Minelab II quick start Operating in Iron Mask

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QUICKSTART

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THE MINELAB EXPLORER II

Figure 5.6 Smartfind in Iron Mask

THE IRON MASK

Operating in Iron Mask

Figure 5.6

Pressing the IRON MASK shortcut button again will display a Smartfind screen resembling Figure 5.6. This display shows that the detector is ready to operate in Iron Mask. This function is programmed to reject ferrous targets and make it easier for you to find more desirable (non-ferrous) objects like coins and jewelry.

Iron Mask is preset to reject ferrous objects at a level suitable for basic detecting. This is shown in Figure 5.5 as a rating of -6 with the dark area filling the left third of the screen. Smartfind will not display an object when its target crosshair would appear in this dark, masked area of the screen and the ExplorerII’s threshold ‘hum’ will disappear momentarily.

However, if you wish to locate specific types of objects you may need to modify the ExplorerII's level of ferrous rejection. This is done by adjusting the Iron Mask as explained previously on page 45.