Download 3. automatic mode

CONTENTS
1. START-UP.................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.1. Unpacking....................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2. Characteristics label....................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.3. Charging the battery...................................................................................................................................................... 5
2. PRESENTATION OF THE DEVICE............................................................................................................................................ 6
2.1. Functions of the device ................................................................................................................................................. 7
2.2. Keypad............................................................................................................................................................................ 7
2.3. Display unit..................................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.4. Operating principle......................................................................................................................................................... 9
3. AUTOMATIC MODE................................................................................................................................................................ 10
3.1. Resistance measurement............................................................................................................................................. 10
3.2. 3P earth measurement................................................................................................................................................. 13
3.3. 4P earth measurement................................................................................................................................................. 15
3.4. Measurement of soil resistivity r ................................................................................................................................ 18
3.5. Measurement of earth potential V pot......................................................................................................................... 22
3.6. Earth measurements with 2 clamps............................................................................................................................ 24
4. ERROR REPORTING.............................................................................................................................................................. 25
4.1. Electrode resistance too high...................................................................................................................................... 25
4.2. Out of range.................................................................................................................................................................. 25
4.3. Misconnection ............................................................................................................................................................. 25
4.4. Indicators of limits of use............................................................................................................................................. 25
5. MEASUREMENTS IN MANUAL MODE................................................................................................................................. 27
5.1. Choice of measurement frequency............................................................................................................................. 27
5.2. Switching of the measurement voltage....................................................................................................................... 27
5.3. Manual settings for the resistance measurement ...................................................................................................... 28
5.4. Manual settings for the 3P earth measurement.............................................................................................................. 28
5.5. Manual settings for the 4P earth measurement.......................................................................................................... 29
5.6. Manual settings for the soil resistivity measurement................................................................................................. 30
5.7. Manual settings for the earth potential measurement................................................................................................ 30
5.8. Manual settings for the measurement with 2 clamps................................................................................................. 30
5.9. Sweep mode (SWEEP)................................................................................................................................................. 30
5.10. Smoothing................................................................................................................................................................... 30
6. MEASUREMENTS WITH THE PYLON BOX.......................................................................................................................... 31
6.1. Description of the C.A 6474 Pylon Box and AmpFLEX sensors ............................................................................... 31
6.2. Measurements in automatic mode.............................................................................................................................. 33
6.3. Error reporting.............................................................................................................................................................. 37
6.4. Manual and sweep modes........................................................................................................................................... 37
7. MEMORY FUNCTION............................................................................................................................................................. 39
7.1. Storage of measurement results.................................................................................................................................. 39
7.2. Retrieval of stored results............................................................................................................................................ 40
7.3. Erasure of the memory................................................................................................................................................. 41
8. CONFIGURATION (SETUP).................................................................................................................................................... 43
8.1. Press the CONFIG key................................................................................................................................................. 43
8.2. Press the DISPLAY key................................................................................................................................................ 44
8.3. Press the MEM key....................................................................................................................................................... 44
8.4. Press the MR key......................................................................................................................................................... 44
8.5. Internal parameters...................................................................................................................................................... 44
8.6. Check of the display unit............................................................................................................................................. 45
9. ERROR MESSAGES .............................................................................................................................................................. 46
10. CONNECTION TO A PC AND ANALYSIS SOFTWARE....................................................................................................... 47
11. SPECIFICATIONS AND TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS............................................................................................... 48
11.1. Reference conditions................................................................................................................................................. 48
11.2. Electrical characteristics............................................................................................................................................ 48
11.3. Power supply.............................................................................................................................................................. 54
11.4. Environmental conditions.......................................................................................................................................... 55
11.5. Characteristics of contruction................................................................................................................................... 55
11.6. Conformity to international standards....................................................................................................................... 55
11.7. Electromagnetic compatibility................................................................................................................................... 56
12. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS.................................................................................................................................................. 57
13. GLOSSARY............................................................................................................................................................................ 58
14. MAINTENANCE..................................................................................................................................................................... 60
14.1. Cleaning...................................................................................................................................................................... 60
14.2. Replacement of the fuse............................................................................................................................................ 60
14.3. Replacing the battery................................................................................................................................................. 61
14.4. Metrological check..................................................................................................................................................... 62
14.5. Repair.......................................................................................................................................................................... 62
15. WARRANTY, SERVICE......................................................................................................................................................... 63
16. TO ORDER............................................................................................................................................................................. 64
16.1. Accessories................................................................................................................................................................ 64
16.2. Replacement parts..................................................................................................................................................... 65
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