User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Safety Precautions and Warnings
- Dear Customer:
- Introduction
- Receiver
- Transmitter
- Remote Display
- Battery Charger
- 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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Operator’s Manual
Table of Contents (Continued)
REMOTE DISPLAY ..................................................................................................................................... 43
General Description ................................................................................................................................. 43
Power Options ......................................................................................................................................... 44
Connecting the DC Power Cable ......................................................................................................... 44
Installing and Removing the Battery Pack or Brace Insert .................................................................. 44
Power On/Off ........................................................................................................................................... 45
Keypad .................................................................................................................................................... 45
Audible Tones .......................................................................................................................................... 45
Adjusting Screen Contrast ....................................................................................................................... 45
Adjusting the Viewing Angle .................................................................................................................... 46
Attaching and Removing Visor ................................................................................................................ 46
Main Menu ............................................................................................................................................... 47
Contrast Adjustment ............................................................................................................................ 48
Settings Menu .......................................................................................................................................... 49
Display Screens ....................................................................................................................................... 50
Main Display Screen ............................................................................................................................ 50
Depth Display Screen .......................................................................................................................... 50
Predicted Depth Display Screen .......................................................................................................... 51
BATTERY CHARGER ................................................................................................................................. 53
General Description ................................................................................................................................. 53
AC/DC Power Setup ................................................................................................................................ 54
Charging a Battery Pack.......................................................................................................................... 54
Battery Charger LED Indicators .............................................................................................................. 54
Warnings and Precautions ...................................................................................................................... 55
LOCATING .................................................................................................................................................. 57
Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 57
Locate Points (FLP & RLP) and Locate Line (LL) ................................................................................... 58
Effects of Depth, Pitch, and Topography on Distance Between FLP and RLP....................................... 59
Marking Locate Points ............................................................................................................................. 60
Display Screens ....................................................................................................................................... 61
Interference: What It Is and How to Check for It ..................................................................................... 63
Conducting a Background Noise Check .............................................................................................. 63
Suggestions for Dealing with Interference ........................................................................................... 64
Standard Method for Locating the Transmitter ........................................................................................ 65
Finding the Front Locate Point (FLP)................................................................................................... 65
Finding the Locate Line (LL) ................................................................................................................ 67
Finding the RLP to Confirm Transmitter Heading and Position ........................................................... 69
Tracking “On-the-Fly” .............................................................................................................................. 71
Off-Track Locating ................................................................................................................................... 72
THE TARGET STEERING FUNCTION ...................................................................................................... 75
Feasible Target Depth and Positioning the Receiver as a Target ......................................................... 75
Programming the Receiver for Target Steering ...................................................................................... 76
Steering to the Target .............................................................................................................................. 76
Target Steering in Interference Areas ..................................................................................................... 78