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Contents
1. Safety Information ............................................................................................4
A. Intended Use ................................................................................................4
3. Quick Start ........................................................................................................5
A. Locator Battery Installation .........................................................................5
B. Cleaning the Locator Unit ............................................................................5
C. Service and Accessories ...............................................................................5
D. 1420-ID Locator Keypad Denitions ..........................................................6
3. Menu Displays ..................................................................................................7
A. Main Menu ..................................................................................................7
4. Locating 3M™ Electronic Markers and iD Markers ..........................................9
A. Activating the Marker Locate Feature (– E-Model Only) ...........................9
B. E-Model Initial Conguration (Applies only to 1420E model.) ..................9
C. Enabling/Disabling Marker Types .............................................................10
D. Single Marker Locate ................................................................................10
E. Enabling/Disabling Frequencies ................................................................11
F. iD Marker Depth .........................................................................................11
G. Passive Electronic Marker (Non-iD) Depth ..............................................12
5. Creating/Editing Templates for 3M™ iD Markers ...........................................13
A. Creating New Templates ............................................................................13
B. Editing Templates ......................................................................................15
6. Writing iD Markers .........................................................................................16
A. Modifying Marker Data to be Written .......................................................17
7. Reading iD Markers ........................................................................................19
8. Reviewing Marker Read/Write History ..........................................................19
A. Read History ..............................................................................................19
B. Write History ..............................................................................................20
9. GPS Compatibility Operation .........................................................................20
A. Communicating with the GPS Device .......................................................21
B. Capturing the GPS Coordinates (Capture Mode / Mode 1) .......................21
C. Sending iD Marker Data to GPS (Capture-Transmit Mode / Mode 2) ......22
10. Help Mode ....................................................................................................22
11. 3M™ Dynatel™ PC Tool Kit and Locator Software Upgrades .......................22
12. Self Test of Locator .......................................................................................23
13. Locator Specications ...................................................................................24