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Enabling/Disabling Marker Types

Menu [6] + Setup [SK] + Marker Type [SK]

The unit will default with all markers enabled (

3

).

1.  Press the up/down arrows [SK] to highlight a 

utility to enable or disable.

2.  Press 

Enabl/Disabl

 [SK].

 

− Only the markers that are enabled (

3

) will 

be available in the locate mode.

3.  Press 

OK 

[5] to save settings or 

Exit 

[SK] to 

cancel.

Locating 3M

 EMS Markers

Alert Mode (3M

 Dynatel

 Models 2250ME-iD and 2273ME-iD only)

While tracing a cable or pipe, it is possible to search for markers.

1.  Press 

Alert 

[SK].

 

− If the unit is in DirPk or DirNull, a prompt 

will notify the operator that alert mode only 
functions in Special Peak mode.

2.  Press 

Mode

 [SK Toggle] for SplPk.

3.  Press 

Alert On

 [SK Toggle].

 

− The receiver screen will add the Alert bar 

graph and the type of marker to the screen 
with a prompt to adjust the marker gain.

4.  Press the 

Gain Adjust

 [4] until only a small 

mark on the marker bar graph is visible.

5.  Press 

Locate/OK 

[5] to save the marker gain 

setting.

Содержание Dynatel 2273ME Series

Страница 1: ...3M Dynatel Cable Pipe Fault Advanced Locator 2250ME 2273ME Series With 3 watt 5 watt or 12 watt Transmitter Operator s Manual 2250ME 2250ME iD 2273ME 2273ME iD February 2009 78 8130 6151 8 E 3...

Страница 2: ...th Faults And Earth Return Faults 26 3M Electronic Markers and 3M EMS iD Markers 28 Locating 3M EMS Markers 29 Marker Depth Estimate 31 Creating Editing Templates for 3M EMS iD Markers 33 Writing iD M...

Страница 3: ...and downloaded to your PC for enhanced resource management with this revolutionary equipment The Dynatel Cable Pipe Fault Locators 2250ME iD 2273ME iD will also search for two different types of util...

Страница 4: ...Explanation of Signal Word Consequences m Warning Indicates hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in death or serious injury m Caution Indicates hazardous situation which if not avoid...

Страница 5: ...ollowing levels OK w solid tone good LO w beeping tone low w no tone replace m Caution To reduce the risks associated with fire and explosion Do not short excessively heat or dispose of batteries in f...

Страница 6: ...f batteries in fire Install batteries with proper polarity Use only Alkaline AA LR 6 sized batteries Do not charge batteries Do not use leaking batteries To reduce the risks associated with environmen...

Страница 7: ...3 KHz signals TRACE T 3 Turns the unit on and places the unit in Trace mode SELECT FREQUENCY Press TRACE T 3 repeatedly to cycle the frequency of the transmitter 577 Hz 8 KHz 33 KHz and 133 KHz The se...

Страница 8: ...ransmitter OFF before handling connection cables Voltage greater than 240 volts will damage equipment and could cause personal injury or death Make all connections before turning on the transmitter Fo...

Страница 9: ...units marker data and frequencies BACKLIGHT 7 Toggles the backlight low high and off BATTERY ICON 8 Indicates battery level SOFT KEY SK There are four soft keys on the receiver The function of each ke...

Страница 10: ...grammed RFiD Markers c User Templates Create and edit RFiD templates for RFiD Markers max 32 d Trace Templates Create and edit templates used to identify path max 5 3 COM Setup Displays second level C...

Страница 11: ...Advances to next menu screen e Back Returns to previous screen f Marker Type enable and disable marker utility types g Locate Frequencies enable and disable receiver frequencies in locate mode h Tone...

Страница 12: ...en inches in centimeters cm and feet inches ft in Setting the Receiver Clock Set the time date and date format of the receiver Depth and Current measurements are time and date stamped as well as read...

Страница 13: ...e SK Setup SK More SK Tone Freq SK A coupler can be plugged into the external jack of the receiver and used to identify cables See Other Applications Cable Identification The same procedure as above i...

Страница 14: ...elect the back arrow with the cursor and press select to delete the previous entry Filtering Power Frequency Interference MENU 6 More SK Setup SK More SK More SK Filter SK In order to filter out unwan...

Страница 15: ...ms and as a tone If the continuity of the circuit is very good the reading on the display is less than 3K and a solid tone from the transmitter is heard all frequencies can be used to locate Always us...

Страница 16: ...high AC voltage is detected a rapid beeping tone will be heard 3 Press the Trace T 3 repeatedly until the desired frequency appears on the display 4 Press Output T 5 to select high output level for lo...

Страница 17: ...evel of transmitter and remove any cables from the output jack 2 Position the transmitter over the target facility with the hinge of the transmitter over and in line with the cable pipe path 3 Align t...

Страница 18: ...h has been located the arrows at the top of the screen will indicate the location of the target path in relationship to the receiver Note When field distortion due to congestion is affecting the recei...

Страница 19: ...tional peak or special peak mode to verify location Special Peak MODE Spl Pk SK Toggle Special Peak Mode turns on only the peak antenna closest to the ground Special Peak Mode is used in applications...

Страница 20: ...set up menu The bold current reading is a relative current measurement This reading can be compared to the current reading that alternately flashes with the frequency on the transmitter The milliamp...

Страница 21: ...nerating 2 Press Locate 5 3 Press Cable Pipe SK 4 Press Freq SK 5 Press ACTIVE SK Toggle until the desired frequency is displayed in the soft key command 9 Active 577 8K 33K or 133K 6 Press Locate 5 t...

Страница 22: ...SK 4 Press Pasv SK Toggle 5 Press Locate 5 to return to Locate mode Auxiliary Auxiliary frequencies are signals generated from remote location transmitters or frequency generating transmitters 1 Press...

Страница 23: ...ound Verify that the far end is grounded 7 Press TRACE T 3 to set the transmitter to Trace mode 8 Select a frequency on the transmitter by pressing TRACE T 3 The unit will cycle through the available...

Страница 24: ...fy target path Note In order to measure the depth and current accurately the operator must pinpoint the target pipe or cable and the receiver handle should be in line with the target path While in Dir...

Страница 25: ...ress Depth SK in the Locate Screen 4 Press Sonde Depth SK to read ADP Depth The depth to the ADP is displayed in units as specified in the receiver set up menu Five Sonde depth readings can be saved w...

Страница 26: ...to select Fault mode The flag will turn on under the fault icon Pinpointing the Buried Fault 1 Connect the 3M Dynatel Earth Contact Frame to the EXTERNAL JACK 13 of the receiver using the earth frame...

Страница 27: ...he direction of the green and red arrows The fault is located beneath the center of the frame when the arrows change from one side to the other this time Figure 2 9 To verify the fault location insert...

Страница 28: ...o prevent the user from operating this unit with a configuration setting that is not specific to the country where it is operated this unit is equipped with configuration software for installing count...

Страница 29: ...Mode 3M Dynatel Models 2250ME iD and 2273ME iD only While tracing a cable or pipe it is possible to search for markers 1 Press Alert SK If the unit is in DirPk or DirNull a prompt will notify the oper...

Страница 30: ...e OFF Note Only the marker types enabled in the setup menu will be shown See Enabling Disabling Marker types When scanning for markers the gain level 12 should be set high When a marker is detected ad...

Страница 31: ...ase wait If the marker is a 3M Dynatel iD Marker the receiver will display the depth of the marker and its identification number 3 To save the depth reading press Mem Select SK Five depth readings can...

Страница 32: ...een Five depth readings can be saved with the time and date 4 To access the memory locations press Mem Select SK Save SK will place each entry in sequential order in memory M1 M5 until five readings h...

Страница 33: ...it SK 3 Name the template 4 Press Modify SK to manually enter the name of the template 5 Select UserEdit 6 Press OK 5 7 Move the boxed cursor by pressing the left right arrows SK or up down arrow SK t...

Страница 34: ...w delete row 14 When modifying the Descriptions right hand side of template information there are four options for editing that are presented a UserEdit b Delete Row c Last 10 UserEdits d Show All lis...

Страница 35: ...emplate with the new name and all modifications Screen will return to the template name field Modify the name of the template and press OK 5 to save Save New Creates a new template containing all info...

Страница 36: ...The screen will display the information from the selected template The arrow on the right side of the screen indicates there is more information than can be displayed on the screen scroll down by pres...

Страница 37: ...ed it can not be overwritten Assure that the data that is being written is correct before proceeding Modifying Marker Data to be Programmed To alter the information to be programmed into the marker 1...

Страница 38: ...dified 10 Move the boxed cursor by pressing the left right arrows SK or the Up Down Arrow SK to move the cursor to the next row 11 Press Select SK to enter the alphanumeric character Entry will appear...

Страница 39: ...sion Section The software upgrade and activation key can be obtained from the website http www 3m com dynatel for no charge You will be asked to enter the serial number of the receiver in order to rec...

Страница 40: ...inates Capture Mode Mode 1 Menu SK Setup SK More SK More SK Com SK Toggle NMEA If the GPS unit is not configured properly there is an error communicating with the receiver or the GPS has not acquired...

Страница 41: ...cy current and measured depth In order to transmit the path information to a GPS device the GPS has to have the ability to accept information on one of its com ports at 4800 Baud Using the manual supp...

Страница 42: ...ent to the GPS device This information can be modified and confirmed Press OK to send to GPS Log Prompt Off When the receiver returns to locate mode the trace template and locate information will be s...

Страница 43: ...Details SK to view all data that was retrieved from the marker 3 Press Read History SK to return to list or press Exit SK to return to Data Template review screen Write History SK Menu 6 Data Templat...

Страница 44: ...K to select Tone mode 4 Press Freq SK Toggle to select 577Hz 5 Connect a toning coil to the receiver EXTERNAL JACK 13 6 Move the toning coil along the cable and find a peak signal then press Gain Down...

Страница 45: ...a Coupler to the Transmitter output jack T 6 using the coupler cable Note Cable Identification requires two Dyna Couplers one at the Transmitter and one at the Receiver 2 Clamp the Dyna Coupler around...

Страница 46: ...ll the cables in the group the cable with the highest reading is the target cable Help Mode Menu 6 More SK Help SK The help screen contains basic information about the unit and its operation It is des...

Страница 47: ...6 More SK Self Test SK This operation performs a self test on the receiver The receiver will display current information about the unit model number serial number software revision and hardware revisi...

Страница 48: ...t 3 76 mm Dyna Coupler Coupler Cable Pouch 3019 Direct Connect Cables 2876 Utility 10 3 m 9012 Communication 5 1 5 m Earth Contact Frame 3014 Earth Contact Frame Cable 9026 Optional 3M Dynatel Accesso...

Страница 49: ...ary 333 Hz 512 Hz 560 Hz User Defined Frequencies Four Display LCD Gain Control Manual and Automatic Weight w batteries 1 8 2 3 kg 4 5 lbs model dependent Battery Qty and size 8 AA LR6 Battery Life 30...

Страница 50: ...EMS iD Markers Near Surface Ball Marker Full Range 60 cm 24 in 1 2 m 48 in Tel Gas WW Comm 1 0 m 40 in Pwr Wtr 2 0 m 78 in Detection Depth 3M Passive Markers Near Surface Ball Marker Mid Range Full R...

Страница 51: ...t Transmitter 5W normal 3W high 12W max w external DC source Output Voltage Maximum 70 Vrms Output Protection 240Vrms Weight w batteries 5 2 lbs 2 4 kg Battery Qty and size 6 C Alkaline LR14 Battery L...

Страница 52: ...warranty period stated above your exclusive remedy shall be at 3M s option to replace or repair the 3M product or refund the purchase price of the 3M product Except where prohibited by law 3M will no...

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