Ditch Witch 8500 - Manual (Page 40)

8500 Tracking System Operator’s Manual
System Operation - 39
Walkover Location Mode
CMW
Advanced Location
If beacon depth is less than 30’ (9 m), use advanced
location procedure to position tracker over beacon.
1. With tracker perpendicular to bore path, follow
locate arrows to beacon plane.
2. Place tracker on the ground and press DEPTH
button. If desired, move tracker side-to-side
until offset is at 0.
3. Press SEND button to take depth reading and
send it to display. Press and hold SEND button
for 1/2 second if 0.1” (1 cm) precision is
required.
Quick Range
To get a quick estimate of how far away the beacon is, press the SEND button while the tracker is in
walkover locate view. The average of the distance to the beacon for each pod will be displayed in place of
the signal strength.
Projected Direction
1. Hold down the L/R button to switch from fore-
aft arrows to left-right arrows.
2. Move approximately 10’ (3 m) in front of the
beacon position and rotate tracker until tracker
is parallel with bore path with left antenna pod
closer to drilling unit.
3. Align arrows to check beacon heading.
4. When arrows turn solid, the projected depth
will be displayed in a dotted box (shown
below) in place of the signal strength value.