3M 1420EZ Typewriter User Manual


 
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Congratulations on your purchase of the 3M
Dynatel
Model 1420EZ Writer. The Dynatel
1420EZ Writer is
designed to write up to ten 3M
iD Ball Markers, ten iD
Near Surface Markers or ten iD Disk Markers in one simple
step. Information such as facility data, application data and
other details can be read from and written to your PC with
this fast and easy to use writing station. Thank you for your
purchase of this state of the art iD- marker writing solution.
Statement of Conformity
“Hereby, 3M Company declares that this iD Marker writing
product is in compliance with the essential requirements and
other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC.”
www.3m.com/market/telecom/access/conformity/
Statement of Intended Use
The 3M
Dynatel
1420EZ Writer is designed and tested
for use in writing 3M
EMS 1400 Series iD Ball Markers,
iD Near Surface Markers or iD Disk Markers. These 3M
markers are used to identify buried utilities and structures.
The products have not been tested or proven safe for
other uses. The use of these products may be subject to
licensing restrictions.
m WARNING
It is unlawful to operate this unit in any country with a configuration
setting that is not specific to that country. In order to prevent the
user from operating this unit with a configuration setting that is not
specific to the country where it is operated, this unit is equipped with
configuration software for installing country specific configurations.
Please refer to the Dynatel
1420EZ Writer – Country Set-up section in
this manual.
Contents
Safety Information .....................................................................................................................................3
Intended Use ..............................................................................................................................................3
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................4
Initial Set-up ...............................................................................................................................................4
Dynatel
1420EZ Stand Assembly ............................................................................................................4
Dynatel
1420EZ Writer - Battery Installation .........................................................................................5
Dynatel
1420EZ Writer - Keypad, Icon and Port Definitions .................................................................5
Dynatel
1420EZ Writer Operation ..........................................................................................................6
Dynatel
PCTools Download and Installation ...........................................................................................6
Dynatel
1420EZ Writer – Country Set-up ...............................................................................................6
Creating iD-Marker Templates using Dynatel
PCTools ..........................................................................7
Read/Write Tab Set-up in Dynatel
PCTools ............................................................................................7
Writing ID-Markers ...................................................................................................................................9
Read or Read/Write iD-Markers ..............................................................................................................10
Read Only Button ..............................................................................................................................11
Read and Write Button .......................................................................................................................12
Error and Warning Messages ...................................................................................................................14
Low Battery........................................................................................................................................14
Read Failures .....................................................................................................................................14
Read and Write Failures .....................................................................................................................16
Total Number of Markers in Fixture Error .........................................................................................16
Permanently Lock Marker Data and Locked iD-Marker Errors and Warnings .................................17
Miscellaneous Errors .........................................................................................................................17
Specifications ...........................................................................................................................................19