3M CablePipeFault Locator 25502573 Series User Manual

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Step 3. Press Menu/OK
 
− The selected template will be displayed. 
The arrow on the right side of the display 
indicates there is more information than 
can be displayed on the screen (scroll 
down by pressing the down arrow [SK]).
Step 4.  Enter user information that will be written 
to this marker. (See 15.A Modifying Marker 
Data to be Written) 
  
Step 5. Verify that all information is correct
Step 6.  Hold the locator directly over the top of the 
marker. The locator should...

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Step 8. After writing to the 3M™ iD Marker is 
completed, the following screen will be 
displayed. The following messages may 
appear in the writing process.  
 
 
 
− Message 1. If the overwrite option was 
set to "No" And there was data present 
on the target market then the following 
screen will be displayed;   
 
 
 
− Message 2. When writing to a passive 
marker or the wrong frequency then the 
following will be displayed.   
 
 
 
− Message 3. This screen indicates...

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Step 2. Press View/Edit  [SK]. 
 
Four Write Mode options will be displayed 
at the bottom of the screen.
 
− [SK1] Overwrite: Will overwrite any 
data existing on an unlocked marker if 
‘Yes’ is selected and ‘No’ will prevent 
overwrite.
 
− [SK2] X-Type: Choose ‘Yes’ if writing to 
a Gen 2 marker and ‘No’ if writing to a 
Gen 1 marker. Gen 2 markers will have 
an “X” following the serial number that 
is printed on the attached tag.
 
− [SK3] Marker: Select type of marker to 
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Step 5. Press Modify  [SK]. The percentage 
displayed in the upper right portion of the 
display indicates the remaining memory 
available on the marker.
Step 6.  The operator may select  User Edit in order 
to ‘type’ the modification, or Delete Row to 
remove the entire row from the template, or 
select  Show All  to display a list of common 
compressed terms. 
Note: Using a common compressed term requires 
less memory in the marker.
Step 7.  Select an option from the list by...

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16. Reading 3M™ iD Markers
The operator can retrieve the data from the iD marker by pressing Read  [SK] on the 
Marker Locate display.
The receiver tip should be lowered to the ground to reach maximum read depth.
If more than one 3M
™ iD Marker of the same utility is detected, the receiver will read 
the first marker and display the data from the marker.
The fourth yellow command key will be labeled 
“Read Next”. Press this key to extract the data from 
the other marker.
All the...

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B. Write History [SK]
Menu/OK [5:Toggle to MAIN MENU] + Data Template [SK:2] + Write History [SK:b]
• Select the marker data to be viewed by pressing 
the up/down arrows [SK].
•  Press  Write Details [SK] to view all data that was 
sent to the marker.
•  Press  Write History [SK] to return to the list of 
written data.
•  Press  Exit [SK] to return to Data/Template   
review display.
For additional information concerning writing to 3M™ iD Markers, refer to 
www.3M.com/dynatel -...

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B. Sending 3M™ iD Marker Data to GPS                                 
(Capture-Transmit Mode / Mode 2)
Menu/OK [5:Toggle to MAIN MENU] +  [SK:3] + GIS
Receivers that have marker locating capability (indicated by ‘iD’ in the model number) 
can be configured to send 3M
™ iD Marker data directly to some GPS devices. When 
an iD marker is located and read, the information read from the iD marker with feature 
and attribute data is sent to the GPS device and is stamped with latitude,...

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1. Creating Trace Templates
The easiest way to create a Trace template is using the 3M™ Dynatel™ PC 
Tools Software. (Software available for no charge at www.3M.com/dynatel  - 
2550/2573/2250M/2273M/1420 Locator PC Tools xx.x.x (EXE xx.xMB).
•  Create a TRACE template.
•  Save and download the template to the receiver.
Up to four Trace Templates can be stored on the Receiver.
Each Trace template is limited to 132 user editable characters.
The trace template appears in table...

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19. Additional Applications
A. Aerial Faults (Toning) (3M™ Dynatel™ Models 2573 and 2573-iD only)
Transmitter Setup
Step 1.  Connect the transmitter (based on type of fault) as described in Connection 
Diagrams in the following section.
Step 2.  Press and hold off [T-1] to perform a battery test.
Step 3.  Press on: Ohm-meter/Faul Locate/Tone [T-2] to power the Transmitter on and 
to verify the fault.
Step 4.  Press on: Ohm-meter/Faul Locate/Tone [T-2] twice more to select the...

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Connection Diagrams
Short:
Figure #1: Red clip to Tip; Black clip to ring.
Cross:
Figure #2: Red clip to the crossed conductor of 
one pair; Black clip to the crossed conductor of 
the other pair.
Ground:
Figure #3: Red clip to the faulted conductor; 
Black clip to ground.
Split:
Figure #4: Red clip to Tip of Pair 1; Black clip 
to Ring of Pair 1.
Verify Split:
Figure #5: Red clip to good conductor of Pair 
1; Black clip to split conductor of Pair 2
B. Cable Identification
1....