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Instruction Manual
Vista MINI
Design – Silviya Rashkova &Plamen Rashkov
www.deeptech-bg.com

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  • Page 1 Instruction Manual Vista MINI Design – Silviya Rashkova &Plamen Rashkov www.deeptech-bg.com...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Limited Warranty Information DeepTech is always interested in customer opinions. If you should have any questions or comments regarding your Vista MINI or any other DeepTech product, feel free to contact us directly or through your local Authorized DeepTech dealer.
  • Page 3: Assembly

    Vista MINI offers. Assembly Before assembling your Vista MINI please check that the package includes the following parts:  11” Wide scan coil (not to be submerged in water, the coil is water resistant only) ...
  • Page 4 Middle shaft with camlocks Padded grip Arm cup Battery box with sliding with strap door for the battery compartment 1.1 Connecting the coil to the lower shaft...
  • Page 5 Place the two rubber washers into the holes on either side of the lower shaft.  Slide the bottom of the lower shaft into the bracket on top of the coil. Make sure that the  spring loaded pin in the lower shaft is pointed downwards. Insert the plastic bolt through the hole in the coil and the lower shaft.
  • Page 6 VOLUME KNOB SENSITIVITY THREE KNOB POSITION LED INDICATOR MODE SWITCH BATTERY LIFE Rear view of the control box...
  • Page 7 COIL PLUG HEADPHONE JACK CONNECTOR SPEAKER 2.1 Power switch...
  • Page 8 The power switch is located on the front side of the battery box. This switch is used to turn  the Vista MINI on or off. WARNING! Never remove the coil cable from the control box while the Vista MINI is turned on. This may result in damage to the electronics. 2.2 Sensitivity...
  • Page 9: Headphone Jack

    A high Sensitivity setting enables the detection of smaller and deeper targets. When the Sensitivity is set to high, the Vista MINI may be affected by minerals in certain soils and signals from electric- al appliances. You may need to decrease the Sensitivity to silence false signals or electrical inter- ference.
  • Page 10 The average battery life is about 20-25 hours. Extremely weak batteries may the reason for false signals. DeepTech strongly recommends to use 8 x 1,5 V AA Alkaline batteries. When using rechargeable batteries, we strongly recommend using batteries...
  • Page 11 2.6 Mode Trigger: Disc./All Metal/GRD The Vista MINI has a three position Mode trigger switch comfortably located on the face plate of the control box where it is easily accessible during detecting. The three position Mode trigger switch gives you the option to choose, and quickly switch, between different modes of operation.
  • Page 12 All Metal Mode  (Trigger in the middle position.) THREE POSITION TRIGGER SWITCH (ALL POSITION IN THE MIDDLE) ALL METAL MODE Use the All Metal Mode (Trigger in the ALL Position, trigger in middle position) for maximum depth where soil conditions allow. In this position, you are detecting without any discrimination. All metal targets will sound off with a high tone.
  • Page 13: Automatic Ground Balance

     (Trigger pushed down.) THREE POSITION TRIGGER SWITCH (GRD POSITION BOTTOM) AUTOMATIC GROUND BALANCE You will use this position to ground balance your Vista MINI. More about this feature will be explained later in Chapter 3 “How to Ground Balance”.
  • Page 14: How To Ground Balance

    The following steps will explain how to Ground Balance the Vista MINI. This is a very simple process that allows you to balance the Vista MINI to all types of soil. This is very important in order to obtain maximum sensitivity to small targets and depth.
  • Page 15: Troubleshooting

    Excessive false signals:  Sensitivity too high Incorrect Ground Balance Coil cable loose or not connected The Vista MINI is producing only long tones:  Incorrect Ground Balance Very high ground mineralization (repeat Ground Balance process on objects producing these tones)
  • Page 16: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications Operating  Frequency..........8,6 kHz Sensitivity control  Volume control  Auto Ground Balance  Two Modes of operation:  - DISC. Mode - All Metal Mode Searchcoil  Type .............2D Searchcoil Size............11”  Cable Length (approx.)..........55” ( 140 cm ) ...
  • Page 17: General Advice

    Always leave the area neat and clean. We would like to thank you again for purchasing a DeepTech product. Should you have further inquiries, feel free to contact us via E-mail, fax or phone. We appreciate any comments or suggestions.
  • Page 18: Limited Warranty Information

    - DeepTech reserves the right to change the design or specifications of its detectors without notice.
  • Page 19 Notes _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ http://www.deeptech-bg.com E-mail: office@deeptech-bg.com Tel./Fax:+359(54)887028 Mob.Phone:+359(895)008569...