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    3M ™ Dynatel ™ Electronic Marking System Marker Locator 1420-iD Operator’ s Manual 1420-iD Marker Locator 1420E-iD Marker Locator Mar ch 2014 78-8130-6741-6 Rev G 3[...]

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    2 78-8130-6741-6 Rev G Contents 1. Safety Information ............................................................................................ 4 A. Intended Use ................................................................................................ 4 3. Quick Start .......................................................................[...]

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    78-8130-6741-6 Rev G 3 Congratulations! Y ou have just purchased one of the finest, most advanced Electronic Marker locating devices available today! The 3M ™ Dynatel ™ Marker Locators 1420-iD and 1420E-iD are designed with all of the functionality of previous Dynatel models, with the enhanced capability to read from, and write user information[...]

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    4 78-8130-6741-6 Rev G 1 . Safety Information Please read, understand and follow all safety information contained in these instructions prior to the use of the 3M 1420-iD and 1420E-iD Marker Locator . Retain these instructions for future reference. A. Intended Use The 3M ™ Dynatel ™ 1420-iD and 1420E-iD Electronic Marker Locators are designed a[...]

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    78-8130-6741-6 Rev G 5 2 . Quick Start A. Locator Battery Installation 1. T wist cap to open battery compartment. 2. Slide battery compartment out of handle. ! Caution T o reduce the risks associated with fire and explosion: • Do not short, excessively hea t, or dispose of ba tteries in fire. • Install batteries with proper polarity . ?[...]

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    6 78-8130-6741-6 Rev G D. 1420-iD Locator Keypad and Display Definitions 6 5 3 2 1 7 9 4 2A 11 8 10 12 [1] On/Off (Power): T urns unit on and off. [2] Speaker V olume Control: [2] Adjusts the volume of the locator (off, low , medium, and high). [2A] Speaker V olume Icon : Indicates the relative volume level of the locator . [3] Contrast: The arrows[...]

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    78-8130-6741-6 Rev G 7 3 . Menu Displays A. Main Menu When the Menu [6] button is pressed, the Main Menu display appears. The function appears on the display above each soft key . 1. Write Mode: System used to write information to iD Markers 2. Data/T emplate: Displays marker history and template creation/selection displays: a. Read History – 100[...]

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    8 78-8130-6741-6 Rev G 5. <<Back: Returns to previous menu display 6. Setup: Displays second and third level displays for locator configuration a. Depth Units – Choose unit of measure; in, ft-in, or cm b. Clock – Date and time stamped on marker information and depth readings. c. Language – T oggles between English and alternate language[...]

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    78-8130-6741-6 Rev G 9 4 . Locating 3M ™ Electronic Markers and 3M ™  iD Markers A. E-Model Initial Configuration (Applies only to 1420E model.) Attention: All E-Model (Export) iD Locators must run the initial configuration setup found in the 3M ™ Dynatel ™ Locator PC T ools software. The 3M™ Dynatel™ PC T ools software is available [...]

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    10 78-8130-6741-6 Rev G Step 1 1. The prompt line will display: Download Completed Successfully , when finished. The marker types legally allowed in the country selected in Step 6 above will be activated at this time. Step 12. Multiple units may be configured at this point by simply connecting the next locator , powering it on, and clicking Downloa[...]

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    78-8130-6741-6 Rev G 11 E. Dual Marker Locate Step 1. Press Locate/OK [5]. Step 2. Press Marker [SK]. Step 3. Press MARKR 1 [SK T oggle] to select desired Utility . Step 4. Press MARKR 2 [SK T oggle] to select desired Utility . Note: Only the marker types enabled in the setup menu will be shown. (See 4.C. Enabling/Disabling Marker types). When scan[...]

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    12 78-8130-6741-6 Rev G Step 3. T o save the depth reading, press Mem Select [SK]. − Five depth readings can be saved with the time, date, and its identification number . − Save [SK] will place each entry in sequential order in memory (M1 - M5) until five readings have been stored. The unit will overwrite saved entries in excess of five, beginn[...]

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    78-8130-6741-6 Rev G 13 Step 5. Optional: Press Clear All [SK] to delete all stored depth information. Step 6. Press Mem Select [SK] to select a specific memory location to store the depth readings. When the preferred location appears on the display , press Save [SK]. The display and memory location will populate with the current information. Step [...]

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    14 78-8130-6741-6 Rev G Step 7. Move the boxed cursor by pressing the left/ right arrows [SK] or up/down arrow [SK] to move the cursor up or down. Step 8. Press Select [SK] to enter the alphanumeric character . − Entry will appear at the top of the screen. Step 9. Press Locate/OK [5] when the entries are complete and to save the entries, or press[...]

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    78-8130-6741-6 Rev G 15 Step 14. Populate as many fields as possible from the drop-down list of common (compressed) terms available to conserve marker memory space, or choose UserEdit if a term is not found to meet the user's requirements. Select term by pressing the up/down arrows [SK] and press Locate/OK [5]. Step 15. Navigate to the next fi[...]

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    16 78-8130-6741-6 Rev G Save New: Creates a new template containing all information. Original template remains unchanged. Display will return to the template name field. Modify the name of the template and press Locate/OK [5] to save. Cancel: Clears all modifications made to any unsaved template. 6 . Writing 3M ™ iD Markers The W rite Mode enable[...]

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    78-8130-6741-6 Rev G 17 Step 3. Press Menu/OK − The selected template will be displayed. − The arrow on the right side of the display indicates there is more information than can be displayed on the screen (scroll down by pressing the down arrow [SK]). Step 4. Enter user information that will be written to this marker . (See 15.A Modifying Mark[...]

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    18 78-8130-6741-6 Rev G − Message 2. When writing to a passive marker or the wrong frequency then the following will be displayed. − Message 3. This screen indicates that X-T ype marker option was incorrectly set to "Y es" or "No". V erify the serial number that is displayed on the marker ends with an “X” to select "[...]

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    78-8130-6741-6 Rev G 19 − [SK2] X-T ype: Choose ‘Y es’ if writing to a Gen 2 marker and ‘No’ if writing to a Gen 1 marker . Gen 2 markers will have an “X” following the serial number that is printed on the attached tag. − [SK3] Marker: Select type of marker to be written by repeatedly pressing Marker [SK T oggle]. − [SK4] Lock/Unl[...]

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    20 78-8130-6741-6 Rev G Step 8. If User Edit is selected, the following screen will appear . Step 9. Move the boxed cursor to the ‘back arrow’ and press Select [SK] to delete the entry to be modified. Step 10. Move the boxed cursor by pressing the left/ right arrows [SK] or the Up/ Down Arrow [SK] to move the cursor to the next row . Step 1 1. [...]

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    78-8130-6741-6 Rev G 21 7 . Reading iD Markers The operator can retrieve the data from the iD marker by pressing Read [SK] on the Marker Locate screen. The locator tip should be lowered to the ground to reach maximum read depth. If more than one 3M ™ iD Marker of the same utility is detected, the locator will read the first marker and display the[...]

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    22 78-8130-6741-6 Rev G B. Write History [SK] Menu [6] + Data T emplat [SK:2] + Write History [SK:2b] • Select the marker data to be viewed by pressing the up/down arrows [SK]. • Press W rite Details [SK] to view all data that was sent to the marker . • Press W rite History [SK] to return to the list of written data. • Press Exit [SK] to re[...]

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    78-8130-6741-6 Rev G 23 When the locator is communicating with a GPS device, the LA T and LONG coordinates received from the device will appear on the marker locate display . Step 1. Locate a marker (See 4. D. Single Marker Locate. ) Step 2. Press Read [SK] The information from the iD marker , as well as the GPS coordinates, will display on the loc[...]

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    24 78-8130-6741-6 Rev G T ools. Selecting this link will display the latest software downloads as well as any Release Notes related to the current software release. Once downloaded to your PC, double click the file and an auto-installer will install the C T ool desktop software. Double click the Dynatel PC T ool Kit icon on the desktop. Using the p[...]

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    78-8130-6741-6 Rev G 25 13. Locator Specifications: 1420-iD Item Specification Frequencies / Markers T elephone, Power , Gas, W ater , W aste Water , Communication (CA TV), General Purpose Maximum Writing Range 3M iD Markers: Near -Surface Ball Marker Full-Range 6 in (15 cm) 12 in (30 cm) 24 in (61 cm) Maximum Read Range 3M iD Markers: Near -Surfa[...]

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    26 78-8130-6741-6 Rev G 15. Locator Specifications: 1420E-iD Item Specification Frequencies / Markers T elephone, Power , Gas, W ater , W aste Water , Communication (CA TV), General Purpose Maximum Writing Range 3M iD Markers: Near -Surface Ball Marker Full-Range 15 cm (6 in) 30 cm (12 in) 61 cm (24 in) Maximum Read Range 3M iD Markers: Near -Surf[...]

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    3 Electrical Markets Division 6801 River Place Blvd. Austin, TX 78726-9000 1-800-200-0265 F AX: 1-877-601-1305 www .3M.com/dynatel Please Recyc le. Printed in USA. © 3M 2014. All Rights Reser ved. 78-8130-6741-6-G This product is in accordance with the requirements of the European directive 99/5/EC. This is the EU symbol for equipment that is co v[...]