Spinlab Bird Dog Plus 5000 - Page 3

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INTRODUCTION
This Field User Guide is complementary to the 6000 & 5000 Bird Dog Plus Instruction
Manual, which gives you a detailed description of the equipment and its use. This guide is an
aid for field use while the manual is a reference for the lab or office use.
The purpose of this document is to provide a quick and easy guide for field use of the 6000 &
5000 Bird Dog Plus meter and meter circuit analyzers as well as accessories. With this guide
you will be able to very quickly learn the operation of the Bird Dog Plus.
6000 Bird Dog Plus Introduction to the Field User Guide
If you have the 6000 Bird Dog Plus, your first step will be to review the SETUP
PROCEDURE FOR THE 6000 BIRD DOG PLUS ONLY in Section F.1. After that, you
will need to review the Standard Test Procedures as illustrated below:
Meter Circuit Test—Section F.2.1—For the 6000 or 5000 Bird Dog Plus
Simultaneous 3 Phase Meter Verification Test—Section F.2.3—For the 6000 Bird Dog
Plus
5000 Bird Dog Plus Introduction to the Field User Guide
If you have the 5000 or 5000 MV Bird Dog Plus, your first step will be to review the
Standard Test Proceduresas illustrated below:
Meter Circuit Test—Section F.2.1—For the 6000 or 5000 Bird Dog Plus
Meter and Meter Circuit Test—Section F.2.5—For the 5000 MV Bird Dog Plus
Meter Test Only—Section F.2.7—For the 5000 MV Bird Dog Plus
The Screen Flows that follow the Standard Test Proceduresshould make it very easy to
verify the screen you are on and what screen to expect next. A more detailed description of
the information on each screen is contained in the 6000 & 5000 Bird Dog Plus Instruction
Manual.
Section F.3 contains detailed procedures for hooking up your probes & sensors when
performing the meter verification test for the following:
5000 MV Bird Dog Plus— Section F.3.1
6000 Bird Dog Plus— Section F.3.2
Meter Sensor Hookup Procedure— Section F.3.3
Happy testing.