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DigiTrak Falcon F5® Operator's Manual
If you are already familiar with the DataLog feature, Falcon F5 includes four new functions requested by
users like you: Left/Right Offset, Deviation, Flags, and Pins.
1.
Sidewalk
2.
Right offset
3.
Right deviation
4.
Fire hydrant
5.
Pin distance to the right
6.
Set pin marking fire hydrant
7.
Intended bore path
8.
Actual bore path
9.
Set flag marking gas line
crossing
10.
Marked gas line
Left/Right Offset, Deviation, Flags, and Pins
Left/Right Offset
On the
DataLog
menu,
L/R Offset
lets you specify a given horizontal distance you intend to maintain from a
feature beside the bore path, such as a curb, guardrail, or surveyed path. Think of this as a "running
waypoint" that is recorded as long as the offset is in effect.
In the image above, the offset is a "right" offset, meaning the intended bore path is to the right of the sidewalk
feature.
Deviation
Also on the
DataLog
menu,
Deviation
lets you mark how far the drill head is deviating from the intended bore
path. If an offset is in effect, it is how far the drill head is deviating from the offset.
Each time you log a rod at the Locate screen (hold trigger, toggle right), this feature lets you also record your
current deviation from the bore path. For example, if you know you are supposed to be a certain distance
from a guardrail but locate the drill head at a slightly farther distance, or are following a surveyed path and
locate the drill head slightly to one side of the path, enter the difference as a left or right deviation.
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.