Triplett Fox & Hound HotWire – PN: 3388 - Manual (Page 29)

occur that the tracer tone on the adjacent wires can be almost as large as the original tone on the target
wires. This can make it difficult to identify the target wires with the HotWire Hound. To aid in identifying
the target wires, the HotWire Fox uses TrueTrace.... a test technique which greatly improves the accuracy
of the trace. Momentarily shorting the target wires together causes the cadence (the speed at which the
tracer tone warbles or pulses) of the tracer tone to change, positively identifying the target wires. If short-
ing the suspect wires together does not cause the cadence to change, the wires have crosstalk on them
and are not the target wires.
When the HotWire Fox is initially set to the TRACER TONE mode, it may come on with either fast or slow
cadence.
If the TrueTrace feature of the HotWire Fox causes erratic behavior of the product, it may be turned off by
pressing the TrueTrace button.
Miscellaneous Information
The HotWire is intended to trace wires between the HotWire Fox and the Entrance Panel or Subpanel. It
is not intended to trace wires connected to the same breaker, or to trace outlets that may be on the same
circuit.
The tip of the HotWire Hound is not necessarily ‘pointing’ at the signal its receiving. There is a circular
pickup pattern around the tip of the Hound. Anything in this is area is picked up, whether the tip is actually
pointing at it or not.
RF pickup on user’s body can be confused with signal pickup on the probe. This can be verified by holding
the HotWire Hound to a good earth ground. If signal continues to be picked up, the user’s body is prob-
ably picking up the signal. Ground body to eliminate the pick up. This usually only happens in ‘near field’
conditions.
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CAUTION:
TrueTrace is only usable on non-powered wires.
NEVER SHORT ‘LIVE’ WIRES TOGETHER.