RIDGID Metal Detector manual Better Way of Locating, Menu Tree, What the NaviTrack II Does

NaviTrack® II

Figure 47 – Defaults Restored (Sonde Mode)

Pressing the Menu Key without changing either check- box will exit the option and leave things as they were.

Menu Tree

The following graphic shows the options and controls built into the NaviTrack II menus. Pressing the Menu Key from the active screen moves the display to the top of the menu tree. Move through the choices using the Up and Down Keys. Pressing the Select Key when any choice is highlighted will show that sub-menu. Pressing the Menu Key within a sub-menu will move up one level. Checkboxes are turned on and off by pressing the Select Key.

Activated Frequencies

Sonde Selected Frequencies

Line Trace Selected Frequencies

Power (Passive Trace) Selected Frequencies

Units of Measure

Feet/Meters

Backlight Options

On/Off/Auto

LCD Contrast

Increase/Decrease

Display Elements Select (Check On/Off)

Trace Mode Sonde Mode

Watermark

No-Signal Indicator

Sound Signals

Center Signal Strength*

Signal Strength

Angle Indicator

Mute > 99'

Tracing Lines*

* = Line Trace Display Only

Frequency Select (Check On/Off)

Sonde

16 Hz, 512 Hz, 640 Hz, 850 Hz, 8kHz

16 kHz, 33 kHz

Line Trace

A Better Way of Locating

The NaviTrack II gives the operator a picture of the sit- uation as the receiver moves along the target area and makes it easier to understand where a target line’s electromagnetic field is. With more complete information, an operator can understand how things stand under- ground and resolve complex situations, avoid inaccurate mark-ups, and find the right line or cable more rapidly.

What the NaviTrack II Does

The NaviTrack II is used above ground to sense and trace electromagnetic fields emitted from underground or hidden lines (electrical conductors like metal wires and pipes) or Sondes (actively transmitting beacons).

When the fields are undistorted, the information from the sensed fields gives an accurate picture of the buried ob- ject. When the situation is made complex by interfer- ence from more than one line, or other factors, the NaviTrack II provides a display of information that show multiple measurements of the detected field. This data can make it easier to understand where the problem is, by pro- viding clues as to whether a locate is good or bad, ques- tionable or reliable. Instead of just laying paint in the wrong place, the operator can see clearly when a difficult locate needs re-evaluation.

The NaviTrack II provides more of the critical information the operator needs to understand the situation of the util- ity being located.

What It Does Not Do

The NaviTrack II locates by sensing electromagnetic fields surrounding conductive objects; it does not sense the underground objects directly. It provides more infor- mation about the shape, orientation, and direction of fields than other locators but it does not magically interpret that information or provide an x-ray image of under- ground objects.

A distorted, complex field in a noisy environment re- quires intelligent human thought to analyze correctly. The NaviTrack II cannot change the results of a difficult lo- cate, even though it shows all the information about those results. Using what the NaviTrack II shows, a good operator can improve locating results by “making the cir- cuit better” (change frequency, ground, or the transmitter’s location on the target line.)

Power

128 Hz, 1 kHz, 8 kHz, 33 kHz,

200 kHz, 262 kHz

50 Hz, 60 Hz

Information Menu

Restore Default Settings

(Check Yes/No)

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