2 78-9000-0192-2 Rev C
Contents
1. Safety Information ...........................................................................................................6
2. About This Manual...........................................................................................................7
3. Quick Start .......................................................................................................................8
A. Transmitter Battery Installation ..............................................................................8
B. Receiver Battery Installation ...................................................................................9
C. Cleaning Receiver and Transmitter Units .............................................................10
D. Service and Accessories ........................................................................................10
E. Transmitter 2550 Keypad and Connector Denitions ...........................................10
F. Transmitter 2573Keypad and Connector Denitions.............................................11
G. Maximum Transmitter Output ..............................................................................12
H. Rechargeable Battery Information ........................................................................12
I. Receiver 2550 Keypad Denitions .........................................................................13
J. Receiver 2573 Keypad Denitions .........................................................................14
4. Menu Displays ...............................................................................................................15
A. Main Menu/Locate Menu ......................................................................................15
5. Conguring The Receiver ..............................................................................................18
A. Selecting Depth Units ...........................................................................................18
B. Setting the Receiver Clock ....................................................................................18
C. Selecting a Language ............................................................................................18
D. Enabling/Disabling Locating Frequencies ............................................................19
E. Selecting Locate Modes (Antenna Modes) ...........................................................19
F. Selecting External Jack Frequencies (Tone Frequencies) ......................................20
G. Creating User Dened Frequencies ......................................................................20
H. Filtering Power Frequency Interference ...............................................................21
I. Selecting Locating Audio .......................................................................................21
J. Adjusting Display Contrast ....................................................................................21
6. Locating Buried Cables And Pipes ................................................................................22
A. Transmitter Connections .......................................................................................22
7. Receiver Locating Trace Modes ....................................................................................29
A. Trace View (T-View) .............................................................................................29
B. Special Peak (Spl Pk) ............................................................................................30
C. Induction Peak (Ind Pk) .........................................................................................30
D. Directional Peak (Dir Pk) ......................................................................................31
E. Directional Null (DirNull) .....................................................................................32
F. Expanded Mode .....................................................................................................33
8. Depth and Current Estimate ...........................................................................................33
9. Locating Frequencies .....................................................................................................34
A. Active Frequencies ................................................................................................34
B. Power Frequencies ................................................................................................34
C. Passive Frequencies ...............................................................................................34
D. Auxiliary Frequencies ...........................................................................................34
10. Locating in Directional Peak Mode .............................................................................36
11. Locating Active Duct Probes (Sondes) ........................................................................38
A. Determining Active Duct Probe Depth .................................................................39