Schonstedt Instrument XTpc-33 Manuale utente

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InstructionManual

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ModelXTpc

Pipe&CableLocator

ProductLine

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ManufacturedBy

SchonstedtInstrumentCompany

100EdmondRoad

Kearneysville,WV25430

(304)725‐1050

Fax(304)725‐1095

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Web:www.schonstedt.com

E‐mail:[email protected]

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Made inUSA

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January2017

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ImportantNotice

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Schonstedtbelievesthestatementscontainedhereintobeaccurateandreliable;however,their

accuracy,reliability,orcompletenessisnotguaranteed.

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Schonstedt'sonlyobligationshallbetorepairorreplaceanyinstrumentproventobedefectivewithin

threeyearsofpurchase.Schonstedtshallnotberesponsibleforanyinjurytopersonsorproperty,

directorconsequential,arisingfromtheuseofanyinstrument.

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Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operation

issubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:

(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and

(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,

includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.

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ApplicationofCouncilDirective(s):

AllmodelsexceptXTpc+:

EMC89/336/EECasamendedby92/31/EEC&93/68/EEC

XTpc+:

Directive1999/5/EC(R&TTEDirective)

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Standard(s)towhichConformityisdeclared:

AllmodelsexceptXTpc+:

EN50082‐1,EN61000‐4‐2,EN61000‐4‐3,EN55022:1998+

A1:2000andA2:2003

XTpc+:

ETSIEN301489‐1V1.9.2(2011‐09)

ETSIEN301489‐3V1.6.1(2013‐08)

ETS1EN300330‐2V1.6.1(2015‐03)

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TableofContents

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SECTION I:OPERATINGMODES

Passive50/60Hz(P)......................................................................................................................4

PassiveCathodic(PC)................................................................................................................... 4

Conductive(C).............................................................................................................................. 4

InductiveClamp(IC)......................................................................................................................4

Inductive(I)...................................................................................................................................5

Sonde (S).......................................................................................................................................5

SECTION II:THEXTpcPRODUCTLINE

ProductsCoveredByThisManual................................................................................................6

ModelComparisonChart..............................................................................................................7

AutomaticandManualGain.........................................................................................................7

DirectionalIndication....................................................................................................................7

DepthMeasurement.....................................................................................................................8

AutomaticandManualOutputPower..........................................................................................8

TransmitterCurrentMeasurement..............................................................................................8

TransmitterTimeOut...................................................................................................................8

SECTION III:OPERATINGCONTROLS

Receiver......................................................................................................................................10

Transmitter.................................................................................................................................11

SECTION IV:VISUALANDAUDIBLEINDICATORS

Receiver......................................................................................................................................13

Transmitter.................................................................................................................................15

SECTION V:CONNECTORSANDACCESSORIES

ReceiverConnector.....................................................................................................................19

TransmitterConnector................................................................................................................19

StandardAccessories..................................................................................................................20

OptionalAccessories...................................................................................................................20

SECTION VI:BATTERIESANDCHARGER

ReceiverBattery..........................................................................................................................21

TransmitterBattery.....................................................................................................................21

TransmitterBatteryCharger.......................................................................................................21

BatteryChargerIndicators..........................................................................................................22

RecommendationsforBatteryChargingandStorage................................................................23

SECTION VII:SPECIFICATIONS

Receiver......................................................................................................................................25

Transmitter.................................................................................................................................25

SECTIONVIII:OPERATINGRECOMMENDATIONS................................................................................28

SECTIONIX:TECHNICALSUPPORT........................................................................................................29

SECTIONX:WARRANTY/SERVICEINFORMATION..............................................................................30

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SECTIONI:OPERATINGMODES

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Pipeandcablelocatorsingeneralcanoperateinavarietyofmodesandfrequencies.Thefollowingis

abriefdescriptionofthebasicoperatingmodessupportedbytheXTpclineofpipeandcablelocators,

anditisnotintendedtobeacomprehensivelocatingtutorial.Foradditionalinformationonpipeand

cablelocatingtheoryandtechniques,refertoSchonstedt’strainingsectiononlineat

www.schonstedt.com.

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Passive50/60Hz(P)

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Inthepassivemode,thetransmitterisnotusedatall.Instead,thereceiversearchesforan

appropriateharmonicof60or50Hzsignals(factorypreset).Thesesignalsaretypicallypresentin

energizedpowercables,makingitpossibletolocatethemwithoutusingatransmittertoimposea

tracingsignalontothem.

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PassiveCathodic(PC)

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Longpipelinesusuallyhavetodealwiththeissueofcorrosion.Aknowngroupoftechniquesusedto

controlcorrosioninvolvestheuseofperiodiccathodesalongthepipelineandthecirculationoflow‐

levelcurrentsrectifiedfromthepowergrid.Thepassivecathodicmodedoesnotusethetransmitter

atall.Instead,thereceiversearchesforanappropriateharmonicofrectified60or50Hzfromthe

powergrid.Therefore,itispossibletotracepipelinesforlongdistanceswithoutusingatransmitterto

imposeatracingsignalontothem.

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Conductive(C)

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Intheconductivemode,thetransmitterimposesasignalofthe"active"frequencyontothepipeor

cabletobetraced.Itdoessobymakingdirectcontactwiththepipeorcableatapointwhereit

comesuptothesurface(atransformerbox,awaterhydrant,atelephoneswitchbox,agasmeter,

etc.).Thecircuitisclosed,providingareturnpathbyagroundstakethatisburiedinthegroundinthe

vicinityofthetransmitter.

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InductiveClamp(IC)

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Intheinductiveclampmode,thetransmitterimposesasignalofthe"active"frequencyontothepipe

orcabletobetraced.Itdoessobyenergizinga"clamp"thatisplacedcompletelyencirclingthepipe

orcableatapointwhereitcomesuptothesurface(atransformerbox,atelephoneswitchbox,agas

meter,etc.).Theclamptheninducesacurrentontothepipeorcable.Inthismode,itisnot

necessarytoprovideareturnpathfortheinducedcurrenttothetransmitter.Theinducedcurrent

willtravelonthepipeorcableforadistancemakingitpossibletotraceit.

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Inductive(I)

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Intheinductivemode,thetransmitterimposesasignalofthe"active"frequencyontothepipeor

cabletobetraced.Itdoessobyradiatingasignalthroughtheinductiveantenna,whichisplacedon

thegroundinadirectionperpendiculartothepipeorcablebeingtraced.Theinductiveantennathen

inducesacurrentontothepipeorcable.Inthismode,itisnotnecessarytoprovideareturnpathfor

theinducedcurrenttothetransmitter.Theinducedcurrentwilltravelonthepipeorcablefora

distancemakingitpossibletotraceit.

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Sonde(S)

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Inthesondemode,thetransmitterisnotusedatall.Thismodeisusedtotracenon‐metallicpipesor

metallicpipeswheretheothermodesareinapplicableorinefficient.Asmallsonde,or"beacon

transmitter",ispushedthroughthepipe,andthereceiversearchesforthesignalemittedbythe

sonde.Sincethesignalbeingtracedbythereceiverisproducedbythesondeandnottravellingalong

thepipes,therearesomedifferencesinthewaythereceiverisused.Duetothenatureandstrength

ofthesondesignal,itisnecessarytohavesomeideaofwherethesondeis(inordertonarrowthe

searchareatoaradiusofseveralfeetcenteredaroundthesonde).Thisisusuallynotmuchofa

problem,sincethesondeis"guided"byadeviceundercontroloftheworkcrew,oftenwithacamera

attachedtoit.

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SECTIONII:THEXTPCPRODUCTLINE

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Whileemphasizingportability,size,andconvenience,theXTpclineofpipeandcablelocatorsoffers

severalchoicestosuitalmostanytypeoflocatingchallenge.TheuniqueabilityofXTpclocatorsto

collapse(forportability)andexpand(forgreatersensitivityandfullfunctionality)isunparalleledin

theindustry.

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Inthedesignourlocators,Schonstedthasincorporatedmorethansixtyyearsofexperiencein

producingtheworld'sfinestlocatingproductsforaerospace,militaryandcivilianapplications.All

Schonstedtproductsaremanufacturedfollowinghighstandardsofreliability,durabilityand

performance.

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ProductsCoveredbythisManual

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ThismanualcoversallofthecurrentversionsandmodelsintheXTpclinewithfeaturesincluding

variouspassive,active,andsondemodes.Featuredescriptionandspecificationsinthismanualare

applicabletoallmodelsandversionsintheline,unlessotherwisenoted.

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Asofthispublishing,theXTpclineincludesthefollowinglocators:

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XTpc‐33XTpc‐82XT‐512

XTpc‐33‐PCXTpc‐82‐PCXTpc+

XTpc‐33‐512XTpc‐82‐512

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Thenextsectionprovidesaquickcomparativeoverviewofthemainfeaturesandcharacteristicsof

eachoftheselocators.Detailedoperationiscoveredelsewhereinthetext.

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ModelComparisonChart

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ModelPPCCIC(1)I(2)S(freq.)TXFreq.Depth

XTpc‐33YNYYYY(33kHz)33kHzY

XTpc‐33‐PCYYYYYN33kHzY

XTpc‐33‐512YNYYYY(512Hz)33kHzY

XTpc‐82YNYYYY(82kHz)82kHzY

XTpc‐82‐PCYYYYYN82kHzY

XTpc‐82‐512YNYYYY(512Hz)82kHzY

XT‐512YNNNNY(512Hz)N/AY

XTpc+YNYY(3) Y(4) Y(512Hz) 512Hz

33kHz

82kHz

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(1)Requiresoptionalinductiveclamp

(2)Requiresoptionalinductiveantenna,exceptforXTpc+

(3)33kHzand82kHzonly

(4)82kHzonly

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Note:P=passivemode,PC=passivecathodicmode,C=conductivemode,IC=inductiveclampmode,

I=inductivemode,S=sondemode.SeeSECTIONI:OPERATINGMODESforadescriptionofthese

modes.

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AutomaticandManualGain

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XTpcreceivershavetheabilitytooperateinautomaticgainmodeorinmanualgainmode.Inthe

automaticgainmode,thesensitivityofthereceiverisadjustedautomatically,basedonthestrength

ofthedetectedsignal,toproducearelativelyconstantandstrongsignalstrengthindication.Inthe

manualgainmode,theuserhastheabilitytoadjustthesensitivityupordowntosuitdifferent

locatingscenarios.

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DirectionalIndication

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XTpcreceiversareequippedwithdirectionalindicators.Thesevisualandaudibleindicatorshelpthe

userlocatethepipeorcablebyshowingwhichdirectionhe/sheshouldmoveinordertogetcloserto

thetarget.TheseindicatorsarenotavailableintheSondemode.

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DepthMeasurement

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XTpcreceivershavetheabilitytomeasuretheapproximatedepthofthetargetpipeorcablebeing

traced.Thebottomtipofthereceivermusttouchthegroundwhendepthmeasurementismade,and

bestresultsareobtainedwhenthereceiverisinafullyextendedposition.Depthmeasurements

shouldonlybemadewhenthedirectionalindicationsaysthatthetargetisdirectlybelowthereceiver

andthesignalstrengthisadequate.SpecialconsiderationsarerequiredfortheSondemode(see

SECTIONVIII:OPERATINGRECOMMENDATIONSfordetails).



AutomaticandManualOutputPower

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ThetransmittersoftheXTpclineofpipeandcablelocatorsdeliverpowertothe"load"connectedto

them.Intheconductivemode,theloadisthecircuitformedbythecableorpipebeingtraced,the

soilreturn,andthegroundstake.Intheinductiveclampandinductivemodes,theloadsarethe

clampandtheantenna,respectively.Theinductiveclampandinductivemodesrequirethemaximum

powerthatthetransmittercandeliver.Therefore,thetransmitterautomaticallyoperatesat

maximumpoweroutput,andthereisnoneedformanualpoweradjustment.

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Intheconductivemode,thepowerdeliveredtotheloadishighlydependentontheexternal

elements(soil,typeofconductor,stakeplacements,etc.).Insomecases,morepowerisdesiredto

achievemoredistanceordepth;inothercases,lesspowerisdesiredtoavoidbleedingtonearby

conductors.Therefore,whileintheconductivemode,theuserhastheabilitytoadjusttheoutput

powermanually(seeSECTIONIII:OPERATINGCONTROLS/Transmitterfordetailsonhowtoadjust

theoutputpower).



TransmitterCurrentMeasurement



Whenoperatingintheconductivemode,transmittersoftheXTpclineofpipeandcablelocators

measureanddisplaytheamountofcurrentflowingintotheutilitybeingtraced.Thisisveryusefulin

determininghowgoodacircuithasbeenestablishedbytheoperator,whetherornotsome

improvementsshouldbemadebyrelocatingthegroundstake,orifthemetaltometalcontactofthe

conductiveclipsneedsimprovement.Alowcurrentreadingcanindicateapoortraceconductor,

poorsoilconductivity,orpoorgroundstakecontact/placement.Highercurrentreadingsindicatea

bettercircuitandabetterchanceattracinglongdistancesanddeepconductors.



Ifthecurrentreadingislow,tryimprovingtheconnectiontoseeifthecurrentincreases(checkthe

cables,clips,andgroundstake;wettheground;cleanrustordirt;etc.).Often,thereasonforthelow

currentisthesoilitself(sandyorverydry)and/orthecompositionofthepipeorcablethatisbeing

traced(castironpipes,rustedorbrokenwires,heavyinsulationtoground,etc.).Ifanimproved

connectioncannotbemade,theremaybeasmallamountofcurrentstillcirculatinginthecircuit.Try

increasingtheoutputpowermanuallyand/orincreasethegainonthereceiver.



Note:Iftheconductiveclipsarepluggedin,thetransmitterprovidedwiththeXTpc+model(theTx5)

willmeasuretheresistanceandanyACorDC voltagethatisbetweentheconductiveclipterminals

uponpoweringup.Ifavoltageispresent,itmustberemovedbeforeproceedingtotheconductive

9



modeofoperation.Theresistancemeasurementprovidesanadditionalindicationofthequalityof

thelocatingcircuit.



TransmitterTimeOut



ThetransmittersoftheXTpclineofpipeandcablelocatorswillturnthemselvesoff,underthe

conditionslistedbelow,toprotectthebatteryfromanextremelydeepdischarge:



A)Alltransmitters:



WhenthebatteryvoltagehasreachedacriticallylowlevelandthechargerIS NOT

pluggedin.Thislowvoltagecutoffwilloccurregardlessofthetimeoutconditionslisted

below.



B)AlltransmittersEXCLUDING theTx5:



1)Thecharger,conductiveclips,inductiveclamporinductiveantennaARENOT

pluggedin.Inthiscase,thetimeoutis15minutesfromthelasttimethepowerwas

turnedonorabuttonwaspressed.



2)Theconductiveclips,theinductiveclamp,ortheinductiveantennaAREpluggedin.

Inthiscase,thetimeoutis4hoursfromthelasttimethepowerwasturnedon,a

buttonwaspressed,oranaccessorywaschanged.

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10



SECTIONIII:OPERATINGCONTROLS



Theproductcontrolsaredesignedtobeintuitiveandrequireaminimumoftrainingforeffectiveuse.

Thereceivercaneasilybeoperatedwithonehand.Thetransmitterautomaticallyrecognizeswhich

accessoryispluggedin,requiringnoadjustmentsintheinductiveandinductiveclampmodes.



Receiver



A)AllModels:



ON/VOLUME‐Thisswitchpowersonthereceiverandautomaticallysetsthevolume

toHigh.AdditionaldepressionsofthisswitchwillcyclethevolumethroughOff(no

sound),Medium,andHighsettings.



OFF‐Thisswitchremovespowerfromthereceiver.



UP/DOWNArrows‐Whenthereceiverisoperatinginmanualgainmode,pressingthe

UPorDOWNarrowswillincreaseordecreasethegainfromitscurrentsetting.When

thereceiverisoperatingintheautomaticgainmode,thefirstpressoftheUPor

DOWNarrowwillswitchthereceivertothemanualgainmode.



AUTO‐Whenthereceiverisoperatinginthemanualgainmode,pressingtheAUTO

buttonwillswitchthereceivertooperateintheAutomaticgainmode.Inthismode

thereceiveradjustsitssensitivityasafunctionofthestrengthofthedetectedsignal.



DEPTH‐Whentheproperconditionstomeasuredeptharepresent,pressingthis

switchwilldisplaythetarget'sdepthontheLCD(afteradelayof2.0seconds).The

depthwillcontinuetobedisplayedontheLCD,alongwiththeword"DEPTH",foras

longastheswitchisdepressed.Iftheswitchispressedandquicklyreleased,the

depthwillshowontheLCDmomentarily.TheXTpccanbefactorysettodisplaydepth

infeetandinchesorinmeters.Ifthedepthcannotbedeterminedduetoaweakor

noisysignaltheLCDwillshow3dashes"‐‐‐".



SONDE‐Ifthesondemodeisavailableandthereceiverisnotoperatinginsonde

mode,pressingthisswitchwillcausethereceivertogotothesondemodeof

operation.Ifthereceiverisalreadyoperatinginsondemode,pressingthisswitchwill

causethereceivertostopthesondemodeofoperation.



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