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
Transmitter
Batteries
The 15.00-in. (381.0-mm) transmitters require two C-cell alkaline batteries or one DCI SuperCell Lithium
Battery. The 19.00-in. (482.6-mm) long-range transmitter requires one DCI SuperCell Lithium Battery,
although two C-cell alkaline batteries will work for a very short period of time. The mini transmitter
requires one AA alkaline battery. DCI does not recommend using non-alkaline or rechargeable batteries.
The batteries are loaded into the battery compartment with the positive terminals going in first.
The amount of power remaining in the batteries is displayed on the depth and predicted depth display
screens (see Locating section). However, the SuperCell battery will display as fully charged until
moments before it goes dead. Therefore, it is necessary to monitor drilling hours when using the
SuperCell battery.
When using two C-cell alkaline batteries, it may be beneficial to solder or wrap the batteries to avoid
battery chatter in hard ground conditions.
Temperature Updates and Overheat Indicator
Transmitter temperature information is displayed both digitally and graphically on the receiver. When the
transmitter’s temperature increases, audible warning tones are emitted by both the receiver and the
remote display. Temperatures are displayed in degrees Fahrenheit (°F) when the depth measurement
mode is in English units, and degrees Celsius (°C) when the depth mode is in metric units.
Normal drilling temperatures range from 64°F (16°C) to 104°F (40°C). DCI recommends that you keep the
transmitter temperature below 104°F (40°C) by slowing penetration rates and/or adding more drilling fluid.
Each transmitter has a temperature overheat indicator (temp dot) located on the stainless-steel front end
cap. The temp dot on a new transmitter is white (see photo). If the temp dot is black, the transmitter has
been exposed to temperatures in excess of 220°F (104°C). The transmitter should then be deemed
unreliable and should not be used on further projects.
Temp Dot
Index Slot at
6 o’clock Position
Front End Cap of Transmitter Showing Temp Dot and Index Slot
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