User's Manual
PDL-4 A.C.ID-M System (with GPS) User Guide
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SAFETY NOTES .....................................................................................................................................5
VECTORBAR 20–COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS .............................................................................................5
INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................................................1
PDL-4 RECEIVER .................................................................................................................................1
VECTORBAR........................................................................................................................................1
EXTENDED RANGE VECTORBAR..............................................................................................................1
VECTORBAR 20....................................................................................................................................1
SMARTPROBE-2 ...................................................................................................................................2
EXTENDED RANGE SMARTPROBE-2.........................................................................................................2
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS)......................................................................................................3
PDL-4 RECEIVER FEATURES ................................................................................................................3
PEAK/NULL KEY ....................................................................................................................................3
DEPTH/CURRENT KEY ............................................................................................................................3
FREQ./MODE KEY .................................................................................................................................3
MENU KEYS .........................................................................................................................................3
GAIN CONTROL PADDLE.........................................................................................................................3
SPEAKER SOUNDS ................................................................................................................................4
PDL-4........................................................................................................................................................................................4
GPS ...........................................................................................................................................................................................5
BATTERY REPLACEMENT.....................................................................................................................5
PDL-4 ................................................................................................................................................5
VECTORBAR AND EXTENDED RANGE VECTORBAR.....................................................................................6
VECTORBAR 20....................................................................................................................................6
SMARTPROBE-2 & EXTENDED RANGE SMARTPROBE-2 ..............................................................................7
PDL-4 OPERATION ................................................................................................................................7
POWER ON/OFF ...................................................................................................................................7
ENABLING GPS ....................................................................................................................................8
GPS COLD START ................................................................................................................................8
DISPLAY FIX.........................................................................................................................................9
CABLE LOCATE MODE............................................................................................................................9
MENUS................................................................................................................................................9
System Menu..........................................................................................................................................................................9
User Preferences Screen................................................................................................................................................ 10
PDL-4 Information Screen............................................................................................................................................... 11
Confirmation Mode............................................................................................................................................................ 11
Cable Locate........................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Direct Selection................................................................................................................................................................... 12
VECTORBAR OPERATION ................................................................................................................... 12
GREEN BUTTON.................................................................................................................................. 12
GRADUATIONS .................................................................................................................................... 12
VECTORBAR 20 OPERATION .............................................................................................................. 12
GREEN BUTTON.................................................................................................................................. 12
ARM.................................................................................................................................................. 12
GRADUATIONS .................................................................................................................................... 13
SMARTPROBE-2 OPERATION ............................................................................................................. 13
GREEN BUTTON.................................................................................................................................. 13
DEPTH GRADUATIONS.......................................................................................................................... 13
TRACING PROCEDURE ....................................................................................................................... 14
PEAK................................................................................................................................................ 14










