CablePipeFault Advanced Locator 2250M2273M Series User Manual

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D. Dual Marker Locate
1.  Press  Locate/OK  [5].
2.  Press  Marker [SK]. 
3.  Press  MARKR 1 [SK Toggle] to select desired 
utility.
4.  Press  MARKR 2 [SK Toggle] to select desired 
utility.
Note: Only the marker types enabled in the setup menu will be shown. (See Enabling/
Disabling Marker types, Section 13A). When scanning for markers, the gain level [4] 
should be set high.
 
− The third and fourth soft key commands will populate with the types of utilities 
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3. To save the depth reading, press Mem Select  
[SK].
 
− Five depth readings can be saved with the 
time, date, and its identification 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.
4.  Optional: Press Clear All  [SK] to delete all stored depth information.
5.  Press  Mem Select  [SK] to select a specific memory location...

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6. Press  Mem Select  [SK] to select a specific memory location (M1–M5) to store the 
depth readings. When the preferred location appears on the display, press Save 
[SK]. The display and memory location will populate with the current information.
7.  Each memory location can be reviewed by pressing Mem Select  [SK Toggle].
8.  Press  Locate/OK  [5] to return to Marker Locate Mode.
14. Creating/Editing Templates for 3M™ iD Markers
In the User Template display, the operator can...

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

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15. 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 pressing the up/down arrows 
[SK] and press Locate/OK  [5].
16. Navigate to the next field by pressing the 
left/right arrow [SK].
17. Press  Modify  [SK] to populate the 
highlighted field.
18.  Populate additional fields, as needed, 
using the...

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Cancel: Clears all modifications made to any unsaved template.
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 [6] + Write Mode [SK: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. 
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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 
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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...

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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 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 pressing the 
up/down arrows [SK]. Press Locate/OK [5].
Step 8.  If User Edit is selected, the following 
display will appear.
Step 9.  Move the boxed cursor...