Your DIG™ Kit, start to finish

1. 1Know your kit

   1. 1Know your kitIdentify your kit from the machine and the tablet, and find your pages.
   2. 2DIG: overview and safetyDIG parts, what you supply, safety and install order.

2. 2Set up GPS and RTK

   1. 3Receiver requirementsGGA ≥ 5 Hz + VTG, 38,400 baud, RS-232, everything else off.
   2. 4CorrectionsOwn base over radio, NTRIP, Emlid Corrections, and correction age.
   3. 5Set up your GPS receiver: pick yoursTap the one on your machine.
      • Emlid Reach RS3 / RS4
      • John Deere StarFire
      • Trimble and Case IH
      • Outback and other receivers
      • Bluetooth GPS

3. 3Install the DIG™ Kit

   1. 6DIG: GPS mountTube #1, Tube #2, counterbalance plate, GPS rod, full-travel check.
   2. 7DIG: stick and bucket sensorsLeft side. Bucket sensor flat on the dogbone, stick sensor as high as the cable reaches.
   3. 8DIG: ECU, cables and final weldsECU by the cab, battery power with an ON/OFF switch, the cables, motion check, final welds.
   4. 9Tablet mountRAM mount within reach, high-amp 12 V charger.

4. 4Calibrate

   1. 10DIG: calibrationGet ready, measure, type in and SAVE, set four angles, block test.

5. 5Get the tablet and app ready

   1. 11Install the appDownload from the website, allow the install, update over the top.
   2. 12Set up the tabletFile access, Location, Wi-Fi that stays put, screen, power, updates.
   3. 13First launchFile access, the manual reminder, the safety warning, Home, blade height.
   4. 14Practise with the simulatorA guided practice session: survey, design and grade a pretend ditch, one tap at a time.

6. 6Start digging

   1. 15Connect to the DIG moduleMECU_Ditch_Dig Wi-Fi, Connect, failure banners, firmware updates.
   2. 16ExcavationDIG Kit or Ditch Assist Lite, six ways to start, how to read the dig screen.
   3. 17Dig to a set gradeGrade, direction, depth; START locks 0+00 at the bucket.
   4. 18DIG: web interfaceGrade, direction, start point, sound and a home-screen icon.

Download this whole list as one PDF manual (PDF, 373 pages, 26.2 MB). Same steps, same pictures, for printing or for a tablet without signal.

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