Does the audio and meter operate independently of each other on the MXT? ............

[Kelley (Texas)]

I keep thinking that I read this somewhere in the past, and as such, I just spent time going through the owner's manual and The MXT Edge book by Jeff Foster trying to confirm this...no luck. Does anyone know if this is correct and if so, where in the owner's manual or The MXT Edge book could I find the information, page number or etc.? As a long shot, I will look in the Engineer's Report next. Also, adding fuel to the fire, I have also been of the opinion that the blocks below the numbers work independently also, or may not agree with each other...any input on this? Many thanks, Kelley (Texas)

 

[BarberBill]

If you mean can you turn on just the audio or just the meter, no. Coming from "beep and dig" machines I prefer to go with the audio first, then glance at the display to help decide whether a signal is worth digging. Like most detectors, the MXT has some subtle tones that are helpful when one learns to recognize them. The blocks work in conjunction with the audio and the meter display, but typically bounce and disagree with each other when the target is highly likely to be junk or at an angle or depth that renders the signal "iffy". However, anytime you see a full block that is stable you can be pretty darn sure it is what the meter says although some junk targets will fool the display. I've found melted aluminum blobs, 22 cases and the brass eraser ends of pencils to generally cause the machine to give a false, coin signal. Hope this is helpful.
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