Greenlee 500XP User manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

500XP and 500FP

Tone Probes

Read and understand this material before

operating or servicing this equipment. Failure

to understand how to safely operate this tool

could result in an accident causing serious

injury or death.

Description

The Greenlee Communications 500XP and 500FP Tone Probes

are intended to identify and trace wires or cables within a group

without damaging the insulation.

Features include:

• Tough, waterproof, ergonomic design

• Replaceable tip

• Clearly distinguishable audio output tones

• Headset output level electronically limited for safety

• 500XP includes (US patent 8754629B2) acAlert®feature to

warn of possible power cross or similar faults; if the active

probe is brought near a source of potentially hazardous AC

voltage of 50or 60Hz, the tool will attempt to warn the user.

Safety

Safety is essential in the use and maintenance of Greenlee tools

and equipment. This instruction manual and any markings on

the tool provide information for avoiding hazards and unsafe

practices related to the use of this tool. Observe all of the safety

information provided.

Purpose of This Manual

This instruction manual is intended to familiarize all personnel

with the safe operation and maintenance procedures for the

Greenlee Communications 500XP/FP Tone Probe.

Keep this manual available to all personnel. Replacement

manuals are available upon request at no charge at

www.greenlee.com.

Do not discard this product or throw away!

For recycling information, go to www.greenlee.com.

500XP • 500FP

Important Safety Information

SAFETY ALERT

SYMBOL

This symbol is used to call your attention to hazards or

unsafe practices which could result in an injury or property

damage. The signal word, deﬁned below, indicates the

severity of the hazard. The message after the signal word

provides information for preventing or avoiding the hazard.

Immediate hazards which, if not avoided, WILL result in

severe injury or death.

Hazards which, if not avoided, COULD result in severe

injury or death.

Hazards or unsafe practices which, if not avoided, MAY

result in injury or property damage.

All speciﬁcations are nominal and may change as design improvements

occur. Greenlee Textron Inc. shall not be liable for damages resulting

from misapplication or misuse of its products.

® Registered: The color green for electrical test instruments, Sidekick,

and acAlert are registered trademarks of Textron Innovations Inc.

KEEP THIS MANUAL

Important Safety Information

Electric shock hazard:

• Do not expose this unit to rain or moisture.

Contact with live circuits could result in

severe injury or death.

• If the tool becomes wet, clean and dry it

before use. Dampness reduces performance,

as the tip is unable to detect the electric

ﬁeld properly. Water may short the headset

connections.

Failure to observe these warnings could result

in severe injury or death.

Electric shock hazard:

• Do not use this unit if the casing is cracked.

• Use this unit for the manufacturer’s intended purpose only,

as described in this manual. Any other use can impair the

protection provided by the unit.

Failure to observe these warnings could result in severe

injury or death.

500XP • 500FP

Important Safety Information

Electric shock hazard:

• This unit is intended for use only within measurement

category O and for measurements performed on circuits

not directly connected to AC mains power.

• Do not trace live AC mains power circuits.

• This tool is not intended as a replacement for a multimeter,

test-lamp, or specially engineered AC mains power detec-

tor. This tool has conductive tips which may cause a short

circuit resulting in a dangerous arc ﬂash.

• This unit does not detect potentially hazardous direct

current (DC) or alternating current (AC) with frequencies

beyond 50 or 60 Hz. Always use a suitably rated multime-

ter or test-lamp to check by direct connection that a circuit

is safe to touch.

Failure to observe these warnings could result in severe

injury or death.

Important Safety Information

Loud sound hazard:

• Do not operate with the loudspeaker less than 30 cm (12")

from your ear.

• Do not use with the headset at high sound levels for

extended periods.

Failure to observe these precautions may result in injury.

Electric shock hazard:

• Do not attempt to repair this unit. It contains no user-

serviceable parts.

• Use only with accessories and replacement parts recom-

mended by Greenlee.

• Do not expose the unit to extreme temperatures or high

humidity. Refer to “Speciﬁcations.”

• Beware ringing voltage that may be present on telecom-

munication circuits.

• Do not use anti-static surface treatments, e.g., cleaners or

polishes; these can leave the surface slightly conductive,

which may pose a safety risk allowing higher voltages

accidentally encountered to track over the surface to your

hand.

Failure to observe these precautions may result in injury and

can damage the instrument.

500XP • 500FP

Identiﬁcation

1. Battery Compartment

2. Headset Connection

4 5

Installing the Battery

Only open the battery cover in clean and dry conditions; the

battery terminals may be contaminated or corrode if dirt and

moisture are present.

1. Loosen the two captive screws.

2. Observing polarity, install a new alkaline 9 V battery. Check

that the seal is clean and in place around the battery

compartment.

3. Replace the cover and ﬁnger-tighten the two screws, being

careful not to cross-thread them.

3. ON/OFF and –Button

4. +Button and LEDs

5. Replaceable Tip

Operation

Power On

Press and hold the button until you hear the power-on beep

and see the red LED light; release the button. Then you will

hear the self-test tone for one second during which time the

green LED should be lit.

Change Gain

Short taps of the +or –buttons will increase or decrease the

gain in single steps. At each step, a tone is produced at a level

slightly different to the previous one. At maximum gain a high

pitched beep is generated, and at minimum gain a low pitched

beep is generated.

Change Filter Mode

Quickly tap both +and –buttons simultaneously to step the

unit through the three main operating modes:

Basic

Mains hum reject

(default power-on mode)

Precision tone

(500XP only)

LED and Tone Indications

Mode

• Basic – “beep” and red LED ﬂashes.

• Mains hum reject – “beep-beep” and green LED ﬂashes.

• Precision tone (500XP only) – “beep-beep-beep” and both

LEDs ﬂash.

Signal Level

• Basic – red LED brightness is proportional to signal received.

• Mains hum reject – green LED brightness is proportional to

signal without AC mains power.

500XP • 500FP

• Precision tone (500XP only) – red and green LED brightness

is proportional to 577 Hz and 983 Hz, respectively.

acAlert®Hazardous AC Voltage Warning

The 500XP is not an AC mains power detector. This warning

feature is included only as an aid to safety. This product is not

intended to be used with AC mains power but should indicate if

near a hazardous AC voltage.

Available in selected programs of the 500XP only (not 500FP),

the acAlert®feature is important in the ﬁltered modes where

there is little hum from the loudspeaker. Should AC at 50 Hz

or 60 Hz be detected, the probe will rapidly ﬂash the red and

green LEDs alternately and generate a “booop-(audio)-booop”

warning sound. Pair tracing tones can be heard during the

pauses. The warning tone may be overridden for 30 seconds by

pressing both buttons while the tone is being generated.

Program Options

The conﬁguration of the mains power hum and precision tone

ﬁlters and acAlert®warning can be adjusted if required. There

are ﬁve settings; 1 is the default that should suit most situa-

tions. The chosen setting is stored in non-volatile memory.

Programming

Option

Start-up

Mode acAlert®

Power

Hum

Reject

(Hz)

Precision

Tones

(Hz)

Comment

Hum

rejection

Off

50 &

577 &

983

Default

2 Lights only acAlert®

muted

3 Full acAlert®

4Basic Full 60 577 200XP

5 50 983 200XP/50

Operation (cont.)

To enter programming mode (500XP only): With the unit operat-

ing, press and hold both buttons for more than ten seconds. A

melody of three tones will be heard followed by a number of

beeps that represent the currently chosen setting. Pressing +

or –allows adjustment of the setting.

To conﬁrm the setting, press and hold both buttons for more

than two seconds. A two tone melody will conﬁrm exit of

programming mode.

Low Battery Warning

If the battery drops below 6.5 V, you will hear three tones of

falling frequency. Typically, with an alkaline battery, two hours

of use remain after the ﬁrst warning is given.

Battery Saver Timeout

If the 500XP/FP is operating and neither button is pressed

for ﬁve minutes, the unit will switch off to save power. This is

preceded by three warning beeps and the power-off tone of

“beep-beep-beep-boop”.

Power Off

Press the button for more than 0.5 seconds. The unit will

produce a single lower pitched tone and switch off.

Operation (cont.)

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