User guide

Aries Reference Manual Section 4 – Probes
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5.5.3 Operation
Figure 83: Hand-held probe top panel
To use the hand-held probe for a survey –
- connect the hand-held probe to a Motorola radio and power-on the radio
- enable or disable the radio Airtracer mode as appropriate
- press and hold the ON/OFF button for 5secs until the probe beeps twice
- confirm the activity LED starts flashing every 2 secs
- wait for the GPS Lock LED to light, confirming that the unit has good coordinates
- start walking, data will be sent to the server in real-time
- finish the survey by pressing and holding the ON/OFF button for 5 secs
If the hand-held probe is about to shut down due to a low battery then the probe will start beeping.
To charge the probe, connect the charger to the ‘Charge’ connector. The probe will charge faster if the
probe is powered off.
Activity LED:
Flashing every 2 secs = Normal operation
Permanently ON = Locked Up/Fault
Permanently OFF = Powered down
To start the probe: press and hold the ON/OFF
button for 5 secs until the probe beeps
To stop the probe: press and hold the ON/OFF
button for 5 secs until the probe beeps
Ext GPS LED:
ON = External GPS source via Bluetooth
OFF = GPS from internal antenna
GPS Lock LED:
ON = GPS providing 2D/3D coordinates
OFF = no GPS coordinates
Charge LED:
ON = Battery being charged
OFF = Battery fully charged (when charger
connected)
Charger connector (12V)