Vivax Metrotech vLocDM, User Handbook Manual

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Table of Content
1. General Safety & Care Information
1.1 Who Can Use this Equipment
1.2 Work-site Safety
1.3 Equipment Safety
1.4 Batteries and Environmental Safety
1.4.1 Alkaline Batteries
1.4.2 Rechargeable Batteries Nickel Metal Hydride and/or Lithium Ion
1.4.3
Lithium Metal Batteries (non rechargeable)
1.4.4 General Rules regarding Disposal of Batteries
1.4.5 Transportation of Lithium Ion and Lithium Metal Batteries
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Care and Maintenance of Equipment
1.6 Care When Interpreting the Information Provided by the Locator
1.7 American & Canadian Safety Notices
1.7.1 USA
1.7.2 CANADA
1.7.3 EUROPE
2. Service & Support
2.1 Serial Number and Software Revision Number
2.2 Distributors and Service Centers Closest to You
3. Introduction
3.1 About this Handbook
3.2 Overview of the vLocDM System
3.3 Planning a Survey
4. Transmitter Functions and Operations
4.1 Transmitter Control Panel
4.2 Display
4.3 Power Supplies and Connections
4.4 Connecting to the Pipeline
4.4.1 Connecting at a CP (Cathodic Protection) Station
4.4.2 Connecting to the Pipe when there is No Access to a CP Station
4.4.2.1 Sacrificial Anode
4.4.2.2 Connecting at a Point where Access to the Pipe is Possible
4.5 Selecting the Correct Frequency
4.6 Output Current Select
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