Standard Equipment; Icon Legend; Introduction To The Scout; What Are Its Unique Features - RIDGID Scout Operator's Manual

Scout™ Sonde and Line Locator
Standard Frequencies
Sonde ............................512Hz, 640Hz, 874Hz, 33kHz
Active Line Trace...........512Hz, 8kHz, 33kHz,
Passive Line Trace........60Hz, 50Hz
Default Settings
The default settings for the locator are:
• Depth units = Feet & Inches,
• Volume = 1 (one setting above mute),
• Backlight = Auto

Standard Equipment

• Scout Locator
• Markers and Mast Holder
• Operator's Manual
• 4 C-cell Batteries (Alkaline)
• Training Video
Optional Equipment
• Additional Pole/Sonde Markers
• NaviTrack Transmitter
• Inductive Clamp
• Battery Sonde
• Float Sonde
NOTE:
• 60Hz = 540 Hz, 9th harmonic and 50hz = 450 Hz,
9th harmonic
• Signal Strength is Non linear in function. 2000 is 10x
higher than 1000, 3000 is 10x higher then 2000.

Icon Legend

Display Icons
Sonde Frequency
Active Trace Frequency
Passive (AC) Trace Frequency
Sound Level
Battery Level
Depth
Horizontal Angle Indicator
Signal Strength
Tools Menu
LCD Contrast
LCD Backlight
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Introduction to the Scout

The Scout sonde and line locator uses multi directional
antennas and advanced processing to make pinpointing
sondes and tracing buried utility lines fast, accurate
and easy.

What Are Its Unique Features?

Scout's advanced technology gives several unique fea-
tures over conventional locators:

What Does It Do?

The Scout is used above ground to sense electromag-
netic fields emitted from underground or hidden lines
(electrical conductors like metal wires and pipes) or
sondes (actively transmitting beacons). When the fields
are simple and undistorted, then the sensed fields are
representative of the buried object. The Scout locates
conductive objects emitting a field; it does not directly
sense underground objects.
See Appendix A for further discussion on electrical
fields.
Safety Alert Symbol, Refer
to documentaion for safety
messages
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• Multi Directional Antenna System
• Micro map View
• Identifies distinct signal characteristics.
Keypad Icons
Menu Navigation
Audio Tone Reset/Menu Item Select
Menu Navigation/Forced Depth (3 sec. press)
Power ON/OFF Key
Menu Key
Sonde/Trace/Frequency Mode Key
Volume Control Key