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DIGITAL CONTROL INCORPORATED

Table of Contents

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND WARNINGS..................................................................................vi

INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................................

Basic DigiTrak Equipment

...................................................................................................1

Basic DigiTrak Operation

.....................................................................................................2

Technical Support

................................................................................................................3

RECEIVER .......................................................................................................................................

Display Window Ic

ons .........................................................................................................6

On/Off ..................................................................................................................................

Receiving the Transmitter’

s Signals....................................................................................8

Clicking vs. Holding the T

rigger ..........................................................................................8

Changing the Receiver’s Channel Setting

...........................................................................9

Changing the Depth Measurement Units (English vs.

Metric) ..........................................10

Battery Status Display for Rec

eiver and Transmitter ........................................................10

Warning Tones for Transmitter Overheat

..........................................................................11

Ultrasonic Func

tion............................................................................................................11

Setting the Ultrasonic Distance or Height-Above-Ground Measurement

....................12

Zeroing the Ultras

onics................................................................................................12

Calibrating the Rec

eiver ....................................................................................................13

1-Point Calibration Procedure

.....................................................................................13

2-Point Calibration Proc

edure.....................................................................................14

Calibrating with Transmitter Underground at Shallow Depth

(<10 ft) .........................16

Using Depth Antenna Plumb Line to M

ark Locate Points ................................................16

Finding Firmware Vers

ion..................................................................................................17

5.0 Series Firmware Func

tions..........................................................................................17

Predicted Depth Key Points

........................................................................................17

Procedure for Observing the Predic

ted Depth............................................................18

Viewing the Transmitter’s Temperature and the Rec

eiver’s Battery Status ..............18

Viewing the Receiver’s B

attery Voltage......................................................................18

Off Feature

..................................................................................................................18

Accessing the Receiver’s Running Time Meter

..........................................................18

TRANSMITTER ..............................................................................................................................

How a Transmitter Works

..................................................................................................19

Batteries.............................................................................................................................

Temperature Display

.........................................................................................................20

Battery Status Dis

play .......................................................................................................20

Temperature Overheat

......................................................................................................20

Sleep Mode (Automatic Shutoff)........................................................................................

Verifying Proper Fit of Trans

mitter in Housing ..................................................................21

Locating the Trans

mitter....................................................................................................23

Sensitive-Pitch Trans

mitters..............................................................................................23

Transmitter as an Inc

linometer..........................................................................................23

Serial Numbers

..................................................................................................................24

Specifications.....................................................................................................................

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