CD42 Pipeline Pig Location & Tracking System
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Figure 53
Record Setup Screen
The current Record Mode is shown next to the REC button. To change the Record Mode, press
the RECord button to toggle between Manual and Automatic record mode. When the correct
Record Mode is displayed, press the Back button to exit the record options screen.
Location I.D.
To enable, disable, or change the format of the Location ID‟s, press the RECord button to enter
the record options screen. Refer to the figures above for descriptions of the REC button and the
Record Options screen.
Once the REC button has been pressed and the Record Options screen is showing, the current
format for the Location ID will be displayed. The options for the Location ID are: Miles,
Kilometers, Numeric, and Not In Use. Pressing the LOC ID button will step through each of
these options. Once the correct selection is displayed, press the Back button to exit the Record
Options screen.
The main purpose for this option is to select the format for the Location ID used when recording
a pig passage. This format determines how the pig recordings are identified or numbered.
Set the Location ID to Not In Use if you do not intend to track pig recordings by Location ID at
all.
Set the Location ID to Miles or Kilometers if you plan on tracking pig recordings by location on
the pipeline. This setting is necessary if pig speed is going to be calculated.
Set the Location ID to numeric if you simply want to track pig recordings by a standard 3-digit
number. This number will automatically increment for each pig recording or the number can be
manually set.
Beeping On/Off
When an operator is locating or tracking a pig with a competitor‟s tracking system, they indicate
transmitter pulses by deflection of a needle meter accompanied by a beeping tone. The CD42-R
emulates this beeping tone. With our microprocessor system, however, this beeping can be set to
either on of off. We have found that with a largely visual system such as the CD42-R, this beeping
