2.2 Sensitivity
Sensitivity is t e level of response to a target. T e Vista SMART is ig ly sensitive and as a wide
adjustment range. Alt oug t e Vista SMART as an operating frequency of 15,5 kHz for a
smoot and quiet operation, it is very important to set t e Sensitivity level correctly according to t e
detecting conditions.
A ig Sensitivity setting enables t e detection of smaller and deeper targets. W en t e Sensitivity
is set to ig , t e Vista SMART may be affected by minerals in certain soils and signals from elec-
trical appliances. You may need to decrease t e Sensitivity to silence false signals or electrical in-
terference. T is will result in a more stable operation of t e Vista SMART.
Always c oose t e ig est stable Sensitivity setting to ensure best performance. T is is done by
turning t e Sensitivity knob to t e rig t until t e Vista SMART becomes unstable; t en reduce t e
Sensitivity by one or two settings until it is stable.
2.3 Ground
T e Ground knob is used to adjust t e Vista SMART to t e soil conditions and correct ground
effects encountered during detecting. Mineralization and “Hot Rocks” may cause false signals.
Ground balancing t e Vista SMART reduces false signals from ground mineralization; more
accurately rejects ferrous minerals or pottery containing iron oxides and enables targets to be eard
correctly. If t ere are “Hot rocks”, t ese can be elliminated by turning t e Ground knob to t e
rig t.
Learning ow to properly Ground balance will give you a an advantage over ot ers especially if
t ey are running t ere detectors in an auto ground balance mode.
2.4 Discrimination
T e Disc. knob is used to eliminate iron objects from detection. T e Discrimination as a very fine
adjustability range. T e furt er t e knob is turned to t e rig t in t e Disc. Mode (also known as t e
SILENT DISCRIMINATION MODE, t e trigger on t e bottom rig t side of t e control box pulled
towards you), t e bigger t e size of t e iron object will be t at is to be discriminated. In t e last
t ird section of t e Discrimination scale, small aluminum foil will also be rejected. In t e 2 Tone
Mode (trigger on t e bottom rig t side of t e control box pus ed furt est from you), t e Disc. knob
as a different function. It is t en used to allow you to adjust t e audio level of t e low tone for
iron targets.
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