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locating device BI20
Performing a calibration
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During the calibration as well as the later measuring
process you should ideally only hold the device with
your fingertips at the lateral black gripping surfaces
near the bottom of the device.
After calibration and during subsequent
measurements, try not to change the position of your
hand or fingers.
Avoid placing your fingers on or moving them across
the display since the sensitivity to power lines is
significantly increased, especially in localization mode,
and the capacitive field influenced by your hand or
fingers could lead to measuring errors.
Fundamentally, the more your hand cups and grasps
the device, the greater will the measurement be
influenced.
Please also note that static electricity, mobile
phones (UMTS) as well as WLAN, radar, microwaves or
nearby transmitter masts can be additional
interference factors.
Moreover, both wet ground and metallic building
materials (foil-laminated insulation material,
conductive wallpapers etc.) may influence the
measurement. Particularly if there is static electricity
present during a measurement in Power line mode,
this may lead to existing power lines being displayed
imprecisely (e.g. over a large area) or not at all due to
the high sensitivity of the measuring device. This is not
a device malfunction but a physical effect. In order to
reduce such electrostatic interference, hold your free
hand flat against the wall next to the device.
After every switch-on of the device or whenever having changed
the measuring mode, perform a calibration at a surface or wall
with the same properties as the surface or wall within or behind
which the material to be detected is located. Please note that for
this calibration the material to be detected
must not
be located
at or in the immediate vicinity of this position. Performing a
calibration in the immediate vicinity of the material to be
detected influences the sensitivity of the device with regard to
this material and thus falsifies the localization results.
1. If at all possible, hold the locating device to the wall at a
position where
none
of the material to be detected is
located.
2. Press the
MODE/CAL
button (2).
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The bar graph (6) flashes.
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3. Make sure
not
to move the device during the calibration
process.
4. Now press the
MODE/CAL
button (2) again to perform the
actual calibration.
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The bar graph (6) starts filling up from the outer edges
towards the centre.
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The device will emit a brief acoustic confirmation signal
once the calibration has been completed.
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If required, the calibration can also be performed
during a localization process so as to achieve better
results.
The first calibration however should always be
performed on a neutral surface that is comparable to
the one of the later localization.
Performing a localization
When the calibration is completed, you can start with the
detection process.
1. Hold the device flat against the surface or wall and move it
evenly in the desired direction while applying slight
pressure. Due to the device's functional principle, objects
running transverse to the testing direction can be detected
more clearly and thus more reliably.
2. Watch the bar graph (6).
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From the number of bars or the frequency of the
acoustic signal you can judge whether the material to
be detected is in close proximity.
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When locating wood or metal the display is illuminated
in blue.
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When locating live cables the display is illuminated in
red and the warning signal changes.
3. Move the device sideways or up and down to get closer.
