User's Manual

Locating
DigiTrak
®
F5 User Guide 46
Standard Locating Procedure
For accurate transmitter locating and tracking, it is important
to accurately find and mark the locate points and the locate
line.
The standard locating procedure requires you first find and
mark the FLP. Then find and mark the RLP. Then connect
the FLP and RLP with a line. Depth readings are taken
where this line crosses with the LL.
Finding and Marking Locate Points
To find the FLP:
1. Stand facing the drill or last transmitter location at a
distance of approximately one rod length in front of the
transmitter. The deeper the transmitter is the further out
in front of the transmitter you will need to stand.
2. Observe the position of the locating target on the
receiver’s locate mode screen.
Receiver Locate Mode Screen
3. Walk in the direction that aligns the locating target inside
the box. Forward and to the left in this example.
4. Once the locating target is centered in the box, pull and
hold the trigger. The predicted depth screens will display
and the receiver will obtain a “reference lock” on the
transmitter’s signal. Obtaining a reference lock is
necessary before the LL can display over the transmitter.
Locating
“Target”
“Box”
Roll/Pitch
Update
Meter
(indicates
the Amount
of Roll/Pitch
Data Being
Received
From the
Transmitter)