SubSurface Instruments PL-2000 Operation Manual

PL-2000

Operation Manual

PL-2000

Operation Manual

SubSurface Instruments, Inc.

1230 Flightway Drive
De Pere, WI 54115
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
Web: www.ssilocators.com

INDEX1STANDARD INSTRUMENT

STANDARD INSTRUMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

OPERATION OF TRANSMITTER

Transmitter Unit, Operation Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Connections, LCD Display of Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Automatic OFF Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

OPERATION OF RECEIVER

Receiver Unit, Receiver Operation Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

LCD Display of Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Four Operating Modes in Reciever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Mode Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

How to read Current Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

REPLACEMENT OF BATTERIES

Transmitter: How to change the batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Receiver: How to change the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

HOW TO OPERATE THE TRANSMITTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

HOW TO OPERATE THE RECEIVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

MESSAGES DISPLAYED ON THE LCD DISPLAYS

Transmitter Displays, Receiver Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

OPERATION IN THE FIELD

Peak Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Null Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Inductive Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Operation by One Operator Alone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Direct Connection Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Loop Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Inductive Clamp Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Radio Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Sonde Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Live Cable Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

How to measure the depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

How to measure the depth of parallel pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

APPLICATIONS

How to locate parallel pipes (by Inductive Mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

How to locate parallel pipes (by Direct Connection Mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Locating branches in pipelines and water services from the main . . . . . . . . . . . 31

WARRANTY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

1. Transmitter Unit operated with
8 D batteries

2. Receiver Unit operated with
6 AA batteries

3. Direct Mode Cables
and Ground Stake

4. Soft Carrying Case

2

3

1. Inductive Clamp and Cables.

Handle

Operation Panel

Direct Mode Connection

Battery Compartment Cover

Serial Number Plate

1 2 3

4

5

Use the inductive clamp (4 inch open­ing) for energizing telephone cables and
power cables inductively.

2. Cable Drum with 50 meter cable.
It can be used in the Loop Cable mode
to put a strong signal on a target line, or
when you can’t get a good ground. You
can also make up your own Loop Cable
if you prefer.

OPERATION OF TRANSMITTEROPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

Transmitter Unit

Operation Panel

3. 8 KHz Sonde.
Locate plastic pipes, clay-pipe sewers,
etc. by pushing/pulling a sonde transmit­ter through them.

4. Heavy-Duty ABS Plastic Hard Case.
Transport the PL-2000 in a custom-foam
hard case for maximum protection.

1

Power Switch, On/Off

2

Mode Selection Switch

3

Frequency Selection Switch

4

Output Power Level Switches

5

LCD Display

4

5

OPERATION OF TRANSMITTEROPERATION OF TRANSMITTER

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PO WE R O F F

DIR.CABLE

DC12V

6

7

A B C

D E

CO NT IN UO U S

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PL–2000

Connections

Direct Mode Connection.

6

External Power Connection.

7

With the optional 12 volts DC power
cables, the Transmitter can be powered
from a truck or a car 12 volts battery.

Transmitter LCD Display

The PL-2000 Transmitter displays the
following information:

To turn the TRANSMITTER ON, push the
Power ON/OFF. The sounds “Tick-Tack” are
repeated four times and indicate that the
Power Switch is ON.

A

Display Frequency:
Inductive Mode : 27kHz or 8kHz.
Direct Mode : 27kHz, 8kHz, 0.5kHz
or MIX. MIX means the simultaneous
output of 27kHz, 8kHz, and 0.5kHz.

B

Output Mode Display:
IND = Inductive Mode
DIR = Direct Connection Mode

Automatic OFF Function

When the TRANSMITTER controls are not
operated in the ON condition for one hour,
the Automatic OFF Function turns OFF the
power.

How to cancel the Automatic
OFF Function

Normally the Automatic OFF Function is ac­tivated, but to deactivate this function, push
the Frequency Selection Key and then push
the Power ON/OFF Key.

When the Automatic OFF Function is deac­tivated, “CONTINUOUS” is displayed on the
Transmitter display.

Note: The transmitter operates in the

Automatic OFF mode every time you
turn it on. If you wish to operate in the
“Continuous” Mode, you must deac­tivate the Automatic OFF mode each
time after the words “SUBSURFACE
PL-2000” are displayed.

C

Power Source Display:

= D Cell Battery Operation
= Car Battery Operation

D

Display of Output Power from 0 to 7

E

Display of the ground conductivity and

the strength of the current owing in the

Direct Mode.

• POOR means “poor ground

connectivity”

• means “signal level is good”

When the TRANSMITTER controls are not
operated in the ON condition for one hour,
the Automatic OFF Function turns OFF the
power.

6

7

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PIP E L I N E

CABL E L O C AT O R

PL-

2000

KH z S ENS .

A

B

C

D

9

10

LCD Display

Operation Panel

Handle

Antenna

Battery Compartment
Cover

1

2 3 4 5 6

78

OPERATION OF RECEIVEROPERATION OF RECEIVER

Receiver Unit

Receiver Operation Panel

1

Power ON/OFF Switch

2

Frequency Selection Switch

Back of Receiver

Headphone Jack located on the back of

9

Receiver

10

Speaker located on the back of Receiver

LCD Display of Receiver

The PL-2000 Receiver displays the following
information:

Push the ON/OFF Switch to turn ON and
“SUBSURFACE PL-2000” is displayed.

A

Frequency Display:
27 kHz or 8kHz or 0.5kHz or RADIO or
CABLE. The PL-2000 always “boots”to
27kHz after four “CLICKING” sounds.

Mode Selection Switch

3

Sensitivity Adjustment Increase

4

and Decrease

5

Depth Measurement

6

Back Light Switch

Sound Volume Control

7

8

LCD Display

B

Mode Display:
Peak Mode =
Null Mode =
Long Distance Mode = (DIST)
Sonde Mode =

C

Sensitivity Level ranging from 0 to 40.

D

Battery Power Display.

When the keys are not operated for ve

minutes, the Automatic OFF Function turns
OFF the power to automatically save battery
power.