User's Manual

DIGITAL CONTROL INCORPORATED

DigiTrak Falcon

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Operator’s Manual 5

Getting Started

Introduction

Typical DigiTrak Falcon Locating System

Congratulations on your purchase of a DigiTrak Falcon™ F2

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walkover locating system, the

most advanced method of active interference detection and avoidance available in the HDD

industry today.

Historically, locating systems have transmitted the underground signal on a single frequency.

DCI pioneered this much-copied approach in the early days of the HDD industry. The

inherent challenge has always been that because interference varies from jobsite to jobsite, a

single frequency transmitter that performs well on one jobsite might not perform well on the

next. This limitation creates variability in performance and compromises the success of the

bore in areas with high interference.

The Falcon Frequency Optimizer scans the bore site for interference on multiple frequencies

in a matter of seconds. When optimization is complete, it assembles the frequencies with the

lowest noise (least amount of active interference) into nine different frequency bands shown

on a simple graph. Choose the band best for the job at hand—typically the band with the

lowest noise level—pair the transmitter to the receiver with a simple infrared command, and

in seconds, the Falcon F2 locating system is ready to drill. Assign a second optimized band

as an alternate. At your next bore, re-scan and choose the best bands for the new job site.

Now you can say goodbye to purchasing and keeping track of multiple transmitters—simply

optimize your Falcon F2 dual wideband transmitter and drill with the lowest-noise frequencies

every time.

Receiver

Batteries,

charger,

and cable

Transmitter

Aurora

touchscreen

display