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Table of Contents
Section 1 - Preface.......................................1
1.1 Important notices.........................................1
1.2 Compliance..................................................2
1.3 Intellectual property .....................................3
Section 2 - Introduction...............................4
2.1 About this manual........................................4
2.2 About the RD8100.......................................4
2.3 Extended warranty.......................................4
2.4 Manual outline .............................................4
2.5 Safety..........................................................4
2.6 Training .......................................................5
Section 3 - System overview.......................7
3.1 RD8100 locator............................................7
3.2 Tx-1, Tx-5 and Tx-10 transmitters................9
3.3 Using the menu............................................9
Section 4 - Operation.................................11
4.1 First use.....................................................11
4.2 Power on / off ............................................14
4.3 Keypad actions & shortcuts .......................14
4.4 Antenna modes..........................................15
4.5 System setup.............................................15
4.6 Dynamic Overload Protection™.................16
4.7 Overload warning.......................................16
4.8 TruDepth™measurement .........................16
4.9 Passive Avoidance ....................................17
4.10 StrikeAlert™..............................................17
4.11 Backlight..................................................17
4.12 Bluetooth wireless....................................17
4.13 iLOC™and SideStep™...........................17
4.14 SideStepauto™.........................................17
4.15 Transmitter power output.........................18
4.16 Transmitter Eco mode..............................18
4.17 Maximum Voltage....................................18
4.18 Measure mode.........................................19
4.19 CALSafe™...............................................19
4.20 Usage-Logging ........................................19
4.21 GPS (GNSS) ...........................................19
Section 5 - Locating cables and pipes.....21
5.1 Frequencies...............................................21
5.2 Choice of frequency for active location ......22
5.3 Antenna modes..........................................23
5.4 Compass ...................................................24
5.5 Trace.........................................................24
5.6 Pinpoint .....................................................24
5.7 Sweep and search.....................................25
5.8 Nulling Out.................................................26
Section 6 - Depth and current readings...28
6.1 TruDepth™................................................28
6.2 Verifying depth measurements ..................28
6.3 Current readings........................................29
Section 7 - Locating techniques .............. 31
7.1 Identifying target utilities............................31
7.2 Signal & ground connection.......................32
Section 8 - Fault-finding ........................... 33
8.1 About fault-finding..................................... 33
8.2 Preparation ............................................... 33
8.3 How to find a fault ..................................... 34
Section 9 - Current Direction (CD)........... 35
9.1 Understanding CD.....................................35
9.2 CD reset.................................................... 36
9.3 CD clamps & stethoscopes .......................36
Section 10 - Survey measurements......... 37
10.1 Saving measurements.............................37
10.2 Survey measurement transmission over
Bluetooth................................................ 37
10.3 Erasing measurements ...........................37
10.4 Retrieving all survey measurements via
Bluetooth................................................ 38
10.5 Retrieving all survey measurements via
USB....................................................... 38
Section 11 - Bluetooth wireless
connections............................................... 39
11.1 Switching Bluetooth On...........................39
11.2 Switching Bluetooth off............................ 39
11.3 Pairing to a transmitter ............................39
11.4 Pairing to Android, PDA or PC ................ 40
11.5 Bluetooth Protocol...................................40
11.6 Bluetooth standby mode.......................... 40
11.7 Troubleshooting ...................................... 41
Section 12 - iLOC™................................... 42
12.1
Using
iLOC..............................................42
12.2 iLOC functions......................................... 42
12.3 SideStep™.............................................. 43
12.4 Double-ended connections......................43
Section 13 - Using accessories................ 44
13.1 About accessories................................... 44
13.2 Headphones............................................ 44
13.3 Locator clamps........................................ 44
13.4 Transmitter clamps.................................. 45
13.5 Transmitter external power supply...........46
13.6 Sondes.................................................... 47
13.7 Stethoscopes ..........................................48
13.8 Submersible antenna .............................. 49
13.9 Phone/Tablet mount................................50
Section 14 - Appendices........................... 51
14.1 Care and maintenance............................51
14.2 Enhanced Self-Test.................................51
14.3 RD Manager™........................................ 51
14.4 Warranty and extended warranty............. 52
