Kellyco Minelab X-Terra, Quick Start Referen

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Page 2: ...ce pg 52 Begin detecting pg 24 These quick start instructions allow you to begin detecting straight away and find important reference information for setting up your X Terra Minelab however encourages all users to read the entire manual to ensure a complete understanding of all features and functions your X Terra offers Available on X Terra 50 model only ...

Page 3: ...ith your detector Certain descriptions and illustrations may also differ in this manual from the exact model that you purchased In addition Minelab reserves the right to respond to ongoing technical progress by introducing changes in design equipment and technical features at any time For Consumers within the European Union Do not dispose of this equipment in general household waste The crossed out...

Page 4: ...atest single frequency technology VFLEX VFLEX processes a pure single frequency ensuring that you can enjoy the hobby at all times confident that you are using a highly tuned and dependable detector In other words a SERIOUS detector This pocket sized manual is designed to help both the beginner and expert treasure hunter get the best performance out of the X Terra 30 or X Terra 50 This asterisk wil...

Page 5: ...ion Pattern X Terra 30 X Terra 50 All Metal Shortcut Pinpointing Recovering the Target Detailed Detector Operation LCD Icons Operation Selecting Menu Settings Sensitivity Adjusting Sensitivity Volume Adjusting Volume Noise Cancel Choosing a Noise Cancel Channel Ground Balance Adjusting Ground Balance Editing Discrimination Patterns Method 1 Method 2 Erasing Patterns Factory Presets Reference Infor...

Page 6: ...assistants cell mobile phones and high fidelity portable audio For the X Terra user this precision means dependable performance and improved immunity to environmental conditions such as ground mineralization electromagnetic interference and temperature variations VFLEX requires coils that are accurately constructed and calibrated Every time the detector starts up the micro controllers in the contro...

Page 7: ... screw Armrest strap Velcro tabs 2 Before assembling your X Terra please check that the package includes these parts Coil Skidplate fitted to coil Control box Armrest Stand Lower shaft Middle shaft Upper shaft Warranty card Instruction manual you re holding it ...

Page 8: ...ng angle The coil cable is directly wired into the coil and is not removable Any attempt to disconnect this cable will void your warranty Ensure that the twistlocks of the shafts are loosened by rotating them counter clockwise Compress the spring loaded pin in the lower shaft and slide it into the middle shaft until the pin reaches the adjustment holes The pin will spring out and click into place ...

Page 9: ...mrest Ensure the end of the strap will be fastened outwards from your arm Connecting With the LCD facing up push the control box onto the end of the handle until it fits into place The X Terra is designed to be used in both the left and right hand This diagram shows the velcro strap threaded outwards for the left arm 10 The LCD window has a protective film affixed to prevent scratching This may be rem...

Page 10: ... retaining ring to hold it in place The X Terra uses 4 X AA batteries which are not included with the detector Battery Behaviour pg 62 Access the battery compartment via the battery door located on the side of the control box Slide the battery compartment door upwards with your thumb Place individual batteries into the compartment as illustrated ensuring the positive and negative contacts match th...

Page 11: ...T IS NOW READY FOR DETECTING 14 Thread your arm through the armrest and strap Grasp the handle of the detector and rest your forearm in the armrest Your elbow should sit just above the top of the armrest Lightly tighten the velcro strap and secure it around your arm ...

Page 12: ...Assembly pg 10 Think of the detector as an extension of your arm It should be straight with your forearm and feel light and comfortable when you pick it up coil parallel to the ground Once outside practice sweeping the coil over the ground in a side to side motion while walking forward slowly Slightly overlap the previous sweep to ensure a full ground coverage An approximate sweep speed is 3 secon...

Page 13: ... Adjusts settings and scrolls to the left or right through the discrimination segments Scrolls through the different discrimination patterns Accepts or rejects certain metals by turning on off individual discrimination segments Toggles between the selected discrimination pattern and the all metal pattern Activates the manual adjustment to compensate for different types of soil 1 2 3 4 5 AL 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 14: ...ctor on when outside away from sources of electromagnetic disturbance 1 2 3 4 5 AL This LCD layout is a representation to show the differences between the two models LCD icons are never all shown at the same time 30 1 2 3 4 5 AL 50 1 2 3 4 5 AL 21 Press POWER A short start up sequence will display and a tune will be heard Once on the detector will be in automatic detection There will be no numeric ...

Page 15: ...tal objects This exercise is a simple lesson on how the detector interprets metal objects Gather a collection of different metal objects e g various coins gold and silver jewellery a rusted nail pull tab brass button and aluminium foil Take the detector outside away from known electromagnetic fields or metal objects Lay objects in a line sufficiently spaced apart to allow the coil to pass between the ...

Page 16: ...ern The factory preset pattern 1 rejects ferrous metals and foil and accepts non ferrous metals Patterns can be edited and saved according to detecting preferences Audio A detected non ferrous target will give a medium high tone audio response Visual A detected non ferrous target will give a visual indication within the non ferrous section of the discrimination scale and a positive target ID A det...

Page 17: ... turned on to reject targets which in turn accepts or rejects signals from the corresponding metal objects A grey icon on the diagrams in this manual represents a flashing icon on the detector Target ID The numeric identifier of a particular metal object underneath the ground Depth indicator A guide to how deep a metal object is under the ground The more arrows displayed the deeper the object is lik...

Page 18: ...rous 3 ferrous 30 11 non ferrous 1 ferrous The X Terra 30 has 12 segments The target IDs range from 4 up to 44 increasing in steps of 4 The X Terra 50 has 18 segments The target IDs range from 9 to 45 increasing in steps of 3 In addition to the target ID targets are also represented as a particular segment on a linear scale at the bottom of the display Each discrimination segment represents a leve...

Page 19: ...can save you from digging for unwanted targets 30 50 Pattern 1 Accepts signals from non ferrous targets e g gold and silver coins X Terra 30 IDs 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 X Terra 50 IDs 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 Rejects ferrous objects and non ferrous aluminium foil X Terra 30 IDs 4 4 X terra 50 IDs 9 6 3 3 All Metal Pattern Accepts signals from all types of metals everything from...

Page 20: ...l pattern AM and pattern 1 The all metal pattern cannot be edited 1 2 3 4 5 AL 1 2 1 2 32 33 On the X Terra 50 PATTERNS toggles between pattern 1 and pattern 2 The X Terra 50 also has an all metal shortcut This toggles between the selected pattern and all metal The all metal pattern cannot be edited ...

Page 21: ...PINPOINT Sweep the coil over the target location The menu scale segments on the LCD indicate how close the target is to the center of the coil The detector will only produce a high volume when the center ring of the coil is directly above the target Taking note of the detector s response reduce the span of each successive pass of the coil until you are confident of the target s location Make a ment...

Page 22: ...it is not in the hole place the detector on the ground with the coil flat pick up a handful of soil and pass it over the coil Be sure not to wear rings bracelets or a watch which will produce a signal Repeat this procedure until the target is located Ensure that no other targets remain then refill the hole All soil and portions of grass on the plastic sheet should be returned to the hole as neatly a...

Page 23: ...ng the numerical value selected 5 AL All Metal AM indicates that the all metal pattern has been selected This pattern has no discrimination and will allow signals from all types of metals both ferrous and non ferrous Patterns Preset discrimination patterns are used to suit different search preferences X Terra 30 has 1 pattern X Terra 50 has 2 patterns Preset Discrimination Patterns pg 30 Depth Indi...

Page 24: ...elected setting adjustment The menu scale also works with pinpoint to indicate how close the coil is to the target Pinpoint Indicates that pinpoint is activated 5 AL On the X Terra 50 sensitivity and ground balance have ranges of 1 20 and volume has a range of 0 20 In these cases each segment of the menu scale represents two numbers Reject Identification This icon appears when rejecting a discrimin...

Page 25: ...urns to a blank detection display Detection Settings After exiting settings using PINPOINT DETECT the last detected target ID will disappear and the depth icons will flash in sequence until a new target ID is detected 42 1 3 4 5 AL 1 3 4 5 AL To access the menu settings press MENU SELECT repeatedly to scroll down through the adjustable settings Settings The X Terra has a range of settings that shou...

Page 26: ...required for different areas For beginners start with a low setting and increase progressively Decreasing the X Terra s sensitivity may help stabilise the detector reducing false signals and interference and assisting in differentiating between signals caused by soil mineralisation and those of metal targets Choose the highest stable sensitivity setting to ensure the detectors optimum performance Fo...

Page 27: ...ng The X Terra is able to save separate settings for both the speaker volume and headphone volume switching from one to the other as soon as the headphones are connected Accessory Headphones pg 66 Set the speaker volume without headphones connected Set the headphone volume with the headphones connected Use the exercise pg 22 with different targets to confirm both the speaker and headphone volume set...

Page 28: ...ackling or popping noise Noise Cancel allows you to change the noise cancel channel so that you experience less interference Three channels are available represented by the numbers 1 0 and 1 and are also indicated on the menu scale It is best to choose a channel with the coil in the detection horizontal position because interference received in a vertical position may be different from the interfer...

Page 29: ...it will detect targets but it may also register false detections due to ground mineralisation These false detections are displayed as 9 in all metal or two dashes when using the factory preset patterns This will cause good targets to be displayed only briefly and with clipped sound 51 Highly mineralised soil may produce false signals and distract from real targets When detecting on the beach adjust...

Page 30: ...ards and away from the ground and listen to the ground balance tone Try to lower the coil as close to the ground as possible without touching it Adjust the ground balance using and listening for minimum volume which will occur during the transition from low to high If the tone is low increase the ground balance setting using if the tone is high decrease the setting using The menu scale and numeric...

Page 31: ...cate the rejected ID Check that the target ID has been rejected by detecting again There should be no audio response from that target ID 1 2 3 4 5 AL Method 2 to reject a specific target ID using In detection use and to scroll through and select the ID you want to modify The flashing segment and the target ID numbers will indicate the selected ID Press ACCEPT REJECT to either accept or reject that I...

Page 32: ...t the current patterns have been erased and returned to the preset patterns 1 1 2 3 4 5 AL 1 2 3 4 5 AL 1 2 The settings sensitivity volume noise cancel and ground balance are saved when the X Terra is switched off To return to the preset menu values Turn the detector off While pressing and holding MENU SELECT turn the detector back on by pressing POWER once During the start up sequence release MENU...

Page 33: ...ch and volume as the coil gets closer to the target Noise A random jittery sound indicates that the detector is picking up external interference Sensitivity or noise cancel should be adjusted False Detections A partial or chopped non repeatable signal Two dashes will indicate on the LCD to indicate a rejected target 30 50 The X Terra 50 discrimination segments are separated by 4 different tones of ...

Page 34: ...This will appear until there is no more overload pg 20 1 2 3 4 5 AL 1 2 3 4 5 AL The menu scale line icon will slowly flash until the coil is plugged back in The menu scale line icon will slowly flash until a standard coil is connected The menu scale line icon will slowly flash 61 Turn the detector off Send the coil and detector to be repaired Take the coil away from the source of overload Turn the de...

Page 35: ...volume limit will be reduced to save battery power and extend detecting time The headphone volume is not affected Overvoltage If the battery voltage is too high above 8 V the battery icon will flash and the detector will shut down Full 2 black segments inside the outline Half 1 black segment inside the outline Low The icon will begin to flash for a period of time and there will be audio announcements...

Page 36: ...er is available Protective Accessories pg 68 The display window may be prone to scratching or damage if not treated with care A protective control box cover is available Protective Accessories pg 68 Old flat or faulty batteries may cause many detector problems through electrolyte leakage Take the batteries out if the detector will not be used for long periods of time e g more than 1 week Ensure tha...

Page 37: ...ind and traffic allowing you to listen more closely to target signals Headphones also minimise disturbance to other people in the area and they extend battery life The X Terra is able to save separate settings for both the speaker volume and headphone volume switching from one to the other as soon as the headphones are connected Volume pg 46 When not using headphones keep the rubber cover closed to ...

Page 38: ... dirt Accessory coils come in different types Double D and Concentric sizes and frequencies These coils are suitable for different ground conditions and specific targets To attach an accessory coil Turn the detector off using POWER Follow the steps of Coil Cable Assembly pg 12 and Connecting the Coil pg 8 in reverse order to disconnect the coil from the detector Repeat the same steps in the correct or...

Page 39: ...hium or NiMH NiCad 4 Position Adjustable with Stand Armrest 56 1 42m 48 1 22m 2 9lbs 1 3kg Headphones Skidplates Environmental Cover Coils Pending In the interest of product improvement Minelab reserves the right to make changes without notice Model Features Coil Frequency Options Discrimination Patterns All Metal Shortcut Discrimination Scale Segments Ferrous Non ferrous Numeric Range Target ID N...

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