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13. Locating 3M™ Electronic Markers and 3M™iD Markers

(3M™ Dynatel™ Models 2550-iD and 2573-iD only)

A. Enabling/Disabling Marker Types

Menu/OK [5:Toggle to MAIN MENU] + >>More [SK:4] + [SK:5] + >>More [SK:d] + >>More
[SK:h] + MarkerType [SK:j]
The unit will default with all markers enabled ().
Step 1. Press the up/down arrows [SK] to highlight
a utility to enable or disable.
Step 2. Press Enabl/Disabl [SK].
−Only the markers that are enabled ()
will be available in the locate mode.
Step 3. Press Menu/OK [5] to save settings or
Exit [SK] to cancel.

B. Alert Mode

While tracing a cable or pipe, it is possible to search for iD markers.
Step 1. Press Alert [SK].
−If the unit is in Dir Pk, DirNull, Ind
Pk or T-View modes, a prompt will
notify the operator that alert mode only
functions in Special Peak (Spl Pk) mode.
Step 2. Press Mode [SK Toggle] for Spl Pk.
Step 3. Press Alert On [SK Toggle].
−The receiver display will add the Alert
bar graph and the type of marker to
the display with a prompt to adjust the
marker gain. (Note: The marker utility
type will default to the last utility type of
marker selected in Marker Locate mode.
To change the utility type of marker to
locate see Step 6 below.)
Step 4. Press the Gain [3] until only a small mark
on the marker bar graph is visible.
Step 5. Press Menu/OK [5] to save the marker gain
setting.