Menu Choices; Sounds Of The Scout - RIDGID NaviTrack Scout Manual Del Usuario

NaviTrack Scout
WARNING
Be sure that the frequency selected matches the desired use. 512
and 33 are available as a sonde AND a line trace frequency. Using a
sonde frequency for line tracing or vice versa, can cause the Scout
to display incorrect depth information.
3. Now press the sonde/trace/frequency mode key to cycle through the
activated frequencies and modes. Pay attention to the icons on the
screen to see which mode the Scout is operating in.
4. If the depth, auto backlight or LCD contrast needs to be adjusted then
highlight the selection in the tools section of the menu and make
changes using the select key.

5.1 Menu Choices

Sonde Mode
Frequencies
Line Trace Mode
Frequencies
Tools Menu

5.2 Sounds of the Scout

The sound is related to increasing or decreasing signal strength. It rises in
pitch and volume when signal increases, or down when signal decreases.
As the signal ramps up, it will step in pitch and volume on the way up only
8
512 Hz
640 Hz
874 Hz
33 Hz
50 Hz (Passive)
60 Hz (Passive)
512 Hz
8 kHz
33 kHz
Feet/Meters
Auto Back Light
LCD Contrast
to help push the operator to the maximum signal strength. If the signal
strength drops, the sound returns to a base tremolo as if it saw no signal.
The Scout has an automatic gain. When the gain moves up or down a step
the sound will reset to the higher or lower intensity.
Adjust the sound volume by pressing the Sound Key.
The volume will move with each press of the sound key or the up and down
arrows can be used to adjust the volume as well. Press the select key to exit
this screen.
Pressing the select key during normal operation will center the
NOTE
pitch to a medium level.
5.3 Overview - Understanding sondes and the Scout
Sondes (also called transmitters, beacons or active duct probes) emit an
electro-magnetic field very similar to the magnetic field that emanates
from the Earth.
In fact, if the Earth were turned on its side, its magnetic field would look a
lot like the field from a sonde.
As a locator, the Scout can measure the shape (angle) of the field lines from
a sonde and identify distinct characteristics of these lines. Three important
characteristics are the two POLES and the EQUATOR. At the Poles the angle
of the signal is 90 degrees (vertical). At the Equator it is 0 (horizontal). Poles
are distinct points in space, while the Equator wraps completely around the
sonde. Since these distinct characteristics are constant, they can be used to
accurately pinpoint the location of the sonde.