DeepTech Vista SMART, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...Instruction Manual Vista SMART Design Silviya Rashkova Plamen Rashkov www deeptech bg com ...

Page 2: ...echnical Specifications 7 General Advice 8 Limited Warranty Information DeepTech is always interested in customer opinions If you should have any questions or comments regarding your Vista SMART or any other DeepTech product feel free to contact us directly or through your local Authorized DeepTech dealer For further product information refer to www deeptech bg com 2 ...

Page 3: ...oil is water resistant only Lower shaft Middle shaft with camlocks Upper shaft Fully assembled with Control box Battery compartment with armrest and detector stand Padded hand grip Coil hardware consisting of Rubber washers 2 Plastic wing nut Plastic bolt Velcro tabs 1 Eight 1 5V AA Alkaline Batteries DVD with the manual and product videos Limited Warranty Information in the instruction manual Ins...

Page 4: ...mble 4 11 coil with coil hardware Lower shaft assembly Middle shaft with camlocks Upper pole assembly with control box Padded grip Arm cup with strap Battery box with sliding door for the battery compartment ...

Page 5: ...ht Remember not to over tighten Attach the upper shaft assembly to the middle shaft by pushing the spring loaded pin in the upper shaft assembly and slide it into the middle shaft until the pin reaches the adjustment hole Tighten the camlock by rotating it clockwise until tight Remember not to over tighten Remember the detector should be set to length so that it is straight with your forearm and f...

Page 6: ... 6 VOLUME KNOB LED INDICATOR FOR BATTERY LIFE GROUND BALANCE SENSITIVITY KNOB DISCRIMINATIO N KNOB BOOSTER ON OFF TRIGGER SEARCHMODE TRIGGER SILENT DISCRIMINATION ALL METAL 2 TONE DISCRIMINATION PINPOINT BUTTON ...

Page 7: ...Rear view of the control box 7 HEADPHONE JACK COIL PLUG CONNECTOR SPEAKER ...

Page 8: ...d on the front side of the battery box This switch is used to turn the Vista SMART on or off WARNING Never remove the coil cable from the control box while the Vista SMART is turned on This may result in damage to the electronics 8 ON OFF switch ...

Page 9: ...d effects encountered during detecting Mineralization and Hot Rocks may cause false signals Ground balancing the Vista SMART reduces false signals from ground mineralization more accurately rejects ferrous minerals or pottery containing iron oxides and enables targets to be heard correctly If there are Hot rocks these can be elliminated by turning the Ground knob to the right Learning how to prope...

Page 10: ... wear Ensure that the headphone volume does not reach an extremely loud level This may increase the risk of hearing damage 2 8 LED Battery Control There is an indicator Low Bat on the face plate of the control box If the indicator lights up and stays on the batteries are almost totally exhausted At this stage stop detecting and replace the batteries If the indicator blinks when a target is detecte...

Page 11: ...crimination Mode Back position trigger pulled towards you When working in the Disc Mode Silent Discrimination Mode ferrous targets will be discriminated by using the Disc knob You will hear a high tone if the target is non ferrous If the target is ferrous there is no sound or depending on the size and shape of the ferrous object short cracks The size of the ferrous object that is to be discriminat...

Page 12: ...where soil conditions allow In this position you are detecting without any discrimination All metal targets will sound off with a high tone We recommended using this Mode only if you do not want any discrimination or where only good targets are anticipated 12 THREE POSITION TRIGGER SWITCH MIDDLE POSITION ALL METAL MODE ...

Page 13: ...ller the size of the ferrous target in order to give a low tone or by turning the Disc knob to the right the bigger the size of the ferrous target in order to give a high tone Big ferrous targets will still give a high tone but are easily identified by the strong signal along with a slight low iron tone at the end of the target This Mode is highly effective in iron patches to clearly identify non ...

Page 14: ...st from you or Off by pushing the trigger in the back position towards you When the Booster is activated you can achieve a 10 20 increase in depth for small targets and a 30 increase in depth for bigger targets DeepTech recommends you work with the Booster Off on highly mineralized ground Please remember there will be a higher power consumption when the Booster is active Booster on Trigger in forw...

Page 15: ... Booster Off Trigger in back position towards you 15 TWO POSITION TRIGGER SWITCH BACK POSITION Trigger towards you BOOSTER OFF ...

Page 16: ...p about 15 cm 6 inches Repeat this process as you gradually turn the Ground knob to the right until there is no or very little noise as you lower and raise the coil Set your desired level of Discrimination Your Vista SMART is now Ground Balanced If the soil conditions change significantly by moving from a plowed field into a wooded area for instance you must ground balance your Vista SMART again a...

Page 17: ... 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...

Page 18: ...correctly Battery pack not connected Excessive false signals Sensitivity too high Incorrect Ground Balance Coil cable loose or not connected The Vista SMART is producing only long tones Incorrect Ground Balance Very high ground mineralization repeat Ground Balance process on objects producing these tones 18 ...

Page 19: ...fast Booster Pinpoint Searchcoil Type 2D Searchcoil Size 11 Cable Length approx 53 135 cm Audio Frequency approx 780 390 Hz Weight with batteries approx 1400g Power Consumption Booster OFF 43 mA Power Consumption Booster ON 52 mA Battery Requirement we strongly recommend to use 8 x 1 5 V AA Alkaline Batteries or rechargeable Batteries with more than 2000mA h Battery Life typical 20 25 hours LED Lo...

Page 20: ...ny trash WARNING Avoid detecting in zones where battles took place during both World Wars Report any suspect object you might discover to the authorities Joining a Metal Detecting Club in your area is an easy way of enjoying and sharing this wonderful hobby with others This is also an easy start as how to properly abide to the ethics of Metal Detecting Since this is only a guide you are of course ...

Page 21: ... in material or workmanship for a period of two years on the control box and one year for the search coils from the date of purchase This warranty is not transferable Any alternation of the electronic circuit by an unauthorised person will void the warranty This warranty does not cover damage due to a fall shock or accident deteriorations due to abnormal use or cable breakage of the search coils o...

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