Troubleshooting | ® |
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Problem/Concern | Causes/Solutions | Section to Consult | |
Remote display has dashes | Interference is interrupting the signal from | “Electrical Interference/ | |
across windows. | the receiver. | Background Noise Check” | |
(Continued) | Line of sight between receiver and remote | in Signal Interference | |
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| display may be obstructed (by such things | ||
| as buildings, hills, or dense vegetation). | Remote Display Section | |
| Receiver is not equipped to send a signal |
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| back to a remote display. To confirm that |
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| your receiver is “remote capable” observe |
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| the back of the receiver. There must be a |
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| large orange arrow for your receiver to be |
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| able to send a signal to the remote display |
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| at the drill. |
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| Telemetry of receiver is not compatible |
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| with telemetry of remote display. Compare |
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| the telemetry information located below the |
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| serial number on the receiver and the |
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| remote display; verify that they match. |
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| If possible, substitute another receiver or |
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| remote display to determine which piece of |
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| equipment is problematic. |
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No pitch, roll, battery and | Interference. | “Electrical Interference/ | |
temperature information. | Receiver may be out of range of | Background Noise Check” | |
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| transmitter. If possible try another receiver | ||
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| for comparison or a transmitter with a | ||
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| stronger signal strength. | ||
| Receiver malfunction. If receiver is a Mark | Receivers” in Operational | |
| Tests Section | ||
| III model, complete the | ||
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Rolling clock. | Interference. | “Electrical Interference/ | |
| Verify squiggle (“~”) in top left window | Background Noise Check” | |
| in Signal Interference | ||
| flashes at regular intervals. If not, signal | ||
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| distortion is present. Try another | ||
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| transmitter to confirm problem. |
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Can’t get the | Interference. | “Electrical Interference/ | |
give a “crisp” flip when | Receiver is not being held level and | Background Noise Check” | |
attempting to find the FNLP | in Signal Interference | ||
steady. | |||
or RNLP. | Section | ||
As the transmitter’s depth increases, the | |||
| Receiver Section | ||
| locate points may be found on both the left | ||
| side and the right side of the drill string. | “Splitting of the Front and | |
| When this occurs the distance between | Rear Negative Locate | |
| these two points is split to find the true | Points” in Locating Section | |
| FNLP or RNLP. |
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