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Supplement B for DigiTrak® Falcon F5®
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Important Safety Instructions
Always operate your DigiTrak locating system properly to obtain accurate depth, pitch, roll, and locate
points. If you have any questions about the operation of the system, please contact DCI Customer Service
for assistance.
This document is a companion to your Falcon F5
®
guidance system operator's manual, which contains a
more thorough list of warnings regarding the potential for serious injury and death, work slowdowns, property
damage, and other hazards and warnings regarding the operation of horizontal drilling equipment. Please read
and understand your system operator's manual completely before operating the equipment described in this
manual.
What is This Document For?
Supplement B addresses the changes to the user interface that accompany the introduction of the Falcon F5
Sub-k™ Rebar transmitter and Full Scale Sensitive Pitch (FSSP). If you purchased your Falcon F5 guidance
system without this capability, you can contact Customer Service for details on obtaining an update that
includes these features. This supplement discusses the user interface changes that accompany these
features.
Other Documents
Please visit the Falcon F5
at our website to download the:
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Falcon F5 Operator's Manual
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Falcon F5 Supplement A: iGPS
What's New
The latest Falcon F5
®
guidance systems include an updated frequency optimizer and other productivity-
enhancing features.
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The
Sub-k™ Rebar (FTR)
transmitter in its Down mode uses mid-power, ultra-low frequencies in the
0.33–0.75 kHz range for the depth/locate signal, plus frequencies at 4.5–18 kHz specifically for data, for
best performance around passive interference like rebar. It also features a standard-power Up mode that
functions like our original transmitter using just Bands 7–16 (4.5–18 kHz). The Sub-k Rebar transmitter is
an excellent solution for tough interference conditions commonly found around rebar.
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Full Scale Sensitive Pitch
provides extremely sensitive 0.1% pitch resolution throughout the entire
range of ±99.9% slope for precision grade work.
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The frequency optimizer now always shows interference in the two currently selected bands as active
graphs at the left of the FO screen. This also simplifies the
Transmitter Selection
menu by removing the
now unneeded
View Frequency Optimization
icon.
To add these features to an earlier-model Falcon F5 receiver, contact Customer Service at 425.251.0559 or
.
Rebar transmitter users in Australia may require a modification to the receiver to accommodate regional
frequency parameters. Please contact your local dealer for more information.
