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880B ™

SERVICE CENTER, SALES AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMATION

Corporate Headquarters

Metrotech Eastern U.S. Service Center

Metrotech European Service Center

3251 Olcott Street

1824 Murfreesboro Road, Ste. 104

Seba KMT

Santa Clara, CA 95054

Nashville, TN 37217

Dr. Herbert Iann St. 6

800-446-3392

800-624-6210

96148

Baunach,

Germany

408-734-1400

Direct

615-366-7323

Direct

+49

9544

680

408-734-1415

Fax

615-360-9855

Fax

+49

9544

2273

Fax

www.metrotech.com

[email protected]

Rev

12/01/07

OPERATIONS MANUAL

MAGNETIC LOCATOR

Summary of Contents for 880B

Page 1: ...ville TN 37217 Dr Herbert Iann St 6 800 446 3392 800 624 6210 96148 Baunach Germany 408 734 1400 Direct 615 366 7323 Direct 49 9544 680 408 734 1415 Fax 615 360 9855 Fax 49 9544 2273 Fax www metrotech com nashville metrotech com service sebakmt com sales metrotech com Warranty One year Specifications Subject to change without notice ISO 9001 2000 Certified Copyright 2008 All Rights Reserved Rev 12...

Page 2: ...nes of ISO 9001 2001 and ensures quality in its design development production installation and servicing disciplines Metrotech Corporation 2008 Metrotech Corporation 3251 Olcott Street Santa Clara CA 95054 Tel 1 800 446 3392 1 408 734 1400 Fax 1 408 734 1415 E mail sales metrotech com Internet www metrotech com Rev B 12 1 2007 Part 600A095 B Price 5 00 ...

Page 3: ... 2 2 Technical Specifications 5 2 3 880B Controls Indicators 6 3 Checkout Procedure 7 4 Operation 7 4 1 Signatures of Different Targets 8 4 2 Typical Signatures and Operating Hints 9 5 Maintenance 12 5 1 Battery Replacement 12 5 2 Service Center Information 12 Copyright Notice 13 Warranty 13 ...

Page 4: ...Sharp Pinpointing Null 8 4 4 Two Readings of Target Depth 9 4 5 Dip Slightly and Move Slowly Across Target 9 4 6 Large Target Not Strongly Magnetized 10 4 7 Narrow Vertical Target Not Strongly Magnetized 10 4 8 Narrow Vertical Target Strongly Magnetized 10 4 9 Sloping Narrow Target Not Strongly Magnetized 11 4 10 Sloping Narrow Target Strongly Magnetized 11 5 1 Replacing the 880B Receiver Batterie...

Page 5: ...her iron and steel objects A sensitive wide range meter in combination with a frequency modulated audio tone enables the operator to identify subtle magnetic fields The 880B is rugged lightweight less than 2 lb water resistant and compact An automatic battery test is activated when the instrument is turned on 2 880B EQUIPMENT 2 1 880B Standard Equipment Standard equipment is listed below and pictu...

Page 6: ...ndicators Figure 2 2 Designation 1 METER The meter needle deflects in response to the presence of a magnetic field The higher the needle position the closer you are to an iron or iron and steel object BATTERY TEST When the Receiver is turned ON the needle should move into the BATT test area of the meter If it does not the batteries need to be replaced 2 ON OFF SENSITIVITY KNOB Turns instrument on ...

Page 7: ... locates only those ferrous metals that attract the earth s magnetic fields such as iron nickel cobalt and their alloys as well as magnets such as magnetic markers Utility objects that contain these metals would include PK nails marker stakes valve boxes cast iron pipe manhole covers and large iron tanks It also locates objects that generate their own magnetic field such as magnets This discrimina...

Page 8: ...he increase shown on the meter See Figure 4 1 on page 6 If there is no indication of a signal increase the sensitivity and search the area again Note For the most accurate readings we recommend that you operate the 880B within the range of 40 to 80 on the meter 4 1 Signatures of Different Targets The following figures illustrate typical 880B responses to common targets Note the instrument orientat...

Page 9: ...nd The response to a shallow target diminishes more rapidly than that of a deeper target See Figure 4 4 Once a target depth has been estimated a rough idea of its size can be gauged by the amount of sensitivity setting needed to read 25 on the meter Long and narrow targets provide the greatest response when the instrument is parallel to the target See Figure 4 5 The following figures illustrate ty...

Page 10: ...10 Figure 4 6 Large Target Not Strongly Magnetized Figure 4 7 Narrow Vertical Target Not Strongly Magnetized Figure 4 8 Narrow Vertical Strongly Magnetized ...

Page 11: ...11 Figure 4 9 Sloping Narrow Target Not Strongly Magnetized Figure 4 10 Sloping Narrow Target Strongly Magnetized Figure 5 1 Replacing the 880B Receiver Batteries ...

Page 12: ... If the equipment does not function properly replace the batteries as described above If the equipment still malfunctions contact one of the Metrotech Customer Service departments Metrotech West Coast Service Center 3251 Olcott Street Santa Clara CA 95054 Tel 1 800 638 7682 International 1 408 734 1400 Fax 1 408 734 1415 Email service metrotech com Internet www metrotech com Metrotech East Coast S...

Page 13: ...D THOSE STATED HEREIN Metrotech warrants its equipment to be free from defects in workmanship and material under normal and proper use and service for one year from date of purchase by original user Metrotech assumes no obligation to repair or replace equipment which has been altered or repaired by other than a Metrotech approved procedure been subject to misuse misapplication improper maintenance...

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