CD42 Pipeline Pig Location & Tracking System
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Table of Contents
NOTICE ................................................................................................................................................2
TABLE OF CONTENTS ..............................................................................................................................3
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................5
WHO IS CDI? ...............................................................................................................................................5
THE PURPOSE OF THE CD42 ........................................................................................................................5
CHAPTER 2 - RENTER’S QUICKSTART................................................................................................6
UNPACKING AND ASSEMBLING THE CD42 SYSTEM .....................................................................................6
The Receiver ...........................................................................................................................................7
The Antenna ...........................................................................................................................................8
THE TRANSMITTER ......................................................................................................................................9
TRANSMITTER SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................................................9
The CD42-T0 (Figure 5).........................................................................................................................9
The CD42-T1A (Figure 6) ......................................................................................................................9
The CD42-T1 (Figure 7)....................................................................................................................... 10
The CD42-T2 (Figure 8)....................................................................................................................... 10
WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHILE TRACKING AND LOCATING ............................................................................ 12
Pig Passages ........................................................................................................................................ 12
Stationary or “Stuck” Pigs .................................................................................................................. 13
CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................................. 14
CHAPTER 3 - THE RECEIVER ............................................................................................................... 15
OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................. 15
SCREEN BLANKING .................................................................................................................................... 15
MAIN OPERATION SCREEN ........................................................................................................................ 15
GAIN BUTTONS .......................................................................................................................................... 16
HELP BUTTON ........................................................................................................................................... 16
RECORDING PIG PASSAGES ........................................................................................................................ 17
Entering the Location ID ..................................................................................................................... 19
Automatic Record Mode ....................................................................................................................... 20
Manual Record Mode ........................................................................................................................... 22
FILE MENU ................................................................................................................................................ 23
Selecting a Recording File ................................................................................................................... 23
Erase a Recording File ........................................................................................................................ 23
View a Recording File .......................................................................................................................... 24
Tag a Recording File ........................................................................................................................... 25
Calculate a Pig’s Speed ....................................................................................................................... 26
Print a Recording File ......................................................................................................................... 27
SETUP MENU ............................................................................................................................................. 29
LCD Backlight...................................................................................................................................... 30
Meter Display ....................................................................................................................................... 31
“More” Button of the Setup Screen ..................................................................................................... 31
LCD Contrast ....................................................................................................................................... 32
Setting the Clock .................................................................................................................................. 32
Battery Voltage Measurement .............................................................................................................. 34
Recording Options ............................................................................................................................... 35
Beeping On/Off .................................................................................................................................... 36
Restore Defaults (Fix) .......................................................................................................................... 37
CONNECTING THE RECEIVER TO A DESKTOP PC ........................................................................................ 38
View/Transfer File Data ...................................................................................................................... 40