LEAKSHOOTER LKS1000 User manual

LKS 1000 User manual - Version 1.2 – 19/02/2013 – www.leakshooters.com – info leakshooters.com
LEAKSHOOTER-LKS1000
USER MANUAL ( VERSION 1.2)
U LTRASONIC DETECTION CAMERA
( PATENT PENDING )

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W HAT IS LEAKSHOOTER LKS1000 ?
LEAKSHOOTER LKS1000 IS A PORTABLE DEVICE WHICH GIVES YOU THE POSSIBILITY TO HEAR , MEASURE , VIEW AND STORE
THE LEAKS .
M AIN F UNCTIONS :
-D ETECTION AND LOCALIZATION OF ULTRASOUND THANKS TO AUTOMATIC DYNAMIC TARGET
-L ISTEN TO THE ULTRASOUND WITH HETERODYNE TECHNIQUE 40 K H Z > 2.5 K H Z )
-M EASURE AND DISPLAY OF RMS IN REAL TIME AND MAX RMS ON A COLORED BARGRAPH
-V ISUALIZATION ON SCREEN OF ULTRASONIC WAVES PRESENCE EXACT LOCATION OF LEAK )
-N UMBERED AND STAMPED RECORDING OF THE BITMAP WITH ALL ULTRASONIC INFORMATION
LEAKSHOOTER LKS1000, THE FIRST ULTRASONIC DETECTION CAMERA DEDICATED TO LEAKS , THOUGHT AND DEVELOPED
BY LEAKSHOOTER, A DIVISION OF SYNERGYS TECHNOLOGIES FRANCE).

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BENEFIT OF ULTRASOUND TECHNIQUE TO FIND GAS LEAK COMPRESSED AIR OR
OTHER ELSE GAS IN PRESSION / DEPRESSION)
W HEN A GAS MOVE FROM A HIGH PRESSURE STATE COMPRESSED AIR IN A PIPE AT 6 B AR FOR EXAMPLE ) TO A LOW
PRESSURE STATE LEAK IN A PIPE FOR EXAMPLE , WITH EXTERNAL ATMOSPHERE PRESSURE ), THERE IS A DEPRESSION
PHENOMENON WHICH CREATE A TURBULENCE SEE FIG 1).
FIG 1
T HIS TURBULENCE GENERATES A NOISE WITH LARGE FREQUENCY SPECTRUM WHICH CONTAINS THE ULTRASOUND , DUE TO THE
FRICTION OF THE MOLECULES AIR FOR EXAMPLE ) THROUGH THE ORIFICE .
HUMAN HEARS CORRECTLY UP TO 20 K H Z . S O , HUMAN DOES NOT HEAR THE ULTRASOUND WHICH ONLY START AT THIS
FREQUENCY .
T HIS IS WHY , BY USING VERY SENSITIVE ULTRASONIC DETECTOR AND HETERODYNE TECHNIQUE , OFTEN CENTERED AROUND 40
K H Z , IT IS POSSIBLE TO FIND AND LISTEN TO THE LEAK , EASILY .
W HY ULTRASONIC WAVES ARE EASY TO FIND WITH AN ULTRASONIC DETECTOR ?
-T HEY ARE VERY DIRECTIONAL , THEY EMIT IN A PRECISE DIRECTION
-T HEY GENERATE A STRONG ULTRASONIC INTENSITY NEAR THEIR EMISSION SOURCE , DECREASING QUICKLY WHEN
LEAVING AWAY FROM THE LEAK
-T HEY CAN BE EASILY HEARD THANKS TO HETERODYNE TECHNIQUE DEMODULATION OF A HIGH FREQUENCY WAVE
HERE , ULTRASOUND NOT AUDIBLE FOR HUMAN ) TO LOW FREQUENCY AUDIBLE FOR HUMAN ))
-T HEY CAN BE DETECTED IN A NOISY INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT , CORRECTLY FILTERED BY THE DETECTOR
☺ ULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGY HAS THE MAJOR ADVANTAGE TO BE EASY TO USE AND ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE .
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DESCRIPTION OF LEAKSHOOTER LKS1000
•K EYBOARD
oO N /O FF
oI NCREASE OF HEADSET
VOLUME
oD ECREASE OF
MEASUREMENT GAIN &
E SCAPE
oD ECREASE OF HEADSET
VOLUME
oP HOTO CAPTURE
oM ENU SETTINGS &
V ALIDATION
oI NCREASE OF MEASUREMENT
GAIN

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• C OLOR SCREEN
• C ONNECTORS ON BOTTOM VIEW
• C ONNECTOR ON T OP VIEW
oP HOTO NUMBER AND TIMESTAMP
STORED IN MEMORY
o CAMERA REAL TIME VIEW
o DYNAMIC TARGET SHOWING LEAK
ZONE
oR EAL TIME RMS AND MAX RMS
VALUES
oRMS MEASUREMENT VALUE
oP OWER
oUSB PC
oJ ACK FOR AUDIO HEADPHONE
oJ ACK FOR EXTERNAL PROBE

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LEAKSHOOTER LKS1000 KIT DETAILS :
o A LUMINUM TRANSPORT CASE - LKS CASE
o U LTRASONIC DETECTION CAMERA – LKS 1000
o H EADSET WITH JACK CABLE SNR 31) - LKS EAR
o U NIVERSAL BATTERY CHARGER – LKS POWER
o USB CABLE FOR PC – LKS USB
o U SER MANUAL ON CD – LKS MANUAL
o S OFTWARE FOR PC – LKS PC VIEWER
F LEXIBLE 400 MM SENSOR OPTION AVAILABLE FOR LKS 1000:

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BATTERIE CHARGING:
LEAK SHOOTER LKS 1000 IS EQUIPPED WITH A L ITHIUM - ION BATTERY . I TS CAPACITY IS AROUND 6 H OURS , DEPENDING OF
SETTING USES CAMERA ACTIVATED OR NOT , SCREEN BACKLIGHT …).
I T CAN BE CHARGED WITH ONLY DELIVERED UNIVERSAL BATTERY CHARGER KIT 5V DC, 2A).
C HARGING TIME IS AROUND 5 H OURS .
CAREFUL! :
T HANKS TO BE CAREFUL WHEN GETTING MESSAGES ON LEAK SHOOTER LKS 1000 SCREEN ABOUT BATTERY CHARGING
INSTRUCTIONS .
LEAK SHOOTER LKS 1000 AUTOMATICALLY SWITCH OFF , WHEN VOLTAGE BATTERY IS TOO LOW BATTERY EMPTY ).
T O HAVE THE BEST CHARGING TIME , THE BEST CAPACITY , YOU SHOULD CHARGE BATTERIES ONLY WHEN MESSAGE APPEARS .
LEAKSHOOTER LKS1000 SWITCH ON & OFF :
S WITCH ON:
P RESS QUICKLY THE KEY , LEAK SHOOTER LKS 1000 SWITCH ON 1-2 SECONDS AFTER INITIALIZATION .
S WITCH OFF:
P RESS LENGTHILY 1-2 SECONDS ) THE KEY , LEAK SHOOTER LKS 1000 SWITCH OFF .
I F THE BATTERY IS FULLY EMPTY , LEAK SHOOTER LKS 1000 COULD NOT SWITCH ON . Y OU SHOULD CHARGE IT FULLY
AROUND 5-6 HOURS ).

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LEAK DETECTION SEARCH PROCEDURE WITH SCANNING METHOD AND CONE
LEAK SHOOTER LKS 1000 HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO SHOW YOU IN REAL TIME ON A VISIBLE SCENE CAPTURE MEASUREMENT
SCENE ), THE COMPRESSED AIR LEAK LOCATION OR OTHER GAS , THANKS TO VISUAL DYNAMIC REAL TIME TARGET .
R EGARDING THE LEAK IMPORTANCE ULTRASONIC WAVES RECEIVED AT AROUND 40 K H Z ), THE DYNAMIC TARGET WILL BE IN
YELLOW OR IN RED COLOR .
LEAK SHOOTER LKS 1000 IS EQUIPPED WITH A SPECIAL DETECTION REAL TIME FUNCTION OF MAX VALUE , WHICH WITH THE
TARGET , SHOW YOU IF YOU ARE MORE NEAR THE LEAK SIMPLE SQUARED TARGET ) OR EXACTLY FACE TO THE LEAK SQUARED
TARGET WITH A CROSS INSIDE ).
T HE METHOD IS TO SCAN THE MEASUREMENT SCENE , QUIETLY AND CONSCIENTIOUSLY .
• AUTO GAIN MODE DEFAULT MODE USED AFTER LKS1000 POWER ON):
T HIS MODE IS USED FOR CLASSICAL APPLICATION SMALL AND MEDIUM LEAKS ), WHERE THE GAIN WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY
ADJUSTED FACE TO THE ULTRASONIC SEVERITY LEVEL RESULT IN AUTO MODE IS OPTIMAL FOR GAIN BETWEEN 70 DB TO 110
DB ).
I N THIS MODE , RMS VALUE WILL BE CALCULATED WITH COMPENSATION , TO HAVE THE BETTER REAL VALUE OF THE LEAK .
S CAN THE MEASURED SCENE FOR EXAMPLE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND FROM HIGH TO LOW SEE FIG 2), IN ORDER TO PASS
NEAR THE LEAK AND THEN TO DETECT THE MAX VALUE , FROZEN ON SCREEN DURING A FEW SECONDS VERTICAL LARGE
BLACK LINE IN THE COLORED BARGRAPH ).
T HEN , TRY TO COME BACK IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO FIND NEWLY THIS MAX VALUE ALIGN REAL TIME RMS WITH MAX).
Y OU WILL SEE A SQUARED TARGET WITH A CROSS INSIDE ; YOU ARE FACE TO THE LEAK .
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• MANUAL GAIN MODE USED AFTER LKS1000 POWER ON AND CLICK TWICE ON KEY ):
T HIS MODE IS USED FOR BIG LEAKS OR ULTRASONIC SATURATED ZONE .
S TART AT 110 DB AND DECREASE GAIN VALUE MINIMUM IS 50 DB ) UNTIL AUTOMATIC TARGET GOES SMALL TO IGNORE THE
HIGH SATURATED ULTRASONIC NOISE YOU HAVE IN YOUR ZONE . T HEN USE THE SAME SCANNING METHOD THAN BEFORE FIG
2.).
T HE MORE YOU WILL USE A LOW GAIN , THE BETTER YOU WILL DETECT THE BIG LEAKS BETTER DIRECTIVITY ).
W HEN YOU START TO BE NEAR FROM THE LEAK , TARGET WILL BE YELLOW , IF YOU ARE FACE TO THE LEAK , TARGET WILL BE RED
WITH A CROSS INSIDE .
D O NOT FORGET TO READJUST THE GAIN TO THE MAX OR IN AUTO WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR LEAKS RESEARCH !
LEAK DETECTION SEARCH PROCEDURE WITH FLEXIBLE SENSOR
W HEN YOU ARE WORKING ON VERY SMALL CONNECTORS OR WHEN YOU HAVE A DIFFICULT ACCESS TO A CONNECTOR ,
YOU CAN USE THE FLEXIBLE 400 MM SENSOR INSTEAD OF THE CONE .
Y OU CAN WORK WITH AUTO OR MANUAL MODE AS BEFORE .
T HE BEST IS TO FIND THE LEAK WITH THE FLEXIBLE SENSOR AND THEN , TO PUT THE CAMERA IN THIS DIRECTION TO TAKE A
PICTURE OF YOUR LEAK .
REMAR :
Y OU CAN ALSO USE THE HEADPHONE . I T GIVES YOU THE LEAK AUDIBLE WHEN YOU ARE NEAR OR FACE FROM IT .

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DIFFERENT POSSIBLE MEASUREMENT SCREENS
C ASE N °1: N O LEA
C ASE N °2: N EAR A SMALL LEA
REMAR :
T HE MORE THE REAL TIME RMS APPROACH THE MAX, THE MORE THE TARGET SHRINK INTO ITS CENTER . W HEN THE REAL TIME
RMS WILL BE LESS THAN 3 D B UNDER THE MAX, THEN YOU ARE FACE TO THE LEAK LOCATION SEE BELOW , CASE N °3).
C ASE N °3: F ACE TO A SMALL LEA
-R EAL TIME RMS = ± MAX AND IN GREEN COLOR
-N O NOISE IN THE H EADPHONES
- R EAL TIME RMS < MAX -3 D B) AND IN YELLOW COLOR
- Y ELLOW TARGET SHOWING YOU APPROACH THE LEAK
- L IGHT LEAK NOISE IN THE HEADPHONES
-R EAL TIME RMS > MAX -3 D B) AND IN YELLOW COLOR
-Y ELLOW TARGET WITH CENTERED CROSS SHOWING THE LEAK LOCATION
- LEAK N OISE IN THE HEADPHONES

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C ASE N °4: N EAR AN IMPORTANT LEA
REMAR :
T HE MORE THE REAL TIME RMS APPROACH THE MAX, THE MORE THE TARGET SHRINK INTO ITS CENTER . W HEN THE REAL TIME
RMS WILL BE LESS THAN 3 D B UNDER THE MAX, THEN YOU ARE FACE TO THE LEAK LOCATION SEE BELOW , CASE N °5).
C ASE N °5: F ACE TO AN IMPORTANT LEA
R EMAR FOR THESES 5 DIFFERENT CASES :
I T IS POSSIBLE TO ADJUST THE HEADPHONES VOLUME DURING THE MEASURE . P LEASE JUST CLICK ON HIGH AND LOW BUTTONS
ON THE KEYBOARD VOLUME SETTING FROM 0 TO 10). B E CAREFUL NOT TO LISTEN DURING A LONG TIME WITH A HIGH LEVEL
VOLUME ON YOUR EARS !
S YNERGYS T ECHNOLOGIES WILL NEVER BE RESPONSIBLE OF AN INAPPROPRIATE SETTING OF THE HEADPHONES VOLUME
WHICH CAN CAUSE ON A LONG TERM , AUDITION PROBLEMS .
D UE TO THE EFFICIENCY OF LEAKSHOOTER LKS1000 FIRMWARE DYNAMIC TARGET , MAX AND RMS VALUES ), IT IS
POSSIBLE NOT TO USE CONTINUOUSLY THE HEADPHONE .
- R EAL TIME RMS < MAX -3 D B) AND IN RED COLOR
- R ED TARGET SHOWING YOU APPROACH THE LEAK
- H EAVY LEAK NOISE IN THE HEADPHONES
-R EAL TIME RMS > MAX -3 D B) AND IN RED COLOR
-R ED TARGET WITH CENTERED CROSS SHOWING THE LEAK LOCATION
-V ERY HEAVY LEAK NOISE IN THE HEADPHONES

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MENU AND SETTINGS :
LEAKSHOOTER LKS1000 MENU IS ACCESSIBLE WITH BUTTON ON THE KEYBOARD .
Y OU CAN WITH IT , ACCESS TO : BY SELECTING WITH . AND UP AND DOWN BUTTONS , ESCAPE WITH LEFT KEY )
- D ETECTION F REQ : F REQUENCY MIXER IN K H Z VARIABLE FROM 34 TO 46 K H Z )
►T HE FREQUENCY MIXER ALLOWS TO HAVE A BETTER FINEST SIGNAL RESULT , EFFICIENCY ON HEADPHONES
LISTENING , BECAUSE OF THE CAPABILITY TO ADAPT MIXING FREQUENCY FROM 34 TO 46 H Z FOR STANDARD
LEA APPLICATIONS .
- S TORED PHOTO :
► F OR REVIEW OF THE PHOTO STORED IN LKS1000 MEMORY .
- S CREEN BRIGHTNESS 0 TO 10)
- C AMERA BRIGHTNESS 0 TO 10)
- C AMERA USE : D EACTIVATION /A CTIVATION OF THE CAMERA , FOR BATTERIES ENERGY SAVING .

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N OW IF YOU CONTINUE TO GO DOWN “C AMERA USE ”, YOU CAN SEE SETUP, CLICK ON IT WITH BUTTON .
- S ETUP SCREEN
 BATTERY LEVEL : YOU WILL SEE THE VOLTAGE OF THE BATTERIES AND TIME APPROXIMATION REMAIN USE
 D ATE /T IME
 USB L INK : TO PREPARE USB CONNECTION WITH PC
 A UTO POWER OFF DELAY : T IME DELAY TO SWITCH OFF THE DEVICE AUTOMATICALLY
 L ANGUAGE F RENCH , E NGLISH , D EUTSCH )
T O NAVIGATE THROUGH THE MENU , USE UP AND DOWN BUTTONS ON THE KEYBOARD .
T O MODIFY AND VALID A SETTING , CLICK ON BUTTON .
T O ESCAPE THIS SETTING MENU , CLICK ON E SCAPE LEFT BUTTON .

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HOW TO CATCH AND STORE PHOTOS TAKEN BY LEAKSHOOTER LKS1000
S TORE A PHOTO :
FIG A : W HEN YOU ARE IN FRONT OF THE LEAK TARGET AND CROSS INSIDE ON SCREEN , R EAL TIME RMS=MAX), CLICK
ONE TIME ON BUTTON . P ICTURE IS FROZEN ON SCREEN AND READY TO BE STORED .
I F YOU WISH ESCAPE NOW AND NOT STORE THE PICTURE , THEN CLICK ON E SCAPE LEFT BUTTON .
F IG B : O THERWISE , CLICK ONE MORE TIME ON BUTTON . P ICTURE IS NOW WAITING A NUMBER INFORMATION .
P ICTURE WILL BE NUMBERED NUMBER SET BY DEFAULT OR SET BY USER USING THE JOYSTICK ) BETWEEN 000 AND 999) AND
TIME STAMPED .
F IG C : T HEN CLICK ON BUTTON , PICTURE WILL BE FINALLY STORED IN MEMORY WITH CHOSEN NUMBER .
F IG A F IG B F IG C
D ELETE A PHOTO :
T O DELETE ALL PHOTO BE SURE BEFORE DELETION ) IN MEMORY , PLEASE SELECT A ONE SETUP / STORED PHOTO ) BY USING U P
AND D OWN BUTTONS AND CLICK ON BUTTON DURING 2 SECONDS , THEN VALID FOR DELETION .
T O DELETE ONE PHOTO IN MEMORY , PLEASE SELECT A ONE SETUP / STORED PHOTO ) BY USING U P AND D OWN BUTTONS AND
CLICK ON BUTTON .
PLEASE CONFIRM WITH BUTTON AFTER “ DELETE THIS PHOTO ?” MESSAGE .
I F THERE IS NO PHOTO IN MEMORY , A MESSAGE “ NO PHOTO ” APPEARS ON SCREEN .