The Title Line at the top indicates the current operating functions.
2. The middle six lines contain specific display information consisting of

either instrument and survey parameters or data.


3. The bottom line usually contains prompts for actions, such as pressing the

key required to start an operation. Miscellaneous messages may also appear


here. The battery voltage (values between 100 and 140) is also shown on

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Display screens

the right-side of this line.


Note:

The instrument automatically turns off (blank display) to conserve battery power, if there is no reading or key stroke detected for one minute.

Cursor

23

A large, blinking cursor ( ) indicates the specific parameter that can be


altered to change setups, starting station value, station or line spacing, and
so on. The cursor is moved from parameter to parameter or line to line by
pressing the arrow ( ) keys to move in the desired direction. The prompt
on the bottom line will let you know which key to press to make any changes.

Display blocks

Separator
Block
Cursor

of:

measurement
START

MAG:
ST:sss.s d
Prompt

Block

locations

mmmm

SEP:pppp.p
Figure A-12 Instrument display showing information blocks (sub-panels)

To move the cursor from one block to another, press the NEXT key.
Some measured data is displayed on more than one page (display screen).
Switching between pages is also done by pressing the NEXT key. The
display screens are designed so that these multi-page displays do not have
separate sub-blocks. All of this is discussed in detail under Advanced mode
data displays on page A3-30.

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Instrument

Some displays are divided into two or more blocks or sub-panels. The blocks
are separated by solid partition lines as shown in the following figure.

Instrument

Pop-up windows
Some displays will have pop-up windows (either on the right or left side of
the main display) that will contain:

prompts for selecting or changing parameters


confirmations and warnings of impending operations requiring a Y
(yes) or N (no) entry from the keypad
status indication of an operation under way, such as data output

locations
MODE:t-fldDUR: 0.5s
TUNE FIELD:
60000
AUTO TUNE:
yes
TM/DT:
OUTPUT:-> OUTPUTING DATA...
BASE:
TIE:
ERASE MEMORY:
Chg?:ENT.

000 help:INFO

BATT:134

Pop-up
Windows

locations
TIME:
DATE:

13:40:35
94/10/02

Main Menu:
Chg?:ENT.

ESC

ST:
SEP:

0.

LN:
SEP:
000 help:INFO

0.

Figure A-13 Sample pop-up windows

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+
0.

+
0.
BATT:134

Display screens

Help screens
On-line help is also available. There are three screens of information
providing a quick reference on how to do most operations and which
buttons to push. The screens are as follows:

Cold Boot:AUX-ON simult.


Follow setup inst. bottom left line
To change application:SETUP-ON simult.
Switch Window:NEXT
Read:START/STOP..Tie point read:TIE
While reading, NEXT to tag station
Main Menu: ESC

Read end:GRAPH/NUM,NEXT to view data


On graph:ENTER recall. +- Scale, 0 centr
On num.:NEXT for signal diagnostic
Search mode on line view both graph/num
Base sensor cable:2-LONG, 3-SHORT
Main Menu: ESC

=-

more +-

HOT/MENU
SETUP:
NOTE:
RECALL:
INFO:
AUX:

000 V2.1

more +-

KEYS: (appl. 5,6,7)


Main instrument
Define notes,macros
Off-line data recall
tm/dt,oper,job#,ser#,batt,mem
LCD intens.,output,lock, RP.OS.

Main Menu: ESC

000 V2.1

more +-

Figure A-14 Help screens available

7
=0

The help screens are displayed when you press the INFO button. Whenever
you see the text help:INFO in the bottom prompt line of a display, you can
activate the help screens.
To toggle to the another help screen, press the + or - key. The screens
change in a cyclical manner as shown in the above figure.
To return to the main operating menu, press the ESC key.
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Instrument

=-

000 V2.1

Instrument

Operating displays
The various display screens will be discussed in groups according to the
configuration modesbasic, search or advanced.

Basic mode configuration displays


=-

The basic mode of operation is in effect when you select either of these
configuration options after pressing the SETUP+ON keys simultaneously:
1. Site Characterization
2. Drum Location
3. Archaeology
The following is the general layout of the Main operating display in the basic
mode:
Parameter block

Title Line
Display
Specific
Info.
Prompts

Location block

MODE: t-fld DUR: 0.5s


TUNE FIELD:
60000
AUTO TUNE:
yes
TM/DT:
OUTPUT:
BASE:
TIE:
ERASE MEMORY:
Chg?:+-

locations
ST:
SEP:

0.

LN:
SEP:
000 help:INFO

0.

+
0.
BATT:134

Battery strength
Figure A-15 General display layout

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+
0.

Operating displays

The following table describes all the parameters in the two blocks of the
main menu:
Parameter

Description

MODE

Allows you to select the ENVI-MAG operating mode:


- total-field magnetometer
- gradiometer
You must press the + or - keys to toggle between
the modes.

DUR

The measurement duration.

The longest duration gives the highest precision, but you


will have to survey at a slower pace.

TUNE
FIELD

The value of the Earth's ambient magnetic field in the


survey area.
For best performance the tuning field should match the
ambient field as closely as possible, at least to within
+/- 1000 nT.
A map showing the approximate field intensity on the
Earth's surface can be found in Section B: Applications,
Figure B1-4: on page B-4. The values shown can be used
as a starting point, and applied equally to the Total-field
sensor or the Gradiometer sensor.
See also AUTO TUNE below.

AUTO
TUNE

A yes/no toggle that controls the automatic tuning


function.
It is independent for the Total-field sensor and the
Gradiometer sensor.
The tuning value is updated after each reading in
preparation for the next one.
Auto tuning is particularly applicable if large variations of
the ambient field are encountered over longer distances.
(contd)

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Instrument

You have a choice of 0.5, 1 or 2 seconds. The selection


depends upon the accuracy you want and the speed at
which you will collect data.

Instrument

Parameter

Description

AUTO
TUNE

Fixed tuning may be more appropriate in areas of large


cultural electrical noise, or very narrow, but large,
anomalies. These may pull the tuning away from the
desired frequency to that of the interfering frequency or
to tuning field values greatly different from the
background values.

(contd)

As the setting of this parameter depends upon your


particular survey conditions, it is not possible to suggest the
best setting. The mode should therefore be established by
experimenting. However, in general, it is more applicable to
use fixed tuning for the site characterization and drum
location configurations.

TM/DT

This option allows you to set the time and date of your
ENVI-MAG.
You must press the ENTER key.
A pop-up window will be displayed showing the current
values of TIME and DATE in your instrument. Use the
arrow keys to move the blinking cursor to the field you
wish to change. Press ENTER again and enter the
value from the keypad. Finish the entry by pressing
ENTER one more time.
To get back to the main menu, press the ESC key.
NOTE: If you will be using a base-station to correct the
data, you must ensure that the date and time of both
units are the same BEFORE you start collecting data.

OUTPUT

This option dumps your data to a computer via the serial


port. The communications mode is fixed to 9600 baud, 8
bits, 1 stop bit and no parity. The format will be XYZ+.
You must press the ENTER key.
An information pop-up will be displayed telling you to
press the START key when you are ready. You must
have a computer connected using the supplied RS-232
cable (SCINTREX part no. 745 081) and you should be
running the ENVIMAP software (Prepare the Data:Dump
instrument data menu option)

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Operating displays

Parameter

Description

BASE

This option applies a BASE-STATION correction using


data supplied from a base-station ENVI-MAG.
You must press the ENTER key.
You need to have the base-station connected as
described in Using base-station data on page A5-15.
A request for confirmation will be displayed in a pop-up
window before your data is corrected. You must press
the 9/YZ (Yes) key to begin or the 5/MNO (No) key to
abort.
NOTE: The original raw data is changed.
This applies the LOOP mode correction to collected
data.
You must press the ENTER key.
A request for confirmation will be displayed in a pop-up
window before your data is corrected. You must press
the 9/YZ key to begin or the 5/MNO key to abort.
NOTE: The original raw data is changed.

ERASE
MEMORY

Allows clearing of the data memory.


You must press the ENTER key.
A request for confirmation will be displayed in a pop-up
window before the actual erasure takes place. You must
press the 9/YZ (Yes) key to begin or the 5/MNO (No)
key to abort.
NOTE: The rest of the setup parameters remain intact.

ST

The station number for this measurement.


It consists of the numeric part (sss.s) and the
directional part (d).
The range is from 0 to 99999 with a decimal point as
required
The direction allows the entry of the geographical
direction or the Cartesian co-ordinates. The allowed
entries are: N,E,S,W, + or -.

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Instrument

TIE

Instrument

Parameter

Description

SEP

The line or station separation.


The range is from 0 to 99999 with a decimal point, as
required, and can either be positive (+) or negative (-). It
may not necessarily represent the reading separation.
When the separation is positive, the station number
gets incremented by the separation.
When the separation is negative, the station number
gets decremented by the separation.
NOTE: a negative (W,S,-) station, when incremented,
becomes less negative, and vice versa.

LN

The line number, along which the measurements take


place.
It consists of the numeric part (llll.l) and the
directional part [d].
The range is from 0 to 99999 with a decimal point as
required.
The direction allows the entry of the geographical
direction or the Cartesian co-ordinates and is one of:
N,E,S,W, + or -.

Chg?:+_
ENTER

Depending upon which field the cursor is located in, you


will see one of these prompts.

Chg?:+- allows you toggle a selection from an


internal list by pressing either the + or - keys.
ENTER: Pressing ENTER will either pop-up a window
for further operation or let you enter a numeric value
(terminated by another press of the ENTER key)

help:INFO

This prompt indicates that the help screens are available


when you press the INFO key.

BATT

The voltage of the main battery. The normal range is


between 100 and approximately 140 when the charger
is connected.
The instrument may turn off without warning when the
value drops below 100 and will not allow more
measurements.
The data however still remains intact in memory, as long
as the main battery remains connected.

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Operating displays

Basic mode data collection displays


The display screen during data collection is as follows:

00
TOTAL
59875.2
59623.7
59590.3
59581.4

Reading
Previous readings

-* MAG *NOISE
GRADIENT
1.5
110.2
0.9
62.9
0.8
15.1
1.9
2.3

Magnetic value
Noise

Survey parameters

Free memory

13:45:30
LN:
50 E
ST:
98 N
97 N
96 N
95 N
MEMF: 88%
BATT: 134
Battery strength

If you stop/pause your survey (at the end of a line, for example), you
caneither review the data quality or see a graphical display of the data.

1. You can push the NUM/GRA key to display a profile of up to the last 178

data points collected along the line (LN). The display appears as follows:

-*MAG*TOTAL
mmmmm.m
LN:
llll.ld
ST:
ssss.sd
Figure A-17 Graphical display of a survey line.

2. You can press the NEXT key to pop-up the graphical display of the

precession decay signal of the last reading. Very sharp, rapid decays
indicate possible poor signal conditions. The display appears as follows:

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Instrument

Figure A-16 Data collection displays

Instrument

00
TOTAL
59875.2
59623.7
59590.3
59581.4

-* MAG *-

13:45:30
LN:
50E
ST:
98N
97N
96N
95N
MEMF:
88%
BATT:
134

Figure A-18 Graphical display of the last readings signal quality.

Search mode configuration display


This mode is selected when you choose the following option from the configuration menu (available after pressing the SETUP+ON keys simultaneously):
4. Search Magnetometer
The Main operating display in the Search mode is as follows:

MODE: srch. DUR:0.5s


TUNE FIELD:
60000
AUTO TUNE:
yes
TM/DT:

Chg?:+-

000 help:INFO

Figure A-19 Search mode main display screen

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Operating displays

Parameter

MODE
DUR

Description
The mode is fixed to search. The text srch. is
displayed as a reminder only.
The measurement duration.
You have a choice of 0.5, 1 or 2 seconds. The selection
depends upon the accuracy you want and the speed at
which you will collect data.
The longest duration gives the highest precision, but you
will have to survey at a slower pace.
The value of the Earth's ambient magnetic field in the
survey area.
For best performance the tuning field should match the
ambient field as closely as possible, at least to within
+/- 1000 nT.
A map showing the approximate field intensity on the
Earth's surface can be found in Section B: Applications,
Figure B1-4: on page B-4. The values shown can be used
as a staring point, and applied equally to the Total-field
sensor or the Gradiometer sensor.

AUTO
TUNE

A yes/no toggle that controls the automatic tuning


function.
It is independent for the Total-field sensor and the
Gradiometer sensor.
The tuning value is updated after each reading in
preparation for the next one.
Auto tuning is particularly applicable if large variations of
the ambient field are encountered over longer distances.
Fixed tuning may be more appropriate in areas of large
cultural electrical noise, or very narrow, but large,
anomalies. These may pull the tuning away from the desired
frequency to that of the interfering frequency or to tuning
field values greatly different from the background values.
As the setting of this parameter depends upon your
particular survey conditions, it is not possible to suggest the
best setting. The mode should therefore be established by
experimenting. However, in general, it is more applicable to
use fixed tuning for the site characterization and drum
location configurations.

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Instrument

TUNE
FIELD

Instrument

Parameter

Description

TM/DT

This option allows you to set the time and date of your
ENVI-MAG.
You must press the ENTER key.
A pop-up window will be displayed showing the current
values of TIME and DATE in your instrument. Use the
arrow keys to move the blinking cursor to the field you
wish to change. Press ENTER again and enter the value
from the keypad. Finish the entry by pressing ENTER
one more time.
To get back to the main menu, press the ESC key.
NOTE: This is optional, since no data are recorded in the
search mode.

Chg?+_
ENTER

Depending upon which field the cursor is located in, you


will see one of these prompts.

Chg?:+- allows you toggle a selection from an


internal list by pressing either the + or - keys.
ENTER: Pressing ENTER will either pop-up a window
for further operation or let you enter a numeric value
(terminated by another press of the ENTER key)

help:INFO

This prompt indicates that the help screens are available


when you press the INFO key.

BATT:

The voltage of the main battery. The normal range is


between 100 and approximately 140 when the charger is
connected.
The instrument may turn off without warning when the
value drops below 100 and will not allow more
measurements.
The data however still remains intact in memory, as long
as the main battery remains connected.

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Operating displays

Search mode data collection displays


The display screen during data collection is as follows:

00
TOTAL
59875.2
59623.7
59590.3
59581.4

Reading
Previous readings

-* MAG *NOISE
GRADIENT
1.5
110.2
0.9
62.9
0.8
15.1
1.9
2.3

Magnetic value

Battery strength

Figure A-20 Numeric data collection display during Search mode

You can push the NUM/GRA key to display a profile of up to the last 178
data points collected at any time in the Search mode. The display appears as
follows:

-*MAG*TOTAL
mmmmm.m
LN:
xxx.x E
ST:
xxx.x N
Figure A-21 Graphical display during Search mode.

wt

If you stop the survey, you can press the NEXT key to pop-up the graphical
display of the precession decay signal of the last reading. Very sharp, rapid
decays indicate possible poor signal conditions. Please see Figure A-18 on
page A3-18 for an example of the signal quality display.
Note:

The values that you see for the line and station in the numeric display are
the last ones entered in a previous mode. The search mode does not use
these for any purpose, so please ignore them.

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Instrument

Free memory

Noise

13:45:30
LN:xxx.x E
ST:xxx.x N
xxx.x N
xxx.x N
xxx.x N
MEMF: 88%
BATT: 134

Instrument

Advanced mode configuration displays


The advanced mode of operation is in effect when you select either of these
configuration options after pressing the SETUP+ON keys simultaneously:
5. Ground Water exploration
6. Mineral exploration
7. Oil and Gas exploration

Main operating display


The advanced mode Main operating display appears as follows:

00000 START measurement


00000
MAG:

mmmm

Measure:START

of: locations
ST:
SEP:

sss.s d
pppp.p

LN:
SEP:
00000 ALL keys

llll.l d
pppp.p
BATT:bbb

Figure A-22 Main operating display in advanced mode


The configurable parameters of the Main operating display are:
Parameter

MAG

Description

mmm shows which type of magnetometer measurement is


currently enabled, and therefore ready to be started.

ST

The station number for this measurement.


It consists of the numeric part (ssss.s) and the
directional part [d].
The range is from 0 to 99999 with a decimal point as
required.
The direction allows you to enter the geographical
direction or the Cartesian co-ordinates as one of:
N,E,S,W, + or -.

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Operating displays

Parameter

Description

SEP

The line or station separation.


The range is from 0 to 99999 with a decimal point, as
required, and can either be positive (+) or negative (-). It may
not necessarily represent the reading separation.
See the NEXT key and AUTO. St. INC. for more information.
When the separation is positive, the station number gets
incremented by the separation.
When the separation is negative, the station number gets
decremented by the separation.
Note: a negative (W,S,-) station, when incremented,
becomes less negative, and vice versa.
The line number, along which the measurements take place.
It consists of the numeric part (llll.l) and the
directional part [d].
The range is from 0 to 99999 with a decimal point as
required.
The direction allows you to enter the geographical
direction or the Cartesian co-ordinates as one of:
N,E,S,W, + or -.

Instrument setup display

This display enables you to configure the basic data acquisition portion of
the ENVI-MAG. This display is accessible with the SETUP key.

instrument setup
instrument setup
MAG SETUP: ->menu
AUTO ST.INC.:
yn
LINK REC/START: yn
CYCLE REPEAT:
yn
CYCLE DELAY:
ddd
ERASE MEMORY:
yn
HEATER:
yn
Chg?:ENT.
BATT:bbb
Figure A-23 ENVI-MAG instrument setup display.

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Instrument

LN

Instrument

Parameter

Description

MAG
SETUP

Displays the magnetometer specific setup menu.

AUTO
ST.INC.

A yes/no toggle that controls the automatic


station increment (decrement).

Pressing the ENTER key gets the next menu.

no
yes

LINK
REC/
START
CYCLE
REPEAT

Default

no

for the base station, walking or manual


type of operation.
for semi-automatic operation.

Link Record/Start
This setting should be left at
magnetometer only operation.

no
no

for

Determines whether the magnetometer will


take one reading only, or will continuously take
readings at the time interval specified by the
DURATION parameter in the Mag. Setup.

no

This is not applicable for Base Station


operation, which is set in the Mag Setup.

CYCLE
DELAY

The delay between readings when the cycle


repeat feature is enabled.

It affects the total-field magnetometer or


gradiometer only.
The base-station repetition rate is controlled in
the Mag. Setup under Cycle Time.
The cycle delay is the time between the end of one
reading to the beginning of the next reading. This
delay is useful when the data density is thought
to be too large, or in hilly terrain where the data
density would increase when walking uphill.

ERASE
MEMORY

Allows clearing of the data memory.

no

A request for confirmation will be displayed


before the actual erasure takes place.
NOTE: The setup parameters remain intact.

HEATER

Enables or disables the LCD display heater.


If the temperature is above -15 degree C,
enabling this parameter has no effect.

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no

Operating displays

Magnetometer setup display

This display provides access to the parameters affecting the operation of the
magnetometer portion of the ENVI. This display is accessible from either the
Instrument setup display, or from the Main operating display (by using the
short-cut, i.e. pressing the ENTER key).

Figure A-24 Magnetometer setup display.


Parameter

Description

Default

MODE:

Allows the selection of:

tfld

- Total Field Magnetometer (default)


- Gradiometer
- Base Station
- Off (will disable the ENVI-MAG).

DURATION

The measurement duration.

0.5

A choice of 0.5, 1, or 2 seconds is


available.
The correct selection depends on the
desired measurement accuracy and the
spacing of the stations when using the
WALKMAG mode of operation.
The duration also controls the
repetition rate if CYCLE REPEAT with a
CYCLE DELAY of 0 (zero) was chosen in
the ENVI Instrument Setup.
The longest duration results in the
highest precision.

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Instrument

mag setup
MODE:
mmm
CYCLE TIME:
ttt
DURATION:
ddd
CHART SCALE:
sss
TUNE FIELD: fffff
AUTO TUNE:
yn
BASE CORRECT: yn
BASE FIELD: bbbbb
TIE CORRECT:
yn
TIE-MODE:
lll
REMOTE:
yn
AUTO RECORD:
yn
Chg?:+BAT:bbb

Instrument

Parameter

Description

Default

TUNE
FIELD

The value of the Earth's ambient


magnetic field in the survey area.

For best performance, the tuning field


should match the ambient field as
closely as possible, at least to within
+/- 1000 nT.
A map showing the approximate field
intensity on the Earth's surface can be
found in Section B: Applications, Figure
B1-4: on page B-4. The values shown
can be used as a starting point, and
applied equally to the Total-field sensor
or the Gradiometer sensor.
See also AUTO TUNE: on page A3-28.

BASE
CORRECT

A yes/no toggle that applies a BASESTATION correction using data supplied


from a base-station ENVI-MAG.

no

You must press the + key to toggle


the yes on.
You need to have the base-station
connected as described in Using basestation data on page A5-15.
A request for confirmation will be displayed in a pop-up window before your
data is corrected. You must press the
9/YZ (Yes) key to begin or the 5/MNO
(No) key to abort.
NOTE: The original raw data is changed.

TIE
CORRECT

A yes/no toggle that applies a tiepoint correction using data collected in


the TIE mode.
Selecting this opens a window indicating
which tie-point (loop or line) correction
mode is in effect. You must enter Y to
start the correction.
NOTE: The original raw data is changed.

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no

Operating displays

Parameter

Description

Default

REMOTE

A yes/no toggle that controls the


RS-232 port for receiving commands
from a data acquisition system, and for
sending data after each reading.

no

CYCLE
TIME

The reading interval of the base station.

The allowable range is 0 to 9999


seconds.
Entering 0 (zero) results in a reading
interval equal to the reading time.
The instrument goes to "sleep" between
readings, for 4 seconds and up.
The sensitivity for the analog output for
the strip chart recorder.

The following choices are available:


1, 10, 100, 1000, 10000 nT.

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Instrument

CHART
SCALE

Instrument

Parameter

Description

Default

AUTO
TUNE

A yes/no toggle that controls the automatic tuning function.

No

It is independent for the Total-field sensor


and the Gradiometer sensor.
The tuning value is updated after each
reading in preparation for the next one.
Auto tuning is particularly applicable if
large variations of the ambient field are
encountered over longer distances.
Fixed tuning may be more appropriate in
areas of large cultural electrical noise or
very narrow, large amplitude anomalies.
These may pull the tuning away from the
desired frequency to that of the interfering frequency or to tuning field values
greatly different from the background.
As the setting of this parameter depends
upon your particular survey conditions, it is
not possible to suggest the best setting.
The mode should therefore be established
by experimenting. In general it is more applicable to use fixed tuning for the site
characterization and drum location
modes.

BASEFIELD

The base field is used in conjunction with


the base-station correction procedure.
The base-station correction technique
removes variation in the ambient field
during the time that the base station is
running. However, variations taking place
from day to day are not corrected. The
base field value is used for this purpose.
The actual value is not critical, as long as
it is the same for all instruments in the
survey. It is important that this value not
be changed during the entire survey. A
logical value is the first reading of the
base-station on the first survey day.

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Operating displays

Parameter

TIE MODE

Description

Default

Allows to select either the Line or Loop


type of tie-line correction.

Line

Note: The Tie-line correction method is


substantially less precise than the
base-station correction method.

AUTO
RECORD

A yes/no toggle.

no

This function is used in the semi-automatic mode to save you from having to
press another key.

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Instrument

Auto Record is always in effect in the


base-station operation or if the Cycle
Repeat function is selected in the ENVIMAG Instrument Setup.

Instrument

Advanced mode data displays


4

Data is displayed on a page by page basis in either numeric or graphic form.


There are up to two pages each. The NUM/GRA key toggles between the two
display forms.

Numeric data display


Numeric displays are only available when the instrument is recording data,
i.e. you cannot recall the data in a tabular format as shown below.
The displays shown in the examples below are Pages 1 and 2 of the numeric
data display for the gradiometer. The difference between the two display
pages is that Page 2 shows the signal precession as a bar graph. This allows
you to monitor the quality of each reading.
The total-field and the base-station displays differ in that the gradient column
is absent.
The following table shows the availability of a numeric displays after pressing
the NEXT key.

After STOP
key & before
ESCAPE key*

While reading

Base-station

Page 1

yes

yes

yes

Page 2

yes

no

no

*You will have to use the RECALL function, if you have pushed the
ESCAPE key.

TOTAL
mmmmm.m
mmmmm.m
mmmmm.m
mmmmm.m

Last reading
Previous readings

-*MAG*NOISE
q.qq
q.qq
q.qq
q.qq

GRADIENT
ggggg.g
ggggg.g
ggggg.g
ggggg.g

Free memory
Battery strength
Figure A-25 Page 1 of the numeric data display.

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hh:mm:ss
LN:llllld
ST:sssssd
sssssd
sssssd
sssssd
MEMF: nn%
BATT: bbb

Operating displays

Precession
Signal Strength

TOTAL
mmmmm.m
mmmmm.m
mmmmm.m
mmmmm.m

-*MAG*-

hh:mm:ss
LN:llllld
ST:sssssd
sssssd
sssssd
sssssd
MEMF: nn%
BATT: bbb

GRADIENT
ggggg.g
ggggg.g
ggggg.g
ggggg.g

Average Signal
Strength

Figure A-26 Page 2 of the numeric data display signal strength.

Description

TOTAL

The magnitude measured by the lower total-field sensor


in nanoTeslas (nT).
The most current reading is the top most followed by
preceding readings.

NOISE

A number indicating the quality of the reading.


It is based on the noisiness of the individual periods of
the precession signal. The smaller the value the better
the quality of the reading.

GRADIENT

The magnetic gradient between the two sensors.


Expressed in nT/m.

TIME

The current time in hours:minutes:seconds.


It is used to time stamp each reading.

LN

The line number on which this measurement took place.


The value consists of the numeric and directional parts.

ST

The station number to which the respective magnetic


data applies.
The value consists of the numeric and directional parts.

MEMF

The percentage of free memory.


Measurements can be made when the memory is full,
however the data is no longer recorded.

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Instrument

Display Item

Instrument

Graphic data display


The display shown below is page two of the graphic data for the gradiometer.
Page one appears identical, except that the word GRADIENT is changed to
TOTAL and a plot of the total field is shown.
The following table shows the availability of graphic displays after pressing
the NEXT keys.

After STOP key


& before
ESCAPE key*

While reading

Base-station

Page 1

yes**

no

yes

Page 2

yes**

no

yes

You will have to use the RECALL function, if you have pushed the
ESCAPE key.

** Depends upon the status before STOP was pressed.

-*MAG*GRADIENT
ggg.g
LN:
llll.ld
ST:
ssss.sd
Figure A-27 Graphic data display of page 2.
Display Item

Description

GRADIENT

The display title indicating the data shown by the graph.


The numeric value indicated by ggg.g is the respective gradient, at the indicated Line and Station number.

LN

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The line number along which this measurement took


place, consisting of the numeric and directional parts.

Operating displays

Display Item

ST

Description
The station number, at the cursor position, to which the
respective magnetic data applies (consisting of the numeric and directional parts).

Recall displays
The RECALL function is useful to view the collected and stored data.

Recall setup display

START
MAG:

recall of:

t-fld

grad.

locations

base

LN:llll.l d
ST:ssss.s d
TM:hh:mm:ss
DT:yy:mm:dd

Recall: START

BATT: bbb

Figure A-28 The recall setup display.


Display Item

Description

MAG

The mode of the data collected.


Either one of Total Field, Gradient or Base Station.

LN

The line number whose data is to be recalled,


consisting of the numeric and directional parts.

ST

The station number is the starting location for the


recall, consisting of the numeric and directional parts.

TM

The starting time of the recall.


This parameter is only present when the Base Station
is selected.

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Instrument

This display allows you to select the type, location or time and date of the
data. This display is accessed by pressing the RECALL key.

Instrument

Display Item

Description

DT

The date of the data to be recalled.


This parameter is only present when the Base Station
is selected.

Note:

Not only the Time and Date, but the Line and Station numbers must also
be correct to successfully recall Base Station data.

Recall data display


Data can be recalled only in graphic form. Up to 178 readings can be shown
at one time. The display window can be moved sideways (called panning)
in steps of one half of its width (i.e. up to 89 readings) to view adjacent data
with the aid of the + or - keys. It is also possible to adjust the vertical scale
and bring any point to the vertical center of the window.
Exact values can be read off the numerical section at the left hand side of
the display.
The Total Field display is shown and explained. The Gradient display differs
in title only. The Base Station display shows Time and Date instead of Line
and Station. Note that there are two pages of data for the gradiometer.

These displays are accessible with the START key when in the Recall Setup
display
.

-*MAG*TOTAL
mmmmm.m
LN:
llll.ld
ST:
ssss.sd
Figure A-29 The recall data display.

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Operating displays

Description

TOTAL

The title of the display indicating the data shown by the


graph. The numeric value indicated by mmmmm.m is the
respective total-field value, at the indicated line and
station number.

LN

The line number along which this measurement took


place, consisting of the numeric and directional parts.

ST

The station number to which the respective magnetic


data applies, consisting of the numeric and directional
parts, at the cursor position. See the next page for
more on cursor position.

Modifying the display window


The graph can be altered by changing the vertical scale or by centering any
point vertically in the window. A smaller window can be opened up using
the ENTER key to allow changes. The changes take effect after you next
press ENTER.

-*MAG*TOTAL
mmmmm.m
LN:
llll.ld
ST:
ssss.sd
SCL:
10
Figure A-30 The Recall display ready for customizing

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Instrument

Display Item

Instrument

.
Display Item

Description
Shown after the "ENTER" key is pressed.

SCL

It indicates the vertical full scale.


Scrolling using the +/- keys allows the full scale values
of 1, 10, 100, 1000, 10000 nT.
This is the cursor, which is normally at the left edge
of the window.
It can be moved with the aid of the ", " " cursor
keys.
Numerical data at the left hand side of the display
represents the data at the cursor position.

Pressing the 0 key, adjusts the display such that the point at the cursor
position becomes the center value of the graph.

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Operating displays

Auxiliary display
3

The Auxiliary display is accessible by pressing the AUX/LCD key. It provides


additional functions which are not directly accessible from the keyboard. You
will need to press the appropriate key to get to the function.

auxiliary functions
LCD Intensity
Data Output
Factory Test #
0
Lock
OFF
Reprogram System

Instrument

(+- ESC)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Select function

Figure A-31 The auxiliary functions display.

Key pressed

Action under

auxiliary functions

=-0

These keys allow you to adjust the intensity of


the LCD screen for better viewing under a variety
of lighting conditions.

This option allows you to access the Data Output


menu to transfer information to your computer
or printer.

This function is reserved for production and


service tests. It has no functions for you to use.

The lock option allows you to lock the ENVI-MAG


setup parameters so that they are not accidentally changed. To make any changes, you will have
to toggle this option first.

This option allows you to update the EPROM in


your ENVI-MAG with more functionality. The
software is supplied by SCINTREX.

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Instrument

Data output display


This display allows the selection of:

communication parameters between the ENVI-MAG and the output device


such as a computer or printer,
the data format of the output,
and possibly the Line number, if a line by line data dump is desired.

Data can be dumped in its entirety at once, or selectively on a mode basis.


This display is accessible from the Auxiliary display.

locations
BY LN: yn
: all data recorded LN:llll.l d
MAG:
t-fld grad.
base
BAUD:bbbbb
DL: tttBIT:b
FMT:xxxxx
Output: START
BATT: bbb
START

output of:

Figure A-32 The data output display.

Parameter

Description

: all
data
recorded

With the cursor placed after the colon, all the


data in the instrument would be dumped
sequentially into one, possibly very large file.

MAG

Lists the modes available for the ENVI-MAG.


As shown, only the gradiometer data would be
dumped as indicated by the cursor position
yes/no

BY LN

Directs the instrument to dump the data on a


line by line basis, in addition to a method by
method basis.
This is usually left at no.

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Default

no

Operating displays

Parameter

LN

Description

Default

The line number whose data has to be dumped,


consisting of the numeric and directional
parts.
The Baud rate of communication with the
output device.

BAUD

9600

The following choices are available by scrolling:


600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200,
38400, 57600 Baud.

Instrument

A delay which may be added after each carriage


return/linefeed (CR/LF) to accommodate slow
peripherals such as some printers.
The range is 0 to 999 ms.

DL

This value is normally left at 0 for dump to


computers.
The proper setting has to be established
experimentally for other equipment. Problems
usually are indicated by the loss of a few
characters.
The number of data bits.

The default value is 8 bits, which usually works


properly.

BIT

The proper setting has to be established


experimentally. For example, on some EPSON
printers, 7 or 8 bits results in either normal
or italic print.
The output data format.

FMT

The formats are described briefly in the following


table on page A3-40.

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Instrument

Data output formats


The following table shows the available output formats for dumping the data
to a computer or printer:
Data output format

Description
XYZ is the simplest format, suitable for
software packages such as ENVI-MAP
.
It contains no heading or comments.
The individual data items are separated by a
single space character.

XYZ

X and Y represent the cartesian coordinates


(N and E are positive, while S and W are
negative).
Z is one or more items of magnetic data.
There is one set of data per printed line,
including the time of the measurement.
CAUTION: Due to the lack of header information, you should label the files clearly.

XYZ+

XYZ+ is identical to XYZ, but a header and


user entered NOTES are added.

XYZ++
PRN

PRN is a format used with software for the


SCINTREX MP-3/4 Magnetometer.

NOTES

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XYZ++ is identical to XYZ+ but the data is


,
now placed into columns.

NOTES outputs a report of all user entered


NOTES, cross-referenced with the Line and
Station number.

Operating displays

Notes display
The notes display is useful for the entry of comments, which are stored with the
data at the particular Line and Station number.
Macros (pre-recorded messages) provide a quick entry for repetitive notes which
can be entered while measuring. This display is accessible with the NOTE key.

NOTES: #nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
MACROS:
1: ccccccccccccccc 2: ccccccccccccccc
3: ccccccccccccccc 4: ccccccccccccccc
5: ccccccccccccccc
BATT:bbb

Figure A-33 The NOTES display.

Parameter

NOTES

MACROS
1:
...
5:

Description
Alpha-numeric characters, including "+","." and "-",
up to 32 characters
A note can be saved as one of five macros in a
separate memory for re-use.
MACROS are pre-recorded messages of up to 15
characters. These are used to speed up note entry.
It is most advantageous to enter frequently encountered items, such as road, fence, and so on.

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Instrument

Chg?:ENT.

Instrument

Information display
7

This display screen is used for the entry of ancillary information. You can also see
how much free memory is available. This screen is accessed from the main
display by pressing the INFO key.

scintrex data acquisition system v1.0


TIME: hh:mm:ss
SER.#:
sssssssss
DATE: yy:mm:dd
JOB #:
jjjjjjj
OPERATOR: oooooooooo

Chg?:ENT.

help:INFO

MEMF:ppp%
BATT: bbb

Figure A-34 The INFO display.


Parameter

Description

Vx.x

The version number of the ENVI-MAG internal software.

TIME

The current time of day.

DATE

The present date.


This is usually the serial number of the instrument.

SER.#

No use is made of this number by the instrument, therefore it also could represent the users inventory number.
Up to 8 digits are accepted.

JOB #
OPERATOR
MEMF

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This may be the survey project number.


Up to 6 digits are accepted.
This is the operator's name or number.
It can contain up to 10 characters.
The percentage of free memory available for further use.

Operating displays

Warning: The TIME and DATE must match between the base-station and the
portable magnetometer(s) for the base-station style of correction to
work properly.

Instrument
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Instrument

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ENVI-MAG
Chapter

Setting-up the ENVI-MAG


This chapter describes the process of how to:

initialize the ENVI for first time operation,


program it for the different modes of operation,
enter line and station numbers.

Step by step procedures are given in Chapter 5 on how to perform:

a total-field survey in the WALKMAG mode (basic)


a gradiometer survey in the stop-and-go mode (advanced)
base-station operation (advanced)

Setup

First time operation


A special procedure has to be followed to get the ENVI-MAG software set up
properly. This procedure is called a cold boot. This assures that all setup
parameters are initialized properly and that the memory is cleared.

Important:First time operation procedures (cold boot) have to be carried out


every time the instrument has had its battery disconnected for more
than 10 minutes. You may also need to cold boot if the screen stays
blank or is scrambled.

ENVI-MAG Manual A4-1

Setup

Cold Boot
To perform a cold boot, proceed as follows:

q
1q

1. Press the ON/OFF key repeatedly and listen carefully to the beeper. Stop

pressing the key after the display goes blank, or after the unit stops beeping.
This is to ensure that the ENVI-MAG is truly in the OFF state.
2. Press and hold the AUX/LCD key. Then press the ON key. Release both

keys after the beep. The following message should appear:

COLD BOOT (Y/N)?


WARNING !
Setup

parameters / data

will

be

erased

3. Press the 9/YZ key containing Y for yes to confirm the cold boot

operation.
4. You are now ready to set-up your ENVI-MAG for surveying.

Note:

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The default configuration is the advanced mode (configurations 5 to 7),


after a cold boot.

First time operation

Configuration menu
The ENVI-MAG has seven pre-defined configurations in three modes to choose
from. See Pre-defined operating modes on page A3-1 To change your
configuration at any time:

5q

1. Press the SETUP and ON keys simultaneously.

WELCOME
Basic modes
Search mode

TO

ENVI

APPLICATIONS

1-Site Characterization
2-Drum Location
3-Archaeology
4-Search Magnetometer
Please Select Your Application #:

MENU

more +-

=WELCOME

ENVI

APPLICATIONS

MENU

5-Ground Water Exploration


6-Mineral Exploration
7-Oil and Gas Exploration
Please Select Your Application #:

more +-

Figure A-35 ENVI-MAG configuration menus

=-

2. To see the other menu display, press either the + or - keys.

1to 7

3. Select the appropriate configuration for the type of survey you wish to

perform, by pressing the corresponding numeric key, i.e. 1 to 7. This


configuration can be changed at anytime by repeating step 1.

ENVI-MAG Manual A4-3

Setup

Advanced modes

TO

Setup

General setup principles


Setting up the ENVI-MAG consists of:

bringing up the various display screens,


moving the cursor to different parameter fields,
then either selecting from a list, or entering appropriate values.

It is assumed that you have performed a configuration selection (as shown on


page A4-3) and have one of the following three Main operating displays:

Basic mode
(Config. 13)

MODE: t-fld DUR: 0.5s


TUNE FIELD:
60000
AUTO TUNE:
yes
TM/DT:
OUTPUT:
BASE:
TIE:
ERASE MEMORY:

ST:
SEP:

0.

LN:
SEP:
000 help:INFO

Chg?:+-

Search mode
(Config. 4)

+
0.

0.

+
0.
BATT:134

MODE: srch. DUR:0.5s


TUNE FIELD:
60000
AUTO TUNE:
yes
TM/DT:

Chg?:+-

000 help:INFO

00000 START measurement


00000
Advanced mode
(Config.57)

locations

MAG:

mmmm

Measure:START

of: locations
ST:
SEP:

sss.s d
pppp.p

LN:
SEP:
00000 ALL keys

llll.l d
pppp.p
BATT:bbb

Figure A-36 Main operating displays for all modes

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How to:

How to:
Access the main operating display

q 0
or

The main operating display can be called up by simply pressing the ON key or
by pressing the ESCAPE key one or more times.

Access display sub-panels/blocks

Some display screens have sub-panels or blocks that are separated by a vertical
and/or horizontal line. These represent different logical sub-groups of information. To move the cursor into another block, you will have to press the NEXT key.

Access the parameter fields

23

To access a particular parameter field, move the cursor by repeatedly pressing


either of the cursor ( ) keys until the cursor is on the desired field.

There are two types of parametersthose that are selected from a list and those
that you must fill-in a value. The proper method for changing a particular item is
indicated by the prompt at the left-hand, bottom corner of the display.
Changing the parameters requires you to either:

=-

select from a list when the prompt is Chg?+-, by pressing either the
+ or - keys. Please see also Select! on page A4-6.
or

fill in the parameter fields via the keypad when the prompt is
Chg?ENT, by first pressing the ENTER key. You will then need to
follow the procedures as described for Enter! on page A4-6.

ENVI-MAG Manual A4-5

Setup

Change parameters

Setup

Select! and Enter!


To simplify the detailed descriptions that will be presented next, the keywords
Select! and Enter! will be used to represent a series of actions that you will be
required to do. These are defined as follows:

Select!
When the prompt Chg?:+- appears in the bottom left corner of the
display, you have a pre-defined list of values to choose from. You will be
required to make a selection as follows:

=-

Press either the + or - key to scroll through two or more parameters.

Enter!
When the prompt Chg?:ENT. appears in the bottom left corner, the
parameter field requires you to enter a specific value. To enter values, you
will be required to do the following:
Step
1

PRESS

Action
This opens the field for data entry as indicated by
a new prompt (>) at the start of the field.
Key in the desired value.
If the field requires a numeric input, just press
the appropriate keys in sequence.

1
2

to

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If the field requires alphanumeric input, you may


need to press the same key several times to get
the proper character to appear (similar to
spelling on a telephone keypad).
If you enter an incorrect value, use the CLEAR
key to delete the incorrect character(s). (For
more information on editing an entry, please
refer to the section Note entry on page A425.)
Pressing the ENTER key again stores the value
in memory and the prompt (>) disappears.

Line and Station setup

Line and Station setup


For the basic and advanced modes, you will need to enter into the ENVI-MAG the
information about your survey grid. This includes:

your starting points on each line,


how far apart each line is,
how far apart each station on the survey line is.

In considering the co-ordinate system shorthand you will be using for a survey
grid, you need to know that the units of measure are not important, as no
calculations are made with respect to distance. Consequently, you can use single
digits to represent values that may actually be in hundreds. Please also refer to
Laying out the grid on page B3-1 for more details on survey grids.

Cursor
This side of display varies depending
upon the configuration selected.

locations
ST:
sss.s d
SEP:
pppp.p
LN: llll.l d
SEP:
pppp.p
BATT:bbb

1. Press the NEXT key to move the cursor to the right hand block/sub-

page of the display. If the cursor is already in the locations block,


go on to the next step.

ENVI-MAG Manual A4-7

Setup

To show you the steps required to set the line station values, the following
example will:
set the Line Number (LN) to Line 16 East (sometimes marked as
16+00E) with a Line separation (SEP) of 2,
set the Station Number (ST) to 50 North (sometimes marked as
50+00N), with a Station separation (SEP) of minus 10. The minus
indicates that the walking direction is to the south.
From either main operating display, proceed as follows:

Setup

Entering the starting station


2. Move the cursor to ST:

3. Enter! 50.

50

4. Move the cursor one step forward.

3
5

5. Enter! n (for north).


6. Move the cursor to SEP:

3
-10

7. Enter! -10. Note: The - causes the station number to decrement. This
indicates that you will be travelling south and that stations are spaced
10 units apart).

Entering the starting line


8. Move the cursor to LN:

3
16
3
2

9. Enter! 16
10. Move the cursor one step forward.
11. Enter! e (for east)

12. Move the cursor to SEP:

13. Enter! 2 (This indicates that you will be surveying successive lines 2
units apart and you will be moving in a easterly direction.)

To set your required starting point and separations, just substitute your specific values
in the previous steps. Also, keep in mind that entering negative values for the
separation parameters causes the respective line or station values to decrement.

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Basic Mode

BASIC MODE
The basic mode consists of configurations 1 to 3:
1. Site Characterization
2. Drum Location
3. Archaeology

These configurations require minimal setup and are set for:

WALKMAG (continuous reading) type of survey


fixed tuning for the ambient field
base-station or tie-point Loop mode data correction only
fixed output at 9600 baud with a XYZ++ format

Sample total-field setup

Chg?:+-

3
-=
3
-=
3

locations
ST:
SEP:

0.

LN:
SEP:
000 help:INFO

+
0.

0.

+
0.
BATT:134

1. Move the cursor to MODE


2. Select! tfld from the list of tfld, grad, base
3. Move the cursor to DUR
4. Select! 0.5 sec from the following list: 0.5 sec, 1 sec, 2 sec
5. Move the cursor to TUNE

FIELD

ENVI-MAG Manual A4-9

Setup

MODE: t-fld DUR: 0.5s


TUNE FIELD:
60000
AUTO TUNE:
yes
TM/DT:
OUTPUT:
BASE:
TIE:
ERASE MEMORY:

Setup
6. Enter! 60000 (or whatever value is appropriate for your survey area;

please refer to Figure B-4 on page B1-4, if this value is unknown)

3
-=
3
e

7. Move the cursor to AUTO

TUNE

8. Select! yes
9. Move the cursor to TM/DT
10. Press the ENTER key and window for the date and time values will

pop-up on the right-hand side of the display.

locations
TIME:
DATE:

13:40:35
94/10/02

Main Menu:
Chg?:ENT.

ESC

ST:
SEP:

0.

LN:
SEP:
000 help:INFO

+
0.

0.

+
0.
BATT:134

11. Enter! the time and date (using the steps 2 to 13 on page A4-23).

Warning: If you are using a base-station, please make sure that the time and date
are the same as your field unit. If the time is out, the corrections will be
incorrectly applied. If the date is wrong, no corrections can be
performed at all.
12. Enter your survey grid values as described inLine and Station setup

on page A4-7
You are now ready to start surveying.

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Search Mode

SEARCH MODE
The search mode is obtained (after a pressing the SETUP and ON keys
simultaneously) by selecting configuration 4-Search Magnetometer
from the ENVI Applications menu.
This mode does not store any data (that you can dump) in memory, but you can
see a graphical representation of up to the last 178 readings. This mode is useful
for rapid reconnaissance or location of magnetic objects in small areas where no
permanent record of the data is required.
There are only two parameters that need to be set for this mode the duration
of the reading and the tuning (ambient) field value.

Sample search mode setup


MODE: srch. DUR:0.5s
TUNE FIELD:
60000
AUTO TUNE:
yes
TM/DT:

3
-=
3

000 help:INFO

BATT:134

1. Move the cursor to DUR


2. Select! 0.5 sec from the following list: 0.5 sec, 1 sec, 2 sec
3. Move the cursor to TUNE

FIELD

4. Enter! 60000 (or whatever value is appropriate for your survey area;

please refer to Figure B-4 on page B1-14, if this value is unknown)

3
-=

5. Move the cursor to AUTO

TUNE

6. Select! yes

You are now ready to start looking for magnetic objects.


ENVI-MAG Manual A4-11

Setup

Chg?:+-

Setup

ADVANCED MODE
The ENVI-MAG setup in the advanced mode, initializes parameters which are
common to all three of the exploration (ground water, mineral, and oil & gas)
configurations installed. This mode gives you total control over all the parameters
of the ENVI-MAG. You can also use this mode to run the types of surveys defined
in the Basic mode, with the additional benefit of more features being available.
Several examples will be given to show you how to setup:

the instrument operating details (how long and how often a reading is taken)
a total-field WALKMAG and/or WALKGRAD survey
a gradiometer Stop-and-Go survey
a base-station operation
note entry
other auxiliary functions

Instrument setup
The following setup prepares the instrument for a total-field or gradient survey in
the WALKMAG or WALKGRAD modes respectively. This mode uses the cycle repeat feature of the measurement. A cycle delay can also be entered, so that the
repetition rate is adjusted while walking uphill or downhill.

From the Main operating display proceed as follows:

1. Press the SETUP key.

The INSTRUMENT SETUP display appears:

instrument setup
MAG SETUP: ->menu
AUTO ST.INC.:
yn
LINK REC/START: yn
CYCLE REPEAT:
yn
CYCLE DELAY:
yn
ERASE MEMORY:
yn
HEATER:
yn
Chg?:ENT.
BATT:bbb

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Advanced Mode

3
-=
3
-=
3
-=

250

ST.INC: (automatic station increment)

3. Select! no (Since the ENVI-MAG is reading continuously, you want the

station value to change only when you reach a station not with every
reading!)

4. Move the cursor to LINK

REC/START:

5. Select! no

6. Move the cursor to CYCLE

REPEAT:

7. Select! yes (You want the instrument to continuously take readings at

the rate specified by the DURATION parameter)

8. Move the cursor to CYCLE

DELAY:

9. Enter! 250 (This value is in milliseconds, and pauses the reading cycling

by 250 ms. This is useful when you are traversing uneven ground where your
speed may vary)

10. Ignore ERASE

11. Move the cursor to HEATER:

-=
0

MEMORY:

12. Select! no (unless you are doing a winter survey and the ambient

temperature is below minus 15 C.)

13. Press ESCAPE to return to the Main operating display.

ENVI-MAG Manual A4-13

Setup

2. Move the cursor to AUTO

Setup

Sample total-field setup


(WALKMAG or WALKGRAD)
The following steps prepare the ENVI-MAG for:

a total-field survey in the WALKMAG or WALKGRAD modes,


with 0.5 second reading period,
automatic tuning,
manual station increment.

From the Main operating display proceed as follows:

1. Press the SETUP key and the INSTRUMENT SETUP display appears:

instrument setup
MAG SETUP: ->menu
AUTO ST.INC.:
yn
LINK REC/START: yn
CYCLE REPEAT:
yn
CYCLE DELAY:
yn
ERASE MEMORY:
yn
HEATER:
yn
Chg?:ENT.
BATT:bbb
2. Carry out steps 2 through 9 (as shown on page A4-13) for setting up the

instrument, if you have not already done so.

3. Move the cursor to MAG

4. Press ENTER and the MAG SETUP display appears.

SETUP
.

mag setup
MODE:
mmm
CYCLE TIME:
ttt
DURATION:
ddd
CHART SCALE:
sss
TUNE FIELD: fffff
AUTO TUNE:
yn
BASE CORRECT: yn
BASE FIELD: bbbbb
TIE CORRECT:
yn
TIE-MODE:
lll
REMOTE:
yn
AUTO RECORD:
yn
Chg?:+BAT:bbb
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Advanced Mode

5. Move the cursor to MODE:

6. Select! t-fld or grad from the following list:

7. Move the cursor to DURATION:

8. Select! 0.5 sec from the following list: 0.5

9. Move the cursor to TUNE

off t-fld grad base.

sec, 1 sec, 2

sec.
FIELD:

10. Enter! the ambient magnetic field value of your survey area.

Please refer to Figure B-4 on page B1-4, if this value is unknown.

11. Ignore BASE

12. Ignore TIE

13. Move the cursor to REMOTE:

14. Select! no

15. Move the cursor to CYCLE

16. Enter!

Setup

CORRECT:
CORRECT:

TIME:

0 (this parameter is used in the base-station mode only and


should be 0 for all other modes).

ENVI-MAG Manual A4-15

Setup

17. Move the cursor to CHART

18. Select! 10 from the following list: 1,

19. Move the cursor to AUTO

20. Select! yes (This assumes that you will encounter large variations in the

21. Move the cursor to BASE

SCALE:
10, 100, 1000, 10000.

TUNE:

ambient field, without strong gradients. If you encounter strong cultural


electrical noise or large variations in the ambient field, with very strong
gradients, you may want to turn the automatic tuning off.)

FIELD:

22. Enter! the ambient magnetic field value, if known, of your survey area.You

can also take a reading and enter the first value with good signal.

23. Ignore TIE-MODE:

24. Move the cursor to AUTO

25. Select! no

26. Press ESCAPE to return to the Main operating display.

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RECORD:

Advanced Mode

Sample stop-and-go
gradiometer setup
The following steps prepare the ENVI-MAG for a:

gradient survey
in the Stop-and-Go mode,
with a 2 second reading period,
and fixed tuning in the fully manual mode.

From the Main operating display proceed as follows:

1. Press the SETUP key and the INSTRUMENT SETUP display appears.

2. Follow the instructions for the Instrument setup, as shown on page A4-12,

but substitute the following.

3. Move the cursor to CYCLE

4. Select! NO

5. Move the cursor to CYCLE

6. Enter! 0

7. Move the cursor to MAG

8. Press ENTER.

REPEAT:

DELAY:

SETUP:

ENVI-MAG Manual A4-17

Setup

instrument setup
MAG SETUP: ->menu
AUTO ST.INC.:
yn
LINK REC/START: yn
CYCLE REPEAT:
yn
CYCLE DELAY:
yn
ERASE MEMORY:
yn
HEATER:
yn
Chg?:ENT.
BATT:bbb

Setup

The MAG SETUP display now appears.

mag setup
MODE:
mmm
CYCLE TIME:
ttt
DURATION:
ddd
CHART SCALE:
sss
TUNE FIELD: fffff
AUTO TUNE:
yn
BASE CORRECT: yn
BASE FIELD: bbbbb
TIE CORRECT:
yn
TIE-MODE:
lll
REMOTE:
yn
AUTO RECORD:
yn
Chg?:+BAT:bbb

9. Move the cursor to MODE:

10. Select! grad. from the following list: off

11. Move the cursor to DURATION:

12. Select! 2 sec from the following list:

13. Move the cursor to TUNE

t-fld grad.

base.

0.5 sec, 1 sec, 2 sec.

FIELD:

14. Enter! the ambient magnetic field value of the survey area. Please refer to

Figure B-4 on page B1-4, if this value is unknown.

15. Ignore BASE

16. Ignore TIE

17. Move the cursor to REMOTE:

18. Select! no

19. Move the cursor to CYCLE

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CORRECT:
CORRECT:

TIME:

Advanced Mode

0
3

20. Enter! 0
21. Move the cursor to CHART

SCALE:

22. Select! 10 from the following list: 1,

23. Move the cursor to AUTO

24. Select! no

25. Move the cursor to

10, 100, 1000, 10000.

TUNE:

BASE FIELD:

26. Enter! the ambient magnetic field value of the survey area, if known.

27. Ignore TIE-MODE:

28. Move the cursor to AUTO

29. Select! no

30. Press ESCAPE to return to the Main operating display.

RECORD:

Setup

ENVI-MAG Manual A4-19

Setup

Sample base-station setup


The following steps prepare the ENVI-MAG as a:

magnetic base-station,
with a 2 second reading period,
and fixed tuning.

From the Main operating display proceed as follows:

1. Press the SETUP key and the INSTRUMENT SETUP display appears.

instrument setup
MAG SETUP: ->menu
AUTO ST.INC.:
yn
LINK REC/START: yn
CYCLE REPEAT:
yn
CYCLE DELAY:
yn
ERASE MEMORY:
yn
HEATER:
yn
Chg?:ENT.
BATT:bbb

2. Follow the instructions for the Instrument setup, as shown on page A4-12,

but substitute the following.

3. Move the cursor to CYCLE

4. Select! no

5. Move the cursor to CYCLE

6. Enter!

7. Move the cursor to MAG

8. Press ENTER.

A4-20 ENVI-MAG Manual

REPEAT:

DELAY:

0
SETUP:

Advanced Mode
The MAG SETUP display appears:

mag setup
MODE:
mmm
CYCLE TIME:
ttt
DURATION:
ddd
CHART SCALE:
sss
TUNE FIELD: fffff
AUTO TUNE:
yn
BASE CORRECT: yn
BASE FIELD: bbbbb
TIE CORRECT:
yn
TIE-MODE:
lll
REMOTE:
yn
AUTO RECORD:
yn
Chg?:+BAT:bbb

9. Move the cursor to MODE:

10. Select! base from the following list: off

11. Move the cursor to DURATION:

12. Select! 2 sec from the following list: 0.5 sec, 1 sec, 2 sec.

13. Move the cursor to TUNE

t-fld grad. base.

FIELD:

14. Enter! the ambient magnetic field value of the survey area. Please refer to

Figure B-4 on page B1-4, if this value is unknown.


15. Ignore BASE

16. Ignore TIE

17. Move the cursor to REMOTE:

18. Select! no

19. Move the cursor to

20. Enter! 0

21. Move the cursor to CHART

Setup

CORRECT:
CORRECT:

CYCLE TIME:

SCALE:

ENVI-MAG Manual A4-21

Setup

22. Select! 10 from the following list: 1,

23. Move the cursor to AUTO

24. Select! no

25. Move the cursor to BASE

10, 100, 1000, 10000

or your desired chart recorder sensitivity.

TUNE:

FIELD:

26. Enter! for now your ambient magnetic field value, if known.

27. Ignore TIE-MODE:

28. Move the cursor to AUTO

29. Select! no

30. Press ESCAPE to return to the Main operating display.

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RECORD:

Advanced Mode

Information display
The steps described below are used to set:

the date,
time,
job number,
serial number,
operator identification.

From the main operating display proceed as follows:

1. Press the INFO key and the Information display appears:

scintrex data acquisition system v1.0


TIME:
hh:mm:ss
SER.#:
sssssssss
DATE:
yy:mm:dd
JOB #:
jjjjjjj
OPERATOR:oooooooooo

Chg?:ENT.

Setup

MEMF:ppp%
BATT:bbb

2. Move the cursor to TIME:


3. Enter! the current hour.

4. Move the cursor one step ->


5. Enter! the current minute.

6. Move the cursor one step ->


7. Enter! the current seconds or set to zero.

8. Move the cursor to DATE:


9. Enter! the current year.

ENVI-MAG Manual A4-23

Setup

10. Move the cursor one step


11. Enter! the current month (numeric entry 1 to 12).

12. Move the cursor one step


13. Enter! current day (numeric entry 1 to 31).

14. Move the cursor to SER.#:


15. Enter! the instrument serial number or other permanent identification.

16. Move the cursor to JOB

#:

17. Enter! a job number or other unique identifier for the survey.

18. Move the cursor to OPERATOR:


19. See Note entry on page A4-25 for detailed instructions on how to enter

alphanumerics.

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Advanced Mode

Note entry
This section describes the steps needed to:

enter unique text to be recorded with the present measurement,


or how to enter text to be used as macros for use as quick-entry notes.

Identical keystrokes are also used to enter the operators name in the
previous paragraph.
Notes or macros may contain all letters and numbers as well as +,.,-. Entry
procedures are similar to the Enter! procedure for entering numbers only, as
discussed in previous sections. The Number keys now offer also three letters,
which can be accessed by subsequent keystrokes such as: 1 A B C 1...

The CLEAR key allows deletion of erroneous entries, whereas the NEXT key
allows spaces between words. New macros can be entered by simply over-writing
the previous ones.
The following steps enter the macro fence 1 as Note 1. Other macros would be
entered similarly, except that they would be saved with Note 2, Note 3 etc.
From the Main operating display proceed as follows:
1. Press NOTE and the Note display appears.

NOTES: #nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
MACROS:
1:ccccccccccccccc
3:ccccccccccccccc
5:ccccccccccccccc

2: ccccccccccccccc
4: ccccccccccccccc

Chg?:ENT.

2. Press the ENTER key.

BATT:bbb

3. Press the 2 key repeatedly until f appears.

ENVI-MAG Manual A4-25

Setup

Setup

4. Press the NEXT key. If the following character is on a different key, there is

5. Press the 2 key again until e appears.

no need to press the NEXT key.

6. Continue entering in the same way until fence is completed.

tt

7. Press the NEXT key twice.

8. Press the 1 key.

9. Press ENTER.

61

10. Press the NOTE key, followed by the 1 key. You should now see

fence 1 appear further down, under MACRO: 1


Unique notes, belonging to one reading only, are entered in the same way, with
the exception that step 10 is omitted. The note will then be recorded along with
the data. The note entry field is then cleared.

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Advanced Mode

Display intensity control


The display intensity gets pre-set at each cold boot and seldom needs to be
adjusted. If it does, proceed as follows.

From the Main operating display:

1. Press the AUX/LCD key, and the Auxiliary Function display appears.

auxiliary functions
(+- ESC)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Select function

LCD Intensity
Data Output
Factory Test #
Lock
OFF
Reprogram System

2. Press the + or - key to adjust the intensity of the display to your satisfaction.

00

3. Press ESCAPE twice to return to the Main operating display.

ENVI-MAG Manual A4-27

Setup

=-

Setup

Parameter lock
The ENVI-MAG instrument setup and mag setup parameters can
be locked to prevent accidental change. To do so, proceed as follows.

From the main operating display:

1. Press the AUX/LCD key to bring up the Auxiliary display.

auxiliary functions
(+- ESC)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Select function

LCD Intensity
Data Output
Factory Test #
Lock
OFF
Reprogram System

2. Press the 3 key to toggle the locking feature ON.


3. Do your work...
4. To unlock the instrument repeat steps 1 and 2, except that now the locking

.
is toggled to OFF

5. Press ESCAPE to return to the Main operating display.

A4-28 ENVI-MAG Manual

Advanced Mode

Reprogramming the
operating system
The flash EPROMs (erasable, programmable read only memory) of the
ENVI-MAG can be updated from your computer using the software supplied by
SCINTREX.

At the computer
1. Note the name of the upgrade program (usually DASPROM.SYS)

written on the label of the supplied disk.


2. Insert the supplied disk into your floppy drive (A: or B:).
3. Start the program FLASHCOM, i.e. enter

flashcomL.

4. Depending upon the type of display your PC has, enter one of:

5. You will then be asked to enter the name of the download program
from step 1, i.e. DASPROM.SYS or what ever was on the disk.
6. The PC will display: WAITING.... At this point it is waiting for the
ENVI-MAG console to come on line.

At the ENVI-MAG
Warning: Make sure you have dumped all of your data, otherwise it will be erased.

From the Main operating display in the advanced mode:

1. Press the AUX/LCD key to bring up the Auxiliary display.

ENVI-MAG Manual A4-29

Setup

k for monochrome display


c for CGA displays
v for VGA displays

Setup

auxiliary functions
(+- ESC)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Select function

LCD Intensity
Data Output
Factory Test #
Lock
OFF
Reprogram System

2. Make sure the baud rate under Data Output is set at 9600.

3. Press the 4 key to start the procedure.


4. You will now see a warning and confirmation screen as follows:

WARNING

You are about to REPROGRAM your current


version of the operating system. This
process will also destroy all of your
stored data if any.
Do you want to proceed ? (Y/N)

5. Press the Y key to continue.


6. At this point the PC will start to display the activity of the download
procedure showing the percentage that is complete.
7. When the download is finished, i.e. 100% complete on the PC, wait for
about 10 to 15 seconds for the ENVI-MAG to reprogram. The ENVI-MAG
will then automatically perform a cold boot and you are ready to
survey.

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Advanced Mode

Note:

If the download is interrupted (power shut-down at either the PC or ENVI


end), you will have to repeat the above steps. If the ENVI-MAG does not
reboot for some reason, you must power the unit off and then on. The
screen may not be functional, but the bootstrap program is running.
Start the download from the PC again.

Setup
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Setup

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ENVI-MAG
Chapter

Operating the ENVI-MAG


The information in this chapter is not intended to be a complete tutorial on
magnetic surveying, rather it highlights the unique features of the ENVI-MAG.
Section 2Applications of this manual covers this subject in more detail. This
chapter will cover the following:

guidelines for obtaining accurate, meaningful measurements,


tips on field procedures with the ENVI-MAG,
a sample WALKMAG (automatic) mode of survey (basic mode),
a sample Stop-and-Go (semi-automatic) mode of survey (advanced),
base-station operation (advanced),
search-mode surveys,
data correction procedures using the base-station, tie-line or
loop survey modes,
operating the ENVI-MAG under the control of another host computer
(Remote operation).

The quality of your measurements are greatly affected by the sensor orientation, magnetic gradients and any other source of noise near the sensor. Accurate, meaningful
measurements can only be made by observing some simple guidelines as discussed
in the following sections.

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Operation

Accurate and meaningful measurements

Operation

Orientation
Optimum performance can be achieved with proton magnetometers when the
axis of the sensor coils (not the sensor itself) are aligned perpendicular with the
Earths magnetic field. Proper orientation is of utmost importance at the
magnetic equator, where the field is horizontal. In polar regions, the field is
vertical and orientation is not as critical.
The sensors have orientation marks. Care should be taken when assembling the
gradiometer sensor to align both sensors with each other, such that the whole
assembly can be oriented in both the vertical and horizontal modes.
If the sensor is properly oriented, the sensor coil axis points east-west. This also
occurs if the sensor is mis-oriented by 180 degrees; that is the N mark points to the
south etc. This means, that a properly oriented sensor, when mounted fixed onto
the Back Plate, is suitable for surveying while walking up or down a survey line.

Effects of gradient
Many small items carried by the operator in addition to the magnetometer may
be magnetic and therefore upset, locally, the magnetic field to be measured.
Such items are notebooks, pencils, cigarette lighters, eye-glasses, dentures etc.,
just to mention a few.
The higher the magnetic gradient is at the sensor, the poorer the proton
precession magnetometers operate, since the precession signal decays more
rapidly. With an abrupt signal decay at very high gradients, measurements are
impossible to obtain. Also, the closer a sensor is to a highly magnetic object, the
higher the gradient the higher the gradient that will be present at the sensor.
Display page 2 of the Numeric Data display (page A3-31) shows a bar graph
indicating the decay and the average signal amplitude. It is good practice to get
familiar with this feature as it is a useful tool in diagnosing difficulties.

TOTAL
mmmmm.m
mmmmm.m
mmmmm.m
mmmmm.m

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-*MAG*-

GRADIENT
ggggg.g
ggggg.g
ggggg.g
ggggg.g

hh:mm:ss
LN:llllld
ST:sssssd
sssssd
sssssd
sssssd
MEMF: nn%
BATT: bbb

Accurate and meaningful measurements

Other sources of noise


Other sources of noise can be objects (such as belt-buckles, branches, etc.)
striking the sensor, staff, or console while walking. These can introduce
microphonic noise that typically appears as spikes in your data. It is a good
practice to secure the sensor cable as much as possible to prevent this
microphonic noise.

On the staff
Detectability of anomalies depends on its magnetic moment, the size and the
distance from the sensor. The stop-and-go mode of operation, with the sensor on
top of four staff sections, is usually used for large low intensity anomalies.
Small anomalies are easiest detected using the search mode, with the staff held
upside down, with the sensor near the ground.
Note:

The sensor has to be oriented for each reading.

On the back plate


The most convenient, hands free, configuration for surveying is a back-pack
mounting and is referred to as the WALKMAG mode. The sensor has to be
oriented once for a given area to suit the line direction. Since the sensor response
is symmetric, you do not have to worry about reversing the orientation as you go
up and down the survey lines.

Base-station
The base-station sensor is supported by the staff and secured with the aid of three
cords and tent pegs, as shown in Figure A-37 ("Typical base-station sensor setup")
on page A5-4. In some situations, it may be more convenient to lash the sensor to
a tree. You can also use the standard total-field sensor (Figure A-3 on page A2-4)
instead of the base-station sensor (Figure A-4 on page A2-5) to operate in the
base-station mode, depending upon your particular circumstances.
Note:

The long sensor cable is particularly susceptible to interference. You


should ensure that the sensor cable is kept away from other cables and
electrical equipment, especially electrical generators.

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Operation

The Base-station is normally installed as close to the actual survey area as


practical to minimize spatial differences in the magnetic field.

Operation

Figure A-37 Typical base-station sensor setup

Repeated surveys lines


If it is necessary to repeat a set of measurements on a survey line, you should take
certain precautions to ensure data handling is done in the most effective manner.
The ENVI-MAG recalls or outputs repeated data sequentially by time at the
same locations, resulting in unsightly (or unintelligible) recall displays. You will
also have to substantially edit your data files to properly use them with the
ENVIMAP software.
It is recommended that you assign a minor increment to the survey line
number prior to re-surveying to avoid problems. For example, if you are
about to re-survey line 40N, enter the line number as 40.1N instead.

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WALKMAG Total-field/Gradiometer (Automatic mode)

WALKMAG
Total-field/Gradiometer
(Automatic mode)
The following sets of instructions will lead you step by step through the first three
survey lines of an imaginary total-field survey looking for buried drums. This
should give you a better understanding of what you will be required to do when
doing your ENVI-MAG survey.

It is assumed that the lines are marked and pegged intervals of 10 units.
The most suitable configuration for such a survey is with the sensor
mounted (and properly oriented) onto the back plate.
Ensure that the sensor orientation is such that when you are walking along
the survey line, the N mark on the sensor is facing magnetic North.

Operation

Figure A-38 Typical WALKMAG configuration.


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Operation

Press the SETUP and ON keys simultaneously and select configuration


2-Drum Locations. This is described fully in Configuration menu on
page A4-3

Check your setup


1. Set up Line and Station Number and Separations as shown in the example

under Line and Station setup on page A4-7.


2. Do the setup as shown under Sample total-field setup on page A4-9.

Start survey
3. Proceed to your first location.
4. Press the START key.
5. Proceed immediately with your desired pace toward the West.
6. Press the NEXT key when the sensor passes the first station peg. If you

trigger the station marker at the time that you yourself pass the station,
rather than the sensor, you will likely introduce a herring-bone pattern into
the survey data. Observe how the Station Number decrements.
7. Repeat the previous step at each peg.
8. At Station 50 W, Press STOP right after you have pressed NEXT.
9. You can now inspect your data graphically (before you press ESCAPE) by

pressing the NUM/GRAPH key. This will show you up to the last 178
readings on the line.
10. Press the ESCAPE key.
11. Move the cursor to ST:

SEP:

12. Enter! 10.


13. Move the cursor to LN:
14. Press the + key. The Line number increments to 18.
15. Proceed to Line 18 N, Station 50 W.
16. Press the START key.
17. Proceed immediately walking to the East.

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WALKMAG Total-field/Gradiometer (Automatic mode)

18. At each peg, Press the NEXT key.


19. At Station 50 E, Press STOP right after you have pressed NEXT.
20. If desired, look at your data by pressing the NUM/GRA key.
21. Press the ESCAPE key.

ST: SEP: to -10.


23. Move the cursor to LN:
22. Change the

24. Press the + (plus) key. The Line number increments to 20.
25. Proceed to Line 20 N, Station 50 E.
26. Press START, and proceed walking to the West again etc. The beep

indicates the start of the first reading which belongs to Station 50 E.

WALK GENTLY WITHOUT SWINGING YOUR SHOULDERS UNNECESSARILY TO PREVENT


EXCESSIVE ROTATION OF THE SENSOR OR AGITATION OF THE SENSOR FLUID, OTHERWISE
THIS WILL LEAD TO NOISY DATA.

WALKGRAD gradiometer survey


A walking type of gradiometer survey is done in the same manner, with the
following exceptions:

At the MODE: select GRAD.


The standard back plate is not suitable to carry this large sensor configuration.
The specially designed WALKGRAD backpack is best suited for this purpose.

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Operation

Operation

Manual mode
Total-field/Gradiometer
(Semi-automatic)
These instructions lead you step by step through the first three survey lines of an
imaginary gradiometer survey in the advanced mode. A fully manual procedure
is explained first, followed by some suggestions on how to make it semi-automatic.
It is assumed that:

the lines are marked and pegged at 10 units of interval,


the sensor is carried on the staff. This results in highest precision, as this
eliminates the possibility of a small magnetic signature caused by the
ENVI-MAG console. The sensor has to be oriented for each reading.

Figure A-39 A typical gradiometer configuration.


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Manual mode Total-field/Gradiometer (Semi-automatic)

Press the ON and SETUP keys simultaneously to get the configuration menu.
Select configuration 6-Mineral Exploration. This is described
fully in Configuration menu on page A4-3.

Check your setup


1. Set up Line and Station Number and Separations as shown in the sample

setup on page A4-7.


2. Do the setup as shown under Instrument setup on page A4-12, except set

the:

CYCLE REPEAT: as no
CYCLE DELAY: as 0

3. Do the setup as shown under Sample stop-and-go gradiometer setup on

page A4-17.
4. Enter a Note as shown under Note entry on page A4-25.

Start survey
5. Proceed to your first location.
6. Hold the sensor steady and Press the START key to take a reading.
7. Inspect the data.
8. Re-adjust the TUNE

FIELD in the mag setup if necessary to the


current total-field value. Re-check the tuning periodically in case that the
ambient field is changing considerably during the survey day.

9. Press the RECORD key to save the data.


10. Press ESCAPE, optionally followed by OFF.
12. Move the cursor to ST:
13. Press the + key. Verify that the Station has decremented to 40 W.
14. Take a reading and record the data.
15. Continue along the line and take a reading at each station.
16. At 10 W, before you press the START key, Press the NOTE key and then

the 1 key to enter the note fence 1. You may also enter your Macro or
any unique note after the measurement, but before you Press the
RECORD key.
17. After completing 50 W, proceed to 50 W on Line 18 N.
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Operation

11. Proceed to the next station to the West.

Operation

18. At the Main operating display move to cursor to ST:

SEP:

19. Enter! 10.


20. Move the cursor to LN:
21. Press the + key to increment the line number to 18 N.
22. Take a reading and proceed along line 18 N toward the East.
23. At 10 W again, before you press the RECORD key, Press the NOTE key,

and then the 1 key.


24. After you have finished the line, move to Line 20 N and proceed to 50 E.
25. At the Main operating display move the cursor to ST:

SEP:

26. Enter! -10.


27. Move the cursor to LN:
28. Press the + key to increment the line number to 20 N.
29. Proceed with Line 20 N.

Automating your measurements


There are two items which can be automated after each measurement:
data recording,
altering of the Station Number can take place automatically.

Caution: Please note that repeat measurements will alter the Station Number and
possibly disrupt the correlation between location and data.

To enable both features do the following:


1. In the Instrument setup, move the cursor to AUTO

ST.INC.:

2. Select! YES
3. In the mag

setup, move the cursor to AUTO RECORD:

4. Select! YES

To operate as a total-field magnetometer in the Stop-and-Go mode, make the


following change in the mag setup: screen, MODE: T-FLD

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Base-station operation

Base-station operation
Base-station operation is a simple matter of setting up the equipment and getting
it operational. A single base-station can be used with a multiple of mobile
(portable, airborne) instruments. The base-station sensor should have the same
location for multi-day projects.
A chart recorder may be used for a continuous analog output, though the on-line
graphics capability may make this unnecessary. See Data Output Connector on
page A3-3 for more information on this.
The base-station operation uses the standard base-station sensor with the 50m
cable. However, the total-field sensor can also be used for convenience. You will
be asked whether you are using a long (50m base-station) or short (total-field)
cable.
Important: It is of UTMOST IMPORTANCE that DATE and TIME coincide on all
instruments to successfully correct the mobile data.
Proper correction also requires a base field value, which has to be entered into
ALL magnetometers before the base-station correction takes place. This usually

is one of the first readings of the base-station taken on the first day of an
extended survey. This value MUST NOT be changed while in the same area.

After all the equipment has been set up and connected, proceed as described in
steps 1 - 3 to set up the instrument (or at least to verify proper settings as shown
in the Sample base-station setup on page A4-20). You may have to cold boot
your ENVI-MAG and select one of the advanced configurations (5 to 7).

1. Set up Line and Station Number to the actual location of the base-station.

This is recommended to avoid later confusion.


2. Do the setup as shown under Instrument setup on page A4-12, except set:

CYCLE REPEAT: as no
CYCLE DELAY: as 0

3. Do the setup as shown under Sample base-station setup on page A4-20.

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Operation

Check your setup

Operation

Start operation
4. Press the START key, read the console message and act accordingly.
5. Press the START key again. You will see prompts for the cable length you

are using.
6. Press either the 2 key for the (LONG) standard 50m base-station cable or

the 3 key for the (SHORT) total-field sensor and cable.


*7. After two or three readings, Press the STOP key.
*8. Press the ESCAPE key.
*9. Bring up the MAG SETUP display by moving the cursor to mag

setup

and pressing the ENTER key.


*10. Enter! the measured total-field value as TUNE

FIELD: and also as the

BASE FIELD:
*11. Enter! the Base Field into all mobile units.
*12. Press the ESCAPE key and resume the measurement.
13. Press the NUM/GRAPH key to show the graph.
14. Press the + or - key to change the sensitivity of the graph. The new full-

scale value is shown briefly on the message line at the bottom of the display.
You can also press the 0 (zero) key to center the graph vertically.
*Optional steps

Note:

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Data scrolled off the screen may be inspected with the RECALL feature.
This however requires interruption of data acquisition. A change in the
graph sensitivity does not affect the recorder sensitivity.

Search mode

Search mode
The search mode is useful for small areas where simple targets can be located
immediately, without data plotting and interpretation. Examples are paved-over
utility covers or valves etc. Due to the possibly small physical size of the target it
is necessary to use the highest sampling rate and slow sweep rate. The total-field
sensor or the base-station sensor can be used. You will need to specify which one
you are using.

Basic
Press the ON and SETUP keys simultaneously to get the configuration menu.
Select configuration 4-Search Magnetometer: This is described under
Configuration menu on page A4-3. You then can follow the setup as described
under Search Mode on page A4-11. You only need to enter two values before you
start:

the duration of the reading (typically 0.5 sec)


the tuning field value

Advanced
This procedure gives you the same results as using the basic mode described
above. Press the SETUP and ON keys simultaneously to get the configuration
menu. Select one of the advanced configurations (5-7). This is described under
Configuration menu on page A4-3.

1. Line and Station number, as well as, separation are not needed or used.
2. Do the Instrument setup on page A4-12 as shown, except set:

CYCLE REPEAT: to no
CYCLE DELAY: to 0

3. Do the Sample base-station setup on page A4-20 as shown, except set

DURATION: to 0.5 sec

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Operation

Proceed as shown in the following steps to change the four setup parameters,
and to verify other setups as shown in the Instrument setup on page A4-12.

Operation

4. Move cursor to AUTO

TUNE:

5. Select! NO.
6. Press the ESCAPE key.
7. Press the START key. You will see prompts asking for the cable length you

are using.
8. Press either the 2 key for the (LONG) standard 50m base-station cable or

the 3 key for the (SHORT) total-field sensor and cable.


9. Press the NUM/GRAPH key to display the graph.
10. Press the + or key to change the sensitivity of the graph.

You can also press the 0 (zero) key to center the graph vertically.

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Survey data correction procedures

Survey data correction procedures


The purpose of data corrections is to remove diurnal and micro-pulsation effects
of the Earths magnetic field. This gives you the cleanest data possible for interpretation. However, these procedures may not be necessary, if your goal is only
target identification (anomaly hunting). Please refer to Section 2 - Applications,
for a more thorough discussion on this topic.

Using base-station data


You can only use base-station data when you have selected one of the advanced
(57) survey configurations. This procedure describes the correction when using
ENVI-MAG only. The correction with different instruments must be done independently on a computer.

Caution: The base-station correction physically modifies the data of the mobile
units, but does not alter the base-stations data. Please make certain
that the Base Field value in the field unit is correct before proceeding.

To correct your data, proceed as follows:


1. Connect the units as shown.

RS-232 Cable (part no. 745 081)


Field ENVI-MAG

Base Station
ENVI-MAG

RS-232 Cable (part no. 745 081)

Figure A-40 Connections for the Base-station correction.

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Operation

Null Modem
(part no. 210 154)

Operation

2. Proceed, on both units, to the mag setup:display.


3. Scroll, on both, to BASE

CORRECT.:

4. Select! YES.
5. You will now see a warning message on the right side of the display

of the field unit indicating that the raw data in the field ENVI-MAG will
not be preserved.
6. Press the START key on both. Either one can be started first.
7. You will be asked to confirm the start of the data correction by pressing

either the Y or N key.


8. When finished, Press the ESCAPE. key

Tie-point (TIE-PT) mode


This type of correction procedure uses data from repeated stations during the
course of the survey to correct for the variations in the earths magnetic field. The
detailed procedures for ensuring that you properly collect the data in the sequence expected for the two types of correction (Line and Loop) are explained
in Section B - Applications Tie-point Line and Loop mode corrections on page
B3-5.
It should be noted however that this correction method is not as accurate or
precise as the Base-station Correction method. A technical paper on this subject
Magnetic Correction Techniques, is available from SCINTREX.
Note:

Both Looping and Line-type methods can be applied to either a


WALKMAG or a Stop-and-Go type of survey. However, for the Line type,
the tie-line itself must be done in the Stop-and-Go mode.

Loop typecollecting data


This is the default mode available when you select any of the basic configurations (13) from the configuration menu. To select the LOOP mode, call
up the mag setup:display and:
1. Move the cursor to TIE-MODE:
2. Select! LOOP
3. Pick a location in your survey area that you can conveniently come
back to during the course of your survey.

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Survey data correction procedures

4. At your designated tie-point location, press the TIE-PT key instead of


the START key.
5. Proceed with your normal survey, but return to your designated tiepoint on a regular basis. Always take readings using the TIE-PT key
instead of the start key at this location. This is illustrated in the
following diagram.

Figure A-41 Looping method for collecting correction data

Line typecollecting data


This mode is only available when using the advanced configurations (57).
See Configuration menu on page A4-3.
During a traversal along the tie-line you have chosen, the Station numbers
are kept constant, but the Line numbers are changed.
It is assumed that the instrument has been fully set-up in advance for other
functions. A few setup items have to be changed:

2. Move the cursor to AUTO STN.INC.:


3. Select! NO.
4. Call up the mag setup:display
5. Move the cursor to TIE-MODE:
6. Select! LINE.
7. Return to the Main operating display
8. Move the cursor to STN: in the Locations block on the right side.

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Operation

1. Call up the instrument setup display.

Operation

9. Enter! the Station number at the Tie-Line.


10. Move the cursor to LN:
11. Enter! the Line number at the start of the Tie-Line.
12. Press the TIE-PT key to take a measurement and record it.
13. Proceed to the next line.
14. Move the cursor to LN:
15. Press the + or- key, as appropriate, to change the Line number.
16. Repeat steps 1215 to complete collecting the tie-line data.
17. Proceed with your normal survey as illustrated in the following
diagram.

Figure A-42 Tie-line method for collecting correction data

Note:

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If you need more than one day to complete your survey in the Line-type
mode, please make sure that you collect all your Tie-points as the first
data that you store in memory, i.e. before you survey any lines. This
ensures that they will not be erased when clearing memory to make
room for the next days data.

Survey data correction procedures

Tie-point correction procedure


The Tie-point correction is performed as follows:

Basic modes (Loop only)


1. Move the cursor to TIE:.
2. Press the ENTER key.
3. You will now see a warning message on the right side of the display
indicating that the data will be altered.
4. Press the key containing Y for yes or N to abort.
5. When finished, Press the ESCAPE key.

Advanced modes
1. Call up the mag setup display.
2. Move the cursor to TIE CORRECT:
3. Select! YES
4. You will now see a warning message on the right side of the display
indicating that the data will be altered.
5. Press the START key.
6. You will now be asked to confirm the correction operation by pressing
either the Y or N keys.
7. When finished, Press the ESCAPE key.

Operation
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Operation

Remote operation
Remote Operation allows you to control the start of a measurement from a
remote computer. It also controls the output of the data output stream, on the
data output connector, while measuring in other modes.
To enable the remote control of your ENVI-MAG:
1. Connect the ENVI-MAG to the serial port of the controlling computer using

the RS-232 cable P/N 745 081.


2. Bring up the mag setup:display and initialize all appropriate

parameters as explained in earlier paragraphs.


3. Move the cursor to REMOTE:
4. Select! YES.
5. Press the ESCAPE key to return to the Main operating display.
6. Set up the BAUD rate as outlined under Output setup on page A6-8.
7. Send a S (hex 53, dec 83) to initiate one reading. The spacing between

subsequent S must be greater than the chosen duration.


8. A CR character (hex 0D, dec 13) should be sent at least every 50 seconds if

the reading interval is longer than 1 minute to prevent the automatic power
down sequence.
9. Receive the data after the end of each reading in the following sequence:

Time in decimal form,


Total-field,
Noise,
Gradient, if it has been enabled.

The unit still recognizes the START key while in REMOTE, which may be
useful during installation.
Remote operation also controls the data output of a free standing magnetometer.
The above data stream is output at the end of each reading, if REMOTE is
enabled. The BAUD rate should be set to 1200 baud or higher, so the cycling
operation is not slowed down. If remote control is not required, REMOTE
should be disabled to conserve power.

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ENVI-MAG
Chapter

Data output
There are many different types of computers and printers on the market.
Consequently, only general instructions on how to dump the data will be given.
The ENVIMAP software supplied with this instrument has a communications
feature, and its operation is discussed in Section C of this manual. Other
communications programs are also suitable to retrieve the data from the
ENVI-MAG. Please contact SCINTREX if you are interested in a specialized highspeed downloading program.
The RS-232 cable, SCINTREX P/N 745 081, is the link between the ENVI-MAG data
output connector and the serial port of the computer or printer.

Note:

The null modem (SCINTREX P/N 210 154), as used for the base-station
correction, must not be used here.

Output formats
In the advanced mode (configurations 5 to 7),the data can be dumped in several
different formats. These formats are discussed here with sample data shown for
each. The data is normally fully left justified but are shifted here (for typographical reasons) somewhat to the right. The maximum line length is 80 characters.

Output
ENVI-MAG Manual A6-1

Output

XYZ
The XYZ format is the recommended format to be used in conjunction with the
ENVI-MAP processing program.
The XYZ format does not have a header section nor does it contain NOTES.
A short sample of the format follows:

-10 0 56491.22 0.26 7.298611 0 -2.59


-9.28571 0 56491.63 0.28 7.298750 0
-8.57143 0 56488.17 0.27 7.298889 0
-7.85714 0 56488.55 0.26 7.299028 0
-7.14286 0 56486.25 0.28 7.299167 0
-6.42857 0 56484.66 0.27 7.299306 0
-5.71428 0 56481.91 0.24 7.299444 0
-5 0 56478.62 0.26 7.299722 0 -6.36

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-1.54
-1.94
-2.77
-2.78
-4.17
-5.49

Output formats

XYZ+
The XYZ+ format has a header section and contains user entered Notes, but
it is otherwise identical to XYZ.

Header

Data

Note
Data

/-------------------------- S C I N T R E X ---------/! Line____: 0.00000 N


/! Date____: 93/05/21
/! Job_____: 1
/! Operator: r
/! Serial__: 3
/! Basefld_: 56490.0
/! Duration: 0.5
/! Mag_Data: X/Y/TotFld/Noise/Hours/0=Uncor/Grad
/-----------------------------------------------10 0 56491.22 0.26 7.298611 0 -2.59
-9.28571 0 56491.63 0.28 7.298750 0 -1.54
-8.57143 0 56488.17 0.27 7.298889 0 -1.94
-7.85714 0 56488.55 0.26 7.299028 0 -2.77
-7.14286 0 56486.25 0.28 7.299167 0 -2.78
/N pipe:
-6.42857 0 56484.66 0.27 7.299306 0 -4.17
-5.71428 0 56481.91 0.24 7.299444 0 -5.49
-5 0 56478.62 0.26 7.299722 0 -6.36

Output
ENVI-MAG Manual A6-3

Output

XYZ++
Note:

This is the default format for the basic mode (configurations 1-3),
however, you will not. have any Notes entries in this mode

The XYZ++ format also has a header section and user entered Notes. The
distinguishing feature is that the data is placed into columns. The ENVIMAP
software is specially configured to read this format.

/-------------------------- S C I N T R E X ---------/! Line____: 0.00000 N


/! Date____: 93/05/21
/! Job_____: 1
/! Operator: r
/! Serial__: 3
/! Basefld_: 56490.0
/! Duration: 0.5
/! Mag_Data: X/Y/TotFld/Noise/Hours/0=Uncor/Grad
/-----------------------------------------------10
0
56491.22 0.26 7.298611 0
-2.59
-9.28571 0
56491.63 0.28
7.298750 0
-1.54
-8.57143 0
56488.17 0.27 7.298889 0
-1.94
-7.85714 0
56488.55 0.26 7.299028 0
-2.77
-7.14286 0 56486.25
0.28 7.299167 0
-2.78
/N pipe:
-6.42857 0
56484.66 0.27
7.299306 0
-4.17
-5.71428 0
56481.91 0.24 7.299444 0
-5.49
-5
0
56478.62 0.26 7.299722 0
-6.36

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Output formats

PRN
The PRN format is compatible with software written for the Scintrex MP-3/4
magnetometer.

/-------------------------- S C I N T R E X ---------//! Line____: 0.00000 N


/! Date____: 93/05/21
/! Job_____: 1
/! Operator: r
/! Serial__: 3
/! Basefld_: 56490.0
/! Duration: 0.5
/! Mag_Data: Station/Dir/TotFld/Noise/Grad/Time/
*=Uncor/Notes
/----------------------------------------------10 W56491.22 0.26 -2.59
07:17:55 *
9.28571 W
56491.63
0.28 -1.54
07:17:55 *
8.57143 W
56488.17
0.27 -1.94
07:17:56 *
7.85714 W
56488.55
0.26 -2.77
07:17:56 *
7.14286 W
56486.25
0.28 -2.78
07:17:57 *
pipe
6.42857 W
56484.66
0.27 -4.17
07:17:57 *
5.71428 W
56481.91
0.24 -5.49
07:17:58 *
5 W56478.620.26 -6.36
07:17:59 *

Output
ENVI-MAG Manual A6-5

Output

NOTES
The NOTES output format just retrieves your manually entered NOTES and
macros. In the output, it shows them with their respective line and station values.
For example, from the data in the PRN file on the previous page you would see
the following:

/ Y: Line 0.00000 N / X: Stn 7.14286 W/ pipe

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Basic mode

BASIC MODE
When using configurations 1-3, the output procedure is quite simple, as the serial
communications parameters are fixed at 9600 baud, 8 bits, 1 stop bit and no
parity, while the data format is set as XYZ++ (see page A6-4 for details).
1. Connect the ENVI-MAG to the serial port of your computer, using the RS-232

cable (SCINTREX P/N 745 081).


2. Start your ENVIMAP or other communications program, in order to receive

data.
From the Main operating display of the ENVI-MAG:
3. Move the cursor to the OUTPUT: field.
4. Press the ENTER key and you will see the following status window:.

MODE:t-fld DUR:0.5s
TUNE FIELD:
60000
AUTO TUNE:
yes
TM/DT:
OUTPUT:->
BASE:
TIE:
ERASE MEMORY:
Chg?:ENT.

locations
9600

8,1,n

START WHEN READY

000 help:INFO

BATT:134

5. Press the START key to upload your data to the computer. You will see a

confirmation message that the operation is taking place.

locations
MODE: t-fld DUR:0.5s
TUNE FIELD:
60000
AUTO TUNE:
yes
TM/DT:
OUTPUT:-> OUTPUTING DATA...
BASE:
TIE:
ERASE MEMORY:
000 help:INFO

BATT:134

ENVI-MAG Manual A6-7

Output

Chg?:ENT.

Output

ADVANCED MODE
The data output and its setup functions are all accessible from the
START output of: display. Please refer to Data output display
on page A3-38 for detailed explanations of all the parameters.
1. Connect the ENVI-MAG to the serial port of your computer, using

the RS-232 cable (SCINTREX P/N 745 081).


2. To receive data, start your ENVIMAP or other communications

program.

Output setup
From the Main operating display of the ENVI-MAG:
3. Press the AUX/LCD key,

auxiliary functions
(+- ESC)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Select function

LCD Intensity
Data Output
Factory Test #
0
Lock
OFF
Reprogram System

4. Press the 1 key to get the START

output of: display.

locations
BY LN: yn
: all data recorded LN:llll.l d
MAG:
t-fld grad.
base
BAUD:bbbbb
DL: tttBIT:b
FMT:xxxxx
Output: START
BATT: bbb
START

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output of:

Advanced mode

At the START output of: display proceed as shown:


5. Press the NEXT key until the cursor rests within the lower right sub-page,

i.e. the communications block.


6. Move the cursor to BAUD:
7. Select! your desired baud rate.

Note:

The baud rate on the ENVI-MAG must match the baud rate on the output
device for successful communication.

8. Leave DL: at 0 and BIT: 8


9. Move the cursor to FMT:
10. Select! the desired output data format (see Output formats on page A6-1).

Caution: If some characters are lost during the dump, (an occurrence in
particular to some printers), it may be necessary to set the delay DL:
to a value between 0 and 999. The actual value has to be established
experimentally. BIT: may need to be changed to 7 to get the proper
character font.

Output
ENVI-MAG Manual A6-9

Output

Dumping data
Data can be dumped in three different ways:

all dataregardless of method; one big sequential dump,


by method or sub-method, i.e. total-field, gradient or base,
on a line by line basis.

All data
At the START output of: display proceed as shown:

locations
BY LN: yn
: all data recorded LN:llll.l d
MAG:
t-fld grad.
base
BAUD:bbbbb
DL: tttBIT:b
FMT:xxxxx
Output: START
BATT: bbb
START

output of:

1. Press the NEXT key until the cursor rests within the left sub-page.
2. Move the cursor to: all

data recorded

3. Press the START key.

Options: Press the STOP key to temporarily suspend dumping.


Press the ESCAPE key to abort the dump.

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Advanced mode

Specific data
At the START output of: display proceed as shown:

locations
BY LN: yn
: all data recorded LN:llll.l d
MAG:
t-fld grad.
base
BAUD:bbbbb
DL: tttBIT:b
FMT:xxxxx
Output:START
BATT: bbb
START

output of:

1. Press the NEXT key until the cursor rests within the left sub-page.
2. Move the cursor to one of the three data types at the MAG: field:

T-FLD GRAD. BASE


3. Press the START key.

Options: Press the STOP key to temporarily suspend dumping.


Press the ESCAPE key to abort the dump.

Output
ENVI-MAG Manual A6-11

Output

Line by line
At the START output of: display proceed as shown:

locations
BY LN: yn
: all data recorded LN:llll.l d
MAG:
t-fld grad.
base
BAUD:bbbbb
DL: tttBIT:b
FMT:xxxxx
Output: START
BATT: bbb
START

output

of:

1. Press the NEXT key until the cursor rests within the top right sub-page,

i.e. the locations block.


2. Move the cursor to BY

LINE:

3. Select! YES to activate this function.


4. Move the cursor to LN:
5. Enter! the desired Line number and direction.
6. Press the NEXT key until the cursor rests within the left sub-page.
7. Move the cursor to one of: MAG:

T-FLD GRAD. BASE

8. Press the START key.

Options: Press the STOP key to temporarily suspend dumping.


Press the ESCAPE key to abort the dump.
9. Repeat steps 4 to 8 as required.
10. Press the ESCAPE key to return to the Main operating display.

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Advanced mode

Erasing data from memory


After you have successfully dumped your data to a computer and have verified
that it is all there, you should free up the ENVI-MAGs memory to prepare for your
next survey. This is accomplished by activating the ERASE MEMORY option.
This removes only the data from memory, but preserves the rest of your
configuration parameters. To clear everything, you would have to do a cold boot.
If you are using the TIE-PT mode of diurnal correction with the Line option, there
is a special provision for not clearing the TIE-PT data. This allows multi-day surveys to be corrected to the same set of control values. However, this also requires
you to collect all of the TIE-PT data before you start surveying the rest of the grid.

Basic mode
From the Main operating display:
1. Move the cursor to

ERASE MEMORY:
locations

MODE:t-fld DUR:0.5s
TUNE FIELD:
60000
AUTO TUNE:
yes
TM/DT:
OUTPUT:
BASE:
TIE:
ERASE MEMORY:
Chg?:+-

ST:
SEP:

0.

LN:
SEP:
000 help:INFO

+
0.

0.

+
0.
BATT:134

2. Press the ENTER key.

MODE:t-fld DUR:0.5s
TUNE FIELD:
60000
AUTO TUNE:
yes
!
TM/DT:
OUTPUT:->
BASE:
TIE:
ERASE MEMORY:
Chg?:ENT.

locations
! !

Memory erase

CONFIRM :

000 help:INFO

(Y/N)
BATT:134

from memory by pressing the Y key. You will then see the Block memory
free increment on the prompt line as it is cleared.

ENVI-MAG Manual A6-13

Output

3. You will be asked to confirm that you actually want to erase all the data

Output

Advanced mode
From the Main operating display:
1. Press the SETUP key.

The INSTRUMEN T SETUP display now appears:

instrument setup
instrument setup
MAG SETUP: ->menu
AUTO ST.INC.:
yn
LINK REC/START: yn
CYCLE REPEAT:
yn
CYCLE DELAY:
yn
ERASE MEMORY:
yn
HEATER:
yn
Chg?:ENT.
BATT:bbb
2. Move the cursor to ERASE

MEMORY:.

3. Select! YES
4. You will now see a prompt on the bottom line:

Mem.erase! 1:DATA 2:TIE+DATA


instrument setup
instrument setup
MAG SETUP: ->menu
AUTO ST.INC.:
yn
LINK REC/START: yn
CYCLE REPEAT:
yn
CYCLE DELAY:
yn
ERASE MEMORY:
yn
HEATER:
yn
Mem.erase!
1:DATA
2:TIE+DATABATT:bbb
Options:

1:DATA
This will only clear the current days data and leave any
TIE-PT data in the memory for the next days use.

2:TIE+DATA
This will clear all of the data, including the TIE-PT data.
5. You will be asked to confirm that you actually want to erase all the data

from memory by pressing the Y key. You will then see the Block
memory free increment on the prompt line as it is cleared.

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ENVI-MAG
Chapter

7
Maintenance

Maintenance and Repair


Battery charging
The ENVI-MAG uses lead-acid batteries. These are a reliable power source when
properly maintained. They can provide power through a few hundred charge/
discharge cycles. However, the main source of trouble with these batteries is deep
discharge. This occurs when the battery is fully discharged and left discharged for
an extended period.
To prevent deep discharge in the ENVI-MAG, electronic circuitry monitors the
battery voltage and shuts the instrument down when the battery has reached its
lower operating level. It should then be recharged as soon as possible. However,
the instrument draws a small current even when turned off. If the ENVI-MAG is left
in a discharged state, for even a few days, then the battery will eventually deep
discharge. Once this has happened, you will need to replace the deep-discharged
battery with a new one (SCINTREX part no. 400 078 or 400 080).

Warning: The small current drain just mentioned above, is the reason why the
battery MUST BE DISCONNECTED FOR SHIPMENT AND STORAGE. Batteries
also self discharge slowly, therefore, they must be recharged
periodically, e.g. every 3 months, even when in storage. Finally, batteries
should also be stored at room temperature, or as close to it as possible.

Up to two batteries can be charged at the same time. If high capacity batteries are
charged, such as those used in the External Heavy Duty Battery Pack, it is
important that the charging begin right after work and continue over night.

ENVI-MAG Manual A7-1

Maintenance

Optimum charging takes place at room temperature. Provision is made to


compensate for variation in temperature in the 0 to 40 Celsius temperature
range. The battery and console should also be at the same temperature.
To charge the batteries proceed as follows.

One battery
1. Connect the charger to the power outlet. Adjustment for different line

voltages are made automatically.


2. Connect the charger to the charger input connector.
3. Flip the switch on the charger to On.
4. Observe the charging light at the left hand side of the ENVI-MAG console. It

will be On while charging at a high rate and turn Off when the battery is
nearly charged.

Charger Input Connector

Charging Indicator Light

Figure A - 43 Charger port and charging light.

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Battery charging

Two batteries
1. Place the console, face down, onto a flat smooth surface.
2. Unscrew the knurled screws on each side of the battery cover and lift off the

cover.
side of the plug may be on top.
4. Connect the charger to the power outlet. Adjustments for different line

voltages are made automatically.


5. Connect the charger to the charger input connector.
6. Flip the switch on the charger to On.
7. Observe the charging light at the left hand side of the ENVI-MAG console. It

will be On while charging at a high rate and turn Off when the battery is
nearly charged.

Desiccant
Cartridge

Fuse

Figure A - 44

Auxiliary Charger Output Connector

Location of the auxiliary charger output connector, fuse


and desiccant cartridge.

ENVI-MAG Manual A7-3

Maintenance

3. Connect the spare battery to the AUX. CHARGER OUTPUT connector. Either

Maintenance

Periodic maintenance
Cleaning the sensors
There is only minimal periodic maintenance required: the cleaning of the sensors.
Due to their proximity to the sensor coils, magnetic dust particles on the sensor housing may upset the magnetic field. This would result in erroneous absolute values.
Therefore, it is good practice to wash the sensor(s) periodically with soap and water.

Desiccant exchange
Small amounts of moisture may possibly enter the ENVI-MAG console, even
though it is fully sealed. A cartridge filled with a drying agent (desiccant) is
located under the battery cover, refer to Figure A - 44 on page A7-3 for the exact
location. The desiccant should be dried out periodically as required. A spare
cartridge is supplied as part of the Minor Spare Parts Kit.
To dry out the cartridge:
1. Place the console, face down, onto a flat smooth surface.
2. Unscrew the screws at both sides of the battery cover.
3. Lift off the cover.
4. Pull out the cylindrical plug while gently turning.
5. Place the cartridge in front of a heat source for about one hour. A hair drier

is a good source of dry heat.


6. Clean the connecting surfaces on the cartridge and the access hole.
7. Replace the cartridge.
8. Replace the battery cover.

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Fuse replacement

Fuse replacement
There is one fuse located inside the battery cover and another one is under the
metal cover of the External Heavy Duty Battery Pack.

Caution: ONLY one fuse may be in place at any given time.

The fuse in the External Battery Pack (Scintrex P/N 512 049) is a standard 5 A
automotive fuse.

ENVI-MAG Manual A7-5

Maintenance

Two fuses holders are provided under the battery cover of the ENVI-MAG, as
shown in Figure A - 44 on page A7-3. One is for a 1.5 A quick, standard North
American fuse (Scintrex P/N 512 018). The other fuse holder is for a 5 x 20mm
European fuse.

Maintenance

Instrument disassembly/assembly
Warning: Disassembly of the console is strongly discouraged due to its complexity,
but should disassembly of the console be required proceed as follows:

1. Place the console, face down, onto a flat smooth surface.


2. Unscrew the screws on both sides of the battery cover.
3. Lift off the cover.
4. Remove the battery.
5. Unscrew the eight screws.
6. Lift off the rear panel carefully.
7. Watch for the wires.
8. Place the panel above the instrument on the surface.
9. Turn the console over.
10. Lift off the front panel carefully.
11. Place it to the left of the console.
12. Take care of the cable.
13. Clean all connecting surfaces before re-assembly, including the O-rings

under the eight screws.


14. Make sure that the wires coming from the power connector located at the

bottom left hand side of the display module are placed side by side and
that all other wiring is placed such as not to get pinched.
15. Repeat steps 1 to 12 in reverse order to assemble the console again.
16. If available, apply a small amount of oil or grease to the O-rings.
17. Tighten up the screws with a medium-sized slotted screwdriver.

Do not overtighten.

A7-6 ENVI-MAG Manual

Cable repair

Cable repair

Cable

Wire Color

Connector Pin

Total Field
(780 547 & 780 550)

Shield/Bare

White

Shield/Bare

Green

Red

White

Black

Shield/Bare

White

Black

Red

Outside

Black

Center

Gradiometer
(788 028)

Base Station
(780 546)
External Power
(788 029)

ENVI-MAG Manual A7-7

Maintenance

Cables may occasionally need repair as conductors eventually break due to


flexing. Some connectors are sealed with a silicon compound to prevent the entry
of water and dirt. The sealing material can be removed after the cable clamp has
been unscrewed to get access to the pins. It is a good practice to tape up the
connector again when repaired. The proper connections are indicated in the
following table:

Maintenance

Trouble shooting
Problems

Possible Causes

Possible Solutions

On/Off key does not


respond (no beep)

Battery not connected

Install battery

Battery discharged

Charge battery

Fuse blown

Disconnect sensor.
Check and replace fuse
in the battery
compartment or in the
External battery pack
depending on which one
you are using.

Instrument shuts off


immediately

Low battery

Charge battery.

Fuse blows after the


start of a reading

Short circuit in sensor


cable

Repair sensor cable.

Display is very slow

Display is too cold

Turn on the LCD


heater, using the AUX/
LCD button to access
option, if the ambient
temperature is below
minus 15 C.

Display is invisible

Incorrect LCD intensity


setting

1. If no data is in the
instrument, perform
a cold boot.
2. Adjust LCD intensity
using AUX/LCD
button to access
option.
3. Turn on the heater if
below minus 15 C.

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Trouble shooting

Possible Causes

Possible Solutions

Reading noise is high

No sensor(s) attached

Connect the sensor(s).

Tuning is incorrect

1. Set manual tuning


properly
2. Use Auto-tuning.

Sensor cable is
improperly connected

Connect properly.

Sensor cable is broken

Repair sensor cable.

Improper sensor
orientation

Make sure that either


the N or S mark on
the sensor points to
magnetic North.

High gradient

1. Monitor the
Numeric Page 2
display bar chart.
2. Readings may be
impossible to make
in this situation.

External interference
(e.g. power line)

Readings may be
impossible.

No fluid in the sensor


(shake and listen
for sloshing sound)

Contact SCINTREX.

ENVI-MAG Manual A7-9

Maintenance

Problems

Maintenance

Problems

Possible Causes

Possible Solutions

Data does not dump

RS-232 cable
not connected

Connect cable.

Computer not
communicating

Baud rate incompatible

Set baud rates on the


computer and ENVMAG console to be
identical.

No such data in
instrument

1. Make sure that you


are asking for data
that you have measured, i.e. asking for
base or grad when tfld recorded.
2. Select: dump all
records.

No matching line
number

Base-station correction
does not work

1. Run the computer


communications
program.
2. Check that you are
using the correct
serial port on your
computer.

Set proper line number


or disable line by line
dump.

Base unit and mobile


unit not properly
interconnected.

Interconnect units via


Null Modem.

No matching date or
time

Cannot recall data

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Correction must be
made externally on a
computer.

No respective line
or station (or time,
if base-station).

Set recall parameters


to match survey
parameters,
i.e. LN, SEP STN, SEP
,
may be out a digit.

ENVI-MAG
Chapter

Reference information
ENVI-MAG technical specifications
Reference

Total field range:

20,000 to100,000 nT

Total field absolute


accuracy:

+/-1 nT

Sensitivity:

0.1 nT at 2 second reading time, reduced at


other reading times.

Sensor spacing:
(Gradiometer)

0.5 metre

Tuning:

Fully solid state.


Manual or automatic; keyboard selectable.

Reading period:

0.5
1
2

Cycle time:
(Base Station)

sec
sec
sec

Internal: The minimum is determined by the


reading period, max.9999 s, in 1s intervals.
External: Any, as long as it exceeds the reading
period and is initiated by a command at the RS232 interface.

Cycle delay:

The minimum is determined by the reading


(WALKMAG) period; max. 8 s, in 1 ms intervals.

Display:

8 lines by 40 characters, 64 x 240 dots.


Super-twist LCDisplay, with heater.

ENVI-MAG Manual A8-1

Reference

Keyboard:

17 keys, membrame type.


Main mode is Function Key;
secondary mode is Alpha-numeric.

Note Entry:

32 characters, and 5 user pre-defined MACROs


of
15 characters each, for quick-entry.

Audio:

Beeper to acknowledge key-press, start of


reading to act as a pacer.

Clock:

Real time clock with date and time. 1 second


resolution and +/- 1 second stability over 12
hours.

Mode

Standard

Expanded

Base Station:

748,000 rdgs.

Portable mode

26,000 rdgs.

139,000 rdgs.

Gradiom. mode

Data memory:

143,000 rdgs.

20,000 rdgs.

108 000 rdgs.

WALKMAG (Tot.)

36,000 rdgs.

188,000 rdgs.*

WALKGRAD
(Grad.)

26,000 rdgs.

135,000 rdgs.

Data presentation:

Present and three previous readings in numerical


form. Up to 178 readings in graphic form.
Display shifts
screen when full.

Data output
interface:

RS-232C interface, 600 to 57600 Baud, 7 or 8


data bits, 1 start, 1 stop bit, no parity format.
Selectable carriage return delay (0-999 ms) to
accommodate slow peripherals. Handshaking is
done by X-On/X-Off.

Data output format:

Data dump of all acquired data in memory or on


a mode by mode and line by line basis in XYZ or
printer listing format. Separate dump for
Notes.

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ENVI-MAG technical specifications

Data Recall:

On the LC Display in graphic format. Based on


time for the base station, on line and station
basis for other modes. Bi-directional scan.

Power supply:

12 V at 0.65 A for magnetometer.


1.2 A for gradiometer.
2.3 Ah Lead-acid battery.
Approximate battery life is 40000 readings as a
WALKMAG at 25 degree C. External input for
base station operation.

Battery charger:

110 V - 230 V 50/60 Hz


-

Environmental
Range:

40 to 60 degree C.
Humidity 0 -100%
Fully sealed. Easy to exchange desiccant
cartridge.

Console dimensions:

250 mm x 152 mm x 55 mm
300 mm x 152 mm x 82 mm overall.

Console weight:

2.45 kg

Sensor dimensions:

70 mm diameter x 140 mm
70 mm diameter x 175 mm overall, total field.
70 mm diameter x 675 mm overall, gradiometer.

Sensor weight:

1.0 kg total field; 1.15 kg gradiometer.

Staff dimensions:
Staff weight:

25 mm diameter x 2 m in 4 sections.
0.8kg

ENVI-MAG Manual A8-3

Reference

Analog Output:

0 to 999 mV full scale output voltage with


keyboard selectable range of 1, 10, 100, 1000
or 10000 nT
full scale.

Reference

Instrument parts list


Item Description

SCINTREX
Part Number

ENVI Total Field Console

788 011

ENVI Gradiometer Console

788 012

Total-Field Sensor

788 020

Gradiometer Sensor

788 021

Upper Staff Section

780 538

Bottom Staff Section

788 079

Carrying Harness

788 023

Back Plate

788 024

WALKGRAD Backpack for gradiometer sensors

788 040

Staff Supporting Kit for Base Station

788 025

External Heavy Duty Battery Kit

788 026

Minor Spare Parts Kit

788 030

Major Spare Parts Kit

788 031

Recorder Cable

788 027

Grad. Sensor Cable

788 028

External Power Cable

788 029

Total-Field Sensor Cable (short)

780 547

Total-Field Sensor Cable (long)

780 550

Base-Station Sensor Cable

780 546

RS-232 Cable

745 081

Null Modem

210 154

Charger

400 139

Battery 2.3 Ah

400 078

Battery 7.2 Ah

400 080

Fuse 1.5A

512 018

Fuse 5 A

512 049

Carrying/Shipping Case (Optional)

140 161

External Trigger Interface Kit

788 033

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Warranty & Repair

Warranty & Repair


Warranty
All SCINTREX equipment, with the exception of consumable items, is warranted
against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the
date of shipment from our plant. Should any defects become evident under
normal use during the warranty period, SCINTREX will make the necessary
repairs free of charge.
This warranty does not cover damage due to misuse or accident and may be
voided if the instrument console is opened or tampered with by persons not
authorized by SCINTREX.

Repair
When to ship the unit
Please do not ship your instrument for repair until you have communicated
the nature of the problem to our Customer Service Department by telephone, facsimile or correspondence. Our Customer Service Department
may suggest certain simple tests or steps for you to do which may solve your
problem without the time and expense incurred in shipping the instrument
back to SCINTREX for repair. If the problem cannot be resolved remotely, our
personnel will request that you then send the instrument to our plant for the
necessary repairs.

Description of the problem


When you describe the problem, please include the following information:

the symptoms of the problem,


how the problem started,
if the problem is constant, intermittent or repeatable,
if constant, under what conditions does it occur,
any printouts demonstrating the problem.

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Reference

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it will be returned collect, unless other arrangements have been made with
SCINTREX. Please mention the instruments serial number in all communications
regarding equipment leased or purchased from SCINTREX.

Warning: Please do not ship the instrument with the batteries installed.
FURTHER DAMAGE MAY RESULT!

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Toronto AMF, CANADA

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Three sets of customs documents must be included:

one set inside of the package,


one set attached and sealed to the outside of the package,
one set attached to the air waybill.

SCINTREX instruments are manufactured in Canada, consequently there is


no customer duty payable in Canada. It is advisable to state on the customs
documents the following:

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Canadian Goods Returned to Canada for Repair


Name of the equipment
Value
Serial Number
Reason for return
Packaging and weight

Reference

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Applications for
the ENVI-MAG
Magnetic surveying overview ........................................ B1-1
Introduction ...................................................................... B1-1
Basic magnetic theory .................................................... B1-1
What is being measured? ................................................. B1-1
Anomalies....................................................................... B1-3
Shape ...................................................................... B1-5
Amplitude ................................................................. B1-6
Variations in the Earths magnetic field ............................. B1-7
Diurnal variation ........................................................ B1-7
Micro-pulsations ....................................................... B1-8
Magnetic storms ...................................................... B1-9
Removing magnetic variations .................................. B1-10
Magnetic targets........................................................... B1-11
Induced and Remanent magnetism .................................. B1-12

Survey planning ............................................................... B2-1


Introduction ...................................................................... B2-1
Sampling intervals............................................................ B2-1
Line and Station spacing vs. Anomaly width ....................... B2-2

Precision and Accuracy of surveys ................................ B2-3


Noise ............................................................................. B2-3
Tuning............................................................................. B2-4
Survey mode ................................................................... B2-4
WALKMAG................................................................ B2-4
Stop-and-Go ............................................................. B2-5
Gradiometer ............................................................. B2-6
Field observations ........................................................... B2-6
Grid layout and orientation ............................................. B2-7

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Survey procedures and a sample survey .................... B3-1


Introduction ...................................................................... B3-1
Survey dos and donts.................................................... B3-1
Laying out the grid .......................................................... B3-1
Multiple grids............................................................ B3-4
Diurnal corrections vs. Survey pattern.............................. B3-4
Base-station corrections ........................................... B3-4
Tie-point Line and Loop mode corrections .................... B3-5
Search mode .................................................................. B3-7
Note taking .................................................................... B3-7
Surveying in the WALKMAG mode ..................................... B3-7
Sensor mounting and orientation ................................ B3-8
Sensor orientation .................................................... B3-8
Rough terrain ........................................................... B3-9
Station lag and Herring-boning ................................... B3-9
Surveying in the Stop-and-Go mode ................................... B3-10
Magnetic cleanliness ..................................................... B3-11
Monitoring your data ..................................................... B3-11
Post-survey procedures ................................................ B3-11
Clean-up site if required................................................. B3-11
Data correction ............................................................ B3-11
Data transfer ............................................................... B3-12
Processing data ............................................................ B3-12
Field example .................................................................. B3-12
Columbia test siteWaterloo, Ontario ............................ B3-12
Grid layout.............................................................. B3-13
Bibliography ................................................................... B3-17

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Overview

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Magnetic surveying overview


Introduction
These application notes review some of the numerous environmental
applications for which the ENVI-MAG is designed. The first chapter will give a
general overview of the purpose and scope of a magnetometer survey. In the
second chapter, we shall discuss the planning of a magnetometer survey carried
out with the ENVI-MAG, Environmental Magnetometer/Gradiometer, within a
specific environmental application. The third and last chapter will be devoted to
applications in the field. These applications will illustrate field results as well as
the corresponding structures or objects creating the magnetic anomalies.

Basic magnetic theory


What is being measured?
In a simple way, the Earth can be described as a large magnet with the north pole
pointing south (that is why the needle on your compass points north because it
is attracted by a magnetic pole of opposite sign). Figure B-1 on page B1-2
illustrates the magnetic field of the Earth. The Earths field at any given point on
the Earth is vector, in that it has a preferred orientation (direction) and an
amplitude (intensity). The inclination and declination describe the local
orientation of the Earths magnetic field vector.
The orientation and intensity of the Earths field is quite well known. The map of
the Earths magnetic intensity is shown in Figure B-4 on page B1-4. You will need
to refer to this figure occasionally, in order to set the base-field parameters on the
ENVI-MAG. The magnetic field intensity is usually expressed in gammas or
nanoTeslas. NanoTesla is the preferred SI nomenclature, however, a nT equals a
gamma. The values of the Earths magnetic field that you will typically observe
should vary from 25,000 nT to 70,000 nT.

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Figure B-1 The magnetic field of the Earth.

The ENVI-MAG is a total-field magnetometer, and optionally a gradiometer, using


the proton-precession technique to measure the scalar amplitude of the magnetic
field vector. This is explained with the aid of the diagram shown in Figure B-2 on
page B1-3. The predominant magnetic field is that of the Earths (shown by the
vector F in the figure). A local magnetic disturbance has its own magnetic field
(represented by the vector M in the figure). This local vector adds to the Earths
field vector to produce the total-field vector T . What the ENVI-MAG in the totalfield mode measures, is the projected amplitude of the total-field T in the
direction of the dominant Earths field F . This is displayed as the intensity in
nanoTeslas by the instrument.

Note:

No directional information concerning the field of the local magnetic


disturbances can be inferred from a total-field intensity measurement.

With the ENVI-MAG, you can measure not only the total-field intensity, but also
the vertical gradient (or rate of change) of the total field (if you have purchased
the gradiometer option). The vertical gradient, as previously mentioned, is the
rate of change of the total field with vertical distance. This measurement is
accomplished by simultaneously reading the total magnetic field at two
different elevations, and recording the difference. The usefulness of both these
parameters will be explained in the next Chapter.

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Overview

Figure B-2 The Earth's magnetic field interacting with a magnetizable body.

Anomalies

Intensity

An anomaly is created when the Earths magnetic field is disturbed by an object


that can be magnetized. The resultant anomaly can also be viewed in terms of
vectors as previously described for (Figure B-2). When this is measured and
plotted against the measuring location, you may see a profile of values as
illustrated in (Figure B-2), showing a local disturbance of 10 nT. It is very
important to note that the vector of the local disturbance can be in any direction.
This is always the case with buried drums, as we shall see in Chapter 3.

Anomaly

Noise Envelope
Distance

Figure B-3 Typical anomalous signature.


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Figure B-4 The intensity of the Earth's magnetic field.


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The shape of a magnetizable body also determines the shape of the


magnetic anomaly that you can measure. Compact bodies give rise to one
shape of anomaly, while long thin bodies or flat, sheet-like bodies give rise to
others. These different magnetizable bodies can be represented as simple
assemblages of magnetic monopoles or dipoles. Figure B-6 on page B1-6
illustrates the magnetic field lines around typical dipole and monopole
bodies, and the resulting total field with the Earths magnetic field added. A
confined body is illustrated on the left whereas a long and infinite body is
illustrated on the right. The fall-off rates for a dipole or line of dipoles would
vary as a cube power (1 r 3), while that of a monopole or line of monopoles
would fall-off as a square power (1 r 2).

Figure B-5 Typical targets.

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Shape

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Figure B-6 Typical dipole and monopole signatures (after Breiner, 1973).

Amplitude
As you have just seen, the shape of the anomaly is determined by the
geometry of the causative body with respect to the direction of the Earths
magnetic field. The amplitude, on the other hand, is controlled by a
combination of the susceptibility, permanent magnetization and the
distance from the body that you are observing the response. The more
magnetizable the object is the stronger and narrower the peak on the profile
will be. The deeper the object, the weaker and broader the peak on the
profile will be. This is illustrated in the following figure (Figure B-7).
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Overview

Figure B-7 Variation of profile according to depth and magnetization.

The variation with depth of the amplitude of the local disturbance vector is
a function of the distance between the sensor and the target. This variation
with depth is called the fall-off rate. The intensity of the local disturbance
varies from one model to another.

Variations in the Earth s magnetic field


The Earths magnetic field varies with time, i.e. it is not constant. As the Earth
rotates, the outer layers of the ionosphere interact with the solar wind to cause
minor fluctuations in the magnetic field. Depending upon the duration and
intensity of these fluctuations, they are given different names.

Diurnal variation
Fluctuations with a period lasting about one day are called diurnal
variations. These can be considered much like tides that ebb and flow during
the course of a day. However, they are not predictive and are usually not a
problem when conducting magnetic surveys. This diurnal drift can cause a
variation of the order of 50 nT/Hour. The following figure (Figure B-8)
illustrates a typical diurnal variation of the total field.

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Figure B-8 Typical diurnal variation (after Breiner, 1973).

Micro-pulsations
Erratic, short-term blips or spikes in the magnetic field are called micropulsations. These can range in intensity from a few through to tens or even
hundreds of nanoTeslas in intensity, as can be seen in the next figure
(Figure B-9). These can present a problem when you are surveying in that
they may appear similar to anomalies caused by buried objects.

Figure B-9 Typical micro-pulsations (after Breiner, 1973).

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Basic magnetic theory

When the timing and duration of micro-pulsations becomes severe it is then


called a magnetic storm. Typical micro-pulsations last a few hours whereas
magnetic storms can last for days. The next figure (Figure B-10) illustrates a
hypothetical magnetic storm. Needless to say, it is not recommended to
conduct a total-field survey during a magnetic storm, as you may not be able
to remove all of the rapidly changing variations in the magnetic field, giving
rise to perhaps false anomalies.

Figure B-10 Typical magnetic storm (after Breiner, 1973).

You can obtain magnetic activity forecasts (much like weather forecasts)
from several agencies worldwide, through an international network of
centres called the IUWDS, (International Ursigrams and World Days
Services). There exist ten regional warning centres (RWCs) that provide
geomagnetic activity information to the scientific and user communities
within their own region. Please note that not all of these centres provide the
same services and forecasts. However, all of them have access to all
information provided by the other centres.
The following table gives a list of contact telephone, facsimile and telex
numbers for each of these regions. In Canada, geomagnetic forecasts are
available through the Geophysics Division of the Geological Survey of
Canada, while in the United States this information is available from NOAA.
This information will greatly help you in planning your magnetometer survey.

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Magnetic storms

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Regional Warning Centers for geomagnetic forecasts.


Location

Telephone

Fax

Telex

Boulder, USA

Ottawa, Canada

Sydney, Australia

Tokyo, Japan

Paris, France

Prague, Czech Rep.

Delhi, India

Moscow, Russia

Warsaw, Poland

Beijing, China

Removing magnetic variations


Depending upon the requirements of your site survey, you may choose to
remove, or not to, these variations in time of the magnetic field from your
collected magnetic data.
There are three ways in which you can remove these variations:
1. Use a base station magnetometer to record all the changes in time
and then use this data to remove the change from the readings in the
field magnetometer. This is the most accurate way of doing it, but also it
is more expensive, as two complete instruments are required.
2. Use a tie-point method while doing the total field survey. This assumes
that the field is changing slowly and evenly between the first time you
measured the value at a station and the next time you check-in to that
station again. This method is not as accurate as using a base-station,
but if the field is not changing rapidly, it is quite adequate to locate an
anomaly. This technique may be the most cost-effective, as it only
requires one magnetometer.

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Magnetic targets

The different correction methods such as the base-station and tie-line


methods are explained extensively in the next chapter of this manual. Most
environmental applications do not require the use of a base station, as the
grids are relatively small and can be covered in a very short time. In this case
tie-point line or loop methods are adequate.

Magnetic targets
What do drums, pipelines and sheet metal look like magnetically? Westphalen
and Rice (1992) have shown that a single 55 (U.S.) gallon steel drum buried at a
depth of 3 metres (10 feet) will give rise to an anomaly of 10 nT. Also, Benson et
al., 1982 have calculated that the total field response in nT for different target
distance and mass. This is show in the form of a chart presented in (Figure B-11).

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Overview

3. Perform a vertical gradient survey. Since you are measuring the rate of
change between two sensors, any changes in the background field will
apply to both sensors and you will not see any of these noise effects.
This technique is quite effective for near-surface anomalies. Though
only one instrument is required, you will need to have the gradiometer
options installed on it. Further, you will need to staff-mount the sensors
while doing this type of survey in the continuous WALKMAG mode
depending upon the site, this may not be as convenient as the backpack mounted total-field WALKMAG survey mode.

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Figure B-11

Total field response for different target distance


and mass (after Benson et al., 1982).

The above information should give you a feel for the amplitude of the anomaly
to expect in typical environmental applications. But it can be slightly misleading.
These values are for the magnetic intensity that is induced in the material by the
Earths magnetic field. Unfortunately all man-made metallic objects carry with
them a magnetic memory of their orientation when they were created.
Unfortunately, this can lead to complications.

Induced and Remanent magnetism


The local disturbance caused by a buried drum, a pipeline or a sheet can be
represented as a vector. The disturbance can also be further decomposed into
two components: an induced and a permanent (or remanent) component. The
ability of a ferrous object to be magnetized is termed its susceptibility. The
intensity of the induced magnetization is directly related to the ambient field by
the susceptibility, and is therefore the induced part of the disturbance.
Susceptibilities are measured in cgs units.

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Magnetic targets

In some mineral applications and most environmental applications, the remanent


component predominates. This component can have any orientation and intensity.
Therefore the resulting total-field vector T can have any orientation and intensity,
which can have serious consequences on your magnetometer survey. Remember
that it is the projected vector COMPF that is measured by the magnetometer.
,
Consider for instance the examples illustrated in the following figure (Figure B12). You can see that depending upon the orientation of your traverse and the
direction of magnetization of the body, you will get a completely different shape
of profile for the same body at the same depth!

Figure B-12 Effects of orientation and magnetization on anomaly shape.

Another example is shown in (Figure B-13). This simplifies the previous example
by keeping the orientation of the traverse line and the depth of the body constant,
i.e. the measuring geometry. The only parameter that is varying is the direction of
the permanent magnetization.

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The remanent magnetic component of a magnetized body is a function of the


orientation of the magnetic field at the time the object was cooled below 550C.
This temperature is called the Curie Point. While the metal, of which the drum,
pipeline or sheet metal were made of, was at a temperature above the Curie Point,
the magnetic dipoles were aligned in a random fashion. As the temperature of the
metal approaches the Curie Point, these dipoles tend to align themselves in the
direction of the dominant magnetic field (usually the Earths) at that point in time.

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Figure B-13 Orientation and anomaly amplitude - a) Positive, b) negative and


c) null anomalies.

In case a), the projection is in the same direction as the undisturbed total field,
resulting in a positive anomaly. In case b), the direction is opposite to the undisturbed total field, resulting in a negative anomaly. In case c), however, the direction happens to be perpendicular to the undisturbed total field, resulting in no
anomaly at all.
Case c) is the most interesting because even though an anomaly exists, it cannot
be measured. You may want to keep this in mind when carrying out a magnetometer survey for buried drums, pipelines or metal sheets.
These are only simplified examples. Some situations, for instance a collection of
drums, each having its own orientation and intensity for the local disturbance
vector, will possibly exhibit a very complex anomaly vector. When this is added
to the Earths magnetic field and then measured only as the scalar amplitude, the
results may not be exactly as expected.

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Chapter

2
Planning

Survey planning
Introduction
There are very specific criteria that need to be considered when carrying out a
magnetometer or gradiometer survey for environmental applications:

the estimated depth at which the targets are and their nature (buried drums,
steel pipes or sheet metal),
the precision and accuracy required of the surveys,
the orientation of the target, i.e. is it elongated? This needs to be considered for
objects having a linear surface expression, such as pipes and sheets of metal.

Sampling intervals
Objects disposed of and/or buried by man are usually not at great depths;
within the first ten metres of the surface. The anomalies created by such buried
drums, pipelines or sheets of metal can produce relatively intense and narrow
anomaly profiles. However, as mentioned in the previous chapter (page B1-7),
the deeper the target, the broader the anomaly will be. Further, the anomaly will
become less intense when the magnetized body is at greater depths. Larger
targets will have broader anomalies and more intensely magnetized bodies
will have larger amplitudes.
These relationships of body size, depth and magnetization all have a direct
consequence on the station and line spacing, i.e. the density of the survey grid.
For instance, if an anomalous peak is only 2 metres in width or length and data
points are taken only every five metres in a square grid pattern, there is a very
good chance that the peak will be missed altogether!

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Line and Station spacing vs. Anomaly width


To be certain that you have detected an anomaly, you need a minimum of two
data points to define it. In order to get at least two data points to position an
anomaly along the survey line, the station spacing should be less than half the
expected width of the target. In order to determine the strike length of a body, the
same holds true for the line spacingit should be less than half the expected
length of the target, in order to have at least two survey lines crossing the target.
This detectability threshold of twice the sample spacing is sometimes referred to
as the Nyquist frequency in more advanced magnetic data processing. The
following figure (Figure B14) illustrates these points.

Figure B14 Sampling interval and anomaly resolution.

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Precision and Accuracy of surveys

Noise
The most commonly encountered sources of noise in the data are the time-based
(diurnal) variations we had discussed in Variations in the Earths magnetic field
on page B1-7. These are natural variations and can be removed using either basestation corrections, tie-line corrections or by measuring the vertical gradient of
the magnetic field. The procedures to carry out these correction methods will be
discussed in the next chapter.
Of the man-made sources of noise, or cultural noise, the most prevalent are
electromagnetic and electrical fields. These sources, if strong enough, can
seriously hamper any magnetometer survey. Therefore, surveying directly under
power lines, since they will disturb the magnetic field you are trying to measure,
can be problematic. Other sources of cultural noise in typical waste dumps are
the many buried ferrous objects near the surface. Some of these objects, such as
tin cans, bed springs, appliances, etc., can introduce unwanted magnetic spikes
in the overall results.
As previously mentioned, you may want to remove the natural time-based
variations from your data. You may choose to perform these corrections in the tieline mode or base-station mode or perform a gradiometer survey. However, each
of these methods has a cost associated with it. The tie-line method is less accurate
than the base-station, especially if a long period of time has elapsed between tiepoints. The base-station method, on the other hand, requires the use of two
magnetometers and this may not be a feasible alternative in certain cases. The
gradiometer approach is intermediate in cost, as only one unit is required, but
you are compromising your ability to detect deep and subtle anomalies, since
you are only measuring the rate of change of the field.

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Once you have determined the line and station spacing, you should also take into
consideration the sources of noise (both natural or man-made), as well as the
best tuning method. Once you have made a decision regarding the accuracy and
precision of the data you require, then you can consider the method of surveying
best suited to give those results.

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Tuning
Sensor tuning is used to maximize the precession signal while minimizing the
effects of interfering electrical signals, such as power line harmonic frequencies
at 50 and 60 Hz.
The automatic sensor tuning function will free you from having to pay close
attention to the tuning details. However, this may lead to some potential trouble.
In areas where there are very large local anomalies with strong gradients or
electrical interference, the ENVI-MAG may lock onto those signals.
Automatic tuning is quite useful for mineral exploration surveys. This is primarily
due to the fact that these surveys are usually away from major electrical noise
sources and encounter large variations (in excess of 1000 nT) of the magnetic
field over large distances.
Fixed tuning is recommended where small field variations are encountered or
where there is a greater possibility of strong electrical interference.
Fixed tuning is also recommended for base-station applications or for
exploration surveys where there are only low-intensity variations in the magnetic
responses. Environmental surveys are also prime candidates for fixed tuning
since they are usually conducted in areas of large cultural noise electrical or
large magnetic gradients (due to the close proximity of the magnetic sources).

Survey mode
Once you have determined the degree to which you need noise removed from
the data, you will need to select the appropriate survey mode.

WALKMAG
The most commonly used mode of operation in environmental applications
is the WALKMAG mode. With the ENVI-MAG, the operator can take almost
continuous readings (at sampling rates of up to every 0.5 seconds) in this
mode. For a walking pace of 3 km (2 miles) per hour, data will be collected
at approximately every half a metre (or about every two feet). This tight
spacing of data is necessary for the very shallow targets that are usually
encountered in environmental applications. The next figure (Figure B15)
illustrates the set-up for a WALK-MAG survey

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Planning

Figure B15 Set-up for a WALKMAG survey.

Stop-and-Go
For larger and deeper targets; at depths below 30 metres (100 feet), such as
those more often encountered in mineral exploration applications, it is
preferable to operate in the stop-and-go mode with automatic station
incrementing. Data for this case would be taken typically at a 15 metre (50
feet) station spacingremember, you need at least two points to define an
anomaly, which is why the station spacing is half that of the expected depth.
This is illustrated in the following figure (Figure B16), which shows the set-up
of a stop-and-go survey.

Figure B16 Set-up for a Stop-and-Go survey.

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Gradiometer
You can also perform the survey using the gradiometer mode. The
gradiometer survey is carried out using two vertically spaced sensors;
usually one metre (3 feet). The magnetic field reading is taken for each
sensor and the difference is divided by the distance. The measured value of
a gradiometer survey is expressed as nanoTeslas per metre (nT/m). This
mode has the advantages of being totally independent of time-based
variations, since it measures a difference in magnetic fields. However,
especially for environmental applications, it is more sensitive to near-surface
objects, which can be a disadvantage. The following figure (Figure B17)
illustrates the set-up for a gradiometer survey.

Figure B17 Set-up for a gradiometer survey in the Stop-and-Go mode.

Field observations
Finally, to help in the interpretation of the final data, it is very important to note
all possible sources of noises, i.e. cultural features, encountered during your
survey. When you are examining the data after it has been plotted, the ability to
correlate known noise sources with the anomalies on your map greatly aids in the
proper identification of the buried targets.

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Grid layout and orientation

Long structures or bodies which are aligned in a parallel fashion are not usually
encountered in environmental applications (except pipelines), the direction of
the targets are most often random. Consequently, most environmental grids are
laid out in square pattern.

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Planning

The underlying principle behind the layout of a survey grid is that the survey lines
should cross linear bodies at or close to 90 degrees. For very long and narrow
structures such as are encountered in mineral exploration applications, the
survey lines are laid out along perpendicular to the strike, therefore optimizing
the coverage of each line.

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Chapter

Survey procedures and


a sample survey

Once you have considered all the factors as to the type of magnetometer survey
required, then you are ready to design and lay out a grid to cover the area of
interest. This chapter will cover some aspects of laying out a grid and actually
conducting a survey. Finally, a brief discussion of an actual survey undertaken of the
Columbia test site at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, will be
presented.

Survey do s and don ts


Laying out the grid
A survey grid usually consists of a base line and one or several tie lines. The base
line serves as a zero reference line for the grid, and the tie lines serve to correct
the skewness of the survey lines. From the base line are drawn survey lines
perpendicular to the base line.
With a square survey grid, the station separation on each line is identical to the
line separation.Therefore, every data point collected is on a corner of a square.
Typical environmental grids consist of survey lines spaced every metre or two,
with data points every metre. The following figure (Figure B-18), illustrates a
typical survey grid, with base lines at 0 and 40 and survey lines every two metres.
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Figure B-18 Typical survey grid for environmental applications.

A typical sequence to lay out a grid is as follows:


1. First you must lay in the base line; this is done using a chain (50 or 100

metre measuring tape). Major intervals such as 5 or 10 metre lines can be


marked with pickets or flags for a more prominent visual reference.
2. Then mark each survey line with wooden stakes driven into the ground. The

heads of the stakes should preferably be marked with fluorescent paint. The
base line implementation is illustrated in the following figure (Figure B-19).

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Figure B-19 Base line implementation.

the survey lines, using wooden stakes or flagging tape to mark you survey
stations. For typical environmental applications, the stations may be at
every 10 metres. You may also choose not to mark every survey line, but
only survey lines every 5 metres. The position of the intermediary survey
lines would be approximated by the operator. This is illustrated in the
following figure (Figure B-20).

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Figure B-20 Typical flagged survey line.

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3. Once the survey lines are marked on the base line, then you should lay in

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These survey stations will serve as reference points to locate your data points on
the survey grid and eventually to locate data points on a scaled map of your data.
This map will in turn be used for your interpretation of the data.
As illustrated in (Figure B-20), survey lines and stations are usually labelled in the
manner NN D, where NN represents the major digits of the distance and D
represents the direction of the line. For example, a typical environmental grid
with survey lines oriented in a north-south directions located every metre and
with marked stations every 10 metres would have survey lines labelled 1E, 2E, 3E,
etc. and stations along these survey lines labelled 10N, 20N, 30N,...etc.

Multiple grids
As is often the case, you may want to survey several grids in the course of a
single day without having to dump the data after each grid. The ENVI-MAG
does not store any information about which grid a particular set of lines
belong to. If identical line numbers are present on different grids, we strongly
recommend that you enter a different line number for the second identical
line. You can systematically shift the line by either adding a digit in the least
significant location or offsetting the line by adding a large value, such as
1000. For instance, if you have two lines 100E, one on grid A and one on grid
B, the second line 100E on grid B could be entered as either Line 101E or
1100E instead, to avoid confusion when processing the data.

Diurnal corrections vs. Survey pattern


The type of data correction procedure you will be using, also influences the
survey pattern, i.e. sequence of lines and stations occupied. The base-station and
gradiometer methods let you cover the grid in any sequence you wish. The tieline and loop methods, on the other hand, require fixed patterns to be effective.

Base-station corrections
In some specific situations you may choose to use a second magnetometer
as a base-station, which will measure the magnetic field for time-based
variations at specific time intervalsevery 20 seconds, for instance. As its
name implies, this base-station magnetometer is located at a fixed location.

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The magnetometers must be synchronized to the same time to allow for


proper corrections when removing the time-based variations. If the two
magnetometers are not properly synchronized, you may end up effectively
adding noise to the corrected survey data. This synchronization should be
done at the beginning of every survey day.
Once the magnetometers are synchronized and the base-station started,
then the survey can be carried out. The base station is taking measurements
independently of the survey magnetometer. Therefore, the survey can
proceed without any undue time constraints, nor are you required to follow
a specific line and station pattern to cover the grid. We shall see in the next
section that this is not always the case for tie-point corrections methods.

Tie-point Line and Loop mode corrections

The tie-point line method uses data collected along the base line (or rarely,
tie-lines) as reference points to correct for the diurnal drift of magnetic data.
The following figure (Figure B-21 on page B3-6) illustrates a typical tie-point
line method survey.
The basic sequence is to survey the base-line as quickly as possible, taking
readings at every line that crosses the base-line. This data is entered into a
special memory section when recorded with the TIE-PT key. You then
proceed to survey the grid on a systematic basis. As you proceed along the
grid, you will then be occasionally taking readings at known stations (those
collected with the TIE-PT). This repeating of measurements at certain
stations is then used by the correcting procedures (performed after the
survey) to remove any diurnal variations detected.
If you will be surveying a large grid, that may take more than one day (or
more than one instruments memory capacity), then you must record all of
your tie-line data before any other grid survey data is collected. This ensures
that the data from the second and subsequent days (or second memory full)
are reduced to the same set of correction values.

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Example

If you want to remove the time-based variations, but only have one magnetometer, you could choose to carry out either a tie-line survey in line or loop
mode. If you a fairly small area to survey, i.e. can be done quickly, then the
loop method is adequate. For larger grids, the line mode is recommended.
However, it should ne noted that neither of these methods are as accurate or
precise as the base-station correction. A technical paper on this subject
(Magnetic Correction Techniques) is available from SCINTREX.

Applications

Figure B-21 Typical tie-point method in line mode survey.

The tie-point loop method requires a single reference point to be resurveyed


many times to correct for diurnal drift. The sequence of collecting data for
this method is illustrated in the following figure (Figure B-22). You may note
that the more lines you have to survey, the longer it will take for you to get to
the reference station to get the control reading. Compare this to the tie-point
line method shown in the previous figure (Figure B-21)

Figure B-22 Typical tie-point method in loop mode survey.

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Search mode
Another useful survey mode for the rapid detection of near-surface ferrous
objects is the search mode. This mode is a variation of the base-station mode with
the data being displayed on the instrument screen as it is collected. This can be
very useful for metal ordnance detection. A detailed explanation of using this
mode is explained in the operations manual on page A5-13.

Note taking
Recording field information, i.e. notes, is very important for the subsequent
interpretation of the magnetic survey results.

The taking of notes is done quite easily with the ENVI-MAG using the NOTE key.
You can pre-enter a choice of five cultural noise sources (macros) that you are
most likely to encounter during the survey. The complete description of setting
up this feature can be found in the instrument section on page A4-25.

Surveying in the WALKMAG mode


There are some very interesting features about the ENVI-MAG. First and foremost,
it is a true WALKMAG type magnetometer, with near continuous readings (every
0.5 seconds). This allows you to produce a continuous profile of your magnetic
data collected along the survey line. The WALKMAG mode of operation is best
performed with the sensor mounted on the back-pack. The WALKMAG feature
also allows you to update the major station locations. This updating is performed
manually when you cross the stations separated by the distance incrementeach
10-metre station for instance.
The back-pack mounted sensor used during the WALKMAG mode is illustrated in
the following figure (Figure B-23)

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Example

Typical cultural features that should be noted are: fences, power lines, surface
debris, roads and buildings. These features should be noted when they are in
close proximity to the point at which you are taking a reading.,You are then
relating the disturbance in the magnetometer data with a specific cultural
feature. If this is not done, and you dont happen to remember what was present
at the specific location, you run the risk of having the cultural feature mistaken
for a real anomaly.

Applications

Figure B-23 Back-pack mounted sensor for WALK-MAG mode.

Sensor mounting and orientation


It is important that the sensor bottle be placed upright or very close to an
upright position on the back frame. Secure the sensor cable as much as
possible because you are using quite a sensitive instrument. If the cable is
not secure, it can create microphonic noise that typically presents itself as
spikes in the data.
Furthermore, (for your own comfort and convenience) the sensor cable
extending from the sensor bottle to the instrument should not be left
dangling, because you could trip over it. Either tape the extra cable in a knot
or hold it in your hand.
Avoid shaking the sensor bottle while surveying, as this will also introduce
instrumental noise which is impossible to remove.

Sensor orientation
It is also very important to maintain a constant orientation of the sensor
while you are measuring and walking from station to station. In other words,
do not sway to and fro while walking during a WALKMAG survey.

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Rough terrain
You may find that in certain circumstances, such as sloped terrain where
progress is much slower than on flat terrain, it is quite difficult to maintain
the same station density as you slow down, more data is being collected
over the same amount of lateral coverage as on level terrain. To even out this
coverage, you can specify a longer cycling time (greater than the 0.5 seconds
you have chosen, for example). Alternatively, you can introduce an additional delay in the cycle time, (the CYCLE DELAY feature), prolonging the time
interval between readings and allowing you to maintain a more even coverage of your grid.

Station lag and Herring-boning

Figure B-24 Typical herring bone patterns in contoured data.

This pattern is present to some degree in all surveys with continuous data
collection, where the sensors and instruments are not exactly spatially
coincident. To minimize any problems, the internal software in the
ENVI-MAG automatically tries to correct this lagging phenomenon.
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Example

The measurement that you make with the ENVI-MAG does not take place immediately due to the cycle time of the instrument, which is at best 0.5 seconds. Consider also, that during a WALKMAG survey you, the operator, are
continuously moving. Is there going to be a problem when you change directions? With some other instruments, this inherent lag in the data would create very distinct herring-bone patterns in the contoured data, as illustrated in
the following figure (Figure B-24).

Applications

Surveying in the Stop-and-Go mode


You can also acquire data in the stop-and-go mode with automatic station increments. This mode is most commonly used in mineral exploration surveys, where
the targets are usually larger and deeper than in environmental applications. The
following figure (Figure B-25) illustrates a staff-mounted sensor used in the stopand-go mode.

Figure B-25 Staff-mounted sensor set-up.

Again certain points should be mentioned about this type of survey:

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it is important that the sensor cable does not dangle for the same
reasons as mentioned for the WALKMAG mode,
the sensor staff should be held at arms length when taking a
measurement,
it is very important that the sensor be maintained in a constant and
proper orientation for each line.

Post-survey procedures

Magnetic cleanliness
Certain precautions must be observed before taking readings with a
magnetometer. You, as an operator, should be devoid of any metallic objects on
your person, such as belt buckles, rock picks, steel-toe boots and compasses.
These metallic objects will interfere with the normal reading taken by the
magnetometer and produce spurious data.

Monitoring your data

You can also visually monitor the magnetic activity at your base station with this
feature. These features are well explained in the operations manual section and
you should refer to this section starting on page A3-30 for further details.

Post-survey procedures
Clean-up site if required
Once the data is collected, it is a good procedure to remove all stakes and
markings left behind, therefore avoiding further damaging the environment.

Data correction
The survey data collected should be corrected at the end of the survey day or the
end of the grid. The procedures to perform data correction are explained at
length in the instrument operation section starting on page A5-15. However, there
are some points that are useful to mention at this stage.
Data correction is done automatically while the survey is carried out in the tieline mode. However, when using a base station the survey data is corrected with
the data from the base station.
Warning: Once the data has been corrected with the base station, the raw
uncorrected survey data can no longer be retrieved.

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Example

Once data have been collected either on a single line or the entire grid, you can
review the data on the consoles display screen. This will allow you to visually
locate anomalies, as well as, determine the intensity of the anomalies. This is
done using the ENVI-MAGs graphic display capabilities of the magnetometer
data.

Applications

Data transfer
It is a good procedure at the end of each survey day to transfer the data acquired
during the day. You can keep the equivalent of two days data for a typical
environmental survey in the magnetometers memory, but it is not considered
good procedure. The instructions to transfer (or dump) the data are explained in
the operations manual starting on page A6-10.
The data can either be dumped on a line-by-line basis or as an entire data set. You
would normally perform a line-by-line dump, if you intended to produce
individual profiles. Alternatively, you would do an entire data dump, if you
intended to produce a contour map.

Processing data
Once the data is dumped, you can perform many procedures to enhance the
presentation of the data. Data can be presented as contour maps or as profiles of
the measured values. In the case of multiple grids it is recommended that
processing be done for each grid separately. You will have to manually edit your
data file into separate data files for each grid.
The steps to producing a contour map or individual profiles are well explained
in the third section of the manual on the ENVIMAP software.
Further processing of the data can be carried out using the optional GEOSOFT
map processing software. This optional software allows you to create colour
plots, image maps and 3-D presentations, as well as providing enhanced gridding,
modelling and interpretation tools. Contact your SCINTREX representative for
more details.

Field example
Columbia test site Waterloo, Ontario
The Columbia test site is located on the grounds of the University of Waterloo, in
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Three different types of targets are buried at this site:
45 gallon steel drums, pipes and sheets of metal. These targets are buried at
different depths and in different groupings. A sketch map of the Columbia test site
is shown in the following figure (Figure B-26).

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Field example
.

Example

Figure B-26 Columbia test-site.

Grid layout
The shallow burial depths of the targets, between 0.5m and 2.0m, required a
tight grid spacing be chosen. Ideally a square grid with a line spacing of one
(1) metre should be used for this type of site. This was the case. For the same
reason, the WALK-MAG mode with readings taken every 0.5 seconds and
stations updated every 10 metres was used for this type of site.

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Applications

The following figure, (Figure B-27), shows the site being surveyed in the standard
WALKMAG, as well as the automatic gradiometer mode.

Figure B-27 Surveying the Columbia test site in the gradiometer (left) and
WALKMAG (right) modes.

The results are presented in the following captions in contoured data form for the
total field survey and in profile form for the gradiometer survey. (Figure B-28)
illustrates the contoured total field data and (Figure B-29) the contoured vertical
gradiometer data.

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Example

Figure B-28 Columbia test site total-field contoured data.

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Figure B-29 Columbia test site vertical gradient contoured data.

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Bibliography

Bibliography
Benson, R., Glaccum, R.A., Noel, M.R., 1982, Geophysical Techniques for Sensing
Buried Wastes and Waste Migration, National Ground Water Association,
Dublin, Ohio, 236 pp.
Breiner, S., 1973, Applications Manual for Portable Magnetometers, Geometrics,
Sunnyvale, California, 58 pp.
Landry, B., Mercier, M., 1983, Notions de Gologie, Modulo diteur, Outremont,
Qubec, 426 pp.

Telford, W.M., Geldart, L.P Sheriff, R.E., Keys, D.A., 1976, Applied Geophysics,
.,
Cambridge University Press, New York, 860 pp.
B

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Example

Westphalen, O. and Rice, J., 1992, Drum Detection: EM vs. Mag. Some revealing
tests; Proceedings of the 6th National Outdoor Action Conference, p.665-688.

Applications

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

The ENVIMAP Software


Introduction ...................................................................... C1-1
The ENVIMAP software ................................................... C1-1
Processing system steps ............................................... C1-1
Prepare the data............................................................. C1-1
Create a map.................................................................. C1-2
Customize the map ......................................................... C1-2
Plot the map................................................................... C1-2
Conventions used in this section ................................... C1-2

Installation and getting started.................................... C2-1


Before you begin ............................................................... C2-1
Hardware requirements ...................................................... C2-1
Other requirements ........................................................... C2-1
Installation procedure ..................................................... C2-2
STEP 1: Running the INSTALL program ................................ C2-2
STEP 2: Product registration ............................................... C2-3
STEP 3: System configuration .............................................. C2-3
Menu usage overview.......................................................... C2-4
The ENVIMAP interface .............................................. C2-4
The menu screen ....................................................... C2-5
Using the keyboard and mouse ................................... C2-6
Using the keyboard .................................................... C2-6
Using the mouse ....................................................... C2-7
Configuring....................................................................... C2-8
RAM disks and GEOTEMP........................................... C2-9
STEP 4: Selecting your video card type ................................. C2-10
STEP 5: Select your printer and port ................................... C2-11
Printer ......................................................................... C2-11
Port ............................................................................. C2-11
Activate your selections ................................................ C2-11
STEP 6: Completing Installation........................................... C2-12

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If you have problems ...................................................... C2-13


What INSTALL does ......................................................... C2-13
Manual installation ........................................................... C2-14
Error messages .............................................................. C2-15
An unexpected error has occurred during installation ........ C2-15
Out of environment space during re-boot........................ C2-15
Could not load SUSHI.EXE when trying to run ENVIMAP... C2-16
Cannot find files during system configuration .................... C2-16
Cannot find files when running the software ..................... C2-17
Cannot view a plot file.................................................. C2-17
Cannot plot to a printer............................................... C2-18

ENVIMAP Reference ...................................................... C3-1


Limitations ........................................................................ C3-2
Data (XYZ) files ................................................................. C3-2
Viewing the plots ............................................................... C3-2
Final map size ................................................................... C3-2
Menu system .................................................................... C3-2
The ENVIMAP interface....................................................... C3-2
The menu screen ............................................................... C3-3
Using the keyboard and mouse ............................................. C3-4
Using the keyboard .................................................... C3-4
Using the mouse ....................................................... C3-5
Pick Lists......................................................................... C3-6
File lists........................................................................... C3-7
The DOS command window .................................................. C3-8
Shelling to DOS................................................................. C3-9
Menu reference .............................................................. C3-10
System Configuration ....................................................... C3-10
AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS.................................. C3-10
Video and Printer setup............................................... C3-11
Prepare the data............................................................. C3-12
Dump instrument data ............................................... C3-12
Merge data files ........................................................ C3-13
Create a map.................................................................. C3-14
Draw the map........................................................... C3-14
Map surround options................................................. C3-16
Reference grid options ................................................ C3-19
Contour options ........................................................ C3-21
Plot .............................................................................. C3-24
Screen Preview ......................................................... C3-24
Hardcopy ................................................................. C3-25
Convert to DXF ......................................................... C3-26

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Chapter

Introduction

ENVIMAP

Introduction
The ENVIMAP software
The ENVIMAP processing system is a PC-based software system designed to
specifically process Scintrex ENVI-MAG ground magnetometer data into report
quality maps. The system can produce contour maps of total magnetic field or
vertical magnetic gradient data on a variety of printers.
The processing system works with spatially positioned datathat is, data that
have a ground location (X,Y) and one or more associated readings (Z values) at
that position. For ENVI-MAG data, there are two possible Z values:
1. Total-fieldthe total magnetic field in nanoTeslas (nT).
2. Gradientthe gradient (rate of change) of the total magnetic field in

nanoTeslas per metre (nT/m).

Processing system steps


The sequence of steps in using the processing system are:

1. Prepare the data


The data must first be collected using the ENVI-MAG (see Section B Applications). The ENVIMAP system will copy the data from the ENVI-MAG
and create a file on your computer. This file can be directly processed to
produce a map. If you are surveying a large area and have to dump your
data several times, ENVIMAP will also allow you to merge your data files
quickly and easily before you make a map.

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2. Create a map
When data are ready for map presentation, the first step is to design a map
layout and create map surrounds and cosmetic map graphics. Subsequent
data presentations can be added to this basic map frame.

3. Customize the map


The data line locations are then plotted, both to confirm the integrity of the
data, and to be used later in composite plots.

4. Plot the map


Final maps can be plotted on a variety of common PC printers.

Conventions used in this section


The following typeface conventions are also used in this section, in addition to
those in use throughout this manual. (See Type styles on page vii.)
Convention

Use

Monospaced

A filename, environment variable, directory,


menu selection, or any computer command.

Keycaps

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AA

The keys you are required to press. If these


are not separated by commas, you must press
all the keys displayed simultaneously.

ENVIMAP
Chapter

2
Installation

Installation and
getting started
Before you begin
Please take the time to check that you have everything required for the successful
installation of the ENVIMAP System.

Hardware requirements
The ENVIMAP system will run on IBM-compatible PCs with the following
minimum resources:

1. 640Kb of RAM memory


2. DOS operating system, version 3.1 or greater
3. hard drive
4. one floppy disk drive (either 3" or 5")
5. EGA or VGA video capabilities
6. parallel printer port
7. serial port
8. 8" wide Epson-compatible dot-matrix or HP-PCL compatible laser printer

Other requirements
1. Your copy of the ENVIMAP System has been delivered with disks that match
your floppy drive sizeeither 3" or 5" disks.
2. You have 2.4Mb of free disk space on your hard drive to install the system.

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ENVIMAP Installation

Installation procedure
To install, register and configure your copy of the ENVIMAP software, just follow
these six simple steps.

STEP 1: Running the INSTALL program


To install the ENVIMAP System:

1. Place the disk labeled INSTALLATION DISK in your floppy-disk drive.


2. Use the following syntax to start the INSTALL program:
source_drive:\install source_drive install_drive install_directory
Where:
source_drive

Is the floppy disk drive (usually A: or B:) in which the


INSTALLATION DISK is placed.

install_drive

Is the hard drive to which the system will be installed


(usually C:).

install_directory

Is the destination path (\directory) into which ENVIMAP


will be installed (usually \ENVIMAP).

For example:
A:\INSTALL A: C: \ENVIMAP

Will install the system from drive A:


.
into directory C:\ENVIMAP

or
B:\INSTALL B: D: \ENVIMAP

Will install the system from drive B:


into directory D:\ENVIMAP
.

You will be prompted to insert each disk into the source drive as they are needed.

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Note:

You must ensure that all disks have been installed. It does not hurt to
install the same disk twice, but problems will result if not all disks
are installed.

STEP 2: Product registration


During the installation, you will be required to enter:

your name,
your company name,
the city and country in which the licensed computers are located.

This information comprises your user identification and is recorded permanently on


the INSTALLATION DISK for future reference. Once recorded, it cannot be changed.

Note:

Store the INSTALLATION DISK in a safe place!


Should your ENVIMAP files ever be erased, they can only be recovered
by running your original INSTALLATION DISK in drive A: (or B:),
exactly the way you did before in STEP 1: Running the INSTALL
program on page C2-2. However, this time you will not be asked for the
product registration details, since they have already been recorded.

STEP 3: System configuration


After all the files have been expanded and installed, the installation procedure
will automatically run your copy of ENVIMAP You will be presented with the
.
following installation menu:

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Installation

The program files are stored on the installation disks as compressed files with a
.ZIP extension. The installation procedure expands these files and places them
in the destination directory.

ENVIMAP Installation

ENVIMAP

Version 3.02.00

E N V I M A P
Instructions:

1. Use the cursor keys or mouse to highlight menu items.


2. Press Enter, or double-click mouse to select a menu
item and enter a dialogue entry screen.
3. Select dialogue items that you want to change.
4. Press Alt-H or click on Help for parameter help.
5. Press F1, Alt-L or click on LIST to display lists of
options or lists of files.
6. Press Alt-G or click on GO to complete a dialogue
entry screen.

System Configuration
Prepare the data
Create a map
Plot

Command
G:\ENVIMAP

Dos

AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS


Video and Printer setup
Reset to all defaults

Help

eXit

Figure C - 1 ENVIMAP main screen

You will now be required to configure ENVIMAP to match your computer system,
that is:

what kind of video you have,


the type of printer,
what port the printer is connected to.

You will also need to tell ENVIMAP where it can create temporary files while
processing.

Menu usage overview


Before you continue with the configuration, a quick overview of the ENVIMAP
menuing system interface will be given in order to help you through this stage.

The ENVIMAP interface


The ENVIMAP system interface is quite easy to work with. You can use either
a mouse or the keyboard cursor keys to move around the various menus.
This section will cover the various aspects of the ENVIMAP interface and
how to use it. If you are already comfortable with using menu systems, then
you can jump to the next section Configuring on page C2-8 to finish your
setup of the ENVIMAP system.

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The menu screen


ENVIMAP

ENVIMAP banner

Version 3.02.00

E N V I M A P
Instructions:

System Configuration
Prepare the data
Create a map
Plot

Command
G:\ENVIMAP

Dos

AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS


Video and Printer setup
Reset to all defaults

Help

eXit

Menu banner

Menu section

Button bar
Status bar

Figure C-2 ENVIMAP screen components


The above screen image is an ENVIMAP menu screen (the main menu, in fact).
It has five horizontal sections, each indicated by a separate background color.
These sections are, starting at the top:

1. ENVIMAP bannerthis section contains the program name and


current version number.
2. Menu bannerthis area contains descriptive text about the selected
menu, such as instructions on what steps to take and so on.
3. Menu sectionthe currently selected section or item is highlighted. If
a menu item has a sub-menu, it will appear to the right. Selecting the
various entries can be done with either the keyboard cursor keys or a
mouse pointer.
4. Button barthe buttons on this line indicate what actions are available to you. The actions are triggered by either pressing the F key, in
combination with the highlighted letter on the button, or by clicking on
the button using the mouse.
5. Status bar this line displays your current working directory and any
ENVIMAP messages.

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Installation

1. Use the cursor keys or mouse to highlight menu items.


2. Press Enter, or double-click mouse to select a menu
item and enter a dialogue entry screen.
3. Select dialogue items that you want to change.
4. Press Alt-H or click on Help for parameter help.
5. Press F1, Alt-L or click on LIST to display lists of
options or lists of files.
6. Press Alt-G or click on GO to complete a dialogue
entry screen.

ENVIMAP Installation

Using the keyboard and mouse


The ENVIMAP system interface allows you to use either a mouse or keyboard
to navigate through the various menus, select items, activate pick lists and to
trigger actions.

Using the keyboard


Selecting items
You select options from the menus by highlighting them using the
CB cursor keys. As you move the highlight bar up and down the
menu item list, you will notice that further options appear to the right
for some items. Once you have highlighted the desired option, press
either the K or D key to get to next level of options. To cancel a
selection, press either the P or E keys.

Dialogue screens and Lists


With some options, you will be presented with a dialogue screen that
prompts you for additional information. Some of the items on the
dialogue screen only allow certain entries that can be selected from a
list. These entries can easily be distinguished by the appearance of a
double-headed arrow ( ) or a down-arrow ( ) to the left of the field
when highlighted. To activate the list for an appropriate field, press
Fl. You then select the desired item by highlighting it using the
cursor keys and pressing the K key.

Help
You should find ENVIMAP straight-forward to use. For your convenience, context sensitive help will be presented when you press Fh,
(press P or Fh again to remove help).

Activating the task


After you have selected the task you want to do and have entered the
correct information, you must press Fg (Go! ) to complete the task.
The GO-button flashes at the bottom right portion of your screen whenever you are in a dialogue screen.

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Using the mouse


When using the mouse, both the left and right buttons activate operations.
The common mouse actions are:

Point

This action means that you should depress or click


the LEFT mouse button once. This is used to
select the current menu or list item.
Clicking the RIGHT mouse button will always cancel
your selection.

Double-Click

This action means that you press the LEFT mouse


button twice in rapid succession as a short-cut
means of selecting and activating a list or menu
item.

Selecting items
To select a menu item, simply point the cursor on the item and click the
LEFT mouse button. To activate the selection or to force a pop-up pick
list to appear, double click on the item.
To cancel the list or menu item, simply click the RIGHT mouse button.

Dialogue screens and Lists


By pointing to any of the fields on a dialogue screen, you can edit the
selected item or activate a pick list from which to choose a specific
item. Pick lists are available whenever the highlighted field has a
double-ended arrow ( ) or a down-arrow ( ) to the left of it.

Help
By clicking on the HELP button of the button bar, a help message (pertaining to the highlighted field) appears. This message will stay on the
screen until you either click anywhere inside of the Help box or click
the RIGHT mouse button.

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Click

This action means that you should move the


screen pointer symbol/cursor to some specific line
or field on the screen.

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Activating the task


Once all the appropriate items have been entered in the dialogue boxes
and you want the system to actually perform a given task, you must tell
it to by clicking on the GO button of the button bar.

Configuring
Having covered the basics of using the ENVIMAP interface, you are now ready to
proceed with configuring your system. You should be at the main menu screen
with the menu selections highlighting the System Configuration option as
shown in the ENVIMAP main screen on page C2-4:
Press the K key or double-click on the option with the mouse to activate the
configuration menu. You will notice that the highlight bar will now also appear
on the right side of the menu section. Select the AUTOEXEC.BAT and
CONFIG.SYS option to get to the following screen.

ENVIMAP

Version 3.02.00

ENVIMAP System Congiguration


This procedure modifies your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files as follows:
AUTOEXEC.BAT - C:\ENVIMAP is added to the front of your PATH statement.
SET GEOSOFT=C:\ENVIMAP identifies GEOSOFT environment.
SET GEOTEMP=path
identifies temporary file location
as indicated in your response below.
These examples assume you have installed to C:\ENVIMAP.
CONFIG.SYS

- FILES=20
is added or modified to at least 20
SHELL=C:\COMMAND.COM C:\ /p/E:3000 is added or modified to
set environment size to at least 3000.

* * * * *>

PRESS ALT-G TO MAKE CHANGES, Esc TO CANCEL

<* * * * *

Your original files will be renamed to AUTOEXEC.ZZZ and CONFIG.ZZZ.


Temporary files PATH (Alt-H for help): C:
cleaR
clear All
G:\ENVIMAP

Command

Dos

Help

List

eXit

Go

Figure C-3 ENVIMAP temporary file locations


Enter a directory name (full path) on your computer that you would like
ENVIMAP to use for its temporary files. The default is C:\ and should be
fine in most cases. You can also use a RAM drive to speed up operations
(See RAM disks and GEOTEMP on page C2-9).
Note:

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This temporary area should have a minimum of 2Mb free space and you
must specify a drive. Do not leave this blank.

Installation procedure

When you press Fg or click on the Go button, this step will modify your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file by adding the ENVIMAP installation path to your PATH
statement and adding lines to set the ENVIMAP and GEOTEMP environment
variables:
SET GEOSOFT=destination

Where:
destination
path

is the drive and path of the ENVIMAP directory


(for example C:\ENVIMAP
is the disk area or RAM disk to be used for
temporary file

The CONFIG.SYS file is also modified to make sure DOS has at least
20 files available for the ENVIMAP system:
FILES=20

Your original files will be saved as AUTOEXEC.ZZZ and CONFIG.ZZZ. For more
information about the AUTOEXEC.BAT and the CONFIG.SYS files, please refer to
your DOS manual.

RAM disks and GEOTEMP


Note:

We recommend the use of SMARTDRV or other third-party disk-caching


software instead of RAM drives.

If you have more than 3 Mb of RAM, it can be used as a RAM disk and
GEOTEMP can be set to use this disk as the paging area.

To set GEOTEMP to drive D: (assuming your RAM disk has been assigned
to drive D:) enter D: at the screen prompt (as shown in Figure C-3 on
page C2-8) during configuration.

If you are modifying your AUTOEXEC.BAT file manually, add the


following line to the file:
SET GEOTEMP=D:

To set up a RAM disk, refer to your DOS manual (see the RAMDISK
command for DOS 5 and 6, or the VDISK command for earlier versions
of DOS), or your third party RAM disk software manual. The more

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SET GEOTEMP=path

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memory available to the RAM disk, the better. We recommend a


minimum of an additional 3 Mb of RAM.
If an out of space error occurs for a temporary file on a RAM disk, exit
completely from ENVIMAP and reset the GEOTEMP environment
variable with the following command:
SET GEOTEMP=C:\ (or the drive with most free space)

This will cause the application you are using to page to the specified
directory rather than the RAM disk. If you run out of disk space, you
must free up more space before trying the program again.

STEP 4: Selecting your video card type


Select the (Video and Printer) option from the Main Menu of the System
Configuration option. This will bring up the screen as shown in the following
Figure C-4. You will be able to also choose your printer, and indicate the port to
which it is connected.
The next step requires you to select the type of video card you have in your
computer in order to be able to preview the graphics output. The two currently
supported modes are EGA and VGA. You can either type in the strings EGA or
VGA or else activate the list and choose the appropriate mode.
ENVIMAP

Version 3.02.00

Select Video and Printer

Video Graphics (Alt-L for a list): VGA


Printer (Alt-L for a list): 600 dpi laser (8.5x11)
Printer port (or file name): PRN
Click on Go or Press Alt-G to complete selection.

cleaR
clear All
G:\ENVIMAP

Command

Dos

Help

List

eXit

Go

Figure C-4 Video and Printer setup menu.


Select the class of graphics card type that matches your set-up and go on
to the next step.

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STEP 5: Select your printer and port


1. Printer
The next line in this dialogue screen allows you to choose from a wide
variety of common printer typesdot matrix (9 and 24 pin Epson
compatible), inkjet or laser (PCL based).
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ENVIMAP

Version 3.02.00

Select Video and Printer

printers
Video Graphics (Alt-L

Printer (Alt-L 9-pin letter (8.5x11)


8.5x11)
Printer port (o 9-pin ledger (11x17)

24-pin letter (8.5x11)

24-pin ledger (11x17)

Click on Go or 600 dpi laser (8.5x11)


ction.
300 dpi laser (8.5x11)

150 dpi laser (8.5x11)

HP 500 letter/A4

PJ XL letter (8.5x11)

PJ XL ledger (11x17)

Ok
Cancel

cleaR
clear All
G:\ENVIMAP

Command

Dos

Help

List

eXit

Go

Figure C-5 Printer selection menu

Please activate the pick list to choose a printer type that most closely
matches the one connected to your computer.

2. Port
The next line allows you to specify which port your printer is physically
connected to. Please activate the pick list and select the port. Usually you
can select PRN:, the default, if you are uncertain.
3. Activate your selections
You must now activate both the video and printer selections by either
pressing Fg or by clicking on the Go button.

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STEP 6: Completing Installation


If you encounter any difficulty, please contact Scintrex ENVI-product support for
assistance (our telephone and fax numbers are on the cover page, or
See HELP-Line on page C-ix)
Re-boot the system by simultaneously pressing the GFU keys to complete
this stage of the installation.

Note:

To complete the installation, you must go through each installation


option and select the settings appropriate to your system.

Congratulations! You are now ready to process your ENVI-MAG data.

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If you have problems


This section describes some of the problems that may be encountered, along
with a description of what the INSTALL procedure does to your system. Under
most circumstances, you shouldnt have to refer to this section.

The installation procedure is controlled by a batch files named INSTALL.BAT. It


does the following tasks:

1. Sets the default directory to the destination \ENVIMAP directory, creating it


if necessary. It also checks if the correct syntax was used for the INSTALL
command, displaying an error message if it was not.
2. Copies the expansion program PKUNZIP.EXE from the INSTALLATION
DISK to the ENVIMAP directory.
3. Expands needed installation files from the INSTALLATION DISK.
4. Checks if the system is being installed over an existing ENVIMAP installation
by comparing the destination directory with the existing ENVIMAP
environment variable.
If the installation is to a new directory, the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS
files on drive C: are modified, the ENVIMAP environment variable is set, and
the ENVIMAP directory is added to the beginning of the system PATH.
5. You are prompted for your name, your company name and the city in
which the licensed computers are located. This registration information is
recorded on the INSTALLATION DISK and on your computer.
6. If any errors occurred during INSTALL, an error message is displayed
showing the INSTALL command that you entered, and an explanation of
the correct syntax.
7. ENVIMAP is run with the SYSTEM CONFIGURATION menu to allow you to
configure the ENVIMAP System to your computer capabilities.
8. You are asked to re-boot the computer.

The installation procedure is now complete.


You should now be able to start working with the ENVIMAP System. If you have
encountered any problems, please refer to the following installation notes.

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What INSTALL does

ENVIMAP Installation

Manual installation
If you get an installation problem that you cannot solve, you can try to install the
system without using INSTALL.BAT by following these steps.

1. Ensure you have sufficient free disk space available (about 2.4 Mb
for this system).
2. Create an installation directory and make it the default. For example:
MD \ENVIMAP
CD \ENVIMAP

3. Enter: SET ENVIMAP=C:\ENVIMAP


where C:\ENVIMAP is assumed to be the directory in which
you wish to install ENVIMAP
.

4. Copy the file PKUNZIP.EXE from the INSTALLATION DISK.


5. Enter: PKUNZIP A:\1000
This will expand the installation files into the \ENVIMAP directory
(assuming that the source disk drive is A:).

6. Enter: ENVIMAP to start the program.


7. Select the SYSTEM CONFIGURATION menu.
8. Configure your system by selecting appropriate configuration options.
9. Edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files and make sure they
include the necessary components described in section 2.
10. Re-boot your computer, checking for errors.

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Error messages
The following error messages can be encountered during the installation, if some
unexpected conditions are present. A description of the likely cause and a
possible remedy are described for each message.

This message is displayed if the INSTALL procedure failed for any reason.
The following are possible causes, in order of likelihood:

1. You have entered the INSTALL command incorrectly. The syntax for
the INSTALL command follows:
INSTALL a: c: \ENVIMAP

The most common errors are:


failing to separate each parameter by a space,
not preceding the destination directory by a \ character,
including a disk drive designation with the destination directory.
The command you entered is displayed on the screen followed by the
correct syntax and a correct example. Check your command carefully
to determine the error.

2. PKUNZIP.EXE was not found on the installation diskette. This can only
be caused by a corrupted INSTALLATION DISK.
3. A program named GSETUP.EXE failed to change your AUTOEXEC.BAT
or CONFIG.SYS files. There may be something unusual about your
system which is not accounted for in the ENVIMAP installation. You
will have to attempt a manual installation. (See Manual installation
on page C2-14.)

Out of environment space during re-boot


If during re-boot the following DOS message occurs:
Out of environment space

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An unexpected error has occurred during


installation

ENVIMAP Installation

you must increase the size of the DOS environment. The DOS environment
contains default system settings, including the current system PATH and the
\ENVIMAP directory name. This installation has brought the contents of the
environment over the current system limit.
To increase the limit, add the following command to C:\CONFIG.SYS:
SHELL=C:\COMMAND.COM C:\ /P /E:3000

where /E:3000 is the environment size in bytes. If the SHELL command


already exists in the CONFIG.SYS file, modify it by adding at least 512 bytes
to the size as currently defined.
You must re-boot the computer after changing CONFIG.SYS. Make sure that
there are no DOS error messages during re-boot. If there are, check
CONFIG.SYS and resolve all messages.

Could not load


SUSHI.EXE when trying
to run ENVIMAP
This error is caused by the ENVIMAP environment variable being set incorrectly.
Use the DOS command SET to determine the presence of a GEOSOFT
environment variable, and its setting. You must change or add the command:
SET GEOSOFT=C:\ENVIMAP

to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file in your boot directory, (where C:\ENVIMAP is the


full path of the directory in which you installed the ENVIMAP System).
The installation procedure attempts to make this change automatically, but
some AUTOEXEC.BAT procedures are too complex for the installation
procedure to get this right. Please carefully review what your AUTOEXEC.BAT
is doing. If you did not configure your system, find the person who did and
explain the problem.

Cannot find files during system configuration


This problem is most likely caused by not being in the \ENVIMAP directory
when running the INSTALL menu. The current directory is displayed in the
bottom left corner of the ENVIMAP screen.

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If it is not set to the \ENVIMAP directory:

Press Fc
Enter CD \directory, where directory is the name of the
ENVIMAP directory

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Another possibility is that not all files were expanded into the destination
directory. This may be due to one or more disks being skipped during
installation, or because you ran out of disk space. You can confirm which is
the problem by checking the amount of free disk space that remains.

Cannot find files when running the software


This can be due to the ENVIMAP path not being included in the system PATH.

1. Press Fx to exit ENVIMAP


.
2. Type PATH to determine the current PATH setting.
3. If it is not correct (i.e. you do not see the directory where you loaded
ENVIMAP), you must modify your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to correctly set
the system path.
The installation procedure attempts to make this change automatically, but
some AUTOEXEC.BAT procedures are too complex for the installation
procedure to get this right. Please carefully review what your AUTOEXEC.BAT
is doing. If you did not configure your system, find the person who did
and explain the problem.

Cannot view a plot file


If you cannot view a plot file it may be because the installation procedure
was not run correctly.

1. Set the default directory to the ENVIMAP directory.


2. Enter: ENVIMAP
3. From the SYSTEM CONFIGURATION menu, select the
Video and Printer Setup option.
4. Select either the EGA or VGA option to match the capabilities
of your computer.

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Cannot plot to a printer


Try re-installing the device by:

1. Setting the default directory to the \ENVIMAP directory.


2. Run ENVIMAP
.

4. Select the Video and Printer Setup option.


5. Select Printer and choose the appropriate printer from the list.

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3. Select the System Configuration option.

ENVIMAP
Chapter

ENVIMAP Reference
The ENVIMAP processing system is a simple to use, menu driven package that
allows you to process and create plots from data gathered by the SCINTREX
ENVI-MAG. This system is specifically designed to work only with this and other
SCINTREX instruments in the environmental series.
The ENVIMAP system allows you to:
download data directly from the ENVIMAG

create grids of up to 62,500 cells from an unlimited number of input


points using a minimum-curvature algorithm, i.e. random gridding

contour these grids, suppress contours in high gradients areas, and


label contours

add a customized surround to the resulting contour plot, including an


annotated reference grid, North arrow, suitable scale bar and a brief
title block

preview plots on an EGA or VGA compatible computer

create hardcopy output (line plots only) on standard Epson-compatible


dot-matrix, HP-PCL compatible laser, and some inkjet printers

create output plots at standard letter or ledger sizes or A4 and A3 metric


sizes, depending on the capabilities of your printer

Further, the ENVIMAP system:

is entirely menu driven

has context-sensitive help

supports using both a mouse and keyboard for the menu interface

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ENVIMAP Reference

Limitations
As with any package, there are some limitations to what ENVIMAP can deal with
and accomplish. To add more functionality, you can buy the complete Geosoft
Mapping System directly from SCINTREX.

Data (XYZ) files


The data input can consist of an unlimited number of XYZ points, limited only by
the disk space on your computer. The gridding component of this system will
produce up to 62,500 cells in a rectangular grid.

Viewing the plots


The system produces monochrome (i.e. black and white) output. The screen
previewing is up to VGA resolutions (640 x 480).

Final map size


The actual limit of any given plot is dependent on the printer selected. The largest
physical size is ledger (11 x 17 inches) or A3 (267 x 366 mm) metric. The maps
are automatically scaled to the size of paper used by the printer selected.

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The ENVIMAP system is entirely menu driven with context sensitive help. Its
design allows you to process and create plots without reference to this manual. It
is assumed that you are somewhat experienced with the use of an IBMcompatible DOS-based personal computer.

The ENVIMAP interface


The ENVIMAP system interface is quite easy to work with. You can use either a
mouse or the keyboard cursor keys to navigate the various menus. This section
will describe the various aspects of the ENVIMAP interface and how to use it.

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The menu screen


ENVIMAP

ENVIMAP banner

Version 3.02.00

E N V I M A P
Instructions:

1. Use the cursor keys or mouse to highlight menu items.


2. Press Enter, or double-click mouse to select a menu
item and enter a dialogue entry screen.
3. Select dialogue items that you want to change.
4. Press Alt-H or click on Help for parameter help.
5. Press F1, Alt-L or click on LIST to display lists of
options or lists of files.
6. Press Alt-G or click on GO to complete a dialogue
entry screen.

System Configuration
Prepare the data
Create a map
Plot

Command
G:\ENVIMAP

Dos

Menu banner

AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS


Video and Printer setup
Reset to all defaults

Help

Menu section

Button bar
Status bar

eXit

Figure C-6 ENVIMAP menu screen components

The above screen image is an ENVIMAP menu screen (the main menu, in fact).
It has five horizontal sections, each indicated by a separate background color.
These sections are, starting at the top:

2. Menu banner This area contains descriptive text about the selected
menu, such as instructions on what steps to take and so on.
3. Menu section The currently selected section or item is highlighted. If a
menu item has a sub-menu, it will appear to the right. Selecting the various
entries can be done with either the keyboard cursor keys or a mouse
pointer.
4. Button bar The buttons on this line indicate what actions are available to
you. The actions are triggered by either pressing the F key in combination
with the highlighted letter on the button or by clicking on the button using
the mouse.
5. Status bar This line displays your current working directory and any
ENVIMAP messages.

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1. ENVIMAP banner This section contains the program name and current
version number.

ENVIMAP Reference

Using the keyboard and mouse


The ENVIMAP system interface allows you to use either a mouse or keyboard to
navigate through the various menus, select items, activate pick lists and to trigger
actions.

Using the keyboard


Selecting items
You select options from the menus by highlighting them using the
CB cursor keys. As you move the highlight bar up and down the
menu item list, you will notice that further options appear to the right
for some items. Once you have highlighted the desired option, press
either the K or D key to get to next level of options. To cancel a
selection, press either the P or E keys.

Dialogue screens and Lists


With some options, you will be presented with a dialogue screen that
prompts you for additional information. Some of the items on the
dialogue screen only allow certain entries that can be selected from a
list. These entries can easily be distinguished by the appearance of a
double-headed arrow ( ) or a down-arrow ( ) to the left of the field
when highlighted. To activate the list for an appropriate field, press
Fl. You then select the desired item by highlighting it using the
cursor keys and pressing the K key.

Help
You should find ENVIMAP straightforward to use. For your convenience,
context sensitive help will be presented whenever you press Fh
(press P or Fh again to remove help).

Activating the task


After you have selected the task you want to do and have entered the
correct information, you must press Fg (Go! ) to complete the task.
The GO-button flashes at the bottom right portion of your screen
whenever you are in a dialogue screen.

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Using the mouse


When using the mouse, both the left and right buttons activate operations.
The common mouse actions are:
Point

Click

This action means that you should move the


screen pointer symbol/cursor to some specific
line or field on the screen.
This action means that you should depress or
click the LEFT mouse button once. This is used
to select the current menu or list item.
Clicking the RIGHT mouse button will always
cancel your selection.

Double-Click

This action means that you press the LEFT


mouse button twice in rapid succession as a
short-cut means of selecting and activating a
list or menu item.

Selecting Items

To cancel the list or menu item, simply click the RIGHT mouse button.

Dialogue Screens and Lists


By pointing to any of the fields on a dialogue screen, you can edit the
selected item or activate a pick list from which to choose a specific
item. Pick lists are available whenever the highlighted field has a
double-ended arrow ( ) or a down-arrow ( ) to the left of it.

Help
By clicking on the HELP button of the button bar, a help message
pertaining to the highlighted field will pop up. This message will stay on
the screen until you either click anywhere inside of the Help box or
click the RIGHT mouse button.

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To select a menu item, simply point the cursor on the item and click the
LEFT mouse button. To activate the selection or to force a pop-up pick
list to appear, double click on the item.

ENVIMAP Reference

Activating the Task


Once all the appropriate items have been entered in the dialogue boxes
and you want the system to actually perform a given task, you must tell
it to by clicking on the GO button of the button bar.

Pick Lists
Fields that have a vertical double-headed ( ) arrow to their left when they
are selected, are ones that have an associated pick list of options. You can
either type in the correct response or activate that list and select the desired
entry. The following figure shows a sample list used in selecting the printers:
ENVIMAP

Version 3.02.00

Select Video and Printer

Scroll-up

printers
Video Graphics (Alt-L

Printer (Alt-L 9-pin letter (8.5x11)


8.5x11)
Printer port (o 9-pin ledger (11x17)

24-pin letter (8.5x11)

24-pin ledger (11x17)

Click on Go or 600 dpi laser (8.5x11)


ction.
300 dpi laser (8.5x11)

150 dpi laser (8.5x11)

HP 500 letter/A4

PJ XL letter (8.5x11)

PJ XL ledger (11x17)

Slider
Highlight Bar
Scroll-down

Ok
Cancel

cleaR
clear All
G:\ENVIMAP

Command

Dos

Help

List

eXit

Go

Figure C-7 ENVIMAP pick list window

Keyboard: How to select


The options appear on a list that can be scrolled up or down to select
the desired item.
1. Use the CB keys to move the highlight bar to the desired option.

2. You then must press K to select it. The presence of the arrows on
the scroll bar to the right of the options indicates that there are
more to choose from than those displayed in the window.

How to cancel
If you do not wish to make a selection simply press the P key to close
the list.

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Mouse: How to select


1. When you are using a mouse, you can position the pointer on the
option and double-click on it to select it.
2. To scroll the list either up or down, click on the respective scroll
arrows at the top or bottom of the list. You can also place the
pointer on the slider, and by holding down the left mouse button,
you can drag the highlight bar on the list up or down.
3. Once the option is highlighted, you can click on the Ok button.

How to cancel
To abandon selection, you can either click on the Cancel button or
click your RIGHT mouse button.

File lists

ENVIMAP

Version 3.02.00

Merge two or more XYZ files into a single XYZ file.


This may be necessary if data from a project has been collected over two
or more FILE *.xyz

File
Directory
Drive

File Name
envimag.xyz
envimag.xyz
test_3.xyz

watc_tot.xyz

Directory Path

\ENVIMAP

Drive

G:

Ok
Cancel

File pick list

output merged XYZ file name (.XYZ assumed):

cleaR
clear All
G:\ENVIMAP

Command

Dos

Help

List

eXit

Go

Figure C-8 ENVIMAP file pick list

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File lists enable you to quickly highlight the required file and saves you the
bother of having to remember the exact name along with the full path to the
file. Entries where file lists are available are identified by the down-arrow
()to the left of the field when the option is highlighted. A sample file list
follows:

ENVIMAP Reference

The file lists work in much the same manner as the pick lists, except for the
additional entry boxes on the left. As you highlight the files in the pick list on
the right, the currently highlighted file will appear in the files box on the left.
If you make entries in the Directory or Drive fields on the left, the files
in those respective areas will appear on the file list to the right.
Using the keyboard to cycle through the choices on the left,
1. press the I key to get to the desired field
2. make the appropriate entry. The default file extension is always shown
in the File List title box at the top of the window frame.
3. press Fo for Ok

To cancel, you can press either the P or Fc keys.

With the mouse


1. click on the appropriate field
2. make the appropriate entry. The default file extension is always shown
in the File List title box at the top of the window frame.
3. click on the Ok button, when you are satisfied with the file choice.
To cancel the choice, click on the Cancel button or press the RIGHT
mouse button.

The DOS command window


The ENVIMAP system also allows you to run DOS commands for simple
operations, such as changing your current directory, editing a file or perhaps
the copying, renaming or deleting of a file.
The ENVIMAP system even remembers your last 20 commands. It keeps
them in a stack, so that you can pick often used ones again without having
to re-enter them.
You can select the Command function anytime you see a Command button
on the Button bar by either pressing Fc or by clicking on it. The
following figure shows a typical DOS command window:

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ENVIMAP

Version 3.02.00

E N V I M A P
Instructions:

1. Use the cursor keys or mouse to highlight menu items.


2. Press Enter, or double-click mouse to select a menu

DOS Command

Dos Command to Execute :


Ok

copy envimag.xyz i:\envitest\*.*


of

Cancel

copy envimag.xyz i:\envitest\*.*

dir i:\*.plt

dir *.plt

dir *.xyz

del i:\*.xyz

dir i:\

Plot

Command
G:\ENVIMAP

Dos

Help

eXit

Figure C-9 ENVIMAP DOS command window

To execute a DOS command:


1. You can enter a new DOS command into the top field,
OR

3. Press K, or Fo, or click on the Ok button to execute the


command.

Shelling to DOS
Finally, if you need to do quite a few things at the DOS command level, rather
than going through them one at a time via the Command window, you can
shell entirely out to DOS for as long as you like.
This is accomplished by pressing Fd or by clicking on the DOS button
when it is available on the Button bar.

Returning to ENVIMAP
To get back to the ENVIMAP system you must:
1. enter EXIT at the DOS prompt
2. press K.

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2. you can scroll through the list of previously executed commands and
select one. Once the selected command is in the top field, you can edit
it to make minor changes.

ENVIMAP Reference

Menu Reference
System Configuration
This menu option allows you to change your default video and printer set-ups, as
well as specifying a temporary work area for ENVIMAP to use. You should only
need to use this option if there have been any changes to your system since the
time you installed ENVIMAP
.

AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS

This option allows you to specify the temporary work space area for ENVIMAP to
use. It will set the GEOTEMP environment variable in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
If you have more than 3Mb of RAM available, then you could specify a RAM disk
to speed up operations or use a disk cache such as SMARTDRV. Please refer to
RAM disks and GEOTEMP on page C2-9 for a more detailed background
explanation.
ENVIMAP

Version 3.02.00

ENVIMAP System Congiguration


This procedure modifies your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files as follows:
AUTOEXEC.BAT - C:\ENVIMAP is added to the front of your PATH statement.
SET GEOSOFT=C:\ENVIMAP identifies GEOSOFT environment.
SET GEOTEMP=path
identifies temporary file location
as indicated in your response below.
These examples assume you have installed to C:\ENVIMAP.
CONFIG.SYS

- FILES=20
is added or modified to at least 20
SHELL=C:\COMMAND.COM C:\ /p/E:3000 is added or modified to
set environment size to at least 3000.

* * * * *>

PRESS ALT-G TO MAKE CHANGES, Esc TO CANCEL

<* * * * *

Your original files will be renamed to AUTOEXEC.ZZZ and CONFIG.ZZZ.


Temporary files PATH (Alt-H for help): C:
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Figure C-10 Setting the path for temporary files

If you are unsure of what to enter here, enter the disk with the most space
available. If you only have a single drive, this will usually be C:\. This will then
tell ENVIMAP to use the drives root directory that you specified for creating
temporary files.
You cannot leave this blank.

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Video and Printer setup

This option allows you to configure ENVIMAP for your display screen and
output device.

ENVIMAP

Version 3.02.00

Select Video and Printer

Video Graphics (Alt-L for a list): VGA


Printer (Alt-L for a list): 600 dpi laser (8.5x11)
Printer port (or file name): PRN
Click on Go or Press Alt-G to complete selection.

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Figure C-11 Video and printer selection dialogue screen

You can select either an EGA or VGA mode screen for the graphics
previews.

Printer
A pick list of all the available printers is available. Please choose one
that is most appropriate to your installation. The classes of supported
devices include Epson-compatible 9 and 24-pin dot matrix, HewlettPackard PCL compatible laser, and some HP compatible ink-jets.
Please contact SCINTREX ENVI- technical support, if you cannot get
your printer to work with one of these configurations.

Printer Port
You must inform ENVIMAP to which port output should be directed.
The default is to PRN: and you should not change this unless you know
for certain that your device is connected to another port.

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Video Graphics

ENVIMAP Reference

Prepare the data


This group of menu options allows you to:

transfer the data from the ENVI-MAG to your PC,


configure the communications parameters between the PC
and the ENVI-MAG
merge multiple files together into one.
Dump instrument data

This section allows you to adjust the communications speed between the
ENVI-MAG and your PC. The default setting of 9600 should suffice. You must also
ensure that the settings on the ENVI-MAG match those on your PC for the two
devices to properly communicate.
If you require frequent high-volume, high-speed data transfers from the
ENVI-MAG, contact SCINTREX for the optional DOWNLOAD program.
.
ENVIMAP

Version 3.02.00

Dump the ENVI-MAG memory to an XYZ data file on the computer.


Review ALL the following steps before proceeding:
1. Enter the name of a file in which to place the data.
2. Connect the magnetometer to the COM1 or COM2 port of the computer
and ensure that the communications parameters are properly set.
3. Press [Alt-G] or click on [Go].
4. Commence dumping the magnetometer according to the documented
procedure.
Name of file in which to place dump (.XYZ assumed):
Communications port: COM1
Baud rate: 9600

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Figure C-12 Communication configuration with the ENVI-MAG

Filename
The name of the file to receive the ENVIMAG data. This file will
automatically be assigned an .XYZ extension.

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Communications port
The choices for the communications port are COM1, COM2 or COM3,
with COM1 being the default.

Baud rate
The default setting is 9600. A pick list is available with the only other
valid settings.
Merge data files

This option allows you to merge up to ten XYZ (data) files to create a single file
for processing.

ENVIMAP

Version 3.02.00

Merge two or more XYZ files into a single XYZ file.


This may be necessary if data from a project has been collected over two
or more days.
assumed):
XYZ file:
XYZ file:
XYZ file:
XYZ file:
XYZ file:
XYZ file:
XYZ file:
XYZ file:
XYZ file:

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merge XYZ file (.XYZ


plus
plus
plus
plus
plus
plus
plus
plus
plus

output merged XYZ file name (.XYZ assumed):

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Figure C-13 Merge data files screen

All the selections on this screen have file lists attached so that you can easily
merge data from various directories and drives.

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Create a map
This menu selection gives you all the options needed to create and customize
your maps. The three options below the line on the right side of the menu screen
set parameters used by the Draw the Map option.
ENVIMAP

Version 3.02.00

E N V I M A P
Instructions:

1. Use the cursor keys or mouse to highlight menu items.


2. Press Enter, or double-click mouse to select a menu
item and enter a dialogue entry screen.
3. Select dialogue items that you want to change.
4. Press Alt-H or click on Help for parameter help.
5. Press F1, Alt-L or click on LIST to display lists of
options or lists of files.
6. Press Alt-G or click on GO to complete a dialogue
entry screen.

System Configuration
Prepare the data
Create a map
Plot

Command
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Draw the map


-----------------------Map surround options
Reference grid options
Contour options

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Figure C-14 Selecting the map-making option

Draw the map

This is the basic map-making module. The options at this menu level allow you
to fine tune the appearance of your map.
ENVIMAP

Version 3.02.00

Create a map.
This procedure will create "plot file" of the map. You may optionally
preview this file on a VGA screen and plot the file on you printer using
the "Plot" selection in the main menu.
Data file name:envimag.xyz
Field to plot: total field
Preview when done? YES
ground units: meters
Sheet orientation: Landscape
Title: ENVI-MAG Sample Data
Sub-Title: Sample Contour Map
Sub-Title: Test Survey
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Figure C-15 The main map-making dialogue screen

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Data File Name


The name of the XYZ file to be processed. A file list is available.

Field to Plot
You must specify either the Total magnetic field, the
Vertical gradient, or the Noise of the magnetic field to be
plotted. Please ensure that your choice is actually present in the data,
otherwise odd results may appear.

Preview when Done?


This is a simple YES or NO switch that will automatically display the
contour map on the screen once processing is finished.

Ground Units
You can either specify feet or metres as your ground units.
The following entries affect the appearance of your map.

You can specify either a Landscape or Portrait orientation for your


output map sheet.

Title
This will be the main title of your map. It will be plotted in the centre
towards the bottom edge of your map sheet.

Sub-Title 1
This line will be plotted in a smaller size immediately below the Title
line.

Sub-Title 2
This line is plotted immediately below the previous sub-title line.

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Sheet Orientation

ENVIMAP Reference

Map surround options

This group of options allows you to control the cosmetic appearance of


the map sheet.

ENVIMAP

Version 3.02.00

Map surround graphics details


Plot a map frame: single line
Frame to fit: sheet size
---------------------------------------------------------------------------Show scale bar? YES
ground units: meters
locate relative to map: bottom left
X offset (cm): 3.5
Y offset (cm): 1.5
---------------------------------------------------------------------------Show North arrow? YES
North direction (CW from +Y): 0.0
magnetic inclination:
magnetic declination:
locate relative to map: bottom right
X offset (cm): -2.0
Y offset (cm): 1.5
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Figure C-16 The options for the map surround

Map frame
The following two options control how the surround of the data area
will appear.
1. Plot a map frame
You have three choices: a single, double or no line surrounding the
data area.
2. Frame to fit
There are two choices:
sheet size will always draw the frame around the outside edge of
the printer page regardless of how the data fit on the page.This will
always produce same size plots on the same printer.
data plus margins will adjust the size of the frame to the size of the
data, which will always be the same or smaller than the printer
page.

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Scale bar
The following options control the location and units of the scale bar.
1. Show scale bar?
A YES or NO answer is required.
2. ground units
You must specify whether the ground units of the data are in
metres or feet.
3. locate relative to map:
You can specify either the bottom right, bottom centre or bottom left
of the map as the location to plot the scale bar.

Note: The Titles are always plotted in the bottom centre portion of the map.

4. X-offset

5. Y-offset
This option allows you to specify how much in centimetres on the
plotted map to offset the scale bar in the vertical direction from the
reference point mentioned above. A negative offset will be down
the map sheet.

North Arrow
This group of options allows you to control the placement, orientation
and annotation of the north arrow.
1. Show North Arrow?
A YES or NO option to show the north arrow.

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This option allows you to specify how much in centimetres on the


plotted map to offset the scale bar in the horizontal direction from
the reference point mentioned above. A negative offset will be to
the left.

ENVIMAP Reference

2. North Direction
This option allows you to specify the orientation of the north arrow
in degrees clockwise from the Y-axis direction of your ground survey
area.
3. Magnetic Inclination
Enter the Earths magnetic inclination at your survey area if you
know it. This will then be annotated below the north arrow.
4. Magnetic Declination
Enter the magnetic declination at your survey area if you know it.
This will also be annotated below the north arrow.
A sample entry for 12 degrees west of north would be either
12 W or -12.
5. Locate relative to map:
You can specify either the bottom right, bottom centre or bottom
left of the map as the location to plot the scale bar.

Note: The Titles are always plotted in the bottom centre portion of the map.

6. X-offset
This option allows you to specify how much, in centimetres on the
plotted map, to offset the north arrow in the horizontal direction
from the reference point mentioned above. A negative offset will be
to the left.
7. Y-offset
This option allows you to specify how much, in centimetres on the
plotted map, to offset the north arrow in the horizontal direction
from the reference point mentioned above. A negative offset will be
down the map.

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Reference grid options

This group of options controls the reference grid options such as annotations and
station symbols.

ENVIMAP

Version 3.02.00

REFERENCE GRID
A reference grid can be overlayed on the plot to provide a
ground coordinate reference. Station markers may also be
plotted. Station markers are symbols plotted on the map to
show the location of readings.
Show a reference grid? YES
Reference grid X spacing:
Reference grid Y spacing:
Add compass direction suffix: YES
Grid format: dotted lines
---------------------------------------------------------------------------Show station markers? YES
Marker symbol: +
Marker size (mm): 1.5
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Figure C-17 Reference grid dialogue screen

A reference grid can be overlaid on the plot to provide a ground


coordinate reference.
1. Show Reference Grid?
A YES or NO option.
2. X-spacing
3. Y-spacing
By default, the system will automatically determine a suitable
spacing between grid lines. If the selected spacing is not suitable,
you can specify your own in ground units.
Note: If you select a spacing that is too narrow, the grid annotations may overlap.

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Reference Grid

ENVIMAP Reference

4. Add compass direction suffix?


A YES or NO option.
The reference grid co-ordinates are plotted around the edge of
the data. If you specify YES, a N or S will be appended to all Y coordinates while an E or W will be appended to all X coordinates.
Positive values are either N or E.
5. Grid Format
This option allows you to specify whether a background grid is
drawn through the data area. You have a choice of: dotted or solid
lines, crosses at reference grid line intersections, or nothing.
The default is not to plot a background grid.

Station Markers
This group of options allows you to place markers at all locations where
readings where taken for reference purposes.
1. Show Station Markers?
A YES or NO option.
2. Marker Symbol
You can choose from six different symbol types:

plus

cross or "x"

dot

box

triangle

small diamond

3. Marker Size
You must specify the marker height in millimetres.
A suitable size will be automatically chosen if you leave this field
blank.

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Contour options

This option allows you to control the fineness of the gridding, the detail that you
will see in the contours and some of the cosmetics of the contouring.

ENVIMAP

Version 3.02.00

Gridding and contouring parameters


Contour the data? YES
---------------------------------------------------------------------------Primary contour interval:
Major contour interval:
Suppress contours in high gradients? YES
Grid cell size:
Blanking distance:
Tolerance:
Maximum iterations: 20

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Figure C-18 The contouring options dialogue screen

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Contour the data?


A YES or NO answer is required.

Contour options
This group of options controls the appearance of the contours that you
will see on the map.
1. Primary contour interval
The data will be contoured at increments of the primary contour
interval. If this is not specified, an appropriate contour interval will
be automatically chosen.
We recommend that the first time a data set is contoured, the
defaults should be used. Adjustments can then be made as
necessary. For example, to contour at 10 nT intervals, enter 10.

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2. Major contour interval


Even multiples of these contours will be drawn in a heavier weight
and labelled with their respective values.
If you do not specify the major contour interval, all the primary
contours will be labelled.
Note: The major interval must be an integer multiple of the primary
contour interval and should only be specified when a primary interval has been entered. The labels of the contours face up-gradient.
3. Suppress contours in high gradient areas?
A YES or NO option.
When this is enabled, only the major contours will pass through
areas of high gradients and the intervening primary contours will
be feathered out.

Gridding options
In order to produce a contour map, the data must first be interpolated
to values at the nodes of an even grid. The distance between the grid
nodes is referred to as the grid cell size. The cell size is in ground units.
1. Grid cell size
A suitable grid cell size is chosen automatically for the data. If the
contours appear to be too angular, try to reduce the grid cell size
until a satisfactory map is obtained.
Hint: A grid cell size that is equivalent to 1 to 3 mm on the plotted
map is usually adequate. You will need to consider the scale of your
map and the density of your data at this stage.
2. Blanking distance
This is a value in ground units. Any areas that are farther than this
distance from the data points will not be gridded/contoured.
Caution: If this value is set for too small a value, you may get
unwanted holes in your contoured results.

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3. Tolerance
This is a percentage of the range of the input data.
The grid mesh is fit to the data points by an iterative minimum
curvature surface fitting technique. The process stops when the
surface changes by less than the specified tolerance value for all
the points in the mesh, or when the maximum number of iterations
have been reached.
The default tolerance is 0.1% of the input data range.
Hint: To improve a surface fit you must either reduce the tolerance
value or increase the maximum number of iterations, or both.
4. Maximum iterations
This specifies the maximum number of times the grid mesh will be
adjusted to get the grid within the tolerance range specified for the
input data.

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ENVIMAP Reference

Plot
This menu section provides you with the means of previewing the maps,
generating a hardcopy, or converting the map to a format suitable for importing
into most CAD packages.
ENVIMAP

Version 3.02.00

E N V I M A P
Instructions:

1. Use the cursor keys or mouse to highlight menu items.


2. Press Enter, or double-click mouse to select a menu
item and enter a dialogue entry screen.
3. Select dialogue items that you want to change.
4. Press Alt-H or click on Help for parameter help.
5. Press F1, Alt-L or click on LIST to display lists of
options or lists of files.
6. Press Alt-G or click on GO to complete a dialogue
entry screen.

System Configuration
Prepare the data
Create a map
Plot

Command
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Screen Preview
Hard Copy
Convert to DXF

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Figure C-19 Selecting the plotting options


Screen Preview

This option allows you to preview your map on the screen prior to plotting. It
provides a good check to see if any details have been omitted.
ENVIMAP

Version 3.02.00

Preview a plot on the screen

Plot file name:envimag.plt

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Figure C-20 Plot file preview dialogue screen

Plot file name


Enter the name of the PLT file you wish to preview. A file list is available.
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Hardcopy

This option creates the output for your selected printer. You can plot directly to
your output device or to a file for later printing.
ENVIMAP

Version 3.02.00

Plot a map on the printer


NOTE: Select the printer type and port using the System Configuration Menu

Plot file name:envimag.plt


Printer (Alt-L for a list): 600 dpi laser (8.5x11)
Printer port (or file name): PRN

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Figure C-21 The hardcopy dialogue screen

Plot file name

Printer
You can override your default printer configuration at this point. This
could be useful if you are creating a deferred plot file for plotting on
another printer or from another computer (see next item).

Printer port
This option lets you override the default settings you made in the
System configuration options. One important option is the ability to
print to a file called PLOT.PRN that is available on the pick list you
can use any other filename also. This allows you to generate a file on a
computer that has no printer attached, or perhaps for a different printer
than that currently attached to your PC. The file can then be plotted to
the appropriate device by using the DOS COPY/B command to copy
the file to the printer port. This is great for making multiple copies
! PRN plot-files can be very large.

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Enter the name of the PLT file you wish to plot. A file list is available.

ENVIMAP Reference

Convert to DXF

To allow you to combine your survey map data with other map data in digital
form, ENVIMAP provides you with the option of creating an AutoCAD DXF
format file. The units in the DXF file will be in ground coordinates. If the DXF
file does not register properly with your CAD drawing, it is most likely due to
different coordinate systems being used in the drawings. In this situation you
can make a BLOCK of the ENVIMAP plot and use the AutoCAD INSERT
command to scale and position the map as required.
ENVIMAP

Version 3.02.00

Convert a plot to an AutoCAD compatible DXF file

Plot file name:envimag.plt


The DXF file will have tha same name as the plot file,
but with extension .DXF .

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Figure C-22 The AutoCAD DXF output dialogue screen

Plot file name


Enter the plotfile name to be converted. The output file will have the
same name, but with a .DXF file extension.

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ENVI-MAG
Index

Index

Numerics
12-Volt battery A2-12

A
AC-power A2-12
Advanced mode A3-1, A3-22, A4-12
Auxiliary display A3-35
configuration displays A3-22
Data displays A3-29
data output display A3-36
data output procedures A6-8
Data output setup A6-8
Display intensity control A4-27
Dumping data A6-10
Erasing memory A6-14
graphic data display A3-31
INFO display A3-40
Locking parameters A4-28
Main operating display A3-22
NOTES display A3-39
Numeric data display A3-29
parameters A3-22
recall displays A3-32
Remote operation A5-20
Reprogramming op. system A4-29
Sample base-station setup A4-20
Sample gradiometer setup A4-17
Sample INFO display setup A4-23
Sample Instrument setup A4-12
Sample Note entry A4-25
Search mode setup A5-13
setup display A3-25
Tie-point correction procedure A5-19

unlocking parameters A4-28


Alphanumeric
input A4-6
Alphanumeric entry A3-6
Ambient magnetic field A3-26, A4-15
Amplitude
anomaly B1-6
Analog output A3-27
Anomaly
amplitude B1-6
orientation B1-14
fall-off rates B1-5
magnetic B1-3
shape B1-5
orientation B1-13
width B2-2
Archaeology A3-12
AUTO RECORD
advanced A3-28
AUTO TUNE
advanced A3-13, A3-19, A3-27
AutoCAD DXF output C3-26
AUTOEXEC.BAT C2-9, C2-16
Automatic
station increment A3-24
tuning A4-14
turn-off A3-9
AUX/LCD key A3-5, A3-35
Auxiliary display A3-35
Auxiliary functions display A3-5

B
Back Plate A2-2
Back-pack A2-2
installation A2-9

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BASE
basic A3-15
BASE CORRECT
advanced A3-26
BASE FIELD
advanced A3-28
Base-station A5-3
Applications vi

correction A3-40
correction procedure A5-15, B3-4
operation A5-11
sensor
connecting cable A2-5
setup A4-20

advanced mode example A4-20


synchronization B3-5
Basic mode A3-1, A4-9
data collection display A3-17
data output procedures A6-7
Erasing memory A6-13
Output format XYZ++ A6-4
parameters A3-13
Sample total-field setup A4-9
Tie-point correction A5-19
Battery
12-Volt A2-12
car A2-12
charger A2-3
compartment A3-3
deep discharge A2-10
External Pack A2-11
installation A2-10
removal A2-3
standard A2-2
Battery charging A7-1
single battery A7-2
two batteries A7-3
Baud rate A3-37, C3-13
Beeper port A3-6

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Blocks (sub-pages) A3-9


Button bar C2-5

C
Cables A2-2
base-station A2-5
gradiometer sensor A2-6
CAD output C3-26
Car battery A2-12
Carrying strap A3-3
Cartesian co-ordinates A3-16, A3-22, A3-23
Changing parameters A4-5
Charger connector A3-3
Charging light A3-3
CHART SCALE
advanced A3-27
Cleaning
sensors A7-4
CLEAR key A4-6
Clearing memory A6-13
Cold boot A1-2, A4-1, A4-2
Cold weather use A2-11
Comm Port C3-13
Communications parameters C3-12
CONFIG.SYS C2-9, C2-16
Configuration displays
Basic mode A3-12
Configuration menu A4-3
Configuring system C2-8
Connector
charger A3-3
data output A3-3
external power A3-3
sensor A3-3
Console A2-2
description A3-3
Contact numbers
geomagnetic forecasts B1-10

Index

D
Data
erasing A6-13
Data bits A3-37
Data collection displays
Advanced mode A3-29
Basic mode A3-17
Data correction B3-11
Data dumping A3-36, B3-12
Data output A6-1, B3-12
connector A3-3
Display
advanced mode A3-36

Formats A3-38
format A3-37, A3-38
setup A6-8
Data processing B3-12

Data transfer B3-12


Datacheck v
DATE
advanced A3-40
Deep discharge A2-10
Delay
cycle A3-24
RS-232 output A3-37
Desiccant
cartridge A3-3
exchange A7-4
disk cache C3-10
Display
Auxiliary A3-35
Configuration
advanced mode A3-22
Data collection
advanced mode A3-29
basic mode A3-17
search mode A3-21
data output A3-36
data recall (graphic)
advanced A3-33
general layout A3-12
graphic
scaling A3-34
graphic mode
advanced A3-31
heater A3-24
Help screens A3-11
INFO A3-5, A3-40
Information A4-23
instrument setup A3-23
Intensity control A4-27
mag setup A3-25, A4-14, A4-18
main A4-5
Main operating
advanced mode A3-22
Note entry A3-6

ENVI-MAG

Manual Index-v

Index

Contouring
ENVIMAP C3-21
Conventions
typeface vii, C1-2
Correction
base-station
using A5-15
procedures, survey A5-15
tie-line A3-26
tie-point A3-6
tie-point procedures A5-19
Cursor keys A3-5
Cycle
delay A3-24, B3-9
repeat A3-24
CYCLE DELAY
advanced A3-24
CYCLE REPEAT
advanced A3-24
CYCLE TIME
advanced A3-27

Index

NOTES A3-39
numeric data
advanced mode A3-29
pages A3-9
parameters
Advanced A3-22
Basic mode A3-13
Search mode A3-19
pop-up windows A3-10
prompt line A3-8
Recall A3-6
recall
advanced mode A3-32
sub-panels
accessing A4-5
title line A3-8
Display intensity control A4-27
Display screens A3-8 A3-11
Search mode A3-18
Displays
Configuration
basic mode A3-12
Diurnal corrections
Base-station mode B3-4
Tie-point mode A5-19, B3-5
Diurnal removal B1-10
Base-station method B1-10
gradiometer survey B1-11
Line method B1-10
Loop method B1-10
Diurnal variations B1-7, B2-3
removing B1-10
DOS
command
executing C3-9
window C3-8
environment C2-15
shell C3-9
drum location A3-12, A3-14, A3-19

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Dumping data A6-10


All Data A6-10
Line by Line A6-12
Specific data A6-11
DUR (duration)
basic A3-13
search A3-19
DURATION
advanced A3-25
DXF output C3-26

E
Effects of gradient A5-2
EGA C2-10
ENTER key A3-5, A3-34
ENVI-MAG
base-station correction A3-40

configuration menus A4-3


Instrument Setup Display A3-23
memory vi
operating A5-1, C1-2
repairs A8-5
Setup A4-12
Technical Specifications A8-1
warranty A8-5
ENVIMAP v
disk space requirements C2-1
gridding options C3-22
hardcopy, plotting C3-25
hardware requirements C2-1
Installation C2-2
Interface C2-4
manual installation C2-14
plotting C3-24
Product registration C2-3
System configuration C2-3
trouble-shooting C2-13

Index

effects of A5-2
Gradiometer B2-6
sample setup A4-17
sensor
connecting cable A2-6
setup A4-17
Graphic Data Display A3-31
Graphics card
EGA, VGA C2-10
Grid-cell size C3-22
Gridding
blanking distance C3-22
cell size C3-22
iterations C3-23
tolerance C3-23

Hardware requirements
ENVIMAP C2-1
HEATER
advanced A3-24
Heater
display A3-24
Help
context sensitive C2-6, C3-4

Field observations B2-6


File lists C3-7
Files
AUTOEXEC.BAT C2-9, C2-16
CONFIG.SYS C2-9, C2-16
temporary C2-8
XYZ C3-2
First time operation A4-1
Fixed tuning A3-14, A3-19, A3-27, A4-17
Format
data output A3-37, A3-38
Free memory A3-40
Fuse Replacement A7-5

G
Geomagnetic forecasts
contact numbers B1-10
GEOTEMP C2-9
GO button C2-8, C3-4
Gradient A3-30, A3-31

screens A3-11
HELP-Line ix
Herring-bone pattern A5-6, B3-9

I
INFO A3-40
INFO key A3-5
Information display A3-5, A3-40, A4-23
Input
alphanumeric A4-6
numeric A4-6
INSTALL program C2-13
Installation
software C2-2

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Index

Environment
size of C2-15
Environment variable
GEOSOFT C2-9, C2-16
GEOTEMP C2-9
Environmental Applications, see Chap. B3
EPROM A4-29
ERASE MEMORY
advanced A3-24
basic A3-15
Erasing data memory A6-13
Error messages C2-15
ESCAPE key A3-5
External
battery pack A2-11
power connector A3-3
power supply A2-12

Index

Instrument
auto turn-off A3-9
overview A1-2
Instrument setup
Advanced mode example A4-12
Interface
ENVIMAP C2-4

K
Key
AUX/LCD A3-5, A3-35
CLEAR A4-6
cursor A3-5
ENTER A3-5, A3-34
ESCAPE A3-5
INFO A3-5
advanced A3-40
minus (-) A3-6
NEXT A3-6, A3-9
advanced A3-29
advanced mode A3-31
NOTE A3-6
NUM/GRA A3-6
ON/OFF A3-5
plus (+) A3-6
RECALL A3-6
RECORD A3-6
TIE-PT A3-6
Key functions A3-5
Keyboard C2-6
pick lists C3-4
selecting items C2-6, C3-4
Keypad A3-3
description A3-4

L
LCD A3-3
heater A3-24

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intensity A3-5
Line
entering start A4-8
number A3-16, A3-23
separation A3-16, A3-23
setup A4-7
spacing B2-2
Tie-point data collection A5-17
Tie-point data correction B3-5
Lines
repeated A5-4
LINK REC/START
advanced A3-24
Liquid Crystal Display A3-3
LN
advanced A3-23
basic A3-16
Locking parameters A3-35
Loop
Tie-point data collection A5-16
Low temperature operations vi

M
Macros A3-39, A4-25, B3-7
MAG
advanced A3-22
MAG SETUP
advanced A3-24
MAG SETUP display A4-14, A4-18
Magnetic
anomaly B1-3
shape B1-5
declination B1-1
dipole B1-5
inclination B1-1
monopole B1-5
storms B1-9
targets B1-11
vector B1-1

Index

MODE
advanced A3-25
basic A3-13
search A3-19
Modes
stop-and-go A4-17
Tie-point A5-16
WALKMAG A5-5
Mouse
button actions C3-5
selecting items C2-7, C3-5
using C2-7
Multiple grids B3-4

N
NEXT key A3-6, A3-9
advanced A3-29, A3-31
NOISE A3-30
Noise B2-3
cultural B2-3
field observations B2-6
North Arrow C3-17
Note entry
display A3-6
NOTE key A3-6
Note taking B3-7
NOTES A3-38, A6-6
display A3-39
entry A4-25
NUM/GRA key A3-6
Numeric Data Display A3-29
Numeric input A4-6
Nyquist frequency B2-2

O
ON/OFF key A3-5
Operating displays A3-12 A3-40

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Index

Magnetic field
ambient A4-15
Earths B1-1
micro-pulsations B1-8
variations with time B1-7
Magnetic gradient A3-30, A3-31
Magnetism
induced B1-12
permanent B1-12
remanent B1-12
Magnetometer setup display A3-25
Main operating display A3-22, A4-5
Maintenance
periodic A7-4
Manual mode
survey A5-8
Map
frame C3-16
layout C3-15
size C3-2
Map-making
contouring C3-21
frames C3-16
gridding options C3-22
north arrow C3-17
reference grid C3-19
scale bar C3-17
screen previews C3-24
station markers C3-20
Memory v
ENVI-MAG vi
erasing A6-13
percent free A3-30, A3-40
Menu
ENVI-MAG Configuration A4-3
screen components C2-5
sections C3-3
Micro-pulsations B1-8
Minus key (-) A3-6

Index

Operating modes
advanced A3-1
basic A3-1
pre-defined A3-1
search A3-1
Operating system
reprogramming A4-29
OPERATOR A3-40
Orientation A5-2
anomaly amplitude B1-14
anomaly shape B1-13
sensor A2-9
Output B3-12
analog A3-27
basic mode A3-14
formats A6-1
Setup A6-8
Output format
NOTES A3-38, A6-6
PRN A3-38, A6-5
XYZ A3-38, A6-2
XYZ+ A3-38, A6-3
XYZ++ A3-38, A6-4
Output procedures
Advanced mode A6-8
Basic mode A6-7
Overview
instrument A1-2

P
packaging A2-2
Page (display screens) A3-9
Page numbering scheme ix
Panning (graphic display) A3-33
Parameter fields
accessing A4-5
Parameters
Advanced mode A3-22
basic mode A3-13

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changing A4-5
communications C3-12
locking A3-35, A4-28
search mode A3-19
separation A4-8
unlocking A4-28
PATH C2-17
Performing tasks C2-8
Periodic maintenance A7-4
Pick lists C3-6
activating C3-4
Plotting C3-24
hardcopy C3-25
Plus key (+) A3-6
Polarity A2-12
Pop-up windows A3-10
Power supply
AC A2-12
external A2-12
Printer
port C2-11
port selection C3-11
selection C2-11, C3-11
PRN A3-38, A6-5
Processing data B3-12
Prompt line A3-8, A4-6

R
RAM disk, see RAM drive
RAM Drive C2-8, C2-9
RAMDISK C2-9
Recall
Data Display A3-33
display A3-6, A3-32
Setup display A3-32
RECALL key A3-6
RECORD key A3-6
Reference Grid C3-19
REMOTE
advanced A3-27

Index

S
Sample Note entry A4-25
Sample setup
base-station A4-20
Basic mode (total-field) A4-9
Gradiometer A4-17
Information display A4-23
Search mode A4-11
WALKGRAD survey A4-14
WALKMAG survey A4-14
Sample survey
manual mode A5-8
search mode A5-13
WALKMAG A5-5
gradiometer A5-7
Sampling interval B2-1
Scale
graphic display A3-34
Scale Bar C3-17
Search mode A3-1, A4-11, A5-13, B3-7
Advanced mode setup A5-13
Basic setup A5-13
data collection displays A3-21
parameters A3-19
sample setup A4-11
sample survey A5-13
Sections vii
Selecting items
keyboard C3-4
mouse C3-5

Sensor
back-pack installation A2-9
cleaning A7-4
connecting cable A2-3
connectors A3-3
orientation A2-9
parts, non-magnetic A2-4
total-field A2-3, A2-4
SEP
advanced A3-23
basic A3-16
Separation
line A3-16, A3-23
parameters A4-8
station A3-16, A3-23
Serial number A3-40
Setup
base-station A4-20
data output A6-8
ENVI-MAG A4-12
general principles A4-4
gradiometer A4-17
line A4-7

mag setup display A3-25


printer C2-11
station A4-7
video card C2-10
Shape
anomaly B1-5
Shipping A2-2
instructions A8-6
Site Characterization A3-12
site characterization A3-14, A3-19
SMARTDRV C2-9, C3-10
Software
ENVI-MAG version no. A3-40
installation C2-2
Spare parts kit A2-4

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Index

Remote operation A5-20


Repacking A2-3
Repairs A8-5
shipping instructions A8-6
Repeated surveys lines A5-4
Reprogramming
operating system A4-29
RS-232 output delay A3-37

Index

ST
advanced A3-22
basic A3-15
Staff A2-2
assembling A2-8
SCINTREX MP-3/4 A2-8
Standard Battery A2-2
Starting line
entering A4-8
Starting station
entering A4-8
Station
auto increment A3-24
entering start A4-8
increment
manual A4-14
lag B3-9
markers
ENVIMAP C3-20
number A3-22
separation A3-16, A3-23
setup A4-7
spacing B2-2
Status bar C2-5, C3-3
Stop-and-Go B2-5
mode A4-17
Storage A2-3
Storms
magnetic B1-9
Strip chart recorder A3-27
Survey
accuracy B2-3
correction procedures A5-15
design criteria B2-1
grid layout B3-1
mode B2-4
gradiometer B2-6
Stop-and-Go B2-5, B3-11
WALKMAG B2-4

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pattern B3-4
precision B2-3
Survey lines
repeated A5-4
Surveying
WALKMAG mode B3-7
Symbols viii
System configuration C2-8, C3-10

T
Task
activating C3-4
performing C2-8
Technical support ix
Temporary files C2-8
Text entry A4-25
TIE
basic A3-15
TIE CORRECT
advanced A3-26
TIE MODE
advanced A3-28
Tie-point A5-17
correction A3-6
Advanced mode A5-19
correction procedures A5-19, B3-5
diurnal removal B1-10
line method B3-5
Line mode data collection A5-17
Loop correction procedure A5-19
Loop mode data collection A5-16
mode A5-16
TIE-PT
see Tie-Point
TIE-PT key A3-6
TIME A3-30
advanced A3-40
Title line A3-8

Index

W
WALKGRAD
sample survey setup A4-14
WALKMAG v, A1-2, A5-3, B2-4, B3-7
Gradiometer survey A5-7
sample survey A5-5
setup A4-14
Warranty A8-5

X
XYZ A3-38, A6-2
XYZ+ A3-38, A6-3
XYZ++ A3-38, A6-4

U
Unlocking parameters A4-28
Unpacking A2-2
Upgrade kits vi

V
VDISK C2-9
VGA C2-10
Video card
EGA, VGA C2-10
Video graphics C3-11

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Index

TM/DT
basic A3-14
search A3-20
Total-field
amplitude B1-2
sensor A2-3, A2-4
vector B1-2
Trouble-shooting
ENVIMAP installation C2-13
TUNE FIELD
advanced A3-26
basic A3-13
search A3-19
Tuning B2-4
automatic A3-13, A3-19, A3-27, A4-14
fixed A3-14, A3-19, A3-27, A4-17
Type styles vii
Typeface
conventions vii, C1-2

Index

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