User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Safety Precautions and Warnings
- Dear Customer:
- Introduction
- Receiver
- General Description
- Toggle and Trigger Switches
- Audible Tones
- Installing and Removing the Battery Pack
- Power On
- Power Off
- Main Menu
- Locate Mode
- Calibration Menu
- Height-Above-Ground (HAG) Menu
- Settings Menu
- Transmitter Selection Menu
- Drill DataLog Menu
- Pressure-Tension DataLog Menu
- Using the Keypad
- Display Screens
- Standard Receiver Display Screen Symbols
- Transmitter
- Remote Display
- Battery Charger
- System Setup
- Locating
- The Target Steering Function
- Appendix A: System Specifications and Maintenance Requirements
- Appendix B: Projected Depth Versus Actual Depth and the Fore/Aft Offset
- Appendix C: Calculating Depth Based on Distance Between FLP and RLP
- Appendix D: Reference Tables
- LIMITED WARRANTY
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Appendix A:
System Specifications and
Maintenance Requirements
The power requirements, environmental requirements, and equipment maintenance requirements for the
DigiTrak F5 Locating System are listed below.
Power Requirements
Device (Model Number) Operational Voltage Operational Current
DigiTrak F5 Receiver (F5R)
14.4 V
(nominal)
350 mA max
DigiTrak F Series Display (FSD)
14.4 V
(nominal)
220 mA max
DigiTrak F Series Battery Charger
(FBC)
Input 12 V
(nominal)
Output 16.8 V (nominal)
5000 mA max
1800 mA max
DigiTrak F Series Lithium-Ion Battery
Pack (FBP)
14.4 V
or
14.8 V
4.4 Ah max, 63 Wh or
4.4 Ah max, 65 Wh
DigiTrak FS Transmitter
1.1–1.6 V
400 mA max
DigiTrak F5 and F Series Transmitters
(FX, FXL, 5XD 12/1.3, 5XD 19/12,
5X 18.5, 5X 8.4)
2–3.6 V
750 mA max
DigiTrak Fluid Pressure Transmitters
(F5Dp 19/12, F5Dp 12/1.3)
1.7–7.2 V
650 mA max
DigiTrak DucTrak (DDT 12, DDS 12)
2.4–3 V
130 mA max
Environmental Requirements
Device Relative Humidity Operating Temperature
DigiTrak F5 Receiver
<90%
-4° to 140°F (-20° to 60°C)
DigiTrak F Series Display
<90%
-4° to 140°F (-20° to 60°C)
DigiTrak FS, DDT 12, DDS 12
Transmitters
<100%
-4° to 180°F (-20° to 82°C)
DigiTrak F5 and F Series Transmitters
(FX, FXL, 5XD 12/1.3, 5XD 19/12,
5X 18.5, 5X 8.4)
<100%
-4° to 220°F (-20° to 104°C)
DigiTrak Fluid Pressure Transmitters
(F5Dp 19/12, F5Dp 12/1.3)
<100%
-4° to 220°F (-20° to 104°C)
DigiTrak F Series Battery Charger
<99% for 0-10°C
<95% for 10-35°C
32° to 95°F (0° to 35°C)
DigiTrak F Series Lithium-Ion Battery
Pack
<99% for <10°C
<95% for 10-35°C
<75% for 35-60°C
-4° to 140°F (-20° to 60°C)