Menu Tree; Operating With The Distortion Line - RIDGID SeekTech SR-60 Manual

SeekTech SR-60

Menu Tree

The following figure shows options and controls built into the
SR-60 menus.
Activated Frequencies
Sonde 512
Line Trace 126 Hz, 1 kHz, 8 kHz, 33 kHz, 93 kHz
Power 50^9 (450 Hz), <4 kHz
Radio L( 4 - 15 kHz), H (15 - 35 kHz)
<4 kHz + 4 - 15 kHz + 15 - 35 kHz
OmniSeek
Depth Units Feet, Meters
Backlight On/Off/Auto
Auto Shutdown 1 HR, Off
LCD Contrast Increase/Decrease
Display Elements Sonde Mode
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Line Trace Display Only
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Frequency Selection
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Restore Defaults, Clear Custom
Information Menu
Frequencies, Cancel
Figure 64: SR-60 Menu Tree
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Trace Mode
Watermark
Signal Focus Setting
No-Signal Indicator
Sound Signals
Center Signal Strength*
Signal Strength
Signal Angle Indicator
Distortion Line Response*
(Hi, Med, Low)
Tracing Line Distortion *
Sound Mute > 99'
Guidance Arrows*
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SimulTrace : 512 Hz + 33 kHz
Sonde:
Custom Frequencies, 16, 512,
640, 850, 8k, 16k, 33k
Line Trace: Custom Frequencies,
128 Hz, 1 kHz, 8 kHz, 33 kHz, 51 kHz,
93 kHz, 93 kHz-B
Power: Custom Frequencies, 50 Hz,
60 Hz, 100 Hz, 120 Hz, 50^5 (250 Hz),
60^5 (300 Hz), 50^9(450 Hz), 60^9
(540 Hz), <4 kHz
RF: L (4 - 15 kHz), H (15 - 35 kHz)
OmniSeek: <4 kHz + 4 - 15 kHz +
15 - 35 kHz
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Operating With the Distortion Line

If the Tracing Line's distortion response (blurring) is disabled, the
detected field will be shown with two lines, one solid (the Tracing
Line ) and one dashed (the Distortion Line
(The dashed Distortion Line can be separately selected to be on
or off in the Display Elements menu.) The dashed Distortion Line
is the signal as seen by the upper antenna node and the solid
Tracing Line is the signal as seen by the lower node.
Figure 65: Screen Display with Distortion Line
(Line Trace Mode)
The Tracing Line without the dynamic distortion response (blur-
ring) still represents the location, and the direction, of the signal
being traced. It still reflects changes in direction of the target
utility. And it helps recognize signal distortion, when compared
to the dashed Distortion Line — if something is interfering with
the signal and distorting its shape, the Distortion Line could be
significantly offset or skewed.
The Tracing Line represents the signal received by the lower an-
tenna node. The Distortion Line represents the signal received
by the upper antenna node. If these two do not align, or they do
not reflect the same information as the Guidance Arrows about
where the center of the field is, then the operator knows he is
looking at some kind of distortion.
The two lines may also move randomly if a weak signal is be-
ing received, indicating that the locator circuit needs to be
improved.
The balance of the Tracing Line and the Distortion line combine
to give the operator much the same information as the Tracing
Line with its distortion response enabled, but in a different
graphical form. Advanced operators may find this more useful in
discriminating the primary signal from the impact of distortion.
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