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 RD7000+ locator!
First use
For safety reasons RD7000+ 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 RD7000+ 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 RD7000+ 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 RD7000+ 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).
•
BT: Enable, disable, reset or pair Bluetooth connections. Also defines the protocol
used when connecting to a PC or PDA.
•
UNITS: Select metric or imperial units.
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
10
key.