Omega 8000 owner manual Unit Specifications

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UNIT SPECIFICATIONS:

Mechanical: S-rod with electronics housing on rod, 3-piece breakdown construction, nonmetallic telescoping lower rod, adjustable position arm rest

Weight: 2 lbs 14 oz with battery installed

Standard search coil: 10 inch (25 cm) open-frame elliptical concentric, waterproof

Batteries: single 9 volt rectangular alkaline

Operating principle: VLF induction balance

Operating frequency: nominal 7.8 kHz, microprocessor controlled

Basic sensitivity: 2.5 x 109 root Hertz (detectivity)

Lag coefficient: 92 milliseconds

Reactive overload: 5,000 micro-cgs (with standard search coil)

Resistive overload: 600 micro-cgs (with standard search coil)

Ground balance range: from ferrite to salt water inclusive

Discrimination ground suppression: combination of 2nd and 3rd order methods

Target ID ground suppression: 3rd order

Battery life: 20+ hours on good quality alkaline

Operating temp range: 14 to 122 degrees F (-10 to +50 C)

Operating humidity range: 0 - 90% noncondensing

TREASURE HUNTER’S CODE OF ETHICS:

1. Respect the rights and property of others.

2. Observe all laws, whether national, state or local.

3. Never destroy historical or archaeological treasures.

4. Leave the land and vegetation as it was. Fill in the holes.

5. All treasure hunters may be judged by the example you set. Always obtain permission before searching any site. Be extremely careful while probing, picking up, or discarding trash items. And ALWAYS COVER YOUR HOLES!

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Contents Off appliances and lights Metal DetectorTable of Contents Metals which are made of, or contain, iron TerminologyAssembly is easy and requires no tools AssemblyDetector can also be used without the strap, with no Adjusting the Arm RestSegments Illuminated Battery Voltage Battery LifeSpeaker Volume and Battery Charge Battery IndicatorWave each object over the searchcoil Bas Tone Nail Low Tone QUICK-START DemonstrationSupplies Needed II. Position the DetectorXI. Wave the Nickel QUICK-STARTIX. Wave the nickel Press the Notch touchpad on the front panel three timesIdentifying Buried Objects Ground MineralsTrash Electromagnetic Interference EMI Use with headphones not includedBasics Size and Depth of Buried ObjectsOperation and Controls Powering UPDiscrimination Control PanelSensitivity Disc / AT AutotuneFreq Frequency Selection Control PanelGND Grab Ground Grab Notch Selective Target Inclusion or Exclusion Tones Number of Tones SelectionGround Balancing What is Ground BALANCING?Why do I need to Ground Balance? How to Ground Balance your detectorFe 3O Ground ErrorGround Error Varying in proportion to target Ground Adjustment ChartDime Dimes and pre-1982 copper pennies will register here Depth and Target DisplaySmall gold items will register under Iron or Foil Typical Value Possible Objects Pinpointing process in motion modes Search Techniques in Disc modeNarrow It Down Target Pinpointing in Pinpoint modePinpoint as follows Unit Specifications Year Limited Warranty
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