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USER MANUAL
DCI DigiGuide
10.31.2022
DIGITAL CONTROL, INC
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Important Safety Info
GENERAL SAFETY WARNINGS
Only operate your DCI guidance system in accordance with the
operating instructions for your system.
Serious injury and death, as well as property damage, can result if
underground drilling equipment strikes a natural gas line, high-voltage
electrical cable, or other utility.
Work slowdowns and cost overruns can occur if you do not use your
system correctly.
You must properly calibrate your DCI guidance system in connection
with each drilling project. If you fail to do so, depth readings will likely be
inaccurate.
Interference can lead to inaccurate depth readings and/or interruption
of data. See "Special Notes About Interference" for more details.
DCI guidance systems are used to locate and guide the transmitter
(housing) underground. They cannot be used to locate underground
utilities.
Failure to find the front and rear locate points can lead to inaccuracies
which may result in drilling off-path and striking an underground utility.
The locate line on a DCI locator does not indicate the position of the drill
head. DCI locators track the transmitter in its housing, which sits behind
the drill bit. Also, when drilling steep and/or deep, the locate line may
indicate a position behind or ahead of the transmitter. Please see "Steep
and Deep" under Advanced Topics for important information about
accurately locating the drill head when drilling steep and/or deep.