Line Tracing The Seesnake Pushrod; Monitor Settings - RIDGID SeeSnake MINIPak Manual

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locate the Sonde, turn the locator on and set it to Sonde
mode. Scan in the direction of the Sonde's probable lo-
cation until the locator detects the Sonde. Once you
have detected the Sonde, use the locator indications to
zero in on its location precisely. For detailed instructions
on Sonde locating, consult the Operator's Manual for the
locator model you are using.

Line Tracing The SeeSnake Pushrod

In addition to being able to trace a Sonde built into the
system camera, the MINI Pak also enables you to trace the
line of the SeeSnake push cable underground, using a
standard RIDGID locator such as the NaviTrack
Scout™, the SR-20 or the SR-60. To line-trace the
SeeSnake push cable, simply connect a line transmitter
with one connector well-grounded using the grounding
stake, and the other connector clipped to the MINI Pak 's
Transmitter Clip-on Terminal. The Transmitter Clip-on
Terminal is a metal lug located just to the right of the bat-
tery. (See Figure 11.)
Set the line transmitter and the locator to the same fre-
quency, such as 33 kHz and use the locator to trace the
line (Figure 12). The camera's built-in Sonde may be on
at the same time, and if your locator is equipped with
SimulTrace™ capability, you can follow the pushrod all the
way to the camera's location and then detect the Sonde in
the camera as you approach it above ground.
Figure 11 – MINIPak Transmitter Clip-on Terminal
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Figure 12 – Line Tracing the Pushrod
If you don't have the SimulTrace™ feature, use a line
transmitter and a locator to line-trace the pushrod. When
the signal fades, switch the locator to Sonde mode at the
frequency of the in-line Sonde, usually 512 Hz. Pick the
signal up from where the line-trace frequency started to
weaken and zero in on the in-line Sonde. Because lo-
cating frequencies from transmitters can cause distor-
tion of the image on the monitor, it is best to turn Sonde
and line transmitters off while inspecting the interior of a
line and turn them on only when ready to do a locate.

Monitor Settings

For more detailed control of the monitor display, press
the Dimmer Key and the Sonde Key
ously. A menu of display control options will appear:
Color
Contrast
Brightness
Units
Figure 13 – Display Control Menu
A count-down display will appear and count from 10 to 1
while a menu item is displayed. The count will reset to 10
each time a key is pressed to change a menu item or set-
ting.
Scroll through the options by pressing the Zero Key
until the desired option is highlighted. To increase the
setting of the highlighted option, press the Sonde Key
. To decrease the value of the highlighted option,
press the Dimmer Key
to your satisfaction, press the Dimmer Key
Sonde Key simultaneously to return to the normal dis-
play.
simultane-
. When all three options are set
and the