User's Manual

Target Steering
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F5 User Guide 56
Positioning the Receiver as a Target and
Setting a Target Depth
To activate the receiver as a target, a target depth must be
set on the receiver. The target depth is the depth you want
the drill head to be at when it reaches the location below the
receiver.
Be sure that the bend radius of both the drill stem and the
product you will install allows for the steering required to
reach your target depth. Also, if the receiver is to be placed
above ground level, you must add that distance to the target
depth.
Turn On Target Steering:
1. Toggle up (push toggle switch toward display) to access
the Target Depth menu. The following screen displays.
Set Target Depth Screen
The Target Depth menu shows the correct orientation
of the receiver and transmitter for using Target
Steering when the transmitter is within range. To
position the receiver as a target, place the receiver
ahead of the transmitter’s front locate point while still
within range of the transmitter (transmitter on screen)
and the battery end of the receiver facing the drill rig
or last locate point.
2. If the depth value on the display matches your target
depth, pull the trigger to select the checkmark.
Programmed
Target Depth
Receiver on
Ground
Ahead of
Transmitter
Transmitter
in Ground
Behind
Receiver
Turn on
Programmed
Target Depth
Reprogram
Target Depth
Exit