White’s Electronics Spectra V3 - Manual (Page 33)

Complete Owner’s Guide - Spectra 33
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• Icons – Allows selection of the desired Icon set for the current program.
• ARROW to Icons and press ENTER. ARROW to desired Icon set and Press ENTER.
Filled circle indicates selection.
• Park – Typical Coin, Jewelry, and common trash.
• Relic – Typical Civil War icons, buttons, bullets, buckles.
• Prospecting – Typical prospecting icons. Nugges, small nails, large iron and hot rocks.
• Custom – Adjust Icon VDI number ranges for existing Icons and/or Spell out custom word
Icons for specific VDI number ranges.
• ARROW to Custom and press Enter, ARROW to EDIT and press ENTER.
• ARROW Down & Up to select an existing Icon with its listed VDI range and
press ENTER.
• ARROW down to First VDI, ARROW Left & Right to select the first (lowest)
VDI number desired to provide that Icon shown.
• ARROW Down to Last VDI, ARROW Left & Right to select the last
(highest) VDI number desired to provide that Icon shown.
• ARROW Down to Second Icon and press ENTER.
• ARROW Down & Up to select a second Icon for the same VDI range if a
second Icon is desired. Or ARROW down all the way to Custom Text and
ENTER, then spell out custom Icon text with ARROWS and ENTER. Squeeze
and release toggle to exit
• Delete Entry, Clear, Restore, Load standard Park, Relic, or Prospecting options,
are also offered.
Sensitivity
• Probe (Live Control Sensitivity Zoomed)
• When the Sensitivity Live control is highlighted, pressing ZOOM brings up the Sensitivity Menu with a
Probe section to the right-hand side of the display. When Rx Gain is highlighted with the search coil held steady
over the ground, the probe provides the following valuable information, (hold search coil steady a few seconds for
an accurate measurement).
(EXAMPLES)
• Signal = %. 15% indicates the Spectra is losing 15% of the original transmitted signal.
In other words 15% of the transmitted signal is being degraded by ground minerals, electrical
resistance, and other interference. It is rare to find an area where 100% of the transmitted
signal returns.
• Noise = %. 0.0 indicates there is an unusually low percentage of external noise (zero) in the
area. With low external noise, and without adverse ground mineral conditions, a greater degree
of Rx Gain is possible and recommended. High percentages of Noise suggest a different
frequency method or Frequency Offset setting should be selected.
• Best Rx Gain = 5. Based on the receive signal, external noise, and option selections, Spectra
is suggesting a Rx Gain setting. This recommendation will be different when different options
or coils are selected.