SDG 200 Non Nuclear Soil Density Gauge Quick Start Guide SDG200Quickstart
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Quick Start Guide Full Manual available online at www.transtechsys.com/pdf/SDG200Manual.pdf 1 Table of Contents Contents 3 Charging Batteries 4 Starting the Software 5 GPS Setup 6 Control Menu 7 Unit Settings 8 Material Details 9 Edit Material 10 Project Details 11 Soil Reading 12 Data Management 14 Upload Material 15 Replacement Parts 18 2 1-800-724-6306 • www.transtechsys.com Contents Fold open compartment contents Charger AC Cord DC Cord CD Manual Handle Slot for SDG 200 and Standardization Plate Case SDG200 CD Manual Standardization Plate DC Cord Handle AC Cord Charger 3 Charging Batteries 1. Turn the SDG 200 unit OFF. 2. Connect the charger to the charger connector located on the back of the SDG 200. 3. Plug the charger into a standard AC outlet. 4. The red indicator lamp will turn green to indicate that the batteries are charged. (approx. 4hrs) 5. Unplug the charger from the power source before disconnecting the charger from the SDG 200. Battery Care Tips • Whenever uncertain about the battery charge level or condition, recharge it • The battery will self-discharge and should NOT be left uncharged for more than 30 days • An occasional complete discharge followed by a full recharge is recommended • NEVER drop the battery as this can damage the internals • DO NOT store in freezer or expose to extreme heat • Battery should be fully charged before use 4 1-800-724-6306 • www.transtechsys.com Starting the Software Pressing the ON button will power on the SDG 200. After a few seconds the TransTech splash screen will appear followed by the Main Menu screen. The Main Menu screen will display five options, Start SDG200, GPS Control, Calculator, Contact TransTech and Update Software. 5 Unit GPSSettings Setup From the Main Menu, press GPS CONTROL. GPS status can be toggled ON or OFF. When enabled the satellite dish icon on the status bar at the bottom of the display turns from red to green. GPS formatting can also be toggled from the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid to Latitude/Longitude (LAT-LON). Initially the display will read Sats 0 for both formats until connections have been made. The below example shows a connection to five satellites (Sats 5). GPS locations will appear on the bottom left corner of the soil reading screen and will store with each reading when enabled. Press Main Menu to return to the Main Menu. GPS Enabled 6 GPS Disabled 1-800-724-6306 • www.transtechsys.com Control Data Logging Menu From the Main Menu, press Start SDG 200 to enter the Control Menu. From this menu, you will select units as well as material and project information. 7 Unit Settings From the Control Menu, press Units. Density, Depth and Temperature can be toggled independently between system international (SI “metric”) and U.S. customary units. For example, you can set the density to lb/ft3 while the depth is set to inches and temperature is set for celsius. 8 1-800-724-6306 • www.transtechsys.com Material Details From the Control Menu, press Material to enter the Material Details screen. The SDG 200 will store twenty detailed materials. The material highlighted in green on the left is displayed in detail on the right. To edit the details of this material, press Edit Material. Note: Readings taken prior to accurately setting up the Material Details will result in incorrect density results. 9 Edit Material There are fifteen material properties for each material. Eight of these material properties are listed on page one of the edit material screen and the remaining seven are listed on page 2. Each can be edited individually by pressing its corresponding label which prompts a keyboard or alpha numeric keypad. For example, press Material Name, the keyboard will open allowing you to change the default name. Press Clear if you would like to start over with a new name. Press Shift to toggle from lowercase to uppercase letters. Once editing is complete, press the Back button located on page 2 of the edit material screen to verify your changes on the material details page. Coarse 10 1-800-724-6306 • www.transtechsys.com Project Details Keep track of your projects by entering detailed information into the project details screen. From the Control Menu, press Project. The green highlighted project is the CURRENT PROJECT. Readings taken will store in a text file with a .mnt extension using the CURRENT PROJECT NAME. You may revisit each project at any given time to continue taking readings. Data within each project will store in the order of which it was taken. To edit a project, press Edit Project. Press the button of the field you want to edit. When editing is complete press the Back button to save and return to the project details screen. 11 Soil Readings From the Control Menu, press Measure to enter the Soil Reading screen. The name of the material to be tested and project are displayed for verification in the bottom right corner. The temperature of the soil is displayed on the left side of the screen, below that the GPS information is displayed. The cloverleaf measurement pattern is displayed for your convenience with the highlighted position being the current position to measure. Position the gauge on the soil in position 1 as it appears on the screen and press 1. Do not touch the gauge while it is busy taking a measurement. When reading 1 is complete, the gauge will prompt you to move to location 2. Move the gauge to position 2 and press 2 to continue. Repeat these steps for the remaining three measurements. 12 1-800-724-6306 • www.transtechsys.com Soil Readings After the fifth measurement has been taken, the in-place density and moisture content will be calculated and displayed on the screen. Here you can choose to Accept or Reject the recording of the averages into the data file. If you press Accept, you will enter the Enter Location screen allowing for a description of the location to be entered as well as the operator name. 13 Data Management From the Control Menu, press Data Management. This is where project files will be saved, viewed, printed and downloaded. Download Data - Use the up and down arrows to scroll, highlight the desired project and press Download DAT & MNT. Insert the USB flash drive into the USB port, press Download. The gauge will ask if you inserted the USB drive, once ready, press Download. When downloading is complete the gauge will display READY. Viewing a Project File - Use the up and down arrows to scroll, highlight the desired project and press View. All of your tests saved to this project will be listed in the order they were taken. Only the most pertinent information will be shown in this view including: Test Number, Location, % Moisture, Wet Density, Dry Density, % Compaction. Press the Back button to exit the Project View screen. Deleting a Project File - Use the up and down arrows to scroll, highlight the desired project and press Delete. You will be prompted with a warning asking if you are sure you wish to delete the file. Once confirmed and deleted, you will no longer be able to retrieve the measurement data. Printing a Project File - Plug in your TransTech printer, use the up and down arrows to scroll, highlight the desired project and press Print. 14 1-800-724-6306 • www.transtechsys.com Upload Material The SDG 200 MTL Generator and MTL File Tool located on the support disk cd-rom (included in your kit) generates the text files needed to upload material data into the Material Details section of your gauge. Please see the SDG 200 Operator’s Handbook for details on how to generate text files. Once your files are loaded onto a USB flash drive, insert the drive into the USB port on the back of the SDG 200. From the Control Menu, press Material, then press Upload Material. 15 Upload Material Be sure to have your USB drive inserted into the USB port located on the back of the gauge then press Upload. The file name of the materials located on the USB drive will appear on the left and some details identifying that specific material will be displayed on the right. Use the up or down arrows to highlight the material you wish to upload. Once verified, press Select to upload the material information into the gauge. Press Back to view the uploaded material in detail. 16 1-800-724-6306 • www.transtechsys.com Upload Material Note: Be sure that the units of the gauge are set for the same units as the material you are uploading. If the gauge was set in U.S. Customary units (ex: 150 lb/ft3) and you upload the material in SI units (2402.8 kg/m3) the gauge will notify you that the density is out of range. However, it will continue to load the material. If you switch to SI units AFTER the material has been loaded, the density would convert the 2402.8 as if it were in lb/ft3 and will result in 38,489.2 kg/m3. Correct this by deleting the material, change the units of the gauge and reload the material or by simply editing the density in the material setup. 17 Replacement Parts To order parts call the TransTech service department at 1-800-724-6306 7500-0320 SDG 200 AC Charger 7500-0292 SDG 200 DC Vehicle Charger 7500-0235 SDG 200 Extension Handle Kit 1400-0028 SDG 200 StrongHold Carry Case 8000-0061 SDG 200 Replacement StandOff Feet Kit 2100-0159 SDG 200 Charging Port Dust Cap 18 1-800-724-6306 • www.transtechsys.com Replacement Parts To order parts call the TransTech service department at 1-800-724-6306 8000-0063 SDG 200 Generation 1 Battery (3 Pack) 7500-0354 SDG 200 Generation 1 Battery Cap with Spring 7500-0356 SDG 200 Generation 2 Battery 7000-0336 SDG 200 Generation 2 Replacement Battery Door 19 900 Albany Shaker Road, Suite 2 Latham, NY 12110 Phone: 518-370-5558 Toll Free: 1-800-724-6306 Fax: 518-370-5538 Email: inquiries@transtechsys.com Web: www.transtechsys.com Toll Free: TransTech.Systems.Inc01 Follow us on Ver. 1.4 03/2019 20
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