White's Electronics Spectra V3i Manual de instrucciones

pg 1White’s Electronics, Inc. The World’s Finest Metal Detectors -manufactured in Sweet Home, Oregon USA Owner’s Guide®Now with ON-BOARDQuick Refe

pg 10 To begin using the Spectra immediately, use the back-up “AA” battery pack (Blue Decal). • The standard battery holder (Blue Decal) holds e

pg 11Complete Guide to Spectra V3iComplete Guide to Spectra V3i®® Using the Standard Battery Holder • Slide open the battery holder lid (decal

pg 12 Charging- Plug the charger into a standard wall outlet. (110 volts for USA models, 220 volts for UK models). - To charge, insert the bat

pg 13Headphones automatically turn off with the detector. To manually turn OFF headphones, press headphone power button. You will hear

pg 14 • Help Balloons - From menu screens and Zoom menus, trigger forward - brings up a “Help Balloon” that offers more information about the men

pg 15First Time Out with Spectra V3i - ”Turn On And Go” ... Press ON/OFF. Optionally… Press ZOOM to select text size. Squeeze & release Tri

pg 16 ANALYZESEARCHPINPOINT Explore Your Spectra Explore your Spectra metal detector with complete confidence. You cannot harm or destroy the or

pg 17Complete Guide to Spectra V3iComplete Guide to Spectra V3i®®ANALYZESEARCHPINPOINT At anytime during searching, this “ground balance sequence”

pg 18 The current target VDI number appears much larger above the rectangle upper left side of display. Listen for a solid repeatable (over multi

pg 19Complete Guide to Spectra V3iComplete Guide to Spectra V3i®® • Optional Step (Analyze) Push the toggle forward (away from the grip) sweep o

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pg 20 NAVIGATION - • The LIVE CONTROLS (Like Backlight) across the bottom of the display offer quick and easy “on the fly” adjustment of all t

pg 21Complete Guide to Spectra V3iComplete Guide to Spectra V3i®®Programs - Sensitivity - Audio - Discrimination -Frequency - Ground Balance/Tracki

pg 22 • Sensitivity, and Ground Track Live controls - When Zoomed, (highlight then press ZOOM) provide additional measurements used for adva

pg 23Complete Guide to Spectra V3iComplete Guide to Spectra V3i®® MENU - When a Live Control is selected and highlighted with ARROW LEFT &

pg 24 Programs - Check mark in front of program name indicates it is the original factory or manual saved default program (no changes from d

pg 25Complete Guide to Spectra V3iComplete Guide to Spectra V3i®® • Common - A place to select options/features you can insert (section by sect

pg 26 • Press ENTER to either RESTORE that PROGRAM or CANCEL. • Squeeze and release toggle “once” to exit to six block MENU, squeeze

pg 27Two keys to access an on-board reference manual. Menu/Zoom for immediate on-board answers to almost any question! Complete Guide to Spectra V

pg 28 Audio - • Target Volume – How loudly a metal target “beeps”. Use the ARROW Left & Right to adjust the target volume. During adjust

pg 29Complete Guide to Spectra V3iComplete Guide to Spectra V3i®® Wireless Headphones – Select Wireless Headphones and press ENTER. • Press E

pg 3Spectra is the result of years of research and development, time proven manufacturing and testing techniques, and most of all ... listening to ou

pg 30 • Arrow down to Channel, Select (arrow left & right) to find a Channel free of interference. Color Bar indicates level of exte

pg 31Complete Guide to Spectra V3iComplete Guide to Spectra V3i®® Discrimination - • Discrimination Accept / Reject – Allows custom setting accep

pg 32 • This “quick save” method can be used for one specific setting change ONLY (the last one made). To Save As Default” multiple opti

pg 33Complete Guide to Spectra V3iComplete Guide to Spectra V3i®® Ground Filter - • Filtering out ground minerals allows deeper penetration (de

pg 34 Frequency (Primary) - • Allows selection among a variety of primary frequency options.• Three Frequencies – Allows three primary frequenci

pg 35Complete Guide to Spectra V3iComplete Guide to Spectra V3i®® Ground Tracking -Autotrac - Selects among options controlling the automatic grou

pg 36 Locktrac has a Offset option of it’s own, so that manual balancing can be offset + or – perfect to enhance either small targets in high mine

pg 37Complete Guide to Spectra V3iComplete Guide to Spectra V3i®® • Password – IMPORTANT! (password display ) Write down the password or code (

pg 38 Complete Guide to Spectra V3iComplete Guide to Spectra V3i®®Preset Programs (Six Block Menu)Programs Coin&Jewelry Salt Beach Relic Prosp

pg 39Complete Guide to Spectra V3iComplete Guide to Spectra V3i®®Special Library Programs ChartBASICMENUSpecial Library ProgramsPrograms Alluvial S

pg 4 Table of CONTENTS -Assembly ...

pg 40 Complete Guide to Spectra V3iComplete Guide to Spectra V3i®®The Displays of V3iSignaGraph Screen displays the strength of the VDI response f

pg 41Complete Guide to Spectra V3iComplete Guide to Spectra V3i®®2. Electronic Exploration 575 West Harrison Lombard, IL 60148 (800) 392-3223

pg 42 If within two years (24 months) from the original date of purchase, your White’s detector fails due to defects in either material or workmans

pg 43Complete Guide to Spectra V3iComplete Guide to Spectra V3i®®The serial number which is unique to your unit is on a white label inside the batt

pg 44 Programs – Choose, change, store, or delete, sets of option or feature settings. Select – Choose a Program from those already existing in th

pg 45Complete Guide to Spectra V3iComplete Guide to Spectra V3i®®Frequency – Make operating frequency selections (transmit and receive). Three Fre

pg 46 PROGRAMS – Choose, change, store, or delete sets of option or feature settings (Programs) for ongoing use or non-use. or “X” indicate

pg 47Complete Guide to Spectra V3iComplete Guide to Spectra V3i®® Setup – Special features for Expert Program manipulation. Excludes – Apply ch

pg 48 Custom –Select and adjust specific Icons and the VDI range for each Icon, and/or create custom word icons and select their VDI ranges

pg 49Complete Guide to Spectra V3iComplete Guide to Spectra V3i®® Tone – Adjust the pitch or tone independently among the different audio indicat

pg 5Expert menu ...4

pg 50 VCO – Produces a varied pitch based on target depth and/or position in relationship to the search coil. Stereo M

pg 51Complete Guide to Spectra V3iComplete Guide to Spectra V3i®® Correlate – Compare all three frequencies and look for predictable differenc

pg 52 Offset - <-100> - +100 – Slightly offsets perfect manual ground balance + or – to enhance specific performance desires. Soil

pg 53Complete Guide to Spectra V3iComplete Guide to Spectra V3i®® SAT (Self Adjusting Threshold) - Off – 40 40 = fastest - Adjusts the speed

pg 54 Recovery Delay - 1 – 200 200 = slowest. Additional (beyond filtration), selection for the signal response time. Short response

pg 55Complete Guide to Spectra V3iComplete Guide to Spectra V3i®® Key Click – Pressing a control can be indicated by a click or beep. Adjust

pg 56 Size – Select the size of the VDI number. (Small, medium, large, or X-large) Icons – Show an appr

pg 57Complete Guide to Spectra V3iComplete Guide to Spectra V3i®® Depth – Show depth indication during searching. Format – Choo

pg 58 Depth – Show target’s depth on Prospecting Scan Display. Format – Select a format for the depth on Prospecting Scan

pg 59Complete Guide to Spectra V3iComplete Guide to Spectra V3i®® Fade Rate – 0 – off. How quickly depth graph fades or resets when target no

pg 6 There is much confusion - some of it deliberate - over how many frequencies a detector actually uses, and whether multiple frequencies are tr

pg 60 Sizing – Choose sizing options for the display. Screen Top –Select features to show on the sizing display. VDI – Show VD

pg 61Complete Guide to Spectra V3iComplete Guide to Spectra V3i®® Prospecting Scan – Monitor degree of the ground mineralization during searching.

pg 62 Hide – No live controls, largest target indication display. Extend – Expand, select and/or rearrange Live Control positions on the displa

pg 63Complete Guide to Spectra V3iComplete Guide to Spectra V3i®®Custom Program Notes (Six Block Menu)Custom Program Notes (Six Block Menu)Programs

pg 64 - White’s Spectra Metal Detectors -Proudly built inSweet Home, Oregon USAP/N 621-0525 Printed in USA 3/

pg 7How does it work? The Science behind V3i ... This is where a multi-frequency detector such as the Spectra V3i really shines. V3i transmits at 2

pg 8 ASSEMBLY -Washers between each loop ear & clevisCable RetainerClevis Lower RodSearch CoilCamlockLoop ConnectorControl BoxElbow Cup Foam Pad

pg 9Complete Guide to Spectra V3iComplete Guide to Spectra V3i®®ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS -1. Remove all parts from shipping carton. Check the assemb