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the device
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Upon completion of ground balance
Balance (GB) box on the right side of the display
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5) If you cannot ground balance, in other wor
either the ground is too conductive or not mineralized or there is a target right below the
search coil. In such a case, retry ground balance at a differen
balance, read the section titled ''Impor.
When the ground balanc
mode for a short period of time and the ground balance value stay
it possible to manually fine tune the automatic gr
"Manual Ground Balance" section for further information regarding this f
not desired, pr
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Manual Ground Balance
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automatic balance
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and the device cannot ground balance on such gr
containing alkali or salty water
and grounds with very low mineralization are not suitable for aut
In such terrains, try manual
skill which develops over time through practice.
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2)
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balance value
3) Push the gr
shown on the display and remain ther
screen by pushing the gr
Manual ground balance functions within the
range of 0-99.80 However
5 steps used for fine tuning within itself and
these steps are indicated as multiples of 20 in
the Ground Balance window (GB). F
ground balance value shown on the side is 70.80.
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4) Repeat the above pr
T he sound ma y not be elimina t ed c omplet ely in some ar eas . I n these cases , list en t o the
sounds pr oduc ed when mo ving the sear ch c oil t o w ar ds and a w a y fr om the g r ound t o check
if the g r ound balanc e is c or r ec t . I f ther e is no diff er enc e bet w een the t w o sounds then the
g r ound balanc e is set pr oper ly .
T h e d e v i c e w i l l r e t u r n t o t h e m a i n s c r e e n a u t o m a t i c a ll y a f t e r a s h o r t p e r i o d o f t i m e u p o n
c o m p le t i on o f g r o u n d b a l an c e . T o r e t u r n t o t h e m ai n s c r e e n i n s t a n t ly , j u s t p r e s s t h e P P
b u t t o n o n c e .
IMPOR T ANT! Exper ienc ed det ec t or ists adjust the g r ound balanc e setting t o a sligh tly
positiv e r esponse (w eak but audible sound is pr oduc ed when mo ving the sear ch c oil closer
t o g r ound). T his method ma y pr oduc e fa v or able r esults f or e xper ienc ed users in c er tain
fields wher e small tar gets ar e sear ched f or .
G r ound T r ack ing ( TR A CK )
I n this option, the user does not need t o make an y adjustmen ts . TR A CK f ea tur e is ac tiv a t ed
fr om the SE T TINGS menu b y swit ching it t o 01 position. T he w or d '' T r ack ing'' is displa y ed
a t the bott om of the GB windo w . T he devic e upda t es the g r ound balanc e aut oma tically as
long as the sear ch c oil is swung o v er the g r ound and sho w s the g r ound balanc e v alue in the
GB windo w . I t does not pr o vide an y f eedback t o the user (like the beep sound in aut oma tic
g r ound balanc e).
W h i l e t r a c k i n g i s a c t i v e , t h e d e v i c e c a n i n i t i a l ly p r o d u c e a lo u d s i g n a l w h e n i t d e t e c t s a
d i f f e r e n t g r ou n d s t r u c t u r e ( f o r i n s t a n c e a m i n e r a l r o c k ) o r a t ar g e t . I n t h i s c a s e , s w i n g t h e
s e ar c h c o i l o v e r t h e s p o t w h e r e t h e d e v i c e p r od u c e s t h e s i g n a l . I f t h e s o u n d r e m a i n s t h e
s a m e a n d t h e d e v i c e s h o w s an I D , i t i s p os s i b l y a t a r g e t . I f t h e s o u n d a t t e n u a t e s t o o m u c h
o r i s l o s t a f t e r a f e w s w i n g s , i t m e a n s t h a t t h e d e v i c e h a s p r o d u c e d a s i g n al f o r t h e d i f f e r e n t
g r o u n d s t r u c t u r e or a s t o n e .
NO TE: I t is r ec ommended tha t y ou use tr ack ing in the G ener al S ear ch mode ( GEN) and not
in other modes .
T r ack ing is suitable f or use in ar eas wher e diff er en t soil struc tur es ar e pr esen t within the
same land or in fields wher e miner aliz ed r ocks ar e sca tt er ed widely apar t . I f y ou use g r ound
tr ack ing in ar eas wher e hot r ocks ar e in t ensely pr esen t , the devic e ma y not be able t o
elimina t e these highly miner aliz ed r ocks or y ou ma y miss the smaller or deeper metals .
IMPOR T ANT! Ensur e tha t tr ack ing is off dur ing air t ests . O ther wise , the devic e will a tt empt
t o per f or m g r ound balanc e on the tar get and the depth will be r educ ed .
G r ound B alanc e V alue
Gr ound balanc e v alue pr o vides inf or ma tion about the g r ound y ou ar e sear ching on. S ome
t ypical g r ound t ypes ar e as f ollo w s:
0-25 W et salt w a t er or w et alk ali soils
25-50 W et salt w a t er and w et alk ali soils c o v er ed with dr y la y ers
50-70 R egular , lo w - qualit y soils
7 0 - 9 0 H i g hly m a g ne t i c so i l s , m ag n e t it e o r m a g h e mi t e a n d s i m i la r h i g h ly m i n e r a l i z e d s o il s ,
b la ck s a n d
I mpor tan t Details C onc erning G r ound B alanc e
1) U p o n s t ar t u p , t h e g r o u n d b al a n c e v al u e i s s e t t o 9 0 . T h e d e v i c e c a n p e r f o r m g r o u n d
b al a n c e a u t o m a t i c a l l y w i t h i n t h e r a n g e o f 2 0 - 9 9 .8 0 i n a l l m o d e s .
2) I f th e g r o u nd m i n e r a l i za ti on i s t oo lo w , au t o m a t ic g r o u nd b a l an c e m a y f ai l t o w o r k i n o t h er
m o d e s . I n su c h a ca s e , t r y ma n u a l g r ou n d b ala n c i n g .
3) Y o u can t e s t t h e a c c u r a c y of t h e g r o u n d b alan c e w i t h t h e p i n p o i n t m o d e . A f t e r g r ou n d
b al an ci n g , i f y o u r e c e i v e n o s o un d o r a w e a k o n e w h e n y ou m o v e th e s e a r c h c o i l cl o s er t o
t h e g r ou n d i n th e p i n p o in t mo d e , t he n t he g r o u n d b a lan c e i s s u c c e s sf u l . I f t h e s ou n d g et s
l o u de r w h e n y o u m o v e t h e s e ar c h c oi l c lo se r t o t he g r o u nd , t he n t he g r ou n d b a la n c e i s n o t
s u c c e s s f u l . I n t h i s ca s e , si m p ly c h a n ge y o u r l o c a t i o n . I f g r ou n d b al an c e i s n ot p o s s ib l e de s p i t e
t h e se e f f o r t s , y o u sh ou ld c o n ti n u e y ou r s e a r c h wi t h o u t pe r f o r m i n g g r ou n d b a la nc e .
Y ou cannot sear ch in the G ener al S ear ch ( GEN) mode without g r ound balancing . Y ou need
t o use one of the other modes and incr ease the DISC. v alue un til the noise is elimina t ed .
4) Onc e the g r ound balanc e is set , it will r emain sa tisfac t or y f or a long time in most ar eas .
Ho w ev er , if y ou enc oun t er an e x ca v a t ed , backfilled or geolog ically c omposit e soil struc tur e ,
a g r ound balanc e should be per f or med again t o adapt t o the v ar ying soil struc tur e .
5) I n some cases wher e the iSA T v alue is set high, the devic e ma y not be able t o g r ound
balanc e aut oma tically . I n such a case , first lo w er the iSA T and af t er g r ound balancing swit ch
it back t o its pr evious position.
GROUND BALANCE
