User's Manual

DIGITAL CONTROL INCORPORATED
Table of Contents (Continued)
TRANSMITTER (Continued)
Sleep Mode (Automatic Shutoff)............................................................................................................40
Transmitter Housing Requirements....................................................................................................... 40
General Transmitter Care Instructions................................................................................................... 41
BATTERY CHARGER.................................................................................................................................43
AC/DC Power Setup .............................................................................................................................. 44
Charging a Battery.................................................................................................................................44
LOCATING..................................................................................................................................................47
Locate Points (FLP & RLP) and Locate Line (LL) .................................................................................48
Locating Procedure................................................................................................................................ 49
THE TARGET STEERING FUNCTION ......................................................................................................53
Determining Feasible Target Depth....................................................................................................... 53
Programming Target Depth ................................................................................................................... 54
Positioning Receiver as Target..............................................................................................................55
Steering to the Target ............................................................................................................................56
CABLE SYSTEM.........................................................................................................................................57
Cable System Components ................................................................................................................... 57
Non-DCI Supplies Required for Operating the Cable System..............................................................59
Connecting Power Supply to Power Source and Cable Transmitter.................................................... 60
Grounding the Cable Transmitter ..........................................................................................................60
Cable Transmitter On/Off....................................................................................................................... 61
Calibrating the Cable Transmitter..........................................................................................................61
Enabling the Roll Offset Function on the Remote Display..................................................................... 61
Enabling Roll Offset Function ........................................................................................................... 61
Setting Roll Offset Number...............................................................................................................61
Locating Using the Cable System..........................................................................................................62
Viewing Transmitter Depth or Predicted Depth ..................................................................................... 62
Viewing Status of Cable System Power Source.................................................................................... 63
Target Steering Function Using the Cable System ............................................................................... 63
TROUBLESHOOTING................................................................................................................................65
APPENDIX ..................................................................................................................................................67
Depth Increase in Inches (Centimeters) per 6-foot (1.8 meter) Rod .................................................... 68
Depth Increase in Inches (Centimeters) per 10-foot (3-meter) Rod..................................................... 69
Depth Increase in Inches (Centimeters) per 15-foot (4.6-meter) Rod.................................................. 70
Percent of Grade to Degree Conversions (0.1% Pitch Transmitters or Sensitive Pitch)...................... 71
Degree to Percent of Grade Conversions (0.1% Pitch Transmitters)...................................................72
Calculating Depth Based on Distance Between FLP and RLP ............................................................ 73
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