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Quick Start Guide Utility Scan 350HS
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Filter: A process to remove unwanted noise in the data so that targets can be seen more clearly. Filtering is a trial and
error process, therefore trial runs are necessary using different filtering values to determine the best configuration for a
job site. There are two types of filtering:
Background Removal: This filter will remove unwanted noise that looks like horizontal banding across your data.
Using this process, this will remove data that is consistent throughout your data.
Stacking: This filter will remove unwanted noise that looks like fuzziness in your data. By selecting a value of 3, 5, 9, or
15, the process with take each scan and replace that scan with the average values of the surrounding scans. Be aware that
too much stacking can filter out real targets. In this example, stacking of 3 is the best result. Targets at the top begin to
disappear with higher scans to average.