Rutus Argo NE, User Manual

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Audio Gain
The Audio Gain adjustment changes how detected objects are signalled. A small Audio
Gain will mean that weak signals from the Motion channel will have a quiet sound and strong
signals, a loud sound. This provides „depth” in the form of sound, which allows us to hear how
far from the search coil an object is located. If you set the Audio Gain to the maximum value
then all signals will produce a tone of maximum loudness.
Masking
This setting is used to adjust the masking of short signals in the detector’s speaker.
These signals come from the partially discriminated signals of bottle caps, iron, magnetic rocks,
junk etc. Masking improves the quality of discrimination. For a zero Masking value, the detector
will give produce a tone for all signals, even the shortest ones. Some small steel junk will be
hard to discriminate, the detector will be „noisy” during a search.
As the Masking value increases the operation of the detector becomes less “noisy” and it
becomes possible to search for non-ferrous metal objects amongst iron junk. Some may
assume that Masking should always be set to the highest value, but this is not the case – high
Masking settings can cause a lack of signal for objects on the borders of the range. In clear
terrain, if the user wants to reach as deep as possible, the Masking value should be set as low
as possible.
For Reaction set to 3 (fast), the maximum Masking value is "4". The detector software
automatically adjusts the Masking setting when the user sets a higher value.
Reaction
This adjustment gives the ability to select the speed of soil filtering. It is an essential
factor in the ability to detect large, deeply placed objects, the speed of detection and its
resistance to soil mineral contents.
Filter 1 Filter for searching "relics" that is large objects at large depths. Not recommended
in standard searches. Low resistant to soil mineralization.
Filter 2 Standard filter for most searches. Resistant to soil mineralization, perfect for coins
and other objects.
Filter 3 Only for use when searching for small objects of non-ferrous metals in rubbish
and in areas of very high mineralization.
Setting Adjustment range
Th Level 0 – 100
Th Sens 60 – 500 Hz
VCO Yes, No
Th SAT 0 – 20
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