User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Important Safety Instructions
- Getting Started
- Receiver
- Receiver Menus
- Locating Basics
- Advanced Locating
- Transmitter
- Appendix A: System Specifications
- Appendix B: Receiver Screen Symbols
- Appendix C: Projected Depth Versus Actual Depth and the Fore/Aft Offset
- Appendix D: Calculating Depth Based on Distance Between FLP and RLP
- Appendix E: Reference Tables
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Operator's Manual
Pitch Units Menu 20
Set Time and Calendar Menu 21
Telemetry Channel Menu 21
Roll Offset Menu 22
Pressure Units Menu 23
Temperature Units Menu 23
Language Selection Menu 23
Frequency Optimization and Transmitter Selection 24
Frequency Optimization 24
So I Just Paired, Now What? 27
Transmitter Selection 27
View Frequency Optimization 28
Transmitter Information 28
DataLog 29
Left/Right Offset 30
Deviation 30
Flags and Pins 31
Diagnostics 31
Perform Level Check 32
Perform System Self-Test 32
Perform Signal Self-Test 33
System Info 34
Locating Basics 35
Locating Screens 36
Locate Screen 36
Locate Screen Shortcuts 37
Depth Screen 37
Predicted Depth Screen 38
Depth Screen, Invalid Location 39
Interference 39
What is Interference? 40
Checking for Interference 40
Roll/Pitch Check 41
Suggestions for Dealing with Interference 42
Locate Points (FLP & RLP) and Locate Line (LL) 43
Effects of Depth, Pitch, and Topography on Distance Between FLP and RLP 44
Marking Locate Points 45
Locating the Transmitter 45
Finding the Front Locate Point (FLP) 46
Finding the Locate Line (LL) 47
Finding the RLP to Confirm Transmitter Heading and Position 49
Advanced Locating 51
Tracking “On-the-Fly” 51
Off-Track Locating 52
Target Steering 54
Feasible Target Steering Area 55
Turning Target Steering On 55
Positioning the Receiver as the Target 56