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Step 8. When the bar graph fills toward the left (red-and-white-striped  Fault Finding 
Direction Indicator [8] (See illustration above.)) side of the display, the fault 
has been passed and is now behind the operator. Move back, inserting the 
3M
™ Earth Contact Frame every few inches, until the arrows alternate back to 
green. Mark the point beneath the center of the Earth Contact Frame. Turn the 
Earth Contact Frame 90 degrees and insert into the ground over the previously...

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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 and Path Frequencies 
Menu/OK [5:Toggle to MAIN MENU] + >>More [SK:4] +  [SK:5] + >>More [SK:d] + >>More 
[SK:h] + Marker Type [SK:j]
Step 1.  Press [SK1] to select Marker Type or Path 
Type. 
Step 2.  Press the up/down arrows [SK] to highlight 
a utility to enable or disable.
Step 3.  Press Enabl/Disabl  [SK].
 
− Only the markers that are...

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− The display will return to Special Peak 
(Spl Pk) Cable Locate / Alert On.
 
− If the selected type of utility marker is 
detected, a second audio tone will emit 
from the unit and the marker bar graph 
will fill. 
Step 6.  To change the type of marker that the unit 
will detect in alert mode:
 
− Press Menu/OK [5] + Marker [SK] + 
Markr1 [SK Toggle].
 
− Select appropriate Marker utility by 
pressing Markr1 [SK Toggle].
 
− Press Menu/OK [5].
 
− Press Cable/Pipe [SK] to...

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D. Dual Marker Locate
Step 1.  Press Menu/OK  [5:Toggle to LOCATE 
MENU display].
Step 2.  Press Marker  [SK]. 
Step 3.  Press Markr1/Path 1 [SK Toggle] to select 
desired Utility.
Step 4.  Press Markr2/Path 2 [SK Toggle] to select 
desired utility.
Note: Only the marker types enabled in the setup menu will be shown. See 13.A. 
Enabling/Disabling Marker Types. When scanning for markers, the Gain Level  [7] 
should be set high.
 
− The third and fourth soft key commands will...

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Step 3. To save the depth reading, press Mem 
Select [SK].
 
− Five depth readings can be saved with 
the time, date, and its identification 
(serial) number.
 
− Save [SK] will place each entry in 
sequential order in memory (M1 - M5) 
until five readings have been stored. 
The receiver will overwrite saved 
entries in excess of five, beginning with 
M1.
Step 4.  Optional step: Press Clear All  [SK] to delete all stored depth information.
Step 5.  Press Mem Select  [SK] to select...

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Step 4. To access the memory locations, press Mem 
Select [SK].
 
− Save [SK] will place each entry in 
sequential order in memory (M1–M5) 
until five readings have been stored. The 
receiver will overwrite saved entries in 
excess of five, beginning with M1.
Step 5.  Optional step: Press Clear All  [SK] to delete all stored depth information.
Step 6.  Press Mem Select  [SK] to select a specific memory location (M1 - M5) to store 
the depth readings. When the preferred location...

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Step 5. Select User/Edit.
Step 6.  Press Menu/OK [5].
Step 7. Move the boxed cursor by pressing the left/
right arrows [SK], or up/down arrow [SK], 
to move the cursor up or down.
Step 8.  Press Select  [SK] to enter the alphanumeric 
character.
Step 9.  Entry will appear at the top of the display.
Step 10.  Press Menu/OK [5] when entry is complete.
Step 11.  Press Menu/OK [5] to save or Exit  [SK] to 
cancel.
Note: To clear the previous field entry, select 
the ‘back arrow’ with...

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Step 15. When modifying the Descriptions (right 
hand side of template information) there are 
four options for editing that are presented: 
a. UserEdit
b.  Delete Row
c.  Last 10 UserEdits
d.  Show All - lists common compressed 
terms
Step 16.  Populate as many fields as possible from 
the drop-down list of common (compressed) 
terms available to conserve marker memory 
space, or choose UserEdit  if a term is not 
found to meet the user's requirements. Select 
term by...

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B. Editing Templates
The operator can select an existing template and 
make changes to it in the same manner described in 
14. A. Creating New Templates. The following save 
screen will be displayed.
Over Write:  Saves all modifications that have been made to the original template.
Rename:  Overwrites the old template with the new name and all modifications. Display 
will return to the template name field. Modify the name of the template and press 
Menu/OK [5] to save.
Save New:...

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15. Writing 3M™ iD Markers
The Write Mode enables the user to write information into 3M™ iD Markers. It is also 
possible to edit the information to be written into an iD Marker.
Menu/OK [5:Toggle to MAIN MENU] + Write Mode [SK:1:1]
Step 1.  Select a template from the list on the display 
to be written into the marker by pressing 
the up/down arrows [SK] to highlight the 
preferred template. ‘Last Written /Read’ is   
the most recent data that was written to/read 
from a marker...
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