User's Manual

DIGITAL CONTROL INCORPORATED
34 DigiTrak Falcon
™
F5
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Operator’s Manual
Flags and Pins
While recording a DataLog, at the Locate screen, toggle right to set a Flag or Pin. Match flags
and pins later with entries in your drilling log book to add important detail to your Log-While-
Drilling report.
Flags
Select a Flag when crossing any item of interest along the bore path, like a sidewalk, marked
utility line, or river bank. The receiver internally assigns a sequential flag number starting at 1.
Enter the approximate distance along the current rod; the receiver will calculate the total
horizontal distance of the flag based on the total number of rods already logged.
Pins
Select a Pin to mark the location of a nearby land feature point (survey flag, fire hydrant, light
post) that can help locate the bore path later. Setting a pin requires three pieces of data:
1. An identifying number. Use any number, like a survey station mark.
2. The approximate distance along the current rod (if halfway along a 10 ft. rod, enter 5 ft.).
3. The distance of the drill head to the right or left of the feature (perpendicular). In the
preceding image, because the drill head is to the right of the fire hydrant "feature", the pin
is recorded as to the right.
Diagnostics
This menu lets you check the performance of your F5 receiver.
Diagnostics Menu
Level Check
System Self-
Test
Signal Self-
Test
Exit