User's Manual

Locating
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The depth value given at the FLP is the predicted depth, which is the depth the transmitter is
calculated to be at when it reaches the location beneath the receiver. If the heading of the transmitter
changes before it reaches the location under the receiver, the predicted depth reading will no longer
be accurate.
NOTE: To verify that the signal is balanced through the receiver’s antenna, carefully rotate the
receiver 360° about the center of the display keeping the receiver level. The locating target
should stay centered in the box. If it does not, do not continue to use the receiver and
contact DCI Customer Service.
6. With the target centered in the box, mark the location directly below the receiver’s display screen on
the ground as the FLP.
Finding the Locate Line (LL)
7. Continue to walk in the direction of the drill or the last known transmitter location. Keep the locating
target on the vertical crosshair and observe that the signal strength is increasing.
Receiver Locate Mode Screen
(FLP Behind Receiver, Which Is Moving Toward LL)
If the signal strength decreases, you may actually have just located the RLP. Position yourself further
away from and facing the drill to locate the FLP.
8. When the target reaches the bottom of the screen, the locate line should appear.
NOTE: If the locate line does not appear and the ball flips to the top of the screen, move the
receiver in a forward/aft direction over where the ball flips. Then hold in the trigger; this
should re-reference the receiver to the transmitter’s signal and bring up the locate line.
Signal strength
higher than
value at FLP
Locating target
aligned with
vertical crosshair