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4.2 Front Panel Controls
Search Switch
Ground Balance mode (Balance 1 and Balance 2)
To get the best results from your SD2100v2 it is important to know how different ground conditions affect the detecting process.
The ground is made up of many different chemicals, minerals, salts, etc. Some of these (which are often referred to as ‘ground mineralisation’) will produce a response known as a ‘ground noise’ from the detector.
The SD2100v2 has the ability to cancel out the effects of ground mineralisation so that it minimises ground noise, while still retaining maximum sensitivity to metal targets.
Cancelling out the effects of ground mineralisation is referred to as ‘ground balancing’. This ensures that welcome signals from objects such as gold are not confused with unwelcome ground noise.
The Balance 1 and Balance 2 controls should be adjusted with the Search switch in their corresponding positions. If the effects of ground mineralisation are not balanced, signals from metal objects can be very hard to distinguish from ground noise.
Figure 4 - Front Panel Controls
