Sorting Bundled Wires - Greenlee Circuit Seeker CS-8000 Manuel D'instructions

Tracing Circuits and Metallic Objects /
Finding Breaks and Shorts (cont'd)
Using the Receiver
The CS-8000 receiver incorporates patented, non-directional signal detection circuitry. It is not
necessary to rotate the receiver when following the path of the traced object.
Press and release the receiver's Power button. Use the Mode Selector button to place the unit
in Search Mode. Begin tracing near the transmitter. Scan the area with a sweeping motion across
the suspected path of the traced object until you locate the signal. The receiver can pick up the
signal radiating directly from the transmitter, instead of the signal on the traced object. Trace a
short distance from the transmitter, and then press and release the Power/Signal Reset button.
This sets the Auto Gain to the best level for tracing, without being influenced by this radiated
signal.
The receiver will indicate you are within tracing distance using the Relative Signal Strength arcs
on the LCD. If the signal is lost, press and release the Power/Signal Reset button and return
to the signal that was last received. This will reset the signal level. The Auto Gain function will
automatically turn down as you get closer to the signal wire. This creates the most accurate
reading possible, based on the receiver's distance from the signal wire.
Manual Gain Mode can be used to maintain the gain at a constant setting, and to adjust the size
of the sensitivity window.

Sorting Bundled Wires

The CS-8000 can sort unenergized wires that are bundled or run in the same conduit.
1. Connect the transmitter to the wire to be identified. Use a separate ground as described in
the "Tracing Circuits and Metallic Objects" section above.
2. Proceed to the other end of the bundle. Set the receiver to Breaker Mode. Hold the receiver
against every wire, even if no signal is indicated.
3. Hold the receiver against every wire a second time. The receiver should only show a strong
signal on one wire. This is the wire connected to the transmitter.
Note: If coupling between the wires makes it impossible to identify the wire connected to the
transmitter, return to the transmitter end of the bundle. Connect all wires to the separate ground
except the wire to be identified. Repeat steps 2 and 3.
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