MXT / MXT Pro Comparison Chart

[Jeff Foster]

I've had a number of questions about how the MXT Pro's features compare to the MXT. Here's a chart that illustrates how the MXT and MXT Pro features relate.

<table border="2" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="600">
<tr>
<td><font size="1"></font> </td>
<td colspan="2"><p align="center"><font size="1">Coin
& Jewelry Mode</font></p>
</td>
<td colspan="3"><p align="center"><font size="1">Relic
Mode</font></p>
</td>
<td colspan="2"><p align="center"><font size="1">Prospecting
Mode</font></p>
</td>
<td><font size="1">Ground Grab</font></td>
<td><font size="1">Backlight</font></td>
<td><font size="1">Trigger Forward</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p align="center"><font size="3">MXT</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"><p align="left"><font size="1"><strong>Primary
Search Mode (Trigger Center):</strong></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="1">Same Tone for Accepted
Targets.</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"><p align="left"><font size="1"><strong>Alternate
Search Mode (Trigger Forward):</strong></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="1">"Pulltab Notch"
(VDI +28 to +49) Silenced.</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"><p align="left"><font size="1"><strong>Primary
Search Mode (Trigger Center): </strong></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="1">VDI Responses Below the
Discrimination (Dual Control) Setting are Low-Pitched. </font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="1">VDI Responses Above the
Discrimination (Dual Control) Setting are High-Pitched.</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"><p align="left"><font size="1"><strong>Alternate
Search Mode (Trigger Forward):</strong></font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="1">VDI Responses Below the
Discrimination (Dual Control) Setting are Silenced.</font></p>
<p><font size="1">VDI Responses Above the Discrimination
(Dual Control) Setting are Heard:</font></p>
<p><font size="1">Low Pitch if VDI is Below 0 (ferrous,
aka iron, aka magnetic)</font></p>
<p><font size="1">High Pitch if VDI is Above 0
(non-ferrous)</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"><font size="1"><strong>Alternate Search
Mode (Trigger Forward) </strong><em><strong>with
Discrimination (Dual Control) Set at Lowest Setting</strong></em><strong>:</strong></font><p><font
size="1">Low Pitch if VDI is Below 0 (ferrous, aka iron,
aka magnetic)</font></p>
<p><font size="1">High Pitch if VDI is Above 0
(non-ferrous)</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"><font size="1"><strong>Primary Search
Mode (Trigger Center):</strong></font><p><font size="1">Iron
Grunt Off</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"><font size="1"><strong>Alternate Search
Mode (Trigger Forward):</strong></font><p><font size="1">Iron
Grunt On</font></p>
</td>
<td><font size="1">Toggle of Trac Switch</font></td>
<td><font size="1">No Backlight</font></td>
<td><font size="1">Selects "Alternate Search
Mode"</font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p align="center"><font size="3">MXT Pro</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"><p align="left"><font size="1">Tone ID
Off (selected with musical note button):</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="1">Same Tone for Accepted
Targets.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="1"><em><strong>Same as MXT</strong></em></font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"><p align="left"><font size="1">Tone ID
On (selected with musical note button):</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="1">Up to Seven Tones
(depending on Discrimination Setting).</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="1"><em><strong>Tone ID
Replaces the MXT's Pulltab Notch Feature</strong></em></font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"><font size="1">#2 Tone Mode (selected
with musical note button):</font><p align="left"><font
size="1"><em><strong>Same as MXT's Relic Primary Search
Mode</strong></em></font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"><font size="1">#1 Tone Mode (selected
with musical note button):</font><p><font size="1"><em><strong>Same
as MXT's Relic Alternate Search Mode</strong></em></font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"><font size="1"><strong>Iron ID Mode
(selected with musical note button):</strong></font><p><font
size="1"><em><strong>Same as MXT's Alternate Search Mode
with Discrimination (Dual Control) Set at Lowest Setting</strong></em></font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"><font size="1">Iron Grunt Off (Selected
with musical note button).</font><p><font size="1"><em><strong>Same
as MXT</strong></em></font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"><font size="1">Iron Grunt On (Selected
with musical note button).</font><p><font size="1"><em><strong>Same
as MXT</strong></em></font></p>
</td>
<td valign="top"><font size="1"><strong>Ground Grab
Button</strong></font><p><font size="1">Same as toggling
Trac Switch</font></p>
</td>
<td><font size="1">Backlight</font></td>
<td><font size="1">Locks Pinpoint Mode</font><p><font
size="1">(Search Mode Options selected with musical note
button.)</font></p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
Thanks to White's Electronics' Fred Krupowicz and Bob Canaday for assistance with this table.

Enjoy.

 

[Larry (IL)]

Thanks Jeff, that will answer a lot of questions.