User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Operator’s Manual
- Digital
- Control
- Incorporated
- DCI Headquarters 19625 62nd Ave. S., Suite B-103 Kent, Washington 98032 USA Tel 425 251 0559 / 800 288 3610 Fax 253 395 2800 E-mail DCI@digital-control.com www.digitrak.com
- Important Notice
- Safety Precautions and Warnings
- Safety Precautions and Warnings (Continued)
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- Introduction
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- Receiver
- Power On
- Toggle and Trigger Switches
- Speaker and Audible Tones
- Adjusting Screen Contrast
- Main Menu
- Locate Menu
- Set US Menu
- Low Fre/High Fre Menu
- Configure Menu
- Changing the Telemetry Channel
- 1-Point Calibration
- 2-Point Calibration (In-ground Calibration)
- Changing the Grade Mode
- Changing the Depth Measurement Mode
- Cold Screen / Normal Screen
- Tele Option A/B
- Locator DL / No Locator DL (Enabling and Disabling DataLog Menus)
- Set Roll / Unset Roll (Enabling and Disabling Roll Offset Function)
- Remote Display
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- Transmitter
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- Battery Charger
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- Locating
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- The Target Steering® Function
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- Cable System
- Cable System Components
- Non-DCI Supplies Required for Operating the Cable System
- Connecting Power Supply to Power Source and Cable Transmitter
- Grounding the Cable Transmitter
- Cable Transmitter On/Off
- Calibrating the Cable Transmitter
- Enabling the Roll Offset Function on the Remote Display
- Locating Using the Cable System
- Viewing Transmitter Depth or Predicted Depth
- Viewing Status of Cable System Power Source
- Target Steering Function Using the Cable System
- Troubleshooting
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- Appendix
- Depth Increase in Inches (Centimeters) per 6-foot (1.8 meter) Rod
- Depth Increase in Inches (Centimeters) per 10-foot (3-meter) Rod
- Depth Increase in Inches (Centimeters) per 15-foot (4.6-meter) Rod
- Percent of Grade to Degree Conversions (0.1% Pitch Transmitters or Sensitive Pitch)
- Degree to Percent of Grade Conversions (0.1% Pitch Transmitters)
- Calculating Depth Based on Distance Between FLP and RLP
- LIMITED WARRANTY
Remote Display
To access one of the main menu options, select the item and then press the execute button once. The
result for each menu item is shown in the following table. From any menu screen, you can press the down
toggle arrow twice to return to the Remote menu.
Remote Display Main Menu Options
Remote
Puts the remote display unit into receiving mode.
Cable Puts the remote display unit into cable system receiving mode. This mode is
required when using the Eclipse cable transmitter. For complete information about
operating the Eclipse cable system, see the Cable System section.
Power Off Turns off the Eclipse remote display.
NOTE: If using the Eclipse cable system, the remote must be turned off before
making a wire connection (see Cable System section).
Configure Presents another set of menu options. See the “Configure Menu” section below
for an explanation of the Configure menu options.
Configure Menu
The Configure menu options for the remote display are similar to those for the receiver, and many
operate in the same way. The table below lists the remote display Configure menu options in the order
that they appear and explains their functions and uses.
Remote Display Configure Menu Options
Tele Ch. Changes the telemetry channel setting for the remote display to receive communi-
cation from the receiver (see “Changing the Telemetry Channel” in the Receiver
section of this manual).
NOTE: The remote display must be set to the same channel as the receiver.
° Grade /
% Grade
Changes how the transmitter’s pitch information is displayed at the remote display
(see “Changing the Grade Mode” in the Receiver section). The pitch can be
displayed in percent slope (%) or in degrees (°).
Use Metric /
Use English
Changes the depth measurement mode (see “Changing the Depth Measurement
Mode” in the Receiver section). The depth can be displayed in metric units or in
three forms of English units (IN Only, FT Only, or FT/IN Units). When measuring
depth in metric units, the transmitter temperature is displayed in °C; when mea-
suring in English units, the transmitter temperature is displayed in °F.
IN Only /
FT Only /
FT/IN Units
Changes the English units for the depth setting. Selecting IN Only will display the
depth in inches and change the menu option to show FT Only. Selecting FT Only
will display the depth in feet and will change the menu option to show FT/IN
Units. Selecting FT/IN Units will display depth in feet and inches and will change
the menu option to show IN Only. All these depth measurement options display
the temperature in °F.
Cold Screen /
Normal Screen
Changes from one contrast mode to the other—the screen can have a black
(cold) background or a light (normal) background (see “Cold Screen / Normal
Screen” in the Receiver section).
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