User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1
- General Information
- Helpful Website
- Where to Get Technical Support
- How this Manual is Organized
- Optional Software
- Conventions Used in this Manual
- Precautions
- Chapter 2
- Seeker Introduction
- What is the Seeker?
- Seeker Features
- Easy Frequency Configuration
- Multiple Frequency Presets
- Channel Tag Compatibility
- GT Noise Discrimination
- Squelch Operation
- Source Localization
- Vehicle Battery Protection
- Equipment Supplied with Your Seeker
- Accessories & Replacement Parts for Your Seeker
- A Guided Tour of Your Seeker
- Front View
- Back View
- Right Side View
- Bottom View
- Display Screen
- A Guided Tour of Your Mobile Mount
- Front View
- Left Side View
- Rear View
- About Your Seeker’s Battery
- Overview
- If Your Seeker Does Not Turn On
- Checking the Battery Level
- Charging the Battery
- Updating Your Seeker’s Firmware
- Chapter 3
- Seeker Operation
- Configure Settings
- Seeker’s Operation Modes
- Measurement Mode
- PC Communications Mode
- Display Modes
- Signal Level
- Battery Charge Level
- Peak Hold
- Preset Frequencies
- Channel Tag
- Snapshot Modes
- Pre-Fix
- Post-Fix
- No Snapshot
- Chapter 4
- Leakage Testing
- Before You Begin Leakage Testing
- Testing For Leaks
- Chapter 5
- Seeker MCA III Introduction
- What is Seeker GPS?
- Equipment Supplied with Your Seeker MCA III
- Accessories for Your Seeker MCA III
- Device Overview
- Front View
- Left Side View
- Rear View
- Display Screen Overview
- Chapter 6
- Seeker MCA III Operation
- Configure Settings
- Seeker GPS Display Modes
- Mobile Mount Communication Successful
- GPS Signal
- Data Synchronization
- Chapter 7
- Data Upload Options
- Standard Internet Connection
- Wi-Fi
- Fleet Management System Integration
- Chapter 8
- Appendix
- General Specifications
- Display Messages & Error Codes
- Seeker Error Codes
- MCA III Error Codes
- Access Point Error Codes
- Seeker & MCA II Communication Messages
- Seeker & MCA II Memory Full Messages
- Trilithic Broadband Instruments 2-Year Limited Warranty
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Seeker & Seeker MCA III Operation Manual
Seeker Operation
Chapter 3
This chapter:
• Provides information on Seeker’s operation and display modes
Congure Settings
YoumustconguretheSeeker’ssettingsusingtheSeekerSetupsoftware.TheSeeker
comes from the factory with default settings, but it is likely they will need to be customized.
Detailed instructions can be found in the Seeker Setup Software Operation Manual.
• ThefollowingsettingsareconguredwiththeSeekerSetupsoftware:Displayunits,
squelch, GT noise discrimination (enable or disable), the entering of leakage frequency
values, and tag frequencies. You can also use the Seeker Setup software to update
yourinstrument’srmware.
• The Tag Enable and Enable Peak Hold settings can be turned on or off using either the
Seeker Setup software or the Seeker.
• The speaker volume setting of the Seeker cannot be changed.
Seeker’s Operation Modes
Measurement Mode
Measurement Mode is used to accurately determine the strength of a leak, pinpoint its
location, and provide a leakage value for documentation. Measured RF leakage values can
range from 2 to 2000 µV/m and are displayed in large, easy-to-read numbers. A bar graph
at the bottom of the display illuminates proportionally to the signal strength of the leak.
Additionally, an audible tone will sound if the measured signal breaks squelch. The signal
breaks squelch when the RF leakage is greater than the squelch level, as long as any
enabledtagorGTnoisediscriminationqualiersarealsomet.Thistonecanbeusedto
help locate the potential source of the leak.
Enter Measurement Mode by:
Press and hold the red button until you hear three ascending tones. Within a few
moments your Seeker will begin to measure and then display ambient RF leakage.