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
- LIMITED WARRANTY
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F2™ Operator’s Manual 9
Introduction
DigiTrak F2 Locating System
The DigiTrak F2 Locating System is used during horizontal directional drilling (HDD) operations to locate
and track a transmitter installed in the drill head. The system consists of a handheld receiver, a
transmitter, a remote display with battery or cable power options, a battery charger system, and three
rechargeable lithium-ion battery packs used for powering the receiver and remote.
Locating is streamlined using the F2 receiver’s graphic display and menu system. The real-time graphics
guide you in positioning a target in a box on the display window to help locate the transmitter.
In addition to the basic locating capabilities of directional tracking and depth, the F2 system includes the
advanced features of predicted depth, off-track locating, and Target Steering
to navigate the drill head
easily and accurately even when obstacles prevent walkover tracking.
This manual provides information on each F2 system component—the receiver, transmitter, remote
display, and battery charger—in separate sections following this Introduction. These sections are followed
by the Locating section, which explains important locating terms and gives step-by-step locating
instructions.
FX Transmitter
FXL Transmitter
Battery
Charger
Receiver
Remote Display
Rechargeable
Battery Pack