SCHONSTEDT XTpc+ User manual



InstructionManual



ModelXTpc

Pipe&CableLocator

ProductLine



ManufacturedBy

SchonstedtInstrumentCompany

100EdmondRoad

Kearneysville,WV25430

(304)725‐1050

Fax(304)725‐1095



Web:www.schonstedt.com

E‐mail:[email protected]



Made inUSA



January2017

2



ImportantNotice



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

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



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.



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.





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)



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)



3



TableofContents



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



4



SECTIONI:OPERATINGMODES



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.



Passive50/60Hz(P)



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.



PassiveCathodic(PC)



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.



Conductive(C)



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.



InductiveClamp(IC)



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.



5



Inductive(I)



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.



Sonde(S)



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.

6



SECTIONII:THEXTPCPRODUCTLINE



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.



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.



ProductsCoveredbythisManual



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.



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



XTpc‐33XTpc‐82XT‐512

XTpc‐33‐PCXTpc‐82‐PCXTpc+

XTpc‐33‐512XTpc‐82‐512



7



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.



ModelComparisonChart



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



(1)Requiresoptionalinductiveclamp

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

(3)33kHzand82kHzonly

(4)82kHzonly



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.



AutomaticandManualGain



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.



DirectionalIndication



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.

8



DepthMeasurement



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



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.



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.



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.



11



B)AllmodelsEXCLUDINGXTpc+:



PASSIVE‐Ifthereceiverisnotoperatinginpassivemode,pressingthisswitchwillcause

thereceivertogotothepassivemodeofoperation.Ifthereceiverisalreadyoperating

inpassivemode,pressingthisswitchwillcausethereceivertostopthepassivemodeof

operation.



PC‐Ifthepassivecathodicmodeisavailableandthereceiverisnotoperatinginpassive

cathodicmode,pressingthisswitchwillcausethereceivertogotothepassivecathodic

modeofoperation.Ifthereceiverisalreadyoperatinginpassivecathodicmode,

pressingthisswitchwillcausethereceivertostopthepassivecathodicmodeof

operation.



C)XTpc+modelONLY:



FREQ‐Anoperatingfrequencycanbeselectedbydepressingthisswitchconsecutively

untilthedesiredfrequencyisindicatedonthedisplayofthereceiver.Somefrequencies

areuniquelyassociatedwithacertainmodeofoperation;therefore,theusershould

ensurethatthesamefrequencyisselectedonboththereceiverandthetransmitter.

Thepassivemodesarealsoaccessibleviathisbutton.Whichmodeandwhich

frequencyshouldbeusedisdeterminedbythesystemconfigurationandthewaythe

transmitterisconnectedtothetargetutility.



Transmitter



A)AllModels:



ON/OFF‐Thisisamomentarypush‐buttonswitchthattogglesthepowertothe

transmitteronandoff.Whenthetransmitterpowerisoff,pressthisswitchuntiltheLCD

indicatorscomeon,thenreleaseittoturnthetransmitteron.Whenthetransmitter

powerison,presstheswitchuntiltheLCDindicatorsgooff,thenreleaseittoturnthe

transmitteroff.



B)AllmodelsEXCLUDINGXTpc+:



UP/DOWNArrows‐Intheconductivemode,theoutputpowercanbeadjustedmanually

upordownusingthesecontrols.Afterthefirstpressofanarrow,thepoweradjustment

modeswitchestomanual,anditcanbeadjustedtogoaboveorbelowthesettingofthe

Automode.Toreturnthetransmittertoautopower,turnitOFFandthenONagain.



C)XTpc+modelONLY(theTx5transmitter):



FREQ‐Anoperatingfrequencycanbeselectedbydepressingthisswitchconsecutively

untilthedesiredfrequencythatmatchesthereceiver’sfrequencyisindicatedonthe

displayofthetransmitter.Thepassivemode,whichputsthetransmitterinastand‐by

state,isalsoaccessibleviathisbutton.Whatfrequencyshouldbeusedisdetermined

bythewaythetransmitterisconnectedtothetargetutility.

12



OUTPUTPOWER‐Thisswitchisusedtomanuallyselecttheoutputpowerinthe

conductivemodeonly.Ithasnouseintheinductiveandinductiveclampmodes,

wheretheoutputpowerisinternallyfixed.Eachpressincreasestheoutputpoweras

follows:



P‐L(1/2watt)>>P‐1(1watt)>>P‐2(2watts)>>

P‐5(5watts)>>P‐L(1/2watt),andsoon.



Atthe82kHzoperatingfrequency,only1/2and1wattareavailable(duetoFCC

regulations).



13



SECTIONIV:VISUALANDAUDIBLEINDICATORS



Theinformationdisplayareasforthereceiverandthetransmitterarelargeandeasytounderstand.

Inaddition,thereceiverhasaudibleindicatorstofacilitateoperationinheavytrafficareas.



Receiver



AllvisualindicatorsforthereceiverareontheLCDdisplay,whichhassixgeneralareastodisplay

informationtotheuser:aBatteryIndicator,aGainIndicator,aFrequency/ModeIndicator,aDirection

Indicator,anAlphanumericDisplayandaVolumeIndicator.



BATTERYINDICATOR‐The"Battery"symbolindicatesthereceiver'sbatterystatus.

Whenall3segmentsinsidethebatterysymbolarepresent,thebatteryisfullycharged.

Whenonlythe2bottomsegmentsarepresent,thebatteryhasamediumcharge.When

onlythebottomsegmentispresent,thebatteryhasalowchargeandshouldbe

replaced.Iftherearenosegmentspresent,thebatteryisextremelylowandyoushould

replaceitimmediately.



GAININDICATOR‐The"(Auto)"legendnexttothe"GAIN"legendindicatesthat

thegainisintheautomaticmode.Inthismode,thereceiveradjustsitssensitivity

asafunctionofthestrengthofthedetectedsignal.Nobargraphisshowninthis

mode.



Ifthe"(Auto)"legendisnotvisible,thereceiverisoperatinginthemanualgain

mode;therefore,ameanstoshowtheuserthegainsettingisnecessary.Thebar

graphindicatestherelativestrengthofthegain,witheachbarroughly

representingonetenthofthefullscaleavailable.EachtimetheUPortheDOWN

arrowispressed,thegainisadjustedroughlyby1/30thofthefullscalerange.

Therefore,ittakesapproximately3pressesoftheUParrowtoaddonebartothe

graphandapproximately3pressesoftheDOWNarrowtodeleteonebarfromthe

graph.



FREQUENCY/MODEINDICATOR‐ThisLCDareaconsistsof4icons:

"SONDE","33kHz","82kHz",andthe"PassiveArrow".Theseicons

areusedbythemselvesorinvariouscombinationstoindicate

differentoperatingmodes,asshowninthefollowingtable.

14



AllmodelsEXCLUDINGXTpc+:



SONDE33kHz 82kHz PASSIVEARROW

C,IC,Iat33kHzOffOn Off Off

C,IC,Iat82kHzOffOffOnOff

Sondeat33kHzOnOnOffOff

Sondeat82kHzOnOffOnOff

Passive50/60OffOffOffOn

PassiveCathodic(*)OnOffOnOff

Sondeat512HzOnOffOffOff

(*)ModelswithPassiveCathodicsupportdonotsupportsondes



Note:C=conductivemode,IC=inductiveclampmode,I=inductivemode,SeeSECTIONI:

OPERATINGMODES,foradescriptionofthesemodes.



B)XTpc+modelONLY:



SONDE33kHz 82kHz PASSIVEARROW

C,ICat33kHzOffOn Off Off

C,IC,Iat82kHzOffOffOnOff

Cat512Hz(*)OffOffOffOff

Sondeat512Hz(*)OnOffOffOff

Passive50/60(**)OffOffOffOn

(*)Thenumber512showsbrieflyonthenumericdisplayuponenteringthisfrequency.

(**)Thenumber50or60showsbrieflyonthenumericdisplayuponenteringthismode,indicating

whichlinefrequencytheunitisprogrammedtolocateinpassivemode.



Note:C=conductivemode,IC=inductiveclampmode,I=inductivemode,SeeSECTIONI:

OPERATINGMODES,foradescriptionofthesemodes.



DIRECTIONINDICATOR‐Thearrowsandcenterbarinthisindicator

telltheoperatorinwhichdirectiontomovethereceiverinorderto

bedirectlyoverthetarget(seealso"AlternateDirectionalIndication"

Section).ThedirectionindicatordoesNOTworkintheSonde

operatingmode.



RightArrow‐Receivershouldbemovedtotherighttogetclosertothetarget.



LeftArrow‐Receivershouldbemovedtothelefttogetclosertothetarget.



BothArrowsandBar‐Receiverisplaceddirectlyoverthetarget.Thisisalso

accompaniedbyabeepingsound.



WhenallthreeelementsofthisindicatorareOFF,thesignalstrengthisnotadequateto

makeadirectionaldeterminationoryouarenotclosetothepipeorcablebeingtraced.

Keepsearchingbasedonthesignalstrengthindicationandtheaudiofeedback,until

oneofthearrowscomesON.

15



ALPHANUMERICDISPLAY‐Thealphanumericdisplayisusedtodisplaysignalstrengthanddepth.On

XTpc+models,thenumericdisplayisalsousedfortemporaryindicationsofcertainoperatingmodes,

frequencies(seetableonpage14),andotherbriefinformationmessages.



SignalStrength‐Thisisanindicationoftherelativesignalleveldetectedbythereceiver

andisafunctionofthegainsetting.Goodsignalstrengthwilltypicallybebetween200

and800.Thedisplayrangeforsignalstrengthis0to999;however,averyhighsignal

strengthisnotnecessarilybetter.Ifreadingsof995orhigherareconsistent,thesignal

istoostrongandstepsshouldbetakentoreduceit.Ifareadingof“OL”isobserved,a

signalispresentwhichinterfereswiththesignalthereceiverissettodetect.Steps

shouldbetakentoidentifythesourceofinterferenceortochangethelocatingmode.



DepthReading‐Whenmeasuringdepth,thewordDEPTHlightsupabovethenumeric

displayandthedepthofthetargetinfeetandinches(ormeters)isdisplayedasshown

below:



124Ft‐inor4.10m



Thedisplayrangefordepthinfeetandinchesis0"to19ft11"andinmetersis0.00m

to5.99m.Thechoiceoffeetandinchesormetersisfactoryset.



SeealsoSECTIONIII:OPERATINGCONTROLS/Receiver/DEPTH.



VOLUMEINDICATOR‐Thevolumeindicatorconsistsofaspeakersymbolwith3soundwavebars.If

thevolumeisoff,thespeakersymbolwithNObarsisshown,formediumvolumethespeakersymbol

with2barsisshownandformaximumvolumethespeakersymbolwith3barsisshown.

Thespeakerproducesanaudibleindicationofsignalstrength.Thepitchofthesoundwillincrease

withincreasingsignalstrength.However,thevolumeisdeterminedonlybytheVOLUMEcontrol,as

explainedabove.



VolumeOFFMediumVolumeHighVolume



Transmitter



A)AllmodelsEXCLUDING XTpc+:



AllvisualindicatorsforthetransmitterareontheLCDdisplay,whichhasfourgeneralareastodisplay

informationtotheuser:aBatteryIndicator,aPowerIndicator,aNumericDisplay,andaMode

Indicator.Therearenoaudibleindicatorsforthetransmitter.

16



BATTERYINDICATOR‐The"Battery"symbolindicatesthetransmitter'sbatterystatus.

Whenall3segmentsinsidethebatterysymbolarepresent,thebatteryisfullycharged.

Whenonlythe2bottomsegmentsarepresent,thebatteryhasamediumcharge.

Whenonlythebottomsegmentispresent,thebatteryhasalowchargeandshouldbe

rechargedassoonaspossible.Iftherearenosegmentspresent,thebatteryis

extremelylowanditshouldberechargedimmediately.Ifthebatteryreachesavoltage

dangerouslyclosetothelevelwhencontinuousoperationcandamageit,theempty

batteryboxwillbegintoflashandtransmittershutdownisimminent(SeeSectionII:

TheXTPCProductLine–TransmitterTimeOut).Inaddition,thebatteryindicatoris

usedtoshowthatthechargerispluggedincorrectly.Thebatteryboxwillbeon,with

all3segmentsrolling.SeeSECTIONVI:BATTERIESANDCHARGERforadditional

informationonthebatterychargingvisualindicators.



POWERINDICATOR‐Thepowerindicatorconsistsofa10‐bargraphlocatedtothe

rightoftheword"POWER"onthefaceplate,plusthelegend(Auto)atthebottomand

totherightofthebargraph.Itsobjectiveistoprovideanindicationofwhattypeof

poweradjustmentmodethetransmitterisoperatingatand,ifoperatinginmanual

adjustmentmode,providearelativeindicationoftheoutputpowerbeingdeliveredto

thecircuit.



NUMERICDISPLAY‐Thenumericdisplayconsistsof3digitsanditisusedtodisplaythemeasured

outputcurrentdeliveredtothecircuit,aswellasmodeindicationsintheotheroperatingmodes.The

outputcurrentisdisplayedinmA(milliamperes)anditcanrangefrom0to180mA(internallylimited

forsafetyandbatterylifeconsiderations).



MODEINDICATOR‐Thetransmitteroperatesonlyatitsfactorysetactivefrequency(seeModel

ComparisonChart).Whenthetransmitterisonandoperational,theoperatingfrequencywillbe

displayedatthetopleftcorneroftheLCD.



Thetransmitterautomaticallydetectstheoperatingmodewhenanaccessoryispluggedin

(conductiveclips,inductiveclamp,inductiveantenna,orbatterycharger).Oncedetected,themode

isindicatedtotheuserbyacombinationofdisplayindicatorsandlegends,asshowninthefollowing

table:

17



AccessoryPluggedInOperatingMode ModeIndicator

NoneNonoperational‐

Idle

NumericDisplayLegendsays"On"

BatterySymbol=Lit

FrequencyIndicator=Lit

Arrowindicatorspointingtomodeprintedon

thefaceplate,alongtherightsideedgeofLCD,

areallflashing

BatteryChargerNonoperational

–

Charging

NumericDisplayLegendsays"CHA"

BatterySymbol=Rollingbarsinsidebatterybox

FrequencyIndicator=Lit

Arrowindicators=AllOFF

ConductiveClipsConductive NumericDisplayLegend=Showsoutput

currentinmA

BatterySymbol=Lit

FrequencyIndicator=Lit

Arrowindicator=PointingtoCONDUCTIVE

InductiveClampClampNumericDisplayLegendsays"CLP"

BatterySymbol=Lit

FrequencyIndicator=Lit

Arrowindicator=PointingtoCLAMP

InductiveAntennaInductiveNumericDisplayLegendsays"Ind"

BatterySymbol=Lit

FrequencyIndicator=Lit

Arrowindicator=PointingtoINDUCTIVE



B)XTpc+modelONLY(theTx5transmitter):



AllvisualindicatorsforthetransmitterareontheLCDdisplay,whichhasfourgeneralareastodisplay

informationtotheuser:aBatteryIndicator,severalUnitsIndicators,aLarge3‐digitNumericDisplay,

andaSmall3‐DigitNumericDisplay.Therearenoaudibleindicatorsforthetransmitter.



TheTx5transmitterhasanambientlightsensorlocatedtotheleftoftheLCD.Underverydimordark

lightingconditions,thissensoractivatesbacklightingoftheLCDtoimprovereadability.



BATTERYINDICATOR‐The"Battery"symbolindicatesthetransmitter'sbatterystatus.

Whenall3segmentsinsidethebatterysymbolarepresent,thebatteryisfullycharged.

Whenonlythe2bottomsegmentsarepresent,thebatteryhasamediumcharge.When

onlythebottomsegmentispresent,thebatteryhasalowchargeandshouldbe

rechargedassoonaspossible.Iftherearenosegmentspresent,thebatteryis

extremelylowanditshouldberechargedimmediately.Ifthebatteryreachesavoltage

dangerouslyclosetothelevelwhencontinuousoperationcandamageit,theempty

batteryboxwillbegintoflashandtransmittershutdownisimminent(SeeSectionII:The

XTPCProductLine–TransmitterTimeOut).Inaddition,thebatteryindicatorisusedtoshowthatthe

chargerispluggedincorrectly.Thebatteryboxwillbeon,withall3segmentsrolling.SeeSECTION

VI:BATTERIESANDCHARGERforadditionalinformationonthebatterychargingvisualindicators.



18



UNITSINDICATORS‐Duringnormaloperation,orwhentheTx5transmitterismeasuringlinevoltage

andresistance,itisnecessarytodisplayinformationtotheuserwiththeappropriateunits.The

indicatorsontheLCDareasfollows:



ΩOhms,aresistancemeasurementunit

kΩ kilo‐Ohm=1000Ohms

MΩ Mega‐Ohm=1,000,000Ohms

AAmpere,anelectricalcurrentmeasurementunit

mAmilli‐Ampere=1/1000Ampere

HzHertz,afrequencymeasurementunit

kHzkilo‐Hertz=1000Hertz



LARGE3‐DIGITNUMERICDISPLAY‐Thisareaisusedtodisplayoperatingmode

informationasfollows:



PASTransmitteroutputsignalisshutdownandisnotactive

IndTransmitteroperatingintheInductivemode

CLATransmitteroperatingintheInductiveClampmode

P‐XTransmitteroperatingintheConductivemode.XisL,1,2or5toindicateoutput

 powerinWatts.(Lmeans1/2Watt).

XXXA3‐digitnumberdisplayedmomentarilyonpowerupindicatingthecurrentsoftware

 version(i.e.121=Version1.21).Upon connectionoftheconductiveclipsthe

 numberswillalternatelydisplaythevalueofDCvolts,AC volts,andresistance(inΩ,

 kΩ,orMΩ)untilafrequencyisselected.



SMALL3‐DIGITNUMERICDISPLAY‐Therearetwodistinctiveusesforthis

area.Uponenteringtheconductivemode,andduringthetimetheTx5is

measuringthelinevoltageandresistance,thisareawilldisplay“dc”,“AC”,or

anindicationoftheresistanceaccompaniedbythecorrectunitsindicator(i.e.

85.2kΩ,500Ω,etc.).Iftheresistanceislargerthan5MΩ,“‐‐‐”willbebriefly

displayed,followedby“OL”toindicateanopenline.



Theseconduseistoindicatetheoperatingfrequency,againaccompaniedbythecorrectunits

indicator(e.g.82kHz,512Hz,etc.).Inaddition,whenthetransmitterisoperatingintheconductive

mode,thefrequencydisplayalternateswithadisplayoftheamountofcurrentputoutbythe

transmitterintotheutilitybeingtraced(e.g.42mA,124mA,etc.).



Thetransmitterautomaticallydetectswhentheinductiveclips,theinductiveclamp,orthecharger

arepluggedin.Whenthechargerispluggedin,itoverrideseverythingelse,andthetransmitterwill

gointobatterychargingmode,seeSECTION VI:BATTERIESANDCHARGER/TransmitterBattery

Charger,foradditionaldetails.



19



SECTIONV:CONNECTORSANDACCESSORIES



ReceiverConnector



The3.5mmheadphonejackacceptsanymonoorstereoearphonesorheadphones.Thereceiver

automaticallydetectstheinsertionoftheplugandroutestheaudiosignalstotheearphonesor

headphones,silencingtheinternalspeaker.



TransmitterConnector



A)AllmodelsEXCLUDING XTpc+:



Thiscircular,lock‐type,8‐pinconnectorisusedtoconnecttheconductive

clips,theoptionalinductiveclamp,optionalinductiveantenna,orthe

batterychargertothetransmitter.Thetransmitterautomaticallydetects

whataccessoryhasbeenpluggedinandadjustsitsoperationand

indicatorsaccordingly.Itisrecommendedthatyouturnthetransmitter's

powerOFFbeforeremovingorinsertingaccessoriesfrom/intothe

connector.



B)XTpc+modelONLY(theTx5transmitter):



This1/4”phonejackisusedtoconnecttheconductiveclipsor

theoptionalinductiveclamptothetransmitter.The

transmitterautomaticallydetectswhataccessoryhasbeen

pluggedinandadjustsitsoperationandindicatorsaccordingly.

Itisrecommendedthatyouturnthetransmitter'spowerOFF

beforeremovingorinsertingaccessoriesfrom/intothe

connectororconnectingtoautility.Theconnectoriscovered

withaspring‐loadedplasticcaptopreventwateranddust

fromdamagingthetransmitter.



WARNING



DONOTCONNECTCONDUCTIVECLIPSTOLIVEPOWERLINES!THISISAHAZARDOUSPRACTICE

ANDCANPERMANENTLYDAMAGETHETRANSMITTER.IFYOUARECONNECTINGTODEAD

POWERLINES,MAKEPROVISIONSTOAVOIDACCIDENTALACTIVATIONOFPOWERTOTHELINES.



20



StandardAccessories



ThefollowingaccessoriesareincludedwithALLmodelsEXCLUDINGXT‐512:



 Beltreceiverholdercup

 Groundstake

 Conductiveclips

 Universalpowersupplyforbatterychargerwithpowercord



Inaddition,thefollowingaccessoriesareincluded,dependingonthemodel:



A)AllmodelsEXCLUDINGXT‐512andXTpc+:



 Hardcarryingcase

 BatterychargerwithpowercordforTransmitterBattery

 Vehiclepowersupplyadapterforbatterycharger

 Headphonejackplug



B)XT‐512andXTpc+modelsONLY:



 Softcarryingbag

 Headphonejackplug



OptionalAccessories



ManyoptionalaccessoriesareavailablefortheXTpcpipeandcablelocatorline.Thefollowinglist

includesthemostcommonones.PleasecontactSchonstedtoryourlocaldealerfordetails.



 Inductiveantenna(33kHzor82kHz)

 Inductiveclamp(3"ID,5"IDand7"ID)

 Sondes(512Hz)

 "CarryAll"duffelbag

 Headsetforreceiver



Paddedtransmitterandaccessorybelt‐

pouchwithbelt

 Shoulderstrap

 Mediumsizeconductiveclips

 Largesizeconductiveclips



SCHONSTEDT XTpc+, XT512, XTpc User manual

Related papers

Other documents