User's Manual

Receiver
14 Vermeer
®
DigiTrak
®
L
T
™
Operator’s Manual
HEIGHT ABOVE GROUND
This display menu allows you to enter a height-above-ground
measurement so that you can measure the transmitter depth without
having to place the LT receiver on the ground. If the height-above-
ground function is not on, then you must place the receiver on the
ground to take depth measurements.
The height-above-ground value can be set from a distance of 1 ft (12
in. or 30 cm) up to a maximum value of 3 ft (36 in. or 90 cm), depend-
ing upon the depth units you selected (FT
IN
for feet/inches; “in” for
inches only; and M
CM
for meters/centimeters—see discussion of depth
units menu later in this section). You will see the default height-above-
ground distances for the three depth options as 1
00
for 1 ft 0 in.; “12 in”
for 12 inches; or 0
30
for 0 m 30 cm. When using the “Set” option
described later in this section, the units of measure will increase by 1-
in. increments if using English units and by 2-cm increments if using
metric units.
The height-above-ground function can also be helpful when the depth of the tool is shallower than 28 in.
(71 cm). If the receiver is placed on the ground in this situation, it will be saturated with signal and you will
not see a depth number. Instead you will see four dashed lines ( — — — — ) where the distance/depth
number should display.
When the height-above-ground function is enabled, you will see the height-above-ground value on your
locating screen, as shown in the following figure. You must hold the receiver at this height to get accurate
depth measurements.
Locating Mode Display with 1-ft 9-in. Height Above Ground
NOTE: When you turn off the receiver, calibrate, or change the depth units, the height-above-
ground function automatically turns off and the current height-above-ground setting is
deleted.
Height-Above-
Ground Setting
Distance to
Transmitter
Height
Above
Ground
Transmitter
Depth