Ditch Witch 8500 - Manual (Page 22)

8500 Tracking System Operator’s Manual
Controls - 21
8500TK
CMW
Descriptions
Display Settings
Beacon Settings
Description Notes
LCD brightness Controls LCD backlight intensity.
Available settings: 0 (off) to 100 (brightest, default).
LCD contrast Controls contrast of LCD.
Available settings: -20 (lighter) to 20 (darker), 0 is default.
Units Controls displayed units of depth values, temperatures and other
numbers.
Available distance settings: inches, ft in (default), decimal ft, meters,
centimeters.
Depth disp. time Controls how long depth information is locked on the screen after
pressing depth button.
Available settings: 0-60 seconds, 5 is default.
Roll angle disp. Controls display of numerical value of the roll indicator.
Available settings: off (default), degrees, minutes, hours.
Pitch disp. Controls display of beacon pitch indicator.
Available settings: percent (default), degrees.
Description Notes
Beacon freq. Sets tracker receiving frequency.
Available settings: high (default), low.
Beacon calibration Calibrates tracker to beacon.
Roll calibration Sets roll position for beacon equivalent to bit pointing up (12 o’clock, 0
minutes, 0°).
Pitch calibration Sets 0.0% pitch position for grade beacon (1.0% limit).
Depth adjustment Tracker automatically compensates for the 12” (30 cm) the tracker is
above the ground when the grade pole is zeroed.
Changes built-in adjustment of depth measurements.