Kellyco Explorer SE, Quick Start Manual

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To turn the detector on with Factory 
Preset settings:

Press and hold 

POWER

 for 2 seconds. 

‘FACTORY PRESETS’ will appear briefly on 
the start-up display.

Turning the detector on with factory 
presets will restore all settings and the 
Discrimination Pattern.

To turn the detector on with the 
previous settings:

Press and release 

POWER

. This will start 

the detector with the previous display 
and settings from when the detector was 
last used (eg. Sensitivity, Volume, etc.)

During the start up display, a four-note 
tune will sound. 

Turning the 
Detector On

The 

POWER

 button turns the detector 

on and off.

The Explorer SE has factory preset 
settings that have been chosen to suit 
first-time detectorists. The detector will 
respond to some targets (low-ferrous 
metal objects such as silver coins and 
jewelry) and ignore others (high-ferrous 
objects such as nails).

It is best to only turn the detector on 
when outdoors, away from sources of 
electromagnetic disturbance such as 
power lines and phone towers. These 
sources may cause the detector to 
perform erratically, giving numerous 
false signals. 

There are also many metallic objects 
inside a house such as nails in the floor, 
reinforcing in the walls, televisions and 
other household appliances that might 
overload the electronics of the detector.

Press and hold

Sweeping the Coil

The Explorer SE will perform at its best 
when the coil is kept close and parallel 
to the ground at all times. This will 
increase detection depth and response 
to small objects. Avoid excessive 
brushing of the coil on the ground, 
as this may result in false signals and 
inaccurate Target ID’s. 

Practise sweeping the coil over the 
ground in a side-to-side motion, while 
walking forward slowly at the end 
of each sweep. Slightly overlap the 
previous sweep to ensure full ground 
coverage. An average sweep speed is 
four seconds from left to right to left.

A variation in coil height at the end of 
each swing may also cause confusing 
sounds and reduce detection depth.

Targets

Buried metal objects are referred to as 
targets. Targets are comprised of ferrous 
and non-ferrous metals. High-ferrous 
metals are those that contain iron such 
as steel, nails and some types of coins. 
Low-ferrous metals are those that have 
no iron content, such as gold, silver, 
copper, bronze and aluminium.
You may wish to find a range of both 
low and high ferrous targets.

Examples of common targets:

Desired high-ferrous target - Canadian coin 
Undesired high- ferrous target - iron nail 

Desired low-ferrous target - gold coin
Undesired low-ferrous target - pull-tab

Detecting Basics

Sometimes it is possible that a large object close 
to the coil will overload the detector’s electronics. 
When this happens, the Explorer SE emits a low 
‘warble’ which will repeat until the coil is moved 
away from the source of the overload.

Overloading is not harmful to 
the electronics of the detector.

Press and Release