User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Safety Precautions and Warnings
- Dear Customer:
- Introduction
- F Series Battery Charger System
- Receiver
- General Description
- Standard Receiver Display Screen Symbols
- /Power On
- Power Off
- Automatic Shutdown
- Toggle & Trigger Switches
- Audible Tones
- Main Menu
- /Calibration Menu
- /Height-Above-Ground (HAG) Menu
- /Settings Menu
- Transmitter Selection Menu
- /DigiTrak LWD (Log While Drilling) Menus
- Target Steering Menu
- Using the Keypad
- Display Screens
- Transmitter
- Remote Display
- Locating
- The Target Steering Function
- Appendix A: System Specifications and Maintenance Requirements
- Appendix B: Projected Depth Versus Actual Depth and the Fore/Aft Offset
- Appendix C: Calculating Depth Based on Distance Between FLP and RLP
- Appendix D: Reference Tables
- Appendix E: EU Required Documentation
- LIMITED WARRANTY
Battery Pack and Charger
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Battery Charger LED Indicators
LEDs Charger Status Battery Status Charge Time
Orange Power supplied to charger N/A N/A
Solid Red Battery charging 4–16.8 V <3–8 hr
Flashing Red Battery or communication fault Varies Varies
Solid Green Battery Installed and receiving trickle
charge
16.6–16.8 V Approaching
full charge
Flashing Green Battery installed and fully charged 16.8–17 V N/A
(Fully Charged)
Solid Red and
Green
Temperature fault
(see Appendix A for environmental
operating specifications)
Freezing or
Overheated
Will not charge
Removing a Battery Pack or Brace Insert
To remove the battery pack or brace insert from the
FSD remote, F5 receiver, or F Series battery charger,
push the tab towards the face of the battery pack/brace
insert and pull it away from the unit as shown the figure
to the right. When the battery pack/brace insert is
released, grasp it firmly to lift it out of the unit.
Battery Pack Storage
If you plan to store the battery packs for any period of time, please follow the guidelines listed below.
Do not store the battery pack at temperatures greater than 113°F (45°C).
Do not store the battery pack in a fully discharged state.
Do not store the battery pack in the battery charger.
If the battery pack is going to be stored for an extended period of time, pre-charge the battery to a
charge level of 20% to 30% (two to three LEDs illuminated on the battery pack).
Removing Battery Pack or Brace Insert
Note: The brace insert is installed in the FSD
remote when the remote is powered through
the DC power cable. See the Remote Display
section for more information.