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3 M ™ D y n a t e l ™ A d v a n c e d P i p e / C a b l e L o c a t o r 2 2 2 0 M Op er at or M an u al 78- 9000- 0021- 3-A Dec ember 2007[...]
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C o n t e n t s Int rodu ctio n ... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .. 1 Sta ndar d 3M ™ Dy nate l ™ 2 220M Loc ator Equ ipme nt P ack ages .. 2 Opt iona l 3M Dyn atel Acc esso ries .. .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .. 2 Qui ck S tart ... .... .... [...]
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1 I n t r o d u c t i o n Congrat ulat ions! Y ou hav e just purchased one of the fi nest, most advanced locati ng de vices av a i lable today ! W hen y ou choose a qua lity 3M ™ Dy natel ™ Ad vance d P ipe / Cable Locator 2220M, yo u get outsta ndi ng per forma nce a nd reliabil ity . The 2220M locator is a n ex cellent inst r ument for trac [...]
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2 Sta n da rd 3M ™ D yn a te l ™ 2 220M L oc at o r E qu ip m en t Pa ck a ge s Mod el Num ber Inc lude d in Equip ment P ackage 222 0M-U3W 2 220M Recei ver 3 W att T rans mitter Dir ect Co nnect Cabl e (Uti lity size clip 5/8" ) Gro und Ro d Ope rator M anual Car r yin g Bag 222 0M-U3W -CP LR 2220 M Rece iver 3 W att T rans mitter Dir ect[...]
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3 Q u i c k S t a r t T ra ns mi tte r Ba t t ery In sta ll at io n T ra ns mi tte r Ov erv ie w Dynatel ™ 220M Off On Frequency Output Lev el Hz ƒ Induction Direction ➊ ➋ ➎ ➌ ➍ 1 . Po wer O F F / Batter y Lev el I ndicator – P ress a nd hol d. Displa y rea ds: “OK” wi t h solid tone = good “LO” with pu lsing tone = lo w [...]
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4 Wa rni ng P oten tial for e lectr ic sh ock exis ts wh en ha ndlin g co nnect ion c ables whil e th e tra nsmit ter i s ON . Make all conne ction s pri or t o pow ering on t he u nit. T urn the tra nsmit ter O FF b efore hand ling conne ctio n cab les. Wa rni ng V olta ge gr eater then 240 volt s wil l dam age e quipm ent and c ould cause[...]
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5 R ec e iv er O v ervi e w ➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ ➎ ➏ ➐ ➑ ➒ 1 . V olume Control – A djusts the vo lume of the r eceiv er t h rough th re e lev els o f audio and off. 2. Po we r Key – Po w er s the r eceiv er on a nd off . 3. Peak Key – T oggles between Di re ctional Pea k a nd S i ngle Peak a nten na configu rat ion. 4. Line Loc ate Key [...]
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6 T r a n s m i t t e r O p e r at i o n s Ther e a re th r ee d if feren t met hods of appl y ing the t ra nsm itter’ s locating signal to the t a rget condu ctor: D ir ect Con nect ion, 3 M ™ Dyna tel ™ Dyna- Coupler Clamp, and I nduction. D ir ec t Con ne ct io n Th is is t he preferre d mode of operat ion because the t ra nsm itter is con[...]
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7 In du ct io n M eth o d If you can not ma ke a di rect con nect ion, or use the 3M ™ Dynat el ™ D yna- Coupl er clamp to appl y a locat ing signal on t he ta rget, use t he induction method. T h is method uses t he i nter na l coil of the t ra nsmitt er to generate a mag netic fiel d. Th is is t he least preferre d method of appl y ing a sig[...]
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8 R e c e i v e r O p e r a t i o n s In it i al S etti ng s From the ma nufact ur i ng facility , the r eceiv er is configu re d as fo l lo ws: Lin e Loca te Fr equen cies Sel ection Def ault 8 k Hz Alwa ys Ena bled Ena bled 82 kHz Alwa ys Ena bled Ena bled P ower Alwa ys Ena bled Ena bled Rad io Enabl e/Dis able Dis abled CA TV Ena ble/Di sable [...]
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9 512 Hz – Sonde fre quency indicated by sonde icon . Pr ess the down ke y to enable / d isabl e the f re quency . A check mark wi ll appea r i n the b o x when the f re quency is enabled. 64 0 H z - Sonde frequency ind icated by sonde icon . Pr ess the down ke y to enable / d isabl e the f re quency . A check mark wi ll appea r i n the b o x whe[...]
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10 CPS – C athod ic Prot ect ion S ystem– 1 2 0 Hz or 1 0 0 H z (ba sed on 60 / 50 Hz selection) Pr ess the down ke y to enable / d isabl e the f re quency . A check mark wi ll appea r i n the b o x when the f re quency is enabled. 50 H z / 60 H z T o change the pow er f requency selection, press the up (6 0) or down (50) ke y . The select ed f[...]
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11 Li ne L oc at i n g Sc re en ➊ ➋ ➌ ➐ ➍ ➎ ➏ ➑ 1 . Spea ke r Icon – I ndicates audio lev el 2. Bar graph – Gr aphica l represent ation of receiv ed signal 3. Peak Mode Ind icator – Ind icates single or di rect ional pe a k mode 4. Selecte d Line Lo cating Fre quen cy – Displa ys the f requency the r eceiv er wil l dete ct 5[...]
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12 P ip e a nd Ca b le L oc at i n g 1 . Pr ess the on /off key . 2. Pr ess the l ine key to match the f re quency that t he tra nsm itter is send ing. 3. Sw eep t he receiv er ac ross the a r ea in a left r ight motion, while watchi ng the bar g raph, d i rect ional a r row s, a nd signal st rengt h. 4. W hen a magnet ic fie ld is detect ed , the[...]
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13 So n de L oc at i n g A sonde is a small t ra nsm itter t hat enables the user to t rac e meta ll ic and nonmet al lic pipes, sew ers, d ra i ns, or ducts. It can a lso be use d to find a blockage or collapse. Re fer to sonde manufact ur er’ s g uide for proper selection of s onde for the desire d application. A representat ion of a so nde t [...]
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14 P in -P oi nt in g th e So nd e Note : The r eceiver h and le m ust be o r ien ted pe r pend ic ul ar t o the son de. T he cro ss ba r of the re ceiver mus t be in l in e wit h the son de ( the op po si te of li ne loc a t ing) . 1 . Set the re ceiv er to Sonde mode by press i ng the Sonde key until t he fr equency of the sonde appea rs on t he [...]
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15 S p e c i fi c a t i o n s Rec eiver Loc ating M odes Spe cial ( Singl e) P eak, Dual Pea k w/Di recti on, Dep th & Curre nt Gai n Adjus tment Aut omatic with Manua l over ride F requen cies Act ive P assive Pow er P assive LF P assive CA TV Cath odic P rotec tion Aux iliary/ Sonde (Rece ive o nly) 8 k Hz, 82 kHz 50 Hz or 60 Hz VLF 15 k –[...]
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16 Env ironme ntal Ope rating T emper ature –4° F to 122° F (–2 0° to 50° C ) Sto rage T emp erature –4° F to 1 58° F (–20° to 7 0° C) Sta ndard IP 54 Reg ulatory CE Phy sical Speci ficati on Siz e (H x W x D) in ( cm) W eight (w/ b atteri es) T ran smitte r 6.75 x 11. 25 x 7 .75 (17 .2 x 2 8.6 x 19.7 ) 5.2 lb (2. 4 kg) Rec eiver 1[...]
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17 C E C o m p l i a n c e Sta t em en t of Co n fo rm ity “Hereby , 3M dec la res t hat t h is U nderg round L ocati ng Pro duct is in complianc e with the e ssential r equi rements a nd other relev a nt pro v isi ons of Di re ctiv e 1 999 / 5 / EC. ” www .3m. com /ma rket / telecom /acce ss / conform ity / Sta t em en t of I nt en d ed U se T[...]
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3M and Dynatel are trademarks of 3M Company. Important Notice All statements, technical information, and recommendations related to 3M’s products are based on information believed to be reliable, but the accuracy or completeness is not guaranteed. Before using this product, you must evaluate it and determine if it is suitable for your intended ap[...]