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Table of Contents
Section 1 - Preface ....................................... 1
1.1 Important notices ......................................... 1
1.2 Compliance .................................................. 2
1.3 Intellectual property ..................................... 3
Section 2 - Introduction ............................... 4
2.1 About this manual ........................................ 4
2.2 About the RD8200 ....................................... 4
2.3 Extended warranty ....................................... 4
2.4 Manual outline ............................................. 4
2.5 Safety .......................................................... 4
2.6 Training ....................................................... 5
Section 3 - System overview ....................... 6
3.1 RD8200 locator ............................................ 7
3.2 Tx-5 and Tx-10 transmitters ......................... 9
3.3 Using the menu............................................ 9
Section 4 - Operation ................................. 11
4.1 First use ..................................................... 11
4.2 Power on / off ............................................ 14
4.3 Keypad actions & shortcuts ....................... 14
4.4 Antenna modes.......................................... 15
4.5 System setup ............................................. 15
4.6 Dynamic Overload Protection™ ................. 16
4.7 Overload warning ....................................... 16
4.8 TruDepth™ measurement ......................... 16
4.9 Passive Avoidance .................................... 17
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4.11 Swing Warning ......................................... 17
4.12 Vibration (haptic) Warnings ...................... 17
4.13 Backlight .................................................. 17
4.14 Bluetooth wireless .................................... 17
4.15 iLOC™ and SideStep™ ........................... 17
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4.17 Transmitter power output ......................... 18
4.18 Transmitter Eco mode .............................. 18
4.19 Maximum Voltage .................................... 19
4.20 Measure mode ......................................... 19
4.21 CALSafe™ ............................................... 19
4.22 Usage-Logging ........................................ 19
4.23 UTIL mode ............................................... 20
4.24 GPS (GNSS) ........................................... 20
Section 5 - Locating cables and pipes ..... 22
5.1 Frequencies ............................................... 22
5.2 Choice of frequency for active location ...... 23
5.3 Antenna modes.......................................... 24
5.4 Compass ................................................... 25
5.5 Trace ......................................................... 25
5.6 Pinpoint ..................................................... 25
5.7 Sweep and search ..................................... 26
Nulling Out ................................................. 27
Section 6 - Depth and current readings ... 29
6.1 TruDepth™ ................................................ 29
6.2 Verifying depth measurements .................. 29
6.3 Current readings ....................................... 30
Section 7 - Locating techniques .............. 32
7.1 Identifying target utilities ............................ 32
7.2 Signal & ground connection....................... 33
7.3 Double-ended connections ........................ 33
Section 8 - Fault-finding ........................... 34
8.1 About fault-finding ..................................... 34
8.2 Preparation ............................................... 34
8.3 How to find a fault ..................................... 35
Section 9 - Current Direction (CD) ........... 36
9.1 Understanding CD ..................................... 36
9.2 CD reset .................................................... 37
9.3 CD clamps & stethoscopes ....................... 37
Section 10 - Survey measurements ......... 38
10.1 Saving measurements ............................. 38
10.2 Pairing to Android .................................... 38
10.3 Survey measurement transmission over
Bluetooth ................................................ 38
10.4 Erasing measurements ........................... 39
10.5 Retrieving all survey measurements via
Bluetooth ................................................ 39
10.6 Retrieving all survey measurements via
USB ....................................................... 39
10.7 Troubleshooting ...................................... 39
iLOC™ ................................... 40
11.1 Switching iLOC On .................................. 40
11.2 Switching Bluetooth off ............................ 40
11.3 Pairing to an iLOC transmitter ................ 40
11.4 Troubleshooting ...................................... 41
11.5 Using iLOC .............................................. 41
11.6 iLOC functions ......................................... 41
11.7 SideStep™ .............................................. 42
Section 12 - Using accessories ................ 43
12.1 About accessories ................................... 43
12.2 Headphones ............................................ 43
12.3 Locator clamps ........................................ 43
12.4 Transmitter clamps .................................. 44
12.5 Transmitter external power supply ........... 45
12.6 Sondes .................................................... 45
12.7 Stethoscopes .......................................... 47
12.8 Submersible antenna .............................. 48
12.9 Phone/Tablet mount ................................ 48
Section 13 - Appendices ........................... 50
13.1 Care and maintenance ............................ 50
13.2 Enhanced Self-Test ................................. 50
13.3 RD Manager™ Online ............................. 50
13.4 Warranty and extended warranty ............. 51
13.5 Upgrading software ................................. 51
13.6 eCert ....................................................... 51