TABLE OF CONTENTS
Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 4
Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Quick-Start Demo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 7
Basic Operation
Powering Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
The Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 9
Mode Control
(Discrimination)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Discrimination Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Audio Target Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Sensitivity Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
In The Field Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 - 16
Trouble Shooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Care & Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Treasure Hunter’s Code of Ethics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover
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TERMINOLOGY
The following terms are used throughout the manual, and are standard terminology
among detectorists.
ELIMINATION –
Reference to a metal being "eliminated" means that the detector will not emit
a tone, nor light up an indicator, when a specified object passes through the
coil’s detection field.
DISCRIMINATION –
When the detector emits different tones for different types of metals, and
when the detector "eliminates" certain metals, we refer to this as the detector
"discriminating" among different types of metals.
Discrimination is an important feature of professional metal detectors.
Discrimination allows the user to ignore trash and otherwise undesirable
objects.
RELIC –
A relic is an object of interest by reason of its age or its association with
the past. Many relics are made of iron, but can also be made of bronze or
precious metals.
IRON –
Iron is a common, low-grade metal that is an undesirable target in certain
metal detecting applications. Examples of undesirable iron objects are
old cans, pipes, bolts, and nails. Sometimes, the desired target is made
of iron. Property markers, for instance, contain iron. Valuable relics can
also be composed of iron; cannon balls, old armaments, and parts of old
structures and vehicles can also be composed of iron.
FERROUS –
Metals which are made of, or contain, iron.
PINPOINTING –
Pinpointing is the process of finding the exact location of a buried object.
Long-buried metals can appear exactly like the surrounding soil, and can
therefore be very hard to isolate from the soil.
PULL-TABS –
Discarded pull-tabs from beverage containers are the most bothersome
trash items for treasure hunters. They come in many different shapes and
sizes. Most pull-tabs can be eliminated with the Mode Control, but some
other valuable objects can have a magnetic signature similar to pull-tabs,
and will also be eliminated when discriminating out pull-tabs.
GROUND BALANCE –
Ground Balancing is the ability of the detector to ignore, or "see through," the
earth’s naturally occurring minerals, and only sound a tone when a metal
object is detected.
