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)
- _
- Introduction
- _
- 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
- _
- Transmitter
- _
- Battery Charger
- _
- Locating
- _
- The Target Steering® Function
- _
- 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
- _
- 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
DIGITAL CONTROL INCORPORATED
Dear Customer:
We would like to thank you for choosing the DigiTrak Eclipse Locating System. We are
proud of the equipment that we have been designing and building in Washington State
since 1990. We believe strongly in providing a unique, high-quality product and standing
behind it with superior customer service and training.
We ask that you take the time to read this entire manual—especially the section on
safety. Also, please fill out the warranty registration and mail it in or fax it to us at 253-
395-2800. We will put you on the Digital Control mailing list and send you product up-
grade information and our FasTrak™ newsletter.
We also ask that you feel free to contact us at the most convenient of our global offices
listed on the front cover if you are experiencing any problems with the equipment or
have any questions regarding its use. Our Customer Service Department is available 24
hours a day, 7 days a week to provide assistance.
As the horizontal directional drilling industry grows, we try to keep an eye on the future
to develop equipment that will make your job faster and easier. We encourage you to
stay current by visiting our web site on the Internet at
www.digitrak.com or by giving us a
call at any of our offices worldwide.
We welcome questions, comments, and ideas.
Digital Control Incorporated
Kent, Washington
September 2008
DigiTrak
®
Eclipse
®
Operator’s Manual 7