AKA Berkut 5, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...1 Berkut 5 VERSION 5 01 DISCRIMINATING METAL DETECTOR OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS...

Page 2: ...METERS 19 THE SOUND MENU 20 THE DISPLAY MENU 23 THE SEARCH MENU 25 THE DISCRIMINATION MENU 27 THE OTHER MENU 28 THE COIL MENU 30 DYNAMIC AND STATIC OPERATING MODES 31 DISCRIMINATION MODE OF SEARCH 32...

Page 3: ...ECTOR 40 SOME THOUGHTS ON USING YOUR NEW DETECTOR 42 SCANNING TECHNIQUES 43 ABOUT GROUND BALANCING 43 IDENTIFICATION OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF OBJECTS 44 USE OF THE PINPOINT MODE 45 USING THE EQUALIZER 46...

Page 4: ...ghters to search for underground utilities pipelines cables manhole wells etc Archaeology and treasure search The device is designed to operate under the following conditions Ambient temperature from...

Page 5: ...100 Current of the gauge 2 TURBO 220 Current of the gauge 1 27 Current of the gauge 2 TURBO 12 Overall dimensions mm a telescopic bar 1100 1300 X 200 The electronic block 110 X 105 X 68 Weight of the...

Page 6: ...h metal objects When analyzing the hodographs remember a few general rules Hodographs of small and medium sized ferromagnetic objects are in the left quadrant i e have a negative vector angle Hodograp...

Page 7: ...e detector from the box When shipped the detector and parts should look like Fig 3 Fig 3 Assemble the Detector For this purpose Remove the detector rod from the box Remove the electronic control box f...

Page 8: ...lars on the rod as well as the plastic Coil bolt Once assembled your detector should look like Fig 4 Plastic rod The control box Armrest Bar Fig 4 The coil Plastic locking collar THE FRONT PANEL Appea...

Page 9: ...on In standard search mode increase the value of the last key parameter accessed In menu increases value of current selected parameter In the case of Equalizer will access settings User assigned funct...

Page 10: ...just turning the detector on and off These other functions can be set in menu Other THE DISPLAY The Berkut 5 LCD display as shown in fig 7 A T S K M An TURBO 003 47 3 sensitivity 15 Fig 7 In normal o...

Page 11: ...ICE Prior to turning on your detector please read the instructions thoroughly Upon every startup of the detector there is a calibration of the detector in air It is necessary for fine tuning of electr...

Page 12: ...g there is no presence of large metal objects check to make sure the coil connector is seated correctly and the proper coil is installed If this has been verified and compensation is still not establi...

Page 13: ...kaline Fig 11 In the inclusion menu following functions are accessible Factory Reset By pressing the button the factory values will be reset Note that parameters of the adjusted coils thus remain a Fi...

Page 14: ...ent of the coil press the button Battery Selects the type of batteries installed p 29 GROUND BALANCING Proper ground balancing is necessary in order to reduce the effects of ground minerals on the det...

Page 15: ...the line reaches the display left edge 102 005 AD Fn 180 Fig 16 5 At successful balancing the device will play a melody 6 Press the button GB for transition to standard search mode 7 If ground balance...

Page 16: ...rox 15 seconds there are no further changes made the key parameter settings will disappear and return to the normal search screen The last adjusted parameter is stored in memory and by pressing the or...

Page 17: ...nerate an audio response on a detected object Reducing the Audio Threshold setting increases the sensitivity to small and deep targets but also increases the risk of false audio responses The device w...

Page 18: ...branched menu All parameters are grouped in a separate submenu Access is possible both from the main menu and by means of fast access by long pressing of the corresponding buttons in normal search mo...

Page 19: ...llowing parameters for adjustment VOLUME 0 10 Sets the overall audio level of the detector EQUALIZER Allows the user to set unique volume levels to 12 different VDI groups The audio level is adjustabl...

Page 20: ...choose to set the Fe border to a specific negative value to include these small low conductive targets Also one may wish to include some small desirable ferrous objects by adjusting the FE border to e...

Page 21: ...ould give the greatest variability of frequencies amongst the tones LENGTH FE SHORT NORMS Defines the length of the FE tone NORM under this setting the duration is the same as for non ferrous targets...

Page 22: ...not all metal A When discrimination is set to on D and visual discrimination is set to on D will now change to a V any target that has been rejected in the discrimination card will not generate a tone...

Page 23: ...ng weak signals are reduced SEARCH MENU Search Pag1 SFT filter On Big Filter 3 Small Filter 2 Speed AGB 1 Analog Mode Off Ground Comp 3 Fig 23 Search Pag2 Ident Thresh 5 Coil Current 2 Gain 7 Audio Th...

Page 24: ...racking When enabled the letter T will appear on the left side of the display When disabled the area on the display will be blank While in Autotrack if the device has carried small fine tuning adjustm...

Page 25: ...ectors set below left border right border TEACH DISCRIMINATE on off Turns on off the fast teach discriminate mode learn accept reject When this mode is set to on while in the normal search mode the bu...

Page 26: ...ose proximity and frequencies there is an increased risk of interference from each other This can also be the case if you are within close proximity to various sources of EMI To reduce this interferen...

Page 27: ...nstalled in the detector Options are NIMH or ALKALINE Proper battery type is needed for correct display of battery level in the lcd display PASSAGE MENU On Off When set to off scrolling is restricted...

Page 28: ...e coil editor parameters To access the editor press button The following options will appear a Fig 29 Currently selected coil ie D6x10 7 On off of including the currently selected in added coils previ...

Page 29: ...ameter AUTOFINE TUNING on p 18 Pressing the button enters the pinpoint mode in which auto fine tuning is disconnected The lcd display will now display the pinpoint mode screen a Fig 30 TURBO WITH 3 57...

Page 30: ...cates all VDI numbers in this sector have been discriminated out The specific type of discrimination response is set by setting the mode Visual Discrimination p 23 On the left side of the screen is th...

Page 31: ...cted group When complete press the Fn button to end the HOLD function Fig 32 Card Hold 62 The Menu Fig 32 For example if you wish to reject VDI numbers 90 to 21 while accepting 20 to 90 perform the fo...

Page 32: ...e button to accept the object press the button 4 If the received signal level is sufficient the detector will prompt the user either to accept the VDI by pressing To reject or cancel the inclusions pr...

Page 33: ...ers gain and or coil current p 17 18 or to lift the gauge above over a ground If the overload arises on single instances simply raise the coil and re scan the object There can be situations where an o...

Page 34: ...s of trash In this program it is important to slow the sweep speed and maintain a constant distance from the ground without deviations Also in this program the coil current is set to TURBO In program...

Page 35: ...t of the gauge and having addressed in firm AKA service center When bundled with the device the coils used with different frequencies and there are no sensors with the same frequency switching of prof...

Page 36: ...the headphones is stored separate of the speaker profiles PROGRAM ADJUSTMENT OF COILS Your Berkut 5 is preconfigured to work with the coils manufactured by AKA LLC There are a couple ways to configure...

Page 37: ...nce procedure on pure ground ferrite or a piece of red brick If the GB value differs from zero significantly then press the button to zero To exit from the adjustment mode press the button GB Switch t...

Page 38: ...Over a long period of storage batteries can leak and damage your device After each use it is recommended to clean the detector including the coil rods and control box from dirt Immediately after use i...

Page 39: ...ould include the type of ground as well as temperature It is also important to ground balance on pure soil free of any metals If this is not possible you may excavate approximately 1 5 to 2 Kilo 3 4 l...

Page 40: ...n appear as a possible coin How can we properly identify these erroneous targets First of all the audio from these large ferrous targets will also sound large and lifting the coil even 40cm off of the...

Page 41: ...w need to locate its precise location Move the search coil off to one side of the located target along the line A Fig 37 Then activate the pinpoint mode As accurately as possible while maintaining the...

Page 42: ...In this case you will continuously monitor the situation under the search coil without straining ears EXAMPLES OF SOME VDI A table of VDI values for some objects measured in the air OBJECT Number VDI...

Page 43: ...ical damages of the electronic block and the device gauge For realisation of guarantee repair it is necessary to show the present maintenance instruction with the specified date of sale In the absence...