Page 2 - Table of Contents
ii www.seektech.com Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A SeekTech SR-60 Table of Contents GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION........................................................................................................... 2 SR-60 C OMPONENTS ..........................................................
Page 3 - Ridge Tool Company; SeekTech; Pipe, Cable and Sonde Locator
Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A www.seektech.com 1 SeekTech SR-60 SeekTech ® SR-60 Record the Serial Number of your unit below and retain for your records. See Information screen for serial number and software version. Serial Number Software Version SeekTech ® SR-60 Pipe, Cable and Sonde Locat...
Page 4 - General Safety Information; WARNING; Work Area Safety
2 www.seektech.com Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A SeekTech SR-60 General Safety Information WARNING Read and understand all instructions. Failure to follow all instructions listed below may result in electric shock, fire, and/or serious personal injury! SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS Work Area Safet...
Page 5 - Service; CAUTION
Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A www.seektech.com 3 SeekTech SR-60 SR-60 Use and Care • Use equipment only as directed. Do not operate the SR-60 unless you have read the operator’s manual. • Do not immerse the antennas in water. Store in a dry place. This will reduce the risk of electric shock ...
Page 6 - Important Notice; Important Notice
4 www.seektech.com Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A SeekTech SR-60 DANGER Important Notice The SR-60 is a diagnostic tool that senses electromagnetic fields emitted by objects underground. It is meant to aide the user in locating these objects by recognizing characteristics of the field lines a...
Page 8 - Introduction to the SR-60; Getting Started; Installing/Changing Batteries; Figure 2: Battery Case; Folding Mast; Figure 3: Folding Antenna Mast and Release Button; Display Elements
6 www.seektech.com Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A SeekTech SR-60 Introduction to the SR-60 Getting Started Installing/Changing Batteries To install batteries into the SR-60, turn the unit over to access the battery compartment. Turn the knob on the battery cover counter clockwise. Pull straig...
Page 9 - Common Display Elements; Figure 4: Common Display Elements; Display Elements: Line Trace Mode
Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A www.seektech.com 7 SeekTech SR-60 Common Display Elements Figure 4: Common Display Elements The display screen in Active Line Trace, Passive Line Trace or Sonde mode will show the following features: • Signal Angle: Field tilt from the horizontal; angle toward t...
Page 10 - Display Elements: Sonde Mode
8 www.seektech.com Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A SeekTech SR-60 • Guidance Line Shows the alignment of the target line and helps determine when the locator is directly over the target line. It will be longest when directly aligned with the target line. Rotation Arrows will appear to indicate...
Page 11 - Keypad
Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A www.seektech.com 9 SeekTech SR-60 the Main Menu, they will not appear when using the Frequency Key to cycle through frequencies. Frequencies which appear in the Main Menu and are checked for activation are called “Checked-Active”. Frequencies that are “Checked-A...
Page 12 - Figure 8: Scrollable List of Frequencies; Operation Time; Note; Starting Up
10 www.seektech.com Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A SeekTech SR-60 • Frequency / Left Key – Used to set the In-Use Frequency of the SR-60 from the set of Checked-Active frequencies. Each short press cycles to the next Checked-Active frequency. (The list of frequencies that have been set to Che...
Page 13 - Set up; Figure 11: Frequency Key; Activating Frequencies; Sonde
Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A www.seektech.com 11 SeekTech SR-60 Set up Once the SR-60 is up and running, the next step is to set up the frequencies needed to match the transmitter frequency being used, or the frequency of the line to be located. Each frequency is selected for use by choosin...
Page 14 - Note on 93 kHz Frequency Use; Sounds of the SR-60
12 www.seektech.com Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A SeekTech SR-60 Figure 15: Highlighting a Desired Frequency (8 kHz) 3. Press the Select Key (shown below) to check the box for each frequency to be used. Figure 16: Select Key Figure 17: Desired Frequency Checked Frequencies that have been sel...
Page 15 - Key Items in Using the SR-60; Line Tracing with the SR-60; Active Line Tracing
Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A www.seektech.com 13 SeekTech SR-60 locator receiver is getting closer or further away from the Sonde. If desired, force the sound to re-center at a medium level (in any mode) by pressing the Select Key during operation. See also the “Directional Sound” section, ...
Page 16 - Energize the target conductor according to
14 www.seektech.com Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A SeekTech SR-60 meter, or other point. Important: The connection between the transmitter and the conductor must be a clean, firm connection. The transmitter is also connected to a ground stake providing a strong open path to ground. Important:...
Page 17 - Note: Confidence in the accuracy of a locate
Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A www.seektech.com 15 SeekTech SR-60 Figure 22: Tracing Line Showing High Distortion 3. Use the Guidance Arrows, Proximity Number, Signal Strength, and Tracing Line to guide the line trace. These pieces of information are generated from discrete signal characteris...
Page 18 - Depth Warnings
16 www.seektech.com Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A SeekTech SR-60 Measuring Depth (Line Tracing Modes) The SR-60 calculates Measured Depth by comparing the strength of the signal at the lower antenna to that at the upper antenna. Measured Depth is measured correctly in an undistorted field wh...
Page 19 - Current and Signal Angle Reading; Figure 25: Attenuation On
Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A www.seektech.com 17 SeekTech SR-60 Current and Signal Angle Reading The Current Strength ( ) and Signal Angle indicator ( ) in the upper right corner of the screen will display the current detected on the traced line, in milliamps, when the computed angle to the...
Page 20 - Figure 27: Checking for Distortion
18 www.seektech.com Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A SeekTech SR-60 overcome resistance and inject more current onto the line. e. Re-locate the ground connection for a better circuit. Ensure there is enough contact (ground stake is sufficiently deep) especially in dryer soils. f. In extremely d...
Page 22 - Passive Line Tracing; There are also two higher radio frequency bands
20 www.seektech.com Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A SeekTech SR-60 Passive Line Tracing In passive mode, the SR-60 is looking for electromagnetic “noise” that has found its way onto a buried utility line by any available means. Electromagnetic signals can get onto buried utility lines in a var...
Page 23 - OmniSeek Locating; Figure 30: Selecting; Figure 31: OmniSeek with Secondary Tracing Line
Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A www.seektech.com 21 SeekTech SR-60 In general, directly connected Active Line Tracing is more reliable than Passive Line Tracing. WARNING In Passive Line tracing, or when signals are extremely weak, the Measured Depth will generally read too deep, and the actual...
Page 24 - Operating Tips for Passive Line Tracing; Sonde Locating
22 www.seektech.com Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A SeekTech SR-60 Operating Tips for Passive Line Tracing 1. In Passive Locating if you are looking for a known line, be sure you are using the best frequency for the line in question. This may be, for example, 60 Hz (1) for a power line, or it ...
Page 25 - Location Methods; Localize the sonde; Figure 35: Poles and Equator of a Sonde; Pinpoint the Sonde
Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A www.seektech.com 23 SeekTech SR-60 Figure 34: Dipole Field When locating a Sonde, first set up the locate: • Activate the Sonde before putting it in the line. Select the same Sonde frequency on the SR-60 and make sure it is receiving the signal. After the Sonde ...
Page 26 - Verify the locate; Tilted Sondes; Floating Sondes
24 www.seektech.com Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A SeekTech SR-60 • Mark the first Pole location found with a red triangular Pole marker. After centering on the Pole, a double-line indicator will appear. This line represents how the Sonde is lying underground, and in most cases also represent...
Page 27 - SimulTrace; Figure 37: Selecting SimulTrace Mode
Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A www.seektech.com 25 SeekTech SR-60 that the signal falls away on every side of the maximum signal location. Note : If following a moving Sonde, it may be easiest to “chase” a pole, and then to pinpoint the actual position of the Sonde only after the Sonde has st...
Page 30 - Custom User Frequencies; Frequency Selection Control
28 www.seektech.com Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A SeekTech SR-60 Custom User Frequencies SR-60 users can set and use custom frequencies. By setting the SR-60 to a user-defined frequency, you can use it with transmitters from any manufacturer, even if the transmitter has unusual frequencies o...
Page 31 - Menus and Settings; Auto Menu Exit Count-down Timer; Figure 47: Main Menu
Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A www.seektech.com 29 SeekTech SR-60 Figure 45: Editing a User-Defined Frequency (Note: Trash Icon for deleting Frequency appears when Frequency is set to 0). 3. Use the arrow keys to move through the digits and increase or decrease them. 4. When the frequency is ...
Page 33 - LCD Contrast; Figure 50: Contrast Setting Option; Display Elements Menu; Optional Features; Race Track and Watermark
Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A www.seektech.com 31 SeekTech SR-60 Figure 49: Setting Backlight Mode (On/Off/Auto) LCD Contrast When this is selected by pressing the Select Key, the contrast can be adjusted (Figure 50). Use the Up and Down Keys to make the screen lighter or darker (Figure 51)....
Page 34 - Pointer; Center Signal Strength Option; Figure 56: Display of Signal Strength at Screen Center; Signal Focus Control
32 www.seektech.com Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A SeekTech SR-60 traveling along the Race Track (Figure 54). The Watermark is a graphic representation of the highest Signal Strength reached (in Sonde mode) or the highest Proximity Signal level reached (in Line Tracing modes). It is “chased” ...
Page 35 - Sound Muting; Frequency; Figure 58: Selecting a Frequency Category
Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A www.seektech.com 33 SeekTech SR-60 Figure 57: Signal Focus Control Note this means that when using a more narrow Signal Focus Control setting, it is necessary to move the receiver along the line more slowly. This is a trade-off for the improved focus, and will a...
Page 36 - Information Screen and Restoring Defaults; Figure 61: Information Screen; Restore Factory Defaults; Figure 62: Restore Defaults Option
34 www.seektech.com Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A SeekTech SR-60 Figure 60: Setting a Frequency to “Currently Available” Status To switch to a “Currently Available” frequency that is not yet “Checked-Active”, press the Menu Key and scroll down to the desired frequency; if it is not checked, ...
Page 37 - Menu Tree; Figure 65: Screen Display with Distortion Line
Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A www.seektech.com 35 SeekTech SR-60 Menu Tree The following figure shows options and controls built into the SR-60 menus. Activated Frequencies Sonde 512 Line Trace 126 Hz, 1 kHz, 8 kHz, 33 kHz, 93 kHz, 262 kHz Power 60^9 (450 Hz), <4 kHz Radio L( 4-15 kHz), H...
Page 38 - Informational Locating; Figure 66: Over a Circular Field; Notes on Accuracy
36 www.seektech.com Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A SeekTech SR-60 Informational Locating The normal shape of a field around a long conductor such as a pipe or cable is circular (cylindrical in three dimensions). When over the center of a circular field, the operator can observe the following ...
Page 39 - When other cables or utilities are present.; In the final analysis,
Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A www.seektech.com 37 SeekTech SR-60 underground lines (electrical conductors like metal cables and pipes) or Sondes (actively transmitting beacons). When the fields are simple and undistorted, then the information from sensed fields is representative of the burie...
Page 40 - A Better Way of Locating; What It Does Not Do; The Mapping Display; Figure 69: Mapping Display
38 www.seektech.com Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A SeekTech SR-60 be able to make the correct decision rapidly and accurately. A Better Way of Locating The SR-60 gives the operator a picture of the situation as the receiver moves along the target area and makes it easier to understand where a...
Page 41 - Orientation to the Signal; Figure 71: Sonde signal as “seen” by the SR-60; More on Informational Locating; Transportation and Storage
Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A www.seektech.com 39 SeekTech SR-60 Orientation to the Signal Because of the multiple signals being processed by each Omnidirectional antenna, the target’s signal always gets stronger as the receiver gets closer to the target. How the unit is held does not affect...
Page 42 - Maintenance and Cleaning; Locating Faulty Components; Important
40 www.seektech.com Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A SeekTech SR-60 line. If further assistance is needed, please call RIDGE Tool Technical Service at 800-519-3456. If appropriate: replacements can be ordered from your Ridgid dealer. Maintenance and Cleaning 1. Keep the SR-60 clean with a damp ...
Page 43 - Icons and Symbols; Figure 72: Icons and Symbols
Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A www.seektech.com 41 SeekTech SR-60 Icons and Symbols Figure 72: Icons and Symbols
Page 47 - Trouble Shooting Guide; PROBLEM PROBABLE
Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A www.seektech.com 45 SeekTech SR-60 Trouble Shooting Guide PROBLEM PROBABLE FAULT LOCATION SR-60 locks up during use. Power the unit off, and then back on. Remove the batteries if the unit will not switch off. If batteries are low, replace them. SR-60 will not pi...
Page 48 - Specifications; Item; Optional Equipment; Default Frequencies:
46 www.seektech.com Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A SeekTech SR-60 Specifications • Weight w/ batteries ....... 5.4 lbs. (2.5 kg) • Weight w/o batteries ..... 4.7 lbs. (2.1 kg) Dimensions • Length ........................... 14” (35.56 cm) • Width ............................ 7” (17.78 cm) • H...
Page 49 - Manufacturers Frequency Table; Company
Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A www.seektech.com 47 SeekTech SR-60 Manufacturers Frequency Table Displayed Option Company Available Frequencies Model Exact frequency (Hz) Notes Dyna 3M Dynatel ™ 577Hz 8kHz 33kHz 200kHz 2273 577 8192 32768 200012 200 KHz not present in European model of the ST-...
Page 50 - Schon; SubS
48 www.seektech.com Ridge Tool Company Elyria, Ohio U.S.A SeekTech SR-60 Displayed Option Company Available Frequencies Model Exact frequency (Hz) Notes RIDGID (Old) Ridge Tool Co. 512Hz 8kHz 33kHz 51kHz 200kHz 512 8192 32768 51712 200000 200k changed to 93khz in European model of the ST-510. RIDGID...
