Using The Features - Greenlee Circuit Seeker CS-5000 Manuel D'instructions

Using the Features

Features of the Transmitter
Power Button: Press and release to turn the transmitter on. Press and release to turn the
transmitter off.
Power LED: Indicates that the transmitter is turned on.
Live Line LED: This LED illuminates when the transmitter is connected to a voltage of at least
12 VAC or 5 VDC.
Low Battery LED: This LED illuminates when approximately one hour of battery life is remaining
under typical use conditions. When this LED flashes, the batteries are nearly exhausted. Replace
them immediately.
Automatic Power Off:
Features of the Receiver
The receiver is designed to be held in the user's hand. The hand and body act as a ground plane
reference, which improves the sensitivity of the receiver. Without this ground plane reference, the
range of the receiver can be significantly reduced.
Relative Signal Strength indicators: This indicator is a series of red LEDs in a vertical strip that
illuminate starting from the bottom to the top when signal from the transmitter is sensed.
No LEDs means the signal is too low to detect at the current gain setting.
All seven LEDs will be illuminated when the signal is approximately equal to the maximum signal received.
Lower signal levels will illuminate fewer LEDs.
Line Status:
is LIVE when the transmitter is connected to a circuit powered by at least 12 VAC or
5 VDC. Line Status is OPEN when the transmitter is connected to a de- energized line.
The green LIVE LED will illuminate it receives a LIVE signal from the transmitter.
Power Button: Press and release to turn the receiver on. Press and hold to turn the receiver off.
This button also serves as Signal
to the present signal level. If no signal is present, the gain is set to the highest level.
Press momentarily to reset the receiver gain at any time.
Mode Selector button toggles the receiver between Breaker Mode and Search Mode. The
receiver is in Breaker Mode when it is initially powered on.
In Breaker Mode, weaker signals are ignored. A higher magnification factor is used for the
Relative Signal Strength portion of the display. A smaller signal range is required to change the
display from one LED to seven LEDs. Small changes in signal strength can be easily observed. This
mode is usually best for identifying circuit breakers and fully accessible conductors. It can also be
useful for tracing circuits or objects that are very close to the receiver, and for locating the exact
location of a break or short in a conductor.
In Search Mode, a wider range of signal strength is displayed. A lower magnification factor is
used for the Relative Signal Strength portion of the display. A larger signal range is required to
change the display from one LED to seven LEDs. This mode is usually best for locating and tracing
circuits, except when the traced object is very close to the receiver.
There is overlap between the gain ranges of the Breaker Mode and Search Mode. The
recommended mode usually gives the desired results. Some applications may be found where
the alternate mode is preferred.
Gain Methods: Automatic or Manual Gain methods can be used to trace conductors.
Refer to the "Using different Gain methods to trace" section below for details.
The transmitter will turn off after approximately four hours.
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Reset. The Signal Reset
is used to re-establish a baseline gain
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