Art,
I just had to see what the difference is so I tried a new Elite control box on my GT set up with the SunRay DTI 3.
Being I use the same coil, the same meter I even used the same battery pack so the only difference would be the control box.
I set the GT to read 180 on a quarter and would bounce down to 179 at times which is normal, the zinc penny read 176-177 that is normal and the nickle at 144-145 in freq 2, but in freq 1 it read 148-149 which is all normal.
Now I put the battery in the Elite and use all the same setting and didnt change any of the meter calibrations. The quarter read now 181-182 thew zinc reads 178-179 and the nickle read 145-146 in freq 2, but freq 1 reads 150-151. This shows the GT produces slightly less voltage than the Elite and I bet the Elite is slightly less than the XS series we are used to. Now this is only a number or 2 on the 180 meter, but on a 550 number this could be 4-7 number difference and maybe why the meter wouldnt calibrate to the correct numbers as the 550 meters where those used on the XS2a and then added to the Elites, but they were within spec so they were not changed, but not for the GT as it has slightly less voltage so it wont work unless you do a internal calibration with the coarse control.
The SunRay DTI has a touchier calibration contol and a wider range of numbers is why this dont make any difference on which Sovereign you use this meter on.
I see where Joe Patrick posted he had to do a update for the Patriot meter too for the GT on his fourm.
Rick