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16. Main Menu
• Press SoftKey to select Prepare for Blast.
17. Prepare for Blast
• Press SoftKey to select Program Detonators.
18. Program Detonators
• Detonators will be programmed
• Press or button to return to Prepare for Blast Menu.
19. Prepare for Blast
• Press button to select Arm.
The following Remote Synchronized Blast description details the manual process to arm
the system. The user is also provided with an option to Arm each Bench Commander
without the need to connect the Tagger via an AutoArm function. The AutoArm function
will allow the user to scan a no-PIN yellow BlastCard and if there are no errors present;
program and move to the waiting for press Next state. The user will then have to press
Next for 2 seconds and the unit will then be ready to arm. Synchronized blast should be
conducted when the RF signal strength is 80% and above. When conducting a
synchronized blast, the detonators will be initiated approximately 5 seconds after fire
buttons were pressed provided that RF signal strength is good.