3M Electronic Marking System EMS Marker Locator 1420iD User Manual

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E. Dual 3M™ Marker Locate
Step 1. Press Locate/OK [5].
Step 2. Press Marker [SK]. 
Step 3. Press MARKR 1 [SK Toggle] to select 
desired Utility.
Step 4. Press MARKR 2 [SK Toggle] to select 
desired Utility.
Note: Only the marker types enabled in the setup menu will be shown. (See 4.C. 
Enabling/Disabling Marker types). When scanning for markers, the Gain Level [12] 
should be set high.
 −The third and fourth soft key commands will populate with the types of 
utilities selected for...

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Step 3. To save the depth reading, press Mem 
Select [SK].
 −Five depth readings can be saved with 
the time, date, and its identification 
number.
 −Save [SK] will place each entry in 
sequential order in memory (M1 - M5) 
until five readings have been stored. 
The unit will overwrite saved entries 
in excess of five, beginning with M1.
Step 4. Optional: Press Clear All [SK] to delete all stored depth information.
Step 5. Press Mem Select [SK] to select a specific memory...

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Step 5. Optional: Press Clear All [SK] to delete all stored depth information.
Step 6. Press Mem Select [SK] to select a specific memory location to store the depth 
readings. When the preferred location appears on the display, press Save [SK]. 
The display and memory location will populate with the current information.
Step 7. Each memory location can be reviewed by pressing Mem Select [SK Toggle].
Step 8. Press Locate/OK [5] to return to Marker Locate Mode.
5. Creating/Editing...

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Step 7. Move the boxed cursor by pressing the left/
right arrows [SK] or up/down arrow [SK] to 
move the cursor up or down.
Step 8. Press Select [SK] to enter the alphanumeric 
character.
 −Entry will appear at the top of the screen.
Step 9. Press Locate/OK [5] when the entries are 
complete and to save the entries, or press 
Exit [SK] to cancel entries. Pressing Locate/
OK [5], or Exit [SK], will return to the 
template display.
Note: To clear the previous field entry, select...

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Step 14. Populate as many fields as possible from 
the drop-down list of common (compressed) 
terms available to conserve marker memory 
space, or choose UserEdit if a term is not 
found to meet the user's requirements. Select 
term by pressing the up/down arrows [SK] 
and press Locate/OK [5].
Step 15. Navigate to the next field by pressing the 
left/right arrow [SK].
Step 16. Press Modify [SK] to populate the 
highlighted field.
Step 17. Populate additional fields, as needed,...

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Save New: Creates a new template containing all information. Original template remains 
unchanged. Display will return to the template name field. Modify the name of the 
template and press Locate/OK [5] to save.
Cancel: Clears all modifications made to any unsaved template.
6. Writing 3M™ iD Markers
The Write Mode enables the user to write information into 3M™ iD markers. It is also 
possible to edit the information to be written into an iD Marker.
Menu [6] + Write Mode [SK:1]...

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Step 3. Press Menu/OK
 −The selected template will be displayed.
 −The arrow on the right side of the 
display indicates there is more 
information than can be displayed on 
the screen (scroll down by pressing the 
down arrow [SK]).
Step 4. Enter user information that will be written 
to this marker. (See 6 A Modifying 3M™ 
Marker Data to be Written).
Step 5. Verify that all information is correct.
Step 6. Hold the locator directly over the top of the 
marker. The locator should...

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 −Message 2. When writing to a passive 
marker or the wrong frequency then the 
following will be displayed.
 −Message 3. This screen indicates that 
X-Type marker option was incorrectly 
set to "Yes" or "No". Verify the serial 
number that is displayed on the marker 
ends with an “X” to select "Yes" for 
X-Type, else select "No".
Note: Once the marker data has been locked, the information contained on\
 the marker 
is PERMANENT. Choosing to...

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 −[SK2] X-Type: Choose ‘Yes’ if writing to 
a Gen 2 marker and ‘No’ if writing to a 
Gen 1 marker. Gen 2 markers will have 
an “X” following the serial number that 
is printed on the attached tag.
 −[SK3] Marker: Select type of marker to 
be written by repeatedly pressing Marker 
[SK Toggle].
 −[SK4] Lock/Unlocked: Press [SK4] to 
toggle between locking and unlocking 
the marker. The default setting is 
unlocked and note that a locked unit 
cannot be modified once locked. If the...

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Step 8. If User Edit is selected, the following screen 
will appear.
Step 9. Move the boxed cursor to the ‘back arrow’ 
and press Select [SK] to delete the entry to 
be modified.
Step 10. Move the boxed cursor by pressing the left/
right arrows [SK] or the Up/ Down Arrow 
[SK] to move the cursor to the next row.
Step 11. Press Select [SK] to enter the alphanumeric 
character.
 −Entry will appear at the top of the 
display.
Step 12. Press Locate/OK [5] when entry is complete.
Step...