DeepTech Vista MINI User manual

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

CONGRADULATIONS ON PURCHASING
YOUR VISTA MINI
Contents
1. Assembly
2. Controls explained
3. How to Ground Balance
4. Troubleshootin
5. Technical Specifications
6. General Advice
7. 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.
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DeepTech encourages all users to read the entire manual to ensure a
complete understanding of all the features and functions that your
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)
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)
Instruction manual (you’re reading it )
If any of the above listed items are missing, please contact us immediately.
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11” coil
with
coil
hardware
Lower
shaft
assembly
Upper shaft assembly
with control box

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1.1 Connecting the coil to the lower shaft
Middle
shaft
with
camlocks
Padded grip
Arm cup
with strap
Battery box
with sliding
door for the
battery
compartment

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
sprin loaded pin in the lower shaft is pointed downwards.
Insert the plastic bolt throu h the hole in the coil and the lower shaft.
Fasten the bolt with the plastic win nut. Be careful not to dama e the thread of the bolt by
over-ti htenin . The plastic win nut may need to be loosened to adjust the coil.
1.2 Shaft assembly
Make sure that the camlocks of the middle shaft are loosened by rotatin them counter-
clockwise.
Push in the sprin loaded pin on the lower shaft and slide it into the middle shaft until the
pin reaches the desired adjustment hole. Ti hten the camlock by rotatin it clockwise until
ti ht. Remember not to over ti hten.
Attach the upper shaft assembly to the middle shaft by pushin the sprin loaded pin in the
upper shaft assembly and slide it into the middle shaft until the pin reaches the adjustment
hole. Ti hten the camlock by rotatin it clockwise until ti ht. Remember not to over
ti hten.
- Remember, the detector should be set to len th so that it is strai ht with your forearm
and feels comfortable and li ht when you pick it up.
1.3 Coil cable
Wind the coil cable around the complete shaft assembly enou h times to take up any slack.
Use the Velcro straps to keep the coil cable in place. We recommend that you use one strap
on the lower shaft close to the coil and the other strap on the upper shaft assembly close to
the control box.
Carefully push the coil plu into the socket on the back of the control box. Firmly ti hten
the retainin rin by hand to hold it in place (do not over ti hten).
WARNING! The cable comin from the coil should not be wrapped to ti htly in the coil area.
Leave enou h slack in the cable so you can adjust the coil when you detect on uneven round.
Failin to do this may result in dama e to the coil cable or the coil itself.
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Controls

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Rear view of the control box
VOLUME
KNOB
LED INDICATOR
FOR
BATTERY LIFE
SENSITIVITY
KNOB
THREE
POSITION
MODE
SWITCH

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2.1 Power switch
HEADPHONE JACK
COIL PLUG
CONNECTOR
SPEAKER

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 dama e to the electronics.
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2.2 Sensitivity
ON/OFF switch

Sensitivity is the level of response to a tar et. The Vista MINI has a wide adjustment ran e which
is why it is very important to set the Sensitivity level correctly accordin to the detectin
conditions.
A hi h Sensitivity settin enables the detection of smaller and deeper tar ets. When the Sensitivity
is set to hi h, the Vista MINI may be affected by minerals in certain soils and si nals from electric-
al appliances. You may need to decrease the Sensitivity to silence false si nals or electrical inter-
ference. This will result in a more stable operation of the Vista MINI.
Always choose the hi hest stable Sensitivity settin to ensure best performance. This is done by
turnin the Sensitivity knob to the ri ht until the Vista MINI becomes unstable; then reduce the
Sensitivity by one or two settin s until it is stable.
2.3 Volume
The Volume knob lets you adjust the audio level of the speaker and headphones.
2.4 Headphone Jack ¼”
DeepTech recommends the use of headphones. When headphones are plu in, the speaker is
automatically deactivated.
There a many advanta es to usin headphones:
- Improves battery life.
- Prevents the sounds from annoyin bystanders.
- Allows you to hear subtle chan es in the sound and faint si nals from deep tar ets more
clearly.
WARNING! Set your headphone volume prior to wear. Ensure that the headphone volume does
not reach an extremely loud level. This may increase the risk of hearin dama e.
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2.5 LED Battery Control
There is an indicator “Low Bat” on the face plate of the control box. If the indicator li hts up and
stays on, the batteries are almost totally exhausted. At this sta e, stop detectin and replace the
batteries. If the indicator blinks when a tar et is detected, the batteries are low. In this case, it is
best to replace the batteries at this time. The avera e battery life is about 20-25 hours. Extremely
weak batteries may the reason for false si nals. DeepTech stron ly recommends to use 8 x 1,5 V
AA Alkaline batteries. When usin rechar eable batteries, we stron ly recommend usin batteries
with more than 2000mA/H.
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2.6 Mode Trigger: Disc./All Metal/GRD
The Vista MINI has a three position Mode tri er switch comfortably located on the face plate of
the control box where it is easily accessible durin detectin . The three position Mode tri er
switch ives you the option to choose, and quickly switch, between different modes of operation.
Disc. Mode or Silent Discrimination Mode
(Back position, tri er pulled towards you.)
When workin in the Disc. Mode (Silent Discrimination Mode), ferrous tar ets will be
discriminated by usin the Disc. knob. You will hear a hi h tone if the tar et is non-ferrous. If the
tar et is ferrous there is no sound or, dependin on the size and shape of the ferrous object, short
„cracks“. The size of the ferrous object that is to be discriminated is increased as you turn the Disc.
knob to the ri ht
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THREE POSITION TRIGGER SWITCH
DISC POSITION
(Trigger pushed up)
SILENT DISCRIMINATION MODE or DISC. Mode

All Metal Mode
(Tri er in the middle position.)
Use the All Metal Mode (Tri er in the ALL Position, tri er in middle position) for maximum
depth where soil conditions allow. In this position, you are detectin without any discrimination.
All metal tar ets will sound off with a hi h tone. When searchin in this Mode, the Disc Knob
becomes inactive. We recommended usin this Mode only if you do not want any discrimination or
where only ood tar ets are anticipated.
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THREE POSITION TRIGGER SWITCH
(ALL POSITION IN THE MIDDLE)
ALL METAL MODE

GRD (Ground) Position
(Tri er pushed down.)
You will use this position to round balance your Vista MINI. More about this feature will be
explained later in Chapter 3 “How to Ground Balance”.
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THREE POSITION TRIGGER SWITCH
(GRD POSITION BOTTOM)
AUTOMATIC GROUND BALANCE

How to Ground Balance
The followin 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 tar ets and depth.
Turn on the Vista MINI with the Power Switch
Set the Sensitivity as described in section 2.2 Controls/Sensitivity
Switch the three Position Tri er Switch to the ALL Position
Find an area free of metal tar ets
Push and hold the three position mode switch to the GRD Positioin
Lower the coil about 2 cm (1 inch) above the round
Raise the coil up about 15 cm ( 6 inches)
Repeat this process until no or very little noise is heard as you lower and raise the coil
Your Vista MINI is now Ground Balanced. If the soil conditions chan e si nificantly (by movin
from a plowed field into a wooded area for instance), you must round balance your Vista MINI
a ain as described above.
If you receive false si nals from iron oxides in pottery or “Hot Rocks”, you can then Ground
Balance the Vista MINI directly over these objects to eliminate si nals from these unwanted tar ets.
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Troubleshooting
The Vista MINI will not power on:
- Insert Batteries
- Replace Batteries
- Batteries installed incorrectly
- Battery pack not connected
Excessive false si nals:
- Sensitivity too hi h
- Incorrect Ground Balance
- Coil cable loose or not connected
The Vista MINI is producin only lon tones:
- Incorrect Ground Balance
- Very hi h round mineralization (repeat Ground Balance process on objects producin these
tones)
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5. Technical Specifications
Operatin
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 Len th (approx.)..........................................55” ( 140 cm )
Audio Frequency( approx.)...................................780 Hz
Wei ht ( with batteries )................... ....................(approx.)1320 .
Batter Requirement – we stron ly recommend to use 8 x 1,5 V AA Alkaline Batteries or
rechar eable Batteries with more than 2000mA/h
Battery Life (typical).............................................20-25 hours
LED Low Battery alert
Operation Temperature Ran e..............................10-40 C
Optimum Humidity............................................... 0 to 75% R.H.
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6. General Advice
Metal Detecting is an activity, which like other leisure activities requires some guiding prin-
ciples. The following recommendations will allow you to fully enjoy your hobby while re-
specting laws, environment and other people.
Enquire about and abide by the laws in force of the country or the state before
searchin . It is your responsibility to know them and to abide by them.
Always ask permission of the land owner where you want to search.
Have respect for nature and the environment in which you are searchin .
Don’t for et to fill all holes you di and properly dispose of any trash.
WARNING Avoid detecting in zones where battles took place during both World Wars.
Report any suspect object you might discover to the authorities.
Joinin a Metal Detectin Club in your area is an easy way of enjoyin
and sharin this wonderful hobby with others. This is also an easy
start as how to properly abide to the ethics of Metal Detectin .
Since this is only a uide, you are of course responsible for actions
on any property you decide to detect. Always leave the area
neat and clean.
We would like to thank you a ain for purchasin a DeepTech product.
Should you have further inquiries, feel free to contact us via
E-mail, fax or phone. We appreciate any comments or su estions.
Leavin feedback and su estions will help to improve our products, if necessary,
for everyone to enjoy.
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7. Limited Warranty Information
-Тhis detector is for outdoor use only. Many household appliances emit
electroma netic ener y which can interfere with the detector.
-Use only Alkaline Batteries.
-Use only stereo Headphones.
-Do not store the unit in excessive heat or cold.
-Keep the control box away from water.
-Be careful with the coil cable.
-DeepTech warrants your consumer or industrial product a ainst defects 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 dama e due to a fall, shock or accident,
deteriorations due to abnormal use or cable breaka e of the search coils or of
one of its conductors.
complete with proof of purchase and a written explanation describin fault.
- DeepTech reserves the ri ht to chan e the desi n or specifications of its
detectors without notice.
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