User's Manual

DIGITAL CONTROL INCORPORATED
DigiTrak
®
F2™ Operator’s Manual 3
Table of Contents
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND WARNINGS ................................................................................................ 5
DEAR CUSTOMER: ...................................................................................................................................... 7
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 9
RECEIVER .................................................................................................................................................. 11
General Description ................................................................................................................................. 11
Power On/Off ........................................................................................................................................... 12
Installing and Removing the Battery Pack ........................................................................................... 12
Turning On the Receiver ...................................................................................................................... 12
Turning Off the Receiver ...................................................................................................................... 15
Automatic Shutdown ............................................................................................................................ 15
Trigger Switch .......................................................................................................................................... 15
Audible Tones .......................................................................................................................................... 15
Adjusting Screen Contrast ....................................................................................................................... 16
Main Menu ............................................................................................................................................... 16
Height-Above-Ground (HAG) Menu ........................................................................................................ 17
Turn On HAG ....................................................................................................................................... 18
Turn Off HAG ....................................................................................................................................... 18
Set HAG ............................................................................................................................................... 19
Telemetry Channel Menu ........................................................................................................................ 20
Calibration Menu ..................................................................................................................................... 21
1-Point Calibration (Above Ground) .................................................................................................... 22
2 Point Calibration (In Ground) ............................................................................................................ 24
Units Menu .............................................................................................................................................. 26
Depth Units Menu ................................................................................................................................ 26
Pitch Units Menu .................................................................................................................................. 27
Target Steering Menu .............................................................................................................................. 28
Turn On Target Steering ...................................................................................................................... 28
Turn Off Target Steering ...................................................................................................................... 29
Set Target Depth.................................................................................................................................. 29
Display Screens ....................................................................................................................................... 31
Locate Mode Screen ............................................................................................................................ 31
Depth Mode Screen ............................................................................................................................. 32
Predicted Depth Display Screen .......................................................................................................... 32
Standard Receiver Display Screen Symbols .......................................................................................... 33
TRANSMITTER ........................................................................................................................................... 35
Types of F2 Transmitters......................................................................................................................... 35
Batteries and Power On/Off .................................................................................................................... 36
Installing Batteries / Power On ............................................................................................................ 36
Transmitter Battery Status ................................................................................................................... 36
Sleep Mode (Automatic Shutdown) / Power Off .................................................................................. 36
Transmitter Housing Requirements ......................................................................................................... 37
Temperature Updates and Overheat Indicator ........................................................................................ 38
Transmitter Temperature Warning Tones............................................................................................ 38
Transmitter Overheat Indicator (Temp Dot) ......................................................................................... 39