SubSurface Instruments PL-1500 HIGH User manual

PL-1500 HIGH & PL-1500 LOW
Pipe & Cable Locators
Transmitter Operation
PL-1500
Quick Reference
Guide
Inductive Mode /
Direct Mode Switch
ON / OFF
Power
Switch Increase
Output
Power
Connection
Jack for
Direct Mode
Connection
Jack for
external
12 volts
battery
Decrease
Output
Power
Remaining
Battery Life
Inductive Mode: Set the transmitter on the ground
directly over the pipe or cable. Direct Connection Mode: Attach the Red (positive) Direct Mode clamp directly onto the metal pipe (or metal wire) and attach the
Black (negative) Direct Mode clamp onto the Ground Stake.
If the Output Current, measured by the
transmitter is low, then increase the Output
Power Level, move the Ground Stake, or
improve the contact between the Red clamp
and the conductor.
Control Panel for PL-1500 HIGH Transmitter: Control Panel for PL-1500 LOW Transmitter:
Inductive Mode for PL-1500 HIGH: Inductive Mode for PL-1500 LOW:
Direct Connection Mode for PL-1500 LOW:
Connect the
wires at the
transmitter
Clean off rust and
old paint for a
good connection.
Place the Ground Stake
5 to 15 feet from the
side of the conductor
Output
Power
Level
Open Battery
Compartment
with 8 “D” cell
batteries
Wrong Way Right Way: Facing in
direction of pipe or cable

PL-1500 HIGH & PL-1500 LOW
Pipe & Cable Locators
Receiver Operation
PL-1500
Quick Reference
Guide
The audio’s loudness and
MAX mode Bar Graph reach
their peaks directly over the
pipe or cable.
Press the Power Key to turn the
receiver ON or OFF. Press the Depth
Switch to measure the depth of the
pipe or cable.
As you get closer to the pipe or
cable, the signal gets stronger and
the Bar Graph becomes longer. When
it reaches it’s higest level, press the
Auto Sensitivity switch, and the Bar
Graph will reduce its level.
Press the Mode Switch to select the MAX mode, The
Live Cable / 50 Hz mode, or the Live Cable / 60 Hz
mode. Press the Auto Sensitivity switch whenever
the sensitivity needs to be increased or decreased.
The Live Cable/ 60 Hz Operating Mode locates AC power lines
with current flowing. The Depth does not work in Live Cable.
Move the receiver to the side of the pipe or cable until
the “o” appears. The lines depth is twice the distance
from here to the point over the top of the line.
Press the Depth Switch again, and the “Crossing”
method for measuring depth is activated:
To measure the depth of the
pipe or cable, first stand the
receiver straight up with the
black rubber tip touching the
ground directly over the line.
The receiver must face in the
lines direction.
The Max Operaing Mode is the normal locating mode,
and the Depth Switch only works with MAX.
Press the Depth Switch, and the depth (to the center of
the pipe or cable) is displayed in inches. The maximum
depth is 16 ft.
Auto
Sensitivity
Adjustment
Operating
Mode
Switch
Depth
Measurement
Switch
ON / OFF
Power
Key
Pipe or
Cable
Too Far
Left
Too Far
Right
Just
Right
D/2
D
D/2
D
D/2
D
Peak Hold
Line
Live Cable / 60 Hz
Operating Mode
Bar Graph of
Signal Strength
Bar Graph of
Signal Strength
MAX Operating
Mode
Remaining
Battery Life