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or other foreign agents into the case.

• Turn  the  instrument  OFF  and  disconnect  the  unit  from  all  circuits  before 

opening the case.

impossible to perform resistance measurements.
To test this fuse, turn the switch to the m
leads to terminals 

H (Z)

 and 

E (X)

 and start a measurement. If the unit refuses to 

operate and the symbol for terminal 

H (Z)

 blinks, the fuse must be replaced.

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Page 1: ...DIGITAL GROUND RESISTANCE AND SOIL RESISTIVITY TESTER E N G L I S H User Manual www com information itm com 1 800 561 8187...

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Page 3: ...ment may not function during part of this recharging operation Only use the charger supplied with your instrument Use of another charger may be dangerous Only charge your instrument at temperatures be...

Page 4: ...tions 14 3 1 Reference Conditions 15 3 2 Electrical 15 3 2 1 Frequency Measurements 15 3 2 2 Voltage Measurements 15 3 2 3 DC Resistance Measurements 16 3 2 4 AC Earth Ground Resistance Measurements 1...

Page 5: ...hod 35 5 6 3 Programming the Distance for Electrode Placement 35 36 5 6 5 Schlumberger Method 37 6 1 Switching the Test Voltage 39 6 2 Measurement Frequency Selection 40 6 3 Manual Settings for m Meas...

Page 6: ...s 54 8 9 Exporting the Report to a PDF File 54 9 1 Maintenance 55 9 2 Cleaning 55 9 3 Fuse Replacement 55 9 4 Recharging the Battery 56 9 5 Replacing the Battery 57 10 1 Error Reporting 50 10 1 1 Elec...

Page 7: ...ng systems are no exception surement category Do not use the instrument or its accessories if they appear damaged greater than or equal to those of the instrument CAT IV 50V Use only Check that no ter...

Page 8: ...Includes carrying bag 110 240V power adapter with US power cord optical USB cable rechargeable NiMH battery pack and a USB stick with DataView software ground tester workbook and user manual Ground R...

Page 9: ...ag two 150 ft color coded leads on spools red blue one 30 ft lead green two 5 ft color coded leads red blue two T shaped auxiliary ground electrodes set Test Kit for 4 Pole 4 Point Testing 300 ft Cat...

Page 10: ...software status and more than 250VAC 250VAC against dust and water when closed the test button is also sealed against the elements manual and automatic test frequency selection from 40 to 513Hz user o...

Page 11: ...om 40 to 513Hz for optimum test ac Stores up to 512 complete test results in internal memory Optically isolated USB communication Remote set up and operation of all measurements using DataView softwar...

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Page 13: ...e backlight turns ON automatically when entering a function and turns OFF after the function is complete Press the DISPLAY button to turn it back on Figure 2 2 www com information itm com 1 800 561 81...

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Page 16: ...4 and 5 Digital with a sampling frequency of 4028Hz low pass FFT The frequency of the strongest spectral component is displayed Display updates approx 3 times per s between 70 and 75V at terminals H...

Page 17: ...Voltage Current measurement Standard EN 61557 part 4 16VDC if resistance 22 reduced to 10VDC 200mADC for resistances 20 50Vrms protection up to 250V is guaranteed 2 H 60Vpeak 10Hz approx 5 s 3 per s...

Page 18: ...8Hz RH and RS 1k The operating error of AC resistance measurements can be less than that speci are matched to those of the current channel Measurement of auxiliary electrodes RH RS RES RE The START bu...

Page 19: ...asurement RE OUT H 4 Pole earth resistance measurement RE OUT H Voltage Current measurement EN 61557 part 5 Selectable from 41 to 128Hz see table in 6 2 200mAAC test frequency 250Vrms www com informat...

Page 20: ...Rrod is the resistance of the earth rods R R R R assumed to be identi cal OUT rod Measurement of Auxiliary Electrodes R H R S R ES R E The START button must be pressed for more than 2s For frequencie...

Page 21: ...results 64kB Optically isolated USB Rechargeable 9 6V 3 5Ah NiMH Battery Pack 110 220 50 60Hz external charger with 18VDC 1 9A output or 12VDC 0 63A 250V 5x20mm 1 5kA www com information itm com 1 800...

Page 22: ...ULV0 Polypropylene 4mm recessed banana jacks 32 to 113 F 0 to 45 C 0 to 90 RH 1 0 to 95 F 0 to 35 C 0 to 75 RH 3000m Electromagnetic Compatibility Measurement according to EN 61557 CAT IV 50V Polluti...

Page 23: ...STOP button The instrument takes the measurement and stops automatically using the DISPLAY button MEM button see 7 1 Set the switch to the desired function Make the connections appropriate to the fun...

Page 24: ...ry use the MEM button see 7 SET UP PUSH button message appears on the display Various parameters are accessible by pressing the corresponding button using the SELECT button and CHANGE buttons To exit...

Page 25: ...AUTO Press the Hz OPTIONS age Uout blink Hz OPTIONS again 1 Set the switch to 2 Connect the resistance to terminals H Z and E X www com information itm com 1 800 561 8187...

Page 26: ...nt leads Lead compensation subtracts the resistance of the test leads from the measured result Short the two measurement leads connected to H Z and E X terminals Press the 2nd button then the START ST...

Page 27: ...This threshold can be changed using the SET UP Turn the alarm ON or OFF Access the type of alarm Choose a low or high alarm between 1 and 999 Complete the adjustment of the alarm setting and www com...

Page 28: ...AUTO will blink Press Hz OPTIONS once again H and E will blink H S ES and E will all blink Hz OPTIONS again 1 Set the switch to 2 Connect the resistance to all 4 terminals www com information itm com...

Page 29: ...he switch to 2 Place electrodes H Z and S Y to form a straight line with the earth electrode under test The distance between electrode S Y and the earth electrode is 62 of the distance between electro...

Page 30: ...n the DISTANCE button The hundredths will blink 4 5 6 7 To terminate the programming of distance press the 2nd button and then the DISTANCE button It is also necessary to program distance A This is do...

Page 31: ...the measurement with a long press of the START STOP button RH RS will be displayed 2s Repeat the process at 52 and at 72 for the S electrode ing the S Y H Z and E X and plotting the results A distinct...

Page 32: ...the same to within a few percent If this If not electrode S Y necessary to increase distance d for the H Z auxiliary electrode and repeat the measurements Positioning of the Auxiliary Electrodes To m...

Page 33: ...each cable from the reel to keep the cables as far apart as possible on the ground metallic conductors cables rails fences etc Connect the cables to terminals H Z and S Y disconnect the earth strap f...

Page 34: ...and its frequency To measure the resistances of auxiliary electrodes H Z and S Y or if the resis tance of the electrodes is too large see 10 1 start the measurement with a long press of the START STO...

Page 35: ...therefore in dif the soil in question which can be useful for geological analysis the exploration of deposits hydrological studies etc and to determine the location of an earth electrode www com infor...

Page 36: ...To confirm and exit press the Hz OPTIONS button twice x 2 The distance can be programmed before or after the measurement If it is not remains indeterminate 1 Set the switch to 2 Press the 2nd button t...

Page 37: ...4 earth electrodes on a straight line at a distance d from one an other and at a depth p 1 20 d Distance d must be between 2 and 30m 3 Connect the cables to the electrodes then to terminals H Z S Y E...

Page 38: ...y a long press of the START STOP button R and R then R and R will be displayed 2s 1 Set the switch to 2 Place electrodes S Y and ES Xv at a distance A apart then place elec trodes H Z and E X in the s...

Page 39: ...To display the measurement parameters press DISPLAY S R d U I and its frequency U and its frequency To measure the resistances of the auxiliary electrodes H Z S Y ES Xv and E X or if the resistance of...

Page 40: ...l appears and the AUTO indicator blinks AUTO to MANUAL MANUAL mode you can press Hz OPTIONS repeat ment function selected START STOP button the circular arrows on the display will rotate the measureme...

Page 41: ...the frequency by pressing the Hz OPTIONS button until the frequency flashes USr 55 92 110 119 128 Hz 128 Hz is default and Pressing Hz OPTIONS in MANUAL mode allows the following parameters to be Term...

Page 42: ...circuit measurement function must be selected The alarm threshold must be low Pressing on Hz OPTIONS in MANUAL mode allows the following parameters to EARTH blinks Earth Coupling Measurement 128 Hz b...

Page 43: ...cond earth system measurement of R2 For this second H Z and S Y electrodes in the same positions as Store this result in the same memory location as before by pressing the MEM button twice The screen...

Page 44: ...frequency Switch between 16 and 32V Pressing the Hz OPTIONS button allows the following parameters to be changed Switch to S Schlumberger method 128Hz blinks Change the test frequency Switch between 1...

Page 45: ...measurements has an additional addressing criterion so each occupies only one memory address before any storage in memory see 4 2 Press the MEM button The tester will automatically suggest the next f...

Page 46: ...easurement function is chosen View software see 8 Push once on the MEM records Push a second time on the MEM button The display will show dEL ALL Change the blinking NO to YES button then perform a lo...

Page 47: ...O to YES then press and hold down 2s the MEM button To exit without erasing perform a short press on the MEM button Note that if the test stored in this Object Test number is a sweep test which con de...

Page 48: ...n AutoPlay window appears on your screen labeled DataView 2 3 The DataView setup screen appears Setup interface All Setup screens and diaogs will immediately appear in the selected language DataView s...

Page 49: ...to create DataView reports Core click Next 6 The Setup program now informs you that it is ready to install DataView If you return to earlier screens Otherwise click Install to begin installation 7 of...

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Page 51: ...ions port and speed of the connection Date and time from the clock Battery status cation This window defaults to the instrument mode that is selected If the indicated items are not shown on the screen...

Page 52: ...ge button Input noise status at the input of the meter is always displayed 3 Pole Ground Resistance AC Distance d from terminal X to terminal Y Distance a from terminal X to terminal Z table selection...

Page 53: ...Pole Test Resistivity AC table selection 4 Pole Test Resistivity AC lumberger test method between the test electrodes needs to be entered sweep table selection www com information itm com 1 800 561 81...

Page 54: ...nd end when the data is stable Others generally when there is a manual fre quency show a STOP Click the plus sign next to Recorded Data from the instrument in the Instrument Prints the data Opens the...

Page 55: ...en generating reports The Operator and Site tabs allow you to maintain lists of operators and sites in displaying a report Only a single set of Custom parameters can be maintained unlike the Operator...

Page 56: ...ment OFF and disconnect the unit from all circuits before opening the case impossible to perform resistance measurements To test this fuse turn the switch to the m leads to terminals H Z and E X and s...

Page 57: ...he terminal for the battery charger 5 6 Put the unit back into the housing and screw it into place Use only the battery charger supplied with the unit other chargers may be hazardous Recharge the batt...

Page 58: ...ector at the upper left connector AC power source suitable for Europe and the U S The frame of the battery symbol will DC car outlet with a special charging unit The battery in this unit is a special...

Page 59: ...corner near the terminal for the optical circuitry or components 10 Return the back of the unit with the new battery in the case to the front panel with the components taking care not to stretch the...

Page 60: ...e started by a long press on the START STOP but them to display the correct result or out of range and the smoothing function SMOOTH may correct this Press the 2nd button then the SMOOTH smoothing nee...

Page 61: ...with water passive the terminals and that the measurement is impossible active measurement means that the operat there is an incorrect connection cates that measurement current IES or ISEL is too low...

Page 62: ...nd be used but a repair will be necessary if the error persists Error 18 indicates that the rechargeable battery in the tester cannot be recharged If this error occurs during recharging disconnect the...

Page 63: ...contact with it Earth potential ence earth electrode Earth electrode ES Xv A connection on the earth electrode or earthing system used for measuring the potential of the earth electrode Earth resista...

Page 64: ...Supplementary electrode An additional earth electrode earth stake earth rod Touch voltage the resulting current being limited by the body and the local earth resistance earth electrodes earth connecti...

Page 65: ...R R terminal H to E R terminal H to E R Act 1 R1 sockets R1 RA C R2 earth sockets R2 Rb C R1 2 earth sockets R RA b RA A R1 C Rb b R1 C RC A and Rb Rc R1 2 2 RE RH RPASS measurement with interference...

Page 66: ...UOUT E 32V or 16V US E US ES USR USrEL S method expressed as m W expressed as m Act becomes In 2 In this case the resistances of the 4 rods used for measurement are indicated by R R R R www com infor...

Page 67: ...ibration or a calibration traceable to N I S T Inc d b a AEMC Instruments Or contact your authorized distributor Costs for repair standard calibration and calibration traceable to N I S T are If you a...

Page 68: ...age Information for your records What AEMC If a malfunction occurs within the warranty period you may return the instrument or a proof of purchase AEMC Instruments will at its option repair or replace...

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