3M Dynatel M-Series - Manual (Page 9)

GPS/3M™ Dynatel™ Locator Operation
Logging is supported in three operating modes of the Locator – iD marker read,
iD marker program, Trace / path / cable locate modes.
1. Turn on 3M™ Dynatel™ M-series Locator. Press Locate/OK and select
the marker locate mode. If the GPS unit is disconnected or has not
acquired enough satellites to give a position, the 3M™ Dynatel™ Locator
will display "Insert External Device". After the GPS unit has acquired a
position, the 3M™ Dynatel™ Locator will display the latitude and longitude
coordinates.
2. When an iD marker is read, the marker data and GPS coordinates will be
displayed on the screen of the 3M™ Dynatel™ Locator and saved to the
Locator's Read Marker History. The data log screen pops up when
Locate/OK button is pressed. Press OK to Log or Exit without logging the
point. From the marker program mode also, the data log screen appears
after the program is complete.
Figure 4. RFID marker interface in GIS mode
3. When marking the trace path, from the cable locate mode, press “Depth”
to measure depth and current. From this screen, exiting the depth mode
will lead to the Log template screen. You can choose to Log the point by
pressing the OK/Locate button or Exit without logging. Please note that
this screen will appear only if you have selected Prompt – Yes. If prompt is
not selected, the data is automatically logged. The Sequence number
(Seq#) can be modified in the log screen and the last used number is
saved. The descriptions (terms in the right hand side of the colon) can be
modified and the modified data is sent to the external device. If you want
to save the changes to these descriptions, you will need to modify them in
the Trace template in the template edit screen (Menu | Data/template |
User template, select “Trace” template)
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