® | Troubleshooting |
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Problem/Concern | Causes/Solutions | Section to Consult |
Erratic depth. | Interference. | “Electrical Interference/ |
| Transmitter is off. | Background Noise Check” |
| in Signal Interference | |
| If possible, try another receiver or | |
| Section | |
| transmitter to identify the problem. The | |
| “Running Off Pitch or | |
| approximate depth may be calculated | |
| Calculating Depth from | |
| using the pitch information and the | |
| Pitch” in Locating Section | |
| distance between the FNLP and RNLP. | |
| “Calculating Depth Based | |
| Receiver or transmitter malfunction. | |
| on Distance Between | |
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| FNLP & RNLP” in |
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| Locating Section |
Transmitter exits further to | Receiver was not held level when locating | Read Locating Section, |
the left or right than receiver | transmitter. | which describes the |
indicated. | Transmitter is being located by sweeping | DigiTrak method for |
| finding the transmitter | |
| receiver over it, looking for peak signal | |
| using the FNLP and | |
| instead of using the FNLP and RNLP. | |
| RNLP. The DigiTrak | |
| Receiver’s antennas are out of balance. | |
| provides better accuracy | |
| The antennas can be balanced by | |
| using the locate points. | |
| performing a diagnostic procedure over the | |
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| phone with DCI customer service |
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| personnel or by sending your receiver to |
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| DCI for testing/repair. |
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All windows are blank. | Receiver has shut off to conserve battery | |
| life. This occurs when the receiver has not | Procedure” in Receiver |
| received a signal for 15 minutes. Simply | Section |
| click the button to turn the receiver on (all | Battery Charger Section |
| calibration data will be preserved). | |
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| Receiver will automatically shut itself off if |
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| the calibration procedure is attempted |
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| before the receiver has completed its start- |
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| up process. |
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| If the receiver will not stay on, the battery |
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| may be dead. Test the battery to see if it |
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| is fully charged. |
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No squiggle (“~”) in top left | Interference. | “Electrical Interference/ |
window. | Receiver is out of range of transmitter. | Background Noise Check” |
| in Signal Interference | |
| Transmitter or receiver malfunction. If | |
| Section | |
| possible substitute a different receiver or | |
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| transmitter. |
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100 or | Pitch sensor in transmitter has | Transmitter Section |
(with trigger released). | malfunctioned. Replace transmitter. |
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99 in top right window (with | Transmitter temperature sensor has | Transmitter Section |
trigger released). | malfunctioned. Replace transmitter. |
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