Specifications

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If the MainLog program is running and is talking to the Bloodhound, “MAINLOG” will appear.

MUTE If there is an alarm condition, the Brain Board will display the problem. This alarm is accompanied with

an audible alarm tone. To mute the alarm tone, press the Enter/Mute key. This will place the alarm in a muted

state for ten (10) minutes (600 seconds). Pressing it a second time defeats the audible alarm and the display

will show ALARM OFF. Pressing it a third time will display “ALARM ON”. Hitting the Enter/Mute key does not

turn off any alarms but rather mutes the sounder for a given amount of time. If ALARM OFF is selected, the

Bloodhound will not make an audible tone.

Pressing the Up and Down Arrow keys at the same time will bring up a menu. To select an item on the menu

display, press the Up or Down key. This will move the highlight bar up and down. After the desired selection

is highlighted, press the Enter/Mute key. This will bring up the selected function for adjustment.

SET TIME/DATE - to set the time and/or date

TRANSFER LAS DATA TO USB KEY - to transfer LAS data to the USB memory stick

SET DEPTH COUNTER - to set the depth counter

SET JOB NUMBER - to set the job number

SET GAS UNITS ALARM LEVEL - to set the gas units alarm level

TRANSFER JOB DATA TO USB KEY - to transfer stored data from the internal SD memory to the

USB memory stick

When setting any function, the up arrow, down arrow, and enter key are used to manipulate the data. When

making large changes to numbers just press and hold the up or down arrow key. The numbers will start to

scroll slow, fast, faster, and then very fast. This is handy when setting the depth from 2000 to 8000 or such.

After the new value has been set, just hit the Enter/Mute key to store the new changes and return to the

normal operational screen. To cancel a selection, just press any red key to return to normal operating view.

C. Menu Selections

SET TIME/DATE

This allows the user to set the current time and date. The Bloodhound has an integrated Real Time Clock

(RTC) that will keep the current time and date even when the power is turned off to the Bloodhound. There is

a small watch battery on the brain board that keeps the RTC alive. This battery also allows for storage of

some other non-volatile and non-critical information such as depth, HOBBS timer, and packet counter. If you

remove the watch battery for more than a couple of minutes, prepare to give a call to correct some of the lost

non-critical data. If you lose time frequently on power down, it is time to replace it. This battery is expected to

last about 5 years. The part number is on the battery and a replacement can be found at Radio Shack or other

electronics outlet.

TRANSFER LAS DATA TO USB KEY

The Bloodhound stores LAS job data to the internal SD storage media. This SD card can be found on the

Brain board. It is a common camera type storage card and can be picked up just about any electronics store.

The Bloodhound comes with a 2 gigabyte storage card but it can use just about any sized one. The collected

Bloodhound LAS data is primarily stored on this SD card. If a user has a compatible USB memory stick

installed in the Bloodhound front panel, the Bloodhound attempts to also place the LAS data onto the USB key

after it detects it. This menu selection allows the user to walk up to the Bloodhound, insert a USB key, and

download the current job LAS data into the USB key. This key can then be taken to a PC where it can be

loaded into a mud logging program or opened with Microsoft Excel for editing.

The Bloodhound register settings enable the unit to be flexible as well as powerful in operations. Registers are

small bits of information held in non-volatile memory locations that dictate how the Bloodhound operates.

There are 255 registers that each hold a number from 0 to 255. All operational settings are made through