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General Information / Introduction /Scope of Supply .................................... 4
Product Description ...................................................................................... 4
Scope of supply ............................................................................................ 5
Transport and Storage .................................................................................. 5
Safety Measures............................................................................................ 5
Appropriate Usage ...................................................................................... 7
Operation Elements and Connections .......................................................... 7
Carrying out measurement............................................................................ 11
Theoretical functional principle ................................................................ 12
Locator in complete circuits .................................................................... 12
Important Application .............................................................................. 12
In open circuits (one pole application) .................................................... 14
In complete circuits (double pole application) ........................................ 14
Locating and tracing of lines, sockets, switches and junctions in house
installations circuits.................................................................................. 15
Locating of line interruptions .................................................................. 16
Precise locating of line interruptions using two transmitters .................. 16
Error detection for a electrical floor heating (one-pole application) ........ 18
Locating of bottlenecks (obstructions) in installation pipes .................... 18
Locating Fuses (dual-pole application).................................................... 19
Locating of short-circuits in conductors (double-pole applicaion ............ 19
Tracing installed water and heating pipes (one-pole application)............ 20
Detecting the direction of water and heating pipes already installed ...... 21
Locating a complete house wiring (one-pole application) ...................... 21
Following lines with higher location depth (dual-pole application) .......... 22
Tracing Conductors Within the soil (single-pole application) .................. 22
The reach will be improved when seeking the tension............................ 23
Sorting or determination of conductors already installed ...................... 24
Mains Voltage Detection Locating Line Interruptions .............................. 24
Setting the Codes.......................................................................................... 25
Measurement Point Illumination .................................................................... 25
Maintenance.................................................................................................. 25
Cleaning ........................................................................................................ 25
Battery Replacement .................................................................................... 25
Transmitter Built-in Fuses.............................................................................. 27
Calibration Interval ........................................................................................ 27
Technical Data .............................................................................................. 28
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