Direct Test Leads Connection Mode - Amprobe UAT-610 Quick Start Manual

UAT-600 Underground Utilities Locator Series

Direct Test Leads Connection Mode

Tracing an Individual Pipe or Cable
Setting up the Transmitter
1. Turn the Transmitter on by pressing the
power button for two seconds.
2. Connect the black and red test leads to
the Transmitter inputs. The Transmitter will
switch automatically to Direct Connection
Mode and the display will show the direct
connection icon.
3. Insert the ground stake into the ground
a few meters perpendicular to the line.
Connect the black lead to the ground stake
with an alligator clip.
WARNING
• Only authorized personnel should
make connections to cables.
• The Transmitter can be connected
to energized wires up to CAT IV 600 V
and any de-energized wire or pipe.
• Do not touch metal parts of the
connection clips when connecting to
the line or when the Transmitter is on
as they may exceed 35 V rms.
• For shielded cables, always
connect to the sheath of that
cable. The sheath will stop the
tracing signal if the Transmitter is
connected to one the internal wires.
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4. Connect the red test lead to the target line.
If line is energized above 30 V the red warning
LED will illuminate.
5. Press "Hz" repeatedly to select 8 kHz
frequency (preferred for most tracing situations)
or 33 kHz.
6. Press to set the output to level one.
Increase the level if the resulting signal strength
is poor. Increasing the signal unnecessarily may
result in the signal "bleeding off" onto other
services and creating misleading "ghost" signals.