User Manual

Tracing Wires
Applicationsincludefindingthelocationsofcablerunsandidentifyingotherdevicesand
loadsonthecircuit.
1) Connectthetransmittertothecircuittobetracedandpoweriton.
 a) Foroptimaltracing,leavethecircuitenergizedtocreateaclosedloop.
 b) Ifthecircuitisde-energized,thenconnecttransmittertotheneutralandground
conductors to create a closed loop.
2) Turnonthereceiverandusethedefaultmaximumsensitivity().
3) Startingseveralfeetfromthetransmitter,useasweepingmotionandthebackofthe
receivertofindthestrongestsignallocationbehindthewall,abovetheceiling,orunder
thefloor.
 a) Ifthesignalistoostrong,reducethesensitivityrange.
 b) Ifthesignalistooweak,utilizearemotereturnpathforthetransmitter.Then,reduce
thesensitivityrangeonthereceiverandrepeatstep#3.
4) Continuefollowingthehighestreadinguntiltheendofthecircuitisfound.
Tracing Low Voltage and Data Cable
Applicationsincludetracing
coax,twistedpair,Cat5,alarm
andtelephonewire.
Followtheinstructionsfor
TracingWiresbehindwallsusing
thede-energizedmethodanda
remotegroundforareturnpath.
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StrongerSignal
Connectto
Ground
(ShieldofCoax)
Ifpossible,ground
thefarendofthe
cableshield.
OR
WeakerSignal