RD4000 Locating System User Manual
Table of Contents
FCC, CANADIAN, AND EUROPEAN SAFETY NOTICES ..................................................................... 6
RECEIVER...........................................................................................................................................................6
USA..............................................................................................................................................................6
Canada.........................................................................................................................................................6
Europe .........................................................................................................................................................6
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RANSMITTER (RD4000T3, RD4000T3F AND RD4000T10)....................................................................................6
USA..............................................................................................................................................................6
Canada.........................................................................................................................................................6
Europe .........................................................................................................................................................7
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ARNINGS, CAUTIONS AND NOTES.........................................................................................................................7
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ATENT INFORMATION...........................................................................................................................................7
CONTACT INFORMATION ................................................................................................................... 7
SYSTEM INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................... 9
ABOUT THIS MANUAL............................................................................................................................................. 9
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YSTEM OVERVIEW ..............................................................................................................................................9
Receivers.....................................................................................................................................................9
Transmitters .............................................................................................................................................. 10
RD4000T3 .................................................................................................................................................. 10
RD4000T10................................................................................................................................................. 11
Accessories...............................................................................................................................................11
Auto backlight ........................................................................................................................................... 11
WEB ENABLING FEATURES ...................................................................................................................................12
PC requirements........................................................................................................................................ 12
How to use the web enabling features...................................................................................................... 13
Data logging .............................................................................................................................................. 13
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ISPLAY AND FUNCTION KEYS...............................................................................................................................14
RD4000 receiver ........................................................................................................................................ 14
RD4000T3
AND RD4000T3F TRANSMITTERS ....................................................................................................... 16
RD4000T10
TRANSMITTER.................................................................................................................................17
RD4000
RECEIVER ............................................................................................................................................19
Internal alkaline batteries.......................................................................................................................... 19
Fitting and replacing alkaline batteries.....................................................................................................19
Rechargeable battery pack........................................................................................................................ 19
Fitting the rechargeable pack.................................................................................................................... 19
Charging rechargeable batteries............................................................................................................... 20
Battery low level warning .......................................................................................................................... 21
RD4000T3, RD4000T3F AND RD4000T10 TRANSMITTERS .................................................................................. 22
Power supply.............................................................................................................................................22
Internal alkaline batteries.......................................................................................................................... 22
Rechargeable battery pack (optional) ....................................................................................................... 22
External 12 volt battery supply ................................................................................................................. 22
Mains operated battery charger/eliminator............................................................................................... 22
Battery low level warning .......................................................................................................................... 22
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ITTING AND REPLACING TRANSMITTER BATTERIES................................................................................................... 23
Alkaline batteries....................................................................................................................................... 23
Fitting the rechargeable battery pack ....................................................................................................... 24
Charging rechargeable batteries............................................................................................................... 24
Charging options....................................................................................................................................... 24
RD4000RX RECEIVER OPERATION .................................................................................................. 25
SWITCHING ON/OFF ............................................................................................................................................ 25
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HECKING BATTERY LEVEL ..................................................................................................................................25
Menu.......................................................................................................................................................... 25
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ELECTING A FREQUENCY.................................................................................................................................... 26
Bandwidth ................................................................................................................................................. 26
Selecting peak mode ................................................................................................................................. 26
Selecting null mode................................................................................................................................... 27
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OCATING THE CABLE/PIPE ..................................................................................................................................27
Trace.......................................................................................................................................................... 27
Pinpoint .....................................................................................................................................................27
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WEEP AND SEARCH...........................................................................................................................................29
Passive Sweep .......................................................................................................................................... 29
Sweep and search (inductive search) ....................................................................................................... 29