User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Important Safety Instructions
- Getting Started
- Receiver
- Receiver Menus
- Locating Basics
- Advanced Locating
- Transmitter
- Appendix A: System Specifications
- Appendix B: Receiver Screen Symbols
- Appendix C: Projected Depth Versus Actual Depth and the Fore/Aft Offset
- Appendix D: Calculating Depth Based on Distance Between FLP and RLP
- Appendix E: Reference Tables
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Operator's Manual
1. Receiver
2. Programmed target depth
3. Transmitter in ground
pointing toward target below
receiver
4. Turn on programmed target
depth
5. Program new target depth
Target Steering Menu
The Target Steering menu displays either the last set target depth or the 1.5 ft. default value.
l To use the displayed value as the desired target depth, click the trigger.
l To enter a new target depth, select the keypad, enter the value in the appropriate units, and select Enter
.
Any HAG setting in effect is ignored during Target Steering.
Positioning the Receiver as the Target
Setting a target depth on the receiver activates target steering, and the Locate screen on the receiver now
displays horizontal distance from transmitter to receiver. The remote display on the drill automatically
changes to Target Steering mode.
1. Horizontal distance from
transmitter to receiver
2. Approximate transmitter
depth
Target Steering Data on the Receiver (with
pressure data)
Ensure that the location you would like to steer to beneath the receiver is feasible
for the bend radius of the drill string and product being installed.
Feasible Target
Steering Area
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