Digitrak Falcon F1 User Manual

Power On Receiver

1.

Install battery and cli ck trigger to
power on the receiver.

2.

Ensure the region number in the
globe icons on the startup screen and
transmitter match.

3.

Click the trigger to reach the Locate
screen.

Receiver Locate Screen

1. Locate point (ball)

2. Receiver

3. Rollindicator

4. Roll/pitch update me ter

5. Transmitter (Tx) pitch

6. Txs ignal stren gth

7. Tx temperature

Transmitter and receiver must be Paired before data will display
(page 3). For DigiTrak remote displays, see separate manual or
Quick Start Guide.

1. IRport2. Trigger

Receiver Main Menu

Click to open the Main menu. Click between menu options, hold
briefly and release to select.

Falcon Quick Start Guide

1. Teleme try channe l

2. Frequency band

3. Batte ry strength

4. Fre quency Optimizer

5. Power off

6. HAG

7. Calibration

8. Settings

9. Target depth

10. Target Steering

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Steps Required Before Drilling

It is important to run FO for each new project. FO s elects differe nt
frequencies for Band 11 based on the noise at each jobsite.

Your receiver can only detect active interference, not passive
interference. Falcon F1 use s Band 11 in part because frequencies in this
band tend to perform well despite passive inte rference.

1.

Optimi ze and measure active i nterference.

2.

Select frequency Band 11 .

3.

Pair the rec eiver with the transmitter.

4.

Check for background noise.

5.

Calibrate.

6.

Check Above Ground Range.

Optimize and Measure Active Interference

1. With the transmitter off, select Frequency Optimizer (FO) from the

Main menu. The FO will show active interference (noise) readings for
Band 11 (and other bands not available on Falcon F 1).

1. Maximum noise reading

2. Noise

3. Attenuation in e ffect

4. Band number

5. Selector

6. Pair

7. Exit

Frequency Optimization Results

2.

With the FO results displayed, walk the receiver along the bore path
while observing the noise readings and mark those points where
significant changes occur. If noise levels rise substantially at any point
along the b ore, consider re-optimizing at this higher-interference
point.

Select Frequency Band 11

3.

Click to move the selector to Band 11, hold briefly to select, then assig n
as the Up band.

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