Leaders in Pipeline Survey Systems
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
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When a survey is conducted in the open where the operator walks between survey points, it
would make sense not to turn off the unit; however, this reduces battery life. A power saving
mode has been introduced that enables the GPS unit to remain on whilst all other devices are
switched off. To enter this mode press the ON-Off key, If the GPS is on when this is done, a
message will be shown enabling the unit to be switched to Power-Save mode. This occurs only
if the GPS has been on prior to switching off. The unit will switch off completely after 30
minutes in standby. A Red LED indicates that the GPS is still active, it does not indicate valid
data! (Version 2 or higher only).
4.10. Battery Life/Power modes
The power consumption of the C-SCAN 2010 varies depending on use. This can be split into a
number of categories. The tables below show the categories plus power consumption.
Switching the main switch to OFF will disconnect the batteries. It is recommended that the main
switch be set to OFF during storage or shipping.
Supplied Nickel Cadmium (NiCd / NiMH) rechargeable batteries (fully charged 4.5Ahr)
Mode System GPS Antennae Consumption Time
Survey (GPS) ON ON ON 650mA 5 hours
Survey (no GPS) ON OFF ON 450mA 8 hours
Standby OFF ON OFF 150mA 23 hours
Non-survey ON OFF OFF 60mA 4 days
Off OFF OFF OFF <3mA 4 months
Alkaline type batteries.
Mode System GPS Antennae Consumption Time
Survey (GPS) ON ON ON 650mA 12 hours
Survey (no GPS) ON OFF ON 450mA 17 hours
Standby OFF ON OFF 150mA 2 days
Non-survey ON OFF OFF 60mA 11 weeks
Off OFF OFF OFF <3mA 1 year
These times are continuous. In a real survey, the times will not be continuous. Realistically the
maximum survey time is 50 hours on one charge (more if using Duracells) for non-GPS surveys,
and 30 hours for GPS survey. At a maximum of 6 hours per day survey this will give 8 days and
5 days respectively.
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