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Safety Information

Please read, understand and follow all safety information contained in these instructions 
prior to the use of the 3M Cable/Pipe/Fault Advanced ME-Series Locator. Retain these 
instructions for future reference.

Intended Use

The 3M Cable/Pipe/Fault Advanced ME-Series Locator is used to identify the placement 
of underground utility lines. The system must be installed as specified in the 3M Cable/
Pipe/Fault Advanced Locator 2250ME/2273ME Series Operator Manual. It has not been 
evaluated for other uses or locations. If this equipment is used in a manner not specified 
by 3M, the protections provided by the equipment may be impaired.

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 WARNING

If this equipment is used in a manner not specified by 3M, the protections provided by the 

equipment may be impaired.

Explanation of Signal Word Consequences

Warning:

Indicates hazardous situation which if not avoided, could result in 
death or serious injury.

Caution:

Indicates hazardous situation which if not avoided, could result in 
minor or moderate injury.

Explanation of Product Safety Label Symbols

Do not throw away in normal trash.

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Warning: Risk of electric shock

About This Manual

There are two basic models included in the 3M Dynatel Locator 2200M Series. The 
2250ME is designed for cable/pipe locating. The 2273ME is designed for cable/pipe 
and fault locating. The iD option (read/write capability to 3M

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 EMS iD Markers) is 

available for both models. There are three transmitter options: 3 Watt, 5 Watt, or 12 Watt. 
This instruction manual will include all features. All instructions are applicable to all 
products, unless noted. 

In order to demonstrate all available functions, the illustrations depict the 2273ME-iD 
receiver unit and the 12-watt transmitter. The 2250ME may vary from the 
illustrations shown.

Summary of Contents for Dynatel 2273ME Series

Page 1: ...3M Dynatel Cable Pipe Fault Advanced Locator 2250ME 2273ME Series With 3 watt 5 watt or 12 watt Transmitter Operator s Manual 2250ME 2250ME iD 2273ME 2273ME iD February 2009 78 8130 6151 8 E 3...

Page 2: ...th Faults And Earth Return Faults 26 3M Electronic Markers and 3M EMS iD Markers 28 Locating 3M EMS Markers 29 Marker Depth Estimate 31 Creating Editing Templates for 3M EMS iD Markers 33 Writing iD M...

Page 3: ...and downloaded to your PC for enhanced resource management with this revolutionary equipment The Dynatel Cable Pipe Fault Locators 2250ME iD 2273ME iD will also search for two different types of util...

Page 4: ...Explanation of Signal Word Consequences m Warning Indicates hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in death or serious injury m Caution Indicates hazardous situation which if not avoid...

Page 5: ...ollowing levels OK w solid tone good LO w beeping tone low w no tone replace m Caution To reduce the risks associated with fire and explosion Do not short excessively heat or dispose of batteries in f...

Page 6: ...f batteries in fire Install batteries with proper polarity Use only Alkaline AA LR 6 sized batteries Do not charge batteries Do not use leaking batteries To reduce the risks associated with environmen...

Page 7: ...3 KHz signals TRACE T 3 Turns the unit on and places the unit in Trace mode SELECT FREQUENCY Press TRACE T 3 repeatedly to cycle the frequency of the transmitter 577 Hz 8 KHz 33 KHz and 133 KHz The se...

Page 8: ...ransmitter OFF before handling connection cables Voltage greater than 240 volts will damage equipment and could cause personal injury or death Make all connections before turning on the transmitter Fo...

Page 9: ...units marker data and frequencies BACKLIGHT 7 Toggles the backlight low high and off BATTERY ICON 8 Indicates battery level SOFT KEY SK There are four soft keys on the receiver The function of each ke...

Page 10: ...grammed RFiD Markers c User Templates Create and edit RFiD templates for RFiD Markers max 32 d Trace Templates Create and edit templates used to identify path max 5 3 COM Setup Displays second level C...

Page 11: ...Advances to next menu screen e Back Returns to previous screen f Marker Type enable and disable marker utility types g Locate Frequencies enable and disable receiver frequencies in locate mode h Tone...

Page 12: ...en inches in centimeters cm and feet inches ft in Setting the Receiver Clock Set the time date and date format of the receiver Depth and Current measurements are time and date stamped as well as read...

Page 13: ...e SK Setup SK More SK Tone Freq SK A coupler can be plugged into the external jack of the receiver and used to identify cables See Other Applications Cable Identification The same procedure as above i...

Page 14: ...elect the back arrow with the cursor and press select to delete the previous entry Filtering Power Frequency Interference MENU 6 More SK Setup SK More SK More SK Filter SK In order to filter out unwan...

Page 15: ...ms and as a tone If the continuity of the circuit is very good the reading on the display is less than 3K and a solid tone from the transmitter is heard all frequencies can be used to locate Always us...

Page 16: ...high AC voltage is detected a rapid beeping tone will be heard 3 Press the Trace T 3 repeatedly until the desired frequency appears on the display 4 Press Output T 5 to select high output level for lo...

Page 17: ...evel of transmitter and remove any cables from the output jack 2 Position the transmitter over the target facility with the hinge of the transmitter over and in line with the cable pipe path 3 Align t...

Page 18: ...h has been located the arrows at the top of the screen will indicate the location of the target path in relationship to the receiver Note When field distortion due to congestion is affecting the recei...

Page 19: ...tional peak or special peak mode to verify location Special Peak MODE Spl Pk SK Toggle Special Peak Mode turns on only the peak antenna closest to the ground Special Peak Mode is used in applications...

Page 20: ...set up menu The bold current reading is a relative current measurement This reading can be compared to the current reading that alternately flashes with the frequency on the transmitter The milliamp...

Page 21: ...nerating 2 Press Locate 5 3 Press Cable Pipe SK 4 Press Freq SK 5 Press ACTIVE SK Toggle until the desired frequency is displayed in the soft key command 9 Active 577 8K 33K or 133K 6 Press Locate 5 t...

Page 22: ...SK 4 Press Pasv SK Toggle 5 Press Locate 5 to return to Locate mode Auxiliary Auxiliary frequencies are signals generated from remote location transmitters or frequency generating transmitters 1 Press...

Page 23: ...ound Verify that the far end is grounded 7 Press TRACE T 3 to set the transmitter to Trace mode 8 Select a frequency on the transmitter by pressing TRACE T 3 The unit will cycle through the available...

Page 24: ...fy target path Note In order to measure the depth and current accurately the operator must pinpoint the target pipe or cable and the receiver handle should be in line with the target path While in Dir...

Page 25: ...ress Depth SK in the Locate Screen 4 Press Sonde Depth SK to read ADP Depth The depth to the ADP is displayed in units as specified in the receiver set up menu Five Sonde depth readings can be saved w...

Page 26: ...to select Fault mode The flag will turn on under the fault icon Pinpointing the Buried Fault 1 Connect the 3M Dynatel Earth Contact Frame to the EXTERNAL JACK 13 of the receiver using the earth frame...

Page 27: ...he direction of the green and red arrows The fault is located beneath the center of the frame when the arrows change from one side to the other this time Figure 2 9 To verify the fault location insert...

Page 28: ...o prevent the user from operating this unit with a configuration setting that is not specific to the country where it is operated this unit is equipped with configuration software for installing count...

Page 29: ...Mode 3M Dynatel Models 2250ME iD and 2273ME iD only While tracing a cable or pipe it is possible to search for markers 1 Press Alert SK If the unit is in DirPk or DirNull a prompt will notify the oper...

Page 30: ...e OFF Note Only the marker types enabled in the setup menu will be shown See Enabling Disabling Marker types When scanning for markers the gain level 12 should be set high When a marker is detected ad...

Page 31: ...ase wait If the marker is a 3M Dynatel iD Marker the receiver will display the depth of the marker and its identification number 3 To save the depth reading press Mem Select SK Five depth readings can...

Page 32: ...een Five depth readings can be saved with the time and date 4 To access the memory locations press Mem Select SK Save SK will place each entry in sequential order in memory M1 M5 until five readings h...

Page 33: ...it SK 3 Name the template 4 Press Modify SK to manually enter the name of the template 5 Select UserEdit 6 Press OK 5 7 Move the boxed cursor by pressing the left right arrows SK or up down arrow SK t...

Page 34: ...w delete row 14 When modifying the Descriptions right hand side of template information there are four options for editing that are presented a UserEdit b Delete Row c Last 10 UserEdits d Show All lis...

Page 35: ...emplate with the new name and all modifications Screen will return to the template name field Modify the name of the template and press OK 5 to save Save New Creates a new template containing all info...

Page 36: ...The screen will display the information from the selected template The arrow on the right side of the screen indicates there is more information than can be displayed on the screen scroll down by pres...

Page 37: ...ed it can not be overwritten Assure that the data that is being written is correct before proceeding Modifying Marker Data to be Programmed To alter the information to be programmed into the marker 1...

Page 38: ...dified 10 Move the boxed cursor by pressing the left right arrows SK or the Up Down Arrow SK to move the cursor to the next row 11 Press Select SK to enter the alphanumeric character Entry will appear...

Page 39: ...sion Section The software upgrade and activation key can be obtained from the website http www 3m com dynatel for no charge You will be asked to enter the serial number of the receiver in order to rec...

Page 40: ...inates Capture Mode Mode 1 Menu SK Setup SK More SK More SK Com SK Toggle NMEA If the GPS unit is not configured properly there is an error communicating with the receiver or the GPS has not acquired...

Page 41: ...cy current and measured depth In order to transmit the path information to a GPS device the GPS has to have the ability to accept information on one of its com ports at 4800 Baud Using the manual supp...

Page 42: ...ent to the GPS device This information can be modified and confirmed Press OK to send to GPS Log Prompt Off When the receiver returns to locate mode the trace template and locate information will be s...

Page 43: ...Details SK to view all data that was retrieved from the marker 3 Press Read History SK to return to list or press Exit SK to return to Data Template review screen Write History SK Menu 6 Data Templat...

Page 44: ...K to select Tone mode 4 Press Freq SK Toggle to select 577Hz 5 Connect a toning coil to the receiver EXTERNAL JACK 13 6 Move the toning coil along the cable and find a peak signal then press Gain Down...

Page 45: ...a Coupler to the Transmitter output jack T 6 using the coupler cable Note Cable Identification requires two Dyna Couplers one at the Transmitter and one at the Receiver 2 Clamp the Dyna Coupler around...

Page 46: ...ll the cables in the group the cable with the highest reading is the target cable Help Mode Menu 6 More SK Help SK The help screen contains basic information about the unit and its operation It is des...

Page 47: ...6 More SK Self Test SK This operation performs a self test on the receiver The receiver will display current information about the unit model number serial number software revision and hardware revisi...

Page 48: ...t 3 76 mm Dyna Coupler Coupler Cable Pouch 3019 Direct Connect Cables 2876 Utility 10 3 m 9012 Communication 5 1 5 m Earth Contact Frame 3014 Earth Contact Frame Cable 9026 Optional 3M Dynatel Accesso...

Page 49: ...ary 333 Hz 512 Hz 560 Hz User Defined Frequencies Four Display LCD Gain Control Manual and Automatic Weight w batteries 1 8 2 3 kg 4 5 lbs model dependent Battery Qty and size 8 AA LR6 Battery Life 30...

Page 50: ...EMS iD Markers Near Surface Ball Marker Full Range 60 cm 24 in 1 2 m 48 in Tel Gas WW Comm 1 0 m 40 in Pwr Wtr 2 0 m 78 in Detection Depth 3M Passive Markers Near Surface Ball Marker Mid Range Full R...

Page 51: ...t Transmitter 5W normal 3W high 12W max w external DC source Output Voltage Maximum 70 Vrms Output Protection 240Vrms Weight w batteries 5 2 lbs 2 4 kg Battery Qty and size 6 C Alkaline LR14 Battery L...

Page 52: ...warranty period stated above your exclusive remedy shall be at 3M s option to replace or repair the 3M product or refund the purchase price of the 3M product Except where prohibited by law 3M will no...

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