Minelab II quick start Beginner USE, Trying out the detector

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THE MINELAB EXPLORER II

 

BEGINNER USE

 

 

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Trying out the detector

 

 

 

 

Figure 5.2

 

 

Don’t try this at home!

 

 

If you attempt to begin detecting while you are inside your home,

 

 

you will quickly find that there are many metallic objects (such as

 

 

nails or reinforcing in the floor) which will result in almost

 

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continuous detection. There will also be interference from TV sets

 

 

 

 

and other household appliances. Placing the sensitive detector coil

 

 

near large metallic objects can result in temporary saturation of the

 

 

sensor, meaning that it then cannot detect small objects. Therefore

 

 

it is best to turn your detector off and head outside, as far away as

 

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you can from sources of electromagnetic disturbance.

 

 

 

 

Sweeping the coil

 

 

The Explorer II will perform at its best when the coil is kept in close

 

 

proximity to the ground. This will increase detection depth and

 

Figure 5.2 Sweeping the coil

response to small objects. Becoming practised at sweeping the

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coil is very important, as variation in coil height at the end of each

 

swing can cause confusing sounds and reduce detection depth.

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Audio Overload

Each sweep of the coil should overlap the last one (Figure 5.2).

 

This will ensure good ground coverage.

 

Sometimes it is possible that a

You think you’ve found something?

 

When an object is detected, the Explorer II emits an audio response

 

large object close to the search

and visually displays a target classification on the control panel’s

 

coil will overload the detector’s

screen.

 

electronics. When this happens,

Before you attempt to pinpoint or recover the object –

 

the Explorer II emits a low ‘warble’

 

which is explained later in this chapter – it is vital you

 

which will repeat until the coil is

 

understand how to interpret these audio and visual

 

moved away from the source of the

 

responses.

 

overload.

 

 

 

 

This is explained over the next few pages.

 

 

 

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Contents Quickstart Getting Started Display memoryIntroducing Quickstart Trying out the detector Beginner USE10 2 Quickstart DisplayEasy reference Two-dimensional discrimination Two-dimensional discrimination explainedQUICKSTART’S Smartfind Display Conductivity Ferrous contentDiscrimination Interpreting target responsesSmartfind Discrimination pattern Introducing DiscrimIron Mask Adjusting the Iron MaskSmartfind in Iron Mask Operating in Iron MaskFerrous and conductivity rating Target crosshair displayed in Smartfind mode that is, itsQUICKSTART’S Digital Display Digital displayAdjusting the display contrast Modifying the DisplayFull screen display Semi-auto Noise CancelAdjusting sensitivity Sensitivity controlAdjusting Threshold Display IconThreshold control Adjusting the volume Audio ResponsePitch of response Main Menu Audio HeadphonesAudio Menu Introduction to the Audio menuAudio Adjusting the Volume Introducing VolumeMax limit Main Menu Audio Volume Gain adjustment GainNormal alisasing Limits Introducing ToneThreshold tone VariabilityConductivity Audio Adjusting the SoundsIntroducing Sounds ConstantMain Menu Audio Sounds Ferrous FerrousTesting Target Audio Responses tutorial Respond to the nail Introducing PinpointExplorer II’s Pinpoint function Rusty nail buried nearby. Selection of Pinpoint instructs21 Pinpointing the object Using PinpointFill your holes Select targets list Selecting TargetsSmartfind thumbnail. Discrimination pattern for current Explorer’s II Discrim factory setting Mask shortcut buttonTop left corner of all discrimination patterns You are now ready to proceed to Advanced Use Moving to Advanced modeReset the detector Main Menu Options AdvancedMinelab Explorer