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EMpowerUser Guide

Version 1.0 May 2013

EMpower User GuideVersion 1.0 May 2013

PHOENIX GEOPHYSICS

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Information in this document is subject to change without notice.

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CONTENTS

Chapter 1: EMpower Quick-start Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Design intent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

The Map view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2The Time Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3The Graphs view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Legend to Figure 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Using EMpower effectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Adding data to the database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Discarding all but the best recording at each site . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Exporting the data for interpretation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Archiving, backing up, or exporting an entire project . . . . . . . . 8Editing recording metadata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Legend to Figure 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Task tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Map view tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Graphs view tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Time Line tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17All tasks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Chapter 2: Licensing EMpower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Requesting licences by e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Requesting licences by telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Activating a licence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31End-User Licence Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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EMPOWER QUICK-START GUIDE

2 Chapter 1 Quick-start Design intent 2

Chapter SummaryEMpower is a software program that processes, displays, and exports TDEM data acquired with Phoenix V8 and RXU receivers. This chapter briefly explains the design intent of the program, lists the features available, and provides brief instructions to accomplish the most common user goals.

Design intentEMpower is designed to allow you to easily build, edit, and maintain a database of TDEM recordings as you conduct a survey or work with existing data.

The design provides three views into the same information: a Map view for geographic visualization, a Time Line for chronological visualization, and a Graphs view for data visualization. (See Fig. 1 on page 4.) Actions you take in one of the three views are reflected immediately in the other two views.

The Time Line occupies the top of the program window below the menu bar. The Map view and Graphs view share the remainder of the window. These three areas can be resized by dragging the borders that separate them.

Many operations can be performed in any of the three views. For example, you can edit or delete a recording by right-clicking it in the Map, on the Time Line, or in the legend of the Graphs. A context menu appears from which you can select the commands.

The Map viewThe Map view occupies the lower left portion of the program window. It contains a grid of UTM co-ordinates and a series of tools in a column at the left.

The Map view is intended to be the main means for adding recordings to the database—simply drag the icon of a CompactFlash card or a folder (or even a single file) onto the Map, and EMpower copies the data and supporting files (calibrations, etc.) into the database. The recordings are then displayed on the Map and on the Time Line.

The Map view also provides one of the main ways to select recordings in order to see the data in the Graphs view. (The Time Line provides the other way to select recordings.) Simply click an individual recording or drag a rectangle to enclose several recordings, and EMpower displays the data in the Graphs view.

3 Chapter 1 Quick-start The Time Line 3

The Time LineThe Time Line occupies the full width of the top of the program window below the menu bar. It displays a horizontal bar to represent each recording, in chronological order from left to right.

You can display all the recordings acquired by a single receiver on one horizontal line, or you can expand the Time Line to display each recording on its own horizontal line.

You can zoom the Time Line by rotating the mouse wheel. Restore the zoom to 100% by double-clicking the Time Line.

The Time Line provides one of the main ways to select recordings in order to see the data in the Graphs view. (The Map provides the other way to select recordings.) Simply click an individual recording to select it, and optionally Ctrl + click to select additional recordings. EMpower displays the data in the Graphs view and draws a selection rectangle on the Map.

When a single recording has been selected, you can scroll the selection chronologically through the other recordings by clicking the navigation controls at the left of the Time Line. You can also use the left and right arrow keys to scroll. Both the Map and Graphs views respond by displaying the location and data of the corresponding recordings as you scroll.

The Graphs viewThe Graphs view consists of several tabs, each of which displays the data of selected recordings in a different manner. You can view decay and resistivity curves and Bostick transformations. You can also view waveforms as saved by the receiver (“raw waveforms”) and waveforms stacked by EMpower (“processed waveforms”).

The legend of the Graphs view provides a means of distinguishing recordings when several recordings are selected. Simply point to the legend entry of a curve, and EMpower identifies the recording on the Map and Time Line by increasing the size of the corresponding icon or time-line bar. The curve itself changes from a solid line to a dotted line.

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Figure 1: Components and tools in the EMpower main window.

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1 Project-name tabs. Click the tabs to view open projects.

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4 Select tool. Click , Ctrl+click, or drag to select recordings.

5 Zoom tool. Drag to zoom in. Shift + click to undo zooms. A mag-nifier icon with minus sign appears in the upper left corner of the map when zoomed in. Click the icon to restore to 100%.

6 Measuring Tape tool. Drag to measure between two points.

7 Labels tool. Click to show or hide labels.

8 Filter tool. Click to open a dialog box in which you can choose which instruments to show or hide.

9 Cluster Expansion tool. Click to expand or contract clusters of recordings that overlap each other.

bl Links tool. Click to show or hide arrows to indicate known links between transmitter-receiver pairs.

bm Window Size tool. Click to shrink the program window and reveal more of the computer desktop; click again to restore.

bn Icons tool. Click to show or hide warning and error icons.

bo Selected recording, indicated by highlight and rectangular bor-der. The arrow points to the transmitter recording linked to this receiver recording.

bp Map view. Drag CompactFlash card icon or folder icon to this area to add data to project. Squares represent receiver record-ings; stars represent transmitter recordings. White or black “holes” in the symbols indicate that files are missing.

bq Eye icons. Click to hide or show individual curves.

br Borders between the Map, the Graphs, and the Time Line. Drag to resize the views.

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Table 1: Legend to Figure 1 (cont’d)

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Using EMpower effectivelyThe four main tasks when using EMpower are:

1. Adding data to the database.

2. Discarding all but the best recording at each site.

3. Exporting the data for interpretation.

Additionally, you may want to examine or edit certain details of a recording, such as transmitter or receiver configuration.

EMpower provides methods and tools to help you accomplish these tasks easily, as described in this section.

Adding data to the databaseAlthough you can add data by using menu commands, the easiest way is to simply take the CompactFlash (CF) card from the receiver and install it in your computer; then drag the CF card icon from Windows Explorer or My Computer onto the Map view of EMpower.

Using the Window Size tool. (F12)

To make it easier to drag icons onto the Map, click the Window Size tool in the Map view (or press F12) to shrink the program

window and reveal more of the computer desktop. Click the tool again to maximize the program window after adding data.

Using the Icons tool. (F7)

Occasionally when you add data to the database, EMpower cannot find supporting files, such as calibration files. EMpower displays coloured icons with white or black “holes” on the Map to indicate these problem recordings. To make them more obvious, activate the Icons tool (or press F7).

Using the Labels tool. (F5)

To control the display of line and site names, click this tool (or press F5).

Discarding all but the best recording at each siteThere are several ways to filter out poor recordings, leaving only the best.

Using the Time Line. You can make quick decisions to discard data by examining the length of the time-line bars on the Time Line. Very short time-line bars indicate recordings that are

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unlikely to contain good data. Right-click such time-line bars and delete them.

Using the Map and Graphs views. Select all the recordings at a given site by dragging a rectangle around them on the Map. Examine the data in the Graphs view. Right-click the Graphs legends and delete all but the best recording.

To make this task easier, the context menu includes the command, Keep (Delete others). If you see one curve or transformation that is clearly better than the rest, select this command to quickly discard all but that one recording. Otherwise, simply repeat the Delete command on individual curves as necessary until only the best curve remains.

Using the Select tools. (F2)

The Map view and the Graphs view each have their own Select tool (activated by default). Use this tool on the Map to point to recordings (to display information on them) or to select one or more recordings by clicking or dragging. Use this tool to point to the Graphs legends (to distinguish which curve, recording, and time-line bar are related). Right-click with this tool on either the Map view or Graphs view to display a context menu.

Using the Links tool. (F8)

To visualize the physical locations of receivers and transmitters more easily, activate the Links tool to have EMpower draw an arrow from each receiver recording to the corresponding transmitter (TMR) recording.

Hiding or showing individual curves.

When several recordings are selected and their curves are almost identical, it can be difficult to choose the best. Click the Eye icons to hide or show individual curves, making evaluation easier.

Using the Cluster Expansion tool. (F6)

TDEM surveys usually consist of multiple recordings at each location, because the operators make adjustments for quality control and acquire recordings multiple times. When these recordings are displayed on the Map, they are difficult to distinguish because they all occupy more or less the same position. (GPS error causes some variation.)

To make it easier to distinguish recordings on the Map, click the Cluster Expansion tool (or press F6). When this tool is active, recordings in clusters are displaced away from each other on the Map, with arrows pointing back to their actual locations.

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Using the Zoom tools. (F3)

The Map view and the Graphs view each have their own Zoom tool. Drag with this tool over a cluster of recordings or over one or more curves in order to see them in more detail. Press Shift and click with this tool to undo zooms.

When a view is zoomed other than at 100%, a magnifier icon with a minus-sign appears in the upper left corner of the view. Click this icon to restore the view to 100%.

If your mouse has a scroll wheel, you can also rotate the wheel while pointing to the Map, the Graphs, or the Time Line, to change the zoom level of that view.

Exporting the data for interpretationThe last major task is to export recordings in Universal Sounding Format (USF) or Comma-separated Values format (CSV).

You can export individual recordings or groups of recordings.

To export an individual recording, right-click the recording on the Map, or the time-line bar on the Time Line, or the entry in the Graphs legend. Choose Export from the context menu that appears.

To export groups of recordings, right-click within the selection on the Map or on the Time Line and choose Export from the context menu that appears.

Archiving, backing up, or exporting an entire projectTo archive or back up a project, or to copy an entire project for use with EMpower on another computer, choose the Export command on the File menu. The project is exported to a single file with the extension .phoenix, which you can save in your preferred location.

Editing recording metadataA secondary task you can perform in EMpower is to examine or edit certain metadata about a recording, such as the site name, the operator name, and the transmitted current.

To edit a receiver recording, right-click it in the Map, on the Time Line, or in the legend of the Graphs and choose Edit. The Edit Receiver Details dialog box appears. (See Fig. 2 on page 9.)

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Figure 2: The Edit Receiver Details dialog box.

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1 The recording name is a combination of the .tbl file name and

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2 The Label can be any meaningful name you want. It appears on the Map when Show Labels has been selected and in the tool tip when the pointer hovers over a recording on the Map or the Time Line.

3 The Operator Name identifies the person who made the record-ing, and is limited to 15 alpha-numeric characters.

4 The Comments box can be used to keep notes on the recording. Comments are limited to 116 alpha-numeric characters, of which up to 30 appear in tool tips on the Map and Time Line.

5 The TBL (parameter table) file name is determined by the receiver.

6 The Hardware type identifies the receiver hardware and version. Phoenix technical support may ask for this information.

7 The serial number of the receiver.

8 The firmware version of the receiver. Phoenix technical support may ask for this information.

9 The transmitter type, as identified by the operator in either the startup table file or in the V8 interface.

bl The transmitter’s current sensor serial number, as identified by the operator in either the startup table file or in the V8 or RXU-TM interface.

bm The Channel information. Only the labelled channel is signifi-cant. In TDEM, the label should always be Bz. The Rx area is the effective area of the receiving loop, in square metres.

bn The Up and Down arrow buttons can be clicked to select the next recording in chronological order. (Be sure to save any changes you have made before selecting a different recording.)

bo If an RXU-TMR recording is associated with this receiver record-ing, non-editable details appear here. (Transmitter and RXU-TMR details can be edited in a separate dialog box opened from the Map or Time Line.)

bp The Site Setup diagram is a placeholder for future functionality. Manipulating the icons may produce unexpected results.


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Task tablesThe next section contains tables listing the various tasks that can be accomplished with EMpower.

Tables 3, 4, and 5 list the tasks and actions that can be accomplished in the Map view, the Time Line, and the Graphs view, respectively. These tables organize the information to make them easy to reference.

Table 6 provides the same information, but it is more comprehensive. This table lists all tasks and indicates how and where each task can be accomplished—through keyboard shortcuts, menu commands, or by actions in the Map, Graphs, and Time Line views.

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Table 3: Map view tasks

Task Keyboard Map

Add data to current project Drag disk, folder, or files onto the Map

Resize the program window so data can be dragged from the desktop onto the Map

F12

Restore the program window to maximum after dragging data onto the Map

F12

Add missing files Right-click a recording, choose Add Missing Files

Expand clusters of recordings for easier selec-tion (or collapse back into clusters)

F6

Show or hide recording labels F5

Show or hide warning and error icons F7

Show brief information about a recording F2 to activate Select tool Point to a recording; an information balloon appears

Select a single recording F2 to activate Select tool Click a recording

Select contiguous recordings F2 to activate Select tool Drag a rectangle to enclose recordings


Add a recording to selection or remove a record-ing from selection

F2 to activate Select tool Ctrl + click a recording

Deselect all recordings F2 to activate Select tool Click a blank area of the Map

Delete selected recordings Del Right-click, choose Delete

Edit parameters of selected recording Ctrl + E Right-click, choose Edit

Export recordings to USF or CSV file format Right-click within a selection rectangle or on a single recording, choose Export

Zoom in F3 to activate Zoom tool Drag a rectangle

Zoom out F3 to activate zoom tool Shift + click

Estimate a distance Note the grid scales shown at the top and right borders of the Map

Measure a distance F4 to activate Measuring Tape tool Drag from a starting point to an ending point; read the dis-

tance shown on the drawn line

Show association of recording on map, curves, and time-line bars

F2 to activate Select tool Point to a recording; the associated curve legend and time-line bar are highlighted

Table 3: Map view tasks (cont’d)

Task Keyboard Map


Save an image of the Map Right-click a blank area of the Map; choose Save Map to PNG

Print the Map Right-click a blank area of the Map; choose Print

Table 3: Map view tasks (cont’d)

Task Keyboard Map


Table 4: Graphs view tasks

Task Keyboard Graphs

Delete selected recordings Del Right-click the legend, choose Delete

Delete all but one recording in selection F2 to activate Select tool Right-click the legend of the best curve, choose Keep

Edit parameters of selected recording Ctrl + E Right-click the legend, choose Edit

Export recordings to USF or CSV file format Right-click the legend, choose Export

Zoom in F3 to activate Zoom tool Drag a rectangle

Zoom out F3 to activate Zoom tool Shift + click

Temporarily hide a curve Click the open eye icon in the legend

Show a hidden curve Click the closed eye icon in the legend


F2 to activate Select tool Point to a curve legend; the associated recording and time-line bar are highlighted

Save an image of Graphs Right-click within the graph; choose Save Graphs to PNG


Print Graphs Right-click within the graph; choose Print

Change x-axis to linear or logarithmic Right-click within the graph; choose Change X Axis

Table 4: Graphs view tasks (cont’d)

Task Keyboard Graphs


Table 5: Time Line tasks

Task Keyboard Time Line

Select a single recording Click a time-line bar

Select contiguous recordings Click a first time-line bar, Shift + click a last time-line bar

Add a recording to selection or remove a recording from selec-tion

Ctrl + click a time-line bar

Deselect all recordings Click a blank area of the Time Line

Delete selected recordings Del Right-click a time-line bar, choose Delete

Edit parameters of selected recording Ctrl + E Right-click a time-line bar, choose Edit

Export recordings to USF or CSV file format Right-click a time-line bar, choose Export

Show association of recording on map, curves, and time-line bars Point to a time-line bar; the associated curve legend and recording are highlighted

Show each recording on a separate time line Click the icon at the left of the Time Line

Show all recordings on one time line per receiver Click the icon at the left of the Time Line

Scroll chronologically through recordings Click a time-line bar, then click at the left of the Time Line


Table 6: All tasks

Task Keyboard Map Graphs Time Line Menu

Create a new project File

Open an existing project Ctrl + O File

Close the current project Ctrl + W File

Delete the current project File

Rename the current project File

Duplicate the current project File

Import an existing project File

Export the current project to an alternatelocation

File

Add data to current project Ctrl + A Drag disk, folder, or files onto the Map

Data

Resize the program window so data can be dragged from the desktop onto the Map

F12

Restore the program window to maximum after dragging data onto the Map

F12


List missing files Ctrl + L Data

Add missing files Right-click a record-ing, choose Add Miss-ing Files

Data

Expand clusters of recordings for easier selec-tion (or collapse back into clusters)

F6

Show or hide recording labels F5

Show or hide warning and error icons F7

Show brief information about a recording F2 to acti-vate Select tool

Point to a recording; an information bal-loon appears

Point to a data mark on a curve

Select a single recording F2 to acti-vate Select tool

Click a recording Click a time-line bar

Table 6: All tasks (cont’d)



Select contiguous recordings F2 to acti-vate Select tool

Drag a rectangle to enclose recordings

Click a first time-line bar, Shift + click a last time-line bar

Add a recording to selection or remove a recording from selection

F2 to acti-vate Select tool

Ctrl + click a recording Ctrl + click a time-line bar

Deselect all recordings F2 to acti-vate Select tool

Click a blank area of the Map

Click a blank area of the Time Line

List recordings Recordings

Delete selected recordings Del Right-click, choose Delete

Right-click legend, choose Delete

Right-click time-line bar, choose Delete

Recordings

Delete all but one recording in selection F2 to acti-vate Select tool

Right-click the legend of the best curve, choose Keep

Edit parameters of selected recording Ctrl + E Right-click, choose Edit

Right-click legend, choose Edit

Right-click time-line bar, choose Edit

Recordings




Export recordings to USF or CSV file format Right-click within selection rectangle or on single recording, choose Export

Right-click legend, choose Export

Right-click time-line bar, choose Export

Recordings

Zoom in F3 to acti-vate Zoom tool

Drag a rectangle Drag a rectangle

Zoom out F3 to acti-vate Zoom tool

Shift + click Shift + click

Estimate a distance Note the grid scales shown at the top and right borders of the Map

Measure a distance F4 to acti-vate Measur-ing Tape tool

Drag from start-ing point to ending point; read the dis-tance shown on the drawn line




Temporarily hide a curve Click the open eye icon in the legend

Show a hidden curve Click the closed eye icon in the legend


F2 to acti-vate Select tool

Point to a recording; associated curve leg-end and time-line bar are highlighted

Point to a curve leg-end; associated recording and time-line bar are high-lighted

Point to a time-line bar; associated curve legend and recording are highlighted

Save an image of Map or Graphs Right-click a blank area of Map; choose Save Map to PNG

Right-click within graph; choose Save Graphs to PNG

Print Map or Graphs Right-click a blank area of Map; choose Print

Print Graphs Right-click within graph; choose Print

Recordings




Change x-axis to linear or logarithmic Right-click within graph; choose Change X Axis

Scroll through raw waveforms (stacked by receiver)

Arrow keys, Page Up, Page Down, Home, End

Click the navigation buttons above the graph to scroll by 1 or by 5 stacks, or to scroll to first or last stack

Scroll through processed waveforms (stacked by EMpower)

Arrow keys, Page Up, Page Down, Home, End

Click the navigation buttons above the graph to scroll through available fre-quencies

Show each recording on a separate time line Click the icon at the left of the Time Line




Show all recordings on one time line per receiver

Click the icon at the left of the Time Line

Scroll chronologically through recordings Click a time-line bar, then click at the left of the Time Line



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CHAPTER

LICENSING EMPOWER

26 Chapter 2 Licensing EMpower Requesting licences by e-mail 26

Chapter SummaryPhoenix sells its customers licences to use the EMpower core software and plug-ins. The software does not function until a valid licence code is entered. This chapter explains how to obtain and register a licence code.

Licensing is a two-step process after program installation. The first step is to generate a licence request to send to Phoenix. The second step is to copy the licence code from Phoenix’s reply and enter it in the software. If you do not have access to e-mail, you can also obtain a licence by telephone.

Requesting licences by e-mailEMpower includes a licensing module that generates encoded keys to identify the computer the software is running on. These keys are used by Phoenix to generate a licence code that is unique to that computer.

To request a license for EMpower core software:1. Locate and have ready the Work Order number that was

provided when you purchased EMpower.

2. From the Help menu, choose Licensing.

The Licensing dialog box appears.

Figure 1: The Licensing dialog box.

3. Click License EMpower Core.

The Licensing Module appears.

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Figure 2: The core software Licensing Module.

4. Type your name, your company’s name, and the Work Order number in the appropriate text boxes.

5. Click Generate Email Text.

A License request is generated in the Message Text box.

Figure 3: Licence request text.

6. The generated message may be larger than the Message Text box. To be sure that you copy all the message, click at the beginning of the first line and drag to the bottom of the text box.

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Figure 4: Previously hidden text appears when you drag to select the entire contents of the Message Text box.

7. Press Ctrl + C to copy the message text to the clipboard.

8. Open a new e-mail message addressed to [email protected] with the subject “EMpower Licence Request”. Click in the body of the message and and press Ctrl + V to paste in the contents of the clipboard.

9. Send the message to Phoenix.

To request a licence for EMpower plug-ins:1. Locate and have ready the Work Order number that was

provided when you purchased EMpower.

2. From the Help menu, choose Licensing.

The Licensing dialog box appears.

Figure 5: The Licensing dialog box.

3. Click License Plug-ins.

The Licensing Plugins Module appears.

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Figure 6: The plugins Licensing Module.

4. Type your name, your company’s name, and the Work Order number in the appropriate text boxes.

5. Select each of the plug-ins that you want to license.

Figure 7: Three of four plug-ins selected.

6. Click Generate Email Text.

A License request is generated in the Message Text box.

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Figure 8: Licence request text.

7. The generated message may be larger than the Message Text box. To be sure that you copy all the message, click at the beginning of the first line and drag to the bottom of the text box.

Figure 9: Previously hidden text appears when you drag to select the entire contents of the Message Text box.

8. Press Ctrl + C to copy the message text to the clipboard.

9. Open a new e-mail message addressed to [email protected] with the subject “EMpower Licence Request”. Click in the body of the message and and press Ctrl + V to paste in the contents of the clipboard.

10. Send the message to Phoenix.

Requesting licences by telephoneIf you do not have access to e-mail, you can obtain licences by calling Phoenix during business hours.




To obtain licences by telephone:1. Follow the instructions for “Requesting licences by e-mail” on

page 26, up to the point that e-mail message text has been generated in the Message Text box.

2. Call Phoenix at +1 (416) 491-7340 during business hours (09:00 to 17:00 Eastern Time, Monday to Friday). Explain that you are calling to obtain a licence for EMpower, and ask to speak to the Software Support department.

3. Provide to the Support personnel your name, your company’s name, the Work Order number, and the codes at the bottom of the generated Message Text.

Software Support will give you a licence code to type into the Licence Activation box in the Licensing Module.

Activating a licenceTo activate a licence code:1. From the Help menu, choose Licensing.

2. Click either License EMpower Core or License Plugins, according to the type of licence code you have received.

3. In the Licensing Module dialog box, paste (or type) the licence code in the text box at the bottom of the dialog box.

The status box beside the text box indicates whether the licence code you have entered is valid.

4. If the licence code is valid, click Activate Licence.

5. Exit the program and restart EMpower.

The software and plugins licensed are now fully functional.

End-User Licence AgreementDuring software installation, you are required to agree to the End-User Licence. If you want to review the terms of the licence at a later time, open the PDF file named “EMpower EULA”, located in the installation folder on your computer (usually Program Files\Phoenix Geophysics\EMpower).

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INDEX

Aactivating a licence, 31adding data to the database, 6archiving an entire project, 8

Bbacking up a project, 8

CCluster Expansion tool, 7components and tools, illustration , 5curves, hiding or showing, 7

Ddatabase, adding data to, 6design intent, 2discarding all but the best recordings, 6

Eedit receiver details, 8

illustration , 10

editing recording metadata, 8e-mail, requesting licences by, 26End-User Licence Agreement, 31Expansion tool, Cluster, 7exporting a project, 8exporting the data for interpretation, 8

GGraphs view, 3, 7

tasks , 15

Hhiding individual curves, 7hiding or showing individual curves, 7

IIcons tool, 6interpretation, exporting the data for, 8

LLabels tool, 6licence

activating, 31Agreement, End-User, 31requesting by e-mail, 26requesting by telephone, 30

Links tool, 7

MMap and Graphs views, 7Map view, 2, 7

tasks , 12metadata, editing, 8

Pproject, archiving, backing up, or exporting, 8

Rrecording metadata, editing, 8requesting licences by e-mail, 26requesting licences by telephone, 30

SSelect tools, 7

34 Index 34

showing individual curves, 7showing or hiding individual curves, 7site, discarding all but the best recording at each, 6Size tool, Window, 6

Ttask tables, 11tasks

Graphs view, 15Map view, 12Time Line, 17

tasks, table of , 18telephone, requesting licences by, 30

Time Line view, 6tasks , 17

toolLinks, 7

toolsCluster Expansion, 7Icons, 6Labels, 6Select, 7Window Size, 6Zoom, 8

UUsing EMpower effectively, 6

Vviews

Map and Graphs, 7

WWindow Size tool, 6

ZZoom tools, 8

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