Tips: How to set the Vista SMART
These tips will help to shorten the “learning curve” of the Vista SMART.
If searching in the DISC. Mode for coins and other non-ferrous targets on highly mineralized
ground that also contain many iron patches:
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Ground Balance the Vista SMART as described in Section 3
How to Ground Balance
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Set the DISC. knob between 20-30
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Set the Sensitivity knob between 30 -35 ( you may set this value higher if you are not
receiving too much “chatter”)
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Remember, fair amounts of iron in the ground paired with a low Disc. setting will result in
“chatter”. This is avoided with the settings described above. If you feel the Vista SMART
is still giving you too much “chatter”, reduce the Sensitivity instead of raising the level of
Discrimination. If the level of Discrimination is raised under these conditions, more time
will be needed to process the signals therefore increasing the detection distance between the
discriminated iron object and the desired non-ferrous target in order for the desired target to
be detected. With a little practice you will master these difficult conditions with ease.
*This may only happen in the DISC. Mode. Remember, the Vista SMART hast a very fast
recovery speed even with a high Discrimination setting and will outperform may other detectors.
If searching on ground with “normal” mineralization and very few ferrous targets:
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Ground Balance the Vista SMART as described in Section 3
How to Ground Balance
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Set the Sensitivity as high as possible
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Set the Discrimination to your liking
The 2 Tone Mode may be used in basically any situation. In this Mode, the Disc. knob has a
different function. It is then used to allow you to adjust the audio level of the low tone for iron
targets. For example, if the Discrimination is set to “0”, all ferrous targets will emit a high tone.
The further you turn the Disc. knob to the right, the bigger the ferrous target must be in order to
emit a high tone. If you are searching for non-ferrous targets, it is recommended that the
Discrimination is set between 20-30. In the 2 Tone Mode the Vista SMART is extremely fast and
sensitive.
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