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
Starting the Dual-Frequency Transmitter
in Single-Frequency Mode
Loading Batteries
for Single Mode
1. Remove the battery cap, and hold the transmitter vertically with the battery
compartment down and the front end pointing up (see diagram).
2. Load two C-cells (or a SuperCell battery) into the battery compartment with
the positive terminal(s) entering first.
3. Replace the battery cap while rotating the transmitter in this vertical position
until the cap is flush with the end of the battery compartment.
4. Power up the receiver and verify that you see Low Fre on the main menu
screen.
5. Select Locate from the receiver’s main menu screen, and click the trigger.
6. You will see SH above the thermometer on the left side of the screen to
indicate the transmitter is in single-high mode.
7. Verify that the signal strength is approximately 565 when the receiver is 10 ft
(3 m) from the transmitter (in the housing), and record the value.
Sleep Mode (Automatic Shutoff)
The Eclipse transmitter will shut down (go into “sleep” mode) to conserve battery power if it is stationary
for 15 minutes. To “wake up” the transmitter, simply rotate the drill string.
Transmitter Housing Requirements
To achieve maximum range and battery life for all of DCI’s transmitters, the slots in the housing must be
long enough and correctly positioned. Slot measurements should always be taken from the inside of the
housing.
DCI recommends at least three slots equally spaced around the circumference of the housing. The slots
must be at least 1/16 or 0.0625 in. (1.6 mm) wide. The position and length requirements of the housing
slots for the different Eclipse transmitters are given below.
For the standard and dual-frequency transmitters (15.00 in./381.0 mm long), each slot should begin at
least 2.0 in. (51 mm) from the front or index cap end of the transmitter and must be at least 8.5 in. (216
mm) long (see figure below).
Battery Compartment End Index Cap End
Slot Position
Slot Length
8.5 in. (216 mm)
2.0 in.
(51 mm)
Standard and Dual-Frequency Transmitter Housing Slot Requirements
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