User's Manual

Target Steering
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F5™ Operator’s Manual
The Target Steering procedure requires correct placement of the receiver. Place the receiver out in front
of the transmitter on the bore path with its back end (where the battery pack is inserted) facing the drill or
the last locate points if drilling a curved path. The maximum horizontal distance from the transmitter that
the receiver should be placed is approximately 35 ft (10.7 m). Beyond this distance the up/down
information becomes less accurate.
Programming the Receiver for Target Steering
The receiver must be programmed with the desired target depth using the Target Steering menu. The
target depth is the depth at which you want the transmitter when it reaches the location under the
receiver. The Target Steering menu is accessed from the receiver’s locate mode screen by pushing the
toggle up (toward the display).
Target Steering Menu
The most recently programmed target depth or the default value (1.5', 18", 1'6", or 0.46 m) will be dis-
played on the screen. If this depth matches your desired target depth value, click the trigger to program
that value as your target depth. The display will return to the locate mode screen with Target Steering
activated.
If you want to program a new target depth, toggle right to highlight the keypad and click the trigger (see
“Using the Keypad” in the Receiver section). Once the desired target depth is entered, the display will
return to the locate mode screen with Target Steering activated, as shown below. The horizontal distance
from the receiver to the transmitter is shown at the bottom. Use this number to help you position the
receiver a maximum distance of 35 ft (10.7 m) ahead of the tool.
Programmed
target depth
Transmitter in
ground pointing
toward target below
receiver
Exit (returns to
main menu)
Turn on
programmed
target depth
Program new
target depth
Receiver