Document No. GUK0018/2007 issue 02 4 of 53
Operating Manual
for GEISMAR Amber Manual Track Geometry Recording Unit
Contents
1.0 General Introduction...........................................................................................................6
2.0 Specification and measuring Parameters ......................................................................7
2.1Metric (Standard Gauge)...............................................................................................7
2.2Imperial (Standard Gauge) ...........................................................................................8
2.3Metric (Narrow Gauge) ..................................................................................................9
2.4Imperial (Narrow Gauge).............................................................................................10
3Principal components of the Amber unit..........................................................................11
3.1Folding Unit...................................................................................................................11
3.2Fixed Length Unit.........................................................................................................12
3.3Amber unit control buttons........................................................................................13
3.4Amber Unit event buttons ..........................................................................................14
3.4.1Programming the Event Button..........................................................................14
4Operation of the hand held PC software ..........................................................................15
4.1Operating the menu screen........................................................................................15
4.2Using the on-screen key board.................................................................................16
4.3Working Off Line or On Line......................................................................................17
5Set up and recording procedure ......................................................................18
5.1 On tracking............................................................................................18
5.2 Track Recording Setting up .................................................................21
5.2.1 Switching on - Unit and hand held PC(PDA)............................21
5.2.2 Closing the Job ..........................................................................28
5.2.3 Updating location.......................................................................29
5.2.4 Adding existing comments........................................................30
5.2.5 Creating a new comment...........................................................32
5.2.6 Cant re-zeroing whilst collecting data......................................34
5.2.7 Job settings, storing copying and deleting .............................34
5.2.7.1Copying or deleting a job setting .............................................34
5.3 System Security - Using your password and Operator ID .................................36
