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FALCON F +

USER MANUAL

DCI DigiGuide

10.31.2022

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FALCON F +

DCI DigiGuide User Manual

10.31.2022

Important Safety Info

Bootcamp

Initial Setup

Jobsite Setup

During Drilling

Post Drilling

Advanced Topics

Troubleshooting

Reference

Содержание F2+

Страница 1: ...2ndAveSSuiteB103Kent WA98032U S dci digital control com digital control com 1 800 288 3610 1 425 251 0559 FALCON F2 DCIDigiGuideUserManual 10 31 2022 ImportantSafetyInfo Bootcamp InitialSetup JobsiteSetup DuringDrilling PostDrilling AdvancedTopics Troubleshooting Reference ...

Страница 2: ...e inaccurate Interferencecanleadtoinaccuratedepthreadingsand orinterruption ofdata See SpecialNotesAboutInterference formoredetails DCIguidancesystemsareusedtolocateandguidethetransmitter housing underground Theycannotbeusedtolocateunderground utilities Failuretofindthefrontandrearlocatepointscanleadtoinaccuracies whichmayresultindrillingoff pathandstrikinganundergroundutility ThelocatelineonaDCIl...

Страница 3: ...ryorrequiredsafetyprecautions Ifyouhaveanyquestionsabouttheoperationofyourguidancesystem pleasecontactDCICustomerServiceforassistance SPECIAL NOTES ABOUT INTERFERENCE WhileDCIguidancesystemsprovideyouwithtechnologytocombatactive interference andpassiveinterference withtheSub KRebartransmitter noguidancesystemisimmunetoallinterference Interferencecanleadtoinaccuratedepthreadingsand orinterruptionor...

Страница 4: ... Depthand locatepointsmaybecompromisedandthelocatorwillnotcalibrate Interferenceisclassifiedaseitheractive generatingelectro magnetic signals orpassive materialthatcanconductorblockelectro magnetic signals Sourcesofinterferencemayinclude Active Trafficsignalloops Burieddogfences Cathodicprotection Radiocommunications Securitysystems Microwavetowers Power phone fiber traceandcableTVlines Passive Me...

Страница 5: ...questionsabouttheoperationofyourguidancesystem pleasecontactDCICustomerServiceforassistance STORAGE AND SHIPPING OF BATTERIES Removethebatteriesfromallsystemcomponentsduringshippingand prolongedstorage Failuretodosomayresultinbatteryleakage whichmay leadtoriskofexplosion healthrisks and ordamage Storeandtransportbatteriesusingasuitableprotectivecasethatwillkeep batteriessafelyisolatedfromoneanothe...

Страница 6: ...thismethodisunreliableandinaccuratebecausethepeak signalstrengthisnotalwaysdirectlyabovethetransmitterhousing Inaddition peaksignallocatingdoesn tshowwherethedrilltoolisheaded Thinkofdrillinglikedrivingacar itismoreeffectivetolookaheadthrough thewindshieldtoseewhereyouaregoingthantolookdownattheroad throughthefloorboardtokeepthecar drilltool ontheroad drillpath BALL IN THE BOX GUIDANCE DCI sdesign...

Страница 7: ...nstantpitch usethepredicteddepthfeatureattheFrontLocatePoint Thiseliminatestheneedfordepthreadingsoverthetransmitter speeding upthedrillingprocess INTERFERENCE AND SIGNAL STABILITY Interferencecancauseincorrectlocatedatathatreduceslocating accuracy Therearetwodifferenttypesofinterferencethatcandistortthe transmittersignal activeandpassive Activeinterference or noise consistsofanythingthatemitsasig...

Страница 8: ...g thisindicatesextremeinterference Depthand locatepointsmaybecompromisedandthelocatorwillnotcalibrate OPTIMIZE EVERY JOB Noisevariesbyamountandfrequencydependingonwhereyouareand eventhetimeofday That swhyit simportanttofindthebestfrequencies forevery bore Thisiscalledfrequency optimization andonlyFalconhasit Using frequencieswiththehighestprobabilityofsuccessagainstnoiseincreases locatingaccuracya...

Страница 9: ...thetoggleright Usethetriggerswitchtopoweronthelocator selectamenuoption and takeadepthreading Pullandrelease click thetriggertoselect Insomecases you llneedto holdthetriggerforasecondormoretouseafunction suchasturningthe locatoronortakingadepthreading SCREEN ELEMENTS OVERVIEW TheLocateMode Depth andPredictedDepthscreensaretheprimary screensyouwilluseforlocating Whenthelocatorisdetectingasignalfrom...

Страница 10: ...ATE MODE SCREEN 1 Locatingball FLPorRLP 2 Locator 3 Rollindicator 4 Rollvalue 5 Roll pitchupdatemeter 6 Transmitterpitch 7 PowerModeandTransmittersignalstrength 8 Transmittertemperature DEPTH SCREEN TheDepthscreendisplayswhenthetriggerisheldwiththelocatoratthe LocateLine LL ...

Страница 11: ...smitterdepth 7 Transmitterbatterystrength WhentheHAGsettingisdisabled thelocatordisplaysat groundlevelandmustbeplacedonthegroundduringdepth readings PREDICTED DEPTH SCREEN ThePredictedDepthscreendisplayswhenthetriggerisheldwiththelocator attheFrontLocatePoint FLP 1 Ball in the Box atFLP 2 3 Transmitterbatterystrength 4 HorizontaldistancebetweentransmitterandFLP ReferenceLockindicator ...

Страница 12: ...elocatorat2 62m Donottakeapredicteddepthreadingwhenthelocatorisover theRearLocatePoint RLP GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS REFERENCE LOCK INDICATOR Indicatesareferencesignalhasbeenobtainedfordisplayingthelocateline DisplaysatthetopoftheLocateModescreen PREDICTED DEPTH ThePredictedDepthscreendisplayswhenthetriggerisheldwiththelocatoratthe FrontLocatePoint FLP Thepredicteddepthishowdeepthetransmitteris calcula...

Страница 13: ...itisrecoveredafterbeinglostor stolen IfyouwanttoenabletheLockOutCapability LOC feature contactDCI support SeetheDCIwebsiteforwarrantytermsandconditions STEP 2 OF 2 ContactyourauthorizedDCIdealerorDCItoregisteryourequipment Youwillneedtheequipmentserialnumberandyourcompanycontact information Here swheretofindyourserialnumber Locator inthebatterycompartment Transmitter engravedonthesteelbody Remoted...

Страница 14: ...IGITALCONTROL INC 14 STEP 1 OF 5 Checkthechargelevelofyourbattery eachofthefivelightsonali ion batteryrepresentsabout20 capacity NiMHbatteriesdonothaveapowermeter Youcanview batterylifeinthetopbanneroftheMainmenu STEP 2 OF 5 Insertbatteryinthelocator ...

Страница 15: ...springsandonebatterycap tool STEP 2 OF 2 Insertbatteriespositiveterminalfirst InstallonespringbetweenC cell batteriestohelppreventchatter IfyouareusingtheFalconTransmitterAdapter FTA withabattery install LithiumRechargeable LiR batteryintotheadapterpositiveterminalfirst FormoreinformationontheFTA see FalconTransmitterAdapterforV2 MultiPower Blue Transmitters intheAdvancedTopicschapter Alkalinebatt...

Страница 16: ...eading Raisingthelocatorabovethegroundalsoprovidesseparationfrom undergroundinterferencethatmightotherwisereducethetransmitter s rangeorcausevariablereadings IfyouareusingTrakStandHAG see TurnonHeightAboveGround inthe DuringDrillingchapter HAGmustbeturnedonmanuallyeachtimeafterthelocatoris poweredonorcalibrated STEP 2 OF 5 TomeasureforstandardHAG holdthelocatoratyoursideasifyouwere holdingasuitcas...

Страница 17: ...rakstandisadjustedforTargetSteering STEP 5 OF 5 Usethekeypadtoenterthe valueyoumeasuredand selectEnter HAGisnowon WhenstandardHAGisenabled thelocatormustbeheldatthesetheightfor accuratedepthreadings HAGmustbeturnedonmanuallyeachtimeafterthelocatoris poweredonorcalibrated TargetSteeringdoesnotadjustdepthforstandardHAGand assumesthelocatorisontheground IfTrakStandHAGis enabled thelocatoradjustsforth...

Страница 18: ...OL INC 18 JobsiteSetup POWER ON STEP 1 OF 5 Checkthechargelevelofyourbattery eachofthefivelightsonali ion batteryrepresentsabout20 capacity NiMHbatteriesdonothaveapowermeter Youcanview batterylifeinthetopbanneroftheMainmenu STEP 2 OF 5 Insertbatteryinthelocator ...

Страница 19: ...UENCIES INTRO BeforescanningwiththeFrequencyOptimizer FO youhavethreeoptions toselectwhichbandstopairwithyourtransmitter Basic QuickScanPair QSP Withfewerclicks bypasstheFOtoscan andpairthepre selectedUpandDownbandsforyourregion AdvancedFO QuickPick Afterscanning usethetwobandswiththe lowestnoiseindicatedbytheFOwithwhitearrows AdvancedFO ManualPick Afterscanning selectoneorbothbandsand assignthemt...

Страница 20: ...iseandselectsthebestfrequenciesforthe presetUpandDownbands Thesepresetsmaynotbethebestbandsforthe jobsite UseAdvanced Scan Pick Pair toviewnoiseonallbands STEP 2 OF 8 Ensurealltransmittersarepoweredofformorethan30 5mawayfromthe locator Inspectthejobsiteandmovelocatortoactivenoiseareaofconcernordeep partofbore keeplocatoraboveandparalleltoborepath STEP 3 OF 8 FromtheMainmenu select QuickScanPair ST...

Страница 21: ...k Scan Pairoption thegearicon STEP 5 OF 8 Insertbatter ies positiveterminalfirstandinstallthebatterycaptopower onthetransmitter STEP 6 OF 8 AlignthetransmittersoitsIRportisnearandfacingtheroundIRportonthe frontofthelocator Falconlocatorswithprogrammablepowermodeoverrideany otherselectionmethodwhenusedwithaV2transmitter ...

Страница 22: ...firmthepairingandpowermode andthenclicktocontinueto Calibration ADVANCED FO SCAN STEP 1 OF 7 BeforeYouStart Scan Pick Pair allowsyoutoscantheborepathfornoiseandthenselectthe lowestnoisebandsidentifiedbythelocatorormanually Youmaydecidetocontinuetousethecurrentlyselectedbandsortoselect bandsmanuallyifyouknowyouneedaspecificband suchasalow frequencyband 7or11 toaccountforrebarorotherinterference ...

Страница 23: ...STEP 2 OF 7 Ensurealltransmittersarepoweredofformorethan30 5mawayfromthe locator STEP 3 OF 7 FromtheMainMenu select Transmitterselection STEP 4 OF 7 SelectFrequency optimization STEP 5 OF 7 SelectScan STEP 6 OF 7 Whenthenoisebarsappear walkyourintendeddrillpathwhileobserving thebarsandtheirhigh pointmarkers Payspecialattentiontothedeeper partsofthebore Considerrescanningthelocationifthenoiseishigh...

Страница 24: ...noiseandselectRescan Thisgivesyouthebest frequenciesforthis location YoucaneitherusetheQuick Pickselectionsorselectone orbothbandsmanually Tocontinueusingthecurrentlypairedbands selectCancel ADVANCED FO QUICK PICK STEP 1 OF 2 SelectPairtopairtheUp andDownbandswiththe twobandsindicatedbythe twowhitearrows ...

Страница 25: ... STEP 1 OF 3 Tomanuallyselectoneorbothbands toggletothebandyouwanttouse clicktoselect Anasterisknexttothebandnumberindicatestheselected band ClickagaintoassignitastheUpband ortoggledowntoassigntothe DownBand Thebandnumbersturngreenandaddsanasterisktoindicatetheselected UporDownbandsthatwillreplacethepreviouslyselectedbands STEP 2 OF 3 Ifneeded selectandassigntheotherband ...

Страница 26: ... 1 OF 6 Pairingsendsthefrequenciesyouselectedtothetransmitter Paira transmitterimmediatelyafterscanningandpickingbandswithoneofthe Advancedmethods STEP 2 OF 6 ConfirmtheUpandDownbandsandthePowerModesonthetopofthe screen Tochangethetransmitter powermode selectSelect TransmitterPower Select thepowermodeyouwant tochange andthentoggle upordowntochange STEP 3 OF 6 ...

Страница 27: ...withprogrammablepowermodeignore theV2PowerModeselectionmethoddescribedonthe transmitterstickerandusethelocator specifiedpowerlevel STEP 4 OF 6 SelectTransmitterpairing request Donotmovethetransmitteruntilyouhearthebeepandseea checkmark STEP 5 OF 6 Aftersuccessfulpairing clicktocalibrate ...

Страница 28: ...ndardpowermode STEP 6 OF 6 Topairanyothertime from theMainmenuselect Transmitterselection Frequencyoptimization andcontinue CALIBRATE INTRO Calibrationisrequiredanytimeyouperformanewfrequencyscanwith powerchangeorchangeanyofthefollowing Transmitter Powermodeofthetransmitter Locator Drillhead Calibratebothbandswiththetransmitterinthehousing flatontheground inalow noise metal freeenvironmentimmediat...

Страница 29: ...epowered ontransmitterinthedrillhousing Placethecoveron butdon tfastenityet STEP 2 OF 6 Usingatapemeasure placethenear edge ofthelocatorparalleltoand exactly3mfromthecenter of the transmitter Foraccuratecalibration alwaysusethecenterofthe transmitter notthedrillhead STEP 3 OF 6 SelectContinueto calibratetheActiveband If youarepairingbothbands theUpbandispairedfirst ...

Страница 30: ...laysnexttocheckthe accuracyofyourcalibration Movethelocatortoatleasttwodifferent distances1 5mand4 8mandverifydistancereadingsmatchthe measurement Thelocatorassumesthetransmitterpitchequalszeroduring theabovegroundrangecheck Foraccuratereadingsensure thetransmitterisapproximatelylevel STEP 6 OF 6 ClickCanceltoexittothe LocateModescreenwhere youwillseeclock pitch and signalstrength CALIBRATE CHANGE...

Страница 31: ...onds STEP 2 OF 4 Tilttransmitterupat approx 65 almost vertical for10 18seconds STEP 3 OF 4 Returntolevelfor10 18seconds Whenthetransmitterschangesbands datadisappearsfromthelocator YoucanalsousethePower onMethoddescribedin Change TransmitterBand Power OnMethod articleintheAdvanced TopicsChapter STEP 4 OF 4 TochangethelocatortotheDownband fromtheLocateModescreen hold togglerighttoopenBandSelections...

Страница 32: ...OntheLocateModescreenverifythatyouseetheclock pitch andsignal strength Thetriangleintheroll indicatorshowscalibration isneeded CALIBRATE DOWN STEP 1 OF 8 FromtheMainmenu select Calibration STEP 2 OF 8 Use1PTCaltocalibrate STEP 3 OF 8 Usingatapemeasure placethenear edge ofthelocatorparalleltoand exactly3mfromthecenter of the transmitter ...

Страница 33: ...llhead STEP 4 OF 8 SelectContinueto calibratetheDownband STEP 5 OF 8 Thelocatorbeepsthree timesanddisplaysacheck markafterasuccessful calibration STEP 6 OF 8 UsetheAboveGroundRange AGR thatdisplaysnexttocheckthe accuracyofyourcalibration Movethelocatortoatleasttwodifferent distances1 5mand4 8mandverifydistancereadingsmatchthe measurement ...

Страница 34: ...ER MANUAL DCI DigiGuide 10 31 2022 DIGITALCONTROL INC 34 STEP 7 OF 8 ClickCanceltoexittothe LocateModescreen Verify youseetheclock pitch and signalstrength STEP 8 OF 8 Fastenthedrillheadcoverproperlybeforedrilling ...

Страница 35: ...meafterthelocatorispoweredon orcalibrated TargetSteeringassumesthatthelocatorisontheground even ifstandardHAGisenabled IfTrakStandHAGisenabledthe heightsetfortheTrakstandisadjustedforTargetSteering STEP 2 OF 4 FromtheMainmenu select HAG STEP 3 OF 4 ToenablestandardHAG hand held andtheheightshownonthescreenis acceptable selectEnableHAG Otherwise clickSetHAGtoenteranew height ...

Страница 36: ...Steering STEP 4 OF 4 ToenableTrakStandHAG selectEnableTrakStand Theheightispresetto1 6 0 46m Thisistheheightof aTrakStandwithlegsfully extended ChangingtheTrakStandheightisnotrecommended Ifthe heightneedstobechanged returntotheEnableHAGscreen thenselectSetHAGtoenteranewheight ThelocatormustbeintheTrakStandatthesetheightfor accuratedepthreadings LOCATING THE TRANSMITTER STEP 1 OF 11 FindtheRearLoca...

Страница 37: ...acethe directionofthebore STEP 2 OF 11 UsingtheLocateModescreen movethelocatortoputtheballinthebox 1 Ball 2 Box STEP 3 OF 11 MarkthispositiononthegroundastheRearLocatePoint RLP STEP 4 OF 11 FindtheFrontLocatePoint FLP Walkforward Asyoupassthetransmitter theballjumpstothetopofthe screen YouarenowtrackingtheFrontLocatePoint FLP ...

Страница 38: ...lAttenuationisin effect Ifthedepthislessthan2 4myoucanignorethiswarning Formoreinformation searchtheDigiGuidefor attenuation STEP 5 OF 11 Movethelocatortoputtheballinthebox Thelocatorcanfacetowardorawayfromthedrillaslongasitisparallelto thedirectionofdrilling MarkthispositiononthegroundastheFrontLocatePoint FLP STEP 6 OF 11 Holdthetriggertoshowthe ofthetransmitteratthis location predicteddepth ...

Страница 39: ...tolockontothereferencesignal TheRiconwill appearatthetopoftheDepthscreen Thelocateline LL will notdisplaylaterwithoutthisreference STEP 7 OF 11 LookbacktowardtheRLP Thetransmitterhousingispositionedtotravel towardyoualongthelineconnectingtheRLPandFLP STEP 8 OF 11 FindtheLocateLine LL WalkbacktowardtheRLPuntiltheLocateLine LL appears ...

Страница 40: ...surethelocatorisonthelineconnectingthetwomarkedlocatepoints PositionthelocatorsotheLLpassesthroughthecenterofthebox The transmitterhousingshouldbebeneaththispointaslongasthetransmitter isrelativelylevel see SteepandDeep underAdvancedTopics Thelocatorcanfacetowardorawayfromthedrillaslongasit isparalleltothedirectionofdrilling STEP 10 OF 11 Holdthetriggertotakeadepthreading ...

Страница 41: ... IfthenewFLPisinlinewiththepriorlocatepoints astraight boreline itisunnecessarytofindanewRLP Foracurveddrill path alwaysidentifyboththeFLPandRLP IfyouhaveastraightdrillpathbuttheFLPistotheleftorright ofthelineprojectedfromthepreviouslocatepoints thismay indicateadrillheaddeflectionorinterferenceaffectingthe transmitter ssignal GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS CHANGE BANDS STEP 1 OF 4 Stuffyoushouldknow Switch...

Страница 42: ...ervesignalstrengthdropafterthedrilloperatorcompletesaroll sequencetochangebands Whenusingawidebandtransmitterandthe10 2 7roll sequence transmitterdatawilldisappearafterasuccessful bandchange STEP 3 OF 4 FromtheLocateModescreen holdtogglerighttoopentheBandSelection shortcutmenu STEP 4 OF 4 ToggletoandselectthetransmitterbandwithouttheXinthebox inthis caseB34 ...

Страница 43: ...FALCON F2 USER MANUAL DCI DigiGuide 10 31 2022 DIGITALCONTROL INC 43 ...

Страница 44: ...ctitscontactsandthoseinsidethebattery compartmentforcorrosionanddebris Cleanandchargeasneeded STEP 3 OF 4 Wipethelocatorclean Useonlyanabrasive freecleanerandsoftclothto cleanthescreen Donotpressurewash STEP 4 OF 4 Storethebatteryandlocatorintheoriginalsystemcarrycasesafefrom impact moisture andexcessivetemperatures Donotstorethebatteryinthebatterychargerorlocator Storageandtransportationtemperatu...

Страница 45: ...ansmitterbatteriestopoweritoff Thetransmitterrecordsrun timeforwarrantypurposes STEP 4 OF 6 Inspectthebatterycompartment springs cap O ring batteryadapter and threadsfordebris Clearanydebrisandreplacethebatterycap Useconductivelubricantonthethreadsifthebatterycapis difficulttoturn STEP 5 OF 6 Storebatteriessotheydonotcontactmetallicobjectsorterminalsofother batteries STEP 6 OF 6 Storethetransmitte...

Страница 46: ...FALCON F2 USER MANUAL DCI DigiGuide 10 31 2022 DIGITALCONTROL INC 46 Storageandtransportationtemperaturemustremainwithin 40 65 C ...

Страница 47: ...transmitter 1 RLP 2 LL 3 FLP Whenthetransmitterispitchedupordown thetransmittersignalfieldalso tilts Whenthetransmitterispitcheddown negativepitch thelocatelineonthe screenreflectsafuturepositionofthetransmitter assumingthetransmitter staysonthesametrajectory projecteddepth Whenthetransmitterispitchedup positivepitch shownbelow thelocate lineonthescreenreflectsapositionbehindthetransmitter Thedept...

Страница 48: ...etransmittercanberelativelysmallatlowpitch and orshallowdepth Whendrillingatasteeppitchand orsignificantdepth thedifferencesare greater Forexample ifthetransmitterisata 30 pitchanda10 1mdepth the locatordepthreadingwillbe0 7m justunder6 differencefromactual depth andthelocatelinewillbe2maheadofthetransmitter Youcanusethepitchandtheprojecteddepthreadingonyourlocatorto determinetheactualdepthandthep...

Страница 49: ...tch youcancalculateactualorprojecteddepth MAX MODE STEP 1 OF 4 BeforeYouGetStarted MaxModecanstabilizeroll pitchdataanddepthreadingswhendrillingat thetransmitter srangelimitduetoextremedepthorinterference whichwill varybyjobsite Usewhentheroll pitchupdatemetershowslowsignallevel ordataisunstable ...

Страница 50: ...nareasofhighinterference itwillbehardertoobtain stablereadings Neverrelyonunstabledepthordata Max Modeisnotasubstituteforprudentoperatorjudgment STEP 2 OF 4 AttheLocateModescreen holdthetriggerforlonger thanfivesecondstoenter MaxMode STEP 3 OF 4 Continueholdingthetriggeruntildepthanddatastabilize IftheMaxModetimerfillsupbeforedepthanddatastabilize movetoa differentlocationnearthedrillheadandholdto...

Страница 51: ...arthatiscausingsignalinterference andtodrillwherewalkoverlocatingisnotpossible TargetSteeringistypicallyonlyusedonastraightdrillpathunderlevel ground notacurvedpath withterrainchanges ortocorrectasignificantly off coursebore Themaximumdistancethelocatorcanbeplacedaheadofthedrillheadfor accurateup downTargetSteeringis10 7m Withinthisrange startingwiththedrillheadapproximatelylevel the maximumdepth ...

Страница 52: ...henumberonthescreen showsthelast set Ifitmatches yourdesiredtargetdepth selectthecheckmark STEP 3 OF 7 Tochangethetargetdepth shown usethekeypad IfTrakStandHAGisenabled butdrillingshallowerthan0 5m adjusttheTrakStandHAGheight IfusingstandardHAGandholdingthelocatortodistancefrom rebarordrillingshallowerthan0 5m addtheheighttothe targetdepthsincestandardHAGisignoredforTargetSteering target depth ...

Страница 53: ...ntaldistancereadingonthe TargetSteeringdisplaytoensurethelocatorisnomorethan10 7minfront ofthetransmitter Ifyougoshallowerthan10 7mdonotrelyonthedepthand up downsteeringinformation Instead monitorpitchdata STEP 5 OF 7 1 Horizontaldistancefromtransmittertolocator 2 Currenttransmitterdepthbelowtheplaneofthelocator Atthispoint thedrillrigoperatorusestheremotedisplayto drilltothetarget STEP 6 OF 7 Whe...

Страница 54: ...getdepth Note IfusingaFalconCompactDisplay onlyleft rightsteeringinformationis available ThelocatorusedwiththeFalconCompactDisplaymuststillhavea targetdepthset Thistargetdepthcanbeanyvalue USE DIFFERENT SCANS FOR UP AND DOWN BANDS STEP 1 OF 10 TheJobsiteSetuptopic FindBestFrequencies describeshowtorunthe frequencyoptimizer walktheboretoscanfor thenoptimize bothbandsatthepointofhighestnoise Youneed...

Страница 55: ... 10 Ensurealltransmittersarepoweredofformorethan30 5mawayfromthe locator STEP 3 OF 10 FromtheMainmenuselect Transmitteroptions STEP 4 OF 10 Frequencyoptimization andcontinue STEP 5 OF 10 Clickthearrowtostartthe scan STEP 6 OF 10 Whenthenoisebarsappear walktheintendeddrillpath tofindthetwolocations withthehighestlevelsof noise thenreturntooneof thoselocationsandscan again ...

Страница 56: ...ignitastheUpband BeforeassigningtheDownband pairtheUpbandtothe transmitter Otherwise rescanningwillerasethecurrent frequencies STEP 8 OF 10 Movetotheotherlocation withhighnoise returnto FrequencyOptimization andscanagain STEP 9 OF 10 Toggletothelowestband clicktoselect thenclickagaintoassignitasthe Downband bandwiththeleastnoise ...

Страница 57: ...ength buttendtooffer betterperformancearoundactiveinterferencesuchaspowerlines BAND WITH THE LEAST NOISE Interferencevarieswithtimeandlocation andnobandworksperfectlyinall conditions Differentbandsarebetterfordifferentkindsofinterference Lower frequencybandstendtoperformbetterinpassiveinterference Middlebandscan performbetterindeeperboresandmayhavelongerTargetSteeringcapability Higherfrequencyband...

Страница 58: ...fromLocateModescreen holdthetogglerighttoopentheBandSelectionmenu Select thebandwithoutthecheckmark Afterafewseconds datawill begintoappearontheLocateModescreen CHANGE BAND POWER ON METHOD STEP 1 OF 2 Removethebatteriesfromthetransmitterandobservethedatadisappear fromthelocator STEP 2 OF 2 TochangetotheDown band holdthetransmitterverticalwiththeindexcap endpointingstraightdown Insertthebatteriesan...

Страница 59: ...mustmatchtheband onthelocator IfnodataisdisplayedontheLocateMode screen holdthetoggletotherighttoopentheBandSelection shortcutmenu GET TRANSMITTER INFO STEP 1 OF 5 FromtheMainmenu select Transmitterselection STEP 2 OF 5 AlignthetransmittersoitsIRportisnearandfacingtheroundIRportonthe frontofthelocator ...

Страница 60: ...importantinformationsuchas runtimehoursforwarrantycoverage currentband underlined selected powermodes andmaxrecorded temperature STEP 5 OF 5 ClicktoreturntotheMainmenu GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS TRANSMITTER OPERATING CURRENT Areadingofgreaterthan0 5Aorlessthan0 05Aindicateselectricalfailure TRANSMITTER BATTERY VOLTAGE Avoltagereadingbelow2 7 alkaline 3 2 lithium or3 9 LiR indicatesbador depletedbatterie...

Страница 61: ...smittersareetchedwitha V2 onthestainlessbattery compartment notonthelabel andhaveamultipowermodestickeraround theIRport IfusedwithaFalconlocatorwithouttheprogrammablepowermode the modeselectedwhilepairingtheTxdeterminesthesignalrangeandthe batterylife Falconlocatorswithprogrammablepowermodeoverrideanyother selectionmethodwhenusedwithaV2transmitter FTRSub karenotV2capable 19 inV2Transmitters ...

Страница 62: ...FALCON F2 USER MANUAL DCI DigiGuide 10 31 2022 DIGITALCONTROL INC 62 15 inV2Transmitters ForFalconlocatorswithmultipowerfunction Lowpoweralsogivesyoua fasterpitchupdaterate Lookfortherabbiticon ...

Страница 63: ...aline Sleepmodestarts15minutesafterlast rollchange RangeisbasedonSAEStandardJ2520inAGRmodeandMaxMode Actual rangeandbatterylifewillvarybasedoninterference transmitterhousings andfrequencies FTR Sub kRebar Tx sdonothaveMultiPowermodeandhaveStandard powerbatterylife Depth datarangeforUpBandissimilartoStandard power DownbandissimilartoLowpowermode YoucanseethepowermodeselectedforeachbandontheTransmit...

Страница 64: ...ansmitterSelection STEP 2 OF 9 SelectFrequency Optimization The FrequencyOptimizer displaysthetwocurrently selectedbands STEP 3 OF 9 Toskiprescanninganduse thecurrentbands onthe FrequencyOptimizer click Pair TheUpandDownbandswillnotchange Ifyoualsowantto changeoneorbothbands selecttheRescanicon STEP 4 OF 9 SelectTransmitterPower ...

Страница 65: ...otherselectionmethodwhenusedwithaV2transmitter Use thelocatortochangethepowermode STEP 5 OF 9 Toggletotheband UporDown thatyouwanttochange andthenclickto select STEP 6 OF 9 ToggleupordowntotogglethroughtheHigh Standard andLowpower modes andthenclicktoselectthenewpowerlevel ForHighpowermode Lithium ionbatteriesarerequired ...

Страница 66: ... STEP 9 OF 9 Continuetopairandthencalibratethetransmitter Forstep by stepinstructions seethearticles AdvancedFO Pair and CalibrateIntro intheJobsiteSetupchapter Afterchangingthepowerlevel youmustre pairthe transmitterandthenperforma1PTCalibrationforeachband changed Forstep by stepinstructions seethearticles AdvancedFO Pair and CalibrateIntro intheJobsiteSetup chapter FALCON TRANSMITTER ADAPTER FOR...

Страница 67: ...15 inchBlueV2MultiPowerTransmitters Highpower 8hours Standardpower 30hours Lowpower 60hours Lithium Rechargeable LiR battery life is based on 21700 battery with 5000 mAh rating with a max 4 2 volts FormoreinformationonMultiPowertransmitters see V2Transmitters MultiPowerModeIntroduction DCIsuggeststhefollowingtoptiermanufacturersforLiRbatteries Diametershouldnotexceed22mmwithalengthof75 5mm 1mm Oth...

Страница 68: ...y 2 Normalwhitetempdot Thetempdothasanouteryellowringwithatemperature sensitive3 15mm whitedotinthecenter Ifthecentertempdotisblack thetransmitterhas beenexposedtoexcessiveheatandshouldnolongerbeused TheDCIWarrantydoesnotcoveranytransmitterthathasbeen overheatedorhadthetempdotremoved TRANSMITTER TEMPERATURE WARNINGS STEP 1 OF 6 DigiTraktransmitters Tx withtheexceptionofDucTrak haveaninternal digit...

Страница 69: ...entemperaturesincreaserapidly Temperaturesabove36 Carenottypical STEP 2 OF 6 Asthetransmitter Tx temperatureincreasesabove16 C thelocatorand remoteemitwarningbeepsandthetemperatureiconchangesonthe locatororremotedisplay Txtemp 16 36 C Warningtones Doublebeep Beep beep forevery4 Cincrease Watchforanupwardtrendintemperatures STEP 3 OF 6 Txtemp 40 44 C ...

Страница 70: ...toavoidirreversibledamage STEP 5 OF 6 Txtemp 60 Candabove iconflashing Warningtones Threedoublebeeps Beep beep Beep beep Beep beep for every20secondsonthelocatorand5secondsontheremotedisplay Thetransmitterhasbeenexposedtodangerousdrilling conditions Temperaturesabove85 Cmaycauseirreversible damagetothetransmitter STEP 6 OF 6 Thetransmitterrecordsthemaximumtemperaturethatithasbeen exposedto UsetheT...

Страница 71: ...hetransmitter closertothelocator Ifthesignalstrengthincreases trythenextsolution Ifnot insertfresh batteries Lithiumbatterieswillshow100 upuntilthey renearlydepleted STEP 2 OF 4 Makesureyouhavethecorrectfrequencybandselected a StartattheLocateModescreen holdthetoggletotheright TheBand Selectionshortcutmenuopens b Selecttheoptionwithoutthecheckmark c ClickLocateModetoreturntotheLocateModescreen IfR...

Страница 72: ...rfrequencies andrecalibrate c Usingatapemeasure placethenear edge ofthelocatorparalleltoand exactly3mfromthecenter ofthetransmitter d ClickSelecttocalibrate STEP 4 OF 4 Ifyoustilldon thaverollandpitchdata callDCIforfurthertroubleshooting DEPTHS ARE INCORRECT STEP 1 OF 3 Verifycalibrationiscorrectabove ground a Measureout3mfromthecenterofyourhousingtotheinsideedgeofthe locator ...

Страница 73: ...th areasignofinterferencethatcouldskewreadings STEP 3 OF 3 Checkjobsiteforpassiveinterference Passiveinterferenceisanysortofobjectthatdistortsthesignalfromyour transmitterbeforeitreachedthelocator Acommonsourceofpassive interferenceisrebarreinforcedconcrete PassiveInterferencecandistort thesignalfromyourtransmitterandskewreadings SCREEN IS TOO DARK STEP 1 OF 2 Adjustyourcontrastwiththelocatortiltm...

Страница 74: ...rols Youcanalsousethecontrolstoadjustthecontrast Thiscanbeusefulifthe locatorismountedonaTrakStand a FromtheMainMenu selectSettings andthentoggledowntothesecond screen b SelectContrast c Selecttheupordownarrowandholdthetriggeruntilyoureachthe desiredcontrast d ClicktheSavebuttonto returntotheLocateMode screen ...

Страница 75: ...metryrange 3 Upto900m Targetsteeringrange 4 10 6m L Rsteeringrange Rangeoftransmitter Powersource Lithium ionbatterypack Batterylife 8 12hrs Functions Menu driven Controls TriggerandToggleswitches Graphicdisplay Monochrome Audiooutput Beeper Voltage current 14 4VDCnominal 390mAmax Operatingtemperature 20to60 C Dimensions 27 94x13 97x38 1cm Weight withbattery 3 8kg 1 Over specified depth range for ...

Страница 76: ...R DRILL HOUSING REQUIREMENTS Formaximumtransmitterrangeandbatterylife theslotsinthedrillhead mustmeetminimumsizerequirementsandbecorrectlypositioned DCI s transmittersrequireaminimumofthreeslotsequallyspacedaroundthe circumferenceofthedrillhead DCItransmittersfitstandardhousingsbut mayrequireabatterycapadapterinsomecases Measureslotlengthsontheinsideofthedrillhead slotsmustbeatleast 1 6mmwide 1 Ba...

Страница 77: ...entsshownabove 1 8 M ROD DEPTH CHANGE BASED ON PITCH DepthIncreaseinInches centimetres Slopesbetween50 and100 areprovidedforreferenceonlyanddonot representtypicaldrillingconditions Allnumbersarebasedonmathonly anddonottakeintoaccountextremelysoftorextremelyhardsoil conditions whichmaycausedepthvaluestovary 3 M ROD DEPTH CHANGE BASED ON PITCH Depth Increase in Inches centimetres ...

Страница 78: ...etween50 and100 areprovidedforreferenceonlyanddonot representtypicaldrillingconditions Allnumbersarebasedonmathonly anddonottakeintoaccountextremelysoftorextremelyhardsoil conditions whichmaycausedepthvaluestovary DEPTH INCREASE IN CM PER 4 6 M ROD DepthIncreaseinCentimetres cm ...

Страница 79: ...22 DIGITALCONTROL INC 79 Slopesbetween50 and100 areprovidedforreferenceonlyanddonot representtypicaldrillingcondi tions Allnumbersarebasedonmathonly anddonottakeintoaccountextremelysoftorextremelyhardsoil conditions whichmaycausedepthvaluestovary ...

Страница 80: ...IChina DCI China digital control com CHINA 400 100 8708 INTERNATIONAL 86 21 6432 5186 DCIEurope DCI Europe digital control com EUROPE 49 9391 810 6100 INTERNATIONAL 49 9391 810 6109 DCIIndia DCI India digital control com INDIA 91 11 4507 0444 INTERNATIONAL 91 11 4507 0440 DCIRussia DCI Russia digital control com RUSSIA 7 499 281 8177 INTERNATIONAL 7 499 281 8177 DCIPhilippines DCI Philippines digi...

Страница 81: ...FALCON F2 USER MANUAL DCI DigiGuide 10 31 2022 DIGITALCONTROL INC 81 ...

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