User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Operator’s Manual
- Digital
- Control
- Incorporated
- Safety Precautions and Warnings
- Introduction
- System Components
- Startup and Operating Instructions
- SST Operating Procedure
- Setting Up SST Laptop
- Setting Up Equipment and Site
- 2. Establish Borepath Reference Line and Mark Borepath
- 3. Assemble and Torque-up Non-Magnetic Housing to Non-Mag Tool
- 4. Align Drill to Marked Borepath
- 5. Position & Align Non-mag Tooling Assembly onto Marked Borepath
- 6. Stage SST Equipment and Power Sources Adjacent to Tooling Assembly
- 7. Power Up Eclipse SST Equipment
- 8. Measure SST Transmitter Current Draw
- 9. Install SST Transmitter into Aligned Non-mag Tooling Assembly
- Setting Reference Heading (Ref Yaw) and Roll Offset
- Calibrating SST Tool and Confirming Proper System Operation
- Logging Drill Run
- Summary of Basic Operating Procedure
- SST Operating Procedure
- Computer Software Instructions
- Inputting and Changing Drill Data
- APPENDIXImporting Topography, Drill Plan, and Planned Deviation from Excel File
- LIMITED WARRANTY
DIGITAL CONTROL INCORPORATED
Safety Precautions
and Warnings (Cont.)
¾ Prior to the start of each drilling run, test the DigiTrak Eclipse SST system to confirm that it is
operating properly and check that it is providing accurate drill head location and heading
information and accurate drill head depth, pitch, and roll information with the transmitter inside
the drill head.
¾ During drilling, readings will not be accurate unless:
y The Eclipse SST receiver has been properly calibrated and the calibration has been checked
for accuracy so that the receiver shows the correct depth.
y The drill head has been located correctly and accurately and the receiver is directly above
and parallel to the transmitter in the tool underground or above the front locate point (FLP).
y The receiver height-above-ground or ultrasonic distance has been set correctly.
y The SST transmitter remains at a distance of at least 15 ft (4.6 m) from any metal or metallic
objects.
¾ Interference can cause inaccuracies in the measurement of depth and loss of pitch, roll, or the
transmitter’s location or heading.
y Sources of interference include but are not limited to traffic signal loops, invisible dog fences,
cable TV, power lines, fiber-trace lines, metal structures, cathodic protection, telephone lines,
cell phones, transmission towers, conductive earth, salt water, rebar, radio frequencies, and
other unknown sources of interference.
y Interference with the operation of the remote display may also occur from other sources
operating nearby on the same frequency, such as car rental agencies using their remote
check-in modules, other directional drilling locating equipment, etc.
¾ Carefully review this operator’s manual and be sure that you always operate the DigiTrak Eclipse
SST system properly to obtain accurate depth, pitch, roll, yaw, and locate points. If you have any
questions about the operation of the DigiTrak Eclipse SST System, please call DCI’s Customer
Service Department at 425-251-0559 or 800-288-3610.
REMEMBER
If you are having difficulty on the job, call DCI (425-251-0559 or
800-288-3610) and we’ll attempt to help you solve the problem.
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