RIDGID SR-60 manual Custom User Frequencies, Changing a User-Defined Frequency

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Custom User Frequencies

SR-60 users can set and use custom frequencies. By setting the SR-60 to a user-defined frequency, you can use it with transmitters from any manufacturer, even if the transmitter has unusual frequencies or has drifted from its nominal frequencies.

Up to 30 user-defined frequencies can be created, changed, stored, and deleted as needed.

To create a new frequency, scroll down the Main

Menu to Frequency Selection Control . Then select the Sonde, Line Trace, or Power category for your user-defined frequency. The first option on the category list will be User-Defined Frequency option. To manage User-Defined Frequencies, highlight it and press Select.

Figure 41: User-Defined Frequency (Line Trace Mode)

A screen with spaces for a six-digit frequency will appear. It can accept frequencies from 00000 to 490,000 Hz. For each digit, the Up Arrow increases the number and the Down Arrow

decreases it. The Left and Right Arrow Keys move you from column to column.

transmitters. Pressing Select will automatically fill in the user-defined frequency values with the highlighted number.

A list of frequencies used by various manufacturers’ transmitters and locators is included in the User Manual.

Figure 43: Choosing a Frequency Value

Alternatively, you can define a user-defined frequency by setting each digit in turn from right to left with the arrow keys.

Press the Select Key to save the user-defined frequency you have set. Custom frequencies can be easily identified by a “+” in their menu list name.

Figure 42: Custom Frequency Setting

By moving all the way to the left, using the Left Arrow

Key, you can highlight the icon of the magnifying glass. This will reveal a drop-down list of frequencies (Figure 43) which are used by manufacturers of other

Figure 44: User-Defined Frequency in Main Menu

Changing a User-Defined Frequency

To edit a user-defined frequency:

1.Press the Menu Key to show the list of available frequencies. Scroll down to the user-defined frequency you wish to edit.

2.Press the Frequency Key . The user-defined frequency window with the frequency you selected will appear.

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Contents SeekTech SR-60 Patents PendingTable of Contents SeekTech SR-60 SeekTech SR-60Electrical Safety General Safety InformationWork Area Safety Battery PrecautionsService SR-60 Use and CareRemove batteries entirely before shipping Important Notice SR-60 Components SR-60 ComponentsSR-60 Modes Introduction to the SR-60Getting Started Display ElementsCommon Display Elements Display Elements Line Trace Mode Common Display ElementsDisplay Elements Sonde Mode Default FrequenciesPower Passive Line Trace Mode Sonde ModeActive Line Trace Mode KeypadLow Battery Warning Operation TimeStarting Up Set up Activating FrequenciesSounds of the SR-60 Highlighting a Desired Frequency 8 kHzActive Line Tracing Key Items in Using the SR-60Line Tracing with the SR-60 Shutting DownTracing Line Showing Low Distortion Tracing Line Showing High Distortion Measuring Depth Line Tracing Modes Push-Button DepthDepth Warnings Current and Signal Angle Reading Operating Tips for Active Line TracingClipping Tracing Modes Checking for Distortion Screen Display in Different Locations Line Tracing Passive Line Tracing There are also two higher radio frequency bandsOmniSeek Locating Selecting OmniSeekSonde Locating Operating Tips for Passive Line TracingLocalize the sonde When locating a Sonde, first set up the locateLocation Methods Pinpoint the SondeTilted Sondes Verify the locateFloating Sondes Measuring Depth Sonde Mode Clipping Sonde ModeSimulTrace Screen Display in Different Locations Sonde Tilted Sonde, Poles, and Equator Custom User Frequencies Changing a User-Defined FrequencyMenus and Settings Auto Menu Exit Count-down TimerCurrently Available Sonde Frequencies SimulTrace ModeOmniSeek Mode Currently Available Active Line Trace FrequenciesDisplay Elements Menu Optional FeaturesLCD Contrast Race Track and WatermarkCenter Signal Strength Option No-Signal Icon SuppressionSignal Focus Control Sound Muting Î99’ Tracing Line ResponseFrequency Selection Control Information Screen and Restoring Defaults Restore Factory DefaultsMenu Tree Operating With the Distortion LineInformational Locating Over a Circular FieldBleed-over What the SR-60 Does Better Way of LocatingAdvantages of the Omnidirectional Antenna What It Does Not DoTransportation and Storage SR-60 MaintenanceInstalling/Using Accessories More on Informational LocatingService and Repair Maintenance and CleaningLocating Faulty Components Ridge Tool CompanyIcons and Symbols Icons and SymbolsGlossary -- Definitions Glossary -- Definitions Glossary -- Definitions Trouble Shooting Guide ProblemStandard Equipment SpecificationsFrequencies Table Default Settings Optional EquipmentManufacturers Frequency Table New Ridgid OldRidgid New RycoRidge Tool Company