White’s Electronics MX5 - Manual (Page 9)

Page 9
MX5
Owner’s Manual
Backlight
The Backlight button toggles the display backlight for low-
light hunting. A screen icon indicates when backlight is on.
Keep in mind that the backlight uses additional battery power
and should be turned off when not needed.
PINPOINT
Briefly press and release the Pinpoint button to place the
MX5 in Pinpoint mode; you will see flash on the screen and
hear a brief double-tone. The search mode will switch to
ALL-
MET
and the 2-digit number now represents depth instead of
VDI. Briefly press and release the Pinpoint button again (or
press
MODE
) to return the MX5 to its previous search mode.
In both All Metal and Pinpoint modes a threshold audio is
applied and a target will cause the loudness to increase. The
MX5 also supports VCO
1
audio whereby a target causes the
pitch of the threshold to increase. VCO audio is toggled by
simultaneously pressing the
Pinpoint
and  or  buttons.
Display
The MX5 display provides information on the operation of
the detector as well as the detected target. On the right is the
segmented bar which shows the sensitivity level. On the left
another segmented bar shows the estimated target depth in
increments of 2” (or 5cm). At the bottom a segmented bar
shows the battery strength.
A large 2-digit number gives the VDI response of the target
1. “VCO” means voltage-controlled oscillator