Before You Begin; Using The Menus - Radiodetection RD8000 Bedienungsanleitung

Before you begin

IMPORTANT! This guide is intended to be a quick reference guide. We recommend
you read the operation manual before you attempt to operate the RD8000 locator!
First use
For safety reasons RD8000 locators are shipped with the Li-Ion battery packs
disconnected and transmitters with no D cells in the battery tray.
To connect the Li-Ion battery pack open the RD8000 battery compartment and plug the
battery lead into the battery connector.
To fit the D cell batteries in the transmitter, unlatch the accessory tray. The battery
compartment is located underneath the transmitter body. Use the turnkey to unlatch
the battery compartment. Insert eight D-Cell Alkaline or NiMH batteries.
System setup
It is important that you set up the system according to your personal preferences and
operating requirements before you conduct your first survey. You can set the system up
using the RD8000 menu as described below.
NOTE: These procedures refer to both the transmitter and locator unless stated
otherwise.
Before changing settings, switch the locator or transmitter on by pressing the
NOTE: Once the system is switched on, pressing the
activate the locator or transmitter menu.

Using the menus

The RD8000 locator and transmitter menus allow you to select or change system options.
Once entered, the menu is navigated using the arrow keys. Navigation is consistent on both
the transmitter and the locator. When in the menu, most on-screen icons will temporarily
disappear and the menu options will appear in the bottom left-hand corner of the display.
Note that when browsing the locator menu, the
When browsing the transmitter menu the
right arrow enters a submenu and the left arrow returns to the previous menu.
NOTE: When you select an option and press the
automatically.
Locator menu options
• VOL: Adjust the speaker volume from 0 (mute) to 3 (loudest).
• LOG or DATA: Delete, send or review saved SurveyCERT measurements and enable
or disable the communication channel.
key.
key momentarily will
and keys act as left and right arrows.
and keys act as left and right arrows. The
key, the option will be enabled
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• BT: Enable, disable, reset or pair Bluetooth connections. Also defines the protocol
used when connecting to a PC or PDA.
• GPS: Select an external GPS module or enable or disable the internal GPS module
(GPS models only).
• CDR: CD Reset. Only available when in CD mode.
• UNITS: Select metric or imperial units.
• CAL: Displays the date of original factory calibration and the most recent service
calibration or eCert calibration validation.
• MARKR: Enable or disable individual utility markers.
• LANG: Select menus language.
• POWER: Select power frequency: 50 or 60Hz.
• ANT: Enable or disable any antenna mode with the exception of Peak.
• FREQ: Enable or disable individual frequencies.
• ALERT: Enable or disable StrikeAlert ™
• BATT: Set battery type: ALK, NiMH or Li-ION.
• COMP: Enable or disable display of the Compass feature.
To navigate the locator menu:
1. Press the key to enter the menu.
2. Use the or keys to scroll through the menu options.
3. Press the key to enter the option's submenu.
4. Use the or keys to scroll through the submenu options.
5. Press the key to confirm a selection and return to the previous menu.
6. Press the key to return to the main operation screen.
Transmitter menu options
• VOL: Adjust the speaker volume from 0 (mute) to 3 (loudest).
• FREQ: Enable or disable individual frequencies.
• BOOST: Boost transmitter output for a specified period of time (in minutes).
• LANG: Select menus language.
• OPT F: Enable or disable SideStepauto
• BATT: Set battery type: ALK, NiMH or Li-ION – Also select Eco mode for alkaline
batteries only.
• MAX P: Allow the transmitter to output its maximum wattage.
• MODEL: Specify the model of your locator.
• MAX V: Set the output voltage.
• BT: Enable, disable or pair Bluetooth connections (Bluetooth models only).
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™ (Bluetooth models only).
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