Terminology - Pipehorn Series 800-H User Manual

TERMINOLOGY

When the following terms are used in this manual, they have the
meanings specified below:
Conductor - pipe, cable, conduit, traceable optic fiber, tracer
wire/tape, sewer snake, fish tape, or other lines needed to
find.
Tracer Signal or Signal - the output from a transmitter, either
directly or through the air, which is carried along the conduc-
tor and detected with the Receiver.
Inductive - place the tracer signal on the conductor without
making a direct electrical contact.
Conductive - place the tracer signal on the conductor by mak-
ing a direct electrical contact or "direct-hookup"
HF - high-frequency
Sensitivity - the amount of signal the Receiver is set to detect;
increasing the sensitivity allow the Receiver to detect weaker
signals when it is farther from the Transmitter or conductor,
as the case may be. Also known as "GAIN"
Saturated Tone - when the Receiver sensitivity is set too high
and the tone no longer changes as you pass over a conduc-
tor. In other words the Receiver is receiving too much signal
from the Transmitter and can no longer pinpoint the line.
The 800-H Receiver will beep during saturation. Lower the
sensitivity to eliminate saturation and allow for better pin-
pointing.
Search & Sweep - refers to scanning the area using the high
frequency to find all of the conductors in the ground. Can be
performed by one or two people.
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