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DigiTrak Falcon F5® 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, date/time, 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, or after resuming work (such as
after lunch) using the same frequency bands, simply install batteries with the
positive end first and completely fasten the battery cap.
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Remote Display (Aurora)
The Aurora
®
remote display powers on automatically with the drill rig.
1. Connect the telemetry antenna and connect the Aurora to 10–28 VDC power on the drill rig. It
displays the Home screen.
2. Tap
Main Menu
in the taskbar, then
Receiver
to set your type of receiver, telemetry
channel to match that of the receiver, and region.
3. Tap
to return to the Main Menu, then in the Settings tab, tap
Device
to set the date, time,
and depth and pitch units. 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. Tap
Home
to return to the Home screen. If the receiver is receiving data from a transmitter,
that data will now display on the Aurora.
If you are using an existing DigiTrak remote display, select F5 to receive data from the locator, and 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 F5 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.