User guide

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TDI SL Owner’s Manual
Besides overlapping each sweep, it is important to keep the
coil close and parallel to the ground. Pendulum-swinging the
coil results in loss of depth, and if the ground balance isn’t per-
fectly set the variation in loop height will create a ground
response. The following illustration shows improper and proper
coil sweep motion.
Dealing with Noise
Because PI detectors have wideband receivers they are
more prone to noise and interference than narrowband VLF
designs. There are a few strategies for dealing with noise. First,
TDI has a Frequency Offset control that slightly adjusts the
overall pulse rate. With the Threshold and Gain turned up to the
point of mild chatter, make very small incremental adjustments
to the Frequency control to minimize the chatter.
Some sources of noise cannot be dealt with electronically,
such as electric fences. Try to identify the noise source and dis-
able it. Indoor testing is notoriously difficult to do with PI
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