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Document nr. 111500.1001 Revision number: 1 Last edited: 22/10/2013

Certication
Devico AS certies that this product met its published specications at the time of shipment from workshop. Devico AS further certies that its calibration measurements complies with and are traceable to the Company Standard, to the extend allowed by companys calibration facility, and to the calibration facilities accepted in the drilling branch to measure borehole inclination and azimuth as well as other related parameters.

Warranty
This Devico AS product is warranted against defects in material and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment. During the warranty period, Devico AS will, at its option, either repair or replace products, which prove to be defective. For warranty service or repair, this product must be returned to a service facility at Devicos workshop, Norway. Buyer shall prepay shipping charges to Devico AS and Devico AS shall prepay shipping charges to return the product to Buyer. However, Buyer shall pay all shipping charges, duties, and taxes for products returned to Devico AS from another country. Devico AS warrants that its software and hardware designated by Devico AS for use with an instrument will execute its programming instructions when properly installed on the instrument. Devico AS does not warrant that the operation of the instrument, or software, or hardware will be uninterrupted or error free.

Limitation on warranty
The foregoing warranty shall not apply to defects resulting from improper or inadequate maintenance by buyer; buyer supplied software or interfacing, unauthorized modication for the product, or improper site preparation or maintenance. NO OTHER WARRANTY IS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. DEVICO AS SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The remedies provided herein are the Buyers sole and exclusive remedies. Devico AS shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages, whether based on contract, tort, or any other legal theory.

Contents
1 Introduction 1.1 Borehole surveying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Devico survey tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 The 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 DeviShot kit Overview . . . . The survey tool PDA . . . . . . Battery . . . . DeviSoft.Mobile 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 10 10 10 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 20 21 21

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4 Operation of the survey tool 4.1 Preparation before a survey . . . . . . . 4.2 Start the survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3 During the survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.4 Download the survey data . . . . . . . . 4.5 What are the results telling me? . . . . . 4.6 Quality control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7 Start coordinates / magnetic declination 4.8 Export survey data . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.9 Change settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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5 DeviShot maintenance 5.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2 Quick calibration check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Trouble shooting 6.1 Survey tool not connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.2 Inaccurate results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.3 PDA error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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1.1

Introduction
Borehole surveying

This user manual is a guide to the successful operation of your survey tool. The user manual contains important information which is necessary for understanding the operation principle, the characteristics and applications of use for your valuable borehole survey tool. 4

Borehole surveying, or deviation surveying, is the measurement of a boreholes direction under the surface in order to be able to calculate the boreholes trajectory. Boreholes can deviate considerably from the original plan, depending on factors like rock formations, drilling parameters and length of the borehole.

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Devico survey tools

Devico manufacture survey tools that cover most applications for diamond core drilling, including magnetic and non-magnetic survey tools. The survey tools are easy to use and rugged electronic multishot survey tools. DeviShot You are now reading the user manual for the DeviShot survey tool. The DeviShot is a magnetic multishot survey tool ment for surveying in front of the drill bit or in open holes. The survey tool is the most accurate survey tool in rock formations where there is no magnetic disturbance. The other survey tools Devico can oer are: DeviFlex The DeviFlex is a non-magnetic borehole survey tool that is used inside the drill string. The survey tool is not aected by magnetic disturbance and can be used in all types of rock formations. The DeviFlex uses accurate and reliable strain gages to measure the direction of the borehole. DeviCore The DeviCore is an electronic core orientation system for accurate orientation of rock cores. The core orientation system has minimal impact on drilling time and drilling procedures. All Devicos borehole survey tools use the same software, so the learning curve when changing from one system to another is minimal. We are happy that you have purchased a Devico survey tool and we hope you will be satised with the use and results youll get from it. If you have any trouble, please do not hesitate to contact the Devico support team! We can be contacted by e-mail at support@devico.no.

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2.1

The DeviShot kit


Overview

The DeviShot kit consists of two main parts, the survey tool itself and a PDA that is used to operate and present the borehole survey data. The main component of the survey tool is connected to a battery pack at the rear to get power, and a shock absorber at the front to protect the survey tool from impacts. To connect to the DeviShot survey tool, hold the tool vertical up for approximately two seconds. The LED light blinks one time. Then move the tool back to horizontal . The software program DeviSoft.Mobile should automatically detect that it is connected to the survey tool and you are ready to start your survey.

2.2

The survey tool

The DeviShot is a magnetic multishot survey tool. The electronic unit consists of three magnetometers, three accelerometers and a temperature sensor. They measure the magnetic eld and gravity where the tool is placed along with the tools internal temperature. The sensor data obtained during a survey is stored in the internal memory of the tool and can be downloaded when the tool is connected to the PDA.

The DeviShot is designed for water pressure up to 300 bars and it is calibrated for temperatures between -5 C and 65 C. LED light status 0.5 sec 2 sec 5 sec or more DeviShot is trying to connect to PDA DeviShot and PDA is connected A survey has started and the DeviShot is collecting data

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PDA

The PDA that is used to operate the survey tool is Trimble Nomad. It is IP67 rated and is impervious to water and dust. It has a rugged casing and runs Windows Mobile 6.5. The PDA has DeviSoft.Mobile installed when it is shipped from Devico. DeviSoft.Mobile will be explained in more detail in section 4.2.

To turn on/o the screen use the green button. Use the belonging pen to operate the touch screen. More information about the Nomad is available on Trimbles homepage: www.trimble.com

2.4

Battery

The DeviShot is powered with a 7,2V lithium battery pack. The DeviShot can run app.1200 hours continuously before the batteries need to be replaced. It is recommended to insert new batteries if the DeviShot has not been used for a long time, or the voltage drop below 6.4 Volt. The voltage can be checked in the Online Window on the PDA. The battery can be changed by opening the back end of the battery pack. Use the 24 mm key to unscrew the end plug. The positive end should face towards the survey tool. The DeviShot is protected against incorrect polarity. When the battery pack is not in use, the plastic cap should be used to cover the male threads to avoid drainage of the battery.

2.5

DeviSoft.Mobile

DeviSoft.Mobile is a PDA program used to operate the DeviShot tool and show the borehole survey data. DeviSoft.Mobile is installed on the PDA when it is shipped from Devico. If you for some reason need to reinstall the program, it can be installed from the memory stick found in the transport box.

You should also from time to time have a look at Devicos webpages to see if there are updated versions of DeviSoft.Mobile. Reinstallation procedure: Close the DeviSoft.Mobile program on the PDA. Go to Start Settings System Remove Programs and uninstall DeviSoft.Mobile. 7

Go to Start Programs File Explorer Program Files DeviSoft.Mobile Data and delete or remove the les in this folder. Connect the PDA to the computer with the USB cable and open the DeviSoft.Mobile installation le. Follow the instructions on the screen.

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3.1

Borehole surveying methods


Overview

There are several ways to measure the deviation of boreholes, and what method that is best for you depends on what sort of borehole you have. But; for all boreholes we want to place the survey tool at a given depth, called a survey station. At that survey station we want to take a measurement, sometimes called a survey shot, to get the azimuth and inclination. The azimuth and inclination, together with the depth are used to calculate the borehole trajectory. In the next sections, dierent types of boreholes have been described with recommended methods of surveying. The recommendations may not always be optimal. For instance, if you have a very short inclined diamond drilled borehole, the section describing open boreholes might be of interest.

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Inclined boreholes

With the DeviShot, inclined or vertical diamond drilled boreholes are easiest and safest surveyed throughout the drillbit. The survey tool is lowered or pumped through the drill bit to avoid magnetic disturbance from the drill string. The survey tool is extended with non-magnetic aluminium rods and a landing collar. The landing collar makes sure the DeviShot survey tool assembly stops at the drill bit. The landing collar assembly has a spear head for attaching the overshot. The survey is performed by pulling out the drill string, but after a section of the borehole is measured the survey tool can be retracted with the wireline.

The extension alu-rods should be long enough to keep the survey tool a minimum of 3 meter in front of the drill bit. Remember to pull out the drill string a safe distance so the survey tool does not hit the bottom of the borehole. In the case where you have 3 meter alu-extension rods, the drill bit should be pulled minimum 5 meter away from the bottom, since the survey tool is 1.4 meters long.

It is important to check that your landing collar assembly ts your drill string size. The landing collar assembly is available in standard BQ, NQ and HQ size. Other sizes can be custom made upon request.

3.3

Open boreholes

If the boreholes are inclined or vertical the survey tool can be lowered down the borehole by gravity. The easiest way to survey is connecting the survey tool to a wire or rope and slowly lower it down the hole. Blast holes, and many other boreholes where the drilling equipment has left the site, can be measured using open hole surveying methods. If the borehole has casing, you can not expect to get correct results for the azimuth in the cased section.

To measure the depth of the survey tool in the borehole, there are two dierent ways. The simplest way is to mark the wire or rope at the surface. You can use a measuring tape to nd the depth on the rope or wire, and then mark it with spray paint or pieces of tape. The other way is to use a wire counter when you are lowering the rope or wire down the borehole. The wire counter is normally preferred if you have long boreholes or need high accuracy.

3.4

Horizontal boreholes

If you are drilling diamond core drilling boreholes, you should make an adapter for your innertube instead of using the landing collar described in the Inclined Boreholes section. It is still necessary to use 3 meter alu-extension rods between the instrument and the innertube or drill string. When you are using the innertube with latching system, you can be sure that the instrument has landed and will stay in the correct position since the latches lock the innertube in position. If you are measuring shorter boreholes, the survey tool can be attached to a sti non-magnetic pipe, for instance a 1 (25 mm) PE-pipe commonly used for water supply. With the pipe you can push the survey tool into the borehole. Mark the pipe with spray paint for every survey station you want.

Grout curtains in tunnels are often surveyed this way. It is normal to start the survey procedure at 0 meters and measure into the borehole. Remember that you can survey several boreholes without downloading the data between each borehole if you have multiple boreholes.

3.5

Upward boreholes

Upwards boreholes are found inside mines and tunnels, and they can be made for dierent applications like grouting and installation of rock bolts. The survey tool must be placed in front of a very sti pipe. It is usual to use the drill string to push the survey tool into the borehole. Because the drill string is magnetic, alu-extension rods need to be added in front of the drill string. Devico recommends to use at least 3 meters of non-magnetic extension rods between the survey tool and drill string. Adapters can be made to t the alu-extension rods to the drill rods. The survey tool is pushed into the drill hole with the drill string. It is very important to not push too far. Remember that the survey tool is adding some meters to the drill string. The drill rods are counted to see how many meter the survey tool is inside the borehole. Look at section 3.4 for alternative options.

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4.1

Operation of the survey tool


Preparation before a survey

Before you go out in the eld to do a survey, test the survey tool. Do a dummy survey so you know that the survey tool is working. Make sure that the PDA is fully charged, 10

that the DeviShot survey tool has sucient battery power and that the O-rings and threads are greased and clean.

4.2

Start the survey

Turn on the PDA. DeviSoft.Mobile should appear on the screen. If you do not see the program, go to the Windows Start menu and open the DeviSoft.Mobile program. The DeviShot is ready to use when you take it up from the box. To connect the DeviShot to the PDA, turn the DeviShot vertical up for 2 seconds to activate the Bluetooth antenna, then turn the tool back to horizontal position. The tool will blink one time in vertical position and then start blinking two times pr second in horizontal position until it is connected. The DeviShot will go back to sleeping mode after 30 seconds if it is not connected to the PDA. When the program is open, the header will show after a few seconds that the PDA is connected to the DeviShot tool. If not, the header will tell you No tool connected. If you are not able to get contact with the survey tool, please see Section Trouble shooting in this user guide on how to solve this problem.

To start a survey, press the Survey button. In this window you can choose: Survey name Hole name is as default set to the day and time that the survey starts. The name can be changed by pressing the ... button next to the text eld and type in a new name. Start delay If you choose delayed start, the survey tool will start running, but it will not start to log any stations before the delayed start time has passed. This option can be 11

used in situation where it will take some time before the survey tool is at the right place, i.e. you have a long horizontal borehole where the pump-in time is excessive. Time interval The Time interval sets the logging interval of the survey tool. The maximum survey time will depend on the survey interval time. Survey interval time of 5 sec will give a maximum of 2 hours and 40 minutes to do the survey. If the Time interval is set to 30 seconds, it will give you a survey time of 16 hours. Oriented rods Oriented rods is used under special circumstances when you want to measure vertical boreholes with magnetic disturbance, i.e. short vertical boreholes with casing. The 0-toolface mark has to be aimed against a known direction, and the survey tool must be lowered down in the borehole with special rods to avoid rotation. Press the start button and the survey tool and the PDA synchronize. After a few seconds, a message will tell you that it is safe to disconnect the survey tool from the PDA. Connect the shock absorber to the front of the survey tool and run the survey tool into the borehole. See section 3 for dierent ways of setting up the survey tool.

4.3

During the survey

When the survey tool has synchronized with the PDA, and you have pressed OK, screw the front shock absorber on before you run the survey tool into the borehole. You choose the correct Start depth by pressing the plus sign on the right side of the Depth button. If your start depth is bigger than your chosen Interval, the program assumes that you will survey out of the borehole. If that is wrong, there is an option in the Menu to change survey direction.

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During the survey, press Mark when the survey tool is exactly at the position you want to measure. Make sure the depth on the PDA screen corresponds to the depth in the borehole. The Mark button will change from red to green when it is pressed. Do not move the survey tool when the Mark button is red. If you press mark at the wrong place, press Menu and Undo the last survey station. When you have nished the survey, press Stop.

4.4

Download the survey data

When you are nished with the borehole survey, press End and pull out the survey tool. Connect the PDA to the survey tool with the com. cable. Wait until you see that the survey tool has connected. The Load button will change from disabled to enabled when it connects. Press Load and wait until the downloading process has nished. All the marked survey stations will be transferred to DeviSoft.Mobile. The survey depth from the PDA will be combined with the appropriate readings from the DeviShot, and based on those data, the borehole trajectory will be calculated.

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4.5

What are the results telling me?

In the result window, you will nd several columns with dierent headers. You can scroll sideways by using the sideways scrollbar, and up or down by using the vertical scrollbar.

Depth The depth is the depth you typed in when you pressed the mark button. It should 14

be as accurate as possible, but it is more important that the depth is accurate if the borehole is deviated than if the borehole is straight. On how to actually measure the depth, see section 3.1. Azimuth Azimuth is the horizontal angle measured clockwise from the magnetic north. If the survey tool points towards the magnetic north, the azimuth will be 0 . For magnetic survey tools the azimuth should normally be corrected for magnetic declination, see section 4.7, or adjusted to any local coordinate system. The azimuth will be a number between 0 and 360 . Other types of magnetic materials can interfere with the earths magnetic eld and can lead to wrong azimuth results. Inclination Inclination is the angle between the horizontal plane and the direction of the survey tool. Devico survey tools use +90 as vertical up, 0 is horizontal and -90 is vertical down. Northing, Easting and Elevation Northing, easting and elevation are the coordinates of the borehole and is calculated from the depth, azimuth and inclination values. DeviSoft.Mobile uses a minimum curvature method to calculate the coordinates. To get the actual borehole trajectory, collar coordinates need to be typed in, see section 4.7. Gravity Toolface The gravity toolface value tells you which way the survey tools high side/low side was pointing in the borehole. If the gravity toolface is 0 , it means that the black dot on the front of the survey tool is pointing upwards. The gravity toolface has a range from 0 to 360 . A survey tool that is in an absolutely vertical borehole will not have any high side/low side, which means the gravity toolface will be arbitrary. Gravity vector Gravity vector refers to the gravity of the earth, and is approximately 9,81 m/s2 . This value can be used to check if the survey tool was moved when the survey station was measured. If the survey tool was accelerated in any direction during the shot, this value will dier from 9,81 m/s2 and you should consider if you can trust all the values for this station. Magnetic vector The magnetic vector refers to the size of the magnetic eld where the survey tool is placed. It will be the size of the earths magnetic eld if there is no other magnetic materials present that can disturb. The magnetic eld size varies depending on where on the earth you are located. The magnetic vector can help you to decide if your azimuth is good or not by comparing it to the size it should normally be in the area where you are surveying boreholes. Magnetic inclination The magnetic inclination is the angle made by a compass needle with the horizontal plan, and in environments where there is no magnetic disturbance it will 15

be the inclination of the earths magnetic eld. The earths magnetic inclination varies depending where on the earth you are located. The magnetic inclination value can help you to decide if your azimuth is good or not, by comparing it to the value it should be in the area where you are surveying boreholes. Magnetic toolface Magnetic toolface is in many ways similar to the gravity toolface, except the magnetic toolface is using the magnetic eld instead of the gravity eld as reference system. If the magnetic toolface is 0 , the black dot points in the same direction as the magnetic eld. The magnetic toolface can be used for orientation of the survey tool in vertical boreholes where it is not possible to use the gravity toolface. Battery Battery shows the voltage of the survey tool battery pack. See section 2.4 for more info. Temperature It shows the survey tools internal temperature at the time when the survey shot was taken.

4.6

Quality control

A automatic quality control can be used to check if the gravity vector, magnetic eld size and magnetic dip is within accepted limits. All survey stations that are marked with green have been accepted, and all survey stations that are coloured red have one or more parameters outside the set limits. Except for the gravity vector, the quality parameters will change depending on where you are on the earth. You can change the default values by pressing Utility Quality control from the main menu and change the values manually based on local sources about magnetic eld values. If you have no information about the local geomagnetism, you should bring the survey tool to an area nearby with no magnetic disturbance and do a dummy survey there. After you have taken a set of measurements and downloaded the results, you press Quality control in the Results window, and chose Copy to default settings.

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4.7

Start coordinates / magnetic declination

Start coordinates or collar coordinates are needed to calculate the correct borehole trajectory. In open air, the start coordinates can be found using an accurate GPS. Inside mines and tunnels, land surveying equipment is needed to nd the start coordinates of the borehole. The start coordinates should be three numbers telling you the Northing, Easting and Elevation of the collar of the borehole and the numbers must be given in either meter or feet in the coordinate system you are working in. The DeviShot survey tool should be used in environments that are not aected by local magnetic disturbance. The survey tool will then show the direction it is pointing referring to magnetic north as 0 azimuth. The results should be adjusted for the magnetic declination before the borehole trajectory is calculated. If you are using a local coordinate system that is not using true north as the North axis, you will need to adjust further to align the measured direction to your coordinate system. The magnetic declination varies around the world. To nd the magnetic declination in your areas, there is several resources to be found on internet. When you know the magnetic declination in your area, you should add the value to the magnetic north if the declination is east, and subtract if the magnetic declination is west ((source Wikipedia) ). Collar info Under Collar Info you have the possibility to add information about magnetic declination and start coordinates for the borehole. When you press save, DeviSoft.Mobile will use the values you have entered to calculate the borehole trajectory you see in the result window.

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4.8

Export survey data

To create a survey report, you can use the Export button. This will give you the possibility to export the survey results to several le formats, where the Word-le and the PDF-le are the most readable formats. Unless you change it, the le will be stored with the name you gave it when you started the survey. The le will be stored on the PDA memory. You have the possibility to change the name, as well as change the storage directory. If you choose text le the survey results will be saved as a plain text document that should be easy to import into almost every system. Devico has a program called DeviSoft that can import survey data from the PDA. This program has a few more options, i.e. for changing depths and deleting stations, and merging surveys together if that is needed. The program can be downloaded from www.devico.no. Well done so far! Please read the next section as well, so you can keep the DeviShot survey tool for a long time.

4.9

Change settings

To change from meter to feet or opposite - go to Utility Units and change from meter to feet there. To change from Celsius to Fahrenheit - go to Utility Units and change from meter to feet there. To change program language, close the program and go to Windows Start Menu Settings System Regional settings and choose country. Currently supported languages are English, French, Spanish, Turkish, Norwegian and Swedish.

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5.1

DeviShot maintenance
Overview

Your DeviShot survey tool is a highly accurate deviation measurement instrument, and it should be threated with care. In any case where you discover unexpected results or product malfunction, you should look in the user manual, ask your nearest Devico distributor for advice or ship the survey tool back to Devico AS. Before each survey run Check that the PDA has enough battery capacity. Check that the survey tool has enough battery capacity. After each survey run Check that all O-rings are in good shape and put some grease on them. Check that the threads are in good shape, and not broken to avoid water leakage into the tool. Check that there is no physical damage to the survey tool housing. From time to time Clean the communication port with electrical contact cleaners, letting dirt wash out. Do a quick calibration check, see section 5.2 19

Annually Send the tool back to your Devico distributor for a recalibration to keep it in top shape. When your DeviShot survey tool is not in use, it must be stored away from direct sunlight in a dry and temperate environment.

5.2

Quick calibration check

We recommend that you do a quick check of the calibration from time to time, to verify that the DeviShot tool is performing within the given specications. There are two simple checks that can be done, one for azimuth and one for inclination. Azimuth check To check the azimuth in eld, we recommend to mark two points with some distance apart in the eld. You should know the exact coordinates of those two points and be able to calculate the azimuth between them. Put the DeviShot tool in a frame that has no iron, or other materials that aects the magnetic eld, and aim the DeviShot tool from point A to point B. Take a reading. Turn the DeviShot 180 around so that it aims from B to A, and repeat the procedure. The two results should be 180 degrees dierent. Inclination check When you are checking the inclination, it is best to start with an online-check. Connect the PDA to the survey tool, press UtilityOnline. Move the survey tool to vertical position, 45 position, and horizontal position and make sure the inclination arrow at the PDA screen follows your movement. To check the DeviShot survey tool in more detail, do similar to the azimuth check. Put the survey tool in a frame, take a measurement, turn the survey tool 180 around , and take a new measurement. The absolute value of the two measurement should be almost the same, that means only the plus/minus sign should be dierent from each other. The dierence of the absolute values should be equal or less than the tool specications.

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6.1

Trouble shooting
Survey tool not connecting

Batteries Check that the battery is inserted the right way. Check that the batteries both on the survey tool and in the PDA has power. Check that the battery poles are in contact with the end springs in the battery house. If the wrapping around the battery has moved and is covering the battery poles, remove the wrapping from the ends of the battery. Clean the threads of the battery house, and corresponding female threads in the main body of the DeviShot tool. See section 2.4 on how to change batteries and measure the voltage of the batteries. 20

PDA If the the DeviShot does not connect to the PDA, check that the PDA is using the right type of communication. Go to Utility Communication and choose the appropriate communication type. If the default Bluetooth communication is not working, you can try to connect with cable communication. Choose Serial communication on the PDA, and connect with the cable found the transportation box.

6.2

Inaccurate results

If you suspect that the survey results you have are inaccurate or wrong, you should rst check the gravity vector and magnetic vector / magnetic dip for variation over the depth. Gravity vector variation above an average value 0.03 indicate movement of the tool in the borehole and will contribute to inaccurate results. The solution is to wait longer before you press the Mark button, so that you are sure the survey tool has stabilized in the borehole. You should also look for variation in the Magnetic vector and Magnetic dip. Variation here indicates that the survey has been done in magnetic rocks or close to man-made magnetic elds that will give wrong azimuth results. The inclination will still be good since it is not aected by magnetic elds. For boreholes with just a few stations that are aected with magnetic disturbance, you can ignore those stations. There is no way to compensate for magnetic disturbance in boreholes that are heavily inuenced with magnetic disturbance. If the results are totally wrong, you should do a calibration check, see section 5.2. If you are getting a negative answer to that test, the survey tool should be sent back to your nearest distributor for a more detailed check.

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PDA error messages

DeviSoft.Mobile has dierent error messages. Cannot open project. Old version. The DeviSoft.Mobile version you have has been updated, but there are still some old les in the data folder that contains data les. You should close the DeviSoft.Mobile program and open Start File Explorer. Go to My Device Program Files DeviSoft.Mobile Data. You can delete or copy the les here to another folder. Communication error This error is most likely because of a synchronizing error with the storage card. Go to Storage Card DeviSoft.Mobile Data and delete or copy the les here to another folder. Casting exception This error is most likely because some erroneous data has been transferred from the survey tool to the PDA. Try to move the cable and clean the communication port, and repeat what you were doing. 21

The stop command did not get a well formed response The communication between the PDA and survey tool is not as good as it should be. Try to move the cable and clean the communication port, and repeat the procedure you were doing. Online function work, but not able to download data after a survey The backup battery can be empty. The instrument needs to be sent back for a check. To reset the PDA, hold down the on/o button for 5 seconds. Make sure you have pulled out the USB-cable if you need to restart the system. If the system is totally frozen, you can also take out the batteries for 2 minutes. This will turn the PDA o.

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