User's Manual

DIGITAL CONTROL INCORPORATED
DigiTrak
®
F5 User Guide 3
 The battery charger provided with the DigiTrak F2 system is designed with
adequate safeguards to protect you from shock and other hazards when used
as specified within this document. If you use the battery charger in a manner not
specified by this document, the protection provided may be impaired. Do not
attempt to disassemble the battery charger. It contains no user-serviceable
parts. The battery charger is not to be installed into caravans, recreational
vehicles, or similar vehicles
 Remove the batteries from all components of the system during shipping and
prolonged storage.
 Interference can cause inaccuracies in the measurement of depth and loss of
the transmitter’s pitch, roll, or heading. You should always perform an electrical
interference check prior to drilling.
• Sources of interference include but are not limited to traffic signal loops,
invisible dog fences, cable TV, power lines, fiber-trace lines, metal
structures, cathodic protection, telephone lines, cell phones, transmission
towers, conductive earth, salt water, rebar, radio frequencies, and other
unknown sources of interference.
• Interference with the operation of the remote display may also occur from
other sources operating nearby on the same frequency, such as car rental
agencies using their remote check-in modules, other directional drilling
locating equipment, etc.
• Background noise must be minimal and signal strength must be at least
150 points above the background noise during all locating operations.
 Continued exposure to heat, due to frictional heating of the transmitter in the drill
head from drilling in sand, gravel, or rock without sufficient fluid flow around the
transmitter, can cause inaccurate information to be displayed and may
permanently damage the transmitter. For more information see the Transmitter
section of this manual.