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false signals. Gain setting is a personal pref-
ting to the highest level possible wher
smaller and deeper targets. F
same at gain levels 40 and 70, then 70 should be pref
will be a good starting point until you get familiar and experienced with the device.
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until the ''Overload'' message disappears
Gain in General Search Modes (GEN and GEN (D))
In the GEN modes, gain setting causes an increase or decrease in the popping sounds and
D iscrimina tion (D isc .)
Disc . is the abilit y of the devic e t o ig nor e all metals belo w a c er tain T ar get ID . I n the Disc .
pr oc ess , the filt er ed ID r ange is sho wn with lines on the ID scale and ev er y 2 c onsecutiv e
IDs ar e r epr esen t ed with 1 line . F or e xample , if y ou set the Disc . t o 30, 15 lines will be sho wn
bet w een the 0-30 ID r ange on the scale and the devic e will not pr oduc e an audio r esponse
f or an y metals with IDs bet w een 0-30.
D i s c . se t t i n g i s d i sa b le d f o r G E N ( D ) an d S T A (D ) m o d e s on ly . F o r all o t h e r m o de s , t h e f ac t or y
d e f au lt v a lu e w i ll b e d is p la y ed o n s c r e en a t s t a r t u p .
I n o r d e r t o c h an g e t h e D i s c . v al u e , s e l e c t t h e D i s c . o p t i o n f r o m t h e m e n u a n d d e c r e a s e o r
i n c r e as e t h e v al u e u s i n g t h e p l u s ( + ) o r m i n u s ( - ) b u t t on s . P l e a s e r e m e m b e r t h a t c e r t a i n
t ar g e t s , o t h e r t h a n t h e o n e s y o u w a n t t o i g n o r e , m a y a l s o b e m i s s e d o r t h e i r s i g n a ls m a y
b e c o m e w e a k e r w h e n u s i n g t h e D i s c . s e t t i n g .
I n t h e ca se of r e c e i v i ng m u lt ip le I D s f or t h e s a me ta r g et - l et 's s a y 3 5 a n d 5 5 - d ue t o th e o r i e n -
t a t i o n of t h e t ar g e t or t h e c o m p os i t i on o f t he m et a l it se lf , i f y o u s et t he Di sc . t o 40 , b e c au s e 3 5
w il l f al l i n t he fi lt e r e d r an ge , t h e si g na l s t r e n g t h a s w el l a s t h e d ep t h m a y d i m i n i s h .
NO TE: D isc . setting w orks in v ersely pr opor tional t o depth up t o le v el 15 in DI2, DI3, DI4,
DI99 and C OG modes and u p t o 4 9 in GEN, GEN (D ), ST A, ST A (D ), DEEP , VLX1 and VLX2
modes . I n other w or ds , as the D isc . is incr eased up t o the abo v e men tioned le v els , stabil -
it y will incr ease but depth will be r educ ed and vic e v ersa. A bo v e these le v els though,
both depth and noise will incr ease .
I r on V olume (F e V ol .)
I t adjusts or tur ns off the v olume of the lo w ir on t one . I t can be adjust ed bet w een F0-F5 or
n1-n5.
F0-F5: F 5 i s t h e m a x i m u m l e v e l . A s y o u l o w e r i t , t h e a u d i o r e s p o n s e v o l u m e t h e d e v i c e
p r o d u c e s f o r f e r r o u s m e t a l s w i ll d e c r e a s e . A t F 0 l e v e l , t h e i r o n a u d i o w i l l b e s i l e n c e d . I n
o t h e r w o r d s , t h e d e v i c e wi ll d e t e c t f e r r o u s t a r g e t s , t h e T ar g e t I D wi l l b e d i s p l a y e d on t h e
s c r e e n b u t t h e d e v i c e w i l l n o t p r o d u c e an y a u d i o r e s p o n s e .
n1-n5: T h i s w i ll e n a b l e y o u t o g e t a l o w i r on t o n e f o r y o u r n ot c h e d ou t t a r g e t I D s i n s t e a d
o f s i le n c i n g t h e m . n 5 i s t h e m a x i m u m l e v e l a n d t h e i r o n v o lu m e wi l l b e r e d u c e d a s y o u g o
d o wn b u t i t c an n o t b e s i l e n c e d c o m p l e t e l y .
F e V ol . ad j u s t m en t a p p l i es t o t h e s e le c t e d s e ar ch m od e o n l y . T h e c h an g e d o e s n ot af f e c t t h e
o t h e r m o d e s .
T r ack ing
W hen tr ack ing is ac tiv e (01 position), the devic e c on tinuously tr acks the chang ing g r ound
struc tur es and aut oma tically r ec onfigur es the g r ound balanc e setting . T he in visible changes
in g r ound aff ec t the det ec tion depth as w ell as the discr imina tion abilit y of the devic e so
it is possible t o oper a t e the devic e a t higher per f or manc e using this f ea tur e under suitable
g r ound c onditions . P lease r ef er t o page 9 f or mor e inf orma tion on T r ack ing .
W hen tr ack ing is ac tiv a t ed , '' T r ack'' will be displa y ed in the message sec tion a t the bott om
of the scr een.
NO TE: T r ack ing is r ec ommended t o be used in the GEN and GEN (D ) modes only .
Brigh tness (Brigh t .)
I t enables y ou t o adjust displa y back ligh t lev el ac c or ding t o y our personal pr ef er enc e . I t
r anges bet w een 0-5 and C1- C5. A t 0 lev el , the back ligh t is off . W hen set bet w een 1-5, it ligh ts
up only f or a shor t per iod of time when a tar get is det ec t ed or while na viga ting the menu
and then it goes off . A t C1- C5 lev els , it will be c on tinuously lit . T he c on tinuous oper a tion of
the back ligh t will aff ec t po w er c onsumption, which is not r ec ommended .
T h e b ac k li gh t s e t t in g i s r e st o r e d t o t h e f i n al s a v e d se t t i n g wh e n t h e de v i c e is t u r n e d of f a n d
o n a g a i n . T h i s s e t t i ng i s c o m m o n i n al l m o de s ; c ha n g e m ad e in a n y m od e a ls o a p p l i e s t o t h e
o t h e r m o d e s .
V ibr a tion ( V ibr a t e)
T his f ea tur e pr o vides f eedback t o the user b y pr oducing a vibr a tion eff ec t when a tar get is
det ec t ed . I t can be used independen tly or t ogether with the audio r esponse . W hen audio
r esponse is disabled , all f eedbacks ar e pr o vided t o the user as vibr a tion only dur ing tar get
det ec tion.
V i b r a t i o n s e t t i n g i s a d j u st e d w i t h i n t h e r an g e of 0 0 - 0 5 . W h e n i t i s s wi t ch e d t o 0 , v i b r a ti o n f e a -
t u r e i s c o m p le t e ly d i s ab le d . I f t h e vi b r a t i on i s a t 0 1 l e v e l , t h e d e v i c e p r o v i de s l on g v i br a t i o n
s i g na l s a n d a t 0 5 it p r o v i d e s s ho r t v i b r a ti o n s i g n als . T h e ma g n i t u d e of t he v i b r a t io n ef f e c t c an
v a r y ac c o r d i ng t o t h e d ep t h o f th e ta r g e t a n d t h e s w in g i n g s p e ed . T h i s s e t t i n g i s c o m m o n i n
a ll se a r ch m od e s ( e x c e p t f o r S T A an d S T A (D ) ) ; c han g e m ad e i n a n y m o d e al s o a p pl i e s t o t h e
o t h e r m od e s . V ib r a t i on wi ll n ot w o r k i n S T A a n d S T A (D ) m o d e s e x c e p t wh e n t h e d ev i c e g o es
i n t o o v e r l oad .
V ibr a tion ma y not be f elt in the G ener al S ear ch modes ( GEN and GEN (D )) with w eak sig nals;
it will be f elt as the sig nal gets str onger . I n other w or ds , vibr a tion does not star t a t the depth
wher e the audio t ones ar e hear d but a t a lesser depth. T her ef or e , if y ou ar e det ec ting with
vibr a tion only and audio t ones ar e off , y ou can miss w eaker and deeper sig nals .
V ibr a tion speed is c onstan t in the p inpoin t mode and cannot be adjust ed . V ibr a t ion i s off
a t 0 position . 01 -05 v alues pr o vid e th e sa me l ev el of v ibr a tion in the pinp oin t mode . W hen
vibr a tion is used in the pinpoin t mode , vib r a tion sp eed incr e ases as th e tar get i s appr oac hed
and it r eaches the m aximum lev el o v er the c e n t er of the tar get .
T h e v i b r a t i o n s e t t in g is r e s t o r e d t o t h e f i n a l s a v e d s e t ti n g w h e n t h e d e v i c e i s t u r n e d o f f a n d
o n a g a i n . T h i s s e t t i ng i s c o m m o n i n al l m o de s ; c ha n g e m ad e in a n y m od e a ls o a p p l i e s t o t h e
o t h e r m o d e s .
L ed F lashligh t (Ligh t)
I t is the headligh t used f or ligh ting the ar ea y ou ar e scanning while det ec ting a t nigh t or in
dar k loca tions . LED flashligh t does not oper a t e when the devic e is off . I t is r ec ommended t o
tur n it on only when nec essar y sinc e its oper a tion c onsumes e x tr a ba tt er y po w er .
F r equenc y S hif t (F . S hif t)
I t is u s e d t o e li m i n a t e t h e el e c t r om a g n e ti c i n t e r f e r en c e t ha t t h e d e v i c e r e c e iv e s f r o m a n ot h e r
d e t ec t or wh i ch o p e r a t e s i n t h e s a m e f r e q u e n c y r an g e n e ar b y o r f r o m t h e s u r r o u n d i n g s . I f
t o o m u c h n oi s e i s r e c e i v e d w h e n t he sea r c h c o i l i s li f t e d i n t h e a ir , t h is m a y b e c au s e d b y t h e
l oc al e l e c t r om a g n et i c s i g n al s o r e x c e s s i v e ga i n s e t ti n g s .
T o elimina t e the noise caused b y elec tr omag netic in t er f er enc e , tr y shif ting the fr equenc y
first (F . Shif t) bef or e lo w er ing the gain t o obtain maximum depth per f or manc e . F r equenc y
shif t c onsists of 5 st eps . D efault setting is 03 which is the c en tr al fr equenc y .
IMPOR T ANT! F r e q ue n c y s h i f t m a y i mp a i r p e r f or m a n c e . T h er e f or e , i t i s s u gg e s t e d t h a t y ou do
n o t s h i f t th e fr e q u e n c y u n le s s i t i s n ec e s s ar y . I n c a s e s w h e r e t h e i n t e r f e r e n c e ca n n o t b e e lim i -
n a t ed wi t h t h e f r e q u e n c y s h i f t , t h e o pe r a t i ng f r e q u e n c y of t h e d e vi c e ( ( 5 k H z/ 1 4 kH z/ 2 0 kH z)
i n t h e Ex p e r t S e t t i n g m a y a ls o b e c ha n g e d .
F ac t or y Default /S a v e (FD/S a v e)
W i t h t h e F D / S a v e f e a t u r e o f t h e IMP A C T , y o u c a n s a v e y ou r s e t t i n g s o r r e s t o r e f a c t o r y
d e f a u l t s . S a v e f u n c t i on s a v e s a ll s e t t i n g s e x c e p t f o r t h e g r o u n d b a l an c e , t r ac k i n g a n d li g h t .
T h e d e v i c e s t a r t s i n t h e l a s t m o d e w h e r e t h e s a v e f u n c t i o n w a s p e r f o r m e d .
T o sa v e y our settings , selec t FD/S a v e on scr een. T w o dashes (--) will be displa y ed on scr een.
P ush the r igh t butt on. W hen ''SA '' is displa y ed , pr ess the SELEC T butt on onc e . Y ou will see
lines r ota ting in the GB windo w on the r igh t side . W hen the sa ving is c omplet ed , the lines
will st op r ota ting and the SA t e x t will disappear .
T o go back t o fac t or y defaults , selec t FD/S a v e on scr een. T w o dashes (--) will be displa y ed
on scr een. P ush the lef t butt on. W hen ''F d'' is displa y ed , pr ess the SELEC T butt on onc e . Y ou
will see lines r ota ting in the GB windo w on the r igh t side . W hen the pr oc ess is c omplet ed ,
the lines will st op r ota ting and the F d t e x t will disappear .
BASIC SET
