Operating Instructions
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DigiTrak
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F5
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SST
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Operator’s Manual
8. Measure SST Transmitter Current Draw
Using an amp meter hooked up in series as shown in the figure above, measure the current draw of the
SST transmitter
—a good reading is approximately 0.2 to 0.5 amp. The current draw will increase as the
distance you drill increases. A normal current draw, for example, at 1500 ft (457 m) is about 0.7 amp. The
maximum current draw you should see is approximately 1 amp.
9. Install SST Transmitter into Aligned Non-mag Tooling Assembly
To install the SST transmitter into the aligned non-mag housing (tooling assembly), first screw the
threaded end of the extraction/insertion tool into one of the two threaded holes (1/4”-20 thread) in the
wireline end of the transmitter. Then insert the front end of the transmitter into the back end of the
housing and gently push it in using the extraction/insertion tool until you feel the index slot engage onto
the housing key. When the transmitter is properly keyed, it will not rotate.
NOTE
: Always use the extraction/insertion tool to install or remove the cable transmitter. Do not
ever try to remove the transmitter from the housing by pulling on the transmitter wire.
Disconnect the amp meter, and reconnect the
SST transmitter’s wire to the power post on the cable box.
Be sure to ground the housing; this is commonly done by cutting a length of wire and touching one end to
a negative battery terminal and the other end to the non-mag housing.
Setting Reference Heading and Roll Offset
10. Set Reference Heading
– Shoot the Probe
Press the up button on the front of the remote display from the cable mode screen to open the reference
heading popup menu. The current heading (Heading) of the SST transmitter will display in the
“Set”
option box in the popup menu; this is the value that will be used for the reference heading (Ref Heading).
T
he receiver’s locate mode screen also displays the heading of the SST transmitter.
SST Remote Popup Menu for Establishing Reference Heading
Keypad option for
manual input of
reference heading
Set option shows
current SST
transmitter heading