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Chapter 5 DFX
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Pro Options
25. D.C. Phase
Measurement of the ground mineralization, or
measuring the phase (V.D.I. reference number) of a
specifi c metal target during pinpointing.
When D.C. PHASE is ON, and the TRIGGER
squeezed and released, normal searching begins.
When a target is located, or when the operator
wants to measure a target or the ground, the TRIG-
GER is squeezed and held as if to pinpoint. When
the loop is held stationary over the target or ground,
the D.C. PHASE is shown on the upper-right side of
the display. The depth reading can be used to help
center the loop over a target for more accurate indi-
cations. The audio tone will also assist in centering
the loop over the target.
Metal targets in the ground will produce a measure-
ment which represents the target indication ± the
ground measurement. To measure the target alone,
move the loop off to one side (being sure to hold
the loop directly on top of the ground mineral),
and release and re-squeeze the trigger. Then move
the loop back over the target. This should allow a
proper D.C. PHASE reading for the target alone.
The relationship between D.C. PHASE, Ground
Balance, V.D.I. number and Discrimination is com-
plex. Results are not always repeatable in varied
ground conditions. Ground and target responses can
distort the detection fi eld of the loop in a number
of ways, by bending, refl ecting, absorbing and thus
altering the phase and amplitude the detector mea-
sures. This in turn produces inconsistencies in the
relationships of these features.
When considering specifi c numbers it is important
to know D.C. phase is provided by the 15 kHz
channel without normalization. The V.D.I. scale
is distorted/expanded in the lower end of the scale
(foil/nickel) and compressed in te higher end of the
scale (copper/silver).
(Display section)
Tips
- In specifi c ground
conditions, certain Basic
Adjustments and Pro Op-
tions may produce better
performance. By measur-
ing the ground and taking
notes, such conditions may
also be recognized in other
areas and dealt with by us-
ing similar settings.
The D.C. Phase of the ground has a relationship
to the proper Ground Balance setting. This is of
particular interest to those who use the optional
COARSE or FINE G.E.B. (Manual Ground Bal-
ance). Manual Ground Balance has a range that
covers V.D.I. numbers from -95 - +10. A Manual
Ground Balance Coarse setting of 0 equals a
D.C. PHASE of negative -95. A Coarse setting of
255 equals a D.C. Phase of +10. As mentioned
under COARSE and FINE G.E.B., Ground Bal-
ance is not the same as EDITing these V.D.I.
numbers for REJECT. However, if your ground
measures -90, ACCEPTing
V.D.I. -90 will produce operational problems as
the detector will see the ground as a target. With
the same logic, if a target measures -90, and the
ground measures -90, and the detector is Ground
Balanced to this -90 ground, such a target will be
virtually invisible to the detector. These conditions
would be extremely rare however; the point is
there must be a difference between the target and
the ground for the target to be detected.
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