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STARTING UP
LOG IN

STEP 1: CONNECT CABLE TO PC

STEP 2: SWITCH ON GENSET

STEP 3: SWITCH ON FWD

STEP 4: PC (LAUNCH APP)

STEP 5: LOG IN
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CALIBRATION
OPERATION MANUAL

STEP 1: Perform calibration

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CALIBRATION
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IMPORTANT NOTES: REASONS: SOLUTION:

1) if the ACCEPT button doesn’t light up -The impact force is too strong for the samples STEP 1: MANUALLY lift the LEGS & MAGNETS

-or-

the FWD stops performing anything for -Battery is weak check genset STEP 2: adjust the sequence for calibration
sometime

a screen will pop up when clicked

a) reduce the height of drops, or

b) delete some rows/sequence

***restart the software to update the changes.

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OPERATION MANUAL
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7.3 Initiate DMI
Click the 3 dot button in the DMI
field. [UR]
A new window Initiate DMI will open.

Set the interval between the drop

points, e.g. 100 m in the field
Interval.
To stagger measuring points in right
and left lanes set an offset of e.g. 50
m can be set for one of the lanes in
the field Offset.
Click the button Accept to close the
window and save settings.

When the DMI is set, activate it by

clicking the icon Start

To calculate backwards, check off
(√)the checkbox Backward.
Remember to change lane direction
from left to right or opposite.

The icon will change to the icon Stop

and the digit 0 will start to flash

red/white. The DMI is ready.

When the FWD starts moving forward

or backward, this Window Navigate
to next location will appear on the
screen and guide the operator to the
next chainage.
It shows the actual distance and the
distance to the next chainage.
When the chainage has been
reached, the window will disappear
again.

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7.3.1 When and how to calibrate DMI

The DMI should be calibrated regularly, e.g. every 30 days. The calibration interval is set in the window
Manage Settings, see Appendix A.1.
The creation of a new database (see 3.3 How to make a new database) must also be followed by a DMI
calibration.

If the number of days since last calibration have

been exceeded a warning text will appear in the
window Change DMI

To calibrate the DMI click the icon Manage Equipment in the top menu bar and the window Manage
Equipment opens.

In Manage Equipment select the

tab Calibrations
The window DMI will then appear.
Latest date for calibrating DMI and
latest calibration counts per km is
displayed in this window.
Click Calibrate and the window
Calibrate Counter will appear.

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Enter distance to go for the
calibration (e.g. 1000 meter). Set
Counts = 0
Drive exactly 1000 meter and the
counter will show e.g. 8.758 counts.
Click Accept to complete the
calibration.

7.4 Activate warning light

The warning light is activated by clicking the button Warn Light [UR]. Depending on the settings
in the window Manage Settings (Appendix A.4), it will either flash constantly or only when the foot is down.

When the light is on, the button will be highlighted and grey when off.

7.5 Activate spray mark

To automatically spray mark every second, third or at all measurement, the spray marking equipment must be
controlled from the settings in Manage Settings (Appendix A.2).

If the spray marking equipment is not activated, a single mark can be made by clicking the button
[UR].
If the spray mark is activated, the letters in the button Spray Mark will flash and the colour will turn red
.

7.6 Activate camera

If the FWD is equipped with a camera (including relevant license), this is set as described in Manage
Settings (Appendix A.7).

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DATA PROCESSING

REFER TO USER MANUAL PAGE 71

INCASE IF ANY ‘INTERFACE’ IS

MISSING, CHECK THIS BAR AND
MAKE SURE THEY ARE ENABLED.