Subsite 910R Installation instructions

910R/950R/950T/970T - SUPPORT 1
SERIAL NUMBER RECORD
910R/950R/950T/970T - SUPPORT 1
SERIAL NUMBER RECORD
SUPPORT
SERIAL NUMBER RECORD
Record the serial numbers and date of purchase of your
Subsite Electronics components in the spaces below.
Date of purchase:
Receiver serial number:
Transmitter serial number:
Accessory model & serial number
Accessory model & serial number
Accessory model & serial number
SUPPORT
SERIAL NUMBER RECORD
Record the serial numbers and date of purchase of your
Subsite Electronics components in the spaces below.
Date of purchase:
Receiver serial number:
Transmitter serial number:
Accessory model & serial number
Accessory model & serial number
Accessory model & serial number

2910R/950R/950T/970T - SUPPORT
SERVICE PROCEDURE 2910R/950R/950T/970T - SUPPORT
SERVICE PROCEDURE
SERVICE PROCEDURE
Notify your dealer immediately of any malfunction of Subsite
Electronics equipment.
Always give model, serial number, and approximate date of
purchase. This information should be recorded and placed on file
by owner at time of purchase. Give detailed explanation of
malfunction.
Return damaged parts to dealer for inspection and warranty
consideration.
SERVICE PROCEDURE
Notify your dealer immediately of any malfunction of Subsite
Electronics equipment.
Always give model, serial number, and approximate date of
purchase. This information should be recorded and placed on file
by owner at time of purchase. Give detailed explanation of
malfunction.
Return damaged parts to dealer for inspection and warranty
consideration.

910R/950R/950T/970T - FOREWORD 3
SERVICE PROCEDURE
910R/950R/950T/970T - FOREWORD 3
SERVICE PROCEDURE
FOREWORD
This manual is an important part of your equipment. It provides
safety information and operation instructions to help you use and
maintain your Subsite Electronics equipment.
Read this manual before using your equipment. Keep it with the
equipment at all times for future reference. If you sell your
equipment, be sure to give this manual to the new owner.
If you need a replacement copy, contact your Subsite Electronics
dealer. If you need assistance in locating a dealer, visit our
website at www.ditchwitch.com or write to the following
address:
The Charles Machine Works, Inc.
Attn: Subsite Electronics
PO Box 66
Perry, OK 73077-0066
USA
The descriptions and specifications in this manual are subject to
change. The Charles Machine Works, Inc. reserves the right to
improve equipment. Some product improvements may have
taken place after this manual was published.
Thank you for buying and using Subsite Electronics equipment.
FOREWORD
This manual is an important part of your equipment. It provides
safety information and operation instructions to help you use and
maintain your Subsite Electronics equipment.
Read this manual before using your equipment. Keep it with the
equipment at all times for future reference. If you sell your
equipment, be sure to give this manual to the new owner.
If you need a replacement copy, contact your Subsite Electronics
dealer. If you need assistance in locating a dealer, visit our
website at www.ditchwitch.com or write to the following
address:
The Charles Machine Works, Inc.
Attn: Subsite Electronics
PO Box 66
Perry, OK 73077-0066
USA
The descriptions and specifications in this manual are subject to
change. The Charles Machine Works, Inc. reserves the right to
improve equipment. Some product improvements may have
taken place after this manual was published.
Thank you for buying and using Subsite Electronics equipment.

4910R/950R/950T/970T - FOREWORD
SERVICE PROCEDURE 4910R/950R/950T/970T - FOREWORD
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Operator's Manual
910R/950R/950T/970T
Issue No. 2.1/OP-2/05
Part Number 754-062
Copyright 2001, 2004, 2005
by The Charles Machine Works, Inc.,
Perry, Oklahoma
Subsite is a registered trademark of The Charles Machine Works,
Inc.
U.S. Patent No. 5,065,098; 4,881,083. Other U.S. and foreign patents
pending.
Operator's Manual
910R/950R/950T/970T
Issue No. 2.1/OP-2/05
Part Number 754-062
Copyright 2001, 2004, 2005
by The Charles Machine Works, Inc.,
Perry, Oklahoma
Subsite is a registered trademark of The Charles Machine Works,
Inc.
U.S. Patent No. 5,065,098; 4,881,083. Other U.S. and foreign patents
pending.

910R/950R/950T/970T - CONTENTS 5
SERVICE PROCEDURE
910R/950R/950T/970T - CONTENTS 5
SERVICE PROCEDURE
CONTENTS
SUPPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Serial Number Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Service Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
RECEIVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Controls (Single Key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Controls (Double Key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
950T TRANSMITTER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Circuit Breaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
970T TRANSMITTER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Controls (Single Key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Controls (Double Key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Circuit Breaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
CONTENTS
SUPPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Serial Number Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Service Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
RECEIVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Controls (Single Key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Controls (Double Key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
950T TRANSMITTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Circuit Breaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
970T TRANSMITTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Controls (Single Key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Controls (Double Key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Circuit Breaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

6910R/950R/950T/970T - CONTENTS
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SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Safety Alert Classifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Safety Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Choose Signal Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Choose Antenna Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Choose Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Recognize Common Signal Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Locate Line: Active Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Locate Line: Beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Locate Line: Passive Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
CARE AND ERROR CODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
General Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Error Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
950 Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
950 Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
970 Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
SAFETY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Safety Alert Classifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Safety Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Choose Signal Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Choose Antenna Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Choose Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Recognize Common Signal Problems . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Locate Line: Active Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Locate Line: Beacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Locate Line: Passive Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
CARE AND ERROR CODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
General Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Error Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
950 Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
950 Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
970 Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

910R/950R/950T/970T - RECEIVER 7
OVERVIEW
910R/950R/950T/970T - RECEIVER 7
OVERVIEW
RECEIVER
OVERVIEW
The 950R receiver is designed to locate buried pipes, lines, and
cables. Several frequencies and modes of operation are available
to suit your specific locating needs.
The 910R receiver is a configurable version of the 950R. Unit will
not have all options described due to configuration ordered.
RECEIVER
OVERVIEW
The 950R receiver is designed to locate buried pipes, lines, and
cables. Several frequencies and modes of operation are available
to suit your specific locating needs.
The 910R receiver is a configurable version of the 950R. Unit will
not have all options described due to configuration ordered.

8910R/950R/950T/970T - RECEIVER
OVERVIEW 8910R/950R/950T/970T - RECEIVER
OVERVIEW
Available passive modes include 50Hz, 50P, 60Hz, and 60P
power, radio, and 31 kHz CATV.
Available active modes include 512 Hz, 1 kHz, 8 kHz, 29 kHz, 80
kHz, and 200 kHz for use with Subsite Electronics transmitters.
400 Hz, 560 Hz, and 815 Hz modes also are available with the
950R, but are not transmitted by the 950T or 970T.
Available beacon modes include 512 Hz, 29 kHz, and 33 kHz for
locating non-metallic pipes.
The 950R has six keypad buttons and a display. Descriptions of
the buttons and display follow.
Available passive modes include 50Hz, 50P, 60Hz, and 60P
power, radio, and 31 kHz CATV.
Available active modes include 512 Hz, 1 kHz, 8 kHz, 29 kHz, 80
kHz, and 200 kHz for use with Subsite Electronics transmitters.
400 Hz, 560 Hz, and 815 Hz modes also are available with the
950R, but are not transmitted by the 950T or 970T.
Available beacon modes include 512 Hz, 29 kHz, and 33 kHz for
locating non-metallic pipes.
The 950R has six keypad buttons and a display. Descriptions of
the buttons and display follow.

910R/950R/950T/970T - RECEIVER 9
CONTROLS (SINGLE KEY)
910R/950R/950T/970T - RECEIVER 9
CONTROLS (SINGLE KEY)
CONTROLS (SINGLE KEY)
ON/OFF
Turns unit on and off.
• Press once to turn on.
• Press again to turn off.
ANT SEL
Selects single, twin, null, or left/right arrow
antenna modes.
Up Arrow
Press to increase manual gain incrementally
from 20% to 80%.
If signal is below 20%, press once to raise
gain (increase signal) to approximately 50%.
To disable this feature:
1. Ensure that unit is off.
2. Press and hold the down arrow.
3. Turn unit on.
CONTROLS (SINGLE KEY)
ON/OFF
Turns unit on and off.
• Press once to turn on.
• Press again to turn off.
ANT SEL
Selects single, twin, null, or left/right arrow
antenna modes.
Up Arrow
Press to increase manual gain incrementally
from 20% to 80%.
If signal is below 20%, press once to raise
gain (increase signal) to approximately 50%.
To disable this feature:
1. Ensure that unit is off.
2. Press and hold the down arrow.
3. Turn unit on.

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CONTROLS (SINGLE KEY) 10 910R/950R/950T/970T - RECEIVER
CONTROLS (SINGLE KEY)
Down Arrow
Press to decrease manual gain incrementally
from 20% to 80%.
If signal is above 80%, press once to lower
gain (decrease signal) to approximately 50%.
To disable this feature:
1. Ensure that unit is off.
2. Press and hold the down arrow.
3. Turn unit on.
MODE
Selects operating frequency.
DEPTH
Estimates depth of signal or shows amount of
current on the target line.
• Press once to estimate depth of properly
located signal source.
• Press and hold to show amount of current
on the target line in milliamps (mA).
See OPERATION for information on locating signals.
Down Arrow
Press to decrease manual gain incrementally
from 20% to 80%.
If signal is above 80%, press once to lower
gain (decrease signal) to approximately 50%.
To disable this feature:
1. Ensure that unit is off.
2. Press and hold the down arrow.
3. Turn unit on.
MODE
Selects operating frequency.
DEPTH
Estimates depth of signal or shows amount of
current on the target line.
• Press once to estimate depth of properly
located signal source.
• Press and hold to show amount of current
on the target line in milliamps (mA).
See OPERATION for information on locating signals.