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DigiTrak Falcon F1™ Operator's Manual
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Receiver
1. Install a fully charged battery pack.
2. Power on the receiver by holding the trigger briefly.
3. Click to accept the “Read the manual before using” statement. The
subsequent information screen provides useful information such as
software version and compatible transmitters. Click to advance.
4. First time use: from the
Main
>
Settings
menu
, set the depth units,
pitch units, and telemetry channel.
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5. On the Main menu, set the optional Height-Above-Ground
.
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Transmitter
Do not power on the transmitter until after running the frequency optimizer on
the receiver (see next section). After that, simply install batteries with the
positive end first and completely fasten the battery cap.
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Remote Display (FCD)
1. Install a fully charged battery pack in the battery compartment.
2. Press the button to turn on the remote display.
3. First time use: from the
Main
>
Settings
menu
, set the depth units, pitch units, and telemetry
channel. Use the same settings as on the receiver. It is also good practice to use the same system
of units (English or metric) on both devices.
4. Verify data is being received from receiver. If not, verify proper region is set on both devices.
5. If your existing DigiTrak remote display does not have an option for F1 as the receiver, select F2.
If you are using a different remote display, refer to the separate operator's manual located on the flash drive
that accompanied your guidance system and also at
Setup Summary
Getting started with a Falcon F1™ receiver is easy: run the frequency optimizer, walk and scan the bore
path, pair the receiver with the transmitter, calibrate, check Above Ground Range, and check for active
interference. It's all summarized in the following several paragraphs, with links to the details later in this
manual. If you're hungry for the details now, skip to
on page 9.
Select Frequency Optimizer
1. With the transmitter off (batteries not installed), take the receiver to the point along the intended
bore that might create the biggest locating challenge, like the deepest point of the bore or where
there is obvious active interference such as a railway crossing, transformer, traffic lights, or power
lines.
2. Power on the receiver and select
Frequency Optimizer
(FO)
from the Main menu.
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3. With the FO results active (the Exit button will be flashing), walk the entire intended bore path with
the receiver and note areas of high background noise (active interference). The higher a frequency
band's bar is on the graph, the greater the interference.