User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Safety Precautions and Warnings
- Dear Customer:
- Introduction
- Receiver
- General Description
- Toggle and Trigger Switches
- Audible Tones
- Installing and Removing the Battery Pack
- Power On
- Power Off
- Main Menu
- Locate Mode
- Calibration Menu
- Height-Above-Ground (HAG) Menu
- Settings Menu
- Transmitter Selection Menu
- Drill DataLog Menu
- Pressure-Tension DataLog Menu
- Using the Keypad
- Display Screens
- Standard Receiver Display Screen Symbols
- Transmitter
- Remote Display
- Battery Charger
- System Setup
- 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
- LIMITED WARRANTY
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Transmitter
General Description
The transmitter fits inside the drill housing and generates a magnetic field that the F5 receiver can detect.
The F5 receiver must be programmed to detect the specific frequency of the transmitter. Also, the
receiver must be calibrated to the transmitter before drilling and the calibration must be verified (see
System Setup section).
The transmitter and receiver must have matching regional designation numbers to ensure that they can
communicate and comply with local operating requirements. The transmitter’s regional designation
number is located inside the globe icon (
) near the serial number on long-range and extended long-
range transmitters and on the front end cap of short-range transmitters. This number must match that of
your receiver for proper communication (see Receiver section).
This section describes the different transmitters that can be used with the F5 system and presents
information for operating the battery-powered F Series and F5 transmitters.
Types of F5 Transmitters
DCI manufactures several different transmitters for use with the F5 system with a total of five frequency
options (1.3 kHz, 8.4 kHz, 12 kHz, 18.5 kHz, 19.2 kHz). All F Series and F5 transmitters provide pitch
readings in 0.1% or 0.1° increments (from 0% to 100% or 0° to 45°). F5 transmitters display roll in 24
clock positions, whereas F Series transmitters display roll in 12 clock positions.
The long-range F5 and F Series transmitters all measure 15 in. (38.1 cm) long and 1.25 in. (3.175 cm) in
diameter and have a depth range of approximately 65 ft (19.8 m). Several options are available, including
dual-frequency transmitters and fluid pressure monitoring transmitters.
Long-Range F5 Transmitter
The extended long-range transmitters all measure 19 in. (48.26 cm) long and 1.25 in. (3.175 cm) in
diameter and provide a depth range of approximately 85 ft (25.9 m). They are available in 12 kHz (grey)
or 19.2 kHz (black) versions.
Transmitter serial
number
Regional designation number
(must match that of receiver)
Battery compartment
Front end cap with
temp dot and index slot